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Arcee (Energon)

2024-10-23T04:23:57Z

Causeway: /* Energon comic */ edited the link for the Omni-Potent portion so the correct Energon Snow Cat is linked to rather than the main UT Snow Cat article

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{{disambig3|Arcee}}
:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:ArceeEn-jcard.jpg|275px|thumb]]
Although there might be several of every other kind of [[Omnicon]], there is only one '''Arcee'''. What’s the difference, though? Arcee has the strength of one hundred soldiers all by herself. A powerful Autobot archer who’s as quick with her bow as she is headstrong, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] sees the unquestionable value of having Arcee on his side. It makes sense, too–aside from her nigh legendary mastery of the quiver, she also functions as a leader of sorts for the Omnicon race. She and [[Kicker Jones]] are often partnered together, and she’s also been known to work with [[Misha Miramond]] as well.

She may one day assume the identities of '''E5''' and later '''Elita Seven''' (エリータセブン ''Erīta Sebun'').

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Sharon Alexander]] (English), [[Masumi Asano]] (Japanese)|[[Cecilia Lundh]] (Swedish), [[Saara Ruokonen]] (Finnish), [[Carolina Tak]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rebeca Aponte]] (Latin-American Spanish)}, [[Krystyna Kozanecka]] (Polish)}}
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[[File:Energon-Arcee-1st-Appearance.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1]]

After spending years mining [[energon]] in the desolate depths of space, the Omnicon race needed a rallying point to keep them motivated and focused on their work. Through the power of energon, one Omnicon evolved into the feminine Arcee to serve as an icon and idol for the Omnicons to which they could dedicate themselves.<ref>The general ineptitude of the ''Energon'' dub meant that very little of this backstory was intelligently conveyed in the English-language version of the show.</ref>

[[File:Energon Arcee starfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Breastforce Arcee.]]
In [[2020]], when an energon-deprived [[Unicron]] began attacking all the intruders that were currently occupying his dormant body, [[Primus]] summoned Arcee and sent her to reinforce the Autobots. She served to rally the Omnicon forces and provide Kicker Jones with rapid, agile transportation through the dangerous interiors of Unicron. After she and Kicker managed to breach his defenses, the Omnicons provided Unicron's core with [[Energon star]]s, calming down the dormant Chaos Bringer's violent tendencies. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}}

Soon after, Arcee and the other Omnicons provided the Autobots with energon stars for their defense of Cybertron's energon grid. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} They returned with more energon supplies during the next battle, but it had already concluded by the time they arrived. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}}

[[File:Omnicons-Unicron Unleashed.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1]]
When Unicron fell into the rift in space, Arcee led a large group of Omnicons to back up the main Autobot force. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}} They traveled through the rift in the ''[[Miranda II]]'', and eventually emerged from the other side. {{storylink|Team Optimus Prime}} Arcee and the crew of the ''Miranda II'' arrived on the other side of the rift and made contact with Optimus Prime and his people. She then allowed Kicker to ride her around on [[Iron Planet]] while fighting Decepticons. {{storylink|Protection}}

As the Autobots prepped for an energon tower being delivered from Cybertron, Arcee supervised the Omnicons in clearing a landing spot on Jungle Planet for the tower to touch down. When the Terrorcons staged an assault, she defended the energon in order to buy time. Eventually the energon tower landed and powered up, sending out a destructive wave that cleared the Terrorcons from the planet. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}

[[File:E33 mishakamenrider.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Sadie]], is that [[Arcee (WFC)|other-me]]?]]
''When Alpha Q engineered a large supply of energon on the reconstructed [[Planet Q]], Arcee went with the Autobots to protect it from the Decepticons. Kicker rode her into battle. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}'' Later, irritated to discover she and Misha Miramond had been left in the dark about the [[Autobot Grand Prix]], Arcee entered with Misha as her "mysterious" rider. Together, they won the whole '''she'''-bang while Optimus and Hot Shot fooled around with trying to teach [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] some greater life lesson about hitting stuff. {{storylink|Crash Course}}

Arcee supervised activities aboard the ''Miranda II'' with Kicker and Misha during the big confrontation with Unicron. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} They brought the energon grid on line in a vain attempt to prevent Unicron from reclaiming his head from Alpha Q's [[Energon Orb]]. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} Arcee accompanied Kicker inside Unicron's head to recover Alpha Q's body. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} They laid Alpha Q to rest on [[Plains Planet|Grass Planet]] beneath a simple headstone before returning to the conflict. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Arcee and Misha coordinated with the Omnicons on all of Alpha Q's worlds, and brought the energon towers together for an offensive strike against Unicron. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

Arcee was on board the ''Miranda II'' when the Autobots returned to Cybertron to fight off a Decepticon invasion. {{storylink|Wishes}} The Autobots could not return home, however, because the Decepticons had unleashed an energon gas in the atmosphere that was lethal to Autobot circuitry. Arcee and the Omnicons were immune to the gas's effects, and so Optimus planned to drop a team of Omnicons with Kicker down on Cybertron to locate the gas pumps and turn them off. Arcee was forced to launch from high atmosphere in the middle of a battle with Kicker on her back in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. Unable to use her energon powers to slow her descent while in vehicle mode, Arcee instead performed some daredevil maneuvers by bouncing off the side of an energon tower on her way down. {{storylink|Galvatron!}}

[[File:Arcee-Destructive Power.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
Once they got down to the planet's surface, Arcee and Kicker worked with the Omnicons to seal off the gas pipes with some hardening gel. This created a small window in the atmosphere for Prime and the Autobots to drop down to the surface below. {{storylink|Break Through}} After meeting up with some reinforcements, Optimus Prime assigned Arcee to work with Kicker, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], Kicker and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] in penetrating the Decepticon defenses around Central City. Their goal was to find Kicker's family and retake control of the command center and the energon towers. {{storylink|The Omega Train}}

Although Omega Supreme left to provide reinforcements for Optimus, Arcee and Hot Shot managed to reunite Kicker with his family. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} Down in the core of Cybertron, Arcee and the other Omnicons provided energon stars for [[Primus]], bringing him out of his hibernation state. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}} They remained with Primus as he provided Optimus Supreme with the necessary power to stop Cybertron's forward momentum. {{storylink|Formidable}}

[[File:Omnicons-Destructive Power.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1]]
Arcee next joined Kicker, Ironhide and the Omnicons in racing to the Super Energon pool. They were blocked by [[Battle Ravage]] drones, however, and could not claim control of the pool before Galvatron arrived to power up further. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Arcee held off a swarm of Super Insecticons while Kicker and the rest of the Omnicons severed the Super Energon tether that tied Galvatron to his new power source. {{storylink|Destructive Power}}

As the Autobots chased Galvatron out into space, Arcee and the Omnicons remained behind. They used the purified Super Energon pool as a means of fully recharging Primus for the first time since Unicron was destroyed. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} Arcee was briefly seen on Cybertron as Primus merged with the Super Energon pool and transported its power deep into space, to serve as the new sun for Alpha Q's planets. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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====''Force of Habit''====
Ten years later, when the [[Unicron Singularity]] forced the evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Arcee and a number of Autobot leaders were summoned to the ''[[Iron Hope (Cybertron)|Iron Hope]]'', where [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]] dispatched them across the galaxy to locate the lost Autobot colony worlds. Arcee was given command of the ''[[Azusa]]'' and sent to [[Gamma Serpentis]]. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Controverse=====
[[File:Controverse primal and elita.jpg|thumb|]]
At some point in the following years, the Arcee of [[Aurex 103.10 Alpha]] joined the transdimensional guardians known as the [[Protector]]s, changing her body-design several different times in the process. In her fifth body as "Elita Five", she attended [[Primacron]]'s trial at [[Millaath]] in the [[G1 World]] with fellow Protector [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#The Protector|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Controverse}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In her original body, Arcee was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}

Elita Five was among the ''[[Kre-O]]'' Autobots who accompanied ''Kre-O'' [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] to the [[Legends World]] to stop [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Special Chapter}}

=====''Alternity''=====
[[File:ProtectorE7.jpg|left|thumb|Her new look is truly truly truly outrageous]]

For her seventh body, she chose a [[synthoid]] form, and took the name '''Elita Seven'''. By the time she had taken on this form, she had been inducted into the ranks of the [[Protector]]s, the elite team of agents who travel space and time in service of the hyper-dimensional race of evolved Autobots known as the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]].

While observing a battle between [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|the black Convoy]] and one of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Megatron]]'s [[auto-avatar]]s, Elita Seven waited for the aftermath and chastised the bad boy of the [[Convoy Aggregate]] for fighting dirty. Convoy took exception to her calling him a "deity" and insisted she call him "Knight of Darkness." She retorted that even if he was a deity she wasn't going to pander to him like that. {{storylink|Arch-Nemesis!}}

As time progressed, the Alternity realized that Megatron's forces had been repeatedly focusing their attacks on the year 2009, and Elita Seven was teamed with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Bumblebee]] to search the timelines for clues as to why. While investigating [[universal stream]] [[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Primax 905.0 Beta]], they came to the conclusion that a new type of dimensional flux would come into existence there, and that Megatron was searching for its source that he might use it for his own ends. The flux soon struck, causing a particularly bizarre effect: printed media worldwide began to warp and distort! Moving quickly, Elita and Bumblebee tracked the source of the distortion to a tablet in the Otsuka Museum of Art, which was in the process of being stolen for Megatron by [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Bumblebee bested the Decepticon trio, but Megatron then struck from across the dimensions, wounding the little Autobot and destroying both the museum and the tablet. When Bumblebee awoke, Elita requested that he explain just what the heck had happened; Bumblebee explained that the tablet was a device invented by [[Planicron|beings]] from a two-dimensional universe that converted artworks into trans-dimensional gateways they could have passed through. As Bumblebee began steeling himself for the next dimensional incursion, Elita reminded him they needed to clean up the mess they had made in this world first. {{storylink|The World Is Flat!}}

While Elita Seven helped provide cover fire for a cross-universal battle, the higher-dimensional beings in her squad suddenly all seized up. They returned to normal momentarily, but had dreadful news for their Protector allies: the Alternity's aggregate had been sundered by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]! Though all individuals in the aggregate had survived, taking refuge in their respective Auto-Avatars, Elita Seven was left deeply concerned; they no longer had access to the Alternity's god-like abilities. [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Alternity|One of the Optimuses]] in her company told Elita Seven to continue fighting, as transpiring events were still within the parameters of what the collective had planed for. The battle soon turned to the Autobots' favor when [[Thundercracker (G1)#Alternity|Thundercracker]], disgusted by the senseless loss of life the Planicrons suffered due to Megatron's exploitation of their power, released the lower dimensional beings from his leader's control.

But to assure themselves a total victory, the Autobots still needed to find the correct spatial doorway for the Planicrons to emerge into three-dimensional space, so that they could supersede the now destroyed aggregate as multiversal defenders. Elita Seven's team quickly deduced that the correct path for the Planicrons' evolution was through the [[BT World]], and she set out with [[Bumblebee (G1)#Alternity|Bumblebee]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Alternity|Nemesis Prime]] to guide the Planicrons there. Upon their arrival to the target world, they were greeted by [[Grimlock (G1)#Alternity|Grimlock]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#Alternity|Optimus Primal]]. With their help, the group soon tracked down the schematics for the unfinished [[critias Gate]]; a two-dimensional doorway for two-dimensional beings. Together, they then witnessed the Planicrons come forth through the gate. The whole process was rather cacophonous though, and Elita Seven had to cover her ears to behold the spectacle. Though Megatron, barely holding on to a cohesive form as other agents were destroying his Auto-Avatars elsewhere, tried to abort the Planicrons' ascension, he was soundly defeated by his target. The Autobots cheered at the obliteration of their foe.

Afterwards, the former Alternity met on planet [[Athenia]]. There, Elita Seven teased Cliffjumper over never having gotten around to upgrade himself to a godlike super-being when he had the chance. She was rather heartbroken over the Alternity's dissolution though. Noticing she had been crying, Bumblebee tried to cheer her up. He explained that as a higher-dimensional being, he had only been able to see her akin to an anatomical chart, but now she appeared as an individual standing before him. Optimus then gave his troops a parting speech, and they each headed back to their proper places in the multiverse. {{storylink|Alternation}}

===''Energon'' comic===
[[File:WhatLiesBeneathPart2 ArceeVDeath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Ultimate Bullseye! RISING ARROW!]]
Arcee and her fellow Omnicons were upgraded [[Mini-Con]]s. After [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] attacked [[Cyber City]], Arcee was sent by [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] to assist [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] in repelling them. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} They later helped Optimus Prime stop [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and his [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] in Australia by providing cover-fire. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

Proving to be a bit too out of control to base near human cities, the Omnicons were sent to the site of a new energon well in the Yukon. While blowing off some steam, they were captured by [[Snow_Cat (Energon)|Snow Cat]] who attempted to rewrite their programming to turn them into [[Decepticon]]s. Subconsciously guided by the snarky, floating, advice-giving head of Over-Run, they managed to break free from the [[Spark Rewriter]]. Arcee and her teammates were still left at a disadvantage, being in an unfamiliar territory, ill-equipped for its snowy conditions. But by slowing down and taking in information about their whereabouts, the Omnicons were able to defeat Snow Cat and gain better understanding of their abilities. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}}

On a mission with [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] to the Black Sea in [[Turkey]] to locate a new energon well underwater, they were attacked by [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] (who had previously butted heads with them as Tidal Wave), [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] and [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]], who were attempting to capture the energon-empathic human. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Arcee stood little chance against Mirage, even when both she and Skyblast teamed up against the Decepticon; she wound up serving as little more than a punching bag for her opponent. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} Arcee was left in an unconscious heap on the ground as Mirage boasted about his victory to the last Omnicon standing, Strongarm. Though the Decepticon believed his victory complete, at that moment Kicker emerged from the nearby body of water, aglow with the power of energon! {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} Using his supernatural abilities, Kicker revitalized Arcee and the rest of the team, allowing them to force the Decepticons into a retreat. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}

When Over-Run learned he was the next target for the energon vampire [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], he summoned Arcee and the Omnicons to aid him. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}} Too late to stop Over-Run's demise, the Omnicons lashed out at Starscream, but his energon-absorbing abilities made their standard attacks useless. They eventually defeated Starscream by allowing him to drain all their energies at once, creating a two-way link that the combined Omnicons used to reverse the process and drained Starscream instead. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}}

During the [[Quintesson]] invasion that followed, Arcee and the Omnicons received a pre-recorded message from Over-Run. He had foreseen the attack, and prepared the Hub mainframe to provide the Omnicons with the energon resources necessary to overcome it. Once Optimus Prime returned from Unicron and unlocked the Hub, the Omnicons supercharged themselves on energon, bringing energon stars to the Autobot populace so that they were strong enough to weather the Quintesson assault. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 5}}

==Toys==
===''Energon''===
[[File:En-toy Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Hasbro version pictured'']]
[[File:En-toy Arcee-Ariel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Takara version pictured'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Arcee''' (Energon Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Ariel'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-16'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[June 10]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': "Hunter Bazooka" scope, "Gaia Launcher" missile launcher, missile, 2 tailpipes, Autobot energon chip
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the third wave of [[Hasbro]] ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' "Energon Class" toys (basically "Basics"), Arcee transforms into a "superbike"-type racing motorcycle of made-up model. Though she lacks a kickstand to stay upright in bike mode, her robot-mode toes can be lowered to serve that purpose.

: She comes with multiple clear-plastic "energon" parts that form side-mounted rocket thrusters for her bike mode; the launcher and scope pieces have [[Mini-Con]]-style [[Powerlinx]] ports, letting them activate ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]''-mold Powerlinx gimmicks. These pieces can be combined into the massive, spring-loaded, missile-launching "Energy Arrow" ultimate [[energon weapon]] compound bow (only named in the Takara release). Unusually for a ''Transformers'' toy of the time, Arcee does not actually hold accessories in her hands, as they are tiny little paddles, instead having a [[5 mm post]]-hole close to the hand to make it "look" like she's holding it. She also comes with an Autobot-style [[Energon star|energon chip]] that can be attached to the [[spark crystal]] on most ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series toys.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] "Ariel" version of this toy, sold in the ninth wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' toys, is almost identical to the [[Hasbro]] release, but uses a much brighter, more saturated pink paint, and paints her face light gray instead of metallic silver. She is the only normal-retail Takara Omnicon with a different shade of red for her clear-red parts, being lightly brighter than the other three Takara Omnicons' clear-red parts.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Flamewar (G1)#Toys|Flamewar]], and the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action-movie-universe]] versions of [[Arcee (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Arcee]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)#Toys|Elita-One]] (the latter also being [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]]). The toy was [[retool]]ed to make ''Timelines'' [[Chromia (G1)#Timelines|Chromia]] and [[Flareup (G1)#Toys|Flareup]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Arcee/arcee.htm More information on Arcee at TFU.info]'' {{EnergonArceeMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|Paradron}}
[[File:En-toy ArceeParadron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ariel Paradron Type only exists as long as she is in mint condition.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ariel Paradron Type''' (Energon Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''EX-02'''
:*''Accessories'': "Hunter Bazooka" scope, "Gaia Launcher" missile launcher, missile, 2 tailpipes, Autobot energon chip

: A Takara "[[Toy's Dream Project]]" [[exclusive]] limited to 3000 pieces,<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/unicrontrilogy/superlink/paradron/ Paradron Ariel toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref> Ariel Paradron Type changes up her color scheme from white-and-pinks to white-and-greens. This color scheme was inspired by the [[Paradron Medic]] from [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]".

: She came on a normal "Ariel" cardback with the artwork depicting the pink version, but a few extra stickers and bubble inserts were added to mark the special version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/ArielPT/ariel.htm More information on Ariel Paradron Type at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Uni03-toy EnArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Don't think too hard about the branding. It's for the best.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Omnicon Arcee''' (Basic Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 tailpipes, scope, launcher, missile, Autobot energon chip

: Arcee (along with many other ''Energon'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Basic-sized toys) was [[rebranding|repackaged without alteration]] onto ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''-branded cards and sold at American heavy-discount chains like Family Dollar and Big Lots!.
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==Merchandise==
===''Attacktix''===
[[File:AttacktixArcee.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|{{w|Amazons#Etymology|Did she have to remove one of her... um...}}]]
*'''Arcee''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF01
|faction=Autobot
|class=Leader
|special=Rescue
|cost=20
|speed=8
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
{{-}}
: Part of the (permanently "on-hiatus") second series of ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'', Arcee is a "Rare" 20-point "Leader"-class piece. Arcee fires a standard ''Attacktix'' missile. She has a surprisingly high speed for a "blaster" type unit. Her Special Power, "Rescue", does something, but we don't know what yet, and at this rate, probably never will.

{{canceledattacktix}}

==Notes==
[[File:ProtectorE7 hotrodsigil.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]

*Arcee's ''Energon'' show model is the base for the [[Autobot nurse]] model as well as a couple of other generic female Autobots.
*The French version of Arcee is dubbed by a man. Nobody could tell the difference, and it's not like it's [[The Transformers: The Movie|the first time]] they've got genders wrong.
*In her Elita Seven body, Arcee's jumpsuit and the three shades of pink it uses match [[Elita One (G1)|Generation 1 Elita One]]'s body almost exactly, just as the odd shape of her pink hair and the position of her white barette emulate the shape of Elita's helmet. The Rodimus face on the back of her suit is the insignia of the Protectors (an apparent homage to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s original function being "Protector"). Additionally, the motorcycle she rides strongly resembles [[Elita-One (Movie)|movie Elita-One]], albeit with a brighter red-and-pink color scheme. Oddly, since Elita-One shares a mold with Arcee, she's essentially riding... herself?!
*Using Ariel, the Japanese name for ''Energon'' Arcee, the connection of ''Energon'' Arcee to Elita Seven becomes more clear. Generation 1 Ariel became [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], so ''Super Link'' Ariel became Elita Seven in reference to her namesake.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ariel''' (エリアル ''Eriaru'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szélvész''' ("Windstorm")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Alternity Autobots]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Exclusives]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Omnicons]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]

Elita One (G1)/gallery

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Causeway: /* Other media */ added the first 3d videogame render of Elita One, from Transformers Galactic Trials

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==Sunbow cartoon==
<gallery>
File:ArielWarDawn1.jpg
File:G1 Prime Elita energy transfer.JPG
File:ElitaVehicle01.jpg
File:Elita One in vehicle mode.jpg
</gallery>

==Dreamwave continuity==
<gallery>
File:TheRouteOfAllEvil Elita One.jpg
</gallery>

==2005 IDW continuity==
<gallery>
File:TAAO-Elita One-vehicle-Sara Pitre-Durocher.jpg
</gallery>

==Netflix ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon==
<gallery>
File:Netflix-poster-Siege-Elita-1.jpg
File:Siege6ElitasResistance.jpg
</gallery>

==2019 IDW continuity==
<gallery>
File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart3 AscenticonGuardVolunteers.jpg
</gallery>

==Other media==
<gallery>
File:BotCon2009 Elita1.jpeg|''Classics''
File:Elita One 3 E1.jpg
File:Elita One 3 E4.jpg
File:PowerOfThePrimes-Elita-1-CardArt.jpg|''Power of the Primes''
File:Elita1 Earth Wars.jpg|''Earth Wars''
File:W3CaptainElita1.jpg
File:Elitaonebotmode-galactictrials.jpg
</gallery>

[[Category:Galleries]]

File:Elitaonebotmode-galactictrials.jpg

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Causeway: Elita One (G1) showing off her armored right arm flex standing in the start menu's refitting dais (as hinted by the spare tires and engineering arms) of Transformers: Galactic Trials, with Cybertron (planet) in the background behind a wide ...

[[Elita One (G1)]] showing off her armored right arm flex standing in the start menu's refitting dais (as hinted by the spare tires and engineering arms) of [[Transformers: Galactic Trials]], with [[Cybertron (planet)]] in the background behind a wide window. Her four-wheel car altmode is displayed on a flying computer screen drone.

Talk:List of female Transformers

2024-09-18T18:57:43Z

Causeway: discussion of Listing G1/Beast Era Female Transformers on their List by Era of First Appearance now on the correct page thanks to sabrblade's advice to not have this on the community portal

==Untitled==
Just a note that we don't yet know if Stardust and Zangetsu are female (and we're just assuming Angela is from name). They're voiced by women, but so are the male Glit and Sundor. I'm sure their official bios will go up soon and we'll know for sure. -[[User:Swift|Swift]] 17:05, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

==Call for deletion, Dec 2006==
'''12/19/2006''' - So... this page is pretty much now utterly redundant, isn't it? I mean, there's only what, a half-dozen known female TFs not already listed on the "Female Transformers" Category page. This List page has pretty much worn out its usefulness as the wiki has grown, so I vote it be marked for deletion. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:06, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

:I still don't know why you hate lists. This page serves some functions that the Female Transformers category doesn't serve, like if I wanted to know all the Female Transformers from, say, the Unicron Trilogy. It sure would beat clicking every single article in the category to find out. This format also allows us to put notes as necessary next to an individual entry, like "This character was a man over in this country." Besides, keeping this page here ain't harming nobody, and it's no worse than all the very necessary (I'd say) list pages of toy releases by country and year. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:13, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

:I agree with Walky -- lists provide some functionality that can't be found in the categories, until/unless the Mediawiki software is upgraded to allow categories to be sorted in different ways, shown "flat" with their subcategory contents on the same page, etc.. I see Sipher's point, of course, that it seems redundant to have *both*a category and a list if their contents are going to be so similar. The only significant difference is that the category list is sorted alphabetically and contains no "notes". I'm inclined to say that makes the list superior, since somebody who knows the name of the character they're looking for can do an inline text search in their browser to find it on the list page, but if you know the series and ''not'' the name finding it on the category page will still be hard. Still, I don't think we should delete the category just because the list is better... I think that living with this redundandy is probably best. I would guess there aren't all that many lists that we're going to keep around anyway, so the total amount of redundancy will probably remain small. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 16:37, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

How come the "to be deleted" tag hasn't been removed? --[[User:Rotty|Rotty]] 17:39, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

: I agree with previous comments, including the "why this deletion status is still pending?" I mean, it's been at least a decade now... [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 00:28, 6 July 2017 (EDT)
:: No, it's been [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=List_of_female_Transformers&diff=1182767&oldid=1171090 just under a month]. - [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 03:13, 6 July 2017 (EDT)
::: I see, am I in the wrong talk for this then? Because here it states that this begun a long time before that, in 2006?[[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 01:05, 7 July 2017 (EDT)
:::: It was proposed for deletion then, and not deleted. If you want to discuss the current deletion proposal, creating a new talk section at the bottom of the talk page for it would probably be the way to go. - [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 01:24, 7 July 2017 (EDT)
::::: We're keeping it. As my edit summary states, Mairghread Scott has told me that she uses this page. This page is how we got Sonar and Manta in that Eukaris story. It's useful. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 04:34, 7 July 2017 (EDT)

== Energon stuff ==

deleted the catgirls. No evidence they're transformers (that I know of) sorry if I'm wrong.

==Older discussion==
Thanks for this great list, X-BoB.

I've made a bunch of modifications to improve its readability, but I think there is still a lot of work to be done. Mainly, I am unfamiliar with a large number of these characters, so I don't know what the proper way of writing their Wikilinks will be. I've done just a small handful of them, and left most of the rest the way X-BoB wrote them, even among ones that I would know. Please feel free to improve those links.

I also modified the way the Japanese character names were given. When appropriate, I gave preference to the English name and simply mentioned the Japanese name after it. If only the Japanese version is female, I list the Japanese name.

Some specific questions:
*Should TFU Sureshock really be on this list? I know the Japanese version of Sureshock was female, but Sureshock's sex is indeterminate as far as I know. I would assume that the same applies to Universe Sureshock.
*I have no idea what is meant by A-Armorhide.
*I don't know what the UT "Minerva" is or why it's in quotes.
*The androids section should be split up by continuity. Also, I assume that Artimus is a misspelling of Artemis, but, is that supposed to be the same Artemis that is already listed in the Beast Era section?
*In X-BoB's initial list, it appeared that the Japanese name for BM Blackarachnia got cut off. I assume, though, that her name is still Blackwidow in ''Beast Wars Returns''. If that is correct, then no further modification should be needed on her entry.

There are a LOT of Arcees on this list. Disambiguating them will be a lot of work.

--[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 21:54, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

In MTMTE Sureshock was female. TFU Sureshock is appearently an evil alt universe doppleganger.
A-Armorhide is one of the Beast Wars repaint's minicon
UT "Minerva" is the White Chromia [[User:X-BoB58|X-BoB58]] 01:30, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

But 'Chromia White Mode' ISN'T Minerva, IIRC. She is in fact... Chromia(Thunderblast) in Minerva's colors, she does nto represent a seperate character.
Who is nancy?[[User:Derik| -Derik]]

Hence "Minerva"'s deletion from the list! Thanks to me. Yes. (Nancy is Wreck-Gar's girl. She only ever got a name from a Japanese sourcebook.)--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 04:12, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Oh, Thanks Walky. I'd just been callign ehr 'Loosey,' as Junkion-ized version of the name he calls her in the episode, but that's clearly nto her REAL name, so I'll settle for an official JP one.

Cancix and Sagittarii needs to be on the list too.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?X2A221BDC
You can explicitly ID 7 of the 12 members of the Covenant assault by spoken names or commen sense from their zodiac-forms.
There's one really ODD man-out in the lower-right here. That leaves 4 names unaccounted for. Sagittari, Cancix, Piscor and Aquator. Aquator is explictly stated to be male in Omega Point. Though there is some dodgily inconsistent coloring on the far-background covenant members (Geminator is blue when he dies) if we assume that the two females here on the top-right are SEPERATE characters (and there's no reason NOT to, the detailing around their waistline is totally different AND they're different colors) then you have 12 physical 'types' accounted for among the Covenant Assault Force.

Libras seems to have survived the 'Six on one Stroke' attack by Shokaract, but bought it before everyone reverted next to energy. We saw her standing next to the red 'bot I ID as Sagittarii here in-between those two scenes.
Assuming Piscor is male (based on his -or name,) that means our two females much be Cancix and Sagittarii, though it's impossible to say which is which.

Comments? thoughts/ Agree? Disagree? Steve? Bueler? [[User: Derik|-Derik]]

I came to many of the same conclusions as you have about the members of the Covenant, Derik, although I think there are at least thirteen distinct robot forms seen. However, I took a slightly different tack on the inexplicable scorpion and assumed that it was a misdrawn Cancix, since Cancix would be the only other arthropod changeform amongst the Covenant, and therefore took the red female to be Cancix, with the blue one who is not Libras as Sagittarii, and the blackish-purple one to be one of the other two miscolored (although it's also possible, maybe likely, that Sagittarii should be blackish-purple and was miscolored as Libras). -[[User:LV|LV]] 02:08, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

We have no confermation that TFU Sureshock and Nemisis Srika are the same gals as thier "mainstream" counterparts, in all likelyhood they are new characters [[User:X-BoB58|X-BoB58]] 21:35, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Sureshock/Strike, as AU counterparts, would be as seperate from Sureshock and Strika as Razorclaw is from Tigerhawk -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:53, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

TFU Sureshock is officialy an AU (OTFCC 04 live presentation), but there's not really anything but conjecture for Strika. - [[User: M Sipher]]

LV, I think I followed all of that, except 'the blue one who is not Libras' as Sagittari. Who is the blue one who is not Libras?! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:06, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

I am not actually looking at the issue right now, but at some point a non-Libras-model (as in, she is missing the shoulder-scales) female is colored in Libras' blue and white scheme. -[[User:LV|LV]] 05:07, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Alignment is not canon. Therefore, neither is Mantissa. She doesn't belong on this wiki. - [[User:RolonBolon|RolonBolon]]

LV, check the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]] page. I think we need visual aids to figure out what we're looking at. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:08, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

(can i start mentioning Alignment if any of its characters creeps into Cannon?)

I would still say no - if Don Figueroa draws my fanfic character in War Within 4: The Age Of Sheeeak, that doesn't make my old fanfic canon. - [[User:RolonBolon|RolonBolon]]
:Alignment is profiled in The Ultimate Guide when discussing the Liege. The word fanfic is not used until it's compared to Trans-masters (the sectionw as about UK coneventions and post-G2 stuff IIRC) when they say ''In its own way "Alignment" is fan fiction.'' The way it's presented is fairly clear- there's fanfic, liek Transmasters, and then there's Alignment, which is, technicly, fanfic... but not in the same sense as Transmasters.
:I think the best way to deal with is to simply give Alignment its own page, so you can refer back ot it in relevant footnotes, but don't have to 'contaminate' the main entries.
:Excepet the Liege Maximo. I dont't think youc an help but bring Alignment into his profile, possiby as a major sub-section segregated fromw hat was actually in G2/Omega Point.-[[User:Derik|Derik]] 11:20, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
::Ichikawa seems to consider Allignment canon, at least he included those events in his "Grey Galvatron Activity Track Record" page at E-Hobby
::http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/cgi-bin/omc?port=33301&tno=1168129779OUCYY&req=PRODUCT&ett=20050825055858432037000000&parentpage=16358840&hier=20050915090721538698000000#
::"For a time, the whereabouts of this Galvatron remained unknown, but the short story "Alignment," published in limited numbers for a British TF convention in 2001, described what could be presumed to be his subsequent fate. In this story, a sequel to the U.S. GENERATION 2 comic, Galvatron II led the Decepticon forces from his stronghold on the planet Pyrovar and mobilized a huge fleet of Warworlds, planet-sized battleships. Until his later defeat in a final showdown with Optimus Prime, Galvatron II weilded his fury far and wide across the galaxy."
::As to how and or if this changes the canonical position of Alignment, I have no idea...
::PS If we change the name of this article to Female Mechanoids then we can add things like the female lithones and the Catgirls

I know this is kinda a silly question, but should Stampy's Mom go on here? I mean she is a female TF from a Japanese Manga. If Esmyrl and Lyzak cound she probably should too right? [[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 11:02, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:We seem not to be featuring unnamed characters here, Paradon medic aside. (She had a toy)

Out of curiosity, are Roulette Shadow Striker flagged as TFU? I mean- yes- they are... but not int he sens of most TFU toys. Theyr'e definately (G1) in the sense we use the term ont he wiki. Am I missing something? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:41, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
: Yes, you're missing how the tags are used on this wiki. They're (TFU) because their series of genesis was... drum frill... UNIVERSE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:44, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

::...making our use of the (BW) tag rather odd- but then, the BW-stuff is fearsomely interconnected, for somethign that's ostensibly all seperate series. Which makes me ask, sicne TFU is a beast-era series, why isn't IT BW? (Because many characters are not, I know, but these two are...)
::It's like a question of ethical semantics. It makes my head hurt. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:50, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
:::And BW is technically part of the G1 continuity, so I guess let's put everyone there as (G1)! --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:56, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

:::::Want me to start changing links? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 03:04, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

==Maybe-females==
Because apparently after about a month or so controversy is coming up: I added various characters to the list under the term "half-qualifiers" (probably not the prettiest option to list them, but the best one I could think of). These would be characters who come close to the definition of female TF or have a good chance of being one but lack any definitive proof/argument. I added them to give this page something extra in regards to the category and because I am quite certain people will find a list of them useful/interesting.

In Transmutate's case, it's on the list because the trivia section mentions the script implies it once was female (which may or may not still be true, depending on how you wish to read the description). "Perhaps once female" is not female, but it is worth mentioning somewhere central for people who wish to know more about the Transformers' female cast. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 04:32, 8 November 2009 (EST)

==Half-qualifier suggestions==
Mega was kind of a transformer and female but her combined robot mode with Giga was male. Also as half-qualifiers should the female hologram computer systems such as [[T-AI|T-AI]] or [[Teletraan 15|Teletraan 15]] be added because they seem to be, to some extent, autobots. Oh and there's also that female looking [[Generic]] [[Decepticon]] in [[Drift (episode)|Drift]]. ? --[[User:Ninjabot33|Ninjabot33]] 17:11, 25 November 2009 (EST)

:I think Mega-Overlord deserves a mention, as do female Cybertronian computers. Generics, on the other hand, I'm not too fond of to start adding because... well, we only have looks to base things on, and that leaves us with a rather biased view. Most of the females in UT, for instance, wouldn't be recognized as female on looks alone, and there's some generics that are too much of a could-be case to just list. With those limits, I don't feel much for adding generics because it'd be too subjective. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:05, 26 November 2009 (EST)

:The "female-looking" generic in Drift has a distinctly male voice, at least in the English version. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:12, 26 November 2009 (EST)

:I don't think Mega should be included. She's a human that functions as a godmaster. She's no more a transformer than a nebulan is [[User:Eire]] 12.37 26 Nov 09 (UTC)
::What about after the Transtectors became alive on their own? They assimilated the personality of their human components, didn't they? Or is that fact in dispute? That is why post-human Minerva is still a female Transformer. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 13:44, 3 December 2009 (EST)
:I think the female cybertronian computers are kind of similar to Auntie and if she counts then mabye they should be there. T-AI and the teletraan's even have autobot insignia. But can anyone tell me if that pink generic had a male voice in the japanese version or not. --[[User:Ninjabot33|Ninjabot33]] 12:34, 3 December 2009 (EST)

== Suggestion for moving ==

I'd like to suggest maybe this page can be move to "Female Transformers/List" as a subpage, since the two article is highly related. Any idea or suggestion? --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 03:26, 13 December 2009 (EST)

== Transformers Online ==

It looks like that game introduced quite a few. Is there any good reason why they're not listed here? --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 11:22, 19 March 2013 (EDT)

:Likely just a case of neglect. Consider that fixed. --[[User:Boy Blunderous|Boy Blunderous]] ([[User talk:Boy Blunderous|talk]]) 12:54, 30 June 2014 (EDT)

== Vector Prime ==
After the Shroud, female Vector Primes presumably continue to exist, but it isn't clear which continuity family/ies they exist in (as the original AVP post involved a trans-dimenional magazine). What to do? [[User:Cr85747|Cr85747]] ([[User talk:Cr85747|talk]]) 21:17, 29 August 2017 (EDT)

== Goldbug ==

I'll let someone else figure out how and where to stick this in, but Goldbug was female in at least [[Transformers_Comic-Magazin_issue_23|one German story]]. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:46, 22 January 2020 (EST)

== Unifying Generation 1 and Beast Era tables ==

Given the continual intersection of Beast Era characters in Generation 1-based stories and vice versa (e.g. Arcee in 3H, Eukarians in IDW 1.0, Strika in IDW 2.0, etc.), I advocate merging the two tables together in a scheme that groups Autobots and Maximals in the same column, and similarly for Decepticons plus Predacons. I have already compiled a numbered list on my own of each character by the release date of her debut story. [[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]]) 22:37, 25 May 2021 (EDT)
:Well, after three years, I have finally accomplished this long-overdue update! [[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]]) 10:37, 18 September 2024 (EDT)

==Listing G1/Beast Era Female Transformers on their List by Era of First Appearance==

Hi everybody, last week a number of us on the wiki discord were discussing making changes to the [[List of female Transformers]] by listing characters by sets of years of first appearance, which would mainly effect the G1 characters so to make it more clear when gal bots showed up as part of that massive continuity family. Iacon0 put together a [[Iacon0/Sandbox|sandbox]] based on the years we had agreed to divide things by 84-86, 87-96, 97-06, 07-16, 17-26, and maintaining the Half-Qualifier list without era divisions. I dropped the ball and didn't notice that Agent 47 was proposing merging the G1 and Beast Eras (which I personally support because they are very intertwined but some colleagues opposed on the basis of bloat) and went ahead and listed a bunch of background characters who most likely are gals (a change I am also enthused about, for example, the two based on characters from [[Jem|JEM and the Holograms]] in [[Ghost Stories]]), and had patiently waited three years for a go-ahead to do all this. Iacon0 and I agreed that the era division list could honor Agent 47's changes of combining the continuity families for this list, and I haven't heard any rebuttal from anyone so far about listing possible qualifiers. I had suggested we bring up the era change on the community portal (I didn't realize it should go here instead since it's not a site-wide change) but hadn't been able to act on checking Iacon0's prior to this post changes, and simply bringing up discussion wasn't acted on, no qualms about how this played out. As it is, the discussion is being brought up now, the reason dividing by eras of first appearance was considered important was because that way it would more effectively communicate to people new to transformers that these characters weren't all around for decades as of now. The year divisions were an agreed compromise over when different portions of media began and ended. We'd appreciate any feedback people have on this, thank you y'all. [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 14:57, 18 September 2024 (EDT)

MediaWiki talk:Community Portal

2024-09-18T18:54:17Z

Causeway: /* Listing G1/Beast Era Female Transformers on their List by Era of First Appearance */ realized I should have put this on the List's talk page, sabrblade advised that we could delete the section and repost on the talk page

MediaWiki talk:Community Portal

2024-09-18T18:41:30Z

Causeway: fixed section division typo

MediaWiki talk:Community Portal

2024-09-18T18:40:21Z

Causeway: regarding changing the female transformers list to list first appearance by era

Rage (BW)

2024-09-08T19:37:23Z

Causeway: /* Beast Wars: Uprising */ minor grammar edit

{{faction|predacon}}
{{disambig3|Rage}}
:''Rage is an unaligned [[Transformer]] or [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Rahge-robot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wednesday's queen is full of woe. And Angolmois Energy.]]
'''Rage''' has a jellyfish alternate mode, and is a queen.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' manga===
[[File:Rahge.jpg|left|thumb|Hentai warning.]]

On a mission to the ocean planet [[Wednesday]], [[Break]] was attacked by a giant jellyfish that had eaten the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] Capsule they were looking for. {{storylink|Double Cross}} [[Colada]] wounded it, but [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] stopped Break from killing the jellyfish, claiming it was being controlled by the evil Angolmois Energy. He carefully excised the capsule instead.

The jellyfish transformed and revealed itself to be Queen Rāge, a Transformer who lived alone on Wednesday. Grateful that Stampy had freed her, she asked him to stay with her forever. Stampy was tempted, but refused to leave their mission incomplete, and departed with the rest of the [[Maximal]]s. {{Storylink|To Jellyfish with Love! Cry Out, Stampy Blade}}
{{-}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:BWTelemocha jellyfish.jpg|thumb|"With Nihilego’s power, I will show you how wrong you were to come here!"]]

Rage functionally conquered the port city of [[Triax]], declaring herself its queen. When one of her subjects was pulled into the [[Games (competition)|Games]], she voluntarily took their place. {{Storylink|Head Games}} Thus, Rage was on the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] team in a monumental match of the [[Games (competition)|Games]], which was interrupted by [[Lio Convoy]]'s assassination of [[Supersonic]] and call for an uprising against the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} She remained behind with some of her teammates, declaring victory for the Predacons. Despite this, the Builders made no such declarations for victory, leaving the match's result "in flux". {{Storylink|Head Games}}

As the [[Grand Uprising]] threw Cybertron into chaos, Rage used her status as champion of the Games to conscript a fighting force, battling both [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s and [[Resistance]] incursions alike. Between invasions and incursions, she continued to stockpile weaponry and conscript new warriors, eventually turning Triax into one of the most heavily militarized cities on Cybertron. {{storylink|Derailment}}

Years into the war, Rage turned her attention to annexing [[Perihex]] {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} and pulled it off. By the war's sixth stellar cycle she'd called her turf "[[Rageland]]". {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} Eventually, Lio Convoy's forces ceded control of [[Praxus]] to her as well. {{storylink|Derailment}} While the Resistance sarcastically called her "Her Majesty", they still made sure not to violate Rageland airspace. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} Rage maintained neutrality in the war between the Builders and Resistance, turning down repeated diplomatic efforts to join the Resistance.

When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, Rage—alongside her majordomo [[Flytrap]] and military commander [[Manticon]]—fought on the front lines against the hordes of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. Her presence served as inspiration to the warriors under her command. Their efforts weren't enough, and as the Vehicons broke through the walls of Triax by sheer force of numbers she ordered her citizens to take refuge in her palace. There, Rage oversaw her people's desperate last stand as Rageland was overrun. Though Manticon succumbed to the Vehicon infection, they managed to hold out just long enough for the Vehicons to break off their attack and relocate to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] as the Resistance marched on the Builder capital.

At the end of the Grand Uprising, Rage helped supervise the peace talks and offered what was left of Rageland as a neutral meeting place. Although they didn't go with Rageland, she sent Flytrap as an ambassador to her kingdom. {{Storylink|Derailment}}

==Notes==
*Rāge was inserted into the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|''Beast Wars Neo'' manga]] [[Retcon|retroactively]] by means of a short text story, turning the monster jellyfish glimpsed in [[Double Cross|a montage of the Maximals' adventures]] into a possessed Transformer.
*Rage's Japanese name, Rāge, is a play on ''kurage'' (水母 or 海月), the Japanese word for "jellyfish". For ''Beast Wars: Uprising'', writer [[Jim Sorenson]] elected to make her name the English word "rage", and pronounces it as such.
*At some point during the planning for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'', the idea was tossed around to create some brand new toys for the line. Internal [[TakaraTomy]] documents include designs for a jellyfish, a manticore, and a triffid. The jellyfish design was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] by ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' as a version of Rage.

===Foreign Names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rāge''' (ラーゲ)

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo characters]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Queens]]

List of female Transformers

2024-09-08T03:36:37Z

Causeway: /* Generation 1 continuity family */ put Axle in the list instead of X-Throttle after doublechecking the text of Derailment

{{suite|root=Female Transformer}}

Following is a thorough list of the various [[female Transformer]]s in canon thus far. Many of these characters were Japan-exclusive, featured only in fiction, or exist as limited-run exclusive toys. Female characters who had multiple toys are listed only once.

==[[Generation 1 continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (1)
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] (2)
*[[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] (3)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (4)
*[[Greenlight]] (5)
*[[Lancer]] (6)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Beta (G1)|Beta]] (8)
*An [[Autobot rebel]] (9)
*[[Paradron Medic]] (11)
*[[Nancy]] (12)
*[[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] (13)
*[[Clipper (G1)|Clipper]] (14)
*[[Karmen]] (18)
*[[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] (20)
*[[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] (21)
*[[Discharge (G1)|Discharge]]<ref name="retcon">Initially had no gender declared before being revealed to be female at a later date.</ref> (22)
*[[Windy (G1)|Windy]]<ref name="retcon"/> (23)
*[[Vibes]] (24)
*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (25)
*[[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] (32)
*[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] (34)
*[[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] (35)
*[[Windrazor (G1)|Windrazor]] (38)
*[[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]] (46)
*[[Cassiopeia]] (47)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (51)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (52)
*[[Victorion]] (61)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (62)
*[[Javelin]] (63)
*[[Proxima (G1)|Proxima]] (64)
*[[Roadmaster]] (65)
*[[Acceleron]] (66)
*[[Override (BWU)|Override]] (69)
*[[Rust Dust]] (70)
*[[Pyra Magna]] (71)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (72)
*[[Stormclash]] (73)
*[[Jumpstream]] (74)
*[[Dust Up]] (75)
*[[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]]<ref name="retcon"/> (76)
*[[Eos]] (80)
*[[Lifeline (G1)|Lifeline]] (83)
*[[Quickslinger (G1)|Quickslinger]] (84)
*[[Hotwire (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hotwire]]<ref name="dual"/> (98)
*[[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] (99)
*[[Slide#2005 IDW continuity|Slide]]<ref name="dual"/> (104)
*[[Crush-Bull#Beast Wars: Uprising|Crush Bull]]<ref name="dual"/> (107)
*[[Oiler#Beast Wars: Uprising|Oiler]]<ref name="dual"/> (108)
*[[Broadside (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Broadside]]<ref name="dual"/> (109)
*[[Sky High (Micromaster)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Sky High]]<ref name="dual"/> (110)
*[[Circuit (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Circuit]]<ref name="dual"/> (116)
*[[Pyro (G1)#TransTech|Pyra Ignatia Spark]]<ref name="dual"/> (118)
*[[Scorchfire]] (122)
*[[Orthia]] (126)
*[[Smashdown]]<ref name="dual"/> (128)
*[[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burnout]] (141)<ref name="species"/>
*[[Yamabuki]] (145)
*[[Slash (POTP)]] (146)
|c2=
*[[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]] (15)
*[[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] (16)
*[[Clio]] (17)
*[[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]] (19)
*[[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]] (26)
*[[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]] (31)
*[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] (33)
*[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] (34)
*[[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] (39)
*[[Freezon]]<ref name="retcon"/> (44)
*[[Nightracer (G1)|Nightracer]] (49)
*[[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] (50)
*[[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]] (54)
*[[Nickel]] (60)
*[[Swift (G1)|Swift]] (77)
*[[Killjoy]] (79)
*[[Blackout (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Blackout]]<ref name="dual">Male in first appearance but female in another continuity.</ref> (81)
*[[Spaceshot#Beast Wars: Uprising|Spaceshot]]<ref name="dual"/> (82)
*[[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]] (85)
*[[Trickdiamond]] (92)
*[[Moonheart]] (93)
*[[Megaempress]] (94)
*[[Flowspade]] (95)
*[[Lunaclub]] (96)
*[[Megatronia]] (100)
*[[Buckethead]]<ref name="retcon"/> (103)
*[[Diveplane]]<ref name="retcon"/> (112)
*[[Seawave]]<ref name="retcon"/> (113)
*[[Mindgame]] (114)
*[[Tracer (Micromaster)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Tracer]]<ref name="dual"/> (115)
*[[Devastator (G1)#Timelines|Devastator]]<ref name="dual"/> (117)
*[[Cindersaur (G1)#Generations|Cindersaur]]<ref name="dual"/> (125)
*[[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]] (127)
*[[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]]<ref name="dual"/> (129)
*[[Termagax]] (133)
*[[Kaskade]] (135)
*[[Heavywait]] (138)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] (143)
*[[Axlegrease]] (144)

|h3=Other|c3=
*[[Cheesecake robot]] (10)
*[[Roulette and Shadow Striker's sister]] (27)
*[[Path Finder]] (28)
*[[Small Foot]] (29)
*[[Devcon's galpal]] (30)
*One of [[Optimus Prime's rescuees]] (36)
*[[Angela]] (37)
*Four members of the [[Kaon upperclass]] (40-43)
*[[Ma-Grrr]] (45)
*[[Red waitress Transformer]] (48)
*[[Windshear]] (53)<ref name="species">Not of the Cybertronian species in every continuity.</ref>
*[[Solus Prime]] (55)
*[[Female protester]] (56)
*[[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] (57)
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] (58)
*[[Mistress of Flame]] (59)
*[[Exocet]] (67)
*[[Vertex]] (68)
*[[Aileron]] (78)
*[[Gnash]] (86)
*[[Slice (G1)|Slice]] (87)
*[[Thrashclaw]] (88)
*[[Shred]] (89)
*[[07:00:00|A pair of Devisen twins]] (90-91)
*[[Maxima]] (97)
*[[Sieg]]<ref name="intent">Not clarified in fiction but intended as such by [[authorial intent]].</ref> (101)
*[[Kari]] (102)<ref name="species"/>
*[[Anode]] (105)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (106)
*[[Axle]] (111)
*[[Rum-Maj]] (119)<ref name="species"/>
*[[Praesidia Magna]] (120)
*[[Fastbreak (G1)|Fastbreak]] (121)
*[[Crash Test (G1)|Crash Test]] (122)
*[[Stardrive]] (123)
*[[Magrada]] (124)
*[[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] (130)
*[[Codexa]] (131)
*[[Gauge]] (132)
*[[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] (134)
*[[Shutter]] (136)
*[[Sharpclaw]] (137)
*[[Cargohold]] (139)
*[[Cryak]] (140)
*[[Spindle]] (142)
*[[Shard]] (147)<ref name="species"/>
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Alana]], turned into a Transformer for a [[Sea Change|short time]].
*[[Aunty]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer.
*[[Combination granny and attack-dog-bot]]s, human-sized drones supposedly based on Transformer technology.
*One of [[Maccadam's bartenders]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]
*[[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], has a [[Mega|female side to him]].
*Some of the [[Teletraan (disambiguation)|"Teletraan"]] computers like [[Teletraan 15|15]] and [[Teletraan 10|10]] are female.
*There appears to be a female design among a [[Early war history records Transformers|group of old generics]].
*Bayonet, the fake female Decepticon disguise of [[Britt]].
*In the French dub of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] are considered female. Shrapnel is also female in the Russian dub, as is Starscream in the Turkish one.

==[[Beast Era]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (2)
*[[Kitte Shūshū]] (5)
*[[Rage (BW)|Rage]] (6)
*[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] (7)
*[[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]]<ref name="retcon"/> (13)
*[[Crystal Widow]] (14)
*[[Crossblades (BW)|Crossblades]] (15)
*[[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] (16)
*[[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]]<ref name="retcon"/> (18)
*[[Binary]] (19)
*[[Wedge Shape]]<ref name="retcon"/> (24)
*[[Aura]] (25)
*[[Legend Convoy]]<ref name="retcon"/> (26)
*[[Stockade (Universe 2003)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Stockade]]<ref name="dual"/> (28)
*[[Rav (BWU)|Rav]] (29)
*[[Hammerstrike (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hammerstrike]]<ref name="dual"/> (31)
*[[Triceradon (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Triceradon]]<ref name="dual"/> (35)
*[[Skimmer (Kre-O)|Skimmer]] (36)
*[[Nyx]] (44)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]/[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (1)
*[[Scylla]] (3)
*[[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] (4)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (8)
*[[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]]<ref name="retcon"/> (17)
*[[Ser-Ket (BWU)|Ser-Ket]] (20)
*[[Dead End (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Dead-End]]<ref name="dual"/> (27)
*[[Jai-Alai]] (30)
*[[BB (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Max-B]]<ref name="dual"/> (32)
*[[Gaidora (BWU)|Gaidora]] (33)
*[[Soundbyte|Soundbyte/Soundbite]] (34)
*[[Liftoff]] (37)
*[[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]] (38)
*[[Snarl (Classics)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Snarl-blast]]<ref name="dual"/> (39)
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)|Vertebreak]] (43)
*[[Skold]] (45)

|h3=[[Covenant (group)|Covenant]]|c3=
*[[Libras]] (9)
*[[Virgol]] (10)
*[[Cancix]]<ref name="retcon"/> (11)
*''Possibly [[Sagittarii]]'' (12)

|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Dipole]] (21)
*[[Vamp]] (22)
*[[Cerebros (RID)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Plasma]]<ref name="dual"/> (23)
*[[Deep Blue (BWU)|Deep Blue]] (40)
*At least two bridge officers of the ''[[Terrastar (BWU)|Terrastar]]'' (41-42)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Predacon computer|NAVI-ko]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''), female Cybertronian intelligent computer
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (''[[Gung Ho]]''), female Cybertronian intelligent computer
*[[DNAVI]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer
*[[Medusa]], an [[Intruder]]-built robot modified with Cybertronian technology

==[[Robots in Disguise continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Optimus Prime]]<ref name="dual"/> (1)
*[[Nightcruz (RID)|Nightcruz]]<ref name="retcon"/> (3)
|c2=
*[[Scourge (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Scourge]]<ref name="dual"/> (2)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[T-AI]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer.

==[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] (9)
*[[Autobot nurse]]s (10)
*Two [[Velocitron band|Velocitronian band members]] (11-12)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]<ref name="dub">Was male in Japan, but altered to female in the English dub.</ref> (13)
*[[Joyride (Cybertron)|Joyride]]<ref name="dub"/> (15)
*[[Quickslinger (Cybertron)|Quickslinger]] (16)
*[[Crystal Widow]] (24)
*[[Treadbolt]]<ref name="retcon"/> (33)
*[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia]] (34)

|c2=
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (14)
*[[Spacewarp]] (30)

|h3=[[Mini-Con]]s|c3=
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (1)
*[[Combusta]] (2)
*[[Falcia]] (3)
*[[Twirl (Armada)|Twirl]] (4)
*[[Sunburn]] (6)
*[[Cliffjumper (Armada)|Cliffjumper]]<ref name="retcon"/> (7)
*[[Ironhide (Armada)|Ironhide]]<ref name="retcon"/> (8)
*[[Spiral]]<ref name="retcon"/> (9)
*[[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]]<ref name="retcon"/> (17)
*[[Breakage]]<ref name="retcon"/> (18)
*[[Kickflip]]<ref name="retcon"/> (19)
*[[Mudbath]]<ref name="retcon"/> (20)
*[[Heavy Metal (Energon)|Heavy Metal]]<ref name="retcon"/> (21)
*"[[Disco ball]]" (22)
*[[Road Rebel]]<ref name="retcon"/> (23)
*[[Guardian Speed]]<ref name="retcon"/> (25)
*[[Mugen]]<ref name="retcon"/> (26)
*[[Bingo|Bingo/Triac]]<ref name="retcon"/> (27)
*[[Wedge Shape]]<ref name="retcon"/> (28)
*[[Sprite]] (29)
*[[Boom Tube]] (31)
*[[Windrazor (G1)|Windrazor]] (32)
*[[Rán]] (33)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Landmine (episode)|A possible scooterformer]]
*[[Dark Nitro Convoy]], evil clone of a character whose gender was switched in translation
*[[Red Alert (Universe)|Red Alert]], minimally-altered release of a toy that was female in Japan
*[[Midnight Express (Universe)|Midnight Express]], unaltered release of a toy that was female in Japan
*[[Hourglass]], a female character who might be a Cybertronian
*[[Bombshell (Cybertron)|Bombshell]], a female character who might be a Cybertronian
*[[Carillon]], a female character who might be a Cybertronian
*[[Vector Prime]], the former multiversal entity who was female in some universes

==[[Movie continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (1)
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] (2)
*[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] (4)
*[[Perihelion]] (8)
*''[[HMS Alliance]]'' (10)
*[[Windblade (BB)|Windblade]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] (3)
*[[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]] (5)
*[[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]] (6)
*[[Override (TF 2010)|Override]]<ref name="intent"/> (7)
*[[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]] (11)
*[[Howlback (BB)|Howlback]] (12)
*[[Shatter]] (13)
|h3=[[Maximals]]|c3=
*[[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]] (15)
|h4=[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]]|c4=
*[[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] (16)
|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] (9)
*[[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] (17)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] claims to have a mother who may or may not have been a Transformer.

==[[Animated continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (2)
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] (4)
*[[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] (6)
*[[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] (8)
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] (10)
*[[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]] (11)
*[[Glyph (Animated)|Glyph]] (12)
*[[Lickety-Split (Animated)|Lickety-Split]] (13)
*[[Lightbright (Animated)|Lightbright]] (14)
*[[Chromia (Animated)|Chromia]] (16)
*[[Clipper (Animated)|Clipper]] (17)
*[[Quickslinger (Animated)|Quickslinger]] (18)
*[[Kappa Supreme]] (19)
*[[Override Prime]] (20)
*[[Windy (Animated)|Windy]] (21)
*[[Road Rage (Animated)|Road Rage]] (25)
*[[Flashpoint]] (26)
*[[Minerva (Animated)|Minerva]] (27)
*[[Sureshock (Animated)|Sureshock]] (28)
*[[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (29)
*[[Sunstreaker (Animated)|Sunstreaker]] (30)
|c2=
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (1)
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (5)
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] (7)
*[[Flip Sides (Animated)|Flip Sides]] (9)
*[[Antagony (Animated)|Antagony]] (15)
*[[Wingthing (Animated)|Wingthing]] (22)
*[[Beta (Animated)|Beta]] (23)
*[[Drag Strip (Animated)|Drag Strip]] (24)
*[[Lyzack (Animated)|Lyzack]] (31)
|h3=Others|c3=
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Teletran-1]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer

==''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Blackarachnia (TransTech)|Blackarachnia]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Strika (TransTech)|Strika]] (3)
|h3=Neutrals|c3=
*[[Withered Hope|Unnamed medic]] (1)
*[[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] (2)
*[[Cyclis]] (4)
*[[Sonar (TransTech)|Sonar]] (6)
*[[Hammerstrike (TransTech)|Hammerstrike]] (7)
*[[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]] (8)
*[[Proxima (TransTech)|Proxima]] (9)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Axiom Nexus News]] [[Editor]], a 'bot with one male and one female personality

==''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s|c1=
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] (1)
*[[Esmeral (SG)|Esmeral]] (6)
*[[Howlback (SG)|Howlback]] (7)
*[[Flamewar (SG)|Flamewar]] (11)
|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Andromeda (SG)|Andromeda]] (3)
*[[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]] (4)
*[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] (9)
*[[Nautica (SG)|Nautica]] (10)
|h3=Unknown|c3=
*[[Beta (SG)|Beta]] (5)
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*[[Teletraan-X (SG)|Teletraan-X]], female Cybertronian intelligent computer.

==[[Aligned continuity family]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Akiba Prime]]
*[[Apax]]
*[[Arc]]
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]
*[[Arcee Blade]]
*[[Assault Star]]
*[[Brushfire (RB)|Brushfire]]
*[[Cameo]]
*[[Catapult]]
*[[Chevalier]]
*[[Chromia (Prime)|Chromia]]
*[[Deep Blue (Prime)|Deep Blue]]
*[[Ether Walker]]
*[[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]]
*[[Galaxy Flare]]
*[[Galaxy 'Questrian]]
*[[Glow]]
*[[Matronly Docent]]
*[[Quickshadow]]
*[[Rocket Plume]]
*[[Slash (RBA)|Slash]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]
*[[Tempest Spin]]
*[[Thunderclap (Prime)|Thunderclap]]
*[[Upkeep]]
*[[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]]
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]

|c2=
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]
*[[Astraea]]
*[[Aurora Speeder]]
*[[Balewing]]
*[[Coldstar]]
*[[Crimson Phantom]]
*[[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]]
*[[Cyclone Dancer]]
*[[Diabla (Prime)|Diabla]]
*[[Duststorm (Prime)|Duststorm]]
*[[Fallen Angel (Prime)|Fallen Angel]]
*[[Filch]]
*[[Flamewar (Prime)|Flamewar]]
*[[Flash Runner]]
*[[Glowstrike]]
*[[Hoverbolt]]
*[[Helter-Skelter]]
*[[Hurricane Hunter]]
*[[Ida]]
*[[Lensflare]]
*[[Metal Thunder]]
*[[Nebula Ripper]]
*[[Night Dancer]]
*[[Overhead]]
*[[Retrofit]]
*[[Rollcage]]
*[[Scatterspike (RID)|Scatterspike]]
*[[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]]
*[[Slink]]
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]]
*[[Spiral Zealot]]
*[[Supernova Flame]]
*[[Variable Star]]
*[[Void Pulse]]
*[[Zizza]]

|h3=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c3=
*[[Ser-Ket (Prime)|Ser-Ket]]
*[[Ripclaw]]

|h4=[[Neutral]]s|c4=
*[[Azimuth (COP)|Azimuth]]
*[[Cogwheel]]
*[[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]]
*[[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]]
*[[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]]
*[[Nightra]]
*[[Override (Prime)|Override]]
}}

==[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c1=
*[[Buzzclaw (BS)|Buzzclaw]] (1)
}}

==[[Kre-O]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (1)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (4)
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]] (5)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (6)
*[[Paradron Medic]] (10)
*[[Strongarm (RID)#Kre-O|Strongarm]] (12)
*[[Skimmer (Kre-O)|Skimmer]]<ref name="retcon"/> (13)
|c2=
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (2)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (7)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (8)
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstrike]] (9)
*[[Ida]] (11)
*[[Liftoff]]<ref name="retcon"/> (14)
*[[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]]<ref name="retcon"/> (15)
}}

==[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Stella (AB)|Stella]] as:
** Arcee (1)
** Airachnid (2)
** Chromia (4)
** Novastar (10)
** Moonracer (11)
** Greenlight (12)

*[[Silver (AB)|Silver]] as:
** Windblade (3)
** Energon Windblade (5)
** Elita-One (8)

*[[Matilda]] as:
**Energon Nautica (6)
**Nautica (7)
**Strongarm (9)

*[[Zeta (AB)|Zeta]] as:
** Nightbird (13)

*[[Rosanna (AB)|Rosanna]] (15)
|c2=
*[[Zeta (AB)|Zeta]] as:
** Slipstream (14)
}}

==''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]]
*[[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]]
*[[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]]
*[[Jazz (Cyberverse)|Jazz]]<ref name="intent">Not clarified in fiction but intended as such by [[authorial intent]].</ref>
*[[Swoop (Cyberverse)|Swoop]]
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]
|c2=
*[[Alpha Strike]]
*[[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]]
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]]
*[[Skywarp (Cyberverse)|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]]

|h3=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c3=
*[[Blackarachnia (Cyberverse)|Blackarachnia]]

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Cosmos (Cyberverse)|Cosmos]]
*[[Nightbird (Cyberverse)|Nightbird]]
*[[Operatus]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
}}

===Half-qualifiers===
*In the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'', [[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] was female, and went by the name '''[[Red Wing]]'''.
*Due to an animation error, [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] fluctuates between the male and female Seeker animation models in the cartoon. Writer [[Mae Catt]] would later offer an in-universe explanation on Twitter that changing body types is "just something Acid Storm likes to do" and that pronouns are "up to Acid Storm", implying Acid Storm is non-binary gender fluid.

==[[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=BotBots|c1=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Aday]]
*[[Agent Smartlit (BotBots)|Agent Smartlit]]
*[[Angry Cheese]]*
*[[Anty Farmwell]]
*[[Arctic Guzzlerush]]
*[[Bankshot]]
*[[Batsby]]**
*[[Big Cantuna]]
*[[Bok Bok Bok-O]]
*[[Bonz-Eye]]
*[[Bot-T-Builder]]
*[[Bottocorrect]]
*[[Bratworst]]
*[[Brock Head]]
*[[Chef Nada]]
*[[Clawsome]]
*[[Crabby Grabby]]
*[[Cuddletooth]]
*[[Dingledeedoo]]
*[[Disaster Master]]
*[[Disgusto Desserto]]*
*[[DJ Fudgey Fresh]]
*[[Doctor Flicker]]
*[[Dr. Flaskenstein]]**
*[[Drama Sauce]]
*[[Drillit Yaself]]
*[[Face Ace]]
*[[Fail Polish]]
*[[Fit Ness Monster]]
*[[Flare Devil]]
*[[Flood Jug]]
*[[Fomo]]*
*[[Fottle Barts]]**
*[[Frohawk]]
*[[Frostfetti Frostyface]]
*[[Game Over]]**
*[[Glam Glare Fancy Flare]]
*[[Glitch Face]]
*[[Goggly Spy P.I.]]
*[[Gold Dexter]]
*[[Goldface]]
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Goldiebites]]
*[[Goldie Terrortwirl]]
*[[Goldito Favrito]]
*[[Goldpin Baller]]
*[[Gold Punch]]
*[[Grampiano]]
*[[Grandma Crinkles]]
*[[Grave Rave]]
*[[The Great Mumbo Bumblo]]
*[[Greeny Rex]]
*[[Grrr'illa Grimes]]
*[[Halloween Knight]]
*[[Handy Dandy]]
*[[Hashtagz]]
*[[Hawt Diggity]]
*[[Hawt Mess]]
*[[Highroller]]
*[[Hiptoast]]
*[[Ice Sight]]
*[[Jacqueline]]
*[[Javasaurus Rex]]
*[[Jet Setter]]
*[[Kikmee]]**
*[[Knotzel]]
*[[Laceface]]**
*[[Lady Loofah]]
*[[Lady Macaron]]
*[[Latte Spice Whirl]]
*[[Leafmeat Alone]]
*[[Loadoutsky]]
*[[Lolly Licks]]
*[[Lolly Mints]]
*[[Miss Mixed]]
*[[Movie Munchster]]
*[[Ms. Take]]
*[[Must Turd]]
*[[Nanny McBag]]
*[[Nomaste]]
*[[Nope Soap]]
*[[Ol' Tic Toc]]
*[[Ollie Bite]]
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*[[Outta Order]]
*[[Overpack]]
*[[Pop N. Lock]]
*[[Pop O' Gold]]
*[[Pressure Punk]]
*[[Professor Scope]]
*[[Rebugnant]]
*[[Ring-A-Ling]]
*[[Roarista]]
*[[Sandy Shades]]
*[[Scribby]]
*[[Sheriff Sugarfeet]]
*[[Shifty Gifty]]
*[[Sippyberry]]
*[[Sippy Slurps]]
*[[Skippy Dippy Disc]]
*[[Slappyhappy]]
*[[Smooth Shaker]]
*[[Smore N' More]]
*[[Sour Wing]]
*[[Starscope]]*
*[[Sticky McGee]]
*[[Sugar Saddle]]
*[[Super Bubs]]
*[[Sweet Cheat]]
*[[Technotic Sonic]]
*[[Terror Tale Torch]]
*[[Tidy Trunksky]]
*[[Tricitrustops]]
*[[Tropic Guzzlerush]]
*[[Tutu Puffz]]
*[[Twerple Burple]]
*[[Unilla Icequeencone]]
*[[Ulf the Orange]]
*[[Venus Frogtrap]]
*[[Vigitente]]
*[[Waddlepop]]
*[[Wasabi Breath]]
*[[Whirlderful]]
*[[Whoopsie Cushion]]
*[[Wristocrat]]
{{!}}}
}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Presented as female in the toyline and male in the cartoon 
<nowiki>**</nowiki>Presented as male in the toyline and female in the cartoon

==''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
*[[Tyrannocon Rex]]
*[[Dilophocon]]
}}

==''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]]''==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] (1)
*[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] (4)
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] (5)
*[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] (7)
*[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] (8)
|h3=[[Terran]]s|c3=
*[[Twitch]] (2)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (9)
*[[Terratronus]] (10)
|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Solus Prime]] (3)
}}

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

[[Category:Female Transformers| ]]
[[Category:Lists]]

Nightshade (ES)

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{{disambig2|the Terran from ''EarthSpark''|the BotBot|Nightshade (BotBots)}}
:''Nightshade is a [[Terran]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Nightshade-earthspark-stock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Give a hoot! Read a book!]]

A [[Terran]] with a flair for the dramatic and boundless confidence, '''Nightshade Malto''' can seem weirdly distant at times. It's not that they're unfriendly by any measure: while they can certainly be glib and quick with a quip, they approach nearly everything and everyone with bright eyes and a huge smile. They're fascinated and delighted with the world they've found themselves in, and long to experience as much of it as possible. It's just that they'll do so on ''their'' terms. Nightshade prefers a quiet time reading rather than the energetic physical play of their siblings (or the endless online media onslaught that [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] enjoys). They're often in their lab tinkering away on some new device to aid their family, though they have a tendency to spring these surprises without warning, which can be awkward, or worse, depending on how ambitious Nightshade was feeling at the time. But as much time as they spend alone, they always come back in time, ever happy to join in family game nights and group celebrations.

But their bright, easygoing, giving nature should not be mistaken as weakness. Though they're generally averse to conflict, they do not abide threats to family, friends or even strangers they've just met, and they ''will'' fight with everything they have to protect those in need. Their incredible aerial maneuverability and quick thinking make them a very unpredictable opponent who aims to stop the fight as quickly as possible... after all, there are so many, many much nicer things to be doing.

{{bigquote|I always knew my pronouns felt right, but... what a wonderful word for a wonderful experience.|Nightshade on "nonbinary"|"[[Home, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Z Infante]] (English), [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)|[[Benjamin Bollen]] (French), [[Mario Heras]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Adolfo Moreno]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Carole Fernandez]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Lorenzo Crisci]] (Italian), [[Kateřina Petrová]] (Czech)}}
{{ongoing}}
[[File:AgeOfEvolution1-Nightshadeonline.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.33|]]
Nightshade was brought to life at the same time as their other siblings [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] and [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] by the Malto siblings [[Mo Malto| Mo]] and [[Robby Malto| Robby]] via the [[Emberstone]] in the same cave where their other siblings, [[Twitch]] and [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]], were first created. The otherwise happy moment was interrupted by a cave-in caused by a battle outside the cave between [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] against the Decepticon Seekers, [[Skywarp (ES)| Skywarp]] and [[Nova Storm (ES)| Nova Storm]]. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}} Despite being only a few seconds old, Nightshade and the other new Terrans instinctually came to their new family's rescue by shielding them from the collapsing cave rubble.

Emerging from the collapsed cave, they were warmly greeted by Optimus, who inquired about Nightshade and their siblings' names. Unlike Hashtag and Jawbreaker, Nightshade instinctually knew their name right off the bat and said what a delight it was to meet them. Sensing the pain the other Maltos and Terrans felt about learning their [[Dot Malto|mother]] was held captive by someone called [[Mandroid]], Nightshade volunteered to help them. While planning "Operation: Terran Horse", Nightshade, via their connection to Mo through her [[cyber-sleeve]], informed Optimus their pronouns were "they" and "them" and that male or female pronouns didn't fit them. While infiltrating Mandroid's base with Jawbreaker and Hashtag by posing as Decepticons who had captured Optimus, Nightshade was unable to hide their horror at Mandroid's experiments he was performing on the captured [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]]. Their ruse quickly exposed, a battle erupted that saw Mandroid's base turn into a walking mech that required the combined efforts of the Malto family and their allies to take down. Following the battle, Nightshade was formally introduced to Dot and welcomed into her family. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 2}}

Now a formal member of the Malto household, Nightshade found the cramped living quarters of the family barn unsuitable as a living space for their Terran siblings and set out to construct a new one. They covertly ended up recruiting Thrash to aide them in this, who was looking to try and bond with his new younger sibling. When Hashtag and Twitch returned with Bumblebee from a mishap with G.H.OS.T., Nightshade used the family gathering to introduce everyone to the [[Dugout|new base]] they had constructed beneath the farmstead. {{storylink|Hashtag: Oops}} Nightshade was present at the family movie night that showed off the movie Hashtag made while trying to find Jawbreaker an alt-mode. {{storylink|Outtakes}}

[[File:NightshadeOwlMode MissedConnection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|'''Tarantulas:''' "We offer power and purpose. What can you offer us? What can you offer me?" '''Nightshade:''' "I have a [[Mo Malto|sister]]"]]
Worried that Nightshade was isolating themself from their family because they didn't share many interests, Alex introduced Nightshade to the ''[[Winged Sentinel]]'' books by his favorite author, [[D.E. O'Neil]]. Taken by the stories of daring heroism, Nightshade resolved to meet O'Neil, who was a Witwicky local, feeling they had found someone they could bond with. They quickly worked out O'Neil's current address and took off to visit... only to discover their "current address" was a cemetery, as the author was in fact deceased. But an encounter with a "groundskeeper" soon led to Nightshade instead discovering the reclusive Decepticon scientist, [[Tarantulas (ES)|Tarantulas]]. Bonding with the Decepticon spider over their shared interests in science and shared ''lack'' of interest in continuing the Autobot/Decepticon conflict, Nightshade aided Tarantulas in constructing a holographic projector that would allow him to completely avoid detection from G.H.O.S.T. During this partnership, Tarantulas expanded the young Terran's mindset on what alt-modes could be. Following a miscommunication, Tarantulas came to believe Nightshade was a prisoner of their human parents and kidnapped the two with the intent of wiping their memories so he could take Nightshade on the run with him. When Nightshade rescued their parents, they scanned a statue of the ''Winged Sentinel'' owl, granting them a new [[beast mode]]. Besting Tarantulas in combat just as the rest of Nightshade's family arrived on scene, Nightshade convinced Bumblebee to give the spider a second chance. When G.H.O.S.T. showed up, Tarantulas decided to make the best of this second chance and volunteered to lead G.H.O.S.T. away to let the Maltos escape. {{storylink|Missed Connection}}

When [[Jon Schloder|Agent Schloder]] arrived at the Malto family farm hot on Bumblebee's trail, Nightshade and Hashtag used the opportunity to show off the new "Emergency Lockdown" protocol they had installed in the Terran base. Sealing up the base whenever a G.H.O.S.T. vehicle (Hashtag excluded) approached the area, it made entry or exit of the dugout virtually impossible. Unfortunately the two hadn't worked out all the kinks yet and discovered that instead of keeping the lockdown going for 10 minutes after Schloder departed, it was instead set for 10 ''hours''. Stuck in the base, Nightshade and the others were unable to help Bumblebee and Dot in their attempts to evade G.H.OS.T. When Dot and Alex returned later that night and informed them Bee had to go back on the run, Nightshade comforted the devastated Twitch. {{storylink|Security Protocols}}

[[File:HomePart1-Nightshadeowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|left|'''Random civilians:''' "Oh, what a perfect stuffed owl." '''Nightshade:''' "STUFFED!? I beg you pardon!?"]]
Still new to the concept of gift-giving, for their present to Dot on Mother's Day, Nightshade made several secret modification to their mother's prosthetic leg in hopes of making her life easier. While it proved critical in aiding Dot and the others in taking care of a mutated mother bear that was terrorizing them, Nightshade was confronted by Dot that they needed to ask for permission when tampering with something as personal as Dot's leg. Nightshade apologized and in the future promised to work with Dot if they wanted to modify her leg. {{storylink|Bear Necessities}} When Nightshade, and their other siblings, were taken to [[Spacebridge Memorial Park]] by Megatron to learn of the history of the Cybertronian War, they found their meeting interrupted by the return of the dormant Decepticon [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]. When Shockwave initiated an overload of the power chamber of the derelict Space Bridge, Nightshade worked with Robby and Thrash to disconnect them while Megatron battled it out with Shockwave. {{storylink|Warzone}}

[[File:NightshadeAndSamChat HomePartOne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|"Now, child, flying is not merely some crude, mechanical process. It is a delicate art. Purely aesthetic. Poetry of motion. And the best way to learn it is to do it."]]

When the Terrans were taken on a nightly visit to [[Philadelphia]] by Robby and Mo, Nightshade went by themself when the group split up and got a chance to act out their heroic fantasies when they saved a young person from an attempted mugging. Taking note of the pronoun pins on <choose><option>their</option><option>her</option></choose> purse, Nightshade introduced themself to [[Sam (ES)|Sam]], who warmed up to the Terran when they told <choose><option>them</option><option>her</option></choose> of their own pronouns. It was talking with Sam where Nightshade learned of the concept of being "non-binary", which they felt was a wonderful word to describe themself. Upon reuniting with their family, Nightshade was surprised to see Bumblebee along with them. Needing help in tracking down the lost Autobot, [[Grimlock (ES)|Grimlock]], Nightshade eagerly joined him. {{storylink|Home, Part 1}} However, the search for Grimlock soon turned into a battle with the returning Mandroid. After taking down one of Mandroid's newest Arachnamech creations, Nightshade and the rest of their family found themselves having to fight the mind-controlled Hashtag. Taking the fight to the city above, Nightshade discovered attempts to forcibly remove her control chip were blocked by a forcefield. Eventually, they were all able free their sister when they were empowered by a mysterious energy that originated from the cave where the Terrans had been born. With their sister freed, Nightshade and the others raced back to Witwicky in hopes of getting home before their parents woke up. {{storylink|Home, Part 2}}

The kids encountered Grimlock while collecting flowers in the woods and had to flee back to the farm, where they eventually fought the Dinobot into submission.{{storylink|A Stygi Situation}} When Robby's cyber-sleeve manifested a new shield ability, Optimus smuggled the entire Malto family into G.H.O.S.T. HQ to have [[Teletraan I (ES)|Teletraan I]] scan the devices. The kids were later training in the base's rec room when Mandroid took control of it, unleashing a holographic Megatron on them, and though Hashtag was able to shut it down, the fight resulted in Robby's cyber-sleeve becoming inactive and the emotional link between the kids was lost. {{storylink|Disarmed}}

While trying to reactivate the cyber-sleeves with the cave water that the Maltobots were using to energize, the kids stumbled on a cave system through which [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]], Nova Storm and Skywarp were trying to escape. Things were complicated more when they encountered the energon-feeding [[Dweller (ES)|Dweller]], forcing them to try to enact a desperate plan to imprison it so it couldn't escape the caves. {{storylink|What Dwells Within}} Robby's cyber-sleeve began affecting his health, and Dot assured the other kids that they'd do all they could to help the boy get better. When the other human members of the Malto family lapsed into unconsciousness, the Maltobots took care of them until they recovered, having had an encounter with Quintus Prime that restored both Robby's health and the cyber-sleeves. {{storylink|Prime Time (episode)|Prime Time}}

When Bumblebee was assigned the task of infiltrating G.H.O.S.T. HQ, he borrowed Nightshade's [[mobile hologram emitter]] and the latest Smart Trainer. The kids resolved to help their mentor, and to this end, once Twitch located the entrance to the HQ, Nightshade, Thrash and Robby joined her in sneaking in. They bumped into Schloder and managed to persuade him to help them, leading them to find G.H.O.S.T. had taken possession of the space bridge. During the ensuing fight with [[Karen Croft|Agent Croft]]'s [[Ghoid]]s, the group used the space bridge to escape to the outside. {{storylink|Stowed Away, Stowaways}} Pursued by a Mandroid-controlled Shockwave, the group headed into Witwicky where they were joined by the rest of the Malto kids and managed to take down the Decepticon, shortly before being surrounded by G.H.O.S.T. agents. With a timely intervention by their parents, they were able to escape back to the farm and revive Shockwave, only for Croft to arrive with an army of Ghoids. A battle ensued during which the Maltos, with the help of the Autobots, overcame the Ghoids, only to face Croft deactivating the Autobots and the arrival of Mandroid, grotesquely enhanced into a new robotic form. {{storylink|The Battle of Witwicky}}

The Malto family attempted to escape from Mandroid and his two [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] henchmen, however eventually family members were picked off and only Twitch and Nightshade were left. The pair again sneaked into G.H.O.S.T. HQ to free Bumblebee, Schloder and the captive Decepticons, though the latter were unenthusiastic about helping and simply left. The remaining quartet found Mandroid preparing to use the space bridge to wipe out all Cybertronian life on the planet and during the resulting fight, the group escaped through the space bridge portal. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 1}} On their way to the huge Spire Mandroid had erected, the group encountered mind-controlled Autobots but were also reunited with Hashtag, Jawbreaker and Thrash. Nightshade battled the Sharkticons with Jawbreaker and Hashtag, allowing Twitch and Thrash to go on ahead, however Mandroid successfully activated his superweapon, putting Nightshade and the other Transformers on Earth into shutdown. Fortunately Mo and Robby were able to reverse the process using their cyber-sleeves to channel the power of Quintus Prime, and the Malto family were reunited. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition''===
{{voiceactor|[[Aaron Landon]] (English)|[[Frans Limburg]] (Dutch), [[Emmanuel Rausenberger]] (French), [[Andi Kroesing]] (German), [[Mosè Singh]] (Italian), [[Robert Ciszewski]] (Polish), [[David García]] (Spanish)}}
{{charfictionstub|{{storylink|Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition}}}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
[[File:ES-toy Nightshade Deluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|That's the kind of thousand-yard stare that only comes from a veteran of the Culture Wars. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Terran Nightshade''' (Deluxe, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESD-05'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 1]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Left and right owl wings, 2 knives, Mandroid torso (Hasbro release only)

: Released as part of the third wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Nightshade transforms into a robotic/statuesque hawk owl in thirteen steps. Nightshade's wings, owl face, and back of the robot head are made of a rubber material. The wings come separately in the packaging and must be assembled. While they can be removed for [[show-accuracy]], they are not designed to, and doing so can stress the rubber connection points. The wings can be removed at the sturdier ball joint connection though. Nightshade has two knives that can be stored in slots on top of the wings.

[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESD-05-Deluxe-Nightshade.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]

: This toy also comes packed with the torso to the [[Mandroid]] [[Build a Figure|build-a-figure]], though there are releases spotted in Europe that omit that part and remove all mention of it from the packaging. A later variant, released in the fifth wave, features new packaging and omits the Mandoroid BAF piece.

: The TakaraTomy release of the toy features a more extensive, much more screen-accurate paint deco, and omits the Mandroid piece. The wings come pre-assembled in this release.

: Nightshade was first listed on the Portuguese toy website ''fnac.pt'', before any official announcement by Hasbro. They were spotted alongside their wavemate Grimlock about a month later in Taiwan.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* An early concept for Nightshade was that they identified as "Terran" rather than male or female, as they did not consider gender to be an important part of their identity. This concept was dropped at some point during ''Earthspark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s development in favor of making the character explicitly non-binary, but this early draft persisted long enough that a version of the backstory found its way into the [[Transformers EarthSpark The Official Guidebook|official ''Earthspark'' guidebook]], as well as several foreign-language websites.
* [[Mae Catt]] clarified on tumblr that the original show pitch for Nightshade came from [[Dale Malinoswki]], the creator of the show. "Nightshade and the rest of the Malto family existed from the get-go in Dale's pitch, and Nightshade was always conceived as nonbinary." Mae themself did contribute to Nightshade and lent her perspective and lived experience when possible. Further, "We had many queer team members behind the scenes, trying to make sure we made Nightshade a compelling character. Everyone from the executives, boards team, DEI consult, and writers room helped along the way."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey there, @megatronsimp!

Thank you for your heartfelt sentiments. I just wanted to reply and offer some clarification: I did not create Nightshade. That would be Dale Malinowski, Earthspark’s show creator. Nightshade and the rest of the Malto family existed from the get-go in Dale’s pitch, and Nightshade was always conceived as nonbinary. I am honored to have been able to contribute to Nightshade, lending my perspective and lived experience when I could.

TV shows and movies are always a group effort, and so much love went into Earthspark, and especially Nightshade. We had many queer team members working behind the scenes, trying to make sure we made Nightshade a compelling character. Everyone from the executives, boards team, DEI consult, and writers room helped along the way.

And know this, I will NEVER feel bad about working on Earthspark or Nightshade. I am so insanely proud of that work, and Nightshade as a character, and nothing will ever change that. Much love to you and other Transformers fans! <3|link=https://www.tumblr.com/maecatt/758033932336922624/hey-there-megatronsimp-thank-you-for-your|name=Mae Catt|site=Tumblr|title=Clarification Regarding Nightshade.|year=2024|month=8|day=05}}</ref>
* While other nonbinary characters like [[Screwball]] had previously been introduced in other extended ''Transformers'' media, Nightshade is the first character to be openly identified as such in a ''Transformers'' cartoon. ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' previously featured a sort of edge case in the form of [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]], but the character was not intentionally written that way, instead falling into the realm of [[pseudocanon]] via [[authorial intent]] in response to a recurring [[animation error]].
* Originally, Nightshade's alternate mode was to be a monstrous gargoyle. This idea was tweaked at some point during the show's development, and Nightshade ultimately wound up with a stylized owl alternate mode instead. Notably, ''The Official Guidebook'' still refers to their alternate mode as a gargoyle.
* Different localizations have interpreted Nightshade's gender depending on the availability of gender-neutral pronouns in the relevant language:
** In the Hungarian dub, which lacks gendered pronouns entirely, Nightshade initially speaks in the plural, using ''mi'' and ''minket'' ("we" and "us") instead of ''én'' and ''engem'' ("I" and "me"), and the subject of Nightshade's gender is not addressed. This speech quirk is dropped in subsequent episodes.
** In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, Nightshade is referred to as ''elu'', a neologistic system popularized on the Internet to accommodate the lack of formal gender-neutral pronouns in the Portuguese language.
** In the Italian dub, Nightshade is simply described as "not identifying in either gender" and dialogue tries to avoid using gendered pronouns as much as possible, albeit in a few occasions they end up using male-coded terms when it's impossible to do otherwise.
** In the Japanese dub, Nightshade's first-person {{w|Japanese pronoun|pronoun}} is ''boku'' (僕, ボク), commonly used in real life as an informal pronoun by males, but can be used by women with tomboyish or feminist connotations, especially in media. (Pronouns in Japanese are not strictly gendered. Second-person and third-person pronouns are not gendered most of the time.) The Japanese dub of "[[Home, Part 1]]" has Nightshade explain that they don't think of themself as a boy or a girl, and the conversation with Sam uses the loanword "nonbinary" (ノンバイナリー ''nonbainarī'') to describe this.
** In the German dub, Nightshade's pronouns are ''dei'' and ''dem'', which are two of many different pronouns used by nonbinary people in the German language.
** In the Mandarin Chinese dub, Nightshade's pronoun is the third-person plural pronoun ''tāmen'' (他们), which is an unusual localization choice as most nonbinary Mandarin speakers go by gender-neutral singular pronouns such as ''ta'' (the Latin spelling with no Chinese character), ''qú'' (佢), ''yī'' (伊), or ''qí'' (其). Their gender identity is explicitly addressed.
** In the Czech dub, Nightshade uses the masculine plural pronoun ''oni'', along with its respective case and declension forms. Czech does not have any commonly used gender-neutral pronouns (although ''one'' has been proposed as one).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightshade''' (ナイトシェード ''Naitoshēdo'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Gyorsacél''' ("High-Speed Steel")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yèyǐng''' (夜影, "Night Shadow")

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

[[Category:EarthSpark Autobots]]
[[Category:Nonbinary characters]]
[[Category:Terrans]]

Nightshade (ES)

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{{disambig2|the Terran from ''EarthSpark''|the BotBot|Nightshade (BotBots)}}
:''Nightshade is a [[Terran]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Nightshade-earthspark-stock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Give a hoot! Read a book!]]

A [[Terran]] with a flair for the dramatic and boundless confidence, '''Nightshade Malto''' can seem weirdly distant at times. It's not that they're unfriendly by any measure: while they can certainly be glib and quick with a quip, they approach nearly everything and everyone with bright eyes and a huge smile. They're fascinated and delighted with the world they've found themselves in, and long to experience as much of it as possible. It's just that they'll do so on ''their'' terms. Nightshade prefers a quiet time reading rather than the energetic physical play of their siblings (or the endless online media onslaught that [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] enjoys). They're often in their lab tinkering away on some new device to aid their family, though they have a tendency to spring these surprises without warning, which can be awkward, or worse, depending on how ambitious Nightshade was feeling at the time. But as much time as they spend alone, they always come back in time, ever happy to join in family game nights and group celebrations.

But their bright, easygoing, giving nature should not be mistaken as weakness. Though they're generally averse to conflict, they do not abide threats to family, friends or even strangers they've just met, and they ''will'' fight with everything they have to protect those in need. Their incredible aerial maneuverability and quick thinking make them a very unpredictable opponent who aims to stop the fight as quickly as possible... after all, there are so many, many much nicer things to be doing.

{{bigquote|I always knew my pronouns felt right, but... what a wonderful word for a wonderful experience.|Nightshade on "nonbinary"|"[[Home, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Z Infante]] (English), [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)|[[Benjamin Bollen]] (French), [[Mario Heras]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Adolfo Moreno]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Carole Fernandez]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Lorenzo Crisci]] (Italian), [[Kateřina Petrová]] (Czech)}}
{{ongoing}}
[[File:AgeOfEvolution1-Nightshadeonline.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.33|]]
Nightshade was brought to life at the same time as their other siblings [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] and [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] by the Malto siblings [[Mo Malto| Mo]] and [[Robby Malto| Robby]] via the [[Emberstone]] in the same cave where their other siblings, [[Twitch]] and [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]], were first created. The otherwise happy moment was interrupted by a cave-in caused by a battle outside the cave between [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] against the Decepticon Seekers, [[Skywarp (ES)| Skywarp]] and [[Nova Storm (ES)| Nova Storm]]. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}} Despite being only a few seconds old, Nightshade and the other new Terrans instinctually came to their new family's rescue by shielding them from the collapsing cave rubble.

Emerging from the collapsed cave, they were warmly greeted by Optimus, who inquired about Nightshade and their siblings' names. Unlike Hashtag and Jawbreaker, Nightshade instinctually knew their name right off the bat and said what a delight it was to meet them. Sensing the pain the other Maltos and Terrans felt about learning their [[Dot Malto|mother]] was held captive by someone called [[Mandroid]], Nightshade volunteered to help them. While planning "Operation: Terran Horse", Nightshade, via their connection to Mo through her [[cyber-sleeve]], informed Optimus their pronouns were "they" and "them" and that male or female pronouns didn't fit them. While infiltrating Mandroid's base with Jawbreaker and Hashtag by posing as Decepticons who had captured Optimus, Nightshade was unable to hide their horror at Mandroid's experiments he was performing on the captured [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]]. Their ruse quickly exposed, a battle erupted that saw Mandroid's base turn into a walking mech that required the combined efforts of the Malto family and their allies to take down. Following the battle, Nightshade was formally introduced to Dot and welcomed into her family. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 2}}

Now a formal member of the Malto household, Nightshade found the cramped living quarters of the family barn unsuitable as a living space for their Terran siblings and set out to construct a new one. They covertly ended up recruiting Thrash to aide them in this, who was looking to try and bond with his new younger sibling. When Hashtag and Twitch returned with Bumblebee from a mishap with G.H.OS.T., Nightshade used the family gathering to introduce everyone to the [[Dugout|new base]] they had constructed beneath the farmstead. {{storylink|Hashtag: Oops}} Nightshade was present at the family movie night that showed off the movie Hashtag made while trying to find Jawbreaker an alt-mode. {{storylink|Outtakes}}

[[File:NightshadeOwlMode MissedConnection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|'''Tarantulas:''' "We offer power and purpose. What can you offer us? What can you offer me?" '''Nightshade:''' "I have a [[Mo Malto|sister]]"]]
Worried that Nightshade was isolating themself from their family because they didn't share many interests, Alex introduced Nightshade to the ''[[Winged Sentinel]]'' books by his favorite author, [[D.E. O'Neil]]. Taken by the stories of daring heroism, Nightshade resolved to meet O'Neil, who was a Witwicky local, feeling they had found someone they could bond with. They quickly worked out O'Neil's current address and took off to visit... only to discover their "current address" was a cemetery, as the author was in fact deceased. But an encounter with a "groundskeeper" soon led to Nightshade instead discovering the reclusive Decepticon scientist, [[Tarantulas (ES)|Tarantulas]]. Bonding with the Decepticon spider over their shared interests in science and shared ''lack'' of interest in continuing the Autobot/Decepticon conflict, Nightshade aided Tarantulas in constructing a holographic projector that would allow him to completely avoid detection from G.H.O.S.T. During this partnership, Tarantulas expanded the young Terran's mindset on what alt-modes could be. Following a miscommunication, Tarantulas came to believe Nightshade was a prisoner of their human parents and kidnapped the two with the intent of wiping their memories so he could take Nightshade on the run with him. When Nightshade rescued their parents, they scanned a statue of the ''Winged Sentinel'' owl, granting them a new [[beast mode]]. Besting Tarantulas in combat just as the rest of Nightshade's family arrived on scene, Nightshade convinced Bumblebee to give the spider a second chance. When G.H.O.S.T. showed up, Tarantulas decided to make the best of this second chance and volunteered to lead G.H.O.S.T. away to let the Maltos escape. {{storylink|Missed Connection}}

When [[Jon Schloder|Agent Schloder]] arrived at the Malto family farm hot on Bumblebee's trail, Nightshade and Hashtag used the opportunity to show off the new "Emergency Lockdown" protocol they had installed in the Terran base. Sealing up the base whenever a G.H.O.S.T. vehicle (Hashtag excluded) approached the area, it made entry or exit of the dugout virtually impossible. Unfortunately the two hadn't worked out all the kinks yet and discovered that instead of keeping the lockdown going for 10 minutes after Schloder departed, it was instead set for 10 ''hours''. Stuck in the base, Nightshade and the others were unable to help Bumblebee and Dot in their attempts to evade G.H.OS.T. When Dot and Alex returned later that night and informed them Bee had to go back on the run, Nightshade comforted the devastated Twitch. {{storylink|Security Protocols}}

[[File:HomePart1-Nightshadeowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|left|'''Random civilians:''' "Oh, what a perfect stuffed owl." '''Nightshade:''' "STUFFED!? I beg you pardon!?"]]
Still new to the concept of gift-giving, for their present to Dot on Mother's Day, Nightshade made several secret modification to their mother's prosthetic leg in hopes of making her life easier. While it proved critical in aiding Dot and the others in taking care of a mutated mother bear that was terrorizing them, Nightshade was confronted by Dot that they needed to ask for permission when tampering with something as personal as Dot's leg. Nightshade apologized and in the future promised to work with Dot if they wanted to modify her leg. {{storylink|Bear Necessities}} When Nightshade, and their other siblings, were taken to [[Spacebridge Memorial Park]] by Megatron to learn of the history of the Cybertronian War, they found their meeting interrupted by the return of the dormant Decepticon [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]. When Shockwave initiated an overload of the power chamber of the derelict Space Bridge, Nightshade worked with Robby and Thrash to disconnect them while Megatron battled it out with Shockwave. {{storylink|Warzone}}

[[File:NightshadeAndSamChat HomePartOne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|"Now, child, flying is not merely some crude, mechanical process. It is a delicate art. Purely aesthetic. Poetry of motion. And the best way to learn it is to do it."]]

When the Terrans were taken on a nightly visit to [[Philadelphia]] by Robby and Mo, Nightshade went by themself when the group split up and got a chance to act out their heroic fantasies when they saved a young person from an attempted mugging. Taking note of the pronoun pins on <choose><option>their</option><option>her</option></choose> purse, Nightshade introduced themself to [[Sam (ES)|Sam]], who warmed up to the Terran when they told <choose><option>them</option><option>her</option></choose> of their own pronouns. It was talking with Sam where Nightshade learned of the concept of being "non-binary", which they felt was a wonderful word to describe themself. Upon reuniting with their family, Nightshade was surprised to see Bumblebee along with them. Needing help in tracking down the lost Autobot, [[Grimlock (ES)|Grimlock]], Nightshade eagerly joined him. {{storylink|Home, Part 1}} However, the search for Grimlock soon turned into a battle with the returning Mandroid. After taking down one of Mandroid's newest Arachnamech creations, Nightshade and the rest of their family found themselves having to fight the mind-controlled Hashtag. Taking the fight to the city above, Nightshade discovered attempts to forcibly remove her control chip were blocked by a forcefield. Eventually, they were all able free their sister when they were empowered by a mysterious energy that originated from the cave where the Terrans had been born. With their sister freed, Nightshade and the others raced back to Witwicky in hopes of getting home before their parents woke up. {{storylink|Home, Part 2}}

The kids encountered Grimlock while collecting flowers in the woods and had to flee back to the farm, where they eventually fought the Dinobot into submission.{{storylink|A Stygi Situation}} When Robby's cyber-sleeve manifested a new shield ability, Optimus smuggled the entire Malto family into G.H.O.S.T. HQ to have [[Teletraan I (ES)|Teletraan I]] scan the devices. The kids were later training in the base's rec room when Mandroid took control of it, unleashing a holographic Megatron on them, and though Hashtag was able to shut it down, the fight resulted in Robby's cyber-sleeve becoming inactive and the emotional link between the kids was lost. {{storylink|Disarmed}}

While trying to reactivate the cyber-sleeves with the cave water that the Maltobots were using to energize, the kids stumbled on a cave system through which [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]], Nova Storm and Skywarp were trying to escape. Things were complicated more when they encountered the energon-feeding [[Dweller (ES)|Dweller]], forcing them to try to enact a desperate plan to imprison it so it couldn't escape the caves. {{storylink|What Dwells Within}} Robby's cyber-sleeve began affecting his health, and Dot assured the other kids that they'd do all they could to help the boy get better. When the other human members of the Malto family lapsed into unconsciousness, the Maltobots took care of them until they recovered, having had an encounter with Quintus Prime that restored both Robby's health and the cyber-sleeves. {{storylink|Prime Time (episode)|Prime Time}}

When Bumblebee was assigned the task of infiltrating G.H.O.S.T. HQ, he borrowed Nightshade's [[mobile hologram emitter]] and the latest Smart Trainer. The kids resolved to help their mentor, and to this end, once Twitch located the entrance to the HQ, Nightshade, Thrash and Robby joined her in sneaking in. They bumped into Schloder and managed to persuade him to help them, leading them to find G.H.O.S.T. had taken possession of the space bridge. During the ensuing fight with [[Karen Croft|Agent Croft]]'s [[Ghoid]]s, the group used the space bridge to escape to the outside. {{storylink|Stowed Away, Stowaways}} Pursued by a Mandroid-controlled Shockwave, the group headed into Witwicky where they were joined by the rest of the Malto kids and managed to take down the Decepticon, shortly before being surrounded by G.H.O.S.T. agents. With a timely intervention by their parents, they were able to escape back to the farm and revive Shockwave, only for Croft to arrive with an army of Ghoids. A battle ensued during which the Maltos, with the help of the Autobots, overcame the Ghoids, only to face Croft deactivating the Autobots and the arrival of Mandroid, grotesquely enhanced into a new robotic form. {{storylink|The Battle of Witwicky}}

The Malto family attempted to escape from Mandroid and his two [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] henchmen, however eventually family members were picked off and only Twitch and Nightshade were left. The pair again sneaked into G.H.O.S.T. HQ to free Bumblebee, Schloder and the captive Decepticons, though the latter were unenthusiastic about helping and simply left. The remaining quartet found Mandroid preparing to use the space bridge to wipe out all Cybertronian life on the planet and during the resulting fight, the group escaped through the space bridge portal. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 1}} On their way to the huge Spire Mandroid had erected, the group encountered mind-controlled Autobots but were also reunited with Hashtag, Jawbreaker and Thrash. Nightshade battled the Sharkticons with Jawbreaker and Hashtag, allowing Twitch and Thrash to go on ahead, however Mandroid successfully activated his superweapon, putting Nightshade and the other Transformers on Earth into shutdown. Fortunately Mo and Robby were able to reverse the process using their cyber-sleeves to channel the power of Quintus Prime, and the Malto family were reunited. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition''===
{{voiceactor|[[Aaron Landon]] (English)|[[Frans Limburg]] (Dutch), [[Emmanuel Rausenberger]] (French), [[Andi Kroesing]] (German), [[Mosè Singh]] (Italian), [[Robert Ciszewski]] (Polish), [[David García]] (Spanish)}}
{{charfictionstub|{{storylink|Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition}}}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
[[File:ES-toy Nightshade Deluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|That's the kind of thousand-yard stare that only comes from a veteran of the Culture Wars. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Terran Nightshade''' (Deluxe, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESD-05'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 1]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Left and right owl wings, 2 knives, Mandroid torso (Hasbro release only)

: Released as part of the third wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Nightshade transforms into a robotic/statuesque hawk owl in thirteen steps. Nightshade's wings, owl face, and back of the robot head are made of a rubber material. The wings come separately in the packaging and must be assembled. While they can be removed for [[show-accuracy]], they are not designed to, and doing so can stress the rubber connection points. The wings can be removed at the sturdier ball joint connection though. Nightshade has two knives that can be stored in slots on top of the wings.

[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESD-05-Deluxe-Nightshade.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]

: This toy also comes packed with the torso to the [[Mandroid]] [[Build a Figure|build-a-figure]], though there are releases spotted in Europe that omit that part and remove all mention of it from the packaging. A later variant, released in the fifth wave, features new packaging and omits the Mandoroid BAF piece.

: The TakaraTomy release of the toy features a more extensive, much more screen-accurate paint deco, and omits the Mandroid piece. The wings come pre-assembled in this release.

: Nightshade was first listed on the Portuguese toy website ''fnac.pt'', before any official announcement by Hasbro. They were spotted alongside their wavemate Grimlock about a month later in Taiwan.
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==Notes==
* An early concept for Nightshade was that they identified as "Terran" rather than male or female, as they did not consider gender to be an important part of their identity. This concept was dropped at some point during ''Earthspark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s development in favor of making the character explicitly non-binary, but this early draft persisted long enough that a version of the backstory found its way into the [[Transformers EarthSpark The Official Guidebook|official ''Earthspark'' guidebook]], as well as several foreign-language websites.
* [[Mae Catt]] clarified on tumblr that the original show pitch for Nightshade came from [[Dale Malinoswki]], the creator of the show. "Nightshade and the rest of the Malto family existed from the get-go in Dale's pitch, and Nightshade was always conceived as nonbinary." Mae themself did contribute to Nightshade and lent her perspective and lived experience when possible. Further, "We had many queer team members behind the scenes, trying to make sure we made Nightshade a compelling character. Everyone from the executives, boards team, DEI consult, and writers room helped along the way."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey there, @megatronsimp!

Thank you for your heartfelt sentiments. I just wanted to reply and offer some clarification: I did not create Nightshade. That would be Dale Malinowski, Earthspark’s show creator. Nightshade and the rest of the Malto family existed from the get-go in Dale’s pitch, and Nightshade was always conceived as nonbinary. I am honored to have been able to contribute to Nightshade, lending my perspective and lived experience when I could.

TV shows and movies are always a group effort, and so much love went into Earthspark, and especially Nightshade. We had many queer team members working behind the scenes, trying to make sure we made Nightshade a compelling character. Everyone from the executives, boards team, DEI consult, and writers room helped along the way.

And know this, I will NEVER feel bad about working on Earthspark or Nightshade. I am so insanely proud of that work, and Nightshade as a character, and nothing will ever change that. Much love to you and other Transformers fans! <3|link=https://www.tumblr.com/maecatt/758033932336922624/hey-there-megatronsimp-thank-you-for-your|name=Mae Catt|site=Tumblr|title=Clarification Regarding Nightshade.|year=2024|month=8|day=05}}</ref>
* While other nonbinary characters like [[Screwball]] had previously been introduced in other extended ''Transformers'' media, Nightshade is the first character to be openly identified as such in a ''Transformers'' cartoon. ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' previously featured a sort of edge case in the form of [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]], but the character was not intentionally written that way, instead falling into the realm of [[pseudocanon]] via [[authorial intent]] in response to a recurring [[animation error]].
* Originally, Nightshade's alternate mode was to be a monstrous gargoyle. This idea was tweaked at some point during the show's development, and Nightshade ultimately wound up with a stylized owl alternate mode instead. Notably, ''The Official Guidebook'' still refers to their alternate mode as a gargoyle.
* Different localizations have interpreted Nightshade's gender depending on the availability of gender-neutral pronouns in the relevant language:
** In the Hungarian dub, which lacks gendered pronouns entirely, Nightshade initially speaks in the plural, using ''mi'' and ''minket'' ("we" and "us") instead of ''én'' and ''engem'' ("I" and "me"), and the subject of Nightshade's gender is not addressed. This speech quirk is dropped in subsequent episodes.
** In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, Nightshade is referred to as ''elu'', a neologistic system popularized on the Internet to accommodate the lack of formal gender-neutral pronouns in the Portuguese language.
** In the Italian dub, Nightshade is simply described as "not identifying in either gender" and dialogue tries to avoid using gendered pronouns as much as possible, albeit in a few occasions they end up using male-coded terms when it's impossible to do otherwise.
** In the Japanese dub, Nightshade's first-person {{w|Japanese pronoun|pronoun}} is ''boku'' (僕, ボク), commonly used in real life as an informal pronoun by males, but can be used by women with tomboyish or feminist connotations, especially in media. (Pronouns in Japanese are not strictly gendered. Second-person and third-person pronouns are not gendered most of the time.) The Japanese dub of "[[Home, Part 1]]" has Nightshade explain that they don't think of themself as a boy or a girl, and the conversation with Sam uses the loanword "nonbinary" (ノンバイナリー ''nonbainarī'') to describe this.
** In the German dub, Nightshade's pronouns are ''dei'' and ''dem'', which are two of many different pronouns used by nonbinary people in the German language.
** In the Mandarin Chinese dub, Nightshade's pronoun is the third-person plural pronoun ''tāmen'' (他们), which is an unusual localization choice as most nonbinary Mandarin speakers go by gender-neutral singular pronouns such as ''ta'' (the Latin spelling with no Chinese character), ''qú'' (佢), ''yī'' (伊), or ''qí'' (其). Their gender identity is explicitly addressed.
** In the Czech dub, Nightshade uses the masculine plural pronoun ''oni'', along with its respective case and declension forms. Czech does not have any commonly used gender-neutral pronouns (although ''one'' has been proposed as one).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightshade''' (ナイトシェード ''Naitoshēdo'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Gyorsacél''' ("High-Speed Steel")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yèyǐng''' (夜影, "Night Shadow")

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Nightshade (ES)

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{{disambig2|the Terran from ''EarthSpark''|the BotBot|Nightshade (BotBots)}}
:''Nightshade is a [[Terran]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Nightshade-earthspark-stock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Give a hoot! Read a book!]]

A [[Terran]] with a flair for the dramatic and boundless confidence, '''Nightshade Malto''' can seem weirdly distant at times. It's not that they're unfriendly by any measure: while they can certainly be glib and quick with a quip, they approach nearly everything and everyone with bright eyes and a huge smile. They're fascinated and delighted with the world they've found themselves in, and long to experience as much of it as possible. It's just that they'll do so on ''their'' terms. Nightshade prefers a quiet time reading rather than the energetic physical play of their siblings (or the endless online media onslaught that [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] enjoys). They're often in their lab tinkering away on some new device to aid their family, though they have a tendency to spring these surprises without warning, which can be awkward, or worse, depending on how ambitious Nightshade was feeling at the time. But as much time as they spend alone, they always come back in time, ever happy to join in family game nights and group celebrations.

But their bright, easygoing, giving nature should not be mistaken as weakness. Though they're generally averse to conflict, they do not abide threats to family, friends or even strangers they've just met, and they ''will'' fight with everything they have to protect those in need. Their incredible aerial maneuverability and quick thinking make them a very unpredictable opponent who aims to stop the fight as quickly as possible... after all, there are so many, many much nicer things to be doing.

{{bigquote|I always knew my pronouns felt right, but... what a wonderful word for a wonderful experience.|Nightshade on "nonbinary"|"[[Home, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Z Infante]] (English), [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)|[[Benjamin Bollen]] (French), [[Mario Heras]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Adolfo Moreno]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Carole Fernandez]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Lorenzo Crisci]] (Italian), [[Kateřina Petrová]] (Czech)}}
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[[File:AgeOfEvolution1-Nightshadeonline.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.33|]]
Nightshade was brought to life at the same time as their other siblings [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] and [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] by the Malto siblings [[Mo Malto| Mo]] and [[Robby Malto| Robby]] via the [[Emberstone]] in the same cave where their other siblings, [[Twitch]] and [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]], were first created. The otherwise happy moment was interrupted by a cave-in caused by a battle outside the cave between [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] against the Decepticon Seekers, [[Skywarp (ES)| Skywarp]] and [[Nova Storm (ES)| Nova Storm]]. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}} Despite being only a few seconds old, Nightshade and the other new Terrans instinctually came to their new family's rescue by shielding them from the collapsing cave rubble.

Emerging from the collapsed cave, they were warmly greeted by Optimus, who inquired about Nightshade and their siblings' names. Unlike Hashtag and Jawbreaker, Nightshade instinctually knew their name right off the bat and said what a delight it was to meet them. Sensing the pain the other Maltos and Terrans felt about learning their [[Dot Malto|mother]] was held captive by someone called [[Mandroid]], Nightshade volunteered to help them. While planning "Operation: Terran Horse", Nightshade, via their connection to Mo through her [[cyber-sleeve]], informed Optimus their pronouns were "they" and "them" and that male or female pronouns didn't fit them. While infiltrating Mandroid's base with Jawbreaker and Hashtag by posing as Decepticons who had captured Optimus, Nightshade was unable to hide their horror at Mandroid's experiments he was performing on the captured [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]]. Their ruse quickly exposed, a battle erupted that saw Mandroid's base turn into a walking mech that required the combined efforts of the Malto family and their allies to take down. Following the battle, Nightshade was formally introduced to Dot and welcomed into her family. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 2}}

Now a formal member of the Malto household, Nightshade found the cramped living quarters of the family barn unsuitable as a living space for their Terran siblings and set out to construct a new one. They covertly ended up recruiting Thrash to aide them in this, who was looking to try and bond with his new younger sibling. When Hashtag and Twitch returned with Bumblebee from a mishap with G.H.OS.T., Nightshade used the family gathering to introduce everyone to the [[Dugout|new base]] they had constructed beneath the farmstead. {{storylink|Hashtag: Oops}} Nightshade was present at the family movie night that showed off the movie Hashtag made while trying to find Jawbreaker an alt-mode. {{storylink|Outtakes}}

[[File:NightshadeOwlMode MissedConnection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|'''Tarantulas:''' "We offer power and purpose. What can you offer us? What can you offer me?" '''Nightshade:''' "I have a [[Mo Malto|sister]]"]]
Worried that Nightshade was isolating themself from their family because they didn't share many interests, Alex introduced Nightshade to the ''[[Winged Sentinel]]'' books by his favorite author, [[D.E. O'Neil]]. Taken by the stories of daring heroism, Nightshade resolved to meet O'Neil, who was a Witwicky local, feeling they had found someone they could bond with. They quickly worked out O'Neil's current address and took off to visit... only to discover their "current address" was a cemetery, as the author was in fact deceased. But an encounter with a "groundskeeper" soon led to Nightshade instead discovering the reclusive Decepticon scientist, [[Tarantulas (ES)|Tarantulas]]. Bonding with the Decepticon spider over their shared interests in science and shared ''lack'' of interest in continuing the Autobot/Decepticon conflict, Nightshade aided Tarantulas in constructing a holographic projector that would allow him to completely avoid detection from G.H.O.S.T. During this partnership, Tarantulas expanded the young Terran's mindset on what alt-modes could be. Following a miscommunication, Tarantulas came to believe Nightshade was a prisoner of their human parents and kidnapped the two with the intent of wiping their memories so he could take Nightshade on the run with him. When Nightshade rescued their parents, they scanned a statue of the ''Winged Sentinel'' owl, granting them a new [[beast mode]]. Besting Tarantulas in combat just as the rest of Nightshade's family arrived on scene, Nightshade convinced Bumblebee to give the spider a second chance. When G.H.O.S.T. showed up, Tarantulas decided to make the best of this second chance and volunteered to lead G.H.O.S.T. away to let the Maltos escape. {{storylink|Missed Connection}}

When [[Jon Schloder|Agent Schloder]] arrived at the Malto family farm hot on Bumblebee's trail, Nightshade and Hashtag used the opportunity to show off the new "Emergency Lockdown" protocol they had installed in the Terran base. Sealing up the base whenever a G.H.O.S.T. vehicle (Hashtag excluded) approached the area, it made entry or exit of the dugout virtually impossible. Unfortunately the two hadn't worked out all the kinks yet and discovered that instead of keeping the lockdown going for 10 minutes after Schloder departed, it was instead set for 10 ''hours''. Stuck in the base, Nightshade and the others were unable to help Bumblebee and Dot in their attempts to evade G.H.OS.T. When Dot and Alex returned later that night and informed them Bee had to go back on the run, Nightshade comforted the devastated Twitch. {{storylink|Security Protocols}}

[[File:HomePart1-Nightshadeowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|left|'''Random civilians:''' "Oh, what a perfect stuffed owl." '''Nightshade:''' "STUFFED!? I beg you pardon!?"]]
Still new to the concept of gift-giving, for their present to Dot on Mother's Day, Nightshade made several secret modification to their mother's prosthetic leg in hopes of making her life easier. While it proved critical in aiding Dot and the others in taking care of a mutated mother bear that was terrorizing them, Nightshade was confronted by Dot that they needed to ask for permission when tampering with something as personal as Dot's leg. Nightshade apologized and in the future promised to work with Dot if they wanted to modify her leg. {{storylink|Bear Necessities}} When Nightshade, and their other siblings, were taken to [[Spacebridge Memorial Park]] by Megatron to learn of the history of the Cybertronian War, they found their meeting interrupted by the return of the dormant Decepticon [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]. When Shockwave initiated an overload of the power chamber of the derelict Space Bridge, Nightshade worked with Robby and Thrash to disconnect them while Megatron battled it out with Shockwave. {{storylink|Warzone}}

[[File:NightshadeAndSamChat HomePartOne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|"Now, child, flying is not merely some crude, mechanical process. It is a delicate art. Purely aesthetic. Poetry of motion. And the best way to learn it is to do it."]]

When the Terrans were taken on a nightly visit to [[Philadelphia]] by Robby and Mo, Nightshade went by themself when the group split up and got a chance to act out their heroic fantasies when they saved a young person from an attempted mugging. Taking note of the pronoun pins on <choose><option>their</option><option>her</option></choose> purse, Nightshade introduced themself to [[Sam (ES)|Sam]], who warmed up to the Terran when they told <choose><option>them</option><option>her</option></choose> of their own pronouns. It was talking with Sam where Nightshade learned of the concept of being "non-binary", which they felt was a wonderful word to describe themself. Upon reuniting with their family, Nightshade was surprised to see Bumblebee along with them. Needing help in tracking down the lost Autobot, [[Grimlock (ES)|Grimlock]], Nightshade eagerly joined him. {{storylink|Home, Part 1}} However, the search for Grimlock soon turned into a battle with the returning Mandroid. After taking down one of Mandroid's newest Arachnamech creations, Nightshade and the rest of their family found themselves having to fight the mind-controlled Hashtag. Taking the fight to the city above, Nightshade discovered attempts to forcibly remove her control chip were blocked by a forcefield. Eventually, they were all able free their sister when they were empowered by a mysterious energy that originated from the cave where the Terrans had been born. With their sister freed, Nightshade and the others raced back to Witwicky in hopes of getting home before their parents woke up. {{storylink|Home, Part 2}}

The kids encountered Grimlock while collecting flowers in the woods and had to flee back to the farm, where they eventually fought the Dinobot into submission.{{storylink|A Stygi Situation}} When Robby's cyber-sleeve manifested a new shield ability, Optimus smuggled the entire Malto family into G.H.O.S.T. HQ to have [[Teletraan I (ES)|Teletraan I]] scan the devices. The kids were later training in the base's rec room when Mandroid took control of it, unleashing a holographic Megatron on them, and though Hashtag was able to shut it down, the fight resulted in Robby's cyber-sleeve becoming inactive and the emotional link between the kids was lost. {{storylink|Disarmed}}

While trying to reactivate the cyber-sleeves with the cave water that the Maltobots were using to energize, the kids stumbled on a cave system through which [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]], Nova Storm and Skywarp were trying to escape. Things were complicated more when they encountered the energon-feeding [[Dweller (ES)|Dweller]], forcing them to try to enact a desperate plan to imprison it so it couldn't escape the caves. {{storylink|What Dwells Within}} Robby's cyber-sleeve began affecting his health, and Dot assured the other kids that they'd do all they could to help the boy get better. When the other human members of the Malto family lapsed into unconsciousness, the Maltobots took care of them until they recovered, having had an encounter with Quintus Prime that restored both Robby's health and the cyber-sleeves. {{storylink|Prime Time (episode)|Prime Time}}

When Bumblebee was assigned the task of infiltrating G.H.O.S.T. HQ, he borrowed Nightshade's [[mobile hologram emitter]] and the latest Smart Trainer. The kids resolved to help their mentor, and to this end, once Twitch located the entrance to the HQ, Nightshade, Thrash and Robby joined her in sneaking in. They bumped into Schloder and managed to persuade him to help them, leading them to find G.H.O.S.T. had taken possession of the space bridge. During the ensuing fight with [[Karen Croft|Agent Croft]]'s [[Ghoid]]s, the group used the space bridge to escape to the outside. {{storylink|Stowed Away, Stowaways}} Pursued by a Mandroid-controlled Shockwave, the group headed into Witwicky where they were joined by the rest of the Malto kids and managed to take down the Decepticon, shortly before being surrounded by G.H.O.S.T. agents. With a timely intervention by their parents, they were able to escape back to the farm and revive Shockwave, only for Croft to arrive with an army of Ghoids. A battle ensued during which the Maltos, with the help of the Autobots, overcame the Ghoids, only to face Croft deactivating the Autobots and the arrival of Mandroid, grotesquely enhanced into a new robotic form. {{storylink|The Battle of Witwicky}}

The Malto family attempted to escape from Mandroid and his two [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] henchmen, however eventually family members were picked off and only Twitch and Nightshade were left. The pair again sneaked into G.H.O.S.T. HQ to free Bumblebee, Schloder and the captive Decepticons, though the latter were unenthusiastic about helping and simply left. The remaining quartet found Mandroid preparing to use the space bridge to wipe out all Cybertronian life on the planet and during the resulting fight, the group escaped through the space bridge portal. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 1}} On their way to the huge Spire Mandroid had erected, the group encountered mind-controlled Autobots but were also reunited with Hashtag, Jawbreaker and Thrash. Nightshade battled the Sharkticons with Jawbreaker and Hashtag, allowing Twitch and Thrash to go on ahead, however Mandroid successfully activated his superweapon, putting Nightshade and the other Transformers on Earth into shutdown. Fortunately Mo and Robby were able to reverse the process using their cyber-sleeves to channel the power of Quintus Prime, and the Malto family were reunited. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition''===
{{voiceactor|[[Aaron Landon]] (English)|[[Frans Limburg]] (Dutch), [[Emmanuel Rausenberger]] (French), [[Andi Kroesing]] (German), [[Mosè Singh]] (Italian), [[Robert Ciszewski]] (Polish), [[David García]] (Spanish)}}
{{charfictionstub|{{storylink|Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition}}}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
[[File:ES-toy Nightshade Deluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|That's the kind of thousand-yard stare that only comes from a veteran of the Culture Wars. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Terran Nightshade''' (Deluxe, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESD-05'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 1]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Left and right owl wings, 2 knives, Mandroid torso (Hasbro release only)

: Released as part of the third wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Nightshade transforms into a robotic/statuesque hawk owl in thirteen steps. Nightshade's wings, owl face, and back of the robot head are made of a rubber material. The wings come separately in the packaging and must be assembled. While they can be removed for [[show-accuracy]], they are not designed to, and doing so can stress the rubber connection points. The wings can be removed at the sturdier ball joint connection though. Nightshade has two knives that can be stored in slots on top of the wings.

[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESD-05-Deluxe-Nightshade.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]

: This toy also comes packed with the torso to the [[Mandroid]] [[Build a Figure|build-a-figure]], though there are releases spotted in Europe that omit that part and remove all mention of it from the packaging. A later variant, released in the fifth wave, features new packaging and omits the Mandoroid BAF piece.

: The TakaraTomy release of the toy features a more extensive, much more screen-accurate paint deco, and omits the Mandroid piece. The wings come pre-assembled in this release.

: Nightshade was first listed on the Portuguese toy website ''fnac.pt'', before any official announcement by Hasbro. They were spotted alongside their wavemate Grimlock about a month later in Taiwan.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* An early concept for Nightshade was that they identified as "Terran" rather than male or female, as they did not consider gender to be an important part of their identity. This concept was dropped at some point during ''Earthspark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s development in favor of making the character explicitly non-binary, but this early draft persisted long enough that a version of the backstory found its way into the [[Transformers EarthSpark The Official Guidebook|official ''Earthspark'' guidebook]], as well as several foreign-language websites.
* [[Mae Catt]] clarified on tumblr that the original show pitch for Nightshade came from [[Dale Malinoswki]], the creator of the show. "Nightshade and the rest of the Malto family existed from the get-go in Dale's pitch, and Nightshade was always conceived as nonbinary." Mae themself did contribute to Nightshade and lent her perspective and lived experience when possible. Further, "We had many queer team members behind the scenes, trying to make sure we made Nightshade a compelling character. Everyone from the executives, boards team, DEI consult, and writers room helped along the way."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey there, @megatronsimp! Thank you for your heartfelt sentiments. I just wanted to reply and offer some clarification: I did not create Nightshade. That would be Dale Malinowski, Earthspark’s show creator. Nightshade and the rest of the Malto family existed from the get-go in Dale’s pitch, and Nightshade was always conceived as nonbinary. I am honored to have been able to contribute to Nightshade, lending my perspective and lived experience when I could. TV shows and movies are always a group effort, and so much love went into Earthspark, and especially Nightshade. We had many queer team members working behind the scenes, trying to make sure we made Nightshade a compelling character. Everyone from the executives, boards team, DEI consult, and writers room helped along the way. And know this, I will NEVER feel bad about working on Earthspark or Nightshade. I am so insanely proud of that work, and Nightshade as a character, and nothing will ever change that. Much love to you and other Transformers fans! <3|link=https://www.tumblr.com/maecatt/758033932336922624/hey-there-megatronsimp-thank-you-for-your?source=share|name=Mae Catt|site=Tumblr|title=Clarification Regarding Nightshade.|year=2024|month=8|day=05}}</ref>
* While other nonbinary characters like [[Screwball]] had previously been introduced in other extended ''Transformers'' media, Nightshade is the first character to be openly identified as such in a ''Transformers'' cartoon. ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' previously featured a sort of edge case in the form of [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]], but the character was not intentionally written that way, instead falling into the realm of [[pseudocanon]] via [[authorial intent]] in response to a recurring [[animation error]].
* Originally, Nightshade's alternate mode was to be a monstrous gargoyle. This idea was tweaked at some point during the show's development, and Nightshade ultimately wound up with a stylized owl alternate mode instead. Notably, ''The Official Guidebook'' still refers to their alternate mode as a gargoyle.
* Different localizations have interpreted Nightshade's gender depending on the availability of gender-neutral pronouns in the relevant language:
** In the Hungarian dub, which lacks gendered pronouns entirely, Nightshade initially speaks in the plural, using ''mi'' and ''minket'' ("we" and "us") instead of ''én'' and ''engem'' ("I" and "me"), and the subject of Nightshade's gender is not addressed. This speech quirk is dropped in subsequent episodes.
** In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, Nightshade is referred to as ''elu'', a neologistic system popularized on the Internet to accommodate the lack of formal gender-neutral pronouns in the Portuguese language.
** In the Italian dub, Nightshade is simply described as "not identifying in either gender" and dialogue tries to avoid using gendered pronouns as much as possible, albeit in a few occasions they end up using male-coded terms when it's impossible to do otherwise.
** In the Japanese dub, Nightshade's first-person {{w|Japanese pronoun|pronoun}} is ''boku'' (僕, ボク), commonly used in real life as an informal pronoun by males, but can be used by women with tomboyish or feminist connotations, especially in media. (Pronouns in Japanese are not strictly gendered. Second-person and third-person pronouns are not gendered most of the time.) The Japanese dub of "[[Home, Part 1]]" has Nightshade explain that they don't think of themself as a boy or a girl, and the conversation with Sam uses the loanword "nonbinary" (ノンバイナリー ''nonbainarī'') to describe this.
** In the German dub, Nightshade's pronouns are ''dei'' and ''dem'', which are two of many different pronouns used by nonbinary people in the German language.
** In the Mandarin Chinese dub, Nightshade's pronoun is the third-person plural pronoun ''tāmen'' (他们), which is an unusual localization choice as most nonbinary Mandarin speakers go by gender-neutral singular pronouns such as ''ta'' (the Latin spelling with no Chinese character), ''qú'' (佢), ''yī'' (伊), or ''qí'' (其). Their gender identity is explicitly addressed.
** In the Czech dub, Nightshade uses the masculine plural pronoun ''oni'', along with its respective case and declension forms. Czech does not have any commonly used gender-neutral pronouns (although ''one'' has been proposed as one).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightshade''' (ナイトシェード ''Naitoshēdo'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Gyorsacél''' ("High-Speed Steel")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yèyǐng''' (夜影, "Night Shadow")

[[Category:EarthSpark Autobots]]
[[Category:Nonbinary characters]]
[[Category:Terrans]]

Nightshade (ES)

2024-08-27T02:59:54Z

Causeway: /* Notes */ Note clarifying Nightshade's original pitch and the writing process for them thanks to information from Mae Catt on a tumblr thread

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{{disambig2|the Terran from ''EarthSpark''|the BotBot|Nightshade (BotBots)}}
:''Nightshade is a [[Terran]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Nightshade-earthspark-stock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Give a hoot! Read a book!]]

A [[Terran]] with a flair for the dramatic and boundless confidence, '''Nightshade Malto''' can seem weirdly distant at times. It's not that they're unfriendly by any measure: while they can certainly be glib and quick with a quip, they approach nearly everything and everyone with bright eyes and a huge smile. They're fascinated and delighted with the world they've found themselves in, and long to experience as much of it as possible. It's just that they'll do so on ''their'' terms. Nightshade prefers a quiet time reading rather than the energetic physical play of their siblings (or the endless online media onslaught that [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] enjoys). They're often in their lab tinkering away on some new device to aid their family, though they have a tendency to spring these surprises without warning, which can be awkward, or worse, depending on how ambitious Nightshade was feeling at the time. But as much time as they spend alone, they always come back in time, ever happy to join in family game nights and group celebrations.

But their bright, easygoing, giving nature should not be mistaken as weakness. Though they're generally averse to conflict, they do not abide threats to family, friends or even strangers they've just met, and they ''will'' fight with everything they have to protect those in need. Their incredible aerial maneuverability and quick thinking make them a very unpredictable opponent who aims to stop the fight as quickly as possible... after all, there are so many, many much nicer things to be doing.

{{bigquote|I always knew my pronouns felt right, but... what a wonderful word for a wonderful experience.|Nightshade on "nonbinary"|"[[Home, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Z Infante]] (English), [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)|[[Benjamin Bollen]] (French), [[Mario Heras]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Adolfo Moreno]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Carole Fernandez]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Lorenzo Crisci]] (Italian), [[Kateřina Petrová]] (Czech)}}
{{ongoing}}
[[File:AgeOfEvolution1-Nightshadeonline.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.33|]]
Nightshade was brought to life at the same time as their other siblings [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] and [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] by the Malto siblings [[Mo Malto| Mo]] and [[Robby Malto| Robby]] via the [[Emberstone]] in the same cave where their other siblings, [[Twitch]] and [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]], were first created. The otherwise happy moment was interrupted by a cave-in caused by a battle outside the cave between [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] against the Decepticon Seekers, [[Skywarp (ES)| Skywarp]] and [[Nova Storm (ES)| Nova Storm]]. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}} Despite being only a few seconds old, Nightshade and the other new Terrans instinctually came to their new family's rescue by shielding them from the collapsing cave rubble.

Emerging from the collapsed cave, they were warmly greeted by Optimus, who inquired about Nightshade and their siblings' names. Unlike Hashtag and Jawbreaker, Nightshade instinctually knew their name right off the bat and said what a delight it was to meet them. Sensing the pain the other Maltos and Terrans felt about learning their [[Dot Malto|mother]] was held captive by someone called [[Mandroid]], Nightshade volunteered to help them. While planning "Operation: Terran Horse", Nightshade, via their connection to Mo through her [[cyber-sleeve]], informed Optimus their pronouns were "they" and "them" and that male or female pronouns didn't fit them. While infiltrating Mandroid's base with Jawbreaker and Hashtag by posing as Decepticons who had captured Optimus, Nightshade was unable to hide their horror at Mandroid's experiments he was performing on the captured [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]]. Their ruse quickly exposed, a battle erupted that saw Mandroid's base turn into a walking mech that required the combined efforts of the Malto family and their allies to take down. Following the battle, Nightshade was formally introduced to Dot and welcomed into her family. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 2}}

Now a formal member of the Malto household, Nightshade found the cramped living quarters of the family barn unsuitable as a living space for their Terran siblings and set out to construct a new one. They covertly ended up recruiting Thrash to aide them in this, who was looking to try and bond with his new younger sibling. When Hashtag and Twitch returned with Bumblebee from a mishap with G.H.OS.T., Nightshade used the family gathering to introduce everyone to the [[Dugout|new base]] they had constructed beneath the farmstead. {{storylink|Hashtag: Oops}} Nightshade was present at the family movie night that showed off the movie Hashtag made while trying to find Jawbreaker an alt-mode. {{storylink|Outtakes}}

[[File:NightshadeOwlMode MissedConnection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|'''Tarantulas:''' "We offer power and purpose. What can you offer us? What can you offer me?" '''Nightshade:''' "I have a [[Mo Malto|sister]]"]]
Worried that Nightshade was isolating themself from their family because they didn't share many interests, Alex introduced Nightshade to the ''[[Winged Sentinel]]'' books by his favorite author, [[D.E. O'Neil]]. Taken by the stories of daring heroism, Nightshade resolved to meet O'Neil, who was a Witwicky local, feeling they had found someone they could bond with. They quickly worked out O'Neil's current address and took off to visit... only to discover their "current address" was a cemetery, as the author was in fact deceased. But an encounter with a "groundskeeper" soon led to Nightshade instead discovering the reclusive Decepticon scientist, [[Tarantulas (ES)|Tarantulas]]. Bonding with the Decepticon spider over their shared interests in science and shared ''lack'' of interest in continuing the Autobot/Decepticon conflict, Nightshade aided Tarantulas in constructing a holographic projector that would allow him to completely avoid detection from G.H.O.S.T. During this partnership, Tarantulas expanded the young Terran's mindset on what alt-modes could be. Following a miscommunication, Tarantulas came to believe Nightshade was a prisoner of their human parents and kidnapped the two with the intent of wiping their memories so he could take Nightshade on the run with him. When Nightshade rescued their parents, they scanned a statue of the ''Winged Sentinel'' owl, granting them a new [[beast mode]]. Besting Tarantulas in combat just as the rest of Nightshade's family arrived on scene, Nightshade convinced Bumblebee to give the spider a second chance. When G.H.O.S.T. showed up, Tarantulas decided to make the best of this second chance and volunteered to lead G.H.O.S.T. away to let the Maltos escape. {{storylink|Missed Connection}}

When [[Jon Schloder|Agent Schloder]] arrived at the Malto family farm hot on Bumblebee's trail, Nightshade and Hashtag used the opportunity to show off the new "Emergency Lockdown" protocol they had installed in the Terran base. Sealing up the base whenever a G.H.O.S.T. vehicle (Hashtag excluded) approached the area, it made entry or exit of the dugout virtually impossible. Unfortunately the two hadn't worked out all the kinks yet and discovered that instead of keeping the lockdown going for 10 minutes after Schloder departed, it was instead set for 10 ''hours''. Stuck in the base, Nightshade and the others were unable to help Bumblebee and Dot in their attempts to evade G.H.OS.T. When Dot and Alex returned later that night and informed them Bee had to go back on the run, Nightshade comforted the devastated Twitch. {{storylink|Security Protocols}}

[[File:HomePart1-Nightshadeowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|left|'''Random civilians:''' "Oh, what a perfect stuffed owl." '''Nightshade:''' "STUFFED!? I beg you pardon!?"]]
Still new to the concept of gift-giving, for their present to Dot on Mother's Day, Nightshade made several secret modification to their mother's prosthetic leg in hopes of making her life easier. While it proved critical in aiding Dot and the others in taking care of a mutated mother bear that was terrorizing them, Nightshade was confronted by Dot that they needed to ask for permission when tampering with something as personal as Dot's leg. Nightshade apologized and in the future promised to work with Dot if they wanted to modify her leg. {{storylink|Bear Necessities}} When Nightshade, and their other siblings, were taken to [[Spacebridge Memorial Park]] by Megatron to learn of the history of the Cybertronian War, they found their meeting interrupted by the return of the dormant Decepticon [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]. When Shockwave initiated an overload of the power chamber of the derelict Space Bridge, Nightshade worked with Robby and Thrash to disconnect them while Megatron battled it out with Shockwave. {{storylink|Warzone}}

[[File:NightshadeAndSamChat HomePartOne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|"Now, child, flying is not merely some crude, mechanical process. It is a delicate art. Purely aesthetic. Poetry of motion. And the best way to learn it is to do it."]]

When the Terrans were taken on a nightly visit to [[Philadelphia]] by Robby and Mo, Nightshade went by themself when the group split up and got a chance to act out their heroic fantasies when they saved a young person from an attempted mugging. Taking note of the pronoun pins on <choose><option>their</option><option>her</option></choose> purse, Nightshade introduced themself to [[Sam (ES)|Sam]], who warmed up to the Terran when they told <choose><option>them</option><option>her</option></choose> of their own pronouns. It was talking with Sam where Nightshade learned of the concept of being "non-binary", which they felt was a wonderful word to describe themself. Upon reuniting with their family, Nightshade was surprised to see Bumblebee along with them. Needing help in tracking down the lost Autobot, [[Grimlock (ES)|Grimlock]], Nightshade eagerly joined him. {{storylink|Home, Part 1}} However, the search for Grimlock soon turned into a battle with the returning Mandroid. After taking down one of Mandroid's newest Arachnamech creations, Nightshade and the rest of their family found themselves having to fight the mind-controlled Hashtag. Taking the fight to the city above, Nightshade discovered attempts to forcibly remove her control chip were blocked by a forcefield. Eventually, they were all able free their sister when they were empowered by a mysterious energy that originated from the cave where the Terrans had been born. With their sister freed, Nightshade and the others raced back to Witwicky in hopes of getting home before their parents woke up. {{storylink|Home, Part 2}}

The kids encountered Grimlock while collecting flowers in the woods and had to flee back to the farm, where they eventually fought the Dinobot into submission.{{storylink|A Stygi Situation}} When Robby's cyber-sleeve manifested a new shield ability, Optimus smuggled the entire Malto family into G.H.O.S.T. HQ to have [[Teletraan I (ES)|Teletraan I]] scan the devices. The kids were later training in the base's rec room when Mandroid took control of it, unleashing a holographic Megatron on them, and though Hashtag was able to shut it down, the fight resulted in Robby's cyber-sleeve becoming inactive and the emotional link between the kids was lost. {{storylink|Disarmed}}

While trying to reactivate the cyber-sleeves with the cave water that the Maltobots were using to energize, the kids stumbled on a cave system through which [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]], Nova Storm and Skywarp were trying to escape. Things were complicated more when they encountered the energon-feeding [[Dweller (ES)|Dweller]], forcing them to try to enact a desperate plan to imprison it so it couldn't escape the caves. {{storylink|What Dwells Within}} Robby's cyber-sleeve began affecting his health, and Dot assured the other kids that they'd do all they could to help the boy get better. When the other human members of the Malto family lapsed into unconsciousness, the Maltobots took care of them until they recovered, having had an encounter with Quintus Prime that restored both Robby's health and the cyber-sleeves. {{storylink|Prime Time (episode)|Prime Time}}

When Bumblebee was assigned the task of infiltrating G.H.O.S.T. HQ, he borrowed Nightshade's [[mobile hologram emitter]] and the latest Smart Trainer. The kids resolved to help their mentor, and to this end, once Twitch located the entrance to the HQ, Nightshade, Thrash and Robby joined her in sneaking in. They bumped into Schloder and managed to persuade him to help them, leading them to find G.H.O.S.T. had taken possession of the space bridge. During the ensuing fight with [[Karen Croft|Agent Croft]]'s [[Ghoid]]s, the group used the space bridge to escape to the outside. {{storylink|Stowed Away, Stowaways}} Pursued by a Mandroid-controlled Shockwave, the group headed into Witwicky where they were joined by the rest of the Malto kids and managed to take down the Decepticon, shortly before being surrounded by G.H.O.S.T. agents. With a timely intervention by their parents, they were able to escape back to the farm and revive Shockwave, only for Croft to arrive with an army of Ghoids. A battle ensued during which the Maltos, with the help of the Autobots, overcame the Ghoids, only to face Croft deactivating the Autobots and the arrival of Mandroid, grotesquely enhanced into a new robotic form. {{storylink|The Battle of Witwicky}}

The Malto family attempted to escape from Mandroid and his two [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] henchmen, however eventually family members were picked off and only Twitch and Nightshade were left. The pair again sneaked into G.H.O.S.T. HQ to free Bumblebee, Schloder and the captive Decepticons, though the latter were unenthusiastic about helping and simply left. The remaining quartet found Mandroid preparing to use the space bridge to wipe out all Cybertronian life on the planet and during the resulting fight, the group escaped through the space bridge portal. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 1}} On their way to the huge Spire Mandroid had erected, the group encountered mind-controlled Autobots but were also reunited with Hashtag, Jawbreaker and Thrash. Nightshade battled the Sharkticons with Jawbreaker and Hashtag, allowing Twitch and Thrash to go on ahead, however Mandroid successfully activated his superweapon, putting Nightshade and the other Transformers on Earth into shutdown. Fortunately Mo and Robby were able to reverse the process using their cyber-sleeves to channel the power of Quintus Prime, and the Malto family were reunited. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition''===
{{voiceactor|[[Aaron Landon]] (English)|[[Frans Limburg]] (Dutch), [[Emmanuel Rausenberger]] (French), [[Andi Kroesing]] (German), [[Mosè Singh]] (Italian), [[Robert Ciszewski]] (Polish), [[David García]] (Spanish)}}
{{charfictionstub|{{storylink|Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition}}}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
[[File:ES-toy Nightshade Deluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|That's the kind of thousand-yard stare that only comes from a veteran of the Culture Wars. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Terran Nightshade''' (Deluxe, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESD-05'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 1]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Left and right owl wings, 2 knives, Mandroid torso (Hasbro release only)

: Released as part of the third wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Nightshade transforms into a robotic/statuesque hawk owl in thirteen steps. Nightshade's wings, owl face, and back of the robot head are made of a rubber material. The wings come separately in the packaging and must be assembled. While they can be removed for [[show-accuracy]], they are not designed to, and doing so can stress the rubber connection points. The wings can be removed at the sturdier ball joint connection though. Nightshade has two knives that can be stored in slots on top of the wings.

[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESD-05-Deluxe-Nightshade.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]

: This toy also comes packed with the torso to the [[Mandroid]] [[Build a Figure|build-a-figure]], though there are releases spotted in Europe that omit that part and remove all mention of it from the packaging. A later variant, released in the fifth wave, features new packaging and omits the Mandoroid BAF piece.

: The TakaraTomy release of the toy features a more extensive, much more screen-accurate paint deco, and omits the Mandroid piece. The wings come pre-assembled in this release.

: Nightshade was first listed on the Portuguese toy website ''fnac.pt'', before any official announcement by Hasbro. They were spotted alongside their wavemate Grimlock about a month later in Taiwan.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* An early concept for Nightshade was that they identified as "Terran" rather than male or female, as they did not consider gender to be an important part of their identity. This concept was dropped at some point during ''Earthspark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s development in favor of making the character explicitly non-binary, but this early draft persisted long enough that a version of the backstory found its way into the [[Transformers EarthSpark The Official Guidebook|official ''Earthspark'' guidebook]], as well as several foreign-language websites.
* [[Mae Catt]] clarified on tumblr that the original show pitch for Nightshade came from [[Dale Malinoswki]], the creator of the show. "Nightshade and the rest of the Malto family existed from the get-go in Dale's pitch, and Nightshade was always conceived as nonbinary." Mae themself did contribute to Nightshade and lent her perspective and lived experience when possible. Further, "We had many queer team members behind the scenes, trying to make sure we made Nightshade a compelling character. Everyone from the executives, boards team, DEI consult, and writers room helped along the way."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey there, @megatronsimp!
Thank you for your heartfelt sentiments. I just wanted to reply and offer some clarification: I did not create Nightshade. That would be Dale Malinowski, Earthspark’s show creator. Nightshade and the rest of the Malto family existed from the get-go in Dale’s pitch, and Nightshade was always conceived as nonbinary. I am honored to have been able to contribute to Nightshade, lending my perspective and lived experience when I could.

TV shows and movies are always a group effort, and so much love went into Earthspark, and especially Nightshade. We had many queer team members working behind the scenes, trying to make sure we made Nightshade a compelling character. Everyone from the executives, boards team, DEI consult, and writers room helped along the way.

And know this, I will NEVER feel bad about working on Earthspark or Nightshade. I am so insanely proud of that work, and Nightshade as a character, and nothing will ever change that.

Much love to you and other Transformers fans! <3|link=https://www.tumblr.com/maecatt/758033932336922624/hey-there-megatronsimp-thank-you-for-your?source=share|name=Mae Catt|site=Tumblr|title=Clarification Regarding Nightshade.|year=2024|month=8|day=05}}</ref>
* While other nonbinary characters like [[Screwball]] had previously been introduced in other extended ''Transformers'' media, Nightshade is the first character to be openly identified as such in a ''Transformers'' cartoon. ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' previously featured a sort of edge case in the form of [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]], but the character was not intentionally written that way, instead falling into the realm of [[pseudocanon]] via [[authorial intent]] in response to a recurring [[animation error]].
* Originally, Nightshade's alternate mode was to be a monstrous gargoyle. This idea was tweaked at some point during the show's development, and Nightshade ultimately wound up with a stylized owl alternate mode instead. Notably, ''The Official Guidebook'' still refers to their alternate mode as a gargoyle.
* Different localizations have interpreted Nightshade's gender depending on the availability of gender-neutral pronouns in the relevant language:
** In the Hungarian dub, which lacks gendered pronouns entirely, Nightshade initially speaks in the plural, using ''mi'' and ''minket'' ("we" and "us") instead of ''én'' and ''engem'' ("I" and "me"), and the subject of Nightshade's gender is not addressed. This speech quirk is dropped in subsequent episodes.
** In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, Nightshade is referred to as ''elu'', a neologistic system popularized on the Internet to accommodate the lack of formal gender-neutral pronouns in the Portuguese language.
** In the Italian dub, Nightshade is simply described as "not identifying in either gender" and dialogue tries to avoid using gendered pronouns as much as possible, albeit in a few occasions they end up using male-coded terms when it's impossible to do otherwise.
** In the Japanese dub, Nightshade's first-person {{w|Japanese pronoun|pronoun}} is ''boku'' (僕, ボク), commonly used in real life as an informal pronoun by males, but can be used by women with tomboyish or feminist connotations, especially in media. (Pronouns in Japanese are not strictly gendered. Second-person and third-person pronouns are not gendered most of the time.) The Japanese dub of "[[Home, Part 1]]" has Nightshade explain that they don't think of themself as a boy or a girl, and the conversation with Sam uses the loanword "nonbinary" (ノンバイナリー ''nonbainarī'') to describe this.
** In the German dub, Nightshade's pronouns are ''dei'' and ''dem'', which are two of many different pronouns used by nonbinary people in the German language.
** In the Mandarin Chinese dub, Nightshade's pronoun is the third-person plural pronoun ''tāmen'' (他们), which is an unusual localization choice as most nonbinary Mandarin speakers go by gender-neutral singular pronouns such as ''ta'' (the Latin spelling with no Chinese character), ''qú'' (佢), ''yī'' (伊), or ''qí'' (其). Their gender identity is explicitly addressed.
** In the Czech dub, Nightshade uses the masculine plural pronoun ''oni'', along with its respective case and declension forms. Czech does not have any commonly used gender-neutral pronouns (although ''one'' has been proposed as one).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightshade''' (ナイトシェード ''Naitoshēdo'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Gyorsacél''' ("High-Speed Steel")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yèyǐng''' (夜影, "Night Shadow")

[[Category:EarthSpark Autobots]]
[[Category:Nonbinary characters]]
[[Category:Terrans]]

BBC

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Causeway: changed it again after being reminded 'tailpipes' is probably too obscure to be an insult to a casual reader

[[File:BBC Logo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|AKA 'transphobic arses']]
The '''British Broadcasting Corporation''' ('''BBC''') is the state-owned media corporation of the [[United Kingdom]], with a globally-renowned news service, '''BBC News'''.

==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] approached [[Earth]], [[Izabella]] watched several news broadcasts about global panic, with BBC News reporting "Fear in the streets". {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

==Notes==
*The BBC has given rise to many fictional pastiches, including [[BBS News]] and the [[Cybertronian Broadcasting Company|CBC]].
*The BBC holds linear broadcasting rights to ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'', something which became controversial when they censored the discussion of nonbinary people in "[[Home, Part 1]]".

==External links==
*[https://www.bbc.com/ Official website]
*{{w|BBC}} at Wikipedia

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[[Category:News organizations]]
[[Category:Real-world cultural references]]
[[Category:The Last Knight subgroups]]
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BBC

2024-06-30T03:02:58Z

Causeway: while certainly true that censoring of gender expansive stuff is terrible, changed this slightly to more wiki appropriate phrasing after discussion on the wiki discord, was inspired to use one from the https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Anatomic_euphemism list

[[File:BBC Logo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|AKA 'transphobic tailpipes']]
The '''British Broadcasting Corporation''' ('''BBC''') is the state-owned media corporation of the [[United Kingdom]], with a globally-renowned news service, '''BBC News'''.

==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] approached [[Earth]], [[Izabella]] watched several news broadcasts about global panic, with BBC News reporting "Fear in the streets". {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

==Notes==
*The BBC has given rise to many fictional pastiches, including [[BBS News]] and the [[Cybertronian Broadcasting Company|CBC]].
*The BBC holds linear broadcasting rights to ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'', something which became controversial when they censored the discussion of nonbinary people in "[[Home, Part 1]]".

==External links==
*[https://www.bbc.com/ Official website]
*{{w|BBC}} at Wikipedia

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bbc}}
[[Category:Businesses]]
[[Category:News organizations]]
[[Category:Real-world cultural references]]
[[Category:The Last Knight subgroups]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]

Soldier (unit)

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Causeway: /* Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC) */ moved where the image is so it tears less into the next section

{{factions|autobot|decepticon}}
[[File:Decepticon Soldier WFC.jpg|320px|thumb|right]]
'''Soldiers''' are some of the most common soldiers in the [[Autobot]], [[Neutral]], and [[Decepticon]] armies. Armed with [[neutron assault rifle]]s, Soldiers hide on rooftops and high-up crevices. Soldiers are not dangerous, but can cause a lot of problems to their enemies if they come in large numbers. While soldiers have no patterns to base an attack on, a smart warrior can exploit their low health, and their weak armor, to kill them easily with a powerful weapon.

==Games==
===Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)===
[[File:Autobot Soldier WFC.jpg|240px|thumb|right]]
Soldiers were a common sight in both Autobot, Neutral, and Decepticon factions during the war for Cybertron, Autobot Soldiers came in either Red, Green, or Blue colors, Neutral Soldiers came in either Green, Brown, or Dark blue colors, and Decepticon Soldiers came in either dark green, or dark purple colors.

{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}

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

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
During the last days on Cybertron, there were more Decepticon Soldiers than Autobot Soldiers, this is notably seen as there's a lot of Autobot Soldier's corpses around everywhere.
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
Optimus ordered a lot of Autobot Soldiers to make a stand, and to keep the decepticons away from the Dark Spark, after that, most of the Autobot Army that were trying to stop Shockwave from taking the Dark Spark to [[Kolkular]], things went wrong, as Shockwave, along with the Combaticons, not only murdered a lot of Autobots, but also took Cliffjumper as a prisoner, after that, Optimus, along with Jazz, infiltrated inside Kolkular to retrieve the Dark Spark, and to rescue Cliffjumper, during then, the two autobots faced a lot of Decepticon soldiers. When Cliffjumper was rescued, Optimus ordered Jazz to take Cliffjumper out of Kolkular, that he'll go to face Megatron himself, once Optimus reached the Dark Spark's room, he notices that there's a lot of dead Autobot soldiers, to which more in horror, Megatron revives them with the Dark Spark's power, turning them into zombies that swear loyalty to Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

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[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron subgroups]]

Soldier (unit)

2024-04-25T23:17:29Z

Causeway: put the image of space station personnel from level 1 of wfc in the correct section

{{factions|autobot|decepticon}}
[[File:Decepticon Soldier WFC.jpg|320px|thumb|right]]
'''Soldiers''' are some of the most common soldiers in the [[Autobot]], [[Neutral]], and [[Decepticon]] armies. Armed with [[neutron assault rifle]]s, Soldiers hide on rooftops and high-up crevices. Soldiers are not dangerous, but can cause a lot of problems to their enemies if they come in large numbers. While soldiers have no patterns to base an attack on, a smart warrior can exploit their low health, and their weak armor, to kill them easily with a powerful weapon.

==Games==
===Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)===
Soldiers were a common sight in both Autobot, Neutral, and Decepticon factions during the war for Cybertron, Autobot Soldiers came in either Red, Green, or Blue colors, Neutral Soldiers came in either Green, Brown, or Dark blue colors, and Decepticon Soldiers came in either dark green, or dark purple colors.
[[File:Autobot Soldier WFC.jpg|240px|thumb|right]]
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}

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

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
During the last days on Cybertron, there were more Decepticon Soldiers than Autobot Soldiers, this is notably seen as there's a lot of Autobot Soldier's corpses around everywhere.
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
Optimus ordered a lot of Autobot Soldiers to make a stand, and to keep the decepticons away from the Dark Spark, after that, most of the Autobot Army that were trying to stop Shockwave from taking the Dark Spark to [[Kolkular]], things went wrong, as Shockwave, along with the Combaticons, not only murdered a lot of Autobots, but also took Cliffjumper as a prisoner, after that, Optimus, along with Jazz, infiltrated inside Kolkular to retrieve the Dark Spark, and to rescue Cliffjumper, during then, the two autobots faced a lot of Decepticon soldiers. When Cliffjumper was rescued, Optimus ordered Jazz to take Cliffjumper out of Kolkular, that he'll go to face Megatron himself, once Optimus reached the Dark Spark's room, he notices that there's a lot of dead Autobot soldiers, to which more in horror, Megatron revives them with the Dark Spark's power, turning them into zombies that swear loyalty to Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

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[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron subgroups]]

Arcee (G1)/toys

2024-03-08T01:52:27Z

Causeway: /* Titans Return */ fixed the hyperlink to leinad

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[[File:Earthrise-Arcee-art.jpg|upright=1.10|thumb]]

'''Arcee''': a lot of misses until 2014.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:G1ArceeProto.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Orange? Where'd that come from?]]
*'''Arcee''' (Autobot Car?, <s>198?</s>)

: Despite being a major character in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', no transforming toy of Arcee was made during the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]]'s run. Images of a hand-sculpted [[prototype]] based on Arcee's original character design ([[Arcee (G1)#Notes|see "Notes"]]) have appeared in several Japanese publications—including a booklet included with ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' {{w|LaserDisc}} set and ''[[Transformers First Series Complete]]''—but it appears the toy never progressed beyond this stage.
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*'''Arcee''' (Headmaster, <s>198?</s>)
[[File:Concept-HeadmasterArcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pinkdome.]]

: The Japanese ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' book shows a piece of concept artwork of the Headmaster [[Chromedome (G1)#Generation 1|Chromedome]]'s car mode in pink and white, labeled "Arcee". This was evidently a proposal for a redeco of the toy as Headmaster Arcee from "[[The Rebirth]]". (Presumably, then, this was a Hasbro-initiated idea.) The idea does not appear to have gone any further.

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*'''Arcee''' (Action Master, <s>199?</s>)
[[File:ArceeActionMasterSketch.JPG|upright=0.9|thumb|Toy companies just keep teasing us, don't they?]]

:''[[Transformers Generations 2011 Volume 2]]'' revealed sketches for an unproduced [[Action Master]] Arcee figure.

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[[File:Botconarceetoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!]]
*'''Arcee''' (Mega, 2001)
**''Accessories'': Spider-fang grappling line

: The very first true transforming Arcee toy is a [[redeco]] and minor [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal 2]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#TM2|Blackarachnia]], transforming into a malformed mish-mash of machine and organic parts in the form of a large spider. The spider mode fangs become a grappling weapon for her [[robot mode]] which extend on a [[Retractable string gimmick|retractable string]]. She has a special [[spark crystal]] that changes her [[insignia]] from [[Autobot]] to [[Maximal]] when rotated. The [[robot mode]] also features a spring-powered waist-swivel for "power kick" action. Arcee lacks the Blackarachnia toy's additional chest armor, and thus has oddly-placed holes in her... well, chest, that keep the armor in place.

: Arcee was available only as an [[exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2001]], and along with [[Tigatron#BotCon2001|Tigatron]] was the first time since the inception of [[3H Productions|3H]] that they were allowed to use existing characters for convention exclusives. Arcee is also the first convention toy to feature retooling. Preorders received their Arcees with a bonus; the box contained a light-sensitive sound chip featuring voice actress [[Susan Blu]]'s voice saying "Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!". These chips were VERY light-sensitive, with many fans finding that the box would chatter at little provocation for years afterwards.

:Both Arcee and Tigatron were limited to 1200 pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Arcee/arcee.htm More information on Generation 1 Arcee at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Arceetitanium.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Seems like a mercy killing, really.]]
*'''Arcee'''
: A 6" transforming Arcee toy was designed and displayed at [[BotCon]] 2007, but the [[Titanium Series]] was canceled before its tooling could be completed.

{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Binaltech''===
[[File:Binaltech arcee toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, it's progress.]]
*'''Arcee''' (2008)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-21'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun

:Arcee is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]] (himself a [[retool]] of [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]]/[[Overdrive]]), using Honda's "Pearl White" for the car bodywork. The figure transforms into a "street performance" Honda S2000. Her hardtop roof can be removed for an open-top [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] and used as a shield in [[robot mode]]. The engine and driveshaft may be removed and used as a long-barreled rifle (as the toy is Japanese issue and not subject to the same issues that removed the long barrel from the [[Hasbro]] versions of the mold).

: A redeco of this toy as [[Paradron Medic#Binaltech|Paradron Medic]] was originally planned to be released simultaneously, but was canceled. This fate also befell a redeco meant to be Arcee's occasional mold-mate [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Binaltech|Blackarachnia]]. The [[robot mode]] was used as the base model for the non-toy car-form [[Legion (KP)|Legion]].
::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#21|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Arcee's bio and tech specs]]
{{AlternatorsWindchargerMold}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy ArceeKreon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Yes, this is the closest to a transforming G1-accurate Arcee in 2013. Still, ''definitely'' progress.]]
*''' Arcee''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Bag number'': '''*****69'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick (or plate, 2015 releases only), 2 small pistols
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: As part of the second wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, [[Kreon]] Arcee can be rebuilt into a sports car. She uses the [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] style helmet.

: This Collection was still in circulation at "dollar" stores and drug stores up through 2015. They eventually lost the individual-identifying bag codes, but other changes were hidden inside the bag. The 2015 releases replaced the 2x4 logo stand-brick with a new 3x4 logo plate. The Kreon was also given the slight [[retool]]ing to the arm seen in the 2014 Kreons, making the "cuff" parts more sharp-cornered and better adapted to being used as studs. Some of the add-on pieces may also be slightly off-color, possibly due to a change in factories in mid-production.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OArcee/arcee.htm More information on Arcee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy ArceeC84.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Prom Queen
**''Accessories'': 2 small pistols

: This version of Arcee, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], uses a darker magenta base color, and has much more extensively-detailed [[tampograph]]s than her Micro-Changer version, including a nose! She still uses the [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] style helmet.

: She was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984"... despite the fact that the character of Arcee wasn't introduced until 198''6''. Huh. This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock was to be sold through the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online store, but the set sold out at the convention.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OArcee/arcee.htm More information on Class of 1984 Arcee at TFU.info]''

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*'''Arcee''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, 2 small pistols

:In 2016, the Collection 2 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Arcee's [[paint operation]]s have also been slightly altered (much less so than most others in the collection), mostly just replacing her white paint with a very light pink.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations 30 deluxe Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the fandom rejoiced.]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #021'''
**''Accessories:'' Large gun, small gun, two swords
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Arcee is the holy grail that, after 28 years, many thought would never happen. Unlike most ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys at the time, Arcee does not have an updated design or one based on the IDW comics, but instead hews to her original animated character model, transforming into a made-up "futuristic" pink and white sports car—this was done at the behest of designer [[Hironori Kobayashi]], who based the toy on [https://www.camphortree.net/tf/kitbashes/botcon_arcee.html an older custom of his] which won first price at [[BotCon Japan 1998]] and which later helped land him a job at Takara. The final design was sketched out by ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players]]'' artist [[Yuki Ohshima]], who added the unsettlingly human-like hips and navel.

: Arcee is armed with a pistol based on the one she wielded in the movie, a larger gun, and a pair of translucent blue swords that pay homage to her ''[[Arcee (Animated)|Animated]]'' and IDW incarnations; all four weapons each feature several universally-sized rectangular pegs that allows them to be tabbed into multiple matching ports in her fists, forearms, hips, shoulders, and the sides and rear of her car mode. Additionally, her two guns can store beneath her car mode, though this is not mentioned in her instructions. A mixup on the part of the photographer meant the smaller pistol does not appear in Arcee's [[stock photography]], but rather that of her [[wave]]-mate Chromia. Thanks to an extra transformation joint in her upper thighs, Arcee's legs are very posable, and can even be crossed. Arcee's paint, in particular the pink paint on her thighs and the white paint on the car's grille, is susceptible to chipping and flaking off if care is not taken.

: The initial release of Arcee had closed fists that proved a very tight fit for her weapons' unique pegs. A [[variant#Running changes|running change]] to the sculpt altered her forearm pieces to feature her hands in an open position, and with shorter thumbs, to allow more clearance. Unfortunately, a protrusion added to the lower end of the later version's hands to reduce fragility prevents the handles of her weapons from being fully inserted.<ref name="genvariant">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW-3CB5EbQY Comparison of both variants of ''Generations'' Deluxe Class Arcee] at YouTube.</ref> This second variant of the toy was the basis of most (but not all) future uses of this mold, including additional Arcees below, ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Nightbird (G1)#Legends|Nightbird Shadow]], [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Figure Subscription Service 5.0]] [[Lifeline (G1)#Combiner Wars|Lifeline]] and ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' [[Chun-Li#Toys|Chun-Li]]. Her weapons were also used for [[Impactor (G1)#TFSS|Figure Subscription Service 4.0 Impactor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenArcee/arcee.htm More information on ''Generations'' Arcee at TFU.info]''
{{GenerationsArceeMold}}
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-toy Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Aw, yeah, son! Dat's what I'm talkin' 'bout!]]
*'''Arcee''' ([[February 14]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG10'''
**''Accessories:'' Large gun, small gun, two swords

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Arcee is a redeco of [[#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class Arcee]] in a more cartoon-accurate colour layout, replacing all of the toy's black plastic with white or grey parts. This version is based on the running change of the sculpt, featuring open hands.

:She comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and "[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Volume 10]]" of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]].
{{GenerationsArceeMold}}
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Transformers-SDCC-Combiner-Hunters-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Interrupt my story again, Reggie! SEE WHAT HAPPENS!]]
*'''Combiner Hunters''' (Multi-pack, [[July 9]], 2015)
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords, [[Combiner Slayer]] sword

:''Combiner Hunters'' Arcee is a [[black repaint|mostly-black]] [[redeco]] of ''Thrilling 30'' Arcee, notable for its new accessory: a gigantic "[[Combiner Slayer]]" sword redecoed from the larger ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Beast Hunters]]'' Ultimate Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Ultimate|Optimus Prime]] figure. Said Optimus is ''much'' bigger than Arcee, meaning that the sword is both taller and wider than she is, neccessitating a [[retool]] to Arcee's forearms to allow her hands to hold [[5 mm post|5 mm compatible weaponry]]. Unfortunately, her grip is on the looser side, especially with this mold's original weapon set, of which only the two swords are provided with this release.

:Arcee's stock photos show a slightly different deco to the final toy, lacking the pink and blue stripes on her vehicle mode, featuring a white crotch and biceps, and having the Autobot insignia on her cheek in red rather than the final toy's pink.

:This version of Arcee was only available in a [[giftset|gift set]] together with ''Combiner Hunters'' redecos of ''Generations'' [[Windblade (G1)#Combiner Wars|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)#Combiner Wars|Chromia]], each with their own giant new melee weapons. In the U.S., this set was [[exclusive]] to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015. In Asia, it was also available at [[Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong]] 2015 and subsequently stocked by [[Toys"R"Us]] Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|]]
*'''Arcee''' ([[January 30]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''QTF-06'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Arcee is a retool of [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Shockwave]] with a new head and limbs, transforming from a [[super deformed]] Toyota Crown Athlete S21 to a cute little robot. This toy was first available for sale during a special ''Q-Transformers'' event on [[January 16]]th, two weeks before its proper release date.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Heroes-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Platinum blonde.]]
*'''Autobot Heroes''' (Multi-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Springer's weapons (dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword), Arcee's weapons (2 swords, large gun, small gun), Kup's "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe, Ultra Magnus' 2 guns, Blurr's weapons (Sniper rifle, left & right pistols), Minimus Ambus figure

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Arcee is a redeco of the [[#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toy]], with the running change variant's open hands. Like her ''Legends'' release, Arcee replaces all her black plastic parts and paint operations with either white, grey or pink, though her animation-accuracy is hindered by her paintjob's metallic finish. Stock renders show her with a metallic pink crotch, though the final toy has it in white.

:Arcee was released as part of five-pack with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Ultra Magnus]] (including [[Minimus Ambus#Platinum Edition|Minimus Ambus]]), [[Springer (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Autobot Springer]], [[Kup (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Sergeant Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Blurr]]. The set also included a recreation of the theatrical poster for the 1986 movie. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, but was only available via the company's website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not. In Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website but never found in stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK [[Toys"R"Us]] website and stores. In Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of both [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only avalable online. In Germany, it was available via retailer Real and specialty store Rappelkiste Ahlen, also only available online.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TR-toy Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|The hobby is complete. You can all go home now.]]
*'''Leinad & Arcee''' / '''Ultra Magnus''' (Special Edition, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Titans_Return|Leinad]] Titan Master, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#HasCon|Ultra Magnus]] Titan Master, 2 guns, shield/hood

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Arcee is a fairly extensive [[retool]] of ''Titans Return'' Deluxe Class [[Blurr (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Blurr]], transforming into a [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Hovercar|futuristic hovercar]]. She comes with a new [[Titan Master]], Leinad ("Daniel" backwards) who forms her robot head and fits into her cockpit. Her vehicle mode has small wheels that allow her to roll on any hard surface and a pair of smaller pegs that allow other Titan Master figures to stand on her. Her new shield/hood piece can be piloted by a Titan Master and also stow Arcee's two new weapons, which are sculpted with smaller handles in a way that they can actually be held by all the previous versions of the character. Arcee is also packaged with a solo Titan Master [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#HasCon|Ultra Magnus]].

:Arcee debuted at [[HasCon 2017]], this being described as an "advanced" sale ahead of a later standard release.<ref>[http://io9.gizmodo.com/hasbros-own-convention-will-sell-you-a-giant-transforme-1797331311 Hasbro's Own Convention Will Sell You a Giant Transformer That Actually Charges Your Phone]</ref> The set was then made available on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] on September 20th, 2017–selling out in approximately one hour–and then at [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[New York Comic Con]] 2017 beginning on October 5th, 2017.

:This mold was differently retooled into ''Titans Return'' [[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return|Brainstorm]] and [[Nautica (G1)#Toys|Nautica]].
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===''Transformers Collectors' Club''===
[[File:GIJ-TF-Club-Crossover-Only-Human-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Warrior Code Name: Arcee''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': 2 laser pistols, Autobot Sky Spy unit, display base
:This figure represents Arcee's [[synthoid]] human body seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] season 3 episode "[[Only Human]]". It consists mostly of a combination of redecoed parts from existing ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures; namely, the torso, waist, and upper legs of the 2011 ''Renegades'' version of [[Scarlett]], the arms and hands of the 2009 ''G.I. Joe Set'' version of [[Lady Jaye]], and the lower legs and feet of [[Agent Helix]] from the 2009 ''Rise of Cobra'' line. The only new part is the head sculpt, which faithfully recreates the look of the Arcee synthoid from "Only Human", down to the animators' misinterpretation of the "buns" on the sides of robot Arcee's head (which were inspired by Princess Leia's iconic hair buns in the original 1977 ''Star Wars'' film) as one single piece of woven hair that wraps around the back of her head.

:Her accessories are redecos of the UAV drone that originally came with the 2013 ''Retaliation'' [https://www.yojoe.com/action/13/dataviper.shtml Data-Viper] figure, reinterpreted as a [[Sky Spy]] unit, and the guns from the same Agent Helix figure that also donated her lower legs and feet for this figure. The included display base/stand is the generic 2013 ''Retaliation'' version, with a tampographed Autobot insignia.

:Despite being branded only as a ''Transformers'' product, this figure was exclusively available through both Fun Publications' ''G.I. Joe'' and [[Transformers Collectors' Club|''Transformers'' Collectors' Club]] online stores.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/17/arcee.shtml More information on Autobot Warrior Code Name: Arcee at YoJoe.com]''
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===''Street Fighter II × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy SF2 ChunLi.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, Brush-Head! This is not a request!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Rodimus [Ken] vs Arcee [Chun-Li]''' (Two-pack, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': Large gun, small gun, two swords

:Available as part of the exclusive ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, "Arcee [Chun-Li]" is another redeco of the running change variant of [[#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class Arcee]] in [[Chun-Li]]'s traditional colors, flesh tones and all. She retains all four of the mold's weapons, though she probably shouldn't use them in a street fight.

:Arcee was only available in a two-pack with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Hot Rodimus]] [[Ken Masters#Toys|[Ken]]]. This set was available for pre-order on [[TakaraTomy Mall]] from [[November 22]] to [[November 27|27]], [[2017]], with orders fulfilled in late May 2018. A pre-order goal was set as well: if 3000 units were pre-ordered total, the set would also come with clear display stands for both toys.

:This two-pack was later brought to the west in 2022 as part of the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line, released as a [[Target]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive in the United States. These releases are functionally identical to the Takara versions; the Hasbro versions have new manufacturing tampographs, but are otherwise the same. They even have all of the Takara packaging ''inside'' the new Hasbro outer packaging!
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Deluxe-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Cybertron|Thunderblast]]'s ultimate rival.]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E17'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-09'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[November 28]], 2020'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, hoverboard/vehicle rear
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of a second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Deluxe Class toys, this mold of Arcee transforms into her classic futuristic car mode and is armed with a clear blue blaster. In contrast to the 2014 ''Thrilling 30'' [[#Generations|Arcee mold]] which incorporated the chest and legs into the vehicle mode, this ''Earthrise'' toy is a true [[shellformer]], the entire humanoid body folding up underneath a vehicle mode shell, which becomes a sizeable backpack for her robot mode. She utilizes a faux vehicle center-front for the chest, with the real part folding down behind her head. Part of the backpack (the rear half of her car shell) is designed to detach to act like a hoverboard that robot-mode Arcee can ride, by pegging her feet onto the 3 mm posts on the board designed to accommodate the ''War for Cybertron'' Fire Blast effect parts. Arcee has notably few such posts for her size, and has a similarly small number of [[5 mm post|5 mm]] [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] ports. The lack of a 5 mm port on her back in both backpack configurations means she cannot on her own recreate [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] weaponizing her as seen in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon. A new accessory packed with [[Security Officer|Red Cog]] would later allow this combination.

:In vehicle mode, Arcee's blaster can be attached to either of her front fenders or stored out of sight beneath her hood. In robot mode, it can be stored on a port on her butt, or plug into the fender ports on her back once the hoverboard is removed. Though the figure has standard 5 mm fist holes, the blaster's handle is molded in the unusual flattened shape used by ''Thrilling 30'' and ''Titans Return'' [[#Titans Return|Arcee]].

:Many fans have taken it upon themselves to knock out the pin holding the backpack joint together in order to have a complete vehicle mode separate from the robot mode. Like many newer figures, her paint has been reported yellowing over time.

:The original stock renders have a few different paint applications compared to the final toy, depicting the car mode with grey coloring on the side panels, and the back half of the waist being painted pink and grey to match the front. Additionally, the connector that links the hoverboard to the rest of her backpack is colored pink instead of white and is attached to the backpack instead of the board.

:Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of Arcee's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger space map, along with a translucent red "decoder". Arcee's piece contains the labeled location of [[Master (planet)|DOMINUS]]. Like most ''Earthrise'' figures from wave 2, it is misprinted and overlays the "decodable" red graphics from the map piece included with ''Earthrise'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Hoist]] on top of the details unique to Arcee's piece.

:Arcee was redecoed into [[Lifeline (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Lifeline]] and retooled into ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Elita One (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Elita-1]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-51-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And do the rockaway, now lean back.]]
*'''Arcee''' ([[December 29]], [[2020]])
**''ID Number'': '''MP-51'''
**''Accessories'': blaster, holster, 3 effect parts, rifle, pistol, shredding arm, 3 alternate faces

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Arcee is an all-new mold that transforms from a robot into a Cybertronian car, though the robot mode favors a leaner and slender design as opposed to directly replicating the original animation model, a rare move in modern ''Masterpiece'' figures. Aside from her blaster, Arcee also comes with a rifle, an assortment of alternate faces, a holster for the smaller blaster, a pistol, effect parts for her blasters, and a drill arm based on the one she used to stop a Junkion during the chase in the movie. In addition, the figure's head has a foldout visor from the movie. Much like MP-46 [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Blackwidow]], Arcee's design hyper-emphasizes feminine stylings and enhanced poseability, also extending to her hands. ''Unlike'' MP-46, however, Arcee's stylization goes to the point of neglecting screen accuracy, having a sculpt which forgoes the animation model's wider, slightly boxy stomach and waist while also giving her a much wider (and lower) bust. Not to mention the extremely arched back.

:This mold was retooled into [[Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Nightbird]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-K17 Arcee Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-K17'''
**''Accessories:'' Blaster, hoverboard/vehicle rear
:Part of the third wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Deluxes, Arcee is a [[package refresh]] of the previous ''Earthrise'' figure above, now in all-new packaging. The timing of this re-issue appears to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

:This release of Arcee also comes with a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] card that "[[Source:Golden Disk destinies|reveals a possible destiny of a key character]]", with each character having three possible destiny variants.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:Behold Galvatron Arcee.JPG|thumb|200px]]
* '''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, 2022)
:''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Arcee is a non-transforming and [[Slug figure|immobile minifigure]], barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure and its clear display base. This was one of a set of 14 minifigures in the "Unicron Companion Pack" that was included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].

:Arcee's legs are very thin, so care ''must be'' taken while handling her.
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===''Authentics''===
[[File:Authenticstoy-BravoArcee.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thank Primus, my legs were getting so cold.]]
*'''Arcee''' (Bravo, 2022)
**''Accessories'': Blaster

:Released as the sole figure in the fifth wave of ''Authentics'' "Bravo Class" figures, ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' Arcee is a roughly-Scout-sized mold that is developed for the discount market. She changes from robot to a Cybertronian car that borrows design cues from her ''Earthrise'' and ''Cyberverse'' Deluxe toys. Her blaster can be stored on top of her vehicle mode where it cleverly doubles as the antennae-like device that usually adorns the top of G1 Arcee's vehicle mode.

:Unlike many of her Deluxe iterations, this version of Arcee does not utilize [[shellformer|shellforming]] in order to change forms, however she lacks feet and is a little back heavy for her size, so her stability is questionable. Her legs can be locked into a more stable position if her knees are hyperextended. She features a decent range of articulation on her upper body, though her knees can only move sideways due to her transformation scheme.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-Deluxe-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Thrilling 38th.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-16'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-92'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October]], 2022
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, "[[Battle of Autobot City]]" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>Evan Brook's [https://www.instagram.com/p/CeWB8GAu_A3/ Instagram post] about ''Studio Series'' 86 Arcee</ref>|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Part of the seventeenth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Arcee is, surprisingly enough, ''not'' a redeco of the [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy]], but rather an extensive retool of the eight-year-old [[#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' toy]]. She features an entirely new lower body and back half of the car, in service of adding the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' standard of articulation to robot mode and a more accurate vehicle mode. Her new forearms are directly based on those of her [[#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Hunters'' toy]], now altered to remove the weapon mounts on the sides and increase the gripping surface of her [[5 mm post]]-compatible hands. She retains the ''Thrilling 30'' toy's smaller blaster accessory, which can holster on her thighs or mount over her shoulders as on the original toy. The blaster stores under the rear of the car mode in a manner similar to ''Thrilling 30'''s.

:Arcee's waist hinges, while giving her rare ab crunch articulation, do not lock in securely and can come apart when handling. Also, make sure that the shoulder joints are properly positioned so the car kibble can align properly.

:Like the other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a display backdrop, with it depicting the Battle of Autobot City.

:Arcee and her wave-mates were revealed by TakaraTomy on [[May 10]], 2022, and set for pre-order in Japanese markets, unusually before Hasbro.
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==Merchandise==
===''Super High-Breed Model''===
[[File:Hybrid model arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Arcee pets a dog. (Dog not included.)]]
*'''Arcee''' (1987)
**''ID number:'' '''H-03'''

:Arcee was one of three non-transforming ''[[Super High-Breed Model]]'' vinyl figurines created in 1987 by Takara. Standing at about eight inches tall and featuring articulation in the neck and shoulders, Arcee and her fellows (Rodimus Prime and Galvatron) were based on their [[Studio OX]] character models, featuring much more anime-styled proportions and detailing.

:For reasons unknown, the retail release of Arcee and the other ''Super High-Breed Model'' figures was canceled. While Galvatron was eventually released as an exclusive at [[BotCon Japan 1997]], Arcee and Rodimus have never been officially released, though they do occasionally pop up on the secondary market, commanding prices in excess of $600.
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===MC Axis===
[[File:Mcaxis arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look, Arcee pets a lot of invisible dogs, okay?]]
*'''Arcee''' (1996)

:This Japanese "garage kit", an unpainted resin model, was made by [[MC Axis]] and was also the first official product of Arcee that got a retail release. Included among its paperwork is a [[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|comic strip]] starring Arcee. It is not known for its exceptional quality control—numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.

:The resin parts need to be washed '''first''' to prevent the paint from smearing off.

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1492/Axis-Model+Kit/Arcee.html Gallery of an assembled and painted Arcee at Transformers @ The Moon]
::*''[http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/2012/02/takara-mc-axis-arcee-resin-model-kit.html Photos and review of unpainted and unused complete Arcee kit at HeroicDecepticon.com]
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The first mass-release Arcee toy. So naturally, they released her twice.]]
*'''Arcee''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Arcee was available in the first wave of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. She is armed with her pistol from the scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' where she shoots at [[Unicron]]'s internal defenses. Like all the figures in the "Act", she was available as both a standard full color figure and a colorless translucent version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

:Arcee was [[redeco]]ed to create the chase figure for the eighth wave of the series, the [[Paradron Medic#Super Collection Figure|Paradron Medic]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCArcee/arcee.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Arcee at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearArcee/arcee.htm More information on clear Arcee at TFU.info]''

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*'''Arcee (with Daniel)''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:The Arcee figurine was re-released, with no notable changes, as part of the fourth wave of the ''Super Collection Figure'' series, now packaged with a figure of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Daniel Witwicky]] in his [[exosuit]]. Amusingly, this box comes with ''two'' stands, one for each figure.

: The pair were available in both full color and metallic "pewter" versions, with one of each in every case. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of the set came with the body of the line's collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure", with that assembly coming in either full-color or clear-plastic at an equal 4-to-4 ratio.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/PewterArcee/arcee.htm More information on pewter Arcee at TFU.info]''
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===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Arcee''' (2002)

: When Hasbro released the ''Super Collection Figure'' line as ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'', the Arcee figure was released as part of the first wave, now featuring a [[light-piping]] gimmick in the character's eyes, accomplished by casting the figure in translucent blue plastic and then painting over it. There are other small but significant changes to her deco; most notably her midriff detailing is now painted red (a detail the SCF oddly misses), her blaster now has a black barrel rather than dark gray, her pinks and grays are darker, and her whites are considerably brighter.

: Rather than come blindpacked like the ''SCF'' figure, Arcee came on a blister card with a profile card included.

: This mold was later [[redeco]]ed to make the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' [[Paradron Medic#Heroes of Cybertron|Paradron Medic]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCArcee/arcee.htm More information on Heroes of Cybertron Arcee at TFU.info]''
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===''MyClone''===
[[File:Myclone arcee.jpg|thumb|Ladies should do this about once per month, and more regularly after turning 50.]]
*'''Arcee''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MTF005'''
**''Accessories:'' White display base
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Yasuhiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the first wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this [[super deformed]] Arcee comes with a hexagonal white display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other ''MyClone'' figures. Her modular design allows her parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.
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===Palisades Statues===
[[File:Palisades arcee.jpg|thumb|And so Arcee waits / Arcee waits / Arcee waits]]
*'''Arcee''' (2004)

:Inspired by a [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] pin-up lithograph/poster by [[Rob Armstrong]],<ref name="dread">[http://web.archive.org/web/20080314045623/http://www.dreadforce.com/creators.html The creators list for Jaran Studios' ''Dread Force''] includes this information in Rob's profile.</ref><ref name="disguise">[http://www.lilformers.com/blog/2012/03/21/dreamslaves-2-artists-in-disguise/ Matt Moylan] confirmed that it had been drawn by Armstrong, but credited to [[Pat Lee]].</ref> (itself based on Arcee's Studio OX character model, complete with obnoxious shoulder-armor rig) this statue features looks-right-at-only-one-angle perspective and a face so flat you'd swear she'd flown into a window. Standing around 6" tall, Arcee was limited to 2000 pieces worldwide.

:The Arcee statue was later repainted into that old standby, the [[Paradron Medic]].
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesrumblearcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|She's actually running after [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|''Robot Heroes'' Cheetor]].]]
*'''Arcee & Decepticon Rumble''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Arcee is packaged with [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Rumble]] as part of the "Generation 1 Series." She is sculpted as running across a patch of mechanical flooring, and she has articulation at the head and shoulders.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHArcee/arcee.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Arcee at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:Arcee statue.jpg|thumb|Not pictured: Springer and Weirdwolf.]]
*'''Arcee''' (Diamond Select, 2009)

:Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2009, Arcee was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. She is featured packing two of the style of pistol she is commonly seen with and looking off to one side. As is the case in certain [[Continuity|continuities]], she is listed as a member of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s [[Female Autobots|resistance group]]. Arcee's tech specs give her the following classifications: STR 5.5, INT 8, SPD 8, END 5, RNK 6, CRG 9, FBL 6, SKL 10.

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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Gacha Arcee.jpg|thumb|Not included: two dogs.]]
*'''Arcee''' (2016)

:Available as part of the ''Q-Transformers'' [[w:gashapon|capsule toy]] lineup, this non-transforming figure of Arcee is based on her appearance in the [[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (cartoon)|''Q-Transformers'' cartoon]].
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===''EX Gōkin''===
*'''Arcee''' (TBA)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, alternate head, display stand

: A non-transforming Arcee action figure produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''EX Gōkin Transformers Series'' line, featuring an alternate head with the red visor she briefly used in the movie. It was first revealed at the Japanese 2014 Transformers Expo alongside [[Elita One (G1)#EX Gōkin|Elita One]] but has not been shown again since Wonder Festival 2015, leaving its release uncertain.

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===''Playskool Friends''===
[[File:Playskool-Friends-TF-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.88|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Collector Pack''' (Canceled)

:Intended to be released as part of the 7-pack for the Playskool Friends lineup, this Arcee is a very adorable non-transforming figurine. She comes packed with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Heatwave, Chase, Boulder and Blades.

:Given the inclusion of the four Rescue Bots, it was ''probably'' unclear if this Arcee is mean to represent her ''Generation 1'' counterpart or her ''[[Arcee (WFC)|Aligned]]'' counterpart.

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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Arcee, Skilled Fighter''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T40'''
**''Stars: ''5
:'''Arcee, Skilled Fighter''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game, and draws inspiration from the [[Arcee (WFC)|version of the character]] seen in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'' cartoon.

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[[File:W3PrivateArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Private Arcee, Special Ops-Warrior''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T12/T48'''
**''Stars: ''8

: Private Arcee, Special Ops-Warrior is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card uses reused line-art from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, recolored seemingly to match the aesthetic of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline's packaging art.
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Arcee''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Pistol
[[File:ReAction_Arcee.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|]]

: Released in the fifth wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Arcee is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on her appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in her feet for use with some variety of stand.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Arcee comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

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===Eaglemoss===
[[File:EaglemossChess Arcee.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb]]
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Arcee was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Furai Model''===
[[File:TF-Furai-Model-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Arcee''' (2023)
**''Number'': 28
**''Accessories'': TBA

:Produced by Flame Toys, this Arcee is a new addition to the Furai Model line of plastic model kits. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, She features a unique stylized design that consists of a human-like female body designed by Ban (ばん!).

:If one chooses, the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (water/acrylic-based markers are recommended, as alcohol-based markers like ''Gundam Markers'' can potentially damage the ABS plastic). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.

:Like [[Windblade (G1)#Furai Model|Windblade]], the artwork of Arcee also generated minor controversy, mainly due to how the two shades of pink parts on her torso-to-waist are decoed to look like a very tiny bikini.

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===''Minimates''===
*'''Arcee''' (Series 3, 2022)
**''Accessories'': 2 pistols; alternate head; stand

:Part of the third wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from [[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]], this Arcee is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card. Arcee includes an alternate head, this one displaying her long-distance visor from the animated film.
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Arcee is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded with her hands on her waist. She has a little base attached to her feet for balancing reasons.

:She comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

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*'''Transformers Series 3 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2023)
:''Nano Metalfigs'' Arcee was re-released with no noticeable changes in ''another'' impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

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===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''007/015'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Red/White'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{1}{R}{W}''' (front), '''{R}{W}''' (back)
**''Artist:'' [[Andrew Griffith]]
:"Arcee, Sharpshooter" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe", representing Arcee in vehicle mode.
:Arcee is the only ''Universes Beyond Transformers'' card to not have a variant depicting the character's ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' counterpart.

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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Windblade and Arcee.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Arcee & Windblade Set''' ([[February]], [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''83 & 84'''

:Released as part of the eleventh wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Arcee and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#83|Translation of Arcee's Transformers Character Card]]''

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Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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[[File:TFRID11 CVRB Arcee Header.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb|All right, ladies, the kitten whispers and tickle fights stop now!]]

An ancient warrior from the dawn of Cybertronian history, '''Arcee''' arose from the ashes of her mysterious, traumatic past to become one of the most feared Transformers of her era and beyond. Cold and detached off the battlefield and utterly ruthless in combat, Arcee's single-minded bloodlust put her at odds with both the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s for most of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].

But after finding a kindred spirit in [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and making peace (or ''pieces'') with some of her demons, Arcee has turned over a new leaf. After a brief stint in the employ of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], Arcee formally joined the Autobots and struck up a friendship with [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]]. In her new role as one of [[Earth]]'s peacekeepers, her change of [[spark]] has allowed her to grow into a more compassionate being and a capable defender of [[human]]ity.

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{{quote|But I know one '''universal rule'''—whatever the game, the easiest way to win is to kill all the other players.|Arcee sums up her pragmatic approach to problem-solving|"[[The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Out for blood===
[[File:OriginMyths-ArceeAndGalvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I am Sparceetacus.]]

'''Arcee of the [[Darklands]]''' {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} and her [[twin]] brother [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] were ancient, hailing from the barbaric age that predated the rise of the [[Thirteen]] [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s. In this prehistoric era, both male and female Cybertronians naturally coexisted, and Arcee would later describe herself as "forged male." {{storylink|Post}} This ran counter to how she felt in her [[spark]], however, and she would later muse that this old identity was a "lie she told herself." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

Enslaved by the capricious [[Septimus Prime]] and his [[Supplicants of Arrius]], the pair carved out a fearsome reputation for themselves as "The Twins" in the [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial]] arenas of ancient [[Protihex|Protohex]], battling for the amusement of their master. But as the city's [[energon]] dwindled, Septimus ordered the two to fight between themselves until the stronger survived. Arcee gained the upper hand, but before she could finish Galvatron off, the city was stormed by the armies of Megatronus and his Darklanders: the Prime announced that he had annexed their city into his territory, the Darklands, and threw their former master into the ring for the twins to kill.

Having honed their fighting skills in the pits of Protohex, Arcee and Galvatron became the twin vanguards of the Darklander armies, and joined Megatronus as they marched on the neighboring village that would one day become the [[Crystal City]]. As battle broke out between the Darklanders and the bestial legions of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], the twins led the charge, but the battle quickly ended when three [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s arose from beneath the surface of the planet. Taking advantage of both sides' stunned silence, Onyx Prime cut his way through the armies of the Darklanders and quickly ratified a truce with his old student Megatronus {{storylink|Origin Myths}} — for "Onyx Prime" was, in reality, a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who had deliberately engineered the war to bring the Primes and their followers together; the other Primes, unaware of "Onyx's" true nature, soon agreed to the unification. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:OurFinest-AntillanMission.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Kitbashers, grab your [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron toys!]]]]

At the celebrations that evening Arcee quickly grew skeptical of this alliance, correctly predicting that the remaining five Primes would join their banner and grow drunk on their own superiority. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] noted that it would be Arcee's job to keep himself and the other members of the Thirteen in their place. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

In the two million years of peace that followed, the surviving Primes formally rallied under a single banner and immortalized themselves as the [[Thirteen]]. Arcee and Galvatron remained Megatronus' trusted lieutenants, and when Onyx Prime encouraged expansion to bring the "light" of Cybertronian civilization to lesser worlds, the twins joined their master aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and his [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Along with Onyx Prime and Alpha Trion, the Cybertronian fleet set a course for the neighboring world of [[Antilla]] and began a bloody, protracted war with the native [[Antillan]]s — a devastating conflict that only came to an end when a [[Unicron's creator|desperate Antillan scientist]] constructed a [[Talisman (G1)|doomsday weapon]] that annihilated all life on the planet. Unlike her twin, Arcee would forever carry deep regret about her involvement in the Antillan war, disgusted that Alpha Trion had chosen to blame the aliens for the conflict in the history books. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

By that time, however, the twins and their masters had already returned to Cybertron, and the fallout from the battle for Antilla ultimately snowballed into a larger conflict, the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Arcee and Galvatron both survived the falling out of the Primes, but over the years the twins grew increasingly distant from one another. Eventually, Galvatron would strike out on his own to lead a personal crusade against the forces of the Primes. {{storylink|The Crucible}} The end of the war coincided with the death or departure of most of the Primes, and in the post-war era that followed the ascension of [[Nova Prime]], Cybertronian society would change drastically. For reasons unknown, naturally-born [[female Transformer]]s would somehow vanish from Cybertron after the conclusion of the conflict and the departure of the Titans; subsequent generations would never become aware that the concept of "gender" had existed on Cybertron at all, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} to the point where many future Transformers would consider their species to be functionally "genderless." {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee traumatic flashback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"So, you're keen on music?"]]

Never entirely comfortable with her birth identity, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Arcee fell in with the mad genius [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], {{storylink|Post}} who sought to recreate certain lost aspects of ancient Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Not seeing the mad scientist for what he truly was, Arcee asked him to operate on her in the hopes of dealing with her gender dysphoria. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} {{storylink|Post}} Though Jhiaxus—hoping to reintroduce gender to his species—successfully altered Arcee's physiology and gender presentation by directly re-coding her [[CNA]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} he ultimately felt no need to involve himself further with the experiment and deserted her after the surgery was complete. {{storylink|Post}} The lack of aftercare Jhiaxus provided, combined with the trauma of her experience, led to Arcee experiencing a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input," which manifested as violent and sometimes erratic behavior. {{storylink|Post}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

Though Galvatron claimed that Jhiaxus had been proud of what he'd accomplished, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Arcee believed that she hadn't measured up to Jhiaxus's standards and abandoned as a reject.{{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} Arcee would be left angry, distant, and distrustful of agendas and experimentation on people against their will. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}} Eventually, Arcee found support in [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] refugee [[Anode]], a fellow transgender Cybertronian who had transitioned from male to female after leaving Cybertron, but when Anode [[Mortilus|disappeared]] in 1516 CE, Arcee's violent streak resurfaced and {{storylink|Post}} {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron}} she became obsessed with eliminating all traces of Jhiaxus' work from the universe. Driven by an implacable homing instinct towards Jhiaxus's experiments, she cut a swath of carnage across several planets in her obsession before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] took her down and imprisoned her in the Autobot penitentiary on [[Garrus-9]]. As was policy for threats of her level, Arcee's [[spark]] was separated from her body, and in this limbo, she found a kind of peace.

[[File:SpotlightArcee-altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fast and the Furious: Cybertronian Drift]]

That peace was shattered when the [[Decepticon Secret Service]], led by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]], attacked Garrus-9 to liberate the recently incarcerated [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]], more of Jhiaxus's experiments. When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] infiltrated the facility, warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] freed Arcee as a last resort to stop them. She presented quite the frightening obstacle for the invaders, severely wounding [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], but in the end they managed to escape with their target. [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] convinced Maximus to allow her to pursue them, {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} and she followed their trail to the Decepticon Battle Platform [[Zuska]], where she tortured a Decepticon for information on the escapees' location. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[File:SpotlightSideswipe Jhiaxus deathbecomeshim.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Those were the best days of our lives.]]

Using this intel to locate Banzaitron, Arcee found that the Transformers from the [[Dead Universe]]—Jhiaxus among them—had activated Monstructor and spirited him away, decimating the Banzaitron's team in the process. Arcee agreed to help Banzaitron in recovering Monstructor, on the basis that it would lead her to Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Tracking Monstructor to [[Rotan]], she and the Decepticons engaged him in battle until [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] arrived with information on Jhiaxus's location. Abandoning the fight, Arcee headed for [[Gorlam Prime]], where she murdered her way through a legion of [[Micromaster]]s before finally cornering him beneath the planet's surface. There, she was surprised and delighted to find that, as he came from the Dead Universe, and they were in a location close to its influence, Jhiaxus could not die. And that meant she could kill him over, and over, and over... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Arcee did just that for six years, and would later profess that the experience helped her straighten her head out. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} She would later remember the experience as the first time she'd ever been truly happy. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

[[File:HeartofDarkness1-ArceeHardhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|You know how the saying goes about wearing your spine on your stomach-- wait, that's not how the saying goes? ....scrap.]]

This demented "therapy" came to an end when Gorlam Prime's portal to the Dead Universe reactivated, hypnotically drawing the native [[Gorlamite]]s into it. Arcee also felt its lure but [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] held her back until the effect faded, and the two Autobots decided to investigate. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}} A while later, they detected [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and Jhiaxus in the vicinity and attacked them. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} Discovering that her arch-enemy had been restored by Galvatron's [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], she vowed to destroy Jhiaxus all over again, but those plans had to be tabled when Galvatron powered himself up by tapping into the Dead Universe via the portal. Convinced by Hardhead to flee and warn the Autobots of Galvatron's return, Arcee was blasted into a chasm by her pursuers, but managed to survive. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Some time later, as Galvatron was in the process of assembling an army and preparing to enact his grand plan, Arcee and Hardhead came to the rescue of an Autobot escape pod full of survivors from the [[Kimia Facility]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Bringing the survivors aboard, she and Hardhead had to explain at least five times to them all about the Dead Universe, the Heart of Darkness, [[D-Void]], and Galvatron's plans. The rag-tag group made it to Cybertron, by which time Galvatron infected [[Vector Sigma]] with the Heart of Darkness, which caused a maelstrom to break out on the planet's surface. Arcee suggested guiding the ship through an underground tunnel, crashing right on top of Galvatron himself, but this failed to take the super-powered villain out, and he quickly engaged and defeated Arcee and Hardhead. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

===Under Prowl===
[[File:Arcee Ratbat WorldandEverythingInIt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|She never was one for politics.]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] subsequently used the Matrix to purify Vector Sigma, but in the process reverted Cybertron to a primordial state. In this tumultuous new era, Arcee fell into the employ of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], acting as his shadowy enforcer in an era of uneasy peace. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} She inaugurated her new role by assassinating [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] before the former senator could have [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] killed, but her vicious methods sat ill with Prowl. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} Later, Arcee watched with amusement from a high vantage point as a set of rockets [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] had fired into orbit successfully drew away dangerous energies that would have caused an explosion on the planet's surface. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

Prowl soon called upon Arcee again to aid him in dealing with Decepticon malcontents, this time confronting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and his [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled minions. After Arcee killed the mind-controlled [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] against Prowl's wishes, the pair pursued Bombshell into underground tunnels, but ran into the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], whom Arcee took on solo, saving an unknowing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] in the process. Prowl, meanwhile, went after Bombshell, but succumbed to his newly improved method of mind control. Under Bombshell's sway, Prowl returned to Arcee's side and "destroyed" the Constructicons by detonating their [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]], then sent her after [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who had witnessed the whole thing. Evidently suspecting that something was amiss with Prowl, she secretly allowed Dirge to escape. {{storylink|Devisive}} Deducing what had happened to Prowl, she met with him later, informing him she "knew his secret" and cautioning him to remember that she was not his killer to order around, {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} but continued to work towards whatever objectives Bombshell was manipulating Prowl for, allowing the Insecticon to think she was on his side so she could discover what he was up to and stop him. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

Arcee later secretly joined "Prowl" and the other Autobot security officers in tracking Dirge to the Decepticons' bolt-hole, but once again, she stood back and allowed him and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to escape during the ensuing firefight. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} She would later be seen prowling the rooftops of the city, watching [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] and [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] through the sight of her weapon and graciously deciding not to snipe them. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

[[File:Arcee and Ravage The End of the Beginning of the World.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|She didn't exactly have a knack for massages, either.]]
When the time came for the Decepticons to put the final stage of their plan into action, Bombshell directed Arcee, through Prowl, to exfiltrate [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and their men from their present living quarters in the Decepticon pen. She chose to do so in the most violent way possible, of course, first attacking and killing the pen guards [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] and then detonating a shrapnel bomb that disabled all the other Decepticons present. Before departing with their unconscious bodies, she planted another explosive which Prowl then deliberately tripped while leading a "raid" on the pen, making it appear that the Decepticons within had been destroyed by their own booby-trap. Meanwhile, unaware of what had truly transpired, Starscream assumed that all of this had gone down as a result of his blackmailing Prowl with the knowledge he had gained from Dirge, so Arcee decided to drop in and rain on his parade, informing him she knew exactly where he had hidden Dirge, and could take away his "advantage" at any time. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:TheVerge-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I'll cry when I'm done killing!]]
That, as it turned out, was exactly what she did when riots broke out upon the return of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Recovering Dirge from his hideaway and informing him of "Prowl's" involvement with the Decepticons, she took him and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where a standoff with Blurr ensued. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Convincing him to listen to her by revealing that she was the one who had saved him from the Constructicons, Arcee handed Dirge and Swindle off to him and cut a path through the rioters for him so he could take them and the information to Bumblebee. {{storylink|The Verge}} Arcee proceeded to join Prowl, Bombshell, Megatron and the other Decepticons in the [[Black Room]], relaying a message from [[Turmoil]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] that they were in position. Following the information she had fed them via Dirge, Bumblebee and his team soon arrived; they were overpowered, and Arcee stabbed [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through the torso, pinning his body to the wall (but avoiding doing any serious damage, cluing him in to her deception). Together, they all watched as the Decepticons' plan was enacted, and a perfected version of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] was formed, incorporating Prowl as its mind-controlled head. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Calmly waiting until the most dramatic moment possible—when Bumblebee asked her what her place in the plot was—Arcee then promptly stabbed Bombshell through the head, cutting off his control of Devastator and shutting the combiner down. Calling on Sideswipe to open fire, Arcee armed Bumblebee and apologized for not acting sooner, explaining that she had had to wait until she was close enough to Bombshell to act. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} As the battle began to rage, with [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] busy with Prowl and Bumblebee busy with Megatron, Arcee and the Dinobots were put in charge of taking on the rest of the Decepticon army. Following Megatron's defeat, as Starscream took control, Arcee and the other Autobots were cast out into the wilderness. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

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As the Autobots left the city, they were trailed by the Constructicons, who had become fans of Prowl after having combined with him. Arcee wanted to intervene when the Constructicons and the Dinobots came to blows, but Prowl restrained her while Bumblebee's worsening condition stopped the fighting for good. During Bumblebee's restoration, Arcee tried her best to comfort Prowl, who was visibly upset, but Arcee's emotional detachment made it difficult for her to connect. Her failure to empathize with Prowl sent her to Sideswipe next, whose love of violence she thought would give them common ground, but Sideswipe also shooed her away. The Constructicons picked a fight with her next, pointing out her lack of Autobot symbol as a sign that no one wanted her, and Arcee was all too happy to oblige. Their skirmish ended when Ironhide and the Dinobots broke them up, and Ironhide confided in Arcee that he was worried the night would bring madness to their camp as it did to the Aerialbots and Dinobots earlier. Arcee, confident that the madness wouldn't affect her, stayed up all night guarding Bumblebee, and when Bumblebee awoke the next morning in his new body, he found her outside with an Autobot symbol carved into her arm. But suddenly there was a weird glow over the horizon, and the sunrise wasn't for another few hours. Arcee immediately suspected Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

[[File:TheBecoming-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Prowl thinks this is special, despite this being Arcee's fourth body in as many years.]]

Suddenly, an undead [[Titan (group)|Titan]], a [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], burst free from the ground before them. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Arcee was happy to have a giant target to shoot at, though she wasn't hopeful of their odds of survival. Bumblebee insisted on caution rather than rash action, but before Arcee and the others could act, Soundwave's Decepticons were upon them. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Their battle was interrupted by Starscream arriving overhead and landing on the inert Necrotitan's shoulder. Arcee offered to shoot him out of the sky, but before she could, the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed a strange, deadly wave that spread in all directions, and leaving Arcee without one of her arms and one of her legs. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Arcee sat quietly as the others freaked out in the wake of the strange wave. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} She did not let her major limb damage deter her whatsoever once the Autobots chose to besiege Shockwave's lair (thought it probably helped that she'd somehow grown back her missing arm). {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Still without one of her legs, she was forced to retreat with the others, leaving Megatron and Bumblebee behind. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}}

Arcee, the other Autobots, and Soundwave's Decepticons returned to the city, where the Necrotitan had recently advanced, reducing what was left to ashes. Prowl ordered anyone still able to fight (Arcee included herself) to attack the Necrotitan before it could do more damage, but there was little they could do. Thankfully, that was when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and the ''[[Lost Light]]'' appeared over them via [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] and engaged the Necrotitan for them. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} With the surprising help of Megatron, Metroplex was able to defeat the Necrotitan, and the citizens of Cybertron and the crew of the ''Lost Light'' were reunited. Arcee approached and greeted the female Transformers the ''Lost Light'' had brought along. In the calm that followed, Arcee was rebuilt into a new body, and Prowl wondered if she was considering this a fresh start. Before too long, however, their calm was ended by the arrival of Shockwave's army of [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} She fought alongside her many comrades against the [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} and also got to talk with [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] about how he ended the Ammonite's war and started [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|their own]] war, leading her to reflect on how they should have hung out more. Later, after fighting was over, Arcee was in a crowd of bots watching Optimus and Megatron exit the Lost Light. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

During the following six months, Arcee attended Megatron's trial along with Whirl and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Following the trial, Arcee admitted to Prowl that the recently arrived [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her party of female Transformers from the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] didn't evoke any particular feelings in her. After Sideswipe opened his big yap, Arcee asked Optimus about what had happened to Hardhead, and eventually volunteered to join his crew for the trip to Earth to find Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

===To Earth and beyond===
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As soon as the ''[[Ark-7]]'' arrived over Earth, the ship was besieged by the orbital defenses of the [[Earth Defense Command]], who had formed an alliance with Galvatron's Decepticons six months prior. The attack forced the Autobots to hide their ship on the far side of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], with Optimus and a small crew led by Prowl slipping through humanity's defenses aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to investigate. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} It wasn't long until they were ambushed by a combined Decepticon/EDC assault, and Prowl sent Arcee and Sideswipe to provide covering fire as the team retreated to nearby [[Poverty Flat]]. Prowl also brought Devastator to provide help, revealing the Cybertronian presence to the humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Arcee and the other Autobots protected the panicking humans until the Decepticons were all teleported away on [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s orders. As the Autobots returned to ''Ark-7'', Arcee warned Optimus that more might be going on than they knew. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

The Autobots tracked the EDC's [[mindbomb]] signal to their base in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], and on their way to assault the base Arcee confided in Prowl that she'd seen [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] acting suspiciously, unaware that the police-bot had recently made the excavator a double-agent to keep tabs on Galvatron's activity. In the ensuing frontal assault, she was surprised by the arrival of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon warship]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} The Autobots fired at the ship until Prowl used the EDC's own defense system to shoot the ship down. As they departed with Alpha Trion, whom they'd recovered from the EDC base, Arcee helped the wounded Kup onto Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:OFFonOFF-GalvatronArcee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|....fifth body in as many years.]]

Though the Autobots brought Trion back to the ship to recuperate form his experience, it didn't take long before the Prime made a full recovery, and Jetfire, Arcee and [[D.0.C.]] investigated an alarm in the ''Ark-7'' shuttlebay to find that Prime and Trion had gone for a jaunt on the lunar surface. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Soon afterwards, Optimus left for Cybertron, he left Prowl in charge and asked Arcee to keep an eye on Prowl. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} When Prowl took the Constructicons to intercept [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] in [[Japan]], Arcee followed using Sideswipe's backpack and prevented Prowl from grabbing Spike and [[Jimmy Pink]]. The two humans fled and Arcee pursued them, only to end up being cornered by the Decepticons along with Jimmy. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Though Galvatron claimed they were after the same thing, Spike, Arcee opted to take Jimmy and leave the Decepticons and Constructicons to it, only to be tackled mid-air by Galvatron. During their fight which landed them in the [[Australia]]n outback, Galvatron lied to Arcee, claiming Prowl had killed Spike's father to draw Spike out, and persuaded her to join him in trying to destroy the [[Enigma of Combination]]—a relic of the haughty [[Nexus Prime]], whom the twins had once known; believing that the destruction of the Enigma would also foil Prowl's increasingly shady plans, Arcee reluctantly agreed. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

[[File:NowAndOnEarth-Arcee.jpg|thumb|300px|...sixth...]]

She, Jimmy, and the Decepticons arrived in [[Wanmu]], [[China]], to find Devastator already attacking [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s local [[Onyx]] facility. She tried to reach Prowl, but Devastator was set on killing Spike and she was knocked flat by the discarded Enigma of Combination. After Galvatron's soldier [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] revealed himself as a double-agent acting on Starscream's behalf, he absconded with the Enigma, and Arcee finally reached an enraged Prowl and convinced him to disassemble Devastator. They left on Sky Lynx, carrying a space bridge liberated from Blackrock's custody. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati}}

Shortly after the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], and Prowl's official falling out with Optimus Prime, Arcee had functionally taken command of the Earthbound Autobots while Prime was busy on Cybertron. In her new capacity as second-in-command, she held a clandestine meeting with her brother, who sought to use the spacebridge for his own ends, but provided her with an Onyx tablet in exchange: a clue, he insinuated, to Blackrock's ''true'' agenda regarding his fascination with Cybertronian technology. Arcee returned to the ''Ark-7'' to get the tablet analyzed and gave [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] a mission to Jupiter, to investigate rumors of a [[Sanctuary Station|Decepticon commune]] being constructed in orbit. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} He soon reported back on the Decepticon station being built there, and she met him on his return, however he fobbed her off with the promise of a report later and headed to a recharge slab. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

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Not long afterwards, Arcee herself travelled to Cybertron in order to steal and destroy the Enigma of Combination; while her brother believed that the artifact could only be used to create more "abominations," she had come to hate the concept of people being forcibly changed against their will. However, her escape was complicated by Windblade and Chromia, seeking to protect the fragile alliance between Cybertron and their own homeworld of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], and chased her into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where a Camien team of [[Torchbearer]]s was scouting. The Torchbearers fumed at not only Arcee's injuring of Windblade, a Cityspeaker, but also her intent to harm an artifact of the Primes. Inadvertent activation of the Enigma recongifured the Torchbearers into a new combiner, the mighty [[Victorion]]. The newborn, confused Victorion singled out Arcee for punishment, and so Windblade and Chromia found themselves protecting her against the gestalt. Windblade, surprisingly, was able to calm Victorion down long enough for them to disassemble. Warming to Windblade's combination of diplomacy and willingness to bury the truth to promote lasting peace, Arcee agreed to return the Enigma of Combination and pretend the incident had never happened. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She briefly watched Starscream talk to himself before swapping notes with Optimus. When one of Starscream's [[Badgeless]] troops was about to stage a massacre at a bar, Arcee stepped in and took the Badgeless to confront Starscream himself, whom she suggested needed to win over those on Cybertron before he went conquering other worlds. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

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Back on Earth, to her pre-emptive satisfaction, she detected that Prowl was in [[Alaska]], ready to be taken in by her... and then suddenly ''wasn't''. She went looking for Kup for help and was perturbed to find he'd passed out while outside the ship, and this may have happened before. But she didn't have time to care when Prowl disappearing was a major security risk and she needed help finding him! They broke into Prowl's old quarters, with Arcee suspicious how easy Kup managed it, and found some fleshbag called [[Verity Carlo]] had been blackmailing the fugitive with a copy of Autobot war crime data! Arcee was livid, thinking Carlo might restart the war if she made such horrors public. She was ''more'' livid when a recorded message from Prowl was broadcast, saying to get ''Springer'' to look for him, as only Springer was good enough.

The most sensible course of action was to knock out Kup, go to Earth, and violently threaten Verity Carlo into saying what she'd done to Prowl. Verity turned out to know nothing. When Springer and the [[Wreckers]] showed up, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} Arcee continued to insist it ''had'' to be this human anyway... which was around about the time the ''real'' culprits, [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]], attacked and Prowl broadcast through Kup to explain he was in the hands of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], imprisoned in his [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]]. Arcee was horrified to realise Prowl had put a backdoor hack in Kup's brain in case he'd needed to manipulate suckers. Despite Arcee blaming Verity for this, Springer pulled rank and led the Wreckers-plus-Arcee in battle against Mayhem, where Arcee was amused to find Springer only got emotionally engaged when there was a fight on. After chopping limbs off [[Claw Jaw]] and joining the Wreckers on a raid inside [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Mayhem HQ]], Arcee and the other Wreckers breached the gate to the Noisemaze that lay inside Tidal Wave's body, and crossed to the Noisemaze... {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers3-Noisemaze.jpg|left|thumb|300px|...sev- no, wait, this is the fifth one again. Never mind!]]

...and immediately fell in screaming pain, unable to stand its sensory onslaught. Tarantulas had the Wreckers taken to his lab, where the guilt-extracting computer [[Impetus]] caused her to flash back to her traumatic experience with Jhiaxus, babbling that it was "[her] fault" she'd not seen through Jhiaxus and that she hadn't been "strong enough" to stop him. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Only Hubcap, Tarantulas' man on the inside, having second thoughts got her sprung from jail. Arcee and the Wreckers ganged up on Tarantulas but he fought them all off, forcing Roadbuster to sacrifice himself so they could run. They regrouped and were talked by Prowl into destroying the villain's work first, but were confronted by said spider, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} faring as well as before. Only a personal revelation got Tarantulas to cease his attack but, to fulfil the plan, Arcee joined Impactor in keeping the fight going anyway. The Noisemaze began to collapse around them and Arcee was left stunned when Springer, despite great personal risk, radioed to say he was sticking to the plan even if it killed him. Realising why Prowl had chosen him and not her for this, she then convinced Impactor to continue the plan. Though Prowl would risk his life at the last second to save Springer, this was still it: Arcee and Kup returned to the ''Ark-7'', ties to Prowl irrevocably severed. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:Perihelion-BrawlShoulderTackleArcee.jpg|thumb|300px|Brawl liked design number four better.]]

Back at the ''Ark-7'', she found Jetfire had examined the [[Onyx|human code]] Blackrock had created, discovering that the code was capable of communicating with its other iterations via a quantum signal. Arcee ordered her Autobots to track it down while she, Alpha Trion, and Sideswipe stayed on the ship. The mission went sour fast and Arcee had Sky Lynx return to the ''Ark'' where she could use its mighty guns to blow away his pursuers... at which point the Onyx code activated their deflector shields, causing all the firepower to rebound on the ship, and locked them out of their systems, leaving them trapped and on fire! {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} They found themselves fighting their way through their own compromised defences while Trion claimed they were facing weapons of the Thirteen that they could not stand against. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Her plan was to get to the spacebridge and call for reinforcements, but a sudden rush of Decepticons ''through'' the spacebridge put paid to that! {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Luckily, [[Conquerors Part 3: Helden|other actors]] caused the shield to drop and Arcee ordered her guys to fall back to the ship's bridge and crash it into the moon while she went to overload the engines. The plan failed when she failed to distract the Decepticons through ultraviolence, being battered into unconsciousness by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} By the time she came round, the battle at [[Shanghai]] was almost over and she gladly fell back with the newly arrived Autobots.

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Optimus asked her to run operations soon enough as part of his new strategy, only to learn that Optimus had used the faith that the colonists had placed in him as a Prime to annex Earth into the Council of Worlds for its own protection. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} While sitting in the med-bay of the ''[[Skyroller]]'', she casually mentioned that both she and Sideswipe were fine to a disinterested med-bay. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} She later met, and tried to murder, Galvatron at the Copahua volcano where they pondered if Optimus' time as [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|a combiner]] could have allowed Prowl's personality to push Optimus towards drastic actions. She later revealed to Optimus that [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] had murdered [[Horri-Bull]] for the greater good allowing the Prime to blackmail the Decepticon. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} In Monument Valley, she forced Prime to stay behind during the attack on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', claiming he was too valuable, before showing zero gratitude when [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] gave her [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe's]] jetpack. During the attack, Galvatron managed to force Victorian apart before creating [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]] and [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}

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When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] managed to turn the tide and rip open the ''Nemesis'', Arcee was ready to take [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] into her custody before she was fired on by [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Ayana Jones]]. She was ready to kill all three before [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] teleported them out of her reach. She was later ordered by Optimus to pursue and terminate Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Hitching a ride on [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], she caught up with the Decepticon in the upper atmosphere of [[Jupiter]]. After casually murdering [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys|Astrotrain]], she engaged Galvatron. The fight was in his favour until Optimus and Soundwave arrived to back her up. The ancient warrior still managed to hold his ground before Soundwave shot him in the back allowing Arcee to destroy his [[fusion cannon]] taking him out of the fight. Galvatron mocked all three of them before agreeing to be their ally so as to fight off [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. Arcee was horrified when Optimus shot Galvatron through the [[spark]]. She later accompanied him to see the [[President of the United States]] where he declared the threat over. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} When they returned to Monument Valley, [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] the trio observed transformed to city mode, a form which Optimus dubbed [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. She then observed Metrotitan fire a beam of data into space regarding Optimus' deeds. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

As it turned out, that beam attracted the attention of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] who was not only still alive but also a [[Titan Master]]. The Prime left his large [[Transtector]] body to fight Arcee while he attended to business causing the femme to protest a body without a head should be not be a good fighter. The fight spilled into a massive cache of [[Ore-13]] located beneath Autobot City. Sentinel then returned with Blackrock who was revealed to be [[Sovereign]]. The Titan Master duo tapped into the [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to warp away Optimus Prime and Soundwave with them. Left behind, Arcee, at the end of her rope, contacted [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and briefed him on recent events, with Prowl assuring her that he'd take care of it. {{storylink|White Light}} She then hovered in the background and off to the side during Soundwave's inspirational speech. {{storylink|White Heat}}

===Meeting the cosmic community===
[[File:ConcordeHymn-ArceeTransforms.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Perfect for a stealth mission into Barbie's Malibu Dream House.]]

Over the next few weeks, Arcee would continue to stay by Prime's side, partaking in his missions of goodwill around the globe. On one such relief mission with [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]] the two were attacked by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] forces. Relieved at the chance to blow off some steam, Arcee easily kept the humans at bay until Cybertronian reinforcements arrived, as well as the [[Space Knight]] [[Rom]], who promptly annihilated four of the humans, including G.I. Joe leader [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]]. Realizing that the alien's Cybertronian appearance would lead to them being blamed for the murders, Arcee and the others pursued him {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} to [[Umpqua National Forest]] where they forced him to make an emergency landing, with Arcee able to take him out of the fight by punching him in his open chest wound. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}}

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As she patrolled the halls of Autobot City, Arcee happened upon [[Snake-Eyes]] as he began to engage the ''[[Heliopolis]]''. She immediately tried to strike the ninja down but received a sword to her eye for the trouble. Though briefly blinded, she soon tried to get back at her attacker before she, Snake-Eyes, and the [[Micronaut]]s' ship were disabled by a sonic strike from Soundwave in an attempt to calm the situation. After Snake-Eyes was apprehended, Arcee began trying to pick a fight with the ninja but backed off once Optimus Prime intervened to make peace with him. As [[M.A.S.K.]] and the [[Dire Wraith]]s began their assault on Autobot City, Arcee stood alongside her fellow Cybertronians as well as the Micronauts, Rom, and Snake-Eyes in opposition. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} When the combined form of [[Baron Karza]] and the Wraiths attempted to drag Optimus back into the soon-to-be-exploding mine of Ore-13 under the now levitating Autobot City, Arcee grabbed his arm and pulled him back to safety. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

Not long afterwards, Arcee accompanied Jazz and Optimus back to [[Monument Valley]] where three were attacked by a vengeful [[Baron Karza]] wearing the body of [[Micronus Prime]]. After swatting the three Cybertronians aside, {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} Karza placed them in a special prison. The Micronauts later freed the Autobots who joined the attack on the {{i|Acroyear III}} army before the three fought Karza himself. The fighting was interrupted when [[Shazraella]] arrived wreathed in {{i|Time Traveler}} energy. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 4|Wrath of Karza #4}} The three Autobots tried to use the distraction to sucker punch Karza before he again enerchanged with Micronus and resumed their duel. Shazraella used her newfound powers to cause the Autobots to shift through alternate modes until she lost control of her powers which prompted Karza to appeal to Optimus for an alliance. Though Optimus agreed, the unlikely alliance was unable to fell Shazraella until [[Oziron Rael]] arrived, now one of the Time Travelers himself, and ended the threat. Arcee stood by as Optimus pledged to help the refugees of Microspace. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}}

As Optimus continued his self-appointed mission on Earth, Arcee quickly became Prime's new right-hand 'bot, unafraid to call out her leader when she disagreed with his choices:in particular, she was openly disgruntled with Prime's new attitude and his acolytes, particularly the [[Colonist Soldiers]] who'd chosen to join the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} In her downtime, she continued to visit the comatose Sideswipe, feeling that he was the only person who had ever understood her. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} During a mission to uphold the [[Tyrest Accord]] in [[Mexico City]], these young soldiers ran afoul of human protesters wielding Cybertronian-derived weaponry, prompting Arcee and the other veterans to intervene, with Arcee herself brusquely assuring the wounded [[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] that he'd be fine after removing his [[mouthplate]].

[[File:OptimusPrime4 NewCybertron Arcee spars.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|At least he's not wearing a space diaper.]]

After meeting with the [[President of the United States|President]] at the [[White House]], Arcee joined Prime's team at the [[Matterhorn]] as a [[Quintesson Cruiser|vast spaceship]] descended onto Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Once the ship's occupants, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], disembarked, Arcee stood off to the side as their leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]] introduced themselves. Once Optimus's team returned to Autobot City to discuss potential courses of action, Arcee was again annoyed by the colonists and their fawning over Optimus before paying Sideswipe another visit. When the Junkions arrived for a tour of the city, Arcee attempted to stop Wreck-Gar from entering Sideswipe's chamber, asking Optimus to stop him from touching the injured Autobot. She looked decidedly unhappy as Wreck-Gar explained the Junkions possessed a [[positron core]] that could potentially save Sideswipe, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} but later expressed a cautious interest in the positron core's potential for saving Sideswipe, still feeling some responsibility for him being in his current condition. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

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She continued to spend time in Sideswipe's room to keep him company, passing the time by sparring with D.0.C. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} until the Junkions abruptly decided to invade Earth with an armada of ravenous [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s. Reflecting on her own history as a warrior, Arcee told Sky Lynx to keep an eye on Sideswipe while she went to confront Wreck-Gar for control of the positron core. By the time she arrived, the tide had already begun to turn in favor of the Autobots and their allies, and Arcee caught up with Wreck-Gar as the Junkion leader attempted to slink away. Demanding to know the whereabouts of the positron core, Wreck-Gar opened his chest and revealed that he'd smuggled it out of the battle on his person. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} As [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] looked on, Arcee attempted to beat Wreck-Gar into submission, only for his rebellious Sharkticons to appear and make for their former leader. As the fight spilled over onto their position, a stray shot hit the positron core, blowing it to atoms while reducing Wreck-Gar to a disembodied head. A stoic Arcee stood by as Optimus made peace with the Junkions... and then collapsed in grief by Sideswipe's CR chamber as Optimus sadly watched from afar. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} The Junkions gradually acclimatized to life in the newly founded "[[Little Cybertron]]", but it soon became clear that Wreck-Gar couldn't fix the positron core. However, Rum-Maj told Arcee that they had another device that would allow them to ease Sideswipe's suffering. While mulling over this, Arcee was visited by [[Aileron]], who was shocked when Arcee revealed her true age. As Arcee insisted she was alone, Aileron disputed the notion. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Arcee later spoke to Soundwave as the President visited Autobot City. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

[[File:SidesSwipeHugArcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|The spelling error kinda takes the lump outta your throat once you spot it.]]

As time passed and as Sideswipe's condition steadily worsened, Arcee and Sunstreaker made the decision to switch off Sideswipe's life support. To do so, however, they tapped the Junkions for use of this other device—a [[mnemopathis projector]] that would project a simulated "last day" for their patient that would allow him to go peacefully. In this "dream world," Arcee was present when Sideswipe seemingly awoke from his coma, and followed her outside where she revealed that Sunstreaker had promised to be present. When Sideswipe announced he was going to cut ties with Sunstreaker, Arcee discouraged the notion, remembering how she'd let Galvatron die (though leaving out his name). The two travelled to Cybertron where, after retrieving Bob from Sunstreaker's apartment, they made their way to the Decepticon ghetto. There Sideswipe broke down the door and began shooting everyone before Sunstreaker arrived and stopped him, with Arcee explaining the relief effort that Sunstreaker had been a part of. After a day of volunteering and helping the inhabitants of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the two brought Sideswipe outside to marvel at the beauty of postwar Cybertron, where he gradually learned the truth of his situation. Thanking both his friend and brother, Sideswipe allowed himself to pass away.

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In the real world, Arcee excused herself following Sideswipe's death, only to be followed by Aileron, who offered some comforting words from [[Way of Flame|her own religion]], which believed in reincarnation. After a laugh that the many Arcee and Sideswipe killed might return, Arcee looked at the stars and said a final goodbye to Sideswipe. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} As Earth geared up to join the Council of Worlds, Arcee and Sunstreaker brought Sideswipe's body to Cybertron to be buried; that same evening, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] told Optimus, Pyra, and Starscream the tale behind the origins of the Thirteen—and the truth behind Galvatron and Arcee's relationship, a fact that Starscream had a hard time swallowing. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} When [[Marissa Faireborn]] was inducted into the [[Council of Worlds]] as [[Earth]]'s ambassador, {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Arcee briefly joined [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and his human friend [[Action Man|Ian Noble]] as they watched the proceedings from atop a nearby building, playfully trading barbs with the old Autobot {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} before joining Optimus Prime and [[Pyra Magna]] as the ceremony began... only for the nefarious [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] and his [[Iron Ring]] to crash the proceedings, intent on using the ancient [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] that had once been deployed on Antilla to poison Cybertron itself. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}}

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Amidst the chaos, Arcee helped defend human diplomats from the legions of [[Red Shadows]], rescuing both Faireborn and [[Ayana Jones]] before rendezvousing with Optimus. Optimus reported that their teammates [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] had gone missing, seemingly implicating them as agents of Ironblood, and Arcee joined Kup and the other heroes on a mission into the wilderness of Cybertron to find their teammates. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} As they searched the outback, Ian made some not-so-subtle attempts to flirt with an uninterested Arcee until they came under fire from two more Red Shadows, Arcee chopping one of the mutant ninjas in half. It wasn't long until they found that both Blackrock and Centurion had been kidnapped and taken prisoner by the bounty hunter [[Colditz]], and the two Transformers were thrown off balance by a hidden cache of [[Dragon X]] explosives and beset by more ninjas. Realizing that Colditz had set up the entire encounter to trick the heroes into killing Centurion, Arcee attempted to stop the out-of-control Transformer by hurling her sword at him, but the Revolutionaries were ultimately able to talk the Talisman-charged Cybertronian into controlling his lethal energies and entering [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

Upon returning to Iacon, Arcee joined Optimus Prime and Soundwave and to plan and launch a raid on the holding cell where [[Scarlett]] and her team had been incarcerated. Windblade soon discovered that Optimus had gone outside the law, and she and Arcee nearly came to blows before Prime convinced the Camien delegate to stand down. Arcee helped knock out the prison guards and collected the human team's weapons, and together the Cybertronian-human alliance fought their way through hordes of Red Shadows, and began the long trek down toward the Cybertronian core, braving a river of holographic acid before coming face to face with Colton and the other members of the Iron Ring. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} In the ensuing melee, Arcee went up against [[Shazraella]], who'd commandeered [[Antagony_(BW)|Antagony's]] Cybertronian body and threatened to take Arcee's after. She and Shazraella brawled among the ongoing melee until the arrival of Starscream and the other members of the Council of Worlds turned the battle into a chaotic three-way brawl. Ultimately, however, Colton's lackey Garrison Krieger—in reality the [[Prysmosian]] [[Merklynn]]—had orchestrated the entire invasion to his own benefit; when he unveiled his true nature, he combined his own [[magic]] with that of the Talisman and drained the energon from the nearby Transformers to fuel the creation of a "[[New Prysmos]]", a beachhead for his future conquest of Cybertron. The deed done, he teleported the weakened and disoriented Transformers back to Cybertron's surface. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

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===Against the Apocalypse===
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As Cybertron rebuilt from this latest attack, Arcee attended Sideswipe's funeral, and as Optimus Prime mulled over his status as a "divine" [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], she pointed out that she had stood by when he had killed Galvatron, revealing to Prime that he had been her twin brother. Disarmed by this revelation, Prime attempted to withdraw, but was intercepted by Blackrock, who revealed that Centurion had made a full recovery and gone exploring in the wilderness—and discovered a cache of [[protoform]]s. Passerby Decepticon [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] revealed that the Dinobots had recently discovered a [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] in the wilderness, inspiring Prime to mount an expedition to find it. Seeking allies, Arcee approached Pyra Magna and her fellow Torchbearers for assistance. Though they declined, Pyra Magna reminded the still-rudderless Arcee that the former warrior could keep both Prime and herself in check in this new, postwar world. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Though Prime's group came into conflict with the rogue Dinobots—their leader [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] under the control of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]—Arcee followed Sludge into a cavern, where she was attacked by one of the young protoforms... and discovered that the rest were now under the protection of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Arcee took a shine to the little protoform, jokingly nicknaming him "[[Sideswipe (G2)|Sideswipe]]" after her departed friend, and watched as Trypticon burst from the ground to demand an end to the fighting. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

Back on Earth once more as Prime presided over the opening of an [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]], Arcee chatted with Aileron about recent events, including the installation of Trypticon as Earth's official embassy on Cybertron. Unfortunately, the conversation was cut short when Aileron overheard [[Slide]] badmouthing the Prime. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Things quickly spiraled out of control as "Onyx Prime" returned to Cybertron aboard his Titan, [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]], bringing with him the [[Liege Maximo]] and his [[Maximal]] army. Although Arcee advised caution, it was Metrotitan himself who chose to bridge to Cybertron—intent on following through the orders of his supposed "Chosen One," Starscream—only to be summarily blasted and fatally wounded by Nemesis, crashing to the ground in a fiery explosion. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

[[File:EndlessForever-ArceeVsMaximals.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Arcee is a geewunner.]]

Finally unmasked as Shockwave, his million year-machinations laid out for all to see, Shockwave instructed Liege Maximo to lead the Maximals to the surface to pick off the survivors... unaware that those survivors included a very angry Arcee, who lunged into action to take on his bestial horde in an epic one-woman stand. Though Arcee slaughtered her way through dozens of combatants, she was gradually overwhelmed by their numbers and taken prisoner on Shockwave's orders. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Chained and dragged aboard Shockwave's Titan by a sample of gravity-manipulating [[Ore-4]], Arcee was able to exploit the weightless environment to free herself and knock Maximo off-balance; recovering her sword and hurling it at the Ore-4 crystal, Arcee sent the ancient deceiver and the Maximals plummeting to their doom, and herself too... if it hadn't been for Aileron intervening to save Arcee from such a fate. Overcome with gratitude, and finally able to express her true feelings for her friend in the face of a looming apocalypse, Arcee gratefully [[kiss]]ed Aileron. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable}}

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Though Shockwave was eventually subdued and taken into custody, the Transformers were too late to prevent the full scope of his plan coming to fruition: seeing Cybertron itself as essentially flawed, Shockwave, in the guise of "Onyx Prime," had used the war against Antilla all those years ago to create [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], that which would eliminate Cybertron itself and allow the Transformers to begin anew. {{storylink|Our Finest}} {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} As Unicron began his attack on the galaxy, consuming those "thirteen colonies" affiliated with the Transformers, Arcee joined Optimus aboard the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'' to assist [[Rom]]'s homeworld of [[Elonia]]. While Wheeljack worked to bring a makeshift space bridge online, he discovered that something was jamming its frequency; when Arcee and Prime investigated, they discovered the inert body of [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], ancient Titan of [[Prima]] and another victim of Shockwave's machinations. Arcee was able to solve the problem by fatally stabbing the Titan's brain module, killing him instantly and allowing Wheeljack to safely teleport two-thirds of Elonia's population to Iacon. {{storylink|Our Darkest}}

As Unicron made his way to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Arcee joined Prime and the recently revived Bumblebee as the trio fought their way into the innards of the planet-eater, seeking to find a way to destroy the monster from within. Their search turned up nothing, outside of the crumbling ruins of one of the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]s that had once invaded Antilla, and the Autobots were subsequently chased back out by Unicron's monstrous [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]] as Unicron devoured Caminus. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} Back on Cybertron, Arcee tried to help Aileron through the loss of her homeworld, only to be interrupted by Bumblebee, who suspected that she knew more about the Omega Sentinel than she let on. Arcee confirmed that she had once fought alongside the giants during in the age of the Thirteen and their interstellar expansion, suggesting that one of them must have found Unicron. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

The arrival of Unicron—now accompanied by the corrupted [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]—over Cybertron itself prompted a desperate, last-ditch struggle as Prime and the other leaders of the planet weighed up their options. When Bumblebee himself, having received a cryptic vision from Omega Supreme moments before, arrived to tell the group the truth behind Unicron, Arcee confirmed his story: Unicron ''was'' the transformed Antilla, remade into an ultimate weapon against all of the injustices of the Cybertronian race. As Windblade raged against the futility of it all—noting that none of the colonies deserved to suffer for the sins of Cybertron, Arcee grimly reminded her that Caminus and all of the other colonies had been built off the back of Cybertronian expansion. Windblade transformed and flew off as the city began to collapse around them; believing her to be fleeing, Arcee tried to stop her, but the [[Cityspeaker]] told her that she had a plan. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

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As Unicron began his final attack on Cybertron, the efforts of the [[Spectral Knight]]s of [[New Prysmos]] offered an escape for the Transformers, harnessing the [[magic]] of the Talisman to create a teleportation beam that transported them directly to Earth. Arcee was one of the Transformers to be safely evacuated as Metroplex activated his space bridge; teleported to [[Victoria Falls]] in [[Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park]], she socked Starscream in the jaw to stop his whining before she gratefully embraced Aileron as the two reunited.{{storylink|Road's End}} As Unicron—now having destroyed Cybertron—teleported above Earth to complete his mission of Cybertronian extinction, Arcee joined Prime and Soundwave on a mission to [[Mount Rushmore]] to help corral Slide and the other colonist soldiers, who had renounced their ties to Optimus and gone rogue in a misguided effort to liberate Jazz from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] custody. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

Returning to Metroplex, the Cybertronians convened for a briefing from Jetfire, where the Autobot flier revealed that—thanks to consuming the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, Unicron's attacks posed an existential threat to the [[Milky Way]] itself. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} That night, Prime and Arcee talked, and as Prime wondered if the dark legacy of the Primes that Shockwave began had claimed him as well, Arcee simply opined that it was best to love who they could and understood who they couldn't. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}} With the rising of the sun came the approach of Unicron's Maximal army; though Optimus suggested that Arcee stay behind to be with Aileron, she declined, pointing out that for the first time in her life she had someone to fight ''for''. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} Instead, as the two prepared to face Unicron, Prime chose to shed the mouthplate that had become a symbol of the Primes so that he could face Unicron as his true self. {{storylink|Post}}

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Joining forces with Skywarp, Thundercracker, and Starscream, the five 'bots hatched a plan to smuggle the Talisman onto Unicron's surface while the other survivors of Cybertron led a frontal assault on the monster planet, using Skywarp's teleportation powers to directly transport the artifact into Unicron's innards and kill him from within. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} As the battle began, however, Skywarp was wounded by an incoming Maximal, and deprived of their best shot to destroy Unicron it was Starscream who chose to sacrifice his life to activate the Talisman, leaving Arcee and Optimus free to follow the path it carved through Unicron's armor and into his core, battling antibody monsters along the way. As they fought their way to the core, Optimus claimed that it was his duty as "[[The Arisen]]" to defeat Unicron, as the legends claimed... much to the incredulity of Arcee, who had ''known'' the 'bot who called himself "The Arisen" in the days of the Thirteen, who was definitely not Optimus. Faced with the black hole that made up the center of the planet-eater, Optimus instructed Arcee to stay behind as he flung himself into the abyss, transmitting himself [[infraspace]], knowing that he couldn't ask her to sacrifice her newfound emotional connection to Aileron. Ultimately, Orion Pax—shedding the title of Prime in the last moments of his life—was able to make peace with the vengeful spirit of [[Unicron's creator]] as they both chose to die; as Unicron collapsed in on himself, Aileron swooped in to rescue Arcee from the singularity, and the two lovers joyfully reunited on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

Days after Unicron's defeat, Arcee eschewed Prime's funeral to help with reconstruction efforts, chatting with Marissa Faireborn about her original encounter with Jhiaxus and her long, long personal journey to accept herself and others. And, after many years of searching, she opined, the former warrior had found love and a purpose as she settled into a new life on Earth; years later, now working as a teacher, Arcee told her class of Cybertronian, human, and [[Elonian]] children—including "Sideswipe"—the story of Optimus Prime, the complex legacy he had left behind, and the power of the stories that surrounded him and the lineage of the Primes. Optimus believed in a better future, she told her students, and he believed in the ability of others to change... such as Arcee herself, who had made peace with herself and the universe and proven that she had finally become everything that she was always meant to be. {{storylink|Post}}

==Notes==
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*The extras in ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]'' reveal a few alternative color schemes [[Alex Milne]] and [[Simon Furman]] tried to get approved for IDW's version of Arcee, one blue, two red. [[Hasbro]] nixed all three, insisting on Arcee's usual coloration to differentiate her from other [[female Transformer]]s.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=hasbro didn't want the dark color. they didn't want her to be like the other female bots. so they wanted the pink look. i don't like it, but its not up to me in the end / i had some darker colors on her originally and i got the anwser back saying they wanted her different from elita 1, but one of the colors was a blue gray, so i don't know what they were talking about. they just wanted pink.|link=http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/arcee-cover-colors-70762649|name=Alex Milne|site=deviantART|title=arcee cover colors.|year=2007|month=11|day=27}}</ref> In 2014, new female Autobots were finally introduced, but it seems unlikely they were part of IDW's planning back then.
*While IDW Arcee was firmly established as an Autobot in ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]''—in the opening blurb, in dialogue and in the form of an Autobot [[insignia]] constantly present on her chest (outside of the flashback to her being experimented on)—it is the ''only'' IDW issue to suggest that she was ever a formal Autobot. Starting with ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' and continuing thereafter, she was depicted without the chest insignia, and [[Second Exodus|''Robots in Disguise'' #18]] appears to retcon matters such that she was never [[Rite of the Autobrand|Autobranded]] at all!
*Given the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' toy tie-ins involved in "Dark Cybertron", it was logical at the time of publication to assume that Arcee's [[:File:TheBecoming-Arcee.jpg|new body]] in [[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|"Dark Cybertron" Chapter 10]] was based on her then-upcoming ''Generations'' toy, but [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|the toy]] that was eventually released (a good six month after said issue) bore little resemblance to the comic. It turned out this was because production on the comic was so far ahead that artist [[Alex Milne]] had to draw Arcee into this issue based on only ''concept art'' of the toy, which he further modified to incorporate characteristics from Arcee's IDW design.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=here is the design i came up with based off of a concept from hasbro. not sure if this is what the new Arcee toy will look like. the design i was given was not a toy image nor was it an image that looked like it could transform. it was just a concept which i think hasbro wanted to base the new toy off of. so i had to work with that and come up with something that i feel keep the look they want to use and work withing the world the comic is set in :) the only thing i did a bit differently in the comic was i made her legs a bit longer. i ran out of paper on this image and i did want her legs a bit longer. with the head i did put elements from the original IDW Arcee in it so i could tie the new design with comic look :) so i'm not sure what the toy will look like, but this was fun getting to draw a new version of Arcee :)|link=http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/IDW-Dark-Cybertron-Arcee-Design-441642817|name=Alex Milne|site=deviantART|title=IDW Dark Cybertron Arcee Design|year=2014|month=03|day=20}}</ref> Further exemplifying the changes the toy underwent, Arcee's reddish-orange coloration in this issue was at the request of Hasbro,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It was in the concept design we were given; I wanted to make sure and asked my editors(forget which) for confirmation.|link=https://twitter.com/dyemooch/status/468837384034189312|name=Josh Perez|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=05|day=20}}</ref> only for the finished Arcee toy to be colored in her standard pink. The comics didn't end up reconciling the designs, with [[Andrew Griffith]] giving Arcee a new Earth body in [[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|''Robots in Disguise'' #28]], and restoring her pink color scheme in [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #35]].
*Speaking of, Griffith was inspired by a mid-2010s {{w|Lotus_Elise#Series_2|Lotus Elise}} for Arcee's Earth alt-mode.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Been seeing a lot of stuff about fan designs for Arcee out there and a lot of it’s is really great btw. If anyone’s curious, Arcee’s earth mode in IDW’s #RID was inspired by a mid 2010’s Lotus Elise.|link=https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/1283408750322364416|name=Andrew Griffith|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=15}}</ref>
*According to [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]], Arcee is 33 feet tall and weighs 15 tons (10.1 metres and 13.6 metric tonnes).

===Conceptual origins===
[[Simon Furman]] has traditionally not been a fan of [[female Transformer]]s or the idea of gendering Transformers at all, stating on several occasions that he doesn't understand why robots would have women. Arcee's [[Spotlight: Arcee|origin]] in the IDW continuity attempted "to apply a rationale to the whole issue;"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Well, I’ve always been fairly outspoken about the redundancy of ‘female’ Transformers (or ‘fembots’). It’s not a sexist thing, it’s just that they’re robots. Why would they have genders at all? Anyway, Arcee (being one such ‘fembot’) was always going to be a contentious issue, especially as (in common with other IDW/TF-verse reinventions) I was expected to put something of my own spin on the character this time around. And I figured I’d attempt to apply a rationale to the whole issue!|link=https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/|name=Simon Furman|site=WordPress|title=Arcee-a-Go-Go|year=2008|month=02|day=19}}</ref> under his pen, the Transformers of the IDW continuity were treated as a genderless race, albeit one that used male pronouns out of convenience. Thus, Furman's original treatment for Arcee was that she was one of these "genderless" robots that had been genetically altered, implicitly against their will, and that her new gender separated her from other Transformers. When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was introduced to the IDW mythos, author [[Mairghread Scott]] stated that Windblade's femininity would not be treated as an aberration, noting that Arcee's origin could be seen as offensive to women, and especially those who are transgender. Furman's insistence that Cybertronians are genderless, not male by default, extended to a post he wrote,<ref>{{citesocial|link=http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/|name=Simon Furman|site=WordPress|title=Response to Mairghread Scott|year=2013|month=12|day=29}}</ref> though the two authors later talked in private and settled the beef. (Scott would seemingly hew closer in 2014 to Furman's original concept for the character during the [[An Uneventful Night|few instances]] in which she wrote for the character, with Arcee expressing a dislike for 'bots who "[change others] against their will"... but this kind of thing happens a lot in comics, so don't sweat it.)

Following Windblade's debut, author [[John Barber]] would sporadically revisit Arcee's origin story owing to her increasing role in the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' comics. For example, in "[[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming]]" after surgically rebuilt into a new body of her own volition, Arcee is seen experimentally flexing and touching her arms while genuinely asking Prowl what he thinks of her look. ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' introduced its protagonist as an inhabitant of the colony planet of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], where male and female Transformers naturally coexisted; though this was ''initially'' presented as a result of {{w|allopatric speciation}}, with the Camiens having evolved this trait after millennia of isolation from Cybertron, it wouldn't take long before ''Robots in Disguise'' revealed that those ancient Cybertronians who had colonized Caminus ''did'' understand the concept of gender, and that female Transformers had somehow disappeared from Cybertron at some point after the reign of the Thirteen. A subsequent conversation between Arcee and Galvatron in [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #37]] revealed that Jhiaxus had been attempting to ''restore'' this facet of Cybertronian society, and internal narration from Arcee's point of view in [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]] revealed that Arcee had, at least to some extent, consented to Jhiaxus's experiments, as she did not see the malevolent scientist "for what he was." Other comments regarding the incident suggested that Arcee's prior identity was a "lie [she] told herself" <ref>[[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|''Optimus Prime'' #5]]</ref> and that she recognized her current self as who "[she] was always meant to be."<ref>[[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #52]]</ref>

Despite years of such remarks, it would not be until the [[Post|very last issue]] of the original IDW continuity that would finally lay out exactly what had happened between Jhiaxus and Arcee, with Barber receiving assistance from fan [[Jenevieve Frank]] for nuance. In an exchange with [[Marissa Faireborn]], Arcee explicitly confirmed that she had ''always'' been transgender; describing herself as "forged male," Arcee had voluntarily sought out the assistance of Jhiaxus to aid in her transition. Her violent behavior following her encounter with the mad scientist was explained as not a product of the transition itself, but from the lack of aftercare Jhiaxus provided, with the pair likening the effect to the Cybertronian equivalent of "bad meds."

According to Jenevieve Frank, the way the exchange was written in context with all the prior writing on Arcee's trans journey was meant to get across that Jhiaxus's response to Arcee seeking gender affirmation surgery was to convince "her that she needed specific procedures to conform to his idea of female Cybertronians"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Seems like a good time to remind people that Arcee's origin in IDW comics was explicitly retconned to make it 100% her decision to go to Jhiaxus for help transitioning but that he convinced her that she needed specific procedures to conform to his idea of female Cybertronians|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1593282949394350086|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=11|day=17}}</ref> (what a jerk) "...and was coerced into medically unnecessary procedures," hence reframing her blazing streak of vengeance seen in Spotlight Arcee.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Also retconned that Arcee later found out that Jhiaxus had coerced her to medically unnecessary procedures and committed malpractice against her...which is why she was so hellbent on revenge in her eponymous Spotlight comic|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1593283331571027968|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=11|day=17}}</ref> She notes that transitioning can be "wonderful & life affirming, but it's HARD and traumatic too."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Spotlight: Arcee is often viewed poorly, but as I've transitioned the past few years, I've come to understand who unintentionally, brutally honest Spotlight: Arcee is about how hard it is to transition. Transitioning is wonderful & life affirming, but it's HARD & traumatic too.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356435117109248|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> She sees what she and Barber did not as a rejection of Spotlight, but an attempt to embrace it, and that while Arcee could have had "authentic transmasculine or nonbinary narratives," the disappearance of her dysphoria in Phase 2 signified that she was a trans woman,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=What John and I did with Arcee isn't a rejection of her Spotlight. It's an attempt to embrace it. There were authentic trans masculine and nonbinary narratives that Arcee could have had, but when her dysphoria disappeared in Phase 2, it meant she *HAD* to be a transgender woman.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356437386215424|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> which was also easier practically speaking to work in with all the action going on.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=And I say *HAD* in the practical sense. There wouldn't have been time to do justice to her as a trans guy or nonbinary character in the breaths between fighting Unicron, Shockwave, et al.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356739485155328|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> The parallel in Arcee's story from this framework with real trans women's lives getting messed up "by arrogant transphobic doctors who blamed their ignorance and mutilation on their patients rather than confront their own culpability" is entirely intentional,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We had 3 goals in OP#25, which I *hope* we cleared. 1. Tie Arcee's transition to the REAL trans women who had their lives ruined over the years by arrogant transphobic doctors who blamed their ignorance and mutilation on their patients rather than confront their own culpability|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065358618751455232|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> as is Arcee turning to Anode akin to trans women helping each other due to the ignorance by larger systems.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=2. Connect Arcee to the legacy of trans women helping each over when the world has let us down. Even today, transgender women turn to OTHER trans women when they need advice on medications or more practical concerns because the system we deal with is still largely ignorant.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065358619909083136|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> This peace and community she had was "literally snatched away from her,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=After OP #25, I hope you can go back and read Spotlight: Arcee as the story of a woman who struggled her whole life, betrayed by her doctor, disowned by her brother, and FINALLY found peace & community only to have it literally snatched away from her (THANKS NECROBOT).|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362388491239424|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> due to Anode's disappearance in ''[[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Lost Light #1]].'' The later Arcee in Spotlight is one who had "learned that she DIDN'T NEED to struggle," that Jhiaxus was to blame for her medical problems, not herself.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Arcee in Spotlight: Arcee is one that recently learned that she DIDN'T NEED to struggle. That her shit doctor was to blame for her feeling awful because he did medical procedures on her that were unauthorized and unnecessary to her medical transition.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362389627940865|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> Frank also notes that Barber's trans narrative for Arcee would not have been possible "without Mairghread Scott, James Roberts, and Nick Roche's contributions in their own books over the past 6 years."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Most importantly, John's "rehabilitation" of Arcee wouldn't have been possibly without Mairghread Scott, James Roberts, and Nick Roche's contributions in their own books over the past 6 years.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362393411112961|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref>

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

==External links==
*{{i|Arcee}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transgender characters]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Dungeons & Dinobots

2023-12-31T05:49:37Z

Causeway: fixed the synopsis in regards to arcee, the text itself does not say that she is completely insane, her hold on her sanity [sic] is "tenuous" and elaborated on the note here in this regard

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|image=DungeonsandDinobots cover.jpg
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|title="Dungeons & Dinobots"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[December 5]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]]
|illustration by=[[Evan Gauntt]]
|cover=[[Evan Gauntt]]
|pagecount=36
|chronology=[[Shattered Glass timeline|Current era (2008)]]
|continuity=[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|Shattered Glass]]
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'''Following the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destruction, the new Dinobots are unleashed! But what ancient horror is behind Grimlock's miraculous transformation?'''

==Synopsis==
{{note|Events from the prologue are in italics}}
At the recently discovered [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], the Decepticons defend the station from the Autobots, who are attempting to steal the fuel so they can make the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]'' space-worthy once more. [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] is wounded, and [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] rushes to his downed leader with a medi-pack, as [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] pushes his foot forward. Megatron asks his second in command for a status report; [[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]] is hardly a concern, and [[Hound (SG)|Hound]]'s hallucinations have been negated. Prime is staying back, but [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] and [[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] are attempting to flank towards [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] and [[Gutcruncher (SG)|Gutcruncher]]'s position. Their conversation is interrupted when the Decepticon's newest recruit, a [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] who claims to be from a mirror universe where Autobots are good and Decepticons are evil, begins firing across the battlefield at Prime. Megatron orders his second-in-command to help Cliffjumper, while he repairs himself, vowing to not allow the fuel depot to fall into Prime's hands. Starscream reluctantly suggests destroying the depot, but [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'s voice cuts in on the Decepticon radio, telling the others that he's called in reinforcements. An exasperated Megatron realizes the one squad he's called in: the over-enthusiastic [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]]. Suddenly, [[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] races across the battlefield, transforming and pounding her hands into the ground, her energized strike sending Huffer and Hound flying. Crasher greets her commander and sends [[Dirge (SG)|Dirge]] and [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] to deal with Rodimus and Arcee. Dirge's laughter-inducing engines take Rodimus out of the battle, and mentally unstable Arcee is downed by Thundercracker's bubbles of silence and Gutcruncher concussion cannon. Prime is furious with his troop's weakness, but is attacked by [[Bludgeon (SG)|Bludgeon]] and [[Carnivac (SG)|Carnivac]], who work together to keep Prime disoriented. Eventually, the Autobots retreat to cover, and the Decepticons try to figure out how to flush the Autobots out. Suddenly, rumble shakes the battlefield. Cliffjumper spots massive mechanical beasts, crushing everything in their way. Sideswipe assumes its one of Hound's illusions, but Thundercracker points out that he's offline, and that the dampener is still running. Cliffjumper notices [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] in the lead, and realizes they're newly created [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s. The herd stops, and atop the [[Sludge (SG)|largest one]], [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] greets Prime, the mad scientist having escaped from his exile in [[Gygax]] to enact his revenge with his newest creations. Prime, seeing his disadvantage, forgives the scientist for all his sins...provided his creations work. Not the reaction Wheeljack expected, he nevertheless orders his creations to destroy the Decepticons. The heard roars...and begins to tear into each other. Wheeljack fails to control his creations and is knocked straight to the ground.

At Autobot headquarters in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Prime furiously berates two of his soldiers, [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] and [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]]. Optimus blames the loss of the depot on Blurr, the cousin of Crasher. His subordinate attempts to defend himself, but the younger Side Burn cuts in, pointing out that he had suggested reforming the [[Wreckers]], and that if the Decepticons had been defeated, Wheeljack would have attacked Prime with his Dinobots. Angered, Prime nevertheless considers the recovery of the Dinobots more important than "stress relief" or the recovery of a minor fuel depot. Grimlock is a priority, Prime not wanting him to fall back into his Decepticon creator's hands. All Autobots who are not involved in ''Ark'' repair are to search for the Dinobots. Prime intends on sending Wheeljack back into exile, but Side Burn, recognizing Wheeljack's potential, comes up with an alternative punishment: forcing Wheeljack to repair the computers for the ''Ark'', a lowly task for the scientist, and to have him be part of the Earthbound crew in case of sabotage. Delighted by Side Burn's deviancy, Prime has him reporting to ''Ark'' duty, where Wheeljack will join him after getting an Earth-mode from the Autobot "medic" [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]], while Blurr will search for the Dinobots. Leaving the chamber, Blurr pushes Side Burn into the wall; suspicious of the younger Autobot, Blurr tells him to stay out of his way, lest an "accident" happens. Side Burn simply smiles as the elder Autobot drives off.

At the fuel depot, reinforcements from [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] load up supplies and [[energon rod]]s into [[Astrotrain (SG)|Astrotrain]]. Dirge advocates capturing a few of the Dinobots to make [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinocons]], but Cliffjumper is unsure, remembering the troublesome [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s of his home dimension. Starscream, however, sees merit in Dirge's idea, hoping to recover his old A.I. matrix. Megatron agrees, sending Astrotrain back to Darkmount with the supplies for "[[Nemesis (SG)|Project Doubletake]]", and has Starscream gather a dozen of their best soldiers for this "Dinobot Hunt".

''The ever-optimistic Huffer follows Grimlock into the abandoned levels of Cybertron. Smiling to himself, he launches his tow-cable around Grimlock. Noticing this, Grimlock begins to thrash about, throwing Huffer into a wall and causing him to drop the [[positronic deregulator]] made by Wheeljack to tame the Dinobots. Grimlock rushes forth to his attacker, but when he sees the Autobot symbol on Huffer's tow-cannon, the hardwired directives installed in him by Optimus Prime begin to cause him pain. Huffer tries to placate the Dinobot, but Grimlock tells him to shut up, hearing a voice that Huffer can't. As the smaller Autobot begins to slowly aim his cannon, Grimlock, following the unseen voices instructions, leans forth and grabs Huffer's gun, destroying it and the Autobot symbol that caused him pain. Huffer, not one to push his chances, transforms and flees. Grimlock wants to chase Huffer, but his unseen [[Omega Terminus|instructor]] beckons him to come forth, as the Dinobot heads further into Cybertron...''

Near the [[Rust Sea]], Cliffjumper and Sideswipe spy in their makeshift hunting blind as one Dinobot, a small red and grey one named [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest]] feeds on the energon crystalline growths. Sideswipe isn't sure how to proceed, but Cliffjumper jumps forth, tackling Slugfest to the ground. Slugfest yelps, telling Cliffjumper that he has big friends, but the extradimensional Autobot ignores his claims, fixing a [[restraining bolt]] to Slugfest. Suddenly, Sideswipe warns him to look out, as a [[Goryu (SG)|large Dinobot]] bursts through the crystal "trees", declaring "Me gore you!" The Dinobot lunges at Grimlock, but when he notices Cliffjumper's symbol, the Dinobot is confused; it looks the purple face he's not supposed to hurt but is colored like the red face he's allowed to. Sideswipe attracts the Dinobot's attention, transforming into vehicle mode as the beast gives chase, with Cliffjumper hanging on to his tail. Climbing up with a restraining bolt in his teeth, Cliffjumper accidentally loses it when he shouts to Sideswipe, with his comrade attempting to avoid the Dinobot's ice-breath all the while. Elsewhere, [[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] and [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] have managed to find a Dinobot of their own; a flying one named [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop]], who is currently nesting on an old communications tower. Jazz wants to kill the beast, but Goldbug insists on keeping it alive, telling Jazz to climb the tower. The two continue to argue until Blurr and Rodimus arrive. The two [[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]]s agree with their commander on sending Jazz up, but Prime's bodyguard flips down his missile racks, still refusing to go up. When all the other's weapons are leveled at him, however, Jazz asks for a cable. Back near the Rust Sea, Sideswipe swerves on part of the ground frozen in ice, sending him straight into a patch of crystals, pinning him. The Dinobot celebrates his victory and turns his attention to Cliffjumper. Unable to grab him with his tiny arms, Cliffjumper goads the Dinobot and leaps off the beast's head with his jetpack when the Dinobot rams his head into the ground in an attempt to smash him. With the Dinobot knocked out, Cliffjumper heads over to Sideswipe, helping him up, who fixes a spare restraining bolt to the Dinobot. Sideswipe contacts Soundwave, telling him to send Astrotrain to pick up Slugfest and "Goryu" (having mistaken the latter's statement of intent for a name), while Cliffjumper spots the fleeing Huffer in the distance. Sneaking up on the Autobot, the two demand to know which Dinobot he ran into. Huffer is reluctant at first, but when Sideswipe mentions that Cliffjumper believes in [[Primus]], the unnerved Autobot tells them that he saw Grimlock heading towards sector Alpha-Seven, although he manages to extort an energon rod out of them. Huffer flees while the two Decepticons discuss what to do, and as they head after their more important target, Huffer smiles to himself, figuring it will all turn out okay in the end. Meanwhile, Jazz screams for help as he holds on to the flying Swoop, who declares the Autobot to be his new friend, looping around in circles. Goldbug, pragmatic as ever, gets his comrade down by shooting Swoop's wing, and the two fall to the ground, with Jazz stuck right underneath the Dinobot. Rodimus laughs, while Blurr questions why he just didn't shoot Swoop in the first place, to which Goldbug casually replies that it would have taken more effort to get him off his tower-nest if he had. While Goldbug attaches a restraining bolt to Swoop, Blurr and Rodimus take their leave, the former having received an alert from Huffer on Grimlock's location.

Sideswipe and Cliffjumper follow Grimlock's trail, straight into the [[Rad Zone]], travelling through the perilous path formed both by nature and by Grimlock's passage. Finding an entryway to an ancient bunker, Sideswipe deduces that Grimlock went in, pointing out the fresh claw marks to his companion. Cliffjumper, however, notices that Sideswipe has been on edge, and demands to know what's up. Sideswipe reluctantly tells Cliffjumper that this is where the ambush Prime set up for him went down, and where Cliffjumper, or rather, Sideswipe's [[Cliffjumper (SG)|Cliffjumper]], was accidentally killed. Sideswipe feels guilty, blaming himself for his former comrade's death, but Cliffjumper simply sighs, figuring that this universe's version of himself was an evil monster who deserved to die, and seeing his own corpse isn't likely to be the weirdest experience in this dimension. Heading on in, they eventually find what appears to be an access tunnel leading even further underground. The two walk in silence until Sideswipe spots pictographs; the former Autobot realizes that they aren't in an access tunnel, but a tomb. The images depict what appears to be a funeral, followed by interment, disassembly, and then the process in reverse. Sideswipe can only understand some of the writing accompanying it, an ancient Decepticon dialect which indicates a warning. Suddenly, a low voice rumbles throughout the cavern, telling them to get out. The two decide to flee, but when they head back in the direction they came from, they find a solid wall blocking their path. Meanwhile, Blurr and Rodimus have followed Grimlock to the bunker in the Rad Zone as well, Blurr telling Rodimus to keep his wits about him, knowing the danger inherent to the area.

Travelling further down the tomb, Cliffjumper accidentally steps on a booby trap, activating a wall that juts out spears at every angle, with a wall closing behind them. Cliffjumper sprays some [[glass gas]] mist, sending it throughout the corridor, and has Sideswipe bash the spears with his clubs. Following the pattern, the two head forth through the corridor. Two-thirds of the way in, however, an out-of-synch spear stabs straight above Cliffjumper's knee, with its speed causing it to penetrate even with the glass gases' effects. Sideswipe helps his comrade stay mobile, and the two hurry out of the tunnel. The spear tip, embedded in his leg, returns to normal, and Cliffjumper manages to limp along, telling Sideswipe he hates this place. Elsewhere, Rodimus and Blurr happen upon some energon rods. The greedy Rodimus rushes forward against Blurr's warnings and finds his arm trapped in some sort of energy field. Unable to pull out of it, Rodimus begins to notice wisps coming off his arm as it pulls him forward; Blurr surmises that it's some sort of custodial equipment, designed to eat metallic matter. Rodimus begs Blurr to help him, but laser blasts prove ineffective, the field simply refracting the light. Rodimus is goaded by Blurr into shooting him; the bolts strike Blurr straight into the chest, and he absorbs their speed. Transforming to vehicle mode, Blurr pushes Rodimus straight through the barrier, his speed preventing him from being caught in the field himself, landing on the other side. Getting up, Blurr suddenly finds himself accosted by Sideswipe and Cliffjumper; Sideswipe threatens his former comrade, while Cliffjumper advocates getting out before anything worse happens. Cliffjumper goes to pick up Rodimus, but the Autobot, already recovered, jumps him, sending him crashing into a wall. Blurr attempts to warn him until deciding against it, watching as the activate a trapdoor that sends the two down a passageway. Blurr smiles to himself for a second and then is punched by Sideswipe straight into the ground.

Landing on his back, Cliffjumper gets up, ready to fight Rodimus. The Seeker, however, advocates for a truce, knowing they're trapped together. Unfortunately, Cliffjumper's [[Wave Crusher]] is ruined, the flight pack having broken his fall. Unable to reach the vent or access their comms, the two examine the stone walls; Rodimus blasts prove ineffective, and they activate yet another trap, causing it and the other walls to close in on each other. Back above ground, Sideswipe demands that Blurr help him find Cliffjumper. Suddenly, a howl rings out of another corridor. Bringing up their weapons, Sideswipe continues to insist on finding the others, but Blurr, realizing just what the tomb is, feels that the stakes are too important to waste time on their companions. Suddenly, a large, warped mechanical being comes forth, the two recognizing it as a [[Mutant (SG)|Mutant]]. Meanwhile, Cliffjumper and Rodimus attempt to stop the compactor. Rodimus, having seen similar traps before, shouts to look for an auto-reset. Cliffjumper finds a half-meter long protrusion, matching up to a hole on the opposite side. Their hands too big to fit in the hole, Rodimus grabs the spear shaft in Cliffjumper's leg, pushing it in and shooting it forward. The trap stops, ejecting the two into a debris-filled room. Rodimus realizes where they are: the chamber of Omega Terminus. Rodimus explains that the Omega Terminus is a supercomputer and creator of life on Cybertron, only able to be controlled by the long-lost [[Terminus Blade]] and that no one knows where the computer is because the Omega Terminus makes them forget. Rodimus tries to convince Cliffjumper to team up with him to build an army of their own, and when the Autobot rejects his offer, find himself a bottle of [[scraplet]]s. Rodimus offers it to Cliffjumper, but the horrified Autobot tells him to stay away; Rodimus simply shrugs, ingesting some of them. Cliffjumper watches as Rodimus' wounds heal; scraplets in this universe, as it turns out, only eat dead metal, turning it into living metal. Rare due to the presence of water vapor on Cybertron, Rodimus is happy with his luck, while an exasperated Cliffjumper asks for some as well.

Sideswipe and Blurr are chased by the mutants until the two reach a chamber that frightens off the creatures. The chamber contains a chasm, where an island in the center holds a crystalline object surrounded by dead Cybertronians; Omega Terminus. Sideswipe and Blurr are soon joined by Cliffjumper and Rodimus when bridges suddenly extend from the island to the ledges they stand on. Unable to think of anything else to do, the quartet crosses them. Blurr believes Optimus Prime will reward them well, but Rodimus proposes not telling Prime at all. Showing his true intelligence and ambition, he proposes that the four of them use Omega Terminus to create a faction of their own; after all, no one can stop them. At that moment, Grimlock chooses to reveal himself, rising from one of the junk piles. He tells them that he came here at the insistence of a voice, a voice that doesn’t want them to be there. Omega Terminus begins to spin, and a bolt of energy hits Grimlock, endowing the Dinobot with an ember. The Dinobot begins to transform and turns from a monstrous beast to a super-intelligent robot!

Rodimus attempts to greet Grimlock, but the Dinobot remembers the way the Seeker used to treat him, and quickly converts back to his ''Tyrannosaurus'' mode, ripping off Rodimus's left hand. Transforming back to robot mode, Grimlock tells the four that something bigger is happening, beyond that of the war, and that they in the Omega Terminus' way. Cliffjumper angrily shouts that they outnumber Grimlock...to which the Omega Terminus begins to spin again, shooting more bolts into the corpses surrounding it. Four dead bodies rise from the grave, one of whom is Sideswipe's former commander, [[Drench (SG)|Drench]], and another the native Cliffjumper! Grimlock begins to monologue, explaining that the Mutants gather raw materials in the Rad Zone, which the Omega Terminus breaks down to make new Cybertronians. His monologue is interrupted by Rodimus, and Grimlock is angered enough to be forced back to his unintelligent beast mode. The zombies rush forth, focusing on Blurr and Sideswipe, while Cliffjumper and Rodimus engage Grimlock. Sideswipe attempts to reason with Drench, reminding him of their friendship, but the living dead bot ignores him, savagely attacking him along with an endoskeletal zombie. Blurr, meanwhile, fights with Cliffjumper and a zombie holding his own head. The decapitated corpse throws his head onto Blurr’s shoulder, but Blurr manages to work through the pain and sends the zombie off-balance, causing the headless horror to fall into the chasm below. Rodimus and Cliffjumper manage to briefly blind Grimlock, and the two turn their attention to the zombies, their combined laser fire barely affecting the bots. Rodimus wonders how your supposed to kill something that’s not even alive, and Cliffjumper, realizing how to defeat them, has Rodimus give him the Scraplets. Throwing the bottle onto his doppelganger, Cliffjumper watches as the panicking zombie attempts to get the Scraplets off him, lunging forward, only for his positive-universe counterpart to rip his arm off and for Rodimus to ram him into the endoskeleton. Cliffjumper throws the arm at Drench, and Sideswipe watches sadly as his old friend and the other corpses disintegrate into nothingness. Grimlock, however, is soon back to fight and knocks the assembled Decepticons and Autobots onto the ledge. Transforming back into robot mode, Grimlock gloats over the bots at his mercy. Blurr, however, begins to insult the Dinobot. Grimlock nearly turns back into dinosaur mode again, but manages to calm himself, knowing now that his anger can be used against him. Blurr, however, was merely distracting Grimlock, allowing for Sideswipe to get Cliffjumper back on the platform. Grimlock quickly turns around, but Blurr saps his speed. Cliffjumper knocks him off the platform, sending the helpless Grimlock tumbling into the depths below. The four get back on the platform, and Omega Terminus, still with plenty of corpses around, demands that they get out, opening passages surface.

Back at Autobot headquarters, Rodimus wakes up on Ratchet’s surgical table, panicking as the mad doctor offers various “enhancements” to him. Optimus Prime’s entrance silences the two, and Prime tells Rodimus he should consider himself lucky; he was going to place him on the wall, but his advisors still think the former Wrecker has potential. Angered, Rodimus notices that his missing hand has been replaced with a buzzsaw, punishment for failing to capture Grimlock. Prime leaves the room, leaving an enraged Rodimus to stew. Soon, Blurr reports to his leader on the Autobot success; they now have eight new Dinobots at their disposal. When Blurr reports that Grimlock was destroyed (the Seeker’s memories altered by Omega Terminus), Prime lashes out at his subordinate, grabbing him by the neck. Suddenly, Grimlock enters the room in ''Tyrannosaurus'' mode, having survived his fall. Prime beckons him to come forth, but Grimlock refuses, transforming into robot mode. Prime is furious, his greatest weapon having gained sentience. Grimlock, however, ignores his threats, telling him that he is simply bored and requires stimulation. Strolling over the ‘’Ark’’ schematics, Grimlock points out a fatal flaw in the fuel system. Prime has Blurr confirm it and, convinced of Grimlock’s intentions, gives Grimlock a probationary welcome back into the Autobot ranks.

Later, at the new Dinocon corral, Slugfest is unable to sleep. He likes his new friends, especially Starscream, but misses the noises of Gygax. Suddenly, the door to the corral opens, terrifying Slugfest, until he sees a familiar face. Grimlock tells Slugfest to gather the others so he can take them to a secret place…

==Featured characters==
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*[[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]] (4)
*[[Hound (SG)|Hound]] (5)
*[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] (6)
*[[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] (21)
*[[Sludge (SG)|Sludge]] (22)
*[[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] (23)
*[[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] (24)
*[[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] (25)
*[[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] (29)
*[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] (30)
*[[Swoop (SG)|Swoop]] (31)
*[[Drench (SG)|Drench]] (33)
*[[Cliffjumper (SG)|Cliffjumper]] (34)
*[[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] (35)
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s
|c1=
*[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] (8)
*[[Gutcruncher (SG)|Gutcruncher]] (9)
*[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] (11)
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] (12)
*[[Dirge (SG)|Dirge]] (13)
*[[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] (14)
*[[Bludgeon (SG)|Bludgeon]] (15)
*[[Carnivac (SG)|Carnivac]] (16)
*[[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest]] (17)
*[[Kakuryu (SG)|Kakuryu]] (18)
*[[Goryu (SG)|Goryu]] (19)
*[[Doryu (SG)|Doryu]] (20)
*Unnamed dead Decepticon Micromaster (26)
*[[Astrotrain (SG)|Astrotrain]] (27)
|c4=
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] (10)
*[[Omega Terminus]] (28)
*[[Mutant (SG)|Mutant]]s (32)
}}

==Quotes==
"Fear not, Mega-Dude! This is Soundwave, rockin' the radio from Darkmount, and I bring you joyous tidings! For I have totally called in the cavalry!"
:—'''Soundwave''' is the righteous bearer of good news.

"Shoot it! I can't keep this up forever!" 
"I can't, the [[glass gas]]'ll blow back in my face!" 
"That's a terrible weapon!" 
"Why don't you just beat it to death with a ''missile'' if you're so smart!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Cliffjumper''' discuss tactics.

"Yes, it seems we could use a hand." 
"Heh, good thing I gots two, eh?" 
:—'''Goldbug''' and '''Rodimus'''. Oh, the irony.

"Listen Huffer, you'd better talk. My partner here isn't quite what you'd call sane. He believes in Primus."
:—'''Sideswipe''' gives the Shattered Glass perception of Transformer religious views.

"Me... me... m... m... my... I... iii... I... Griiimm... lock... waaaaannnt... to talk a little bit about the truly fascinating ramifications of directly applied neutronic rearrangement when applied to instantaneous mechanical re-engineering! It is a fascinating subject, particularly in terms of practical application, wot?"
:—'''Grimlock''' goes from stupidly incomprehensible to intelligently incomprehensible.

"LEAVE WITH YOUR LIVES. NEVER RETURN." 
"And if we don't?" 
"YOU ARE OUT OF SCRAPLETS."
:—'''Omega Terminus''' makes a rather persuasive argument to '''Sideswipe'''.

==Notes==
*Characters mentioned but who do not appear in-story include: the "real" [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Cliffjumper's [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Sunstreaker (SG)|Sunstreaker]], the [[Wreckers]], Cliffjumper's [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, Astrotrain's [[Micromaster]] partners, [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]], [[Geronimo (SG)|Geronimo]], [[Slag (SG)|Slag]], [[Primus]], [[Bombshell (SG)|Bombshell]], [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Beachcomber (SG)|Beachcomber]], the [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Old One]], [[Fixit (SG)|Fixit]], five more Autobot-aligned Dinobots, three more Decepticon-allied Dinobots, [[Hoist (SG)|Hoist]], and [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]].

===Continuity notes===
*This story takes place after the original "[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]" comic. Various events and ideas from that story, including the foiling of the launch of the Ark, the Decepticons being joined by the positive universe Cliffjumper, and the idea that mirror universe [[spark]]s are called "embers", are mentioned near the beginning of the story.
*Crasher was originally mentioned in Blurr's [[BotCon 2008]] biocard as his cousin; her role is greatly expanded on in this story.
*Grimlock was noted to be a creation of Starscream's in his BotCon 2008 biocard.
*Blurr attempts to defend himself by pointing out that Prime didn't have Sunstreaker kill Sideswipe, his brother; Sunstreaker showed up in the original "Shattered Glass" comic, shown to be one of Prime's earliest recruits.
*The Wreckers were originally mentioned as a mercenary group in Rodimus' BotCon 2008 biocard; Rodimus was the sole survivor of the group.
*Side Burn is treated as something of an enigma, not really belonging with the Autobots. Later stories would make exactly why this is explicit.
*Cliffjumper notes that his Dinobots often ran off on their own, and would occasionally attempt to take over the Autobots; the former calls back to Marvel ''The Transformers'' issues [[Command Performances!|#19]] and [[The Pri¢e of Life!|#70]], while the later likely refers to issue [[King of the Hill!|#27]], where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] vied for and obtained leadership of the Autobots.
*Goldbug notes that Jazz retreated during the Decepticon's bomb run on the ''Ark'' in the original "Shattered Glass" comic.
*It was noted in the original "Shattered Glass" comic that the mirror-universe Cybertronians had never heard of Primus, the Decepticons only learning of him when Cliffjumper explained who he was after exclaiming his name. Evidently, the Autobots have learned of this belief as well: Rodimus derisively refers to him as "Mr. 'The Planet is a God'".
*The ambush on Sideswipe and ''Shattered Glass'' Cliffjumper's death were recounted in the original "Shattered Glass" comic. Drench's death, meanwhile, was noted in Sideswipe's BotCon 2008 bio to be the cause of Sideswipe's questioning of his allegiance and his eventual defection to the Decepticons.
*A drawing of a robot with an "ornate sword" in the Omega Terminus chamber and the mention of the "Old One", the only Cybertronian who knows of Omega Terminus' location (having been previously referred to in the original "Shattered Glass" comic) implies that Omega Terminus has a connection to Alpha Trion, homaging the connection his positive-universe counterpart has a connection to [[Vector Sigma]]. Alpha Trion was seen escaping from [[Axiom Nexus]] in the last chapter of the "Transcendent" storyline, published a month before the release of this prose story.

===Transformers references===
*Slightly hidden on the cover are two statues, one of a robot with the face of the Autobot insignia, and another of [[the Fallen]], as he appeared in Dreamwave Productions' ''The Dark Ages''.
*Like a few characters in the original ''Shattered Glass'' comic, many of the characters introduced in this story are either repurposed from existing toys, or virtual redecoes of existing toys. (Although some, such as characters simply namedropped, as well as Hound, are not sufficiently described in this story to know what they are repurposed/"redecoed" from.) Additionally, while the original "Shattered Glass" story depicted most of its characters as being near identical to their positive-universe counterparts but with their moralities inverted, this story depicts the characters having opposite versions of their positive-universe counterpart's tics and abilities.
**Huffer, repurposed from the [[Target]]-exclusive live-action movie [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] toy. Many of these Scout class figures would be repurposed as various ''Shattered Glass'' characters. Unlike positive-universe [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]'s whiny, complaining nature, Huffer takes everything in stride, considering even damage to himself a reason to smile.
**Hound, who is noted to have an "hallucination signal"; later stories would make it clear that this is an inversion of the positive-universe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holograms.
**Arcee, repurposed from the Target-exclusive live-action movie [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] toy. Arcee is depicted having severe mental turmoil amidst violence, perhaps owning to the original depiction of her positive-universe [[Arcee (G1)|counterpart]] in the [[2005_IDW_continuity|IDW 2005]] comics... that said, the "voices" that speak to her that she's cut off from inside Thundercracker's bubble are quite a departure from previous gestalt/multiplicity narratives Arcee has had from a [[binary bond]] with [[Daniel Witwicky]] or how [[Binaltech]] Arcee was responsible for [[Alternity]], neither of which nor IDW Arcee have a rag-doll fighting style nor seem to portray what comes off as a troubling Dissociative Identity Disorder stereotype.
**Gutcruncher, repurposed from the Target-exclusive live-action movie [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] toy.
**Soundwave (having previously appeared in a non-speaking role in the original "Shattered Glass" comic) is depicted as one righteous dude, compared to rather emotionless depiction of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon.
**Crasher, who is either repurposed from or shares her positive-universe [[Crasher (GoBots)|counterpart]]'s initial white color scheme. Crasher is noted to make an odd whirring noise when she transforms; the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon depicted the Guardian and Renegade's conversion noise as a mechanical-sounding whir, more similar to the ''Beast Wars'' conversion noise than the concurrent ''Transformers'' one. Additionally, ''Shattered Glass'' Crasher releases shock waves into the ground with her arms, as opposed to ''GoBots'' Crasher using her feet to produce them.
**Dirge, a virtual redeco of ''Timelines'' [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] in the colors of ''Beast Wars II'' [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]]. Dirge is depicted as a lively bot who looks on the bright side and cracks jokes, as compared to positive-universe Dirge's grim, depressive personality. ''Shattered Glass'' Dirge has laughter inducing engines, while ''Generation 1'' Dirge had fear-inducing engines.
**Thundercracker, a virtual redeco of ''Classics'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in his positive-universe [[Thundercracker (G1)|counterpart]]'s [[Action Master]] color scheme. Thundercracker can create areas of pure silence, mirroring his positive-universe counterpart's ability to create a sonic boom.
**Bludgeon, repurposed from his ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|counterpart]]'s toy. Bludgeon is depicted as having been influenced by transmissions from Earth to model himself after a cowboy, pistols and hip holsters included, as opposed to his positive-universe samurai [[Bludgeon (G1)|counterpart]].
**Carnivac, a virtual redeco of his positive-universe [[Carnivac (G1)|counterpart]]'s toy in either red-and-blue or gold (the story doesn't say whether Carnivac is a Pretender or not; its likely that one of the color schemes is in error). Carnivac is depicted as something of a knight, similar to ''Beast Wars'' [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]].
**Wheeljack, a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] in European-exclusive ''Generation 1'' [[Slicer (G1)|Slicer]] colors, who was himself a Decepticon redeco of ''Generation 1'' [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s Action Master toy. This would later become a real toy at [[BotCon 2010]] as "Decepticon Slice", which could be repurposed as Wheeljack. Unlike most, Wheeljack is still a mad scientist in this story, although with more emphasis on the "mad" part. Like his positive-universe counterpart, his "ears" glow when he talks, in a sickly yellow-green instead of blue.
**Goryu, a virtual redeco of ''Masterpiece'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in a color scheme inspired by Goryu's positive-universe [[Goryu (G1)|counterpart]]'s shell, along with the distinctive spikes of said shell added to his dinosaur mode.
**Slugfest, a virtual redeco of his positive-universe [[Slugfest (G1)|counterpart]]'s toy in the color of fellow cassete [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]]. Slugfest believes himself to be "the coolest" and that everyone loves him; positive universe Slugfest, meanwhile, is paranoid about what everyone thinks of him.
**Kakuryu (who only shows up in illustration, along with Doryu), based on ''Generation 1'' [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] in a color scheme inspired by Kakuryu's positive-universe [[Kakuryu (G1)|counterpart]]'s shell colors; Kakuryu's dinosaur alt-mode has been changed from a ''Triceratops'' to a ''Styracosaurus''.
**Doryu, based on ''Generation 1'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] in a color scheme inspired by Doryu's positive-universe [[Doryu (G1)|counterpart]]'s shell colors.
**Sludge, a virtual redeco of his ''Generation 1'' [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] colors.
**Side Burn, repurposed from his positive-universe [[Side Burn (RID)|counterpart]]'s ''Universe'' toy. Side Burn believes that "undue attention to females" is a waste of resources, while the positive-universe Side Burn was a womanizing mech who was more often occupied with chasing them instead of his missions.
**Astrotrain, repurposed from his ''Cybertron'' [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|counterpart]]'s toy. His Micromaster partners would later be named in "Do Over".
**Swoop, a virtual redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] in the color of ''Armada'' [[Ravenus]]' mutated form (Ravenus normal form resembles Swoop's positive-universe [[Swoop (G1)|counterpart]]). His positive-universe counterpart's position as the "friendliest Dinobot" is amped to 11 here.
**Drench, repurposed from his positive-universe [[Drench (G2)|counterpart]]'s toy with red eyes.
**Cliffjumper, a virtual redeco of ''Classics'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] in navy and grey. Sideswipe notes that he was trusting and forgiving, unlike the always-suspicious positive-universe Cliffjumper.
**Ratchet, a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Inferno (Energon)|Roadblock]] in white and green scrubs, with a new head inspired by Ratchet's positive-universe [[Ratchet (G1)|counterpart]].
*Additionally, a few ''Shattered Glass'' characters are mentioned who do not appear in the story. Most of these characters would eventually appear in the other prose stories, comics, or some other source. These characters include:
**Blaster, who's noted to have a cassette/"memory cartridge" holding form.
**Geronimo, who died early in the war; his positive-universe [[Geronimo (G1)|counterpart]] also died early in the war, as mentioned in Dreamwave Productions' ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath]]'' comic.
**Slag, whom Goryu thinks is ugly.
**Bombshell, who's noted to be a therapist, as opposed to his postive-universe [[Bombshell (G1)|counterpart]]'s function of psychological warfare.
**Ultra Magnus, noted to be a traitor who Blurr briefly sided with.
**Beachcomber, an insane Autobot, unlike his pacifistic positive-universe [[Beachcomber (G1)|counterpart]].
**Fixit, who's noted to have a price for his repairs.
**Hoist, a lazy mechanic who does jury-rigged patch jobs.
**Chromedome, who Prime threatens to put Blurr next to on the "shelf".
*At the beginning of the story, Starscream yells "Megatron has fallen!" when his commander is wounded, the orders the others to stick to the plan; this inverts the rather common event of the positive-universe Starscream declaring himself leader after even the slightest damage caused to Megatron in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon ("Megatron has fallen! I, Starscream, am now your leader!").
*Soundwave radios in from [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], the Decepticon fortress introduced in the original Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic.
*The Mayhem Suppression Squad originally appeared in the "[[Shattered Expectations (SG)|Shattered Expectations]]" April Fool's comics, set outside the main ''Shattered Glass'' timeline. Dirge, Thundercracker, and Astrotrain make the jump into main ''Shattered Glass'' continuity here.
*Carnivac shouts "The Mayhem Suppression Squad has shown you its valor, ''can you not do more?''" inverting the [[Furmanism]] of "I can do no less."
*Wheeljack is the creator of the Dinobots, much like his positive-universe counterpart was their co-creator in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon. Huffer notes in the prologue that Wheeljack and Ratchet (whose positive-universe counterpart was the other creator of the Dinobots) could always make more if the escapees are permanently offlined.
*Gygax was originally mentioned in ''Classics'' story "[[The New World]]", also written by Sepelak and Troop.
*Side Burn notes that they Wreckers would have been the Autobot's best bet against the Mayhem Suppression Squad; the Wreckers and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] often fought one another in the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comics.
*Energon is stored in yellow rods, rather than in pink cubes, as in most positive universes; Cliffjumper thinks it has a weird aftertaste.
*With the Dinobots crazed and scattered, and with both teams trying to gather them up, this story calls back to the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' story "[[Dinobot Hunt!]]", and Megatron names their mission a "Dinobot Hunt" accordingly.
*The Rust Sea was originally mentioned in the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' letters page.
*Written on Goryu's hip is [[Cybertronix]] reading "D-322"; D-322 was the Japanese ID number of his positive-universe counterpart's toy.
*Goryu possesses ice-breath, rather than flame-breath like most positive-universe Dinobots.
*Words in the ancient Decepticon dialect include: "cho'rk", meaning "sacred"; "zansh-kor-re", the first part of which means "depart", while the "re" is an inflection indicating a warning.
*Blurr's superspeed transformation leaves afterimages, much like his postive-universe [[Blurr (G1)|counterpart]] normally does.
*The Mutants are negative-universe version of the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutant]]s introduced in the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comics.
*Blurr notes that aside from the Seekers, Sideswipe use to be a member of the Firestormers; the positive-universe [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] was a member of the [[Firestormer]]s in the Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics.
*Omega Terminus is the mirror-universe version of [[Vector Sigma]], the supercomputer from the ''The Transformers'' cartoon that granted life to all Cybertronians. It is noted to be controlled by the Terminus Blade, the counterpart of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]].
*The positive-universe version of Scraplets originally appeared in the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics; there, they were a parasitic race that ate living metal. Water vapor is noted to be the mirror-universe Scraplets weakness; water was the only cure to the positive-universe Scraplets.
*Grimlock's intelligence boost likely owes some inspiration to his positive-universe [[Grimlock (G1)|counterpart]] going through a similar process in the ''The Transformers'' episode "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]".
*Rodimus' saw blade is present on his toy as a fold-out feature; the original version of the toy (as ''Classics'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]) had it as a homage to the scenes in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', where Hot Rod used it several times.
*The Autobots have gained 8 new Dinobots; aside from Swoop, these are likely the aforementioned Slag, Sludge, a ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and ''Shattered Glass'' versions of the [[W Cassettebot]]s.

===Real-world references===
*A mechanimal known as a [[dieselle]] is mentioned in the prologue, presumably the Cybertronian equivalent to a gazelle.
*The Arch-Ayr fuel dump is named for the former high-ranking [[Hasbro]] employee, [[Aaron Archer]].
*Several characters take influence from real-life celebrities/fictional characters, including:
**Optimus Prime's voice is meant to sound like the 1980s ''{{w|Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons}}'' cartoon villain, Venger, who was also voiced by [[Peter Cullen]].
**Rodimus, whose dialogue in this story is modeled on {{w|John Travolta}}'s character, Vinnie Barbarino, from the sitcom ''{{w|Welcome Back, Kotter}}''. ("Ey, up your pipe with a windshield-wipe.")
**Soundwave, who, according to author Greg Sepelak, is modeled on "{{w|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure|Bill S. Preston Esq. and "Ted" Theodore Logan}}, with a big heaping helping of {{w|Dexter's Laboratory|Val Halen}} {{sic}}. " (The former from the ''Bill & Ted'' films, and the latter from ''The Justice Friends'' segments of ''Dexter's Laboratory''.)
**Bludgeon's personality, while not influenced by any specific person, seems to be inspired by the adaption of several samurai films into westerns, such as with ''{{w|Seven Samurai}}'' and ''{{w|The Magnificent Seven}}''.
**Jazz's speech patterns, as in other stories, is based off of {{w|Mr. T}}, with it really becoming evident in this story. (In particular, his line, "I pity the tool that thinks he can force me to climb a tower," riffs on Mr. T's character Clubber Lang, from ''{{w|Rocky III}}''.)
*Gygax, the location on Cybertron to which Wheeljack was exiled, is named after {{w|Gary Gygax}}, the co-creator of ''{{w|Dungeons & Dragons}}''. The name of the text story and several of its settings, themes, and objects are an overt homage to ''Dungeons & Dragons''.
*Cliffjumper presumably picked up the exclamation "{{w|Geronimo (exclamation)|Geronimo}}" on Earth, where it derives from the famous Native American {{w|Geronimo|leader}}.
*Cliffjumper isn't very good at remembering dinosaur names; he calls Slugfest a "Stagnosaurus" and Goryu a "Tyrantosmarmus".
*Cliffjumper thinks the pictographs look Egyptian. Among the things he knows about Egyptians is that they walked funny, referring the to song "{{w|Walk Like an Egyptian}}" most famously sung by {{w|The Bangles}}.
*Grimlock's shift to an intelligent robot closely follows a similar such scene in ''{{w|Gremlins 2: The New Batch|Gremlins 2}}'', when a Gremlin injected with an intelligence serum immediately declares that "iiiii wwwaaaaaaannnnn....ttto talk about this fascinating phenomenon taking place at this moment."
*A few symbols and images appear on Ratchet's computer displays, including:
**The symbol of Atomsk, the pirate king from the ''{{w|FLCL}}'' anime series.
**A few helmets from the ''{{w|Mega Man}}'' video game series.
**A [https://zeromayhem.deviantart.com/art/OPTIMUS-Transformers-FullForce-59912346 fanmade design] for Optimus Prime by artist Evan Gauntt.
*Aside from being inversions of [[CR chamber]]s, the [[Agonizing Rehabilitation Chamber]]s are likely a reference to the [[memoryalpha:Agony booth|agony booths]] from the mirror-universe ''[[Star Trek]]'' stories.

===Errors===
*On page 7, Cliffjumper remarks on the noticeable memory cartridge kibble on Slugfest, indicating his alternate mode. However, Dinobots and Dinocons don't HAVE alt modes at this point in the story. They were unable to transform until the [[Omega Terminus]] altered them between this story and ''[[Do Over]]''.
*On page 20, "air" is misspelled as "hair".
*On page 27, "Blurr" is misspelled as "Burr".
*On page 28, "last remnants of his one-time friend was" should be "last remnants of his one-time friend were".
*On page 30, Blurr claims that since the Autobots have captured eight Dinobots, they have an eight hundred percent increase. Before the hunt, they had zero Dinobots. Eight hundred percent of zero is still zero, and if by some chance Grimlock could count as one Dinobot because he was shortly on their side some time ago, then the increase would be seven hundred percent to get up to eight Dinobots.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160208045433if_/http://transformersclub.com:80/prose/DandD.pdf "Dungeons & Dinobots"] at The Official Transformers Collectors' Club

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Spotlight: Arcee

2023-12-31T05:31:47Z

Causeway: /* Synopsis */ fixed the Jhiaxus link

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]'' #12
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|next=Spotlight: Mirage
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Arcee"
|image=Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg
|caption=Graduated from St. Trinians with honors.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 20]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=February 2008
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] and [[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Andrew Steven Harris]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Devastation]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
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'''Sometimes vengeance and saving the galaxy from an empire go hand in hand until you get thrown in prison for it. Figures...

==Synopsis==
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|left|upright=1.35|thumb|"Oh, I finally get it! 'Jhi-ax-us?' Gee, ax us!"]]
An enraged [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] has been tearing a path of destruction through the universe against the forces and machinations of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime]]... but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] only knew it as a needless rampage, with no knowledge of Jhiaxus and Nova still operating, and so he hunts her down to bring her in as allegedly authorized by the [[Tyrest Accord]]. After a protracted battle, she gets knocked out by a flash/concussion grenade and taken into custody by Magnus. As they leave the area, a couple of apparent [[drone]]s surface and talk to a monitor—promising that the [[Nega-Core]] has not been detected and/or taken, which elicits a confirmation from their [[Jhiaxus (G2)|master]] that preparations for the [[Expansion]] will continue.

[[Garrus-9]] penitentiary: Arcee's [[spark]] is being held in a cell, along with some notable others. Warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] confers with [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] about when they can incarcerate the [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] [[Pretender Monster|components]] in the same way; Jetfire notes that they can't break through the destructive programming far enough to rehabilitate/reform the sparks (as per [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s orders), and as such, haven't pulled the sparks from the frames. As they confer, the [[Decepticon]] [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] leads his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in a perfectly-timed (as monitored by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]) assault on the facility, striking at precisely the right grid-sensor-shuffling moment and breaking into the penitentiary.

Fortress Maximus has no choice but to unleash the "threat-level-9" Arcee on them, with the sole caveat of destroying her spark (via a spark casing g-force crush) if she attempts to escape, and mentions to her that [[Omega Supreme]] brought the Autobots up to speed on Jhiaxus being Nova Prime's strategist and still alive and scheming. A furious battle ensue as Arcee tears into the Combaticons, but after she cuts through [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and plows through [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], the Combaticons (who recognize her when she first attacked) manage to teleport out with the unconscious Monstructor components (whom Banzaitron wants to join his Secret Service).

Arcee proposes that she be released to hunt them down or killed on the spot. When asked for '''her''' motivation she grows angry, commenting that "you don't even know you're DOING it... you unconsciously SENSE a difference." She then reveals that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] tampered with her [[CNA]], to give his idea of a feminine shape and to cause people to unconsciously gender Arcee with feminine pronouns, "because he was curious, because he '''could'''", just to see what introducing gender to the Transformer race would do, and then abandoned her since, according to Arcee, she "didn't measure up to whatever ideal he'd hoped to achieve," leaving her to a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input," that were a result of the CNA procedure. Traumatized and vengeful, all she can think of is wiping out Jhiaxus and all trace of his tampering in this universe.

Fortress Maximus disagrees, pointing the remote spark-casing-control unit at her, but Jetfire tells him to let her go (he'll back up whatever story Maximus concocts for her escape), as they have precious little to lose at this point.
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* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (11)
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (12)
* [[Fastlane]] (13)
* [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] (14)
* [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (15)
* [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] (16)
* [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] (27)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (28)
* [[Rad (G1)|Rad]] (29)
* [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] (30)
* [[Windbreaker]] (31)
* [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] (32)
* [[Turbofire]] (33)
* [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] (34)
* [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] (35)
* [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] (36)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (41)
* [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (42)
{{!}}}
|c2=
* [[Skyjack (G2)|Skyjack]] (7)
* [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (8)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (9)
* [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] (23)
* [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] (24)
* [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (25)
* [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] (26)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (37)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (38)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (39)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (40)
|c4=
* [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (3)
* [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (10)
* [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] (17)
* [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] (18)
* [[Slog (G1)|Slog]] (19)
* [[Bristleback]] (20)
* [[Wildfly]] (21)
* [[Birdbrain]] (22)
}}

==Notes==
===Production notes===
* Part of Furman's work in early IDW was coming up with new, coherent reasons and rationals for various toy gimmicks. This Spotlight controversially aimed to give a reason for why Transformers have genders, something Furman thought didn't make sense for robots that don't produce sexually. <ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/script-wrap-14/ Script (W)Rap at Furman's Wordpress]</ref> It was not considered by him to be a story about Arcee's gender being changed or touching on any trans issues (both things fans had brought up at the time) as, to him, there ''was'' no gender.<ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/#comment-3247 Furman comment on Arcee-A-Go-Go post]</ref>

===Continuity notes===
* Jhiaxus and talk of the Expansion is part of the growing [[Dead Universe]] storyline, which will pay off in [[Revelation (IDW)|''Revelation'']], and then again in ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'', and then ''again'' in ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]''.
* Later stories will clarify it's not being a lone female in a boy's toyline that traumatises Arcee, but the fact of being experimented on against her will and then discarded.
* Arcee states that she was the first female Transformer experiment and it is implied she is something rare and (perhaps) unique. However nothing in the issue states that she was the ''only'' female Transformer created due to Jhiaxus's program. Indeed, in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' and ''[[Replay|All Hail Megatron]]'' a number of female Transformers make cameo appearances. However, as the comics went on, Arcee ''would'' be treated as the only female Transformer by other writers until "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" introduced ones from other worlds. [[An Axe to Break the Ice|''Lost Light'' #8]] would later retcon that the female Transformer cameos were Cybertronians but weren't the result of Jhiaxus, instead the result of Cybertronians going offworld and coming to self-realisation that they were female.
* Arcee's reference to gendered pronouns makes little sense in the original context. It stands to reason that a race originally entirely devoid of gender would lack sexually-oriented pronouns in their native language. So the use of "he" and "she" would likely be supplemented with a uniform variation of "they" for everybody. Once female Transformers were retconned as having previously existed, the existence of the pronouns makes sense.
* Arcee's backstory of being an unwitting experiment comes up in "[[An Uneventful Night]]", where she's out to destroy the [[Enigma of Combination]] so nobody else can be altered against their will, and more broadly in the second half of [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Barber's ''Transformers'' ongoing]] as she's mistrustful of 'great men' figures on a cause.
* Arcee stabbing Blast Off with her sword gets a minor call back in [[07:00:00|Till All Are One #1]].
* '''First appearances:''' Arcee; Repugnus, Longtooth, Skyjack, and Ransack appear as disembodied sparks only; Cloudraker, Fastlane, Jackpot, Rad, Skyfall, Windbreaker, Over-Run, Turbofire, Vroom, Rollout, Sprocket; Roadblock, Brawl, Vortex; Jhiaxus.

====Later retcons====
* After bringing Arcee to the fore in the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' comics – and introducing numerous other [[female Transformer]]s along the way – author [[John Barber]] would sporadically touch on the events surrounding Arcee's origin story, fleshing out background details and providing some subtle retcons.
** ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' would introduce the lost colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], where female and male Transformers naturally coexisted. This would lead into the idea that ancient Cybertron ''did'' have female Transformers, but had lost them for unknown reasons. Rather than a Frankensteinian attempt to force gender on the species, Jhiaxus's experiments were an effort to ''reintroduce'' a lost element of Cybertronian society.
** Glimpses of Arcee's internal thoughts provided some context for the otherwise troubling circumstances behind her transformation. Nick Roche's [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]] implied that Arcee had, to some extent, consented to these experiments because she did not see Jhiaxus "for what he was". Other dark mutterings mentioned that she had 'allowed' him to "do that" to her, suggesting that her troubled mental state following the change was the product of something other than the alteration of her CNA. Later issues suggested that Arcee was struggling with identity issues even before falling in with Jhiaxus, noting that her prior self was a "lie [she] told herself" <ref>"[[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost]]"</ref> and that her current form is "who she was always meant to be".<ref>[[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message]]</ref> This was brought full circle in [[Post|the ''Optimus Prime'' finale issue]] where Arcee would explicitly refer to herself as being transgender, having been born into a male body but identifying as female. It was also retconned that she volunteered for Jhiaxus' extreme procedure and that her violent behaviour was in large part motivated by the side effects compounded with Jhiaxus' non-existent aftercare, and that moreover, fellow trans fembot [[Anode|Anode's]] [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|disappearance in 1516CE]] was what cued the start of her rampage, in part since Anode had been helping her with her medical issues.

===Transformers references===
* This issue's cast is another deep dive into the tail end of the Generation 1 line. Most of the Garrus-9 guards are Action Masters; we also get a smattering of later-run Pretenders.

===Trivia===
* Six years later the comic caused a brief conflict between Furman and [[Mairghread Scott]], who developed IDW's second female Transformer, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Scott implied that Windblade wouldn't have a special origin for being female and when asked about ''Spotlight: Arcee'', she said she found the implications of Arcee's gender making her mad and a woman being the aberration "upsetting". She clarified that she didn't believe Furman was trying to make any gender comments, that "in a vacuum, Furman’s story is completely legitimate" (but sadly stories do not exist in a social & cultural vacuum), and pinned the blame on how rare female characters were in the brand; "Arcee’s origin is offensive because we don’t have any other female origins to balance it".<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71325530812/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-idw-arcee-origin-that Shotgun Mermaid (Mairghread Scott's tumblr), 27 December 2013]</ref> Furman considered this a personal attack, "accus[ing] me of apparently setting out to be offensive to women", and also took issue with another creator "sling[ing] mud", believing they had a duty to be respectful when discussing each other's work. "However ‘carefully’ Mrs. Scott chose her words, the message was the same: Spotlight Arcee was some derogatory and misguided portrait of all women and we’re going to fix that."<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/ Furman Q&A: "Response to Maigrhead Scott" (and comments]</ref> Scott and Furman talked and "ironed out the bumps" a few days later.
* The issue contains bonus sketch art by Alex Milne, including color tests for Arcee.
* Cover B was colored in a style that pays homage to the cover of [http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/40-180/Akira-Vol-1-TPB ''Akira Vol.1''.] <ref>[http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/art/Spotlight-Arcee-alt-cover-72893344 Colorist at deviantART]</ref>

===Errors===
* More of an inconsistency, but Fortress Maximus as previously (and briefly) seen in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' appeared to be based on his traditional G1 design, whereas Milne debuts a brand-new original design for him in this issue. Seeing how close the two comics were released, this is probably just a matter of reference material not being available at the right time.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Arcee, [[Nova Prime]], the Pretender Monsters, Ultra Magnus, Fortress Maximus and some dead guy by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover B:''' Arcee being assembled by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover RI:''' Uncolored sketch of cover B.

<gallery>
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg|Kiss me deadly
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrB.jpg|Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors...
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrRI.jpg|RI Cover
</gallery>

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File:TF Spotlight v3.jpg|'''''Spotlight Volume 3''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Spotlight issues|Arcee]]

Spotlight: Arcee

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]'' #12
|prev=Spotlight: Blaster
|next=Spotlight: Mirage
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Arcee"
|image=Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg
|caption=Graduated from St. Trinians with honors.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 20]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=February 2008
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] and [[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Andrew Steven Harris]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Devastation]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
}}
'''Sometimes vengeance and saving the galaxy from an empire go hand in hand until you get thrown in prison for it. Figures...

==Synopsis==
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|left|upright=1.35|thumb|"Oh, I finally get it! 'Jhi-ax-us?' Gee, ax us!"]]
An enraged [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] has been tearing a path of destruction through the universe against the forces and machinations of [[Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime]]... but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] only knew it as a needless rampage, with no knowledge of Jhiaxus and Nova still operating, and so he hunts her down to bring her in as allegedly authorized by the [[Tyrest Accord]]. After a protracted battle, she gets knocked out by a flash/concussion grenade and taken into custody by Magnus. As they leave the area, a couple of apparent [[drone]]s surface and talk to a monitor—promising that the [[Nega-Core]] has not been detected and/or taken, which elicits a confirmation from their [[Jhiaxus (G2)|master]] that preparations for the [[Expansion]] will continue.

[[Garrus-9]] penitentiary: Arcee's [[spark]] is being held in a cell, along with some notable others. Warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] confers with [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] about when they can incarcerate the [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] [[Pretender Monster|components]] in the same way; Jetfire notes that they can't break through the destructive programming far enough to rehabilitate/reform the sparks (as per [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s orders), and as such, haven't pulled the sparks from the frames. As they confer, the [[Decepticon]] [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] leads his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in a perfectly-timed (as monitored by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]) assault on the facility, striking at precisely the right grid-sensor-shuffling moment and breaking into the penitentiary.

Fortress Maximus has no choice but to unleash the "threat-level-9" Arcee on them, with the sole caveat of destroying her spark (via a spark casing g-force crush) if she attempts to escape, and mentions to her that [[Omega Supreme]] brought the Autobots up to speed on Jhiaxus being Nova Prime's strategist and still alive and scheming. A furious battle ensue as Arcee tears into the Combaticons, but after she cuts through [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and plows through [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], the Combaticons (who recognize her when she first attacked) manage to teleport out with the unconscious Monstructor components (whom Banzaitron wants to join his Secret Service).

Arcee proposes that she be released to hunt them down or killed on the spot. When asked for '''her''' motivation she grows angry, commenting that "you don't even know you're DOING it... you unconsciously SENSE a difference." She then reveals that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] tampered with her [[CNA]], to give his idea of a feminine shape and to cause people to unconsciously gender Arcee with feminine pronouns, "because he was curious, because he '''could'''", just to see what introducing gender to the Transformer race would do, and then abandoned her since, according to Arcee, she "didn't measure up to whatever ideal he'd hoped to achieve," leaving her to a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input," that were a result of the CNA procedure. Traumatized and vengeful, all she can think of is wiping out Jhiaxus and all trace of his tampering in this universe.

Fortress Maximus disagrees, pointing the remote spark-casing-control unit at her, but Jetfire tells him to let her go (he'll back up whatever story Maximus concocts for her escape), as they have precious little to lose at this point.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
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* [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] (1)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (2)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (4)
* [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (5)
* [[Longtooth]] (6)
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (11)
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (12)
* [[Fastlane]] (13)
* [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] (14)
* [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (15)
* [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] (16)
* [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] (27)
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* [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (28)
* [[Rad (G1)|Rad]] (29)
* [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] (30)
* [[Windbreaker]] (31)
* [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] (32)
* [[Turbofire]] (33)
* [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] (34)
* [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] (35)
* [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] (36)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (41)
* [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (42)
{{!}}}
|c2=
* [[Skyjack (G2)|Skyjack]] (7)
* [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (8)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (9)
* [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] (23)
* [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] (24)
* [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (25)
* [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] (26)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (37)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (38)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (39)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (40)
|c4=
* [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (3)
* [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (10)
* [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] (17)
* [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] (18)
* [[Slog (G1)|Slog]] (19)
* [[Bristleback]] (20)
* [[Wildfly]] (21)
* [[Birdbrain]] (22)
}}

==Notes==
===Production notes===
* Part of Furman's work in early IDW was coming up with new, coherent reasons and rationals for various toy gimmicks. This Spotlight controversially aimed to give a reason for why Transformers have genders, something Furman thought didn't make sense for robots that don't produce sexually. <ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/script-wrap-14/ Script (W)Rap at Furman's Wordpress]</ref> It was not considered by him to be a story about Arcee's gender being changed or touching on any trans issues (both things fans had brought up at the time) as, to him, there ''was'' no gender.<ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/#comment-3247 Furman comment on Arcee-A-Go-Go post]</ref>

===Continuity notes===
* Jhiaxus and talk of the Expansion is part of the growing [[Dead Universe]] storyline, which will pay off in [[Revelation (IDW)|''Revelation'']], and then again in ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'', and then ''again'' in ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]''.
* Later stories will clarify it's not being a lone female in a boy's toyline that traumatises Arcee, but the fact of being experimented on against her will and then discarded.
* Arcee states that she was the first female Transformer experiment and it is implied she is something rare and (perhaps) unique. However nothing in the issue states that she was the ''only'' female Transformer created due to Jhiaxus's program. Indeed, in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' and ''[[Replay|All Hail Megatron]]'' a number of female Transformers make cameo appearances. However, as the comics went on, Arcee ''would'' be treated as the only female Transformer by other writers until "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" introduced ones from other worlds. [[An Axe to Break the Ice|''Lost Light'' #8]] would later retcon that the female Transformer cameos were Cybertronians but weren't the result of Jhiaxus, instead the result of Cybertronians going offworld and coming to self-realisation that they were female.
* Arcee's reference to gendered pronouns makes little sense in the original context. It stands to reason that a race originally entirely devoid of gender would lack sexually-oriented pronouns in their native language. So the use of "he" and "she" would likely be supplemented with a uniform variation of "they" for everybody. Once female Transformers were retconned as having previously existed, the existence of the pronouns makes sense.
* Arcee's backstory of being an unwitting experiment comes up in "[[An Uneventful Night]]", where she's out to destroy the [[Enigma of Combination]] so nobody else can be altered against their will, and more broadly in the second half of [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Barber's ''Transformers'' ongoing]] as she's mistrustful of 'great men' figures on a cause.
* Arcee stabbing Blast Off with her sword gets a minor call back in [[07:00:00|Till All Are One #1]].
* '''First appearances:''' Arcee; Repugnus, Longtooth, Skyjack, and Ransack appear as disembodied sparks only; Cloudraker, Fastlane, Jackpot, Rad, Skyfall, Windbreaker, Over-Run, Turbofire, Vroom, Rollout, Sprocket; Roadblock, Brawl, Vortex; Jhiaxus.

====Later retcons====
* After bringing Arcee to the fore in the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' comics – and introducing numerous other [[female Transformer]]s along the way – author [[John Barber]] would sporadically touch on the events surrounding Arcee's origin story, fleshing out background details and providing some subtle retcons.
** ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' would introduce the lost colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], where female and male Transformers naturally coexisted. This would lead into the idea that ancient Cybertron ''did'' have female Transformers, but had lost them for unknown reasons. Rather than a Frankensteinian attempt to force gender on the species, Jhiaxus's experiments were an effort to ''reintroduce'' a lost element of Cybertronian society.
** Glimpses of Arcee's internal thoughts provided some context for the otherwise troubling circumstances behind her transformation. Nick Roche's [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]] implied that Arcee had, to some extent, consented to these experiments because she did not see Jhiaxus "for what he was". Other dark mutterings mentioned that she had 'allowed' him to "do that" to her, suggesting that her troubled mental state following the change was the product of something other than the alteration of her CNA. Later issues suggested that Arcee was struggling with identity issues even before falling in with Jhiaxus, noting that her prior self was a "lie [she] told herself" <ref>"[[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost]]"</ref> and that her current form is "who she was always meant to be".<ref>[[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message]]</ref> This was brought full circle in [[Post|the ''Optimus Prime'' finale issue]] where Arcee would explicitly refer to herself as being transgender, having been born into a male body but identifying as female. It was also retconned that she volunteered for Jhiaxus' extreme procedure and that her violent behaviour was in large part motivated by the side effects compounded with Jhiaxus' non-existent aftercare, and that moreover, fellow trans fembot [[Anode|Anode's]] [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|disappearance in 1516CE]] was what cued the start of her rampage, in part since Anode had been helping her with her medical issues.

===Transformers references===
* This issue's cast is another deep dive into the tail end of the Generation 1 line. Most of the Garrus-9 guards are Action Masters; we also get a smattering of later-run Pretenders.

===Trivia===
* Six years later the comic caused a brief conflict between Furman and [[Mairghread Scott]], who developed IDW's second female Transformer, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Scott implied that Windblade wouldn't have a special origin for being female and when asked about ''Spotlight: Arcee'', she said she found the implications of Arcee's gender making her mad and a woman being the aberration "upsetting". She clarified that she didn't believe Furman was trying to make any gender comments, that "in a vacuum, Furman’s story is completely legitimate" (but sadly stories do not exist in a social & cultural vacuum), and pinned the blame on how rare female characters were in the brand; "Arcee’s origin is offensive because we don’t have any other female origins to balance it".<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71325530812/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-idw-arcee-origin-that Shotgun Mermaid (Mairghread Scott's tumblr), 27 December 2013]</ref> Furman considered this a personal attack, "accus[ing] me of apparently setting out to be offensive to women", and also took issue with another creator "sling[ing] mud", believing they had a duty to be respectful when discussing each other's work. "However ‘carefully’ Mrs. Scott chose her words, the message was the same: Spotlight Arcee was some derogatory and misguided portrait of all women and we’re going to fix that."<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/ Furman Q&A: "Response to Maigrhead Scott" (and comments]</ref> Scott and Furman talked and "ironed out the bumps" a few days later.
* The issue contains bonus sketch art by Alex Milne, including color tests for Arcee.
* Cover B was colored in a style that pays homage to the cover of [http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/40-180/Akira-Vol-1-TPB ''Akira Vol.1''.] <ref>[http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/art/Spotlight-Arcee-alt-cover-72893344 Colorist at deviantART]</ref>

===Errors===
* More of an inconsistency, but Fortress Maximus as previously (and briefly) seen in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' appeared to be based on his traditional G1 design, whereas Milne debuts a brand-new original design for him in this issue. Seeing how close the two comics were released, this is probably just a matter of reference material not being available at the right time.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Arcee, [[Nova Prime]], the Pretender Monsters, Ultra Magnus, Fortress Maximus and some dead guy by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover B:''' Arcee being assembled by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover RI:''' Uncolored sketch of cover B.

<gallery>
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg|Kiss me deadly
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrB.jpg|Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors...
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrRI.jpg|RI Cover
</gallery>

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* ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series
* ''[[Star Trek]]: New Frontier'' (back cover)

===Reprints===
* '''''The Transformers: Spotlight Volume 3''''' ([[September 17]], [[2008]]) ISBN 160010245X / ISBN 978-1600102455
* '''''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection]] Volume 2''''' ([[June 17]], [[2009]]) ISBN 1600104371 / ISBN 978-1600104374
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Three]]''''' ([[March 2]], [[2011]]) ISBN 1600108563 / ISBN 978-1600108563
* '''''The Transformers: Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1''''' ([[April 15]], [[2015]]) ISBN 1631402463 / ISBN 978-1631402463
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 42: Revelation''''' ([[October 17]], [[2018]])

<gallery>
File:TF Spotlight v3.jpg|'''''Spotlight Volume 3''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
File:Premier Collection 2.jpg|'''''The Premiere Collection Volume 2''''' – cover art by [[Nick Roche]] & [[Josh Burcham]]
File:IDWCollection3.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Volume Three''''' – cover art by [[E. J. Su]]
File:TF Spotlight Omnibus v1.jpg|'''''Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Jeffrey Veregge]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v42.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 42: Revelation''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and Nick Roche
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Arcee]]

Spotlight: Arcee

2023-12-31T05:27:34Z

Causeway: /* Later retcons */ fixed another broken link

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]'' #12
|prev=Spotlight: Blaster
|next=Spotlight: Mirage
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Arcee"
|image=Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg
|caption=Graduated from St. Trinians with honors.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 20]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=February 2008
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] and [[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Andrew Steven Harris]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Devastation]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
}}
'''Sometimes vengeance and saving the galaxy from an empire go hand in hand until you get thrown in prison for it. Figures...

==Synopsis==
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|left|upright=1.35|thumb|"Oh, I finally get it! 'Jhi-ax-us?' Gee, ax us!"]]
An enraged [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] has been tearing a path of destruction through the universe against the forces and machinations of [[Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime]]... but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] only knew it as a needless rampage, with no knowledge of Jhiaxus and Nova still operating, and so he hunts her down to bring her in as allegedly authorized by the [[Tyrest Accord]]. After a protracted battle, she gets knocked out by a flash/concussion grenade and taken into custody by Magnus. As they leave the area, a couple of apparent [[drone]]s surface and talk to a monitor—promising that the [[Nega-Core]] has not been detected and/or taken, which elicits a confirmation from their [[Jhiaxus (G2)|master]] that preparations for the [[Expansion]] will continue.

[[Garrus-9]] penitentiary: Arcee's [[spark]] is being held in a cell, along with some notable others. Warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] confers with [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] about when they can incarcerate the [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] [[Pretender Monster|components]] in the same way; Jetfire notes that they can't break through the destructive programming far enough to rehabilitate/reform the sparks (as per [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s orders), and as such, haven't pulled the sparks from the frames. As they confer, the [[Decepticon]] [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] leads his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in a perfectly-timed (as monitored by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]) assault on the facility, striking at precisely the right grid-sensor-shuffling moment and breaking into the penitentiary.

Fortress Maximus has no choice but to unleash the "threat-level-9" Arcee on them, with the sole caveat of destroying her spark (via a spark casing g-force crush) if she attempts to escape, and mentions to her that [[Omega Supreme]] brought the Autobots up to speed on Jhiaxus being Nova Prime's strategist and still alive and scheming. A furious battle ensue as Arcee tears into the Combaticons, but after she cuts through [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and plows through [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], the Combaticons (who recognize her when she first attacked) manage to teleport out with the unconscious Monstructor components (whom Banzaitron wants to join his Secret Service).

Arcee proposes that she be released to hunt them down or killed on the spot. When asked for '''her''' motivation she grows angry, commenting that "you don't even know you're DOING it... you unconsciously SENSE a difference." She then reveals that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] tampered with her [[CNA]], to give his idea of a feminine shape and to cause people to unconsciously gender Arcee with feminine pronouns, "because he was curious, because he '''could'''", just to see what introducing gender to the Transformer race would do, and then abandoned her since, according to Arcee, she "didn't measure up to whatever ideal he'd hoped to achieve," leaving her to a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input," that were a result of the CNA procedure. Traumatized and vengeful, all she can think of is wiping out Jhiaxus and all trace of his tampering in this universe.

Fortress Maximus disagrees, pointing the remote spark-casing-control unit at her, but Jetfire tells him to let her go (he'll back up whatever story Maximus concocts for her escape), as they have precious little to lose at this point.
{{--}}

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* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (4)
* [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (5)
* [[Longtooth]] (6)
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (11)
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (12)
* [[Fastlane]] (13)
* [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] (14)
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* [[Windbreaker]] (31)
* [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] (32)
* [[Turbofire]] (33)
* [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] (34)
* [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] (35)
* [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] (36)
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* [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (8)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (9)
* [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] (23)
* [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] (24)
* [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (25)
* [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] (26)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (37)
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* [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (10)
* [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] (17)
* [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] (18)
* [[Slog (G1)|Slog]] (19)
* [[Bristleback]] (20)
* [[Wildfly]] (21)
* [[Birdbrain]] (22)
}}

==Notes==
===Production notes===
* Part of Furman's work in early IDW was coming up with new, coherent reasons and rationals for various toy gimmicks. This Spotlight controversially aimed to give a reason for why Transformers have genders, something Furman thought didn't make sense for robots that don't produce sexually. <ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/script-wrap-14/ Script (W)Rap at Furman's Wordpress]</ref> It was not considered by him to be a story about Arcee's gender being changed or touching on any trans issues (both things fans had brought up at the time) as, to him, there ''was'' no gender.<ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/#comment-3247 Furman comment on Arcee-A-Go-Go post]</ref>

===Continuity notes===
* Jhiaxus and talk of the Expansion is part of the growing [[Dead Universe]] storyline, which will pay off in [[Revelation (IDW)|''Revelation'']], and then again in ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'', and then ''again'' in ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]''.
* Later stories will clarify it's not being a lone female in a boy's toyline that traumatises Arcee, but the fact of being experimented on against her will and then discarded.
* Arcee states that she was the first female Transformer experiment and it is implied she is something rare and (perhaps) unique. However nothing in the issue states that she was the ''only'' female Transformer created due to Jhiaxus's program. Indeed, in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' and ''[[Replay|All Hail Megatron]]'' a number of female Transformers make cameo appearances. However, as the comics went on, Arcee ''would'' be treated as the only female Transformer by other writers until "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" introduced ones from other worlds. [[An Axe to Break the Ice|''Lost Light'' #8]] would later retcon that the female Transformer cameos were Cybertronians but weren't the result of Jhiaxus, instead the result of Cybertronians going offworld and coming to self-realisation that they were female.
* Arcee's reference to gendered pronouns makes little sense in the original context. It stands to reason that a race originally entirely devoid of gender would lack sexually-oriented pronouns in their native language. So the use of "he" and "she" would likely be supplemented with a uniform variation of "they" for everybody. Once female Transformers were retconned as having previously existed, the existence of the pronouns makes sense.
* Arcee's backstory of being an unwitting experiment comes up in "[[An Uneventful Night]]", where she's out to destroy the [[Enigma of Combination]] so nobody else can be altered against their will, and more broadly in the second half of [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Barber's ''Transformers'' ongoing]] as she's mistrustful of 'great men' figures on a cause.
* Arcee stabbing Blast Off with her sword gets a minor call back in [[07:00:00|Till All Are One #1]].
* '''First appearances:''' Arcee; Repugnus, Longtooth, Skyjack, and Ransack appear as disembodied sparks only; Cloudraker, Fastlane, Jackpot, Rad, Skyfall, Windbreaker, Over-Run, Turbofire, Vroom, Rollout, Sprocket; Roadblock, Brawl, Vortex; Jhiaxus.

====Later retcons====
* After bringing Arcee to the fore in the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' comics – and introducing numerous other [[female Transformer]]s along the way – author [[John Barber]] would sporadically touch on the events surrounding Arcee's origin story, fleshing out background details and providing some subtle retcons.
** ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' would introduce the lost colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], where female and male Transformers naturally coexisted. This would lead into the idea that ancient Cybertron ''did'' have female Transformers, but had lost them for unknown reasons. Rather than a Frankensteinian attempt to force gender on the species, Jhiaxus's experiments were an effort to ''reintroduce'' a lost element of Cybertronian society.
** Glimpses of Arcee's internal thoughts provided some context for the otherwise troubling circumstances behind her transformation. Nick Roche's [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]] implied that Arcee had, to some extent, consented to these experiments because she did not see Jhiaxus "for what he was". Other dark mutterings mentioned that she had 'allowed' him to "do that" to her, suggesting that her troubled mental state following the change was the product of something other than the alteration of her CNA. Later issues suggested that Arcee was struggling with identity issues even before falling in with Jhiaxus, noting that her prior self was a "lie [she] told herself" <ref>"[[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost]]"</ref> and that her current form is "who she was always meant to be".<ref>[[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message]]</ref> This was brought full circle in [[Post|the ''Optimus Prime'' finale issue]] where Arcee would explicitly refer to herself as being transgender, having been born into a male body but identifying as female. It was also retconned that she volunteered for Jhiaxus' extreme procedure and that her violent behaviour was in large part motivated by the side effects compounded with Jhiaxus' non-existent aftercare, and that moreover, fellow trans gal [[Anode|Anode's]] disappearance in 1516CE was what cued the start of her rampage, in part since Anode had been helping her with her medical issues. [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron]]

===Transformers references===
* This issue's cast is another deep dive into the tail end of the Generation 1 line. Most of the Garrus-9 guards are Action Masters; we also get a smattering of later-run Pretenders.

===Trivia===
* Six years later the comic caused a brief conflict between Furman and [[Mairghread Scott]], who developed IDW's second female Transformer, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Scott implied that Windblade wouldn't have a special origin for being female and when asked about ''Spotlight: Arcee'', she said she found the implications of Arcee's gender making her mad and a woman being the aberration "upsetting". She clarified that she didn't believe Furman was trying to make any gender comments, that "in a vacuum, Furman’s story is completely legitimate" (but sadly stories do not exist in a social & cultural vacuum), and pinned the blame on how rare female characters were in the brand; "Arcee’s origin is offensive because we don’t have any other female origins to balance it".<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71325530812/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-idw-arcee-origin-that Shotgun Mermaid (Mairghread Scott's tumblr), 27 December 2013]</ref> Furman considered this a personal attack, "accus[ing] me of apparently setting out to be offensive to women", and also took issue with another creator "sling[ing] mud", believing they had a duty to be respectful when discussing each other's work. "However ‘carefully’ Mrs. Scott chose her words, the message was the same: Spotlight Arcee was some derogatory and misguided portrait of all women and we’re going to fix that."<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/ Furman Q&A: "Response to Maigrhead Scott" (and comments]</ref> Scott and Furman talked and "ironed out the bumps" a few days later.
* The issue contains bonus sketch art by Alex Milne, including color tests for Arcee.
* Cover B was colored in a style that pays homage to the cover of [http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/40-180/Akira-Vol-1-TPB ''Akira Vol.1''.] <ref>[http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/art/Spotlight-Arcee-alt-cover-72893344 Colorist at deviantART]</ref>

===Errors===
* More of an inconsistency, but Fortress Maximus as previously (and briefly) seen in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' appeared to be based on his traditional G1 design, whereas Milne debuts a brand-new original design for him in this issue. Seeing how close the two comics were released, this is probably just a matter of reference material not being available at the right time.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Arcee, [[Nova Prime]], the Pretender Monsters, Ultra Magnus, Fortress Maximus and some dead guy by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover B:''' Arcee being assembled by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover RI:''' Uncolored sketch of cover B.

<gallery>
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg|Kiss me deadly
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrB.jpg|Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors...
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrRI.jpg|RI Cover
</gallery>

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===Reprints===
* '''''The Transformers: Spotlight Volume 3''''' ([[September 17]], [[2008]]) ISBN 160010245X / ISBN 978-1600102455
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* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 42: Revelation''''' ([[October 17]], [[2018]])

<gallery>
File:TF Spotlight v3.jpg|'''''Spotlight Volume 3''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
File:Premier Collection 2.jpg|'''''The Premiere Collection Volume 2''''' – cover art by [[Nick Roche]] & [[Josh Burcham]]
File:IDWCollection3.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Volume Three''''' – cover art by [[E. J. Su]]
File:TF Spotlight Omnibus v1.jpg|'''''Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Jeffrey Veregge]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v42.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 42: Revelation''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and Nick Roche
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Arcee]]

Spotlight: Arcee

2023-12-31T05:27:04Z

Causeway: /* Later retcons */ fixed a broken link

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]'' #12
|prev=Spotlight: Blaster
|next=Spotlight: Mirage
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Arcee"
|image=Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg
|caption=Graduated from St. Trinians with honors.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 20]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=February 2008
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] and [[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Andrew Steven Harris]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Devastation]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
}}
'''Sometimes vengeance and saving the galaxy from an empire go hand in hand until you get thrown in prison for it. Figures...

==Synopsis==
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|left|upright=1.35|thumb|"Oh, I finally get it! 'Jhi-ax-us?' Gee, ax us!"]]
An enraged [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] has been tearing a path of destruction through the universe against the forces and machinations of [[Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime]]... but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] only knew it as a needless rampage, with no knowledge of Jhiaxus and Nova still operating, and so he hunts her down to bring her in as allegedly authorized by the [[Tyrest Accord]]. After a protracted battle, she gets knocked out by a flash/concussion grenade and taken into custody by Magnus. As they leave the area, a couple of apparent [[drone]]s surface and talk to a monitor—promising that the [[Nega-Core]] has not been detected and/or taken, which elicits a confirmation from their [[Jhiaxus (G2)|master]] that preparations for the [[Expansion]] will continue.

[[Garrus-9]] penitentiary: Arcee's [[spark]] is being held in a cell, along with some notable others. Warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] confers with [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] about when they can incarcerate the [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] [[Pretender Monster|components]] in the same way; Jetfire notes that they can't break through the destructive programming far enough to rehabilitate/reform the sparks (as per [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s orders), and as such, haven't pulled the sparks from the frames. As they confer, the [[Decepticon]] [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] leads his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in a perfectly-timed (as monitored by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]) assault on the facility, striking at precisely the right grid-sensor-shuffling moment and breaking into the penitentiary.

Fortress Maximus has no choice but to unleash the "threat-level-9" Arcee on them, with the sole caveat of destroying her spark (via a spark casing g-force crush) if she attempts to escape, and mentions to her that [[Omega Supreme]] brought the Autobots up to speed on Jhiaxus being Nova Prime's strategist and still alive and scheming. A furious battle ensue as Arcee tears into the Combaticons, but after she cuts through [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and plows through [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], the Combaticons (who recognize her when she first attacked) manage to teleport out with the unconscious Monstructor components (whom Banzaitron wants to join his Secret Service).

Arcee proposes that she be released to hunt them down or killed on the spot. When asked for '''her''' motivation she grows angry, commenting that "you don't even know you're DOING it... you unconsciously SENSE a difference." She then reveals that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] tampered with her [[CNA]], to give his idea of a feminine shape and to cause people to unconsciously gender Arcee with feminine pronouns, "because he was curious, because he '''could'''", just to see what introducing gender to the Transformer race would do, and then abandoned her since, according to Arcee, she "didn't measure up to whatever ideal he'd hoped to achieve," leaving her to a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input," that were a result of the CNA procedure. Traumatized and vengeful, all she can think of is wiping out Jhiaxus and all trace of his tampering in this universe.

Fortress Maximus disagrees, pointing the remote spark-casing-control unit at her, but Jetfire tells him to let her go (he'll back up whatever story Maximus concocts for her escape), as they have precious little to lose at this point.
{{--}}

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* [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] (32)
* [[Turbofire]] (33)
* [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] (34)
* [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] (35)
* [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] (36)
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* [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (8)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (9)
* [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] (23)
* [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] (24)
* [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (25)
* [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] (26)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (37)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (38)
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* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (40)
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* [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (10)
* [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] (17)
* [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] (18)
* [[Slog (G1)|Slog]] (19)
* [[Bristleback]] (20)
* [[Wildfly]] (21)
* [[Birdbrain]] (22)
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==Notes==
===Production notes===
* Part of Furman's work in early IDW was coming up with new, coherent reasons and rationals for various toy gimmicks. This Spotlight controversially aimed to give a reason for why Transformers have genders, something Furman thought didn't make sense for robots that don't produce sexually. <ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/script-wrap-14/ Script (W)Rap at Furman's Wordpress]</ref> It was not considered by him to be a story about Arcee's gender being changed or touching on any trans issues (both things fans had brought up at the time) as, to him, there ''was'' no gender.<ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/#comment-3247 Furman comment on Arcee-A-Go-Go post]</ref>

===Continuity notes===
* Jhiaxus and talk of the Expansion is part of the growing [[Dead Universe]] storyline, which will pay off in [[Revelation (IDW)|''Revelation'']], and then again in ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'', and then ''again'' in ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]''.
* Later stories will clarify it's not being a lone female in a boy's toyline that traumatises Arcee, but the fact of being experimented on against her will and then discarded.
* Arcee states that she was the first female Transformer experiment and it is implied she is something rare and (perhaps) unique. However nothing in the issue states that she was the ''only'' female Transformer created due to Jhiaxus's program. Indeed, in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' and ''[[Replay|All Hail Megatron]]'' a number of female Transformers make cameo appearances. However, as the comics went on, Arcee ''would'' be treated as the only female Transformer by other writers until "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" introduced ones from other worlds. [[An Axe to Break the Ice|''Lost Light'' #8]] would later retcon that the female Transformer cameos were Cybertronians but weren't the result of Jhiaxus, instead the result of Cybertronians going offworld and coming to self-realisation that they were female.
* Arcee's reference to gendered pronouns makes little sense in the original context. It stands to reason that a race originally entirely devoid of gender would lack sexually-oriented pronouns in their native language. So the use of "he" and "she" would likely be supplemented with a uniform variation of "they" for everybody. Once female Transformers were retconned as having previously existed, the existence of the pronouns makes sense.
* Arcee's backstory of being an unwitting experiment comes up in "[[An Uneventful Night]]", where she's out to destroy the [[Enigma of Combination]] so nobody else can be altered against their will, and more broadly in the second half of [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Barber's ''Transformers'' ongoing]] as she's mistrustful of 'great men' figures on a cause.
* Arcee stabbing Blast Off with her sword gets a minor call back in [[07:00:00|Till All Are One #1]].
* '''First appearances:''' Arcee; Repugnus, Longtooth, Skyjack, and Ransack appear as disembodied sparks only; Cloudraker, Fastlane, Jackpot, Rad, Skyfall, Windbreaker, Over-Run, Turbofire, Vroom, Rollout, Sprocket; Roadblock, Brawl, Vortex; Jhiaxus.

====Later retcons====
* After bringing Arcee to the fore in the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' comics – and introducing numerous other [[female Transformer]]s along the way – author [[John Barber]] would sporadically touch on the events surrounding Arcee's origin story, fleshing out background details and providing some subtle retcons.
** ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' would introduce the lost colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], where female and male Transformers naturally coexisted. This would lead into the idea that ancient Cybertron ''did'' have female Transformers, but had lost them for unknown reasons. Rather than a Frankensteinian attempt to force gender on the species, Jhiaxus's experiments were an effort to ''reintroduce'' a lost element of Cybertronian society.
** Glimpses of Arcee's internal thoughts provided some context for the otherwise troubling circumstances behind her transformation. Nick Roche's [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]] implied that Arcee had, to some extent, consented to these experiments because she did not see Jhiaxus "for what he was". Other dark mutterings mentioned that she had 'allowed' him to "do that" to her, suggesting that her troubled mental state following the change was the product of something other than the alteration of her CNA. Later issues suggested that Arcee was struggling with identity issues even before falling in with Jhiaxus, noting that her prior self was a "lie [she] told herself" <ref>"[[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost]]"</ref> and that her current form is "who she was always meant to be".<ref>[[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message]]</ref> This was brought full circle in [[Post|the ''Optimus Prime'' finale issue]] where Arcee would explicitly refer to herself as being transgender, having been born into a male body but identifying as female. It was also retconned that she volunteered for Jhiaxus' extreme procedure and that her violent behaviour was in large part motivated by the side effects compounded with Jhiaxus' non-existent aftercare, and that moreover, fellow trans gal [[Anode's|Anode]] disappearance in 1516CE was what cued the start of her rampage, in part since Anode had been helping her with her medical issues. [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron]]

===Transformers references===
* This issue's cast is another deep dive into the tail end of the Generation 1 line. Most of the Garrus-9 guards are Action Masters; we also get a smattering of later-run Pretenders.

===Trivia===
* Six years later the comic caused a brief conflict between Furman and [[Mairghread Scott]], who developed IDW's second female Transformer, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Scott implied that Windblade wouldn't have a special origin for being female and when asked about ''Spotlight: Arcee'', she said she found the implications of Arcee's gender making her mad and a woman being the aberration "upsetting". She clarified that she didn't believe Furman was trying to make any gender comments, that "in a vacuum, Furman’s story is completely legitimate" (but sadly stories do not exist in a social & cultural vacuum), and pinned the blame on how rare female characters were in the brand; "Arcee’s origin is offensive because we don’t have any other female origins to balance it".<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71325530812/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-idw-arcee-origin-that Shotgun Mermaid (Mairghread Scott's tumblr), 27 December 2013]</ref> Furman considered this a personal attack, "accus[ing] me of apparently setting out to be offensive to women", and also took issue with another creator "sling[ing] mud", believing they had a duty to be respectful when discussing each other's work. "However ‘carefully’ Mrs. Scott chose her words, the message was the same: Spotlight Arcee was some derogatory and misguided portrait of all women and we’re going to fix that."<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/ Furman Q&A: "Response to Maigrhead Scott" (and comments]</ref> Scott and Furman talked and "ironed out the bumps" a few days later.
* The issue contains bonus sketch art by Alex Milne, including color tests for Arcee.
* Cover B was colored in a style that pays homage to the cover of [http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/40-180/Akira-Vol-1-TPB ''Akira Vol.1''.] <ref>[http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/art/Spotlight-Arcee-alt-cover-72893344 Colorist at deviantART]</ref>

===Errors===
* More of an inconsistency, but Fortress Maximus as previously (and briefly) seen in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' appeared to be based on his traditional G1 design, whereas Milne debuts a brand-new original design for him in this issue. Seeing how close the two comics were released, this is probably just a matter of reference material not being available at the right time.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Arcee, [[Nova Prime]], the Pretender Monsters, Ultra Magnus, Fortress Maximus and some dead guy by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover B:''' Arcee being assembled by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover RI:''' Uncolored sketch of cover B.

<gallery>
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg|Kiss me deadly
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrB.jpg|Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors...
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrRI.jpg|RI Cover
</gallery>

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<gallery>
File:TF Spotlight v3.jpg|'''''Spotlight Volume 3''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
File:Premier Collection 2.jpg|'''''The Premiere Collection Volume 2''''' – cover art by [[Nick Roche]] & [[Josh Burcham]]
File:IDWCollection3.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Volume Three''''' – cover art by [[E. J. Su]]
File:TF Spotlight Omnibus v1.jpg|'''''Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Jeffrey Veregge]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v42.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 42: Revelation''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and Nick Roche
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Arcee]]

Spotlight: Arcee

2023-12-31T05:08:54Z

Causeway: rearranged to make it more grammatically clear what is being said

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]'' #12
|prev=Spotlight: Blaster
|next=Spotlight: Mirage
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Arcee"
|image=Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg
|caption=Graduated from St. Trinians with honors.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 20]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=February 2008
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] and [[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Andrew Steven Harris]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Devastation]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
}}
'''Sometimes vengeance and saving the galaxy from an empire go hand in hand until you get thrown in prison for it. Figures...

==Synopsis==
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|left|upright=1.35|thumb|"Oh, I finally get it! 'Jhi-ax-us?' Gee, ax us!"]]
An enraged [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] has been tearing a path of destruction through the universe against the forces and machinations of [[Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime]]... but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] only knew it as a needless rampage, with no knowledge of Jhiaxus and Nova still operating, and so he hunts her down to bring her in as allegedly authorized by the [[Tyrest Accord]]. After a protracted battle, she gets knocked out by a flash/concussion grenade and taken into custody by Magnus. As they leave the area, a couple of apparent [[drone]]s surface and talk to a monitor—promising that the [[Nega-Core]] has not been detected and/or taken, which elicits a confirmation from their [[Jhiaxus (G2)|master]] that preparations for the [[Expansion]] will continue.

[[Garrus-9]] penitentiary: Arcee's [[spark]] is being held in a cell, along with some notable others. Warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] confers with [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] about when they can incarcerate the [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] [[Pretender Monster|components]] in the same way; Jetfire notes that they can't break through the destructive programming far enough to rehabilitate/reform the sparks (as per [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s orders), and as such, haven't pulled the sparks from the frames. As they confer, the [[Decepticon]] [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] leads his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in a perfectly-timed (as monitored by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]) assault on the facility, striking at precisely the right grid-sensor-shuffling moment and breaking into the penitentiary.

Fortress Maximus has no choice but to unleash the "threat-level-9" Arcee on them, with the sole caveat of destroying her spark (via a spark casing g-force crush) if she attempts to escape, and mentions to her that [[Omega Supreme]] brought the Autobots up to speed on Jhiaxus being Nova Prime's strategist and still alive and scheming. A furious battle ensue as Arcee tears into the Combaticons, but after she cuts through [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and plows through [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], the Combaticons (who recognize her when she first attacked) manage to teleport out with the unconscious Monstructor components (whom Banzaitron wants to join his Secret Service).

Arcee proposes that she be released to hunt them down or killed on the spot. When asked for '''her''' motivation she grows angry, commenting that "you don't even know you're DOING it... you unconsciously SENSE a difference." She then reveals that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] tampered with her [[CNA]], to give his idea of a gal-like shape and to cause people to unconsciously gender Arcee with she/her pronouns, "because he was curious, because he '''could'''", just to see what introducing gender to the Transformer race would do, and then abandoned her since, according to Arcee, she "didn't measure up to whatever ideal he'd hoped to achieve," leaving her to a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input," that were a result of the CNA procedure. Traumatized and vengeful, all she can think of is wiping out Jhiaxus and all trace of his tampering in this universe.

Fortress Maximus disagrees, pointing the remote spark-casing-control unit at her, but Jetfire tells him to let her go (he'll back up whatever story Maximus concocts for her escape), as they have precious little to lose at this point.
{{--}}

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* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (2)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (4)
* [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (5)
* [[Longtooth]] (6)
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (11)
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (12)
* [[Fastlane]] (13)
* [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] (14)
* [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (15)
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* [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] (27)
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* [[Rad (G1)|Rad]] (29)
* [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] (30)
* [[Windbreaker]] (31)
* [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] (32)
* [[Turbofire]] (33)
* [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] (34)
* [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] (35)
* [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] (36)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (41)
* [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (42)
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* [[Skyjack (G2)|Skyjack]] (7)
* [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (8)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (9)
* [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] (23)
* [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] (24)
* [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (25)
* [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] (26)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (37)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (38)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (39)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (40)
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* [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (3)
* [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (10)
* [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] (17)
* [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] (18)
* [[Slog (G1)|Slog]] (19)
* [[Bristleback]] (20)
* [[Wildfly]] (21)
* [[Birdbrain]] (22)
}}

==Notes==
===Production notes===
* Part of Furman's work in early IDW was coming up with new, coherent reasons and rationals for various toy gimmicks. This Spotlight controversially aimed to give a reason for why Transformers have genders, something Furman thought didn't make sense for robots that don't produce sexually. <ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/script-wrap-14/ Script (W)Rap at Furman's Wordpress]</ref> It was not considered by him to be a story about Arcee's gender being changed or touching on any trans issues (both things fans had brought up at the time) as, to him, there ''was'' no gender.<ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/#comment-3247 Furman comment on Arcee-A-Go-Go post]</ref>

===Continuity notes===
* Jhiaxus and talk of the Expansion is part of the growing [[Dead Universe]] storyline, which will pay off in [[Revelation (IDW)|''Revelation'']], and then again in ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'', and then ''again'' in ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]''.
* Later stories will clarify it's not being a lone female in a boy's toyline that traumatises Arcee, but the fact of being experimented on against her will and then discarded.
* Arcee states that she was the first female Transformer experiment and it is implied she is something rare and (perhaps) unique. However nothing in the issue states that she was the ''only'' female Transformer created due to Jhiaxus's program. Indeed, in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' and ''[[Replay|All Hail Megatron]]'' a number of female Transformers make cameo appearances. However, as the comics went on, Arcee ''would'' be treated as the only female Transformer by other writers until "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" introduced ones from other worlds. [[An Axe to Break the Ice|''Lost Light'' #8]] would later retcon that the female Transformer cameos were Cybertronians but weren't the result of Jhiaxus, instead the result of Cybertronians going offworld and coming to self-realisation that they were female.
* Arcee's reference to gendered pronouns makes little sense in the original context. It stands to reason that a race originally entirely devoid of gender would lack sexually-oriented pronouns in their native language. So the use of "he" and "she" would likely be supplemented with a uniform variation of "they" for everybody. Once female Transformers were retconned as having previously existed, the existence of the pronouns makes sense.
* Arcee's backstory of being an unwitting experiment comes up in "[[An Uneventful Night]]", where she's out to destroy the [[Enigma of Combination]] so nobody else can be altered against their will, and more broadly in the second half of [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Barber's ''Transformers'' ongoing]] as she's mistrustful of 'great men' figures on a cause.
* Arcee stabbing Blast Off with her sword gets a minor call back in [[07:00:00|Till All Are One #1]].
* '''First appearances:''' Arcee; Repugnus, Longtooth, Skyjack, and Ransack appear as disembodied sparks only; Cloudraker, Fastlane, Jackpot, Rad, Skyfall, Windbreaker, Over-Run, Turbofire, Vroom, Rollout, Sprocket; Roadblock, Brawl, Vortex; Jhiaxus.

====Later retcons====
* After bringing Arcee to the fore in the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' comics – and introducing numerous other [[female Transformer]]s along the way – author [[John Barber]] would sporadically touch on the events surrounding Arcee's origin story, fleshing out background details and providing some subtle retcons.
** ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' would introduce the lost colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], where female and male Transformers naturally coexisted. This would lead into the idea that ancient Cybertron ''did'' have female Transformers, but had lost them for unknown reasons. Rather than a Frankensteinian attempt to force gender on the species, Jhiaxus's experiments were an effort to ''reintroduce'' a lost element of Cybertronian society.
** Glimpses of Arcee's internal thoughts provided some context for the otherwise troubling circumstances behind her transformation. Nick Roche's [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]] implied that Arcee had, to some extent, consented to these experiments because she did not see Jhiaxus "for what he was". Other dark mutterings mentioned that she had 'allowed' him to "do that" to her, suggesting that her troubled mental state following the change was the product of something other than the alteration of her CNA. Later issues suggested that Arcee was struggling with identity issues even before falling in with Jhiaxus, noting that her prior self was a "lie [she] told herself" <ref>"[[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost]]"</ref> and that her current form is "who she was always meant to be".<ref>[[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message]]</ref> This was brought full circle in [[Post|the ''Optimus Prime'' finale issue]] where Arcee would explicitly refer to herself as being transgender, having been born into a male body but identifying as female. It was also retconned that she volunteered for Jhiaxus' extreme procedure and that her violent behaviour was in large part motivated by the side effects compounded with Jhiaxus' non-existent aftercare, and that moreover, fellow trans gal [[Anode's|Anode]] disappearance in 1516CE was what cued the start of her rampage, in part since Anode had been helping her with her medical issues. [[Dissolution Part 1: Some OtherCybertron]]

===Transformers references===
* This issue's cast is another deep dive into the tail end of the Generation 1 line. Most of the Garrus-9 guards are Action Masters; we also get a smattering of later-run Pretenders.

===Trivia===
* Six years later the comic caused a brief conflict between Furman and [[Mairghread Scott]], who developed IDW's second female Transformer, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Scott implied that Windblade wouldn't have a special origin for being female and when asked about ''Spotlight: Arcee'', she said she found the implications of Arcee's gender making her mad and a woman being the aberration "upsetting". She clarified that she didn't believe Furman was trying to make any gender comments, that "in a vacuum, Furman’s story is completely legitimate" (but sadly stories do not exist in a social & cultural vacuum), and pinned the blame on how rare female characters were in the brand; "Arcee’s origin is offensive because we don’t have any other female origins to balance it".<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71325530812/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-idw-arcee-origin-that Shotgun Mermaid (Mairghread Scott's tumblr), 27 December 2013]</ref> Furman considered this a personal attack, "accus[ing] me of apparently setting out to be offensive to women", and also took issue with another creator "sling[ing] mud", believing they had a duty to be respectful when discussing each other's work. "However ‘carefully’ Mrs. Scott chose her words, the message was the same: Spotlight Arcee was some derogatory and misguided portrait of all women and we’re going to fix that."<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/ Furman Q&A: "Response to Maigrhead Scott" (and comments]</ref> Scott and Furman talked and "ironed out the bumps" a few days later.
* The issue contains bonus sketch art by Alex Milne, including color tests for Arcee.
* Cover B was colored in a style that pays homage to the cover of [http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/40-180/Akira-Vol-1-TPB ''Akira Vol.1''.] <ref>[http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/art/Spotlight-Arcee-alt-cover-72893344 Colorist at deviantART]</ref>

===Errors===
* More of an inconsistency, but Fortress Maximus as previously (and briefly) seen in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' appeared to be based on his traditional G1 design, whereas Milne debuts a brand-new original design for him in this issue. Seeing how close the two comics were released, this is probably just a matter of reference material not being available at the right time.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Arcee, [[Nova Prime]], the Pretender Monsters, Ultra Magnus, Fortress Maximus and some dead guy by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover B:''' Arcee being assembled by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover RI:''' Uncolored sketch of cover B.

<gallery>
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg|Kiss me deadly
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrB.jpg|Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors...
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrRI.jpg|RI Cover
</gallery>

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<gallery>
File:TF Spotlight v3.jpg|'''''Spotlight Volume 3''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
File:Premier Collection 2.jpg|'''''The Premiere Collection Volume 2''''' – cover art by [[Nick Roche]] & [[Josh Burcham]]
File:IDWCollection3.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Volume Three''''' – cover art by [[E. J. Su]]
File:TF Spotlight Omnibus v1.jpg|'''''Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Jeffrey Veregge]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v42.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 42: Revelation''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and Nick Roche
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Arcee]]

Spotlight: Arcee

2023-12-31T05:06:13Z

Causeway: changed this to give more accurate coverage of the issue within the synopsis using the precise storytelling elements of the issue at the time within phase 1, and expanded on the retcon notes

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]'' #12
|prev=Spotlight: Blaster
|next=Spotlight: Mirage
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Arcee"
|image=Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg
|caption=Graduated from St. Trinians with honors.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 20]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=February 2008
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] and [[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Andrew Steven Harris]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Devastation]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
}}
'''Sometimes saving the galaxy from an empire and vengeance go hand in hand until you get thrown in prison for it. Figures...

==Synopsis==
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|left|upright=1.35|thumb|"Oh, I finally get it! 'Jhi-ax-us?' Gee, ax us!"]]
An enraged [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] has been tearing a path of destruction through the universe against the forces and machinations of [[Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime]]... but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] only knew it as a needless rampage, with no knowledge of Jhiaxus and Nova still operating, and so he hunts her down to bring her in as allegedly authorized by the [[Tyrest Accord]]. After a protracted battle, she gets knocked out by a flash/concussion grenade and taken into custody by Magnus. As they leave the area, a couple of apparent [[drone]]s surface and talk to a monitor—promising that the [[Nega-Core]] has not been detected and/or taken, which elicits a confirmation from their [[Jhiaxus (G2)|master]] that preparations for the [[Expansion]] will continue.

[[Garrus-9]] penitentiary: Arcee's [[spark]] is being held in a cell, along with some notable others. Warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] confers with [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] about when they can incarcerate the [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] [[Pretender Monster|components]] in the same way; Jetfire notes that they can't break through the destructive programming far enough to rehabilitate/reform the sparks (as per [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s orders), and as such, haven't pulled the sparks from the frames. As they confer, the [[Decepticon]] [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] leads his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in a perfectly-timed (as monitored by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]) assault on the facility, striking at precisely the right grid-sensor-shuffling moment and breaking into the penitentiary.

Fortress Maximus has no choice but to unleash the "threat-level-9" Arcee on them, with the sole caveat of destroying her spark (via a spark casing g-force crush) if she attempts to escape, and mentions to her that [[Omega Supreme]] brought the Autobots up to speed on Jhiaxus being Nova Prime's strategist and still alive and scheming. A furious battle ensue as Arcee tears into the Combaticons, but after she cuts through [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and plows through [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], the Combaticons (who recognize her when she first attacked) manage to teleport out with the unconscious Monstructor components (whom Banzaitron wants to join his Secret Service).

Arcee proposes that she be released to hunt them down or killed on the spot. When asked for '''her''' motivation she grows angry, commenting that "you don't even know you're DOING it... you unconsciously SENSE a difference." She then reveals that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] tampered with her [[CNA]], to give his idea of a gal-like shape and to cause people to unconsciously gender Arcee with she/her pronouns, "because he was curious, because he '''could'''", just to see what introducing gender to the Transformer race would do, and then abandoned her since, according to Arcee, she "didn't measure up to whatever ideal he'd hoped to achieve," leaving her to a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input," that were a result of the CNA procedure. Traumatized and vengeful, all she can think of is wiping out Jhiaxus and all trace of his tampering in this universe.

Fortress Maximus disagrees, pointing the remote spark-casing-control unit at her, but Jetfire tells him to let her go (he'll back up whatever story Maximus concocts for her escape), as they have precious little to lose at this point.
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==Featured characters==
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* [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] (1)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (2)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (4)
* [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (5)
* [[Longtooth]] (6)
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (11)
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (12)
* [[Fastlane]] (13)
* [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] (14)
* [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (15)
* [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] (16)
* [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] (27)
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* [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (28)
* [[Rad (G1)|Rad]] (29)
* [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] (30)
* [[Windbreaker]] (31)
* [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] (32)
* [[Turbofire]] (33)
* [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] (34)
* [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] (35)
* [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] (36)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (41)
* [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (42)
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* [[Skyjack (G2)|Skyjack]] (7)
* [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (8)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (9)
* [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] (23)
* [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] (24)
* [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (25)
* [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] (26)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (37)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (38)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (39)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (40)
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* [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (3)
* [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (10)
* [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] (17)
* [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] (18)
* [[Slog (G1)|Slog]] (19)
* [[Bristleback]] (20)
* [[Wildfly]] (21)
* [[Birdbrain]] (22)
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==Notes==
===Production notes===
* Part of Furman's work in early IDW was coming up with new, coherent reasons and rationals for various toy gimmicks. This Spotlight controversially aimed to give a reason for why Transformers have genders, something Furman thought didn't make sense for robots that don't produce sexually. <ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/script-wrap-14/ Script (W)Rap at Furman's Wordpress]</ref> It was not considered by him to be a story about Arcee's gender being changed or touching on any trans issues (both things fans had brought up at the time) as, to him, there ''was'' no gender.<ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/#comment-3247 Furman comment on Arcee-A-Go-Go post]</ref>

===Continuity notes===
* Jhiaxus and talk of the Expansion is part of the growing [[Dead Universe]] storyline, which will pay off in [[Revelation (IDW)|''Revelation'']], and then again in ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'', and then ''again'' in ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]''.
* Later stories will clarify it's not being a lone female in a boy's toyline that traumatises Arcee, but the fact of being experimented on against her will and then discarded.
* Arcee states that she was the first female Transformer experiment and it is implied she is something rare and (perhaps) unique. However nothing in the issue states that she was the ''only'' female Transformer created due to Jhiaxus's program. Indeed, in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' and ''[[Replay|All Hail Megatron]]'' a number of female Transformers make cameo appearances. However, as the comics went on, Arcee ''would'' be treated as the only female Transformer by other writers until "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" introduced ones from other worlds. [[An Axe to Break the Ice|''Lost Light'' #8]] would later retcon that the female Transformer cameos were Cybertronians but weren't the result of Jhiaxus, instead the result of Cybertronians going offworld and coming to self-realisation that they were female.
* Arcee's reference to gendered pronouns makes little sense in the original context. It stands to reason that a race originally entirely devoid of gender would lack sexually-oriented pronouns in their native language. So the use of "he" and "she" would likely be supplemented with a uniform variation of "they" for everybody. Once female Transformers were retconned as having previously existed, the existence of the pronouns makes sense.
* Arcee's backstory of being an unwitting experiment comes up in "[[An Uneventful Night]]", where she's out to destroy the [[Enigma of Combination]] so nobody else can be altered against their will, and more broadly in the second half of [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Barber's ''Transformers'' ongoing]] as she's mistrustful of 'great men' figures on a cause.
* Arcee stabbing Blast Off with her sword gets a minor call back in [[07:00:00|Till All Are One #1]].
* '''First appearances:''' Arcee; Repugnus, Longtooth, Skyjack, and Ransack appear as disembodied sparks only; Cloudraker, Fastlane, Jackpot, Rad, Skyfall, Windbreaker, Over-Run, Turbofire, Vroom, Rollout, Sprocket; Roadblock, Brawl, Vortex; Jhiaxus.

====Later retcons====
* After bringing Arcee to the fore in the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' comics – and introducing numerous other [[female Transformer]]s along the way – author [[John Barber]] would sporadically touch on the events surrounding Arcee's origin story, fleshing out background details and providing some subtle retcons.
** ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' would introduce the lost colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], where female and male Transformers naturally coexisted. This would lead into the idea that ancient Cybertron ''did'' have female Transformers, but had lost them for unknown reasons. Rather than a Frankensteinian attempt to force gender on the species, Jhiaxus's experiments were an effort to ''reintroduce'' a lost element of Cybertronian society.
** Glimpses of Arcee's internal thoughts provided some context for the otherwise troubling circumstances behind her transformation. Nick Roche's [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]] implied that Arcee had, to some extent, consented to these experiments because she did not see Jhiaxus "for what he was". Other dark mutterings mentioned that she had 'allowed' him to "do that" to her, suggesting that her troubled mental state following the change was the product of something other than the alteration of her CNA. Later issues suggested that Arcee was struggling with identity issues even before falling in with Jhiaxus, noting that her prior self was a "lie [she] told herself" <ref>"[[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost]]"</ref> and that her current form is "who she was always meant to be".<ref>[[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message]]</ref> This was brought full circle in [[Post|the ''Optimus Prime'' finale issue]] where Arcee would explicitly refer to herself as being transgender, having been born into a male body but identifying as female. It was also retconned that she volunteered for Jhiaxus' extreme procedure and that her violent behaviour was in large part motivated by the side effects compounded with Jhiaxus' non-existent aftercare, and that moreover, fellow trans gal [[Anode's|Anode]] disappearance in 1516CE was what cued the start of her rampage, in part since Anode had been helping her with her medical issues. [[Dissolution Part 1: Some OtherCybertron]]

===Transformers references===
* This issue's cast is another deep dive into the tail end of the Generation 1 line. Most of the Garrus-9 guards are Action Masters; we also get a smattering of later-run Pretenders.

===Trivia===
* Six years later the comic caused a brief conflict between Furman and [[Mairghread Scott]], who developed IDW's second female Transformer, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Scott implied that Windblade wouldn't have a special origin for being female and when asked about ''Spotlight: Arcee'', she said she found the implications of Arcee's gender making her mad and a woman being the aberration "upsetting". She clarified that she didn't believe Furman was trying to make any gender comments, that "in a vacuum, Furman’s story is completely legitimate" (but sadly stories do not exist in a social & cultural vacuum), and pinned the blame on how rare female characters were in the brand; "Arcee’s origin is offensive because we don’t have any other female origins to balance it".<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71325530812/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-idw-arcee-origin-that Shotgun Mermaid (Mairghread Scott's tumblr), 27 December 2013]</ref> Furman considered this a personal attack, "accus[ing] me of apparently setting out to be offensive to women", and also took issue with another creator "sling[ing] mud", believing they had a duty to be respectful when discussing each other's work. "However ‘carefully’ Mrs. Scott chose her words, the message was the same: Spotlight Arcee was some derogatory and misguided portrait of all women and we’re going to fix that."<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/ Furman Q&A: "Response to Maigrhead Scott" (and comments]</ref> Scott and Furman talked and "ironed out the bumps" a few days later.
* The issue contains bonus sketch art by Alex Milne, including color tests for Arcee.
* Cover B was colored in a style that pays homage to the cover of [http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/40-180/Akira-Vol-1-TPB ''Akira Vol.1''.] <ref>[http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/art/Spotlight-Arcee-alt-cover-72893344 Colorist at deviantART]</ref>

===Errors===
* More of an inconsistency, but Fortress Maximus as previously (and briefly) seen in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' appeared to be based on his traditional G1 design, whereas Milne debuts a brand-new original design for him in this issue. Seeing how close the two comics were released, this is probably just a matter of reference material not being available at the right time.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Arcee, [[Nova Prime]], the Pretender Monsters, Ultra Magnus, Fortress Maximus and some dead guy by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover B:''' Arcee being assembled by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
* '''Cover RI:''' Uncolored sketch of cover B.

<gallery>
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrA.jpg|Kiss me deadly
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrB.jpg|Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors...
File:Spotlight Arcee cvrRI.jpg|RI Cover
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File:TF Spotlight v3.jpg|'''''Spotlight Volume 3''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Spotlight issues|Arcee]]

Arcee (SG)

2023-12-31T04:39:54Z

Causeway: Changed page bio slightly due to it being inaccurate as a generalization of what few lines of text we actually have about her feelings that exacerbated her as DID stereotype further than canon did. we dont know she only enjoyed battle and voices

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:''Arcee is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Movie-toy ElitaOne.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|She photoshopped my face onto every boy who'd done her wrong.]]

Though the wretched [[Autobot]]s are not known for their abounding sanity, few are as genuinely struggling in their mental health as '''Arcee'''. Her form hangs limp and loose, like a marionette, and when she jumps into the air, firing her neutronic crossbow, she moves like a rag doll brought to life, legs and arms spinning wildly. Two things are known to maintain the emotional state of her battling status quo: the sounds of fighting... and the voices in her head.

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
Arcee and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] joined their fellow Autobots at the battle at the [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump, surrounding five lone [[Decepticon]]s until the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]] arrived. She transformed and fired at [[Gutcruncher (SG)|Gutcruncher]], but was encased in a bubble of silence by [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]]. Her inability to hear the voices in her head enraged her more than usual, but Gutcruncher's concussion blaster stopped her flailing.

Later during the battle, she was able to move around in her bubble to see an incoming stampede of [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:FtF SG Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=.5|Luckily, she wasn't in [[Tigatron#Legends comic|Tigatron's dreams]]...]]
{{storylink|Shattered Bridges}}
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==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Elita-One''' (Scout, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile, 2 tailpipes, scope, projectile launcher, energon chip
{{note|The [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie]] [[Elita-One (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Elita-One]] figure was officially [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Shattered Glass'' Arcee.}}

: A pinkish-copper and silver [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]] toy, Elita-One transforms into a "superbike"-type racing motorcycle of undetermined and probably made-up model. Like previous versions of the mold, she comes with several separate weapon pieces that combine into her Energon bow, which pegs into a hole just above her hand, and an Autobot-style [[energon star|energon chip]]. These items are cast in black plastic. One must take care when removing her black chip, as the star fits so tightly that careless removal can break her torso.

: Elita-One is part of the third wave of [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie]] Scout toys, but is not marked as part of the [[Robo-Vision]] promotion.

: This mold also was used to make ''Superlink'' Ariel [[Paradron]] Type, as well as [[BotCon 2005]] [[Chromia (G1)#Toys|Chromia]], [[Flamewar (G1)#Toys|Flamewar]], and [[Flareup (G1)#Toys|Flareup]], and Elita-One's fellow Target exclusive, [[Arcee (Movie)#Toys|Arcee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Elita-One/elita-one.htm More information on Movie Elita-One at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Her design in ''Forged to Fight'' is based on ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Legends|Arcee]].

==See also==
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[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
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[[Category:Shattered Glass Autobots]]

Arcee (G1)

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Causeway: /* Transformers Roleplaying Game */ changed vicious to ferocious. tried to put in-universe info for og write up back but there was an editing happening so it didn't save. will get to this tomorrow

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:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Arcee-SS86packagingart.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Sorry, [[Hot Rod (G1)|bo]][[Springer (G1)|ys]], she's got a [[Aileron|girl]][[Greenlight|friend]].]]
Most make the mistake of noticing only '''Arcee'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Female Transformer|gender]], but these first impressions are quickly expanded upon. Sure, she's pink, but she'll have swords down on you by the time you remember that's just the color of [[Transformer]] [[energon|blood]]. Arcee is a ruthless and deadly warrior who's an expert in hand-to-hand combat and one of the best sharpshooters on record. The reason for her ferocity is how much she cares for her fellow Autobots and especially the [[human]]s they protect. She knows how fragile her organic companions are, and she's equally aware of the evils of which the [[Decepticon]]s are capable. Peers such as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] may be more durable than the humans, but she no less fights to defend them as well. They get in plenty of trouble, so someone has to keep their wits about them to pull them out of the fire when they get in over their heads.

{{bigquote|Ferocity without compassion is brutality.|Arcee's ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]''<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> motto}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:ArceeTFMovie.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{main|Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
A close associate of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Arcee fought in both the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and the [[Unicron War]] in [[2005]]. Following that, she continued working closely with Rodimus Prime as one of his primary warriors. In [[2006]], she binary bonded with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] to save his life, becoming a Headmaster.

In a splinter timeline, Arcee was a member of the [[Female Autobots]] and fought in the resistance against the Decepticons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew lay dormant on [[Earth]]. In [[2011]], Arcee had not become a Headmaster in this timeline; she instead becomes a ''secretary'' for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|They're not men, Arcee. Transformers have no gender. We've been over this!]]
Arcee was constructed by the Autobots in an alternate future [[1995]] as a goodwill attempt to placate [[Feminist mob|angry feminists]] who thought that they were "sexist" for having no women in their group. After trying multiple times to explain that Autobots, being robots, had no gender, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered and ordered the creation of a new Autobot who would meet the humans' demands for sexual equality. However, when Arcee was unveiled at a public ceremony, her pink, skinny and curvaceous form enraged the very audience Prime intended to placate. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] immediately attacked, looking to crush the "secret weapon" that was promised. Prime warned Arcee to stay back, lest she get hurt in battle, but the female Autobot, rightfully annoyed at the Autobots' lack of faith in her equal ability, singlehandedly forced the Decepticons into a retreat. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] thought that was pretty hot. The feminists were enraged beyond words. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}}

Arcee was present at the opening of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2004]] when a group of Decepticons led by Shockwave launched an attack, hoping to ruin Autobot-human relations permanently by assassinating several diplomats present. She helped shield the diplomats from harm until Hot Rod drove the attackers away. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

[[File:Springer arcee the planet eater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
''Arcee was present when the Decepticons launched a major offensive against Autobot City in the year [[2005]]. She and Springer transformed the outpost into its defensive mode, but the Decepticons nonetheless managed to breach its walls. The Autobots eventually drove Megatron and his troops away, but at a steep cost: Optimus had been fatally wounded in battle against his nemesis. Arcee afterward stood in solemn silence as Optimus passed on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] before expiring on his death bed.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

''After a brief respite, Arcee and the other Earthbound Autobots received dire news from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]; a monster planet, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], was advancing menacingly towards Cybertron. When perched on Arcee's shoulder, Daniel was apprehensive about what would happen to his father should Unicron attack. There was little time to contemplate the situation, however, as a new enemy then assaulted the Autobots: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Autobots were forced to split up into two groups and blast off aboard a couple of [[Autobot shuttle|shuttles]] in their attempt to escape him, but Galvatron remained in pursuit. In a last-ditch effort to lose the Decepticon, Magnus ordered an emergency separation of the shuttle. After Galvatron destroyed the jettisoned portion of the vessel (and declared the Matrix destroyed), Arcee's group landed their craft on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] for repairs.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:Arcee daniel the final battle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
''When Daniel asked to be allowed to help with the repairs, Arcee brought out one of his father's [[Exosuit]]s from storage and helped the boy put it on. Though Daniel had trouble with the suit's workings, Arcee assured him that he was doing well for his first time operating it. The Autobots barely managed to get any work done before Galvatron tracked them down again. Galvatron blew Ultra Magnus to pieces in the ensuing battle and left with the Matrix of Leadership in hand. Arcee and her teammates gathered to look over Ultra Magnus afterward, only for the hostile [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to then spring forth! Thankfully, another ship carrying Hot Rod and several other Autobots arrived and managed to talk peace with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], the Junkions' leader.''

''Wreck-Gar's troops rebuilt Ultra Magnus, and everyone on Junk readied for a confrontation against Unicron. This clash ended with the Autobots' ship spearing through the titan's eye. Arcee and the others were separated from Hot Rod within Unicron, but her group found Spike, Bumblebee, and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]. Hot Rod soon rejoined them, but in his absence, he reacquired the Matrix of Leadership, which both upgraded him into "Rodimus Prime" and begun a chain reaction inside Unicron, culminating in his destruction! With Unicron's threat now dealt with, the Autobots gathered around Rodimus Prime, who announced that this day would mark a new chapter in Cybertronian history, one that would hopefully contain much peace and happiness.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

[[File:Arceehotrodspacepirates.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Y'know, Arcee, if you'd stop running pigeon-toed, maybe we'd be out of here by now.]]
Though they had been quite friendly beforehand, Arcee and Hot Rod began to drift apart after his ascension to Prime status in [[2006]]. She remained stationed at Autobot City on Earth but grew bored by her duties. One day in [[2008]], Arcee decided to be a bit adventurous, rationalizing that ditching her duties and returning before anyone noticed wouldn't amount to any harm. After a quick drive through the countryside, she returned to base to find it under siege by the [[Quintesson]]s. Arcee was accosted, wounded, and strategically placed as bait so that Rodimus would see her upon investigating the attack on the outpost. Sure enough, when he spotted her, Rodimus rushed to his "childhood" friend's aid. When he tried to use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to heal her, Arcee tried to warn her leader of the set-up, but the trap was already sprung; the Quintessons stole the Matrix, and Rodimus Prime reverted to Hot Rod. Despite her injuries, Arcee was soon back on her feet and assisting Hot Rod in a last-ditch effort to thwart the invaders' plans. While she, and a few cassette-Transformers the Quintessons had overlooked, distracted the enemy army, Hot Rod awakened [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], leading to the devastation of the Quintesson fleet. Arcee witnessed Hot Rod retrieve the Matrix from the Quintesson who had swiped it, [[Ghyrik]], after defeating him through trickery. Seeing him hold his own without the Matrix's power renewed Arcee's wavering faith in her Commander. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

In [[2009]], Arcee tracked down [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on Earth, where they were planning to use a laser bore to leech energy right from the [[Earth's core|planet's core]]. Joining a small Autobot detachment, they destroyed the drill. They returned to Autobot City to face the more significant threat: a [[Time rift|timestorm]] that threatened 20 years of history with destruction. As [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had spent months back in the 20th century, the universe was unraveling from the anomaly.

[[File:TimeWars3-ArceeDinobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Dinobots 1, Chivalry 0]]
Arcee, Rodimus, and several other Autobots traveled back in time to [[1989]] to retrieve the Decepticon villain. Unfortunately, the Autobots of that day mistook them for imposters and tried to kill them. Arcee was nearly mauled to death by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] before [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] explained that they were travelers from the future. Even more, unfortunately, Galvatron had acquired some allies in the past: Scourge, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], and the mighty [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]]. She joined [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in trying to triple-team Megatron, but was only swatted aside like a bothersome insect. Arcee survived, however, and managed to take a few cheap shots at Galvatron later on in the fight. Eventually, the timestorm asserted itself on the battle and consumed Galvatron utterly, ending the temporal distortion. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Arcee and the Autobots returned to their time only to find it had reset, so Galvatron never time-jumped and had instead conquered Cybertron. Arcee and the returnees adjusted as best they could, but the odds were hopelessly against them. The resistance on Cybertron ended when Galvatron and his men ransacked a resistance station, killing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and the other Autobots present. Galvatron mutilated the corpses to drive Rodimus Prime into a killing frenzy, hoping to corrupt the Matrix through its host. As she felt fire in the depths of her soul, Arcee managed to talk Rodimus down, reminding him of the actual values of an Autobot leader; compassion and mercy. Despite this moral victory, the Autobots' resistance movement was quickly crushed, and they were forced to leave their homeworld. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

Arcee joined a hundreds-strong Autobot team in fleeing to Earth to regroup. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void}} When the Matrix-imprisoned [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] possessed Rodimus and disabled the [[Future Autobot evacuation ship|ship]]'s retro-rockets, Kup had Arcee make her way to the damaged systems through the ship's air ducts. She successfully reached the sabotaged machinery and repaired them, but a crash-landing became inevitable by that time. After the Autobots' ship made landfall, their possessed leader began advancing on them, vowing to tear them apart for their interference. {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} Arcee showed a more ruthless side in being the only one of the Autobots to advocate using lethal force on him. Kup was more hesitant in doing so but eventually agreed with Arcee that Unicron had to be stopped, even at the expense of Rodimus's life. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}

Kup changed his mind when Unicron's assault came to an abrupt end; Rodimus was fighting back, distracting Unicron from the goings-on in the physical realm. The dark god regained control briefly, killing [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] in the process, and Arcee declared that Unicron had been "faking it" to lure them into a false sense of security. But Kup suspected otherwise and tackled down Rodimus to rip the Matrix out of his chest compartment. Though this released Rodimus from Unicron's control, it did not eliminate his threat; Rodimus declared that one day, he would have to venture back within the Matrix to confront Unicron again. {{storylink|White Fire}} As Unicron would go on to possess Rodimus again and devastate Cybertron in [[2010]]—an event she witnessed—Arcee's ruthless attitude appeared to have been the right one all along. Yes, Rodimus Prime managed to contain Unicron again, but at what price...? {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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Hot Rod, sent on a journey through time and space via [[Primus]], was sent to Junkion and came across the deceased crew of an Autobot shuttle. One of the victims was Arcee. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

====Royal Mail stamp bio====
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Long before she joined the Autobots, Arcee of the Darklands was renowned for her sharpshooting, sword skills, and merciless retribution against her enemies. After befriending Daniel Witwicky on Earth, she is learning to trust others and move away from her violent past.

===Sticker Adventures books===
Arcee was part of the crew of an Autobot ship that was studying the Universe. She asked Springer to make a note of a specific star. After being hit by meteors, they were forced to make landfall on the nearby Junk planet. There, she helped Springer and Perceptor fix the ship until the native Junkions attacked them. The fighting stopped when Kup arrived on-world and used the universal greeting to calm down the Junkions. Now friends, the Junkions and the Autobots, worked together to fix the damaged ship. Arcee and the Autobots then blasted off and went on their way. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

===''Big Looker Storybook'' continuity===
[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Look, Dinobots, do you get along with Arcee or not?]]
Kup led Hot Rod, Arcee, and the Dinobots on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on Cybertron's second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and the ship crashed on a planet. Everyone landed safely, but Kup recognized the place. It was the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|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 the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed there 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}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Arcee didn't get a seat during a meeting and later shot at Decepticons. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
After digging his way out from underneath a sudden rockslide caused by an unexpected energy surge from a damaged [[stasis pod]], Rattrap demanded to know what in the name of his [[Relatives|great-aunt]] Arcee was going on. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

====3H comics====
{{note|The following takes place during the [[Beast Era]], specifically its cartoon continuity, which took from both the original cartoon and the Marvel Comics. However, these stories seem to be written to be specifically taking place solely after the events of the original cartoon.}}
{{bigquote|I liked her better when she had that kid in her head.|[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]|"[[Betrayal]]"}}
[[File:Arceedeparturemourns.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Gothy 'cuz all her toys get canceled.]]
During a battle against a horde of killer [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] (now an adult) sacrificed their lives to end the threat. Daniel's death took a severe toll on Arcee, who became reclusive, preferring to sit alone with images of her former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]]. Over time, she slipped away from her friends entirely, disappearing within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After an unspecified event, she took on the form of a techno-organic spider and learned the skills of both [[Crystalocution]] and the previously lost art of [[Tekkaido]]. She firmly believed that she had omens of her friends' deaths before they would happen, and this knowledge had driven her insane. She hid away, hoping to spare herself the pain of experiencing this phenomenon.

[[File:Arceedeparturespider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty fa— well, just don't underestimate me, okay?]]
Hundreds of [[Units of time|stellar cycle]]s later when [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from [[Earth]]'s past and conquered Cybertron with his army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], Arcee's solitude spared her from the onslaught. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], now known simply as Rodimus, had helped form a new team of [[Wreckers]] and wished to enlist Arcee. But Arcee rejected his offer as she was still too embittered by her experience, though she was touched by the Wrecker [[Fractyl]]'s words. Rodimus's Wreckers were followed by Megatron's new Vehicon generals, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], causing a battle that resulted in Fractyl's near-death. Refusing to lose another, Arcee used her spark to save Fractyl, also reformatting him into a Transmetal body. Arcee agreed to depart with the rest of the Wreckers, and she and Fractyl assisted them in defeating a vast Vehicon army to reach an old [[Autobot shuttle]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

But the Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] had snuck aboard their ship and attacked some of their group. Arcee and the others raced to the rescue, and Arcee was quickly felled by Devcon, despite his new, smaller Vehicon body. After things were sorted out, Arcee tended to Fractyl, whose new Transmetal form was wildly unstable. At Arcee's insistence, [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] created a crude medical bot, [[CatSCAN]], to assist Fractyl's recovery. Arcee was oddly unable to foresee the deaths of [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], a result of a yet-unknown saboteur amongst their ranks, as she happily watched CatSCAN discover himself while working on Fractyl. Their ship set down on their [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]-given destination, the remote planet of [[Akalo|Archa Nine]]. Arcee stayed behind with a few others to repair damage to their ship by their mysterious saboteur, who turned out to be the fellow Wrecker [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Cyclonus stole the [[Divine Light]], the artifact the Wreckers were searching for, and returned to his true master, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Just like old times, but smaller.]]
Arcee blamed herself, as she hadn't been able to foresee death since she saved Fractyl. Demoralized, Arcee and the Wreckers left Archa Nine and headed to another planet at the insistence of their divinely-inspired leader, [[Primal Prime]]. They landed on a small icy planet, and a small scout team, including Arcee, was sent to investigate. After searching for hours, they stumbled upon [[Al-badur]], a [[Quintesson]] scientist. Arcee immediately readied her weapon, as she and Rodimus had had enough of the Quintessons for several lifetimes, but Primal Prime asked her to lower them. Al-badur was a somewhat welcome source of information regarding their quest, and before they could leave the planet with him, they were under attack by a horde of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] sent by Cryotek. Arcee and Rodimus quietly bonded as they battled the Sharkticons; it was just like old times. Slowly but surely, Arcee's demeanor had lightened. After the Sharkticons were defeated, Al-badur explained their problem. The Divine Light was an ancient Quintesson piece of technology that allowed them to tap directly into the power of [[Primus]], and now Cryotek had it! {{storylink|Disclosure}}

But when they returned to Cybertron, it had changed during their absence into a [[technorganic]] paradise by the [[Great Transformation]]. Quintessons had seized the opportunity to invade the planet, but Primal Prime assured Arcee and the others that Cryotek was their only concern. Primal Prime, Apelinq, [[Ramulus]] and [[Tigatron]] left them to find Cryotek, leaving Arcee and the others to take their injured to safety before joining the counterattack forces on the ground. Instead, their shuttle took heavy damage and descended in a ball of fire and smoke—Arcee, grabbing Fractyl's body and what life support she could, abandoned ship with the rest. Disregarding Primal Prime's orders, Arcee suggested they find Cryotek and help the other Wreckers defeat him. Descending into the layers of Cybertron, they met [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], who joined them on their journey.

Finding the battleground between Cryotek and [[Sentinel Maximus]] (the combined form of Apelinq and Primal Prime, newly merged by Primus), Arcee reluctantly set aside Fractyl and his life support to join the fight. She helped Devcon defeat Cryotek's mutated pet [[Chro]], using her weblines to hold the monster still so the bounty hunter could shoot at it. But Cyclonus and Rodimus had disappeared beneath some rubble, so Arcee, Fractyl (who had been magically repaired by Tigatron expending all of his [[Vok]] powers) and the others went digging for him... and instead found [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]... and Arcee's nephew, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. They avoided each other's glances awkwardly.

They found Rodimus, but he was in rough shape, having fought nearly to the death with Cyclonus. Arcee and the others agreed to follow Al-badur's instruction in defeating Cryotek and helped direct the battle between Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek to a chamber deep within Cybertron. Arcee asked Fractyl to keep on Rodimus, who was extremely weak. Their group arrived in the desired room, but Arcee had a bad feeling about the place. It seemed familiar. She recognized it too late. It was a Quintesson banishment chamber, and Al-badur had activated the containment shield within, locking Sentinel Maximus, Cryotek, and himself inside a forcefield bubble that fed into a strongly gravitational portal into nothingness. To Arcee's initial horror, despite her pleas, Rodimus stood up to deal with the situation. She knew that his following action would kill him in his weakened state, but after his assurances, she resigned herself to the outcome. Rodimus and Cheetor, both [[Matrix Templar]]s, used their skills to drain Cryotek of his Primus-stolen powers. As expected, this was too much for Arcee's long-time friend, and though they succeeded in saving Cybertron, Rodimus was dead.

But she realized death isn't an ending; it was just another change. "And change is what we do." Arcee and Fractyl gathered his body to take it to a secret burial ground that Arcee knew. She promised that this time, she wouldn't disappear forever. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Before the war, Arcee worked in a hazardous materials treatment plant. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} She became a member of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s underground rebellion team headquartered in the [[Wastelands]] during the reign of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She was regarded as one of the team's odd ones along with [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], though neither were unappreciated. Both [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Hot Rod quickly fell in love with her. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} What no one knew, however, was that Arcee was a sleeper agent of the [[Quintesson]]s and a member of [[Female Autobots|their elite warriors]]. Her task was to keep an eye on the war's proceedings, particularly Autobot activity, and the location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and any Transformers with an affinity for the object. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} As such, Arcee was delighted when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was brought to the rebels' base, much to Hot Rod's misguided annoyance. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Since the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were making a mess in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] at the time, Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on the polity, forcing the rebels to make their final stand against him immediately. Arcee ended up teamed up with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]—a situation that bugged Hot Rod because he couldn't keep an eye on her. Halfway through the battle, Arcee witnessed [[Shockwave's Tower]] shooting a beam of sorts to an [[Unicron/Generation 1|unknown destination]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Shortly after, she also witnessed the Decepticon hijack of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Even with these setbacks, the Autobots won and reclaimed Iacon. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:LostandFound Arcee friends.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I'm glad you said that. I'll invite [[Female Autobots|them]] over [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|right away]]."]]
The Autobots set up a new [[Autobase]] in Iacon, where Springer and Hot Rod used relative peacetime to win Arcee's affection. Hot Rod had a date of sorts with Arcee to help prepare and watch the shuttle that would send a group of Autobots to [[Earth]] take off, but only after he'd be done training. Springer jumped onto the opportunity and offered to go with Arcee while Hot Rod was busy. Arcee accepted, much to Hot Rod's annoyance. At Landing Platform A, after they were done loading baggage, Arcee was lost in thoughts, of which a few she shared with Springer when he asked what was on her mind: Arcee wasn't sure of her purpose in life and if she belonged on Cybertron. Springer assured her she belonged with her friends.

Over at [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Arcee's masters observed the proceedings on Cybertron with glee, noting that not only had they found another Transformer with an affinity for the Matrix in Hot Rod, but their own agent Arcee would work perfectly as a key to break his will. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Quintessons' plans would even be able to be executed well ahead of time by the Autobots' next move. Arcee was selected to leave with Kup, Springer, and the Dinobots to set up a new moonbase, while Hot Rod was chosen for guard duty at Autobase with only Gnaw and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to assist him. Arcee's report on this situation got the Quintessons to send her colleagues for Hot Rod and the Matrix. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
In the shuttle, taking them all to one of Cybertron's moons, Arcee witnessed an amusing conversation between Kup and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. The view outside drew back her attention, though, where an [[Quintesson Cruiser|odd-looking object]] floated in wait for the shuttle. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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To oversee the decommissioning of all Cybertronian technology on Earth, Arcee was sent to the planet alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the last of which whom she had a mutual attraction. Shortly after the group arrived at [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], the facility came under attack by [[Cobra]], and Arcee helped fight them off alongside [[Scarlett]], who was surprised over the existence of "girl robots." {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Upon hearing about a security breach in the lower levels of Area 52, the group headed there and, to Arcee's horror, found Bumblebee injured and low on energy. Before the group could do much about him, they were attacked by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who took control of [[G.I. Joe battle mech|G.I. Joes' mechs]] and forced them to fight the Autobots before bringing the roof down on everyone. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

The Autobots and Joes survived and quickly followed Serpent O.R. through a warp gate to Cybertron, where they were attacked by [[cannibalizer]]s. Arcee didn't think they were very threatening but suggested that they retreat to protect the humans. During their escape, she promised that she'd rotate Bumblebee's tires if he could outrace her... only to run straight into Serpent O.R. and his new army, who remorselessly killed Bumblebee and captured the others. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They eventually managed to escape thanks to their G.I. Joe friends. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

After hearing that Serpent O.R. had captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Arcee and the others made their way to his chambers, only to find that [[Cobra Commander]] had taken control of Serpent O.R.'s body after he had seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. "Serpentor Prime" effortlessly defeated most of the Autobots and Joes, but Arcee dodged his tentacles and managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to take the Matrix's power and defeat him. Sometime later, Arcee cried for Bumblebee during a memorial service for him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Arcee wound up not getting invited. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|She does this a lot.]]
{{main|Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
Sibling of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], '''Arcee of the [[Darklands]]''' was an ancient warrior, hailing from the prehistoric era that predated modern Transformer civilization, serving under the fearsome tyrant [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] during the wars that led to the unification of Cybertron under the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} "Forged male," Arcee would eventually seek out the assistance of the amoral scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] for assistance, after the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. Seeking to reintroduce the concept of "gender" to the species after its mysterious elimination, Arcee would be altered at the genetic level—but Jhiaxus's callous treatment of his patient would change Arcee into a raging berserker. She could only focus on exacting bloody revenge against him and all that he had created, {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|Post}} finally getting even with her tormentor after the thwarting of [[Nova Prime]]'s [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

It would not be until after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] that Arcee would truly embark on the long road to recovery; first falling in with the amoral [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] as a private enforcer, {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} and later with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Arcee was able to slowly work past her many demons, finding companionship, camaraderie, and even [[Transformer romance|love]] in her new role as Optimus Prime's advisor—having lived through the era of the Thirteen and experienced their many atrocities firsthand, Arcee remained unafraid to call out her new leader as he verged closer and closer to repeating their mistakes. But when those mistakes came home to roost in the form of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Arcee played an instrumental role in the battle against the planet-eater before settling into a new life on Earth with [[Aileron]]. {{storylink|Post}}

===Robot Heroes===
Arcee was Optimus's strong-willed and humble friend. With the rest of Autobots, they boarded the Ark to search for Energon among the stars. They came to Earth and fought back against the Decepticons when they started trouble. Arcee leaped up to bring Starscream down to the ground, where Drift shoved him into a river! The Autobots then decided to keep vigil over the Earth, should the Decepticons ever return. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]] so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Arcee could be seen standing side by side with Jazz on one of Synergy's view screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Known as the guardian of [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Arcee was a [[Rescuebot]], and one of the Autobots stationed in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s command when a patrol brought back several captured [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. She was opposed to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] decision to sentence the invaders to death and gave them their weapons back so they could fight off the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] used for the execution. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} This compassionate act allowed the Joes to survive and broker a truce with the Autobots, and both sides celebrated with a dance party. As Grimlock explained how he came to be leader after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] fled, Arcee protested that no one knew if that was the real truth. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

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When the Decepticon-Cobra alliance attacked Metroplex, Arcee, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] took some Joes to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to free [[U.S.7]] from within the giant and bring him to his senses. Together with [[Tunnel Rat]], she made her way to Maximus's brain, found that it was being corrupted by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and defeated her. The three Autobots and their human allies then moved to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], only to be captured. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} They were sent to the [[Polyhex Killway]] and mind-controlled into fighting each other, with Arcee being forced to try and run down [[Dusty]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] with her car mode. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} The captives were then moved to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], where the Autobots were trapped, unresponsive, in their vehicle modes but recovered after the Joes used them as getaway vehicles to break out of the city. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}

The Rescuebots swore to protect humanity by forging a "combination lock," merging into the giant Defensor. Arcee became Defensor's... er, crotch. At any rate, Defensor helped take down Trypticon. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} Arcee later participated in the final battle against DeceptiCobra. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Angry Birds'' comic===
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Arcee was part of the shuttle crew carrying the [[AllSpark]] and helped defend it from a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}} The AllSpark was lost in space during the battle. Just as Arcee and the others were lamenting the difficulty in finding it, it came back to them, crashing through one of the shuttle's windshield alongside a [[Minion Pig]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}

===Legends World===
[[File:Legends World Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Definitely nothing unprocessed happening here.]]
The aunt and caretaker of [[Rattrap (BW)#Legends comic 2|Rattrap]], the Arcee of the [[Legends World]] was shocked when her nephew was turned into an actual Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} Then, when he was turned into a [[technorganic]] Transformer, she just responded with "Again?" {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue|LG03 Tankor Prologue}} Eventually, the [[Transformers sickness]] caused by Rattrap's toy collection got to her, too, and she became a full-size transforming version of herself. She didn't worry too much about that, though, as Rattrap was late for work, so she quickly made him lunch and personally drove him to work with her new car mode. [[T-AI#Legends comic 2|Ai]] attempted to arrest Arcee before she could cause any trouble like other Transformers had, but was talked out of it by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Tigatron]], who recognized Arcee's new form from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Out of gratitude, Arcee made dinner for the whole [[Axalon Trading Company]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Vol. 10}}

Rhinox and Tigatron were jealous of Rattrap's relationship with Arcee, who had bathed him and slept in the same bed as him when he was young until he explained that she hadn't ''always'' been a giant robot. When she was officially diagnosed with [[Transformers sickness]] by [[Bump]] and told to throw out Rattrap's toys so she could recover, Arcee flatly refused, knowing how much her nephew loved his collection. Instead, she just continued living her everyday life as a giant robot body. {{storylink|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter|Arcee Chapter}} Arcee was later caught up in the massive world-ending storm summoned up by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} She later heard Rattrap yell out in surprise upon finding his [[Mini-Con]] collection missing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Armada Megatron}}

[[File:Legends World Arcee Transformers sickness.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Completely normal storyline.]]
Arcee was among the defenders of the Legends world who helped defeat [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] when she showed up to cause trouble. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} During [[Halloween]], she dressed up as a maid and set out alongside Windblade and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s trick-or-energy scheme, only for Megatron's new minion, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], to web them up. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} Tigatron later had a dream of Arcee and Chromia wearing each other's armor. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends: Chromia Chapter|Chromia Chapter}} Upon overhearing Slipstream telling Rattrap that she'd gotten a facelift back in her universe, Arcee jealously wished that she could go there too. Rattrap assured her she looked plenty young already and didn't need remodeling. {{storylink|LG-16 Slipstream Sequel}}

[[File:TFLegendsAutobotsHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Doc why do you keep asking about my relationship with my mother."]]
The [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] of the [[G1 World]] harbored regrets over a failed relationship with his own universe's Arcee, leading to him traveling to the Legends World to remodel his body into something better looking. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} There, he ran into the local Arcee and decided to try again by asking her out, but she turned him down, explaining she was much too busy taking care of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} She later witnessed [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] enter the Legends Universe, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Deadlock}} and was caught up in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} On accepting a package from [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s delivery service, Arcee was taken aback by how chatty he was. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 25|Bonus Edition Vol. 25}}

While acting as a cheerleader at a soccer game, Arcee found herself targeted by the prank-loving [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who flipped her skirt and kicked soccer balls at her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}} She later visited Rattrap's job to bring him lunch and made [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] blush by telling him he'd been working hard lately. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} Arcee was home when [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] of the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] delivered a package, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} was seen driving on the roads of [[Akihabara|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and got covered in bugs when tiny [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] clones swarmed the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} Metroplex later recalled that she was present when he arrived in this world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}} When Windblade attacked again, Arcee kept Rattrap from being blown away. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Sumire Uesaka]] (Japanese)}}
Seeking a new way to increase the ''Transformers'' brand's popularity, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] suggested sex appeal and fantasized about Arcee taking a bath. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Arcee summed up the ending of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' to those of [[you]] who didn't watch it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Just in case you only bought one of the toys telling the story, she also recapped [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s journey into the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} as well as Waspinator's possession at the hands of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In a reality where the Cybertronian civil war had ended relatively early, Arcee was a biologist protoformed with a male chassis. Post-war, she was sent to observe several organic-populated worlds, where she discovered the organic concept of "gender dysphoria disorder," something which applied to herself. Returning home, she released a paper on the subject. Arcee and several others like her underwent reformatting and replacing bits of their genetic code to rectify the dysphoria between their neural/spark programming and their [[CNA]].

At some point, Arcee ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]]. She gave a lecture on Cybertronian gender, which [[Vector Prime]] attended. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
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{{quote|I will never stop fighting for the future I know is possible.}}
Arcee was a potential bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. As a force for honor, Arcee planned to continue Optimus Prime's legacy by abandoning her past as a warrior and making reparations for the damage caused by the war. Instead, the Matrix went to [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Source:Power of the Primes Fan Vote|''Power of the Primes'' fan poll}}

===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
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Arcee was battling the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee until [[Baron Karza]] abducted the Autobot leader, leaving the two Autobots baffled at the mysterious disappearance of their leader. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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Part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when the ship left Cybertron four million years ago, Arcee, the other Autobots, and Megatron's Decepticons crash-landed on Earth some four million years ago, reawakening to wage a secret war for control of Earth's [[energon]]. Eventually, the outbreak of the [[Eugenics Wars]] and [[World War III]] around the turn of the millennium prompted them to flee the planet aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and search for Energon elsewhere in the galaxy. The Autobots were unaware that the Decepticons had done the same until they were attacked by the Decepticon Titan [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] over the barren moon of [[Cygnus Seven]]. In the ensuing battle, the damaged Fortress Maximus crashed into the surface of the planet, knocking him and all of his passengers—Autobot and Decepticon alike—into [[stasis lock]] for some two hundred years.

In the 23rd century, [[Federation]] colonists conducting a routine [[dilithium]] mining operation stumbled on the dormant Transformers, inadvertently triggering the Titan's autonomous repair protocols. First, bringing the Decepticons online, the evil Transformers attacked the Federation colony. At the same time, Optimus Prime gave chase, {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} and the other Autobots had only just been restored to full functionality before [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] and the crew of the starship ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' sent an away team to investigate the mineshaft. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

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Though the Autobots, distrustful of humanity after witnessing their ancient wars, attempted to capture the humans, Kirk convinced them of their good intentions. The two factions brokered an alliance to rescue the wounded Optimus—only for the Decepticons to cave in the mineshaft. It was [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] who hatched a new plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online, {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} with Arcee watching as he rigged up a device that would reactivate the Titan by analyzing Kirk's brainwaves. Despite [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s doubts, the plan worked, and Fortress Maximus was restored to full functionality, his alternate mode reconfigured into a copy of the ''Enterprise'' linked to Kirk's consciousness. Blasting his way to freedom, Arcee and the other Autobots rolled out to take on the Decepticons and their new [[Klingon]] allies, with Arcee facing off against her old nemesis [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] until the arrival of Trypticon. After Kirk rescued the Federation miners by beaming them and Arcee aboard, he transformed the ship into the mighty "Fortress Tiberius." {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

Though Kirk successfully defeated Trypticon, the heroes learned that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] already absconded with a load of stolen [[dilithium]], intent on conquering the [[Klingon Empire]] and their capital world of [[Kronos]], {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}} forcing the two ''Enterprises'' and their crews to give chase. Joined by [[Crewbot|a series of custom-built mechanical suit]]s, the Autobots leaped into action against Megatron and his allies. Though one of Soundwave's sonic frequencies paralyzed them, it would be the Klingons themselves who successfully thwarted the attempted invasion. In the aftermath, Arcee and the other Autobots chose not to return to Earth with the crew of the ''Enterprise'', preferring to travel the stars, but Prime pledged that he and his soldiers would be on call if Kirk ever required their assistance. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===An Arcee Sort of Day===
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When the Great War ended, Arcee was left feeling rudderless in this era of newfound peace. Despite having a bad day in which she had her housing loan rejected, and later picked a fight with a reckless driver, a greeting from her pet robot cat when she came home prompted her to muse that maybe peacetime wasn't so bad. {{storylink|An Arcee Sort of Day}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|''Transformers'' #4]]}}
[[File:ArceeGreenlightRun-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I've only had Gauge for a day and a half, but if anything happened to her, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself."]]
Arcee was a particularly feared soldier during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] and spearheaded at least one assassination mission that targeted one of [[Exarchon]]'s many iterations. Following the end of the war and the ratification of the [[Nominus Edict]], Arcee settled into a peaceful civilian life and eventually a romance with [[Greenlight]]. However, she remained a skilled fighter with a short temper. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

Following [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s murder, the Senate authorized the [[Reproduction|forging]] of a new Transformer and selected Arcee to mentor the young Cybertronian. At the customary ceremony at in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Forge Pyramid]], Arcee and Greenlight met their new ward [[Gauge]] and helped welcome her into the world. Observing these events, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] told [[Rubble]] that the newborn had essentially received two mentors for the price of one. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

Arcee grew very protective of Gauge, quick to lash out when people suggested she had been forged as a political move to take people's minds off Brainstorm's death. As tensions grew between the Autobots and [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s, Greenlight initially suggested taking Gauge off-world aboard an outbound [[Reversionist]] vessel: a suggestion that Arcee initially disagreed with, fearing that uprooting Gauge at this crucial stage might impact her development. Following [[Vigilem]]'s destruction of the [[Tether]], however, the three tried to help with rescue efforts until a confrontation with [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Singe]] at a nearby [[energon storage field]] made up Arcee's mind. The three raced to board the Reversionist starship ''[[Exodus (G1 ship)|Exodus]]'' on the outskirts of Iacon. Although Arcee nearly sacrificed herself to get her ward safely off-planet, she was able to board the ship at the last moment and rejoined her family. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

[[File:GaugingTheTruthPart2-ExodusBrig.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Throw her in the brig!" "We don't have a brig." "Then throw her in the laundry room. Which will hereafter be referred to as 'the brig'."]]
However, Reversionist plenary [[Heretech]] was displeased by the presence of non-Reversionists aboard the ship, fearing that they would interfere with his grand plan to cleanse Cybertron of heresy. He and the other Reversionists forcibly separated Gauge from her mentors and had them imprisoned in a makeshift brig in the bowels of the ship's engine room. The Reversionist curate [[Accelerator]] reprogrammed Gauge so that she'd forget her old life with her mentors. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|A Truth for a Truth}} Aware that Heretech was planning something sinister, but unaware of the specifics, Greenlight was able to hack into the ship's systems and sent a message to Gauge telling her to come and find them. When she did so, Arcee and Greenlight introduced themselves to their former mentee and explained that they wanted to tell her the truth. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth: Part One}}

Using a [[Cortical psychic patch|psychic patch]], Arcee and Greenlight got Gauge to trust them by helping her remember what happened before boarding the ''Exodus''. Then they asked her to deactivate the bars to their cage—a dangerous task that would involve infiltrating Heretech's private quarters. Gauge did so, and as the ''Exodus'' returned to Cybertron, Arcee and Greenlight successfully broke out and subdued the guards sent to stop them. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|A Truth for a Truth}} As the Reversionists began their attack on the planet, Arcee and Greenlight escaped the ''Exodus'' to warn Cybertron's inhabitants of the impending attack, then intervened to help Gauge stop Heretech using their alternate modes. Arcee and Gauge teamed up to incapacitate Heretech with a mass of exploding Energon; in the aftermath, the three elected to stay behind on Cybertron together. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Three: Moment of Truth|Moment of Truth}}

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Arcee took up arms with Optimus Prime and the Autobots against the conquest of Cybertron by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} As Iacon fell to the Decepticons, Arcee, Greenlight, and Gauge joined Optimus Prime as they relocated to [[Crystal City]] and all formally became Autobots. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} She assisted [[Pyra Magna]] at [[Protihex]] to recover who and what they could before the city-state fell. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Arcee was at the Autobranding ceremony in [[Crystal City]] where those opposed to the Decepticons united under the Autobot badge. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

When they learned [[Termagax]] had the [[Enigma of Combination]] by the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Arcee joined Pyra Magna and a tactical unit in securing the location. She was positioned on the roof of Termagax's [[House (building)|House]] as a sniper with [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. They shot down the [[Rainmaker]]s when the Decepticons arrived to make their own claim to the Enigma. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Still, she and Sureshot were unprepared for the sudden arrival of the teleporting [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. He evaded their sniper fire, and the Enigma was ultimately lost in the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

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After returning to Crystal City, Smokescreen recruited Arcee and a small team to break into Iacon and rescue [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] from Decepticon captivity. The group used one of Swindle's old tunnels to get into the city, then launched a rooftop attack on the former Senate building to rescue their prisoner. on returning to [[Swindle's|Swindle's casino]] to coordinate their exit strategy. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} However, when the ruling Decepticons caught wind of Autobot intruders working with Swindle, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and his troops launched an attack on the casino, and Arcee was injured in the subsequent shootout before Smokescreen and Chromia could bring down the casino on top of their pursuers and make a clean getaway. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} As a result, Arcee was out of action during the subsequent siege of Crystal City; as [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] worked to repair her shoulder, Greenlight reminded her that Arcee couldn't recklessly risk her life to protect her family. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

By the time that the Autobots withdrew to neighbouring [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Arcee had made a full recovery in time to join [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and fend off a last-ditch Decepticon assault intended to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet, but promised Greenlight and Gauge that she'd make it aboard. Arcee survived the battle, and once their ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' left the planet she, Greenlight, and Gauge all stood together to listen to Optimus Prime's final speech. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
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Arcee was one of the many dormant Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' in 1984. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In the original timeline, she survived long enough to become known to [[Skynet]] and receive a threat level of "maximum."

After being reactivated and reformatted in the altered timeline, Arcee became the reluctant overseer of the [[T-800]], a time-traveling android whose interference spared the Autobots from being executed by the Decepticons. After showing him the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s weapon locker and conducting a perimeter sweep, unaware that he'd secretly scattered explosives around the area, Arcee responded to Bumblebee's call for reinforcements at a [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility. Eager as ever for a fight, Arcee threw herself at Thundercracker, impaling the Seeker's nosecone with her sword. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

Though Arcee managed to slay [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], the Autobots were still outnumbered and quickly boxed in. Salvation came when Starscream betrayed the Decepticons and shot Soundwave in the back; the distraction allowing Arcee to slam Skywarp into Thundercracker and take both out of the fight. After Bumblebee and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] had defeated the other two Insecticons, [[Sarah Connor]] called the Autobots to aid the bisected T-800. Arcee threw him into Megatron's open wound and allowed him to destroy the tyrant from inside. After Arcee loaded the captured Decepticons into Optimus' trailer, the Autobots returned to the ''Ark'' to find the volcano destroyed. Recognizing that the T-800 had done this, Arcee cursed herself for trusting the android before the Autobots and Decepticons agreed to a truce. In the months and years that followed, Sarah Connor got a job at [[Skywatch]] and used her connections to keep an eye on her Cybertronian friends, including Arcee. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. Arcee was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant]], {{storylink|Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}} whose function was a warrior. Her primary objective was to achieve victory, and her primary weapons were [[Energon battle pistol|Energon pistol]]s. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

During this period, Arcee [[trans-scan]]ed into a sports car. Her Energon pistols and speed were her powers and weapons, and her core traits were her ferocity, fearlessness, and protectiveness. Arcee's message from the future was that her cooperation with mysterious new allies will lead to heroic ends. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jessica DiGiovanni]] (English), [[Suzuka Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Isabelle Auvray]] (French), [[Franziska Endres]] (German), [[Gabriela Bicalho]] (Portuguese), [[Ana Richart]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Adriana Olmedo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Renu Sharda]] (Hindi)}}
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Arcee accompanied the Energon scavenger Bumblebee, and fellow Autobot Cog on a mission to steal a supply of Energon to fuel The Ark. Bumblebee brought them to the den of the [[mercenary]] [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]. On approach to Soundblaster's throne, Arcee pointed out that he looked like Soundwave; Bumblebee suggested ''not'' bringing up the topic to Soundblaster, as he was sensitive about being a failed clone. Bumblebee successfully deceived Soundblaster into thinking that Arcee and Cog were his new apprentices in the Energon scavenging business. Taken down to the vault, Arcee sprung into action, with Cog transforming into a weapon for her to use and holding back the guards while Bumblebee stole Energon. However, before the trio could leave, Soundblaster arrived, having caught on from the start thanks to surveillance from [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Soundblaster also decided that since Arcee and Cog were valuable as Autobots, he'd cash them in for profit. He then had Arcee, Cog and Bumblebee surrounded. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

Outnumbered, Arcee and the others prepared for the inevitable fight, but the arrival of Shockwave's virus affected the [[Dome Guard]]s' weapons. The distraction gave the Autobots the chance to escape. Yet, with Bumblebee incapacitated from the sudden loss of the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]], Arcee was left to take the wheel of a speeder, which she used to escape with Bumblebee and Cog. They reached Autobot Command with the needed energon just as the Decepticons launched their attack. Arcee and Cog brought the Energon to the ship, enabling it to take flight. Arcee remained aboard the Ark for the duration of the battle and assisted in holding back the attacking Decepticons. She was aboard the ''Ark'' when it flew into the space bridge. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

Having been knocked unconscious by the jump, Arcee was among the Autobots captured by [[Doubledealer]] and the crew of the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' and brought to the Quintesson [[Deseeus]] on [[Chaar]] for judgment. However, after teaming up with the Mercenaries that had first captured them, the Autobots fought off Deseeus' private army and escaped back aboard the ''Ark''. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} Arcee joined Optimus, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, and Sideswipe aboard [[Nebulos]] Station and helped fight off [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], sealing the door to keep him out and providing cover fire for Optimus. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} While Scorponok was preoccupied fighting the Decepticons, she and the other Autobots made their escape, only for Starscream to fire on the station, sending the ''Ark'' and its crew into the [[Dead Universe]]. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

Arcee remained on board the ''Ark'' while Optimus spoke to [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and later observed Earth once they escaped. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} However, the Decepticons were close behind and boarded the ''Ark''. Their fight was then interrupted by the ''Fool's Fortune''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s arrival, helmed by a Deseeus-controlled Doubledealer. As a result of the Mercenary ship's destruction, the ''Ark'' and its crew were sent crashing down to Earth. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

{{charstubfiction|Kingdom}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:ShineLikeADiamond-Arcee.jpg|thumb|250px|"So, Rarity, have you ever stabbed someone through the chest?"]]
While battling for control of a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Arcee was among the many Cybertronians [[magic]]ally transported to [[Equestria]] by [[Queen Chrysalis]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} After crash-landing in [[Manehattan]], she singlehandedly rescued [[Rarity]] and her employees from [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After befriending Rarity, she teamed up with her to defeat Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Shine Like a Diamond}}

When the Decepticons and [[changeling]]s attacked the [[Crystal Empire]], Arcee was part of the force that defended it, slamming into [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] before engaging [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]]. When the Autobots later returned to Cybertron, Arcee confirmed that everyone who had been dragged to Equestria had been returned home. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

Following the release of [[King Sombra]] on Cybertron, Arcee and [[Greenlight]] began noticing the strange effects his presence was having on Cybertron before they ran across [[Holiday]] and [[Lofty]] who were seeking their niece, [[Scootaloo]]. Though Arcee readily offered her aid, a magically enthralled [[Killmaster]] arrived. Though both ponies and Autobots initially tried their hand at defeating the Decepticon, he was only defeated when Greenlight wrapped the ponies' yarn around him, which allowed Arcee to send him flying off. It was then that Scootaloo showed up, accompanied by a few Cybertronian youths. Content that the children were safe, the four adults enjoyed a picnic. {{storylink|A Real Mother}}

When the alliance sought to prevent King Sombra from reactivating [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Arcee wielded [[Applejack]] as a weapon and treid out some Equestrian slang before they defeated the [[unicorn]] tyrant and established a temporary truce with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
Arcee was among the many Autobots who fought against the Decepticons as both sides drained the universe of its resources. {{Storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Trick to a Healthy Autobot Warrior}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 28}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 29}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}}}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|Hold still, you've got a little Aligned on ya.]]
Arcee was part of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita 1]]'s team as they made a series of raids on Decepticon bases. Unfortunately, her nemesis [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]'s knowledge of her tactics allowed the Decepticon to put a stop to the team's successful run. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}} At some point, she changed her color scheme from blue to pink. She took part in the defense of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} She and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] encountered a group of Decepticons while hunting for their friends inside the monster. After fending off an attack by Unicron's internal defenses, the pair managed to reunite with their friends and escape before Unicron exploded. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

[[File:TFLegends-ArceeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|There. All better.]]
Arcee was still an active participant in the Autobot/Decepticon war when Ultra Magnus decided to reunite with his unit from the planet Junkion, only to be attacked by the Insecticons. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Arcee, and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] gave chase. Instead of finding the Skuxxoids, they caught up with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], just as their leader had a vision that the [[Quintesson]]s were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

Following a Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Arcee, alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Spike, were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]; this did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. This was not to be, unfortunately, as the resurrected Autobot leader left the group stranded after having received the Matrix of leadership from Rodimus. After Optimus regained his senses, the Autobots were left to mourn their leader as he sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}} Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

In the aftermath of the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Arcee was part of a team led by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] which attempted to map the changes to their planet. They were briefly delayed by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (Legends)|The Autonomy Lesson}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Arcee appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events and through Special Missions. Stella portrays her. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|If you ''have'' any loved ones, say goodbye to them now.]]
Arcee participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots, and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Combiner Hunters" event and "An Uneventful Night" Space Bridge offer. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ArceeTransformersEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocqbFBWjclo Glad we got posted to the Autobot HQ commander?]]]
Appearances... can be deceptive. Quick-witted and formidable in battle, Arcee is compassionate to her allies but utterly ruthless to her enemies. Streamlined bodywork and light alloy construction only mean she's faster, more agile, and ultimately deadlier than most of her fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arcee Bio}}

Arcee had been dispatched on a mission by Optimus Prime but ran into trouble when [[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]] caught up to her. The two have been crossing paths routinely as Nightbird tries to put an end to Arcee's do-good acts. However, as the battle on Earth heats up, Optimus sent a signal for Arcee to return to the Autobots.
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*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Arcee uses an ion pistol to blast things. Once she does, she closes in and punches/kicks the target.
*'''Ability: Holo Decoy''' - Deploys a decoy that will soak up damage. It cannot damage targets, but it can stun them.
**'''Cost''' 3 ability points. +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:arcee Arcee at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Arcee TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Arcee-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Boom. Bodyshot that counts as a Headshot.]]
Arcee was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|her universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s. Because of illusions created by the Quintessons, she mistook [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] as well as the others to kidnap [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. She eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of her running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Arcee took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the process. 800 Armor, 800 Blaster Strength, Score x6, Coins x3, Blaster Speed: Very Fast {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
[[File:Arcee_warrior_sentinel_core_rulebook_ttrpg.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0||Right next to [[Anode]] in the data files [[Post|(does she know her)]]... protector of troublemakers even if going against orders... sounds trans4trans!]]
Arcee is a ferocious Autobot warrior, proficient in both melee and sharpshooting. She is a caring and compassionate individual, putting her skills to use defending the downtrodden and those she has sworn to protect, including her mentee Gauge.

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==Toys==
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==Notes==
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{{quote|And they were absolutely resistant to Arcee. I said I had a daughter who loves this stuff. There are other girls that like it. Put in a female Autobot!|[[Ron Friedman]],<ref>[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Mathy]</ref>}}

*As quoted above, [[Ron Friedman]] fought for Arcee's inclusion in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' because his daughter was a fan of that type of cartoon. From the known production timelines, we know [[The Transformers: The Movie#Production timeline|she was created]] about [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Production timeline|ten months]] before the [[Female Autobots]] were created for the show.
* In the original treatment, Arcee was going to have to put up with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] being sexist and underrating her skills... unaware she's saving his life in the background!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Wheeljack and Arcee have a bickering relationship throughout the draft, the mysoginistic Wheeljack constantly underrating her skills, oblivious to the fact she's constantly averting disaster and saving his life in the background. (4/22) https://t.co/WuFAcXwMQI|link=https://twitter.com/chrismcfeely/status/1561079546836910081|name=Chris McFeely|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=08|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*Arcee had two different [[character model]]s in 1980s ''Transformers'' media. An earlier model served as the [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|basis for her original unproduced toy]], which was also the model used for most of her Marvel Comics appearances and parts of the episode "[[Only Human]]." Meanwhile, her appearances in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', the rest of her season 3 appearances, and her Japanese ''Headmasters'' appearances used her final model.
*Arcee's finalized character model was used to make many background female characters during the movie and season 3. Various Junkion ladies and the [[Paradron Medic]]s share her design, only without the shoulder-thingies, and a [[Cheesecake robot|more "shaped" version of her earlier model]] appeared in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]."
*When asked about Arcee's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Arcee is the naked mechanical equivalent of Princess Leia of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> Well, that answers that question... while raising a whole bunch of others!
*In 2010, a set of Arcee's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. In contrast to her final model and her original toy prototype, this early color model depicted her almost exclusively in shades of pink, save for some lavender on her collar, anklets, and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seats.
*[[Men in Black|Men in Black Collectibles]], the organizers of [[BotCon 1996]], attempted to produce an original "[[Action Master]]-inspired" Arcee figure as the '96 convention exclusive. As the steel tooling required to produce plastic action figures costs in the tens of thousands of dollars, this idea never went anywhere, and it is unknown whether MiB had entered into any actual discussions to license the use of the character besides. This figure was presumably unrelated to the actual Hasbro/Takara Action Master Arcee conceived a few years earlier.
*In 2000, Japanese publisher Kodansha released "The Official Guide to Takara SF Land", a book paying tribute to various sci-fi toylines produced by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] over the years. As part of a tie-in [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] promotion, Takara released a special redeco of the ''[[Microman|Replica Microman]]'' "Lady Command" figure (itself a reissue of a 1977 toy) in white and gold chrome named [[Microman#Arcee|Arcee]]. Whether or not she represents "our" Arcee is unknown, though the name was likely chosen in homage to the shared history of ''Transformers'' and ''Microman'', as well as due to it beginning with an "A", like the regular Lady Command figures (Ann, Alice, Annie, and Ai). Only five Arcees were produced.
*Arcee has the most romantic attachments of any ''Transformers'' character: Hot Rod in the movie, Marvel Comics, the Big Looker Storybooks, and Dreamwave continuities, Springer after the movie, Chromedome (and possibly Rodimus Prime) in ''The Headmasters'', Bumblebee in [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]] continuity, [[Aileron]] in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], and [[Greenlight]] in both the [[2019 IDW continuity]] and the [[My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron|''My Little Pony/Transformers'' crossover miniseries]]. Then there's the weird affection shown toward Daniel in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", but most fans won't read too much into it for their sanity.
*In [[2017]], Arcee was a candidate in the ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Fan polls|fan poll]] for the next bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in ''Transformers'' lore. Although [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Optimus Primal]] was the ultimate victor, Hasbro created preliminary design sketches and “Evolution” mode names for all the candidates. When asked at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, Design Manager [[John Warden]] could not remember what Arcee's name was but suggested that it was something along the lines of '''Arcana Magnus'''.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/new-info-about-war-for-cybertron-and-more-from-the-hasbro-preview-breakfast/ New Info About War For Cybertron and More from the Hasbro Preview Breakfast]</ref>
*The [[#Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime incarnation]] of Arcee as a transgender Cybertronian had been worked on for a long time; with [[Rachel Stevens]]'s assistance with the language, as well as [[Jim Sorenson]]'s ensuring it got published.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/129168-out-of-printhard-to-find-media-mega-thread/page-9#entry3440904 Post by Verity Carlo on the Allspark Forums, 2017/02/12]</ref>
*Arcee's [[:File:Synergy-Coralus-Arcee.jpg|2019 IDW comic design]] by [[Umi Miyao]] first appeared in the [[Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase|''Synergy'' anthology]].
*Alex Milne based [[:File:TF-vs-Terminator-Arcee-Character-Art.jpg|Arcee's design]] in ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' on a {{w|Ford Mustang (third generation)|1983 Ford Mustang}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So I've seen a preview of TF vs Terminator #3 floating around the web, so I figure it's ok to post this since she appears in the preview. Here is my design for Arcee. She is based on a 1983 Ford Mustang. #IDWPublishing #Transformers #Terminator #Arcee https://t.co/MMiHJmSc5M|link=https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1293310158622392322|name=Alex Milne|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=08|day=11|(defunct=)}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')
*''French:'' '''Arcie''' (Canada), '''Archère''' (France, ''Dark Awakening'', "Female archer")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Arszi''', '''Arcee''', '''RC''' (''The Movie'')
*''Italian:'' '''Saturnia''' (''The Headmasters'' and second dub of ''The Movie'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǎxī''' (Taiwan, 雅希), '''Arcee''' (China, 阿尔茜 ''Āěrxī'')
*''Russian:'' '''Arcee''' (Арси ''Arsi'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Silvia''' (America ''The Headmasters'')

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Arcee (G1)

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:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Arcee-SS86packagingart.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Sorry, [[Hot Rod (G1)|bo]][[Springer (G1)|ys]], she's got a [[Aileron|girl]][[Greenlight|friend]].]]
Most make the mistake of noticing only '''Arcee'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Female Transformer|gender]], but these first impressions are quickly expanded upon. Sure, she's pink, but she'll have swords down on you by the time you remember that's just the color of [[Transformer]] [[energon|blood]]. Arcee is a ruthless and deadly warrior who's an expert in hand-to-hand combat and one of the best sharpshooters on record. The reason for her ferocity is how much she cares for her fellow Autobots and especially the [[human]]s they protect. She knows how fragile her organic companions are, and she's equally aware of the evils of which the [[Decepticon]]s are capable. Peers such as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] may be more durable than the humans, but she no less fights to defend them as well. They get in plenty of trouble, so someone has to keep their wits about them to pull them out of the fire when they get in over their heads.

{{bigquote|Ferocity without compassion is brutality.|Arcee's ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]''<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> motto}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:ArceeTFMovie.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{main|Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
A close associate of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Arcee fought in both the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and the [[Unicron War]] in [[2005]]. Following that, she continued working closely with Rodimus Prime as one of his primary warriors. In [[2006]], she binary bonded with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] to save his life, becoming a Headmaster.

In a splinter timeline, Arcee was a member of the [[Female Autobots]] and fought in the resistance against the Decepticons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew lay dormant on [[Earth]]. In [[2011]], Arcee had not become a Headmaster in this timeline; she instead becomes a ''secretary'' for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|They're not men, Arcee. Transformers have no gender. We've been over this!]]
Arcee was constructed by the Autobots in an alternate future [[1995]] as a goodwill attempt to placate [[Feminist mob|angry feminists]] who thought that they were "sexist" for having no women in their group. After trying multiple times to explain that Autobots, being robots, had no gender, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered and ordered the creation of a new Autobot who would meet the humans' demands for sexual equality. However, when Arcee was unveiled at a public ceremony, her pink, skinny and curvaceous form enraged the very audience Prime intended to placate. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] immediately attacked, looking to crush the "secret weapon" that was promised. Prime warned Arcee to stay back, lest she get hurt in battle, but the female Autobot, rightfully annoyed at the Autobots' lack of faith in her equal ability, singlehandedly forced the Decepticons into a retreat. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] thought that was pretty hot. The feminists were enraged beyond words. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}}

Arcee was present at the opening of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2004]] when a group of Decepticons led by Shockwave launched an attack, hoping to ruin Autobot-human relations permanently by assassinating several diplomats present. She helped shield the diplomats from harm until Hot Rod drove the attackers away. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

[[File:Springer arcee the planet eater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
''Arcee was present when the Decepticons launched a major offensive against Autobot City in the year [[2005]]. She and Springer transformed the outpost into its defensive mode, but the Decepticons nonetheless managed to breach its walls. The Autobots eventually drove Megatron and his troops away, but at a steep cost: Optimus had been fatally wounded in battle against his nemesis. Arcee afterward stood in solemn silence as Optimus passed on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] before expiring on his death bed.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

''After a brief respite, Arcee and the other Earthbound Autobots received dire news from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]; a monster planet, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], was advancing menacingly towards Cybertron. When perched on Arcee's shoulder, Daniel was apprehensive about what would happen to his father should Unicron attack. There was little time to contemplate the situation, however, as a new enemy then assaulted the Autobots: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Autobots were forced to split up into two groups and blast off aboard a couple of [[Autobot shuttle|shuttles]] in their attempt to escape him, but Galvatron remained in pursuit. In a last-ditch effort to lose the Decepticon, Magnus ordered an emergency separation of the shuttle. After Galvatron destroyed the jettisoned portion of the vessel (and declared the Matrix destroyed), Arcee's group landed their craft on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] for repairs.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:Arcee daniel the final battle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
''When Daniel asked to be allowed to help with the repairs, Arcee brought out one of his father's [[Exosuit]]s from storage and helped the boy put it on. Though Daniel had trouble with the suit's workings, Arcee assured him that he was doing well for his first time operating it. The Autobots barely managed to get any work done before Galvatron tracked them down again. Galvatron blew Ultra Magnus to pieces in the ensuing battle and left with the Matrix of Leadership in hand. Arcee and her teammates gathered to look over Ultra Magnus afterward, only for the hostile [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to then spring forth! Thankfully, another ship carrying Hot Rod and several other Autobots arrived and managed to talk peace with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], the Junkions' leader.''

''Wreck-Gar's troops rebuilt Ultra Magnus, and everyone on Junk readied for a confrontation against Unicron. This clash ended with the Autobots' ship spearing through the titan's eye. Arcee and the others were separated from Hot Rod within Unicron, but her group found Spike, Bumblebee, and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]. Hot Rod soon rejoined them, but in his absence, he reacquired the Matrix of Leadership, which both upgraded him into "Rodimus Prime" and begun a chain reaction inside Unicron, culminating in his destruction! With Unicron's threat now dealt with, the Autobots gathered around Rodimus Prime, who announced that this day would mark a new chapter in Cybertronian history, one that would hopefully contain much peace and happiness.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

[[File:Arceehotrodspacepirates.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Y'know, Arcee, if you'd stop running pigeon-toed, maybe we'd be out of here by now.]]
Though they had been quite friendly beforehand, Arcee and Hot Rod began to drift apart after his ascension to Prime status in [[2006]]. She remained stationed at Autobot City on Earth but grew bored by her duties. One day in [[2008]], Arcee decided to be a bit adventurous, rationalizing that ditching her duties and returning before anyone noticed wouldn't amount to any harm. After a quick drive through the countryside, she returned to base to find it under siege by the [[Quintesson]]s. Arcee was accosted, wounded, and strategically placed as bait so that Rodimus would see her upon investigating the attack on the outpost. Sure enough, when he spotted her, Rodimus rushed to his "childhood" friend's aid. When he tried to use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to heal her, Arcee tried to warn her leader of the set-up, but the trap was already sprung; the Quintessons stole the Matrix, and Rodimus Prime reverted to Hot Rod. Despite her injuries, Arcee was soon back on her feet and assisting Hot Rod in a last-ditch effort to thwart the invaders' plans. While she, and a few cassette-Transformers the Quintessons had overlooked, distracted the enemy army, Hot Rod awakened [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], leading to the devastation of the Quintesson fleet. Arcee witnessed Hot Rod retrieve the Matrix from the Quintesson who had swiped it, [[Ghyrik]], after defeating him through trickery. Seeing him hold his own without the Matrix's power renewed Arcee's wavering faith in her Commander. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

In [[2009]], Arcee tracked down [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on Earth, where they were planning to use a laser bore to leech energy right from the [[Earth's core|planet's core]]. Joining a small Autobot detachment, they destroyed the drill. They returned to Autobot City to face the more significant threat: a [[Time rift|timestorm]] that threatened 20 years of history with destruction. As [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had spent months back in the 20th century, the universe was unraveling from the anomaly.

[[File:TimeWars3-ArceeDinobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Dinobots 1, Chivalry 0]]
Arcee, Rodimus, and several other Autobots traveled back in time to [[1989]] to retrieve the Decepticon villain. Unfortunately, the Autobots of that day mistook them for imposters and tried to kill them. Arcee was nearly mauled to death by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] before [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] explained that they were travelers from the future. Even more, unfortunately, Galvatron had acquired some allies in the past: Scourge, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], and the mighty [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]]. She joined [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in trying to triple-team Megatron, but was only swatted aside like a bothersome insect. Arcee survived, however, and managed to take a few cheap shots at Galvatron later on in the fight. Eventually, the timestorm asserted itself on the battle and consumed Galvatron utterly, ending the temporal distortion. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Arcee and the Autobots returned to their time only to find it had reset, so Galvatron never time-jumped and had instead conquered Cybertron. Arcee and the returnees adjusted as best they could, but the odds were hopelessly against them. The resistance on Cybertron ended when Galvatron and his men ransacked a resistance station, killing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and the other Autobots present. Galvatron mutilated the corpses to drive Rodimus Prime into a killing frenzy, hoping to corrupt the Matrix through its host. As she felt fire in the depths of her soul, Arcee managed to talk Rodimus down, reminding him of the actual values of an Autobot leader; compassion and mercy. Despite this moral victory, the Autobots' resistance movement was quickly crushed, and they were forced to leave their homeworld. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

Arcee joined a hundreds-strong Autobot team in fleeing to Earth to regroup. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void}} When the Matrix-imprisoned [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] possessed Rodimus and disabled the [[Future Autobot evacuation ship|ship]]'s retro-rockets, Kup had Arcee make her way to the damaged systems through the ship's air ducts. She successfully reached the sabotaged machinery and repaired them, but a crash-landing became inevitable by that time. After the Autobots' ship made landfall, their possessed leader began advancing on them, vowing to tear them apart for their interference. {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} Arcee showed a more ruthless side in being the only one of the Autobots to advocate using lethal force on him. Kup was more hesitant in doing so but eventually agreed with Arcee that Unicron had to be stopped, even at the expense of Rodimus's life. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}

Kup changed his mind when Unicron's assault came to an abrupt end; Rodimus was fighting back, distracting Unicron from the goings-on in the physical realm. The dark god regained control briefly, killing [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] in the process, and Arcee declared that Unicron had been "faking it" to lure them into a false sense of security. But Kup suspected otherwise and tackled down Rodimus to rip the Matrix out of his chest compartment. Though this released Rodimus from Unicron's control, it did not eliminate his threat; Rodimus declared that one day, he would have to venture back within the Matrix to confront Unicron again. {{storylink|White Fire}} As Unicron would go on to possess Rodimus again and devastate Cybertron in [[2010]]—an event she witnessed—Arcee's ruthless attitude appeared to have been the right one all along. Yes, Rodimus Prime managed to contain Unicron again, but at what price...? {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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Hot Rod, sent on a journey through time and space via [[Primus]], was sent to Junkion and came across the deceased crew of an Autobot shuttle. One of the victims was Arcee. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

====Royal Mail stamp bio====
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Long before she joined the Autobots, Arcee of the Darklands was renowned for her sharpshooting, sword skills, and merciless retribution against her enemies. After befriending Daniel Witwicky on Earth, she is learning to trust others and move away from her violent past.

===Sticker Adventures books===
Arcee was part of the crew of an Autobot ship that was studying the Universe. She asked Springer to make a note of a specific star. After being hit by meteors, they were forced to make landfall on the nearby Junk planet. There, she helped Springer and Perceptor fix the ship until the native Junkions attacked them. The fighting stopped when Kup arrived on-world and used the universal greeting to calm down the Junkions. Now friends, the Junkions and the Autobots, worked together to fix the damaged ship. Arcee and the Autobots then blasted off and went on their way. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

===''Big Looker Storybook'' continuity===
[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Look, Dinobots, do you get along with Arcee or not?]]
Kup led Hot Rod, Arcee, and the Dinobots on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on Cybertron's second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and the ship crashed on a planet. Everyone landed safely, but Kup recognized the place. It was the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|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 the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed there 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}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Arcee didn't get a seat during a meeting and later shot at Decepticons. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
After digging his way out from underneath a sudden rockslide caused by an unexpected energy surge from a damaged [[stasis pod]], Rattrap demanded to know what in the name of his [[Relatives|great-aunt]] Arcee was going on. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

====3H comics====
{{note|The following takes place during the [[Beast Era]], specifically its cartoon continuity, which took from both the original cartoon and the Marvel Comics. However, these stories seem to be written to be specifically taking place solely after the events of the original cartoon.}}
{{bigquote|I liked her better when she had that kid in her head.|[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]|"[[Betrayal]]"}}
[[File:Arceedeparturemourns.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Gothy 'cuz all her toys get canceled.]]
During a battle against a horde of killer [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] (now an adult) sacrificed their lives to end the threat. Daniel's death took a severe toll on Arcee, who became reclusive, preferring to sit alone with images of her former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]]. Over time, she slipped away from her friends entirely, disappearing within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After an unspecified event, she took on the form of a techno-organic spider and learned the skills of both [[Crystalocution]] and the previously lost art of [[Tekkaido]]. She firmly believed that she had omens of her friends' deaths before they would happen, and this knowledge had driven her insane. She hid away, hoping to spare herself the pain of experiencing this phenomenon.

[[File:Arceedeparturespider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty fa— well, just don't underestimate me, okay?]]
Hundreds of [[Units of time|stellar cycle]]s later when [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from [[Earth]]'s past and conquered Cybertron with his army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], Arcee's solitude spared her from the onslaught. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], now known simply as Rodimus, had helped form a new team of [[Wreckers]] and wished to enlist Arcee. But Arcee rejected his offer as she was still too embittered by her experience, though she was touched by the Wrecker [[Fractyl]]'s words. Rodimus's Wreckers were followed by Megatron's new Vehicon generals, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], causing a battle that resulted in Fractyl's near-death. Refusing to lose another, Arcee used her spark to save Fractyl, also reformatting him into a Transmetal body. Arcee agreed to depart with the rest of the Wreckers, and she and Fractyl assisted them in defeating a vast Vehicon army to reach an old [[Autobot shuttle]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

But the Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] had snuck aboard their ship and attacked some of their group. Arcee and the others raced to the rescue, and Arcee was quickly felled by Devcon, despite his new, smaller Vehicon body. After things were sorted out, Arcee tended to Fractyl, whose new Transmetal form was wildly unstable. At Arcee's insistence, [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] created a crude medical bot, [[CatSCAN]], to assist Fractyl's recovery. Arcee was oddly unable to foresee the deaths of [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], a result of a yet-unknown saboteur amongst their ranks, as she happily watched CatSCAN discover himself while working on Fractyl. Their ship set down on their [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]-given destination, the remote planet of [[Akalo|Archa Nine]]. Arcee stayed behind with a few others to repair damage to their ship by their mysterious saboteur, who turned out to be the fellow Wrecker [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Cyclonus stole the [[Divine Light]], the artifact the Wreckers were searching for, and returned to his true master, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Just like old times, but smaller.]]
Arcee blamed herself, as she hadn't been able to foresee death since she saved Fractyl. Demoralized, Arcee and the Wreckers left Archa Nine and headed to another planet at the insistence of their divinely-inspired leader, [[Primal Prime]]. They landed on a small icy planet, and a small scout team, including Arcee, was sent to investigate. After searching for hours, they stumbled upon [[Al-badur]], a [[Quintesson]] scientist. Arcee immediately readied her weapon, as she and Rodimus had had enough of the Quintessons for several lifetimes, but Primal Prime asked her to lower them. Al-badur was a somewhat welcome source of information regarding their quest, and before they could leave the planet with him, they were under attack by a horde of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] sent by Cryotek. Arcee and Rodimus quietly bonded as they battled the Sharkticons; it was just like old times. Slowly but surely, Arcee's demeanor had lightened. After the Sharkticons were defeated, Al-badur explained their problem. The Divine Light was an ancient Quintesson piece of technology that allowed them to tap directly into the power of [[Primus]], and now Cryotek had it! {{storylink|Disclosure}}

But when they returned to Cybertron, it had changed during their absence into a [[technorganic]] paradise by the [[Great Transformation]]. Quintessons had seized the opportunity to invade the planet, but Primal Prime assured Arcee and the others that Cryotek was their only concern. Primal Prime, Apelinq, [[Ramulus]] and [[Tigatron]] left them to find Cryotek, leaving Arcee and the others to take their injured to safety before joining the counterattack forces on the ground. Instead, their shuttle took heavy damage and descended in a ball of fire and smoke—Arcee, grabbing Fractyl's body and what life support she could, abandoned ship with the rest. Disregarding Primal Prime's orders, Arcee suggested they find Cryotek and help the other Wreckers defeat him. Descending into the layers of Cybertron, they met [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], who joined them on their journey.

Finding the battleground between Cryotek and [[Sentinel Maximus]] (the combined form of Apelinq and Primal Prime, newly merged by Primus), Arcee reluctantly set aside Fractyl and his life support to join the fight. She helped Devcon defeat Cryotek's mutated pet [[Chro]], using her weblines to hold the monster still so the bounty hunter could shoot at it. But Cyclonus and Rodimus had disappeared beneath some rubble, so Arcee, Fractyl (who had been magically repaired by Tigatron expending all of his [[Vok]] powers) and the others went digging for him... and instead found [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]... and Arcee's nephew, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. They avoided each other's glances awkwardly.

They found Rodimus, but he was in rough shape, having fought nearly to the death with Cyclonus. Arcee and the others agreed to follow Al-badur's instruction in defeating Cryotek and helped direct the battle between Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek to a chamber deep within Cybertron. Arcee asked Fractyl to keep on Rodimus, who was extremely weak. Their group arrived in the desired room, but Arcee had a bad feeling about the place. It seemed familiar. She recognized it too late. It was a Quintesson banishment chamber, and Al-badur had activated the containment shield within, locking Sentinel Maximus, Cryotek, and himself inside a forcefield bubble that fed into a strongly gravitational portal into nothingness. To Arcee's initial horror, despite her pleas, Rodimus stood up to deal with the situation. She knew that his following action would kill him in his weakened state, but after his assurances, she resigned herself to the outcome. Rodimus and Cheetor, both [[Matrix Templar]]s, used their skills to drain Cryotek of his Primus-stolen powers. As expected, this was too much for Arcee's long-time friend, and though they succeeded in saving Cybertron, Rodimus was dead.

But she realized death isn't an ending; it was just another change. "And change is what we do." Arcee and Fractyl gathered his body to take it to a secret burial ground that Arcee knew. She promised that this time, she wouldn't disappear forever. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Before the war, Arcee worked in a hazardous materials treatment plant. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} She became a member of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s underground rebellion team headquartered in the [[Wastelands]] during the reign of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She was regarded as one of the team's odd ones along with [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], though neither were unappreciated. Both [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Hot Rod quickly fell in love with her. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} What no one knew, however, was that Arcee was a sleeper agent of the [[Quintesson]]s and a member of [[Female Autobots|their elite warriors]]. Her task was to keep an eye on the war's proceedings, particularly Autobot activity, and the location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and any Transformers with an affinity for the object. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} As such, Arcee was delighted when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was brought to the rebels' base, much to Hot Rod's misguided annoyance. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Since the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were making a mess in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] at the time, Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on the polity, forcing the rebels to make their final stand against him immediately. Arcee ended up teamed up with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]—a situation that bugged Hot Rod because he couldn't keep an eye on her. Halfway through the battle, Arcee witnessed [[Shockwave's Tower]] shooting a beam of sorts to an [[Unicron/Generation 1|unknown destination]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Shortly after, she also witnessed the Decepticon hijack of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Even with these setbacks, the Autobots won and reclaimed Iacon. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:LostandFound Arcee friends.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I'm glad you said that. I'll invite [[Female Autobots|them]] over [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|right away]]."]]
The Autobots set up a new [[Autobase]] in Iacon, where Springer and Hot Rod used relative peacetime to win Arcee's affection. Hot Rod had a date of sorts with Arcee to help prepare and watch the shuttle that would send a group of Autobots to [[Earth]] take off, but only after he'd be done training. Springer jumped onto the opportunity and offered to go with Arcee while Hot Rod was busy. Arcee accepted, much to Hot Rod's annoyance. At Landing Platform A, after they were done loading baggage, Arcee was lost in thoughts, of which a few she shared with Springer when he asked what was on her mind: Arcee wasn't sure of her purpose in life and if she belonged on Cybertron. Springer assured her she belonged with her friends.

Over at [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Arcee's masters observed the proceedings on Cybertron with glee, noting that not only had they found another Transformer with an affinity for the Matrix in Hot Rod, but their own agent Arcee would work perfectly as a key to break his will. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Quintessons' plans would even be able to be executed well ahead of time by the Autobots' next move. Arcee was selected to leave with Kup, Springer, and the Dinobots to set up a new moonbase, while Hot Rod was chosen for guard duty at Autobase with only Gnaw and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to assist him. Arcee's report on this situation got the Quintessons to send her colleagues for Hot Rod and the Matrix. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
In the shuttle, taking them all to one of Cybertron's moons, Arcee witnessed an amusing conversation between Kup and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. The view outside drew back her attention, though, where an [[Quintesson Cruiser|odd-looking object]] floated in wait for the shuttle. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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To oversee the decommissioning of all Cybertronian technology on Earth, Arcee was sent to the planet alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the last of which whom she had a mutual attraction. Shortly after the group arrived at [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], the facility came under attack by [[Cobra]], and Arcee helped fight them off alongside [[Scarlett]], who was surprised over the existence of "girl robots." {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Upon hearing about a security breach in the lower levels of Area 52, the group headed there and, to Arcee's horror, found Bumblebee injured and low on energy. Before the group could do much about him, they were attacked by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who took control of [[G.I. Joe battle mech|G.I. Joes' mechs]] and forced them to fight the Autobots before bringing the roof down on everyone. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

The Autobots and Joes survived and quickly followed Serpent O.R. through a warp gate to Cybertron, where they were attacked by [[cannibalizer]]s. Arcee didn't think they were very threatening but suggested that they retreat to protect the humans. During their escape, she promised that she'd rotate Bumblebee's tires if he could outrace her... only to run straight into Serpent O.R. and his new army, who remorselessly killed Bumblebee and captured the others. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They eventually managed to escape thanks to their G.I. Joe friends. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

After hearing that Serpent O.R. had captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Arcee and the others made their way to his chambers, only to find that [[Cobra Commander]] had taken control of Serpent O.R.'s body after he had seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. "Serpentor Prime" effortlessly defeated most of the Autobots and Joes, but Arcee dodged his tentacles and managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to take the Matrix's power and defeat him. Sometime later, Arcee cried for Bumblebee during a memorial service for him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Arcee wound up not getting invited. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|She does this a lot.]]
{{main|Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
Sibling of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], '''Arcee of the [[Darklands]]''' was an ancient warrior, hailing from the prehistoric era that predated modern Transformer civilization, serving under the fearsome tyrant [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] during the wars that led to the unification of Cybertron under the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} "Forged male," Arcee would eventually seek out the assistance of the amoral scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] for assistance, after the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. Seeking to reintroduce the concept of "gender" to the species after its mysterious elimination, Arcee would be altered at the genetic level—but Jhiaxus's callous treatment of his patient would change Arcee into a raging berserker. She could only focus on exacting bloody revenge against him and all that he had created, {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|Post}} finally getting even with her tormentor after the thwarting of [[Nova Prime]]'s [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

It would not be until after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] that Arcee would truly embark on the long road to recovery; first falling in with the amoral [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] as a private enforcer, {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} and later with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Arcee was able to slowly work past her many demons, finding companionship, camaraderie, and even [[Transformer romance|love]] in her new role as Optimus Prime's advisor—having lived through the era of the Thirteen and experienced their many atrocities firsthand, Arcee remained unafraid to call out her new leader as he verged closer and closer to repeating their mistakes. But when those mistakes came home to roost in the form of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Arcee played an instrumental role in the battle against the planet-eater before settling into a new life on Earth with [[Aileron]]. {{storylink|Post}}

===Robot Heroes===
Arcee was Optimus's strong-willed and humble friend. With the rest of Autobots, they boarded the Ark to search for Energon among the stars. They came to Earth and fought back against the Decepticons when they started trouble. Arcee leaped up to bring Starscream down to the ground, where Drift shoved him into a river! The Autobots then decided to keep vigil over the Earth, should the Decepticons ever return. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]] so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Arcee could be seen standing side by side with Jazz on one of Synergy's view screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Known as the guardian of [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Arcee was a [[Rescuebot]], and one of the Autobots stationed in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s command when a patrol brought back several captured [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. She was opposed to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] decision to sentence the invaders to death and gave them their weapons back so they could fight off the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] used for the execution. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} This compassionate act allowed the Joes to survive and broker a truce with the Autobots, and both sides celebrated with a dance party. As Grimlock explained how he came to be leader after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] fled, Arcee protested that no one knew if that was the real truth. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

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When the Decepticon-Cobra alliance attacked Metroplex, Arcee, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] took some Joes to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to free [[U.S.7]] from within the giant and bring him to his senses. Together with [[Tunnel Rat]], she made her way to Maximus's brain, found that it was being corrupted by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and defeated her. The three Autobots and their human allies then moved to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], only to be captured. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} They were sent to the [[Polyhex Killway]] and mind-controlled into fighting each other, with Arcee being forced to try and run down [[Dusty]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] with her car mode. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} The captives were then moved to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], where the Autobots were trapped, unresponsive, in their vehicle modes but recovered after the Joes used them as getaway vehicles to break out of the city. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}

The Rescuebots swore to protect humanity by forging a "combination lock," merging into the giant Defensor. Arcee became Defensor's... er, crotch. At any rate, Defensor helped take down Trypticon. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} Arcee later participated in the final battle against DeceptiCobra. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Angry Birds'' comic===
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Arcee was part of the shuttle crew carrying the [[AllSpark]] and helped defend it from a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}} The AllSpark was lost in space during the battle. Just as Arcee and the others were lamenting the difficulty in finding it, it came back to them, crashing through one of the shuttle's windshield alongside a [[Minion Pig]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}

===Legends World===
[[File:Legends World Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Definitely nothing unprocessed happening here.]]
The aunt and caretaker of [[Rattrap (BW)#Legends comic 2|Rattrap]], the Arcee of the [[Legends World]] was shocked when her nephew was turned into an actual Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} Then, when he was turned into a [[technorganic]] Transformer, she just responded with "Again?" {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue|LG03 Tankor Prologue}} Eventually, the [[Transformers sickness]] caused by Rattrap's toy collection got to her, too, and she became a full-size transforming version of herself. She didn't worry too much about that, though, as Rattrap was late for work, so she quickly made him lunch and personally drove him to work with her new car mode. [[T-AI#Legends comic 2|Ai]] attempted to arrest Arcee before she could cause any trouble like other Transformers had, but was talked out of it by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Tigatron]], who recognized Arcee's new form from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Out of gratitude, Arcee made dinner for the whole [[Axalon Trading Company]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Vol. 10}}

Rhinox and Tigatron were jealous of Rattrap's relationship with Arcee, who had bathed him and slept in the same bed as him when he was young until he explained that she hadn't ''always'' been a giant robot. When she was officially diagnosed with [[Transformers sickness]] by [[Bump]] and told to throw out Rattrap's toys so she could recover, Arcee flatly refused, knowing how much her nephew loved his collection. Instead, she just continued living her everyday life as a giant robot body. {{storylink|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter|Arcee Chapter}} Arcee was later caught up in the massive world-ending storm summoned up by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} She later heard Rattrap yell out in surprise upon finding his [[Mini-Con]] collection missing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Armada Megatron}}

[[File:Legends World Arcee Transformers sickness.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Completely normal storyline.]]
Arcee was among the defenders of the Legends world who helped defeat [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] when she showed up to cause trouble. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} During [[Halloween]], she dressed up as a maid and set out alongside Windblade and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s trick-or-energy scheme, only for Megatron's new minion, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], to web them up. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} Tigatron later had a dream of Arcee and Chromia wearing each other's armor. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends: Chromia Chapter|Chromia Chapter}} Upon overhearing Slipstream telling Rattrap that she'd gotten a facelift back in her universe, Arcee jealously wished that she could go there too. Rattrap assured her she looked plenty young already and didn't need remodeling. {{storylink|LG-16 Slipstream Sequel}}

[[File:TFLegendsAutobotsHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Doc why do you keep asking about my relationship with my mother."]]
The [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] of the [[G1 World]] harbored regrets over a failed relationship with his own universe's Arcee, leading to him traveling to the Legends World to remodel his body into something better looking. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} There, he ran into the local Arcee and decided to try again by asking her out, but she turned him down, explaining she was much too busy taking care of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} She later witnessed [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] enter the Legends Universe, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Deadlock}} and was caught up in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} On accepting a package from [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s delivery service, Arcee was taken aback by how chatty he was. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 25|Bonus Edition Vol. 25}}

While acting as a cheerleader at a soccer game, Arcee found herself targeted by the prank-loving [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who flipped her skirt and kicked soccer balls at her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}} She later visited Rattrap's job to bring him lunch and made [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] blush by telling him he'd been working hard lately. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} Arcee was home when [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] of the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] delivered a package, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} was seen driving on the roads of [[Akihabara|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and got covered in bugs when tiny [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] clones swarmed the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} Metroplex later recalled that she was present when he arrived in this world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}} When Windblade attacked again, Arcee kept Rattrap from being blown away. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Sumire Uesaka]] (Japanese)}}
Seeking a new way to increase the ''Transformers'' brand's popularity, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] suggested sex appeal and fantasized about Arcee taking a bath. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Arcee summed up the ending of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' to those of [[you]] who didn't watch it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Just in case you only bought one of the toys telling the story, she also recapped [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s journey into the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} as well as Waspinator's possession at the hands of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In a reality where the Cybertronian civil war had ended relatively early, Arcee was a biologist protoformed with a male chassis. Post-war, she was sent to observe several organic-populated worlds, where she discovered the organic concept of "gender dysphoria disorder," something which applied to herself. Returning home, she released a paper on the subject. Arcee and several others like her underwent reformatting and replacing bits of their genetic code to rectify the dysphoria between their neural/spark programming and their [[CNA]].

At some point, Arcee ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]]. She gave a lecture on Cybertronian gender, which [[Vector Prime]] attended. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
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{{quote|I will never stop fighting for the future I know is possible.}}
Arcee was a potential bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. As a force for honor, Arcee planned to continue Optimus Prime's legacy by abandoning her past as a warrior and making reparations for the damage caused by the war. Instead, the Matrix went to [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Source:Power of the Primes Fan Vote|''Power of the Primes'' fan poll}}

===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
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Arcee was battling the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee until [[Baron Karza]] abducted the Autobot leader, leaving the two Autobots baffled at the mysterious disappearance of their leader. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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Part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when the ship left Cybertron four million years ago, Arcee, the other Autobots, and Megatron's Decepticons crash-landed on Earth some four million years ago, reawakening to wage a secret war for control of Earth's [[energon]]. Eventually, the outbreak of the [[Eugenics Wars]] and [[World War III]] around the turn of the millennium prompted them to flee the planet aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and search for Energon elsewhere in the galaxy. The Autobots were unaware that the Decepticons had done the same until they were attacked by the Decepticon Titan [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] over the barren moon of [[Cygnus Seven]]. In the ensuing battle, the damaged Fortress Maximus crashed into the surface of the planet, knocking him and all of his passengers—Autobot and Decepticon alike—into [[stasis lock]] for some two hundred years.

In the 23rd century, [[Federation]] colonists conducting a routine [[dilithium]] mining operation stumbled on the dormant Transformers, inadvertently triggering the Titan's autonomous repair protocols. First, bringing the Decepticons online, the evil Transformers attacked the Federation colony. At the same time, Optimus Prime gave chase, {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} and the other Autobots had only just been restored to full functionality before [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] and the crew of the starship ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' sent an away team to investigate the mineshaft. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

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Though the Autobots, distrustful of humanity after witnessing their ancient wars, attempted to capture the humans, Kirk convinced them of their good intentions. The two factions brokered an alliance to rescue the wounded Optimus—only for the Decepticons to cave in the mineshaft. It was [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] who hatched a new plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online, {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} with Arcee watching as he rigged up a device that would reactivate the Titan by analyzing Kirk's brainwaves. Despite [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s doubts, the plan worked, and Fortress Maximus was restored to full functionality, his alternate mode reconfigured into a copy of the ''Enterprise'' linked to Kirk's consciousness. Blasting his way to freedom, Arcee and the other Autobots rolled out to take on the Decepticons and their new [[Klingon]] allies, with Arcee facing off against her old nemesis [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] until the arrival of Trypticon. After Kirk rescued the Federation miners by beaming them and Arcee aboard, he transformed the ship into the mighty "Fortress Tiberius." {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

Though Kirk successfully defeated Trypticon, the heroes learned that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] already absconded with a load of stolen [[dilithium]], intent on conquering the [[Klingon Empire]] and their capital world of [[Kronos]], {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}} forcing the two ''Enterprises'' and their crews to give chase. Joined by [[Crewbot|a series of custom-built mechanical suit]]s, the Autobots leaped into action against Megatron and his allies. Though one of Soundwave's sonic frequencies paralyzed them, it would be the Klingons themselves who successfully thwarted the attempted invasion. In the aftermath, Arcee and the other Autobots chose not to return to Earth with the crew of the ''Enterprise'', preferring to travel the stars, but Prime pledged that he and his soldiers would be on call if Kirk ever required their assistance. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===An Arcee Sort of Day===
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When the Great War ended, Arcee was left feeling rudderless in this era of newfound peace. Despite having a bad day in which she had her housing loan rejected, and later picked a fight with a reckless driver, a greeting from her pet robot cat when she came home prompted her to muse that maybe peacetime wasn't so bad. {{storylink|An Arcee Sort of Day}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|''Transformers'' #4]]}}
[[File:ArceeGreenlightRun-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I've only had Gauge for a day and a half, but if anything happened to her, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself."]]
Arcee was a particularly feared soldier during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] and spearheaded at least one assassination mission that targeted one of [[Exarchon]]'s many iterations. Following the end of the war and the ratification of the [[Nominus Edict]], Arcee settled into a peaceful civilian life and eventually a romance with [[Greenlight]]. However, she remained a skilled fighter with a short temper. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

Following [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s murder, the Senate authorized the [[Reproduction|forging]] of a new Transformer and selected Arcee to mentor the young Cybertronian. At the customary ceremony at in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Forge Pyramid]], Arcee and Greenlight met their new ward [[Gauge]] and helped welcome her into the world. Observing these events, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] told [[Rubble]] that the newborn had essentially received two mentors for the price of one. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

Arcee grew very protective of Gauge, quick to lash out when people suggested she had been forged as a political move to take people's minds off Brainstorm's death. As tensions grew between the Autobots and [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s, Greenlight initially suggested taking Gauge off-world aboard an outbound [[Reversionist]] vessel: a suggestion that Arcee initially disagreed with, fearing that uprooting Gauge at this crucial stage might impact her development. Following [[Vigilem]]'s destruction of the [[Tether]], however, the three tried to help with rescue efforts until a confrontation with [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Singe]] at a nearby [[energon storage field]] made up Arcee's mind. The three raced to board the Reversionist starship ''[[Exodus (G1 ship)|Exodus]]'' on the outskirts of Iacon. Although Arcee nearly sacrificed herself to get her ward safely off-planet, she was able to board the ship at the last moment and rejoined her family. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

[[File:GaugingTheTruthPart2-ExodusBrig.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Throw her in the brig!" "We don't have a brig." "Then throw her in the laundry room. Which will hereafter be referred to as 'the brig'."]]
However, Reversionist plenary [[Heretech]] was displeased by the presence of non-Reversionists aboard the ship, fearing that they would interfere with his grand plan to cleanse Cybertron of heresy. He and the other Reversionists forcibly separated Gauge from her mentors and had them imprisoned in a makeshift brig in the bowels of the ship's engine room. The Reversionist curate [[Accelerator]] reprogrammed Gauge so that she'd forget her old life with her mentors. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|A Truth for a Truth}} Aware that Heretech was planning something sinister, but unaware of the specifics, Greenlight was able to hack into the ship's systems and sent a message to Gauge telling her to come and find them. When she did so, Arcee and Greenlight introduced themselves to their former mentee and explained that they wanted to tell her the truth. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth: Part One}}

Using a [[Cortical psychic patch|psychic patch]], Arcee and Greenlight got Gauge to trust them by helping her remember what happened before boarding the ''Exodus''. Then they asked her to deactivate the bars to their cage—a dangerous task that would involve infiltrating Heretech's private quarters. Gauge did so, and as the ''Exodus'' returned to Cybertron, Arcee and Greenlight successfully broke out and subdued the guards sent to stop them. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|A Truth for a Truth}} As the Reversionists began their attack on the planet, Arcee and Greenlight escaped the ''Exodus'' to warn Cybertron's inhabitants of the impending attack, then intervened to help Gauge stop Heretech using their alternate modes. Arcee and Gauge teamed up to incapacitate Heretech with a mass of exploding Energon; in the aftermath, the three elected to stay behind on Cybertron together. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Three: Moment of Truth|Moment of Truth}}

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Arcee took up arms with Optimus Prime and the Autobots against the conquest of Cybertron by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} As Iacon fell to the Decepticons, Arcee, Greenlight, and Gauge joined Optimus Prime as they relocated to [[Crystal City]] and all formally became Autobots. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} She assisted [[Pyra Magna]] at [[Protihex]] to recover who and what they could before the city-state fell. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Arcee was at the Autobranding ceremony in [[Crystal City]] where those opposed to the Decepticons united under the Autobot badge. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

When they learned [[Termagax]] had the [[Enigma of Combination]] by the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Arcee joined Pyra Magna and a tactical unit in securing the location. She was positioned on the roof of Termagax's [[House (building)|House]] as a sniper with [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. They shot down the [[Rainmaker]]s when the Decepticons arrived to make their own claim to the Enigma. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Still, she and Sureshot were unprepared for the sudden arrival of the teleporting [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. He evaded their sniper fire, and the Enigma was ultimately lost in the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

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After returning to Crystal City, Smokescreen recruited Arcee and a small team to break into Iacon and rescue [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] from Decepticon captivity. The group used one of Swindle's old tunnels to get into the city, then launched a rooftop attack on the former Senate building to rescue their prisoner. on returning to [[Swindle's|Swindle's casino]] to coordinate their exit strategy. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} However, when the ruling Decepticons caught wind of Autobot intruders working with Swindle, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and his troops launched an attack on the casino, and Arcee was injured in the subsequent shootout before Smokescreen and Chromia could bring down the casino on top of their pursuers and make a clean getaway. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} As a result, Arcee was out of action during the subsequent siege of Crystal City; as [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] worked to repair her shoulder, Greenlight reminded her that Arcee couldn't recklessly risk her life to protect her family. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

By the time that the Autobots withdrew to neighbouring [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Arcee had made a full recovery in time to join [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and fend off a last-ditch Decepticon assault intended to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet, but promised Greenlight and Gauge that she'd make it aboard. Arcee survived the battle, and once their ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' left the planet she, Greenlight, and Gauge all stood together to listen to Optimus Prime's final speech. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
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Arcee was one of the many dormant Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' in 1984. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In the original timeline, she survived long enough to become known to [[Skynet]] and receive a threat level of "maximum."

After being reactivated and reformatted in the altered timeline, Arcee became the reluctant overseer of the [[T-800]], a time-traveling android whose interference spared the Autobots from being executed by the Decepticons. After showing him the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s weapon locker and conducting a perimeter sweep, unaware that he'd secretly scattered explosives around the area, Arcee responded to Bumblebee's call for reinforcements at a [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility. Eager as ever for a fight, Arcee threw herself at Thundercracker, impaling the Seeker's nosecone with her sword. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

Though Arcee managed to slay [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], the Autobots were still outnumbered and quickly boxed in. Salvation came when Starscream betrayed the Decepticons and shot Soundwave in the back; the distraction allowing Arcee to slam Skywarp into Thundercracker and take both out of the fight. After Bumblebee and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] had defeated the other two Insecticons, [[Sarah Connor]] called the Autobots to aid the bisected T-800. Arcee threw him into Megatron's open wound and allowed him to destroy the tyrant from inside. After Arcee loaded the captured Decepticons into Optimus' trailer, the Autobots returned to the ''Ark'' to find the volcano destroyed. Recognizing that the T-800 had done this, Arcee cursed herself for trusting the android before the Autobots and Decepticons agreed to a truce. In the months and years that followed, Sarah Connor got a job at [[Skywatch]] and used her connections to keep an eye on her Cybertronian friends, including Arcee. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. Arcee was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant]], {{storylink|Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}} whose function was a warrior. Her primary objective was to achieve victory, and her primary weapons were [[Energon battle pistol|Energon pistol]]s. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

During this period, Arcee [[trans-scan]]ed into a sports car. Her Energon pistols and speed were her powers and weapons, and her core traits were her ferocity, fearlessness, and protectiveness. Arcee's message from the future was that her cooperation with mysterious new allies will lead to heroic ends. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jessica DiGiovanni]] (English), [[Suzuka Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Isabelle Auvray]] (French), [[Franziska Endres]] (German), [[Gabriela Bicalho]] (Portuguese), [[Ana Richart]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Adriana Olmedo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Renu Sharda]] (Hindi)}}
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Arcee accompanied the Energon scavenger Bumblebee, and fellow Autobot Cog on a mission to steal a supply of Energon to fuel The Ark. Bumblebee brought them to the den of the [[mercenary]] [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]. On approach to Soundblaster's throne, Arcee pointed out that he looked like Soundwave; Bumblebee suggested ''not'' bringing up the topic to Soundblaster, as he was sensitive about being a failed clone. Bumblebee successfully deceived Soundblaster into thinking that Arcee and Cog were his new apprentices in the Energon scavenging business. Taken down to the vault, Arcee sprung into action, with Cog transforming into a weapon for her to use and holding back the guards while Bumblebee stole Energon. However, before the trio could leave, Soundblaster arrived, having caught on from the start thanks to surveillance from [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Soundblaster also decided that since Arcee and Cog were valuable as Autobots, he'd cash them in for profit. He then had Arcee, Cog and Bumblebee surrounded. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

Outnumbered, Arcee and the others prepared for the inevitable fight, but the arrival of Shockwave's virus affected the [[Dome Guard]]s' weapons. The distraction gave the Autobots the chance to escape. Yet, with Bumblebee incapacitated from the sudden loss of the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]], Arcee was left to take the wheel of a speeder, which she used to escape with Bumblebee and Cog. They reached Autobot Command with the needed energon just as the Decepticons launched their attack. Arcee and Cog brought the Energon to the ship, enabling it to take flight. Arcee remained aboard the Ark for the duration of the battle and assisted in holding back the attacking Decepticons. She was aboard the ''Ark'' when it flew into the space bridge. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

Having been knocked unconscious by the jump, Arcee was among the Autobots captured by [[Doubledealer]] and the crew of the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' and brought to the Quintesson [[Deseeus]] on [[Chaar]] for judgment. However, after teaming up with the Mercenaries that had first captured them, the Autobots fought off Deseeus' private army and escaped back aboard the ''Ark''. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} Arcee joined Optimus, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, and Sideswipe aboard [[Nebulos]] Station and helped fight off [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], sealing the door to keep him out and providing cover fire for Optimus. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} While Scorponok was preoccupied fighting the Decepticons, she and the other Autobots made their escape, only for Starscream to fire on the station, sending the ''Ark'' and its crew into the [[Dead Universe]]. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

Arcee remained on board the ''Ark'' while Optimus spoke to [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and later observed Earth once they escaped. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} However, the Decepticons were close behind and boarded the ''Ark''. Their fight was then interrupted by the ''Fool's Fortune''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s arrival, helmed by a Deseeus-controlled Doubledealer. As a result of the Mercenary ship's destruction, the ''Ark'' and its crew were sent crashing down to Earth. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

{{charstubfiction|Kingdom}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:ShineLikeADiamond-Arcee.jpg|thumb|250px|"So, Rarity, have you ever stabbed someone through the chest?"]]
While battling for control of a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Arcee was among the many Cybertronians [[magic]]ally transported to [[Equestria]] by [[Queen Chrysalis]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} After crash-landing in [[Manehattan]], she singlehandedly rescued [[Rarity]] and her employees from [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After befriending Rarity, she teamed up with her to defeat Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Shine Like a Diamond}}

When the Decepticons and [[changeling]]s attacked the [[Crystal Empire]], Arcee was part of the force that defended it, slamming into [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] before engaging [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]]. When the Autobots later returned to Cybertron, Arcee confirmed that everyone who had been dragged to Equestria had been returned home. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

Following the release of [[King Sombra]] on Cybertron, Arcee and [[Greenlight]] began noticing the strange effects his presence was having on Cybertron before they ran across [[Holiday]] and [[Lofty]] who were seeking their niece, [[Scootaloo]]. Though Arcee readily offered her aid, a magically enthralled [[Killmaster]] arrived. Though both ponies and Autobots initially tried their hand at defeating the Decepticon, he was only defeated when Greenlight wrapped the ponies' yarn around him, which allowed Arcee to send him flying off. It was then that Scootaloo showed up, accompanied by a few Cybertronian youths. Content that the children were safe, the four adults enjoyed a picnic. {{storylink|A Real Mother}}

When the alliance sought to prevent King Sombra from reactivating [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Arcee wielded [[Applejack]] as a weapon and treid out some Equestrian slang before they defeated the [[unicorn]] tyrant and established a temporary truce with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
Arcee was among the many Autobots who fought against the Decepticons as both sides drained the universe of its resources. {{Storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Trick to a Healthy Autobot Warrior}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 28}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 29}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}}}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|Hold still, you've got a little Aligned on ya.]]
Arcee was part of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita 1]]'s team as they made a series of raids on Decepticon bases. Unfortunately, her nemesis [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]'s knowledge of her tactics allowed the Decepticon to put a stop to the team's successful run. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}} At some point, she changed her color scheme from blue to pink. She took part in the defense of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} She and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] encountered a group of Decepticons while hunting for their friends inside the monster. After fending off an attack by Unicron's internal defenses, the pair managed to reunite with their friends and escape before Unicron exploded. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

[[File:TFLegends-ArceeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|There. All better.]]
Arcee was still an active participant in the Autobot/Decepticon war when Ultra Magnus decided to reunite with his unit from the planet Junkion, only to be attacked by the Insecticons. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Arcee, and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] gave chase. Instead of finding the Skuxxoids, they caught up with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], just as their leader had a vision that the [[Quintesson]]s were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

Following a Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Arcee, alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Spike, were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]; this did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. This was not to be, unfortunately, as the resurrected Autobot leader left the group stranded after having received the Matrix of leadership from Rodimus. After Optimus regained his senses, the Autobots were left to mourn their leader as he sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}} Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

In the aftermath of the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Arcee was part of a team led by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] which attempted to map the changes to their planet. They were briefly delayed by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (Legends)|The Autonomy Lesson}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Stella (AB)#As Arcee}}
Arcee appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events and through Special Missions. Stella portrays her. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|If you ''have'' any loved ones, say goodbye to them now.]]
Arcee participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots, and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Combiner Hunters" event and "An Uneventful Night" Space Bridge offer. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ArceeTransformersEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocqbFBWjclo Glad we got posted to the Autobot HQ commander?]]]
Appearances... can be deceptive. Quick-witted and formidable in battle, Arcee is compassionate to her allies but utterly ruthless to her enemies. Streamlined bodywork and light alloy construction only mean she's faster, more agile, and ultimately deadlier than most of her fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arcee Bio}}

Arcee had been dispatched on a mission by Optimus Prime but ran into trouble when [[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]] caught up to her. The two have been crossing paths routinely as Nightbird tries to put an end to Arcee's do-good acts. However, as the battle on Earth heats up, Optimus sent a signal for Arcee to return to the Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Arcee uses an ion pistol to blast things. Once she does, she closes in and punches/kicks the target.
*'''Ability: Holo Decoy''' - Deploys a decoy that will soak up damage. It cannot damage targets, but it can stun them.
**'''Cost''' 3 ability points. +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:arcee Arcee at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Arcee TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Arcee-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Boom. Bodyshot that counts as a Headshot.]]
Arcee was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|her universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s. Because of illusions created by the Quintessons, she mistook [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] as well as the others to kidnap [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. She eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of her running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Arcee took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the process. 800 Armor, 800 Blaster Strength, Score x6, Coins x3, Blaster Speed: Very Fast {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
[[File:Arcee_warrior_sentinel_core_rulebook_ttrpg.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0||Right next to [[Anode]] in the data files[[Post|(does she know her)]]... protector of troublemakers even if going against orders... sounds trans4trans!]]
Arcee is a vicious Autobot warrior, proficient in both melee and sharpshooting. Despite this seemingly violent nature, however, she is a caring and compassionate individual, putting her skills to use defending the downtrodden and those she has sworn to protect, including her mentee Gauge.

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==Toys==
{{main|Arcee (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
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{{quote|And they were absolutely resistant to Arcee. I said I had a daughter who loves this stuff. There are other girls that like it. Put in a female Autobot!|[[Ron Friedman]],<ref>[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Mathy]</ref>}}

*As quoted above, [[Ron Friedman]] fought for Arcee's inclusion in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' because his daughter was a fan of that type of cartoon. From the known production timelines, we know [[The Transformers: The Movie#Production timeline|she was created]] about [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Production timeline|ten months]] before the [[Female Autobots]] were created for the show.
* In the original treatment, Arcee was going to have to put up with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] being sexist and underrating her skills... unaware she's saving his life in the background!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Wheeljack and Arcee have a bickering relationship throughout the draft, the mysoginistic Wheeljack constantly underrating her skills, oblivious to the fact she's constantly averting disaster and saving his life in the background. (4/22) https://t.co/WuFAcXwMQI|link=https://twitter.com/chrismcfeely/status/1561079546836910081|name=Chris McFeely|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=08|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*Arcee had two different [[character model]]s in 1980s ''Transformers'' media. An earlier model served as the [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|basis for her original unproduced toy]], which was also the model used for most of her Marvel Comics appearances and parts of the episode "[[Only Human]]." Meanwhile, her appearances in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', the rest of her season 3 appearances, and her Japanese ''Headmasters'' appearances used her final model.
*Arcee's finalized character model was used to make many background female characters during the movie and season 3. Various Junkion ladies and the [[Paradron Medic]]s share her design, only without the shoulder-thingies, and a [[Cheesecake robot|more "shaped" version of her earlier model]] appeared in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]."
*When asked about Arcee's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Arcee is the naked mechanical equivalent of Princess Leia of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> Well, that answers that question... while raising a whole bunch of others!
*In 2010, a set of Arcee's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. In contrast to her final model and her original toy prototype, this early color model depicted her almost exclusively in shades of pink, save for some lavender on her collar, anklets, and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seats.
*[[Men in Black|Men in Black Collectibles]], the organizers of [[BotCon 1996]], attempted to produce an original "[[Action Master]]-inspired" Arcee figure as the '96 convention exclusive. As the steel tooling required to produce plastic action figures costs in the tens of thousands of dollars, this idea never went anywhere, and it is unknown whether MiB had entered into any actual discussions to license the use of the character besides. This figure was presumably unrelated to the actual Hasbro/Takara Action Master Arcee conceived a few years earlier.
*In 2000, Japanese publisher Kodansha released "The Official Guide to Takara SF Land", a book paying tribute to various sci-fi toylines produced by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] over the years. As part of a tie-in [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] promotion, Takara released a special redeco of the ''[[Microman|Replica Microman]]'' "Lady Command" figure (itself a reissue of a 1977 toy) in white and gold chrome named [[Microman#Arcee|Arcee]]. Whether or not she represents "our" Arcee is unknown, though the name was likely chosen in homage to the shared history of ''Transformers'' and ''Microman'', as well as due to it beginning with an "A", like the regular Lady Command figures (Ann, Alice, Annie, and Ai). Only five Arcees were produced.
*Arcee has the most romantic attachments of any ''Transformers'' character: Hot Rod in the movie, Marvel Comics, the Big Looker Storybooks, and Dreamwave continuities, Springer after the movie, Chromedome (and possibly Rodimus Prime) in ''The Headmasters'', Bumblebee in [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]] continuity, [[Aileron]] in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], and [[Greenlight]] in both the [[2019 IDW continuity]] and the [[My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron|''My Little Pony/Transformers'' crossover miniseries]]. Then there's the weird affection shown toward Daniel in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", but most fans won't read too much into it for their sanity.
*In [[2017]], Arcee was a candidate in the ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Fan polls|fan poll]] for the next bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in ''Transformers'' lore. Although [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Optimus Primal]] was the ultimate victor, Hasbro created preliminary design sketches and “Evolution” mode names for all the candidates. When asked at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, Design Manager [[John Warden]] could not remember what Arcee's name was but suggested that it was something along the lines of '''Arcana Magnus'''.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/new-info-about-war-for-cybertron-and-more-from-the-hasbro-preview-breakfast/ New Info About War For Cybertron and More from the Hasbro Preview Breakfast]</ref>
*The [[#Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime incarnation]] of Arcee as a transgender Cybertronian had been worked on for a long time; with [[Rachel Stevens]]'s assistance with the language, as well as [[Jim Sorenson]]'s ensuring it got published.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/129168-out-of-printhard-to-find-media-mega-thread/page-9#entry3440904 Post by Verity Carlo on the Allspark Forums, 2017/02/12]</ref>
*Arcee's [[:File:Synergy-Coralus-Arcee.jpg|2019 IDW comic design]] by [[Umi Miyao]] first appeared in the [[Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase|''Synergy'' anthology]].
*Alex Milne based [[:File:TF-vs-Terminator-Arcee-Character-Art.jpg|Arcee's design]] in ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' on a {{w|Ford Mustang (third generation)|1983 Ford Mustang}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So I've seen a preview of TF vs Terminator #3 floating around the web, so I figure it's ok to post this since she appears in the preview. Here is my design for Arcee. She is based on a 1983 Ford Mustang. #IDWPublishing #Transformers #Terminator #Arcee https://t.co/MMiHJmSc5M|link=https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1293310158622392322|name=Alex Milne|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=08|day=11|(defunct=)}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')
*''French:'' '''Arcie''' (Canada), '''Archère''' (France, ''Dark Awakening'', "Female archer")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Arszi''', '''Arcee''', '''RC''' (''The Movie'')
*''Italian:'' '''Saturnia''' (''The Headmasters'' and second dub of ''The Movie'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǎxī''' (Taiwan, 雅希), '''Arcee''' (China, 阿尔茜 ''Āěrxī'')
*''Russian:'' '''Arcee''' (Арси ''Arsi'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Silvia''' (America ''The Headmasters'')

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Arcee (G1)

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:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Arcee-SS86packagingart.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Sorry, [[Hot Rod (G1)|bo]][[Springer (G1)|ys]], she's got a [[Aileron|girl]][[Greenlight|friend]].]]
Most make the mistake of noticing only '''Arcee'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Female Transformer|gender]], but these first impressions are quickly expanded upon. Sure, she's pink, but she'll have swords down on you by the time you remember that's just the color of [[Transformer]] [[energon|blood]]. Arcee is a ruthless and deadly warrior who's an expert in hand-to-hand combat and one of the best sharpshooters on record. The reason for her ferocity is how much she cares for her fellow Autobots and especially the [[human]]s they protect. She knows how fragile her organic companions are, and she's equally aware of the evils of which the [[Decepticon]]s are capable. Peers such as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] may be more durable than the humans, but she no less fights to defend them as well. They get in plenty of trouble, so someone has to keep their wits about them to pull them out of the fire when they get in over their heads.

{{bigquote|Ferocity without compassion is brutality.|Arcee's ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]''<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> motto}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:ArceeTFMovie.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{main|Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
A close associate of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Arcee fought in both the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and the [[Unicron War]] in [[2005]]. Following that, she continued working closely with Rodimus Prime as one of his primary warriors. In [[2006]], she binary bonded with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] to save his life, becoming a Headmaster.

In a splinter timeline, Arcee was a member of the [[Female Autobots]] and fought in the resistance against the Decepticons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew lay dormant on [[Earth]]. In [[2011]], Arcee had not become a Headmaster in this timeline; she instead becomes a ''secretary'' for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|They're not men, Arcee. Transformers have no gender. We've been over this!]]
Arcee was constructed by the Autobots in an alternate future [[1995]] as a goodwill attempt to placate [[Feminist mob|angry feminists]] who thought that they were "sexist" for having no women in their group. After trying multiple times to explain that Autobots, being robots, had no gender, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered and ordered the creation of a new Autobot who would meet the humans' demands for sexual equality. However, when Arcee was unveiled at a public ceremony, her pink, skinny and curvaceous form enraged the very audience Prime intended to placate. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] immediately attacked, looking to crush the "secret weapon" that was promised. Prime warned Arcee to stay back, lest she get hurt in battle, but the female Autobot, rightfully annoyed at the Autobots' lack of faith in her equal ability, singlehandedly forced the Decepticons into a retreat. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] thought that was pretty hot. The feminists were enraged beyond words. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}}

Arcee was present at the opening of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2004]] when a group of Decepticons led by Shockwave launched an attack, hoping to ruin Autobot-human relations permanently by assassinating several diplomats present. She helped shield the diplomats from harm until Hot Rod drove the attackers away. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

[[File:Springer arcee the planet eater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
''Arcee was present when the Decepticons launched a major offensive against Autobot City in the year [[2005]]. She and Springer transformed the outpost into its defensive mode, but the Decepticons nonetheless managed to breach its walls. The Autobots eventually drove Megatron and his troops away, but at a steep cost: Optimus had been fatally wounded in battle against his nemesis. Arcee afterward stood in solemn silence as Optimus passed on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] before expiring on his death bed.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

''After a brief respite, Arcee and the other Earthbound Autobots received dire news from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]; a monster planet, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], was advancing menacingly towards Cybertron. When perched on Arcee's shoulder, Daniel was apprehensive about what would happen to his father should Unicron attack. There was little time to contemplate the situation, however, as a new enemy then assaulted the Autobots: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Autobots were forced to split up into two groups and blast off aboard a couple of [[Autobot shuttle|shuttles]] in their attempt to escape him, but Galvatron remained in pursuit. In a last-ditch effort to lose the Decepticon, Magnus ordered an emergency separation of the shuttle. After Galvatron destroyed the jettisoned portion of the vessel (and declared the Matrix destroyed), Arcee's group landed their craft on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] for repairs.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:Arcee daniel the final battle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
''When Daniel asked to be allowed to help with the repairs, Arcee brought out one of his father's [[Exosuit]]s from storage and helped the boy put it on. Though Daniel had trouble with the suit's workings, Arcee assured him that he was doing well for his first time operating it. The Autobots barely managed to get any work done before Galvatron tracked them down again. Galvatron blew Ultra Magnus to pieces in the ensuing battle and left with the Matrix of Leadership in hand. Arcee and her teammates gathered to look over Ultra Magnus afterward, only for the hostile [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to then spring forth! Thankfully, another ship carrying Hot Rod and several other Autobots arrived and managed to talk peace with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], the Junkions' leader.''

''Wreck-Gar's troops rebuilt Ultra Magnus, and everyone on Junk readied for a confrontation against Unicron. This clash ended with the Autobots' ship spearing through the titan's eye. Arcee and the others were separated from Hot Rod within Unicron, but her group found Spike, Bumblebee, and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]. Hot Rod soon rejoined them, but in his absence, he reacquired the Matrix of Leadership, which both upgraded him into "Rodimus Prime" and begun a chain reaction inside Unicron, culminating in his destruction! With Unicron's threat now dealt with, the Autobots gathered around Rodimus Prime, who announced that this day would mark a new chapter in Cybertronian history, one that would hopefully contain much peace and happiness.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

[[File:Arceehotrodspacepirates.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Y'know, Arcee, if you'd stop running pigeon-toed, maybe we'd be out of here by now.]]
Though they had been quite friendly beforehand, Arcee and Hot Rod began to drift apart after his ascension to Prime status in [[2006]]. She remained stationed at Autobot City on Earth but grew bored by her duties. One day in [[2008]], Arcee decided to be a bit adventurous, rationalizing that ditching her duties and returning before anyone noticed wouldn't amount to any harm. After a quick drive through the countryside, she returned to base to find it under siege by the [[Quintesson]]s. Arcee was accosted, wounded, and strategically placed as bait so that Rodimus would see her upon investigating the attack on the outpost. Sure enough, when he spotted her, Rodimus rushed to his "childhood" friend's aid. When he tried to use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to heal her, Arcee tried to warn her leader of the set-up, but the trap was already sprung; the Quintessons stole the Matrix, and Rodimus Prime reverted to Hot Rod. Despite her injuries, Arcee was soon back on her feet and assisting Hot Rod in a last-ditch effort to thwart the invaders' plans. While she, and a few cassette-Transformers the Quintessons had overlooked, distracted the enemy army, Hot Rod awakened [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], leading to the devastation of the Quintesson fleet. Arcee witnessed Hot Rod retrieve the Matrix from the Quintesson who had swiped it, [[Ghyrik]], after defeating him through trickery. Seeing him hold his own without the Matrix's power renewed Arcee's wavering faith in her Commander. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

In [[2009]], Arcee tracked down [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on Earth, where they were planning to use a laser bore to leech energy right from the [[Earth's core|planet's core]]. Joining a small Autobot detachment, they destroyed the drill. They returned to Autobot City to face the more significant threat: a [[Time rift|timestorm]] that threatened 20 years of history with destruction. As [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had spent months back in the 20th century, the universe was unraveling from the anomaly.

[[File:TimeWars3-ArceeDinobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Dinobots 1, Chivalry 0]]
Arcee, Rodimus, and several other Autobots traveled back in time to [[1989]] to retrieve the Decepticon villain. Unfortunately, the Autobots of that day mistook them for imposters and tried to kill them. Arcee was nearly mauled to death by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] before [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] explained that they were travelers from the future. Even more, unfortunately, Galvatron had acquired some allies in the past: Scourge, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], and the mighty [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]]. She joined [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in trying to triple-team Megatron, but was only swatted aside like a bothersome insect. Arcee survived, however, and managed to take a few cheap shots at Galvatron later on in the fight. Eventually, the timestorm asserted itself on the battle and consumed Galvatron utterly, ending the temporal distortion. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Arcee and the Autobots returned to their time only to find it had reset, so Galvatron never time-jumped and had instead conquered Cybertron. Arcee and the returnees adjusted as best they could, but the odds were hopelessly against them. The resistance on Cybertron ended when Galvatron and his men ransacked a resistance station, killing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and the other Autobots present. Galvatron mutilated the corpses to drive Rodimus Prime into a killing frenzy, hoping to corrupt the Matrix through its host. As she felt fire in the depths of her soul, Arcee managed to talk Rodimus down, reminding him of the actual values of an Autobot leader; compassion and mercy. Despite this moral victory, the Autobots' resistance movement was quickly crushed, and they were forced to leave their homeworld. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

Arcee joined a hundreds-strong Autobot team in fleeing to Earth to regroup. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void}} When the Matrix-imprisoned [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] possessed Rodimus and disabled the [[Future Autobot evacuation ship|ship]]'s retro-rockets, Kup had Arcee make her way to the damaged systems through the ship's air ducts. She successfully reached the sabotaged machinery and repaired them, but a crash-landing became inevitable by that time. After the Autobots' ship made landfall, their possessed leader began advancing on them, vowing to tear them apart for their interference. {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} Arcee showed a more ruthless side in being the only one of the Autobots to advocate using lethal force on him. Kup was more hesitant in doing so but eventually agreed with Arcee that Unicron had to be stopped, even at the expense of Rodimus's life. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}

Kup changed his mind when Unicron's assault came to an abrupt end; Rodimus was fighting back, distracting Unicron from the goings-on in the physical realm. The dark god regained control briefly, killing [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] in the process, and Arcee declared that Unicron had been "faking it" to lure them into a false sense of security. But Kup suspected otherwise and tackled down Rodimus to rip the Matrix out of his chest compartment. Though this released Rodimus from Unicron's control, it did not eliminate his threat; Rodimus declared that one day, he would have to venture back within the Matrix to confront Unicron again. {{storylink|White Fire}} As Unicron would go on to possess Rodimus again and devastate Cybertron in [[2010]]—an event she witnessed—Arcee's ruthless attitude appeared to have been the right one all along. Yes, Rodimus Prime managed to contain Unicron again, but at what price...? {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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Hot Rod, sent on a journey through time and space via [[Primus]], was sent to Junkion and came across the deceased crew of an Autobot shuttle. One of the victims was Arcee. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

====Royal Mail stamp bio====
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Long before she joined the Autobots, Arcee of the Darklands was renowned for her sharpshooting, sword skills, and merciless retribution against her enemies. After befriending Daniel Witwicky on Earth, she is learning to trust others and move away from her violent past.

===Sticker Adventures books===
Arcee was part of the crew of an Autobot ship that was studying the Universe. She asked Springer to make a note of a specific star. After being hit by meteors, they were forced to make landfall on the nearby Junk planet. There, she helped Springer and Perceptor fix the ship until the native Junkions attacked them. The fighting stopped when Kup arrived on-world and used the universal greeting to calm down the Junkions. Now friends, the Junkions and the Autobots, worked together to fix the damaged ship. Arcee and the Autobots then blasted off and went on their way. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

===''Big Looker Storybook'' continuity===
[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Look, Dinobots, do you get along with Arcee or not?]]
Kup led Hot Rod, Arcee, and the Dinobots on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on Cybertron's second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and the ship crashed on a planet. Everyone landed safely, but Kup recognized the place. It was the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|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 the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed there 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}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Arcee didn't get a seat during a meeting and later shot at Decepticons. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
After digging his way out from underneath a sudden rockslide caused by an unexpected energy surge from a damaged [[stasis pod]], Rattrap demanded to know what in the name of his [[Relatives|great-aunt]] Arcee was going on. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

====3H comics====
{{note|The following takes place during the [[Beast Era]], specifically its cartoon continuity, which took from both the original cartoon and the Marvel Comics. However, these stories seem to be written to be specifically taking place solely after the events of the original cartoon.}}
{{bigquote|I liked her better when she had that kid in her head.|[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]|"[[Betrayal]]"}}
[[File:Arceedeparturemourns.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Gothy 'cuz all her toys get canceled.]]
During a battle against a horde of killer [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] (now an adult) sacrificed their lives to end the threat. Daniel's death took a severe toll on Arcee, who became reclusive, preferring to sit alone with images of her former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]]. Over time, she slipped away from her friends entirely, disappearing within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After an unspecified event, she took on the form of a techno-organic spider and learned the skills of both [[Crystalocution]] and the previously lost art of [[Tekkaido]]. She firmly believed that she had omens of her friends' deaths before they would happen, and this knowledge had driven her insane. She hid away, hoping to spare herself the pain of experiencing this phenomenon.

[[File:Arceedeparturespider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty fa— well, just don't underestimate me, okay?]]
Hundreds of [[Units of time|stellar cycle]]s later when [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from [[Earth]]'s past and conquered Cybertron with his army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], Arcee's solitude spared her from the onslaught. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], now known simply as Rodimus, had helped form a new team of [[Wreckers]] and wished to enlist Arcee. But Arcee rejected his offer as she was still too embittered by her experience, though she was touched by the Wrecker [[Fractyl]]'s words. Rodimus's Wreckers were followed by Megatron's new Vehicon generals, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], causing a battle that resulted in Fractyl's near-death. Refusing to lose another, Arcee used her spark to save Fractyl, also reformatting him into a Transmetal body. Arcee agreed to depart with the rest of the Wreckers, and she and Fractyl assisted them in defeating a vast Vehicon army to reach an old [[Autobot shuttle]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

But the Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] had snuck aboard their ship and attacked some of their group. Arcee and the others raced to the rescue, and Arcee was quickly felled by Devcon, despite his new, smaller Vehicon body. After things were sorted out, Arcee tended to Fractyl, whose new Transmetal form was wildly unstable. At Arcee's insistence, [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] created a crude medical bot, [[CatSCAN]], to assist Fractyl's recovery. Arcee was oddly unable to foresee the deaths of [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], a result of a yet-unknown saboteur amongst their ranks, as she happily watched CatSCAN discover himself while working on Fractyl. Their ship set down on their [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]-given destination, the remote planet of [[Akalo|Archa Nine]]. Arcee stayed behind with a few others to repair damage to their ship by their mysterious saboteur, who turned out to be the fellow Wrecker [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Cyclonus stole the [[Divine Light]], the artifact the Wreckers were searching for, and returned to his true master, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Just like old times, but smaller.]]
Arcee blamed herself, as she hadn't been able to foresee death since she saved Fractyl. Demoralized, Arcee and the Wreckers left Archa Nine and headed to another planet at the insistence of their divinely-inspired leader, [[Primal Prime]]. They landed on a small icy planet, and a small scout team, including Arcee, was sent to investigate. After searching for hours, they stumbled upon [[Al-badur]], a [[Quintesson]] scientist. Arcee immediately readied her weapon, as she and Rodimus had had enough of the Quintessons for several lifetimes, but Primal Prime asked her to lower them. Al-badur was a somewhat welcome source of information regarding their quest, and before they could leave the planet with him, they were under attack by a horde of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] sent by Cryotek. Arcee and Rodimus quietly bonded as they battled the Sharkticons; it was just like old times. Slowly but surely, Arcee's demeanor had lightened. After the Sharkticons were defeated, Al-badur explained their problem. The Divine Light was an ancient Quintesson piece of technology that allowed them to tap directly into the power of [[Primus]], and now Cryotek had it! {{storylink|Disclosure}}

But when they returned to Cybertron, it had changed during their absence into a [[technorganic]] paradise by the [[Great Transformation]]. Quintessons had seized the opportunity to invade the planet, but Primal Prime assured Arcee and the others that Cryotek was their only concern. Primal Prime, Apelinq, [[Ramulus]] and [[Tigatron]] left them to find Cryotek, leaving Arcee and the others to take their injured to safety before joining the counterattack forces on the ground. Instead, their shuttle took heavy damage and descended in a ball of fire and smoke—Arcee, grabbing Fractyl's body and what life support she could, abandoned ship with the rest. Disregarding Primal Prime's orders, Arcee suggested they find Cryotek and help the other Wreckers defeat him. Descending into the layers of Cybertron, they met [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], who joined them on their journey.

Finding the battleground between Cryotek and [[Sentinel Maximus]] (the combined form of Apelinq and Primal Prime, newly merged by Primus), Arcee reluctantly set aside Fractyl and his life support to join the fight. She helped Devcon defeat Cryotek's mutated pet [[Chro]], using her weblines to hold the monster still so the bounty hunter could shoot at it. But Cyclonus and Rodimus had disappeared beneath some rubble, so Arcee, Fractyl (who had been magically repaired by Tigatron expending all of his [[Vok]] powers) and the others went digging for him... and instead found [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]... and Arcee's nephew, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. They avoided each other's glances awkwardly.

They found Rodimus, but he was in rough shape, having fought nearly to the death with Cyclonus. Arcee and the others agreed to follow Al-badur's instruction in defeating Cryotek and helped direct the battle between Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek to a chamber deep within Cybertron. Arcee asked Fractyl to keep on Rodimus, who was extremely weak. Their group arrived in the desired room, but Arcee had a bad feeling about the place. It seemed familiar. She recognized it too late. It was a Quintesson banishment chamber, and Al-badur had activated the containment shield within, locking Sentinel Maximus, Cryotek, and himself inside a forcefield bubble that fed into a strongly gravitational portal into nothingness. To Arcee's initial horror, despite her pleas, Rodimus stood up to deal with the situation. She knew that his following action would kill him in his weakened state, but after his assurances, she resigned herself to the outcome. Rodimus and Cheetor, both [[Matrix Templar]]s, used their skills to drain Cryotek of his Primus-stolen powers. As expected, this was too much for Arcee's long-time friend, and though they succeeded in saving Cybertron, Rodimus was dead.

But she realized death isn't an ending; it was just another change. "And change is what we do." Arcee and Fractyl gathered his body to take it to a secret burial ground that Arcee knew. She promised that this time, she wouldn't disappear forever. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Before the war, Arcee worked in a hazardous materials treatment plant. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} She became a member of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s underground rebellion team headquartered in the [[Wastelands]] during the reign of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She was regarded as one of the team's odd ones along with [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], though neither were unappreciated. Both [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Hot Rod quickly fell in love with her. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} What no one knew, however, was that Arcee was a sleeper agent of the [[Quintesson]]s and a member of [[Female Autobots|their elite warriors]]. Her task was to keep an eye on the war's proceedings, particularly Autobot activity, and the location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and any Transformers with an affinity for the object. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} As such, Arcee was delighted when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was brought to the rebels' base, much to Hot Rod's misguided annoyance. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Since the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were making a mess in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] at the time, Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on the polity, forcing the rebels to make their final stand against him immediately. Arcee ended up teamed up with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]—a situation that bugged Hot Rod because he couldn't keep an eye on her. Halfway through the battle, Arcee witnessed [[Shockwave's Tower]] shooting a beam of sorts to an [[Unicron/Generation 1|unknown destination]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Shortly after, she also witnessed the Decepticon hijack of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Even with these setbacks, the Autobots won and reclaimed Iacon. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:LostandFound Arcee friends.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I'm glad you said that. I'll invite [[Female Autobots|them]] over [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|right away]]."]]
The Autobots set up a new [[Autobase]] in Iacon, where Springer and Hot Rod used relative peacetime to win Arcee's affection. Hot Rod had a date of sorts with Arcee to help prepare and watch the shuttle that would send a group of Autobots to [[Earth]] take off, but only after he'd be done training. Springer jumped onto the opportunity and offered to go with Arcee while Hot Rod was busy. Arcee accepted, much to Hot Rod's annoyance. At Landing Platform A, after they were done loading baggage, Arcee was lost in thoughts, of which a few she shared with Springer when he asked what was on her mind: Arcee wasn't sure of her purpose in life and if she belonged on Cybertron. Springer assured her she belonged with her friends.

Over at [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Arcee's masters observed the proceedings on Cybertron with glee, noting that not only had they found another Transformer with an affinity for the Matrix in Hot Rod, but their own agent Arcee would work perfectly as a key to break his will. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Quintessons' plans would even be able to be executed well ahead of time by the Autobots' next move. Arcee was selected to leave with Kup, Springer, and the Dinobots to set up a new moonbase, while Hot Rod was chosen for guard duty at Autobase with only Gnaw and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to assist him. Arcee's report on this situation got the Quintessons to send her colleagues for Hot Rod and the Matrix. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
In the shuttle, taking them all to one of Cybertron's moons, Arcee witnessed an amusing conversation between Kup and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. The view outside drew back her attention, though, where an [[Quintesson Cruiser|odd-looking object]] floated in wait for the shuttle. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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To oversee the decommissioning of all Cybertronian technology on Earth, Arcee was sent to the planet alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the last of which whom she had a mutual attraction. Shortly after the group arrived at [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], the facility came under attack by [[Cobra]], and Arcee helped fight them off alongside [[Scarlett]], who was surprised over the existence of "girl robots." {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Upon hearing about a security breach in the lower levels of Area 52, the group headed there and, to Arcee's horror, found Bumblebee injured and low on energy. Before the group could do much about him, they were attacked by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who took control of [[G.I. Joe battle mech|G.I. Joes' mechs]] and forced them to fight the Autobots before bringing the roof down on everyone. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

The Autobots and Joes survived and quickly followed Serpent O.R. through a warp gate to Cybertron, where they were attacked by [[cannibalizer]]s. Arcee didn't think they were very threatening but suggested that they retreat to protect the humans. During their escape, she promised that she'd rotate Bumblebee's tires if he could outrace her... only to run straight into Serpent O.R. and his new army, who remorselessly killed Bumblebee and captured the others. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They eventually managed to escape thanks to their G.I. Joe friends. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

After hearing that Serpent O.R. had captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Arcee and the others made their way to his chambers, only to find that [[Cobra Commander]] had taken control of Serpent O.R.'s body after he had seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. "Serpentor Prime" effortlessly defeated most of the Autobots and Joes, but Arcee dodged his tentacles and managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to take the Matrix's power and defeat him. Sometime later, Arcee cried for Bumblebee during a memorial service for him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Arcee wound up not getting invited. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|She does this a lot.]]
{{main|Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
Sibling of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], '''Arcee of the [[Darklands]]''' was an ancient warrior, hailing from the prehistoric era that predated modern Transformer civilization, serving under the fearsome tyrant [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] during the wars that led to the unification of Cybertron under the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} "Forged male," Arcee would eventually seek out the assistance of the amoral scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] for assistance, after the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. Seeking to reintroduce the concept of "gender" to the species after its mysterious elimination, Arcee would be altered at the genetic level—but Jhiaxus's callous treatment of his patient would change Arcee into a raging berserker. She could only focus on exacting bloody revenge against him and all that he had created, {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|Post}} finally getting even with her tormentor after the thwarting of [[Nova Prime]]'s [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

It would not be until after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] that Arcee would truly embark on the long road to recovery; first falling in with the amoral [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] as a private enforcer, {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} and later with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Arcee was able to slowly work past her many demons, finding companionship, camaraderie, and even [[Transformer romance|love]] in her new role as Optimus Prime's advisor—having lived through the era of the Thirteen and experienced their many atrocities firsthand, Arcee remained unafraid to call out her new leader as he verged closer and closer to repeating their mistakes. But when those mistakes came home to roost in the form of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Arcee played an instrumental role in the battle against the planet-eater before settling into a new life on Earth with [[Aileron]]. {{storylink|Post}}

===Robot Heroes===
Arcee was Optimus's strong-willed and humble friend. With the rest of Autobots, they boarded the Ark to search for Energon among the stars. They came to Earth and fought back against the Decepticons when they started trouble. Arcee leaped up to bring Starscream down to the ground, where Drift shoved him into a river! The Autobots then decided to keep vigil over the Earth, should the Decepticons ever return. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]] so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Arcee could be seen standing side by side with Jazz on one of Synergy's view screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Known as the guardian of [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Arcee was a [[Rescuebot]], and one of the Autobots stationed in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s command when a patrol brought back several captured [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. She was opposed to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] decision to sentence the invaders to death and gave them their weapons back so they could fight off the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] used for the execution. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} This compassionate act allowed the Joes to survive and broker a truce with the Autobots, and both sides celebrated with a dance party. As Grimlock explained how he came to be leader after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] fled, Arcee protested that no one knew if that was the real truth. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

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When the Decepticon-Cobra alliance attacked Metroplex, Arcee, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] took some Joes to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to free [[U.S.7]] from within the giant and bring him to his senses. Together with [[Tunnel Rat]], she made her way to Maximus's brain, found that it was being corrupted by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and defeated her. The three Autobots and their human allies then moved to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], only to be captured. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} They were sent to the [[Polyhex Killway]] and mind-controlled into fighting each other, with Arcee being forced to try and run down [[Dusty]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] with her car mode. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} The captives were then moved to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], where the Autobots were trapped, unresponsive, in their vehicle modes but recovered after the Joes used them as getaway vehicles to break out of the city. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}

The Rescuebots swore to protect humanity by forging a "combination lock," merging into the giant Defensor. Arcee became Defensor's... er, crotch. At any rate, Defensor helped take down Trypticon. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} Arcee later participated in the final battle against DeceptiCobra. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Angry Birds'' comic===
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Arcee was part of the shuttle crew carrying the [[AllSpark]] and helped defend it from a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}} The AllSpark was lost in space during the battle. Just as Arcee and the others were lamenting the difficulty in finding it, it came back to them, crashing through one of the shuttle's windshield alongside a [[Minion Pig]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}

===Legends World===
[[File:Legends World Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Definitely nothing unprocessed happening here.]]
The aunt and caretaker of [[Rattrap (BW)#Legends comic 2|Rattrap]], the Arcee of the [[Legends World]] was shocked when her nephew was turned into an actual Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} Then, when he was turned into a [[technorganic]] Transformer, she just responded with "Again?" {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue|LG03 Tankor Prologue}} Eventually, the [[Transformers sickness]] caused by Rattrap's toy collection got to her, too, and she became a full-size transforming version of herself. She didn't worry too much about that, though, as Rattrap was late for work, so she quickly made him lunch and personally drove him to work with her new car mode. [[T-AI#Legends comic 2|Ai]] attempted to arrest Arcee before she could cause any trouble like other Transformers had, but was talked out of it by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Tigatron]], who recognized Arcee's new form from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Out of gratitude, Arcee made dinner for the whole [[Axalon Trading Company]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Vol. 10}}

Rhinox and Tigatron were jealous of Rattrap's relationship with Arcee, who had bathed him and slept in the same bed as him when he was young until he explained that she hadn't ''always'' been a giant robot. When she was officially diagnosed with [[Transformers sickness]] by [[Bump]] and told to throw out Rattrap's toys so she could recover, Arcee flatly refused, knowing how much her nephew loved his collection. Instead, she just continued living her everyday life as a giant robot body. {{storylink|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter|Arcee Chapter}} Arcee was later caught up in the massive world-ending storm summoned up by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} She later heard Rattrap yell out in surprise upon finding his [[Mini-Con]] collection missing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Armada Megatron}}

[[File:Legends World Arcee Transformers sickness.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Completely normal storyline.]]
Arcee was among the defenders of the Legends world who helped defeat [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] when she showed up to cause trouble. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} During [[Halloween]], she dressed up as a maid and set out alongside Windblade and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s trick-or-energy scheme, only for Megatron's new minion, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], to web them up. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} Tigatron later had a dream of Arcee and Chromia wearing each other's armor. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends: Chromia Chapter|Chromia Chapter}} Upon overhearing Slipstream telling Rattrap that she'd gotten a facelift back in her universe, Arcee jealously wished that she could go there too. Rattrap assured her she looked plenty young already and didn't need remodeling. {{storylink|LG-16 Slipstream Sequel}}

[[File:TFLegendsAutobotsHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Doc why do you keep asking about my relationship with my mother."]]
The [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] of the [[G1 World]] harbored regrets over a failed relationship with his own universe's Arcee, leading to him traveling to the Legends World to remodel his body into something better looking. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} There, he ran into the local Arcee and decided to try again by asking her out, but she turned him down, explaining she was much too busy taking care of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} She later witnessed [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] enter the Legends Universe, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Deadlock}} and was caught up in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} On accepting a package from [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s delivery service, Arcee was taken aback by how chatty he was. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 25|Bonus Edition Vol. 25}}

While acting as a cheerleader at a soccer game, Arcee found herself targeted by the prank-loving [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who flipped her skirt and kicked soccer balls at her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}} She later visited Rattrap's job to bring him lunch and made [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] blush by telling him he'd been working hard lately. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} Arcee was home when [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] of the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] delivered a package, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} was seen driving on the roads of [[Akihabara|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and got covered in bugs when tiny [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] clones swarmed the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} Metroplex later recalled that she was present when he arrived in this world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}} When Windblade attacked again, Arcee kept Rattrap from being blown away. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
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Seeking a new way to increase the ''Transformers'' brand's popularity, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] suggested sex appeal and fantasized about Arcee taking a bath. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Arcee summed up the ending of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' to those of [[you]] who didn't watch it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Just in case you only bought one of the toys telling the story, she also recapped [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s journey into the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} as well as Waspinator's possession at the hands of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In a reality where the Cybertronian civil war had ended relatively early, Arcee was a biologist protoformed with a male chassis. Post-war, she was sent to observe several organic-populated worlds, where she discovered the organic concept of "gender dysphoria disorder," something which applied to herself. Returning home, she released a paper on the subject. Arcee and several others like her underwent reformatting and replacing bits of their genetic code to rectify the dysphoria between their neural/spark programming and their [[CNA]].

At some point, Arcee ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]]. She gave a lecture on Cybertronian gender, which [[Vector Prime]] attended. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
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{{quote|I will never stop fighting for the future I know is possible.}}
Arcee was a potential bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. As a force for honor, Arcee planned to continue Optimus Prime's legacy by abandoning her past as a warrior and making reparations for the damage caused by the war. Instead, the Matrix went to [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Source:Power of the Primes Fan Vote|''Power of the Primes'' fan poll}}

===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
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Arcee was battling the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee until [[Baron Karza]] abducted the Autobot leader, leaving the two Autobots baffled at the mysterious disappearance of their leader. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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Part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when the ship left Cybertron four million years ago, Arcee, the other Autobots, and Megatron's Decepticons crash-landed on Earth some four million years ago, reawakening to wage a secret war for control of Earth's [[energon]]. Eventually, the outbreak of the [[Eugenics Wars]] and [[World War III]] around the turn of the millennium prompted them to flee the planet aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and search for Energon elsewhere in the galaxy. The Autobots were unaware that the Decepticons had done the same until they were attacked by the Decepticon Titan [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] over the barren moon of [[Cygnus Seven]]. In the ensuing battle, the damaged Fortress Maximus crashed into the surface of the planet, knocking him and all of his passengers—Autobot and Decepticon alike—into [[stasis lock]] for some two hundred years.

In the 23rd century, [[Federation]] colonists conducting a routine [[dilithium]] mining operation stumbled on the dormant Transformers, inadvertently triggering the Titan's autonomous repair protocols. First, bringing the Decepticons online, the evil Transformers attacked the Federation colony. At the same time, Optimus Prime gave chase, {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} and the other Autobots had only just been restored to full functionality before [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] and the crew of the starship ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' sent an away team to investigate the mineshaft. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

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Though the Autobots, distrustful of humanity after witnessing their ancient wars, attempted to capture the humans, Kirk convinced them of their good intentions. The two factions brokered an alliance to rescue the wounded Optimus—only for the Decepticons to cave in the mineshaft. It was [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] who hatched a new plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online, {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} with Arcee watching as he rigged up a device that would reactivate the Titan by analyzing Kirk's brainwaves. Despite [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s doubts, the plan worked, and Fortress Maximus was restored to full functionality, his alternate mode reconfigured into a copy of the ''Enterprise'' linked to Kirk's consciousness. Blasting his way to freedom, Arcee and the other Autobots rolled out to take on the Decepticons and their new [[Klingon]] allies, with Arcee facing off against her old nemesis [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] until the arrival of Trypticon. After Kirk rescued the Federation miners by beaming them and Arcee aboard, he transformed the ship into the mighty "Fortress Tiberius." {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

Though Kirk successfully defeated Trypticon, the heroes learned that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] already absconded with a load of stolen [[dilithium]], intent on conquering the [[Klingon Empire]] and their capital world of [[Kronos]], {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}} forcing the two ''Enterprises'' and their crews to give chase. Joined by [[Crewbot|a series of custom-built mechanical suit]]s, the Autobots leaped into action against Megatron and his allies. Though one of Soundwave's sonic frequencies paralyzed them, it would be the Klingons themselves who successfully thwarted the attempted invasion. In the aftermath, Arcee and the other Autobots chose not to return to Earth with the crew of the ''Enterprise'', preferring to travel the stars, but Prime pledged that he and his soldiers would be on call if Kirk ever required their assistance. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===An Arcee Sort of Day===
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When the Great War ended, Arcee was left feeling rudderless in this era of newfound peace. Despite having a bad day in which she had her housing loan rejected, and later picked a fight with a reckless driver, a greeting from her pet robot cat when she came home prompted her to muse that maybe peacetime wasn't so bad. {{storylink|An Arcee Sort of Day}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|''Transformers'' #4]]}}
[[File:ArceeGreenlightRun-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I've only had Gauge for a day and a half, but if anything happened to her, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself."]]
Arcee was a particularly feared soldier during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] and spearheaded at least one assassination mission that targeted one of [[Exarchon]]'s many iterations. Following the end of the war and the ratification of the [[Nominus Edict]], Arcee settled into a peaceful civilian life and eventually a romance with [[Greenlight]]. However, she remained a skilled fighter with a short temper. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

Following [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s murder, the Senate authorized the [[Reproduction|forging]] of a new Transformer and selected Arcee to mentor the young Cybertronian. At the customary ceremony at in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Forge Pyramid]], Arcee and Greenlight met their new ward [[Gauge]] and helped welcome her into the world. Observing these events, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] told [[Rubble]] that the newborn had essentially received two mentors for the price of one. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

Arcee grew very protective of Gauge, quick to lash out when people suggested she had been forged as a political move to take people's minds off Brainstorm's death. As tensions grew between the Autobots and [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s, Greenlight initially suggested taking Gauge off-world aboard an outbound [[Reversionist]] vessel: a suggestion that Arcee initially disagreed with, fearing that uprooting Gauge at this crucial stage might impact her development. Following [[Vigilem]]'s destruction of the [[Tether]], however, the three tried to help with rescue efforts until a confrontation with [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Singe]] at a nearby [[energon storage field]] made up Arcee's mind. The three raced to board the Reversionist starship ''[[Exodus (G1 ship)|Exodus]]'' on the outskirts of Iacon. Although Arcee nearly sacrificed herself to get her ward safely off-planet, she was able to board the ship at the last moment and rejoined her family. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

[[File:GaugingTheTruthPart2-ExodusBrig.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Throw her in the brig!" "We don't have a brig." "Then throw her in the laundry room. Which will hereafter be referred to as 'the brig'."]]
However, Reversionist plenary [[Heretech]] was displeased by the presence of non-Reversionists aboard the ship, fearing that they would interfere with his grand plan to cleanse Cybertron of heresy. He and the other Reversionists forcibly separated Gauge from her mentors and had them imprisoned in a makeshift brig in the bowels of the ship's engine room. The Reversionist curate [[Accelerator]] reprogrammed Gauge so that she'd forget her old life with her mentors. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|A Truth for a Truth}} Aware that Heretech was planning something sinister, but unaware of the specifics, Greenlight was able to hack into the ship's systems and sent a message to Gauge telling her to come and find them. When she did so, Arcee and Greenlight introduced themselves to their former mentee and explained that they wanted to tell her the truth. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth: Part One}}

Using a [[Cortical psychic patch|psychic patch]], Arcee and Greenlight got Gauge to trust them by helping her remember what happened before boarding the ''Exodus''. Then they asked her to deactivate the bars to their cage—a dangerous task that would involve infiltrating Heretech's private quarters. Gauge did so, and as the ''Exodus'' returned to Cybertron, Arcee and Greenlight successfully broke out and subdued the guards sent to stop them. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|A Truth for a Truth}} As the Reversionists began their attack on the planet, Arcee and Greenlight escaped the ''Exodus'' to warn Cybertron's inhabitants of the impending attack, then intervened to help Gauge stop Heretech using their alternate modes. Arcee and Gauge teamed up to incapacitate Heretech with a mass of exploding Energon; in the aftermath, the three elected to stay behind on Cybertron together. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Three: Moment of Truth|Moment of Truth}}

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Arcee took up arms with Optimus Prime and the Autobots against the conquest of Cybertron by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} As Iacon fell to the Decepticons, Arcee, Greenlight, and Gauge joined Optimus Prime as they relocated to [[Crystal City]] and all formally became Autobots. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} She assisted [[Pyra Magna]] at [[Protihex]] to recover who and what they could before the city-state fell. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Arcee was at the Autobranding ceremony in [[Crystal City]] where those opposed to the Decepticons united under the Autobot badge. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

When they learned [[Termagax]] had the [[Enigma of Combination]] by the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Arcee joined Pyra Magna and a tactical unit in securing the location. She was positioned on the roof of Termagax's [[House (building)|House]] as a sniper with [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. They shot down the [[Rainmaker]]s when the Decepticons arrived to make their own claim to the Enigma. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Still, she and Sureshot were unprepared for the sudden arrival of the teleporting [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. He evaded their sniper fire, and the Enigma was ultimately lost in the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

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After returning to Crystal City, Smokescreen recruited Arcee and a small team to break into Iacon and rescue [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] from Decepticon captivity. The group used one of Swindle's old tunnels to get into the city, then launched a rooftop attack on the former Senate building to rescue their prisoner. on returning to [[Swindle's|Swindle's casino]] to coordinate their exit strategy. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} However, when the ruling Decepticons caught wind of Autobot intruders working with Swindle, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and his troops launched an attack on the casino, and Arcee was injured in the subsequent shootout before Smokescreen and Chromia could bring down the casino on top of their pursuers and make a clean getaway. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} As a result, Arcee was out of action during the subsequent siege of Crystal City; as [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] worked to repair her shoulder, Greenlight reminded her that Arcee couldn't recklessly risk her life to protect her family. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

By the time that the Autobots withdrew to neighbouring [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Arcee had made a full recovery in time to join [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and fend off a last-ditch Decepticon assault intended to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet, but promised Greenlight and Gauge that she'd make it aboard. Arcee survived the battle, and once their ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' left the planet she, Greenlight, and Gauge all stood together to listen to Optimus Prime's final speech. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
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Arcee was one of the many dormant Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' in 1984. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In the original timeline, she survived long enough to become known to [[Skynet]] and receive a threat level of "maximum."

After being reactivated and reformatted in the altered timeline, Arcee became the reluctant overseer of the [[T-800]], a time-traveling android whose interference spared the Autobots from being executed by the Decepticons. After showing him the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s weapon locker and conducting a perimeter sweep, unaware that he'd secretly scattered explosives around the area, Arcee responded to Bumblebee's call for reinforcements at a [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility. Eager as ever for a fight, Arcee threw herself at Thundercracker, impaling the Seeker's nosecone with her sword. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

Though Arcee managed to slay [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], the Autobots were still outnumbered and quickly boxed in. Salvation came when Starscream betrayed the Decepticons and shot Soundwave in the back; the distraction allowing Arcee to slam Skywarp into Thundercracker and take both out of the fight. After Bumblebee and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] had defeated the other two Insecticons, [[Sarah Connor]] called the Autobots to aid the bisected T-800. Arcee threw him into Megatron's open wound and allowed him to destroy the tyrant from inside. After Arcee loaded the captured Decepticons into Optimus' trailer, the Autobots returned to the ''Ark'' to find the volcano destroyed. Recognizing that the T-800 had done this, Arcee cursed herself for trusting the android before the Autobots and Decepticons agreed to a truce. In the months and years that followed, Sarah Connor got a job at [[Skywatch]] and used her connections to keep an eye on her Cybertronian friends, including Arcee. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. Arcee was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant]], {{storylink|Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}} whose function was a warrior. Her primary objective was to achieve victory, and her primary weapons were [[Energon battle pistol|Energon pistol]]s. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

During this period, Arcee [[trans-scan]]ed into a sports car. Her Energon pistols and speed were her powers and weapons, and her core traits were her ferocity, fearlessness, and protectiveness. Arcee's message from the future was that her cooperation with mysterious new allies will lead to heroic ends. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jessica DiGiovanni]] (English), [[Suzuka Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Isabelle Auvray]] (French), [[Franziska Endres]] (German), [[Gabriela Bicalho]] (Portuguese), [[Ana Richart]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Adriana Olmedo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Renu Sharda]] (Hindi)}}
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Arcee accompanied the Energon scavenger Bumblebee, and fellow Autobot Cog on a mission to steal a supply of Energon to fuel The Ark. Bumblebee brought them to the den of the [[mercenary]] [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]. On approach to Soundblaster's throne, Arcee pointed out that he looked like Soundwave; Bumblebee suggested ''not'' bringing up the topic to Soundblaster, as he was sensitive about being a failed clone. Bumblebee successfully deceived Soundblaster into thinking that Arcee and Cog were his new apprentices in the Energon scavenging business. Taken down to the vault, Arcee sprung into action, with Cog transforming into a weapon for her to use and holding back the guards while Bumblebee stole Energon. However, before the trio could leave, Soundblaster arrived, having caught on from the start thanks to surveillance from [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Soundblaster also decided that since Arcee and Cog were valuable as Autobots, he'd cash them in for profit. He then had Arcee, Cog and Bumblebee surrounded. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

Outnumbered, Arcee and the others prepared for the inevitable fight, but the arrival of Shockwave's virus affected the [[Dome Guard]]s' weapons. The distraction gave the Autobots the chance to escape. Yet, with Bumblebee incapacitated from the sudden loss of the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]], Arcee was left to take the wheel of a speeder, which she used to escape with Bumblebee and Cog. They reached Autobot Command with the needed energon just as the Decepticons launched their attack. Arcee and Cog brought the Energon to the ship, enabling it to take flight. Arcee remained aboard the Ark for the duration of the battle and assisted in holding back the attacking Decepticons. She was aboard the ''Ark'' when it flew into the space bridge. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

Having been knocked unconscious by the jump, Arcee was among the Autobots captured by [[Doubledealer]] and the crew of the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' and brought to the Quintesson [[Deseeus]] on [[Chaar]] for judgment. However, after teaming up with the Mercenaries that had first captured them, the Autobots fought off Deseeus' private army and escaped back aboard the ''Ark''. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} Arcee joined Optimus, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, and Sideswipe aboard [[Nebulos]] Station and helped fight off [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], sealing the door to keep him out and providing cover fire for Optimus. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} While Scorponok was preoccupied fighting the Decepticons, she and the other Autobots made their escape, only for Starscream to fire on the station, sending the ''Ark'' and its crew into the [[Dead Universe]]. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

Arcee remained on board the ''Ark'' while Optimus spoke to [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and later observed Earth once they escaped. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} However, the Decepticons were close behind and boarded the ''Ark''. Their fight was then interrupted by the ''Fool's Fortune''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s arrival, helmed by a Deseeus-controlled Doubledealer. As a result of the Mercenary ship's destruction, the ''Ark'' and its crew were sent crashing down to Earth. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

{{charstubfiction|Kingdom}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:ShineLikeADiamond-Arcee.jpg|thumb|250px|"So, Rarity, have you ever stabbed someone through the chest?"]]
While battling for control of a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Arcee was among the many Cybertronians [[magic]]ally transported to [[Equestria]] by [[Queen Chrysalis]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} After crash-landing in [[Manehattan]], she singlehandedly rescued [[Rarity]] and her employees from [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After befriending Rarity, she teamed up with her to defeat Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Shine Like a Diamond}}

When the Decepticons and [[changeling]]s attacked the [[Crystal Empire]], Arcee was part of the force that defended it, slamming into [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] before engaging [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]]. When the Autobots later returned to Cybertron, Arcee confirmed that everyone who had been dragged to Equestria had been returned home. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

Following the release of [[King Sombra]] on Cybertron, Arcee and [[Greenlight]] began noticing the strange effects his presence was having on Cybertron before they ran across [[Holiday]] and [[Lofty]] who were seeking their niece, [[Scootaloo]]. Though Arcee readily offered her aid, a magically enthralled [[Killmaster]] arrived. Though both ponies and Autobots initially tried their hand at defeating the Decepticon, he was only defeated when Greenlight wrapped the ponies' yarn around him, which allowed Arcee to send him flying off. It was then that Scootaloo showed up, accompanied by a few Cybertronian youths. Content that the children were safe, the four adults enjoyed a picnic. {{storylink|A Real Mother}}

When the alliance sought to prevent King Sombra from reactivating [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Arcee wielded [[Applejack]] as a weapon and treid out some Equestrian slang before they defeated the [[unicorn]] tyrant and established a temporary truce with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
Arcee was among the many Autobots who fought against the Decepticons as both sides drained the universe of its resources. {{Storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Trick to a Healthy Autobot Warrior}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 28}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 29}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}}}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|Hold still, you've got a little Aligned on ya.]]
Arcee was part of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita 1]]'s team as they made a series of raids on Decepticon bases. Unfortunately, her nemesis [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]'s knowledge of her tactics allowed the Decepticon to put a stop to the team's successful run. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}} At some point, she changed her color scheme from blue to pink. She took part in the defense of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} She and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] encountered a group of Decepticons while hunting for their friends inside the monster. After fending off an attack by Unicron's internal defenses, the pair managed to reunite with their friends and escape before Unicron exploded. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

[[File:TFLegends-ArceeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|There. All better.]]
Arcee was still an active participant in the Autobot/Decepticon war when Ultra Magnus decided to reunite with his unit from the planet Junkion, only to be attacked by the Insecticons. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Arcee, and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] gave chase. Instead of finding the Skuxxoids, they caught up with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], just as their leader had a vision that the [[Quintesson]]s were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

Following a Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Arcee, alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Spike, were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]; this did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. This was not to be, unfortunately, as the resurrected Autobot leader left the group stranded after having received the Matrix of leadership from Rodimus. After Optimus regained his senses, the Autobots were left to mourn their leader as he sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}} Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

In the aftermath of the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Arcee was part of a team led by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] which attempted to map the changes to their planet. They were briefly delayed by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (Legends)|The Autonomy Lesson}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Stella (AB)#As Arcee}}
Arcee appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events and through Special Missions. Stella portrays her. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|If you ''have'' any loved ones, say goodbye to them now.]]
Arcee participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots, and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Combiner Hunters" event and "An Uneventful Night" Space Bridge offer. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{Charstubgames}}{{Storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ArceeTransformersEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocqbFBWjclo Glad we got posted to the Autobot HQ commander?]]]
Appearances... can be deceptive. Quick-witted and formidable in battle, Arcee is compassionate to her allies but utterly ruthless to her enemies. Streamlined bodywork and light alloy construction only mean she's faster, more agile, and ultimately deadlier than most of her fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arcee Bio}}

Arcee had been dispatched on a mission by Optimus Prime but ran into trouble when [[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]] caught up to her. The two have been crossing paths routinely as Nightbird tries to put an end to Arcee's do-good acts. However, as the battle on Earth heats up, Optimus sent a signal for Arcee to return to the Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Arcee uses an ion pistol to blast things. Once she does, she closes in and punches/kicks the target.
*'''Ability: Holo Decoy''' - Deploys a decoy that will soak up damage. It cannot damage targets, but it can stun them.
**'''Cost''' 3 ability points. +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:arcee Arcee at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Arcee TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Arcee-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Boom. Bodyshot that counts as a Headshot.]]
Arcee was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|her universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s. Because of illusions created by the Quintessons, she mistook [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] as well as the others to kidnap [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. She eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of her running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Arcee took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the process. 800 Armor, 800 Blaster Strength, Score x6, Coins x3, Blaster Speed: Very Fast {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
[[File:Arcee_warrior_sentinel_core_rulebook_ttrpg.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0||Right next to [[Anode]] in the data files[[Post|(does she know her)]]... protector of troublemakers even if going against orders... sounds trans4trans!
Arcee is a vicious Autobot warrior, proficient in both melee and sharpshooting. Despite this seemingly violent nature, however, she is a caring and compassionate individual, putting her skills to use defending the downtrodden and those she has sworn to protect, including her mentee Gauge.

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==Toys==
{{main|Arcee (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
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{{quote|And they were absolutely resistant to Arcee. I said I had a daughter who loves this stuff. There are other girls that like it. Put in a female Autobot!|[[Ron Friedman]],<ref>[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Mathy]</ref>}}

*As quoted above, [[Ron Friedman]] fought for Arcee's inclusion in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' because his daughter was a fan of that type of cartoon. From the known production timelines, we know [[The Transformers: The Movie#Production timeline|she was created]] about [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Production timeline|ten months]] before the [[Female Autobots]] were created for the show.
* In the original treatment, Arcee was going to have to put up with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] being sexist and underrating her skills... unaware she's saving his life in the background!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Wheeljack and Arcee have a bickering relationship throughout the draft, the mysoginistic Wheeljack constantly underrating her skills, oblivious to the fact she's constantly averting disaster and saving his life in the background. (4/22) https://t.co/WuFAcXwMQI|link=https://twitter.com/chrismcfeely/status/1561079546836910081|name=Chris McFeely|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=08|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*Arcee had two different [[character model]]s in 1980s ''Transformers'' media. An earlier model served as the [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|basis for her original unproduced toy]], which was also the model used for most of her Marvel Comics appearances and parts of the episode "[[Only Human]]." Meanwhile, her appearances in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', the rest of her season 3 appearances, and her Japanese ''Headmasters'' appearances used her final model.
*Arcee's finalized character model was used to make many background female characters during the movie and season 3. Various Junkion ladies and the [[Paradron Medic]]s share her design, only without the shoulder-thingies, and a [[Cheesecake robot|more "shaped" version of her earlier model]] appeared in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]."
*When asked about Arcee's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Arcee is the naked mechanical equivalent of Princess Leia of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> Well, that answers that question... while raising a whole bunch of others!
*In 2010, a set of Arcee's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. In contrast to her final model and her original toy prototype, this early color model depicted her almost exclusively in shades of pink, save for some lavender on her collar, anklets, and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seats.
*[[Men in Black|Men in Black Collectibles]], the organizers of [[BotCon 1996]], attempted to produce an original "[[Action Master]]-inspired" Arcee figure as the '96 convention exclusive. As the steel tooling required to produce plastic action figures costs in the tens of thousands of dollars, this idea never went anywhere, and it is unknown whether MiB had entered into any actual discussions to license the use of the character besides. This figure was presumably unrelated to the actual Hasbro/Takara Action Master Arcee conceived a few years earlier.
*In 2000, Japanese publisher Kodansha released "The Official Guide to Takara SF Land", a book paying tribute to various sci-fi toylines produced by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] over the years. As part of a tie-in [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] promotion, Takara released a special redeco of the ''[[Microman|Replica Microman]]'' "Lady Command" figure (itself a reissue of a 1977 toy) in white and gold chrome named [[Microman#Arcee|Arcee]]. Whether or not she represents "our" Arcee is unknown, though the name was likely chosen in homage to the shared history of ''Transformers'' and ''Microman'', as well as due to it beginning with an "A", like the regular Lady Command figures (Ann, Alice, Annie, and Ai). Only five Arcees were produced.
*Arcee has the most romantic attachments of any ''Transformers'' character: Hot Rod in the movie, Marvel Comics, the Big Looker Storybooks, and Dreamwave continuities, Springer after the movie, Chromedome (and possibly Rodimus Prime) in ''The Headmasters'', Bumblebee in [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]] continuity, [[Aileron]] in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], and [[Greenlight]] in both the [[2019 IDW continuity]] and the [[My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron|''My Little Pony/Transformers'' crossover miniseries]]. Then there's the weird affection shown toward Daniel in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", but most fans won't read too much into it for their sanity.
*In [[2017]], Arcee was a candidate in the ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Fan polls|fan poll]] for the next bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in ''Transformers'' lore. Although [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Optimus Primal]] was the ultimate victor, Hasbro created preliminary design sketches and “Evolution” mode names for all the candidates. When asked at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, Design Manager [[John Warden]] could not remember what Arcee's name was but suggested that it was something along the lines of '''Arcana Magnus'''.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/new-info-about-war-for-cybertron-and-more-from-the-hasbro-preview-breakfast/ New Info About War For Cybertron and More from the Hasbro Preview Breakfast]</ref>
*The [[#Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime incarnation]] of Arcee as a transgender Cybertronian had been worked on for a long time; with [[Rachel Stevens]]'s assistance with the language, as well as [[Jim Sorenson]]'s ensuring it got published.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/129168-out-of-printhard-to-find-media-mega-thread/page-9#entry3440904 Post by Verity Carlo on the Allspark Forums, 2017/02/12]</ref>
*Arcee's [[:File:Synergy-Coralus-Arcee.jpg|2019 IDW comic design]] by [[Umi Miyao]] first appeared in the [[Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase|''Synergy'' anthology]].
*Alex Milne based [[:File:TF-vs-Terminator-Arcee-Character-Art.jpg|Arcee's design]] in ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' on a {{w|Ford Mustang (third generation)|1983 Ford Mustang}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So I've seen a preview of TF vs Terminator #3 floating around the web, so I figure it's ok to post this since she appears in the preview. Here is my design for Arcee. She is based on a 1983 Ford Mustang. #IDWPublishing #Transformers #Terminator #Arcee https://t.co/MMiHJmSc5M|link=https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1293310158622392322|name=Alex Milne|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=08|day=11|(defunct=)}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')
*''French:'' '''Arcie''' (Canada), '''Archère''' (France, ''Dark Awakening'', "Female archer")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Arszi''', '''Arcee''', '''RC''' (''The Movie'')
*''Italian:'' '''Saturnia''' (''The Headmasters'' and second dub of ''The Movie'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǎxī''' (Taiwan, 雅希), '''Arcee''' (China, 阿尔茜 ''Āěrxī'')
*''Russian:'' '''Arcee''' (Арси ''Arsi'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Silvia''' (America ''The Headmasters'')

==References==
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Unification Day: Dusk

2023-12-17T02:39:53Z

Causeway: /* Synopsis */ the writing itself doesn't explicitly portray Arcee as oblivious, her replies could be seen as just shrugging flirts off and changing conversation, which fits the lack of surprise and wording she has when Ian asks her out to coffee

{{Comicstory
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|prev=Unification Day: Dawn
|next=The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)
|next2=First Strike issue 5
|caption=
|image=TFFS cvrB.jpg
|title="Unification Day: Dusk"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 8]], 2017
|coverdate=October 2017
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Priscilla Tramontano]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Hedgecock]]
|assistant editor=[[David Marriotte]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}

'''Arcee teams up with the Revolutionaries for a mission into the wilds of Cybertron to rescue Blackrock from the apparently-treacherous Centurion.'''

==Synopsis==
''In talking head interviews, [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], [[Action Man]], [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]], and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] recap recent events: [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] once again turning on his allies and siding with the bounty hunter [[Colditz]], and their abduction of [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]].''

Blackrock awakens to find himself inside the vehicle-mode Centurion, who has been taken out of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by Colditz and a trio of [[Red Shadows]] into the wilderness that surrounds the city. The lead Shadow is not happy with the mission; she is distrustful of Centurion and his mercurial allegiance, and is sure the large, obvious path the team is hacking through the wilderness will make them too easy to follow. Blackrock is just as frustrated, unable to understand why ''either'' of the two personalities who make up Centurion's composite self would be willing to rejoin the side of [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], but Centurion has his reasons...

The villains' trail proves just as easy for Arcee and Blackrock's fellow "Revolutionaries" to track as the Red Shadow suspected, and Action Man, having taken a bit of a fancy to Arcee, offers to ride with her as they follow it. Ostensibly, he intends to catch her up on his past encounter with Colditz, but in reality, it just turns into awkward "flirting" that Arcee either doesn't even seem to pick up on or has no interest in. The embarrassment is mercifully brought to an abrupt end when the team comes under attack from two of the Red Shadows; Action Man takes out one, while Arcee—loathe to use lethal force on a human opponent—follows Kup's advice to chop the other's legs off, a non-fatal prospect for the biomechanically-modified ninja.

Elsewhere in the wilderness, Colditz has set up camp with Centurion, the lead Red Shadow, and the captive Blackrock, having laid a trap for their pursuers. As they wait, however, Colditz finds that Kreiger is not responding to his communications. The Shadow believes they have been betrayed, but Colditz—having worked with Kreiger and Centurion in the past—cannot believe that Kreiger would willingly abandon his important "mechanical pet." As Colditz and the Shadow talk business, Blackrock presses Centurion for answers as to why he has willingly sided with Kreiger again, and this time, Centurion explains: he is actually playing the villains for fools, intending to get close to Kreiger and kill him in revenge for two lifetimes' worth of manipulation and betrayal. Before he can elaborate, Kup and Arcee burst into the clearing, whereupon Colditz triggers his trap, setting off a cache of [[Doctor X]]'s [[Dragon X]] explosive. The two Transformers are caught in the blast, then set upon by the remaining one-and-a-half Red Shadows. In the chaos, Centurion frees Blackrock from his bonds and finishes his explanation, revealing that Kreiger must die to prevent him from using the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to destroy Cybertron. Blackrock questions how Centurion can know that this is Kreiger's plan... and gets his answer when Centurion's body suddenly erupts with the Talisman's destructive light, the connection forged between it and both his Cybertronian and human selves by Kreiger still intact. As the light consumes and destroys both the Red Shadows and one of Kup's hands, Colditz realizes he has been duped by Kreiger and attempts to flee, but is intercepted by Action Man and Mayday. Colditz explains what he has deduced to the two heroes: Kreiger did not want Centurion recovered, but ''eliminated'', because his connection to the Talisman would enable him to stop the villains' plans. He had Colditz take Centurion out into the wilderness to lure the Revolutionaries there, and has triggered the current release of energy from Centurion's body to make it appear that he is a threat, thereby tricking the Revolutionaries into killing him. Mayday radios Arcee to warn her of this, but Arcee is not willing to take the chance and hurls her sword at Centurion. Fortunately, Blackrock snatches it out of the air, and tries talking to Centurion instead, hoping he can gain control of himself. Urged on by Blackrock's words, Centurion manages to get the Talisman energy under control... but at a price, as he is left comatose in [[stasis lock]]. The victory is Pyrrhic at best; the heroes have managed to prevent Centurion's death, but Kreiger has still emerged triumphant, as Centurion cannot help stop his plans.

''In more interviews, the Revolutionaries reflect on the day's events. Kup laughs at Action Man's infatuation with Arcee, but the human takes it in stride and gets a few jokes of his own in, which Arcee herself takes a little amusement in. Blackrock reflects on the importance of a team consisting of both humans and Cybertronians, and what they represent in these troubled times, and though Mayday thinks they still have a lot to learn about working together, that's a good reason to keep doing it.''

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] (1)
* [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] (4)
* [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock/Sovereign]] (5)

|h3=The [[Iron Ring]]|c3=
* [[Red Shadows]] (7)
* [[Colditz]] (8)
* [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] (15)

|h4=Other [[human]]s|c4=
* [[Action Man]] (2)
* [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] (3)
* ''{{i|Action Man (1960s)|1960s Action Man}}'' (11)

|h5=[[Maximal|''Axalon'' crew]]|c5=
* [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]]/[[Atomic Man]] (6)
* ''"[[Maximal Ironhide|Ironhide]]"'' (9)
* ''[[Domitius Major]]'' (10)
* ''"[[Maximal Prowl|Prowl]]"'' (12)
* ''"[[Maximal Shockwave|Shockwave]]"'' (13)
* ''"[[Maximal Soundwave|Soundwave]]"'' (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"I didn't see '''that''' twist coming! Cybertronians invade us, we invade '''them.''' It's what '''Alanis Morisette''' might call '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>ironic.<nowiki>'</nowiki>'''" 
"And they say '''I'm''' the old one. Even I know that's a '''dated reference''', kid."
:—'''Action Man''' and '''Kup'''

"I think he likes the '''pink robot.'''" 
"Well I '''thought''' he liked m—''ohhhhh.'' '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Likes.<nowiki>'</nowiki>''' But that's '''disgusting.''' Ian's a '''cool guy,''' but under all the '''jokes''' an' stuff he's just a hairy bag of '''meat.''' No '''offense.'''"
:—'''Mayday''' and '''Kup'''

'''Mayday:''' "[Kreiger] played '''all''' of us. Used our '''fears''' and '''mistrust.'''" 
'''Arcee:''' "But maybe we've '''learned''' something." 
'''Action Man:''' "Hey Arcee—you maybe want to grab a cup of '''coffee''' after we save the '''world?'''" 
'''Arcee:''' "Or maybe we haven't."

"I can't '''believe''' you, Ian. She's '''12 million years older than you''' and '''made of metal.'''" 
"I '''like''' older women."
:—'''Kup''' and '''Action Man'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* This one-shot continues on from ''[[Unification Day: Dawn|Optimus Prime: First Strike]]'', functioning as the ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' tie-in to the ''[[First Strike]]'' crossover event. It runs parallel with issues [[First Strike issue 2|#2]]-[[First Strike issue 4|#4]], and following the events of this issue, Arcee goes on to rejoin the story in the main series in [[First Strike issue 5|''First Strike'' #5]].
* Arcee notes that she has "personal problems" with Blackrock; he was a thorn in the Autobots' side not so very long ago, capturing several of them and immobilizing the ''[[Ark-7]]'' during Arcee's tenure as acting Autobot commander on Earth, circa [[The Nothing Man|''The Transformers'' #45]]-[[Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|49]].
* Blackrock grumbles that he is "sick of being kidnapped"; he was previously abducted by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] in ''The Transformers'' #49 and then by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] in [[White Light|''The Transformers'' #56]].
* Arcee mentions that she has "spent time" in the wilderness of Cybertron; her "favorite spot" is out there, a sharp peak that overlooks [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], where she hung out in [[Stick Together|''Robots in Disguise'' #3]] and [[The Transgressors|''The Transformers'' #42]].
* Centurion again remembers his past as both a Transformer and as Mike Power, recalling scenes from [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb|''Revolutionaries'' #3]], [[Strange Visitors|#5]] and [[Power and Glory|#6]], and [[Hearts of Steel issue 1|''Hearts of Steel'' #1]], including the crash of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', battling "Decepticons" [[Ice Age Wars|during the Ice Age]], entering hibernation, breaking [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s brainwashing during [[World War I]], Mike Power meeting the {{i|Action Man (1960s)|1960s Action Man}} and encountering the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] in the Tomb of Amtoltec, and both of his selves meeting Garrison Kreiger.
* Centurion refers to [[Smarts]], Mike Power's dog, seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #6.
* As in the previous issue, Centurion also make reference to a "black star," a recurring piece of imagery connected to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and his looming return, which has been popping up here and there since Optimus' vision in [[All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|''The Transformers'' #50]]. This story gives us a little new info to go on: Centurion specifically describes the black star as being "in the sky above his homeworld". Seemingly, he should be referring to [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], but the only "black star" we have actually ''seen'' in connection with this mystery is the singularity around which [[Antilla]] orbits, as shown in the [[Ghost Stories|2017 ''Transformers'' annual]]. Curiouser and curiouser...
* Ian jokes about "liking older women," in reference to Arcee. He obviously used to (?) have a bit of a thing for Mercy Gale, his former-friend-turned-archenemy Doctor X, who is several years his senior, but doesn't like admitting it; he's been fending off jokes about her being his "girlfriend" all through ''Revolutionaries'' as well as in this issue itself, and he tried using the excuse that she was "a bit old" when [[Bryce Chan]] called him on it in {{i|Absolute Beginners|''Action Man'' #1}}.

===Transformers references===
* The concept of [[stasis lock]], the Transformer equivalent of an "induced coma," hails from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']] television show. It was most often used there as it is in this issue, as a way for characters to survive extreme damage by allowing their life-functions to shut down so they could be repaired. The concept ''has'' come up in IDW continuity before, albeit rarely; the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were forced into stasis lock by [[Ore-13]] radiation in ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]'', and [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] was being held in stasis lock by a [[stasis pod]] in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]], also a concept taken from ''Beast Wars''.

===Hasbro franchise references===
* The explosive "Dragon X" takes its name from the pet komodo dragon action figure that came packaged with the 2005 "X-Missions" Doctor X toy.

===Real-life references===
* As quoted above, Ian alludes to the {{w|Alanis Morisette}} song "{{w|Ironic (song)|Ironic}}".

===Errors===
* In Centurion's flashback, "Prowl" is colored with his beige, pre-Earth colour scheme rather than the correct black-and-white livery.
* Kup loses his right hand to the Talisman energy on page 17, and it's the subject of a joke on page 20. Unfortunately, while it ''is'' missing in page 20, panel 3, he's been drawn with both hands in panel 1.

===Other trivia===
* Originally solicited for release in October, this issue arrives a few weeks late, in early November, after the main ''First Strike'' series had already concluded.
* This issue was originally teased as ''Revolutionaries: First Strike'', but by the time it was fully solicited in July, the "Revolutionaries" had been dropped and replaced with the generic "Transformers". It was also originally solicited as having art by [[Guido Guidi]], the artist of [[Unification Day: Dawn|''Optimus Prime: First Strike'']], rather than Priscilla Tramontano.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Arcee and Mayday, [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
* '''Cover B:''' Centurion and the Revolutionaries flee the specter of Colditz, by [[Guido Guidi]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Optimus Prime, Arcee, Kup, and Centurion, by [[Whilce Portacio]] and [[David García Cruz]]

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M.T.O.

2023-10-15T00:57:21Z

Causeway: /* 2005 IDW continuity */ grammar edit

:''M.T.O.s or Made to Order Soldiers are a type of [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''
[[File:TheLopsidedTriangle-MTOs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
'''Made to Order Soldiers''' are soldiers who were [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]] by either [[Autobot High Command|Autobot]] or [[Decepticon High Command]] from a stockpile of [[spark]]s in response to numerous military campaigns. They are named after the military campaign that precipitated their creation.

Known M.T.O.'s include:
{{collist|2|
*[[Ammo]]
*[[Ambulon]] of Operation Split Infin-
*[[Biteback]]
*[[Dipstick]] of [[Operation: Doom Patrol]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Genitus]] of [[Operation: Solar Storm]]
*[[Getaway]] of the [[Corcapsia Incursion]]
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] of [[Simanzi Massacre|Simanzian Dawn]]
*[[Scattergun]] of the [[Vorsk Offensive|Fourth Vorsk Offensive]]
}}

{{bigquote|'''Three steps''', [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]: "from '''thaw to war''' in under an hour."|Skids, "[[Twenty Plus One]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Before they were sent into battle, M.T.O.s had to go through a ten-step educational program that ensured that they had sufficient knowledge. As the war progressed, this was eventually cut down to eight steps, and then to just three: everything to do with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s culture was stripped out and the test merely checked if they could fight. A sarcastic [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] later put this down to callousness, the M.T.O.s being seen as cannon fodder by High Command and not worth teaching to read.

An M.T.O. is a hundred times more likely to have a mystical vision than any other Transformer; [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] attributes this to their senses being forced into action too early, the neurological equivalent if running before being able to walk.

Ammo (ten-steps) was constructed in response to an attack on [[K'th Kinsere]], whilst Riptide (eight-steps) was constructed as a [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobot]] in response to an event called the [[Forced Flood]]. Getaway was brought online and deployed in the middle of a heated battle over [[Corcapsia]].

With members of the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew disappearing rapidly, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] attempted to link the victims by method of construction. Despite it being unnecessary, Getaway revealed to everyone else present that he was a M.T.O., constructed in response to the [[Corcapsia Incursion]]. This prompted the other M.T.O.s on the [[Rodpod]] (Ammo, Dipstick, and Riptide) to reveal the events that led to their own creation. The number of M.T.O.s on the ship made Nautica muse that a lot of Autobots owed their lives to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

At least some Decepticon M.T.O.s were constructed using raw material from Autobots who were captured and murdered. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} Ambulon was a known Decepticon M.T.O., but neither the exact campaign for which he was created nor what kind of educational program he might have received are known. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

==Notes==
*While getting his snark on, Skids says M.T.O.s have a three-minute life expectancy. This is ''probably'' an exaggeration.

==See also==
*[[Ultimate Autobot]]
*[[Decepticon supersoldier]]

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]

Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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[[File:TFRID11 CVRB Arcee Header.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb|All right, ladies, the kitten whispers and tickle fights stop now!]]

An ancient warrior from the dawn of Cybertronian history, '''Arcee''' arose from the ashes of her mysterious, traumatic past to become one of the most feared Transformers of her era and beyond. Cold and detached off the battlefield and utterly ruthless in combat, Arcee's single-minded bloodlust put her at odds with both the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s for most of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].

But after finding a kindred spirit in [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and making peace (or ''pieces'') with some of her demons, Arcee has turned over a new leaf. After a brief stint in the employ of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], Arcee formally joined the Autobots and struck up a friendship with [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]]. In her new role as one of [[Earth]]'s peacekeepers, her change of [[spark]] has allowed her to grow into a more compassionate being and a capable defender of [[human]]ity.

{{first|''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]''}}

{{quote|But I know one '''universal rule'''—whatever the game, the easiest way to win is to kill all the other players.|Arcee sums up her pragmatic approach to problem-solving|"[[The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Out for blood===
[[File:OriginMyths-ArceeAndGalvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I am Sparceetacus.]]

'''Arcee of the [[Darklands]]''' {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} and her [[twin]] brother [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] were ancient, hailing from the barbaric age that predated the rise of the [[Thirteen]] [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s. In this prehistoric era, both male and female Cybertronians naturally coexisted, and Arcee would later describe herself as "forged male." {{storylink|Post}} This ran counter to how she felt in her [[spark]], however, and she would later muse that this old identity was a "lie she told herself." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

Enslaved by the capricious [[Septimus Prime]] and his [[Supplicants of Arrius]], the pair carved out a fearsome reputation for themselves as "The Twins" in the [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial]] arenas of ancient [[Protihex|Protohex]], battling for the amusement of their master. But as the city's [[energon]] dwindled, Septimus ordered the two to fight between themselves until the stronger survived. Arcee gained the upper hand, but before she could finish Galvatron off, the city was stormed by the armies of Megatronus and his Darklanders: the Prime announced that he had annexed their city into his territory, the Darklands, and threw their former master into the ring for the twins to kill.

Having honed their fighting skills in the pits of Protohex, Arcee and Galvatron became the twin vanguards of the Darklander armies, and joined Megatronus as they marched on the neighboring village that would one day become the [[Crystal City]]. As battle broke out between the Darklanders and the bestial legions of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], the twins led the charge, but the battle quickly ended when three [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s arose from beneath the surface of the planet. Taking advantage of both sides' stunned silence, Onyx Prime cut his way through the armies of the Darklanders and quickly ratified a truce with his old student Megatronus {{storylink|Origin Myths}} — for "Onyx Prime" was, in reality, a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who had deliberately engineered the war to bring the Primes and their followers together; the other Primes, unaware of "Onyx's" true nature, soon agreed to the unification. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:OurFinest-AntillanMission.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Kitbashers, grab your [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron toys!]]]]

At the celebrations that evening Arcee quickly grew skeptical of this alliance, correctly predicting that the remaining five Primes would join their banner and grow drunk on their own superiority. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] noted that it would be Arcee's job to keep himself and the other members of the Thirteen in their place. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

In the two million years of peace that followed, the surviving Primes formally rallied under a single banner and immortalized themselves as the [[Thirteen]]. Arcee and Galvatron remained Megatronus' trusted lieutenants, and when Onyx Prime encouraged expansion to bring the "light" of Cybertronian civilization to lesser worlds, the twins joined their master aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and his [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Along with Onyx Prime and Alpha Trion, the Cybertronian fleet set a course for the neighboring world of [[Antilla]] and began a bloody, protracted war with the native [[Antillan]]s — a devastating conflict that only came to an end when a [[Unicron's creator|desperate Antillan scientist]] constructed a [[Talisman (G1)|doomsday weapon]] that annihilated all life on the planet. Unlike her twin, Arcee would forever carry deep regret about her involvement in the Antillan war, disgusted that Alpha Trion had chosen to blame the aliens for the conflict in the history books. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

By that time, however, the twins and their masters had already returned to Cybertron, and the fallout from the battle for Antilla ultimately snowballed into a larger conflict, the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Arcee and Galvatron both survived the falling out of the Primes, but over the years the twins grew increasingly distant from one another. Eventually, Galvatron would strike out on his own to lead a personal crusade against the forces of the Primes. {{storylink|The Crucible}} The end of the war coincided with the death or departure of most of the Primes, and in the post-war era that followed the ascension of [[Nova Prime]], Cybertronian society would change drastically. For reasons unknown, naturally-born [[female Transformer]]s would somehow vanish from Cybertron after the conclusion of the conflict and the departure of the Titans; subsequent generations would never become aware that the concept of "gender" had existed on Cybertron at all, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} to the point where many future Transformers would consider their species to be functionally "genderless." {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee traumatic flashback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"So, you're keen on music?"]]

Never entirely comfortable with her birth identity, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Arcee fell in with the mad genius [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], {{storylink|Post}} who sought to recreate certain lost aspects of ancient Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Not seeing the mad scientist for what he truly was, Arcee asked him to operate on her in the hopes of dealing with her gender dysphoria. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} {{storylink|Post}} Though Jhiaxus—hoping to reintroduce gender to his species—successfully altered Arcee's physiology and gender presentation by directly re-coding her [[CNA]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} he ultimately felt no need to involve himself further with the experiment and deserted her after the surgery was complete. {{storylink|Post}} The lack of aftercare Jhiaxus provided, combined with the trauma of her experience, led to Arcee experiencing a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input," which manifested as violent and sometimes erratic behavior. {{storylink|Post}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

Though Galvatron claimed that Jhiaxus had been proud of what he'd accomplished, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Arcee believed that she hadn't measured up to Jhiaxus's standards and abandoned as a reject.{{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} Arcee would be left angry, distant, and distrustful of agendas and experimentation on people against their will. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}} Eventually, Arcee found support in [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] refugee [[Anode]], a fellow transgender Cybertronian who had transitioned from male to female after leaving Cybertron, but when Anode [[Mortilus|disappeared]] in 1516 CE, Arcee's violent streak resurfaced and {{storylink|Post}} {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron}} she became obsessed with eliminating all traces of Jhiaxus' work from the universe. Driven by an implacable homing instinct towards Jhiaxus's experiments, she cut a swath of carnage across several planets in her obsession before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] took her down and imprisoned her in the Autobot penitentiary on [[Garrus-9]]. As was policy for threats of her level, Arcee's [[spark]] was separated from her body, and in this limbo, she found a kind of peace.

[[File:SpotlightArcee-altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fast and the Furious: Cybertronian Drift]]

That peace was shattered when the [[Decepticon Secret Service]], led by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]], attacked Garrus-9 to liberate the recently incarcerated [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]], more of Jhiaxus's experiments. When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] infiltrated the facility, warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] freed Arcee as a last resort to stop them. She presented quite the frightening obstacle for the invaders, severely wounding [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], but in the end they managed to escape with their target. [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] convinced Maximus to allow her to pursue them, {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} and she followed their trail to the Decepticon Battle Platform [[Zuska]], where she tortured a Decepticon for information on the escapees' location. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[File:SpotlightSideswipe Jhiaxus deathbecomeshim.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Those were the best days of our lives.]]

Using this intel to locate Banzaitron, Arcee found that the Transformers from the [[Dead Universe]]—Jhiaxus among them—had activated Monstructor and spirited him away, decimating the Banzaitron's team in the process. Arcee agreed to help Banzaitron in recovering Monstructor, on the basis that it would lead her to Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Tracking Monstructor to [[Rotan]], she and the Decepticons engaged him in battle until [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] arrived with information on Jhiaxus's location. Abandoning the fight, Arcee headed for [[Gorlam Prime]], where she murdered her way through a legion of [[Micromaster]]s before finally cornering him beneath the planet's surface. There, she was surprised and delighted to find that, as he came from the Dead Universe, and they were in a location close to its influence, Jhiaxus could not die. And that meant she could kill him over, and over, and over... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Arcee did just that for six years, and would later profess that the experience helped her straighten her head out. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} She would later remember the experience as the first time she'd ever been truly happy. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

[[File:HeartofDarkness1-ArceeHardhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|You know how the saying goes about wearing your spine on your stomach-- wait, that's not how the saying goes? ....scrap.]]

This demented "therapy" came to an end when Gorlam Prime's portal to the Dead Universe reactivated, hypnotically drawing the native [[Gorlamite]]s into it. Arcee also felt its lure but [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] held her back until the effect faded, and the two Autobots decided to investigate. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}} A while later, they detected [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and Jhiaxus in the vicinity and attacked them. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} Discovering that her arch-enemy had been restored by Galvatron's [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], she vowed to destroy Jhiaxus all over again, but those plans had to be tabled when Galvatron powered himself up by tapping into the Dead Universe via the portal. Convinced by Hardhead to flee and warn the Autobots of Galvatron's return, Arcee was blasted into a chasm by her pursuers, but managed to survive. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Some time later, as Galvatron was in the process of assembling an army and preparing to enact his grand plan, Arcee and Hardhead came to the rescue of an Autobot escape pod full of survivors from the [[Kimia Facility]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Bringing the survivors aboard, she and Hardhead had to explain at least five times to them all about the Dead Universe, the Heart of Darkness, [[D-Void]], and Galvatron's plans. The rag-tag group made it to Cybertron, by which time Galvatron infected [[Vector Sigma]] with the Heart of Darkness, which caused a maelstrom to break out on the planet's surface. Arcee suggested guiding the ship through an underground tunnel, crashing right on top of Galvatron himself, but this failed to take the super-powered villain out, and he quickly engaged and defeated Arcee and Hardhead. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

===Under Prowl===
[[File:Arcee Ratbat WorldandEverythingInIt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|She never was one for politics.]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] subsequently used the Matrix to purify Vector Sigma, but in the process reverted Cybertron to a primordial state. In this tumultuous new era, Arcee fell into the employ of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], acting as his shadowy enforcer in an era of uneasy peace. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} She inaugurated her new role by assassinating [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] before the former senator could have [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] killed, but her vicious methods sat ill with Prowl. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} Later, Arcee watched with amusement from a high vantage point as a set of rockets [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] had fired into orbit successfully drew away dangerous energies that would have caused an explosion on the planet's surface. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

Prowl soon called upon Arcee again to aid him in dealing with Decepticon malcontents, this time confronting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and his [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled minions. After Arcee killed the mind-controlled [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] against Prowl's wishes, the pair pursued Bombshell into underground tunnels, but ran into the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], whom Arcee took on solo, saving an unknowing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] in the process. Prowl, meanwhile, went after Bombshell, but succumbed to his newly improved method of mind control. Under Bombshell's sway, Prowl returned to Arcee's side and "destroyed" the Constructicons by detonating their [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]], then sent her after [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who had witnessed the whole thing. Evidently suspecting that something was amiss with Prowl, she secretly allowed Dirge to escape. {{storylink|Devisive}} Deducing what had happened to Prowl, she met with him later, informing him she "knew his secret" and cautioning him to remember that she was not his killer to order around, {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} but continued to work towards whatever objectives Bombshell was manipulating Prowl for, allowing the Insecticon to think she was on his side so she could discover what he was up to and stop him. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

Arcee later secretly joined "Prowl" and the other Autobot security officers in tracking Dirge to the Decepticons' bolt-hole, but once again, she stood back and allowed him and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to escape during the ensuing firefight. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} She would later be seen prowling the rooftops of the city, watching [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] and [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] through the sight of her weapon and graciously deciding not to snipe them. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

[[File:Arcee and Ravage The End of the Beginning of the World.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|She didn't exactly have a knack for massages, either.]]
When the time came for the Decepticons to put the final stage of their plan into action, Bombshell directed Arcee, through Prowl, to exfiltrate [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and their men from their present living quarters in the Decepticon pen. She chose to do so in the most violent way possible, of course, first attacking and killing the pen guards [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] and then detonating a shrapnel bomb that disabled all the other Decepticons present. Before departing with their unconscious bodies, she planted another explosive which Prowl then deliberately tripped while leading a "raid" on the pen, making it appear that the Decepticons within had been destroyed by their own booby-trap. Meanwhile, unaware of what had truly transpired, Starscream assumed that all of this had gone down as a result of his blackmailing Prowl with the knowledge he had gained from Dirge, so Arcee decided to drop in and rain on his parade, informing him she knew exactly where he had hidden Dirge, and could take away his "advantage" at any time. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:TheVerge-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I'll cry when I'm done killing!]]
That, as it turned out, was exactly what she did when riots broke out upon the return of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Recovering Dirge from his hideaway and informing him of "Prowl's" involvement with the Decepticons, she took him and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where a standoff with Blurr ensued. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Convincing him to listen to her by revealing that she was the one who had saved him from the Constructicons, Arcee handed Dirge and Swindle off to him and cut a path through the rioters for him so he could take them and the information to Bumblebee. {{storylink|The Verge}} Arcee proceeded to join Prowl, Bombshell, Megatron and the other Decepticons in the [[Black Room]], relaying a message from [[Turmoil]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] that they were in position. Following the information she had fed them via Dirge, Bumblebee and his team soon arrived; they were overpowered, and Arcee stabbed [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through the torso, pinning his body to the wall (but avoiding doing any serious damage, cluing him in to her deception). Together, they all watched as the Decepticons' plan was enacted, and a perfected version of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] was formed, incorporating Prowl as its mind-controlled head. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Calmly waiting until the most dramatic moment possible—when Bumblebee asked her what her place in the plot was—Arcee then promptly stabbed Bombshell through the head, cutting off his control of Devastator and shutting the combiner down. Calling on Sideswipe to open fire, Arcee armed Bumblebee and apologized for not acting sooner, explaining that she had had to wait until she was close enough to Bombshell to act. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} As the battle began to rage, with [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] busy with Prowl and Bumblebee busy with Megatron, Arcee and the Dinobots were put in charge of taking on the rest of the Decepticon army. Following Megatron's defeat, as Starscream took control, Arcee and the other Autobots were cast out into the wilderness. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:SecondExodus-werealloutcasts.jpg|thumb|250px]]
As the Autobots left the city, they were trailed by the Constructicons, who had become fans of Prowl after having combined with him. Arcee wanted to intervene when the Constructicons and the Dinobots came to blows, but Prowl restrained her while Bumblebee's worsening condition stopped the fighting for good. During Bumblebee's restoration, Arcee tried her best to comfort Prowl, who was visibly upset, but Arcee's emotional detachment made it difficult for her to connect. Her failure to empathize with Prowl sent her to Sideswipe next, whose love of violence she thought would give them common ground, but Sideswipe also shooed her away. The Constructicons picked a fight with her next, pointing out her lack of Autobot symbol as a sign that no one wanted her, and Arcee was all too happy to oblige. Their skirmish ended when Ironhide and the Dinobots broke them up, and Ironhide confided in Arcee that he was worried the night would bring madness to their camp as it did to the Aerialbots and Dinobots earlier. Arcee, confident that the madness wouldn't affect her, stayed up all night guarding Bumblebee, and when Bumblebee awoke the next morning in his new body, he found her outside with an Autobot symbol carved into her arm. But suddenly there was a weird glow over the horizon, and the sunrise wasn't for another few hours. Arcee immediately suspected Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

[[File:TheBecoming-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Prowl thinks this is special, despite this being Arcee's fourth body in as many years.]]

Suddenly, an undead [[Titan (group)|Titan]], a [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], burst free from the ground before them. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Arcee was happy to have a giant target to shoot at, though she wasn't hopeful of their odds of survival. Bumblebee insisted on caution rather than rash action, but before Arcee and the others could act, Soundwave's Decepticons were upon them. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Their battle was interrupted by Starscream arriving overhead and landing on the inert Necrotitan's shoulder. Arcee offered to shoot him out of the sky, but before she could, the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed a strange, deadly wave that spread in all directions, and leaving Arcee without one of her arms and one of her legs. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Arcee sat quietly as the others freaked out in the wake of the strange wave. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} She did not let her major limb damage deter her whatsoever once the Autobots chose to besiege Shockwave's lair (thought it probably helped that she'd somehow grown back her missing arm). {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Still without one of her legs, she was forced to retreat with the others, leaving Megatron and Bumblebee behind. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}}

Arcee, the other Autobots, and Soundwave's Decepticons returned to the city, where the Necrotitan had recently advanced, reducing what was left to ashes. Prowl ordered anyone still able to fight (Arcee included herself) to attack the Necrotitan before it could do more damage, but there was little they could do. Thankfully, that was when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and the ''[[Lost Light]]'' appeared over them via [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] and engaged the Necrotitan for them. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} With the surprising help of Megatron, Metroplex was able to defeat the Necrotitan, and the citizens of Cybertron and the crew of the ''Lost Light'' were reunited. Arcee approached and greeted the female Transformers the ''Lost Light'' had brought along. In the calm that followed, Arcee was rebuilt into a new body, and Prowl wondered if she was considering this a fresh start. Before too long, however, their calm was ended by the arrival of Shockwave's army of [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} She fought alongside her many comrades against the [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} and also got to talk with [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] about how he ended the Ammonite's war and started [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|their own]] war, leading her to reflect on how they should have hung out more. Later, after fighting was over, Arcee was in a crowd of bots watching Optimus and Megatron exit the Lost Light. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

During the following six months, Arcee attended Megatron's trial along with Whirl and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Following the trial, Arcee admitted to Prowl that the recently arrived [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her party of female Transformers from the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] didn't evoke any particular feelings in her. After Sideswipe opened his big yap, Arcee asked Optimus about what had happened to Hardhead, and eventually volunteered to join his crew for the trip to Earth to find Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

===To Earth and beyond===
[[File:DetonationBoulevard-arceetransforms.jpg|thumb|300px]]
As soon as the ''[[Ark-7]]'' arrived over Earth, the ship was besieged by the orbital defenses of the [[Earth Defense Command]], who had formed an alliance with Galvatron's Decepticons six months prior. The attack forced the Autobots to hide their ship on the far side of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], with Optimus and a small crew led by Prowl slipping through humanity's defenses aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to investigate. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} It wasn't long until they were ambushed by a combined Decepticon/EDC assault, and Prowl sent Arcee and Sideswipe to provide covering fire as the team retreated to nearby [[Poverty Flat]]. Prowl also brought Devastator to provide help, revealing the Cybertronian presence to the humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Arcee and the other Autobots protected the panicking humans until the Decepticons were all teleported away on [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s orders. As the Autobots returned to ''Ark-7'', Arcee warned Optimus that more might be going on than they knew. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

The Autobots tracked the EDC's [[mindbomb]] signal to their base in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], and on their way to assault the base Arcee confided in Prowl that she'd seen [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] acting suspiciously, unaware that the police-bot had recently made the excavator a double-agent to keep tabs on Galvatron's activity. In the ensuing frontal assault, she was surprised by the arrival of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon warship]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} The Autobots fired at the ship until Prowl used the EDC's own defense system to shoot the ship down. As they departed with Alpha Trion, whom they'd recovered from the EDC base, Arcee helped the wounded Kup onto Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:OFFonOFF-GalvatronArcee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|....fifth body in as many years.]]

Though the Autobots brought Trion back to the ship to recuperate form his experience, it didn't take long before the Prime made a full recovery, and Jetfire, Arcee and [[D.0.C.]] investigated an alarm in the ''Ark-7'' shuttlebay to find that Prime and Trion had gone for a jaunt on the lunar surface. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Soon afterwards, Optimus left for Cybertron, he left Prowl in charge and asked Arcee to keep an eye on Prowl. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} When Prowl took the Constructicons to intercept [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] in [[Japan]], Arcee followed using Sideswipe's backpack and prevented Prowl from grabbing Spike and [[Jimmy Pink]]. The two humans fled and Arcee pursued them, only to end up being cornered by the Decepticons along with Jimmy. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Though Galvatron claimed they were after the same thing, Spike, Arcee opted to take Jimmy and leave the Decepticons and Constructicons to it, only to be tackled mid-air by Galvatron. During their fight which landed them in the [[Australia]]n outback, Galvatron lied to Arcee, claiming Prowl had killed Spike's father to draw Spike out, and persuaded her to join him in trying to destroy the [[Enigma of Combination]]—a relic of the haughty [[Nexus Prime]], whom the twins had once known; believing that the destruction of the Enigma would also foil Prowl's increasingly shady plans, Arcee reluctantly agreed. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

[[File:NowAndOnEarth-Arcee.jpg|thumb|300px|...sixth...]]

She, Jimmy, and the Decepticons arrived in [[Wanmu]], [[China]], to find Devastator already attacking [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s local [[Onyx]] facility. She tried to reach Prowl, but Devastator was set on killing Spike and she was knocked flat by the discarded Enigma of Combination. After Galvatron's soldier [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] revealed himself as a double-agent acting on Starscream's behalf, he absconded with the Enigma, and Arcee finally reached an enraged Prowl and convinced him to disassemble Devastator. They left on Sky Lynx, carrying a space bridge liberated from Blackrock's custody. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati}}

Shortly after the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], and Prowl's official falling out with Optimus Prime, Arcee had functionally taken command of the Earthbound Autobots while Prime was busy on Cybertron. In her new capacity as second-in-command, she held a clandestine meeting with her brother, who sought to use the spacebridge for his own ends, but provided her with an Onyx tablet in exchange: a clue, he insinuated, to Blackrock's ''true'' agenda regarding his fascination with Cybertronian technology. Arcee returned to the ''Ark-7'' to get the tablet analyzed and gave [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] a mission to Jupiter, to investigate rumors of a [[Sanctuary Station|Decepticon commune]] being constructed in orbit. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} He soon reported back on the Decepticon station being built there, and she met him on his return, however he fobbed her off with the promise of a report later and headed to a recharge slab. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

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Not long afterwards, Arcee herself travelled to Cybertron in order to steal and destroy the Enigma of Combination; while her brother believed that the artifact could only be used to create more "abominations," she had come to hate the concept of people being forcibly changed against their will. However, her escape was complicated by Windblade and Chromia, seeking to protect the fragile alliance between Cybertron and their own homeworld of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], and chased her into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where a Camien team of [[Torchbearer]]s was scouting. The Torchbearers fumed at not only Arcee's injuring of Windblade, a Cityspeaker, but also her intent to harm an artifact of the Primes. Inadvertent activation of the Enigma recongifured the Torchbearers into a new combiner, the mighty [[Victorion]]. The newborn, confused Victorion singled out Arcee for punishment, and so Windblade and Chromia found themselves protecting her against the gestalt. Windblade, surprisingly, was able to calm Victorion down long enough for them to disassemble. Warming to Windblade's combination of diplomacy and willingness to bury the truth to promote lasting peace, Arcee agreed to return the Enigma of Combination and pretend the incident had never happened. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She briefly watched Starscream talk to himself before swapping notes with Optimus. When one of Starscream's [[Badgeless]] troops was about to stage a massacre at a bar, Arcee stepped in and took the Badgeless to confront Starscream himself, whom she suggested needed to win over those on Cybertron before he went conquering other worlds. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

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Back on Earth, to her pre-emptive satisfaction, she detected that Prowl was in [[Alaska]], ready to be taken in by her... and then suddenly ''wasn't''. She went looking for Kup for help and was perturbed to find he'd passed out while outside the ship, and this may have happened before. But she didn't have time to care when Prowl disappearing was a major security risk and she needed help finding him! They broke into Prowl's old quarters, with Arcee suspicious how easy Kup managed it, and found some fleshbag called [[Verity Carlo]] had been blackmailing the fugitive with a copy of Autobot war crime data! Arcee was livid, thinking Carlo might restart the war if she made such horrors public. She was ''more'' livid when a recorded message from Prowl was broadcast, saying to get ''Springer'' to look for him, as only Springer was good enough.

The most sensible course of action was to knock out Kup, go to Earth, and violently threaten Verity Carlo into saying what she'd done to Prowl. Verity turned out to know nothing. When Springer and the [[Wreckers]] showed up, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} Arcee continued to insist it ''had'' to be this human anyway... which was around about the time the ''real'' culprits, [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]], attacked and Prowl broadcast through Kup to explain he was in the hands of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], imprisoned in his [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]]. Arcee was horrified to realise Prowl had put a backdoor hack in Kup's brain in case he'd needed to manipulate suckers. Despite Arcee blaming Verity for this, Springer pulled rank and led the Wreckers-plus-Arcee in battle against Mayhem, where Arcee was amused to find Springer only got emotionally engaged when there was a fight on. After chopping limbs off [[Claw Jaw]] and joining the Wreckers on a raid inside [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Mayhem HQ]], Arcee and the other Wreckers breached the gate to the Noisemaze that lay inside Tidal Wave's body, and crossed to the Noisemaze... {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers3-Noisemaze.jpg|left|thumb|300px|...sev- no, wait, this is the fifth one again. Never mind!]]

...and immediately fell in screaming pain, unable to stand its sensory onslaught. Tarantulas had the Wreckers taken to his lab, where the guilt-extracting computer [[Impetus]] caused her to flash back to her traumatic experience with Jhiaxus, babbling that it was "[her] fault" she'd not seen through Jhiaxus and that she hadn't been "strong enough" to stop him. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Only Hubcap, Tarantulas' man on the inside, having second thoughts got her sprung from jail. Arcee and the Wreckers ganged up on Tarantulas but he fought them all off, forcing Roadbuster to sacrifice himself so they could run. They regrouped and were talked by Prowl into destroying the villain's work first, but were confronted by said spider, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} faring as well as before. Only a personal revelation got Tarantulas to cease his attack but, to fulfil the plan, Arcee joined Impactor in keeping the fight going anyway. The Noisemaze began to collapse around them and Arcee was left stunned when Springer, despite great personal risk, radioed to say he was sticking to the plan even if it killed him. Realising why Prowl had chosen him and not her for this, she then convinced Impactor to continue the plan. Though Prowl would risk his life at the last second to save Springer, this was still it: Arcee and Kup returned to the ''Ark-7'', ties to Prowl irrevocably severed. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:Perihelion-BrawlShoulderTackleArcee.jpg|thumb|300px|Brawl liked design number four better.]]

Back at the ''Ark-7'', she found Jetfire had examined the [[Onyx|human code]] Blackrock had created, discovering that the code was capable of communicating with its other iterations via a quantum signal. Arcee ordered her Autobots to track it down while she, Alpha Trion, and Sideswipe stayed on the ship. The mission went sour fast and Arcee had Sky Lynx return to the ''Ark'' where she could use its mighty guns to blow away his pursuers... at which point the Onyx code activated their deflector shields, causing all the firepower to rebound on the ship, and locked them out of their systems, leaving them trapped and on fire! {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} They found themselves fighting their way through their own compromised defences while Trion claimed they were facing weapons of the Thirteen that they could not stand against. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Her plan was to get to the spacebridge and call for reinforcements, but a sudden rush of Decepticons ''through'' the spacebridge put paid to that! {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Luckily, [[Conquerors Part 3: Helden|other actors]] caused the shield to drop and Arcee ordered her guys to fall back to the ship's bridge and crash it into the moon while she went to overload the engines. The plan failed when she failed to distract the Decepticons through ultraviolence, being battered into unconsciousness by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} By the time she came round, the battle at [[Shanghai]] was almost over and she gladly fell back with the newly arrived Autobots.

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Optimus asked her to run operations soon enough as part of his new strategy, only to learn that Optimus had used the faith that the colonists had placed in him as a Prime to annex Earth into the Council of Worlds for its own protection. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} While sitting in the med-bay of the ''[[Skyroller]]'', she casually mentioned that both she and Sideswipe were fine to a disinterested med-bay. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} She later met, and tried to murder, Galvatron at the Copahua volcano where they pondered if Optimus' time as [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|a combiner]] could have allowed Prowl's personality to push Optimus towards drastic actions. She later revealed to Optimus that [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] had murdered [[Horri-Bull]] for the greater good allowing the Prime to blackmail the Decepticon. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} In Monument Valley, she forced Prime to stay behind during the attack on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', claiming he was too valuable, before showing zero gratitude when [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] gave her [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe's]] jetpack. During the attack, Galvatron managed to force Victorian apart before creating [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]] and [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}

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When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] managed to turn the tide and rip open the ''Nemesis'', Arcee was ready to take [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] into her custody before she was fired on by [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Ayana Jones]]. She was ready to kill all three before [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] teleported them out of her reach. She was later ordered by Optimus to pursue and terminate Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Hitching a ride on [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], she caught up with the Decepticon in the upper atmosphere of [[Jupiter]]. After casually murdering [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys|Astrotrain]], she engaged Galvatron. The fight was in his favour until Optimus and Soundwave arrived to back her up. The ancient warrior still managed to hold his ground before Soundwave shot him in the back allowing Arcee to destroy his [[fusion cannon]] taking him out of the fight. Galvatron mocked all three of them before agreeing to be their ally so as to fight off [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. Arcee was horrified when Optimus shot Galvatron through the [[spark]]. She later accompanied him to see the [[President of the United States]] where he declared the threat over. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} When they returned to Monument Valley, [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] the trio observed transformed to city mode, a form which Optimus dubbed [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. She then observed Metrotitan fire a beam of data into space regarding Optimus' deeds. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

As it turned out, that beam attracted the attention of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] who was not only still alive but also a [[Titan Master]]. The Prime left his large [[Transtector]] body to fight Arcee while he attended to business causing the femme to protest a body without a head should be not be a good fighter. The fight spilled into a massive cache of [[Ore-13]] located beneath Autobot City. Sentinel then returned with Blackrock who was revealed to be [[Sovereign]]. The Titan Master duo tapped into the [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to warp away Optimus Prime and Soundwave with them. Left behind, Arcee, at the end of her rope, contacted [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and briefed him on recent events, with Prowl assuring her that he'd take care of it. {{storylink|White Light}} She then hovered in the background and off to the side during Soundwave's inspirational speech. {{storylink|White Heat}}

===Meeting the cosmic community===
[[File:ConcordeHymn-ArceeTransforms.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Perfect for a stealth mission into Barbie's Malibu Dream House.]]

Over the next few weeks, Arcee would continue to stay by Prime's side, partaking in his missions of goodwill around the globe. On one such relief mission with [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]] the two were attacked by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] forces. Relieved at the chance to blow off some steam, Arcee easily kept the humans at bay until Cybertronian reinforcements arrived, as well as the [[Space Knight]] [[Rom]], who promptly annihilated four of the humans, including G.I. Joe leader [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]]. Realizing that the alien's Cybertronian appearance would lead to them being blamed for the murders, Arcee and the others pursued him {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} to [[Umpqua National Forest]] where they forced him to make an emergency landing, with Arcee able to take him out of the fight by punching him in his open chest wound. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}}

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As she patrolled the halls of Autobot City, Arcee happened upon [[Snake-Eyes]] as he began to engage the ''[[Heliopolis]]''. She immediately tried to strike the ninja down but received a sword to her eye for the trouble. Though briefly blinded, she soon tried to get back at her attacker before she, Snake-Eyes, and the [[Micronaut]]s' ship were disabled by a sonic strike from Soundwave in an attempt to calm the situation. After Snake-Eyes was apprehended, Arcee began trying to pick a fight with the ninja but backed off once Optimus Prime intervened to make peace with him. As [[M.A.S.K.]] and the [[Dire Wraith]]s began their assault on Autobot City, Arcee stood alongside her fellow Cybertronians as well as the Micronauts, Rom, and Snake-Eyes in opposition. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} When the combined form of [[Baron Karza]] and the Wraiths attempted to drag Optimus back into the soon-to-be-exploding mine of Ore-13 under the now levitating Autobot City, Arcee grabbed his arm and pulled him back to safety. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

Not long afterwards, Arcee accompanied Jazz and Optimus back to [[Monument Valley]] where three were attacked by a vengeful [[Baron Karza]] wearing the body of [[Micronus Prime]]. After swatting the three Cybertronians aside, {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} Karza placed them in a special prison. The Micronauts later freed the Autobots who joined the attack on the {{i|Acroyear III}} army before the three fought Karza himself. The fighting was interrupted when [[Shazraella]] arrived wreathed in {{i|Time Traveler}} energy. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 4|Wrath of Karza #4}} The three Autobots tried to use the distraction to sucker punch Karza before he again enerchanged with Micronus and resumed their duel. Shazraella used her newfound powers to cause the Autobots to shift through alternate modes until she lost control of her powers which prompted Karza to appeal to Optimus for an alliance. Though Optimus agreed, the unlikely alliance was unable to fell Shazraella until [[Oziron Rael]] arrived, now one of the Time Travelers himself, and ended the threat. Arcee stood by as Optimus pledged to help the refugees of Microspace. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}}

As Optimus continued his self-appointed mission on Earth, Arcee quickly became Prime's new right-hand 'bot, unafraid to call out her leader when she disagreed with his choices:in particular, she was openly disgruntled with Prime's new attitude and his acolytes, particularly the [[Colonist Soldiers]] who'd chosen to join the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} In her downtime, she continued to visit the comatose Sideswipe, feeling that he was the only person who had ever understood her. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} During a mission to uphold the [[Tyrest Accord]] in [[Mexico City]], these young soldiers ran afoul of human protesters wielding Cybertronian-derived weaponry, prompting Arcee and the other veterans to intervene, with Arcee herself brusquely assuring the wounded [[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] that he'd be fine after removing his [[mouthplate]].

[[File:OptimusPrime4 NewCybertron Arcee spars.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|At least he's not wearing a space diaper.]]

After meeting with the [[President of the United States|President]] at the [[White House]], Arcee joined Prime's team at the [[Matterhorn]] as a [[Quintesson Cruiser|vast spaceship]] descended onto Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Once the ship's occupants, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], disembarked, Arcee stood off to the side as their leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]] introduced themselves. Once Optimus's team returned to Autobot City to discuss potential courses of action, Arcee was again annoyed by the colonists and their fawning over Optimus before paying Sideswipe another visit. When the Junkions arrived for a tour of the city, Arcee attempted to stop Wreck-Gar from entering Sideswipe's chamber, asking Optimus to stop him from touching the injured Autobot. She looked decidedly unhappy as Wreck-Gar explained the Junkions possessed a [[positron core]] that could potentially save Sideswipe, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} but later expressed a cautious interest in the positron core's potential for saving Sideswipe, still feeling some responsibility for him being in his current condition. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

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She continued to spend time in Sideswipe's room to keep him company, passing the time by sparring with D.0.C. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} until the Junkions abruptly decided to invade Earth with an armada of ravenous [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s. Reflecting on her own history as a warrior, Arcee told Sky Lynx to keep an eye on Sideswipe while she went to confront Wreck-Gar for control of the positron core. By the time she arrived, the tide had already begun to turn in favor of the Autobots and their allies, and Arcee caught up with Wreck-Gar as the Junkion leader attempted to slink away. Demanding to know the whereabouts of the positron core, Wreck-Gar opened his chest and revealed that he'd smuggled it out of the battle on his person. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} As [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] looked on, Arcee attempted to beat Wreck-Gar into submission, only for his rebellious Sharkticons to appear and make for their former leader. As the fight spilled over onto their position, a stray shot hit the positron core, blowing it to atoms while reducing Wreck-Gar to a disembodied head. A stoic Arcee stood by as Optimus made peace with the Junkions... and then collapsed in grief by Sideswipe's CR chamber as Optimus sadly watched from afar. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} The Junkions gradually acclimatized to life in the newly founded "[[Little Cybertron]]", but it soon became clear that Wreck-Gar couldn't fix the positron core. However, Rum-Maj told Arcee that they had another device that would allow them to ease Sideswipe's suffering. While mulling over this, Arcee was visited by [[Aileron]], who was shocked when Arcee revealed her true age. As Arcee insisted she was alone, Aileron disputed the notion. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Arcee later spoke to Soundwave as the President visited Autobot City. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

[[File:SidesSwipeHugArcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|The spelling error kinda takes the lump outta your throat once you spot it.]]

As time passed and as Sideswipe's condition steadily worsened, Arcee and Sunstreaker made the decision to switch off Sideswipe's life support. To do so, however, they tapped the Junkions for use of this other device—a [[mnemopathis projector]] that would project a simulated "last day" for their patient that would allow him to go peacefully. In this "dream world," Arcee was present when Sideswipe seemingly awoke from his coma, and followed her outside where she revealed that Sunstreaker had promised to be present. When Sideswipe announced he was going to cut ties with Sunstreaker, Arcee discouraged the notion, remembering how she'd let Galvatron die (though leaving out his name). The two travelled to Cybertron where, after retrieving Bob from Sunstreaker's apartment, they made their way to the Decepticon ghetto. There Sideswipe broke down the door and began shooting everyone before Sunstreaker arrived and stopped him, with Arcee explaining the relief effort that Sunstreaker had been a part of. After a day of volunteering and helping the inhabitants of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the two brought Sideswipe outside to marvel at the beauty of postwar Cybertron, where he gradually learned the truth of his situation. Thanking both his friend and brother, Sideswipe allowed himself to pass away.

[[File:UnificationDayDawn-brightfuture.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Stop, drop, and roll, guys!]]

In the real world, Arcee excused herself following Sideswipe's death, only to be followed by Aileron, who offered some comforting words from [[Way of Flame|her own religion]], which believed in reincarnation. After a laugh that the many Arcee and Sideswipe killed might return, Arcee looked at the stars and said a final goodbye to Sideswipe. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} As Earth geared up to join the Council of Worlds, Arcee and Sunstreaker brought Sideswipe's body to Cybertron to be buried; that same evening, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] told Optimus, Pyra, and Starscream the tale behind the origins of the Thirteen—and the truth behind Galvatron and Arcee's relationship, a fact that Starscream had a hard time swallowing. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} When [[Marissa Faireborn]] was inducted into the [[Council of Worlds]] as [[Earth]]'s ambassador, {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Arcee briefly joined [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and his human friend [[Action Man|Ian Noble]] as they watched the proceedings from atop a nearby building, playfully trading barbs with the old Autobot {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} before joining Optimus Prime and [[Pyra Magna]] as the ceremony began... only for the nefarious [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] and his [[Iron Ring]] to crash the proceedings, intent on using the ancient [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] that had once been deployed on Antilla to poison Cybertron itself. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}}

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Amidst the chaos, Arcee helped defend human diplomats from the legions of [[Red Shadows]], rescuing both Faireborn and [[Ayana Jones]] before rendezvousing with Optimus. Optimus reported that their teammates [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] had gone missing, seemingly implicating them as agents of Ironblood, and Arcee joined Kup and the other heroes on a mission into the wilderness of Cybertron to find their teammates. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} As they searched the outback, Ian made some not-so-subtle attempts to flirt with an uninterested Arcee until they came under fire from two more Red Shadows, Arcee chopping one of the mutant ninjas in half. It wasn't long until they found that both Blackrock and Centurion had been kidnapped and taken prisoner by the bounty hunter [[Colditz]], and the two Transformers were thrown off balance by a hidden cache of [[Dragon X]] explosives and beset by more ninjas. Realizing that Colditz had set up the entire encounter to trick the heroes into killing Centurion, Arcee attempted to stop the out-of-control Transformer by hurling her sword at him, but the Revolutionaries were ultimately able to talk the Talisman-charged Cybertronian into controlling his lethal energies and entering [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

Upon returning to Iacon, Arcee joined Optimus Prime and Soundwave and to plan and launch a raid on the holding cell where [[Scarlett]] and her team had been incarcerated. Windblade soon discovered that Optimus had gone outside the law, and she and Arcee nearly came to blows before Prime convinced the Camien delegate to stand down. Arcee helped knock out the prison guards and collected the human team's weapons, and together the Cybertronian-human alliance fought their way through hordes of Red Shadows, and began the long trek down toward the Cybertronian core, braving a river of holographic acid before coming face to face with Colton and the other members of the Iron Ring. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} In the ensuing melee, Arcee went up against [[Shazraella]], who'd commandeered [[Antagony_(BW)|Antagony's]] Cybertronian body and threatened to take Arcee's after. She and Shazraella brawled among the ongoing melee until the arrival of Starscream and the other members of the Council of Worlds turned the battle into a chaotic three-way brawl. Ultimately, however, Colton's lackey Garrison Krieger—in reality the [[Prysmosian]] [[Merklynn]]—had orchestrated the entire invasion to his own benefit; when he unveiled his true nature, he combined his own [[magic]] with that of the Talisman and drained the energon from the nearby Transformers to fuel the creation of a "[[New Prysmos]]", a beachhead for his future conquest of Cybertron. The deed done, he teleported the weakened and disoriented Transformers back to Cybertron's surface. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

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===Against the Apocalypse===
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As Cybertron rebuilt from this latest attack, Arcee attended Sideswipe's funeral, and as Optimus Prime mulled over his status as a "divine" [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], she pointed out that she had stood by when he had killed Galvatron, revealing to Prime that he had been her twin brother. Disarmed by this revelation, Prime attempted to withdraw, but was intercepted by Blackrock, who revealed that Centurion had made a full recovery and gone exploring in the wilderness—and discovered a cache of [[protoform]]s. Passerby Decepticon [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] revealed that the Dinobots had recently discovered a [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] in the wilderness, inspiring Prime to mount an expedition to find it. Seeking allies, Arcee approached Pyra Magna and her fellow Torchbearers for assistance. Though they declined, Pyra Magna reminded the still-rudderless Arcee that the former warrior could keep both Prime and herself in check in this new, postwar world. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Though Prime's group came into conflict with the rogue Dinobots—their leader [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] under the control of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]—Arcee followed Sludge into a cavern, where she was attacked by one of the young protoforms... and discovered that the rest were now under the protection of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Arcee took a shine to the little protoform, jokingly nicknaming him "[[Sideswipe (G2)|Sideswipe]]" after her departed friend, and watched as Trypticon burst from the ground to demand an end to the fighting. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

Back on Earth once more as Prime presided over the opening of an [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]], Arcee chatted with Aileron about recent events, including the installation of Trypticon as Earth's official embassy on Cybertron. Unfortunately, the conversation was cut short when Aileron overheard [[Slide]] badmouthing the Prime. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Things quickly spiraled out of control as "Onyx Prime" returned to Cybertron aboard his Titan, [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]], bringing with him the [[Liege Maximo]] and his [[Maximal]] army. Although Arcee advised caution, it was Metrotitan himself who chose to bridge to Cybertron—intent on following through the orders of his supposed "Chosen One," Starscream—only to be summarily blasted and fatally wounded by Nemesis, crashing to the ground in a fiery explosion. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

[[File:EndlessForever-ArceeVsMaximals.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Arcee is a geewunner.]]

Finally unmasked as Shockwave, his million year-machinations laid out for all to see, Shockwave instructed Liege Maximo to lead the Maximals to the surface to pick off the survivors... unaware that those survivors included a very angry Arcee, who lunged into action to take on his bestial horde in an epic one-woman stand. Though Arcee slaughtered her way through dozens of combatants, she was gradually overwhelmed by their numbers and taken prisoner on Shockwave's orders. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Chained and dragged aboard Shockwave's Titan by a sample of gravity-manipulating [[Ore-4]], Arcee was able to exploit the weightless environment to free herself and knock Maximo off-balance; recovering her sword and hurling it at the Ore-4 crystal, Arcee sent the ancient deceiver and the Maximals plummeting to their doom, and herself too... if it hadn't been for Aileron intervening to save Arcee from such a fate. Overcome with gratitude, and finally able to express her true feelings for her friend in the face of a looming apocalypse, Arcee gratefully [[kiss]]ed Aileron. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable}}

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Though Shockwave was eventually subdued and taken into custody, the Transformers were too late to prevent the full scope of his plan coming to fruition: seeing Cybertron itself as essentially flawed, Shockwave, in the guise of "Onyx Prime," had used the war against Antilla all those years ago to create [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], that which would eliminate Cybertron itself and allow the Transformers to begin anew. {{storylink|Our Finest}} {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} As Unicron began his attack on the galaxy, consuming those "thirteen colonies" affiliated with the Transformers, Arcee joined Optimus aboard the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'' to assist [[Rom]]'s homeworld of [[Elonia]]. While Wheeljack worked to bring a makeshift space bridge online, he discovered that something was jamming its frequency; when Arcee and Prime investigated, they discovered the inert body of [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], ancient Titan of [[Prima]] and another victim of Shockwave's machinations. Arcee was able to solve the problem by fatally stabbing the Titan's brain module, killing him instantly and allowing Wheeljack to safely teleport two-thirds of Elonia's population to Iacon. {{storylink|Our Darkest}}

As Unicron made his way to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Arcee joined Prime and the recently revived Bumblebee as the trio fought their way into the innards of the planet-eater, seeking to find a way to destroy the monster from within. Their search turned up nothing, outside of the crumbling ruins of one of the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]s that had once invaded Antilla, and the Autobots were subsequently chased back out by Unicron's monstrous [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]] as Unicron devoured Caminus. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} Back on Cybertron, Arcee tried to help Aileron through the loss of her homeworld, only to be interrupted by Bumblebee, who suspected that she knew more about the Omega Sentinel than she let on. Arcee confirmed that she had once fought alongside the giants during in the age of the Thirteen and their interstellar expansion, suggesting that one of them must have found Unicron. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

The arrival of Unicron—now accompanied by the corrupted [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]—over Cybertron itself prompted a desperate, last-ditch struggle as Prime and the other leaders of the planet weighed up their options. When Bumblebee himself, having received a cryptic vision from Omega Supreme moments before, arrived to tell the group the truth behind Unicron, Arcee confirmed his story: Unicron ''was'' the transformed Antilla, remade into an ultimate weapon against all of the injustices of the Cybertronian race. As Windblade raged against the futility of it all—noting that none of the colonies deserved to suffer for the sins of Cybertron, Arcee grimly reminded her that Caminus and all of the other colonies had been built off the back of Cybertronian expansion. Windblade transformed and flew off as the city began to collapse around them; believing her to be fleeing, Arcee tried to stop her, but the [[Cityspeaker]] told her that she had a plan. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

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As Unicron began his final attack on Cybertron, the efforts of the [[Spectral Knight]]s of [[New Prysmos]] offered an escape for the Transformers, harnessing the [[magic]] of the Talisman to create a teleportation beam that transported them directly to Earth. Arcee was one of the Transformers to be safely evacuated as Metroplex activated his space bridge; teleported to [[Victoria Falls]] in [[Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park]], she socked Starscream in the jaw to stop his whining before she gratefully embraced Aileron as the two reunited.{{storylink|Road's End}} As Unicron—now having destroyed Cybertron—teleported above Earth to complete his mission of Cybertronian extinction, Arcee joined Prime and Soundwave on a mission to [[Mount Rushmore]] to help corral Slide and the other colonist soldiers, who had renounced their ties to Optimus and gone rogue in a misguided effort to liberate Jazz from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] custody. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

Returning to Metroplex, the Cybertronians convened for a briefing from Jetfire, where the Autobot flier revealed that—thanks to consuming the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, Unicron's attacks posed an existential threat to the [[Milky Way]] itself. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} That night, Prime and Arcee talked, and as Prime wondered if the dark legacy of the Primes that Shockwave began had claimed him as well, Arcee simply opined that it was best to love who they could and understood who they couldn't. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}} With the rising of the sun came the approach of Unicron's Maximal army; though Optimus suggested that Arcee stay behind to be with Aileron, she declined, pointing out that for the first time in her life she had someone to fight ''for''. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} Instead, as the two prepared to face Unicron, Prime chose to shed the mouthplate that had become a symbol of the Primes so that he could face Unicron as his true self. {{storylink|Post}}

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Joining forces with Skywarp, Thundercracker, and Starscream, the five 'bots hatched a plan to smuggle the Talisman onto Unicron's surface while the other survivors of Cybertron led a frontal assault on the monster planet, using Skywarp's teleportation powers to directly transport the artifact into Unicron's innards and kill him from within. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} As the battle began, however, Skywarp was wounded by an incoming Maximal, and deprived of their best shot to destroy Unicron it was Starscream who chose to sacrifice his life to activate the Talisman, leaving Arcee and Optimus free to follow the path it carved through Unicron's armor and into his core, battling antibody monsters along the way. As they fought their way to the core, Optimus claimed that it was his duty as "[[The Arisen]]" to defeat Unicron, as the legends claimed... much to the incredulity of Arcee, who had ''known'' the 'bot who called himself "The Arisen" in the days of the Thirteen, who was definitely not Optimus. Faced with the black hole that made up the center of the planet-eater, Optimus instructed Arcee to stay behind as he flung himself into the abyss, transmitting himself [[infraspace]], knowing that he couldn't ask her to sacrifice her newfound emotional connection to Aileron. Ultimately, Orion Pax—shedding the title of Prime in the last moments of his life—was able to make peace with the vengeful spirit of [[Unicron's creator]] as they both chose to die; as Unicron collapsed in on himself, Aileron swooped in to rescue Arcee from the singularity, and the two lovers joyfully reunited on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

Days after Unicron's defeat, Arcee eschewed Prime's funeral to help with reconstruction efforts, chatting with Marissa Faireborn about her original encounter with Jhiaxus and her long, long personal journey to accept herself and others. And, after many years of searching, she opined, the former warrior had found love and a purpose as she settled into a new life on Earth; years later, now working as a teacher, Arcee told her class of Cybertronian, human, and [[Elonian]] children—including "Sideswipe"—the story of Optimus Prime, the complex legacy he had left behind, and the power of the stories that surrounded him and the lineage of the Primes. Optimus believed in a better future, she told her students, and he believed in the ability of others to change... such as Arcee herself, who had made peace with herself and the universe and proven that she had finally become everything that she was always meant to be. {{storylink|Post}}

==Notes==
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*The extras in ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]'' reveal a few alternative color schemes [[Alex Milne]] and [[Simon Furman]] tried to get approved for IDW's version of Arcee, one blue, two red. [[Hasbro]] nixed all three, insisting on Arcee's usual coloration to differentiate her from other [[female Transformer]]s.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=hasbro didn't want the dark color. they didn't want her to be like the other female bots. so they wanted the pink look. i don't like it, but its not up to me in the end / i had some darker colors on her originally and i got the anwser back saying they wanted her different from elita 1, but one of the colors was a blue gray, so i don't know what they were talking about. they just wanted pink.|link=http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/arcee-cover-colors-70762649|name=Alex Milne|site=deviantART|title=arcee cover colors.|year=2007|month=11|day=27}}</ref> In 2014, new female Autobots were finally introduced, but it seems unlikely they were part of IDW's planning back then.
*While IDW Arcee was firmly established as an Autobot in ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]''—in the opening blurb, in dialogue and in the form of an Autobot [[insignia]] constantly present on her chest (outside of the flashback to her being experimented on)—it is the ''only'' IDW issue to suggest that she was ever a formal Autobot. Starting with ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' and continuing thereafter, she was depicted without the chest insignia, and [[Second Exodus|''Robots in Disguise'' #18]] appears to retcon matters such that she was never [[Rite of the Autobrand|Autobranded]] at all!
*Given the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' toy tie-ins involved in "Dark Cybertron", it was logical at the time of publication to assume that Arcee's [[:File:TheBecoming-Arcee.jpg|new body]] in [[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|"Dark Cybertron" Chapter 10]] was based on her then-upcoming ''Generations'' toy, but [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|the toy]] that was eventually released (a good six month after said issue) bore little resemblance to the comic. It turned out this was because production on the comic was so far ahead that artist [[Alex Milne]] had to draw Arcee into this issue based on only ''concept art'' of the toy, which he further modified to incorporate characteristics from Arcee's IDW design.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=here is the design i came up with based off of a concept from hasbro. not sure if this is what the new Arcee toy will look like. the design i was given was not a toy image nor was it an image that looked like it could transform. it was just a concept which i think hasbro wanted to base the new toy off of. so i had to work with that and come up with something that i feel keep the look they want to use and work withing the world the comic is set in :) the only thing i did a bit differently in the comic was i made her legs a bit longer. i ran out of paper on this image and i did want her legs a bit longer. with the head i did put elements from the original IDW Arcee in it so i could tie the new design with comic look :) so i'm not sure what the toy will look like, but this was fun getting to draw a new version of Arcee :)|link=http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/IDW-Dark-Cybertron-Arcee-Design-441642817|name=Alex Milne|site=deviantART|title=IDW Dark Cybertron Arcee Design|year=2014|month=03|day=20}}</ref> Further exemplifying the changes the toy underwent, Arcee's reddish-orange coloration in this issue was at the request of Hasbro,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It was in the concept design we were given; I wanted to make sure and asked my editors(forget which) for confirmation.|link=https://twitter.com/dyemooch/status/468837384034189312|name=Josh Perez|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=05|day=20}}</ref> only for the finished Arcee toy to be colored in her standard pink. The comics didn't end up reconciling the designs, with [[Andrew Griffith]] giving Arcee a new Earth body in [[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|''Robots in Disguise'' #28]], and restoring her pink color scheme in [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #35]].
*Speaking of, Griffith was inspired by a mid-2010s {{w|Lotus Elite}} for Arcee's Earth alt-mode.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Been seeing a lot of stuff about fan designs for Arcee out there and a lot of it’s is really great btw. If anyone’s curious, Arcee’s earth mode in IDW’s #RID was inspired by a mid 2010’s Lotus Elise.|link=https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/1283408750322364416|name=Andrew Griffith|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=15}}</ref>
*According to [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]], Arcee is 33 feet tall and weighs 15 tons (10.1 metres and 13.6 metric tonnes).

===Conceptual origins===
[[Simon Furman]] has traditionally not been a fan of [[female Transformer]]s or the idea of gendering Transformers at all, stating on several occasions that he doesn't understand why robots would have women. Arcee's [[Spotlight: Arcee|origin]] in the IDW continuity attempted "to apply a rationale to the whole issue;"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Well, I’ve always been fairly outspoken about the redundancy of ‘female’ Transformers (or ‘fembots’). It’s not a sexist thing, it’s just that they’re robots. Why would they have genders at all? Anyway, Arcee (being one such ‘fembot’) was always going to be a contentious issue, especially as (in common with other IDW/TF-verse reinventions) I was expected to put something of my own spin on the character this time around. And I figured I’d attempt to apply a rationale to the whole issue!|link=https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/|name=Simon Furman|site=WordPress|title=Arcee-a-Go-Go|year=2008|month=02|day=19}}</ref> under his pen, the Transformers of the IDW continuity were treated as a genderless race, albeit one that used male pronouns out of convenience. Thus, Furman's original treatment for Arcee was that she was one of these "genderless" robots that had been genetically altered, implicitly against their will, and that her new gender separated her from other Transformers. When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was introduced to the IDW mythos, author [[Mairghread Scott]] stated that Windblade's femininity would not be treated as an aberration, noting that Arcee's origin could be seen as offensive to women, and especially those who are transgender. Furman's insistence that Cybertronians are genderless, not male by default, extended to a post he wrote,<ref>{{citesocial|link=http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/|name=Simon Furman|site=WordPress|title=Response to Mairghread Scott|year=2013|month=12|day=29}}</ref> though the two authors later talked in private and settled the beef. (Scott would seemingly hew closer in 2014 to Furman's original concept for the character during the [[An Uneventful Night|few instances]] in which she wrote for the character, with Arcee expressing a dislike for 'bots who "[change others] against their will"... but this kind of thing happens a lot in comics, so don't sweat it.)

Following Windblade's debut, author [[John Barber]] would sporadically revisit Arcee's origin story owing to her increasing role in the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' comics. For example, in "[[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming]]" after surgically rebuilt into a new body of her own volition, Arcee is seen experimentally flexing and touching her arms while genuinely asking Prowl what he thinks of her look. ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' introduced its protagonist as an inhabitant of the colony planet of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], where male and female Transformers naturally coexisted; though this was ''initially'' presented as a result of {{w|allopatric speciation}}, with the Camiens having evolved this trait after millennia of isolation from Cybertron, it wouldn't take long before ''Robots in Disguise'' revealed that those ancient Cybertronians who had colonized Caminus ''did'' understand the concept of gender, and that female Transformers had somehow disappeared from Cybertron well before the modern day. A subsequent conversation between Arcee and Galvatron in [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #37]] revealed that Jhiaxus had been attempting to ''restore'' this facet of Cybertronian society, and internal narration from Arcee's point of view in [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]] revealed that Arcee had, at least to some extent, consented to Jhiaxus's experiments, as she did not see the malevolent scientist "for what he was." Other comments in [[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|other]] [[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|issues]] regarding the incident suggested that Arcee's prior identity was, in her own words, a "lie I told myself," <ref>[[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|''Optimus Prime'' #5]]</ref> and that she recognized her current self as who "I was always meant to be."<ref>[[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #52]]</ref>

Despite years of such remarks, it would not be until the [[Post|very last issue]] of the original IDW continuity that would finally lay out exactly what had happened between Jhiaxus and Arcee, with Barber receiving assistance from fan [[Jenevieve Frank]] for nuance. In an exchange with [[Marissa Faireborn]], Arcee explicitly confirmed that she had ''always'' been transgender; describing herself as "forged male," Arcee had voluntarily sought out the assistance of Jhiaxus to aid in her transition. Her violent behavior following her encounter with the mad scientist was explained as not a product of the transition itself, but from the lack of aftercare Jhiaxus provided, with the pair likening the effect to the Cybertronian equivalent of "bad meds."

According to Jenevieve Frank, the way the exchange was written in context with all the prior writing on Arcee's trans journey was meant to get across that Jhiaxus's response to Arcee seeking gender affirmation surgery was to convince "her that she needed specific procedure to conform to his idea of female Cybertronians"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Seems like a good time to remind people that Arcee's origin in IDW comics was explicitly retconned to make it 100% her decision to go to Jhiaxus for help transitioning but that he convinced her that she needed specific procedures to conform to his idea of female Cybertronians|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1593282949394350086|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=11|day=17}}</ref> (what a jerk) "...and was coerced into medically unnecessary procedures," hence reframing her blazing streak of vengeance seen in Spotlight Arcee.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Also retconned that Arcee later found out that Jhiaxus had coerced her to medically unnecessary procedures and committed malpractice against her...which is why she was so hellbent on revenge in her eponymous Spotlight comic|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1593283331571027968|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=11|day=17}}</ref> She notes that transitioning can be "wonderful & life affirming, but it's HARD and traumatic too."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Spotlight: Arcee is often viewed poorly, but as I've transitioned the past few years, I've come to understand who unintentionally, brutally honest Spotlight: Arcee is about how hard it is to transition. Transitioning is wonderful & life affirming, but it's HARD & traumatic too.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356435117109248|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> She sees what she and Barber did not as a rejection of Spotlight, but an attempt to embrace it, and that while Arcee could have had "authentic transmasculine or nonbinary narratives," the disappearance of her dysphoria in Phase 2 signified that she was a trans woman,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=What John and I did with Arcee isn't a rejection of her Spotlight. It's an attempt to embrace it. There were authentic trans masculine and nonbinary narratives that Arcee could have had, but when her dysphoria disappeared in Phase 2, it meant she *HAD* to be a transgender woman.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356437386215424|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> which was also easier practically speaking to work in with all the action going on.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=And I say *HAD* in the practical sense. There wouldn't have been time to do justice to her as a trans guy or nonbinary character in the breaths between fighting Unicron, Shockwave, et al.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356739485155328|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> The parallel in Arcee's story from this framework with real trans women's lives getting messed up "by arrogant transphobic doctors who blamed their ignorance and mutilation on their patients rather than confront their own culpability" is entirely intentional,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We had 3 goals in OP#25, which I *hope* we cleared. 1. Tie Arcee's transition to the REAL trans women who had their lives ruined over the years by arrogant transphobic doctors who blamed their ignorance and mutilation on their patients rather than confront their own culpability|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065358618751455232|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> as is Arcee turning to Anode akin to trans women helping each other due to the ignorance by larger systems.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=2. Connect Arcee to the legacy of trans women helping each over when the world has let us down. Even today, transgender women turn to OTHER trans women when they need advice on medications or more practical concerns because the system we deal with is still largely ignorant.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065358619909083136|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> This peace and community she had was "literally snatched away from her,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=After OP #25, I hope you can go back and read Spotlight: Arcee as the story of a woman who struggled her whole life, betrayed by her doctor, disowned by her brother, and FINALLY found peace & community only to have it literally snatched away from her (THANKS NECROBOT).|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362388491239424|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> due to Anode's disappearance in ''[[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Lost Light #1]].'' The later Arcee in Spotlight is one who had "learned that she DIDN'T NEED to struggle," that Jhiaxus was to blame for her medical problems, not herself.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Arcee in Spotlight: Arcee is one that recently learned that she DIDN'T NEED to struggle. That her shit doctor was to blame for her feeling awful because he did medical procedures on her that were unauthorized and unnecessary to her medical transition.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362389627940865|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> Frank also notes that Barber's trans narrative for Arcee would not have been possible "without Mairghread Scott, James Roberts, and Nick Roche's contributions in their own books over the past 6 years."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Most importantly, John's "rehabilitation" of Arcee wouldn't have been possibly without Mairghread Scott, James Roberts, and Nick Roche's contributions in their own books over the past 6 years.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362393411112961|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{i|Arcee}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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[[File:TFRID11 CVRB Arcee Header.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb|All right, ladies, the kitten whispers and tickle fights stop now!]]

An ancient warrior from the dawn of Cybertronian history, '''Arcee''' arose from the ashes of her mysterious, traumatic past to become one of the most feared Transformers of her era and beyond. Cold and detached off the battlefield and utterly ruthless in combat, Arcee's single-minded bloodlust put her at odds with both the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s for most of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].

But after finding a kindred spirit in [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and making peace (or ''pieces'') with some of her demons, Arcee has turned over a new leaf. After a brief stint in the employ of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], Arcee formally joined the Autobots and struck up a friendship with [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]]. In her new role as one of [[Earth]]'s peacekeepers, her change of [[spark]] has allowed her to grow into a more compassionate being and a capable defender of [[human]]ity.

{{first|''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]''}}

{{quote|But I know one '''universal rule'''—whatever the game, the easiest way to win is to kill all the other players.|Arcee sums up her pragmatic approach to problem-solving|"[[The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Out for blood===
[[File:OriginMyths-ArceeAndGalvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I am Sparceetacus.]]

'''Arcee of the [[Darklands]]''' {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} and her [[twin]] brother [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] were ancient, hailing from the barbaric age that predated the rise of the [[Thirteen]] [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s. In this prehistoric era, both male and female Cybertronians naturally coexisted, and Arcee would later describe herself as "forged male." {{storylink|Post}} This ran counter to how she felt in her [[spark]], however, and she would later muse that this old identity was a "lie she told herself." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

Enslaved by the capricious [[Septimus Prime]] and his [[Supplicants of Arrius]], the pair carved out a fearsome reputation for themselves as "The Twins" in the [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial]] arenas of ancient [[Protihex|Protohex]], battling for the amusement of their master. But as the city's [[energon]] dwindled, Septimus ordered the two to fight between themselves until the stronger survived. Arcee gained the upper hand, but before she could finish Galvatron off, the city was stormed by the armies of Megatronus and his Darklanders: the Prime announced that he had annexed their city into his territory, the Darklands, and threw their former master into the ring for the twins to kill.

Having honed their fighting skills in the pits of Protohex, Arcee and Galvatron became the twin vanguards of the Darklander armies, and joined Megatronus as they marched on the neighboring village that would one day become the [[Crystal City]]. As battle broke out between the Darklanders and the bestial legions of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], the twins led the charge, but the battle quickly ended when three [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s arose from beneath the surface of the planet. Taking advantage of both sides' stunned silence, Onyx Prime cut his way through the armies of the Darklanders and quickly ratified a truce with his old student Megatronus {{storylink|Origin Myths}} — for "Onyx Prime" was, in reality, a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who had deliberately engineered the war to bring the Primes and their followers together; the other Primes, unaware of "Onyx's" true nature, soon agreed to the unification. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:OurFinest-AntillanMission.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Kitbashers, grab your [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron toys!]]]]

At the celebrations that evening Arcee quickly grew skeptical of this alliance, correctly predicting that the remaining five Primes would join their banner and grow drunk on their own superiority. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] noted that it would be Arcee's job to keep himself and the other members of the Thirteen in their place. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

In the two million years of peace that followed, the surviving Primes formally rallied under a single banner and immortalized themselves as the [[Thirteen]]. Arcee and Galvatron remained Megatronus' trusted lieutenants, and when Onyx Prime encouraged expansion to bring the "light" of Cybertronian civilization to lesser worlds, the twins joined their master aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and his [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Along with Onyx Prime and Alpha Trion, the Cybertronian fleet set a course for the neighboring world of [[Antilla]] and began a bloody, protracted war with the native [[Antillan]]s — a devastating conflict that only came to an end when a [[Unicron's creator|desperate Antillan scientist]] constructed a [[Talisman (G1)|doomsday weapon]] that annihilated all life on the planet. Unlike her twin, Arcee would forever carry deep regret about her involvement in the Antillan war, disgusted that Alpha Trion had chosen to blame the aliens for the conflict in the history books. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

By that time, however, the twins and their masters had already returned to Cybertron, and the fallout from the battle for Antilla ultimately snowballed into a larger conflict, the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Arcee and Galvatron both survived the falling out of the Primes, but over the years the twins grew increasingly distant from one another. Eventually, Galvatron would strike out on his own to lead a personal crusade against the forces of the Primes. {{storylink|The Crucible}} The end of the war coincided with the death or departure of most of the Primes, and in the post-war era that followed the ascension of [[Nova Prime]], Cybertronian society would change drastically. For reasons unknown, naturally-born [[female Transformer]]s would somehow vanish from Cybertron after the conclusion of the conflict and the departure of the Titans; subsequent generations would never become aware that the concept of "gender" had existed on Cybertron at all, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} to the point where many future Transformers would consider their species to be functionally "genderless." {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee traumatic flashback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"So, you're keen on music?"]]

Never entirely comfortable with her birth identity, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Arcee fell in with the mad genius [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], {{storylink|Post}} who sought to recreate certain lost aspects of ancient Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Not seeing the mad scientist for what he truly was, Arcee asked him to operate on her in the hopes of dealing with her gender dysphoria. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} {{storylink|Post}} Though Jhiaxus—hoping to reintroduce gender to his species—successfully altered Arcee's physiology and gender presentation by directly re-coding her [[CNA]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} he ultimately felt no need to involve himself further with the experiment and deserted her after the surgery was complete. {{storylink|Post}} The lack of aftercare Jhiaxus provided, combined with the trauma of her experience, led to Arcee experiencing a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input," which manifested as violent and sometimes erratic behavior. {{storylink|Post}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

Though Galvatron claimed that Jhiaxus had been proud of what he'd accomplished, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Arcee believed that she hadn't measured up to Jhiaxus's standards and abandoned as a reject.{{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} Arcee would be left angry, distant, and distrustful of agendas and experimentation on people against their will. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}} Eventually, Arcee found support in [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] refugee [[Anode]], a fellow transgender Cybertronian who had transitioned from male to female after leaving Cybertron, but when Anode [[Mortilus|disappeared]] in 1516 CE, Arcee's violent streak resurfaced and {{storylink|Post}} {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron}} she became obsessed with eliminating all traces of Jhiaxus' work from the universe. Driven by an implacable homing instinct towards Jhiaxus's experiments, she cut a swath of carnage across several planets in her obsession before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] took her down and imprisoned her in the Autobot penitentiary on [[Garrus-9]]. As was policy for threats of her level, Arcee's [[spark]] was separated from her body, and in this limbo, she found a kind of peace.

[[File:SpotlightArcee-altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fast and the Furious: Cybertronian Drift]]

That peace was shattered when the [[Decepticon Secret Service]], led by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]], attacked Garrus-9 to liberate the recently incarcerated [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]], more of Jhiaxus's experiments. When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] infiltrated the facility, warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] freed Arcee as a last resort to stop them. She presented quite the frightening obstacle for the invaders, severely wounding [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], but in the end they managed to escape with their target. [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] convinced Maximus to allow her to pursue them, {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} and she followed their trail to the Decepticon Battle Platform [[Zuska]], where she tortured a Decepticon for information on the escapees' location. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[File:SpotlightSideswipe Jhiaxus deathbecomeshim.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Those were the best days of our lives.]]

Using this intel to locate Banzaitron, Arcee found that the Transformers from the [[Dead Universe]]—Jhiaxus among them—had activated Monstructor and spirited him away, decimating the Banzaitron's team in the process. Arcee agreed to help Banzaitron in recovering Monstructor, on the basis that it would lead her to Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Tracking Monstructor to [[Rotan]], she and the Decepticons engaged him in battle until [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] arrived with information on Jhiaxus's location. Abandoning the fight, Arcee headed for [[Gorlam Prime]], where she murdered her way through a legion of [[Micromaster]]s before finally cornering him beneath the planet's surface. There, she was surprised and delighted to find that, as he came from the Dead Universe, and they were in a location close to its influence, Jhiaxus could not die. And that meant she could kill him over, and over, and over... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Arcee did just that for six years, and would later profess that the experience helped her straighten her head out. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} She would later remember the experience as the first time she'd ever been truly happy. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

[[File:HeartofDarkness1-ArceeHardhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|You know how the saying goes about wearing your spine on your stomach-- wait, that's not how the saying goes? ....scrap.]]

This demented "therapy" came to an end when Gorlam Prime's portal to the Dead Universe reactivated, hypnotically drawing the native [[Gorlamite]]s into it. Arcee also felt its lure but [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] held her back until the effect faded, and the two Autobots decided to investigate. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}} A while later, they detected [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and Jhiaxus in the vicinity and attacked them. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} Discovering that her arch-enemy had been restored by Galvatron's [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], she vowed to destroy Jhiaxus all over again, but those plans had to be tabled when Galvatron powered himself up by tapping into the Dead Universe via the portal. Convinced by Hardhead to flee and warn the Autobots of Galvatron's return, Arcee was blasted into a chasm by her pursuers, but managed to survive. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Some time later, as Galvatron was in the process of assembling an army and preparing to enact his grand plan, Arcee and Hardhead came to the rescue of an Autobot escape pod full of survivors from the [[Kimia Facility]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Bringing the survivors aboard, she and Hardhead had to explain at least five times to them all about the Dead Universe, the Heart of Darkness, [[D-Void]], and Galvatron's plans. The rag-tag group made it to Cybertron, by which time Galvatron infected [[Vector Sigma]] with the Heart of Darkness, which caused a maelstrom to break out on the planet's surface. Arcee suggested guiding the ship through an underground tunnel, crashing right on top of Galvatron himself, but this failed to take the super-powered villain out, and he quickly engaged and defeated Arcee and Hardhead. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

===Under Prowl===
[[File:Arcee Ratbat WorldandEverythingInIt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|She never was one for politics.]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] subsequently used the Matrix to purify Vector Sigma, but in the process reverted Cybertron to a primordial state. In this tumultuous new era, Arcee fell into the employ of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], acting as his shadowy enforcer in an era of uneasy peace. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} She inaugurated her new role by assassinating [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] before the former senator could have [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] killed, but her vicious methods sat ill with Prowl. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} Later, Arcee watched with amusement from a high vantage point as a set of rockets [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] had fired into orbit successfully drew away dangerous energies that would have caused an explosion on the planet's surface. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

Prowl soon called upon Arcee again to aid him in dealing with Decepticon malcontents, this time confronting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and his [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled minions. After Arcee killed the mind-controlled [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] against Prowl's wishes, the pair pursued Bombshell into underground tunnels, but ran into the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], whom Arcee took on solo, saving an unknowing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] in the process. Prowl, meanwhile, went after Bombshell, but succumbed to his newly improved method of mind control. Under Bombshell's sway, Prowl returned to Arcee's side and "destroyed" the Constructicons by detonating their [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]], then sent her after [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who had witnessed the whole thing. Evidently suspecting that something was amiss with Prowl, she secretly allowed Dirge to escape. {{storylink|Devisive}} Deducing what had happened to Prowl, she met with him later, informing him she "knew his secret" and cautioning him to remember that she was not his killer to order around, {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} but continued to work towards whatever objectives Bombshell was manipulating Prowl for, allowing the Insecticon to think she was on his side so she could discover what he was up to and stop him. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

Arcee later secretly joined "Prowl" and the other Autobot security officers in tracking Dirge to the Decepticons' bolt-hole, but once again, she stood back and allowed him and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to escape during the ensuing firefight. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} She would later be seen prowling the rooftops of the city, watching [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] and [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] through the sight of her weapon and graciously deciding not to snipe them. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

[[File:Arcee and Ravage The End of the Beginning of the World.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|She didn't exactly have a knack for massages, either.]]
When the time came for the Decepticons to put the final stage of their plan into action, Bombshell directed Arcee, through Prowl, to exfiltrate [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and their men from their present living quarters in the Decepticon pen. She chose to do so in the most violent way possible, of course, first attacking and killing the pen guards [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] and then detonating a shrapnel bomb that disabled all the other Decepticons present. Before departing with their unconscious bodies, she planted another explosive which Prowl then deliberately tripped while leading a "raid" on the pen, making it appear that the Decepticons within had been destroyed by their own booby-trap. Meanwhile, unaware of what had truly transpired, Starscream assumed that all of this had gone down as a result of his blackmailing Prowl with the knowledge he had gained from Dirge, so Arcee decided to drop in and rain on his parade, informing him she knew exactly where he had hidden Dirge, and could take away his "advantage" at any time. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:TheVerge-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I'll cry when I'm done killing!]]
That, as it turned out, was exactly what she did when riots broke out upon the return of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Recovering Dirge from his hideaway and informing him of "Prowl's" involvement with the Decepticons, she took him and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where a standoff with Blurr ensued. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Convincing him to listen to her by revealing that she was the one who had saved him from the Constructicons, Arcee handed Dirge and Swindle off to him and cut a path through the rioters for him so he could take them and the information to Bumblebee. {{storylink|The Verge}} Arcee proceeded to join Prowl, Bombshell, Megatron and the other Decepticons in the [[Black Room]], relaying a message from [[Turmoil]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] that they were in position. Following the information she had fed them via Dirge, Bumblebee and his team soon arrived; they were overpowered, and Arcee stabbed [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through the torso, pinning his body to the wall (but avoiding doing any serious damage, cluing him in to her deception). Together, they all watched as the Decepticons' plan was enacted, and a perfected version of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] was formed, incorporating Prowl as its mind-controlled head. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Calmly waiting until the most dramatic moment possible—when Bumblebee asked her what her place in the plot was—Arcee then promptly stabbed Bombshell through the head, cutting off his control of Devastator and shutting the combiner down. Calling on Sideswipe to open fire, Arcee armed Bumblebee and apologized for not acting sooner, explaining that she had had to wait until she was close enough to Bombshell to act. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} As the battle began to rage, with [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] busy with Prowl and Bumblebee busy with Megatron, Arcee and the Dinobots were put in charge of taking on the rest of the Decepticon army. Following Megatron's defeat, as Starscream took control, Arcee and the other Autobots were cast out into the wilderness. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

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As the Autobots left the city, they were trailed by the Constructicons, who had become fans of Prowl after having combined with him. Arcee wanted to intervene when the Constructicons and the Dinobots came to blows, but Prowl restrained her while Bumblebee's worsening condition stopped the fighting for good. During Bumblebee's restoration, Arcee tried her best to comfort Prowl, who was visibly upset, but Arcee's emotional detachment made it difficult for her to connect. Her failure to empathize with Prowl sent her to Sideswipe next, whose love of violence she thought would give them common ground, but Sideswipe also shooed her away. The Constructicons picked a fight with her next, pointing out her lack of Autobot symbol as a sign that no one wanted her, and Arcee was all too happy to oblige. Their skirmish ended when Ironhide and the Dinobots broke them up, and Ironhide confided in Arcee that he was worried the night would bring madness to their camp as it did to the Aerialbots and Dinobots earlier. Arcee, confident that the madness wouldn't affect her, stayed up all night guarding Bumblebee, and when Bumblebee awoke the next morning in his new body, he found her outside with an Autobot symbol carved into her arm. But suddenly there was a weird glow over the horizon, and the sunrise wasn't for another few hours. Arcee immediately suspected Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

[[File:TheBecoming-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Prowl thinks this is special, despite this being Arcee's fourth body in as many years.]]

Suddenly, an undead [[Titan (group)|Titan]], a [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], burst free from the ground before them. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Arcee was happy to have a giant target to shoot at, though she wasn't hopeful of their odds of survival. Bumblebee insisted on caution rather than rash action, but before Arcee and the others could act, Soundwave's Decepticons were upon them. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Their battle was interrupted by Starscream arriving overhead and landing on the inert Necrotitan's shoulder. Arcee offered to shoot him out of the sky, but before she could, the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed a strange, deadly wave that spread in all directions, and leaving Arcee without one of her arms and one of her legs. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Arcee sat quietly as the others freaked out in the wake of the strange wave. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} She did not let her major limb damage deter her whatsoever once the Autobots chose to besiege Shockwave's lair (thought it probably helped that she'd somehow grown back her missing arm). {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Still without one of her legs, she was forced to retreat with the others, leaving Megatron and Bumblebee behind. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}}

Arcee, the other Autobots, and Soundwave's Decepticons returned to the city, where the Necrotitan had recently advanced, reducing what was left to ashes. Prowl ordered anyone still able to fight (Arcee included herself) to attack the Necrotitan before it could do more damage, but there was little they could do. Thankfully, that was when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and the ''[[Lost Light]]'' appeared over them via [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] and engaged the Necrotitan for them. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} With the surprising help of Megatron, Metroplex was able to defeat the Necrotitan, and the citizens of Cybertron and the crew of the ''Lost Light'' were reunited. Arcee approached and greeted the female Transformers the ''Lost Light'' had brought along. In the calm that followed, Arcee was rebuilt into a new body, and Prowl wondered if she was considering this a fresh start. Before too long, however, their calm was ended by the arrival of Shockwave's army of [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} She fought alongside her many comrades against the [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} and also got to talk with [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] about how he ended the Ammonite's war and started [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|their own]] war, leading her to reflect on how they should have hung out more. Later, after fighting was over, Arcee was in a crowd of bots watching Optimus and Megatron exit the Lost Light. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

During the following six months, Arcee attended Megatron's trial along with Whirl and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Following the trial, Arcee admitted to Prowl that the recently arrived [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her party of female Transformers from the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] didn't evoke any particular feelings in her. After Sideswipe opened his big yap, Arcee asked Optimus about what had happened to Hardhead, and eventually volunteered to join his crew for the trip to Earth to find Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

===To Earth and beyond===
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As soon as the ''[[Ark-7]]'' arrived over Earth, the ship was besieged by the orbital defenses of the [[Earth Defense Command]], who had formed an alliance with Galvatron's Decepticons six months prior. The attack forced the Autobots to hide their ship on the far side of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], with Optimus and a small crew led by Prowl slipping through humanity's defenses aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to investigate. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} It wasn't long until they were ambushed by a combined Decepticon/EDC assault, and Prowl sent Arcee and Sideswipe to provide covering fire as the team retreated to nearby [[Poverty Flat]]. Prowl also brought Devastator to provide help, revealing the Cybertronian presence to the humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Arcee and the other Autobots protected the panicking humans until the Decepticons were all teleported away on [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s orders. As the Autobots returned to ''Ark-7'', Arcee warned Optimus that more might be going on than they knew. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

The Autobots tracked the EDC's [[mindbomb]] signal to their base in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], and on their way to assault the base Arcee confided in Prowl that she'd seen [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] acting suspiciously, unaware that the police-bot had recently made the excavator a double-agent to keep tabs on Galvatron's activity. In the ensuing frontal assault, she was surprised by the arrival of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon warship]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} The Autobots fired at the ship until Prowl used the EDC's own defense system to shoot the ship down. As they departed with Alpha Trion, whom they'd recovered from the EDC base, Arcee helped the wounded Kup onto Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:OFFonOFF-GalvatronArcee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|....fifth body in as many years.]]

Though the Autobots brought Trion back to the ship to recuperate form his experience, it didn't take long before the Prime made a full recovery, and Jetfire, Arcee and [[D.0.C.]] investigated an alarm in the ''Ark-7'' shuttlebay to find that Prime and Trion had gone for a jaunt on the lunar surface. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Soon afterwards, Optimus left for Cybertron, he left Prowl in charge and asked Arcee to keep an eye on Prowl. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} When Prowl took the Constructicons to intercept [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] in [[Japan]], Arcee followed using Sideswipe's backpack and prevented Prowl from grabbing Spike and [[Jimmy Pink]]. The two humans fled and Arcee pursued them, only to end up being cornered by the Decepticons along with Jimmy. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Though Galvatron claimed they were after the same thing, Spike, Arcee opted to take Jimmy and leave the Decepticons and Constructicons to it, only to be tackled mid-air by Galvatron. During their fight which landed them in the [[Australia]]n outback, Galvatron lied to Arcee, claiming Prowl had killed Spike's father to draw Spike out, and persuaded her to join him in trying to destroy the [[Enigma of Combination]]—a relic of the haughty [[Nexus Prime]], whom the twins had once known; believing that the destruction of the Enigma would also foil Prowl's increasingly shady plans, Arcee reluctantly agreed. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

[[File:NowAndOnEarth-Arcee.jpg|thumb|300px|...sixth...]]

She, Jimmy, and the Decepticons arrived in [[Wanmu]], [[China]], to find Devastator already attacking [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s local [[Onyx]] facility. She tried to reach Prowl, but Devastator was set on killing Spike and she was knocked flat by the discarded Enigma of Combination. After Galvatron's soldier [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] revealed himself as a double-agent acting on Starscream's behalf, he absconded with the Enigma, and Arcee finally reached an enraged Prowl and convinced him to disassemble Devastator. They left on Sky Lynx, carrying a space bridge liberated from Blackrock's custody. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati}}

Shortly after the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], and Prowl's official falling out with Optimus Prime, Arcee had functionally taken command of the Earthbound Autobots while Prime was busy on Cybertron. In her new capacity as second-in-command, she held a clandestine meeting with her brother, who sought to use the spacebridge for his own ends, but provided her with an Onyx tablet in exchange: a clue, he insinuated, to Blackrock's ''true'' agenda regarding his fascination with Cybertronian technology. Arcee returned to the ''Ark-7'' to get the tablet analyzed and gave [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] a mission to Jupiter, to investigate rumors of a [[Sanctuary Station|Decepticon commune]] being constructed in orbit. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} He soon reported back on the Decepticon station being built there, and she met him on his return, however he fobbed her off with the promise of a report later and headed to a recharge slab. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

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Not long afterwards, Arcee herself travelled to Cybertron in order to steal and destroy the Enigma of Combination; while her brother believed that the artifact could only be used to create more "abominations," she had come to hate the concept of people being forcibly changed against their will. However, her escape was complicated by Windblade and Chromia, seeking to protect the fragile alliance between Cybertron and their own homeworld of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], and chased her into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where a Camien team of [[Torchbearer]]s was scouting. The Torchbearers fumed at not only Arcee's injuring of Windblade, a Cityspeaker, but also her intent to harm an artifact of the Primes. Inadvertent activation of the Enigma recongifured the Torchbearers into a new combiner, the mighty [[Victorion]]. The newborn, confused Victorion singled out Arcee for punishment, and so Windblade and Chromia found themselves protecting her against the gestalt. Windblade, surprisingly, was able to calm Victorion down long enough for them to disassemble. Warming to Windblade's combination of diplomacy and willingness to bury the truth to promote lasting peace, Arcee agreed to return the Enigma of Combination and pretend the incident had never happened. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She briefly watched Starscream talk to himself before swapping notes with Optimus. When one of Starscream's [[Badgeless]] troops was about to stage a massacre at a bar, Arcee stepped in and took the Badgeless to confront Starscream himself, whom she suggested needed to win over those on Cybertron before he went conquering other worlds. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

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Back on Earth, to her pre-emptive satisfaction, she detected that Prowl was in [[Alaska]], ready to be taken in by her... and then suddenly ''wasn't''. She went looking for Kup for help and was perturbed to find he'd passed out while outside the ship, and this may have happened before. But she didn't have time to care when Prowl disappearing was a major security risk and she needed help finding him! They broke into Prowl's old quarters, with Arcee suspicious how easy Kup managed it, and found some fleshbag called [[Verity Carlo]] had been blackmailing the fugitive with a copy of Autobot war crime data! Arcee was livid, thinking Carlo might restart the war if she made such horrors public. She was ''more'' livid when a recorded message from Prowl was broadcast, saying to get ''Springer'' to look for him, as only Springer was good enough.

The most sensible course of action was to knock out Kup, go to Earth, and violently threaten Verity Carlo into saying what she'd done to Prowl. Verity turned out to know nothing. When Springer and the [[Wreckers]] showed up, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} Arcee continued to insist it ''had'' to be this human anyway... which was around about the time the ''real'' culprits, [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]], attacked and Prowl broadcast through Kup to explain he was in the hands of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], imprisoned in his [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]]. Arcee was horrified to realise Prowl had put a backdoor hack in Kup's brain in case he'd needed to manipulate suckers. Despite Arcee blaming Verity for this, Springer pulled rank and led the Wreckers-plus-Arcee in battle against Mayhem, where Arcee was amused to find Springer only got emotionally engaged when there was a fight on. After chopping limbs off [[Claw Jaw]] and joining the Wreckers on a raid inside [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Mayhem HQ]], Arcee and the other Wreckers breached the gate to the Noisemaze that lay inside Tidal Wave's body, and crossed to the Noisemaze... {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers3-Noisemaze.jpg|left|thumb|300px|...sev- no, wait, this is the fifth one again. Never mind!]]

...and immediately fell in screaming pain, unable to stand its sensory onslaught. Tarantulas had the Wreckers taken to his lab, where the guilt-extracting computer [[Impetus]] caused her to flash back to her traumatic experience with Jhiaxus, babbling that it was "[her] fault" she'd not seen through Jhiaxus and that she hadn't been "strong enough" to stop him. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Only Hubcap, Tarantulas' man on the inside, having second thoughts got her sprung from jail. Arcee and the Wreckers ganged up on Tarantulas but he fought them all off, forcing Roadbuster to sacrifice himself so they could run. They regrouped and were talked by Prowl into destroying the villain's work first, but were confronted by said spider, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} faring as well as before. Only a personal revelation got Tarantulas to cease his attack but, to fulfil the plan, Arcee joined Impactor in keeping the fight going anyway. The Noisemaze began to collapse around them and Arcee was left stunned when Springer, despite great personal risk, radioed to say he was sticking to the plan even if it killed him. Realising why Prowl had chosen him and not her for this, she then convinced Impactor to continue the plan. Though Prowl would risk his life at the last second to save Springer, this was still it: Arcee and Kup returned to the ''Ark-7'', ties to Prowl irrevocably severed. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:Perihelion-BrawlShoulderTackleArcee.jpg|thumb|300px|Brawl liked design number four better.]]

Back at the ''Ark-7'', she found Jetfire had examined the [[Onyx|human code]] Blackrock had created, discovering that the code was capable of communicating with its other iterations via a quantum signal. Arcee ordered her Autobots to track it down while she, Alpha Trion, and Sideswipe stayed on the ship. The mission went sour fast and Arcee had Sky Lynx return to the ''Ark'' where she could use its mighty guns to blow away his pursuers... at which point the Onyx code activated their deflector shields, causing all the firepower to rebound on the ship, and locked them out of their systems, leaving them trapped and on fire! {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} They found themselves fighting their way through their own compromised defences while Trion claimed they were facing weapons of the Thirteen that they could not stand against. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Her plan was to get to the spacebridge and call for reinforcements, but a sudden rush of Decepticons ''through'' the spacebridge put paid to that! {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Luckily, [[Conquerors Part 3: Helden|other actors]] caused the shield to drop and Arcee ordered her guys to fall back to the ship's bridge and crash it into the moon while she went to overload the engines. The plan failed when she failed to distract the Decepticons through ultraviolence, being battered into unconsciousness by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} By the time she came round, the battle at [[Shanghai]] was almost over and she gladly fell back with the newly arrived Autobots.

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Optimus asked her to run operations soon enough as part of his new strategy, only to learn that Optimus had used the faith that the colonists had placed in him as a Prime to annex Earth into the Council of Worlds for its own protection. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} While sitting in the med-bay of the ''[[Skyroller]]'', she casually mentioned that both she and Sideswipe were fine to a disinterested med-bay. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} She later met, and tried to murder, Galvatron at the Copahua volcano where they pondered if Optimus' time as [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|a combiner]] could have allowed Prowl's personality to push Optimus towards drastic actions. She later revealed to Optimus that [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] had murdered [[Horri-Bull]] for the greater good allowing the Prime to blackmail the Decepticon. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} In Monument Valley, she forced Prime to stay behind during the attack on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', claiming he was too valuable, before showing zero gratitude when [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] gave her [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe's]] jetpack. During the attack, Galvatron managed to force Victorian apart before creating [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]] and [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}

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When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] managed to turn the tide and rip open the ''Nemesis'', Arcee was ready to take [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] into her custody before she was fired on by [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Ayana Jones]]. She was ready to kill all three before [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] teleported them out of her reach. She was later ordered by Optimus to pursue and terminate Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Hitching a ride on [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], she caught up with the Decepticon in the upper atmosphere of [[Jupiter]]. After casually murdering [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys|Astrotrain]], she engaged Galvatron. The fight was in his favour until Optimus and Soundwave arrived to back her up. The ancient warrior still managed to hold his ground before Soundwave shot him in the back allowing Arcee to destroy his [[fusion cannon]] taking him out of the fight. Galvatron mocked all three of them before agreeing to be their ally so as to fight off [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. Arcee was horrified when Optimus shot Galvatron through the [[spark]]. She later accompanied him to see the [[President of the United States]] where he declared the threat over. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} When they returned to Monument Valley, [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] the trio observed transformed to city mode, a form which Optimus dubbed [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. She then observed Metrotitan fire a beam of data into space regarding Optimus' deeds. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

As it turned out, that beam attracted the attention of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] who was not only still alive but also a [[Titan Master]]. The Prime left his large [[Transtector]] body to fight Arcee while he attended to business causing the femme to protest a body without a head should be not be a good fighter. The fight spilled into a massive cache of [[Ore-13]] located beneath Autobot City. Sentinel then returned with Blackrock who was revealed to be [[Sovereign]]. The Titan Master duo tapped into the [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to warp away Optimus Prime and Soundwave with them. Left behind, Arcee, at the end of her rope, contacted [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and briefed him on recent events, with Prowl assuring her that he'd take care of it. {{storylink|White Light}} She then hovered in the background and off to the side during Soundwave's inspirational speech. {{storylink|White Heat}}

===Meeting the cosmic community===
[[File:ConcordeHymn-ArceeTransforms.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Perfect for a stealth mission into Barbie's Malibu Dream House.]]

Over the next few weeks, Arcee would continue to stay by Prime's side, partaking in his missions of goodwill around the globe. On one such relief mission with [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]] the two were attacked by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] forces. Relieved at the chance to blow off some steam, Arcee easily kept the humans at bay until Cybertronian reinforcements arrived, as well as the [[Space Knight]] [[Rom]], who promptly annihilated four of the humans, including G.I. Joe leader [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]]. Realizing that the alien's Cybertronian appearance would lead to them being blamed for the murders, Arcee and the others pursued him {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} to [[Umpqua National Forest]] where they forced him to make an emergency landing, with Arcee able to take him out of the fight by punching him in his open chest wound. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}}

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As she patrolled the halls of Autobot City, Arcee happened upon [[Snake-Eyes]] as he began to engage the ''[[Heliopolis]]''. She immediately tried to strike the ninja down but received a sword to her eye for the trouble. Though briefly blinded, she soon tried to get back at her attacker before she, Snake-Eyes, and the [[Micronaut]]s' ship were disabled by a sonic strike from Soundwave in an attempt to calm the situation. After Snake-Eyes was apprehended, Arcee began trying to pick a fight with the ninja but backed off once Optimus Prime intervened to make peace with him. As [[M.A.S.K.]] and the [[Dire Wraith]]s began their assault on Autobot City, Arcee stood alongside her fellow Cybertronians as well as the Micronauts, Rom, and Snake-Eyes in opposition. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} When the combined form of [[Baron Karza]] and the Wraiths attempted to drag Optimus back into the soon-to-be-exploding mine of Ore-13 under the now levitating Autobot City, Arcee grabbed his arm and pulled him back to safety. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

Not long afterwards, Arcee accompanied Jazz and Optimus back to [[Monument Valley]] where three were attacked by a vengeful [[Baron Karza]] wearing the body of [[Micronus Prime]]. After swatting the three Cybertronians aside, {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} Karza placed them in a special prison. The Micronauts later freed the Autobots who joined the attack on the {{i|Acroyear III}} army before the three fought Karza himself. The fighting was interrupted when [[Shazraella]] arrived wreathed in {{i|Time Traveler}} energy. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 4|Wrath of Karza #4}} The three Autobots tried to use the distraction to sucker punch Karza before he again enerchanged with Micronus and resumed their duel. Shazraella used her newfound powers to cause the Autobots to shift through alternate modes until she lost control of her powers which prompted Karza to appeal to Optimus for an alliance. Though Optimus agreed, the unlikely alliance was unable to fell Shazraella until [[Oziron Rael]] arrived, now one of the Time Travelers himself, and ended the threat. Arcee stood by as Optimus pledged to help the refugees of Microspace. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}}

As Optimus continued his self-appointed mission on Earth, Arcee quickly became Prime's new right-hand 'bot, unafraid to call out her leader when she disagreed with his choices:in particular, she was openly disgruntled with Prime's new attitude and his acolytes, particularly the [[Colonist Soldiers]] who'd chosen to join the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} In her downtime, she continued to visit the comatose Sideswipe, feeling that he was the only person who had ever understood her. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} During a mission to uphold the [[Tyrest Accord]] in [[Mexico City]], these young soldiers ran afoul of human protesters wielding Cybertronian-derived weaponry, prompting Arcee and the other veterans to intervene, with Arcee herself brusquely assuring the wounded [[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] that he'd be fine after removing his [[mouthplate]].

[[File:OptimusPrime4 NewCybertron Arcee spars.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|At least he's not wearing a space diaper.]]

After meeting with the [[President of the United States|President]] at the [[White House]], Arcee joined Prime's team at the [[Matterhorn]] as a [[Quintesson Cruiser|vast spaceship]] descended onto Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Once the ship's occupants, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], disembarked, Arcee stood off to the side as their leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]] introduced themselves. Once Optimus's team returned to Autobot City to discuss potential courses of action, Arcee was again annoyed by the colonists and their fawning over Optimus before paying Sideswipe another visit. When the Junkions arrived for a tour of the city, Arcee attempted to stop Wreck-Gar from entering Sideswipe's chamber, asking Optimus to stop him from touching the injured Autobot. She looked decidedly unhappy as Wreck-Gar explained the Junkions possessed a [[positron core]] that could potentially save Sideswipe, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} but later expressed a cautious interest in the positron core's potential for saving Sideswipe, still feeling some responsibility for him being in his current condition. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

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She continued to spend time in Sideswipe's room to keep him company, passing the time by sparring with D.0.C. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} until the Junkions abruptly decided to invade Earth with an armada of ravenous [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s. Reflecting on her own history as a warrior, Arcee told Sky Lynx to keep an eye on Sideswipe while she went to confront Wreck-Gar for control of the positron core. By the time she arrived, the tide had already begun to turn in favor of the Autobots and their allies, and Arcee caught up with Wreck-Gar as the Junkion leader attempted to slink away. Demanding to know the whereabouts of the positron core, Wreck-Gar opened his chest and revealed that he'd smuggled it out of the battle on his person. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} As [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] looked on, Arcee attempted to beat Wreck-Gar into submission, only for his rebellious Sharkticons to appear and make for their former leader. As the fight spilled over onto their position, a stray shot hit the positron core, blowing it to atoms while reducing Wreck-Gar to a disembodied head. A stoic Arcee stood by as Optimus made peace with the Junkions... and then collapsed in grief by Sideswipe's CR chamber as Optimus sadly watched from afar. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} The Junkions gradually acclimatized to life in the newly founded "[[Little Cybertron]]", but it soon became clear that Wreck-Gar couldn't fix the positron core. However, Rum-Maj told Arcee that they had another device that would allow them to ease Sideswipe's suffering. While mulling over this, Arcee was visited by [[Aileron]], who was shocked when Arcee revealed her true age. As Arcee insisted she was alone, Aileron disputed the notion. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Arcee later spoke to Soundwave as the President visited Autobot City. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

[[File:SidesSwipeHugArcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|The spelling error kinda takes the lump outta your throat once you spot it.]]

As time passed and as Sideswipe's condition steadily worsened, Arcee and Sunstreaker made the decision to switch off Sideswipe's life support. To do so, however, they tapped the Junkions for use of this other device—a [[mnemopathis projector]] that would project a simulated "last day" for their patient that would allow him to go peacefully. In this "dream world," Arcee was present when Sideswipe seemingly awoke from his coma, and followed her outside where she revealed that Sunstreaker had promised to be present. When Sideswipe announced he was going to cut ties with Sunstreaker, Arcee discouraged the notion, remembering how she'd let Galvatron die (though leaving out his name). The two travelled to Cybertron where, after retrieving Bob from Sunstreaker's apartment, they made their way to the Decepticon ghetto. There Sideswipe broke down the door and began shooting everyone before Sunstreaker arrived and stopped him, with Arcee explaining the relief effort that Sunstreaker had been a part of. After a day of volunteering and helping the inhabitants of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the two brought Sideswipe outside to marvel at the beauty of postwar Cybertron, where he gradually learned the truth of his situation. Thanking both his friend and brother, Sideswipe allowed himself to pass away.

[[File:UnificationDayDawn-brightfuture.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Stop, drop, and roll, guys!]]

In the real world, Arcee excused herself following Sideswipe's death, only to be followed by Aileron, who offered some comforting words from [[Way of Flame|her own religion]], which believed in reincarnation. After a laugh that the many Arcee and Sideswipe killed might return, Arcee looked at the stars and said a final goodbye to Sideswipe. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} As Earth geared up to join the Council of Worlds, Arcee and Sunstreaker brought Sideswipe's body to Cybertron to be buried; that same evening, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] told Optimus, Pyra, and Starscream the tale behind the origins of the Thirteen—and the truth behind Galvatron and Arcee's relationship, a fact that Starscream had a hard time swallowing. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} When [[Marissa Faireborn]] was inducted into the [[Council of Worlds]] as [[Earth]]'s ambassador, {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Arcee briefly joined [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and his human friend [[Action Man|Ian Noble]] as they watched the proceedings from atop a nearby building, playfully trading barbs with the old Autobot {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} before joining Optimus Prime and [[Pyra Magna]] as the ceremony began... only for the nefarious [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] and his [[Iron Ring]] to crash the proceedings, intent on using the ancient [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] that had once been deployed on Antilla to poison Cybertron itself. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}}

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Amidst the chaos, Arcee helped defend human diplomats from the legions of [[Red Shadows]], rescuing both Faireborn and [[Ayana Jones]] before rendezvousing with Optimus. Optimus reported that their teammates [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] had gone missing, seemingly implicating them as agents of Ironblood, and Arcee joined Kup and the other heroes on a mission into the wilderness of Cybertron to find their teammates. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} As they searched the outback, Ian made some not-so-subtle attempts to flirt with an uninterested Arcee until they came under fire from two more Red Shadows, Arcee chopping one of the mutant ninjas in half. It wasn't long until they found that both Blackrock and Centurion had been kidnapped and taken prisoner by the bounty hunter [[Colditz]], and the two Transformers were thrown off balance by a hidden cache of [[Dragon X]] explosives and beset by more ninjas. Realizing that Colditz had set up the entire encounter to trick the heroes into killing Centurion, Arcee attempted to stop the out-of-control Transformer by hurling her sword at him, but the Revolutionaries were ultimately able to talk the Talisman-charged Cybertronian into controlling his lethal energies and entering [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

Upon returning to Iacon, Arcee joined Optimus Prime and Soundwave and to plan and launch a raid on the holding cell where [[Scarlett]] and her team had been incarcerated. Windblade soon discovered that Optimus had gone outside the law, and she and Arcee nearly came to blows before Prime convinced the Camien delegate to stand down. Arcee helped knock out the prison guards and collected the human team's weapons, and together the Cybertronian-human alliance fought their way through hordes of Red Shadows, and began the long trek down toward the Cybertronian core, braving a river of holographic acid before coming face to face with Colton and the other members of the Iron Ring. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} In the ensuing melee, Arcee went up against [[Shazraella]], who'd commandeered [[Antagony_(BW)|Antagony's]] Cybertronian body and threatened to take Arcee's after. She and Shazraella brawled among the ongoing melee until the arrival of Starscream and the other members of the Council of Worlds turned the battle into a chaotic three-way brawl. Ultimately, however, Colton's lackey Garrison Krieger—in reality the [[Prysmosian]] [[Merklynn]]—had orchestrated the entire invasion to his own benefit; when he unveiled his true nature, he combined his own [[magic]] with that of the Talisman and drained the energon from the nearby Transformers to fuel the creation of a "[[New Prysmos]]", a beachhead for his future conquest of Cybertron. The deed done, he teleported the weakened and disoriented Transformers back to Cybertron's surface. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

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===Against the Apocalypse===
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As Cybertron rebuilt from this latest attack, Arcee attended Sideswipe's funeral, and as Optimus Prime mulled over his status as a "divine" [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], she pointed out that she had stood by when he had killed Galvatron, revealing to Prime that he had been her twin brother. Disarmed by this revelation, Prime attempted to withdraw, but was intercepted by Blackrock, who revealed that Centurion had made a full recovery and gone exploring in the wilderness—and discovered a cache of [[protoform]]s. Passerby Decepticon [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] revealed that the Dinobots had recently discovered a [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] in the wilderness, inspiring Prime to mount an expedition to find it. Seeking allies, Arcee approached Pyra Magna and her fellow Torchbearers for assistance. Though they declined, Pyra Magna reminded the still-rudderless Arcee that the former warrior could keep both Prime and herself in check in this new, postwar world. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Though Prime's group came into conflict with the rogue Dinobots—their leader [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] under the control of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]—Arcee followed Sludge into a cavern, where she was attacked by one of the young protoforms... and discovered that the rest were now under the protection of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Arcee took a shine to the little protoform, jokingly nicknaming him "[[Sideswipe (G2)|Sideswipe]]" after her departed friend, and watched as Trypticon burst from the ground to demand an end to the fighting. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

Back on Earth once more as Prime presided over the opening of an [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]], Arcee chatted with Aileron about recent events, including the installation of Trypticon as Earth's official embassy on Cybertron. Unfortunately, the conversation was cut short when Aileron overheard [[Slide]] badmouthing the Prime. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Things quickly spiraled out of control as "Onyx Prime" returned to Cybertron aboard his Titan, [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]], bringing with him the [[Liege Maximo]] and his [[Maximal]] army. Although Arcee advised caution, it was Metrotitan himself who chose to bridge to Cybertron—intent on following through the orders of his supposed "Chosen One," Starscream—only to be summarily blasted and fatally wounded by Nemesis, crashing to the ground in a fiery explosion. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

[[File:EndlessForever-ArceeVsMaximals.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Arcee is a geewunner.]]

Finally unmasked as Shockwave, his million year-machinations laid out for all to see, Shockwave instructed Liege Maximo to lead the Maximals to the surface to pick off the survivors... unaware that those survivors included a very angry Arcee, who lunged into action to take on his bestial horde in an epic one-woman stand. Though Arcee slaughtered her way through dozens of combatants, she was gradually overwhelmed by their numbers and taken prisoner on Shockwave's orders. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Chained and dragged aboard Shockwave's Titan by a sample of gravity-manipulating [[Ore-4]], Arcee was able to exploit the weightless environment to free herself and knock Maximo off-balance; recovering her sword and hurling it at the Ore-4 crystal, Arcee sent the ancient deceiver and the Maximals plummeting to their doom, and herself too... if it hadn't been for Aileron intervening to save Arcee from such a fate. Overcome with gratitude, and finally able to express her true feelings for her friend in the face of a looming apocalypse, Arcee gratefully [[kiss]]ed Aileron. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable}}

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Though Shockwave was eventually subdued and taken into custody, the Transformers were too late to prevent the full scope of his plan coming to fruition: seeing Cybertron itself as essentially flawed, Shockwave, in the guise of "Onyx Prime," had used the war against Antilla all those years ago to create [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], that which would eliminate Cybertron itself and allow the Transformers to begin anew. {{storylink|Our Finest}} {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} As Unicron began his attack on the galaxy, consuming those "thirteen colonies" affiliated with the Transformers, Arcee joined Optimus aboard the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'' to assist [[Rom]]'s homeworld of [[Elonia]]. While Wheeljack worked to bring a makeshift space bridge online, he discovered that something was jamming its frequency; when Arcee and Prime investigated, they discovered the inert body of [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], ancient Titan of [[Prima]] and another victim of Shockwave's machinations. Arcee was able to solve the problem by fatally stabbing the Titan's brain module, killing him instantly and allowing Wheeljack to safely teleport two-thirds of Elonia's population to Iacon. {{storylink|Our Darkest}}

As Unicron made his way to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Arcee joined Prime and the recently revived Bumblebee as the trio fought their way into the innards of the planet-eater, seeking to find a way to destroy the monster from within. Their search turned up nothing, outside of the crumbling ruins of one of the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]s that had once invaded Antilla, and the Autobots were subsequently chased back out by Unicron's monstrous [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]] as Unicron devoured Caminus. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} Back on Cybertron, Arcee tried to help Aileron through the loss of her homeworld, only to be interrupted by Bumblebee, who suspected that she knew more about the Omega Sentinel than she let on. Arcee confirmed that she had once fought alongside the giants during in the age of the Thirteen and their interstellar expansion, suggesting that one of them must have found Unicron. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

The arrival of Unicron—now accompanied by the corrupted [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]—over Cybertron itself prompted a desperate, last-ditch struggle as Prime and the other leaders of the planet weighed up their options. When Bumblebee himself, having received a cryptic vision from Omega Supreme moments before, arrived to tell the group the truth behind Unicron, Arcee confirmed his story: Unicron ''was'' the transformed Antilla, remade into an ultimate weapon against all of the injustices of the Cybertronian race. As Windblade raged against the futility of it all—noting that none of the colonies deserved to suffer for the sins of Cybertron, Arcee grimly reminded her that Caminus and all of the other colonies had been built off the back of Cybertronian expansion. Windblade transformed and flew off as the city began to collapse around them; believing her to be fleeing, Arcee tried to stop her, but the [[Cityspeaker]] told her that she had a plan. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

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As Unicron began his final attack on Cybertron, the efforts of the [[Spectral Knight]]s of [[New Prysmos]] offered an escape for the Transformers, harnessing the [[magic]] of the Talisman to create a teleportation beam that transported them directly to Earth. Arcee was one of the Transformers to be safely evacuated as Metroplex activated his space bridge; teleported to [[Victoria Falls]] in [[Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park]], she socked Starscream in the jaw to stop his whining before she gratefully embraced Aileron as the two reunited.{{storylink|Road's End}} As Unicron—now having destroyed Cybertron—teleported above Earth to complete his mission of Cybertronian extinction, Arcee joined Prime and Soundwave on a mission to [[Mount Rushmore]] to help corral Slide and the other colonist soldiers, who had renounced their ties to Optimus and gone rogue in a misguided effort to liberate Jazz from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] custody. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

Returning to Metroplex, the Cybertronians convened for a briefing from Jetfire, where the Autobot flier revealed that—thanks to consuming the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, Unicron's attacks posed an existential threat to the [[Milky Way]] itself. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} That night, Prime and Arcee talked, and as Prime wondered if the dark legacy of the Primes that Shockwave began had claimed him as well, Arcee simply opined that it was best to love who they could and understood who they couldn't. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}} With the rising of the sun came the approach of Unicron's Maximal army; though Optimus suggested that Arcee stay behind to be with Aileron, she declined, pointing out that for the first time in her life she had someone to fight ''for''. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} Instead, as the two prepared to face Unicron, Prime chose to shed the mouthplate that had become a symbol of the Primes so that he could face Unicron as his true self. {{storylink|Post}}

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Joining forces with Skywarp, Thundercracker, and Starscream, the five 'bots hatched a plan to smuggle the Talisman onto Unicron's surface while the other survivors of Cybertron led a frontal assault on the monster planet, using Skywarp's teleportation powers to directly transport the artifact into Unicron's innards and kill him from within. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} As the battle began, however, Skywarp was wounded by an incoming Maximal, and deprived of their best shot to destroy Unicron it was Starscream who chose to sacrifice his life to activate the Talisman, leaving Arcee and Optimus free to follow the path it carved through Unicron's armor and into his core, battling antibody monsters along the way. As they fought their way to the core, Optimus claimed that it was his duty as "[[The Arisen]]" to defeat Unicron, as the legends claimed... much to the incredulity of Arcee, who had ''known'' the 'bot who called himself "The Arisen" in the days of the Thirteen, who was definitely not Optimus. Faced with the black hole that made up the center of the planet-eater, Optimus instructed Arcee to stay behind as he flung himself into the abyss, transmitting himself [[infraspace]], knowing that he couldn't ask her to sacrifice her newfound emotional connection to Aileron. Ultimately, Orion Pax—shedding the title of Prime in the last moments of his life—was able to make peace with the vengeful spirit of [[Unicron's creator]] as they both chose to die; as Unicron collapsed in on himself, Aileron swooped in to rescue Arcee from the singularity, and the two lovers joyfully reunited on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

Days after Unicron's defeat, Arcee eschewed Prime's funeral to help with reconstruction efforts, chatting with Marissa Faireborn about her original encounter with Jhiaxus and her long, long personal journey to accept herself and others. And, after many years of searching, she opined, the former warrior had found love and a purpose as she settled into a new life on Earth; years later, now working as a teacher, Arcee told her class of Cybertronian, human, and [[Elonian]] children—including "Sideswipe"—the story of Optimus Prime, the complex legacy he had left behind, and the power of the stories that surrounded him and the lineage of the Primes. Optimus believed in a better future, she told her students, and he believed in the ability of others to change... such as Arcee herself, who had made peace with herself and the universe and proven that she had finally become everything that she was always meant to be. {{storylink|Post}}

==Notes==
[[File:Arcee-Alex Milne-DC.jpg|thumb]]

*The extras in ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]'' reveal a few alternative color schemes [[Alex Milne]] and [[Simon Furman]] tried to get approved for IDW's version of Arcee, one blue, two red. [[Hasbro]] nixed all three, insisting on Arcee's usual coloration to differentiate her from other [[female Transformer]]s.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=hasbro didn't want the dark color. they didn't want her to be like the other female bots. so they wanted the pink look. i don't like it, but its not up to me in the end / i had some darker colors on her originally and i got the anwser back saying they wanted her different from elita 1, but one of the colors was a blue gray, so i don't know what they were talking about. they just wanted pink.|link=http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/arcee-cover-colors-70762649|name=Alex Milne|site=deviantART|title=arcee cover colors.|year=2007|month=11|day=27}}</ref> In 2014, new female Autobots were finally introduced, but it seems unlikely they were part of IDW's planning back then.
*While IDW Arcee was firmly established as an Autobot in ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]''—in the opening blurb, in dialogue and in the form of an Autobot [[insignia]] constantly present on her chest (outside of the flashback to her being experimented on)—it is the ''only'' IDW issue to suggest that she was ever a formal Autobot. Starting with ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' and continuing thereafter, she was depicted without the chest insignia, and [[Second Exodus|''Robots in Disguise'' #18]] appears to retcon matters such that she was never [[Rite of the Autobrand|Autobranded]] at all!
*Given the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' toy tie-ins involved in "Dark Cybertron", it was logical at the time of publication to assume that Arcee's [[:File:TheBecoming-Arcee.jpg|new body]] in [[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|"Dark Cybertron" Chapter 10]] was based on her then-upcoming ''Generations'' toy, but [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|the toy]] that was eventually released (a good six month after said issue) bore little resemblance to the comic. It turned out this was because production on the comic was so far ahead that artist [[Alex Milne]] had to draw Arcee into this issue based on only ''concept art'' of the toy, which he further modified to incorporate characteristics from Arcee's IDW design.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=here is the design i came up with based off of a concept from hasbro. not sure if this is what the new Arcee toy will look like. the design i was given was not a toy image nor was it an image that looked like it could transform. it was just a concept which i think hasbro wanted to base the new toy off of. so i had to work with that and come up with something that i feel keep the look they want to use and work withing the world the comic is set in :) the only thing i did a bit differently in the comic was i made her legs a bit longer. i ran out of paper on this image and i did want her legs a bit longer. with the head i did put elements from the original IDW Arcee in it so i could tie the new design with comic look :) so i'm not sure what the toy will look like, but this was fun getting to draw a new version of Arcee :)|link=http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/IDW-Dark-Cybertron-Arcee-Design-441642817|name=Alex Milne|site=deviantART|title=IDW Dark Cybertron Arcee Design|year=2014|month=03|day=20}}</ref> Further exemplifying the changes the toy underwent, Arcee's reddish-orange coloration in this issue was at the request of Hasbro,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It was in the concept design we were given; I wanted to make sure and asked my editors(forget which) for confirmation.|link=https://twitter.com/dyemooch/status/468837384034189312|name=Josh Perez|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=05|day=20}}</ref> only for the finished Arcee toy to be colored in her standard pink. The comics didn't end up reconciling the designs, with [[Andrew Griffith]] giving Arcee a new Earth body in [[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|''Robots in Disguise'' #28]], and restoring her pink color scheme in [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #35]].
*Speaking of, Griffith was inspired by a mid-2010s {{w|Lotus Elite}} for Arcee's Earth alt-mode.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Been seeing a lot of stuff about fan designs for Arcee out there and a lot of it’s is really great btw. If anyone’s curious, Arcee’s earth mode in IDW’s #RID was inspired by a mid 2010’s Lotus Elise.|link=https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/1283408750322364416|name=Andrew Griffith|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=15}}</ref>
*According to [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]], Arcee is 33 feet tall and weighs 15 tons (10.1 metres and 13.6 metric tonnes).

===Conceptual origins===
[[Simon Furman]] has traditionally not been a fan of [[female Transformer]]s or the idea of gendering Transformers at all, stating on several occasions that he doesn't understand why robots would have women. Arcee's [[Spotlight: Arcee|origin]] in the IDW continuity attempted "to apply a rationale to the whole issue;"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Well, I’ve always been fairly outspoken about the redundancy of ‘female’ Transformers (or ‘fembots’). It’s not a sexist thing, it’s just that they’re robots. Why would they have genders at all? Anyway, Arcee (being one such ‘fembot’) was always going to be a contentious issue, especially as (in common with other IDW/TF-verse reinventions) I was expected to put something of my own spin on the character this time around. And I figured I’d attempt to apply a rationale to the whole issue!|link=https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/|name=Simon Furman|site=WordPress|title=Arcee-a-Go-Go|year=2008|month=02|day=19}}</ref> under his pen, the Transformers of the IDW continuity were treated as a genderless race, albeit one that used male pronouns out of convenience. Thus, Furman's original treatment for Arcee was that she was one of these "genderless" robots that had been genetically altered, implicitly against their will, and that her new gender separated her from other Transformers. When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was introduced to the IDW mythos, author [[Mairghread Scott]] stated that Windblade's femininity would not be treated as an aberration, noting that Arcee's origin could be seen as offensive to women, and especially those who are transgender. Furman's insistence that Cybertronians are genderless, not male by default, extended to a post he wrote,<ref>{{citesocial|link=http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/|name=Simon Furman|site=WordPress|title=Response to Mairghread Scott|year=2013|month=12|day=29}}</ref> though the two authors later talked in private and settled the beef. (Scott would seemingly hew closer in 2014 to Furman's original concept for the character during the [[An Uneventful Night|few instances]] in which she wrote for the character, with Arcee expressing a dislike for 'bots who "[change others] against their will"... but this kind of thing happens a lot in comics, so don't sweat it.)

Following Windblade's debut, author [[John Barber]] would sporadically revisit Arcee's origin story owing to her increasing role in the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' comics. For example, in "[[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming]]" after surgically rebuilt into a new body of her own volition, Arcee is seen experimentally flexing and touching her arms while genuinely asking Prowl what he thinks of her look. ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' introduced its protagonist as an inhabitant of the colony planet of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], where male and female Transformers naturally coexisted; though this was ''initially'' presented as a result of {{w|allopatric speciation}}, with the Camiens having evolved this trait after millennia of isolation from Cybertron, it wouldn't take long before ''Robots in Disguise'' revealed that those ancient Cybertronians who had colonized Caminus ''did'' understand the concept of gender, and that female Transformers had somehow disappeared from Cybertron well before the modern day. A subsequent conversation between Arcee and Galvatron in [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #37]] revealed that Jhiaxus had been attempting to ''restore'' this facet of Cybertronian society, and internal narration from Arcee's point of view in [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]] revealed that Arcee had, at least to some extent, consented to Jhiaxus's experiments, as she did not see the malevolent scientist "for what he was." Other comments in [[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|other]] [[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|issues]] regarding the incident suggested that Arcee's prior identity was, in her own words, a "lie I told myself" <ref>[[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|''Optimus Prime'' #5]]</ref> and that she recognized her current self as who "I was always meant to be."<ref>[[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #52]]</ref>

Despite years of such remarks, it would not be until the [[Post|very last issue]] of the original IDW continuity that would finally lay out exactly what had happened between Jhiaxus and Arcee, with Barber receiving assistance from fan [[Jenevieve Frank]] for nuance. In an exchange with [[Marissa Faireborn]], Arcee explicitly confirmed that she had ''always'' been transgender; describing herself as "forged male," Arcee had voluntarily sought out the assistance of Jhiaxus to aid in her transition. Her violent behavior following her encounter with the mad scientist was explained as not a product of the transition itself, but from the lack of aftercare Jhiaxus provided, with the pair likening the effect to the Cybertronian equivalent of "bad meds."

According to Jenevieve Frank, the way the exchange was written in context with all the prior writing on Arcee's trans journey was meant to get across that Jhiaxus's response to Arcee seeking gender affirmation surgery was to convince "her that she needed specific procedure to conform to his idea of female Cybertronians"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Seems like a good time to remind people that Arcee's origin in IDW comics was explicitly retconned to make it 100% her decision to go to Jhiaxus for help transitioning but that he convinced her that she needed specific procedures to conform to his idea of female Cybertronians|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1593282949394350086|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=11|day=17}}</ref> (what a jerk) "...and was coerced into medically unnecessary procedures," hence reframing her blazing streak of vengeance seen in Spotlight Arcee.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Also retconned that Arcee later found out that Jhiaxus had coerced her to medically unnecessary procedures and committed malpractice against her...which is why she was so hellbent on revenge in her eponymous Spotlight comic|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1593283331571027968|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=11|day=17}}</ref> She notes that transitioning can be "wonderful & life affirming, but it's HARD and traumatic too."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Spotlight: Arcee is often viewed poorly, but as I've transitioned the past few years, I've come to understand who unintentionally, brutally honest Spotlight: Arcee is about how hard it is to transition. Transitioning is wonderful & life affirming, but it's HARD & traumatic too.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356435117109248|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> She sees what she and Barber did not as a rejection of Spotlight, but an attempt to embrace it, and that while Arcee could have had "authentic transmasculine or nonbinary narratives," the disappearance of her dysphoria in Phase 2 signified that she was a trans woman,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=What John and I did with Arcee isn't a rejection of her Spotlight. It's an attempt to embrace it. There were authentic trans masculine and nonbinary narratives that Arcee could have had, but when her dysphoria disappeared in Phase 2, it meant she *HAD* to be a transgender woman.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356437386215424|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> which was also easier practically speaking to work in with all the action going on.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=And I say *HAD* in the practical sense. There wouldn't have been time to do justice to her as a trans guy or nonbinary character in the breaths between fighting Unicron, Shockwave, et al.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356739485155328|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> The parallel in Arcee's story from this framework with real trans women's lives getting messed up "by arrogant transphobic doctors who blamed their ignorance and mutilation on their patients rather than confront their own culpability" is entirely intentional,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We had 3 goals in OP#25, which I *hope* we cleared. 1. Tie Arcee's transition to the REAL trans women who had their lives ruined over the years by arrogant transphobic doctors who blamed their ignorance and mutilation on their patients rather than confront their own culpability|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065358618751455232|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> as is Arcee turning to Anode akin to trans women helping each other due to the ignorance by larger systems.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=2. Connect Arcee to the legacy of trans women helping each over when the world has let us down. Even today, transgender women turn to OTHER trans women when they need advice on medications or more practical concerns because the system we deal with is still largely ignorant.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065358619909083136|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> This peace and community she had was "literally snatched away from her,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=After OP #25, I hope you can go back and read Spotlight: Arcee as the story of a woman who struggled her whole life, betrayed by her doctor, disowned by her brother, and FINALLY found peace & community only to have it literally snatched away from her (THANKS NECROBOT).|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362388491239424|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> due to Anode's disappearance in ''[[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Lost Light #1]].'' The later Arcee in Spotlight is one who had "learned that she DIDN'T NEED to struggle," that Jhiaxus was to blame for her medical problems, not herself.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Arcee in Spotlight: Arcee is one that recently learned that she DIDN'T NEED to struggle. That her shit doctor was to blame for her feeling awful because he did medical procedures on her that were unauthorized and unnecessary to her medical transition.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362389627940865|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> Frank also notes that Barber's trans narrative for Arcee would not have been possible "without Mairghread Scott, James Roberts, and Nick Roche's contributions in their own books over the past 6 years."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Most importantly, John's "rehabilitation" of Arcee wouldn't have been possibly without Mairghread Scott, James Roberts, and Nick Roche's contributions in their own books over the past 6 years.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362393411112961|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{i|Arcee}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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[[File:TFRID11 CVRB Arcee Header.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb|All right, ladies, the kitten whispers and tickle fights stop now!]]

An ancient warrior from the dawn of Cybertronian history, '''Arcee''' arose from the ashes of her mysterious, traumatic past to become one of the most feared Transformers of her era and beyond. Cold and detached off the battlefield and utterly ruthless in combat, Arcee's single-minded bloodlust put her at odds with both the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s for most of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].

But after finding a kindred spirit in [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and making peace (or ''pieces'') with some of her demons, Arcee has turned over a new leaf. After a brief stint in the employ of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], Arcee formally joined the Autobots and struck up a friendship with [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]]. In her new role as one of [[Earth]]'s peacekeepers, her change of [[spark]] has allowed her to grow into a more compassionate being and a capable defender of [[human]]ity.

{{first|''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]''}}

{{quote|But I know one '''universal rule'''—whatever the game, the easiest way to win is to kill all the other players.|Arcee sums up her pragmatic approach to problem-solving|"[[The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Out for blood===
[[File:OriginMyths-ArceeAndGalvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I am Sparceetacus.]]

'''Arcee of the [[Darklands]]''' {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} and her [[twin]] brother [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] were ancient, hailing from the barbaric age that predated the rise of the [[Thirteen]] [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s. In this prehistoric era, both male and female Cybertronians naturally coexisted, and Arcee would later describe herself as "forged male." {{storylink|Post}} This ran counter to how she felt in her [[spark]], however, and she would later muse that this old identity was a "lie she told herself." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

Enslaved by the capricious [[Septimus Prime]] and his [[Supplicants of Arrius]], the pair carved out a fearsome reputation for themselves as "The Twins" in the [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial]] arenas of ancient [[Protihex|Protohex]], battling for the amusement of their master. But as the city's [[energon]] dwindled, Septimus ordered the two to fight between themselves until the stronger survived. Arcee gained the upper hand, but before she could finish Galvatron off, the city was stormed by the armies of Megatronus and his Darklanders: the Prime announced that he had annexed their city into his territory, the Darklands, and threw their former master into the ring for the twins to kill.

Having honed their fighting skills in the pits of Protohex, Arcee and Galvatron became the twin vanguards of the Darklander armies, and joined Megatronus as they marched on the neighboring village that would one day become the [[Crystal City]]. As battle broke out between the Darklanders and the bestial legions of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], the twins led the charge, but the battle quickly ended when three [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s arose from beneath the surface of the planet. Taking advantage of both sides' stunned silence, Onyx Prime cut his way through the armies of the Darklanders and quickly ratified a truce with his old student Megatronus {{storylink|Origin Myths}} — for "Onyx Prime" was, in reality, a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who had deliberately engineered the war to bring the Primes and their followers together; the other Primes, unaware of "Onyx's" true nature, soon agreed to the unification. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:OurFinest-AntillanMission.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Kitbashers, grab your [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron toys!]]]]

At the celebrations that evening Arcee quickly grew skeptical of this alliance, correctly predicting that the remaining five Primes would join their banner and grow drunk on their own superiority. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] noted that it would be Arcee's job to keep himself and the other members of the Thirteen in their place. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

In the two million years of peace that followed, the surviving Primes formally rallied under a single banner and immortalized themselves as the [[Thirteen]]. Arcee and Galvatron remained Megatronus' trusted lieutenants, and when Onyx Prime encouraged expansion to bring the "light" of Cybertronian civilization to lesser worlds, the twins joined their master aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and his [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Along with Onyx Prime and Alpha Trion, the Cybertronian fleet set a course for the neighboring world of [[Antilla]] and began a bloody, protracted war with the native [[Antillan]]s — a devastating conflict that only came to an end when a [[Unicron's creator|desperate Antillan scientist]] constructed a [[Talisman (G1)|doomsday weapon]] that annihilated all life on the planet. Unlike her twin, Arcee would forever carry deep regret about her involvement in the Antillan war, disgusted that Alpha Trion had chosen to blame the aliens for the conflict in the history books. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

By that time, however, the twins and their masters had already returned to Cybertron, and the fallout from the battle for Antilla ultimately snowballed into a larger conflict, the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Arcee and Galvatron both survived the falling out of the Primes, but over the years the twins grew increasingly distant from one another. Eventually, Galvatron would strike out on his own to lead a personal crusade against the forces of the Primes. {{storylink|The Crucible}} The end of the war coincided with the death or departure of most of the Primes, and in the post-war era that followed the ascension of [[Nova Prime]], Cybertronian society would change drastically. For reasons unknown, naturally-born [[female Transformer]]s would somehow vanish from Cybertron after the conclusion of the conflict and the departure of the Titans; subsequent generations would never become aware that the concept of "gender" had existed on Cybertron at all, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} to the point where many future Transformers would consider their species to be functionally "genderless." {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee traumatic flashback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"So, you're keen on music?"]]

Never entirely comfortable with her birth identity, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Arcee fell in with the mad genius [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], {{storylink|Post}} who sought to recreate certain lost aspects of ancient Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Not seeing the mad scientist for what he truly was, Arcee asked him to operate on her in the hopes of dealing with her gender dysphoria. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} {{storylink|Post}} Though Jhiaxus—hoping to reintroduce gender to his species—successfully altered Arcee's physiology and gender presentation by directly re-coding her [[CNA]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} he ultimately felt no need to involve himself further with the experiment and deserted her after the surgery was complete. {{storylink|Post}} The lack of aftercare Jhiaxus provided, combined with the trauma of her experience, led to Arcee experiencing a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input," which manifested as violent and sometimes erratic behavior. {{storylink|Post}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

Though Galvatron claimed that Jhiaxus had been proud of what he'd accomplished, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Arcee believed that she hadn't measured up to Jhiaxus's standards and abandoned as a reject.{{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} Arcee would be left angry, distant, and distrustful of agendas and experimentation on people against their will. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}} Eventually, Arcee found support in [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] refugee [[Anode]], a fellow transgender Cybertronian who had transitioned from male to female after leaving Cybertron, but when Anode [[Mortilus|disappeared]] in 1516 CE, Arcee's violent streak resurfaced and {{storylink|Post}} {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron}} she became obsessed with eliminating all traces of Jhiaxus' work from the universe. Driven by an implacable homing instinct towards Jhiaxus's experiments, she cut a swath of carnage across several planets in her obsession before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] took her down and imprisoned her in the Autobot penitentiary on [[Garrus-9]]. As was policy for threats of her level, Arcee's [[spark]] was separated from her body, and in this limbo, she found a kind of peace.

[[File:SpotlightArcee-altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fast and the Furious: Cybertronian Drift]]

That peace was shattered when the [[Decepticon Secret Service]], led by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]], attacked Garrus-9 to liberate the recently incarcerated [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]], more of Jhiaxus's experiments. When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] infiltrated the facility, warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] freed Arcee as a last resort to stop them. She presented quite the frightening obstacle for the invaders, severely wounding [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], but in the end they managed to escape with their target. [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] convinced Maximus to allow her to pursue them, {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} and she followed their trail to the Decepticon Battle Platform [[Zuska]], where she tortured a Decepticon for information on the escapees' location. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[File:SpotlightSideswipe Jhiaxus deathbecomeshim.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Those were the best days of our lives.]]

Using this intel to locate Banzaitron, Arcee found that the Transformers from the [[Dead Universe]]—Jhiaxus among them—had activated Monstructor and spirited him away, decimating the Banzaitron's team in the process. Arcee agreed to help Banzaitron in recovering Monstructor, on the basis that it would lead her to Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Tracking Monstructor to [[Rotan]], she and the Decepticons engaged him in battle until [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] arrived with information on Jhiaxus's location. Abandoning the fight, Arcee headed for [[Gorlam Prime]], where she murdered her way through a legion of [[Micromaster]]s before finally cornering him beneath the planet's surface. There, she was surprised and delighted to find that, as he came from the Dead Universe, and they were in a location close to its influence, Jhiaxus could not die. And that meant she could kill him over, and over, and over... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Arcee did just that for six years, and would later profess that the experience helped her straighten her head out. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} She would later remember the experience as the first time she'd ever been truly happy. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

[[File:HeartofDarkness1-ArceeHardhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|You know how the saying goes about wearing your spine on your stomach-- wait, that's not how the saying goes? ....scrap.]]

This demented "therapy" came to an end when Gorlam Prime's portal to the Dead Universe reactivated, hypnotically drawing the native [[Gorlamite]]s into it. Arcee also felt its lure but [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] held her back until the effect faded, and the two Autobots decided to investigate. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}} A while later, they detected [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and Jhiaxus in the vicinity and attacked them. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} Discovering that her arch-enemy had been restored by Galvatron's [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], she vowed to destroy Jhiaxus all over again, but those plans had to be tabled when Galvatron powered himself up by tapping into the Dead Universe via the portal. Convinced by Hardhead to flee and warn the Autobots of Galvatron's return, Arcee was blasted into a chasm by her pursuers, but managed to survive. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Some time later, as Galvatron was in the process of assembling an army and preparing to enact his grand plan, Arcee and Hardhead came to the rescue of an Autobot escape pod full of survivors from the [[Kimia Facility]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Bringing the survivors aboard, she and Hardhead had to explain at least five times to them all about the Dead Universe, the Heart of Darkness, [[D-Void]], and Galvatron's plans. The rag-tag group made it to Cybertron, by which time Galvatron infected [[Vector Sigma]] with the Heart of Darkness, which caused a maelstrom to break out on the planet's surface. Arcee suggested guiding the ship through an underground tunnel, crashing right on top of Galvatron himself, but this failed to take the super-powered villain out, and he quickly engaged and defeated Arcee and Hardhead. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

===Under Prowl===
[[File:Arcee Ratbat WorldandEverythingInIt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|She never was one for politics.]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] subsequently used the Matrix to purify Vector Sigma, but in the process reverted Cybertron to a primordial state. In this tumultuous new era, Arcee fell into the employ of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], acting as his shadowy enforcer in an era of uneasy peace. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} She inaugurated her new role by assassinating [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] before the former senator could have [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] killed, but her vicious methods sat ill with Prowl. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} Later, Arcee watched with amusement from a high vantage point as a set of rockets [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] had fired into orbit successfully drew away dangerous energies that would have caused an explosion on the planet's surface. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

Prowl soon called upon Arcee again to aid him in dealing with Decepticon malcontents, this time confronting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and his [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled minions. After Arcee killed the mind-controlled [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] against Prowl's wishes, the pair pursued Bombshell into underground tunnels, but ran into the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], whom Arcee took on solo, saving an unknowing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] in the process. Prowl, meanwhile, went after Bombshell, but succumbed to his newly improved method of mind control. Under Bombshell's sway, Prowl returned to Arcee's side and "destroyed" the Constructicons by detonating their [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]], then sent her after [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who had witnessed the whole thing. Evidently suspecting that something was amiss with Prowl, she secretly allowed Dirge to escape. {{storylink|Devisive}} Deducing what had happened to Prowl, she met with him later, informing him she "knew his secret" and cautioning him to remember that she was not his killer to order around, {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} but continued to work towards whatever objectives Bombshell was manipulating Prowl for, allowing the Insecticon to think she was on his side so she could discover what he was up to and stop him. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

Arcee later secretly joined "Prowl" and the other Autobot security officers in tracking Dirge to the Decepticons' bolt-hole, but once again, she stood back and allowed him and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to escape during the ensuing firefight. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} She would later be seen prowling the rooftops of the city, watching [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] and [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] through the sight of her weapon and graciously deciding not to snipe them. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

[[File:Arcee and Ravage The End of the Beginning of the World.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|She didn't exactly have a knack for massages, either.]]
When the time came for the Decepticons to put the final stage of their plan into action, Bombshell directed Arcee, through Prowl, to exfiltrate [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and their men from their present living quarters in the Decepticon pen. She chose to do so in the most violent way possible, of course, first attacking and killing the pen guards [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] and then detonating a shrapnel bomb that disabled all the other Decepticons present. Before departing with their unconscious bodies, she planted another explosive which Prowl then deliberately tripped while leading a "raid" on the pen, making it appear that the Decepticons within had been destroyed by their own booby-trap. Meanwhile, unaware of what had truly transpired, Starscream assumed that all of this had gone down as a result of his blackmailing Prowl with the knowledge he had gained from Dirge, so Arcee decided to drop in and rain on his parade, informing him she knew exactly where he had hidden Dirge, and could take away his "advantage" at any time. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:TheVerge-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I'll cry when I'm done killing!]]
That, as it turned out, was exactly what she did when riots broke out upon the return of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Recovering Dirge from his hideaway and informing him of "Prowl's" involvement with the Decepticons, she took him and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where a standoff with Blurr ensued. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Convincing him to listen to her by revealing that she was the one who had saved him from the Constructicons, Arcee handed Dirge and Swindle off to him and cut a path through the rioters for him so he could take them and the information to Bumblebee. {{storylink|The Verge}} Arcee proceeded to join Prowl, Bombshell, Megatron and the other Decepticons in the [[Black Room]], relaying a message from [[Turmoil]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] that they were in position. Following the information she had fed them via Dirge, Bumblebee and his team soon arrived; they were overpowered, and Arcee stabbed [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through the torso, pinning his body to the wall (but avoiding doing any serious damage, cluing him in to her deception). Together, they all watched as the Decepticons' plan was enacted, and a perfected version of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] was formed, incorporating Prowl as its mind-controlled head. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Calmly waiting until the most dramatic moment possible—when Bumblebee asked her what her place in the plot was—Arcee then promptly stabbed Bombshell through the head, cutting off his control of Devastator and shutting the combiner down. Calling on Sideswipe to open fire, Arcee armed Bumblebee and apologized for not acting sooner, explaining that she had had to wait until she was close enough to Bombshell to act. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} As the battle began to rage, with [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] busy with Prowl and Bumblebee busy with Megatron, Arcee and the Dinobots were put in charge of taking on the rest of the Decepticon army. Following Megatron's defeat, as Starscream took control, Arcee and the other Autobots were cast out into the wilderness. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:SecondExodus-werealloutcasts.jpg|thumb|250px]]
As the Autobots left the city, they were trailed by the Constructicons, who had become fans of Prowl after having combined with him. Arcee wanted to intervene when the Constructicons and the Dinobots came to blows, but Prowl restrained her while Bumblebee's worsening condition stopped the fighting for good. During Bumblebee's restoration, Arcee tried her best to comfort Prowl, who was visibly upset, but Arcee's emotional detachment made it difficult for her to connect. Her failure to empathize with Prowl sent her to Sideswipe next, whose love of violence she thought would give them common ground, but Sideswipe also shooed her away. The Constructicons picked a fight with her next, pointing out her lack of Autobot symbol as a sign that no one wanted her, and Arcee was all too happy to oblige. Their skirmish ended when Ironhide and the Dinobots broke them up, and Ironhide confided in Arcee that he was worried the night would bring madness to their camp as it did to the Aerialbots and Dinobots earlier. Arcee, confident that the madness wouldn't affect her, stayed up all night guarding Bumblebee, and when Bumblebee awoke the next morning in his new body, he found her outside with an Autobot symbol carved into her arm. But suddenly there was a weird glow over the horizon, and the sunrise wasn't for another few hours. Arcee immediately suspected Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

[[File:TheBecoming-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Prowl thinks this is special, despite this being Arcee's fourth body in as many years.]]

Suddenly, an undead [[Titan (group)|Titan]], a [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], burst free from the ground before them. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Arcee was happy to have a giant target to shoot at, though she wasn't hopeful of their odds of survival. Bumblebee insisted on caution rather than rash action, but before Arcee and the others could act, Soundwave's Decepticons were upon them. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Their battle was interrupted by Starscream arriving overhead and landing on the inert Necrotitan's shoulder. Arcee offered to shoot him out of the sky, but before she could, the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed a strange, deadly wave that spread in all directions, and leaving Arcee without one of her arms and one of her legs. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Arcee sat quietly as the others freaked out in the wake of the strange wave. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} She did not let her major limb damage deter her whatsoever once the Autobots chose to besiege Shockwave's lair (thought it probably helped that she'd somehow grown back her missing arm). {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Still without one of her legs, she was forced to retreat with the others, leaving Megatron and Bumblebee behind. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}}

Arcee, the other Autobots, and Soundwave's Decepticons returned to the city, where the Necrotitan had recently advanced, reducing what was left to ashes. Prowl ordered anyone still able to fight (Arcee included herself) to attack the Necrotitan before it could do more damage, but there was little they could do. Thankfully, that was when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and the ''[[Lost Light]]'' appeared over them via [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] and engaged the Necrotitan for them. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} With the surprising help of Megatron, Metroplex was able to defeat the Necrotitan, and the citizens of Cybertron and the crew of the ''Lost Light'' were reunited. Arcee approached and greeted the female Transformers the ''Lost Light'' had brought along. In the calm that followed, Arcee was rebuilt into a new body, and Prowl wondered if she was considering this a fresh start. Before too long, however, their calm was ended by the arrival of Shockwave's army of [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} She fought alongside her many comrades against the [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} and also got to talk with [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] about how he ended the Ammonite's war and started [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|their own]] war, leading her to reflect on how they should have hung out more. Later, after fighting was over, Arcee was in a crowd of bots watching Optimus and Megatron exit the Lost Light. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

During the following six months, Arcee attended Megatron's trial along with Whirl and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Following the trial, Arcee admitted to Prowl that the recently arrived [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her party of female Transformers from the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] didn't evoke any particular feelings in her. After Sideswipe opened his big yap, Arcee asked Optimus about what had happened to Hardhead, and eventually volunteered to join his crew for the trip to Earth to find Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

===To Earth and beyond===
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As soon as the ''[[Ark-7]]'' arrived over Earth, the ship was besieged by the orbital defenses of the [[Earth Defense Command]], who had formed an alliance with Galvatron's Decepticons six months prior. The attack forced the Autobots to hide their ship on the far side of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], with Optimus and a small crew led by Prowl slipping through humanity's defenses aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to investigate. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} It wasn't long until they were ambushed by a combined Decepticon/EDC assault, and Prowl sent Arcee and Sideswipe to provide covering fire as the team retreated to nearby [[Poverty Flat]]. Prowl also brought Devastator to provide help, revealing the Cybertronian presence to the humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Arcee and the other Autobots protected the panicking humans until the Decepticons were all teleported away on [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s orders. As the Autobots returned to ''Ark-7'', Arcee warned Optimus that more might be going on than they knew. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

The Autobots tracked the EDC's [[mindbomb]] signal to their base in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], and on their way to assault the base Arcee confided in Prowl that she'd seen [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] acting suspiciously, unaware that the police-bot had recently made the excavator a double-agent to keep tabs on Galvatron's activity. In the ensuing frontal assault, she was surprised by the arrival of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon warship]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} The Autobots fired at the ship until Prowl used the EDC's own defense system to shoot the ship down. As they departed with Alpha Trion, whom they'd recovered from the EDC base, Arcee helped the wounded Kup onto Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:OFFonOFF-GalvatronArcee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|....fifth body in as many years.]]

Though the Autobots brought Trion back to the ship to recuperate form his experience, it didn't take long before the Prime made a full recovery, and Jetfire, Arcee and [[D.0.C.]] investigated an alarm in the ''Ark-7'' shuttlebay to find that Prime and Trion had gone for a jaunt on the lunar surface. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Soon afterwards, Optimus left for Cybertron, he left Prowl in charge and asked Arcee to keep an eye on Prowl. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} When Prowl took the Constructicons to intercept [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] in [[Japan]], Arcee followed using Sideswipe's backpack and prevented Prowl from grabbing Spike and [[Jimmy Pink]]. The two humans fled and Arcee pursued them, only to end up being cornered by the Decepticons along with Jimmy. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Though Galvatron claimed they were after the same thing, Spike, Arcee opted to take Jimmy and leave the Decepticons and Constructicons to it, only to be tackled mid-air by Galvatron. During their fight which landed them in the [[Australia]]n outback, Galvatron lied to Arcee, claiming Prowl had killed Spike's father to draw Spike out, and persuaded her to join him in trying to destroy the [[Enigma of Combination]]—a relic of the haughty [[Nexus Prime]], whom the twins had once known; believing that the destruction of the Enigma would also foil Prowl's increasingly shady plans, Arcee reluctantly agreed. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

[[File:NowAndOnEarth-Arcee.jpg|thumb|300px|...sixth...]]

She, Jimmy, and the Decepticons arrived in [[Wanmu]], [[China]], to find Devastator already attacking [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s local [[Onyx]] facility. She tried to reach Prowl, but Devastator was set on killing Spike and she was knocked flat by the discarded Enigma of Combination. After Galvatron's soldier [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] revealed himself as a double-agent acting on Starscream's behalf, he absconded with the Enigma, and Arcee finally reached an enraged Prowl and convinced him to disassemble Devastator. They left on Sky Lynx, carrying a space bridge liberated from Blackrock's custody. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati}}

Shortly after the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], and Prowl's official falling out with Optimus Prime, Arcee had functionally taken command of the Earthbound Autobots while Prime was busy on Cybertron. In her new capacity as second-in-command, she held a clandestine meeting with her brother, who sought to use the spacebridge for his own ends, but provided her with an Onyx tablet in exchange: a clue, he insinuated, to Blackrock's ''true'' agenda regarding his fascination with Cybertronian technology. Arcee returned to the ''Ark-7'' to get the tablet analyzed and gave [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] a mission to Jupiter, to investigate rumors of a [[Sanctuary Station|Decepticon commune]] being constructed in orbit. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} He soon reported back on the Decepticon station being built there, and she met him on his return, however he fobbed her off with the promise of a report later and headed to a recharge slab. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

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Not long afterwards, Arcee herself travelled to Cybertron in order to steal and destroy the Enigma of Combination; while her brother believed that the artifact could only be used to create more "abominations," she had come to hate the concept of people being forcibly changed against their will. However, her escape was complicated by Windblade and Chromia, seeking to protect the fragile alliance between Cybertron and their own homeworld of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], and chased her into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where a Camien team of [[Torchbearer]]s was scouting. The Torchbearers fumed at not only Arcee's injuring of Windblade, a Cityspeaker, but also her intent to harm an artifact of the Primes. Inadvertent activation of the Enigma recongifured the Torchbearers into a new combiner, the mighty [[Victorion]]. The newborn, confused Victorion singled out Arcee for punishment, and so Windblade and Chromia found themselves protecting her against the gestalt. Windblade, surprisingly, was able to calm Victorion down long enough for them to disassemble. Warming to Windblade's combination of diplomacy and willingness to bury the truth to promote lasting peace, Arcee agreed to return the Enigma of Combination and pretend the incident had never happened. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She briefly watched Starscream talk to himself before swapping notes with Optimus. When one of Starscream's [[Badgeless]] troops was about to stage a massacre at a bar, Arcee stepped in and took the Badgeless to confront Starscream himself, whom she suggested needed to win over those on Cybertron before he went conquering other worlds. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

[[File:SinsOfTheWreckers1-kupandarcee.jpg|thumb|300px]]

Back on Earth, to her pre-emptive satisfaction, she detected that Prowl was in [[Alaska]], ready to be taken in by her... and then suddenly ''wasn't''. She went looking for Kup for help and was perturbed to find he'd passed out while outside the ship, and this may have happened before. But she didn't have time to care when Prowl disappearing was a major security risk and she needed help finding him! They broke into Prowl's old quarters, with Arcee suspicious how easy Kup managed it, and found some fleshbag called [[Verity Carlo]] had been blackmailing the fugitive with a copy of Autobot war crime data! Arcee was livid, thinking Carlo might restart the war if she made such horrors public. She was ''more'' livid when a recorded message from Prowl was broadcast, saying to get ''Springer'' to look for him, as only Springer was good enough.

The most sensible course of action was to knock out Kup, go to Earth, and violently threaten Verity Carlo into saying what she'd done to Prowl. Verity turned out to know nothing. When Springer and the [[Wreckers]] showed up, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} Arcee continued to insist it ''had'' to be this human anyway... which was around about the time the ''real'' culprits, [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]], attacked and Prowl broadcast through Kup to explain he was in the hands of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], imprisoned in his [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]]. Arcee was horrified to realise Prowl had put a backdoor hack in Kup's brain in case he'd needed to manipulate suckers. Despite Arcee blaming Verity for this, Springer pulled rank and led the Wreckers-plus-Arcee in battle against Mayhem, where Arcee was amused to find Springer only got emotionally engaged when there was a fight on. After chopping limbs off [[Claw Jaw]] and joining the Wreckers on a raid inside [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Mayhem HQ]], Arcee and the other Wreckers breached the gate to the Noisemaze that lay inside Tidal Wave's body, and crossed to the Noisemaze... {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers3-Noisemaze.jpg|left|thumb|300px|...sev- no, wait, this is the fifth one again. Never mind!]]

...and immediately fell in screaming pain, unable to stand its sensory onslaught. Tarantulas had the Wreckers taken to his lab, where the guilt-extracting computer [[Impetus]] caused her to flash back to her traumatic experience with Jhiaxus, babbling that it was "[her] fault" she'd not seen through Jhiaxus and that she hadn't been "strong enough" to stop him. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Only Hubcap, Tarantulas' man on the inside, having second thoughts got her sprung from jail. Arcee and the Wreckers ganged up on Tarantulas but he fought them all off, forcing Roadbuster to sacrifice himself so they could run. They regrouped and were talked by Prowl into destroying the villain's work first, but were confronted by said spider, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} faring as well as before. Only a personal revelation got Tarantulas to cease his attack but, to fulfil the plan, Arcee joined Impactor in keeping the fight going anyway. The Noisemaze began to collapse around them and Arcee was left stunned when Springer, despite great personal risk, radioed to say he was sticking to the plan even if it killed him. Realising why Prowl had chosen him and not her for this, she then convinced Impactor to continue the plan. Though Prowl would risk his life at the last second to save Springer, this was still it: Arcee and Kup returned to the ''Ark-7'', ties to Prowl irrevocably severed. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:Perihelion-BrawlShoulderTackleArcee.jpg|thumb|300px|Brawl liked design number four better.]]

Back at the ''Ark-7'', she found Jetfire had examined the [[Onyx|human code]] Blackrock had created, discovering that the code was capable of communicating with its other iterations via a quantum signal. Arcee ordered her Autobots to track it down while she, Alpha Trion, and Sideswipe stayed on the ship. The mission went sour fast and Arcee had Sky Lynx return to the ''Ark'' where she could use its mighty guns to blow away his pursuers... at which point the Onyx code activated their deflector shields, causing all the firepower to rebound on the ship, and locked them out of their systems, leaving them trapped and on fire! {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} They found themselves fighting their way through their own compromised defences while Trion claimed they were facing weapons of the Thirteen that they could not stand against. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Her plan was to get to the spacebridge and call for reinforcements, but a sudden rush of Decepticons ''through'' the spacebridge put paid to that! {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Luckily, [[Conquerors Part 3: Helden|other actors]] caused the shield to drop and Arcee ordered her guys to fall back to the ship's bridge and crash it into the moon while she went to overload the engines. The plan failed when she failed to distract the Decepticons through ultraviolence, being battered into unconsciousness by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} By the time she came round, the battle at [[Shanghai]] was almost over and she gladly fell back with the newly arrived Autobots.

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Optimus asked her to run operations soon enough as part of his new strategy, only to learn that Optimus had used the faith that the colonists had placed in him as a Prime to annex Earth into the Council of Worlds for its own protection. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} While sitting in the med-bay of the ''[[Skyroller]]'', she casually mentioned that both she and Sideswipe were fine to a disinterested med-bay. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} She later met, and tried to murder, Galvatron at the Copahua volcano where they pondered if Optimus' time as [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|a combiner]] could have allowed Prowl's personality to push Optimus towards drastic actions. She later revealed to Optimus that [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] had murdered [[Horri-Bull]] for the greater good allowing the Prime to blackmail the Decepticon. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} In Monument Valley, she forced Prime to stay behind during the attack on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', claiming he was too valuable, before showing zero gratitude when [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] gave her [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe's]] jetpack. During the attack, Galvatron managed to force Victorian apart before creating [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]] and [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}

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When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] managed to turn the tide and rip open the ''Nemesis'', Arcee was ready to take [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] into her custody before she was fired on by [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Ayana Jones]]. She was ready to kill all three before [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] teleported them out of her reach. She was later ordered by Optimus to pursue and terminate Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Hitching a ride on [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], she caught up with the Decepticon in the upper atmosphere of [[Jupiter]]. After casually murdering [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys|Astrotrain]], she engaged Galvatron. The fight was in his favour until Optimus and Soundwave arrived to back her up. The ancient warrior still managed to hold his ground before Soundwave shot him in the back allowing Arcee to destroy his [[fusion cannon]] taking him out of the fight. Galvatron mocked all three of them before agreeing to be their ally so as to fight off [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. Arcee was horrified when Optimus shot Galvatron through the [[spark]]. She later accompanied him to see the [[President of the United States]] where he declared the threat over. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} When they returned to Monument Valley, [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] the trio observed transformed to city mode, a form which Optimus dubbed [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. She then observed Metrotitan fire a beam of data into space regarding Optimus' deeds. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

As it turned out, that beam attracted the attention of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] who was not only still alive but also a [[Titan Master]]. The Prime left his large [[Transtector]] body to fight Arcee while he attended to business causing the femme to protest a body without a head should be not be a good fighter. The fight spilled into a massive cache of [[Ore-13]] located beneath Autobot City. Sentinel then returned with Blackrock who was revealed to be [[Sovereign]]. The Titan Master duo tapped into the [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to warp away Optimus Prime and Soundwave with them. Left behind, Arcee, at the end of her rope, contacted [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and briefed him on recent events, with Prowl assuring her that he'd take care of it. {{storylink|White Light}} She then hovered in the background and off to the side during Soundwave's inspirational speech. {{storylink|White Heat}}

===Meeting the cosmic community===
[[File:ConcordeHymn-ArceeTransforms.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Perfect for a stealth mission into Barbie's Malibu Dream House.]]

Over the next few weeks, Arcee would continue to stay by Prime's side, partaking in his missions of goodwill around the globe. On one such relief mission with [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]] the two were attacked by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] forces. Relieved at the chance to blow off some steam, Arcee easily kept the humans at bay until Cybertronian reinforcements arrived, as well as the [[Space Knight]] [[Rom]], who promptly annihilated four of the humans, including G.I. Joe leader [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]]. Realizing that the alien's Cybertronian appearance would lead to them being blamed for the murders, Arcee and the others pursued him {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} to [[Umpqua National Forest]] where they forced him to make an emergency landing, with Arcee able to take him out of the fight by punching him in his open chest wound. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}}

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As she patrolled the halls of Autobot City, Arcee happened upon [[Snake-Eyes]] as he began to engage the ''[[Heliopolis]]''. She immediately tried to strike the ninja down but received a sword to her eye for the trouble. Though briefly blinded, she soon tried to get back at her attacker before she, Snake-Eyes, and the [[Micronaut]]s' ship were disabled by a sonic strike from Soundwave in an attempt to calm the situation. After Snake-Eyes was apprehended, Arcee began trying to pick a fight with the ninja but backed off once Optimus Prime intervened to make peace with him. As [[M.A.S.K.]] and the [[Dire Wraith]]s began their assault on Autobot City, Arcee stood alongside her fellow Cybertronians as well as the Micronauts, Rom, and Snake-Eyes in opposition. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} When the combined form of [[Baron Karza]] and the Wraiths attempted to drag Optimus back into the soon-to-be-exploding mine of Ore-13 under the now levitating Autobot City, Arcee grabbed his arm and pulled him back to safety. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

Not long afterwards, Arcee accompanied Jazz and Optimus back to [[Monument Valley]] where three were attacked by a vengeful [[Baron Karza]] wearing the body of [[Micronus Prime]]. After swatting the three Cybertronians aside, {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} Karza placed them in a special prison. The Micronauts later freed the Autobots who joined the attack on the {{i|Acroyear III}} army before the three fought Karza himself. The fighting was interrupted when [[Shazraella]] arrived wreathed in {{i|Time Traveler}} energy. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 4|Wrath of Karza #4}} The three Autobots tried to use the distraction to sucker punch Karza before he again enerchanged with Micronus and resumed their duel. Shazraella used her newfound powers to cause the Autobots to shift through alternate modes until she lost control of her powers which prompted Karza to appeal to Optimus for an alliance. Though Optimus agreed, the unlikely alliance was unable to fell Shazraella until [[Oziron Rael]] arrived, now one of the Time Travelers himself, and ended the threat. Arcee stood by as Optimus pledged to help the refugees of Microspace. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}}

As Optimus continued his self-appointed mission on Earth, Arcee quickly became Prime's new right-hand 'bot, unafraid to call out her leader when she disagreed with his choices:in particular, she was openly disgruntled with Prime's new attitude and his acolytes, particularly the [[Colonist Soldiers]] who'd chosen to join the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} In her downtime, she continued to visit the comatose Sideswipe, feeling that he was the only person who had ever understood her. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} During a mission to uphold the [[Tyrest Accord]] in [[Mexico City]], these young soldiers ran afoul of human protesters wielding Cybertronian-derived weaponry, prompting Arcee and the other veterans to intervene, with Arcee herself brusquely assuring the wounded [[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] that he'd be fine after removing his [[mouthplate]].

[[File:OptimusPrime4 NewCybertron Arcee spars.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|At least he's not wearing a space diaper.]]

After meeting with the [[President of the United States|President]] at the [[White House]], Arcee joined Prime's team at the [[Matterhorn]] as a [[Quintesson Cruiser|vast spaceship]] descended onto Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Once the ship's occupants, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], disembarked, Arcee stood off to the side as their leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]] introduced themselves. Once Optimus's team returned to Autobot City to discuss potential courses of action, Arcee was again annoyed by the colonists and their fawning over Optimus before paying Sideswipe another visit. When the Junkions arrived for a tour of the city, Arcee attempted to stop Wreck-Gar from entering Sideswipe's chamber, asking Optimus to stop him from touching the injured Autobot. She looked decidedly unhappy as Wreck-Gar explained the Junkions possessed a [[positron core]] that could potentially save Sideswipe, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} but later expressed a cautious interest in the positron core's potential for saving Sideswipe, still feeling some responsibility for him being in his current condition. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

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She continued to spend time in Sideswipe's room to keep him company, passing the time by sparring with D.0.C. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} until the Junkions abruptly decided to invade Earth with an armada of ravenous [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s. Reflecting on her own history as a warrior, Arcee told Sky Lynx to keep an eye on Sideswipe while she went to confront Wreck-Gar for control of the positron core. By the time she arrived, the tide had already begun to turn in favor of the Autobots and their allies, and Arcee caught up with Wreck-Gar as the Junkion leader attempted to slink away. Demanding to know the whereabouts of the positron core, Wreck-Gar opened his chest and revealed that he'd smuggled it out of the battle on his person. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} As [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] looked on, Arcee attempted to beat Wreck-Gar into submission, only for his rebellious Sharkticons to appear and make for their former leader. As the fight spilled over onto their position, a stray shot hit the positron core, blowing it to atoms while reducing Wreck-Gar to a disembodied head. A stoic Arcee stood by as Optimus made peace with the Junkions... and then collapsed in grief by Sideswipe's CR chamber as Optimus sadly watched from afar. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} The Junkions gradually acclimatized to life in the newly founded "[[Little Cybertron]]", but it soon became clear that Wreck-Gar couldn't fix the positron core. However, Rum-Maj told Arcee that they had another device that would allow them to ease Sideswipe's suffering. While mulling over this, Arcee was visited by [[Aileron]], who was shocked when Arcee revealed her true age. As Arcee insisted she was alone, Aileron disputed the notion. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Arcee later spoke to Soundwave as the President visited Autobot City. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

[[File:SidesSwipeHugArcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|The spelling error kinda takes the lump outta your throat once you spot it.]]

As time passed and as Sideswipe's condition steadily worsened, Arcee and Sunstreaker made the decision to switch off Sideswipe's life support. To do so, however, they tapped the Junkions for use of this other device—a [[mnemopathis projector]] that would project a simulated "last day" for their patient that would allow him to go peacefully. In this "dream world," Arcee was present when Sideswipe seemingly awoke from his coma, and followed her outside where she revealed that Sunstreaker had promised to be present. When Sideswipe announced he was going to cut ties with Sunstreaker, Arcee discouraged the notion, remembering how she'd let Galvatron die (though leaving out his name). The two travelled to Cybertron where, after retrieving Bob from Sunstreaker's apartment, they made their way to the Decepticon ghetto. There Sideswipe broke down the door and began shooting everyone before Sunstreaker arrived and stopped him, with Arcee explaining the relief effort that Sunstreaker had been a part of. After a day of volunteering and helping the inhabitants of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the two brought Sideswipe outside to marvel at the beauty of postwar Cybertron, where he gradually learned the truth of his situation. Thanking both his friend and brother, Sideswipe allowed himself to pass away.

[[File:UnificationDayDawn-brightfuture.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Stop, drop, and roll, guys!]]

In the real world, Arcee excused herself following Sideswipe's death, only to be followed by Aileron, who offered some comforting words from [[Way of Flame|her own religion]], which believed in reincarnation. After a laugh that the many Arcee and Sideswipe killed might return, Arcee looked at the stars and said a final goodbye to Sideswipe. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} As Earth geared up to join the Council of Worlds, Arcee and Sunstreaker brought Sideswipe's body to Cybertron to be buried; that same evening, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] told Optimus, Pyra, and Starscream the tale behind the origins of the Thirteen—and the truth behind Galvatron and Arcee's relationship, a fact that Starscream had a hard time swallowing. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} When [[Marissa Faireborn]] was inducted into the [[Council of Worlds]] as [[Earth]]'s ambassador, {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Arcee briefly joined [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and his human friend [[Action Man|Ian Noble]] as they watched the proceedings from atop a nearby building, playfully trading barbs with the old Autobot {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} before joining Optimus Prime and [[Pyra Magna]] as the ceremony began... only for the nefarious [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] and his [[Iron Ring]] to crash the proceedings, intent on using the ancient [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] that had once been deployed on Antilla to poison Cybertron itself. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}}

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Amidst the chaos, Arcee helped defend human diplomats from the legions of [[Red Shadows]], rescuing both Faireborn and [[Ayana Jones]] before rendezvousing with Optimus. Optimus reported that their teammates [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] had gone missing, seemingly implicating them as agents of Ironblood, and Arcee joined Kup and the other heroes on a mission into the wilderness of Cybertron to find their teammates. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} As they searched the outback, Ian made some not-so-subtle attempts to flirt with an uninterested Arcee until they came under fire from two more Red Shadows, Arcee chopping one of the mutant ninjas in half. It wasn't long until they found that both Blackrock and Centurion had been kidnapped and taken prisoner by the bounty hunter [[Colditz]], and the two Transformers were thrown off balance by a hidden cache of [[Dragon X]] explosives and beset by more ninjas. Realizing that Colditz had set up the entire encounter to trick the heroes into killing Centurion, Arcee attempted to stop the out-of-control Transformer by hurling her sword at him, which [[Blackrock]] catches, and was ultimately able to talk the Talisman-charged Cybertronian into controlling his lethal energies and entering [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

Upon returning to Iacon, Arcee joined Optimus Prime and Soundwave and to plan and launch a raid on the holding cell where [[Scarlett]] and her team had been incarcerated. Windblade soon discovered that Optimus had gone outside the law, and she and Arcee nearly came to blows before Prime convinced the Camien delegate to stand down. Arcee helped knock out the prison guards and collected the human team's weapons, and together the Cybertronian-human alliance fought their way through hordes of Red Shadows, and began the long trek down toward the Cybertronian core, braving a river of holographic acid before coming face to face with Colton and the other members of the Iron Ring. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} In the ensuing melee, Arcee went up against [[Shazraella]], who'd commandeered [[Antagony_(BW)|Antagony's]] Cybertronian body and threatened to take Arcee's after. She and Shazraella brawled among the ongoing melee until the arrival of Starscream and the other members of the Council of Worlds turned the battle into a chaotic three-way brawl. Ultimately, however, Colton's lackey Garrison Krieger—in reality the [[Prysmosian]] [[Merklynn]]—had orchestrated the entire invasion to his own benefit; when he unveiled his true nature, he combined his own [[magic]] with that of the Talisman and drained the energon from the nearby Transformers to fuel the creation of a "[[New Prysmos]]", a beachhead for his future conquest of Cybertron. The deed done, he teleported the weakened and disoriented Transformers back to Cybertron's surface. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

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===Against the Apocalypse===
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As Cybertron rebuilt from this latest attack, Arcee attended Sideswipe's funeral, and as Optimus Prime mulled over his status as a "divine" [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], she pointed out that she had stood by when he had killed Galvatron, revealing to Prime that he had been her twin brother. Disarmed by this revelation, Prime attempted to withdraw, but was intercepted by Blackrock, who revealed that Centurion had made a full recovery and gone exploring in the wilderness—and discovered a cache of [[protoform]]s. Passerby Decepticon [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] revealed that the Dinobots had recently discovered a [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] in the wilderness, inspiring Prime to mount an expedition to find it. Seeking allies, Arcee approached Pyra Magna and her fellow Torchbearers for assistance. Though they declined, Pyra Magna reminded the still-rudderless Arcee that the former warrior could keep both Prime and herself in check in this new, postwar world. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Though Prime's group came into conflict with the rogue Dinobots—their leader [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] under the control of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]—Arcee followed Sludge into a cavern, where she was attacked by one of the young protoforms... and discovered that the rest were now under the protection of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Arcee took a shine to the little protoform, jokingly nicknaming him "[[Sideswipe (G2)|Sideswipe]]" after her departed friend, and watched as Trypticon burst from the ground to demand an end to the fighting. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

Back on Earth once more as Prime presided over the opening of an [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]], Arcee chatted with Aileron about recent events, including the installation of Trypticon as Earth's official embassy on Cybertron. Unfortunately, the conversation was cut short when Aileron overheard [[Slide]] badmouthing the Prime. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Things quickly spiraled out of control as "Onyx Prime" returned to Cybertron aboard his Titan, [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]], bringing with him the [[Liege Maximo]] and his [[Maximal]] army. Although Arcee advised caution, it was Metrotitan himself who chose to bridge to Cybertron—intent on following through the orders of his supposed "Chosen One," Starscream—only to be summarily blasted and fatally wounded by Nemesis, crashing to the ground in a fiery explosion. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

[[File:EndlessForever-ArceeVsMaximals.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Arcee is a geewunner.]]

Finally unmasked as Shockwave, his million year-machinations laid out for all to see, Shockwave instructed Liege Maximo to lead the Maximals to the surface to pick off the survivors... unaware that those survivors included a very angry Arcee, who lunged into action to take on his bestial horde in an epic one-woman stand. Though Arcee slaughtered her way through dozens of combatants, she was gradually overwhelmed by their numbers and taken prisoner on Shockwave's orders. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Chained and dragged aboard Shockwave's Titan by a sample of gravity-manipulating [[Ore-4]], Arcee was able to exploit the weightless environment to free herself and knock Maximo off-balance; recovering her sword and hurling it at the Ore-4 crystal, Arcee sent the ancient deceiver and the Maximals plummeting to their doom, and herself too... if it hadn't been for Aileron intervening to save Arcee from such a fate. Overcome with gratitude, and finally able to express her true feelings for her friend in the face of a looming apocalypse, Arcee gratefully [[kiss]]ed Aileron. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable}}

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Though Shockwave was eventually subdued and taken into custody, the Transformers were too late to prevent the full scope of his plan coming to fruition: seeing Cybertron itself as essentially flawed, Shockwave, in the guise of "Onyx Prime," had used the war against Antilla all those years ago to create [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], that which would eliminate Cybertron itself and allow the Transformers to begin anew. {{storylink|Our Finest}} {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} As Unicron began his attack on the galaxy, consuming those "thirteen colonies" affiliated with the Transformers, Arcee joined Optimus aboard the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'' to assist [[Rom]]'s homeworld of [[Elonia]]. While Wheeljack worked to bring a makeshift space bridge online, he discovered that something was jamming its frequency; when Arcee and Prime investigated, they discovered the inert body of [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], ancient Titan of [[Prima]] and another victim of Shockwave's machinations. Arcee was able to solve the problem by fatally stabbing the Titan's brain module, killing him instantly and allowing Wheeljack to safely teleport two-thirds of Elonia's population to Iacon. {{storylink|Our Darkest}}

As Unicron made his way to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Arcee joined Prime and the recently revived Bumblebee as the trio fought their way into the innards of the planet-eater, seeking to find a way to destroy the monster from within. Their search turned up nothing, outside of the crumbling ruins of one of the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]s that had once invaded Antilla, and the Autobots were subsequently chased back out by Unicron's monstrous [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]] as Unicron devoured Caminus. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} Back on Cybertron, Arcee tried to help Aileron through the loss of her homeworld, only to be interrupted by Bumblebee, who suspected that she knew more about the Omega Sentinel than she let on. Arcee confirmed that she had once fought alongside the giants during in the age of the Thirteen and their interstellar expansion, suggesting that one of them must have found Unicron. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

The arrival of Unicron—now accompanied by the corrupted [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]—over Cybertron itself prompted a desperate, last-ditch struggle as Prime and the other leaders of the planet weighed up their options. When Bumblebee himself, having received a cryptic vision from Omega Supreme moments before, arrived to tell the group the truth behind Unicron, Arcee confirmed his story: Unicron ''was'' the transformed Antilla, remade into an ultimate weapon against all of the injustices of the Cybertronian race. As Windblade raged against the futility of it all—noting that none of the colonies deserved to suffer for the sins of Cybertron, Arcee grimly reminded her that Caminus and all of the other colonies had been built off the back of Cybertronian expansion. Windblade transformed and flew off as the city began to collapse around them; believing her to be fleeing, Arcee tried to stop her, but the [[Cityspeaker]] told her that she had a plan. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

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As Unicron began his final attack on Cybertron, the efforts of the [[Spectral Knight]]s of [[New Prysmos]] offered an escape for the Transformers, harnessing the [[magic]] of the Talisman to create a teleportation beam that transported them directly to Earth. Arcee was one of the Transformers to be safely evacuated as Metroplex activated his space bridge; teleported to [[Victoria Falls]] in [[Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park]], she socked Starscream in the jaw to stop his whining before she gratefully embraced Aileron as the two reunited.{{storylink|Road's End}} As Unicron—now having destroyed Cybertron—teleported above Earth to complete his mission of Cybertronian extinction, Arcee joined Prime and Soundwave on a mission to [[Mount Rushmore]] to help corral Slide and the other colonist soldiers, who had renounced their ties to Optimus and gone rogue in a misguided effort to liberate Jazz from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] custody. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

Returning to Metroplex, the Cybertronians convened for a briefing from Jetfire, where the Autobot flier revealed that—thanks to consuming the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, Unicron's attacks posed an existential threat to the [[Milky Way]] itself. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} That night, Prime and Arcee talked, and as Prime wondered if the dark legacy of the Primes that Shockwave began had claimed him as well, Arcee simply opined that it was best to love who they could and understood who they couldn't. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}} With the rising of the sun came the approach of Unicron's Maximal army; though Optimus suggested that Arcee stay behind to be with Aileron, she declined, pointing out that for the first time in her life she had someone to fight ''for''. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} Instead, as the two prepared to face Unicron, Prime chose to shed the mouthplate that had become a symbol of the Primes so that he could face Unicron as his true self. {{storylink|Post}}

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Joining forces with Skywarp, Thundercracker, and Starscream, the five 'bots hatched a plan to smuggle the Talisman onto Unicron's surface while the other survivors of Cybertron led a frontal assault on the monster planet, using Skywarp's teleportation powers to directly transport the artifact into Unicron's innards and kill him from within. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} As the battle began, however, Skywarp was wounded by an incoming Maximal, and deprived of their best shot to destroy Unicron it was Starscream who chose to sacrifice his life to activate the Talisman, leaving Arcee and Optimus free to follow the path it carved through Unicron's armor and into his core, battling antibody monsters along the way. As they fought their way to the core, Optimus claimed that it was his duty as "[[The Arisen]]" to defeat Unicron, as the legends claimed... much to the incredulity of Arcee, who had ''known'' the 'bot who called himself "The Arisen" in the days of the Thirteen, who was definitely not Optimus. Faced with the black hole that made up the center of the planet-eater, Optimus instructed Arcee to stay behind as he flung himself into the abyss, transmitting himself [[infraspace]], knowing that he couldn't ask her to sacrifice her newfound emotional connection to Aileron. Ultimately, Orion Pax—shedding the title of Prime in the last moments of his life—was able to make peace with the vengeful spirit of [[Unicron's creator]] as they both chose to die; as Unicron collapsed in on himself, Aileron swooped in to rescue Arcee from the singularity, and the two lovers joyfully reunited on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

Days after Unicron's defeat, Arcee eschewed Prime's funeral to help with reconstruction efforts, chatting with Marissa Faireborn about her original encounter with Jhiaxus and her long, long personal journey to accept herself and others. And, after many years of searching, she opined, the former warrior had found love and a purpose as she settled into a new life on Earth; years later, now working as a teacher, Arcee told her class of Cybertronian, human, and [[Elonian]] children—including "Sideswipe"—the story of Optimus Prime, the complex legacy he had left behind, and the power of the stories that surrounded him and the lineage of the Primes. Optimus believed in a better future, she told her students, and he believed in the ability of others to change... such as Arcee herself, who had made peace with herself and the universe and proven that she had finally become everything that she was always meant to be. {{storylink|Post}}

==Notes==
[[File:Arcee-Alex Milne-DC.jpg|thumb]]

*The extras in ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]'' reveal a few alternative color schemes [[Alex Milne]] and [[Simon Furman]] tried to get approved for IDW's version of Arcee, one blue, two red. [[Hasbro]] nixed all three, insisting on Arcee's usual coloration to differentiate her from other [[female Transformer]]s.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=hasbro didn't want the dark color. they didn't want her to be like the other female bots. so they wanted the pink look. i don't like it, but its not up to me in the end / i had some darker colors on her originally and i got the anwser back saying they wanted her different from elita 1, but one of the colors was a blue gray, so i don't know what they were talking about. they just wanted pink.|link=http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/arcee-cover-colors-70762649|name=Alex Milne|site=deviantART|title=arcee cover colors.|year=2007|month=11|day=27}}</ref> In 2014, new female Autobots were finally introduced, but it seems unlikely they were part of IDW's planning back then.
*While IDW Arcee was firmly established as an Autobot in ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]''—in the opening blurb, in dialogue and in the form of an Autobot [[insignia]] constantly present on her chest (outside of the flashback to her being experimented on)—it is the ''only'' IDW issue to suggest that she was ever a formal Autobot. Starting with ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' and continuing thereafter, she was depicted without the chest insignia, and [[Second Exodus|''Robots in Disguise'' #18]] appears to retcon matters such that she was never [[Rite of the Autobrand|Autobranded]] at all!
*Given the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' toy tie-ins involved in "Dark Cybertron", it was logical at the time of publication to assume that Arcee's [[:File:TheBecoming-Arcee.jpg|new body]] in [[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|"Dark Cybertron" Chapter 10]] was based on her then-upcoming ''Generations'' toy, but [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|the toy]] that was eventually released (a good six month after said issue) bore little resemblance to the comic. It turned out this was because production on the comic was so far ahead that artist [[Alex Milne]] had to draw Arcee into this issue based on only ''concept art'' of the toy, which he further modified to incorporate characteristics from Arcee's IDW design.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=here is the design i came up with based off of a concept from hasbro. not sure if this is what the new Arcee toy will look like. the design i was given was not a toy image nor was it an image that looked like it could transform. it was just a concept which i think hasbro wanted to base the new toy off of. so i had to work with that and come up with something that i feel keep the look they want to use and work withing the world the comic is set in :) the only thing i did a bit differently in the comic was i made her legs a bit longer. i ran out of paper on this image and i did want her legs a bit longer. with the head i did put elements from the original IDW Arcee in it so i could tie the new design with comic look :) so i'm not sure what the toy will look like, but this was fun getting to draw a new version of Arcee :)|link=http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/IDW-Dark-Cybertron-Arcee-Design-441642817|name=Alex Milne|site=deviantART|title=IDW Dark Cybertron Arcee Design|year=2014|month=03|day=20}}</ref> Further exemplifying the changes the toy underwent, Arcee's reddish-orange coloration in this issue was at the request of Hasbro,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It was in the concept design we were given; I wanted to make sure and asked my editors(forget which) for confirmation.|link=https://twitter.com/dyemooch/status/468837384034189312|name=Josh Perez|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=05|day=20}}</ref> only for the finished Arcee toy to be colored in her standard pink. The comics didn't end up reconciling the designs, with [[Andrew Griffith]] giving Arcee a new Earth body in [[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|''Robots in Disguise'' #28]], and restoring her pink color scheme in [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #35]].
*Speaking of, Griffith was inspired by a mid-2010s {{w|Lotus Elite}} for Arcee's Earth alt-mode.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Been seeing a lot of stuff about fan designs for Arcee out there and a lot of it’s is really great btw. If anyone’s curious, Arcee’s earth mode in IDW’s #RID was inspired by a mid 2010’s Lotus Elise.|link=https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/1283408750322364416|name=Andrew Griffith|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=15}}</ref>
*According to [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]], Arcee is 33 feet tall and weighs 15 tons (10.1 metres and 13.6 metric tonnes).

===Conceptual origins===
[[Simon Furman]] has traditionally not been a fan of [[female Transformer]]s or the idea of gendering Transformers at all, stating on several occasions that he doesn't understand why robots would have women. Arcee's [[Spotlight: Arcee|origin]] in the IDW continuity attempted "to apply a rationale to the whole issue;"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Well, I’ve always been fairly outspoken about the redundancy of ‘female’ Transformers (or ‘fembots’). It’s not a sexist thing, it’s just that they’re robots. Why would they have genders at all? Anyway, Arcee (being one such ‘fembot’) was always going to be a contentious issue, especially as (in common with other IDW/TF-verse reinventions) I was expected to put something of my own spin on the character this time around. And I figured I’d attempt to apply a rationale to the whole issue!|link=https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/|name=Simon Furman|site=WordPress|title=Arcee-a-Go-Go|year=2008|month=02|day=19}}</ref> under his pen, the Transformers of the IDW continuity were treated as a genderless race, albeit one that used male pronouns out of convenience. Thus, Furman's original treatment for Arcee was that she was one of these "genderless" robots that had been genetically altered, implicitly against their will, and that her new gender separated her from other Transformers. When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was introduced to the IDW mythos, author [[Mairghread Scott]] stated that Windblade's femininity would not be treated as an aberration, noting that Arcee's origin could be seen as offensive to women, and especially those who are transgender. Furman's insistence that Cybertronians are genderless, not male by default, extended to a post he wrote,<ref>{{citesocial|link=http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/|name=Simon Furman|site=WordPress|title=Response to Mairghread Scott|year=2013|month=12|day=29}}</ref> though the two authors later talked in private and settled the beef. (Scott would seemingly hew closer in 2014 to Furman's original concept for the character during the [[An Uneventful Night|few instances]] in which she wrote for the character, with Arcee expressing a dislike for 'bots who "[change others] against their will"... but this kind of thing happens a lot in comics, so don't sweat it.)

Following Windblade's debut, author [[John Barber]] would sporadically revisit Arcee's origin story owing to her increasing role in the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' comics. For example, in "[[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming]]" after surgically rebuilt into a new body of her own volition, Arcee is seen experimentally flexing and touching her arms while genuinely asking Prowl what he thinks of her look. ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' introduced its protagonist as an inhabitant of the colony planet of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], where male and female Transformers naturally coexisted; though this was ''initially'' presented as a result of {{w|allopatric speciation}}, with the Camiens having evolved this trait after millennia of isolation from Cybertron, it wouldn't take long before ''Robots in Disguise'' revealed that those ancient Cybertronians who had colonized Caminus ''did'' understand the concept of gender, and that female Transformers had somehow disappeared from Cybertron well before the modern day. A subsequent conversation between Arcee and Galvatron in [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #37]] revealed that Jhiaxus had been attempting to ''restore'' this facet of Cybertronian society, and internal narration from Arcee's point of view in [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]] revealed that Arcee had, at least to some extent, consented to Jhiaxus's experiments, as she did not see the malevolent scientist "for what he was." Other comments regarding the incident suggested that Arcee's prior identity was a "lie [she] told herself" <ref>[[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|''Optimus Prime'' #5]]</ref> and that she recognized her current self as who "[she] was always meant to be."<ref>[[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #52]]</ref>

Despite years of such remarks, it would not be until the [[Post|very last issue]] of the original IDW continuity that would finally lay out exactly what had happened between Jhiaxus and Arcee, with Barber receiving assistance from fan [[Jenevieve Frank]] for nuance. In an exchange with [[Marissa Faireborn]], Arcee explicitly confirmed that she had ''always'' been transgender; describing herself as "forged male," Arcee had voluntarily sought out the assistance of Jhiaxus to aid in her transition. Her violent behavior following her encounter with the mad scientist was explained as not a product of the transition itself, but from the lack of aftercare Jhiaxus provided, with the pair likening the effect to the Cybertronian equivalent of "bad meds."

According to Jenevieve Frank, the way the exchange was written in context with all the prior writing on Arcee's trans journey was meant to get across that Jhiaxus's response to Arcee seeking gender affirmation surgery was to convince "her that she needed specific procedure to conform to his idea of female Cybertronians"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Seems like a good time to remind people that Arcee's origin in IDW comics was explicitly retconned to make it 100% her decision to go to Jhiaxus for help transitioning but that he convinced her that she needed specific procedures to conform to his idea of female Cybertronians|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1593282949394350086|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=11|day=17}}</ref> (what a jerk) "...and was coerced into medically unnecessary procedures," hence reframing her blazing streak of vengeance seen in Spotlight Arcee.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Also retconned that Arcee later found out that Jhiaxus had coerced her to medically unnecessary procedures and committed malpractice against her...which is why she was so hellbent on revenge in her eponymous Spotlight comic|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1593283331571027968|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=11|day=17}}</ref> She notes that transitioning can be "wonderful & life affirming, but it's HARD and traumatic too."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Spotlight: Arcee is often viewed poorly, but as I've transitioned the past few years, I've come to understand who unintentionally, brutally honest Spotlight: Arcee is about how hard it is to transition. Transitioning is wonderful & life affirming, but it's HARD & traumatic too.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356435117109248|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> She sees what she and Barber did not as a rejection of Spotlight, but an attempt to embrace it, and that while Arcee could have had "authentic transmasculine or nonbinary narratives," the disappearance of her dysphoria in Phase 2 signified that she was a trans woman,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=What John and I did with Arcee isn't a rejection of her Spotlight. It's an attempt to embrace it. There were authentic trans masculine and nonbinary narratives that Arcee could have had, but when her dysphoria disappeared in Phase 2, it meant she *HAD* to be a transgender woman.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356437386215424|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> which was also easier practically speaking to work in with all the action going on.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=And I say *HAD* in the practical sense. There wouldn't have been time to do justice to her as a trans guy or nonbinary character in the breaths between fighting Unicron, Shockwave, et al.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065356739485155328|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> The parallel in Arcee's story from this framework with real trans women's lives getting messed up "by arrogant transphobic doctors who blamed their ignorance and mutilation on their patients rather than confront their own culpability" is entirely intentional,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We had 3 goals in OP#25, which I *hope* we cleared. 1. Tie Arcee's transition to the REAL trans women who had their lives ruined over the years by arrogant transphobic doctors who blamed their ignorance and mutilation on their patients rather than confront their own culpability|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065358618751455232|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> as is Arcee turning to Anode akin to trans women helping each other due to the ignorance by larger systems.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=2. Connect Arcee to the legacy of trans women helping each over when the world has let us down. Even today, transgender women turn to OTHER trans women when they need advice on medications or more practical concerns because the system we deal with is still largely ignorant.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065358619909083136|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> This peace and community she had was "literally snatched away from her,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=After OP #25, I hope you can go back and read Spotlight: Arcee as the story of a woman who struggled her whole life, betrayed by her doctor, disowned by her brother, and FINALLY found peace & community only to have it literally snatched away from her (THANKS NECROBOT).|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362388491239424|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> due to Anode's disappearance in ''[[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Lost Light #1]].'' The later Arcee in Spotlight is one who had "learned that she DIDN'T NEED to struggle," that Jhiaxus was to blame for her medical problems, not herself.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Arcee in Spotlight: Arcee is one that recently learned that she DIDN'T NEED to struggle. That her shit doctor was to blame for her feeling awful because he did medical procedures on her that were unauthorized and unnecessary to her medical transition.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362389627940865|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref> Frank also notes that Barber's trans narrative for Arcee would not have been possible "without Mairghread Scott, James Roberts, and Nick Roche's contributions in their own books over the past 6 years."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Most importantly, John's "rehabilitation" of Arcee wouldn't have been possibly without Mairghread Scott, James Roberts, and Nick Roche's contributions in their own books over the past 6 years.|link=https://twitter.com/EmpressOfRobots/status/1065362393411112961|name=Jenevieve Frank|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=21}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{i|Arcee}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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Javelin

2023-07-22T21:21:58Z

Causeway: /* Legacy */ removed our note because looking at issue #38 again even though the grapple attachment is facing upwards towards arcee when she's turning it in her hands its fired under the main barrel in the next panel

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Javelin is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Javelin-IDW.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|If she were a ''Masters of the Universe'' character, her name would be spelled "Javel-Lyn".]]

'''Javelin''' has one eye but surprisingly-good aim. Despite suffering trauma, she works hard to overcome it if it means protecting her comrades.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron1-JavelinVsGuiledart.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb]]
Born on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], she was in a sorority on with [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]]. Years later, Javelin was celebrating [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake party with various members of the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s and ''[[Vis Vitalis]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crews. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

After returning to Caminus, Javelin fought against [[Guiledart]] in a vain attempt to defend her homeworld from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. She was later seen among the many Camien refugees who were safely evacuated to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part One|''Transformers'' #13]]}}
[[File:AllFallDown-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|]]
A sniper in [[Security Operations]], Javelin was called in to help box in [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]' [[The Rise|Rise]] cell, who'd barricaded themselves within a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] corpse in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. As Javelin reported the situation to [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Kaskade]] shot her in the head. Though Javelin had survived the attack, albeit in bad condition, Chromia authorized the rest of Security Operations to breach the Titan. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was still tending to her head wound some time later. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

[[File:Titans JavelinSnipe.jpg|upright=1.0|left|thumb|]]
After her repairs were complete, Javelin took part in the operation to reclaim the [[Senate]] building from the newly-christened "Decepticons". [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] complimented her return to action, but she seemed a bit distracted. When [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] turned a [[rail gun]] on retreating Autobots from atop the building, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ordered Javelin to counter-snipe him. However, she suffered a panic attack and froze up, unable to perform her duty. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Still shaken from her near-death experience and blaming her inaction for the Autobot casualties suffered during the Senate attack, Javelin quit Security Operations. She asked [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to join the (now-former) [[Senate Guard]] and he reassured Javelin that she was welcome despite whatever lingering self-doubt she had. Ironhide realigned the Guard's priority to protecting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and they accompanied him to visit the [[Forge Pyramid]] and chat with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. When the Decepticons launched a massive assault on the Pyramid, Javelin saved some of her new teammates from [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and provided cover fire as everyone was evacuated from the installation. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII JavelinVehicle.jpg|upright=1.2|right|thumb|Doesn't look like she can carry the entire Justice League...]]
Javelin was part of a detachment of Autobots that accompanied Optimus Prime to speak with [[Termagax]]. They set up a defensive position in front of [[House (building)|House]] against an imminent Decepticon attack. Javelin shared a foxhole with Ironhide, who encouraged her to keep firing as she sniped at oncoming enemies. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Javelin survived the battle and regrouped with the others in the aftermath. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

When [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s strike team required a sniper to sub in for the absent [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], Javelin volunteered. She traveled with them to locate the [[Insecticon clone]] hive and after a little ribbing from [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], shot down one of the clones for acquisition. Novastar assured Javelin that she'd look out for her the same way Ironhide did and the team prepared for an attack on the Insecticon hive. {{storylink|Radical Time}}

[[File:EndOfTime JavelinCromar.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|]]
Successfully infiltrating the hive, Javelin and the others went hunting for [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] in order to gain control of the clone swarm. Novastar again checked on Javelin's mental well-being and the sniper assured her that she was fine. After noting the hive was suspiciously quiet, Novastar was stunned when Javelin opened fire down a hallway to the group's rear, revealing an incoming mass of Insecticlones. Calling [[Cromar]] to combine with her for more firepower, Javelin told Novastar and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] to go on ahead as she took on the horde. She put up a ferocious fight and managed to escape and link up with her comrades later after they had secured Bombshell, completing the mission. {{storylink|End of Time|End of Time}}

Javelin returned to the ranks of the Prime Guard to defend [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] when the Decepticons attacked it to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet. At the height of conflict, she and several of her comrades were infused with the power of the [[Enigma of Combination]], merging with the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] into an enlarged [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. This super-combiner held off the Decepticons until Darkmount's residents managed to blast off and depart Cybertron. Defeated and de-combined, Javelin and the others were taken into Decepticon custody, satisfied with having given their comrades a future out among the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyJavelin.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Hold still, dammit. I don't have good depth perception!]]
* '''Deadeye Duel 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2023]])
** ''Accessories'': 3-part rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy| Legacy]]'' "Senate Guard Autobot Javelin" is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Arcee (Movie)#SS85|''Bumblebee'' Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronian motorcycle. She comes with a large sniper rifle with detachable scope and barrel extension based on the weapon she wielded in [[The Change In Your Nature Part Two|issue #14]] of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers (2019 comic)|rebooted ''Transformers'']] comic; both the core rifle and barrel extension have a 3 mm peg for [[Fire Blast effect]]s.

: Javelin was only available in an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]-exclusive ''Pre-Cybertronian War Collection'' "Deadeye Duel 2-Pack" along with "[[Kaskade#Toys|Ascenticon Kaskade]]", in reference to their brief faceoff in the pages of the same issue. The set was put up for preorder on [[July 21]]st, 2023.

{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
*[[Alex Milne]] designed Javelin to have one eye because having one eye is cool, not due to being a victim of [[Empurata]].
*Although Alex Milne designed Javelin with an aircraft alternate mode, she was never shown transforming in [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW's original ''Transformers'' continuity]]. As a result, when she reappeared in the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|rebooted universe]], [[Anna Malkova]] depicted her with a ground vehicle alternate mode instead. <ref> [https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1490097893889515524 Alex Milne on Twitter]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru001.tumblr.com/post/118895753987/so-here-are-some-of-the-characters-ive-been Design and commentary on Alex Milne's Tumblr]

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Talk:Javelin

2023-07-22T18:19:25Z

Causeway: /* Javelin's toy rifle */ forgot to sign

==Javelin's toy rifle==
We have a note on the comic entry for Javelin's first 2019 appearance that her rifle is pretty clearly based on Vos- I think that first appearance, it's pretty literal. It changes a bit over her next few appearances, but again, the stock and rather distinct squared scope are still of the Vos design. I don't think it's inaccurate to say the toy's rifle is partially inspired by Vos. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] ([[User talk:Nu-Priest|talk]]) 13:31, 22 July 2023 (EDT)
:To add to this, Javelin's rifle - or rather, the main Autobot field/designated marksbot/sniper rifle we see in the IDW2 comics, has a distinct enough design from Vos's. the barrel ends with a pointed tip and it is generally much blockier as a weapon, and the circles on it of unknown purpose are patterned after the closeup on her rifle in IDW2, not Vos's design. Arcee and Sureshot also use the same rifle design but instead with different scope or even launcher attachments where Javelin's scope would be (Fate of Cybertron Sureshot uses yet another scope but we have to look at it and Javelin's carefully to decide if they're worth distinguishing). So while we can agree that Javelin's sniper rifle is partially from Vos (the stock, and some generalities about the shape minus a magazine and bipod), the toy iteration isn't necessarily drawing directly on Vos for material- the modularity of the rifle is something shown off in IDW2. [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 14:19, 22 July 2023 (EDT)

Talk:Javelin

2023-07-22T18:19:07Z

Causeway: /* Javelin's toy rifle */ regarding whether javelin's toy rifle is partially inspired by vos or not

Javelin

2023-07-22T18:01:26Z

Causeway: /* Legacy */ fixed Sky Lynx link

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Javelin is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Javelin-IDW.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|If she were a ''Masters of the Universe'' character, her name would be spelled "Javel-Lyn".]]

'''Javelin''' has one eye but surprisingly-good aim. Despite suffering trauma, she works hard to overcome it if it means protecting her comrades.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron1-JavelinVsGuiledart.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb]]
Born on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], she was in a sorority on with [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]]. Years later, Javelin was celebrating [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake party with various members of the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s and ''[[Vis Vitalis]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crews. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

After returning to Caminus, Javelin fought against [[Guiledart]] in a vain attempt to defend her homeworld from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. She was later seen among the many Camien refugees who were safely evacuated to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

{{-}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part One|''Transformers'' #13]]}}
[[File:AllFallDown-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|]]
A sniper in [[Security Operations]], Javelin was called in to help box in [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]' [[The Rise|Rise]] cell, who'd barricaded themselves within a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] corpse in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. As Javelin reported the situation to [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Kaskade]] shot her in the head. Though Javelin had survived the attack, albeit in bad condition, Chromia authorized the rest of Security Operations to breach the Titan. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was still tending to her head wound some time later. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

[[File:Titans JavelinSnipe.jpg|upright=1.0|left|thumb|]]
After her repairs were complete, Javelin took part in the operation to reclaim the [[Senate]] building from the newly-christened "Decepticons". [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] complimented her return to action, but she seemed a bit distracted. When [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] turned a [[rail gun]] on retreating Autobots from atop the building, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ordered Javelin to counter-snipe him. However, she suffered a panic attack and froze up, unable to perform her duty. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Still shaken from her near-death experience and blaming her inaction for the Autobot casualties suffered during the Senate attack, Javelin quit Security Operations. She asked [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to join the (now-former) [[Senate Guard]] and he reassured Javelin that she was welcome despite whatever lingering self-doubt she had. Ironhide realigned the Guard's priority to protecting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and they accompanied him to visit the [[Forge Pyramid]] and chat with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. When the Decepticons launched a massive assault on the Pyramid, Javelin saved some of her new teammates from [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and provided cover fire as everyone was evacuated from the installation. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII JavelinVehicle.jpg|upright=1.2|right|thumb|Doesn't look like she can carry the entire Justice League...]]
Javelin was part of a detachment of Autobots that accompanied Optimus Prime to speak with [[Termagax]]. They set up a defensive position in front of [[House (building)|House]] against an imminent Decepticon attack. Javelin shared a foxhole with Ironhide, who encouraged her to keep firing as she sniped at oncoming enemies. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Javelin survived the battle and regrouped with the others in the aftermath. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

When [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s strike team required a sniper to sub in for the absent [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], Javelin volunteered. She traveled with them to locate the [[Insecticon clone]] hive and after a little ribbing from [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], shot down one of the clones for acquisition. Novastar assured Javelin that she'd look out for her the same way Ironhide did and the team prepared for an attack on the Insecticon hive. {{storylink|Radical Time}}

[[File:EndOfTime JavelinCromar.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|]]
Successfully infiltrating the hive, Javelin and the others went hunting for [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] in order to gain control of the clone swarm. Novastar again checked on Javelin's mental well-being and the sniper assured her that she was fine. After noting the hive was suspiciously quiet, Novastar was stunned when Javelin opened fire down a hallway to the group's rear, revealing an incoming mass of Insecticlones. Calling [[Cromar]] to combine with her for more firepower, Javelin told Novastar and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] to go on ahead as she took on the horde. She put up a ferocious fight and managed to escape and link up with her comrades later after they had secured Bombshell, completing the mission. {{storylink|End of Time|End of Time}}

Javelin returned to the ranks of the Prime Guard to defend [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] when the Decepticons attacked it to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet. At the height of conflict, she and several of her comrades were infused with the power of the [[Enigma of Combination]], merging with the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] into an enlarged [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. This super-combiner held off the Decepticons until Darkmount's residents managed to blast off and depart Cybertron. Defeated and de-combined, Javelin and the others were taken into Decepticon custody, satisfied with having given their comrades a future out among the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyJavelin.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Hold still, dammit. I don't have good depth perception!]]
* '''Deadeye Duel 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2023]])
** ''Accessories'': 3-part rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy| Legacy]]'' "Senate Guard Autobot Javelin" is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Arcee (Movie)#SS85|''Bumblebee'' Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronian motorcycle. She comes with a large sniper rifle with detachable scope and barrel extension based on the weapon she wielded in [[The Change In Your Nature Part Two|issue #14]] of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers (2019 comic)|rebooted ''Transformers'']] comic; both the core rifle and barrel extension have a 3 mm peg for [[Fire Blast effect]]s. Her rifle in that comic series was seen used by other [[Autobot|Autobots]] with different attachments at aiming, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Sureshot (G1)]] in the battle at the [[Sea of Rust]] simply eyeballed when deploying on the field from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] before using their loadouts' more holosight-like scope to shoot down [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]] in [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|issue #35]]. Arcee later wielded her rifle with a grapple hook launcher attachment instead of a scope during the rescue of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two|issue #38]] to enter the [[Senate]] building before switching back to her usual scope.

: Javelin was only available in an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]-exclusive ''Pre-Cybertronian War Collection'' "Deadeye Duel 2-Pack" along with "[[Kaskade#Toys|Ascenticon Kaskade]]", in reference to their brief faceoff in the pages of the same issue. The set was put up for preorder on [[July 21]]st, 2023.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*[[Alex Milne]] designed Javelin to have one eye because having one eye is cool, not due to being a victim of [[Empurata]].
*Although Alex Milne designed Javelin with an aircraft alternate mode, she was never shown transforming in [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW's original ''Transformers'' continuity]]. As a result, when she reappeared in the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|rebooted universe]], [[Anna Malkova]] depicted her with a ground vehicle alternate mode instead. <ref> [https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1490097893889515524 Alex Milne on Twitter]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru001.tumblr.com/post/118895753987/so-here-are-some-of-the-characters-ive-been Design and commentary on Alex Milne's Tumblr]

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Javelin

2023-07-22T18:00:48Z

Causeway: /* Legacy */ added an extra detail so to be specific about the grapple hook usage

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Javelin is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Javelin-IDW.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|If she were a ''Masters of the Universe'' character, her name would be spelled "Javel-Lyn".]]

'''Javelin''' has one eye but surprisingly-good aim. Despite suffering trauma, she works hard to overcome it if it means protecting her comrades.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron1-JavelinVsGuiledart.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb]]
Born on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], she was in a sorority on with [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]]. Years later, Javelin was celebrating [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake party with various members of the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s and ''[[Vis Vitalis]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crews. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

After returning to Caminus, Javelin fought against [[Guiledart]] in a vain attempt to defend her homeworld from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. She was later seen among the many Camien refugees who were safely evacuated to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

{{-}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part One|''Transformers'' #13]]}}
[[File:AllFallDown-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|]]
A sniper in [[Security Operations]], Javelin was called in to help box in [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]' [[The Rise|Rise]] cell, who'd barricaded themselves within a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] corpse in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. As Javelin reported the situation to [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Kaskade]] shot her in the head. Though Javelin had survived the attack, albeit in bad condition, Chromia authorized the rest of Security Operations to breach the Titan. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was still tending to her head wound some time later. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

[[File:Titans JavelinSnipe.jpg|upright=1.0|left|thumb|]]
After her repairs were complete, Javelin took part in the operation to reclaim the [[Senate]] building from the newly-christened "Decepticons". [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] complimented her return to action, but she seemed a bit distracted. When [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] turned a [[rail gun]] on retreating Autobots from atop the building, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ordered Javelin to counter-snipe him. However, she suffered a panic attack and froze up, unable to perform her duty. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Still shaken from her near-death experience and blaming her inaction for the Autobot casualties suffered during the Senate attack, Javelin quit Security Operations. She asked [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to join the (now-former) [[Senate Guard]] and he reassured Javelin that she was welcome despite whatever lingering self-doubt she had. Ironhide realigned the Guard's priority to protecting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and they accompanied him to visit the [[Forge Pyramid]] and chat with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. When the Decepticons launched a massive assault on the Pyramid, Javelin saved some of her new teammates from [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and provided cover fire as everyone was evacuated from the installation. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII JavelinVehicle.jpg|upright=1.2|right|thumb|Doesn't look like she can carry the entire Justice League...]]
Javelin was part of a detachment of Autobots that accompanied Optimus Prime to speak with [[Termagax]]. They set up a defensive position in front of [[House (building)|House]] against an imminent Decepticon attack. Javelin shared a foxhole with Ironhide, who encouraged her to keep firing as she sniped at oncoming enemies. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Javelin survived the battle and regrouped with the others in the aftermath. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

When [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s strike team required a sniper to sub in for the absent [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], Javelin volunteered. She traveled with them to locate the [[Insecticon clone]] hive and after a little ribbing from [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], shot down one of the clones for acquisition. Novastar assured Javelin that she'd look out for her the same way Ironhide did and the team prepared for an attack on the Insecticon hive. {{storylink|Radical Time}}

[[File:EndOfTime JavelinCromar.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|]]
Successfully infiltrating the hive, Javelin and the others went hunting for [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] in order to gain control of the clone swarm. Novastar again checked on Javelin's mental well-being and the sniper assured her that she was fine. After noting the hive was suspiciously quiet, Novastar was stunned when Javelin opened fire down a hallway to the group's rear, revealing an incoming mass of Insecticlones. Calling [[Cromar]] to combine with her for more firepower, Javelin told Novastar and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] to go on ahead as she took on the horde. She put up a ferocious fight and managed to escape and link up with her comrades later after they had secured Bombshell, completing the mission. {{storylink|End of Time|End of Time}}

Javelin returned to the ranks of the Prime Guard to defend [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] when the Decepticons attacked it to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet. At the height of conflict, she and several of her comrades were infused with the power of the [[Enigma of Combination]], merging with the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] into an enlarged [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. This super-combiner held off the Decepticons until Darkmount's residents managed to blast off and depart Cybertron. Defeated and de-combined, Javelin and the others were taken into Decepticon custody, satisfied with having given their comrades a future out among the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyJavelin.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Hold still, dammit. I don't have good depth perception!]]
* '''Deadeye Duel 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2023]])
** ''Accessories'': 3-part rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy| Legacy]]'' "Senate Guard Autobot Javelin" is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Arcee (Movie)#SS85|''Bumblebee'' Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronian motorcycle. She comes with a large sniper rifle with detachable scope and barrel extension based on the weapon she wielded in [[The Change In Your Nature Part Two|issue #14]] of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers (2019 comic)|rebooted ''Transformers'']] comic; both the core rifle and barrel extension have a 3 mm peg for [[Fire Blast effect]]s. Her rifle in that comic series was seen used by other [[Autobot|Autobots]] with different attachments at aiming, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Sureshot (G1)]] in the battle at the [[Sea of Rust]] simply eyeballed when deploying on the field from [[Sky Lynx (G1)]] before using their loadouts' more holosight-like scope to shoot down [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]] in [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|issue #35]]. Arcee later wielded her rifle with a grapple hook launcher attachment instead of a scope during the rescue of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two|issue #38]] to enter the [[Senate]] building before switching back to her usual scope.

: Javelin was only available in an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]-exclusive ''Pre-Cybertronian War Collection'' "Deadeye Duel 2-Pack" along with "[[Kaskade#Toys|Ascenticon Kaskade]]", in reference to their brief faceoff in the pages of the same issue. The set was put up for preorder on [[July 21]]st, 2023.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*[[Alex Milne]] designed Javelin to have one eye because having one eye is cool, not due to being a victim of [[Empurata]].
*Although Alex Milne designed Javelin with an aircraft alternate mode, she was never shown transforming in [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW's original ''Transformers'' continuity]]. As a result, when she reappeared in the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|rebooted universe]], [[Anna Malkova]] depicted her with a ground vehicle alternate mode instead. <ref> [https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1490097893889515524 Alex Milne on Twitter]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru001.tumblr.com/post/118895753987/so-here-are-some-of-the-characters-ive-been Design and commentary on Alex Milne's Tumblr]

[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
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[[Category:Snipers]]

Javelin

2023-07-22T17:57:42Z

Causeway: /* Legacy */ removed the (G1) from Ion Storm

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Javelin is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Javelin-IDW.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|If she were a ''Masters of the Universe'' character, her name would be spelled "Javel-Lyn".]]

'''Javelin''' has one eye but surprisingly-good aim. Despite suffering trauma, she works hard to overcome it if it means protecting her comrades.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron1-JavelinVsGuiledart.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb]]
Born on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], she was in a sorority on with [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]]. Years later, Javelin was celebrating [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake party with various members of the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s and ''[[Vis Vitalis]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crews. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

After returning to Caminus, Javelin fought against [[Guiledart]] in a vain attempt to defend her homeworld from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. She was later seen among the many Camien refugees who were safely evacuated to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

{{-}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part One|''Transformers'' #13]]}}
[[File:AllFallDown-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|]]
A sniper in [[Security Operations]], Javelin was called in to help box in [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]' [[The Rise|Rise]] cell, who'd barricaded themselves within a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] corpse in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. As Javelin reported the situation to [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Kaskade]] shot her in the head. Though Javelin had survived the attack, albeit in bad condition, Chromia authorized the rest of Security Operations to breach the Titan. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was still tending to her head wound some time later. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

[[File:Titans JavelinSnipe.jpg|upright=1.0|left|thumb|]]
After her repairs were complete, Javelin took part in the operation to reclaim the [[Senate]] building from the newly-christened "Decepticons". [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] complimented her return to action, but she seemed a bit distracted. When [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] turned a [[rail gun]] on retreating Autobots from atop the building, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ordered Javelin to counter-snipe him. However, she suffered a panic attack and froze up, unable to perform her duty. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Still shaken from her near-death experience and blaming her inaction for the Autobot casualties suffered during the Senate attack, Javelin quit Security Operations. She asked [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to join the (now-former) [[Senate Guard]] and he reassured Javelin that she was welcome despite whatever lingering self-doubt she had. Ironhide realigned the Guard's priority to protecting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and they accompanied him to visit the [[Forge Pyramid]] and chat with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. When the Decepticons launched a massive assault on the Pyramid, Javelin saved some of her new teammates from [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and provided cover fire as everyone was evacuated from the installation. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII JavelinVehicle.jpg|upright=1.2|right|thumb|Doesn't look like she can carry the entire Justice League...]]
Javelin was part of a detachment of Autobots that accompanied Optimus Prime to speak with [[Termagax]]. They set up a defensive position in front of [[House (building)|House]] against an imminent Decepticon attack. Javelin shared a foxhole with Ironhide, who encouraged her to keep firing as she sniped at oncoming enemies. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Javelin survived the battle and regrouped with the others in the aftermath. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

When [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s strike team required a sniper to sub in for the absent [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], Javelin volunteered. She traveled with them to locate the [[Insecticon clone]] hive and after a little ribbing from [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], shot down one of the clones for acquisition. Novastar assured Javelin that she'd look out for her the same way Ironhide did and the team prepared for an attack on the Insecticon hive. {{storylink|Radical Time}}

[[File:EndOfTime JavelinCromar.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|]]
Successfully infiltrating the hive, Javelin and the others went hunting for [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] in order to gain control of the clone swarm. Novastar again checked on Javelin's mental well-being and the sniper assured her that she was fine. After noting the hive was suspiciously quiet, Novastar was stunned when Javelin opened fire down a hallway to the group's rear, revealing an incoming mass of Insecticlones. Calling [[Cromar]] to combine with her for more firepower, Javelin told Novastar and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] to go on ahead as she took on the horde. She put up a ferocious fight and managed to escape and link up with her comrades later after they had secured Bombshell, completing the mission. {{storylink|End of Time|End of Time}}

Javelin returned to the ranks of the Prime Guard to defend [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] when the Decepticons attacked it to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet. At the height of conflict, she and several of her comrades were infused with the power of the [[Enigma of Combination]], merging with the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] into an enlarged [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. This super-combiner held off the Decepticons until Darkmount's residents managed to blast off and depart Cybertron. Defeated and de-combined, Javelin and the others were taken into Decepticon custody, satisfied with having given their comrades a future out among the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyJavelin.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Hold still, dammit. I don't have good depth perception!]]
* '''Deadeye Duel 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2023]])
** ''Accessories'': 3-part rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy| Legacy]]'' "Senate Guard Autobot Javelin" is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Arcee (Movie)#SS85|''Bumblebee'' Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronian motorcycle. She comes with a large sniper rifle with detachable scope and barrel extension based on the weapon she wielded in [[The Change In Your Nature Part Two|issue #14]] of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers (2019 comic)|rebooted ''Transformers'']] comic; both the core rifle and barrel extension have a 3 mm peg for [[Fire Blast effect]]s. Her rifle in that comic series was seen used by other [[Autobot|Autobots]] with different attachments at aiming, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Sureshot (G1)]] in the battle at the [[Sea of Rust]] simply eyeballed when deploying on the field from [[Sky Lynx (G1)]] before using their loadouts' more holosight-like scope to shoot down [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]] in [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|issue #35]]. Arcee later wielded her rifle with a grapple hook launcher attachment instead of a scope during the rescue of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two|issue #38]].

: Javelin was only available in an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]-exclusive ''Pre-Cybertronian War Collection'' "Deadeye Duel 2-Pack" along with "[[Kaskade#Toys|Ascenticon Kaskade]]", in reference to their brief faceoff in the pages of the same issue. The set was put up for preorder on [[July 21]]st, 2023.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*[[Alex Milne]] designed Javelin to have one eye because having one eye is cool, not due to being a victim of [[Empurata]].
*Although Alex Milne designed Javelin with an aircraft alternate mode, she was never shown transforming in [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW's original ''Transformers'' continuity]]. As a result, when she reappeared in the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|rebooted universe]], [[Anna Malkova]] depicted her with a ground vehicle alternate mode instead. <ref> [https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1490097893889515524 Alex Milne on Twitter]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru001.tumblr.com/post/118895753987/so-here-are-some-of-the-characters-ive-been Design and commentary on Alex Milne's Tumblr]

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Javelin

2023-07-22T17:57:18Z

Causeway: /* Legacy */ made note of most the variant IDW2 Autobot modular field rifle/designated marksbot/sniper rifle appearances different from Javelin's scope

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:''Javelin is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Javelin-IDW.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|If she were a ''Masters of the Universe'' character, her name would be spelled "Javel-Lyn".]]

'''Javelin''' has one eye but surprisingly-good aim. Despite suffering trauma, she works hard to overcome it if it means protecting her comrades.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron1-JavelinVsGuiledart.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb]]
Born on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], she was in a sorority on with [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]]. Years later, Javelin was celebrating [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake party with various members of the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s and ''[[Vis Vitalis]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crews. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

After returning to Caminus, Javelin fought against [[Guiledart]] in a vain attempt to defend her homeworld from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. She was later seen among the many Camien refugees who were safely evacuated to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part One|''Transformers'' #13]]}}
[[File:AllFallDown-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|]]
A sniper in [[Security Operations]], Javelin was called in to help box in [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]' [[The Rise|Rise]] cell, who'd barricaded themselves within a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] corpse in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. As Javelin reported the situation to [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Kaskade]] shot her in the head. Though Javelin had survived the attack, albeit in bad condition, Chromia authorized the rest of Security Operations to breach the Titan. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was still tending to her head wound some time later. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

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After her repairs were complete, Javelin took part in the operation to reclaim the [[Senate]] building from the newly-christened "Decepticons". [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] complimented her return to action, but she seemed a bit distracted. When [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] turned a [[rail gun]] on retreating Autobots from atop the building, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ordered Javelin to counter-snipe him. However, she suffered a panic attack and froze up, unable to perform her duty. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Still shaken from her near-death experience and blaming her inaction for the Autobot casualties suffered during the Senate attack, Javelin quit Security Operations. She asked [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to join the (now-former) [[Senate Guard]] and he reassured Javelin that she was welcome despite whatever lingering self-doubt she had. Ironhide realigned the Guard's priority to protecting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and they accompanied him to visit the [[Forge Pyramid]] and chat with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. When the Decepticons launched a massive assault on the Pyramid, Javelin saved some of her new teammates from [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and provided cover fire as everyone was evacuated from the installation. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII JavelinVehicle.jpg|upright=1.2|right|thumb|Doesn't look like she can carry the entire Justice League...]]
Javelin was part of a detachment of Autobots that accompanied Optimus Prime to speak with [[Termagax]]. They set up a defensive position in front of [[House (building)|House]] against an imminent Decepticon attack. Javelin shared a foxhole with Ironhide, who encouraged her to keep firing as she sniped at oncoming enemies. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Javelin survived the battle and regrouped with the others in the aftermath. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

When [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s strike team required a sniper to sub in for the absent [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], Javelin volunteered. She traveled with them to locate the [[Insecticon clone]] hive and after a little ribbing from [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], shot down one of the clones for acquisition. Novastar assured Javelin that she'd look out for her the same way Ironhide did and the team prepared for an attack on the Insecticon hive. {{storylink|Radical Time}}

[[File:EndOfTime JavelinCromar.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|]]
Successfully infiltrating the hive, Javelin and the others went hunting for [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] in order to gain control of the clone swarm. Novastar again checked on Javelin's mental well-being and the sniper assured her that she was fine. After noting the hive was suspiciously quiet, Novastar was stunned when Javelin opened fire down a hallway to the group's rear, revealing an incoming mass of Insecticlones. Calling [[Cromar]] to combine with her for more firepower, Javelin told Novastar and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] to go on ahead as she took on the horde. She put up a ferocious fight and managed to escape and link up with her comrades later after they had secured Bombshell, completing the mission. {{storylink|End of Time|End of Time}}

Javelin returned to the ranks of the Prime Guard to defend [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] when the Decepticons attacked it to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet. At the height of conflict, she and several of her comrades were infused with the power of the [[Enigma of Combination]], merging with the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] into an enlarged [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. This super-combiner held off the Decepticons until Darkmount's residents managed to blast off and depart Cybertron. Defeated and de-combined, Javelin and the others were taken into Decepticon custody, satisfied with having given their comrades a future out among the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyJavelin.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Hold still, dammit. I don't have good depth perception!]]
* '''Deadeye Duel 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2023]])
** ''Accessories'': 3-part rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy| Legacy]]'' "Senate Guard Autobot Javelin" is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Arcee (Movie)#SS85|''Bumblebee'' Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronian motorcycle. She comes with a large sniper rifle with detachable scope and barrel extension based on the weapon she wielded in [[The Change In Your Nature Part Two|issue #14]] of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers (2019 comic)|rebooted ''Transformers'']] comic; both the core rifle and barrel extension have a 3 mm peg for [[Fire Blast effect]]s. Her rifle in that comic series was seen used by other [[Autobot|Autobots]] with different attachments at aiming, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Sureshot (G1)]] in the battle at the [[Sea of Rust]] simply eyeballed when deploying on the field from [[Sky Lynx (G1)]] before using their loadouts' more holosight-like scope to shoot down [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] and [[Ion Storm (G1)|Ion Storm]] in [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|issue #35]]. Arcee later wielded her rifle with a grapple hook launcher attachment instead of a scope during the rescue of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two|issue #38]].

: Javelin was only available in an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]-exclusive ''Pre-Cybertronian War Collection'' "Deadeye Duel 2-Pack" along with "[[Kaskade#Toys|Ascenticon Kaskade]]", in reference to their brief faceoff in the pages of the same issue. The set was put up for preorder on [[July 21]]st, 2023.

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==Notes==
*[[Alex Milne]] designed Javelin to have one eye because having one eye is cool, not due to being a victim of [[Empurata]].
*Although Alex Milne designed Javelin with an aircraft alternate mode, she was never shown transforming in [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW's original ''Transformers'' continuity]]. As a result, when she reappeared in the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|rebooted universe]], [[Anna Malkova]] depicted her with a ground vehicle alternate mode instead. <ref> [https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1490097893889515524 Alex Milne on Twitter]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru001.tumblr.com/post/118895753987/so-here-are-some-of-the-characters-ive-been Design and commentary on Alex Milne's Tumblr]

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Arcee (G1)

2023-07-22T17:26:20Z

Causeway: /* 2019 IDW continuity */ just changed a bit of the wording to show the relationship is a two-way street

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:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Arcee-SS86packagingart.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Sorry, [[Hot Rod (G1)|bo]][[Springer (G1)|ys]], she's got a [[Aileron|girl]][[Greenlight|friend]].]]
Most make the mistake of noticing only '''Arcee'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Female Transformer|gender]], but these first impressions are quickly expanded upon. Sure, she's pink, but she'll have swords down on you by the time you remember that's just the color of [[Transformer]] [[energon|blood]]. Arcee is a ruthless and deadly warrior who's an expert in hand-to-hand combat and one of the best sharpshooters on record. The reason for her ferocity is how much she cares for her fellow Autobots and especially the [[human]]s they protect. She knows how fragile her organic companions are, and she's equally aware of the evils of which the [[Decepticon]]s are capable. Peers such as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] may be more durable than the humans, but she no less fights to defend them as well. They get in plenty of trouble, so someone has to keep their wits about them to pull them out of the fire when they get in over their heads.

{{bigquote|Ferocity without compassion is brutality.|Arcee's ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]''<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> motto}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:ArceeTFMovie.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{main|Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
A close associate of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Arcee fought in both the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and the [[Unicron War]] in [[2005]]. Following that, she continued working closely with Rodimus Prime as one of his primary warriors. In [[2006]], she binary bonded with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] to save his life, becoming a Headmaster.

In a splinter timeline, Arcee was a member of the [[Female Autobots]] and fought in the resistance against the Decepticons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew lay dormant on [[Earth]]. In [[2011]], Arcee had not become a Headmaster in this timeline; she instead becomes a ''secretary'' for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|They're not men, Arcee. Transformers have no gender. We've been over this!]]
Arcee was constructed by the Autobots in an alternate future [[1995]] as a goodwill attempt to placate [[Feminist mob|angry feminists]] who thought that they were "sexist" for having no women in their group. After trying multiple times to explain that Autobots, being robots, had no gender, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered and ordered the creation of a new Autobot who would meet the humans' demands for sexual equality. However, when Arcee was unveiled at a public ceremony, her pink, skinny and curvaceous form enraged the very audience Prime intended to placate. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] immediately attacked, looking to crush the "secret weapon" that was promised. Prime warned Arcee to stay back, lest she get hurt in battle, but the female Autobot, rightfully annoyed at the Autobots' lack of faith in her equal ability, singlehandedly forced the Decepticons into a retreat. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] thought that was pretty hot. The feminists were enraged beyond words. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}}

Arcee was present at the opening of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2004]] when a group of Decepticons led by Shockwave launched an attack, hoping to ruin Autobot-human relations permanently by assassinating several diplomats present. She helped shield the diplomats from harm until Hot Rod drove the attackers away. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

[[File:Springer arcee the planet eater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
''Arcee was present when the Decepticons launched a major offensive against Autobot City in the year [[2005]]. She and Springer transformed the outpost into its defensive mode, but the Decepticons nonetheless managed to breach its walls. The Autobots eventually drove Megatron and his troops away, but at a steep cost: Optimus had been fatally wounded in battle against his nemesis. Arcee afterward stood in solemn silence as Optimus passed on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] before expiring on his death bed.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

''After a brief respite, Arcee and the other Earthbound Autobots received dire news from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]; a monster planet, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], was advancing menacingly towards Cybertron. When perched on Arcee's shoulder, Daniel was apprehensive about what would happen to his father should Unicron attack. There was little time to contemplate the situation, however, as a new enemy then assaulted the Autobots: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Autobots were forced to split up into two groups and blast off aboard a couple of [[Autobot shuttle|shuttles]] in their attempt to escape him, but Galvatron remained in pursuit. In a last-ditch effort to lose the Decepticon, Magnus ordered an emergency separation of the shuttle. After Galvatron destroyed the jettisoned portion of the vessel (and declared the Matrix destroyed), Arcee's group landed their craft on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] for repairs.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:Arcee daniel the final battle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
''When Daniel asked to be allowed to help with the repairs, Arcee brought out one of his father's [[Exosuit]]s from storage and helped the boy put it on. Though Daniel had trouble with the suit's workings, Arcee assured him that he was doing well for his first time operating it. The Autobots barely managed to get any work done before Galvatron tracked them down again. Galvatron blew Ultra Magnus to pieces in the ensuing battle and left with the Matrix of Leadership in hand. Arcee and her teammates gathered to look over Ultra Magnus afterward, only for the hostile [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to then spring forth! Thankfully, another ship carrying Hot Rod and several other Autobots arrived and managed to talk peace with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], the Junkions' leader.''

''Wreck-Gar's troops rebuilt Ultra Magnus, and everyone on Junk readied for a confrontation against Unicron. This clash ended with the Autobots' ship spearing through the titan's eye. Arcee and the others were separated from Hot Rod within Unicron, but her group found Spike, Bumblebee, and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]. Hot Rod soon rejoined them, but in his absence, he reacquired the Matrix of Leadership, which both upgraded him into "Rodimus Prime" and begun a chain reaction inside Unicron, culminating in his destruction! With Unicron's threat now dealt with, the Autobots gathered around Rodimus Prime, who announced that this day would mark a new chapter in Cybertronian history, one that would hopefully contain much peace and happiness.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

[[File:Arceehotrodspacepirates.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Y'know, Arcee, if you'd stop running pigeon-toed, maybe we'd be out of here by now.]]
Though they had been quite friendly beforehand, Arcee and Hot Rod began to drift apart after his ascension to Prime status in [[2006]]. She remained stationed at Autobot City on Earth but grew bored by her duties. One day in [[2008]], Arcee decided to be a bit adventurous, rationalizing that ditching her duties and returning before anyone noticed wouldn't amount to any harm. After a quick drive through the countryside, she returned to base to find it under siege by the [[Quintesson]]s. Arcee was accosted, wounded, and strategically placed as bait so that Rodimus would see her upon investigating the attack on the outpost. Sure enough, when he spotted her, Rodimus rushed to his "childhood" friend's aid. When he tried to use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to heal her, Arcee tried to warn her leader of the set-up, but the trap was already sprung; the Quintessons stole the Matrix, and Rodimus Prime reverted to Hot Rod. Despite her injuries, Arcee was soon back on her feet and assisting Hot Rod in a last-ditch effort to thwart the invaders' plans. While she, and a few cassette-Transformers the Quintessons had overlooked, distracted the enemy army, Hot Rod awakened [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], leading to the devastation of the Quintesson fleet. Arcee witnessed Hot Rod retrieve the Matrix from the Quintesson who had swiped it, [[Ghyrik]], after defeating him through trickery. Seeing him hold his own without the Matrix's power renewed Arcee's wavering faith in her Commander. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

In [[2009]], Arcee tracked down [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on Earth, where they were planning to use a laser bore to leech energy right from the [[Earth's core|planet's core]]. Joining a small Autobot detachment, they destroyed the drill. They returned to Autobot City to face the more significant threat: a [[Time rift|timestorm]] that threatened 20 years of history with destruction. As [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had spent months back in the 20th century, the universe was unraveling from the anomaly.

[[File:TimeWars3-ArceeDinobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Dinobots 1, Chivalry 0]]
Arcee, Rodimus, and several other Autobots traveled back in time to [[1989]] to retrieve the Decepticon villain. Unfortunately, the Autobots of that day mistook them for imposters and tried to kill them. Arcee was nearly mauled to death by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] before [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] explained that they were travelers from the future. Even more, unfortunately, Galvatron had acquired some allies in the past: Scourge, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], and the mighty [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]]. She joined [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in trying to triple-team Megatron, but was only swatted aside like a bothersome insect. Arcee survived, however, and managed to take a few cheap shots at Galvatron later on in the fight. Eventually, the timestorm asserted itself on the battle and consumed Galvatron utterly, ending the temporal distortion. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Arcee and the Autobots returned to their time only to find it had reset, so Galvatron never time-jumped and had instead conquered Cybertron. Arcee and the returnees adjusted as best they could, but the odds were hopelessly against them. The resistance on Cybertron ended when Galvatron and his men ransacked a resistance station, killing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and the other Autobots present. Galvatron mutilated the corpses to drive Rodimus Prime into a killing frenzy, hoping to corrupt the Matrix through its host. As she felt fire in the depths of her soul, Arcee managed to talk Rodimus down, reminding him of the actual values of an Autobot leader; compassion and mercy. Despite this moral victory, the Autobots' resistance movement was quickly crushed, and they were forced to leave their homeworld. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

Arcee joined a hundreds-strong Autobot team in fleeing to Earth to regroup. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void}} When the Matrix-imprisoned [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] possessed Rodimus and disabled the [[Future Autobot evacuation ship|ship]]'s retro-rockets, Kup had Arcee make her way to the damaged systems through the ship's air ducts. She successfully reached the sabotaged machinery and repaired them, but a crash-landing became inevitable by that time. After the Autobots' ship made landfall, their possessed leader began advancing on them, vowing to tear them apart for their interference. {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} Arcee showed a more ruthless side in being the only one of the Autobots to advocate using lethal force on him. Kup was more hesitant in doing so but eventually agreed with Arcee that Unicron had to be stopped, even at the expense of Rodimus's life. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}

Kup changed his mind when Unicron's assault came to an abrupt end; Rodimus was fighting back, distracting Unicron from the goings-on in the physical realm. The dark god regained control briefly, killing [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] in the process, and Arcee declared that Unicron had been "faking it" to lure them into a false sense of security. But Kup suspected otherwise and tackled down Rodimus to rip the Matrix out of his chest compartment. Though this released Rodimus from Unicron's control, it did not eliminate his threat; Rodimus declared that one day, he would have to venture back within the Matrix to confront Unicron again. {{storylink|White Fire}} As Unicron would go on to possess Rodimus again and devastate Cybertron in [[2010]]—an event she witnessed—Arcee's ruthless attitude appeared to have been the right one all along. Yes, Rodimus Prime managed to contain Unicron again, but at what price...? {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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Hot Rod, sent on a journey through time and space via [[Primus]], was sent to Junkion and came across the deceased crew of an Autobot shuttle. One of the victims was Arcee. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

====Royal Mail stamp bio====
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Long before she joined the Autobots, Arcee of the Darklands was renowned for her sharpshooting, sword skills, and merciless retribution against her enemies. After befriending Daniel Witwicky on Earth, she is learning to trust others and move away from her violent past.

===Sticker Adventures books===
Arcee was part of the crew of an Autobot ship that was studying the Universe. She asked Springer to make a note of a specific star. After being hit by meteors, they were forced to make landfall on the nearby Junk planet. There, she helped Springer and Perceptor fix the ship until the native Junkions attacked them. The fighting stopped when Kup arrived on-world and used the universal greeting to calm down the Junkions. Now friends, the Junkions and the Autobots, worked together to fix the damaged ship. Arcee and the Autobots then blasted off and went on their way. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

===''Big Looker Storybook'' continuity===
[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Look, Dinobots, do you get along with Arcee or not?]]
Kup led Hot Rod, Arcee, and the Dinobots on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on Cybertron's second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and the ship crashed on a planet. Everyone landed safely, but Kup recognized the place. It was the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|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 the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed there 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}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Arcee didn't get a seat during a meeting and later shot at Decepticons. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
After digging his way out from underneath a sudden rockslide caused by an unexpected energy surge from a damaged [[stasis pod]], Rattrap demanded to know what in the name of his [[Relatives|great aunt]] Arcee was going on. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

====3H comics====
{{note|The following takes place during the [[Beast Era]], specifically its cartoon continuity, which took from both the original cartoon and the Marvel Comics. However, these stories seem to be written to be specifically taking place solely after the events of the original cartoon.}}
{{bigquote|I liked her better when she had that kid in her head.|[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]|"[[Betrayal]]"}}
[[File:Arceedeparturemourns.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Gothy 'cuz all her toys get canceled.]]
During a battle against a horde of killer [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] (now an adult) sacrificed their lives to end the threat. Daniel's death took a severe toll on Arcee, who became reclusive, preferring to sit alone with images of her former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]]. Over time, she slipped away from her friends entirely, disappearing within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After an unspecified event, she took on the form of a techno-organic spider and learned the skills of both [[Crystalocution]] and the previously lost art of [[Tekkaido]]. She firmly believed that she had omens of her friends' deaths before they would happen, and this knowledge had driven her insane. She hid away, hoping to spare herself the pain of experiencing this phenomenon.

[[File:Arceedeparturespider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty fa— well, just don't underestimate me, okay?]]
Hundreds of [[Units of time|stellar cycle]]s later when [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from [[Earth]]'s past and conquered Cybertron with his army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], Arcee's solitude spared her from the onslaught. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], now known simply as Rodimus, had helped form a new team of [[Wreckers]] and wished to enlist Arcee. But Arcee rejected his offer as she was still too embittered by her experience, though she was touched by the Wrecker [[Fractyl]]'s words. Rodimus's Wreckers were followed by Megatron's new Vehicon generals, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], causing a battle that resulted in Fractyl's near-death. Refusing to lose another, Arcee used her spark to save Fractyl, also reformatting him into a Transmetal body. Arcee agreed to depart with the rest of the Wreckers, and she and Fractyl assisted them in defeating a vast Vehicon army to reach an old [[Autobot shuttle]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

But the Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] had snuck aboard their ship and attacked some of their group. Arcee and the others raced to the rescue, and Arcee was quickly felled by Devcon, despite his new, smaller Vehicon body. After things were sorted out, Arcee tended to Fractyl, whose new Transmetal form was wildly unstable. At Arcee's insistence, [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] created a crude medical bot, [[CatSCAN]], to assist Fractyl's recovery. Arcee was oddly unable to foresee the deaths of [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], a result of a yet-unknown saboteur amongst their ranks, as she happily watched CatSCAN discover himself while working on Fractyl. Their ship set down on their [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]-given destination, the remote planet of [[Akalo|Archa Nine]]. Arcee stayed behind with a few others to repair damage to their ship by their mysterious saboteur, who turned out to be the fellow Wrecker [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Cyclonus stole the [[Divine Light]], the artifact the Wreckers were searching for, and returned to his true master, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Just like old times, but smaller.]]
Arcee blamed herself, as she hadn't been able to foresee death since she saved Fractyl. Demoralized, Arcee and the Wreckers left Archa Nine and headed to another planet at the insistence of their divinely-inspired leader, [[Primal Prime]]. They landed on a small icy planet, and a small scout team, including Arcee, was sent to investigate. After searching for hours, they stumbled upon [[Al-badur]], a [[Quintesson]] scientist. Arcee immediately readied her weapon, as she and Rodimus had had enough of the Quintessons for several lifetimes, but Primal Prime asked her to lower them. Al-badur was a somewhat welcome source of information regarding their quest, and before they could leave the planet with him, they were under attack by a horde of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] sent by Cryotek. Arcee and Rodimus quietly bonded as they battled the Sharkticons; it was just like old times. Slowly but surely, Arcee's demeanor had lightened. After the Sharkticons were defeated, Al-badur explained their problem. The Divine Light was an ancient Quintesson piece of technology that allowed them to tap directly into the power of [[Primus]], and now Cryotek had it! {{storylink|Disclosure}}

But when they returned to Cybertron, it had changed during their absence into a [[technorganic]] paradise by the [[Great Transformation]]. Quintessons had seized the opportunity to invade the planet, but Primal Prime assured Arcee and the others that Cryotek was their only concern. Primal Prime, Apelinq, [[Ramulus]] and [[Tigatron]] left them to find Cryotek, leaving Arcee and the others to take their injured to safety before joining the counterattack forces on the ground. Instead, their shuttle took heavy damage and descended in a ball of fire and smoke—Arcee, grabbing Fractyl's body and what life support she could, abandoned ship with the rest. Disregarding Primal Prime's orders, Arcee suggested they find Cryotek and help the other Wreckers defeat him. Descending into the layers of Cybertron, they met [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], who joined them on their journey.

Finding the battleground between Cryotek and [[Sentinel Maximus]] (the combined form of Apelinq and Primal Prime, newly merged by Primus), Arcee reluctantly set aside Fractyl and his life support to join the fight. She helped Devcon defeat Cryotek's mutated pet [[Chro]], using her weblines to hold the monster still so the bounty hunter could shoot at it. But Cyclonus and Rodimus had disappeared beneath some rubble, so Arcee, Fractyl (who had been magically repaired by Tigatron expending all of his [[Vok]] powers) and the others went digging for him... and instead found [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]... and Arcee's nephew, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. They avoided each other's glances awkwardly.

They found Rodimus, but he was in rough shape, having fought nearly to the death with Cyclonus. Arcee and the others agreed to follow Al-badur's instruction in defeating Cryotek and helped direct the battle between Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek to a chamber deep within Cybertron. Arcee asked Fractyl to keep on Rodimus, who was extremely weak. Their group arrived in the desired room, but Arcee had a bad feeling about the place. It seemed familiar. She recognized it too late. It was a Quintesson banishment chamber, and Al-badur had activated the containment shield within, locking Sentinel Maximus, Cryotek, and himself inside a forcefield bubble that fed into a strongly gravitational portal into nothingness. To Arcee's initial horror, despite her pleas, Rodimus stood up to deal with the situation. She knew that his following action would kill him in his weakened state, but after his assurances, she resigned herself to the outcome. Rodimus and Cheetor, both [[Matrix Templar]]s, used their skills to drain Cryotek of his Primus-stolen powers. As expected, this was too much for Arcee's long-time friend, and though they succeeded in saving Cybertron, Rodimus was dead.

But she realized death isn't an ending; it was just another change. "And change is what we do." Arcee and Fractyl gathered his body to take it to a secret burial ground that Arcee knew. She promised that this time, she wouldn't disappear forever. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Before the war, Arcee worked in a hazardous materials treatment plant. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} She became a member of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s underground rebellion team headquartered in the [[Wastelands]] during the reign of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She was regarded as one of the team's odd ones along with [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], though neither were unappreciated. Both [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Hot Rod quickly fell in love with her. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} What no one knew, however, was that Arcee was a sleeper agent of the [[Quintesson]]s and a member of [[Female Autobots|their elite warriors]]. Her task was to keep an eye on the war's proceedings, particularly Autobot activity, and the location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and any Transformers with an affinity for the object. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} As such, Arcee was delighted when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was brought to the rebels' base, much to Hot Rod's misguided annoyance. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Since the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were making a mess in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] at the time, Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on the polity, forcing the rebels to make their final stand against him immediately. Arcee ended up teamed up with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]—a situation that bugged Hot Rod because he couldn't keep an eye on her. Halfway through the battle, Arcee witnessed [[Shockwave's Tower]] shooting a beam of sorts to an [[Unicron/Generation 1|unknown destination]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Shortly after, she also witnessed the Decepticon hijack of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Even with these setbacks, the Autobots won and reclaimed Iacon. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:LostandFound Arcee friends.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I'm glad you said that. I'll invite [[Female Autobots|them]] over [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|right away]]."]]
The Autobots set up a new [[Autobase]] in Iacon, where Springer and Hot Rod used relative peacetime to win Arcee's affection. Hot Rod had a date of sorts with Arcee to help prepare and watch the shuttle that would send a group of Autobots to [[Earth]] take off, but only after he'd be done training. Springer jumped onto the opportunity and offered to go with Arcee while Hot Rod was busy. Arcee accepted, much to Hot Rod's annoyance. At Landing Platform A, after they were done loading baggage, Arcee was lost in thoughts, of which a few she shared with Springer when he asked what was on her mind: Arcee wasn't sure of her purpose in life and if she belonged on Cybertron. Springer assured her she belonged with her friends.

Over at [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Arcee's masters observed the proceedings on Cybertron with glee, noting that not only had they found another Transformer with an affinity for the Matrix in Hot Rod, but their own agent Arcee would work perfectly as a key to break his will. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Quintessons' plans would even be able to be executed well ahead of time by the Autobots' next move. Arcee was selected to leave with Kup, Springer, and the Dinobots to set up a new moonbase, while Hot Rod was chosen for guard duty at Autobase with only Gnaw and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to assist him. Arcee's report on this situation got the Quintessons to send her colleagues for Hot Rod and the Matrix. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
In the shuttle, taking them all to one of Cybertron's moons, Arcee witnessed an amusing conversation between Kup and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. The view outside drew back her attention, though, where an [[Quintesson Cruiser|odd-looking object]] floated in wait for the shuttle. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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To oversee the decommissioning of all Cybertronian technology on Earth, Arcee was sent to the planet alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the last of which whom she had a mutual attraction. Shortly after the group arrived at [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], the facility came under attack by [[Cobra]], and Arcee helped fight them off alongside [[Scarlett]], who was surprised over the existence of "girl robots." {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Upon hearing about a security breach in the lower levels of Area 52, the group headed there and, to Arcee's horror, found Bumblebee injured and low on energy. Before the group could do much about him, they were attacked by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who took control of [[G.I. Joe battle mech|G.I. Joes' mechs]] and forced them to fight the Autobots before bringing the roof down on everyone. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

The Autobots and Joes survived and quickly followed Serpent O.R. through a warp gate to Cybertron, where they were attacked by [[cannibalizer]]s. Arcee didn't think they were very threatening but suggested that they retreat to protect the humans. During their escape, she promised that she'd rotate Bumblebee's tires if he could outrace her... only to run straight into Serpent O.R. and his new army, who remorselessly killed Bumblebee and captured the others. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They eventually managed to escape thanks to their G.I. Joe friends. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

After hearing that Serpent O.R. had captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Arcee and the others made their way to his chambers, only to find that [[Cobra Commander]] had taken control of Serpent O.R.'s body after he had seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. "Serpentor Prime" effortlessly defeated most of the Autobots and Joes, but Arcee dodged his tentacles and managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to take the Matrix's power and defeat him. Sometime later, Arcee cried for Bumblebee during a memorial service for him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Arcee wound up not getting invited. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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{{main|Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
Sibling of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], '''Arcee of the [[Darklands]]''' was an ancient warrior, hailing from the prehistoric era that predated modern Transformer civilization, serving under the fearsome tyrant [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] during the wars that led to the unification of Cybertron under the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} "Forged male," Arcee would eventually seek out the assistance of the amoral scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] for assistance, after the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. Seeking to reintroduce the concept of "gender" to the species after its mysterious elimination, Arcee would be altered at the genetic level—but Jhiaxus's callous treatment of his patient would change Arcee into a raging berserker. She could only focus on exacting bloody revenge against him and all that he had created, {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|Post}} finally getting even with her tormentor after the thwarting of [[Nova Prime]]'s [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

It would not be until after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] that Arcee would truly embark on the long road to recovery; first falling in with the amoral [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] as a private enforcer, {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} and later with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Arcee was able to slowly work past her many demons, finding companionship, camaraderie, and even [[Transformer romance|love]] in her new role as Optimus Prime's advisor—having lived through the era of the Thirteen and experienced their many atrocities firsthand, Arcee remained unafraid to call out her new leader as he verged closer and closer to repeating their mistakes. But when those mistakes came home to roost in the form of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Arcee played an instrumental role in the battle against the planet-eater before settling into a new life on Earth with [[Aileron]]. {{storylink|Post}}

===Robot Heroes===
Arcee was Optimus's strong-willed and humble friend. With the rest of Autobots, they boarded the Ark to search for Energon among the stars. They came to Earth and fought back against the Decepticons when they started trouble. Arcee leaped up to bring Starscream down to the ground, where Drift shoved him into a river! The Autobots then decided to keep vigil over the Earth, should the Decepticons ever return. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]] so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Arcee could be seen standing side by side with Jazz on one of Synergy's view screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Known as the guardian of [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Arcee was a [[Rescuebot]], and one of the Autobots stationed in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s command when a patrol brought back several captured [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. She was opposed to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] decision to sentence the invaders to death and gave them their weapons back so they could fight off the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] used for the execution. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} This compassionate act allowed the Joes to survive and broker a truce with the Autobots, and both sides celebrated with a dance party. As Grimlock explained how he came to be leader after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] fled, Arcee protested that no one knew if that was the real truth. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

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When the Decepticon-Cobra alliance attacked Metroplex, Arcee, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] took some Joes to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to free [[U.S.7]] from within the giant and bring him to his senses. Together with [[Tunnel Rat]], she made her way to Maximus's brain, found that it was being corrupted by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and defeated her. The three Autobots and their human allies then moved to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], only to be captured. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} They were sent to the [[Polyhex Killway]] and mind-controlled into fighting each other, with Arcee being forced to try and run down [[Dusty]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] with her car mode. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} The captives were then moved to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], where the Autobots were trapped, unresponsive, in their vehicle modes but recovered after the Joes used them as getaway vehicles to break out of the city. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}

The Rescuebots swore to protect humanity by forging a "combination lock," merging into the giant Defensor. Arcee became Defensor's... er, crotch. At any rate, Defensor helped take down Trypticon. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} Arcee later participated in the final battle against DeceptiCobra. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Angry Birds'' comic===
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Arcee was part of the shuttle crew carrying the [[AllSpark]] and helped defend it from a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}} The AllSpark was lost in space during the battle. Just as Arcee and the others were lamenting the difficulty in finding it, it came back to them, crashing through one of the shuttle's windshield alongside a [[Minion Pig]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}

===Legends World===
[[File:Legends World Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Definitely nothing unprocessed happening here.]]
The aunt and caretaker of [[Rattrap (BW)#Legends comic 2|Rattrap]], the Arcee of the [[Legends World]] was shocked when her nephew was turned into an actual Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} Then, when he was turned into a [[technorganic]] Transformer, she just responded with "Again?" {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue|LG03 Tankor Prologue}} Eventually, the [[Transformers sickness]] caused by Rattrap's toy collection got to her, too, and she became a full-size transforming version of herself. She didn't worry too much about that, though, as Rattrap was late for work, so she quickly made him lunch and personally drove him to work with her new car mode. [[T-AI#Legends comic 2|Ai]] attempted to arrest Arcee before she could cause any trouble like other Transformers had, but was talked out of it by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Tigatron]], who recognized Arcee's new form from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Out of gratitude, Arcee made dinner for the whole [[Axalon Trading Company]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Vol. 10}}

Rhinox and Tigatron were jealous of Rattrap's relationship with Arcee, who had bathed him and slept in the same bed as him when he was young until he explained that she hadn't ''always'' been a giant robot. When she was officially diagnosed with [[Transformers sickness]] by [[Bump]] and told to throw out Rattrap's toys so she could recover, Arcee flatly refused, knowing how much her nephew loved his collection. Instead, she just continued living her everyday life as a giant robot body. {{storylink|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter|Arcee Chapter}} Arcee was later caught up in the massive world-ending storm summoned up by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} She later heard Rattrap yell out in surprise upon finding his [[Mini-Con]] collection missing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Armada Megatron}}

[[File:Legends World Arcee Transformers sickness.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Completely normal storyline.]]
Arcee was among the defenders of the Legends world who helped defeat [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] when she showed up to cause trouble. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} During [[Halloween]], she dressed up as a maid and set out alongside Windblade and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s trick-or-energy scheme, only for Megatron's new minion, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], to web them up. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} Tigatron later had a dream of Arcee and Chromia wearing each other's armor. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends: Chromia Chapter|Chromia Chapter}} Upon overhearing Slipstream telling Rattrap that she'd gotten a facelift back in her universe, Arcee jealously wished that she could go there too. Rattrap assured her she looked plenty young already and didn't need remodeling. {{storylink|LG-16 Slipstream Sequel}}

[[File:TFLegendsAutobotsHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Doc why do you keep asking about my relationship with my mother."]]
The [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] of the [[G1 World]] harbored regrets over a failed relationship with his own universe's Arcee, leading to him traveling to the Legends World to remodel his body into something better looking. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} There, he ran into the local Arcee and decided to try again by asking her out, but she turned him down, explaining she was much too busy taking care of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} She later witnessed [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] enter the Legends Universe, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Deadlock}} and was caught up in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} On accepting a package from [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s delivery service, Arcee was taken aback by how chatty he was. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 25|Bonus Edition Vol. 25}}

While acting as a cheerleader at a soccer game, Arcee found herself targeted by the prank-loving [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who flipped her skirt and kicked soccer balls at her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}} She later visited Rattrap's job to bring him lunch and made [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] blush by telling him he'd been working hard lately. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} Arcee was home when [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] of the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] delivered a package, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} was seen driving on the roads of [[Akihabara|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and got covered in bugs when tiny [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] clones swarmed the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} Metroplex later recalled that she was present when he arrived in this world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}} When Windblade attacked again, Arcee kept Rattrap from being blown away. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
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Seeking a new way to increase the ''Transformers'' brand's popularity, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] suggested sex appeal and fantasized about Arcee taking a bath. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Arcee summed up the ending of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' to those of [[you]] who didn't watch it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Just in case you only bought one of the toys telling the story, she also recapped [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s journey into the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} as well as Waspinator's possession at the hands of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In a reality where the Cybertronian civil war had ended relatively early, Arcee was a biologist protoformed with a male chassis. Post-war, she was sent to observe several organic-populated worlds, where she discovered the organic concept of "gender dysphoria disorder," something which applied to herself. Returning home, she released a paper on the subject. Arcee and several others like her underwent reformatting and replacing bits of their genetic code to rectify the dysphoria between their neural/spark programming and their [[CNA]].

At some point, Arcee ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]]. She gave a lecture on Cybertronian gender, which [[Vector Prime]] attended. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
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{{quote|I will never stop fighting for the future I know is possible.}}
Arcee was a potential bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. As a force for honor, Arcee planned to continue Optimus Prime's legacy by abandoning her past as a warrior and making reparations for the damage caused by the war. Instead, the Matrix went to [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Source:Power of the Primes Fan Vote|''Power of the Primes'' fan poll}}

===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
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Arcee was battling the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee until [[Baron Karza]] abducted the Autobot leader, leaving the two Autobots baffled at the mysterious disappearance of their leader. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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Part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when the ship left Cybertron four million years ago, Arcee, the other Autobots, and Megatron's Decepticons crash-landed on Earth some four million years ago, reawakening to wage a secret war for control of Earth's [[energon]]. Eventually, the outbreak of the [[Eugenics Wars]] and [[World War III]] around the turn of the millennium prompted them to flee the planet aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and search for Energon elsewhere in the galaxy. The Autobots were unaware that the Decepticons had done the same until they were attacked by the Decepticon Titan [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] over the barren moon of [[Cygnus Seven]]. In the ensuing battle, the damaged Fortress Maximus crashed into the surface of the planet, knocking him and all of his passengers—Autobot and Decepticon alike—into [[stasis lock]] for some two hundred years.

In the 23rd century, [[Federation]] colonists conducting a routine [[dilithium]] mining operation stumbled on the dormant Transformers, inadvertently triggering the Titan's autonomous repair protocols. First, bringing the Decepticons online, the evil Transformers attacked the Federation colony. At the same time, Optimus Prime gave chase, {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} and the other Autobots had only just been restored to full functionality before [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] and the crew of the starship ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' sent an away team to investigate the mineshaft. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

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Though the Autobots, distrustful of humanity after witnessing their ancient wars, attempted to capture the humans, Kirk convinced them of their good intentions. The two factions brokered an alliance to rescue the wounded Optimus—only for the Decepticons to cave in the mineshaft. It was [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] who hatched a new plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online, {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} with Arcee watching as he rigged up a device that would reactivate the Titan by analyzing Kirk's brainwaves. Despite [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s doubts, the plan worked, and Fortress Maximus was restored to full functionality, his alternate mode reconfigured into a copy of the ''Enterprise'' linked to Kirk's consciousness. Blasting his way to freedom, Arcee and the other Autobots rolled out to take on the Decepticons and their new [[Klingon]] allies, with Arcee facing off against her old nemesis [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] until the arrival of Trypticon. After Kirk rescued the Federation miners by beaming them and Arcee aboard, he transformed the ship into the mighty "Fortress Tiberius." {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

Though Kirk successfully defeated Trypticon, the heroes learned that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] already absconded with a load of stolen [[dilithium]], intent on conquering the [[Klingon Empire]] and their capital world of [[Kronos]], {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}} forcing the two ''Enterprises'' and their crews to give chase. Joined by [[Crewbot|a series of custom-built mechanical suit]]s, the Autobots leaped into action against Megatron and his allies. Though one of Soundwave's sonic frequencies paralyzed them, it would be the Klingons themselves who successfully thwarted the attempted invasion. In the aftermath, Arcee and the other Autobots chose not to return to Earth with the crew of the ''Enterprise'', preferring to travel the stars, but Prime pledged that he and his soldiers would be on call if Kirk ever required their assistance. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===An Arcee Sort of Day===
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When the Great War ended, Arcee was left feeling rudderless in this era of newfound peace. Despite having a bad day in which she had her housing loan rejected, and later picked a fight with a reckless driver, a greeting from her pet robot cat when she came home prompted her to muse that maybe peacetime wasn't so bad. {{storylink|An Arcee Sort of Day}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|''Transformers'' #4]]}}
[[File:ArceeGreenlightRun-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I've only had Gauge for a day and a half, but if anything happened to her, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself."]]
Arcee was a particularly feared soldier during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] and spearheaded at least one assassination mission that targeted one of [[Exarchon]]'s many iterations. Following the end of the war and the ratification of the [[Nominus Edict]], Arcee settled into a peaceful civilian life and eventually romanced with [[Greenlight]]. However, she remained a skilled fighter with a short temper. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

Following [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s murder, the Senate authorized the [[Reproduction|forging]] of a new Transformer and selected Arcee to mentor the young Cybertronian. At the customary ceremony at in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Forge Pyramid]], Arcee and Greenlight met their new ward [[Gauge]] and helped welcome her into the world. Observing these events, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] told [[Rubble]] that the newborn had essentially received two mentors for the price of one. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

Arcee grew very protective of Gauge, quick to lash out when people suggested she had been forged as a political move to take people's minds off Brainstorm's death. As tensions grew between the Autobots and [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s, Greenlight initially suggested taking Gauge off-world aboard an outbound [[Reversionist]] vessel: a suggestion that Arcee initially disagreed with, fearing that uprooting Gauge at this crucial stage might impact her development. Following [[Vigilem]]'s destruction of the [[Tether]], however, the three tried to help with rescue efforts until a confrontation with [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Singe]] at a nearby [[energon storage field]] made up Arcee's mind. The three raced to board the Reversionist starship ''[[Exodus (G1 ship)|Exodus]]'' on the outskirts of Iacon. Although Arcee nearly sacrificed herself to get her ward safely off-planet, she was able to board the ship at the last moment and rejoined her family. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

[[File:GaugingTheTruthPart2-ExodusBrig.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Throw her in the brig!" "We don't have a brig." "Then throw her in the laundry room. Which will hereafter be referred to as 'the brig'."]]
However, Reversionist plenary [[Heretech]] was displeased by the presence of non-Reversionists aboard the ship, fearing that they would interfere with his grand plan to cleanse Cybertron of heresy. He and the other Reversionists forcibly separated Gauge from her mentors and had them imprisoned in a makeshift brig in the bowels of the ship's engine room. The Reversionist curate [[Accelerator]] reprogrammed Gauge so that she'd forget her old life with her mentors. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|A Truth for a Truth}} Aware that Heretech was planning something sinister, but unaware of the specifics, Greenlight was able to hack into the ship's systems and sent a message to Gauge telling her to come and find them. When she did so, Arcee and Greenlight introduced themselves to their former mentee and explained that they wanted to tell her the truth. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth: Part One}}

Using a [[Cortical psychic patch|psychic patch]], Arcee and Greenlight got Gauge to trust them by helping her remember what happened before boarding the ''Exodus''. Then they asked her to deactivate the bars to their cage—a dangerous task that would involve infiltrating Heretech's private quarters. Gauge did so, and as the ''Exodus'' returned to Cybertron, Arcee and Greenlight successfully broke out and subdued the guards sent to stop them. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|A Truth for a Truth}} As the Reversionists began their attack on the planet, Arcee and Greenlight escaped the ''Exodus'' to warn Cybertron's inhabitants of the impending attack, then intervened to help Gauge stop Heretech using their alternate modes. Arcee and Gauge teamed up to incapacitate Heretech with a mass of exploding Energon; in the aftermath, the three elected to stay behind on Cybertron together. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Three: Moment of Truth|Moment of Truth}}

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Arcee took up arms with Optimus Prime and the Autobots against the conquest of Cybertron by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} As Iacon fell to the Decepticons, Arcee, Greenlight, and Gauge joined Optimus Prime as they relocated to [[Crystal City]] and all formally became Autobots. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} She assisted [[Pyra Magna]] at [[Protihex]] to recover who and what they could before the city-state fell. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Arcee was at the Autobranding ceremony in [[Crystal City]] where those opposed to the Decepticons united under the Autobot badge. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

When they learned [[Termagax]] had the [[Enigma of Combination]] by the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Arcee joined Pyra Magna and a tactical unit in securing the location. She was positioned on the roof of Termagax's [[House (building)|House]] as a sniper with [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. They shot down the [[Rainmaker]]s when the Decepticons arrived to make their own claim to the Enigma. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Still, she and Sureshot were unprepared for the sudden arrival of the teleporting [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. He evaded their sniper fire, and the Enigma was ultimately lost in the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

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After returning to Crystal City, Smokescreen recruited Arcee and a small team to break into Iacon and rescue [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] from Decepticon captivity. The group used one of Swindle's old tunnels to get into the city, then launched a rooftop attack on the former Senate building to rescue their prisoner. on returning to [[Swindle's|Swindle's casino]] to coordinate their exit strategy. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} However, when the ruling Decepticons caught wind of Autobot intruders working with Swindle, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and his troops launched an attack on the casino, and Arcee was injured in the subsequent shootout before Smokescreen and Chromia could bring down the casino on top of their pursuers and make a clean getaway. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} As a result, Arcee was out of action during the subsequent siege of Crystal City; as [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] worked to repair her shoulder, Greenlight reminded her that Arcee couldn't recklessly risk her life to protect her family. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

By the time that the Autobots withdrew to neighbouring [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Arcee had made a full recovery in time to join [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and fend off a last-ditch Decepticon assault intended to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet, but promised Greenlight and Gauge that she'd make it aboard. Arcee survived the battle, and once their ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' left the planet she, Greenlight, and Gauge all stood together to listen to Optimus Prime's final speech. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartThree-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
Arcee was one of the many dormant Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' in 1984. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In the original timeline, she survived long enough to become known to [[Skynet]] and receive a threat level of "maximum."

After being reactivated and reformatted in the altered timeline, Arcee became the reluctant overseer of the [[T-800]], a time-traveling android whose interference spared the Autobots from being executed by the Decepticons. After showing him the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s weapon locker and conducting a perimeter sweep, unaware that he'd secretly scattered explosives around the area, Arcee responded to Bumblebee's call for reinforcements at a [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility. Eager as ever for a fight, Arcee threw herself at Thundercracker, impaling the Seeker's nosecone with her sword. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

Though Arcee managed to slay [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], the Autobots were still outnumbered and quickly boxed in. Salvation came when Starscream betrayed the Decepticons and shot Soundwave in the back; the distraction allowing Arcee to slam Skywarp into Thundercracker and take both out of the fight. After Bumblebee and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] had defeated the other two Insecticons, [[Sarah Connor]] called the Autobots to aid the bisected T-800. Arcee threw him into Megatron's open wound and allowed him to destroy the tyrant from inside. After Arcee loaded the captured Decepticons into Optimus' trailer, the Autobots returned to the ''Ark'' to find the volcano destroyed. Recognizing that the T-800 had done this, Arcee cursed herself for trusting the android before the Autobots and Decepticons agreed to a truce. In the months and years that followed, Sarah Connor got a job at [[Skywatch]] and used her connections to keep an eye on her Cybertronian friends, including Arcee. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. Arcee was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant]], {{storylink|Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}} whose function was a warrior. Her primary objective was to achieve victory, and her primary weapons were [[Energon battle pistol|Energon pistol]]s. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

During this period, Arcee [[trans-scan]]ed into a sports car. Her Energon pistols and speed were her powers and weapons, and her core traits were her ferocity, fearlessness, and protectiveness. Arcee's message from the future was that her cooperation with mysterious new allies will lead to heroic ends. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jessica DiGiovanni]] (English), [[Suzuka Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Isabelle Auvray]] (French), [[Franziska Endres]] (German), [[Gabriela Bicalho]] (Portuguese), [[Ana Richart]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Adriana Olmedo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Renu Sharda]] (Hindi)}}
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Arcee accompanied the Energon scavenger Bumblebee, and fellow Autobot Cog on a mission to steal a supply of Energon to fuel The Ark. Bumblebee brought them to the den of the [[mercenary]] [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]. On approach to Soundblaster's throne, Arcee pointed out that he looked like Soundwave; Bumblebee suggested ''not'' bringing up the topic to Soundblaster, as he was sensitive about being a failed clone. Bumblebee successfully deceived Soundblaster into thinking that Arcee and Cog were his new apprentices in the Energon scavenging business. Taken down to the vault, Arcee sprung into action, with Cog transforming into a weapon for her to use and holding back the guards while Bumblebee stole Energon. However, before the trio could leave, Soundblaster arrived, having caught on from the start thanks to surveillance from [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Soundblaster also decided that since Arcee and Cog were valuable as Autobots, he'd cash them in for profit. He then had Arcee, Cog and Bumblebee surrounded. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

Outnumbered, Arcee and the others prepared for the inevitable fight, but the arrival of Shockwave's virus affected the [[Dome Guard]]s' weapons. The distraction gave the Autobots the chance to escape. Yet, with Bumblebee incapacitated from the sudden loss of the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]], Arcee was left to take the wheel of a speeder, which she used to escape with Bumblebee and Cog. They reached Autobot Command with the needed energon just as the Decepticons launched their attack. Arcee and Cog brought the Energon to the ship, enabling it to take flight. Arcee remained aboard the Ark for the duration of the battle and assisted in holding back the attacking Decepticons. She was aboard the ''Ark'' when it flew into the space bridge. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

Having been knocked unconscious by the jump, Arcee was among the Autobots captured by [[Doubledealer]] and the crew of the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' and brought to the Quintesson [[Deseeus]] on [[Chaar]] for judgment. However, after teaming up with the Mercenaries that had first captured them, the Autobots fought off Deseeus' private army and escaped back aboard the ''Ark''. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} Arcee joined Optimus, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, and Sideswipe aboard [[Nebulos]] Station and helped fight off [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], sealing the door to keep him out and providing cover fire for Optimus. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} While Scorponok was preoccupied fighting the Decepticons, she and the other Autobots made their escape, only for Starscream to fire on the station, sending the ''Ark'' and its crew into the [[Dead Universe]]. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

Arcee remained on board the ''Ark'' while Optimus spoke to [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and later observed Earth once they escaped. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} However, the Decepticons were close behind and boarded the ''Ark''. Their fight was then interrupted by the ''Fool's Fortune''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s arrival, helmed by a Deseeus-controlled Doubledealer. As a result of the Mercenary ship's destruction, the ''Ark'' and its crew were sent crashing down to Earth. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:ShineLikeADiamond-Arcee.jpg|thumb|250px|"So, Rarity, have you ever stabbed someone through the chest?"]]
While battling for control of a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Arcee was among the many Cybertronians [[magic]]ally transported to [[Equestria]] by [[Queen Chrysalis]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} After crash-landing in [[Manehattan]], she singlehandedly rescued [[Rarity]] and her employees from [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After befriending Rarity, she teamed up with her to defeat Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Shine Like a Diamond}}

When the Decepticons and [[changeling]]s attacked the [[Crystal Empire]], Arcee was part of the force that defended it, slamming into [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] before engaging [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]]. When the Autobots later returned to Cybertron, Arcee confirmed that everyone who had been dragged to Equestria had been returned home. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

Following the release of [[King Sombra]] on Cybertron, Arcee and [[Greenlight]] began noticing the strange effects his presence was having on Cybertron before they ran across [[Holiday]] and [[Lofty]] who were seeking their niece, [[Scootaloo]]. Though Arcee readily offered her aid, a magically enthralled [[Killmaster]] arrived. Though both ponies and Autobots initially tried their hand at defeating the Decepticon, he was only defeated when Greenlight wrapped the ponies' yarn around him, which allowed Arcee to send him flying off. It was then that Scootaloo showed up, accompanied by a few Cybertronian youths. Content that the children were safe, the four adults enjoyed a picnic. {{storylink|A Real Mother}}

When the alliance sought to prevent King Sombra from reactivating [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Arcee wielded [[Applejack]] as a weapon and treid out some Equestrian slang before they defeated the [[unicorn]] tyrant and established a temporary truce with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
Arcee was among the many Autobots who fought against the Decepticons as both sides drained the universe of its resources. {{Storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|Hold still, you've got a little Aligned on ya.]]
Arcee was part of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita 1]]'s team as they made a series of raids on Decepticon bases. Unfortunately, her nemesis [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]'s knowledge of her tactics allowed the Decepticon to put a stop to the team's successful run. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}} At some point, she changed her color scheme from blue to pink. She took part in the defense of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} She and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] encountered a group of Decepticons while hunting for their friends inside the monster. After fending off an attack by Unicron's internal defenses, the pair managed to reunite with their friends and escape before Unicron exploded. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

[[File:TFLegends-ArceeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|There. All better.]]
Arcee was still an active participant in the Autobot/Decepticon war when Ultra Magnus decided to reunite with his unit from the planet Junkion, only to be attacked by the Insecticons. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Arcee, and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] gave chase. Instead of finding the Skuxxoids, they caught up with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], just as their leader had a vision that the [[Quintesson]]s were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

Following a Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Arcee, alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Spike, were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]; this did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. This was not to be, unfortunately, as the resurrected Autobot leader left the group stranded after having received the Matrix of leadership from Rodimus. After Optimus regained his senses, the Autobots were left to mourn their leader as he sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}} Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

In the aftermath of the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Arcee was part of a team led by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] which attempted to map the changes to their planet. They were briefly delayed by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (Legends)|The Autonomy Lesson}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Stella (AB)#As Arcee}}
Arcee appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events and through Special Missions. Stella portrays her. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|If you ''have'' any loved ones, say goodbye to them now.]]
Arcee participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots, and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Combiner Hunters" event and "An Uneventful Night" Space Bridge offer. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ArceeTransformersEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocqbFBWjclo Glad we got posted to the Autobot HQ commander?]]]
Appearances... can be deceptive. Quick-witted and formidable in battle, Arcee is compassionate to her allies but utterly ruthless to her enemies. Streamlined bodywork and light alloy construction only mean she's faster, more agile, and ultimately deadlier than most of her fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arcee Bio}}

Arcee had been dispatched on a mission by Optimus Prime but ran into trouble when [[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]] caught up to her. The two have been crossing paths routinely as Nightbird tries to put an end to Arcee's do-good acts. However, as the battle on Earth heats up, Optimus sent a signal for Arcee to return to the Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Arcee uses an ion pistol to blast things. Once she does, she closes in and punches/kicks the target.
*'''Ability: Holo Decoy''' - Deploys a decoy that will soak up damage. It cannot damage targets, but it can stun them.
**'''Cost''' 3 ability points. +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:arcee Arcee at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Arcee TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Arcee-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Boom. Bodyshot that counts as a Headshot.]]
Arcee was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|her universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s. Because of illusions created by the Quintessons, she mistook [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] as well as the others to kidnap [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. She eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of her running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Arcee took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the process. 800 Armor, 800 Blaster Strength, Score x6, Coins x3, Blaster Speed: Very Fast {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
[[File:Arcee_warrior_sentinel_core_rulebook_ttrpg.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|"IDW makes me a vicious killer, and now that's my thing? Eh, at least they've given me [[Anode|good company.]]]]
Arcee is a vicious Autobot warrior, proficient in both melee and sharpshooting. Despite this seemingly violent nature, however, she is a caring and compassionate individual, putting her skills to use defending the downtrodden and those she has sworn to protect, including her mentee Gauge.

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==Toys==
{{main|Arcee (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
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{{quote|And they were absolutely resistant to Arcee. I said I had a daughter who loves this stuff. There are other girls that like it. Put in a female Autobot!|[[Ron Friedman]],<ref>[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Mathy]</ref>}}

*As quoted above, [[Ron Friedman]] fought for Arcee's inclusion in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' because his daughter was a fan of that type of cartoon. From the known production timelines, we know [[The Transformers: The Movie#Production timeline|she was created]] about [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Production timeline|ten months]] before the [[Female Autobots]] were created for the show.
* In the original treatment, Arcee was going to have to put up with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] being sexist and underrating her skills... unaware she's saving his life in the background!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Wheeljack and Arcee have a bickering relationship throughout the draft, the mysoginistic Wheeljack constantly underrating her skills, oblivious to the fact she's constantly averting disaster and saving his life in the background. (4/22) https://t.co/WuFAcXwMQI|link=https://twitter.com/chrismcfeely/status/1561079546836910081|name=Chris McFeely|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=08|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*Arcee had two different [[character model]]s in 1980s ''Transformers'' media. An earlier model served as the [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|basis for her original unproduced toy]], which was also the model used for most of her Marvel Comics appearances and parts of the episode "[[Only Human]]." Meanwhile, her appearances in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', the rest of her season 3 appearances, and her Japanese ''Headmasters'' appearances used her final model.
*Arcee's finalized character model was used to make many background female characters during the movie and season 3. Various Junkion ladies and the [[Paradron Medic]]s share her design, only without the shoulder-thingies, and a [[Cheesecake robot|more "shaped" version of her earlier model]] appeared in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]."
*When asked about Arcee's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Arcee is the naked mechanical equivalent of Princess Leia of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> Well, that answers that question... while raising a whole bunch of others!
*In 2010, a set of Arcee's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. In contrast to her final model and her original toy prototype, this early color model depicted her almost exclusively in shades of pink, save for some lavender on her collar, anklets, and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seats.
*[[Men in Black|Men in Black Collectibles]], the organizers of [[BotCon 1996]], attempted to produce an original "[[Action Master]]-inspired" Arcee figure as the '96 convention exclusive. As the steel tooling required to produce plastic action figures costs in the tens of thousands of dollars, this idea never went anywhere, and it is unknown whether MiB had entered into any actual discussions to license the use of the character besides. This figure was presumably unrelated to the actual Hasbro/Takara Action Master Arcee conceived a few years earlier.
*In 2000, Japanese publisher Kodansha released "The Official Guide to Takara SF Land", a book paying tribute to various sci-fi toylines produced by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] over the years. As part of a tie-in [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] promotion, Takara released a special redeco of the ''[[Microman|Replica Microman]]'' "Lady Command" figure (itself a reissue of a 1977 toy) in white and gold chrome named [[Microman#Arcee|Arcee]]. Whether or not she represents "our" Arcee is unknown, though the name was likely chosen in homage to the shared history of ''Transformers'' and ''Microman'', as well as due to it beginning with an "A", like the regular Lady Command figures (Ann, Alice, Annie, and Ai). Only five Arcees were produced.
*Arcee has the most romantic attachments of any ''Transformers'' character: Hot Rod in the movie, Marvel Comics, the Big Looker Storybooks, and Dreamwave continuities, Springer after the movie, Chromedome (and possibly Rodimus Prime) in ''The Headmasters'', Bumblebee in [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]] continuity, [[Aileron]] in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], and [[Greenlight]] in both the [[2019 IDW continuity]] and the [[My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron|''My Little Pony/Transformers'' crossover miniseries]]. Then there's the weird affection shown toward Daniel in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", but most fans won't read too much into it for their sanity.
*In [[2017]], Arcee was a candidate in the ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Fan polls|fan poll]] for the next bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in ''Transformers'' lore. Although [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Optimus Primal]] was the ultimate victor, Hasbro created preliminary design sketches and “Evolution” mode names for all the candidates. When asked at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, Design Manager [[John Warden]] could not remember what Arcee's name was but suggested that it was something along the lines of '''Arcana Magnus'''.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/new-info-about-war-for-cybertron-and-more-from-the-hasbro-preview-breakfast/ New Info About War For Cybertron and More from the Hasbro Preview Breakfast]</ref>
*The [[#Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime incarnation]] of Arcee as a transgender Cybertronian had been worked on for a long time; with [[Rachel Stevens]]'s assistance with the language, as well as [[Jim Sorenson]]'s ensuring it got published.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/129168-out-of-printhard-to-find-media-mega-thread/page-9#entry3440904 Post by Verity Carlo on the Allspark Forums, 2017/02/12]</ref>
*Arcee's [[:File:Synergy-Coralus-Arcee.jpg|2019 IDW comic design]] by [[Umi Miyao]] first appeared in the [[Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase|''Synergy'' anthology]].
*Alex Milne based [[:File:TF-vs-Terminator-Arcee-Character-Art.jpg|Arcee's design]] in ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' on a {{w|Ford Mustang (third generation)|1983 Ford Mustang}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So I've seen a preview of TF vs Terminator #3 floating around the web, so I figure it's ok to post this since she appears in the preview. Here is my design for Arcee. She is based on a 1983 Ford Mustang. #IDWPublishing #Transformers #Terminator #Arcee https://t.co/MMiHJmSc5M|link=https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1293310158622392322|name=Alex Milne|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=08|day=11|(defunct=)}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')
*''French:'' '''Arcie''' (Canada), '''Archère''' (France, ''Dark Awakening'', "Female archer")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Arszi''', '''Arcee''', '''RC''' (''The Movie'')
*''Italian:'' '''Saturnia''' (''The Headmasters'' and second dub of ''The Movie'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǎxī''' (Taiwan, 雅希), '''Arcee''' (China, 阿尔茜 ''Āěrxī'')
*''Russian:'' '''Arcee''' (Арси ''Arsi'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Silvia''' (America ''The Headmasters'')

==References==
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Jazz (G1)/toys

2023-07-22T14:28:26Z

Causeway: /* Legacy */ removed the use of he/him pronouns for laser cycle because the toy bio hasn't stated nor in panel vid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE this is a modern groove from prid arcee situation + until heard otherwise

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[[File:G1 packagingart Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't be racist. Be like the panda. They're black, white, and Asian.]]
'''[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]''' has appeared as many toys. All of them cool.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:G1 Jazz toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|At least he doesn't like music as much as [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster.]]]]
*'''Jazz''' (Autobot Car, [[1984]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''06'''
**''Takara release date'': [[1985]]
**''Accessories'': [[photon rifle]], missile launcher, 3 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Originally a pre-''Transformers'' ''[[Diaclone]]'' Porsche 935 Turbo, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Jazz was part of the original assortment of Autobots released in 1984. He transforms into a Martini Racing Porsche 935/76, specifically the Martini-sponsored 935 which won the first circuit of the {{w|1976 World Championship for Makes}}, the Mugello Circuit. Like other Autobots who sported similar "sponsor" decals, however, Jazz's stickers deliberately misspell his sponsor as "Martinii". In [[robot mode]], he is armed with a silver [[photon rifle]] and a shoulder-mounted, spring-loaded rocket launcher that can fire three silver missiles. Like all his 1984 brethren, Jazz gained a heat-activated [[rubsign]] in 1985, added to the right-hand side of his hood.

:The packaging for the [[Milton Bradley]] release of Jazz in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain sported an additional "Porsche" remark after his name. The significance of this is still unknown at this point.

:In an undocumented feature, unpegging the hands from the shoulders in vehicle mode gives the figure working steering.

:This mold was also used to make (the originally Japanese-exclusive) [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Stepper]], later renamed Ricochet for Hasbro's reissue.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-jazz/84/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Jazz at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Jazz at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1-toy Jazz CookieCrisp.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|HOT RALSTON]]
*'''Jazz''' (Limited edition promotional variant, 1985)
**''Accessories'': photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:In 1985, Jazz was also made available as a giveaway [[exclusive]] through a [[Cookie Crisp]] cereal contest. This edition of the figure features modified [[sticker]]s that lack all "Martinii" and "Porsche" detailing: the factory-applied door stickers (which were simply placed directly on top of the normal door stickers!) and the customer-applied stickers on the windscreen, spoiler top and sides. He came with his normal [[instructions]] and a copy of his box-back bio (minus the "[[Tech Spec]]" part) as a glossy-paper mini-card, printed in black and white.

:Per the contest rules, as many as 25,000 of these figures may have been given away.

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[[File:Pretender Jazz toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|In a just world, Jazz's Pretender shell would look like Richard Roundtree.]]
*'''Jazz''' ([[Classic Pretender]], [[1989]])
**''Accessories:'' 2-piece [[Pretender]] shell, helmet, laser, rifle
:Classic Pretender Jazz is a highly simplified version of his original toy, still transforming into a Porsche 935 Turbo. He is armed with a black gun (named only a "laser" in his instructions, but identified as a [[photon rifle]] in his [[Tech Spec]]s), which can mount on his roof in vehicle mode.

:Jazz's two-piece Pretender shell resembles a human in a blue and white armored space suit with a removable helmet. The shell is armed with a large black rifle (given the dramatic identifier of a semi-automatic [[ion pulse gun]], according to his Tech Specs), and when Jazz is stored inside, it can also hold the smaller robot's photon rifle, thanks to the weapon's multi-width peg.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Classic Pretender Jazz at TFU.info]''

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*'''Jazz''' (Legend, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' laser
:Available [[exclusive]]ly at American [[Kmart]] stores, the [[Legends (G1)|Legends]] version of Jazz is simply the inner robot of the Classic Pretender toy without the shell or its accessories, leaving him only a small handgun... however, it happens to be ''[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Bumblebee]]'s'' [[laser pistol]]. (Legends Bumblebee has Pretender Jazz's gun.)

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[[File:G1toy japanese legends giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Hero Set''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' laser
:In Japan, Legends Jazz was only available in a boxed "Hero Set" with the Legends versions of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Hero Set|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#HeroSet|Grimlock]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Heroset|Starscream]]. There are two known versions of Jazz. In one version the factory applied sticker on the car hood is applied upside down. The other version is the same as the Hasbro release.

:In Italy, [[GiG]] released their own version of the Hero Set, named "Set Commandos", instead of the Classic Pretender versions of the toys. Here, Jazz was named "Folgore", originally the Italian name of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. The "Set Commandos" toys were identical to the Japanese "Hero Set" versions, including the two sticker variations.

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[[File:G1-toy Jazz AM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now he can shred the streets on his board.]]
*'''Jazz w/ Turbo Board''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
**''Italian Name:'' '''Bionic'''
**''Accessories:'' [[electromagnetizer gun]], Turbo Board
:Part of the first assortment of individually-carded [[Action Master]] figures, Jazz's sculpt was based upon his cartoon model, but with some of the toy details added in. Like all (well, most) Action Master figures, he cannot transform, but has extra posability (mostly in his legs) far beyond that of his original toy. He is compatible with all Action Master accessories and vehicles, and comes with the [[Turbo Board]] mini-vehicle, which also converts into a colossal cannon he can carry.

:There are reportedly several minor variations of this figure, all regarding the color of his headlights. Some have them unpainted, while others are light blue or greenish-blue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Action Master Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy classic heroes jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Classic Jazz''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:Jazz was reissued in Europe and Australia in 1990 as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. This version is ''mostly'' identical to the original toy, but it uses the Cookie Crisp edition's factory-applied door stickers that lack the "Martinii" logos. The customer-applied stickers are the same as the original release, and thus did include the "Martinii Porsche" decals for the windshield and rear spoiler.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2 Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jazz''' (Autobot Car, [[1993]])
**''Accessories:'' photon rifle, missile launcher, 2 missiles
:''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Jazz is a slight [[retool]] and (literal) [[repaint]] of the original toy. The chrome feet have been narrowed, omitting two tabs. His face (apparently degraded from [[mold]] usage) now has a strange unintentional smirk. His roof has been retooled with a small hole to accommodate his new bright green, spring-loaded missile launcher. All of his "Martinii" stickers have been replaced with various new stickers depicting his name and the number "1" laid over a rainbow-colored musical note.

:This mold became the basis for future reissues of Jazz, minus the roof hole retooling but retaining his smirk.

:The missile launcher was not created for the ''Generation 2'' line, but came from the [http://www.yojoe.com/action/91/snowserpent2.shtml Snow Serpent] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline. The same launcher was used in the ''Generation 2'' re-releases of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Sideswipe]] and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Generation 2 Jazz at TFU.info]''
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[[File:LaserCycleJazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's ready to [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/tech-specs/Generation-2-Tech-Specs/1995-Transformers-Tech-Specs/Jazz__1995_.jpg.html smash Decepticons like he jams on his guitar!] Uh, assuming he has an Autobot guitar somewhere. They [[Rock Bot (G1)|didn't actually make those]].]]
*'''Jazz''' (Laser Cycle, <strike>[[1995]]</strike>)
:A [[redeco]] of the [[Laser Cycle]] [[Road Rocket (G2)#Toys|Road Rocket]] was planned as Jazz, but like many other planned late-1995 ''Generation 2'' redecos, ultimately never saw release. Interestingly, many of these — including Jazz and fellow Laser Cycle redeco [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|Soundwave]] — ''were'' solicited in various store catalogues, such as the Sears Wish Book. Some packaged samples of this toy do exist, but there are estimated to be less than a dozen in existence. Jazz would have transformed from a white, yellow, and green Yamaha GTS1000 motorcycle, with an LED-lit arm-mounted buzzsaw that formed part of his rear wheel assembly in cycle mode.

:This mold was later [[retool]]ed to make the ''[[Microman]]: [[Microman#Micro Millennium (1998-2000)|LED Powers]]'' toys [[Microman#MachSpeeder|Mach Speeder]] and [[Microman#HyperSpeeder|Hyper Speeder]]; the retooled mold was then used to make [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Sideways (RID)#Toys|Sideways]] and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Road Rocket (G2)#Robotmasters|Road Rocket]].

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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1toy tfc jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Meister''' (Transformers Collection, [[July 20]], [[2002]])
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:Jazz was the first entry in Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series of reissues, featuring collectible "book-box" packaging. The figure uses the retooled version of the Jazz mold used in ''Generation 2'', with narrower feet, though the peg-hole in his roof has been removed. Continued degradation of the mold in the intervening years led to further problems with the toy: in addition to the overall looseness of its joints, the toy's face is further deteriorated from the ''Generation 2'' use of the mold, now displaying a gape-mouthed smirk (see inset in picture), and its roof and rear windows no longer align perfectly.

:In addition to these unfortunate, unintentional changes from the original, some intentional changes were made to the figure's stickers. The original toy's "Martinii" sponsor decals on his hood and door are modified to instead display his Japanese name, "Meister", while the "Martinii Porsche" decal across the top of his windshield now reads "Agent Meister".

:A second production run of this figure replaced the original toolings for the weapons with the modified versions that came with Hasbro's ''Commemorative Series'' reissue (see [[#Commemorative Series|below]]).
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===''Collector's Edition''===
{{anchor|Gold}}
[[File:Ehobby Meister.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bling bling~!!!]]
*'''Meister Gold Version''' (e-HOBBY exclusive, 2002)
**''ID number:'' '''06'''
**''Accessories:'' photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:A ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]], this version of Jazz is almost entirely constructed of vacuum-metalized gold plastic. Fingerprints and chipping, ahoy! It uses the degraded mold of the ''Transformers Collection'' figure, and was only available in a set with the "Anime Version" redeco of [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Bluestreak]]. Both figures came in the generic red Autobot packaging shared by nearly all eHobby figures.

:This toy's coloration re-creates the "Gold Porsche" [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] figure available in limited numbers during the ''[[Diaclone]]'' franchise, before ''The Transformers''. That said, the original e-HOBBY listing noted its resemblance to the [[electrum]]-coated characters in the episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020705205134/http://e-hobby.sputniknext.com:81/index9_1277.html e-HOBBY listing:] "This item really reminds you of the episode 'Secret of the Golden Lagoon'."</ref> (despite Jazz appearing only briefly in that episode, with no speaking lines).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Meister Gold Version at TFU.info]''
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===''Commemorative Series''===
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Commemorative Series III, [[2003]])
**''Accessories:'' photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:Hasbro's own reissue of the 1984 Jazz as part of the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]'', now named "Autobot Jazz" for [[trademark]] reasons, is based on Takara's ''Transformers Collection'' version, retaining the ugly smirk and the "Agent Meister" stickers. The alignment problem with the roof and the rear windows has been fixed.

:The weapons have been heavily [[retool]]ed [[for safety reasons]]: The chrome finish is missing, the missiles have been elongated and can only be inserted one way, the nub on the back of the launcher has also been elongated, the launcher barrel can come off the mount, and the trigger has been altered as well.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/AutobotJazz/jazz.htm More information on Commemorative Series Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy Jazz.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Well, he still can't see his toes, so that part's accurate...]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Spy Changer, [[2004]]-[[2005]])
**''Accessories:'' rifle
:[[Spychanger|Spy Changer]] Jazz is a redeco of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] [[Side Burn (RID)#Spychanger|Side Burn]]. He transforms into a 1:64-scale [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Dodge Viper]] with Jazz's classic white Martini Racing colour scheme and livery, via [[sticker]]s. Like all [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] molds, he features high-speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly. His rifle is stored between his legs, acting as a tailpipe in vehicle mode.

:This toy was originally exclusively available at [[KB Toys]] stores in 2004, in generic ''Transformers'' packaging with no additional sub-line header. The same toy was later re-released in ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' packaging in 2005, now available from discount chains such as Dollar General and Family Dollar. Jazz was one of three figures released again as part of a second wave of the ''Universe''-branded line-up, with several alterations to the packaging such as a different [[cross-sell]] on the back, a different "Hasbro" logo, and even a different ''function'' (wave 1 Jazz is a "special operations expert", whereas wave 2 Jazz is a "special ops agent").

:This mold was originally intended for release in ''Generation 2'' as an [[Black Viper Go-Bot|unspecified character]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpyJazz/jazz.htm More information on Universe Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:WSTF Meister.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Tiny Jazz]]
*'''Meister''' (2004)
:''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Jazz is a tiny replica of the original Jazz toy. His wheels do not roll, and he has a simplified [[Transformation (toys)|transformation scheme]] with considerably more restricted articulation.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestJazz/jazz.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators''===
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[[File:Alternators Meister.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Zoom zoom zoom! Ya! zoomzoomzoom.]]
*'''Meister''' Mazda RX-8 (Alternator, 2004/[[2006]])
**''Alternators ID number:'' '''7'''
**''Binaltech ID number:'' '''BT-08'''
**''Accessories:'' muffler-blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Mark McCall]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist, rerelease)}}

:For the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line, "Meister" (the Hasbro release uses the Japanese-market name as well for a change) was given a new [[alternate mode]], namely a highly accurate, [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 [[scale]] white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Mazda RX-8]]. He features an opening hood with engine, opening "suicide" doors and an opening trunk, as well as a detailed interior with seats and a dashboard complete with steering wheel. His front wheels feature a working "steering" mechanism (which is not connected to the steering wheel, though), and all four wheels are equipped with [[rubber tires]]. In robot mode, Meister is sculpted to resemble both the original Generation 1 Jazz toy and the G1 [[character model|cartoon model]]. He is armed with a rifle that transforms from his muffler; the peg used to attach the muffler in vehicle mode actually plugs into the holes on his forearms near the elbow joints, allowing the blaster to be attached there.

:Takara's ''Binaltech'' version of this sculpt differs from Hasbro's ''Alternators'' version by having his car shell partially constructed of [[die-cast]] metal, as well as having all the car body parts (including those made out of plastic) covered in paint and the side mirrors [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum metalized]], while the steering wheel is made of hard plastic. By contrast, the ''Alternators'' version has the car shell made entirely out of plastic (in standard white compared to the ''Binaltech'' version's slightly more creamy shade), the side mirrors are unpainted, and the steering wheel is made of a rubber-y plastic. Furthermore, there are some tooling differences as well: Like [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Streak/Silverstreak]] before, the ''Binaltech'' version's steering wheel is placed on the right side of the dashboard (like on a Japanese car), whereas it's located on the left side on the ''Alternators'' version (like on an American car). In addition, the ''Binaltech'' version's "steering" mechanism uses a magnet assembly to connect the steering axle to the front wheels (which are attached to the robot mode shoulders), whereas the ''Alternators'' version uses a plastic insertion point. The ''Binaltech'' version also comes with a large Autobot [[insignia]] sticker that can be applied to a real car.

:This toy was redecoed into the simultaneously available "Velocity Red Mica Edition" (see below), and later retooled into a Mazdaspeed RX-8 as [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Shockblast/Laserwave]], the [[Autorooper]], and later as Argent Meister (see below).

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#8|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Meister's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltMeister/meister.htm More information on Alternators Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BT-toy ZoomZoom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Meister Velocity Red Mica Edition''' (Binaltech, 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-08'''
**''Accessories:'' Muffler-blaster

: Simultaneous with his standard release, ''Binaltech'' Meister was also available in a red variant in its own unique packaging. The two figures shipped in cases together in an equal ratio. All of the regular version's white parts, both plastic and metal, are replaced with red, while the panels on the upper hips that are painted teal on the "white" version are painted silver. This version also includes the Autobot car sticker.

: This toy was released concurrently with the "standard" white version of the figure, shipping in the same case, in an equal ratio. This figure's packaging is identical to the standard version (including images of the regular white toy on the back), save for a photograph on the front, and a label identifying it as the "Velocity Red Mica Edition".

: Velocity Red Meister was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the separate character [[Zoom-Zoom]] by the official ''Binaltech'' fiction.

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#8|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Meister's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Zoom-Zoom/zoom-zoom.htm More information on Velocity Red Meister/Zoom-Zoom at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BinaltechMayukoIwasaMeister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Jazz, or Vaporwave?]]
*'''MEISTER feat. MAZDA RX-8 ~'''MAYUKO IWASA''' Edition~''' (Binaltech, 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-08'''
**''Accessories:'' Muffler-blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Mayuko Iwasa]] (deco artist)}}

:A one-of-a-kind pastel blue, pink, yellow, and indigo redeco of the Binaltech Meister toy, ~MAYUKO IWASA Edition~ Meister was designed and autographed by Japanese "{{w|gravure idol}}" [[Mayuko Iwasa]]. Yahoo!Japan Auctions listed the figure for auction starting [[September 19]]th 2004, with the auction ending on [[September 26]].<ref name="auction1">[http://web.archive.org/web/20040926033130/http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k7991073 Original auction] for "Mayuko Iwasa" Meister at Yahoo! Japan auctions, archived version.</ref> However, they relisted the figure on [[October 8]]th 2004 (seemingly due to an issue arising between the original buyer and the charity, going by its feedback<ref name="auctionfeed">[http://rating5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/show/rating?userID=npo_actas_charity&u=npo_actas_charity&filter=&extra=&role=&apg=2 feedback rating Feedback] for original auction of "Mayuko Iwasa" Meister at Yahoo! Japan auctions, archived version.</ref>), and the auction finally finished on [[October 15]], 2004.<ref name="auction2">[http://web.archive.org/web/20041012014838/http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k8718622 Re-listing] for "Mayuko Iwasa" Meister at Yahoo! Japan auctions, archived version.</ref> The winner of the auction also received a signed photograph of Iwasa.

:All proceeds of the sale went to the Asian Children Orphaned by Traffic Accidents Support Association (ACTAS).<ref name="auctionnews">[http://tformers.com/transformers-bt-08-meister-mayuko-iwasa-edition-auction/3555/news.html TFormers news story] about the auction for "Mayuko Iwasa" Meister.</ref> In contrast to the placard in its public appearance at the "Binaltech BT-08 Meister / Mazda RX-8 Launch Event", the auction gave the designation of the toy as the "Original Coloring Transformer Binaltech BT-08 Meister feat. Mazda RX-8" (オリジナルカラーリングトランスフォーマー　バイナルテック　ＢＴ－０８　マイスターｆｅａｔ．マツダ　ＲＸ－８).

:To date, ~MAYUKO IWASA Edition~ Meister has never been seen in robot mode.

::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/event/0409coredo.htm More images of ~MAYUKO IWASA~ Edition Meister at Autobase Aichi]''

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[[File:Binaltech ArgentMeister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What's crackin'?]]
*'''Argent Meister''' (Binaltech, [[2008]])
**''ID number:'' '''BT-20'''
**''Accessories:'' muffler-blaster
:One of the first releases of the short-lived (and final) revival of the ''Binaltech'' line, this version of Meister utilizes the "Mazdaspeed Version II" retooled RX-8 body introduced with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Shockblast/Laserwave]], but using the original Meister head and left hand, rather than Shockblast's arm cannon. It is touted as a "Movie Version", somewhat resembling the look of the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], due to its silver paint job. The name is a pun on his Japanese function, "Agent Meister", and the Latin-derived word "argent" for "silver".

:Argent Meister was only released in Japan, with no direct ''Alternators'' counterpart.
::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#20|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Argent Meister's bio and tech specs]]
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===''Encore''===
*'''Meister''' (Encore, Japan 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''08'''
**''Accessories:'' photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:Another Takara reissue of the original 1984/1985 Jazz/Meister toy, following the success of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 Movie]].

:For the most part, the tooling is identical to the second production run of the 2002 ''Transformers Collection'' release, with the modified weapon from Hasbro's ''Commemorative Series'' release. The face uses the fixed mouth originally made for the ''Transformers Collection''/''Commemorative Series'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Stepper/Ricochet]] reissue from 2004. The feet are still the narrowed ''Generation 2'' version.

:Other changes unique to this version include the replacement of many stickers (such as the Autobot [[insignia]] on the hood/chest and the "Meister" decals on the doors) with tampographed versions, retooled shoulder mounted flame thrower aligned 90 degree from the axis but unlike the previous iterations, is quite difficult to maintain mounted, and a [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] painted blue visor.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
{{anchor|uni2008}}[[File:Universe2008 LegendsG1Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Slightly less tiny Jazz.]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Legends Class, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:Legends Class ''Universe'' Jazz, like the Legends Class ''Universe'' [[Hound (G1)/toys|Hound]], emulates Jazz's original toy rather than a modern vehicle re-imagination. Due to the budgetry limitation of Legends Class toys, he features an altered transformation sequence and a limited number of [[paint operation]]s, which leave several car windows unpainted.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsUniJazz/jazz.htm More information on Universe 2008 Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010 deluxe SpecialOpsJazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A Solstice with the 1984 robot mode and the 1989 rifle? Just gimme a skateboard and some nunchucks and I am the OMEGA JAZZ!]]
*'''Special Ops Jazz''' (Deluxe, [[2010]]/[[2011]])
**''Accessories:'' "Blaster," two speakers
{{toydesigner|[[Tomoya Miyake]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}
:Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|2010 ''Transformers'']] Deluxe class toys, Special Ops Jazz transforms from robot into a "street rally" white sports car that looks like Jazz's original Porsche front-end wearing [[Jazz (Movie)|Pontiac Solstice]] headlights for a hat. Jazz has deployable speakers in both robot and vehicle mode,<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-170066/</ref> and his rifle is an update of his [[Classic Pretender]] weapon. The speakers can also combine with his rifle via clips to form a super rifle, or they can be used on any other clip-compatible ''Transformers'' toy. A theme noticed in a few of the updated G1 Transformers is the backwards compatibility with the original character's weapons. Jazz is able to wield his G1 toy's shoulder rocket launcher on his neck though sadly both his original toy's photon rifle and his Pretender figure's weapon are incompatible with the toy. As part of the first wave of the ''Reveal the Shield'' promotion, he sports a [[rubsign]].

:This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]], ''Timelines''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Longarm (SG)|Longarm]] and [[Stepper (SG)|Stepper]], and the mold's alternate head was used to make [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]]. It was also retooled to make ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]], and was ''intended'' to be retooled into ''Generations'' [[Nightbeat (G1)#Generations|Nightbeat]], who ended up as a retool of an [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Deluxe|entirely different sculpt]] instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Reveal the Shield Jazz at TFU.info]''

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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-AutobotJazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|People are willing to pay more money for their Jazz to be whiter. ... wait, that doesn't sound right...]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' ([[January 29]], 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-12'''
**''Accessories:'' "Handgun", two speakers
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toys, this redeco of Deluxe Class Special Ops Jazz is cast in brighter non-metallic glossy white plastic, uses darker blue and red paints, and has a painted grill, feet, shins, stomach, rear windows, taillights, and wheel rims. He also has an Autobot logo on the hood and no rubsign. Unlike the earlier variants of Special Ops Jazz, ''United'' Jazz's forearms are molded in white plastic. The toy's packaging names his combined speaker-gun a "[[sonic cannon]] mode".

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===''Chronicle''===
[[File:EZCollectionChronicleMeisterToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Meister''' (EZ Collection, 2011)
:''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection Meister is... a redeco ([[repaint]]?) of ''Universe'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Jazz. His visor is silver and features a slightly different Autobot sigil from the Hasbro release. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO toy Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mama says "[[Spock]] you Out".]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''31146'''
**''Pieces'': '''122'''
**''Kreons'': Jazz, Race Driver
**''Accessories'': pistol
:The ''[[Kre-O]]'' Jazz set is based primarily on Generation 1 Jazz in deco, with a head sculpt heavily based on ''Reveal the Shield'' [[#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]]'s head, but with [[Live-action film series|Movie]] [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]'s silver coloration. He transforms into a generic sports car that doesn't really look like either of Jazz's alternate modes, with opening doors and a flip-up roof. Sadly, neither of these features is actually useful for inserting a driver (the gap left by opening the roof is too small, and the sides are blocked by unfortunately-placed horizontal bars), but at least the thought was there.

:The included Jazz Kreon is based directly on his ''Generation 1'' self, with his characteristic coloration and deco, and "door wings." He also comes with a generic light gray gun used by some of the other Kreons that can resemble Jazz's [[photon rifle]] if you squint hard enough. The "Race Driver" Kreon wears a red and light gray racing suit and helmet, and also has a light gray baseball cap so he doesn't have to wear his helmet all the time. How thoughtful!

:This set shows signs of having been slightly redesigned late in production. Included among the pieces is a red seat which is not used in either mode; there is an obvious place where it "belongs" in the middle of the car's cabin, but it cannot actually fit there due to other parts interfering. (Interestingly enough, [[LEGO|a certain other company's]] equivalent piece ''will'' fit, thanks to its slightly different design.) Similarly, there is a black sticker with "vent" detailing which the builder is never instructed to apply anywhere, though according to stock photography, it is intended for Jazz's abdomen/pelvis section. Later releases of the set didn't include the seat, but still retained the unused sticker.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OJazz/jazz.htm More information on Kre-O Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy UltimateVehiclePack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ultimate Vehicle Pack''' ([[2012]])
**''Set number'': '''A4583'''
**''Pieces'': '''279'''
**''Kreons'': Bluestreak, Sideswipe
:This [[Red Bucket|bucket]] contains unchanged versions of the Jazz (sans Kreons), [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#74pc|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#90pc|Optimus Prime]] sets, as well as the [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]] Kreons.

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*'''Kreon Figure Pack''' ([[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A4642'''
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, Jazz, Mirage, Red Alert, Skywarp
**''Accessories'': small pistol
:A boxed set of five Kreons, with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bumblebee]], [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Red Alert]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]], Jazz, and a fifth "mystery" Kreon (actually [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Skywarp]]). These toys are all identical to their prior releases.

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[[File:kre-o_jazz_custom_kreon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As close to the Movieverse Kreon Jazz as we're ever going to get.]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Custom Kreon, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7318'''
**''Pieces'': '''43'''
**''Accessories'': rack, twin cannons, sword, blaster, rifle, baton
:Part of the second wave of custom Kreons, Jazz comes with a buildable rack to store his customizable parts. His torso, arms, waist and legs have a metal-flake sheen, plus his [[tampograph]]s are more detailed than the ones on his original figure. His "normal" helmet and pistol (originally a [[Klingon]] disruptor from ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]'') are chromed, plus he comes with transparent legs, torso and helmet. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), a buildable backpack, buildable rifle, baton, sword, and the [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]] mini-wing backpack.

:Though widely solicited, this wave of Custom Kreons ultimately never saw release outside of Chinese-market distribution circles and [[Hasbro Toy Shop]].

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[[File:SDCC2014_KreonClassof1984_Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Most Rad
**''Accessories'': [[Andorian]] blaster
:This version of Jazz has a ''different'' set of toy-based [[tampograph]]s, giving him a more detailed face. His weapon comes from the ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]'' line.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.
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===''Generations''===
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[[File:Generationstoy-G2Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We've gotten new toys of all the kinds of Jazz except the elusive "Utah" variant.]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' blaster, two speakers
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]], [[Sam Smith]]<ref>https://youtu.be/jVenhxXrQVs</ref> (Hasbro)}}

:This release of Jazz comes in a colorful deco in the festive spirit of the ''Generation 2'' [[#Generation 2|release]] of the original Jazz toy. He comes packed with Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]], as well as unchanged releases of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]] and [[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]].

:His back-of-the-[[Packaging|box]] [[stock photography]] depicts his blaster as white, yet the final product casts it in black plastic.

:The Ultimate Gift Set was exclusive to online retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Asia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenUGSJazz/jazz.htm More information on Ultimate Gift Set Jazz at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Generations-JP-TG-02-Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)
**''Series / Number:'' '''01 / #002'''
**''Accessories:'' blaster pistol
{{note|The Aligned [[Jazz (WFC)#Toys|Jazz]] toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Jazz in multiple continuities.}}
:Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#FOC|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' "Autobot Jazz" transforms into a Cybertronian racer. His blaster pistol has a [[C joint|3 mm hole]] running through it, and can mount via [[5 mm post]] onto his roof, forearms/rear vehicle side, and hands.

:In robot mode, he features a case of [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux parts]]: The centers of his feet are fake wheels (attached to the legs via [[Ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet joints]]) that are hidden in the rear section of his vehicle mode, while his real vehicle mode wheels end up on his forearms and on the sides of his chest (partially obscured by panels).

:A [[Variant#Colors and deco|running change variant]] of Jazz exists in the fourth wave, wherein his white plastic is darker and his translucent visor is cast in light blue instead of the previous extremely dark blue, allowing the light piping to work properly. The [[TakaraTomy]] release features an extensive paint job, with his white plastic being coated in grayish off-white paint, along with numerous additional details.

:This toy was redecoed/retooled into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Toys|Sideswipe]].

:Unsurprisingly, the ''Fall of Cybertron'' Jazz toy was used for several Generation 1-based stories. The TakaraTomy deco [[Jazz (G1)#Cloud|appeared]] in the ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]'' manga series. This toy also serves as a rough stand-in for Jazz's appearance in "Season 1" of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series.<ref>[[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] was redesigned by [[Andrew Griffith]] in [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #1]] based on [[:File:WFC Jazz.jpg|the game render]] from ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron''. Your mileage may vary on how fitting the toy is.</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''War for Cybertron'' Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot Shots Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Jazz''' (Bot Shot, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B014'''
***''Fist strength'': '''555'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''370'''
***''Sword strength'': '''695'''
:Jazz is part of the fourth wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'', transforming from a blue and white sports car with "4" decals into a [[super deformed]] robot when his front bumper is pressed. His head is heavily based on [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s head. This mold was also used for [[Drag Strip (G1)|Bot Shots Dragstrip]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSJazz/jazz.htm More information on Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots 3pack Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Cindersaur / Optimus Prime / Jazz''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''849'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''?'''
***''Sword strength'': '''262'''
:Part of the second wave of three-packs in Series 2, Super Bot Jazz is a redeco of the original Bot Shots Jazz mold in translucent white with blue wheels.

:The second wave of Series 2 three-packs didn't reach mass retail in the United States, only showing up in discount stores like Ross.
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===''BeCool''===
[[File:BeCool GreenSportsCar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Acid Jazz?]]
*'''Green Sports Car (Autobot Jazz)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B15'''
:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Green Sports Car" is a bright green redeco of ''Bot Shots'' Jazz with orange wheels, retaining the same blue stripes and "4" [[paint operation]]s. Instead of game stats, his chest stickers display images of his vehicle mode, a car's dashboard and a racing track.
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Meister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'''DÉJÀ VU!''' He's running in the 90s!]]
*'''Autobot Meister''' ([[February 21]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-11'''
:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Meister transforms from a [[super deformed]] Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 to a cute little robot. He comes with a code for unlocking Jazz as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimestoy-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Still a Martini, still a Porsche, all the more chill.]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-07'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[May 25]], [[2018]]'''
**''Accessories'': blaster, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:Transforming into a Le Mans-like racing car [[Porsche#Porsche 962|subtly inspired by a Porsche 962]], the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' version of Jazz is a mostly new mold that reuses the wheels and combiner peg of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]]. Jazz can form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Combiner (or become one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs). Fans wanting to open this figure should take note that almost all of the roof, hood, and front grill of the figure is simply translucent plastic painted over, so be careful to avoid scratching or chipping these areas. Worse still, some fans have reported that this translucent plastic does not age well; it has a nasty tendency to crack after a few transformations. Again, ''be careful.''

:Like all other ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures, he comes with Prime Armor with a place for a [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]] (and by extension, a [[Titan Master#Toys|Titan Master]], [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Enigma]], or [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix core]]) that can transform into a hand for a Combiner. He also comes with a piece that can fill the gap in the Prime Armor or be held as a gun. Also like the other Deluxe Class figures, the instructions explaining how exactly the armor connects are extremely vague. To connect the armor, the grill portion of Jazz's chest has two indents that fit the tabs on the "thumbs" when inserted at a slight angle. While this matches up to both the instructions and the packaging art, it should be noted that the connection is rather loose. Curiously, Jazz's engineering includes wrist swivels, but the panels molded underneath his forearms render them largely worthless. On another note, his Prime Armor was redecoed for [[Moonracer (G1)#Generations|Moonracer]], [[Firestar (G1)#Generations|Novastar]], [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]], and ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Greenlight#Generations|Greenlight]].

:While not necessarily part of a certain combiner team, his packaging and [[TakaraTomy]] stock photos depict him as part of [[Elita-Infin1te]] while his instructions show him combined with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Grimlock]] and the rest of ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures in Wave 1.

:Curiously, the roof and upper section of his hood both sport the iconic Martini racing stripes that were also present on the original Generation 1 figure. [[Copyright|Hopefully, nothing will go wrong.]]

:In November of 2017, ''Power of the Primes'' Jazz became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco included the acronym "[[President of the United States|MAGA]]" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia ({{w|Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|which, for those of you who have been living under a rock since 2016...}}). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the vendor (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A re-release of Jazz as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class featured a [[variant#Running changes|running change]] that saw the "MAGA" text removed, leaving a blank black space. The variant's date stamp is '''80671'''. While official stock photos of the TakaraTomy release of the figure featured the "MAGA" acronym in Cybertronix, the final toy when released featured the edited tampograph of the Hasbro running change version with a blank black section in its stead.

:The figure was redecoed into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Generations|Ricochet]].
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-01-Deluxe-Autobot-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Hollywoooooood! Hollywood swingin'!'']]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-01'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-59'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories'': photon rifle, "[[Moonbase One]] Destruction" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)| [[Michael DiTullo]] (concept artist)<ref>Evan Brooks's [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb-_mqBuIp_/ Instagram post]</ref>, [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' Jazz is based on his appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon. Jazz features the number "14" on his side, a combination of the racing numbers on [[#Toys|his original]] and [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toys]] according to designer [[John Warden]], with the intent to "keep it fresh in the alternate universe of [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War For Cybertron]]" and ensure customizers could choose which number they preferred.<ref>https://twitter.com/wardenfive/status/1317412380750585856 John Warden on Twitter, 17 October 2020</ref> Coincidentally, it is also the release number of his ''Diaclone'' toy.

:Jazz comes packaged with his back kibble unfolded, although his instructions address how to properly fold it up for robot mode. His roof assembly is made of painted translucent plastic—including ''the hinge that holds it to the chassis''—so caution is advised when transforming him. Unfortunately, the two pins used to attach the car roof to the body and rear half have been observed to cause the part itself to inevitably over time develop vertical stress fractures at both ends, regardless of whether or not the figure is transformed even once or if anything is inserted into the 5mm peghole on top.

:The [[unpaintable plastic]] parts, such as the thighs, front wheel wells and the skeletal joints that hold most of his torso together, are prone to a form of [[photodegradation]]. Strangely—similar to [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Wheeljack]]—the white paint used on the translucent parts ''also'' discolors to a yellowish tinge. This yellowing paint phenomenon is something that had not been observed on ''Transformers'' toys prior to the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''-era of toys, suggesting a different manner of paint mix has been used.

:As with other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a diorama display for the figure. In this case, it shows Jazz's computer terminal and observation window from [[Moonbase One]].

:This figure was retooled with a new head into ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' [[Jackpot (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Jackpot]], and retooled more extensively into ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Knock-Out]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
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[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-57-Skyfire.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Shh... let him enjoy this small victory.]]
*'''Skyfire''' ([[2023]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-57'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}
:Included with the massive [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Skyfire]] is an articulated, [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] figurine of "Meister", made to scale with Skyfire's jet mode. Funnily enough, after 20 years of the ''Masterpiece'' line this is its first depiction of Jazz/Meister at all.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Origin-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now where's [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|Wheeljack?]]]]
*'''Origin Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
**''Series'': '''''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy Evolution]]'''''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, grappling hook, grappling hook base
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>"Mark worked on this with Yuyu-San, has clear canopy and G1 styled weapon." - [https://twitter.com/TFU_INFO/status/1622711935820087302?s=20 TFU.INFO on Twitter], [[February 6], [[2023]] Hasbro Fan Q&A</ref>

:Part of the cross-franchise ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' subline, "Origin Autobot Jazz" transforms from cartoon-accurate robot to <s>handheld vacuum cleaner</s> his Cybertronian vehicle mode seen in the opening scenes of "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" and back, similar to the earlier [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BuzzworthyOrigin|Origin Bumblebee]] toy. He transforms in 20 steps and includes both his blaster and a two part grappling hook attachment for either arm, attaching to a 5 mm port revealed when his hands are tucked away. The grapple stores underneath the vehicle mode via a 5 mm port hidden under Jazz's chest while the blaster more conventionally plugs on top. The toy's "[[Evo-Fusion]]" gimmick involves combining the blaster and grapple by plugging either just the hook or the hook on its base onto the end of Jazz's gun via a 3 mm connection. His alt mode features two dedicated 5 mm [[Fire Blast effect]] compatible ports on the back which, while technically housed in his feet, are entirely separate from the 5 mm ports also in his feet.

:Like other ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toys, Jazz is exclusive to Target stores in the United States. Due to the open-windowed packaging, it is not uncommon for the paint on his chest to be scratched or chipped while still unopened. Also, the hinge that connects Jazz's vehicle roof to the rest of the backpack may cause the translucent blue plastic to crack, especially on the knurled side of the pin.

:Origins Jazz was officially revealed during a ''Transformers'' team roundtable with fans on [[February 6]], 2023.

:*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CogRwHUMFP5/ Mark Maher's designer commentary on Origin Autobot Jazz]''

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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-G2-Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb||''Now me and the boys fight against wrong! Oh, we’re hideously deformed!'']]
*'''G2 Universe Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
**''Accessories'': Blaster, rocket launcher, rocket, totally-not-a-hologram gun

:''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]] Toxitron Collection'' "G2 Universe Autobot Jazz" is a redeco of his ''[[Studio Series]]'' toy, based on the concept art for a bright neon orange Jazz that never saw release (see [[#Notes|Notes]]).

: In addition to his standard blaster, Jazz also includes a pair of new 5 mm compatible weapons, with stock images using both accessories to simulate the original 1984 toy's over-the-shoulder missile launcher seen on said concept art that the actual ''Generation 2'' Jazz did not (and absolutely would not) have. Due to the base mold's dearth of 5 mm holes, there's no way to mount all of these accessories in car mode in a not-ridiculous fashion, but, well, "ridiculous" is obviously not out of the question here. These accessories were first seen by the public in a stock image of ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Hound]], but Jazz was released (and officially acknowledged) first.

: The ''Toxitron Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. This figure was listed by various overseas retailers, and even released at Walmart stores in Canada<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/07/14/transformers-legacy-toxitron-collection-deluxes-out-in-canada-489564</ref> prior to any official announcement by Hasbro.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-G2-Laser-Cycle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Quick! Someone get [[Benni Latham]] on the phone!]]
*'''G2 Universe Laser Cycle''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)
**''Accessories:'' 2 [[Energon]] blades, front tire/Energon blaster

: A surprise—and surprising—entry in the ''Toxitron Collection'', "G2 Universe Laser Cycle" is a [[redeco]] of ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' [[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Road Rocket]], a new-head retool of the mainline [[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Prime Universe Arcee]] toy, transforming into a '90s-style sportbike motorcycle. The toy's deco is based on the unreleased ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserCycle|Jazz Laser Cycle]].

: The blaster weapon formed by splitting Laser Cycle's front tire can also be plugged into a 5 mm port on the back, allowing Laser Cycle to better resemble the original Laser Cycle Jazz figure with its distinctive shoulder wheels. Unfortunately, Laser Cycle does not include a buzzsaw weapon like the original figure, but does have two clear-plastic blades that form a circular disc. The back of Laser Cycle's head is molded in translucent blue plastic to allow for [[light-piping]].

: The original version of this mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Flamewar (SG)#Toys|Decepticon Flamewar]].
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==Merchandise==
===Stamp Bot===
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*'''Jazz''' (Stamp Bot, 1984)
:Made by HG Toys, Stamp Bot Jazz is a small, non-poseable figurine of Jazz based on his toy with a rubber stamp on the base, and a cap with a felt "floor" that was soaked in ink. The stamp made an image of Jazz's sports car mode.
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===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:TFCaramel jazz.jpg|thumb|Nobody calls me yellow.]]
*'''Meister''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Jazz was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue, and yellow.
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===Decoy===
{{anchor|Decoy}}[[File:Jazz decoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Jazz was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Jazz was molded in soft red rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Jazz was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Jazz''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''13'''
:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, Jazz was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Decoy Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Jazz and his brother Heavy Metal.]]
*'''Meister''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': stand
:Released in the eighth "Act" of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'', Meister is a PVC figurine based on the cartoon rendition of Jazz. He came in both full-color and pewter-painted versions, both packed one per case.

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

:The color versions of Jazz came packaged with the waist of the Act's "build-a-figure" [[Scorponok (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Scorponok]]. This part too could be in either full-color or pewter, packed at a ratio of six color parts to four pewters.
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===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (2003)
:Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' Jazz is a redeco of the ''SCF'' Meister figure. He is cast in blue plastic almost completely painted over, leaving the visor and the back of the head unpainted to take advantage of a [[light-piping]] gimmick. His backpack-windshield is also unpainted, which is a cute touch.

:He has a large number of other paint differences from Meister, including a more cartoon-accurate light blue waist deco, red stripes on his rear wheels rather than blue, a much darker gray face, a more complex stripe on his backpack... and for some reason, his boots are light gray all over, including the vehicle-mode wheel hubs, rather than white. Oops.

:Like all ''Heroes of Cybertron'' releases, he came on an individual cardback, with a character bio card. He also included the left leg to the wave's [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''MyClone''===
[[File:MYCLONE MISTER AS5-4.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Mister''' (MyClone, [[2003]])
**''ID number'': '''MTF013'''
**''Accessories'': stand
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Yasuhiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A "[[super deformed]]" mini-figure of Jazz was created as part of the second wave of [[MyClone]] Transformers in Japan. These toys could be disassembled and their parts mixed-and-matched thanks to a generic base body.
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===''Generation 1 Figure-Collection''===
[[File:Bottlecap jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Meister''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''C-3'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base
:At only one inch in height, this Jazz "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero Jazz bust.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|Shares the same fate as his movie counterpart.]]
*'''Jazz''' (2004)
:Jazz is number 12 in [[Hard Hero]]'s series of cold-cast porcelain ''Transformers'' busts, measuring six inches in height and sculpted holding his photon rifle in his right hand. Jazz was limited to 2500 pieces worldwide, with an additional 100 being specially signed by sculptor [[Jason Ray]].
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium RM Jazz.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Won't you take me to Funkytown?]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Muffler-blaster, Autobot display stand
:Titanium Jazz is a small, 3" non-transformable die-cast metal figurine based upon his ''Alternators'' design, but with a little bit of his "traditional" deco thrown into the mix. He has articulation in his waist, shoulders, and head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Titanium Series'' Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===First 4 Figures===
*'''Soundwave vs Jazz''' (<s>2006</s> unreleased)
{{toydesigner|[[Little IroN]] (concept artist), [["Mad" Alterton]] (sculptor)}}

:Intended for release in the ''Transformers Battlefield'' line by model company [[First 4 Figures]], this was to be 13-inch-ish tall diorama depicting [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#First 4 Figures|Soundwave]] fighting against Jazz. According to a look at the digital sculpt afforded to the toy news press at New York [[Toy Fair]] in 2006, the set featured Soundwave holding Jazz above his head, about to throw him down onto the trashed form of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] at his feet.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref>

:As a ''Battlefield'' release, this model would have featured a detailed base designed to interlock with others in the same range to create a massive battle diorama. Unfortunately, a general discontinuation of First 4 Figures' ''Transformers''-related output meant only the first model, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#First 4 Figures|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#First 4 Figures|Megatron]]", was released.

:All models in the ''Battlefield'' line were advertised as being sculpted by [["Mad" Alterton]], with a corresponding set of art posters by [[Little IroN]], implying he had produced the concept art for each release. The set was likely intended to be limited to 1,850 pieces worldwide, given that the certificate of authenticity for the first set allowed buyers to reserve the same numbered release on their next purchase in the series.

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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Jazz-atx.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|#1 Super Guy!]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)
:Jazz was one of many Generation 1 characters slated to appear in ''[[Attacktix]]''. A presumed wave-3 Booster, this piece was ultimately never released, but was shown at the ''Star Wars Celebration IV'' convention.

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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesjazzthundercracker.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Do the Hustle!]]
*'''Autobot Jazz & Thundercracker''' (Two-pack, 2007)
:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Jazz is an adorable, [[super deformed]] figurine of Jazz, with limited articulation in his arms, but no head movement. He came packaged with [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Thundercracker]].

:This figurine was later [[redeco]]ed into [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Robot Heroes|Ricochet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHG1Jazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Jazz at TFU.info]''

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*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Single-pack, 2008)
:In some countries outside of North America, Jazz was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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===Sota Toys===
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:Two identical Jazz pieces were to be the Autobot-side Rooks on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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===Boss Coffee===
*'''Meister''' (2008)
:A non-transforming PVC figure of Jazz was released as part of a promotion by [[Boss Coffee]]. The small figure was randomly included with single cans of the company's "Rainbow Mountain Blend" coffee, contained in a plastic capsule affixed to the top of can which then became a display base for the figurine once removed. Jazz features articulation at the shoulders and waist, and came with a small catalog leaflet that could be folded up and attached to the lid/base to form a diorama background for added display value.
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===''Transformers - Mini Bust''===
[[File:Jazz statue.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|One cold cast cat.]]
*'''Jazz''' (Diamond Select, 2008)
:Jazz was released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2008 and exclusive to online retailer Big Bad Toy Store. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. The bust features both his photon rifle and shoulder-mounted rocket launcher, which, along with the car door pieces, are attached magnetically and are optional for display.
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===''Mighty Muggs''===
[[File:MightyMuggs Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Jazz''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Photon rifle, doors
:Part of the third wave of [[Mighty Muggs]], Jazz is a [[super deformed]], non-transformable PVC figure with articulated arms and head. He is made largely using the standard Mighty Muggs body mold, with the exception of the head, which uses the same "horn" mold as [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]]. Jazz comes with a super-deformed photon rifle and a pair of car doors that attach to his back.

:Jazz and his wavemate [[Shockwave (G1)/toys|Shockwave]] were initially reported to be canceled, but were eventually released as exclusives at Diamond Distributors and [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Jazz''' (2013)
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*'''Illest Jazz''' (2013)
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*'''Gold Jazz''' (2013)
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Jazz G1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''12/12'''
:Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Jazz is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

:He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

:This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/TTJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Gacha Meister.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Meister''' (2016)
:A non-transforming figure of Jazz based on his appearance in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (cartoon)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' cartoon was available as part of the ''Q-Transformers'' {{w|gashapon|capsule toy}} lineup.
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===''Transformers Figure Collection''===
[[File:TF-Transformers-Figure-Collection-Jazz-Decoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Meister''' (01-2016)
:Standing 42mm tall, ''Transformers Figure Collection'' Meister is a non-poseable soft-rubber figure greatly based on a [[Decoy]] figure.
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===Bitfig===
[[File:Bitfig-Part-1.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Meister''' (12-2016)
:Part of the first wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys.

:Meister's design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon, and is articulated at the neck and shoulders.

:Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.
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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumJazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hard rock.]]
*'''Jazz''' (2018)
:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s "Legacy of Cybertron" Jazz statue stands 16 inches tall. Owners have the option of exchanging his left fist with the grappling hook he used in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]". The statue's base can be connected to those of the other statues in the "Legacy of Cybertron" series in order to form a larger battle scene. Only 500 of this item were produced, exclusive to [[BigBadToyStore]].
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1AutobotJazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Jazz, Special Ops''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T40'''
**''Stars: ''6
:'''Autobot Jazz, Special Ops''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game.
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===''Keshi Surprise''===
*'''Autobots''' (2018)
:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These blindpacked figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Jazz was available in red, yellow, blue, and purple, and included a foil trading card / sticker.
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Jazz''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': blaster
[[File:ReAction_Jazz.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
:Released in the first wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[Super7#ReAction|ReAction]]'' Jazz is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. He comes with a blaster which can only be held in his right hand.

:As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Jazz comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

:This mold was also used to make [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#ReAction|Stepper]].
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===Jada Toys===
====''Metals Die Cast / Hollywood Rides''====
*'''Jazz''' (Scale 1/24 Die Cast Vehicle, <s>2019</s>)
**''Accessories'': collectible coin
:Announced by [[Jada Toys]] in 2019, ''Hollywood Rides'' Jazz was planned to be a 1/24 scaled non-transforming die-cast car with rubber tires based on his original Martini Racing Porsche alternate mode and possibly featuring opening doors, front hood and back trunk. Similar to the ''Robot Powered Machines'', the car would have featured a sculpted robot mode underneath. However, the product remains unreleased and is most likely cancelled by now.

:Jazz would have come with a collectible coin with his face engraved on it.
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*'''Jazz''' (Scale 1/32 Die Cast Vehicle, <s>2019</s>)
:A 1/32 scaled version of Jazz was also announced, but remains equally unreleased.
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====''Nano Hollywood Rides''====
*'''Jazz / Sideswipe / Jetfire''' (1.65" Die Cast Vehicle 3-pack, <s>2020</s>)
:''[[Jada Toys|Nano Hollywood Rides]]'' Jazz was going to be a small non-transforming die-cast car measuring approximately 1.65 inches long.

:He was planned to be part of a 3-pack alongside [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Nano Hollywood Rides|Sideswipe]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Jada Toys|Jetfire]], but the pack got replaced and by 2022 Jazz got replaced by [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Nano Hollywood Rides|Hot Rod]]. As of 2023, however, it's unclear if the pack will ever get to see an official release in any form.
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====''Nano Metalfigs''====
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Jada finally managed to released a Jazz in their ''Nano Metalfigs'' line. This Jazz is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded holding his blaster. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].
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===Hallmark Keepsake Ornament===
[[File:Jazz-Keepsake-Ornament.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Jazz Ornament''' (2020)
:Part of the Keepsake Ornament line, the "Transformers Jazz Ornament" is a plastic ornament "crafted" by Orville Wilson. He is not poseable but comes with his blaster molded into his right hand. The name "Agent Meister" can be found in multiple places on the ornament.
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===Eaglemoss===
[[File:EaglemossChess Jazz.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Jazz was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Jazz G1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Jazz''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''25'''
:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Jazz is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy.

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*'''Jazz''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Original'': '''Epic'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Jazz in the Funko style.
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File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_JAZZ_MONOCHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_JAZZ_STATIC.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_JAZZ_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_JAZZ_REDCHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_EPIC_JAZZ_ORIGINAL.gif
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Jazz and Banzai-Tron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Meister and Banzai-Tron Set''' ([[April 14]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''19 & 20'''

:Released as part of the third wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Meister" in his [[Action Master]] body and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#19|Translation of Jazz's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===''Minimates''===
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Series 3, 2022)
**''Accessories'': rifle, stand
:Part of the third wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from Diamond Select, this Jazz is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card.
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===Flame Toys===
*'''Jazz''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': rifle
:At [[Wonderfest 2022]], [[Flame Toys]] revealed Jazz as an addition to their ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' line of ultra-high-detail articulated action figures. Jazz has [[LED]] features and his included weapon can be either held in his hand as a rifle or mounted backwards on his shoulder to serve as his rocket launcher.
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==Notes==
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*The [[#LaserCycle|Laser Cycle Jazz]] is not the only cancelled ''Generation 2'' Jazz toy! Revealed on the Graphic Design Portfolio section of [[Bill Forster]]'s website, is an almost all orange redeco of the G1 Jazz figure. This art would later be published in the 2014 ''[[Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging]]'' hardcover book alongside many other unrealized ''Generation 2'' concepts. Eventually, the deco would reach fruition as the 2023 [[#Legacy|''Legacy'' "Toxitron Collection" figure]] described above. Jazz, though, is out of luck compared to his presumed wavemates [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Notes|Mirage]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Note|Sideswipe]], with no physical prototype ever having surfaced, only his packaging art.
*The first toy planned for the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line was Jazz as a Porsche 986. A prototype was made, but Porsche refused to grant Hasbro and Takara the license, stating that "Transformers are not worthy [of] carrying the Porsche trademark. They are war machines, and the toyline in no way represents the lifestyle and ideas which Porsche represents."<ref>[http://www.tfarchive.com/community/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24622 Former Porsche employee Addl recounting an informal inquiry with Porsche's licensing department at TF Archive]</ref> As a consequence, the toy ultimately never went into production. Photos of the prototype were depicted in the Japanese book ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]'', and Hasbro later also displayed the prototype during the [[BotCon 2007]] Hasbro Tour.
*The ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Mazda RX-8 (which ultimately ended up as Meister) was originally intended to be named "[[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]]", according to various early store listings and a premature reply from Hasbro's customer service. This would also fit with the early idea of making the ''Alternators'' toys "direct updates" of their characters' G1 predecessors. A prototype was leaked to the public in early 2004 sporting the same basic colors as the later ''Alternators'' "Autobot Camshaft" toy (the Acura RSX), although it's uncertain whether the prototype colors for the RX-8 were supposed to be indicative of the proposed colors for Camshaft (since the Acura redeco was originally intended as a G1 Bluestreak [[homage]] before being renamed into "Autobot Camshaft"). The reason why the RX-8 Alternator was ultimately not named "Camshaft" was apparently because the real-life Mazda RX-8 car doesn't ''have'' a camshaft. The irony is staggering, as Camshaft's original toy was an RX-7, which ALSO lacks a camshaft.
*There have been at least two different reasons stated why the Hasbro toy was named "Meister" rather than "Autobot Jazz": For one, Hasbro was still hoping that Porsche would have a change of mind and grant them the license after all, as Chevrolet had done; also, Aaron Archer has been quoted stating that he thought a third toy named "Autobot someone" following "[[Hound (G1)/toys|Autobot Hound]]" and "[[Tracks (G1)/toys|Autobot Tracks]]" would have been somewhat "redundant".
*By coincidence or by design, the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Transformers: Cybertron]]'' [[Ransack (Cybertron)#GTS|Ransack GTS]] toy, with a Velocitronian motorcycle alt-mode, employs a deco loosely similar to that of the canceled 1995 [[#LaserCycle|Laser Cycle incarnation of Jazz]].

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== Site Logo revamp ==

Up until now, our rotating logo on the main page tends to have a batch of logos pointing to pages from the most recent franchises and series, plus a few from older franchises that we forgot or didn't bother to remove. I'd like to rework this system a bit to have a more even balance franchise-wise. I think we should have one character for every franchise that has had a cartoon or movie (including the JG1 shows), plus one from each of the major English-language comic runs (Marvel, Dreamwave, IDW1, and IDW2 at the bare minimum). This would be a good way to demonstrate the breadth of the franchise scope of the wiki, and help drive new readers towards legacy content. (Of course, we'd still have a few extra banners based on whatever is currently running for the "Hey, I know that guy!" factor. Would love to get some thoughts on this, and potentially character suggestions for each franchise. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:59, 18 December 2021 (EST)
:I think this is a great idea! Though, I'm unsure on which characters from each show would be good to use. Like, would we go most popular/memorable characters or just some really random left field obscurities like G1 Skids who appeared in only two episodes of ''The Transformers'', just to get some more eyes on character articles from franchises newer fans may not be fully aware of? Also, would Japanese-exclusive shows include ''Go!'', ''Q-Transformers'' and ''Robotmasters''? If so, maybe even an image from ''Portal'' (the Russian show) would be worthwhile too. -- [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 02:47, 18 December 2021 (EST)
::Obscure/minor stuff risks just being the GO! Boxes again, and we already have those. For the big logo, best to go with majorish characters from majorish media. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 07:19, 18 December 2021 (EST)
:This sounds like a great idea. We could break it down like this:
G1 Seasons 1 and 2 - Optimus Prime,
TFTM/G1 Seasons 3 and 4 - Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime,
G1 Marvel - Ratchet,
Headmasters - Fort Max,
Masterforce - Minerva,
Victory - Star Saber,
Idk if we would do Zone or any of the Japanese G1 stories that came after,
Beast Wars - Megatron,
Beast Wars II - Lio Convoy,
Beast Wars Neo - Magmatron,
RID/Car Robots - Side Burn,
I've never read Dreamwave so I don't know a good character that represents it,
Unicron Trilogy - Hot Shot,
IDW could be broken into a few character reps because of how long it went on,
IDW Furman Era - IDW Bumblebee,
IDW Post Furman - IDW Galvatron,
IDW MTMTE/LL - Nautica,
IDW RID/OP - IDW Optimus Prime,
Animated - Bulkhead,
Movies - Bumblebee,
WFC Games - Bruticus,
Prime - Starscream,
RID15 - Strongarm,
Cyberverse - Windblade,
WFC Trilogy - G1 Megatron,
And then we can have a few slots open for characters from the latest shows/movies. This list would give new readers an idea on how big the franchise truly is and how diverse the characters are. [[User:Paladin Denn|Paladin Denn]] ([[User talk:Paladin Denn|talk]]) 18:03, 5 January 2022 (EST)
:Certainly if anyone's gonna represent CR/RiD'01, it's gonna be Sky-Byte, the breakout star of the show, and not Side Burn, the Autobot womanizer. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 18:26, 5 January 2022 (EST)
::Funilly enough I meant to put him there lol. [[User:Paladin Denn|Paladin Denn]] ([[User talk:Paladin Denn|talk]]) 20:43, 5 January 2022 (EST)
::Dreamwave, I'd pick War Within Grimlock. Certainly Shockwave should be part of 2005 IDW since he's responsible for the whole sha-bang.--[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] ([[User talk:MistaTee|talk]]) 18:40, 5 January 2022 (EST)

== Splitting Cloud characters ==

So now we have some sorta adequate translations, I'm being increasingly convinced that merging them just on the basis of AVP was a mistake and that the Cloud characters should be split out for simplicity and ease of explanation. Notably, the central conceit is far more similar to TransTech than G1—and more different to G1 than Cyberverse, for instance. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 02:44, 28 December 2021 (EST)
:I was against it then and I'm against it now. They're nothing like the TransTech; they are practically nigh identical to the G1 guys, there's a war going on in their universe, and the "central conceit" of them being multiversal guardians is more akin to Alternity than it is to TransTech, who for the majority of their fiction were at most passive observers. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 07:05, 28 December 2021 (EST)
::I am declining to weigh in personally until I finish first pass translations but please at least pretend to look over the translated material before repeating the same arguments. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 12:19, 28 December 2021 (EST)
:::I have looked over it. Nothing is convincing me that it's all that separate from G1 stuff. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:29, 28 December 2021 (EST)
::"War going on" describes most of Transformer fiction. What makes Cyberverse "not G1", but Cloud G1, other than convenience for us editors? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:02, 28 December 2021 (EST)
::: As far as I can tell, there is no basic divergence, aside from Grimlock's origins, from the Cloud characters to the G1 counterparts. I could point to a fair few examples on the side of Cyberverse that rank higher than that (Grimlock's presenations, the origins of the Quintessons and Sharkticons, Skywarp, Acid Storm, etc etc.) [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:23, 28 December 2021 (EST)
::::We can be here all day debating over character minutiae, but the point is that Cyberverse ultimately doesn't diverge that much from G1 in its general premise as opposed to Cloud. G1 is bloated enough as it is; it doesn't hurt to take out the one thing that doesn't really fit in and make it its own thing. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:29, 28 December 2021 (EST)
::::: Well that just comes right back to my question: what actually makes Cloud World's core conceit any different from G1 beyond the fact that they have technology that allows them dimensional travel? Because if it is just that, I simply do not believe that is enough to justify a split for characters who are almost all made to look like and have the same personality as the G1 characters. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:51, 28 December 2021 (EST)
I agree for the sake of wiki presentation. *Cloud* is more like *TransTech* than it is like *Alternity*. *Cloud* characters got to travel to both the G1 and MD worlds as equally separate destinations. TakaraTomy used the *Generations War for Cybertron* moulds as the *United* series, which is G1 and not Aligned by our classification. *Cloud* recycling unused *Generations Fall of Cybertron* toys in a non-Aligned setting strikes me as more evidence that we can allow *Cloud* to live on its own rather than as another G1 setting. And *Cloud* was chosen by e-HOBBY over the competing proposal *Prime Shattered Glass* which would also have been on separate wiki pages despite employing purely redeco mould choiceis. [[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]]) 15:08, 28 December 2021 (EST)
:I'm not convinced by the idea that them saying "G1 World" is an indicator of separateness when there is also designations for "BW Spacetime" and "MF Spacetime." Brawn is depicted as practically identical in appearance to G1 Brawn before being upgraded. As for the Prime Shattered Glass choice, I think it's pretty obvious why that would be completely separate from this particular issue. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:25, 28 December 2021 (EST)
::The only reason Brawn is shown as the G1 body is if you take consideration that all Cloud members are drawn according to the latest toy or model available... he got no real toy before that, the only options were either G1 Sunbow, G1 toy or the tiny Universe 2.0 Legends. Now if you remove their appearance and focus on the story, Cloud is still more akin to Transtech than Alternity, Deadlock for example even got to visit the Legends World, a Aligned world (possibly the Adventure toyline) and the Ehobby spin-off dimension (now called Precursor World) -[[User:MahXyme|MahXyme/MahXymal]] ([[User talk:MahXyme|talk]]) 17:55, 28 December 2021 (EST)
:::Yes, I am aware of how Cloud repurposings work. Nothing prevents one G1 universe from visiting another. And aside from that, Japan has had barely any non-JG1 cartoon related G1 fiction; of course Cloud World, which isn't directly JG1 related, would be indicated as different; that doesn't mean that it's not able to be categorized as G1. If it were an American storyline, where we have always had multiple G1 storylines, I feel that this would not nearly be as much of a point of contention. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:05, 28 December 2021 (EST)
I'm in favor of splitting Cloud from G1. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 19:32, 28 December 2021 (EST)
:I haven't read any of the Cloud fiction myself, but I know that if our translation team collectively agrees on something based on the material available, then that's more than enough convincing for me to agree with them also. In other words, I agree with a split. -- [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 19:52, 28 December 2021 (EST)
::I'd vastly prefer if we could get someone like McFeely to weigh in on this. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:56, 28 December 2021 (EST)
:::i'm in favour of the split. The cloud people have enough characteristics to distonguist them from theur jg1 counterpatts.--[[User:ZacAttack|ZacAttack]] ([[User talk:ZacAttack|talk]]) 20:14, 28 December 2021 (EST)
::::Alright, seriously, what characteristics are there actually to distinguish them from G1? Because nobody has been able to give me a concrete example so far. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:17, 28 December 2021 (EST)
:::::dinobot, heavy usage of aligned designs, hellwarp --[[User:ZacAttack|ZacAttack]] ([[User talk:ZacAttack|talk]]) 21:36, 28 December 2021 (EST)
Looks like Escargon is the only voice against the split thus far. Still, I suggest the discussion should remain open longer than usual, out of courtesy for people not checking the wiki as regularly given the holiday season. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 21:47, 28 December 2021 (EST)
:As the translations are still ongoing, I think the most we can suggest at this time is a note regarding its a classification as a Primax setting by AVP. As more information comes to light I'm becoming increasingly convinced that it was a decision made on shaky logic. Unlike the Alternity there doesn't seem to be any evidence of these guys being derived in-universe from G1 guys. And as fiction, it's about a bunch of super advanced parallel universe monitor guys who regularly travel to other universes. If it's literally just "the cast is mostly recolours of toys with G1 fiction" then maybe we need to start talking about listing the War for Cybertron games as G1 too. [[User:Star Spangled Sam|Star Spangled Sam]] ([[User talk:Star Spangled Sam|talk]]) 01:44, 29 December 2021 (EST)
::What exactly is super-advanced about them beyond SARA, who, as far as I can tell, is a gift from some being and not even their own creation? Because otherwise, they seem to be basic Transformers. Not a single person has been able to tell me that so far, and I'd be far more willing to listen if someone would just spell out what exactly makes them so distinct that means they can't be G1. It's not about in-universe stuff, because for all intents and purposes, the characters themselves are nigh-identical to the Generation 1 characters; you look at Cloud Megatron or Cloud Rodimus and it is obvious that, irregardless of whatever the fiction might say, they are being sold as new versions of the G1 characters. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 04:29, 29 December 2021 (EST)
:::By the same logic, then why not put the FOC and WFC games under the G1 banner since it heavly takes inspirations from it, same settings (war on cybertron, the resources are becoming low, escaping to another world), closest designs to G1.. hell they were more marketed towards G1 than the Movies and Prime in mind (let's face it.. that's what Hasbro always does).. but the further Hasbro tied them to Aligned and they became their own thing.. Cloud is about that, maybe marketed as G1 at first but they became their own thing at the end -[[User:MahXyme|MahXyme/MahXymal]] ([[User talk:MahXyme|talk]]) 13:20, 29 December 2021 (EST)
::::The WFC games are their own case that, despite what you say, were always clearly a part of Hasbro's ideas for the Aligned continuity, which is something that I'm not going to bother going into here. Nothing about Cloud registers to me as being somehow so separate that it requires us splitting off things into their own pages. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:24, 29 December 2021 (EST)
Bumping for more opinions. If there's no overall opposition to it by Friday or so, I'll start splitting. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:07, 4 January 2022 (EST)
:The Cloud fiction prominently features the Cloud characters interacting with their own G1 counterparts. If nothing else, it should be split on same basis as [[Galvatron II]]. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 16:50, 4 January 2022 (EST)
::We've seen that with other fiction. I'm not sure why it would justify them having their whole separate pages (Galvatron II is a unique case). If that's what it takes though to not go through some inane total split, though, then fine, whatever. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:03, 5 January 2022 (EST)
:If there is to be movement on this in the immediate future I suppose I should go ahead and weigh in. As the one doing the translation I broadly agree with Riptide. While I am unmoved by philosophical discussions on what constitutes "G1-ness" or "Transtech-ness," I believe it is important to return to our guiding principle of the end user experience. Given the already convoluted nature of the material as well as the cast's consistent interaction with both various Generation 1 continuities in general and their own incarnations in specific, I believe it will be in the best interests of intelligibility for the reader to split out Cloud from Generation 1. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 11:25, 5 January 2022 (EST)

We are not going to pretend that these are completely separate from the Generation 1 characters. Put up a suite or a "see [X] article for more information" because it is completely ridiculous to pretend that Cloud is it's own little continuity. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:38, 8 January 2022 (EST)
:I disagree. Cloud should be split off entirely. So let's have an official vote and resolve this. I say '''Split'''. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 10:28, 8 January 2022 (EST)
::The articles have already been split. You'll forgive me if I don't show confidence in the decision from people who blew me off when I pointed out their original reason for splitting was incorrect (that supposedly the Almanac had come out before Cloud was truly explained, but in fact it had come after almost all of it had been published). [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:35, 8 January 2022 (EST)
:::This discussion has been open for twelve days. An unofficial tally shows at least 7-to-1 in favor of splitting. No one else has openly agreed with your position. Given that, and that Saix announced days in advance he would start splitting if there was no further discussion, it wasn't unreasonable for him to begin. But maybe there's a different split of opinions on the Discord or wherever, so it's certainly appropriate to ask for an official vote. Beyond that...the decision is just not up to you alone. The point of democracy is for all voices to be heard, not to leave every voice feeling satisfied with the outcome. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 11:08, 8 January 2022 (EST)
::::I have no idea what's going on in the Discord server; I'm barred from it. I certainly hope there's not more discussion going on over there, because I was told that there would be a push to have these sorts of big discussions to be on the wiki. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 23:42, 8 January 2022 (EST)
:::With all due respect: You need to stop putting so much emphasis on the in-universe designation, which AVP itself pointed out was ultimately arbitrary. I understand that AVP and the Almanacs are important to you, but Jim is not infallible, and while I'm sure he had good reasons for calling it "Primax" that's ultimately just ''his opinion''. Cloud being "its own thing" isn't some essential property; it's a matter of how to organise the wiki in order to make the fiction clear. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 11:47, 8 January 2022 (EST)
:I also vote '''Split''' if only because of how better translations now has pointed out various past errors/assumptions/presumptions that needed correcting, and thus updating is needed so as to make things easier to categorize and organize here. Any wiki really worth their salt and wanting to do proper service to their respective franchises' fandoms would do the same. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 14:43, 8 January 2022 (EST)
::I ''still'' haven't got an answer for what makes Cloud so different that makes it ''need'' to be split. If there were a crossover between say, Marvel and Sunbow, nobody in their right mind we should completely separate, say, Huffer from Huffer. I'm willing to admit that I might just be missing something, but nothing in the stories themselves, as far as I can see, suggests it, beyond the aforementioned Cloud World classification, which for me is not enough of a justification. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:33, 8 January 2022 (EST)
:::Neither Marvel nor Sunbow consists primarily of crossovers with another G1 continuity. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 19:20, 8 January 2022 (EST)
::::If that's the main avenue of justification then frankly I don't think I'm ever going to agree with that line of reasoning, but I can clearly see I'm outvoted on this. I wish there would have been more people asked before the split was done, though, because I can see that this could very easily end up being another whole "retitling things to FSRLF" situation. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 20:00, 8 January 2022 (EST)
:::We functionally split out Marvel and Sunbow versions for a lot of characters anyway. We're at the point where we draw lines based on how easy/hard it is for the information to be conveyed, not whether it's G1 enough or not. We think Cloud, as its own fullblown storyline/premise, falls on the side of "it's easier to read and parse it if they get their own shebang" instead of burying them in overlong G1 articles. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:11, 8 January 2022 (EST)

I'm not gonna argue further on this because I recognize it's a losing battle, but I think that the line of thought of "this one bit of media shouldn't be kept in an article because it won't get out there otherwise" sets a bad precedent that could easily be misused in the future. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 23:39, 8 January 2022 (EST)

Should the Cloud toys also be removed from the G1 character's pages? [[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 09:21, 17 February 2022 (EST)
:Yeah no, It vould be too convoluted, example look at the redirections [[Transformers_Cloud#Toys|there]]... where should each toy be redirected?? + the fiction regarding said toys has their own page now -[[User:MahXyme|MahXyme/MahXymal]] ([[User talk:MahXyme|talk]]) 10:58, 17 February 2022 (EST)
::...What on earth are you talking about? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 11:16, 17 February 2022 (EST)
:::Srry I misread his question.. I thought he meant "added" not "removed" from the G1 pages...
:Not entirely certain what you're asking, but the eight toys in the Cloud toyline (plus Deadlock) have already been moved to the Cloud pages in conjunction with the fiction, as they solely represent Cloud characters. The remaining Cloud characters repurpose existing toys. The writeups for those toys remain on the original pages with duplicates on the repurpose pages, as is standard practice. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 11:54, 17 February 2022 (EST)
::I mean, for example, [[Blaster_(G1)/toys#Generations|G1 Blaster's toy page]] has FOC Blaster on it, due to FOC Blaster being repurposed as Cloud Blaster. Should that repurposing be removed from G1 Blaster's page, since Cloud Blaster isn't considered to be G1 Blaster anymore? [[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 12:34, 17 February 2022 (EST)
:::I believe yeah, the splitting between G1 and Cloud was recent (done last month) so there's still leftover traces on the wiki, if you can take your time to remove them why not -[[User:MahXyme|MahXyme/MahXymal]] ([[User talk:MahXyme|talk]]) 16:44, 17 February 2022 (EST)
::::Ok, good. I just wanted to check I wasn't missing anything. [[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 17:13, 17 February 2022 (EST)
:::::Oh! Yes those should go, good eye! -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 10:52, 18 February 2022 (EST)

==Split Movie Character Toy lists?==
Just as what happened with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys]], I suggest we split certain Movie toy pages such as [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys]] as both pages have become excessively bloated. I suggest we separate them by having the original Bay film toylines (07, ROFT, DOTM, AOE, TLK, and any pre SS sub lines) have their own page and starting a new one that Contains SS, BB, and the upcoming ROTB toylines, alongside any future movie toylines until the new page itself becomes heavily bloated [[User:Paladin Denn|Paladin Denn]] ([[User talk:Paladin Denn|talk]]) 18:43, 5 January 2022 (EST)
:Sorry for being this late but given that ROTB toys are apparently coming this spring, I suggest you split like one part contains all 5 movies while the other starts with SS and BB until now -[[User:MahXyme|MahXyme/MahXymal]] ([[User talk:MahXyme|talk]]) 15:26, 22 January 2022 (EST)

== Multi-part comic stories ==

For old Marvel UK multi-part stories like [[Target: 2006]] or [[Time Wars]], we put the whole thing under a single article, but for modern-day ones like each storyline in [[Transformers (2019 comic)]] we have a separate article for each issue. Is there a good reason for the discrepancy, or are the old ones just an artefact of a time in the wiki's history that didn't follow our current standards? --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 09:36, 22 January 2022 (EST)
:The thing with that is that it's a result of how the UK comic was written; there'd be about 8 or so pages per issue, meaning that we'd have a lot of little articles that are easier just grouped together. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:16, 22 January 2022 (EST)
::Makes sense, although that's essentially what we have for [[The Transformers: Autocracy]] et al., which are also 8 pages per issue. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 15:38, 23 January 2022 (EST)
:::The difference with Autocracy lies mostly in that pretty much all of those issues have a beginning and end, and also have different titles. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:47, 23 January 2022 (EST)
::::Oh, I always thought our headings on the Marvel UK story pages ''were'' the issue titles. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:21, 24 January 2022 (EST)

== Composite characters and page transclusion ==

This is something I've had the idea about for a while, but I've finally had a look at how the markup for it works and have come up with a proposal. The pages for [[Greatshot]] and [[Sixshot (G1)]] contain an entirely duplicated section set around the ''Victory'' cartoon owing to a retcon that occurred in the much later Legends manga. This is not an ideal solution because, among other reasons, any edits to Greatshot's cartoon section necessitates making the same edit to Sixshot's section.

Over in my sandbox, I've whipped up the page [[User:TheLastGherkin/Greatshot-test]], containing only the events that happened to both Greatshot and the retconned Sixshot. By inserting <nowiki>{{:User:TheLastGherkin/Greatshot-test}}</nowiki> into the relevant parts of Greatshot and Sixshot's pages (also sandboxed [[User:TheLastGherkin/Greatshot|here]] and [[User:TheLastGherkin/Sixshot|here]]), the same information is automatically transcluded. And clicking "Edit" on, for example, the Legends manga section on Sixshot's page automatically redirects the user to editing that portion of Greatshot-test, thus updating all three pages at once.

If we go forward with this, I can see it being used for other characters in similar situations, like BWU [[Wolfang (Maximal)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Wolfang]], or Unite Warriors [[Roller (IDW)#Unite Warriors|Roller]], or putting the lion's share (pun intended) of [[Victory Leo]]'s fictional appearances back onto Victory Leo's page. With refinements, like say a <nowiki><noinclude></nowiki> explanation for what each subpage is for the layperson ("This page covers the events of the Japanese Generation 1 continuity, where Greatshot and Sixshot are the same individual...") and maybe a [[:Category:Transcluded pages]], I could see this really working, and it could probably be bent into shape for repurposed toys as well. [[User:TheLastGherkin|TheLastGherkin]] ([[User talk:TheLastGherkin|talk]]) 12:48, 10 February 2022 (EST)
:If we cannot avoid this sort of duplicated information entirely, this does seem like a pretty ideal solve to mitigate the constant peril of copy editing flubs maintaining multiple copies of one write-up entails. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 13:56, 10 February 2022 (EST)
::Is there any way to get rid of the "This section is transcluded from another page. To edit it, please edit the transcluded page." notice? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:06, 10 February 2022 (EST)
:::There is! I just put that there manually while experimenting and also to make clear where the transcluded section is. In practice, since clicking "Edit" on a transcluded section takes you to the source page, a notice like that can be relegated to a commented-out note for editors who click to Edit the entire page (or a larger section). [[User:TheLastGherkin|TheLastGherkin]] ([[User talk:TheLastGherkin|talk]]) 16:16, 10 February 2022 (EST)
::::Oh, I thought it was automatic software stuff. Whoops, never mind. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:22, 10 February 2022 (EST)
::Also, this works for fiction, but I see it running into issues when it comes to toys. (Thinking of Sixshot/Greatshot, Sixshot always gets toys first with Greatshot as the retool later in the same line.) [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:14, 10 February 2022 (EST)
:I've made some tweaks to my sandboxes, including standardising the transcluded page. Are there any objections before I start implementing this (in fiction sections)? [[User:TheLastGherkin|TheLastGherkin]] ([[User talk:TheLastGherkin|talk]]) 07:10, 12 February 2022 (EST)
::I sense that there could be an issue in the future where, for whatever reason, these sorts of characters diverge back into separate ones, whether it be through alternate continuities or whatever. Also, in the case of Greatshot, I feel like at the very beginning of his entry, there has to be something different to set up the Sixshot retcon, and just having the same opening text doesn't do that. 08:57, 12 February 2022 (EST)
:::His toy bio that mentions Sixshot as a separate person could go there. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 00:21, 16 February 2022 (EST)
:This could also be applied to Primus and Vector Sigma for their 3H comics sections since they are one and the same in that continuity. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 19:26, 26 February 2022 (EST)

== What makes a franchise? Or, does "Precursor World" exist? ==

So, browsing around the wiki, as one does, and came across this: [[Precursor World continuity|Precursor World (franchise)]]

Now, I'm not as well-versed in the Legends + Selects comics, so maybe this is incorrect, but to the best of my understanding, the branding "Precursor World" doesn't exist — this story was told across Generations Selects and Legends, and no toy or story was ever released branded as "Precursor World". It doesn't seem like the name even existed until pretty recently.

This...isn't a franchise, right? It's a long-running story told across various medium, but it's not a franchise, and calling it such implies something that isn't true.

Particularly, the idea that there is a "toyline" seems a bit of a stretch. There are only three listed "official" toys, but none of them were released under the "Precursor World" branding (which near as I can tell does not exist) and the list of "repurposings" seems almost entirely just "this toy/characters showed up in this story" which doesn't seem like anything's been repurposed to me. The IDW comics used a bunch of existing/prior toys, but that doesn't create a toyline of that comic series.

Am I off base here? --[[User:Spectre|Spectre]] ([[User talk:Spectre|talk]]) 12:16, 3 March 2022 (EST)
:Okay there's a lot to unpack here but to begin with every single one of those toys is being repurposed as a separate object/character in a separate setting a la, for example, [[Green Tender Convoy]] and the [[Matrix Buster|Red Matrix]]. Most of the unnamed crowdfillers are minimized to footnotes on existing articles to avoid generating a bazillion stubs. The closest analogue I can give you is the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|toyline]] for the original ''Timelines'' iteration of Shattered Glass. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 12:35, 3 March 2022 (EST)

::I'll grant that those indeed seem to be repurposings, but the vast majority of toys on this list merely link to the toy entry for the toy on the regular character's page. I don't think having a list of members of these groups is bad (it's good!) but I don't think this is a toyline. Again, crucially, Shattered Glass has a brand, with the official toys released under that brand, whereas precursor world does not. IDW repurposed WfC/FoC/aligned toys as G1 characters, but this didn't create a virtual toyline associated with that comic. --[[User:Spectre|Spectre]] ([[User talk:Spectre|talk]]) 12:46, 3 March 2022 (EST)

:::Arguably Shattered Glass toys weren't really released under their own brand either until the recent Hasbro Pulse stuff, until then the figures were all just released under the ''Timelines'' banner or whatever else Fun Pub used at the time - the idea of a singular "Shattered Glass toyline" was just as much of a constructed idea until like a year ago. I can't say "franchise" and "toyline" ''aren't'' slightly more non-literal labels than usual in this context, but I do think there's value in having the info collated like this, and I can't think of ''better'' labels that aren't something stupid like "(meta franchise)". [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 12:57, 3 March 2022 (EST)

::::To be honest, I'm inclined to agree re: Shattered Glass, and would not be opposed to restructuring the toyline page to delineate between the "Shatted Glass Collection" and "Shattered Glass toys released via Timelines" or something. Shattered Glass does, however, have a leg up on Precursor World given that every official SG toy was branded as "Shattered Glass" in some way, though perhaps not as a "franchise". The box set is called Shattered Glass, and every official toy was called "Shattered Glass". There's some nuance there, of course, as arguably those are part of the character's names ala "Prime Universe Bulkhead" is still a Legacy toy, not a Prime toy, but I'd be happy to have a debate around the best way to frame Shattered Glass stuff given those discrepancies. Allll that said, Shattered Glass is today a franchise, but there have been zero anythings released with Precursor World branding or labeling. --[[User:Spectre|Spectre]] ([[User talk:Spectre|talk]]) 13:06, 3 March 2022 (EST)

::I don't think the page should be removed or even severely modified, but I do think the terminology is flawed. [[User:Iacon0|Iacon0]] ([[User talk:Iacon0|talk]]) 16:02, 3 March 2022 (EST)
Precursor World is definitely not a "franchise" and should not have that label. The model to look at here is the [[Beast Wars: Uprising]] article, which gives an overview of the thing, lists it's stories and toys, but does not use the "franchise" label, and doesn't ''need'' to use it. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 15:07, 3 March 2022 (EST)

Yeah, no, this is not a "franchise", and the page should not be labeled as such. It is a ''setting''. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:04, 3 March 2022 (EST)

:I like the solution that AzimuthAcolyte gave on Discord: move "Precursor World (franchise)" to "Precursor World continuity" (with all uses of the word "franchise" changed to "continuity") and "Precursor World (toyline)" to "List of Precursor World toys". Simple and elegant. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 18:55, 3 March 2022 (EST)
::Seconded.[[User:Iacon0|Iacon0]] ([[User talk:Iacon0|talk]]) 19:00, 3 March 2022 (EST)
:::That seems reasonable to me. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 19:00, 3 March 2022 (EST)
::::I'm for that. -- [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 19:04, 3 March 2022 (EST)
::That's fair. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 23:59, 3 March 2022 (EST)
::Works for me, somewhat obviously! If there are no major objections over the next day or two I'll get those moved over. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 11:48, 4 March 2022 (EST)
::Ohhh, That works -[[User:MahXyme|MahXyme/MahXymal]] ([[User talk:MahXyme|talk]]) 18:19, 4 March 2022 (EST)
Alrighty as it's been a day or so with no objections I am proceeding with the moves away from (franchise) and (toyline). --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 18:06, 5 March 2022 (EST)

== Episode Order ==
It's come to my attention that all cartoons have been listed in production order '''except''' Beast Wars, RID01, RB, and RBA. While I understand production order is not available for the latter two I suggest we change the first two for consistency's sake - Unless I'm wrong and they are ''not'' all in production order. [[User:Iacon0|Iacon0]] ([[User talk:Iacon0|talk]]) 13:48, 16 March 2022 (EDT)
:We're not touching Beast Wars. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:52, 16 March 2022 (EDT)
::Beast Wars and RiD'01 not being in production order are accepted exceptions to the norm. We leave them as they are for reasons specific to each. But as for RB and RBA, we do have an idea of the production orders for each, but we instead use a weird mixture of production order and airing order that is consistent with no other series we cover. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:53, 16 March 2022 (EDT)
:OK quick correction to myself, turns out that it's all supposed to be chronological order; That just happens to be production order for everything but those four. Sorry! [[User:Iacon0|Iacon0]] ([[User talk:Iacon0|talk]]) 14:09, 16 March 2022 (EDT)

==Help with statues / figurines==
I wrote up many of the [[Super7#Transformers ULTIMATES!|ULTIMATES!]] entries, simply because no one else had. I don't actually care about that sort of merch and it ended up being me paraphrasing from press releases and copying their pics. Just today I learned there are 3 waves of TF [[Minimates]] that have no coverage here at all. It definitely seems like a lot of high-end statues are falling through the cracks as well. Is there someone who is willing to make that stuff more of a project? If not, could we perhaps put out a call for submissions on our Twitter feed? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 10:47, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
:I fear this is just... going to continue to be an Issue. The wiki is a labor of love, and the brand is at a point where there's a lot of stuff out there... well, that a lot of people probably aren't gonna love. Hasbro's moichandized the everloving HELL out of TF over the years, with more and more niche "G1" stuff that seemingly would never appeal to people for whom G1 is the big center of their fandom. I mean I just found some Micro Figures merch at a Big Lots, I've never seen these before, and I don't know offhand if they're on the wiki. They're kind of a nothing. It's hard to keep up. Same for stuff like phone games. 
:I don't know if there's an actual solution. ''Someone'' certainly needs to step up, but I kinda got my plate overflowing with my own pet (ha ha) niche chunk of TF history to exhaustively document, never mind dealing with stuff I am almost aggressively disinterested in. (Seriously what little Minimates experience I have left me with a worse impression of them than I already had from their hideous aesthetic alone.) Asking Twitter for people more well-versed in this stuff might could help for phone games, but... IS there anyone into Minimates as a whole Brand and not just in a "I get the licenses I like" sense to fill in gaps? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 21:20, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
::Once I had composed the thought "Hey, it's bad that there are a lot of Minimates out with us not covering them at all," it was too late, and I just had to burn 40 minutes on some cut-and-paste writups for the entire series. That's one "solution," I guess, but even ''my'' obsessive-compulsiveness can only go so far. Editing this site really should not feel like a job... --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 10:18, 22 March 2022 (EDT)

==Implementing galleries==
I propose making galleries on character pages a wiki standard. The current mainpic + show screenshots format doesn't cover images like character models (Unless used as a mainpic), concept art, appearances in posters or toy murals, comic book covers, etc.
Other wikis have successfully implemented galleries, I think the Hololive Wiki galleries in particular work well as an example https://hololive.wiki/wiki/Tokino_Sora#Media.
This gallery header covers character models and has suites for concept art and even character uses in collaborative merch.[[User:MrRald|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald|talk]]) 13:27, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
:Seconded. [[User:Iacon0|Iacon0]] ([[User talk:Iacon0|talk]]) 13:30, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
:I would say some version of this concept for a section has merit, if nothing else as a solve for major characters with several prominent character models, perhaps as a fairly unobtrusive method of documenting alt modes, etc etc. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 13:38, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
::I'm for this. As a good example, the BotBots characters all look to have been radically redesigned for the show. By default the current standard is to keep the original stock art look will appear as the mainpic each page. Having a gallery option would be a good way to show both versions. [[User:ParadoxFactor|ParadoxFactor]] ([[User talk:ParadoxFactor|talk]]) 14:24, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
:Oppose. There is no reason for these to take up space on the character pages. Would not oppose separate "gallery" pages. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 13:57, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
::If we are open to workshopping implementation I do agree a separate "gallery page" in the style we already use for more conceptual articles here and there would probably be cleaner. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 14:06, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
:::I love the gallery idea. There's a question of how much to include, and the exact implementation details of how to portion out overflow if there's too many images. It's a shame there isn't some way to generate them automatically just by tagging images with the characters they depict. —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 14:24, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
::A separate page seems like it would be overkill for someone like [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], who would only take a few images to cover appearances not already covered by fiction section images. I assume if a small gallery was to be used on a character's page, it would be near the bottom at any rate? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:22, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
:::Yes, at the bottom would be ideal, no different from any of the galleries on our artist pages. IMO, separate gallery pages should only be used in instances where the number of images can't be comfortably fit onto one or two lines. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:33, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
::::I agree with Cyberlink. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 16:29, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
:::Fair; Using gallery sections for those with few images and gallery pages for those with many images might make sense. [[User:Iacon0|Iacon0]] ([[User talk:Iacon0|talk]]) 15:46, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
::::See [[Megatron (G1)/gallery|G1 Megatron]] and [[Megatron (BW)/gallery|BW Megatron]] for examples of characters with enough images to justify separate gallery pages. [[Rhinox (BW)/gallery|BW Rhinox]], as it is now, is probably right on the line between "split it off" and "stick it at the bottom of the page". -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:58, 21 March 2022 (EDT)
I think choosing between a header at the bottom or a suite depending on image amount is a good solution instead of sticking to just one method.
[[User:MrRald|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald|talk]]) 11:29, 22 March 2022 (EDT)
:Yeah, I think that would be good, as has been pointed out earlier. I do have to ask - because sometimes the artistic difference between characters in comics is slight with details only a little different in shape or kibble - would those fall under gallery stuff? Because they're effectively different per artist interpretation. I would be inclined to say yes, because effectively a different artist's rendition is shown usually of the same character without having reformatted or taken up armor or so forth. --[[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 10:56AM 27 March 2022 (PDT)
::I am very much on board with this idea. Having a gallery section or page depending on the character would be great, especially for characters like Flamewar who have a extremely prominent new design that we can't use as a main pic and for characters who have tons of designs, especially in the case of IDW where some characters change bodies every Tuesday. -- [[User:ComfyBlanket|ComfyBlanket]] ([[User:ComfyBlanket|talk]]) 11:35 AM 27 March 2022 (PDT)
::I think artistic liberty vs. new design would have to be on a case by case basis. Burcham's art of the BW cast wouldn't count for gallery purposes, in my opinion. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:08, 27 March 2022 (EDT)
:::I think it would be cool to have art of the same designs in different artstyles, but I agree it should probably be on case by case basis. -- [[User:ComfyBlanket|ComfyBlanket]] ([[User:ComfyBlanket|talk]]) 6:17 PM 27 March 2022 (PDT)
::I currently have a sandbox to test galleries using Tigatron https://tfwiki.net/wiki/User:MrRald/sandbox/Tigatron#Gallery. I'd appreciate any feedback on things to add or change! [[User:MrRald|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald|talk]]) 23:44, 1 April 2022 (EDT)
::: I like what you have so far, I think we should maybe add a few more versions of Tigatron, like his different comic appearances and such. -- [[User:ComfyBlanket|ComfyBlanket]] ([[User:ComfyBlanket|talk]])

: Now that we're actually going ahead with this... I have to ask, what are the galleries actually ''for''? When we were discussing this I was under the impression that they were going to be for "behind-the-scenes" images that wouldn't otherwise have a place on the wiki, like out-of-universe character models, character concept art, or full-body renders from stuff like guidebooks. Right now, a lot of the galleries just feel redundant, given that they're just a bunch of cartoon and comic screengrabs taken from the relevant section and removed of all context... and a lot of them, like [[Blaster (G1)/gallery]] are just completely empty. The fact that every character ''can'' have a gallery does not mean that all of them ''should'', especially if most of them are just going to be redundant or mostly empty. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 18:57, 4 August 2022 (EDT)
::Agreed, I feel like this is bloating the wiki and toeing over the line of our vague remit. Despite having a LOT of images, we're not an image repository. Also, a lot of these could probably be done as a single subsection of the characters' mainpage under below "Notes" of whatever rather than as separate mostly-blank-space sub-pages full of sub-headers with like two images total in them. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 06:11, 5 August 2022 (EDT)
:::Yeah, I didn't think they'd be separate pages. What I was expecting was whichever of the cartoon character model, Dreamwave profile art or package art weren't being used for the mainpic, plus behind-the-scenes stuff, plus maybe extra bits from artbooks, covers, or sources like that. Stuff that can't just be slotted into a fiction writeup—and I don't mean "comic crops we don't have room for because equivalent/better panels are already in the fiction section". —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 06:35, 5 August 2022 (EDT)
My intentions for the gallery pages were for users to actually do the work in uploading character models, renders, et al., not dumping whatever cartoon screencaps we already have in fiction sections. And separate pages would be on a case by case basis. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:46, 5 August 2022 (EDT)
I don't see the point, honestly. It seems like pretty much any significant body a significant enough character has will appear on the wiki at some point in a comic panel or a toy info image or a screenshot or something, somewhere. I'm not sure this is a problem that needs solving. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] ([[User talk:Hooper X|talk]]) 20:36, 29 August 2022 (EDT)

===G1 model images===
To branch off of this topic, how would we feel about using [https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads/the-most-accurately-coloured-g1-animation-models-online.301/ DM's coloured models] for the G1 cartoon model galleries? The last time I brought this topic up (on Discord), some people were against the idea, due to them being fan-colour works and not official, but a few newer developments have been made since I last brought it up.

To clarify, for those unaware of DM's works:

* All of the line art is original and unedited (unlike several of the models in ''The Ark'' books, which had been tweaked, altered and traced by Bill Forster to make them presentable for publishing).
* The models are the final ones used throughout the majority of the cartoon (in Toei-animated episodes at least). Note: several of the models in ''The Ark'' books we have also come to discover were unfinalized ones, due to the internet and more stuff being made public since what was originally found around 2007—not to discredit Jim and Bill's hard work in putting those books together, it's just some of what we knew then isn't entirely correct now.
* And finally, the colours (which was the big thing some people were against). Unlike the handful of fan-coloured models that were originally uploaded to the wiki in the past, which eye dropped colors straight from poor quality episode masters, DM's colours are based directly on Toei and Marvel Productions' model colour guides, colour codes, charts, colour chips found by a member of the ''Dragon Ball'' fandom (who has scanned and digitized said colour chips) and other original production materials, meaning that the colours DM has used are all coming from the ''original'' original source.

An alternative Mr. Rald had brought up on Discord is that we could possibly look at using the uncoloured model line art instead, if people feel strongly against using fan-coloured works, but I think in order to present the G1 character models fully as references, you kinda need the colours included, especially given how poor the cartoon production was, what with all the animation errors (even in Toei episodes) etc, making it hard to gather decent references for the characters, which is mostly what these galleries are for.

Also, for the record, DM has given us permission to use his colourings on the wiki.

Let me know you thoughts. -- [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 01:39, 6 April 2022 (EDT)

: I personally think that we should use DM's coloured models, they are as official as coloured models are going to get, and it's not like DM just randomly picked and chose want colours to use as FOCS said. We could just have the model and the colour guide, but at that point, just have the model sheet coloured. I would however be in favour of the uncoloured models with colour guides and the sheets with the fully coloured models to cover all our bases. -- [[User:ComfyBlanket|ComfyBlanket]] ([[User:ComfyBlanket|talk]]) 11:16 AM, 6 April 2022 (PDT)

== Making a page for the Unreal Engine? ==

War for Cybertron, Dark of the Moon (PS3/X360), Fall of Cybertron, and Rise of the Dark Spark all run on Unreal Engine, specifically Unreal Engine 3. Why isn't there a page for it. It could have good info on those wanting to mod those games.

Unrelated, but there's a server revival project being worked on for those games. Right now it's only on PC, and progress is slow, but should we include info for it in the pages for those games? It's not official btw, there's a Discord server for it and a few YouTube vids about it.[[User:Trashatron|Trashatron]] ([[User talk:Trashatron|talk]]) 17:29, 24 March 2022 (EDT)
:I'm not sure what information we could put on an Unreal Engine page that would be useful to modders. An Unreal Engine page would be general info on the engine and a list of games which use it. Diving into technical details isn't really something we do. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:52, 24 March 2022 (EDT)
:I think linking to {{W|Unreal Engine|Wikipedia}} should be sufficient. That's what I did when I ''unfortunately'' had to document the Funko NFTs. [[User:Iacon0|Iacon0]] ([[User talk:Iacon0|talk]]) 19:11, 24 March 2022 (EDT)
:I don't see what value there would be to this. Unreal warrants, at ''most'', a mention on the relevant game pages. We don't have pages for every program used to make every piece of TF media/product. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:33, 24 March 2022 (EDT)

== Category for characters with no established gender ==

So I just had this idea and decided to share it here because why not? We have categories for female characters and variable gender characters but not for characters with undetermined genders. Many BotBots for example don't have genders and I think this category could be a useful way of grouping them together. And who knows, maybe someday it could even help official creators specifically looking for genderless characters to establish a gender to them. Does anyone agree to implement this category? -- [[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 19:06, 3 April 2022 (EDT)
:This concept has been discussed before in the past, and generally the feeling has been that this would be a bit too much like the wiki actively trying to shape canon. Don't get me wrong, creators taking advantage of characters with no official pronouns is neat and I'm all for it, but IMO the wiki shouldn't directly serve up them. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 19:26, 3 April 2022 (EDT)
::Interestingly, I can't seem to find a prior community portal discussion about this matter, though I know it has come up on the Discord server more than once, to the conclusion Jalaguy mentioned. [[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]]) 19:35, 3 April 2022 (EDT)
:::Just to clarify, I thought of "official creators using it" as a quick example in favor of the category, but now I can totally see how it sounded like trying to influence canon too much. Regardless, I'd still be down for having the category if we agreed on it being useful for any other reason. -- [[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 19:51, 3 April 2022 (EDT)

== Category for trans characters ==

We had a productive conversation about the no established gender thing on the wiki discord and it made me realize that there should be a transgender category for the five established trans characters that there are so far, Arcee (who has established trans characterization on two different pages), Howlback, Arcadis, Anode, and Lug. Jalaguy mentioned that this has been discussed and people thought it was a good idea but it hasn't happened, so I just thought I'd ask for go-ahead on this. I figured that transgender rather than just trans could be a good word to use for this, due to them all being people who have gender. The term trans is merely more broad and could cover different kinds of transness than that or aesthetic stuff that is similar to gender, but we have no confirmation of being there yet in canon. Thus I think transgender would be the most accurate and desirable term here, and the umbrella trans can always be tacked on later if we need to. --[[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 5:40PM 3 April 2022 (PDT) (edited 5:48PM PDT for clarity)
:Seconded. -- [[User:ComfyBlanket|ComfyBlanket]] ([[User:ComfyBlanket|talk]]) 5:53 PM, 3 April 2022 (PDT)
::Since there are no objections, I'll go ahead. :3 -- [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 4:19AM, 11 April 2022 (PDT)

==Streamlining disambig headers (revist)==
So I remember this conversation from last year about streamlining the disambiguation headers. I checked back on the talk page discussion (link to said discussion archive here https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal/Archive69#Streamlining_disambig_headers) to see what happened and even though there was a lot of people who liked the idea with some who did not, it did not seem like it went anywhere. I thought I'd see if anyone else would like to revisit this idea as I feel like this would streamline things more, especially for Movie and Aligned and maybe a bit of UT especially for the guys who show up in all 3 shows or those don't have other bots who are completely different sharing the same name within the trilogy. -- [[User:ComfyBlanket|ComfyBlanket]] ([[User:ComfyBlanket|talk]]) 9:01 PM, 12 April 2022 (PDT)

== Disambig tags and suites for Masterforce paired pages ==

We need to balance out our page titles for ''Masterforce'' human + transtector character pairs. Right now we have among extant pages and tentative redlinks:

Bullhorn (G1), Cab (human), Cancer (G1), Clouder, Ginrai (human), Shūta Gō, Lightfoot (G1), Minerva (human), Ranger, Road King, Wilder (G1)

Bullhorn (robot), Cab (robot), Cancer (robot), [something], Ginrai (robot), Goshooter, Lightfoot (robot), Minerva (G1 robot), Ranger (robot), Road King (robot), Wilder (robot)

I propose either we do human gets no species tag with the robot getting a species tag as the splinter page:

Bullhorn (G1) | Bullhorn (G1)/robot

or the human does get a species tag to equally balance with the robot:

Bullhorn (G1)/human | Bullhorn (G1)/robot

This would eliminate the need to have any longer-within-parentheses tag like "Minerva (G1 robot)" which would be affected by future continuities which may not yet have happened. [[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]]) 15:55, 22 April 2022 (EDT)
:I would prefer either the human gets the "default" continuity tag with no further disambiguation or (human)/(robot) (with needed variations for disambiguation). The slash system is ugly to me. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:59, 22 April 2022 (EDT)
::I'm of the opinion that the slash option for both feels the most fair. While the human versions were the first and thus feel the most deserving of the "default" tag, the robot versions are likely to become more commonplace and relevant as newer fiction dips its toes into using more Japanese characters. On a similar note, it was decided not to give the "BW" tag to either BW Silverbolt out of fairness, so while a similar "human/robot" concept could be implemented, there is the problem with Minerva having an Animated counterpart who is also a robot, Cancer having an Animated counterpart who is also a human, there being a Kre-O Bullhorn who is also a robot, a G.I. Joe Lightfoot who is also a human, and an IDW Wilder who is also a human. "Minerva (Headmaster)" also doesn't work for the G1 robot since the human was a Headmaster too. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 16:29, 22 April 2022 (EDT)
::The slash system may not be entirely visually pleasant, but I consider having "Minerva (G1 robot)" in parentheses worse. In my proposal, all transtector characters would be unified symmetrically as "(robot)". [[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]]) 17:47, 24 April 2022 (EDT)

Here are three proposals to unify the namespaces:

Possibility 1: humans get nothing and robots get slashes

Bullhorn (G1), Cab, Cancer (G1), Clouder, Ginrai, Shūta Gō, Lightfoot (G1), Minerva (G1), Ranger, Road King, Wilder (G1)

Bullhorn (G1)/robot, Cab/robot, Cancer (G1)/robot, Doubleclouder, Ginrai/robot, Goshooter, Lightfoot (G1)/robot, Minerva (G1)/robot, Ranger/robot, Road King/robot, Wilder (G1)/robot

Possibility 2: both humans and robots get slashes

Bullhorn (G1)/human, Cab/human, Cancer (G1)/human, Clouder/human, Ginrai/human, Shūta Gō/human, Lightfoot (G1)/human, Minerva (G1)/human, Ranger/human, Road King/human, Wilder (G1)/human

Bullhorn (G1)/robot, Cab/robot, Cancer (G1)/robot, Doubleclouder, Ginrai/robot, Goshooter, Lightfoot (G1)/robot, Minerva (G1)/robot, Ranger/robot, Road King/robot, Wilder (G1)/robot

Possibility 3: both humans and robots get parentheses

Bullhorn (G1 human), Cab (human), Cancer (G1 human), Clouder, Ginrai (human), Shūta Gō, Lightfoot (G1 human), Minerva (G1 human), Ranger (human), Road King (human), Wilder (G1 human)

Bullhorn (G1 robot), Cab (robot), Cancer (G1 robot), Doubleclouder, Ginrai (robot), Goshooter, Lightfoot (G1 robot), Minerva (G1 robot), Ranger (robot), Road King (robot), Wilder (G1 robot)

Thoughts? [[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]]) 01:12, 12 June 2022 (EDT)
:Isn't Option 1 one basically just a slightly different version of what we're already using and what you're proposing to change in the first place? Anyway, like I said above, Option 2 is the most fair between the human and robot depictions (as Option 1 feels like we're saying "The human versions are the more important versions" when it's the robot versions that are more likely to get any representation in future comic appearances), and it reduces the amount of multiple-word parentheses tags that we usually dislike using and try to avoid as best we can (which is the exact opposite of what Option 3 is proposing). Though, drop the "/human" from Clouder and Shūta Gō since their names already differ from "Doubleclouder" and "Goshooter". No need to complicate those two. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 08:45, 12 June 2022 (EDT)

==Transformers: Armada (Trading Card Collection)==
I recently discovered that Fleer published a Trading Card collection in 2003 for Transformers Armada.
I've documented everything I could find about it - including an Energon (preview) Scorponok card I got from a local retro game store.
[[Iacon0/Sandbox]]
Is it alright if I roll this out? [[User:Iacon0|Iacon0]] ([[User talk:Iacon0|talk]]) 12:52, 1 May 2022 (EDT)

== WFC/FOC Reenergized Server Project info? ==

Info: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO5yzrWE9yVT56Rgxl9oqntVysxWr2k7e

Basically, it brings back the multiplayer servers for the Cybertron games, PC and PS3. Should this be talked about in the pages for those games? (ROTDS and ROTF aren't online at the moment, and 360 versions won't have support) [[User:Trashatron|Trashatron]] ([[User talk:Trashatron|talk]])}
:It's not official, so no, it shouldn't. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 14:54, 27 June 2022 (EDT)

== Handling of "former GoBots" and "former Diaclone" characters on the wiki ==

So recently we've been seeing multiple characters that had previously been portrayed as dimension-hoppers from non-Transformers realities, but using Transformers designs — [[Bug Bite (GoBots)]], [[Burn Out (Diaclone)]] and [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)]] — appearing as "normal" Transformers ([[Bug Bite (G1)]], [[Burn Out (Diaclone)]], [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)]]). There's some heavy dispute over whether we should put them on the same page or split them out (e.g. "since the GoBots Bug Bite isn't ''originally'' from a G1 universe, he shouldn't go on the G1 Bug Bite page), so I thought we should probably have a centralised place to put together a comprehensive set of standards.

My take, personally, is that GoBots and Diaclone are *not* continuity families, they're their own properties that happen to cross over with Transformers, and so shouldn't be split on that basis. I feel that Burn Out and Lift-Ticket, regardless of them being portrayed as Diaclone mecha in their initial appearance, are the same basic concept as the likes of Road Rage and Tigertrack — "Transformers versions" of existing Diaclone toys and decoes. It helps that [[Spin-Out (G1)]] inherently blurs the lines, having first appeared as a "normal" Transformer ''before'' he was portrayed as a former Diaclone mech.

For the GoBots characters, I'd frankly be tempted to go even more radical and just merge ''all'' of them — put all the [[Cy-Kill (disambiguation)|Cy-Kill]] cameos on one page, like we do for other external property characters. Even in the edge cases like [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]], there's the precedent of her actually being intended as just ''being'' the GoBot. It feels a lot simpler to me than the headache of having Bug Bite, the white Bumblebee who appeared in G1 stories, and Bug Bite, the ''other'' white Bumblebee who appeared in G1 stories, having separate pages on a technicality. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 19:57, 29 July 2022 (EDT)
:Hard disagree on GoBots. By virtue of covering the Scioli comic in full, we have a GoBots continuity family to put them in. I say keep the ones who are explicitly GoBots at (GoBots), and put the ones who are Transformers (or ambiguous) at their respective continuity families. Basically, what we're doing for Bug Bite, do for all of them. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:23, 29 July 2022 (EDT)
:I don't agree on movie-Fracture in specific and the mass-merge of ''all'' GoBots-based characters in general. Fracture's a movie-universe character who premiered in a movie-based toyline and appeared in movie-timeline fiction. "The toy was originally conceived as" holds very little water there in light of all the rest of that. I'm not wild about merging characters from different continuity families (aka "major franchise umbrellas", the point of that divide was always less "fiction-detail based" and more "real-world Hasbro/Takara starting over based" as an organizational tool), as that leans heavily towards the Wikipedia style "just lump 'em all together" manner that... doesn't really work for our scope. There's SG Bug Bite and Crasher too, I don't think they should go under a giant singular page for the character concept.
: But ''in general'' I agree with keeping stuff like Lift-Ticket and Burn Out together because the distinction is really too nitpicky to be useful. If we get an EarthSpark Lift-Ticket who is a red Hoist-like bot, then they can go on a separate page because "new major franchise umbrella" gives a decent degree of separation. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:25, 29 July 2022 (EDT)
:: Oh, well, the SG GoBots are an obvious exception. If it's a "mirror universe" I feel like it should never share a page because the point is that it's the opposite.
:: That said, there are other nuances I admit I skimmed over — stuff like Wings Universe Cop-Tur, who's based on the original but is a secret genius and a good guy, I'm not sure he should be merged in. At the same time, though, splitting the Bug Bites feels disingenuous, and I'm not sure whether there's a good middle ground between "split 'em all" and "merge 'em all". --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 20:44, 29 July 2022 (EDT)
:::I also agree there isn't really a good middle ground. But here's the thing: If GoBots wasn't a factor and it was just G1 and Cyberverse, we wouldn't be having this conversation. At the end of the day, they're from another IP, but they're also genuine Transformers characters, and thus they should remain split like other Transformers characters. And that includes treating the genuine GoBot incarnations as separate entities. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:51, 29 July 2022 (EDT)
:::I am, honestly, not sold either way on splitting/merging re: the "very distinctly the Tonka GoBots who originated from the Tonka GoBots franchise". I feel that there are '''''definitely''''' some bots that should not be merged with the Tonkas, by virtue of being from different continuity-families/hub-franchises (bots from the live action movies and Cyberverse, for example, should really stay separate). I'm less concerned about "in-fiction origin" because that's a clusterfuck all its own since 1984 best just left alone and we already disregard that for like Nebulans and stuff anyway, though I'd also argue that like, it should be taken into consideration the diff between an homage and an iteration (I'd argue ''Timelines'' Cop-Tur is the former and probably shouldn't be merged). But even just looking at them from the real-world staggered integration of the franchises, GoBots ARE a weird edge case (whaaat, something Scioli was involved in got weird? ''nnnoooOOOOOooooo'') and it kinda feels off to not treat them as a separate thing given their ultimate origins. But like, they are, functionally, "G1" characters as far as "how they were brought to TF" goes in the real world, and I'm not convinced that splitting out WFC Bug Bite is really a good idea or terribly helpful. So like, I dunno. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 02:06, 30 July 2022 (EDT)
::::And then there's the ''very'' unique case of GoBots Stretch having been given a retroactive backstory of being born in the world of Transformers Animated before he crossed dimensions and became a GoBot. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 02:23, 30 July 2022 (EDT)
:::::If anything, Stretch is a Transformer pretending to be a GoBot.
:::::The criteria that keep this wiki running and readable have always had some smudgy bits, and if you stare too long at any of them pretty soon all one sees is the smudge, not the dividing line or even the story itself. Cyberverse and Prime are each ''basically'' a retelling of G1, and if they didn't have a few features we've accepted as clear dividers from "real" G1, they could have gone within G1 just as much as the IDW comics have. The divisions are necessary to keep information from being a useless, unstructured, unnavigable mess; hopefully we can draw the lines in a way that comes to require the fewest exceptions later. '''My thoughts''': when there's a Bug Bite whose origin is explicitly "I'm not a Transformer, I'm hiding among them, creatures like myself find Transformers to be nauseating uncanny valley aliens," then that's a pretty extreme division, more extreme than many others we've been holding up for years without controversy, and should stay very much separate from any other Bug Bites who are just plain ol' white car Transformers. The various Cy-Kill cameos in G1 and Armada should stay separate, just because that's how we handle other hi-and-die cameos across firm storyline borders (Animated Overlord, SG Krok). I agreed at first with splitting the Burnouts/Lift-Tickets, but if it is really causing a huge dilemma I do not object to re-merging them. Each pair exists within the G1 storytelling universe. It is not essential that we build 2 different pages for G1 universe Lift-Tickets where one of them is a Diaclone mech and the other looks just like it and comes from someplace called Diaclone. We could paper that over with a "Note" explanation. The really important part is that both the Burn-Out and Lift-Ticket cases must get the same resolution. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 05:10, 30 July 2022 (EDT)
:I vote for split. I regret ever pushing for merging similar concepts around the time of ''Ask Vector Prime'' because a decade ago this wouldn't have been a question, it would have been settled with "obvious they're different characters." [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 20:38, 29 July 2022 (EDT)
:Strongly in favor of putting the Diaclones back together so long as they remain essentially G1 guys. Especially since we now have ''two nigh-identical Burn-Out pages that differ only by which sliver of fiction section they possess''. Moderately in favor of putting all the dumb Cy-Kill cameos together because, like, it's only moderately funny to split out Cy-Kill (Armada) on a technicality. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 20:47, 29 July 2022 (EDT)
:: I'm going to stay out of the Bugbite / Fracture question. I'm too involved on the creative side. I think Walky nails it about Burn-Out & Lift-Ticket. And probably the Cy-Kill cameos too. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 21:11, 29 July 2022 (EDT)

:I have to ask: if this is a concern, why did we split out the Cloud articles a month ago. Because they also are clearly designed to look like G1 characters, and aside from some minor changes in personality and dimension hopping stuff (which also applies to these three examples here), are near-identical in fiction to their Generation 1 counterparts. What makes them different from Bug Bite, Burn Out, and Lift-Ticket? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 11:29, 30 July 2022 (EDT)
::Lead Cloud translator here. As we discussed in-depth at the time, the Cloud characters do nothing *but* dimension hop and frequently cross over with the Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity and their own G1 incarnations, rendering them nigh unintelligible when buried in A-list G1 articles. The Cloud issue was one of logistics and readability, not one on the philosophy of intrinsic "G1-ness," as I believe was said at the time. I would also argue something on the scale of Cloud is a different discussion entirely from the current topic of merging two one-paragraph articles.

::On a most practical level re-merging a thoroughly deliberated and reasonably large scale split from a couple months ago just strikes me as kind of a waste of community resources.

::For those that missed it the impetus was translating the other 80-90% of the prose and the discussion can be found [[Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Splitting_Cloud_characters|here]]. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 11:40, 30 July 2022 (EDT)

Had a brainwave about a potential way to handle the GoBots characters—as a compromise between "treating them like full Transformers characters" and "treating them like external properties", use the GoBots page as a "hub" for the others. I've mocked up a couple of sandboxes for [[User:Riptide/Sandbox:Cy-Kill|Cy-Kill]] and [[User:Riptide/Sandbox:Bug Bite|Bug Bite]]. Any thoughts? --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 19:16, 31 July 2022 (EDT)
:If we absolutely have to (which I still really don't agree with) I'd prefer this over full fledged merging. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 20:02, 31 July 2022 (EDT)
:I think this is a good compromise. The important thing is that there's a clear delineation between the dimension-hopping GoBots and native Cybertronians, and I think this fits the bill. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:03, 31 July 2022 (EDT)
::I still don't like the idea of rolling in the ''Cyberverse'' Bug Bite or any other not-G1-franchise iterations on the GB character concepts (like movieverse Fracture), even in the proposed super-abridged-and-linked-to-main-article format. For the appearances within the franchise of TF-origin, sure, I think this works. Cy-Kill's multiverse of murder... ehn. I'm not really feeling strongly either way but like we got hi-then-die charcater micropages aplenty, I don't think Cy is something terribly unique to not get them. Like... we got a page for "the many deaths of Optimus Prime", I feel like "the many deaths of Cy-Kill" could probably stand to be its own thing if we REALLY wanted to hammer the point of how stupid and hack it is home. Which, come to think about it, I kinda DO. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:42, 31 July 2022 (EDT)
:::Ah, see, Fracture was something I was specifically thinking of here — I thought it would work to accomodate both the original intent and how she's been tied back to Crasher in <s>Jim's nonsense</s> fan-targeted media while still respecting the practical reality of Fracture as her own, movieverse character. That said, I do understand your reluctance, so if the majority is against this I'm not too fussed. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 11:22, 1 August 2022 (EDT)
:::Yeah, it feels like "Bug Bite, the white Bumblebee" is its own Transformers thing at this point. He may have originated as a GoBots transplant (both in real life and in fiction), but that doesn't automatically make every iteration of Bug Bite a GoBot, any more than every subsequent iteration of Lockdown or Lugnut is considered an Animated character. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 04:34, 1 August 2022 (EDT)
::::I appreciate the work Riptide put into this and like the writing / presentation style employed... and I just still don't think it's necessary. Between disambigs and "You Look Familiar...", we already have ways to cope with characters who look alike across different continuities but who aren't the same character. Most of these transplanted GoBots are absolutely not the same characters as each other - most of the Cy-Kill cameos, Cyberverse Bug Bite. There is no need for us to build a new way to unite those cross-continuity characters when nothing unites them more than the "basic concepts" that we've kept separate on hundreds of other name / appearance reuses. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 08:43, 1 August 2022 (EDT)
::I adore this brain blast, over and above what I proposed below (as it actually accommodates, in Cy-Kill's case, say, the ''Armada/TransTech/Animated'' cameos), and think the fact that people on both sides of this polarising issue aren't immediately opposed to it makes it strike me as a really good compromise. I still would prefer the ''Diaclone'' pages to be merged with their G1 counterparts, but whether or not it's a full merge or just the "main article" structure here, the intro phrasing proposed with Cy-Kill and Bug-Bite is perfect in my opinion. The key thing for me is that, when people look up info on Cy-Kill or Burn Out, they still find a pointer to the relevant information at the exact point they'd expect it to be, and not only that, but they can chart the entire conceptual history of the character on one page (I know the disambigs theoretically do the same, but in practise Jo's approach is much more effective). Assuming the same policy isn't applied to ''Uprising'' appearances, I still think something should be done about those—but otherwise I'd be very happy with this. —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 06:16, 1 August 2022 (EDT)

So as I understand it, the consensus is that Diaclone characters should share a page with their G1 counterparts, and that — at least for the moment — GoBot characters should be left as-is, with White Bumblebee's G1 adventures split between the GoBot and G1 pages? Would appreciate some more input before we begin implementing this. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 19:09, 2 August 2022 (EDT)
:I still don't like the Diaclone thing but clearly I'm outvoted. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:48, 2 August 2022 (EDT)
:More or less. I'm fine with rolling G1 WFC Bug Bite in with the explicitly-GoBots one in the manner test-bedded above on the same grounds as the whole "Nebulan/Cybertronian" deal with Targetmaster gun-bots we've done forever; I think the proposed format both works with the way we've handled disparate depictions between different fictions within the same franchise chunk for a very long time now while noting the important real-world issues with these transplanted characters. And it's not like the combo page would be anywhere near big enough to make a split-out necessary. But I'm willing to table that for the moment while moving ahead with rolling the Diaclones back in. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:15, 2 August 2022 (EDT)
::I agree with this completely. —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 08:11, 3 August 2022 (EDT)
:Diaclone characters should share pages with G1 counterparts who are also canonically said to be Diaclone-y. If we ever get a "Gobots Universe Bug Bite" that would be merged too - but just "white car Bug Bite" should not. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 07:21, 3 August 2022 (EDT)

==Proposal re: G1 pages==
I'm not expecting anything other than a hard "no" on this from the vast majority of editors, but a few people impelled me to post it, so here goes. In particular, I think this perspective is one held by many casual readers of the wiki. As I said over on [[Talk:Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burn Out's talk page]], I think both camps feel a sense of "''obviously'' these are (not) the same character", depending on whether they're coming from a strictly in-universe perspective or not. I want to put that whole discussion into an even broader perspective. Plus, I think the list of characters below is an interesting resource in its own right.

For ages, the wiki's had it so G1 appearances of characters originating in ''Robots in Disguise''—such as [[Sky-Byte (RID)]]—just get put on those pages. My understanding is that RID was considered something of a special case, because of how it was originally conceived as an in-continuity G1 thing, and remained such in Japanese continuity. For a less-prominent example, see also ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'', which similarly lists the IDW G1 appearances of [[Smolder (PCC)]] and [[Steamhammer (PCC)]] just on those pages. Again, this was a special case, because PCC was never concretely established as being a live-action movieverse thing or a G1 thing (which makes sense, because in Hasbro's eyes at the time, that wasn't a distinction that mattered to them).

There are other areas on the wiki that take a continuity-agnostic approach; I think it's just character pages that are handled so strictly. Check out [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version]]—which honestly ''is'' a character page in every way that matters—for a recently-made-relevant-again example. For many bigger-picture concept pages, a similar approach is used to great effect: [[Transformation]], [[Scanning]], [[Energon]], [[Protoform]], [[Spark]], [[Living metal]], [[Mini-Con]], [[Energon mutation]], just to grab a few random examples.

To draw attention to one last point, which I predict will resonate a lot with people who already agree with me and not at all with people who don't: any and all ''Beast Wars'' or ''Beast Machines'' original characters are exempt from this issue—despite, on a real-world level, there not really being any difference between those franchises and the likes of ''Armada'' or ''Animated''. It's just the lore connection that keeps it tethered, despite the wiki treating it as its ''own'' continuity family in basically every other way that matters.

My specific proposal is this: '''for characters originating ''outside of G1'', don't keep separate G1 pages.''' Treat those characters as we do Sky-Byte, ignoring the "continuity family" divide, and put the appearances on the page where they're most relevant. Here are the salient benefits of this approach:
*Have all the information on many popular post-G1 characters in the place where most casual readers would expect to look.
*Cut the Gordian knot of the GoBots/Diaclone debate.
*Finally ditch all those (BWU) pages consisting of a single sentence and a duplicated toy entry.
*Fewer redundant toy writeups which need to be maintained in parallel.
*Far, far fewer awkward paragraphs in Notes sections talking about "continuity transplants" like those are a real thing.

Here is a list of pages which I think would be affected, sorted by continuity, just from an hour or so of searching:
*'''''Diaclone''''': [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)]], [[Burn Out (Diaclone)]]
*'''''GoBots''''': [[Bug Bite (G1)]], [[Crasher (G1)]], [[Cy-Kill (G1)]], [[Leader-1 (G1)]], [[Rest-Q (G1)]], [[Cop-Tur (G1)]] (!)
*'''''Armada''''': [[Hot Shot (G1)]], [[Red Alert (IDW)]], [[Demolisher (G1)]], [[Tidal Wave (G1)]], [[Sideways (RM)]] (!), [[Treadshot (IDW)]]
*'''''Energon''''': [[Steam Hammer]], [[Doom-Lock (BWU)]], [[Avalon (BWU)]]
*'''''Cybertron''''': [[Override (BWU)]], [[Ransack (IDW)]], [[Wing Saber (BWU)]], [[Cannonball (G1)]], [[Signal Lancer (G1)]], [[Shortround (BWU)]]
*'''Movies''': [[Barricade (IDW)]], [[Black-Out]], [[Reckage]], [[Hatchet (BWU)]], [[Breacher (G1)]], [[Terradive (G1)]], [[Hailstorm (G1)]], [[Skipjack (BWU)]], [[Sea Spray (BWU)]], [[Fearswoop (BWU)]], [[Depthcharge (BWU)]], [[Rav (BWU)]], [[Evac (BWU)]], [[Drydock (BWU)]], [[Photon (BWU)]]
*'''''Animated''''': [[Bulkhead (G1)]] (!), [[Lugnut (TF 2010)]], [[Lockdown (G1)]], [[Slipstream (G1)]] (!), [[Oil Slick (G1)]], [[Lightbright (G1)]], [[Lickety-Split (G1)]]
*'''''TransTech''''': [[Ego (BWU)]]
*'''''War for Cybertron''''': [[Contrail (BWU)]], [[Sigil (BWU)]], [[Halogen (G1)]], [[Gauntlet (BWU)]]
*'''''Prime''''': [[Knock Out (G1)]], [[Breakdown (IDW)]], [[Airachnid (G1)]], [[Predaking (Kingdom)]], [[Ser-Ket (BWU)]], [[Rot Gut (BWU)]], [[Twinstrike (BWU)]], [[Gaidora (BWU)]], [[Budora (BWU)]], [[Darksteel (BWU)]], [[Vertebreak (BWU)]], [[Grimwing (BWU)]], [[Blackbeak (BWU)]], [[Judora (BWU)]]
*'''''Rescue Bots''''': [[Medix (G1)]]
*'''''Robots in Disguise''''': [[Strongarm (G1)]], [[Thunderhoof (BWU)]], [[Bisk (BWU)]], [[Paralon (BWU)]], [[Quillfire (BWU)]], [[Scatterspike (G1)]], [[Ped (BWU)]], [[Psychobat (BWU)]], [[Headlock (G1)]], [[Springload (BWU)]], [[Transit (G1)]], [[Fracture (Cybertron)]], [[Snitch (BWU)]], [[Razorgrille (BWU)]]
*'''''Cyberverse''''': [[Shadow Striker (G1)]], [[Croaton (G1)]], [[Meteorfire (G1)]], [[Wildwheel (G1)]]
*'''''Transformers Online''''': [[Doomwings (G1)]], [[Ursa Major (G1)]], [[Astral Knight (BWU)]], [[Psychic Shortstop (BWU)]], [[Wrath Thunder (BWU)]], [[Deep Blue (BWU)]]
*'''Mini-Cons''': (deep breath) [[Synapse (BWU)]], [[Black Out]], [[Twirl (G1)]], [[Steamhammer (BWU)]], [[Sky Blast (G1)]], [[Sureshock (G1)]], [[Flat-Out (BWU)]], [[Six-Speed (BWU)]], [[Zapmaster (BWU)]], [[Crumplezone (BWU)]], [[Cannon (BWU)]], [[Bulge (BWU)]], [[Bomb (BWU)]], [[Shot (BWU)]], [[Crack (BWU)]], [[Thunderblast (BWU)]], [[Wreckage (BWU)]], [[Bonecrusher (BWU)]], [[Broadside (BWU)]], [[Tankor (BWU)]], [[Caliburn (BWU)]], [[Torque (BWU)]], [[Bilge (BWU)]], [[Search (BWU)]], [[Refute (BWU)]], [[Kingbolt (BWU)]], [[Starcatcher (BWU)]], [[Clench (BWU)]], [[Run-Over (BWU)]], [[Deepdive (BWU)]], [[Astro-Sinker (BWU)]], [[Snow Cat (BWU)]], [[Draft (BWU)]], [[Screw (BWU)]], [[Aston (BWU)]] (deep sigh)
*'''Other''': [[Terrastar (BWU)]], [[Hyperborea (BWU)]], [[Alchemor (BWU)]], [[Minion of Unicron (BWU)]]
I assuredly missed some, so feel free to edit the lists above to add any other characters that would be affected by this proposal which are omitted!

Again, the vast majority of these are from ''Beast Wars Uprising'', which does have some weird lingering cases that would need further individual discussion, I think: [[Clobber (BWU)]], [[Apex (BWU)]], [[Offshoot (BWU)]], [[Cybaxx (BWU)]], [[Overbite (BWU)]], and [[Terrorcon (BWU)]]. But for the most part, I really don't see any reason why there should be all these tiny nothing pages; the only reason all those Mini-Cons were not called Mini-Cons is that in the ''Uprising'' universe, Mini-Cons are called Micromasters instead (which is the lore equivalent of "[[Barricade (G1)]] doesn't look like he's made of knives"). This is even ''less'' an irreconcilable lore detail than, for example, the organic/robotic split for Targetmasters and the like. My main goal with sharing this is to revisit the ''Uprising'' policy, because from where I'm sitting, it's resulted in exactly the same horribly inconvenient setup as the ''Diaclone'' stuff. A different, specific policy there would deal with most of the examples above, and I'd be very happy; what I've suggested is just a one-size-fits-all policy.

The weirdest victim of this stated policy, I think, is that of [[Bulkhead (G1)]], who technically originated with Animated, but whose appearances in G1 media have all drawn specifically from the ''Prime'' version. [[Slipstream (G1)]] is in a similar situation. I guess my proposal here would be to actually split the G1 content across the various pages: [[Slipstream (Animated)]], [[Slipstream (WFC)]] and [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)]], depending on which specific version is being depicted. That means all of the Bulkhead appearances would actually go on the ''Prime'' page. I really don't feel strongly on this detail, though. [[Cop-Tur (G1)]], as mentioned in the above discussion, is another edge case. One more strange case ''not'' listed above is that of [[Emissary (IDW)]], who homages the ''Robots in Disguise'' character but genuinely has what I'd consider to be a radically different portrayal, likely inspired as much by the ''Titans Return'' figure as anything.

To be clear, I consider G1 a special case because of how it's a catch-all label for anything that isn't Hasbro's newest ground-up reboot du jour. Like it or not, G1 usually doesn't actually mean "G1" any more, it just means ''Transformers''. I absolutely wouldn't want to start merging anything from other continuity families—that way pure madness lies. But I think this proposal has clear-cut criteria for inclusion, and would feel more consistent with other areas of existing wiki policy. To give a specific, relevant example: I don't think [[Fracture (Movie)]]'s appearances should be folded onto her merged ''GoBots'' page as some have suggested, ''but'' I do think her toy writeup should be on both without any "blah blah repurposed" hedging, and likewise for the other movieverse characters based on redecos designed by [[Joe Kyde]] contemporaneously with Classics and Universe with specific G1 characters (mostly Micromasters) in mind, some of which were even intended to be released as part of the ''Universe'' toyline. These being: [[Fracture (Movie)]], [[Big Daddy (Movie)]], [[Jolt (Movie)]], [[Grindcore (Movie)]], [[Breakaway (Movie)]], and [[Crankcase (Movie)]]. [[Mudflap (Movie)]] and [[Inferno (Movie)]] are basically the exact same but nobody ever talks about that.

Finally, I think [[Gigatron (G1)]]/[[Overlord (G1)]], [[Zaptrap]]/[[Kuwagatrer]], and [[Rotorbolt (Timelines)]]/[[Skyklik]]/[[Fumes]] should prrrooobably be revisited? In the former two cases, they exist due to niche media establishing them as separate individuals within the same continuity, but we already have precedent for dealing with that—see [[Hot Shot (G1)]]. I will concede that the Rotorbolt situation is quite funny.

I understand that the wiki is structured the way it is for good reasons, but the post-[[Evergreen]] state of the franchise is one where most writers are plucking characters from anywhere in the franchise's history without any significant changes to their depiction. The existing policy will only become more cumbersome as time goes on, in my eyes—I know for many editors, the list of pages above is a horrible scary list of Exceptions, but from where I'm sitting, they feel more like exceptions as they already stand? —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 07:25, 30 July 2022 (EDT)
:As someone who is basically sympathetic to your goals and not knee-jerk opposed to the idea, this:
:::"Slipstream (G1) is in a similar situation. I guess my proposal here would be to actually split the G1 content across the various pages: Slipstream (Animated), Slipstream (WFC) and Slipstream (Cyberverse), depending on which specific version is being depicted."
:is the worst thing I've ever read. Just, why? --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 08:14, 30 July 2022 (EDT)
::I was mostly being glib, I don't have a good answer there! Just wanted to draw attention to the fact that it ''would'' be a problem with the proposal. It's also been pointed out that all of [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s appearances are visually based on the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy! —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 08:56, 30 July 2022 (EDT)

:Absolutely not. There's so much here that's based on false assumptions/incorrect information that I absolutely refuse to take any of this seriously. Concepts are on the same page because they are just that: concepts. There's so much to pick apart here but because I have important things to do, I'll just say that right now, the only reason why there was ''ever'' any confusion over Power Core Combiners is because fans took behind the scenes information from the company overly literally. You actually look at the one piece of information about the toyline (the brief history provided directly by Hasbro the club) and it makes it abundantly clear that it was always meant to be movieverse; I even argued back at the time about Smoulder and Steamhammer being put on that page, and the only reason why it's still that way is because the argument just fizzled out. And once again, I really have to ask: why the hell are we pushing forward merges based on "vibes" when we still keep the Sideways' (someone who is actually said in fiction to all be the same guy) apart based on moronic, petty reasons? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:01, 30 July 2022 (EDT)

:Yeah, no, sorry, I think this is ultimately unhelpful and going to cause more accessibility issues than it solves. "The wiki sorts the brand into broad franchise-based chunks (G1/BW, UT, movie, etc), and characters are split up by which of those chunks they appeared in" is perhaps a little confusing to new readers, but it's ultimately fairly self-consistent and easy to navigate once you understand the basic concept; "The wiki sorts the brand into broad franchise-based chunks (G1/BW, UT, movie, etc), and characters are split up by which of those chunks they appeared in, with the exception of RID01 which shares its pages with G1, and any latter-day characters imported into G1, which go on the pages of their non-G1 incarnations" is very confusing and requires you to be deep in the sauce to understand which characters are and are not exceptions to the rule. I obviously think that flexibility of the system is a good thing — the RID/G1 merge, while less than ideal, is definitely the best way to solve a very unintuitive issue — but the more holes we poke in the tower the closer it comes to collapsing, if you catch my drift.
:Ultimately I think the occasional silliness of "Shadow Striker (G1) who is identical to Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)" and such is the price we pay for having any structure whatsoever. The more we make exceptions on the basis of ultimately arbitrary "well this one's SO similar" the less consistent the wiki overall gets, and the harder it gets to navigate. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:40, 30 July 2022 (EDT)
::Basically, this. And I don't even think that drawing the franchise-based chunk distinction is all that confusing given I think most people grok the idea that characters will pop up across sub-fictions of major multi-media franchises with varying levels of similarity to prior incarnations that are still "oh, it's a wholly separate storyline, okay". That's just how these things ''do''. (and like "multiverse" has kinda become a ''thing'' in other franchises the last several years) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 10:00, 30 July 2022 (EDT)

:"We've always put RID guys appearing in G1 as still being the RID character, look at Sky Byte" - what other examples make this an "always"? There WERE two Sky Byte pages, for years. We only stopped having a Sky-Byte (G2) when its character model in the IDW G1 comic was explicitly based off the new T30 toy sculpt which wound up with like half of these separate articles duplicating each other. It was argued on that talk page for a long while. The only other case I can think of at all is Gigatron (G1), and we ''don't'' treat him like Megatron (RID).
:"We treat BW as a continuity family like Armada, it looks like we are showing favoritism to them" - we treat it like a franchise within G1, which is what it is. And we disambig by franchise, not by continuity family. "Chase (RB)", not "Chase (Aligned)" or "Chase (Prime)". This was one of the concerns I raised last year when we turned Victory, Masterforce et al into G1 because they had no separate box branding of their own, wait it turned out they did, welp whattaya gonna do, no backsies.
:'''Last but MOST''', I'd say that, yes, "lore connections" mean a great deal here, it is a feature not a bug. This is a fiction-centric wiki as surely as it's an English-centric one. We put character writeups first, above the toys. We give the toys the character names and say "his stickers", not "its stickers" and talk about how it represents the character, not about how many micrograms of silicon it contains. Separating characters because they come from different storyline eras / offerings is entirely normal and reasonable for us. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 09:43, 30 July 2022 (EDT)
::I don't disagree in general, but G1/IDW Gigatron DOES share a page with RID Megatron. [[Gigatron (G1)]] is the Overlord repurpose. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:49, 30 July 2022 (EDT)
:::Oof. Don't know why I clearly remembered them as being separate, but in any case I regret the error. Thank you.--[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 10:14, 30 July 2022 (EDT)
There's no way to organize something like this place without something somewhere seeming arbitrary. I think the existing structure is arbitrary in the best way that makes the most sense, and trying to "mitigate" that arbitrariness just creates different arbitrariness. A lot of this "but what if we redid all this to fix this particular thing" shuffling just relitigates why we already do the stuff we already do. so, like: no --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 09:54, 30 July 2022 (EDT)

== The Discord ==

Alright, seriously, we need to talk about this. It is beyond frustrating that a greater than 50% chunk of discussion about what big edits will happen on the wiki are happening on an app that people either aren't on or (in my case) aren't allowed on. I was told it was going to just to get voices onto things but that clearly isn't how it's working out. We need either some sort of archival dump of all these posts or something because I'm tired of getting into arguments where half the responses haven't even happened on the main site itself. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 07:45, 17 August 2022 (EDT)
: I think you're drastically overestimating how much discussion about big edits is happening on the Discord. No actual big decisions are getting made there, and we make it a point to repeatedly remind people that discussion for major changes needs to happen here before anything gets decided. But we also can't stop anyone from simply talking about things there the same way we couldn't stop discussion on the AllSpark thread when that was a thing, and having a public log of discussions from the editing channel is both infeasible and frankly unnecessary. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 09:09, 17 August 2022 (EDT)

==Designer bylines on toy writeups==

As those of us who have been tuning in to the [[Hasbro Pulse#Livestreams|Hasbro Pulse livestreams]] have no doubt noticed, one side effect of the unprecedented transparency of the current team on the ''Generations'' franchise is that we are now pretty consistently being blasted with a fire hose of toy designer credits. While there's been a scramble to record them on the designers' pages as best we can, this rapidly growing body of information is not doing the average reader a whole lot of good sequestered away on pages that require them to already know the designers by name. As such, I've put together a template to act as a designer byline for relevant toy write-ups, largely following the formatting of our existing voice actor template.

Documentation for the prototype template which I've named '''<nowiki>{{toydesigner}}</nowiki>''' can be found here:

*[[:Template:Toydesigner]]

And a variety of examples of implementation can be found here:

*[[User:AzimuthAcolyte/Sandbox/Toy credits demo]]

Is this something we would be interested in implementing?

Questions, concerns, suggestions etc are welcome. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 13:33, 22 August 2022 (EDT)

:I support adding this template, it's valid information and helps put names and faces in a historically anonymous industry due to the lack of credits in the products themselves.
[[User:MrRald|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald|talk]]) 13:38, 22 August 2022 (EDT)
::I think this is a great idea. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:52, 22 August 2022 (EDT)
:::I really like it. The only possible negative is that unless a whole bunch of people are very dedicated to this (or one brave soul is ''extremely'' dedicated to it) we might end up seeing it only appear on a small handful of toy entries and most will never feature it. I vote for going ahead with it regardless.
:::While we are addressing the "designer credits" issue, can we also please find a better phrase to use on the designer pages than "Toys So-and-so is known to have had a hand in creating"? It's just so overwrought. I think "Design Team Credits Include:" gets the point across much more naturally.... --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 13:54, 22 August 2022 (EDT)
::::This is a fair point. Maybe something as blunt as "Known Design Work" mirroring the "Published Works" thing we use for writers/artists? -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 11:17, 25 August 2022 (EDT)
:Looks good to me. Hope we can scrounge together sources and lists for older design teams too. —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 15:05, 22 August 2022 (EDT)
::I can't see any reason not to do this. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 16:05, 22 August 2022 (EDT)
:I'm not a toy person, but that looks really cool! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:23, 22 August 2022 (EDT)
Oh wow, I'm blown away by the universally positive reception here! If there are no concerns in the next few days I guess I'll get started rolling this out. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 11:17, 25 August 2022 (EDT)
:Alrighty it's been a fair bit with no further concerns, so I have pushed the template live to [[:Template:Toydesigner]] and will begin implementing it as I have time. Any and all help is appreciated, as this will of course be a huge job. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 16:13, 29 August 2022 (EDT)

== Wiki Toy Photo Quality Standards ==
So we know (and had long suspected anyway) that Hasbro designers are sometimes pulling Wiki photos for reference. That's great, but we've got some toy photography on here that's a good bit off from what the figures look like in reality for one reason or another. Is there any way to flag shots that are out of whack so that they might get tweaked or replaced? This issue comes to mind since, while I've been here more or less since the Wiki started, I don't recall there being a formal set of standards for photos since it just wasn't really a big deal before now. Oversaturation is my main complaint, since one user a long while ago was going through, taking existing shots into Photoshop and oversaturating the hell out of them without regard to the actual toy, and I've noticed some updated photography like [[Prowl (Magnaboss)]] that does basically the same. It's a larger photo, but that Prowl is definitely not blazing yellow in person. Apologies in advance and please disregard if this has already been discussed elsewhere or before.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] ([[User talk:MCRG|talk]]) 16:10, 24 August 2022 (EDT)
:For the record, my lighting set up is very warm, hence why Prowl's colours appear so bright. I haven't figured out the right balance in Photoshop to get the colours of figures to look spot on so figures either appear too bright or too dull in the finished product. -- [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 17:30, 24 August 2022 (EDT)
::Oh, I'm not intending to put you on the spot, that's just the first example I had on hand of a wider issue that we probably need to start being careful about since it appears to be (hilariously) affecting actual figures now, like Titans Return PMOP or Legacy Iguanus. When it was the one guy tweaking things to be inaccurate "because it looked better", I could follow him and revert stuff, but I can't when there's nothing to revert in most cases.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] ([[User talk:MCRG|talk]]) 18:38, 24 August 2022 (EDT)
::I recommend ring lights, you can get some pretty cheap, they've good at spreading light out rather than heavy-focus, and they have adjustable brightness and warm/cool light settings: use "cool" (aka white/blue-tinted). Even before I got ring lights, I used "cool" light bulbs in the lamps. The problem is these are nowhere as common as the "normal" yellow-tinted bulbs, thus, go with the ring lights.
::As for "standards"... well, good luck with that. Every camera's a little different. Every MONITOR is a little different. Hell, I have a double-monitor setup with different models and they have small but distinct differences in brightness & etc; honestly I'm good with it since it lets me check how things may look to different people. But I think maybe a tag for photos that we are CERTAIN are too far off from final product (be they user-made or stock images) may not be a bad idea. Assuming we notice. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 22:44, 24 August 2022 (EDT)
:::Yeah, a tag we can throw on to a photo just to make it at least visible that it's incorrect would be useful. And would probably prompt a deco designer to gather some secondary reference material, assuming the tag's obvious. I like the idea.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] ([[User talk:MCRG|talk]]) 16:29, 29 August 2022 (EDT)
:::I've noticed that the quality of the UT stuff in the toys section flunctuates greatly-- for example, ML Starscream still uses the guidebook picture, and Superlink ver of the combining Optimus downright doesn't exist. I've started to collect UT toys since Hasbro has been updating UT stuff with more commitment and I have 0 faith in them doing it right, and most of the stuff I've gotten are the JP versions. For minor alterations like ML/ Armada Megs, is it worth uploading a completely new picture of ML Megatron onto his page? Another issue worth regarding discussing is "cartoon accuracy". Whilst Hasbro is indeed working on making more accurate figures, they obviously aren't 100% accurate, like 86 starscream using the commonly accepted G1 logo instead of the sunbow accurate one with the spike in the middle, and even from a sculpt and proportional standppint the ER mold is far from accurate compared to the sunbow model, let alone MP52. I actually cleaned up the page for TM2 Megatron because he deviates pretty heavily if you compare the CG model to the final toy, and changed the claim that Skids is "toon" accurate as he is blantently based on the original toy in deco. The same goes for Starscream, aside from the forearms and forehead hes blatently based on the T30 toy. I also had to edit that bit --[[User: Pixelmaster|Pixelmaster]] 3:31 HKT

==Reconsolidating some of our pages==
This is something I've been thinking about for a while, but I'd like to propose re-merging some of our excessively split articles back into something more manageable. It seems like that once a page is split out, a) we get a lot less editorial oversight, as the recent toy page trimming has revealed, b), stuff does not get updated nearly as often as they would be on their respective mainpages, and c) it makes information harder to find by pushing it behind a subpage that's not readily accessible.

Obviously I understand that splits are necessary for the really long pages like [[Optimus Prime (G1)]], [[Megatron (G1)]], and soforth, but when you get down to like, [[Mirage (G1)]] or [[Hound (G1)]] or [[Hot Shot (Armada)]], there's barely anything of any significance on their main pages beyond Dreamwave or the odd IDW cameo. Are, for instance, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]]'s Marvel adventures that major that they can't fit into the main page? Are [[Hook (G1)/toys|Hook]] or [[Warpath (G1)#Toys|Warpath]] really that inundated with toys that they need their own subpage? If it's a problem of just ''length'', then a lot of the subpaged articles or mainpage stuff like the storybooks could just be trimmed down into something more manageable—as I did with G1 Cliffjumper's Marvel section earlier this year. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 17:00, 29 August 2022 (EDT)
:I 100% agree with this. --[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 17:04, 29 August 2022 (EDT)
: Fully in favour. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 17:20, 29 August 2022 (EDT)
: Sub-pages should, on their own, be significantly sizable pages to justify making readers link-jump. A dozen toys does not strike me as remotely enough to justify a subpage split. Being ''in'' a major long-running fiction but mostly having appearances in a minority of installments that can be summed up in two sentences doesn't justify a split. New editing tools are fun and all, but just 'cuz you gotta new hammer doesn't mean you have to go hunting for anything that looks vaguely nail-like. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 18:18, 29 August 2022 (EDT)

== Incoming maintenance ==

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== Foreign names ==

A dispute came up recently on the [[Megatron (ES)]] page. User:Kiké Prime has been providing Hungarian names for all the characters, but this one apparently is just "Megatron". Cyberlink420 removed it. I disputed it, pointing out that not listing it leaves the implication that we do not know the name of the character in the language. Despite having my reversion again reverted, I still find deliberately leaving blanks in our name lists odd. I am thus bringing the matter here for further discussion. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 12:16, 5 December 2022 (EST)
:My understanding has always been that we only add foreign names if they are different from the English name. Per pages like [[Megatron (G1)]], this includes examples where the name is the same, but is spelled with a diacritic or using a different alphabet. So "Megatron" wouldn't be different enough to justify inclusion, but examples like Mégatron, Megatrón, Мегатрон and メガトロン would. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:10, 5 December 2022 (EST)

== Nonbinary Character Category ==

So, we now have another nonbinary character (who actually used their pronouns during the media no less), [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] from [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|Earthspark]] (Nightshade at time of posting doesn't have a page yet)! The other fully for certain fully intentional one is [[Screwball]] from [[Beast Wars: Uprising]] while [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] was at least an out of media by writer retcon of animation, and [[Overlord_(G1)#Ask_Vector_Prime|Overlord's]] gender is somewhat nebulous on where that fits beyond being gender expansive due to being [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#December 23, 2015|"what some would call genderfluid"]] but that at least puts us at three. Given that we have a trans category now we thought it best to at this point suggestion a nonbinary category for the sake of users (including gender expansive people) easily finding nonbinary characters on here. Obviously adding Nightshade will have to wait until they have a page but any thoughts on this yea or nay? [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 18:28, 8 December 2022 (EST)
:I forgot about Screwball. I think with three confirmed examples, even without the edge case of Overlord, that's probably enough to justify one. Care will have to be taken, however, to only include confirmed examples and not use it as a dumping ground for any character whose gender has never been explicitly identified. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:37, 8 December 2022 (EST)
::Authorial intent and all, but I can say that if I had the option to go back and rewrite it I would have used the term non binary for Overlord. I feel like Acid Storm is more of an edge case; it’s what one person said on their account to justify it. Whenever Acid Storm actually says something they’re animated with a female face; it’s not done at random.[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:47, 8 December 2022 (EST)
:::Acid Storm changes from masculine male to feminine female and back. Gender-fluid, sure, but definitely non-binary? As for Overlord, in the Legends manga Mega gives Overlord a female-presenting face - is there a pronoun change during that time? Would we have more candidates for inclusion in a Gender-fluid category first? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 20:17, 8 December 2022 (EST)
:::::Thank for the notes folks, that does help to piece this together! Just want to note that a pronoun change is not necessary for a gender being experienced in fluidity to be the one expressed or what have you, so unless the Legends manga actually has some sort of statement about Overlord's fluidity that kind of puts us back with an umbrella term of nonbinary (which we are unsure as not having read the Legends manga if that would work for that Overlord so we can't speak to where/if Overlord falls under gender expansiveness beyond the fact that Overlord's presentation changes depending on the binary bond partner right?). Acid Storm is an edge case yes but if we do count the edge case that they are we think it is worth noting that for Acid Storm what Catt said was specifically that changing expression is just something they do, and "any pronouns" work for Acid Storm, no statement about the binary. Of course, we only see two faces which are the two different Seeker faces that were otherwise delineated by gender, but at this point we're getting into the opt-in thing of 'x person is genderfluid and thus considers themself nonbinary' or 'z person is genderfluid and only considers themself as under the multigender umbrella'. Which we don't have detail on really if Acid Storm is genderfluid as how they know themselves right? Because that's just a thing that was written in the Female Transformers page because of (no blame being given, it's understandable) the user finding that to be the term that fit best? Feel like we've ended up just pointing out an need for just a gender expansive category instead but ah well. [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 21:46, 1 January 2023 (EST)
::::::We seem to have killed this with a non-solution for the nonbinary category by pointing out that gender expansive is more certain than saying genderfluid. If we count Nightshade, Overlord, and Screwball, is that a go on nonbinary, or should we just have a gender expansive category at this point that would also be one trans characters use? For people wondering what gender expansive means you can find a definition here https://www.diversitystyleguide.com/glossary/gender-expansive/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/gender-expansive-mean/ [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 23:18, 6 February 2023 (EST)
:::::::Respectfully, I think needing to invoke a glossary suggests the term is so little-used in common parlance that it would not be useful for our needs and style. We don't have a category tag at the bottom of a bunch of BW characters saying "tetrapods" or "perissodactyls" (we ''do'' talk like that on [[Popular beast alternate modes]], maybe a grouping ''page'' would be a better approach? Just a thought...). If we are looking for a category tag I think it would be better to find the term that unambiguously covers the largest number of candidates, without a need to rely on edge cases, maintaining both accuracy and readability. I see three characters that could sensibly go in a Gender-fluid tag, one that could go in a Non-binary tag (meaning we wouldn't make the latter). We may be facing a case where there are few enough disparate examples that there isn't one single category tag that usefully unites them. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 07:55, 7 February 2023 (EST)
::::::::With the most recent block of EarthSpark episodes having further explored Nightshade's character and introduced a new nonbinary character in the form of Sam (this also saw the term nonbinary used in the show for the first time), we have been discussing the topic of introducing a Nonbinary characters category on the Discord. Doing some research, AVP also confirmed the Tigerhawk of Primax 496.22 Alpha (the Beast Wars cartoon continuity) to be nonbinary, so that's another character to justify that category. It's been suggested by an expert on the matter that we could introduce a "Gender expansive characters" category as an umbrella category, with Genderfluid characters, Nonbinary characters, and Transgender characters existing as subcategories as a way of future-proofing our coverage of gender expansive characters, while also ensuring we don't lump every gender expansive character together into a single broad category and hopefully making these concepts easier to navigate for casual readers. - [[User:Archforce|Archforce]] ([[User talk:Archforce|talk]]) 17:26, 4 March 2023 (EST)
:::::::::In sequence you replied to my post of Feb 7 but seem to have side-stepped the part where I questioned the usefulness of a category tag that will not be widely understood. Also, creating such a category exactly ''is'' "lumping them all together into a single broad category." So is that approach desirable or not? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 17:43, 4 March 2023 (EST)
:::::::::: They said the word nonbinary in the show. In a show full of nonbinary rep. And then nonbinary characters exists outside of that show, and it would not be a dangerous bet to expect this to continue. But people are born with an innate understanding of what an Alpha Primax 9384u743 is, or Transmetals, or Powermasters, but not what a nonbinary person is so yeah maybe we are going too far on this website for nerds who want to learn more about things related to Transformers (like nonbinary characters). We have a category called council members. Literally for any character who has served on any council. I did not understand what "council members" actually refered to before I clicked on it, assumed it was more specific than it was, but in fact it took me two seconds to figure it out. A non-binary category and/or gender-expansive category would surely be the same. And as Archforce says, make these concepts easier to navigate. Or if that was too long, what Walky said. Seriously. You also appear to misunderstand what is meant by lumping together. Because putting all non-binary people in a non-binary category is accurate, and is something I and at least some others want, putting all non-binary people on a transgender page would be a misrepresentative "all of these are the same thing right?". Gender-expansive on the other hand comes from someone familiar with the matter, and as a non-binary person myself, as someone who has researched gender representation in media at an honours level (to flex some credentials that yeah I could be making up), I agree with what is being said on the Discord. Gender expansive as an umbrella provides the room to not lump everyone together while recognising yeah there is something shared in any act of gender that is not one of cisgender conformity. Having transgender and nonbinary characters on the same page while called out as two seperate subcategories I again think helps casual readers navigate based on this. [[User:Bumblebee2000|Bumblebee2000]] ([[User talk:Bumblebee2000|talk]]) 18:40, 4 March 2023 (EST)
::::::::::Not using the best useful terms because they're not understood by enough people is extremely self-defeating. I reject that line of thinking. (also, like, c'mon, the first complete article for this wiki was gaddang Robot-Master, not Optimus Prime, so I think we can say the words "gender expansive" even if someone hasn't heard of them) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 17:49, 4 March 2023 (EST)
:::::::::::Thank you all for the discussion! To clarify regarding aesthetics (because gender is aesthetics, we can give recommendations on stuff to read re that), the term gender expansive does not in fact cover everybody, merely all the bots we're talking about it in this instance and likely future unless we get canon transformers fiction that actually uses a variable alien aesthetic system that isn't gender but is something similar. To put this another way: not all human societies' aesthetic category concepts and formulation of individual and collective context for self such as pronouns, names, expressions, (to use Leslie Feinberg's words for navigating transness and gender itself, the 'poetics,' not just construction) etc. used or uses those in a way that neatly fits modern Western gender constructs with a large number of examples both from outside Europe and within it. In a similar vein some xeno aesthetic spectrum folks (like some of ourselves, and yes we're getting very obscure here the gender parallel is xenogender) and speculative fiction/sci-fi about aliens live or navigates the idea of aesthetic structures that are not gender at all but merely overlap or parallel.
:::::::::::Transformers fiction has really only touched on the subject of the alien aspect of the bots' gender or lack thereof when trying to portray that something is there by e.g.; parallel with the embodying and living of their various modes such as when Lodestar speaks to having weapon retrofit dysphoria in the 2021 annual (yes, the 'embodying and living' is something we're borrowing from Gayle Salamon on how she frames gender), their unique histories, the December 23rd 2015 AVP gender answer having a note about continuities where the concept of gender is barely relevant, and possibly that time 'gal' got put in quotations (it's still unclear what Maggs meant by that but that's okay). So rest assured that while gender expansive is a broad category- it only future proofs us until alien terminology or narrative that is clearly shown in replacement of when gender would otherwise be used in a story actually happens in canon. Which would be incredibly exciting, but isn't where we are right now. [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 19:11, 4 March 2023 (EST)
:::::::::::But we are nonetheless at a special point in time in the transformations of transformers, that the categories genderfluid, nonbinary, and gender expansive would be useful for. <3 [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 19:15, 4 March 2023 (EST)
::::::::::::Gosh that felt good to dedicating an afternoon to doing, thank you for the help! We feel that [[Editor|Chief]] ought to be included in the gender expansive category, and given the entry regarding Tigerhawk that was mentioned here, Spittor arguably also could be [[Source:Ask_Vector_Prime/Facebook#May_23.2C_2015|"In some universes where Spittor scans an organic alternate mode, his biological system conforms to female while his Cybertronian gender identity is male."]]. Chief seems fairly obvious? RE Spittor where his situation could be argued to break down is the cybertronian understanding of gender maybe not matching gender and anatomy as framed by humans but then that in itself still qualifies. [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 20:32, 5 March 2023 (EST)
:::::::::::: *shrugs* maybe the latter re Spittor and similar situations is just something to note in an eventual article rather than to throw in the category itself [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 20:45, 5 March 2023 (EST)
:::::::::::::I'm gonna say that I'm for Editor while Spittor is ultimately a way of just saying that his alt-mode is a female frog even though he's male. Ala Tigatron in the cartoon, Waspinator, etc. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 20:57, 5 March 2023 (EST)
::::::::::::::Thank you, that helps clarify things! :3 [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 21:47, 5 March 2023 (EST)

== Adding an informative table to each character page ==
I was thinking about it since it's striking.. lack.. There should be a way to tell people in which and how many episodes/issues/movies each character appears in the continuity they belong to, their debut episode/issue movie, what aliases they have had and nicknames they were given by other characters, a more centered area for the voice or live actors, a link to their gallery pages(if they have any) and one to their disambiguation pages etc. The kind of information that one would prefer to find with greater ease, especially if they aren't members. And talking about their appearances, that should prove quite useful for future page edits, since we'll know exactly where to look especially when it's about latecomers or characters that don't appear on a regular basis. I just think it'd be useful. [[User:Darthrone|Darthrone]] ([[User talk:Darthrone|talk]]) 15:44, 2 February 2023 (EST)
:This kind of infobox was discussed at the very earliest days of this wiki, and it was decided that there was just way, way too much information for it to work... and this was in 2006, BEFORE the franchise exploded. TF is such a fragmented kludge of fictions from multiple sources and creators spanning 40 years that any major character would end up with one ultra-massive thing of dubious use (can't say I see the value in a "number of appearances" tally, aside from the headache of keeping that accurate over time and arguing "what counts"), or a billion splintered ones spread across the page for the different fictions. And "nicknames" is always a minefield as those tend to turn into a massive list of "someone called them this once" which is... not helpful. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:46, 2 February 2023 (EST)
::Even if it had been a day-1 thing, I don't see how this is more informative than our current style. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 17:58, 2 February 2023 (EST)
:::I'm for infoboxes, but the information you're asking for is far too abstract and meaningless in this franchise. (We are absolutely not doing "nicknames". No.) [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:09, 2 February 2023 (EST)

==The (BWU) tag==
I understand the reasons why [[#Proposal re: G1 pages|my previous proposal]] regarding the proliferation of (G1) pages for random newer characters was soundly rejected. However, my main motivation for raising it was that I find the huge quantity of (BWU) pages for "repurposed" Mini-Cons and bestial Transformers to be reader-unfriendly, so I wanted to make a case for making an exception for ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' cameos. ''Uprising'' was an obscure barely-canon multi-continuity-drifting web serial which we are very unlikely to get further instalments of, and most of the relevant characters are similarly very deep pulls who will assuredly not be appearing again in future stories, and who will otherwise be stuck with tiny stub-pages forever. Most of these are Mini-Cons (here Micromasters) or bestial Transformers (here Protoformers), with a few boats or Constructicons from "[[Derailment]]". In many cases, I perceive ''Uprising'' as having tried to give these toys a hint of fiction where previously they had none at all, much like [[Ask Vector Prime]] before it. It's a very different phenomenon to most so-called "continuity transplants" we've seen in other series (such as with, say, [[Hot Shot (G1)]]), which are instead rooted in the popularity of those characters.

I think the problem here is that strictly speaking ''Uprising'' is a "Primax" continuity, sure, but it lifts dozens of characters (let alone concepts) unchanged from later stories. Slavishly hewing to that label when it's such an intertextual melting pot has resulted in this unfriendly setup. It feels like a fair decision made at the time (was [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Archive64#Derailment & Uprising pages|this discussion]] the one?) but in my opinion the wiki's policy kinda fails here. If we get rid of the (BWU) tag, the (G1) back-ports remaining (a minority!) will be for more significant characters, often adapted more radically. Here's the list of tiny pages we could be rid of, just like that:

*'''''Energon''''': [[Steam Hammer]], [[Doom-Lock (BWU)]], [[Avalon (BWU)]]
*'''''Cybertron''''': [[Wing Saber (BWU)]], [[Shortround (BWU)]]
*'''Movies''': [[Reckage]], [[Hatchet (BWU)]], [[Skipjack (BWU)]], [[Sea Spray (BWU)]], [[Fearswoop (BWU)]], [[Depthcharge (BWU)]], [[Rav (BWU)]], [[Evac (BWU)]], [[Drydock (BWU)]], [[Photon (BWU)]]
*'''''TransTech''''': [[Ego (BWU)]]
*'''''War for Cybertron''''': [[Contrail (BWU)]], [[Sigil (BWU)]], [[Gauntlet (BWU)]]
*'''''Prime''''': [[Ser-Ket (BWU)]], [[Rot Gut (BWU)]], [[Twinstrike (BWU)]], [[Budora (BWU)]], [[Darksteel (BWU)]], [[Vertebreak (BWU)]], [[Grimwing (BWU)]], [[Blackbeak (BWU)]], [[Judora (BWU)]]
*'''''Robots in Disguise''''': [[Bisk (BWU)]], [[Paralon (BWU)]], [[Quillfire (BWU)]], [[Ped (BWU)]], [[Psychobat (BWU)]], [[Springload (BWU)]], [[Snitch (BWU)]], [[Razorgrille (BWU)]]
*'''''Transformers Online''''': [[Astral Knight (BWU)]], [[Psychic Shortstop (BWU)]], [[Wrath Thunder (BWU)]], [[Deep Blue (BWU)]]
*'''Mini-Cons''': [[Synapse (BWU)]], [[Black Out]], [[Steamhammer (BWU)]], [[Flat-Out (BWU)]], [[Six-Speed (BWU)]], [[Zapmaster (BWU)]], [[Crumplezone (BWU)]], [[Cannon (BWU)]], [[Bulge (BWU)]], [[Bomb (BWU)]], [[Shot (BWU)]], [[Crack (BWU)]], [[Thunderblast (BWU)]], [[Wreckage (BWU)]], [[Bonecrusher (BWU)]], [[Broadside (BWU)]], [[Tankor (BWU)]], [[Caliburn (BWU)]], [[Torque (BWU)]], [[Bilge (BWU)]], [[Search (BWU)]], [[Refute (BWU)]], [[Kingbolt (BWU)]], [[Starcatcher (BWU)]], [[Clench (BWU)]], [[Run-Over (BWU)]], [[Deepdive (BWU)]], [[Astro-Sinker (BWU)]], [[Snow Cat (BWU)]], [[Draft (BWU)]], [[Screw (BWU)]], [[Aston (BWU)]] (deep sigh)
*'''Other''': [[Terrastar (BWU)]], [[Hyperborea (BWU)]], [[Alchemor (BWU)]], [[Minion of Unicron (BWU)]]

There's a handful of ''Uprising'' characters that need a (G1) page anyway for non-''Uprising'' reasons; I'm totally ambivalent about where the ''Uprising'' content ends up for these: [[Tidal Wave (G1)]], [[Override (BWU)]] (!), [[Cannonball (G1)]], [[Black-Out]], [[Halogen (G1)]], [[Knock Out (G1)]], [[Gaidora (BWU)]], [[Strongarm (G1)]], [[Thunderhoof (BWU)]], [[Twirl (G1)]].

Finally there's a few weird cases that would merit individual discussion but would probably just need to keep their own pages: [[Clobber (BWU)]], [[Apex (BWU)]], [[Offshoot (BWU)]], [[Cybaxx (BWU)]], [[Overbite (BWU)]], and [[Terrorcon (BWU)]].

Here is a ([https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&redirs=1&profile=all&search=%22from+the%22+%22continuity+families%22 probably non-exhaustive]) list of existing cases of multi-continuity drifting you should probably consider before weighing in:
* [[Buckethead]] (because of [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 31, 2015|this Ask Vector Prime answer]])
* [[Drydock (TF 2010)]] (because of [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 13, 2015|this answer]] which explicitly has him travel from one continuity to another)
* [[Drelnar Feh'd]] (because of [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 17, 2015|this one]])
* [[Scorpia (G2)]], [[Autoceptor]], [[Deceptor]], and [[Kaltor]] (because of [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 12, 2015|this one]])
* The [[Night Rescue Team]], [[Clear Skies Team]], [[Rapid Intervention Team]], [[Prehistoric Team]], [[Demolition Team]], [[Dirt Digger Team]], [[Heavy Load (Universe)]] and the [[Mobile Fortification Team]], and [[Detectas]] (because of [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 28, 2015|this one]]).
**However, exceptions from these Mini-Con teams are [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]], [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]] and [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], who all have separate (Cybertron) basis on the basis of receiving separate bios after being packed in with ''Cybertron'' Primus...
**...but then [[Liftor]] is all on a single page, despite his ''Classics'' bio.
**[[Snarl (Classics)|Snarl]], [[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]], [[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]], [[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]], and [[Steel Wind]] already have ''Uprising'' content on their pages, but that makes sense as these were originally ''Classics'' guys.
* The [[Saurian Strike Team]] (because of [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 28, 2015|this one]])
* The [[Minicon 8 Pack]] (because of [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 24, 2015|this one]])
* The ''Dark of the Moon'' Mini-Cons [[Dualor (DOTM)]], [[Triceradon (DOTM)]], [[Rav (DOTM)]], and [[Catilla (DOTM)]], plus [[Ironlunge]], [[Reptix]], [[Sling (AOE)]], [[Gnashteeth]], [[Wedge Shape]], [[Brimstone (Universe)]], [[Apexus]], [[Gredator]], and [[Dragoyell]] (because of [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 13, 2015|this one]])
** Weirdly, we ''separately'' have a page for [[Rav (BWU)]], but Catilla has Unicron Trilogy, movie, and ''Uprising'' appearances covered all on the one page!
* [[Galadria]] and [[Ramak]] (because of [[Source:Transformers: Spacewarp's Log#December 5, 2015|this post]])
* Am I to understand that [[Wind Sheer (RID)]], [[Skyfire (RID)]] and the [[Dimensional Patrol]] each have just a single page because (RID) ''is'' part of the G1 continuity family sometimes...?
* And I understand that [[Primus Vanguard]] cameos just go on their original pages because that's a weird thing kinda outside of G1 anyway (at least from an in-universe perspective, if not a real-world one).
* ''Diaclone'' examples like [[Burn Out (Diaclone)]], [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)]], and [[Chifumi Takahashi]] have been discussed to death.
* [[Monsterous]] was retconned to originally be from an Aligned universe (in [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Guest column#October 21, 2015|this post]], though I can't actually find any mention of Uniend? EDIT: [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Guest column#November 7, 2015|found it]]!)
* [[Primacron]] was apparently mentioned in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II| The AllSpark Almanac II]]''.
* And [[Sentinel Supreme]] is just an Easter egg that everyone seemed to shrug about at the time.

To those who say the exception I'm proposing would be confusing, I submit these existing examples where we've apparently neglected to split something out as evidence that the only people this confuses are wiki editors like me wondering why they're not all that way. Maybe I'm just unaware of some aspect of the existing policy which accounts for all these cases? But is it really helpful to anyone to have a given toy's associated fiction squirrelled away somewhere separate you have to go into the disambiguation to find? We recently merged [[Chromhorn]] (another Sorenson job) on the basis that "There's literally no reason for these to be on different pages. They are the same thing." Can we not do the same for these Sorenson-penned cases that are basically going "look, the exact same guy shows up in multiple universes, alright?" And if the answer is no, will someone go through and split all these out? —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 18:27, 6 February 2023 (EST)

:I think my response to your earlier G1-import proposal still applies here: the more exceptions we make to our system for the sake of "accessibility", the harder the overall structure becomes to grok for a new reader, and thus ironically it all becomes ''less'' accessible. Why should ''Uprising'' Steel Jaw be at [[Steel Jaw]], but ''Uprising'' Bisk be at [[Bisk (RID)]]? Or, conversely, why should ''Uprising'' Steel Jaw be at [[Steeljaw (RID)]], but LBS Steeljaw be at [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw (IDW)]]? Neither solution is good.
:As for the current list of exceptions, I'd argue everything you list from Buckethead to the DOTM Mini-Cons should probably be split. Galadria and Ramak are characters from outside media, so we don't split them across continuity lines. Wind Sheer and Skyfire have one page for consistency with the other RID guys. The source on Monsterous being Aligned is [[Source:Ask_Vector_Prime/Facebook#November_7.2C_2015|here]], but I would argue that's just giving an origin to the GoBot and so they should share a page anyway.
:Lastly - I object to you bringing the Chromhorn thing into this, as I don't think it's a fair comparison. Chromhorn wasn't making any exception to our categorisation system; it was one page saying "Chromhorn is a green variant of Insecticon from the UT" and another saying "Chromhorn Forest Type is a green variant of Insecticon from the UT", and the former was somehow a "repurposing" of the fictionless latter. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 20:24, 6 February 2023 (EST)
::Totally get the Steeljaw example—although it ''is'' crazy that we're currently disambiguating G1 wolf Steeljaw simply by [[Steel Jaw]]. You should post about the disambiguation tag policy change you suggested on Discord, I think a lot of people were thinking along similar lines there. Agree with your interpretation of the current policy as to which of the examples listed should be split and which shouldn't—although the more I think about the Primus Vanguard, the more I think those should technically be split too. While I guess the [[Time Warrior (AVP)|Time Warrior]]s are multiversal travellers like Drydock. RE: Chromhorn, I understand why it's technically different; I brought it up because I think it speaks to the tenor of ''Ask Vector Prime'' answers—in spirit, I think its aim was exactly the same as with the Mini-Con examples I've given.
::What do I mean by that? To match your Steeljaw example, from the opposite angle: say I'm your typical fan scrolling [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)]], and I click on, say, [[Dualor (DOTM)]], wondering if he's ever shown up in anything. In their current state, I get my answer immediately. With the proposed split for consistency, I instead get a page telling me that Dualor (DOTM) is a dinosaur Mini-Con from ''Dark of the Moon'', some info about the toy, ''maybe'' ending with an inscrutable note about how he was "repurposed" as an identical guy. Now, there's ''already'' an unrelated [[Dualor (Armada)]], so we'd need to make a disambiguation page. We can see this already by looking at [[Snow Cat (Universe)]], which is barren (the very scenario AVP so often tried to address!), and doesn't even admit to the existence of [[Snow Cat (BWU)]] aside from a general Snow Cat disambiguation tag. In some existing cases like [[Steamhammer (BWU)]], we've mirrored a toy writeup, which needs upkeep in parallel; in others, like Snow Cat, we're asking the user to visit the other page to read about the toy ''anyway''. To my mind, this is inarguably less accessible. I don't understand arguments made about accessibility here which are predicated on readers having learned editing policy to begin with, and I don't think this proposal would actually make it any harder to learn the system.
::I regret not listing out all the individual members of those Mini-Con teams above, to better communicate the sheer number of pages that would need to be made (and pages that would need to be renamed, in case of conflicts) to create this inconvenience in service of a rule we've already been ignoring without issue. Nobody wants to do this work, and I think it's less that no-one cares, and more that some people think it'd actually make the wiki worse, and the rest don't particularly think it'd make the wiki better.
::What about just making an exception for Mini-Cons/Micromasters? I've talked about ''Uprising'', but obviously the vast majority of cases that theoretically need splitting aren't from ''Uprising'' at all. Could probably even do a generic template like "X exists in multiple continuity families, and is a Micromaster/Maximal/Predacon in those without Mini-Cons". Thus your Steeljaws and Bisks and Overrides go unchanged, no problems or ambiguity there! —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 17:09, 7 February 2023 (EST)
:Once upon a time, I probably would have pushed for something like this, but where we are now: I am not a fan of any push towards treating something differently based on how "relevant" something is or not. It goes against the very spirit this wiki was founded on, because that is what was happening to the Wikipedia coverage of Transformers where they were just getting rid of things wholesale because of "relevancy." I can understand the basic point behind this, but I feel that doing so would set a bad precedent that could be exploited in the future.
:I'd be fine with splitting most of these out. I've said it before elsewhere but by and large a lot of the inconsistencies were largely the result of different contributors adding stuff or splitting stuff without a general consensus, and they haven't been cleaned up afterwards. Also, a minor note, but the Liftor thing was mainly cause no one noticed at the time until I wrote up about the profile years after the fact. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 20:26, 6 February 2023 (EST)
::If I gave the impression "relevancy" was the main thrust of my argument here, I didn't mean to! Like, it goes both ways—would we be merging because ''Uprising'' is so irrelevant that we shouldn't devote all these random stub pages to it, ''or'' are we merging because it's sufficiently relevant that we shouldn't be hiding that content in stub pages nobody visits? Either is true! I'm arguing for convenience and clarity. —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 17:09, 7 February 2023 (EST)
::: This definitely feels like the strongest argument to the merge in my mind. The wiki is no stranger to niche pages, pages for nameless, fictionless, toyless nonentities. But I believe these fictionless toys and toyless fiction which are really the same thing would be a richer niche page for the merges. [[User:Bumblebee2000|Bumblebee2000]] ([[User talk:Bumblebee2000|talk]]) 20:36, 7 February 2023 (EST)
::: I really think that once again, this overrates the number of people who would be confused by this, and underrates the number of people who would be able to figure out where to go if they wish to find the information. Like, I hate to do the whole "I was able to figure it out" thing but I was a small child with a single-digit age when I first discovered the wiki and I was able to figure out pretty quick why it was laid out the way it was. I'm not saying there's no room for improvement; I think there's a lot of cases in which the way we have things set up now is kind of ridiculous. But in this particular case, I don't really see how merging things would be any more convenient than just leaving them the way they are and splitting out the cases that we never got around to. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 20:52, 7 February 2023 (EST)

Just found some more pages that would need splitting under current policy: [[Crystal Widow]], [[Seawave]], [[Cradon]], [[Freefall (Kre-O)]], [[Liftoff]], and [[Epsilon Holdings]]. All due to ''Uprising'' and ''The Allspark Almanac''. Really hoping someone can propose a solution here that doesn't involve creating a billion pages and disambigs. --[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 09:24, 18 February 2023 (EST)
:We don't split businesses/locations/organizations, so Epsilon Holdings isn't one we need to consider. Kre-O doesn't really occupy a continuity family in our organization and I would just split the rest, especially Crystal Widow. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:28, 18 February 2023 (EST)

Noticed the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars| Earth Wars]]'' stub templates on Mini-Con pages for [[Wheeljack Kunai]] and [[Bido]]. The game had previously added [[Gabu]], [[Zori]], [[Baru]], [[Bashbreaker]], [[Windstrike]], and [[Tricerashot]]. Following policy, these should ''all'' be split—see [[Giza (POTP)]] and [[Giza (Prime)]], although to be fair they're not the same animal at least. As always, I think the fiction for those toys should go on the pages for those toys. —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 12:39, 17 March 2023 (EDT)

Just finished going through documenting the preliminary bios for the [[Night Rescue Team]], [[Predator Attack Team]], and [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]], from when the ''Classics'' Mini-Cons were still going to be released as ''Cybertron'' two-packs, and it occurs to me that if ''all'' of those guys end up getting duplicate pages, the Unicron Trilogy pages would be where that information should probably end up. Right now it's all a bit of a mess, as some of those characters have (Cybertron) pages via the Primus bonus-pack-in, some don't, and others had their names changed from their would've-been ''Cybertron'' incarnations anyway. I've generally tried to stick to linking to the existing pages rather than redlinking—naturally I remain convinced that it'd be for the best if we didn't distinguish between ''Classics'' and ''Cybertron'' at all in this case and just kept all the relevant information for each of those Mini-Cons on one page per; I think [[Liftor]] is proof that this is in fact perfectly fine and much, much less of a headache for readers. See whatever the hell is going on with the page for the [[Night Rescue Team]], which names the patrol car as "[[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]]/[[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]]" as though that's something which makes any sense at all. Tangentially, I also reckon the material from these early bios (which evidently made it out via the official Hasbro website ''somehow'') should probably just be written up in fiction sections proper, along the lines of, say, cancelled Dreamwave issues...? —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 18:03, 23 April 2023 (EDT)
:The Cybertron Primus pack-in guys had bios written by Sepelak and Troop (who also wrote the bios for the Classics guys) that deliberately made them different characters for the Club website with little in common besides their physical appearances. It's not a case of "old rules" at all, it was something specific done at the time. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:28, 23 April 2023 (EDT)

==Wikia links still around?==
https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Smelting_pool&direction=prev&oldid=109505
Are other archived "intermediate / obsolete" edit pages still pointing to Wikia? Or have they been somehow neutralized? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 21:52, 25 May 2023 (EDT)
:Not exactly sure what you're asking? I mean, the link is literally part of the text in that edit, so it wouldn't be removed. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:25, 25 May 2023 (EDT)
::Is that page (and presumably any other intermediate edit page from those years) still directing search engines to Wikia? Some years ago it was seen as pretty urgent that every last such link be removed, regardless of location. Not "gone from current pages," gone from ''everything''. As I recall, there were even refs to Wikia pre-struck-out on pages so people could only see them in mid-edit, but they were still boosting Wikia's rankings, and an admin had to create a bot to scrape them out of everywhere. If they still persist on hundreds of intermediate edit pages from those years, should those pages be totally erased, as they would be when randos insert porn or hate speech here? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 07:10, 26 May 2023 (EDT)
:::Historic page revisions are not indexed by Google, so they won't boost Wikia rankings. Those links will be present on any revisions before March 2008, as those revisions are from a backup imported from when the site was on Wikia. We still do have some Wikia links on live pages ([[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon]] is an example) but those links will be marked nofollow as all external links are, so they should, in theory, not be boosting Wikia's ranking either. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:04, 26 May 2023 (EDT)

== ROTB being a reboot - what should we do with that? ==

I don't necessarily hold an opinion on this issue, but according to an interview with the director of ROTB, Rise of the Beasts will be a reboot of the live-action movie franchise. Will this affect how existing articles are grouped and written? Or does the wiki just consider it a case of authorial intent? ([https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/05/27/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-director-steven-caple-jr-confirms-rotb-set-in-a-rebooted-universe-484900 source]) [[User:Gigirassy|Gigirassy]] ([[User talk:Gigirassy|talk]]) 16:19, 27 May 2023 (EDT)
:The wiki is intentionally waiting for the movie's official release to make a stand on the matter. Regardless, even if the movie is a reboot it will not affect the wiki as much as you may be thinking it will; both movie series will simply be considered as two different continuities that are still part of the same continuity family overall (just like the multitude of G1 universes out there that are all in the same family). What may or may not happen is some characters may get splitted pages depending on if there's enough evidence for that, but for now all we can do is just wait and see. -- [[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 16:56, 27 May 2023 (EDT)

== Adaptation notes ==

Can we figure out a way to format this information that isn't an ugly and intrusive note that fucks up the formatting? Like, convert them into storylinks or references. Collapsible notes. Something. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:06, 21 June 2023 (EDT)
:(also probably take a weed whacker to the insane number of images people try to stuff into those film sections but that's another discussion) [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:09, 21 June 2023 (EDT)
::I second that. Though we would also have to find a place to put the extra information those notes sometimes provide about how the adaptation differs from the source material. Like how [[Optimus Prime (Movie)#Transformers film|Optimus Prime]]'s notes on the 07 movie mention he kills Barricade in the adaptations when that doesn't happen in the movie itself. Or the very recent example of how ROTB [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] appears [[Mission at the Museum|in a book based entirely on the half of the movie he wasn't supposed to appear in]]. So how will we deal with that? -- [[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 16:40, 21 June 2023 (EDT)

Against this. When it comes to an informational wiki, utility should be a higher priority than aesthetic taste. Speaking of aesthetics, however… [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:24, 21 June 2023 (EDT)
:We can be informative without haphazardly shoving "hey, here's some inconsequential adaptations you likely don't care about" into readers' faces. Not all information is created equal, as we've already established by hiding any VAs that the great majority of readers don't care about. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:41, 21 June 2023 (EDT)

I'd be against this. The notes make it clear that one thing is an adaptation of another, allow differences to be described succinctly without wholesale repetition of an entire story section, and I honestly think a mass of stoylyinks for every movie character in the first 3 Bay films after their write-up would be far more visually obtrusive and difficult to parse than the note that's already there, for example.[[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 22:31, 21 June 2023 (EDT)
:I'm gonna more or less agree with the above. Storylinks are ''absolutely'' a bad idea once you get beyond, like, two in a row. And I really don't feel like there's ever going to be enough adaptations of any one thing to justify a whole template, where "voice actors in a dozen languages" and "holy crap they redecoed/retooled/rereleased this toy THIS MANY TIMES" certainly can get hugely bulky. And honestly, if they're not a huge list, I like the easy discoverability of keeping them in a note below; hiding them whiffs of "we should de-prioritize the coloring books and not-current media on character pages" that we rejected from the get-go. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 00:56, 22 June 2023 (EDT)

== Images and formatting ==

Here’s something that baffles me; at least far back as the MP announcement of the Trainbots, there’s been a push by some to remove images from articles for reasons that mostly elude me. I agree that a lot of our older writeups have images that aren’t good, but what I don’t get is the removal of them from sections that only have one image. Sure, a lot of the time it’s for characters that have very minor roles in something, but I’ve always thought that McFeely’s way of making articles (by getting the best possible image of each character in every section whenever possible) is the gold standard for how we make articles. On a loosely related note; I’m not convinced by Sipher’s recent push to align images to the right; I think the alternating thing we usually have is much cleaner (aside from in toy sections). [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:29, 21 June 2023 (EDT)
: Opening a section with a left-justified image almost invariably fucks up the normal "flow" of how your eyes move when you reach the end of a line: you move down and ''left'' to the next line. Most of the time, left-justified images at the top of the section push that next line of text to the ''right'' of the header. It may look "better" if you unfocus and just look at the page as a blur, but if you're actually ''reading'' the text, it's a subtle but very there stumbler. If it's a section where there's a "voice actors" bit or a note template ''above'' the image where the end of that is ''definitely'' going to end up beyond the rightmost border of the image, that's fair. ''Every'' image doesn't have to be on the right. Alternating is fine within longer sections. But opening with left should be used sparingly and judiciously. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 18:24, 21 June 2023 (EDT)

==Two things sandboxed a while ago maybe we might consider==
*[[User:M Sipher/Sandbox:ToysBullets]]
*[[User:M Sipher/sandbox:ToypageAltmodesAdded]]
I mean I'm not gonna lie, these are both in the "oh my grodd so many pages" realm, and worse, they're not something we can really get a bot to do. But, Iunno, something to consider. 
The insignia bullet point thing on individual character pages, only so many characters have toys across multiple factions (most would have G1/G2 variants), so this doesn't feel as "important" an addition, but, well. Could be useful. Adding altmodes to the toyline page listings, however, I think there's a decent case for, especially when dealing with obscure toy-only characters in lines loaded to the gills with toys. It'll certianly help the "man I remember I had this cool toy what was its name" searches. And it involves tweaking considerably fewer pages. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 23:09, 27 June 2023 (EDT)
:I'm in favor of the first from a readability standpoint. It just looks better. On the alt modes, I worry it might open the door to edit skirmishes on some of the more vague vehicle modes out there (thinking specifically of Devcon that just came out, or things that are just indeterminate like Cybertron Menasor or Protoform Optimus/Starscream), that just "Cybertronic car/jet/whatever" isn't a common term people outside the Wiki would really think to search, and how specific we'd need to get a la "truck" versus "longnose truck" versus "Peterbilt 379 truck". Hard to call, in my opinion.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] ([[User talk:MCRG|talk]]) 23:37, 27 June 2023 (EDT)
::The bullet points hit me a little weird at first but I could get used to them, I think it's a neat idea. And I can see the inclusion of alt modes in toy pages as something useful, though no doubt a lot of pages would have to be slightly rearranged to make room for them. Regardless, I'd gladly give a hand with some of the editing if either one gets approved. --[[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 09:46, 28 June 2023 (EDT)
::: RE: altmodes on toyline pages... As far as "arguments" go, you get those ''anyway''. I think for these pages we can afford a bit of looseness ("red Lamborghini" for 1984 Sideswipe since there's a lot of sports cars (and two Lambos) in that line/assortment, "blue sports car" for Cyb Hot Shot since there are fewer "sports cars" in that line), giving enough for a quick ID'ing. Spacing... yeah, this will stretch the pages vertically a bit, but like, that's generally fine if the space has ''information'' in it. Plus it will likely mean we can add another pic to the right-hand side of many sections, letting us give a few more examples. And it'll beef up the absolutely anemic sections slightly. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 01:53, 29 June 2023 (EDT)
:So, anyone got any objections to these, other than "holy hell that's a lot of manual work"? If anything, it'd also be a good excuse to go in and find out what entries are in need of some sprucing up and getting to today's standards... properly sorting the features into cohesive paragraphs, moving release dates to bullet points, trimming excess or filling out light writeups, making sure links to other toys have the proper anchors, etc. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 21:32, 4 July 2023 (EDT)
::The faction symbols look neat, no issue there. ''Really'' dislike the alt-mode descriptions on the toyline pages; it's a huge amount of visual noise for very little informational gain, not even to mention the actual work involved. I honestly think they would be very error-prone as a rule, or at the very least lead to some extremely tiresome debates—for example, you've labelled Soundwave/Sideways as "Cybertronian" jets, but my understanding is that they're not Cybertronians at all...? Even until pretty recently, I often find myself clicking links on toy pages only to find that they've been broken by the epidemic of "/toys" splits (and then the subsequent merges now that that's being corrected!); so far as I'm concerned, if you're consistently able to click a link on a toyline page and immediately jump to a write-up with an actual image of the toy in question, that'd be far more useful than a brief indicator of alt-mode, especially considering most readers are going to know that Starscream probably turns into "a jet". Something else this has brought to mind for me, though—for the ''Cybertron'' toyline, could be nice to have extra faction bullets for the various Cyber Key types they came with! —[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 14:53, 6 July 2023 (EDT)

== Alternators/Binaltech headers on toy pages ==

It feels like something from the old days of the wiki that has become outdated by our modern standards. Binaltech is not its own toyline, it's just the Takara version of Alternators, as reflected by both lines [[Transformers: Alternators|sharing the same page]]. So I propose we stop using "Alternators/Binaltech" headers on toy pages. Keep "Binaltech" on characters that ''only'' have Takara toys and standardize to just "Alternators" on all pages with either only Hasbro toys or both Hasbro and Takara toys. To use similar examples, we only have "[[Fortress Maximus (RID)#Car Robots|Car Robots]]" and "[[Lockdown (RID)#Adventure|Adventure]]" headers on Takara-only toy pages, while all other pages have "Robots in Disguise (2001)" and "Robots in Disguise (2015)" regardless of if they have Takara toys or not. There's no "Robots in Disguise/Car Robots" or "Robots in Disguise/Adventure" headers. So can we please start using the same standard to Alternators? --[[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 14:58, 29 June 2023 (EDT)

== Energon Universe coverage ==

With Void Rivals #2 due out next week, I think we need to start a discussion about how much coverage we give non-TF issues in the Energon Universe. This isn't like IDW where the shared universe element came years later; we're starting out on the ground floor, with Transformers part of the universe from the very first released issue. It's going to be closely involved with all the comics going forward, so I think we need to figure out if we're going to cover everything, and if not, what qualifies for coverage. For example, it sounds like Energon is going to be a recurring element in both Void Rivals and G.I. Joe. Is that alone enough to qualify, or do there need to be actual Transformers characters? I think we need to start asking these sorts of questions so we can figure out the scope of our coverage. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:39, 10 July 2023 (EDT)
:I'm fine with covering everything. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 23:42, 10 July 2023 (EDT)
:I am also in favor of covering it all, the universe has established immediately that Transformers seem to be intrinsic to it, and this way we can keep all reading to one wiki. [[User:McBaggins|McBaggins]] ([[User talk:McBaggins|talk]]) 23:46, 10 July 2023 (EDT)
::Agreed. They are presenting it as a shared, intrinsically connected universe - and yeah it's called the Energon Universe so that's very clearly transformery to us unless energon moves on from here to be a generic hasbroverse term, which we doubt. [[User:Causeway|Causeway]] ([[User talk:Causeway|talk]]) 23:52, 10 July 2023 (EDT)

Devisiun (planet)

2023-07-03T06:18:00Z

Causeway: minor edit changing out it to refer to the titan devisiun for he since devisiun has he/him pronouns in idw1

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{{disambig2|the location|the character for which it is named|Devisiun (Titan)}}

[[File:Windbladeissue6- Devisiun.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"So this is what Homeworld thinks of fusion!"]]

'''Devisiun''' is one of the thirteen [[Titan (group)|Titan]] colonies. It is populated by Transformer [[twin]]s who form a [[Micromaster Combiner|single vehicle mode from a pair of robots]].

The term for things relating to Devisiun is '''Devisen'''.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:TimeWillRust-Devisiun.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Maybe it's the [[Hasbro Universe]] version of [[Hanazuki]].]]
Millions of years ago, the planet that would be christened "Devisiun" was a verdant, organic world, part of a binary star system and inhabited by a primitive civilization of [[Native Devisen|organic creatures]]. Unfortunately for those same creatures, their planet would be targeted for colonization by the inhabitants of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} encouraged by "[[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s" rhetoric of [[Pax Cybertronia|galactic expansion]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Although [[Devisiun (Titan)|Devisiun]]—the Titan sent to colonize the planet in [[Nexus Prime]]'s honor—{{storylink|Ceremony}} crash-landed and subsequently perished, {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} the [[spark]]-igniting [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] he had carried escaped damage, and the surviving crew members named their new home in honor of the Titan who had brought them there. {{storylink|Ceremony}} {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} The intense gravitational forces of Devisiun's twin suns supposedly caused an unexpected mutation amongst the new sparks that emerged from the hot spot: each spark emerged with a [[twin]] sibling, where each formed half of a single [[alternate mode]], although they were not "combiners" in the true sense of the word. The bond between Devisen twins was so close that they frequently finished one another's sentences {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} and, if one died, it was impossible for the other to [[transformation|transform]]. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

[[File:windblade_volume2_devisiun.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Adorable.]]

Ultimately, the Devisiun colonists swifly overran the native civilization; considering their planet to be a brutal, untamed world, the colonists felt the need to "help" the natives overcome their feral existence and set about [[cyberforming]] their new home by paving over the native biosphere, driving the original ecosystem—and the natives who depended on it—to the brink of extinction. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} Some 600,000 years ago, the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] would seed the planet with samples of [[Ore-5]] as part of his [[Regenesis]] project. {{storylink|Ceremony}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Circa [[2014]], the First Titan [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] located several colonies with his sensors, including Devisiun. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}} While merged with Metroplex's mind, [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] got a brief glimpse of life on Devisiun. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

[[File:UnstoppedAndUnstoppable-endofdevisiun.jpg|thumb|left|350px|It's the cutest apocalypse ever!]]

In the aftermath of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] made a trip to Devisiun. The natives were quite impressed by Superion's combiner technology, allowing Starscream to persuade the planet to join the growing [[Council of Worlds]]. [[Vanquish]] and [[Fireshot]] were sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to simultaneously represent their colony. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

As one of Cybertron's thirteen colonies, Devisiun would be targeted by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] as the planet-eater gathered strength for his attack on Cybertron. [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and the crew of the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' followed him there, but realized that they were unable to stop him or his [[Maximal]]s from devouring the planet, and instead moved on to Unicron's next target to lay a trap for the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Less than a hundred Devisen refugees remained on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} When Unicron then destroyed Cybertron, they were teleported to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Road's End}}
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==Notes==
* Devisiun's name is a play on "division". Clever!
* The planet's name has enjoyed a rather fraught history under the pens of various authors; it has been alternately spelled '''Divisiun''' and '''Divisen''' on multiple occasions.
* Most of the inhabitants of Devisiun seem to be based on [[Micromaster Combiner]]s. Other natives seen in [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #6]] include Generation 1 counterparts of ''Animated'' [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], and what might be [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] from the live action film series.
* While most Devisens are tiny 'bots, befitting their origins as Micromaster Combiners, there are some exceptions; most prominently, the Devisens [[Oiler]] and [[Slide]], as they appear in ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'', are larger-than-normal Transformers who loom over some smaller Autobots. (Maybe they're Devisiun's equivalents of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]?)
* Backmatter in [[Ceremony|''Unicron'' #6]] notes that as part of [[Regenesis]], the planet was seeded with supplies of [[Ore-5]], "Combination". Though the ''significance'' of this ore is not expounded on, it's possible that the infusion of Shockwave's ore was either the catalyst or the accelerant responsible for the mutation of the Devisen Transformers.

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[[Category:Council of Worlds]]
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[[Category:IDW (2005) planets]]

Transformer clothing

2023-06-24T06:57:42Z

Causeway: /* Capes */ added the Mistress of Flame

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[[File:MarvelUK-230.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|{{w|Dick Tracy|Beat Tracy}}]]
One way that non-Transformer species seem to have influenced [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] culture is the relatively rare occurrence of [[Transformer]]s wearing clothing.

==Capes==
[[File:BlasterG2.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Optimus and Megatron: Slaves to Fashion]]
From time to time, some high-ranked Cybertronians tend to wear capes. Presumably, they are a symbol of office, as only generals, commanders, and other such leaders have been seen sporting them. Exactly what material these capes are made from is unknown, but one presumes that Earth-style fabrics are likely extremely rare on Cybertron (which could make the capes even ''more'' special, considering).

*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]] wore capes while serving as the leaders of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. Prime's was purple (the Decepticon color), while Megatron's was red (the Autobot color). Whether this was a symbol of high office or just a desire to look pretty is unknown.
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 Starscream]] wore a cape, large shoulder pads, and a crown at his coronation as Decepticon leader. The crown alone survived [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s blast, only to be crushed under his feet.
*The [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] mostly wore capes (except [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], who wore a Batman-like cowl) in the ''Zone'' story pages.
*The members of the [[Convoy Council]] wear capes, too.
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|''Armada'' Scavenger]] wore a large, body-obscuring cloak when he first arrived on [[Earth]].
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], or at least a computer simulation's version of him, wore a cloak to conceal his identity before a battle.{{storylink|Distribution}}
*[[Great Convoy]] ''is'' a cape. [[:File:ConvoyCouncil1.jpg|Seriously]].
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s appearance in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' included a hooded cloak to cover up the injuries he suffered at [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s hand in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] dons a cape for his superhero costume [[The Fastest Bot Alive!|when he gets superspeed]].
*The [[Mistress of Flame]] wears a long flowing orange cape.
*[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)|Thunderhowl]] wears a knightly metal cape.

==Trenchcoats==
[[File:Micromastercoats s.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You better accept the terms, or...]]
Quite a few characters have been depicted wearing trenchcoats, mostly when involved in detective work or similarly secretive activity.

*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Generation 1 Nightbeat]] is often seen [[:File:MarvelUK-230.jpg|wearing a trenchcoat and fedora]], due to their connection with detective fiction. He pulls it off pretty well, actually.
*The [[Micromaster]] [[Air Strike Patrol]] wore trenchcoats and fedoras while trying to pass as human professional wrestlers. Interestingly enough, these coats somehow obscured large physical protrusions on their bodies (jet intakes, wings, etc.). {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}
*''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] wore a trenchcoat and a huge fake head as a disguise when trying to rob the [[Autobot City Bank]]. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}}
*[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]'s kibble unfolds into a western duster/trenchcoat. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] sported his own detective trenchcoat in the intro of his self-written, ahem, Christmas ''classic''. His shoulder intakes were still visible. His [[Buster (IDW)|dog]] had her own matching fedora. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}

==Ponchos==
[[File:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdowninponcho.jpg|thumb|¿Como estás?]]
*The [[Matrix Flame priest]] wears poncho-style robes.
*The [[Jointron]] brothers have been shown wearing ponchos and sombreros, as well as using mariachi-style guitars and maracas.
*[[Lockdown (Animated)|''Transformers Animated'' Lockdown]] wore a "Space Poncho" when he showed up on the remains of the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' in reference to the Man With No Name from the spaghetti western ''A Fistful of Dollars''. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}
*[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] wore a "poncho" when he met Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], when he still lived on the streets. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}}
*[[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)|Wildwheel]] wore one. {{storylink|Wild Wild Wheel}}
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==Pretenders==
[[File:Nomates.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|No, really, thanks. I got to go now.]]
*Most of the [[Pretender]] toys have clothing molded onto their Pretender shells. Naturally, it's only pretend clothing, being part of the Transformers' shells (which themselves might be considered a form of clothing).
*In the TV commercial for the Pretenders, the human Pretenders can take off these clothes and reveal the muscle of the outer shells.
*In ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', human Pretenders wear clothes in their everyday lives as normal humans.
*[[Cloudburst]] also wears normal clothing in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics continuity]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the Pretender [[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]] conceals her lady-bits with clothing. When she transforms into her [[robot mode]], her clothes appear to fold away in the same manner as her simulated skin. She did however show the ability to alter the appearance of her clothing.
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==Headwear==
[[File:Timelines-rattrap.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|A cap-like helmet]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] wore battle masks during [[gladiatorial combat]]. {{storylink|State Games}}
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] wore a crown during his coronation in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*The [[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]] wear masks resembling [[Unicron]]'s face.
*[[Colada]] wears his father's hat in [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|''Beast Wars Neo'' manga]].
*In the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] wore a removable face-mask that resembled the face of his original toy. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} He was later shown to have integrated a similar mask into his head proper. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] was also shown to wear a removable face-mask that resembled his toy's face. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}
*During the [[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|Dark Ages]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sported a face-mask resembling his original toy, which was later upgraded into a fully removable helmet that he wore along with detachable armor. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} In [[2005 IDW continuity]], he would also wear a helmet (based on that of his Classics toy) during the events of ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]''.
*In "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] is seen wearing a removable cap-like helmet.
*[[Starscream (Armada)|''Cybertron'' Starscream]] wore a crown very much like G1 Starscream's after stealing power from Primus to grow to giant size.
[[File:MegatronOrigin2 Megs hair.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This didn't happen. This didn't happen. This didn't happen... D-did this happen?]]
[[File:Cyberverse - King of the Dinosaurs - His Majesty's Crown.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|He [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]], he king.]]
*''Animated'' [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] wore a beret while indulging in his artistic tendencies. He was probably trying to be like human artists though.
*''Animated'' Bulkhead also wore a pair of glasses, and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] wore a tutor's cap while the two were discussing Sari's origins. They were trying to substitute as teachers for her in an attempt to cheer her up, telling her that she could still learn subjects while out of school.{{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}
*Back in the [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|dim and distant past]] on Cybertron, it was revealed that [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s "bucket-head" is in fact a helmet, presumably a hangover from his mining days. After his [[Cy-Kill (G1)|first kill]] in the [[Gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]] at the [[Forge]], Megatron removed his helmet to reveal a crest of hair-like panels underneath, while the crowd cheered him on. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}
*Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] was seen (in a cameo) at [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]'s [[:File:Bumper-funeral.jpg|funeral]] having removed his head/helmet as a mark of respect, along with his unnamed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|albino twin]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]]'s helmet was smacked off by [[Megatron (Movie)|the guy whom he joined up with]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*Post-[[Zombie|zombification]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] sported an eye-patch. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] wears a helmet-like hat. When running out of ammunition, he resorts to using it as a weapon. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] wears a pair of detachable glasses. {{storylink|The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}
*Once again, in his Christmas kid's book, [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] wore a black kung-fu bandana for his climactic fistfight against Jolly Old St. Nick. Later, when he made amends, he wore a Santa hat while giving away toys in Santa's [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|sleigh]]. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}
*While preparing to meet his online friend "[[CONS4EVA]]" in person on [[Earth]], [[Crankcase (G1)|Grumpybox]] tried on a helmet like Megatron's, but decided that it was probably "too much". {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}
*[[Bulldog (TLK)|Bulldog]] has a head shaped like an officer's cap. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*Wildwheel has a cowboy hat, in both the toyline and ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon.
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] wore a "COACH" baseball cap while supervising training for his fellow Predacons. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}}

==Cosplay==
[[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Robot dancing!?]]
Sometimes, people on [[Earth]] wear clothing to look like [[Ramjet (G1)|various Transformers]]. Sometimes this is hot, sometimes this is sad.
*The [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]] [[Coffeemus Prime]], [[Scribzilla]], and [[Captain Cartridge]] are all into cosplay, dressing up whenever they attend a [[ComicCon (BotBots)|convention]].
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==Others==
[[File:Windcharger flash.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Hey, cover up! There are children watching!]]
[[File:GrimlockManga.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Me Grimlock say it fun to learn! (Because knowledge is power!)]]
*In an early plan to trap the Decepticons, the Autobots had to run around in lab coats. It was very silly. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] made a seemingly metaphorical reference to footwear called [[proton boots]].
*The magic of [[Christmas]] once made [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] [[:File:Christmasprime.jpg|dress up]] in a festive outfit. Obviously, the big guy is a little too open to suggestion. The same holds true for [[:File:GrimlockXmasLettersUK.jpg|Grimlock]], it seems.
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is a king of fashion, at times wearing [[:File:Biggrim me king.jpg|a crown]], [[:File:Biggrim.jpg|a bandana]], an [[:File:Madman Paradise Grimlock drinks.JPG|apron]], a [[:File:Muk91 robocapers megrimlockmoviestar.jpg|top hat and cane]] and... err...
*In Japan, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] once dressed in garb modeled after the hooded outfits worn by the Ku Klux Klan. While Westerners would find this to be in very, ''very'' poor taste, the Japanese have been known to be somewhat ignorant about the negative cultural impact the Klan represent. Villains with outfits modeled after the Klan have appeared in many Japanese children's shows, including the {{w|Tetsujin 28-go|Japanese version of ''Gigantor''}}. From their perspective, the Klan outfits just "look cool". {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7}}
*The [[Convoy Council]] wear robes. They have their reasons, and they do not concern you.
*The [[structure|exostructures]] of the members of [[Council of Ancients]] resemble robes. They also have their reasons.
*In ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II]]'' manga issue "[[Realize the Forbidden Love!]]", both Maximals and [[Seacon (BW)|Seacon]]s wear suits on [[Bighorn]] and [[Scylla]]'s wedding. Instead of normal wedding suit or dress, [[Bighorn]] and [[Scylla]] wear {{w|Tanabata|Hikoboshi and Orihime}}'s clothes respectively.
*In his Unicron-created dream world, ''Armada'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] wore a crimson sash around his shoulders. He was apparently the ruler of all Cybertron in his dream, so it was probably ceremonial.
*The [[Space Mini-Con Team]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] have disguised themselves as humans using large, heavy jackets, coats, baseball caps, hats, sunglasses, and other items of clothing to try to blend in with other people in robot mode.
[[File:Heinrad timecop.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|And yet, somehow not as ludicrous as the other Time Cop.]]
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] wears his [[Chronarchitect|Ruler of Time and Space]] agent's uniform. {{Storylink|Return to Zero}}
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]]'s curiosity about human clothing led him to examine the closets of his [[human]] friends [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]]. However, his attempt to dress like a human basically amounted to putting random articles of clothing on his limbs, looking more ridiculous than clothing-wearing Transformers normally do. Which is kinda amazing.
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|''Transformers Animated'' Bumblebee]] wore a robe before his wrestling match with [[Colossus Rhodes]], likely more to keep with human tradition than actual need. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] wore a full set of clothes that completely concealed his robot-ness. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}
*[[Scalpel (ROTF)|The doctor]], along with his European [[accent]] wears what appear to be glasses. They seem to be the lenses for his microscope mode. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] wore a big fluffy blue robe and slippers on [[Christmas]] morning. {{storylink|A Gift For Megatron}} Also a robe while training. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] wears numerous bandoliers across his arms and chest. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] was wearing a police uniform in the beginning of [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s... Thundercrackiest (for lack a better word) Christmas children's book. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}
*[[Quickswitch]] wore a cloak while waiting for an informant at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}
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==Toys==
*SCF '''Starscream''' (2002)

:This highly articulated, non-transforming version of Starscream, part of the Japan-exclusive Super Collection Figures series, comes with removable shoulder pads and cloak. He also has a choice of normal head or a head with a crown.

*''Cybertron'' '''Starscream''' (Supreme, 2005)

:Supreme Starscream, a colossally upscaled version of the ''Cybertron'' line's Voyager-class Starscream toy, comes with a Decepticon "Crown of Leadership" obviously based on the one worn by the original Starscream in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 movie]].

*''Star Wars Transformers'' '''[[Darth Vader]]/[[Death Star]]''' (2007)

:The sole Supreme-class figure of the ''Star Wars Transformers'' toyline, this gigantic Darth Vader mech includes an actual cloth cape that can attach to the back of the figure in robot mode in order to more closely resemble Vader in the ''Star Wars'' movies.

*''Masterpiece'' '''Grimlock''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-8'''

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Grimlock comes with an intelligence transfer helmet accessory, based upon the device Grimlock used to transfer his super-intelligence into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] in "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]". He also comes with an apron and serving tray, to simulate the time he served drinks to alien diplomats in "[[Madman's Paradise]]". He was originally going to come with a crown commonly featured in the [[Grimlock (G1)|Marvel Comics]] as well, but that accessory was omitted.

*King '''Grimlock''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-8X'''

:King Grimlock is Takara's special edition of ''Masterpiece'' Grimlock decoed to resemble his Marvel Comics appearances. As such, he comes with the crown that was omitted from the regular edition, but none of the other clothing accessories.

*''Masterpiece'' '''Grimlock''' (2010)

:Hasbro's Toys"R"Us exclusive release of ''Masterpiece'' Grimlock came with the same accessories (including the crown) as King Grimlock, but uses a more cartoon inspired deco.

*''Dark of the Moon'' '''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2011)

:The Voyager Class mold of DotM Megatron includes a rubbery cowl and cape to hide his injuries. They become a tarp for his truck mode.

*''Masterpiece'' '''Coronation Starscream''' (2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-11'''

:A retool of the original ''Masterpiece'' Starscream, comes with a set of cape, shoulderpads and crown to recreate the coronation scene from the '86 movie (as the name suggests).

*''Masterpiece'' '''Sunstorm''' (2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-11S'''

:A redeco of the Starscream above, comes with the same coronation set. It's actually the only redeco of that mold keeping it.

*''Combiner Wars'' '''Starscream''' (2015)

:A redeco/retool of the the Leader Class Jetfire figure, this Starscream comes with a crown accessory.

*''Power of the Primes'' '''Starscream''' (2017)

:This Starscream comes with a molded crown on his Combiner head.

*''Collaborative'' '''Draculus''' (2021)

:An extensive retool of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Mindwipe (G1)#Titans Return|Mindwipe]], Draculus includes a soft-goods cape that can be attached to a peg on the back of his cowl.

*''Studio Series 86'' '''Coronation Starscream''' (2022)

:A slight redeco/retool of the ''Earthrise'' Voyager figure. Like the original ''Masterpiece'' figure, Starscream again comes with his crown, cape, and shoulderpads. He also now has a second set of [[Null-ray|null-rays]] to accommodate the latter accessories.

==Merchandise==
*'''Starscream''' (2002)

:Originally a chase figure in Japan, this remold of the regular figure includes a cape, newly molded limbs, and a head with the crown as seen in the movie.

*'''Coronation Starscream''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, Coronation Starscream was an exclusive to on-line retailer Action Figure Xpress. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 600 pieces. It features Starscream decked out in the royal crown, cape, and big honkin' shoulder pads he wore (albeit briefly) in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
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==See also==
*[[Christmas]] - Some Transformers will dress up for the holiday.
*[[Humanization]]

==External links==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/oddities/oddities_clothes.htm "Transformers that aren't nude" at Obscure Transformers]

[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Warzone

2023-05-19T00:06:05Z

Causeway: /* Featured characters */ spacing fix

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'''Megatron gives the Maltos a history lesson on the end of the war...one that becomes all too real.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:MegatronThrowsTheAllSpark Warzone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|"Isn't that usually my job?"]]]]
''In the final battle of the Transformers War, [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (ES)| Optimus]] play hot potato with the [[AllSpark]] as they, and the rest of the Autobots, fight through the Decepticon Army in hopes of returning it to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Intercepting the AllSpark himself from [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream's]] clutches, [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] just manages to toss the AllSpark back through the Spacebridge portal as Optimus fires off the shot that destroys said Spacebridge, and the AllSpark seemingly along with it.''

In the present, where the former battlefield is now [[Spacebridge Memorial Park]], [[Robby Malto|the Malto]] [[Mo Malto|siblings]] and [[Terran]]s playfully re-enact the final climatic battle but the fun comes to an end when [[Twitch]] tosses the trashcan they were playing with at Megatron which he instinctually destroys with his [[fusion cannon]] and then seemingly preparing to take aim at the Malto youths. Coming to his senses, Megatron apologizes for scaring them, saying this place brings back painful memories for him. Apologizing themselves for the game possibly being disrespectful to play at a war memorial, the Terrans inquire why he brought them here in the first place, which Megatron only responds with “learn”.

[[File:TwtichAndMegatron Warzone.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Taking the group to the center of the park where a holographic projection of the AllSpark appears covered in a type of blue flower, Robby and Mo inform their Terran siblings the flowers are [[Cybertronian remembrance flower]]s that absorb and represent the sparks of Autobots and Decepticons who died in the final battle. Megatron shares with them that the war had reached the point where it was destroying Transformers as a species and he finally became convinced of the error of his way thanks to their mother; [[Dot Malto|Dorothy]], claiming the greater compassion she showed for his own troops than he did reminded him of lost he’d become. Continuing the tour, Megatron then asks what the Terrans know of the AllSpark. Having still only limited info provided by [[Alex Malto|their father]], Megatron explains that as the source of life for all Cybertronians, the AllSpark could also be used as a powerful weapon to create legions of new warriors in an instant. It was when the Decepticons moved the AllSpark off of Cybertron, depriving their planet of its life source, that Megatron realized the war had entered its darkest hour. Following Optimus' orders, Megatron had to sneak behind enemy lines to retrieve the AllSpark.

''As Megatron attempts to sneak into the Decepticons' base to retrieve the AllSpark, he is stopped by [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]. Trying to get his old friend to see reason, Megatron finds his efforts rebutted as Shockwave only responds that all the losses so far will be all be worth it as the Decepticons will rule both Earth and Cybertron. Revealing his ultimate plan of bringing to life a massive [[Protoform]] army currently on Cybertron that will overwhelm the Autobots, Megatron realizes his old friend has gone too far and forcibly shoves Shockwave into a [[stasis pod]] while distracted. Shockwave only uttering a spiteful “traitor” insult as he slowly goes into forced stasis. Optimus and Bumblebee soon arrive on the scene, congratulating Megatron for getting the AllSpark, and all three depart to go return it to Cybertron''.

Given the totality of the explosion caused when the Spacebridge was destroyed, Megatron’s greatest fear since the end of the war has been that, with AllSpark's destruction, Cybertron itself was also destroyed. With the arrival of the Terrans however, his hope now being this new generation will able to find a better way towards the future than either the Autobots or Decepticons could. [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] however can only shake his head and walks off. Meanwhile, in the derelict Decepticon layer beneath the memorial, Shockwave’s stasis tube cracks open allowing the long-forgotten Decepticon to reactivate.

[[File:ShockwaveReawakens Warzone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''No yesterday / No tomorrow / Just an everlasting now'']]
Thrash sits sullenly overlooking the names of those lost in the Great War as Mo comes to join him. Venting about what he feels is the unfair burden of having to clean up the mess caused by Megatron and the Decepticons in the war despite the fact the Terrans had nothing to do with it. Mo however points it’s probably more he doesn’t want them to fix his mistakes but not to make the same ones. Taken these words to heart, Thrash is ready go back and finish hearing Megatron’s lesson only for the moment to be interrupted by Shockwave blasting his way on the scene. Surveying the environment, Shockwave reacts with horror to see the Spacebridge destroyed and demands to know who’s responsible. Trying to prevent further escalation, Megatron informs Shockwave the war’s been over for years in the time since he was imprisoned. Refusing to listen, Shockwave grabs a hold of Thrash and keeps Megatron and the others at bay with the threat of the [[Immobilizer]]. Curious about these new lifeforms with Megatron, Shockwave performs a mind scan of Thrash only to react with horror and tosses Thrash to the ground, calling the Terran an abomination. Claiming the Terrans are the future of the species, Shockwave only scoffs and says he’ll betray them eventually just as he did the Decepticons and fires a blast at Megatron that sends him flying. [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]], [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], and Twitch attempt to get Megatron out of the way of a shot from the Immobilizer that only hits them instead, locking them into stasis. An enraged Megatron battles it out with Shockwave with the latter activating both a personal energy shield that entraps the both of them and initiates an overload of the Spacebridge’s old power core chambers.

[[File:StasisLockedShockwave Warzone.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shockwave's already getting ready for his [[Shockwave_(G1)/toys#Notes|"Shackwave"]] redeco]]

With three of them incapacitated and the power core chamber set to blow, [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] takes Thrash and Robby with them to find a way to disable the power chambers from exploding, while Mo is ordered to say behind. Rushing into the inner layer of the Spacebridge chamber, Nightshade and the others get to working ripping out the wiring powering up the chambers, slowly shutting it off. Above ground, Megatron is shot out of the sky by Shockwave and buried under some rubble. Gradually approaching his former leader, Shockwave stops to see Mo vainly trying to move the rubble off of Megatron. Amused, Shockwave offers the child an attempt to leave with Mo only standing definitely as Megatron uses the opportunity to fire off a shot of the Immobilizer at Shockwave, it having been knocked out of the latter’s grip earlier in the fight. Shockwave only snarls in a rage as he’s once again put into forced stasis. With Nightshade, Thrash, and Robby having disabled the rest of the power cores, Megatron uses the Immoblizer to release Hashtag, Twitch, and Jawbreaker.

As the morning approaches, the inert Shockwave is taken away by G.H.O.S.T. and the Terrans ask for one last bit of advice from Megatron before departing. Megatron telling them that there will come a day where they will have to reveal themselves to the world and imploring them to not let whatever disagreements they may have divide them and instead of trying to emulate their Autobot and Decepticon seniors to instead be better than them.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*''[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]]'' (1)
*''[[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]]'' (4)
*''[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]]'' (6)
*''[[Elita-1_(ES)|Elita-1]]'' (8)
*''[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]]'' (11)

|c2=
*''[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]]'' (2)
*''[[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]]'' (3)
*''[[Shrapnel (ES)|Shrapnel]]'' (5)
*''[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]]'' (7)
*''[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]]'' (6)
*''[[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]]'' (10)
*''[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]]'' (13)
*''[[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]]'' (14)
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (15)
*''[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]]'' (16)
*''[[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]]'' (12)
*[[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] (24)
|c3=
*''[[Dot Malto]]'' (9)
*[[Mo Malto]] (20)
*[[Robby Malto]] (21)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (17)
*[[Twitch]] (18)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (19)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (22)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Twitch''': "And now I, Megatron, shall end this war!" 
'''Hashtag''': "You'll have to deal with Starscream first!." 
'''Nightshade''': "Wait!" ''(makes a time out gesture)'' "''You're'' Soundwave! ''I'm'' Starscream!''"

"That war—I get why it started, but once it became Decepticons versus Autobots? I mean, yeah, sure, Megs ''finally'' cleaned up his mess, but ''he's'' the one who let it get that far! Now he wants to put the weight of it all on ''our'' shoulders you know? And I mean...why aren't you talking?" 
"I'm here to listen." 
"Well, what's he trying to teach us? All I've learned is that ''he'' messed up, and ''we're'' supposed to fix things." 
"Maybe he's trying to teach us not to make the same mistakes."
:—'''Thrash''' and '''Mo''' talk out Thrash's inter-generational issues.

"You think you can just start over with these lower class Cybrids?" 
"''Class?'' You have learned nothing!"
:—'''Shockwave''' gets called out by '''Megatron''' over forgetting the Decepticons' origins.

"When the day comes for you to emerge from hiding, expect harsh words from those who do not understand. Stand up for yourselves, yes. But remember, do not let your disagreements divide you. The Decepticons and Autobots could have accomplished so much more had we remembered that. Do not do what we did...do better."
:—'''Megatron''' gives some words of advice to the next generation.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* [[Alex Malto|Alex]] previously described the final battle and the destruction of the Spacebridge in "[[Secret Legacy, Part 1]]". While his version was slightly exaggerated and framed through a very '80s lens, this is the first time we get to see how it actually happened.
* Megatron still bears a scar on the left side of his chest where [[Mandroid]] tried to surgically remove his arm in "[[Age of Evolution, Part 2]]".

===Transformers references===
* The [[AllSpark]] and the war fought over its life-giving properties have been a central component of many prior ''Transformers'' series. Its appearance in ''EarthSpark'' most resembles its appearance in the [[live-action film series]].
* Megatron refers to the final battle of the Transformers War with the AllSpark being in Decepticon hands as their "[[darkest hour]]".
* Megatron's disgust over Shockwave's "lower class" comment and his statement that he began the war so that "no one would kneel again" hearkens back to the class-based origins of the [[Great War (disambiguation)|Great War]] in many previous series, most notably the [[Aligned continuity family]] and the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
* The [[Cybertronian remembrance flower]]s that grow from the [[AllSpark]] are based on the flowers that first appear in [[The Not Knowing|issue 44]] of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets The Eye]]'', where they were planted on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s planet. While their appearance is visually identical, they work slightly differently; each flower represents an Autobot, Deception, and human who died during the battle, and are not linked to particular killers.
* What appears to be Blitzwing and Astrotrain (in space shuttle mode) cameo in some art depicting scenes from the Transformers' war on Earth. They are the only Decepticons featured in it who haven't appeared in the series proper.
* Shockwave ends up locked in a [[stasis pod]] very reminiscent of the "[[stasis pod#2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon|stasis ''cells'']]" from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], where they fill with a freezing gas to induce "cryo-[[stasis lock|stasis]]".
* A new version of the Immobilizer is introduced in this episode. It [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|debuted]] back in the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon and [[Immobilizer|new]] [[Time blaster|versions]] of it showed up in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]''. It largely seems to function identically to its previous incarnations.
*Shockwave's tentacled claw and mind probe is very similar to the [[cortical psychic patch]] that first appeared in the [[Transformers:_Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon, in which it was created by the series' own resident [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]].

===Real-world references===
* Spacebridge Memorial Park seems to take inspiration from the {{w|Vietnam Veterans Memorial}}, specifically the black stone walls with the names of those who died in the war etched on to them.

===Errors===
*

===Trivia===
* For those wondering, none of the Ancient Autobot script on the memorial walls spell anything.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kriegsgebiet'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 9]], 2023

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zona di guerra'''" ("War zone")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 6]], 2023

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zona de Guerra'''" ("War Zone")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 4]], 2023

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Warzone

2023-05-18T23:54:35Z

Causeway: fixed Elita's link

{{episode|
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|image=ShockwaveVsMegatron Warzone.jpg
|caption=It is my logical opinion that you are sus
|prev=Bear Necessities
|next=Home, Part 1
|title="Warzone"
|season=1
|season ep=16
|airdate=[[March 3]], [[2023]]
|production company=[[Entertainment One]] [[Nickelodeon]]
|writers=[[Greg Johnson]]
|animation studio=[[Icon Creative Studio]]
|director=[[Matthew Humphreys]]
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|videosite=Paramount+
}}

'''Megatron gives the Maltos a history lesson on the end of the war...one that becomes all too real.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:MegatronThrowsTheAllSpark Warzone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|"Isn't that usually my job?"]]]]
''In the final battle of the Transformers War, [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (ES)| Optimus]] play hot potato with the [[AllSpark]] as they, and the rest of the Autobots, fight through the Decepticon Army in hopes of returning it to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Intercepting the AllSpark himself from [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream's]] clutches, [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] just manages to toss the AllSpark back through the Spacebridge portal as Optimus fires off the shot that destroys said Spacebridge, and the AllSpark seemingly along with it.''

In the present, where the former battlefield is now [[Spacebridge Memorial Park]], [[Robby Malto|the Malto]] [[Mo Malto|siblings]] and [[Terran]]s playfully re-enact the final climatic battle but the fun comes to an end when [[Twitch]] tosses the trashcan they were playing with at Megatron which he instinctually destroys with his [[fusion cannon]] and then seemingly preparing to take aim at the Malto youths. Coming to his senses, Megatron apologizes for scaring them, saying this place brings back painful memories for him. Apologizing themselves for the game possibly being disrespectful to play at a war memorial, the Terrans inquire why he brought them here in the first place, which Megatron only responds with “learn”.

[[File:TwtichAndMegatron Warzone.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Taking the group to the center of the park where a holographic projection of the AllSpark appears covered in a type of blue flower, Robby and Mo inform their Terran siblings the flowers are [[Cybertronian remembrance flower]]s that absorb and represent the sparks of Autobots and Decepticons who died in the final battle. Megatron shares with them that the war had reached the point where it was destroying Transformers as a species and he finally became convinced of the error of his way thanks to their mother; [[Dot Malto|Dorothy]], claiming the greater compassion she showed for his own troops than he did reminded him of lost he’d become. Continuing the tour, Megatron then asks what the Terrans know of the AllSpark. Having still only limited info provided by [[Alex Malto|their father]], Megatron explains that as the source of life for all Cybertronians, the AllSpark could also be used as a powerful weapon to create legions of new warriors in an instant. It was when the Decepticons moved the AllSpark off of Cybertron, depriving their planet of its life source, that Megatron realized the war had entered its darkest hour. Following Optimus' orders, Megatron had to sneak behind enemy lines to retrieve the AllSpark.

''As Megatron attempts to sneak into the Decepticons' base to retrieve the AllSpark, he is stopped by [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]. Trying to get his old friend to see reason, Megatron finds his efforts rebutted as Shockwave only responds that all the losses so far will be all be worth it as the Decepticons will rule both Earth and Cybertron. Revealing his ultimate plan of bringing to life a massive [[Protoform]] army currently on Cybertron that will overwhelm the Autobots, Megatron realizes his old friend has gone too far and forcibly shoves Shockwave into a [[stasis pod]] while distracted. Shockwave only uttering a spiteful “traitor” insult as he slowly goes into forced stasis. Optimus and Bumblebee soon arrive on the scene, congratulating Megatron for getting the AllSpark, and all three depart to go return it to Cybertron''.

Given the totality of the explosion caused when the Spacebridge was destroyed, Megatron’s greatest fear since the end of the war has been that, with AllSpark's destruction, Cybertron itself was also destroyed. With the arrival of the Terrans however, his hope now being this new generation will able to find a better way towards the future than either the Autobots or Decepticons could. [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] however can only shake his head and walks off. Meanwhile, in the derelict Decepticon layer beneath the memorial, Shockwave’s stasis tube cracks open allowing the long-forgotten Decepticon to reactivate.

[[File:ShockwaveReawakens Warzone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''No yesterday / No tomorrow / Just an everlasting now'']]
Thrash sits sullenly overlooking the names of those lost in the Great War as Mo comes to join him. Venting about what he feels is the unfair burden of having to clean up the mess caused by Megatron and the Decepticons in the war despite the fact the Terrans had nothing to do with it. Mo however points it’s probably more he doesn’t want them to fix his mistakes but not to make the same ones. Taken these words to heart, Thrash is ready go back and finish hearing Megatron’s lesson only for the moment to be interrupted by Shockwave blasting his way on the scene. Surveying the environment, Shockwave reacts with horror to see the Spacebridge destroyed and demands to know who’s responsible. Trying to prevent further escalation, Megatron informs Shockwave the war’s been over for years in the time since he was imprisoned. Refusing to listen, Shockwave grabs a hold of Thrash and keeps Megatron and the others at bay with the threat of the [[Immobilizer]]. Curious about these new lifeforms with Megatron, Shockwave performs a mind scan of Thrash only to react with horror and tosses Thrash to the ground, calling the Terran an abomination. Claiming the Terrans are the future of the species, Shockwave only scoffs and says he’ll betray them eventually just as he did the Decepticons and fires a blast at Megatron that sends him flying. [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]], [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], and Twitch attempt to get Megatron out of the way of a shot from the Immobilizer that only hits them instead, locking them into stasis. An enraged Megatron battles it out with Shockwave with the latter activating both a personal energy shield that entraps the both of them and initiates an overload of the Spacebridge’s old power core chambers.

[[File:StasisLockedShockwave Warzone.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shockwave's already getting ready for his [[Shockwave_(G1)/toys#Notes|"Shackwave"]] redeco]]

With three of them incapacitated and the power core chamber set to blow, [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] takes Thrash and Robby with them to find a way to disable the power chambers from exploding, while Mo is ordered to say behind. Rushing into the inner layer of the Spacebridge chamber, Nightshade and the others get to working ripping out the wiring powering up the chambers, slowly shutting it off. Above ground, Megatron is shot out of the sky by Shockwave and buried under some rubble. Gradually approaching his former leader, Shockwave stops to see Mo vainly trying to move the rubble off of Megatron. Amused, Shockwave offers the child an attempt to leave with Mo only standing definitely as Megatron uses the opportunity to fire off a shot of the Immobilizer at Shockwave, it having been knocked out of the latter’s grip earlier in the fight. Shockwave only snarls in a rage as he’s once again put into forced stasis. With Nightshade, Thrash, and Robby having disabled the rest of the power cores, Megatron uses the Immoblizer to release Hashtag, Twitch, and Jawbreaker.

As the morning approaches, the inert Shockwave is taken away by G.H.O.S.T. and the Terrans ask for one last bit of advice from Megatron before departing. Megatron telling them that there will come a day where they will have to reveal themselves to the world and imploring them to not let whatever disagreements they may have divide them and instead of trying to emulate their Autobot and Decepticon seniors to instead be better than them.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*''[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]]'' (1)
*''[[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]]'' (4)
*''[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]]'' (6)
*''[[Elita-1_(ES)|Elita-1]]'' (8)
*''[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]]'' (11)

|c2=
*''[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]]'' (2)
*''[[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]]'' (3)
*''[[Shrapnel (ES)|Shrapnel]]'' (5)
*''[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]]'' (7)
*''[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]]'' (6)
*''[[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]]''(10)
*''[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]]''(13)
*''[[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]]'' (14)
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (15)
*''[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]]'' (16)
*''[[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]]'' (12)
*[[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] (24)
|c3=
*''[[Dot Malto]]'' (9)
*[[Mo Malto]] (20)
*[[Robby Malto]] (21)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (17)
*[[Twitch]] (18)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (19)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (22)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Twitch''': "And now I, Megatron, shall end this war!" 
'''Hashtag''': "You'll have to deal with Starscream first!." 
'''Nightshade''': "Wait!" ''(makes a time out gesture)'' "''You're'' Soundwave! ''I'm'' Starscream!''"

"That war—I get why it started, but once it became Decepticons versus Autobots? I mean, yeah, sure, Megs ''finally'' cleaned up his mess, but ''he's'' the one who let it get that far! Now he wants to put the weight of it all on ''our'' shoulders you know? And I mean...why aren't you talking?" 
"I'm here to listen." 
"Well, what's he trying to teach us? All I've learned is that ''he'' messed up, and ''we're'' supposed to fix things." 
"Maybe he's trying to teach us not to make the same mistakes."
:—'''Thrash''' and '''Mo''' talk out Thrash's inter-generational issues.

"You think you can just start over with these lower class Cybrids?" 
"''Class?'' You have learned nothing!"
:—'''Shockwave''' gets called out by '''Megatron''' over forgetting the Decepticons' origins.

"When the day comes for you to emerge from hiding, expect harsh words from those who do not understand. Stand up for yourselves, yes. But remember, do not let your disagreements divide you. The Decepticons and Autobots could have accomplished so much more had we remembered that. Do not do what we did...do better."
:—'''Megatron''' gives some words of advice to the next generation.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* [[Alex Malto|Alex]] previously described the final battle and the destruction of the Spacebridge in "[[Secret Legacy, Part 1]]". While his version was slightly exaggerated and framed through a very '80s lens, this is the first time we get to see how it actually happened.
* Megatron still bears a scar on the left side of his chest where [[Mandroid]] tried to surgically remove his arm in "[[Age of Evolution, Part 2]]".

===Transformers references===
* The [[AllSpark]] and the war fought over its life-giving properties have been a central component of many prior ''Transformers'' series. Its appearance in ''EarthSpark'' most resembles its appearance in the [[live-action film series]].
* Megatron refers to the final battle of the Transformers War with the AllSpark being in Decepticon hands as their "[[darkest hour]]".
* Megatron's disgust over Shockwave's "lower class" comment and his statement that he began the war so that "no one would kneel again" hearkens back to the class-based origins of the [[Great War (disambiguation)|Great War]] in many previous series, most notably the [[Aligned continuity family]] and the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
* The [[Cybertronian remembrance flower]]s that grow from the [[AllSpark]] are based on the flowers that first appear in [[The Not Knowing|issue 44]] of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets The Eye]]'', where they were planted on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s planet. While their appearance is visually identical, they work slightly differently; each flower represents an Autobot, Deception, and human who died during the battle, and are not linked to particular killers.
* What appears to be Blitzwing and Astrotrain (in space shuttle mode) cameo in some art depicting scenes from the Transformers' war on Earth. They are the only Decepticons featured in it who haven't appeared in the series proper.
* Shockwave ends up locked in a [[stasis pod]] very reminiscent of the "[[stasis pod#2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon|stasis ''cells'']]" from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], where they fill with a freezing gas to induce "cryo-[[stasis lock|stasis]]".
* A new version of the Immobilizer is introduced in this episode. It [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|debuted]] back in the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon and [[Immobilizer|new]] [[Time blaster|versions]] of it showed up in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]''. It largely seems to function identically to its previous incarnations.
*Shockwave's tentacled claw and mind probe is very similar to the [[cortical psychic patch]] that first appeared in the [[Transformers:_Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon, in which it was created by the series' own resident [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]].

===Real-world references===
* Spacebridge Memorial Park seems to take inspiration from the {{w|Vietnam Veterans Memorial}}, specifically the black stone walls with the names of those who died in the war etched on to them.

===Errors===
*

===Trivia===
* For those wondering, none of the Ancient Autobot script on the memorial walls spell anything.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kriegsgebiet'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 9]], 2023

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zona di guerra'''" ("War zone")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 6]], 2023

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zona de Guerra'''" ("War Zone")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 4]], 2023

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Warzone

2023-05-18T23:53:36Z

Causeway: updated list with paradox's help

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' ep 16
|image=ShockwaveVsMegatron Warzone.jpg
|caption=It is my logical opinion that you are sus
|prev=Bear Necessities
|next=Home, Part 1
|title="Warzone"
|season=1
|season ep=16
|airdate=[[March 3]], [[2023]]
|production company=[[Entertainment One]] [[Nickelodeon]]
|writers=[[Greg Johnson]]
|animation studio=[[Icon Creative Studio]]
|director=[[Matthew Humphreys]]
|video=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/VsTWyXy8OBFGnWHlKRvVeeiRHJOdrKMi/
|videosite=Paramount+
}}

'''Megatron gives the Maltos a history lesson on the end of the war...one that becomes all too real.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:MegatronThrowsTheAllSpark Warzone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|"Isn't that usually my job?"]]]]
''In the final battle of the Transformers War, [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (ES)| Optimus]] play hot potato with the [[AllSpark]] as they, and the rest of the Autobots, fight through the Decepticon Army in hopes of returning it to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Intercepting the AllSpark himself from [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream's]] clutches, [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] just manages to toss the AllSpark back through the Spacebridge portal as Optimus fires off the shot that destroys said Spacebridge, and the AllSpark seemingly along with it.''

In the present, where the former battlefield is now [[Spacebridge Memorial Park]], [[Robby Malto|the Malto]] [[Mo Malto|siblings]] and [[Terran]]s playfully re-enact the final climatic battle but the fun comes to an end when [[Twitch]] tosses the trashcan they were playing with at Megatron which he instinctually destroys with his [[fusion cannon]] and then seemingly preparing to take aim at the Malto youths. Coming to his senses, Megatron apologizes for scaring them, saying this place brings back painful memories for him. Apologizing themselves for the game possibly being disrespectful to play at a war memorial, the Terrans inquire why he brought them here in the first place, which Megatron only responds with “learn”.

[[File:TwtichAndMegatron Warzone.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Taking the group to the center of the park where a holographic projection of the AllSpark appears covered in a type of blue flower, Robby and Mo inform their Terran siblings the flowers are [[Cybertronian remembrance flower]]s that absorb and represent the sparks of Autobots and Decepticons who died in the final battle. Megatron shares with them that the war had reached the point where it was destroying Transformers as a species and he finally became convinced of the error of his way thanks to their mother; [[Dot Malto|Dorothy]], claiming the greater compassion she showed for his own troops than he did reminded him of lost he’d become. Continuing the tour, Megatron then asks what the Terrans know of the AllSpark. Having still only limited info provided by [[Alex Malto|their father]], Megatron explains that as the source of life for all Cybertronians, the AllSpark could also be used as a powerful weapon to create legions of new warriors in an instant. It was when the Decepticons moved the AllSpark off of Cybertron, depriving their planet of its life source, that Megatron realized the war had entered its darkest hour. Following Optimus' orders, Megatron had to sneak behind enemy lines to retrieve the AllSpark.

''As Megatron attempts to sneak into the Decepticons' base to retrieve the AllSpark, he is stopped by [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]. Trying to get his old friend to see reason, Megatron finds his efforts rebutted as Shockwave only responds that all the losses so far will be all be worth it as the Decepticons will rule both Earth and Cybertron. Revealing his ultimate plan of bringing to life a massive [[Protoform]] army currently on Cybertron that will overwhelm the Autobots, Megatron realizes his old friend has gone too far and forcibly shoves Shockwave into a [[stasis pod]] while distracted. Shockwave only uttering a spiteful “traitor” insult as he slowly goes into forced stasis. Optimus and Bumblebee soon arrive on the scene, congratulating Megatron for getting the AllSpark, and all three depart to go return it to Cybertron''.

Given the totality of the explosion caused when the Spacebridge was destroyed, Megatron’s greatest fear since the end of the war has been that, with AllSpark's destruction, Cybertron itself was also destroyed. With the arrival of the Terrans however, his hope now being this new generation will able to find a better way towards the future than either the Autobots or Decepticons could. [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] however can only shake his head and walks off. Meanwhile, in the derelict Decepticon layer beneath the memorial, Shockwave’s stasis tube cracks open allowing the long-forgotten Decepticon to reactivate.

[[File:ShockwaveReawakens Warzone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''No yesterday / No tomorrow / Just an everlasting now'']]
Thrash sits sullenly overlooking the names of those lost in the Great War as Mo comes to join him. Venting about what he feels is the unfair burden of having to clean up the mess caused by Megatron and the Decepticons in the war despite the fact the Terrans had nothing to do with it. Mo however points it’s probably more he doesn’t want them to fix his mistakes but not to make the same ones. Taken these words to heart, Thrash is ready go back and finish hearing Megatron’s lesson only for the moment to be interrupted by Shockwave blasting his way on the scene. Surveying the environment, Shockwave reacts with horror to see the Spacebridge destroyed and demands to know who’s responsible. Trying to prevent further escalation, Megatron informs Shockwave the war’s been over for years in the time since he was imprisoned. Refusing to listen, Shockwave grabs a hold of Thrash and keeps Megatron and the others at bay with the threat of the [[Immobilizer]]. Curious about these new lifeforms with Megatron, Shockwave performs a mind scan of Thrash only to react with horror and tosses Thrash to the ground, calling the Terran an abomination. Claiming the Terrans are the future of the species, Shockwave only scoffs and says he’ll betray them eventually just as he did the Decepticons and fires a blast at Megatron that sends him flying. [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]], [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], and Twitch attempt to get Megatron out of the way of a shot from the Immobilizer that only hits them instead, locking them into stasis. An enraged Megatron battles it out with Shockwave with the latter activating both a personal energy shield that entraps the both of them and initiates an overload of the Spacebridge’s old power core chambers.

[[File:StasisLockedShockwave Warzone.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shockwave's already getting ready for his [[Shockwave_(G1)/toys#Notes|"Shackwave"]] redeco]]

With three of them incapacitated and the power core chamber set to blow, [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] takes Thrash and Robby with them to find a way to disable the power chambers from exploding, while Mo is ordered to say behind. Rushing into the inner layer of the Spacebridge chamber, Nightshade and the others get to working ripping out the wiring powering up the chambers, slowly shutting it off. Above ground, Megatron is shot out of the sky by Shockwave and buried under some rubble. Gradually approaching his former leader, Shockwave stops to see Mo vainly trying to move the rubble off of Megatron. Amused, Shockwave offers the child an attempt to leave with Mo only standing definitely as Megatron uses the opportunity to fire off a shot of the Immobilizer at Shockwave, it having been knocked out of the latter’s grip earlier in the fight. Shockwave only snarls in a rage as he’s once again put into forced stasis. With Nightshade, Thrash, and Robby having disabled the rest of the power cores, Megatron uses the Immoblizer to release Hashtag, Twitch, and Jawbreaker.

As the morning approaches, the inert Shockwave is taken away by G.H.O.S.T. and the Terrans ask for one last bit of advice from Megatron before departing. Megatron telling them that there will come a day where they will have to reveal themselves to the world and imploring them to not let whatever disagreements they may have divide them and instead of trying to emulate their Autobot and Decepticon seniors to instead be better than them.
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==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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*''[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]]'' (1)
*''[[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]]'' (4)
*''[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]]'' (6)
*''[[Elita One (ES)|Elita One]]'' (8)
*''[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]]'' (11)

|c2=
*''[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]]'' (2)
*''[[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]]'' (3)
*''[[Shrapnel (ES)|Shrapnel]]'' (5)
*''[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]]'' (7)
*''[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]]'' (6)
*''[[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]]''(10)
*''[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]]''(13)
*''[[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]]'' (14)
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (15)
*''[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]]'' (16)
*''[[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]]'' (12)
*[[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] (24)
|c3=
*''[[Dot Malto]]'' (9)
*[[Mo Malto]] (20)
*[[Robby Malto]] (21)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (17)
*[[Twitch]] (18)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (19)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (22)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Twitch''': "And now I, Megatron, shall end this war!" 
'''Hashtag''': "You'll have to deal with Starscream first!." 
'''Nightshade''': "Wait!" ''(makes a time out gesture)'' "''You're'' Soundwave! ''I'm'' Starscream!''"

"That war—I get why it started, but once it became Decepticons versus Autobots? I mean, yeah, sure, Megs ''finally'' cleaned up his mess, but ''he's'' the one who let it get that far! Now he wants to put the weight of it all on ''our'' shoulders you know? And I mean...why aren't you talking?" 
"I'm here to listen." 
"Well, what's he trying to teach us? All I've learned is that ''he'' messed up, and ''we're'' supposed to fix things." 
"Maybe he's trying to teach us not to make the same mistakes."
:—'''Thrash''' and '''Mo''' talk out Thrash's inter-generational issues.

"You think you can just start over with these lower class Cybrids?" 
"''Class?'' You have learned nothing!"
:—'''Shockwave''' gets called out by '''Megatron''' over forgetting the Decepticons' origins.

"When the day comes for you to emerge from hiding, expect harsh words from those who do not understand. Stand up for yourselves, yes. But remember, do not let your disagreements divide you. The Decepticons and Autobots could have accomplished so much more had we remembered that. Do not do what we did...do better."
:—'''Megatron''' gives some words of advice to the next generation.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* [[Alex Malto|Alex]] previously described the final battle and the destruction of the Spacebridge in "[[Secret Legacy, Part 1]]". While his version was slightly exaggerated and framed through a very '80s lens, this is the first time we get to see how it actually happened.
* Megatron still bears a scar on the left side of his chest where [[Mandroid]] tried to surgically remove his arm in "[[Age of Evolution, Part 2]]".

===Transformers references===
* The [[AllSpark]] and the war fought over its life-giving properties have been a central component of many prior ''Transformers'' series. Its appearance in ''EarthSpark'' most resembles its appearance in the [[live-action film series]].
* Megatron refers to the final battle of the Transformers War with the AllSpark being in Decepticon hands as their "[[darkest hour]]".
* Megatron's disgust over Shockwave's "lower class" comment and his statement that he began the war so that "no one would kneel again" hearkens back to the class-based origins of the [[Great War (disambiguation)|Great War]] in many previous series, most notably the [[Aligned continuity family]] and the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
* The [[Cybertronian remembrance flower]]s that grow from the [[AllSpark]] are based on the flowers that first appear in [[The Not Knowing|issue 44]] of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets The Eye]]'', where they were planted on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s planet. While their appearance is visually identical, they work slightly differently; each flower represents an Autobot, Deception, and human who died during the battle, and are not linked to particular killers.
* What appears to be Blitzwing and Astrotrain (in space shuttle mode) cameo in some art depicting scenes from the Transformers' war on Earth. They are the only Decepticons featured in it who haven't appeared in the series proper.
* Shockwave ends up locked in a [[stasis pod]] very reminiscent of the "[[stasis pod#2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon|stasis ''cells'']]" from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], where they fill with a freezing gas to induce "cryo-[[stasis lock|stasis]]".
* A new version of the Immobilizer is introduced in this episode. It [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|debuted]] back in the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon and [[Immobilizer|new]] [[Time blaster|versions]] of it showed up in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]''. It largely seems to function identically to its previous incarnations.
*Shockwave's tentacled claw and mind probe is very similar to the [[cortical psychic patch]] that first appeared in the [[Transformers:_Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon, in which it was created by the series' own resident [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]].

===Real-world references===
* Spacebridge Memorial Park seems to take inspiration from the {{w|Vietnam Veterans Memorial}}, specifically the black stone walls with the names of those who died in the war etched on to them.

===Errors===
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===Trivia===
* For those wondering, none of the Ancient Autobot script on the memorial walls spell anything.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kriegsgebiet'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 9]], 2023

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zona di guerra'''" ("War zone")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 6]], 2023

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zona de Guerra'''" ("War Zone")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 4]], 2023

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