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		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_(Cyberworld)&amp;diff=1852370</id>
		<title>Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)</title>
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		<updated>2025-07-17T15:10:14Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chromecannon: /* Cyberworld cartoon */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{factions|autobot|}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Disambig3|Optimus Prime}}&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Optimus prime tech specs.jpg|thumb|right|Fortnite is the right of all sentient beings.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; is the newly appointed and mighty leader of the Autobots. Although prone to the occasional quip or witty remark, inside his chassis beats the [[spark]] of a truly kind and selfless &#039;bot. After becoming stranded on the strange [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]], he is doing his best to find allies and decipher the true nature of his situation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Cyberworld&#039;&#039; cartoon===&lt;br /&gt;
{{voiceactor|[[Kyle Kaczmarczyk]] (English)|[[Idzi Dutkiewicz Sánchez]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Optimus prime vs scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Gamer rage comes in all shapes and sizes.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Optimus Prime awoke to the voice of [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] telling him to stop doing &#039;&#039;something&#039;&#039; before crash-landing into a jungle in Cyberworld. Getting to his feet, he noticed his HUD had updated as he began investigating this new world. Optimus ventured into a nearby desert where he found an Autobot ship, however, he got ambushed by [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] before he could reach it. Optimus attempted to de-escalate the situation, but alas, it was not meant to be and Scorponok attacked anyway, forcing Optimus to flee.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Upon retreating back to the jungle, a block of [[energon]] appeared in front of Optimus. When he touched it, he absorbed the energon and his new level stat increased. Optimus did not have much time to process this as soon after, a furious [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] emerged from the foliage. Optimus once again tried and failed to de-escalate the situation as Grimlock assaulted him and gave chase. Eventually, Optimus escaped by diving between the heads of a double-headed tree which Grimlock was too big to fit through. As Optimus was leaving, he noticed another Autobot ship falling from the sky and determined it to contain Bumblebee, but Grimlock was quick to free himself and Optimus had to trap him in a vine before heading off to find his friend. {{storylink|Jungle Face-Off}} Optimus found Bumblebee just after the yellow bot had been betrayed and shot by [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime Crash Lands On CYBERWORLD}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{ongoing}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Cyberworld&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|cyberchanger}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ul class=&amp;quot;iconlist&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Bp-a1|&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:Released in the first wave of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]&#039;&#039; Cyber Changers, Optimus Prime is a roughly Scout-sized figure that stands at four inches tall and converts into truck mode in four steps. as with other Cyber Changers, Optimus features a simple articulation consisting on the arms, thighs, and knees, and features a pair of 5mm-compatible hands.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}{{anchor|armoredcyberchangers}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Armored-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ul class=&amp;quot;iconlist&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Bp-a1|&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (Armored Cyber Changer, 2025)}}&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: weapon, 2 wings&lt;br /&gt;
:This Cyber Changers Optimus Prime has an unmasked face and transforms into an off-road truck. He includes a large spring-loaded weapon that splays open the gun barrel when pressed, and two wing pieces that attach to the weapon or the sides of the truck.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The figure is named &amp;quot;Offroad Optimus Prime&amp;quot; in listings, but &amp;quot;offroad&amp;quot; is absent on the packaging.&lt;br /&gt;
{{comingsoontoy}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Cyberworld Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Primes]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Megatron_(Cyberworld)&amp;diff=1852365</id>
		<title>Megatron (Cyberworld)</title>
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		<updated>2025-07-17T15:01:51Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chromecannon: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{factions|decepticon|hofsilver}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{disambig3|Megatron}}&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Character-Reveal-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Peace through teamkilling.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Once, &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; was the ruthless and almighty leader of the [[Decepticon]]s. After getting hit by [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|a truck]] one too many times, he&#039;s been transported to the game-like realm of [[Cyberworld]], where he spends most of his time competing in epic gamer challenges. Believing that only the strong can survive, Megatron will do anything to win—though this means he sometimes charges in without thinking.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Cyberworld&#039;&#039; cartoon===&lt;br /&gt;
{{voiceactor|[[James Alexander]] (English)|[[Octavio Rojas]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Megatron pins bumblebee to the ground with his axe.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|LFG?]]&lt;br /&gt;
Megatron came across a disoriented [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] as the [[Autobot]] came online in Cyberworld. {{storylink|Jungle Face-Off}} He led Bumblebee to a [[challenge (Cyberworld)|challenge]], Module 17.09.84 &amp;quot;Target Blaster&amp;quot;, pretending that they would be cooperating as a team; as soon as the timer began, he switched to bull form and charged at the targets. By the time Bumblebee worked out what was going on, Megatron had smashed all but one of the targets, which he managed to blast just in time. When the final scores were revealed, however, Megatron was furious to see that he had scored zero, for having failed to blast the targets, while Bumblebee had scored one. As Bumblebee was rewarded, Megatron was drained of his Energon. Once the program ended, Megatron turned on him, taking him by surprise with a blast from his arm-cannon. {{storylink|Optimus Prime Crash Lands On CYBERWORLD}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{ongoing}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{--}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Cyberworld&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|bull}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Megatron-Bull.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ul class=&amp;quot;iconlist&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Bp-d1|&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; (Cyber Changer, 2025)}}&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: axe&lt;br /&gt;
:Released in the first assortment of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]&#039;&#039; Cyber Changers, Megatron stands roughly four inches tall and converts to a bull in five steps. He includes a stubby little axe, which plugs onto his butt to form his tail in [[beast mode]].&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|ultimatecyberchanger}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|The nauseating camoflage pattern of a true pro gamer.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ul class=&amp;quot;iconlist&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Bp-d1|&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; (Ultimate Cyber Changer, 2025)}}&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: blaster&lt;br /&gt;
:Released at his own $24.99 price point in the first wave of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]&#039;&#039; toys, Ultimate Cyber Changer Megatron is a [[retool]] of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]&#039;&#039; [[Hound (Movie)#Knight Armor Turbo Changer|Knight Armor Turbo Changer Hound]], with a new head, abdomen and color scheme based on &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]&#039;&#039; [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]], as well as a new gun and platform at the rear of his vehicle mode to allow smaller Cyber Changers to &amp;quot;RIDE &amp;amp; BATTLE&amp;quot; on him. The gun (itself based upon G2 Megatron&#039;s tank barrel/shoulder cannon) can be removed and held in his hand in robot mode. He stands roughly seven inches tall and converts to &amp;quot;tank mode&amp;quot; in just four steps.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Cyberworld Decepticons]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Chainclaw_(ROTB)&amp;diff=1700580</id>
		<title>Chainclaw (ROTB)</title>
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		<updated>2023-06-14T10:12:42Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chromecannon: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{factions|maximal}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{disambig3|Chainclaw}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Chainclaw is a Beast Weaponizer from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Transformers-Rise-of-the-Beasts-Kids-016.jpg|right|thumb|200px|&amp;quot;This episode of Bluey is called &#039;[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]&#039;&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Chainclaw&#039;&#039;&#039; is a canine that transforms into a chainsaw. Their desire to witness their best friend&#039;s dreams is unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
{{TOCclear}}&lt;br /&gt;
==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Rise of the Beasts&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Transformers-Rise-of-the-Beasts-Kids-017.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Why hasn&#039;t Optimus gotten to cop a single damn feel yet?!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus Prime and Chainclaw&#039;&#039;&#039; (Beast Weaponizers, 2023)&lt;br /&gt;
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Released as part of the first wave of toys in the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]&#039;&#039; mainline, Chainclaw is a 3-inch Beast Battle Master toy that can convert from wolf to chainsaw. Chainclaw&#039;s chainsaw mode can be wielded by any figure with the required size port, but is of course intended to be held by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] since they come packaged together.&lt;br /&gt;
{{--}}&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ROTBtoy-Early BattleMaster Chainclaw.jpg|thumb|200px|right|What tha dog doin&#039;?]]&lt;br /&gt;
*On the back of the box, Chainclaw&#039;s stock render is not only green instead of blue, but also features a different layout for the paint applications than the final toy does.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Chainclaw&#039;&#039;&#039; (チェーンクロー &#039;&#039;Chēnkurō&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Maximals]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Chromecannon&amp;diff=1610658</id>
		<title>User:Chromecannon</title>
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		<updated>2022-05-12T04:32:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chromecannon: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Chromecannon is an Aussie who is the embodiment of 20-something layabout. Likes Transformers toys and comics, grew up on the original Robots in Disguise and the Unicron Trilogy and got back into the franchise in the late 2010s after a comic reboot and new line of toys was announced, just in time to experience [[War for Cybertron: Siege|some quality ankle tilt]]. Does not take this stuff too seriously.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The things I like most==&lt;br /&gt;
===My precious babies===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Onslaught]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Airazor (BW)]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cyclonus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Aligned Arcee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===My favourite plastic crack===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Airazor (BW)#War_for_Cybertron:_Kingdom|Airazor]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys #War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Primal]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (BW)/toys #War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron (BW)]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Grimlock_(G1)/toys#Studio_Series|Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron Trilogy|Megatron]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Other things I like that are probably more important===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|The Suicide Squad comic]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A &#039;Bot and Her City|The pretty]] [[A Long Way Down|Windblade and Chromia]] [[Windblade issue 3|buddy cop]] [[Windblade issue 4|story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wannabee, Part 1|The cute]] [[Wannabee, Part 2|Cliffjumper story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Transformers: Prime|That show where there&#039;s good writing and they&#039;re on Earth and Arcee is great]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Munky]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Hot_Rod_(G1)/toys&amp;diff=1598045</id>
		<title>Hot Rod (G1)/toys</title>
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		<updated>2022-03-13T07:23:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chromecannon: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{suite}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1-HotRod-boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Since 1986, kids stopped buying Transformers toys because of him.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]&#039;&#039;&#039; is a bot of many toys!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==&#039;&#039;The Transformers&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|Generation 1}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1toy hot rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is totally what cars will look like in the far-flung future of 2005.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rod&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot Car, 1986)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Takara ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;C-78&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; 2 Photon Lasers&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Hot Rod transforms into a red, orange, and yellow futuristic race car. He is armed with two &amp;quot;Photon Laser&amp;quot; weapons, each with their own distinct sculpt, which fit in both his fists; only one gun can be equipped in vehicle mode, in the port in his engine block. Upon his original release, Hot Rod had unpainted [[die-cast]] metal feet, while later editions of the figure used black plastic.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Hot Rod was one of the first toys designed specifically for the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; toyline, as opposed to being an imported pre-existing toy. In further contrast to the common design process for &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; toys, he (like most of the cast of &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039;) was created for animation first, and had his toy created based on [[Floro Dery]]&#039;s designs (though said animation designs would be further modified after the toy was completed). Before final production, Hot Rod was originally cast in a [[:File:G1catalog86-PinkHotRod.jpg|pinker plastic]] to match the color of his animation model (as seen in catalogs at the time, and the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] [[commercial]]), but oddly, he was changed to a less [[Show-accuracy|animation-accurate]] red before release. This change evidently came too late to modify the factory-applied [[sticker]]s the toy bears: the small decals on either side of Hot Rod&#039;s vehicle mode feature a pink background that would have matched the toy&#039;s original color scheme. In another, even more baffling change, an extra plastic tab was added to Hot Rod&#039;s legs before final production to keep them from fully extending and revealing his sculpted knee detail.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Hot Rod has been retooled, reissued, and redecoed several times down the years; this article strives to list each distinct edition of the figure under its own heading.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/HotRod/hotrod.htm More information on Hot Rod at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}{{anchor|G1RodimusPrime}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1 RodimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As you&#039;re enjoying your retirement in 2006, tour the country in &#039;&#039;this!&#039;&#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot Hero, 1986)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Takara ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;C-77&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Trailer/[[Mobile Defense Bay]], Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields (left &amp;amp; right)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Rodimus Prime was designed in much the same way as Hot Rod, albeit with much less articulation. Rodimus transforms from a robot and [[Mobile Defense Bay]] into a &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;space winnebago&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; futuristic truck. The toy comes with a &amp;quot;Photon eliminator&amp;quot; rifle and two blast shields to attach to either side of his battle platform&#039;s cannon. (The yellow spoiler was also to be removed and replaced during transformation.) Like Hot Rod, there are materials variations; initial releases have metal toes and rubber tires, while later shipments replaced both with black plastic.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: This mold was later redecoed as a lucky draw prize [[Primus]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/RodimusPrime/rodimusprime.htm More information on Rodimus Prime at TFU.info]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}{{anchor|Targetmaster}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1 TMHotRod toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In 2007, hood-cannons will become a standard feature.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rod&#039;&#039;&#039; (Targetmaster, 1987)&lt;br /&gt;
**Accessories: Firebolt Targetmaster partner&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Hot Rod was re-released with his new [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Firebolt (G1)#Generation 1 2|Firebolt]] a year after the original release. The toy was [[retool]]ed to have larger pegholes in his fists and his engine block so the Targetmaster gun would fit. As the original large stickers applied to Hot Rod&#039;s thighs were frequently scraped away by the friction of moving his legs up and down during transformation, the Targetmaster version sported smaller decals that avoided this problem. Unlike the original figure, Targetmaster Hot Rod only ever featured black plastic feet. Amusingly enough, Targetmaster Hot Rod&#039;s &amp;quot;Firepower&amp;quot; stat is 7, which is actually lower than regular Hot Rod&#039;s firepower stat of 10.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Targetmaster Hot Rod&#039;s packaging originally contained the [[quality control|erroneous]] blurb &amp;quot;Firebolt transforms into &#039;&#039;[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]&#039;s&#039;&#039; weapon!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tmerrorbox&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/ToysTMHotRodMISB.html Targetmaster Hot Rod MISB] at Super Toy Archive.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This was fixed by a [[variant|running change]] in two steps: First Misfire&#039;s name was covered with a sticker that contained the correct name &amp;quot;Hot Rod&amp;quot;; later shipments then came in boxes that had the correct name printed on them.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hartman&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://tfsource.com/blog/collector-interview-30-karl-hartman/ &amp;quot;Collector Interview 30 – Karl Hartman&amp;quot;] at the TFSource blog.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Not originally released in Japan, the Targetmaster version of Hot Rod was later reissued by Takara as part of their &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers Collection]]&#039;&#039; series in 2004 (see below).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/HotRod/hotrod.htm More information on Targetmaster Hot Rod at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}{{anchor|2000rerelease}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1toy takara 2001 hotrod reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (2000)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;C-78&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**Accessories: 2 Photon Lasers&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The original Hot Rod toy was reissued by Takara in later December 2000, as part of a small line of reissues that celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; toyline in Japan. The figure was retro-retooled from the Targetmaster version of the toy to fill the enlarged holes back in so that they could once again snugly accommodate his Photon Lasers. This version of the figure also reinstates the die-cast metal feet of its earliest release, and finally recolors the stickers on either side of the vehicle mode so that they now feature an accurate red background to match to the rest of the figure. The toy&#039;s packaging featured a metallic golden sticker advertising the anniversary.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:This version of the Hot Rod mold was also used to create the simultaneously-available exclusives &amp;quot;Crystal Rodimus&amp;quot; (see below) and the evil clone, [[Dark Hot Rod|Black Rodimus]].&lt;br /&gt;
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{{-}}{{anchor|Crystal Rodimus}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1toy crystal rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Crystal Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot Car, 2001)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;C-78C&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; 2 Photon Lasers&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;quot;Crystal Rodimus&amp;quot; uses the reissue Hot Rod mold, but cast almost entirely in translucent plastics. Limited to 1500 pieces and packaged in a monochrome blue version of Hot Rod&#039;s normal packaging, Crystal Rodimus was only available at Tokyo Toy Festival, with the joint purchase of the evil clone [[Dark Hot Rod|Black Rodimus]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/HotRodClear/hotrod.htm More information on Crystal Rodimus at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{-}}{{anchor|2001Convoyreissue}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1toy takara rodimus prime reissue.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus Convoy&#039;&#039;&#039; (2001)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;C-77&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Trailer/Mobile Defense Bay, Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields (left &amp;amp; right)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The original Rodimus Prime toy was reissued by Takara in mid-December 2001. It featured no notable changes from the original Generation 1 release of the figure, but it did reinstate the rubber tires and metal feet that were phased out of the original toy&#039;s production run.&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Transform Jr&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Tfjr rodimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|By the far-off year of 2006, the Cybertronians will have perfected the art of converting living metal to cardboard.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus Convoy&#039;&#039;&#039; (1986)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;C-77&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Photon eliminator, cardboard trailer&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;[[Transform Jr]]&#039;&#039; Rodimus Prime is a downsized version of the standard toy, far less simplified than most figures in the &#039;&#039;Jr&#039;&#039; line (on account of how simple the regular toy is in the first place). Made of only red and yellow plastic, he is armed with his Photon Eliminator, and comes with a non-transforming version of his trailer made partially out of cardboard. He also came packaged with a small die-cast metal figurine of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.vega.or.jp/~butto/tftcollejr-03.htm More information on Transform Jr Rodimus Convoy at Butto&#039;s Transformers Collection.]&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Return of Convoy&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|ROC}}[[File:Hotrodmicromaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|2011: The year the Shriners will take over the automotive industry.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Star Convoy w/ Hot Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot, 1991/2005)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;C-372&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Available only with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Star Convoy]], Hot Rod&#039;s [[Micromaster]] form is a simplified version of his original toy, transforming into the same futuristic race car. Like all Micromasters, he features a notch in the base of his feet that allows him to peg inside Star Convoy&#039;s chest and stand on his base mode&#039;s rotating turret.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:In 2005, Star Convoy was re-released with several deco changes; in Hot Rod&#039;s case, his stickers were replaced with [[paint operation|paint applications]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/HotRodimus/hotrodimus.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Return of Convoy&#039;&#039; Hot Rodimus at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Choro-Q&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Choro Q Rodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Rodimus got a head start on the Tesla bandwagon.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus Convoy TV Version&#039;&#039;&#039; (2001)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Q/05&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Photon Eliminator rifle&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Transforming super deformed version of Rodimus Convoy containing a pull back motor. He came with a small version of his Photon Eliminator rifle that can be held in his hand or attached to the top of the truck when in [[Choro-Q]] (vehicle) mode.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ChoroQRodimus/rodimusconvoy.htm More information on Rodimus Convoy TV Version at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|metallic}}&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus Convoy Metallic Version&#039;&#039;&#039; (2001)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Q/06&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Photon Eliminator rifle&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: This metallic version featured metallic flake paint for the body and gold paint for the wings on Rodimus&#039;s back. Otherwise, the toy is the same.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ChoroQRodimusMetallic/rodimusconvoy.htm More information on Rodimus Convoy Metallic Version at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==&#039;&#039;Commemorative Series&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Commemorative series rodimus toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus Major&#039;&#039;&#039; (2002)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; 2 Photon Lasers&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Hasbro&#039;s first reissue of the Hot Rod toy used the re-modified mold from Takara&#039;s 2001 edition, with smaller peg-holes for his Photon Lasers, and die-cast metal feet. As part of the first wave of &amp;quot;[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]&amp;quot; figures, Hot Rod had to undergo a name change due to Hasbro&#039;s inability to trademark his old name, but the &amp;quot;Major&amp;quot; suffix failed to stick and was only ever used on this edition of the toy.&lt;br /&gt;
:This version of the mold removes the pins in his arms and instead the arms stay in via very small pegs. This is likely due to the part being prone to breakage. Subsequent uses of this mold also shared this retool.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (2004, 2012)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Trailer/Mobile Defense Bay, Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields (left &amp;amp; right)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Part of the seventh wave of the Commemorative Series, Hasbro&#039;s reissue of Rodimus Prime was identical to Takara&#039;s 2001 reissue of the figure, featuring metal feet and rubber tires, and no other notable changes from the original figure. The toy did, however, feature an [[misassembly|assembly error]] that saw a portion of the chest being assembled backwards.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The figure later saw a re-release in Hasbro&#039;s Asian markets in 2012, with no known changes to the figure itself and some minor changes to the packaging, such as the addition of a black &amp;quot;choking hazard&amp;quot; warning label.&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;The Transformers Collection&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Tfc hot rod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (2004)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;13&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; 2 Photon Lasers, Firebolt Targetmaster partner&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:This reissue of Hot Rod followed the trend begun by earlier reissues of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], and offered the most &amp;quot;complete&amp;quot; version of the toy available by including all the accessories that had come with the different releases of the figure through the years. His peg holes were modified for the third time, enlarged once again to accommodate [[Firebolt (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Firebolt]], and his Photon Lasers&#039; pegs were similarly widened to fit comfortably in the newly-sized ports. Additionally, this version of Hot Rod replaced the factory-applied stickers on his chest and sides with [[tampograph]]s, completely redesigning the flame design on the latter decals. His chest decoration was modified to resemble the cartoon coloration more accurately. Unfortunately, this release features the original &amp;quot;C-78&amp;quot; sticker sheet again, with the larger thigh decals that get easily damaged during transformation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:This set included a [[Tech Spec]] card that retroactively gave the Targetmaster version of Hot Rod the (previously unused) [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] &amp;quot;C-110&amp;quot;, as the toy had never been released in Japan before this point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/TMhotrod_template.html More information on Transformers Collection Targetmaster Hot Rod at TF-1.com]&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==&#039;&#039;Smallest Transforming Transformers&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wstf hot rod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (2004/2006)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; 2 Photon Lasers&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Initially intended for release in the cancelled third wave of Takara&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]&#039;&#039; line of diminutive &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; figures, Hot Rod eventually saw the light of day as the 1-in-24 &amp;quot;[[chase figure]]&amp;quot; in wave &amp;quot;2.5&amp;quot; of the series, which was already of comparatively limited availability. He came with tiny versions of his original Photon Lasers (which were attached to a plastic sprue and had to be removed by the buyer), and was [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] like all &#039;&#039;Smallest Transforming&#039;&#039; figures.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Hot Rod was later made available again as a [[Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us]] exclusive in 2006, in a unique monochrome red box, available only with purchase of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|&#039;&#039;Hybrid Style&#039;&#039; Optimus Prime]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/smallest-transformers/hot-rod/1704/ More information on Smallest Transforming Hot Rodimus at Seibertron.com]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|Classics (2006)}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Rodimusclassics.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And in 2026, the future predicted in 1978 will finally come to pass. Perfect for a road trip to Sanctuary!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, 2006)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]&#039;&#039; Rodimus is a sleeker, more streamlined version of the original, now transforming into a hot-rodded (see what we did there?) {{w|Dome Zero}}. His rear-mounted thruster engine becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode, launching a spring-loaded missile, or can remain attached to his back to become some kind of [[jet pack]]. His left arm also hides a flip-out &amp;quot;comm unit&amp;quot; that is clearly supposed to be the buzzsaw he used for a brief period in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the Movie]]. As with all &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; toys, Rodimus has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]. Unfortunately, the hands are not 5mm-compatible, as they&#039;re only compatible for the missile launcher&#039;s handle.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: In a twist of delicious buttery fandom irony, &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; Rodimus has elements that were introduced in [[Rodimus (Energon)|&#039;&#039;Energon&#039;&#039; Rodimus]], making him a somewhat backwards-[[homage]]. His face also appears to take visual cues from how he was drawn by [[Derek Yaniger]] in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|&#039;&#039;Generation 2&#039;&#039; comic book]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Very early specimens of Rodimus came with short stubs on his forearms that don&#039;t really connect at all to the hip panels, resulting in a somewhat unstable vehicle mode. The stubs can also be seen on the official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] for the figure.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;classicstock&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.transformersclassics.com/gallery/Hasbro-Photo-Archive/rodimus_robot Hasbro stock photo for &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; Rodimus], depicting the short stubs on his forearms that were soon retooled into larger pegs.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This was quickly amended by a [[variant|running change]] that saw the stubs enlarged into actual pegs that connect much more securely to the hip panels. (Some reports also indicate the existence of &amp;quot;transitional&amp;quot; versions with a stub on one arm and a full peg on the other.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: The modified pegs were used for every subsequent use of the sculpt, which include the evil &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]&#039;&#039; [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], &#039;&#039;[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Gentei! Gentei!]]&#039;&#039; [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], and &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]&#039;&#039; [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]. This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy &#039;&#039;Beast Wars: Uprising&#039;&#039; incarnation of [[Nitrostreak#Beast Wars: Uprising|Nitrostreak]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; Rodimus at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{{ClassicsRodimusMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Titanium Series&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TitaniumHeroRodimus toy.jpg|295px|thumb|Winnebago... &#039;&#039;of the &#039;&#039;&#039;future&#039;&#039;&#039;!!!&#039;&#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Photon Eliminator rifle&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;Titanium Cybertron Heroes&#039;&#039; Rodimus Prime is a mostly die-cast metal transforming toy based loosely upon the original &#039;&#039;Generation 1&#039;&#039; Rodimus Prime toy. He features much greater articulation and bulkier body proportions. Unfortunately, his transformation results in an incredibly awkward posture, forcing his upper body far ahead of his lower half. His die-cast construction also results in a great deal of paint-chipping, even when delicately handled.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Unlike the original toy which separated into a robot and a battle station, the entire vehicle mode of the 6-inch &#039;&#039;Titanium&#039;&#039; version transforms into the robot mode. As with &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]&#039;&#039; Rodimus, &#039;&#039;Titanium&#039;&#039; Rodimus Prime takes some visual cues from the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]&#039;&#039; version of the character in addition to the original toy and the animation model... &#039;&#039;and&#039;&#039; the actual &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; Rodimus toy, such as the engine-block dickie.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into &#039;&#039;Titanium&#039;&#039; [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TitRodimusPrime/rodimus.htm More information on Titanium Rodimus Prime at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{{--}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Kiss Players&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KPHotRodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The fishing rod turns into arm blasters. The girl eats dumplings.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus X SyaoSyao&#039;&#039;&#039; (2006)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Engine/tonfa weapons, fishing rod/Exhaust Eliminator, ShaoShao Li figurine with steamer&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]&#039;&#039; Hot Rodimus is a retool and redeco of the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]&#039;&#039; [[Mirage (G1)/toys|Mirage]] toy, transforming into a red Ford GT. His engine becomes a pair of pistols that double as tonfa weapons, and his fishing rod can be taken apart and reassembled to create a triple-barreled arm-mounted blaster reminiscent of the original Hot Rod&#039;s exhaust pipe weapons. His new head sculpt includes a retractable visor patterned after the one used in the movie. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The toy also included a PVC figurine of the character&#039;s &amp;quot;Kiss Player&amp;quot; partner [[Shaoshao Li]] and a bamboo dumpling steamer, as well as a CD including episodes 11-20 of the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|&#039;&#039;Kiss Players&#039;&#039; radio drama]] and the exclusive 10-minute audio adventure, &amp;quot;A Big Catch Tonight?!&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:For a short time, Takara had contemplated releasing a Hot Rodimus (Hot Rod) toy as the next &#039;&#039;Binaltech&#039;&#039; release after [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], but that plan became obsolete when Takara decided to cancel the Binaltech line as a mass retail line altogether. Instead, Hot Rodimus also ended up as part of the &#039;&#039;Kiss Players&#039;&#039; line, after &amp;quot;Ginrai&amp;quot; had previously become Kiss Players [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Convoy]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AltRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Kiss Players Hot Rodimus at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Alternators&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|alternator}}[[File:Alternators Rodimus toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He wants to go fishing too...]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (2007)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;27&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Engine/tonfa weapons&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]&#039;&#039; Rodimus is an exclusive figure, released at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] and [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] in July 2007. It is a repaint of Kiss Players Hot Rodimus, which itself is a retool of Alternators [[Mirage (G1)/toys|Mirage]]. The figure uses the same head mold introduced in the Kiss Players figure, retaining the original&#039;s visor gimmick. The deco has been altered by changing the side striping from white to yellow, while the stripes over the hood, roof and trunk have been eliminated altogether, replaced by a Hot Rod-style flame graphic on the hood and front guards. The car mode parts remain bare plastic rather than painted over in red paint like the Kiss Players verison.  Most of the Kiss Player deco remains in robot mode, including the yellow hands and flame graphics on the forearms; however, the license plates (located at the knees in robot mode) have been changed to read &amp;quot;TOO HOT&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Rodimus&#039;s weapons are the dual pistols/tonfa seen with both Mirage and Hot Rodimus, however his Kiss Player counterpart&#039;s fishing rod/eliminator and dumpling steamer weapons were not included in the Alternators release. They left [[Shaoshao Li|the girl]] out too.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AltRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Alternators&#039;&#039; Rodimus at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Henkei! Henkei!&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Henkei-C-05-Hot-Rodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|&amp;quot;They dipped my headlights in chrome. Now I don&#039;t drive at night.&amp;quot; &#039;&#039;(Original release pictured)&#039;&#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Henkei-C-05-Hot-Rodimus-(Reissue).jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|&#039;&#039;(Re-release version pictured)&#039;&#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, 2008-[[June 26|06-26]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;C-05&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: In 2008, &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; Rodimus was released in Japan as part of the &#039;&#039;[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers&#039;&#039; line by [[TakaraTomy]]. Now called Hot Rodimus, he features several significant deco differences, such as a large orange and yellow flame tampograph on his hood to better resemble the &#039;&#039;Generation 1&#039;&#039; cartoon model&#039;s appearance. The other flame tampographs have also been redesigned, his forehead crest is a more subtle colour to distance itself from the &#039;&#039;Energon&#039;&#039; Rodimus homage Hasbro introduced. The only other addition in terms of deco is orange paint on the cuffs of his lower arms. Curiously eschewing the slavish accuracy to the original cartoon&#039;s animation models that shaped the coloration of most other &#039;&#039;Henkei! Henkei!&#039;&#039; figures, Hot Rodimus is &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; rendered in Hot Rod&#039;s classic magenta cartoon color scheme, featuring instead a shade of red that is even darker than that used by the &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; version, as well as a lighter shade of orange. The clear violet on the &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; version is clear blue on the Hot Rodimus. All &#039;&#039;Henkei! Henkei!&#039;&#039; toys feature a somewhat randomly [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] part somewhere upon them, his headlights are chrome gold paint with clear orange painted on, while his entire spoiler is vacuum-metallized gold. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: A re-release of the figure in the Fall of 2011 had the chrome orange headlights replaced with plated gold.&lt;br /&gt;
{{ClassicsRodimusMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Universe&#039;&#039; (2008)==&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|Classic Series}}{{anchor|2008legend}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Universe-(2008)-Legends-Class-Rodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He&#039;s a Hot Rod without a hot rod.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (Legends Class, 2008)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Series&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Classic Series&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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: Legends Class Rodimus transforms into a generic sports car with a giant spoiler. This toy&#039;s design was the basis for Hot Rod&#039;s look in the &amp;quot;[[Wings of Honor]]&amp;quot; comic book.&lt;br /&gt;
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: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039; [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] and &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]&#039;&#039; [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Rodimus]].&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFURodimus/rodimus.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Universe&#039;&#039; Rodimus at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Universe2008toy-ChallengeatCybertronRodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|HasTak: pretending Hot Rod was red and not magenta in the movie since 1986.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Challenge at Cybertron&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe Class figure 3-pack, 2010)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Series&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;G1 Series&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile &lt;br /&gt;
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: A redeco of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]&#039;&#039; Rodimus was released in the &amp;quot;[[Challenge at Cybertron]]&amp;quot; multi-pack along with redecoes of [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#ChallengeAtCybertron|Cyclonus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#ChallengeAtCybertron|Galvatron]]. This version of Rodimus, like the &#039;&#039;Henkei! Henkei!&#039;&#039; figure, is intended to be accurate to the cartoon&#039;s colors, though it attempts the idea much more literally, to the point of having solid blue rather than translucent windows.&lt;br /&gt;
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: The set was exclusively released in Southeast Asian markets by Hasbro Malaysia, but the included version of Rodimus was later released in the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|&amp;quot;gold box&amp;quot; &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; line]] as a two-pack with the Cyclonus from the set.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/CACRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Challenge at Cybertron Rodimus at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|masterpiece}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Takara Masterpiece Rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You hated him when you were ten, and now you&#039;ll pay $200 to own him.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus Convoy&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[January 29]], [[2011]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;MP-9&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Trailer/[[Mobile Defense Bay]], Photon Eliminator/Photon Lasers Alpha &amp;amp; Beta, [[Matrix of Leadership]], buzzsaw, welding torch&lt;br /&gt;
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:The central feature of TakaraTomy&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]&#039;&#039; incarnation of good ol&#039; Roddy is its ability to transform from Hot Rod to Rodimus Prime in both robot and vehicle modes. Extensions in the figure&#039;s hips give Rodimus some slight extra height over Hot Rod, while a spring-loaded pop-out second face, revealed when the figure&#039;s helmet is tilted back, gives him his older, lined features; this face is somewhat narrower than Hot Rod&#039;s, combining with a slight elevation of the back-mounted spoiler to further create the illusion of a larger figure. Contrary to expectations, creating Rodimus Prime&#039;s vehicle mode does not simply involve slotting Hot Rod&#039;s car mode into the larger trailer section; in fact, Hot Rod fits into the trailer &#039;&#039;backwards&#039;&#039;, and an entirely new vehicle-front—featuring Rodimus&#039;s shorter hood and smaller canopy and lacking an exposed engine block—fips out from beneath the trailer and wraps around his rear end. Both vehicles feature opening canopies, though only Hot Rod has any sculpted interior detail of note. As with most Masterpiece figures, the toy attempts to reproduce Hot Rod&#039;s cartoon appearance as faithfully as possible; consequently, this is the first toy to actually render Hot Rod in his cartoon-accurate magenta coloration. Of course, there was no way to make the figure switch to burgundy for Rodimus mode, but in compensation, the front of the cab features the two tone coloration Rodimus Prime featured in the animation.&lt;br /&gt;
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:As with his original toy, Rodimus Prime&#039;s trailer opens up into the Mobile Defense Bay, now through a spring-loaded transformation activated by pressing a button on the trailer&#039;s roof. Furthering his armament, the figure comes with Hot Rod&#039;s two twin Photon Lasers, which can combine and extend through a spring-loaded [[Automorph Technology|automorph-style]] process into Rodimus Prime&#039;s larger Photon Eliminator. The guns can store within his trailer, and mount on any one of six different ports in Defense Bay mode for additional firepower. Like the original Hot Rod toy, a single Photon Laser can mount in the vehicle mode&#039;s engine block. &#039;&#039;The Transformers: The Movie&#039;&#039; is the source of inspiration for the rest of his additional gadgets and features, including a built-in version of the retractable visor from the [[Lookout Mountain]] scene, (dropped over the figure&#039;s eyes by rotating the circular &amp;quot;ears&amp;quot; on its helmet), the buzzsaw he used in battle on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], and the welding torch he used to repair [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]. Both saw and torch store inside his trailer while not in use, and attach to universal clips which rotate out of his forearms. Lastly, and naturally, he also comes with a Matrix of Leadership accessory which stores within his chest, much smaller than the one included with &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; Optimus Prime, to the extent that Rodimus cannot even hold it by its handles. He can, however, grip Prime&#039;s Matrix in his hands.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Unfortunately, &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; Rodimus has suffered from numerous quality control issues, which vary from figure to figure. Commonly reported problems include fragile leg panels which break off with ease, the inability of the figure to hold its guns due to shallow peg-holes which conflict with the bending angle of his hands, the springs within the figure&#039;s ankles becoming unwound, and the spoiler/backpack assembly refusing to clip into place. Mostly infamously, the slot on the trailer into which the spoiler slips is &#039;&#039;extremely&#039;&#039; narrow as a consequence of its interior being painted; as a result, paint is invariably scraped off the inside and leaves disfiguring marks on the spoiler when the figure is transformed to Rodimus Prime vehicle mode. A second production run, done shortly after Hasbro&#039;s release of the figure in a different deco ([[#HasbroMasterpiece|see below]]), amended these issues and also featured some slight changes in paint colors, although the forked chest tab not quite locking properly still seems to be an issue. Some of the second production run retain the original elbows from the first production run while the others feature the retooled elbows from the Hasbro version. The second release also features the retooled crotch plate from the Hasbro release.&lt;br /&gt;
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:If bought in Asian countries outside of Japan, Rodimus Convoy comes with a [[collector coin]], the first of the &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; figures to do so. The coin&#039;s package is a simple square shape, primarily black with flame detailing around the cutout that shows the coin inside, and &amp;quot;The World of Transformers&amp;quot; as the title on the front. The coin itself features his head and the date &amp;quot;2011.01&amp;quot; on one side, and an &amp;quot;MP09&amp;quot; flame detail on the reverse; of note, his name is given as &amp;quot;Rodimus Prime&amp;quot; rather his Japanese name. In some markets, he may also have been available with a black display case. The figure also saw re-release in China at December 2018, with the addition of the &amp;quot;Long Life Design&amp;quot; award labelled on the packaging. The said reissue also features newly-redesigned knee joints that is plagued on previous releases.&lt;br /&gt;
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:In addition to the Hasbro version, this figure was also redecoed into [[Black Rodimus Convoy#Toys|Black Rodimus Convoy]].&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:MP28-HotRodimus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.9|Masterpiece Hot Rod, fishing off the edge of collectors shelves the world over]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (2016-[[February 27|02-27]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;MP-28&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Buzzsaw, Visor, Fishing rod, two guns&lt;br /&gt;
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:[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] Hot Rodimus is an all new Hot Rod mold that does not transform into Rodimus Prime. He is the same size as the other &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; Autobot cars, and because of that he fits in both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MP22|MP-22 Ultra Magnus]]&#039;s trailers in altmode. He comes with some of the accessories the MP-9 mold also had, like the guns, the retractable visor and the buzzsaw, but he also comes with a new accessory, a fishing rod that allows you to recreate his first scene in the movie. His chest also includes a Matrix chamber where the MP-10 Matrix can be stored. &lt;br /&gt;
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:If bought in Asian countries outside of Japan, Hot Rodimus comes with a collector coin. The coin&#039;s package is shaped like his chest, and the inside is designed after the Matrix, with the coin as the core, and features Hot Rod&#039;s &amp;quot;my actions speak louder than words&amp;quot; motto.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Interestingly, this &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; Hot Rod&#039;s transformation is &#039;&#039;very&#039;&#039; specifically based around how Hot Rod transforms during the [[Lookout Mountain]] scene of the 1986 animated film, right before the Autobot shuttle arrives. The figure replicates the sequence almost frame for frame with exceptions for the rotation of the spoiler and the placement of the rear tires due to, well, how reality works as opposed to animation.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:TF-MP40-Targetmaster-Hot-Rodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Targetmaster Hot Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[2018]]-[[February 24|02-24]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;MP-40&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; [[Firebolt (G1)#MP40|Firebolt]], gun&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;quot;Targetmaster Hot Rodimus&amp;quot; is a redeco of &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; Hot Rodimus based on his appearance in &amp;quot;[[The Rebirth]]&amp;quot;. Now, bear with us on this one; this means that he&#039;s got the outdated color scheme used by [[AKOM]] in all their episodes of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|animated series]], his shoulder vents being the same color as the rest of his arms, the dark and light areas of his helmet are inverted, the &amp;quot;windscreen&amp;quot; on his pelvis is white, and his boots are two shades of grey instead of one (because AKOM would literally translate the shadows on the character model into actual colors). &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;But&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;, he&#039;s &#039;&#039;so&#039;&#039; precisely based on &amp;quot;The Rebirth&amp;quot; that he actually replicates the slightly degraded colors of the broadcast masters used for the episodes&#039; DVD release (as opposed to the higher-quality &amp;quot;production masters&amp;quot; used for most of the rest of the series), meaning his magenta has become burgundy, and his boots are tinged red instead of plain gray, when by all rights those &#039;&#039;should&#039;&#039; just be the same colors as the previous toy. Additionally, his windshield is clear, and the Autobot symbol on his chest is larger and drawn in the cartoon style.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Except for a red version of one of the guns, Masterpiece Hot Rodimus&#039;s accessories are not included. In their place is a Targetmaster [[Firebolt (G1)#Masterpiece|Firebolt]], a redeco of the Offshoot figure that came with the 2010 &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; toyline Masterpiece Rodimus Prime figure, the first time this mold has been released in the Japanese market. As well as being wielded by Hot Rodimus, Firebolt can attach to the engine block in alt mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; (2010)==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF2010toy rod vs cyc.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We didn&#039;t feel like taking a picture of the same toy just with a rubsign, so here&#039;s the box.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Battle in Space&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe figure 2-pack, 2010)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Rocket engine/missile launcher/Photon Blaster, flame missile &lt;br /&gt;
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:This release of the &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; Rodimus is a modified version from the Asia market-exclusive &amp;quot;Challenge at Cybertron&amp;quot; 3-pack, replacing Rodimus&#039; Autobot sigil with a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]. The only other change from the &amp;quot;Challenge at Cybertron&amp;quot; version is the contrast between the chest flame and the orange backdrop is greater, making the flame deco stand out more. The set also comes with a similarly modified &#039;&#039;Universe&#039;&#039; Cyclonus (with [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]]) from the &amp;quot;Challenge at Cybertron&amp;quot; set, the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] accessory from the 2002 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NewYearConvoy|New Year Special Convoy]] reissue of Generation 1 Optimus Prime, and &amp;quot;[[Rodimus vs. Cyclonus]]&amp;quot;, a new comic book created specifically for this set by [[IDW Publishing]]. This release of the figure has common mold degradation in the ball joints of the arms.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on &amp;quot;Battle in Space&amp;quot; Rodimus at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:2010 sons of cybertron rodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Sons of Cybertron&#039;&#039;&#039; (2010)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile &lt;br /&gt;
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:Released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[Welcome to Transformers 2010]]&#039;&#039; campaign, this redeco of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]&#039;&#039; Rodimus is cast in translucent plastic and features the &#039;&#039;[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]&#039;&#039; release&#039;s paint applications. He is packed with a similarly translucent Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]] from the &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Ultimate Battle&amp;quot; pack and [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 &#039;&#039;Universe&#039;&#039;]] Special Edition.&lt;br /&gt;
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:This &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039;/&#039;&#039;Henkei&#039;&#039;-based Sons of Cybertron set is a counterpart to TakaraTomy&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]&#039;&#039; Sons of Cybertron set, which also features translucent versions of &#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus]].&lt;br /&gt;
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:The &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039;/&#039;&#039;Henkei&#039;&#039; Sons of Cybertron set was intended for the Japanese Chara Hobby 2010 festival, but was also initially offered as a raffle prize at the Cybertron Philippines, Toy Kingdom and SM Makati and [[Hasbro]]-partnered Autobot Alliance/Cybertron Con event that launched the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]&#039;&#039;, [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; (2010)]] and [[Power Core Combiners]] toylines in the Philippines.,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/sons-of-cybertron-crystal-classics-optimus-prime-and-rodimus-set-images-169977/ TFW2005.com reports on the Philippines Autobot Alliance/Cybertron Con event. June 18, 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and was available for purchase at the [[Cybertron Con 2010]] [[Shanghai]] convention as well as various online toy retailers.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:TF2010toy masterpiece rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|They labeled me as &amp;quot;Rodimus Prime&amp;quot;, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|I don&#039;t have the trailer]]?]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Masterpiece Rodimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (2011)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Photon Eliminator/Photon Lasers Alpha &amp;amp; Beta, small [[Matrix of Leadership]], large Matrix of Leadership, buzzsaw, welding torch, Offshoot&lt;br /&gt;
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:The Hasbro version of &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; Rodimus Prime is a Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us exclusive. Redecoed from the Takara version to appear more like the original toy, this version omits the trailer preventing him from transforming into Rodimus Prime&#039;s futuristic truck mode. He does however include [[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Offshoot]], a Targetmaster figure, as well as all the other accessories from the Takara release.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Every plastic color is changed and many painted details are added, changed, and downright omitted from the TakaraTomy version in an effort to make him appear more toy accurate. The light gray plastic is a more metallic darker gray, the magenta is now maroon, the orange is a darker shade, and the clear blue window is a darker blue. Other changes include the hip joints and rear end, which are now black instead of magenta, the boots, which are now maroon instead of gray, and the feet, which are now black (to mimic the plastic toe variation rather than the metal toe variation from the original figure). His accessories have also changed in plastic color, with his welding tool now being maroon instead of gray, his buzz saw being smoky transparent blue instead of smoky colorless transparent plastic, and the Photon Lasers being cast in a different color. Notable paint omissions include the arm cuffs, collar, brake-lights, headlights, and the rear exhaust. His head also lacks the cartoon specific coloration, instead leaving it mostly unpainted like the original figure. Paint operation differences include the fins of the spoiler being a more subdued glossy yellow and the flame detail on his chest being a new pattern (different from the TakaraTomy version). His paint additions include the waist, which is entirely painted over rather than letting some of the transparency show through, and the center portion of the spoiler, which is now painted over yellow instead of unpainted orange plastic. His Autobot symbol is a different size and without any additional outline color, and his Photon Lasers feature some additional painted details as well. Additional details mimicking the original toy&#039;s stickers are now also present on the shins and he includes an optional sticker sheet featuring stickers similar to the original arm stickers of the Hot Rod toy, with stickers of both the [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]]s as well. Another difference is the rims, which are un[[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], showing the gray plastic underneath. In fact, the only things remaining the same are the chrome exhaust and the color of the rubber tires.&lt;br /&gt;
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:This version of Rodimus features the same Matrix of Leadership included with the TakaraTomy version (minus the silver and gold chrome, replaced with unpainted gray and gold painted sections), but also an additional new mold matrix similar to the one included with the original Masterpiece Optimus. &lt;br /&gt;
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:The Hasbro version of Rodimus featured retooled elbow joints that, when separated, make it difficult for him to hold a pose with his arms. The crotch plate was retooled on its underside to help prevent it from hitting the ground while in car mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Hasbro&#039;s Rodimus, sadly, &#039;&#039;will&#039;&#039; eventually tear itself apart due to overly powerful springs putting constant pressure on peculiarly weak plastic. The arms have a disheartening tendency to spontaneously break at either pinned section of the shoulder joint, while the upper ratchet in the knee has a high likelihood of shattering, either rendering him only durable enough to transform a few scant times. Just pose him once and back away slowly... There are third party die-cast knee joint replacements, but good luck finding some.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/MPRodimusPrime/rodimusprime.htm More information on Hasbro Masterpiece Rodimus Prime at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{{MP9RodimusConvoyMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Chronicle&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:EZCollectionHotRodimusToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (EZ Collection, 2011)&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]&#039;&#039; Hot Rodimus is redeco of the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]&#039;&#039; [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Rodimus. While some of his deco (flames, hands, spoiler, and his head) is entirely the same as the &#039;&#039;Universe&#039;&#039; toy, Rodimus features cartoon-accurate magenta plastic, his thighs and feet were painted orange (though his feet is gray the stock photos), and his windows were painted metallic blue. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Like other &#039;&#039;Chronicle&#039;&#039; Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;United&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Unitedtoy-RodimuseHobby.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The blue makes him look edible, but the green stops you.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobot Set&#039;&#039;&#039; (3-pack, 2011)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile&lt;br /&gt;
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: Dubbed &amp;quot;Hot Rod Blue Clear Version&amp;quot;, this [[redeco]] of the oft-used &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]&#039;&#039; Rodimus mold is cast in transparent blue plastics, emulating the scene in &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039; where Hot Rod catches the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to keep it from hitting the floor after a dying [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dropped it. Of interest is the fact that &#039;&#039;&#039;all&#039;&#039;&#039; the plastic parts are translucent, even the usually &amp;quot;softer&amp;quot;/unpaintable/never-clear nylon parts—a trend not seen on any other &amp;quot;clear&amp;quot; toys produced before.&lt;br /&gt;
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: This version was only available in an [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] 3-pack with a [[Kup (G1)/toys#UnitedDamage|battle-damaged Kup]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)#United|Scrapheap]]. Preorders for the set were opened on [[December 13]] of 2010 and closed on [[January 11]] of 2011, and shipped in April.&lt;br /&gt;
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: This figure was available with a Hot Rod pin and [[Macrocosmic Seekers]] booklet directly from e-HOBBY, he was also released in Asian countries outside of Japan without said pin and booklet.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Cybertron/HotRod/hotrod.htm More information on e-HOBBY &#039;&#039;United&#039;&#039; Hot Rod at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:UnitedToyRodimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, January 2012)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;UN-23&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile&lt;br /&gt;
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: Released in early 2012 as part of the &#039;&#039;United&#039;&#039; toy line, this marks the first [[retool]] of the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]&#039;&#039; Rodimus mold. To help the mold fit the character of Rodimus Prime, [[TakaraTomy]] chose a color scheme that homaged his original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] cartoon color scheme and altered the mold to improve compatibility with [[Mini-Con]]s released around the same time. This release features new Generation One toy-inspired flame decos on the car&#039;s hood and sides, several sections (notably the roof and the area around the headlights) painted a sparkly dark maroon color (to mimic the two toned coloration of the front of Rodimus Prime&#039;s truck mode in the animation), as well as a white face and hands and an orange hood. [[TakaraTomy]] also retooled the toy&#039;s engine block to add a 5mm peg and added a 5mm hole underneath the toy&#039;s right hand to allow the toy to use the recent [[Arms Micron]] Mini-Cons.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Both the maroon and orange plastic of the figure vary from any other release. Also notable is this is the first version of this mold to have the spoiler molded in an entirely different plastic color than the thighs (a good number of the other versions of this mold paint the spoiler a different color to achieve a certain look).&lt;br /&gt;
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:Like the 5th and 6th wave figures, Rodimus&#039;s package features a sticker that said &amp;quot;limited quantity (数量限定)&amp;quot;, indicating that this figure is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment.&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;EZ Collection Gum&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (EZ Collection Gum, [[July 30]], 2012)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;2&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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:Part of the &#039;&#039;EZ Collection Gum&#039;&#039; candy toy made by TakaraTomy A.R.T.S., This Hot Rodimus is a metallic redeco of the Universe Legends Class toy. While the paint patterns are identical to the &#039;&#039;Chronicle toy&#039;&#039;, Hot Rodimus features metallic red paint on his entire paintable parts. As per the toyline&#039;s name, he comes with a yellow candy-shelled piece of lemony-flavored gum.&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Kre-O&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KreO-Toy RodimusKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A Scoped pistol? Yup, he&#039;s definitely helping Megatron.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Bag number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;33501 41&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Stand-brick, scoped pistol&lt;br /&gt;
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: Part of the fourth assortment of [[Blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Rodimus can be rebuilt from a humanoid into a hot rod. He reuses the Ironhide helmet, and the face [[tampograph]] from the Custom Kreon.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-ORodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Rodimus at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Hero Mashers&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HM-toy Rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Suffering from self-esteem issues, Rodimus took to using steroids.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (Hero Mashers, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Pieces&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;9&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Spoiler/blaster&lt;br /&gt;
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: Part of the second wave of &#039;&#039;Transformers [[Hero Mashers]]&#039;&#039; basic Action Figures, Rodimus is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any &#039;&#039;Hero Mashers&#039;&#039; accessory.&lt;br /&gt;
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: He is designed with a removable head, forearms, thighs, and lower legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other &#039;&#039;Hero Mashers&#039;&#039; figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], &#039;&#039;[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]&#039;&#039;, and &#039;&#039;[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]&#039;&#039;, meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Rather than coming with a (nominally) hand-held weapon accessory, Rodimus comes with a spoiler for his back. Of course, being a &#039;&#039;Hero Mashers&#039;&#039; piece, it can be attached anywhere, including being hand-held, and the molding gives the impression of having a gun barrel, so go nuts.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Hero Mashers&#039;&#039; Rodimus at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Q-Transformers&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:QTransformers Hot Rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (2014-[[December 26|12-26]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;QT-07&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Q-Transformers]]&#039;&#039; Hot Rodimus transforms from a cute [[super deformed]] Toyota 86 to a just as cute robot. He comes with a code for unlocking Hot Rod as a playable character in the &#039;&#039;[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]&#039;&#039; game.&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Combiner Wars&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:2015CombinerWarsHotRod.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|24 years later, I&#039;ve become [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|his]] Micromaster, again.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; (Legends Class, 2015)&lt;br /&gt;
**Accessories: Axe/Breastplate&lt;br /&gt;
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:Part of the fourth wave of the &#039;&#039;[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]&#039;&#039; subline imprint of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]&#039;&#039;, Legends Class Rodimus is a redeco and new-head retool of &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; Legends Class Decepticon [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]], transforming into a red sports car to robot and back! He and his axe are also able to plug into the chest of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Optimus Prime]], as an homage to [[#Return of Convoy|his Micromaster toy]] from the &#039;&#039;[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]&#039;&#039; toyline of old. &lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;The axe &#039;&#039;&#039;cannot&#039;&#039;&#039; plug onto his back, so don&#039;t even try to think about doing it.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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:Rodimus&#039;s [[stock photography]] shows him with his thighs, torso, and axe molded in yellow. The final toy, however, has these parts in orange, giving him more traditional robot mode colors in exchange for a less-accurate orange spoiler in vehicle mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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:He includes a collector card featuring art from the &amp;quot;[[The Colossus War]]&amp;quot; episode of &#039;&#039;Transformers Legends&#039;&#039;, which is based on his old Generation 1 body rather than his new look in the toy. The included instructions, while calling him a part of Optimus Maximus, show him attached to a control drawing of [[Ultra Prime]] instead.&lt;br /&gt;
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:In terms of quality control, at least &#039;&#039;one&#039;&#039; unit has no Autobot insignia on his right shoulder.&lt;br /&gt;
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:The original version of this mold was also used to make &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]&#039;&#039; [[Runabout (RID)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (RID)|Runamuck]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWLegRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Combiner Wars&#039;&#039; Rodimus at TFU.info]&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Platinum Edition&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-POJC-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Alright! Hot Rod is back, let&#039;s PARTY!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Planet of Junk Clash&#039;&#039;&#039; (Platinum Edition Deluxe 3-pack, 2016)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;:Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile&lt;br /&gt;
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:Part of Hasbro&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]&#039;&#039; offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039;, &amp;quot;Autobot Hot Rod&amp;quot; (who finally got his name back) is a redeco of the &#039;&#039;[[#United|United]]&#039;&#039; Rodimus Prime figure, which is a retool of the &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; Rodimus toy. While the toy&#039;s deco was similar to the first &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; figure, Hot Rod features yellow plastic on his spoilers, thighs, and his launcher&#039;s trigger, and grey plastic on his shins. Autobot Hot Rod also features orange-yellow paint on his vehicle headlights, and an Autobot sigil on his vehicle hood/robot chest, just like his &#039;&#039;Henkei&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Reveal the Shield&#039;&#039; figures. His backpack and hood/chest piece are painted in a darker red. Hot Rod retains the retooled exposed engine and the lower forearm from the &#039;&#039;United&#039;&#039; Rodimus Prime release, allowing for [[Mini-Con]]s from the &#039;&#039;[[Power Core Combiners]]&#039;&#039; line and their redecos to attach to the large peg/forearm as an undocumented feature.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Hot Rod&#039;s robot mode is mistranformed in all his [[stock photography|stock photos]], including the in-package image: his backpack and fins aren&#039;t rotated properly in place. Ironically, the mistransformation also gives proper clearance for the shoulder articulation in robot mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Hot Rod was only available as a part of the &amp;quot;Planet of Junk Clash&amp;quot; set with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#PlanetOfJunkClash|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)#Generations|Junkion Scrapheap]]. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, though only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company&#039;s website. However, it was also stocked by several US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro&#039;s Asian markets (namely Singapore and the Philippines; it&#039;s currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada, it was sold at [[Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us]] stores, whereas in Chile, it was sold at Ripley stores. In the United Kingdom, it was also sold at Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiary of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés. It&#039;s currently unknown if it was also available in stores, or limited to online purchases. In Italy, it was sold at Toys Center stores, making it the first &#039;&#039;Platinum&#039;&#039; set ever released in that country.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/PlatinumHotRod/hotrod.htm  More information on &#039;&#039;Platinum Edition&#039;&#039; Autobot Hot Rod at TFU.info]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-RoRP-Rodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Arise, [[Die-cast|Lost-art]]imus Prime.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rise of Rodimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (Platinum Edition 2-pack, 2017)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Gun, Missile, Matrix of Leadership&lt;br /&gt;
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:Unlike most of the figures from Hasbro&#039;s 2016 &#039;&#039;Platinum Edition&#039;&#039; offerings commemorating the 30th Anniversary of &#039;&#039;The Transformers: The Movie&#039;&#039;, this Rodimus Prime is not a redeco of what [[fandom|fans]] would consider a &amp;quot;[[CHUG]]&amp;quot; figure, but of his &#039;&#039;[[#Titanium Series|Titanium Series]]&#039;&#039; toy, nine years after its initial release, retaining the original figure&#039;s [[die-cast]] construction. Rodimus Prime was available as part of a 2-pack with [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Galvatron]], aptly named &amp;quot;Rise of Rodimus Prime&amp;quot;, which also contained a [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Platinum Edition|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory, a redeco of the Matrix originally included with &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]&#039;&#039; [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]]/[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Optimus Prime]]. Unfortunately, Rodimus cannot hold it.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Like several of the 2016 &#039;&#039;Platinum Edition&#039;&#039; sets, &amp;quot;Rise of Rodimus Prime&amp;quot; saw a very limited release: Basically, the two-pack was released in some of Hasbro&#039;s Asian markets, was stocked by some online retailers in the United States that obtain their stock through Asian vendors (such as [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource), and aside from that apparently only ever saw a wider release in &#039;&#039;Brazil&#039;&#039;, of all places, where it was also first officially revealed by Hasbro at ABRIN (the Brazilian Toy Fair) in April of 2016. &#039;&#039;That&#039;s it&#039;&#039;. The set never saw an official Hasbro-initiated release in the United States.&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Head-on with style.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Firedrive &amp;amp; Autobot Hot Rod&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe Class, 2016)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: 2 rifles, [[Firebolt (G1)#Generations|Firedrive]] Titan Master&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Autobot Hot Rod&amp;quot; transforms from robot into a futuristic sports car based on his [[#Generation 1|original Generation 1 toy]]. Like all Deluxe &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; toys, Hot Rod&#039;s cockpit can be opened to reveal a seat that allows any [[Titan Master]] figure to man it in both modes. Hot Rod comes with his Titan Master partner Firedrive (a renamed Firebolt), who fits into his vehicle mode cockpit and transforms into his robot mode head. As with other &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; toys, Hot Rod can accommodate any Titan Master figure in both robot and vehicle mode. His two 5 mm rifles can be clipped together to form a larger gun with a Titan Master seat, which can be tabbed into Hot Rod&#039;s engine block. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Similar to most &#039;&#039;Titans Returns&#039;&#039; toys, Hot Rod&#039;s Titan Master gimmick suffers from a design flaw leading to difficulties in applying the head to the body. In this case, the construction around Hot Rod&#039;s neckhole leaves it difficult to peg Firedrive&#039;s head in correctly, which can lead to the head being inadvertently pegged in sideways. In addition, some units suffer a molding error resulting in bumps on the lower right lip.&lt;br /&gt;
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:As documented in his instructions, but not in his stock photography, Hot Rod&#039;s weapons can be pegged (when separated) into the sides of his vehicle mode, with just barely enough clearance for his wheels to still touch the ground.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Hot Rod can use the &#039;&#039;Siege&#039;&#039; [[Battle Master]] [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]] (although you can&#039;t attach him on Hot Rod&#039;s vehicle engine) if one is okay with simultaneously having two Firedrives.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Some copies were erroneously packaged with instructions for [[Getaway#Titans Return|Breakaway and Throttle]].&lt;br /&gt;
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:This mold serves as the model for [[Pointblank#Legends comic|Pointblank]] in the &#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039; manga. The mold included a [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretooled]] alternate head for an IDW-inspired Rodimus, but this was never used.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20200809001511/https://www.allspark.com/2017/10/our-nycc-2017-interview-with-john-warden-design-manager/ NYCC 2017 John Warden interview]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:TR-toy RodimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|That&#039;s not a camera focus problem, the head mode deco really is that faded and fuzzy.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Chaos on Velocitron&#039;&#039;&#039; (gift set, 2017)&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; Rodimus Prime is a [[retool]] of Titan Master [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Ptero]] with a new torso and head-mode face, both of which are painted-over [[die-cast]] metal. He features peg holes in his feet to attach to a variety of &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; figures, and can form the head of any Deluxe-or-larger figure from the line. Rodimus Prime provides the power of &amp;quot;Ultimate Speed Boost&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Due to its partial die-cast construction, the ball joint that connects the Titan Master&#039;s head to its torso ends up being less flexible than on other Titan Master figures made entirely out of plastic, which leaves Rodimus Prime with a very stiff neck when plugged into a larger &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; figure.&lt;br /&gt;
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:He was only available in a box set named &amp;quot;Chaos on Velocitron&amp;quot; that includes [[Quickswitch#Titans Return|Quickswitch]] and [[Dynamus#Titans Return|Dynamus]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TRCOV|Laser Prime]] and [[Refractor#Titans Return|Refractor]], [[Nautica (G1)#Titans Return|Nautica]] and [[Parsec#Titans Return|Parsec]], and [[Fastlane#Titans Return|Fastclash]]. The set was officially announced by Hasbro to be a [[Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us]] [[exclusive]], and was sold at stores in the United States, Canada, and Hasbro&#039;s Asian markets (such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong). Despite this, it later became available via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the United States (but not in Canada) as well, actually sold by Amazon directly (as compared to a third-party seller).&lt;br /&gt;
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:The torso was later reused for fellow die-cast Titan Masters [[Thunderwing (G1)#Titans Return|Thunderwing]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Scorponok]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-LG-45-Targetmaster-Rodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Check out my chest tattoo!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Targetmaster Hot Rodimus (Targetmaster Hot Rod)&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Japanese text on the packaging is ホットロディマス  / &amp;quot;Hot Rodimus&amp;quot;, but the English subtitle says &amp;quot;Hot Rod&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (Deluxe Class, [[2017]]-[[September 30|09-30]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID Number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;LG45&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Headmaster, [[Shaoshao Li#Legends|Firebolt]] Targetmaster&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Targetmaster Hot Rodimus&amp;quot; is a redeco and retool of [[#Titans Return|&#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; Hot Rod]], featuring a more cartoon-accurate maroon color scheme, painted rims, and a retooled chestplate which, in addition to featuring transparent flames, also allows you to hide the hood engine in robot mode. He comes with Firebolt, an all new mold [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] that replaces the original mold&#039;s guns. This figure was later redecoed into [[Ken]].&lt;br /&gt;
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:The lower right lip molding error from the &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; figure is present on some examples of this figure.&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Power of the Primes&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:PowerOfThePrimestoy-RodimusPrimeEvolved.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Well, it&#039;s about time [[Hasbro|they]] made it.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Evolution Rodimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (Leader Class, 2018)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;TakaraTomy ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;PP-08&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;TakaraTomy release date&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;[[May 25]], [[2018]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: trailer/evolution armor, evolution armor arms, rifle (formed by two blasters), [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix of Leadership core&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Evolution Rodimus Prime&amp;quot; consists of a Deluxe-sized Hot Rod and a trailer, which can combine with the smaller robot to form the Leader-sized Rodimus Prime. Both robot modes feature exceptional articulation, largely due to the way both robot modes transform. However, neither has a rotating waist for the same reason. This figure features minimal [[Partformer|partsforming]], with the Rodimus Prime fists being formed by attaching the two halves of the front end of the trailer to Hot Rod&#039;s knees.&lt;br /&gt;
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:He includes a [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory that has a removable center crystal, allowing any [[Prime Master]] to take its place. The Matrix can be stored within Rodimus&#039;s robot mode chest. Unfortunately, neither of his robot modes can actually hold it due to having standard 5mm hands. His two guns, one of which is based on his original toy&#039;s Photon Rifle, can combine into a rifle similar to his Photon Eliminator. In vehicle mode, his weapons can be mounted in the two 5mm holes near the back end of his trailer or stored on Rodimus Prime&#039;s back. The trailer portion also has two pegs to stand a [[Titan Master]], [[Prime Master]], or decoy armor on.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Surprisingly, the TakaraTomy stock photos of the Hot Rod figure are mistransformed: His yellow spoiler is not present in robot mode. This is only possible in the toy by removing the entire canopy of Hot Rod&#039;s vehicle mode, which is attached by a mushroom joint. Like the last version, Hot Rod/Rodimus can use the Battle Master Firedrive.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Rodimus&#039;s wave reached U.S. store shelves in December 2017.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:TF-POTP-Leader-Class-Evo-Rodimus-Unicronus.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|&amp;quot;[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|You]] are &#039;&#039;&#039;nothing!&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Evolution Rodimus Unicronus&#039;&#039;&#039; (Leader Class, 2018)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;TakaraTomy ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;PP-40&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;TakaraTomy release date&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;[[November 24]], 2018&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: trailer/evolution armor, evolution armor arms, rifle (formed by two blasters), [[Matrix of Conquest#Generations|Matrix of Chaos]] frame, Matrix of Chaos core&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Evolution Rodimus Unicronus&amp;quot; is a retool of the above Rodimus Prime toy, featuring a new goateed head and color scheme based on those of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]&#039;&#039; [[Rodimus (SG)#Toys|Rodimus]]. His smaller Deluxe-sized form is &amp;quot;Nemesis Hot Rod&amp;quot;, and represents the character in a [[Unicron]]-corrupted state. He includes a [[Matrix of Conquest#Generations|Matrix of Chaos]] accessory that has a removable center crystal, allowing any [[Prime Master]] to take its place. The Matrix can be stored within Rodimus&#039;s robot mode chest. It&#039;s best to be careful with the &amp;quot;RODIMUS&amp;quot; stickers on his knees, as they can and will peel off easily.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Stock renders released by Hasbro at [[New York Comic Con#2017|NYCC]] 2017 showed him with purple Decepticon insignias, but the physical prototypes had purple Autobot insignias instead, and the stock photos showed him with both. The final toy has the former.&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Street Fighter II × Transformers&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ken SFIIxTF toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|&amp;quot;So, wanna fight fire with fire, huh?&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus [Ken] vs Arcee [Chun-Li]&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[May 26]], [[2018]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Left &amp;amp; right rifles, Headmaster&lt;br /&gt;
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:Available as part of the exclusive &#039;&#039;[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]&#039;&#039; toyline, Hot Rodimus is a redeco of &#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039; [[#Legends|Targetmaster Hot Rodimus]] (itself a retool of &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class [[#TitansReturn|Hot Rod]]) in [[Ken]]&#039;s traditional colors, luxurious eyebrows and fleshtones and all. He transforms from robot to Cybertronian sports car and back. The &#039;&#039;Street Fighter II&#039;&#039; logo is printed on the car&#039;s spoiler, and the smaller Headmaster&#039;s robot mode is also painted to resemble Ken.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Like all Deluxe-sized &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; toys, Hot Rodimus&#039;s cockpit can be opened to reveal a seat that allows any [[Titan Master]]/Headmaster figure to pilot it in both modes. His two rifles can be clipped together to form a larger gun with a Headmaster seat; separately they can be pegged behind Hot Rodimus&#039;s front wheels or one can be pegged into his engine. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Hot Rodimus was only available in a two-pack with with [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Arcee]] [[Chun-Li#Toys|[Chun-Li]]]. This set was available for pre-order on [[TakaraTomy Mall]] from [[November 22]] to [[November 27|27]], 2017, with orders fulfilled in late May of 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Vintage G1&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Walmart-Vintage-G1-Hot-Rod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Till all are bought!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rod&#039;&#039;&#039; (Walmart exclusive reissue, 2018)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; 2 Photon Lasers&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:In a very unexpected turn, the original Hot Rod toy was reissued as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] in 2018, under the &#039;&#039;[[Vintage G1]]&#039;&#039; banner, using the mold utilized for &#039;&#039;The Transformers Collection&#039;&#039; reissue (which includes the 5mm posts on his weapons). Like the original toy, Hot Rod entirely uses stickers instead of a combo of tampographs and stickers seen in &#039;&#039;The Transformers Collection&#039;&#039; release. However, unlike the original toy, &#039;&#039;Vintage G1&#039;&#039; Hot Rod uses &amp;quot;Targetmaster&amp;quot;-style chromed stickers, rather than flat colored versions. The rubsign is an all-new type used on all of the &#039;&#039;Vintage G1&#039;&#039; toys; the insignia only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus the silver border is mirror-level reflective. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Unlike most of the original Hot Rod toys and the packaging stock photo, he is packaged with his vehicle front view facing backwards. Later shipments of the toy were packaged with Hot Rod&#039;s car facing frontwards. &lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Studio Series&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-04-Deluxe-Autobot-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Who needs that [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe mold]] anyways!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobot Hot Rod&#039;&#039;&#039; (Voyager Class, [[2020]]-[[2021]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Movie&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;The Transformers: The Movie&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Hasbro ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;86-04&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;TakaraTomy ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;SS-60&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;TakaraTomy release date&#039;&#039;: [[April 20]], [[2021]]&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: 2 &amp;quot;Photon Lasers&amp;quot;, buzzsaw, Matrix of Leadership, 2 [[Fire Blast effect]]s, effect for the Matrix, &amp;quot;The Depths of Unicron&amp;quot; backdrop&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[Studio Series]]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Autobot Hot Rod&amp;quot; is a screen-accurate, Deluxe-sized mold that converts into the same ol&#039; classic futuristic sports car. The toy is sold at a Voyager price point due to a noticeably higher parts count that yields more accessories, articulation, and transformation intricacy. Aside from his 2 photon blasters, Hot Rod also comes with a Matrix accessory (repackaged from &#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]&#039;&#039; [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]), an aura effect part to attach to the Matrix, a snap-on buzzsaw, and two blast effect parts that can attach to either of his exhaust pipes or guns.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Inside his helmet, he has a visor that can be deployed over his eyes as seen in the [[Lookout Mountain]] scene, and his right hand can flip to be replaced with the welding torch he used to repair [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. His enhanced articulation includes opening hands that can grasp his Matrix and &amp;quot;butterfly&amp;quot; shoulder joints that aid him in assuming iconic poses from the film. In an undocumented (and probably unintentional) feature, it is possible to store the Matrix inside the multiple folding layers of Hot Rod&#039;s torso, and also next to his head in car mode.   &lt;br /&gt;
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:In vehicle mode Hot Rod&#039;s guns plug into his engine block and then his buzzsaw accessory plugs on top of the guns; this two-layered accessory stacking is also supported on his robot back and the roof of the car. However, tabbing the guns into the saw creates stress on the plastic slots of the saw. Additionally, since both the guns and the engine are painted, this risks leaving scratches. Similarly, caution should be used when uniting and separating the painted silver pipes on the arms and legs during transformation, as the clips that connect the arm and leg pipes are small and prone to snapping. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:As with other &#039;&#039;Studio Series&#039;&#039; figures, the interior of the packaging can form a diorama display for the figure. In this case, it is the shot of Hot Rod about to open the Matrix as he stands within [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]&#039;s innards.&lt;br /&gt;
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:And of course, Hot Rod can hold &#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039; [[Firebolt (G1)#Legends|Firebolt]] or the &#039;&#039;Siege&#039;&#039; [[Battle Master]] [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]], though he cannot accommodate with Hot Rod&#039;s vehicle mode.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:In 2021, Hot Rod&#039;s packaging was altered significantly in accordance with Hasbro&#039;s new plastic-free packaging approach. This packaging [[variant]] was released in the same wave as [[Bumblebee (film)|&#039;&#039;Bumblebee&#039;&#039; movie]] [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#SS83|Soundwave]], and came with different UPC and EAN barcodes than the original version.&lt;br /&gt;
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==HasLab==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-WFC-Unicron-Hot-Rod-figurine.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Definitely a whopper.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Unicron&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[2021]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Series&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]&#039;&#039; [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Unicron]] comes with a mini-figurine of Hot Rod, only about 10 millimeters tall. The original announcement showed a sculpt based on Hot Rod&#039;s &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; design, but the final released figurine was based on the original G1 design (or more accurately, the &#039;&#039;Studio Series&#039;&#039; design above).&lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;War for Cybertron: Kingdom&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-WFC-K-Commander-Rodimus-Prime.jpg|450px|thumb|So THIS is where [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] went!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rodimus Prime&#039;&#039;&#039; (Commander Class, [[2021]]) &lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Hasbro ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;WFC-K29&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;TakaraTomy ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;KD-12&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;TakaraTomy release date&#039;&#039;: [[August 7]], 2021&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Trailer/[[Mobile Defense Bay#Generations|Mobile Defense Bay]], Photon Eliminator, [[Sword of Primus#Toys|Sword of Primus]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#KRodimus|Matrix of Leadership]], turret, tray, 10 effects&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08XYV4PGD/ &#039;&#039;Kingdom&#039;&#039; Rodimus Prime on Amazon Japan]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]&#039;&#039; Rodimus Prime is a Commander Class toy that transforms from a [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] robot to a futuristic SUV&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/06/19/translated-interviews-with-yuya-onishi-and-takashi-kunihiro-from-the-transformers-generations-book-2021-435763 Translated &#039;&#039;Transformers Generations 2021&#039;&#039; interview with Yuya Onishi and Takashi Kunihiro]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, which can attach to a trailer to form his futuristic truck mode. Despite appearances, Rodimus Prime is &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; a retool or engineering reuse of the &#039;&#039;Studio Series&#039;&#039;  Hot Rod toy; though they feature similar transformation steps, the key difference is the lack of a faux chest. The head seemingly reuses the CAD data from [[#Power of the Primes|Evolution Rodimus Prime]]&#039;s face sculpt. A &#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]&#039;&#039; staple, Rodimus Prime and the trailer are littered with [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] to facilitate the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] or [[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]]. The line&#039;s relative scale demands that he must be smaller than previous Commander Class toys, though making up for his price tag is above average engineering and articulation, including removable Matrix, collapsing wheels, and poseable hands featuring separate index fingers with knuckle joints!&lt;br /&gt;
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:The price is also filled out with a multitude of accessories. The trailer itself can fold out into the [[Mobile Defense Bay#Generations|Mobile Defense Bay]], which Rodimus Prime can stand on and grasp the handles, plus an [[A.I.R. Lock System]] adapter on the front. The standing, twin-barreled cannon also detaches as its own unit, with sculpted tread detail. Undocumented in the instructions, the 5 mm post and tab on the turret can attach to Rodimus&#039;s spoiler. The trailer also features a removable tray with 5 mm ports and dedicated storing spaces for the Matrix-aura and smoke blast effects.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Rodimus Prime also includes a foldable Photon Eliminator which stores on the 5 mm post under the spoiler in both modes (though not when the trailer is attached in vehicle mode) and the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#KRodimus|Matrix of Leadership]], which of course, stores in his chest in both modes. A surprisingly-niche inclusion is the [[Sword of Primus#Toys|Sword of Primus]], which has a fold-out 5 mm post to attach to Rodimus&#039;s back in robot mode and can store on a pair of tabs under his vehicle mode. He also includes a whopping &#039;&#039;ten&#039;&#039; effect parts, 7 of which are translucent blue redecos from &#039;&#039;Siege&#039;&#039; [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Omega Supreme]], which can attach to the various 5 mm ports on the figure or the 3 mm posts at the tips of the Photon Eliminator and exhaust pipes. The other three are newly-molded Matrix-aura and exhaust pipe-smoke blast effects. Care must be taken when handling these three effects parts as they are made from thin, hard plastic that can break if bent, as opposed to the more durable mushy goodness of the other effects parts. The exhaust effects are molded in translucent blue, and appear as such in promotional images, but the final pieces are painted black. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:On some copies, the spring-loaded lower halves of the trailer&#039;s smokestacks can get caught on some adjacent orange plastic when opening the trailer, requiring them to be manually moved aside. Another far more common problem is that Rodimus Prime&#039;s trailer does not fully close when the two large halves join together, causing a gap to be visible from above; this problem can occur with or without the turret inside the trailer.  Some methods attempted to fix this include brushing clear polish on the large silver clips at the front of the trailer, and/or placing stickers inside the slots on top of the trailer.  Caution should be taken when transforming him, as the paint on his windscreen piece can be easily chipped when the spoiler piece is folded against it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:In a unique twist, the toy was revealed by [[TakaraTomy]] and set for pre-order in Japanese markets before [[Hasbro]], which usually unveils upcoming toys before or simultaneously with TakaraTomy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Rodimus Prime comes with one of four holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards from wave 1, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Core-Hot-Rod.jpg|300px|thumb|One of your toys comes with a sword, and now suddenly every toy of yours wants a sword.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobot Hot Rod&#039;&#039;&#039; (Core Class, [[2022]]) &lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Hasbro ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;WFC-K43&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;TakaraTomy ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;KD EX-17&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;TakaraTomy release date&#039;&#039;: [[July 30]], 2022&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Sword&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Part of the final wave of &#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]&#039;&#039; Core Class toys, &amp;quot;Autobot Hot Rod&amp;quot; is a Legends Class-sized figure that transforms from a robot to a futuristic sports car in 8 steps. He comes with a sword that features both a 3 mm handle, that Hot Rod himself uses, and a 5 mm handle for a larger toy. The sword also has a 3 mm port to store it on Hot Rod&#039;s spoiler. His spoiler has a 3 mm port to attach the sword handle facing frontward, and it can be easily removed for some reason. As the lower legs and knee joints rely on friction to hold them in place, you could disconnect them while posing if your specimens&#039; ball-and-socket joints are slightly tight enough.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Undocumented in the instructions is that the sword&#039;s handle can also plug onto the front end of the spoiler. The latter can be removed as a handheld weapon (with the sword combined) to form some kind of a pointy bowgun-rifle, or onto the other similarly-molded port on the back of the panel, which creates a better tolerance for the shoulder articulation but with a seemingly less stable connection if it wasn&#039;t for the single ratchet on its hinge joint.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:As seen on his package art, his sword can combine with &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Legacy (toyline)|Legacy]]&#039;&#039; [[Iguanus (G1)#Legacy|Iguanus]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Legacy|Skywarp]]&#039;s accessories to create a larger weapon. Hot Rod was re-released alongside them in the first wave &#039;&#039;Legacy&#039;&#039; Core Class toys, as seen below, and given Hot Rod includes an Energon weapon and released in the final wave of &#039;&#039;Kingdom&#039;&#039;, it is likely Hot Rod was originally intended for release only in &#039;&#039;Legacy&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Hot Rod&#039;s stock renders depict his toy in a more pinkish shade of red and an unpainted red nose, evoking a gladiator noseguard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Hot Rod was officially revealed during the [[December 3]], [[2021]] &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; team roundtable with fans, and then appeared at retail in [[Asia]] just a few days later. As such, Hot Rod is the last &#039;&#039;War for Cybertron Trilogy&#039;&#039; toy to be revealed and released.  &lt;br /&gt;
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==&#039;&#039;Legacy&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Hot-Rod.jpeg|150px|thumb|With him, the triad of that infamous scene in the movie can now be re-enacted in itty-bitty size.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobot Hot Rod&#039;&#039;&#039; (Core Class, [[2022]]) &lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Sword&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Part of the first wave of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Legacy (toyline)|Legacy]]&#039;&#039; Core Class toys, Autobot Hot Rod is a re-release of the previous &#039;&#039;Kingdom&#039;&#039; figure above, now in all-new packaging. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1catalog86-PinkHotRod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I was pink once.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Miscommunication between Hasbro and Takara that neglected to mention the fact that Rodimus Prime was supposed to be the new Autobot leader and the upgrade of Hot Rod led to Takara creating the original [[prototype]] for the G1 Hot Rod toy in three times the final size, about as tall as &#039;&#039;[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]&#039;&#039; [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. When Hasbro corrected Takara about those details, Takara&#039;s designers were disappointed because they had to make Rodimus Prime&#039;s toy larger than Hot Rod&#039;s.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tfarchive.com/creative/showentry.php?s=522 Information provided by Fumihiko Akiyama, incorporated in essay about &amp;quot;Ten popular but incorrect rumors about Japanese Transformers&amp;quot; at TF Archive]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*In an odd intra-Hasbro design move, both of Hot Rod&#039;s original guns were reused for weapon toolings on the [[Cobra]] [http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/88/stellarstiletto/ Stellar Stiletto] in 1988. The larger handgun is the nosecone cannon, while the smaller (facing backwards) is the basis for the longer missiles.  Hey, Hot Rod was occupied with [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]] at the time anyway, right?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TFGRodimus.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|New Rodimus, not to be confused with New Coke.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;New Rodimus&#039;&#039;&#039; was the tentative name for an unused Rodimus Prime design revealed in the Japanese book &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]&#039;&#039;. Unlike his predecessors, he would have transformed into a fire engine. According to the caption in the book, New Rodimus would have come out after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars story pages and comic|Star Convoy]], and his transformation would involve splitting at the waist.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; Previously, fans believed that the idea for New Rodimus&#039;s transformation was eventually used by the &#039;&#039;[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]&#039;&#039; toy &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGFHTcC5tlo Duke Fire]&#039;&#039;&#039;, which is also a fire engine that splits at the waist in order to transform. However, a discussion with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] staff revealed that this was a coincidence, as Duke Fire&#039;s designer had not seen the New Rodimus design.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/907253686023458817&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As seen below, this revelation did not come before a story homaging Duke Fire&#039;s [[Duke Fire|assumed connection]] to New Rodimus was published, retroactively linking the two.&lt;br /&gt;
*In 2015 [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 15.2C 2015|an entry]] of the Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] dubbed this version of Rodimus as &amp;quot;Fire Rodimus&amp;quot; and [[Hot Rod (G1)#Fire Rodimus|gave some background to him]]. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HyperHobbyRodimusTestshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]&lt;br /&gt;
*An image of a black Rodimus Prime toy appeared in issue #38 of the magazine &#039;&#039;[[Hyper Hobby]]&#039;&#039; in 2002. For years, it was thought that this was an unreleased [[Lucky Draw figure]] (which an [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/transformers/news/story/lucky+draw+transformers/Unreleased+Lucky+Draw+Black+Rodimus+Convoy/7581 unscrupulous Ebay seller] reinforced by repeatedly calling it that in his auctions). However, it was eventually found — [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=62831&amp;amp;st=0&amp;amp;p=1347844&amp;amp;#entry1347844 seven years later] — when a Japanese speaker read the text of the magazine, that it was nothing more than a test shot that was intended to tease the release of the normal-colored reissue.&lt;br /&gt;
*One of the first concepts for &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; Rodimus was based around the {{w|Pagani Zonda}} super car, before the {{w|Dome Zero}} design was decided upon.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Car Robots]]&#039;&#039; [[Side Burn (RID)|Speedbreaker]] (aka &#039;&#039;Robots in Disguise&#039;&#039; Side Burn) has a powered-up color scheme which resembles Hot Rod&#039;s.&lt;br /&gt;
*Aside from the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]&#039;&#039; [[Rodimus (Energon)|namesake character]], Hot Rod has also been [[homage]]d twice (or possibly thrice depending on how you look at it) in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. For &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]&#039;&#039;, the &amp;quot;[[Powerlinx]]&amp;quot; upgrade of [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] was given a very Hot-Rod-inspired deco. In &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]&#039;&#039;, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made a redeco of Hot Shot (well, &amp;quot;Exillion&amp;quot;), who already had some Hot Rod homage elements in his toy design, with Hot Rod deco as a DVD-pack-in [[exclusive]]. [[Hasbro]] then took this deco, altered it, and released it in the US line at mass retail as the new character [[Excellion (Cybertron)|Excellion]].&lt;br /&gt;
*A (somewhat jokey) proposed BotCon concept by [[Fun Publications]] was a redeco of Deluxe Class [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Transmetal1|Transmetal Rattrap]] into a beast form of Rodimus Prime, named &amp;quot;Rodimouse&amp;quot;, to match [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Ultra Mammoth]] as being &#039;&#039;Beast Wars&#039;&#039; Maximal forms of fellow Autobot leaders [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], respectively.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/762678026933067781 Tweet by @JesseWittenrich, 8 August 2016]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:E-Hobby]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Headmasters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Hero Mashers Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Kiss Players Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Kreons]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Masterpiece]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Micromasters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Power of the Primes Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Q-Transformers characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Targetmasters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us exclusives]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Triple Changers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:United Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Autobots]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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:&#039;&#039;The Dinobots are an [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. In some continuities, before they arrive on Earth, they are known as the &#039;&#039;&#039;Dynobots&#039;&#039;&#039;.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:UKDinobotsPoster.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Call them the boy-band of the Autobots and prepare for a world of pain. From left to right: Slag, Grimlock, Swoop, Sludge and Snarl.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The &#039;&#039;&#039;Dinobots&#039;&#039;&#039; are a rowdy, arrogant, lowbrow, disobedient band of warriors that some Autobots would rather scrap than deal with. They&#039;re also one of the most devastatingly powerful and close-knit combat units in the Autobot army, being incredibly powerful in [[robot mode]] and taking [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], the most powerful creatures to ever roam the [[Earth]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Most of them dislike [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], so whether or not they follow the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]&#039;s orders depends on what those orders are. This attitude extends to the rest of the Autobot army, with most being viewed as too weak or cowardly to take the steps needed to get the nastier jobs done. Only [[Ironhide (G1)|a]] [[Manta Ray (G2)|handful]] of individuals are viewed by the Dinobots as true allies and even they don&#039;t really understand them. This attitude has very much pushed the Dinobots to the fringes of Autobot society, which has resulted in an extremely powerful sense of camaraderie and friendship among the team. Few Autobots are closer. As so many battered, bruised and beaten Decepticons can attest, if you confront one Dinobot, you confront them all. &lt;br /&gt;
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The group&#039;s members are:&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (the leader)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (the bad boy)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (the dim one)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (the quiet one)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (the sensitive one)&lt;br /&gt;
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In some universes, they occasionally gain extra members, who have included:&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]] (the &amp;quot;{{w|Pete Best}}&amp;quot; one)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] (the one-man band)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skar (IDW)|Skar]] (the tragic motivating backstory (aka, the &amp;quot;{{w|Stuart Sutcliffe|Stu Sutcliffe}}&amp;quot; one))&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] (the two-headed alien one)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] (the clever girl)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Hundreds&#039;&#039; of the buggers in [[Jaws of Terror|one particular continuity]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In at least [[The Beast Within|one universe]], the Dinobots can combine to form a monstrous super-robot called [[Beast (G1)|the Beast]]. (Grimlock explicitly states that this is not the case in [[Marvel Comics continuity|another universe]], though he has been known to stretch the truth. [[Ruined FOREVER|Hopefully not here though]].) However, in &#039;&#039;other&#039;&#039; universes, the Dinobots combine to form [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|We watch each other&#039;s back, we stick together through thick and thin, and no one &#039;&#039;&#039;ever&#039;&#039;&#039; tells us what to &#039;&#039;&#039;do!&#039;&#039;&#039;|Grimlock sums his group up|[[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|&#039;&#039;Maximum Dinobots&#039;&#039; #2]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
====&#039;&#039;The Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:GrimSlagSludge.jpg|thumb|The Three Dinobots, immediately after accidentally killing the Invisible Swordsman.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Inspired by the dinosaur fossils found by [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] in the volcanic caves near the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039;, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] designed and built new robots in their image, dubbing them the Dinobots. Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge were built first. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} After some initial troubles, their performance pleased [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] enough that he had two more built, adding Snarl and Swoop to the ranks. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}} &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:DinobotsG1.jpg|left|thumb|From left to right: Terrible Dactyl, Stego, Bronto Thunder, Tricero and Ghengis Rex]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The Dinobots&#039; role was simply to pulverize anyone or anything that was too strong for the Autobots to handle on their own. In the process, they frequently mouthed off, rebelled and started brawls inside of Autobot Headquarters (and the occasional [[Trypticon (G1)|dinosaur-shaped city]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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At one point, the Dinobots became sick of only being used as the hammer of the Autobot army, so they deserted, saying that they would fight when &#039;&#039;they&#039;&#039; wanted to. However, the Dinobots were called in when the Autobots and the Decepticons began suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion. During the battle with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], they were accidentally sent to Cybertron, where they briefly reduced [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to the role of chew toy. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} However, Shockwave altered the Dinobots&#039; memory circuits and forced them to work in the [[Cybertonium Pit]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] managed to rescue them, and the Dinobots decided to follow Optimus Prime&#039;s orders... until such time that they decided not to do so. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:TFTM Dinobots Robot Mode.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the Dinobots were dispatched to defeat [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Despite their incredible strength, Devastator manhandled them. During [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]&#039;s subsequent attack, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] literally had to drag them aboard the shuttle, which was shot down over [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. The Dinobots managed to avoid being captured and met [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who helped them find Kup and Hot Rod. Later, the Dinobots literally kicked the butt of [[Unicron|a god]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Call-of-the-primitives-dinobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}} {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}} {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{storylink|Madman&#039;s Paradise}} {{storylink|Grimlock&#039;s New Brain}} &lt;br /&gt;
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====&lt;br /&gt;
=====&#039;&#039;Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers&#039;&#039; story pages=====&lt;br /&gt;
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=====&#039;&#039;Story of Binaltech&#039;&#039;=====&lt;br /&gt;
While the [[Binaltech]] conflict took place in [[2004]] and on [[Earth]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]&#039;s [[Decepticon]]s pushed their conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. To neutralize the powerful Dinobots, the Decepticons utilized the alien [[Unleasher]]s on them. With their telepathy, the Unleashers attacked the Dinobots&#039; minds, reducing them to nothing more than the impulses inherent to their beast modes. In this state, the Dinobots indiscriminately attacked their Autobot teammates, forcing their comrades to take all five offline. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was able to isolate the psychic subroutine afflicting the Dinobots, but its removal proved difficult, so a temporary solution for Grimlock to inhabit a vehicular body was decided upon. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}} The Dinobots were eventually cured in [[2005]] with the help of [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]&#039;s own telepathic abilities in exchange for Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}&lt;br /&gt;
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======BT World======&lt;br /&gt;
In the [[BT World]] timeline that split off from the [[G1 World]], the whereabouts of Soundwave were unknown, so the Dinobots were still incapacitated in [[2008]], to Grimlock&#039;s frustration. But thanks to the constantly evolving Binaltech technology, they were able to replicate Soundwave&#039;s abilities with the [[Psychedevice]]. However, Grimlock&#039;s vehicular body was slowly becoming incapable of preventing his own Unleasher-induced madness, which in turn was preventing the other Dinobots from awakening. Grimlock arrived on Earth with Carly to use the Psychedevice, but they were met by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], who was hoping to use the Psychedevice for herself. Her inherent beast DNA being affected by Grimlock&#039;s aberrant mental waves, Blackarachnia fought with her fellow ex-beast. Forced to use the Psychedevice, Carly evolved into a higher being and cured both parties of their madness.&lt;br /&gt;
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Healed, the Dinobots met their leader at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and got a sound beating from him for insulting his unfamiliar body. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}&lt;br /&gt;
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=====&#039;&#039;The Headmasters&#039;&#039; cartoon=====&lt;br /&gt;
The Decepticons invaded Cybertron in full force in [[2011]], prompting the Dinobots to fight alongside the other Autobots against the invading Decepticons. However, they didn&#039;t fare too well against the previously unknown Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], as they were all quickly put to sleep by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]&#039;s hypnosis attack. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} They eventually awoke and continued the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}&lt;br /&gt;
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=====&#039;&#039;United EX&#039;&#039;=====&lt;br /&gt;
In [[2025]], the Dinobots were joined by former [[Decepticon]] [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]], who sought to fight on the side of good and to repay [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] for once saving him. Over the next ten years, he trained at [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] before being enlisted in the [[Master Class]] as &amp;quot;Grimmaster&amp;quot;—this entitled him to an [[Energon Matrix]] and a set of [[Power Core Combination|Power Core]] drones he could combine with. {{Storylink|The Dragon Pays His Dues}}&lt;br /&gt;
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=====&#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039; comic=====&lt;br /&gt;
In [[2021]], Grimlock was among the many Autobots were forced to become Headmasters and went to the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} He eventually regained a regular-sized body by [[2039]]. Also by then, the Dinobots received a new member, the cute &amp;quot;little sister&amp;quot; [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]]. She joined Grimlock and Grimmaster in witnessing the commencement of the second iteration of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter &amp;quot;Epiloge&amp;quot;|Epiloge}}&lt;br /&gt;
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=====&#039;&#039;Generations Selects Special Comic&#039;&#039;=====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Battle of Neo Scramble City.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|If you&#039;re thinking this looks one-sided, you&#039;re right. The Dinobots cleaned house.]]&lt;br /&gt;
When a time gate was detected on Dinobot Island in [[2050]], [[Carly]] alerted the Dinobots to its presence. In response, they, [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] and [[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] included, were called to meet about it by Grimlock. They saw the [[Quintesson]]s emerge from the temporal portal, and the aliens quickly decided to sic their [[Allicon]]s on the Dinobots so that the dinosaurs could be flipped as merchandise. The Dinobots obviously didn&#039;t agree with this scheme and easily fended off the Allicons, prompting the lead [[Quintesson Judge]] to use the [[Recreator]] to summon [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Predaking took easy care of the Dinobots till [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Primus]] from the past encouraged Grimlock to tap into [[Earth]]&#039;s [[Angolmois Energy]]. This, combined with Grimmaster&#039;s [[Energon Matrix]], allowed the five core Dinobots to combine into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. Despite Predaking trying to use Slash as a hostage, the Dinobot combiner was able to defeat his opponent and send the component [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fleeing, as well as the Quintessons. Right after, they were contacted by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], who alerted the Dinobots to the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]] and Carly being injured in the process. After leaving Slash to babysit the island, the Volcanicus components set out to help their old friend. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}&lt;br /&gt;
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They were eventually summoned to the previous universe by Primus to help with the huge conflict taking place there over [[Star Power]] and Angolmois Energy. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Marvel Comics continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
====Marvel &#039;&#039;The Transformers&#039;&#039; comics====&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]], [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Divebomb]] chafed under the leadership of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as part of the [[Elite Flying Corps]].&#039;&#039; {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} &#039;&#039;He was humiliated by [[Divebomb (G1)|a Decepticon]] who took his name, and worse, he was rescued by the commanding officer he hated.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|What&#039;s in a Name?}} &lt;br /&gt;
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He joined up with four other Autobots to form a rogue group of warriors who each felt that Optimus Prime was an inferior leader, so they secretly made plans in the event that they wanted to leave Cybertron. To that end, they snuck into a Decepticon spaceport, stole three of their battlecruisers, and parked them in the [[Rad Zone]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Despite disliking Prime&#039;s leadership, they all somehow wound up as part of his crew aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path for Cybertron through the asteroid belt it was passing through. Weakened by the mission and ambushed by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]&#039;s Decepticons, Prime crashed the Ark and all aboard into the nearest planet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shortly after the crash, the Ark&#039;s computer detected [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] landing on the planet in the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] land-out-of-time that would one day become known as the [[Savage Land]]. The Ark used the last of its capabilities to revive these five warriors and rebuild them to transform into the Savage Land&#039;s dominant life form: dinosaurs. {{storylink|The Last Stand|The Last Stand}} They were then dispatched aboard a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to deal with the Decepticon and in the battle they trapped were in a tar pit and remained dormant until [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] revived them in the 1980s. They returned with him to confront Megatron, but the Decepticon leader made short work of the Dinobots, leaving Ratchet to defeat him alone. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}} &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;As well as new dinosaurian forms, they had new names, and Swoop was the only one who cared to remember their old handles back on Cybertron.&#039;&#039; {[storylink|Fact File|And now... the Dinobots!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;On their way back to the Ark, the Dinobots encountered [[human]]s for the first time and Ratchet told them a story about the battle on [[Sherman Dam]].&#039;&#039; {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}} &#039;&#039;When they arrived they were confronted by the battle droid [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]], reprogrammed by Shockwave to defend the spacecraft against any intruders. After beating the snot out of Swoop, the mechanoid ran into the depths of the Ark and the other Dinobots set after it.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}} &#039;&#039;Realising that Guardian was armed with a thermonuclear bomb, Ratchet and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] managed to prevent Grimlock from destroying Guardian by remotely activating the headless body of Optimus Prime and knocking Grimlock&#039;s gun away. As per Shockwave&#039;s programming, Guardian came hunting for the Autobots and engaged them in battle while the bomb counted down to detonation. Ratchet repaired Swoop just in time to fly Guardian far from the Ark, but he cut it far too fine and was seemingly destroyed in the explosion. Upset at the loss of their comrade the other Dinobots left, heading north.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}} &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;A human scientist called [[Peter Anthony Morris|Peter Morris]] recovered Swoop&#039;s remains from [[Lake Dena]] and used his [[neural relay link]] to control the Dinobot. When this was discovered by a [[Roxxon Oil security guard|security guard]], Morris used Swoop to kill him, then decided to finish off the rest of &amp;quot;[[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]]&#039;s robots&amp;quot;. With the element of surprise (and missiles) on his side, the human-controlled Swoop wrought havoc amongst the Autobot lines but his hated former commander Optimus Prime managed to snap him out of it and once free of the neural relay link, Swoop returned to Morris&#039;s lab to seek vengeance against the human. When the Autobots followed, Swoop once again began attacking them mindlessly and they were forced to subdue him with Morris&#039;s help. Examining the Dinobot, Ratchet diagnosed that his primary [[cybo-dendron]]s had burnt out due to having spent four million years in a tar pit. Realising that the other Dinobots were most likely undergoing the same condition, Optimus Prime announced that the Autobots would have to round them up.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Splitting into teams to search for each Dinobot, the Autobots spread out across the country. [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] managed to track down and deactivate [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (with a little help from the [[United States military]]) in the [[Black Rock Desert]], [[Nevada]], but were spied on by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] who reported the situation back to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. In [[Littlewood]], [[California]], [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] had been discovered by a human news team led by [[Joy Meadows]] while [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] searched fruitlessly for him, but all four Autobots were ambushed and captured by Soundwave, [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] had better luck capturing [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] in [[Old River Valley]], [[Idaho]], detecting the spy Laserbeak and using him to block Slag&#039;s flamethrower breath. Meanwhile, Soundwave had located Grimlock in [[Doonstown]] and set Sludge on him, turning the town into a war zone and leading to [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] being taken out of the fight. Further Autobot casualties were only prevented by the arrival of Optimus Prime with reinforcements from the Ark and all four Dinobots were left in a vegetative state.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Ratchet returned the Dinobots to the Ark and repaired their cybo-dendrons but they remained in their respective comas, each dreaming of fighting against their own personal demons.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|Victory!}} &#039;&#039;When they did wake up, they were confined to the Ark because their alt-modes were too conspicuous but then Sludge saw Joy Meadows on a [[television]] broadcast and the Dinobots decided to up sticks and look for her anyway. They found her in the middle of a [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] ambush and rescued her, agreeing to provide an interview regarding the truth about the Transformers&#039; presence on Earth. Swoop left to pick up Joy&#039;s camera crew but was tagged with a homing beacon by Triple-I, which led the Decepticons straight to them. After a brief but fierce battle in which the Dinobots were aided by the mechanoid [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] controlled by Professor Morris, Soundwave located Joy&#039;s incriminating footage and destroyed it. With no cause left to fight, the Decepticons left the Dinobots and Centurion to sulk.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|In the National Interest}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Dinobots Bad News.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Pretty much says it all.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;A short time later, Centurion discovered the re-arrival in the past of the [[time travel]]ling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] but the future Decepticon leader was too powerful for him and tore the mechanoid limb from limb. This angered Grimlock and the Dinobots who attacked Galvatron in turn, but even with the assistance of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]&#039;s [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]], Professor Morris&#039;s neural relay link and Shockwave&#039;s Decepticons it was a close-fought thing and only Galvatron&#039;s reluctance to fire on his own troops brought it to an end. Leaving the Cybertronian Autobots with directions to the Ark, the Dinobots gathered up Centurion&#039;s remains and carried on their way.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Dinobots continued hiding out in the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]], stealing fuel from humans and sending Swoop out to spy on the Autobots at the Ark. Learning that Optimus Prime was dead, Grimlock decided to return and seize command for himself. Bursting into the Ark, he denounced Prime&#039;s style of leadership as weak and insisted only the strongest should lead but was soundly rebuffed by the assembled Autobots. Meanwhile, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], the Decepticons&#039; fuel auditor on Cybertron, had sent [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] through the [[space bridge]] to annihilate the Earthbound Autobots once and for all. Outside the Ark, the Dinobots stood back and watched the slaughter for a while until Trypticon threatened [[Rachel Becker]], a palaeontology student who had taken an interest in the local Transformer activity, which drove Grimlock to defend her. Following their leader&#039;s example, the other Dinobots charged, battling Trypticon until his fuel quota for the trip was expended and Ratbat recalled him to Cybertron. For showing courage and compassion in during the battle, the grateful Autobots then elected Grimlock as their new leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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After selecting the perfect crown to wear as leader, Grimlock sent Blaster and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] out to retrieve the [[Mechanic]] but when they failed to apprehend him, they promptly deserted. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}} &#039;&#039;Calling a meeting of all available Autobots, Grimlock was snarkily reminded by Wheeljack that they were all out hunting for the deserters or working on seemingly pointless tasks, such as repairing Centurion. Just then, [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] called in to say that he&#039;d detected a Transformer&#039;s life sign coming from the sewers beneath [[London]]. Travelling there with Centurion to apprehend the deserters Grimlock found himself face-to-face with none other than Megatron (or at least a [[Straxus (G1)|clone]] of him that believed itself to be the real thing) and engaged him in battle alongside members of the human military team [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]. Ultimately it was only thanks to Centurion&#039;s sacrifice that Megatron was defeated.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Dinobots razorclaw grudge match.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Predacon group shot is &#039;&#039;over there&#039;&#039;.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Later at the Ark, Swoop recognised his old rival Divebomb on a television news report and set out to find him, seeking vengeance. The two tussled but Divebomb was quickly backed up by his fellow [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] who then took it in turns to beat the snot out of Swoop. Grimlock and the rest the Dinobots followed not far behind and turned the tables on the Predacons before Swoop intervened and allowed the Decepticons to go free, saying that he couldn&#039;t allow Grimlock to fight his battles for him.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Ark, Wheeljack had finished putting the finishing touches to his [[Geothermal Generator]] but Grimlock was more interested in Slag&#039;s report of a [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] ambush on the [[Throttlebot]]s, sending the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to retrieve Blaster and Goldbug. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Grimlock also had Wheeljack working on two other projects—preparing a [[variable voltage harness]] with which to punish the deserters and making the Ark space-worthy once more. When the Protectobots were delayed in returning Blaster thanks to a [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] attack, Grimlock ordered the launch of the Ark, catching up to Blaster along with a group of [[Spacehikers|human children]] aboard a [[mode lock]]ed [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Child&#039;s Play (issue)|Child&#039;s Play}} When Grimlock captured the shuttle he found that Blaster had escaped, so the Dinobots put the children on trial and forced them to &amp;quot;walk the plank&amp;quot; as a ploy to draw him out. Even though Blaster had the support of the Ark&#039;s Autobots and Wheeljack&#039;s buddy [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] rescued the children from deep space, the Dinobots had them surrounded and Blaster was forced to surrender to Grimlock. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Grimlock threw Blaster into the variable voltage harness and seemingly forgot about him until the Ark ran into the crew of the &#039;&#039;[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]&#039;&#039; and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Forktongue Maxiface]] made contact. Enraged that a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|puny human]] led his band of Autobots and worse, that they were sheltering the deserter Goldbug, Grimlock challenged Fullstrength Motleypuss to settle the matter through the archaic [[Code of Combat]]. A duel was arranged on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] with Blaster standing in as Fruitloop Multipuck&#039;s champion and the Dinobots cheered on their leader as the two combatants fought. Their enthusiasm was short-lived, however, as [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] chose that moment to lead Ratbat&#039;s Decepticons in a full-scale assault on the assembled Autobots, causing massive casualties among their number and damaging the Ark. Grimlock and Blaster put aside their differences and united to lead a counterattack, driving the Decepticons away but leaving the Autobots stranded on the moon as the &#039;&#039;Steelhaven&#039;&#039; had returned to [[Nebulos]], hoping to restore Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Totaled!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Following his resurrection, Prime led the Autobots and Dinobots to Earth aboard a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to deal with Galvatron once and for all, as the [[time rift]] the future Decepticon had inadvertently created was threatening the very fabric of space and time itself. Storming outside to defend [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] from [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]&#039;s Decepticons, Prime, Snarl and a group of other Autobots were [[mass substitution|transported]] away to [[Limbo]] to make way for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his troops from the future. Misunderstanding the situation, Swoop, Slag and Sludge attacked them but were convinced to stand down when Goldbug was injured, prompting the future&#039;s [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to call a truce and Optimus Prime to use the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to speak to his troops. United with the future and present Autobots and Decepticons, the Dinobots confronted Galvatron, now allied with (the clone of) Megatron. After a vicious battle, Megatron fled and Galvatron was sucked into the time rift.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|Time Wars}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Dinobots were next called upon to fight the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in [[Tokyo]]. Slag, Sludge, Swoop and Snarl were quickly taken out and while Grimlock managed to knock the treacherous Decepticon out of the sky for the Predacons to attack him, they were no match for the super-powered Seeker and only the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s could stand against him. When Grimlock rushed to join the battle, Starscream suspended the Pretenders&#039; fire, then threw him into its path, blowing him apart. {{storylink|Dark Star}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Some time later Grimlock was brought back online on Cybertron by Ratchet, using Pretender technology stolen from Megatron. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} While Grimlock, along with the restored [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and Jazz easily defeated Megatron&#039;s underlings, they failed to save Ratchet when [[Megatron&#039;s base]] exploded. {{storylink|Skin Deep}} Grimlock, Jazz and Bumblebee briefly joined the Autobot resistance movement on Cybertron before attempting to return to Earth via [[trans-time dimensional portal]]. They were thwarted when &#039;&#039;the latest incarnation of&#039;&#039; the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] infiltrated [[Autobase]] and sabotaged the portal, teleporting all six Transformers (and the [[Micromaster]] [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]]) deep into the heart of Cybertron, where the Autobots discovered the resting place of their god, [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Yesterday&#039;s Heroes!}} During a battle within the centre of the planet one of [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]&#039;s shots ricocheted off Grimlock&#039;s back, striking Primus in the face and waking him, a few seconds before they were all teleported to Earth. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} Rejoining Optimus Prime&#039;s forces, Grimlock warned him about the impending [[Unicron]] and went on to form a team with Jazz and Bumblebee to search for the lost Creation Matrix. They discovered it on the moon [[VsQs]], where Optimus Prime&#039;s funeral barge had crashed, but were defeated by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who claimed the Matrix for his own. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Frustrated by his defeat at Thunderwing&#039;s hands and humiliated at having to be rescued by the Autobots, Grimlock sought out a way to revive the rest of the Dinobots and discovered that the answer apparently lay on the planet of [[Hydrus Four]] in the [[Styrakon System]], where scientists had discovered a new source of energy called [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. He went to Optimus Prime to request permission to investigate this potential life-saving fuel but was turned down flat by the preoccupied Autobot leader. Grimlock tore up a room in the Ark to vent his anger and was caught in the act by [[Waverider]] who went to report this to Optimus Prime, but was told to wait as Prime had an important announcement to make. Meanwhile, Grimlock was caught taking the Dinobots&#039; bodies from the life-support medlab in subchamber B on level 4 of the Ark. Sympathising with Grimlock&#039;s position, he let his guard down for a second and was floored by the Dinobot leader, who proceeded to steal an [[All-Terrain Turbo-Transport]] and blast clear of the Ark just as Prime was announcing his intention to surrender to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On Hydrus Four, Grimlock enlisted a [[Hydrusian guide|local mechanoid]] as his guide and learned that Nucleon had driven the [[Nucleon guardian|first three patients]] insane, leaving them to jealously guard the medi-center that was its source against all that approached. Easily making his way past the first two guardians (though they scared away his guide) Grimlock found himself face-to-face with the third, a diminutive robot who told Grimlock that contrary to appearances, the guardians were there to protect unaffected robots from Nucleon&#039;s terrible side effects. Testing the Nucleon for himself and feeling great, Grimlock dismissed the warning that &amp;quot;time will tell&amp;quot; and began to revive the other Dinobots. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} However, even as they were making preparations to leave Hydrus Four and Snarl was thanking him for the Nucleon boost, Grimlock&#039;s leg began to seize up and he thought back to the mechanoid&#039;s warning. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Returning to the Ark, the Dinobots found not just the ship but the entire planet was devoid of Transformer life, apart from a strange signal in two parts. With Slag and Sludge pumping Nucleon into the Ark&#039;s life-support medibay and Swoop able to pilot the Ark by himself, Grimlock ordered that they set course for Cybertron even as his hand began to lock up. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Upon arrival, they found that the battle with Unicron was in full swing, so Grimlock chose to smash the Chaos Bringer in the face. With the Ark. When [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] berated him for this reckless action, Grimlock kicked him out of the Ark and then jumped out after him with the Dinobots, eager to join the fight. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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With Unicron defeated by the power of the restored [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], a dying Optimus Prime named Grimlock to be his successor as Autobot leader. A distraught Prowl passed on the news, making Grimlock swear to the Autobot code to protect all life, but the practical Grimlock was more concerned with finding and locating the rest of the deactivated Autobots still aboard the recently stolen Ark. Heading out with the rest of the Dinobots to look for it, Grimlock&#039;s seizures suddenly became more serious as his entire body locked in place and he was unable to move—just as they were approached by a frantic [[Hi-Q]] being chased by a horde of [[Demon]]s. The other Dinobots formed a circle around their leader but found the Demons were tough opponents and that they were being beaten back. Hi-Q, however, saw that the Nucleon was engineering a metamorphosis within Grimlock and used his [[Powermaster]] skills to accelerate the process, allowing the Dinobot leader to be reborn in a new, all-powerful [[Action Master]] form. This newfound power caused most of the Demons to flee but Grimlock had caught one and was about to kill it when he was reminded of his oath to protect all life by Hi-Q. Letting the Demon go, he returned to his Dinobots and revealed the price he had paid for his Nucleon upgrade—Grimlock was no longer able to transform. {{storylink|Still Life!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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At a meeting of the newly formed and somewhat shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance, Blaster revealed that the effects of the cataclysmic battle were much worse that they thought and that the planet was shaking itself apart. While Grimlock pursued a path of questionable diplomacy towards the Decepticons, Prowl naïvely shared their evacuation plans with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. When Bludgeon inevitably betrayed Prowl&#039;s trust by sabotaging the Autobot ships and escaping the dying planet to loot and plunder anew, Grimlock had the Dinobots retrieve their stolen battlecruisers from the Rad Zone. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Thanks to tracking devices on the Decepticon ships, Grimlock was able to lead the Autobot pursuit force right to the Decepticons on the planet [[Klo]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Unfortunately, it seemed the Decepticons had discovered the tracking devices and anticipated their arrival, preparing a textbook ambush. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} One massacre later and the only Dinobots left alive were Grimlock and Slag, along with the Autobots Prowl, Kup and Blaster. Thankfully, a miracle arrived in the form of a resurrected Optimus Prime and the awesomely powerful [[Last Autobot]], who began reviving all the Autobots who fell in battle with the Decepticons. Bludgeon fled with his remaining troops, and Grimlock and the Dinobots stood victorious. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In an alternate timeline, Grimlock found a way to revive his fellow Dinobots after their destruction in the [[Underbase Saga]]. They returned to Earth to battle a new splinter group of Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]&#039;s command. Despite the Dinobots emerging victorious, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] berated Grimlock and his team for their brutal tactics, flying in the face of the &amp;quot;[[Autobot Code]]&amp;quot;. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} This led to a confrontation between Grimlock and Prime that ultimately deteriorated into a physical brawl, but they were too evenly matched and ended up laughing at the absurdity of the situation. Prime relented and allowed Grimlock and the Dinobots the autonomy to defend the Earth as they saw fit, providing they show some restraint. Along with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and five Autobots recently revived by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], they formed the Earthforce. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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They landed their [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] in [[Canada]], where the Earthforce prepared to battle the Decepticons. To emphasise to his troops that they would not be fighting the war Prime&#039;s way, Grimlock literally threw a copy of the Autobot Code out of the window. {{storylink|Once upon a Time...}} Not long afterwards, Grimlock received a transmission from Shockwave, challenging him to a duel. Grimlock accepted, unaware that it was an [[April Fools&#039; Day]] prank by the other Dinobots, and trekked out miles into the wilderness only to find himself face-to-face with a Shockwave-shaped snowman. He took out at least some of his frustrations on two passing [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], then ran back towards the other Dinobots carrying an enormous snowball. {{storylink|Snow Fun!}} &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] went on a mission with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to investigate the suspect [[Sleepfast]] nightlights, only to discover that they were a scheme of the diabolical [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. They defeated the hypnotic Decepticon by using his own technology against him, though Snarl wasn&#039;t so impressed by Wheeljack&#039;s punning. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}} Later, Grimlock made a deal with the [[Survivors]], lending them aid to rescue their Decepticon comrade [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] in exchange for them joining Earthforce under his command. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Acting on an anonymous tip-off, Grimlock and the Earthforce travelled to [[Memphis Airport]] to defeat the duelling [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and Shockwave. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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After Wheeljack had finished constructing the [[Earthbase]], with its hugely impressive security systems, the Dinobots found themselves locked out. While [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and the recently revived [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] battled their way inside, Grimlock helped by, er, holding Wheeljack upside down by one leg. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}} Soon afterwards, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] staged a full-scale Decepticon assault before the grid could be repaired, putting Earthforce on the defensive. The Dinobots finally got to go out and kick some butt, with Grimlock taking on [[Octane]], [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] roasting [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] bombing [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]. They soon drove off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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By sheer bad luck, Slag&#039;s [[emotional damper]]s happened to fail while Optimus Prime was conducting an inspection of the Earthbase leading to a series of comic episodes as Grimlock attempted to distract the Autobot commander from his fellow Dinobots&#039; efforts to bring the rampaging monster under control. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!}} Then it was Grimlock&#039;s turn to get murderous as Prime had the insufferable [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] repaired in Wheeljack&#039;s Body Shop and assigned him to the ranks of the Earthforce. {{storylink|Makin&#039; Tracks!}} He was also less than impressed when the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] escaped from the Earthbase&#039;s cells under [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]&#039;s watch. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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When Wheeljack diagnosed Snarl with the fatal disease [[Corrodia Gravis]], the Dinobots had to seek out [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], the only Transformer capable of giving him a compatible systems boost. {{storylink|Assassins}} To make matters worse, when they found him he was under attack from the Mayhems and they quickly found themselves under attack from Megatron and Shockwave. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Forced to choose sides, Sludge and Swoop went to protect Starscream from the Pretender assassins while Grimlock and Slag dealt with the two former Decepticon leaders. After Slag charbroiled Megatron and Grimlock plunged his energo-sword through Shockwave&#039;s chest, they gave up the fight and took off. Starscream then agreed to the systems boost in exchange for Grimlock&#039;s promise to help if Megatron tried to assassinate him again. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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After [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] went crazy due to a [[cerebro-shell]], Grimlock and the Autobots were forced to give an interview and a guided tour of their base to the reporter [[Irwin Spoon]] in exchange for his help removing the shell from their friend. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Grimlock was less than thrilled. He probably was relieved when the nosy human got kidnapped and brainwashed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]—at least Grimlock got to skip his interview! {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In [[1992]] Snarl once again fell victim to Corrodia Gravis and the Dinobots took him back to the [[Savage Land]] to retrieve the [[Crystalline containment vessel|control crystal]] from their old shuttle in an attempt to save his life. They found that a human named [[Embrey|Professor Embrey]] had used the crystal to save some of the area&#039;s [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] from a disease that was killing them. Unwilling to trade Snarl&#039;s life for the dinosaurs&#039;, the Dinobots instead transferred his mind into a &#039;&#039;Stegosaurus&#039;&#039; until they could find an another way to save him. {{storylink|Destiny of the Dinobots!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In [[2008]] the Dinobots were stationed on Cybertron when the Decepticons staged a brazen and unprovoked attack on the Autobot location, prompting an incredible battle. The Dinobots led the counterattack and started to tear through the enemy. Realising that the battle was a distraction engineered by [[Unicron]] to keep the Autobots away from the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] withdrew the Dinobots from the battle and they set off to confront him. [[File:Dinobots legacy of unicron 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Me Grimlock LOVE committing war crimes!]] Unfortunately Unicron had mentally enslaved the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to rebuild his body out of their planet, so to prevent this, Grimlock brought the Dinobots down to the planet and attacked the Junkions, slaughtering them wholesale. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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A commando demolition squad, the Dynobots were sent to back up Perceptor when he explored the ruins of a [[Project Dreadnought]] turbine. When they tripped the silent alarm however, they were ambushed by [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. Though they managed to down the aerial scientist, they were caught unaware by Shockwave who disabled them with a single mighty blast. After the cyclops had retrived Skyfire&#039;s [[brain module]], the ruined bodies of the Dynobots were recovered by the Autobots. {{storylink|Secrets &amp;amp; Lies issue 1|Secrets &amp;amp; Lies #1}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Dynobots&#039; bodies were  recovered by the Autobots and taken aboard the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]&#039;&#039; where [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] stored their [[spark]]s in magnetic field stasis and their memory engrams in the [[mind bank]]. When the ship later crashed on prehistoric Earth, [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] detected Shockwave&#039;s arrival on the planet and repaired the Dynobots with new [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] to deal with the Decepticon. Thirsty for revenge, the redubbed Dinobots confronted the scientist at a volcano only for him to outmanoeuvre them. After four had fallen, ​a desperate Grimlock injected a capsule of raw energon into himself, supercharging his system and allowing him to punch Shockwave into a mountain, bringing it crumbling down atop the Decepticon. {{storylink|Secrets &amp;amp; Lies issue 2|Secrets &amp;amp; Lies #2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Disoriented from the fuel, Grimlock stumbled back to the &#039;&#039;Ark&#039;&#039;, until he burnt off enough to remember his team. {{storylink|Secrets &amp;amp; Lies issue 3|Secrets &amp;amp; Lies #3}} After stopping AUNTIE from setting off Megatron&#039;s [[antimatter]], Grimlock returned to the battle site and willingly deactivated, burying himself alongside his fellows. {{storylink|Secrets &amp;amp; Lies issue 4|Secrets &amp;amp; Lies #4}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Dinobots, led by Snarl, arrived at Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]&#039;s solar plant in time to take part in a fight to defend the plant against the Decepticons. Unfortunately in their enthusiasm, as well as fighting off the Decepticons, they completely trashed the solar reactor which it had taken ten years for the doctor to construct. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen &#039;n Fun)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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While telling the new [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] team of their mission, the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] referred to the Dinobots of old as being fearsome and deadly but unbalanced between savagery and thought. {{storylink|Departure}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Dinobots [[Combiner|combine]] into the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] to fight the Decepticons, but the Beast is so savage and kill-crazy that the Autobots have to kill it. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:ScrollDinobots.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|A Dinobot by any other name would still kick your ass]]&lt;br /&gt;
It was established that Grimlock once commanded a splinter faction of Autobots known as the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], which included the Dynobots. It was also established that following this, these five robots used the Cybertronian designation &amp;quot;D&#039;&#039;&#039;y&#039;&#039;&#039;nobots&amp;quot;. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Dynobots traveled to Earth separately from the rest of the Autobots. Grimlock emerged on his own, and the Ark Autobots found him battling the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. The fate of the other Dinobots was unknown, but somehow Megatron had captured them and kept them in stasis in a secret base. After being freed, they traveled to Cybertron and helped liberate it from Shockwave&#039;s control. {{storylink|War and Peace}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Dinobots were originally five present-day Autobots who were sent back in time by [[Teletran 3]] and reformatted into dinosaurs. When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] traveled back in time, they recovered the Dinobots, who proceeded to beat Shockwave&#039;s Decepticons three ways from Sunday. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Grimlock was later sent to Earth to oversee the decommissioning of Cybertronian technology {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}, where his team found that human scientists had used the deactivated Megatron&#039;s technology to create the evil [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Grimlock and the others followed this new threat back to Cybertron, only to be captured and imprisoned by the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He was eventually freed by his G.I. Joe allies {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}, and helped defeat Serpent O.R. Meanwhile, Snarl was seen among the Autobot troops fighting against Serpent O.R.&#039;s army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The story &amp;quot;[[Paddles (story)|Paddles]]&amp;quot; features a [[Paddles (G1)|sixth Dinobot of the same name]]. This is also the only appearance of the character. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Grimlock and Slag were soldiers even before the war, and met each other when they were both thrown in a brig for pissing off their commanding officers (&#039;&#039;shooting&#039;&#039; them in Slag&#039;s case). Bonding over their mutual desire to get things done and ignore the rules, they decided to form their own strike team: the Dynobots. In a personal quirk, however, Slag didn&#039;t want them to be seen as a &#039;&#039;proper&#039;&#039; team. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} Their newly formed team of misfits became members of the [[Primal Vanguard]] under [[Nominus Prime]] and (somehow) model soldiers, acting as a Covert Strike Force with a spotless and admirable service record until one mission went wrong. While searching for terrorists beneath the [[Toraxxis Plains]], the group ran into strange [[cyber-morphic predator]]s, leading to an encounter that killed their medic [[Skar (IDW)|Skar]] and left the others unstable and with dangerous monstrous altmodes scanned from the beasts. Upon their return supervisors wanted to study them to learn about Skar&#039;s method of dynamic altform adaption, but the team feeling broken and betrayed broke free and went on the run. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Following their disappearance from the public eye, the Dynobots began competing in underground gladiator fights at the [[Forge]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] put out a call for combatants, the Dynobots were amongst those who were shown grudging respect by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] as opposed to the remainder of the &amp;quot;amateurs&amp;quot; in the crowd. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}&lt;br /&gt;
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While fighting in the [[Ring of Trials]], the Dynobots witnessed a call from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] to rally against the Decepticon tyranny on Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} For reasons known only to themselves, they responded to the call and aided Prime&#039;s new Autobot army in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by crushing some Decepticon [[Brawl (G1)|tanks]]. {{storylink|Endgame}} While they began wearing the Autobot insignia after the battle, the Dynobots couldn&#039;t stay with Prime&#039;s forces. By this time their beastly altmodes were influencing their minds by turning them increasingly aggressive, causing them to stop transforming out of fear that they might eventually snap and &#039;&#039;become&#039;&#039; the vicious monsters they had scanned. Unwilling to endanger the people of Cybertron with their presence, the team turned to a life of crime in an attempt to gather enough money to make it offworld. {{storylink|Derelicts}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Dynobots&#039; biggest heist was an attempt to steal several tankers worth of energon from the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Unfortunately, [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]]&#039;s Decepticons had the same idea, leading to a battle between the two groups of robbers. Annoyed by Grimlock&#039;s bossy attitude, Slag briefly left the Dynobots during the heist but came back to his pals in time to help them fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} Grimlock triggered the refinery&#039;s alarm to summon the Autobots then tried to disappear in the chaos, but was chased down and attacked by Scorponok. He defeated the Decepticon by resorting to using his altmode, only to be arrested by Optimus Prime in the aftermath, causing him to turn desperate and threaten to blow up the refinery. While he didn&#039;t go through with it, Scorponok &#039;&#039;did&#039;&#039;. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} The destruction of Toraxxis scattered the Dynobots, leaving Grimlock alone. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} He rejected any help offered by the Autobots, but the other Dynobots found him and convinced him to give Optimus Prime a chance. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}} They came with [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] to [[Starsreach Spaceport]], where an unfortunately timed Decepticon attack caused Grimlock to lose control again. {{storylink|Massacre}} He was able to calm down, but the incident was the last straw for the Dynobots, who had had lost all hope for themselves and left Cybertron. {{storylink|Unleashed}} However, they soon changed their minds and returned in time to help the Autobots fight [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], an ancient monster and creator of the cyber-morphic predators. {{storylink|Annihilation}} After the Dynobots fought off Trypticon&#039;s minions and Grimlock aided Megatron in taking the beast down from within, they returned to the Autobots in hopes that their scientists could finally cure their cursed altmodes. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Indeed, Autobot science was able to purify the corrupted energon running through the Dynobots&#039; veins and restore their original vehicle modes, efficiently curing them of their aggression. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy 1}} They went on to help defend Iacon from a Decepticon assault, saving [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] from the Predacons in the process. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}&lt;br /&gt;
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As the war raged on, the Dynobots became figures of fear to the Decepticon army. They would tell new recruits Dynobot stories to &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;scare the bejesus out of &#039;em.&amp;quot;&#039;&#039; {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}{{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}} The war moved offworld after Cybertron was rendered uninhabitable, and the Dynobots continued to fight under Optimus—though the Dynobots began to openly chafe under Prime&#039;s leadership, believing that the Autobot leader only kept the unruly warriors around to take on the &amp;quot;dirty&amp;quot; missions that the other Autobots couldn&#039;t perform. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} {{storylink|Post}} Though the naturally rebellious Grimlock would at one point even defect to the Decepticons, he would find his way back to the Autobots, earning himself a place on [[the List]] of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} &lt;br /&gt;
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Approximately ten thousand years ago, the Dynobots followed [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] to prehistoric Earth on a revenge-fueled crusade, &#039;&#039;after&#039;&#039; Optimus had told them to get over it already. The planet&#039;s energon fields forced them to take on the forms of the local animal life, and thus protected, they attacked Shockwave on the surface. Sadly, it did not protect the Dynobots from Shockwave&#039;s energy blasts, which melted the artificial skin and caused the Dynobots to go into [[stasis lock]] due to excessive [[energon radiation]]. Due to a deadman&#039;s switch, the Dynobots&#039; ship, the &#039;&#039;[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]&#039;&#039;, blasted a volcano that buried everyone in molten lava. They were unearthed in 2006 by a human archaeological dig {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} which was taken over by [[Skywatch|government agents]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Though Grimlock was the first to be brought back online, he was freed from Skywatch&#039;s control through a virus implanted by a [[Machination]] spy (under orders from Scorponok). Scorponok wanted Grimlock to join him, but Grimlock refused, fought Scorponok, and escaped, vowing to find and rescue the other Dynobots. Scorponok, however, planned to take control of the Dynobots himself and use them to assassinate Grimlock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Reactivated by Skywatch, the Dynobots were put through their paces, seemingly to great success (secretly because the Machination had &amp;quot;helped&amp;quot; set up Skywatch&#039;s neural nets). When Grimlock appeared in Fallon, the town was cordoned off and the &amp;quot;Thunder Lizards&amp;quot; were sent to engage him. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} The resulting clash caused &#039;&#039;massive&#039;&#039; damage to Fallon, helped along by Scorponok causing the neural nets to fluctuate so he could increase the conflict between the Dynobots. &lt;br /&gt;
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Eventually they were allowed to have their sentience so they could find out Grimlock had set up the deadman&#039;s switch, which left them buried on Earth, &#039;&#039;without telling them&#039;&#039;. While feeling some guilt for what he did, Grimlock defended his actions by saying &amp;quot;er, hello, we&#039;re vicious amoral rule-breakers, of course I did it&amp;quot;. Which &#039;&#039;worked&#039;&#039;. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Rightfully so, the Dynobots were pissed with their leader, and walked away after Swoop read Grimlock the riot act. When Grimlock was attacked and almost destroyed by the [[Sunstreaker clone]]s, however, the team reunited once again for battle. Although fighting valiantly, they might have been destroyed, if not for the intervention of the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, whom were earlier contacted by Grimlock.&lt;br /&gt;
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Aboard the Monsterbots&#039; ship, the Dynobots wondered why Grimlock would side with the outcasts. They gave Grimlock a stern look when he exited the cockpit. The Dynobots didn&#039;t see the point of fighting Scorponok, but Grimlock said that Scorponok made it their fight when he turned the Dynobots against him. Snarl disagreed, saying that it has always been Grimlock&#039;s fight, that he and the other Dynobots went along with him, and that it was now Grimlock&#039;s wounded pride at stake. After the Monsterbots blasted away the defenses, Grimlock exited the ship, saying that there was no way he could let this go, and that with or without the Dynobots, there would be a reckoning for Scorponok. The Dynobots decided that arguing is pointless and followed Grimlock. When [[Hunter O&#039;Nion]] pulled the cords from [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]]&#039;s head, shutting him down, the clones ceased to function. Sludge cried out in victory, but the moment is short-lived as Scorponok blasted Sludge into stasis. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Grimlock stared down at Sludge&#039;s dead body, brooding about how it was his fault Sludge was dead... while a battle between Scorponok and Shockwave (for rights of revenge upon Grimlock) raged on around him. Eventually Snarl, Slag, and Swoop decide to get to the Monsterbots&#039; ship while the getting was good, but Grimlock stayed behind with Sludge. Grimlock tried infusing some of his [[spark]] energy into Sludge to revive him, but it seemed to have no effect. Shockwave got the upper hand and let Scorponok escape, and in frustration, Grimlock attacked Shockwave. Grimlock and Shockwave were too busy fighting to notice the return of Slag, Snarl, and Swoop, who reasoned that, while helping Grimlock might not be much of a cause, it still beat being no better than the Monsterbots. They were noticed by Sludge, however, who seemed to have recovered due to Grimlock&#039;s treatment after all. The four of them dove into the fray proper, but Grimlock ordered them to go after Scorponok instead. When [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] was about to get squished by Scorponok, the remaining Dynobots showed up in just the nick of time. At Hot Rod&#039;s urgings, Swoop severed the connections keeping Scorponok&#039;s head conscious. But before the Dynobots could kill the rest of Scorponok, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] showed up and told them that Scorponok would be revived and made to answer to a tribunal instead. He then said they should purge the entire Machination facility, gather up all related Machination technology, and get as far away from Earth as possible as soon as possible—a plan that the Dynobots, Hot Rod, and Hunter were all perfectly OK with. Ultra Magnus later told Grimlock that having Scorponok and Shockwave in custody could help offset Grimlock&#039;s own sentence, and that the other Dynobots&#039; warrants had been canceled, and Grimlock was content with that and the fact that Sludge was alive again thanks to him. On Earth, the other Dynobots meanwhile happily repaired the Skyfire. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop spent the next few years wandering through space, at some point changing their team name to the Dinobots and appointing Slag their new leader. When the war finally ended, they returned home to Cybertron and were recruited by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] for a mission to search the wilderness for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. They found traces of fighting, but before they could do much investigating the Dinobots were overcome by a strange influence and violently turned on each other and Ironhide. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} The source of the influence was Megatron, who was using them as test subjects for a mysterious energy that could turn Transformers into [[combiner]]s, but the Dinobots&#039; egos proved too strong to be easily subdued and merged. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} They eventually stopped fighting amongst themselves and instead teamed up on Ironhide, but he was saved from them by the intervention of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], another result of Megatron&#039;s tests. {{storylink|Night and the City}}&lt;br /&gt;
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After recovering from Megatron&#039;s influence, the Dinobots followed Ironhide and Superion back to Iacon {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} where they joined the other Autobots in defending the city from a Decepticon uprising. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} When the battle was over, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] convinced the city&#039;s [[NAIL|neutral population]] that both the Autobots and Decepticons were bad news, and the Dinobots found themselves exiled into the wilderness alongside the rest of their faction. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} There, they tussled with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] until they revealed themselves to be friendly, after which the two teams put their differences over some energon. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}&lt;br /&gt;
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When a mysterious light appeared in the wilderness, the Dinobots&#039; first instinct was to go smash it, but it turned out to herald the appearance of the difficult-to-smash [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} After Slug was put in his place by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], the Dinobots fell in line helped try to contain the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} A brief battle ensued when the exiled Decepticons arrived at the scene, but was interrupted when the Titan emitted a deadly energy wave that injured and corroded many combatants. {{storylink|Winners &amp;amp; Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners &amp;amp; Losers}} Autobots and Decepticons alike stopped fighting while their leaders tried to work out what was going on. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The Dinobots took Slug, victim of the energy wave, to safety, then attempted to slow the Necrotitan down as it marched on Iacon. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} They continued to fight the Titan as it reached the city, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} and watched as it was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Dinobots celebrated the Necrotitan&#039;s defeat by going drinking at [[Swerve&#039;s]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The peace was brief, as an army of [[Ammonite]]s then invaded Cybertron, forcing them back into action. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They fought to drive the invaders out of Iacon until the battle was won, at which point they witnessed Megatron reveal he was joining the Autobots. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Six months later, the Dinobots assisted in the investigation of recent Decepticon murders by guarding murder sites. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} Suspecting the [[Firecon]]s to be the culprits, Optimus Prime, Starscream and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] had a team including the Dinobots take the trio down, which they did with gusto. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} After the Firecons were proven innocent, Optimus Prime accused the Dinobots themselves of the murders, claiming Slug&#039;s war crimes had caused him to snap. Slug thought the revelation that Autobots had also been killed proved his innocence, but Prime didn&#039;t relent. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} Slug wouldn&#039;t take this treatment and began plotting to kill Prime, convincing the other Dinobots to help, when the team was suddenly attacked by the actual killer. As it turned out, Prime had only shouted about their crimes in order to lure out the culprit, the vigilante [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but had also arranged a trap door to open beneath them when the bomb struck, saving their lives. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The other Dinobots had to haul Slug away when he got drunk and tried to start a fight with evangelists [[Sterling]] and [[Aileron]], {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} but the whole team later started a new fight at [[Maccadam&#039;s Old Oil House]] and Slug got arrested. In jail, he was asked by [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] to protect him, [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] and [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] during an off-the-record delivery to [[Alyon]]. The other Dinobots were shocked that he&#039;d agreed to work for a corrupt cop, but he revealed that he planned to take the pay and let Barricade be killed by [[Badgeless]]. He changed his mind after learning that the cargo was [[spark]]s, ordering the Dinobots to kill the Badgeless at the cost of becoming cop killers and outlaws. They continued protecting the cargo from Badgeless and undead [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] until they reached Alyon and encountered [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who killed Barricade, destroyed the sparks and corrupted Strafe into a monstrous form. After the group defeated Bludgeon and discovered that a natural [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] had lit up in Alyon, the Dinobots welcomed Strafe into their ranks and set out into the wilderness to find and kill Bludgeon. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Months into their search, the Dinobots were tracked down by Sandstorm, sent by Starscream to kill them for murdering those Badgeless and &amp;quot;kidnapping&amp;quot; Strafe. Slug was killed, self-destructing to give the other Dinobots a chance to escape. When Trypticon then returned, they knew Bludgeon was behind it and Sludge, Snarl, and Strafe fought their way inside the beast while Swoop went to check on the hot spot, where he found that Bludgeon had taken all the sparks. He encountered Sandstorm and forged an alliance, and while Sludge and Snarl were less happy about working with Slug&#039;s killer and attacked him, they temporarily put that aside and only pretended to fight him in order to fool Bludgeon into thinking they were distracted. Once Bludgeon was defeated, Trypticon was freed from his control and flew off with the Dinobots and Sandstorm, who decided to guard the sparks as they matured. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Dinobots remained in the wilderness henceforth, becoming friends with Trypticon and acting as guardians for the [[protoform]]s. Following the [[Iron Ring]]&#039;s invasion, the group was approached by [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] who convinced them to allow him to inform Optimus Prime of the new generation. Prime&#039;s group soon arrived, Slug among them who attacked his friends in retribution for their perceived crimes against him. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Once the [[Void Scepter]] whose influence Slug was under was shattered, the group came to a quick peace and turned Trypticon into Earth&#039;s embassy on Cybertron to put the protoforms under Optimus&#039;s protection. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron and sowed chaos among the populace, [[Marissa Faireborn]] tried to call the Dinobots in as backup, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} only for Trypticon to spacebridge himself to Earth, bringing the unwilling Dinobots with him. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} The Dinobots would go on to clash with the disillusioned young Autobot [[Slide]] and her [[Colonist Soldiers]], with Slug killing Gimlet before the arrival of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] over Earth forced both sides to agree to a truce to take on the true threat. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} Joining forces with the recently arrived Prowl and the crew of the &#039;&#039;[[Peaceful Revolution]]&#039;&#039; the Autobots rendezvoused with the other Cybertronian refugees at [[Victoria Falls]]; this was short-lived, however, as the arrival of Unicron&#039;s [[Maximal]] warriors forced the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to teleport into Earth orbit along with Trypticon and what remained of the Cybertronian war machine, buying time for Optimus Prime and a small cadre of warriors to kill Unicron from within with the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In the ensuing battle, the Dinobots were forced to fight alongside a resentful Slide, urging the latter into action; when Bludgeon and his [[Worldsweeper]] breached Earth&#039;s atmosphere, the Dinobots attacked the ship as it ploughed through [[Washington, D.C.]], fighting alongside the [[Torchbearer]]s, and while [[Victorion]] took on Bludgeon&#039;s warrior [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], it was the Dinobots who fought their way through the ship itself to confront their nemesis one last time. In the ensuing battle, both Snarl and Sludge were felled by Bludgeon&#039;s hordes of mutated Decepticons, and Slug sacrificed himself to kill Bludgeon as the crashing ship impacted the [[White House]], annihilating the both of them. In the aftermath, only Swoop and Strafe, the last surviving Dinobots, remained, beginning a new life on Earth with the other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Ceremony}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In the aftermath of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Dinobots took up residence in the [[Primal Swamp]] and enjoyed the peacetime. When the threat of the world ending caused fighting to resume across Cybertron, the Dinobots blamed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and attacked him and his compatriots when they appeared in the swamp. Each of the Dinobots held their own against their opponents, but were eventually subdued by [[Victorion]]. Refusing to surrender, the Dinobots formed [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]] and resumed their assault. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Getting into a fight with Predaking, Volcanicus was knocked into a pool of energon. Unable to free himself, he split back into his smaller components. Now somewhat convinced that Megatron truly wasn&#039;t behind recent events, Grimlock offered his aid in their quest. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} Unable to agree with his decision, the other Dinobots departed, with Sludge taking on a leadership role. Unfortunately, they were found by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]], who attacked and soundly defeated them. Rodimus grabbed Sludge and started torturing him until Snarl confessed Megatron was headed for the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. Momentarily possessed by [[Unicron]], Rodimus killed Sludge and departed with Overlord, with the others mourning the loss of their own.&lt;br /&gt;
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Elsewhere, in the [[Cataclysm Tundra]], Grimlock followed Megatron&#039;s group into the Sanctorum and learned of the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]&#039;s history, though they were interrupted by Overlord and Rodimus&#039;s arrival. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Grimlock helped in the battle, {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} and though Overlord was defeated, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] appeared and swiped the Requiem Blaster, followed by Rodimus. {{storylink|Consequences}} Grimlock agreed to follow the others to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to stop Megatronus, but was temporarily weakened by the activation of his doomsday device. The other Dinobots, still standing around Sludge&#039;s body, also exhibited signs of being drained. In spite of this, Grimlock pressed on and helped battle Megatronus, stopping only when his body was subsumed in flames and unable to move. {{storylink|Collision Course}} He ultimately escaped the flames and helped shut down the machine, {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} as well as turn Rodimus back to Hot Rod. After Megatron sacrificed himself to save them all, Grimlock returned to the Primal Swamp and joined the other Dinobots in grieving for their fallen comrade. {{storylink|Saga&#039;s End}}&lt;br /&gt;
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During the Great War, the Dinobots were a faction of Autobots who disappeared in an untimely manner. Their legacy continued into the era of the Maximals as a source of great inspiration for future heroes with even [[Dinobot (BW)|a Predacon]] naming himself after them. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}&lt;br /&gt;
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:The five Dinobots were sold individually in boxed packages from 1985 to [[1986]]. They featured a uniform color scheme of red for their die-cast metal parts, black plastic for legs and forearms, smoky translucent for [[Pre-Transformer|remnant cockpits]], and golden metalized plastic highlights depicting machine details. Most had fairly good articulation for G1 toys; only Slag had the conjoined foot-base common to many of the automobile-based Transformers in G1. &lt;br /&gt;
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:In [[1991]], Grimlock, Sludge and Snarl were re-released as part of the [[Europe]]an &#039;&#039;[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]&#039;&#039; line.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:G1-toy GrimlockPretender.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Pretender Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Pretender Classics&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[1989]])&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Pretender|Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:A much smaller and simpler version of Grimlock, with a [[Pretender]] shell, was part of the [[Classic Pretender]]s line.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The same smaller version of Grimlock was also available without his Pretender shell, either as K-Mart [[exclusive]] in the United States or packaged with similar versions of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] in Japan.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1-toy SnarlAM.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Action Master Snarl]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Action Masters&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[1990]])&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Snarl (G1)#AM|Snarl]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Both Grimlock and Snarl were given new toy forms as part of the [[Action Master]]s line.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Generation 2&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G2SlagGreen toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|&#039;&#039;Generation 2&#039;&#039; Slag]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dinobots&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[1993]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Slag]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Snarl (G1)#Generation 2|Snarl]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Three of the original five Dinobot molds were reissued in new colors.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Beast Wars&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:BWtoy-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|&#039;&#039;Beast Wars&#039;&#039; Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, [[1997]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:A [[redeco]] of [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Alternators&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AlternatorsGrimlock toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|&#039;&#039;Alternators&#039;&#039; Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[2005]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:He turns into a 1/24th scale Ford Mustang.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Classics Swoop toy.JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|&#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; Swoop (mistransformed in [[robot mode]]).]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Classics|Swoop]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Mini-Con Dinobots Team, [[2006]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:A new mold for the original character, alongside two new-character teammates [[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]] and [[Terrorsaur (Classics)|Terrorsaur]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, 2006)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:A new mold based on his original design, with an updated dinosaur mode.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Titanium Series&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TitaniumWarWithin Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|&#039;&#039;War Within&#039;&#039; Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (6&amp;quot; Cybertron Heroes, [[2008]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Based upon his appearance from &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]&#039;&#039;, this version of Grimlock transforms into a Cybertronic heavy tank.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Masterpiecetoy-GrimlockKing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|King Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[2009]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:A new mold featuring [[die-cast]] metal, LED lights and a wealth of gimmicks and accessories, &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; Grimlock is based upon the character&#039;s appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. A redeco of this mold based upon his appearance as &amp;quot;King Grimlock&amp;quot; in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]] (with appropriate accessories) would follow as a [[TakaraTomy Mall|Toy Hobby Market]] exclusive and would be redecoed in [[2010]] for a [[Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us]] exclusive release.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Device Label&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Device Label Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Device Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Device Label|Device Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (2009)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Grimlock transforms from a working USB laser mouse into a mechanoid raptor.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;United EX&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:UnitedEXtoy grimmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|&#039;&#039;United EX&#039;&#039; Grimmaster Prime Mode]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Grimmaster Prime Mode]]&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[2012]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: A redeco of &#039;&#039;[[Power Core Combiners]]&#039;&#039; [[Grimstone (PCC)#Toys|Grimstone]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: He comes with four prehistoric creature drone-limbs:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;&#039;Cross-Ryu Drone&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Ankylosaurus&#039;&#039;) &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;&#039;Caesar-Ryu Drone&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Pachycephalosaurus&#039;&#039;) &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;&#039;Illumina III Drone&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Parasaurolophus&#039;&#039;) &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;&#039;Saber-Ryu Drone&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Dimetrodon&#039;&#039;) &lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; (2014)===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:DOTM-toy Triceradon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Dinobot Slug]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Strafe]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Evolution 2-Pack, [[2014]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Available only at Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us stores in the US and Canada and packed with &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]&#039;&#039; [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], this release represents Generation 1 Swoop, though the packaging mistakenly&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0uG8JszvCs&amp;amp;t=23m5s Botcon 2014 Interview] - Hasbro&#039;s Mark Weber, Transformers Manager of Global Brand Development&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; uses the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]&#039;s art, leading to much confusion.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:A similar 2-Pack of &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] and &amp;quot;1984 Grimlock&amp;quot; (a Generation 1-inspired redeco of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]&#039;&#039; [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]]) was also available from Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slug]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Another Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us exclusive that saw the Deluxe [[Slug (AOE)|Dinobot Slug]] toy packed with a seemingly unchanged &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]&#039;&#039; Mini-Con [[Triceradon (DOTM)|Triceradon]], described as &amp;quot;Classic&amp;quot; Slug.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF2014toy-SDCCSnarl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|&#039;&#039;Generation One&#039;&#039; Snarl]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dinobots Generation One 4-pack&#039;&#039;&#039; (Voyager, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Strafe]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Snarl]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Slag (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Slug]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:First made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]], the &amp;quot;Dinobots Generation One 4-pack&amp;quot; was a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive. These Dinobots feature heavy use of vacuum metalization, transparent plastic and paint applications to recreate the look of their Generation 1 toys and their box unfolds into a diorama of the crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[Mount St. Hilary]].&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF2014toy-LegionStrafe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Strafe]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Legion&#039;&#039;&#039; (2014)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Swoop (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Strafe]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:As part of the Generation 1-inspired 2014 Legion Class assortment, Grimlock and Strafe are redecoes of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]&#039;&#039; [[Rippersnapper (Prime)|Rippersnapper]] and [[Windrazor (Prime)|Windrazor]] respectively and retain their molds&#039; ability to combine with [[Abominus (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Abominus]] (or a combiner of his redecoes).&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Platinum Edition&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Platinum-Edition-G1-Dinobots-Slog.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|&#039;&#039;Platinum Edition&#039;&#039; Slog (Sludge)]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dinobots Set&#039;&#039;&#039; (Platinum Edition 5-pack, [[2015]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The 5 Dinobots: [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Slug]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Strafe]], [[Sludge (G1)#Platinum Edition|Slog]], and [[Snarl (G1)#Platinum Edition|Snarl]], are reuses of the &#039;&#039;Age of Extinction&#039;&#039; molds and feature Generation 1-inspired redecoes and new-head retools.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Power of the Primes&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:PotP Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.77|&#039;&#039;Power of the Primes&#039;&#039; Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Voyager, [[2017]])&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Slag (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Slug]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, 2017)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Swoop]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, 2017)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Snarl (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Snarl]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, [[2018]])&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Sludge (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Sludge]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, 2018)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Slash (POTP)|Dinobot Slash]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Legends, 2017)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:All five classic Dinobots and new member [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] feature in the &#039;&#039;[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]&#039;&#039; [[subline imprint]] of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]&#039;&#039;. All six Dinobots share the common feature of being partially composed of translucent plastic with gold paint on the inside to give them a &#039;layered&#039; look reminiscent of the translucent parts in their original toys. The original five can also combine to form [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]], who is awesome. The Deluxe Class figures&#039; Prime Armor were redecoed for the [[Terrorcon (G1)#Generations|Terrorcons]].&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Selects&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-JP-Volcanicus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|&#039;&#039;Generations Selects&#039;&#039; Volcanicus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Selects|Volcanicus]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Multi-pack, [[2021]])&lt;br /&gt;
:For the &#039;&#039;[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]&#039;&#039; line, TakaraTomy gave each of the five classic Dinobots anime-accurate redecoes.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Studio Series&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Studio-Series-86-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|&#039;&#039;Studio Series&#039;&#039; Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Leader, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Dinobot Slug]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Leader, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Sludge (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Sludge]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Leader, 2022)&lt;br /&gt;
:New, large, G1 cartoon-accurate figures of the Dinobots are being released in the &#039;&#039;[[Studio Series]]&#039;&#039; line.&lt;br /&gt;
{{toystub}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{comingsoontoy|Dinobot Sludge}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{--}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
*The Dinobots are the first Transformers whose creation is shown in the cartoon. It seems simple enough: The Autobots simply construct their bodies, flick the switch, and they&#039;re animated. Wheeljack later upgrades their brains, after which they display sentience. However, the later episode &amp;quot;[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]&amp;quot; heavily implies that there&#039;s no way to bring a Transformer to life without the use of the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]]. Still other episodes would show the creation of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] without the use of Vector Sigma. For more on this issue, see [[Reproduction]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Early on in the cartoon, the Dinobots are played as very dangerous (though dim) wildcards, whose great power makes them a huge advantage to the Autobots when they can be persuaded to cooperate. However, beginning with &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039; and in the following third season, the Dinobots are portrayed almost exclusively as comic relief: goofy childlike morons whose (arguably even greater) stupidity made them a detriment to be babysat, rather than an advantage to be courted.&lt;br /&gt;
*The commercials (and package art) for the Dinobots show their swords, Slag&#039;s horns, and Swoop&#039;s lower beak and missiles as being chromed like the Diaclone versions. However, the actual release versions have these parts as bare red. This is due to the swords and horns being changed to soft plastic for safety reasons (it was either that or retool them blunt like Blitzwing&#039;s sword), as the chrome plating does not bond to soft plastic. Swoop&#039;s jaw and missiles probably didn&#039;t need this, but that&#039;s [[gang-molding]] for you.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MadGeister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now we know who Grimstone stole his hat from!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the &amp;quot;Geisters&amp;quot;, recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production &#039;&#039;[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]&#039;&#039;; Slag became [[:File:HornGeist.jpg|Horn Geist]], Sludge became [[:File:ThunderGeist.jpg|Thunder Geist]], Snarl became [[:File:ArmorGeist.jpg|Armor Geist]], and Swoop became [[:File:PteraGeist.jpg|Ptera Geist]]. In what might be called [[Beast (G1)|a vision of things to come]], the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called &amp;quot;Mad Geister&amp;quot; (マッドガイスター &#039;&#039;Maddogaisutā&#039;&#039;). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and, aside from Ptera Geist, they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (and [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque &amp;quot;[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]&amp;quot; (プテダー &#039;&#039;Putedā&#039;&#039;) and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming &amp;quot;Hormor&amp;quot; (ホーマー &#039;&#039;Hōmā&#039;&#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
*The 2005 [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] two-pack was originally intended to portray the Generation 1 characters, but ended up as part of the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]&#039;&#039; toyline instead, representing new characters by this wiki&#039;s classification. &lt;br /&gt;
*The S-names are to show how they&#039;re their own group, while Grimlock breaks the pattern to show he&#039;s the boss.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BC10&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10bb.html griffin&#039;s 2010 BotCon report]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*And the most obvious point; this collection of &#039;&#039;dinosaur&#039;&#039; robots has a &#039;&#039;pterosaur&#039;&#039; in their number, thus making the name kind of inaccurate. Those two animals are entirely different branches of Ornithodira; calling a &#039;&#039;Pteranodon&#039;&#039; a dinosaur is like calling a cougar a {{w|Nimravidae|nimravid}} because both are felids. Granted, &amp;quot;Avemetatarsaliabots&amp;quot; is nowhere &#039;&#039;near&#039;&#039; as fluid to say as &amp;quot;Dinobots&amp;quot;...but still, worth noting.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Dinobot&#039;&#039;&#039; (ダイノボット &#039;&#039;Dainobotto&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Hungarian:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Dinobotok&#039;&#039;&#039; (everywhere else) &#039;&#039;&#039;Vasállatok&#039;&#039;&#039; (first &#039;&#039;The Movie&#039;&#039; dub, &amp;quot;Iron-animals&amp;quot;) &#039;&#039;&#039;Dínók&#039;&#039;&#039; (second &#039;&#039;The Movie&#039;&#039; dub, &amp;quot;Dinos&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Italian&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Nuovo Dinorobots&#039;&#039;&#039; (Classics)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Mandarin:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Kǒnglóng Jīngāng&#039;&#039;&#039; (恐龙金刚, &amp;quot;Dinosaur Vajra&amp;quot;), &#039;&#039;&#039;Jīqì Kǒnglóng&#039;&#039;&#039; (机器恐龙, &amp;quot;Machine Dinosaur&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Portuguese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Dinobóticos&#039;&#039;&#039; (Portugal comic), &#039;&#039;&#039;Robodinos&#039;&#039;&#039; (Brazil comic)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Combiner teams]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 subgroups]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots| ]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:United EX]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chromecannon: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Chromecannon is an Aussie guy who is the embodiment of 20-something layabout. He likes Transformers toys and comics. He grew up on the original Robots in Disguise and the Unicron Trilogy and got back into the franchise in his mid-20s after a comic reboot and new line of toys was announced, just in time to experience [[War for Cybertron: Siege|some quality ankle tilt]]. Does not take this stuff too seriously.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The things I like most==&lt;br /&gt;
===My precious babies===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Onslaught]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Airazor (BW)]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cyclonus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Aligned Arcee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===My favourite plastic crack===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Airazor (BW)#War_for_Cybertron:_Kingdom|Airazor]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys #War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Primal]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (BW)/toys #War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron (BW)]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Grimlock_(G1)/toys#Studio_Series|Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron Trilogy|Megatron]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Other things I like that are probably more important===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|The Suicide Squad comic]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A &#039;Bot and Her City|The pretty]] [[A Long Way Down|Windblade and Chromia]] [[Windblade issue 3|buddy cop]] [[Windblade issue 4|story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wannabee, Part 1|The cute]] [[Wannabee, Part 2|Cliffjumper story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Transformers: Prime|That show where there&#039;s good writing and they&#039;re on Earth and Arcee is great]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Munky]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
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	<entry>
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		<title>User:Chromecannon</title>
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&lt;div&gt;Chromecannon is an Aussie guy who is the embodiment of 20-something layabout. He likes Transformers toys and comics. He grew up on the original Robots in Disguise and the Unicron Trilogy and got back into the franchise in his mid-20s after a comic reboot and new line of toys was announced, just in time to experience [[War for Cybertron: Siege|some quality ankle tilt]]. Does not take this stuff too seriously.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The things I like most==&lt;br /&gt;
===My precious babies===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Onslaught]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Airazor]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cyclonus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Aligned Arcee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===My favourite plastic crack===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Blackarachnia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys #War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Primal]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (BW)/toys #War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron (BW)]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Grimlock_(G1)/toys#Studio_Series|Grimlock]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron Trilogy|Megatron]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nightbird (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightbird]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Other things I like that are probably more important===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|The Suicide Squad comic]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A &#039;Bot and Her City|The pretty]] [[A Long Way Down|Windblade and Chromia]] [[Windblade issue 3|buddy cop]] [[Windblade issue 4|story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wannabee, Part 1|The cute]] [[Wannabee, Part 2|Cliffjumper story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Transformers: Prime|That show where there&#039;s good writing and they&#039;re on Earth and Arcee is great]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Munky]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
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	<entry>
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		<title>User:Chromecannon</title>
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		<updated>2021-02-24T04:03:01Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt;Chromecannon is an Aussie guy who is the embodiment of 20-something layabout. He likes Transformers toys and comics. He grew up on the original Robots in Disguise and the Unicron Trilogy and got back into the franchise in his mid-20s after a comic reboot and new line of toys was announced, just in time to experience [[War for Cybertron: Siege|some quality ankle tilt]]. Does not take this stuff too seriously.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The things I like most==&lt;br /&gt;
===My precious babies===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Onslaught]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Airazor]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cyclonus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Aligned Arcee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===My favourite plastic crack===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Blackarachnia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys #War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Primal]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (BW)/toys #War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron (BW)]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron Trilogy|Megatron]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nightbird (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightbird]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Other things I like that are probably more important===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|The Suicide Squad comic]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A &#039;Bot and Her City|The pretty]] [[A Long Way Down|Windblade and Chromia]] [[Windblade issue 3|buddy cop]] [[Windblade issue 4|story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wannabee, Part 1|The cute]] [[Wannabee, Part 2|Cliffjumper story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Transformers: Prime|That show where there&#039;s good writing and they&#039;re on Earth and Arcee is great]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Munky]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<updated>2021-02-08T16:28:28Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chromecannon: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Chromecannon is an Aussie guy who is the embodiment of 20-something layabout. He likes Transformers toys and comics. He grew up on the original Robots in Disguise and the Unicron Trilogy and got back into the franchise in his mid-20s after a comic reboot and new line of toys was announced, just in time to experience [[War for Cybertron: Siege|some quality ankle tilt]]. Does not take this stuff too seriously.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The things I like most==&lt;br /&gt;
===My precious babies===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Onslaught]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cyclonus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Aligned Arcee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===My favourite plastic crack===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Blackarachnia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Primal]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron Trilogy|Megatron]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nightbird (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightbird]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Other things I like that are probably more important===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|The Suicide Squad comic]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A &#039;Bot and Her City|The pretty]] [[A Long Way Down|Windblade and Chromia]] [[Windblade issue 3|buddy cop]] [[Windblade issue 4|story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wannabee, Part 1|The cute]] [[Wannabee, Part 2|Cliffjumper story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Transformers: Prime|That show where there&#039;s good writing and they&#039;re on Earth and Arcee is great]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Munky]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Scylla (BW)</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=Space_pirate_seacon_sign.png|cSize=29x30px|cLink=Seacon (BWII)}}|predacon|autobot|decepticon|liegemaximo}}&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Scylla is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]-allied [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Scylla robot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Who wears short-shorts?]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The pirate wench &#039;&#039;&#039;Scylla&#039;&#039;&#039; is hopelessly delusional. When she looks in the mirror, she doesn&#039;t see a razor-fanged, barnacle-encrusted, tentacle-slithering horror of the deep. She sees a ravishing beauty queen; a seductive and irresistible coquette whom any male would scale a mountain for, just to catch a fleeting glimpse of her unsurpassed &#039;&#039;lusciousness&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In reality, Scylla is anything but the mouth-watering femme fatale she thinks she is. Rude, slovenly, and prone to fits of snarling, animalistic anger, men the universe over recognize her as The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships... &#039;&#039;in the other direction!&#039;&#039; And no man knows this better than poor [[Scuba]], who has found himself the unwilling target of Scylla&#039;s relentless affections. Scylla will often abandon her [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon]] partners in the heat of battle in order to pursue, subdue and woo the repulsed [[Maximal]] squid. As Scuba desperately struggles to fend off her passionate advances, Scylla remains obliviously unaware of [[Bighorn]], a Maximal who actually &#039;&#039;does&#039;&#039; find her to be drop-dead gorgeous.&lt;br /&gt;
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When she isn&#039;t abandoning them to molest Scuba, Scylla can combine with her fellow Seacons to form [[God Neptune (BWII)|God Neptune]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
====&#039;&#039;Beast Wars II&#039;&#039; cartoon====&lt;br /&gt;
{{voiceactor|[[Miwa Matsumoto]] (Japanese)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Skylla beast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey there, sailor...]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Along with her fellow Seacon space pirates, Scylla came to [[Gaia]] on their [[photon sailer]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]] that they could sell on the space market for riches. While on their way to the Angolmois Energy pumping site underwater, [[Terrormander]] offended Scylla by questioning their leader, [[Halfshell]]&#039;s capabilities, earning him a threat from the squid. When work was underway, Scylla caught a whiff of the spying [[Scuba]], becoming infatuated with the other squid when she found him with [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]]. Realizing her suspicion, the [[Maximal]]s fled and Scylla alerted Halfshell of the intruders. The captain went off to pursue while Scylla was ordered to keep working. After battle between Halfshell and the Maximals was underway, the other four Seacons were called in so that they could form [[God Neptune (BWII)|God Neptune]]. His power was mighty, but the Maximals managed to get the combiner caught in an explosion of the Angolmois Energy aboard the Seacons&#039; ship. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Seacons set to repairing their damaged ship, but Scylla found herself obsessed with the Maximal squid she saw earlier and wandered off to find him. Scuba did not comprehend her affections, taking them as a feint for an attack. After Scuba took his leave, [[Sea Phantom]] found the wayward Seacon and ordered her back to the ship. Scylla initially refused, but when [[Bighorn]]—infatuated with the &amp;quot;Squid Lady&amp;quot;—came charging, the two Seacons ran. At the ship, Scylla thought she saw Scuba in the distance, but when it was revealed to be Bighorn again, the disgusted Seacon attacked the Maximal, who still would not be dissauded from his love. Scylla again went off to seek Scuba, to the other Seacons&#039; deteriment as they tried to form God Neptune. She spotted Scuba again, this time getting missiles to the face. With Scylla finally staying put, God Neptune was successfully formed and the Maximals were sent into retreat. Right after, Scylla disengaged to say her farewells to Scuba. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Scylla love triangle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|There ain&#039;t nothin&#039; pretty about Cybertronian 3-ways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When Halfshell made a deal with [[Megastorm]] to take down the Maximals, Scylla was assigned to a spot in the jungle where [[Tasmania Kid]] showed up to investigate an apparent Angolmois Energy signature. Transforming into robot mode, Scylla chased Kid in circles till Megastorm, who had engineered bombs to take out both the Seacons and Maximals, stumbled into the scene and was the only one blown away by the bomb meant for Scylla. {{storylink|Megastorm&#039;s Reckoning}} When [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] mocked the Seacons&#039; ineptitude, Scylla helped her distraught boss by suggesting that they lure out the Maximals using Bighorn&#039;s obsession with her. The plan was a success, and the Maximals were isolated in the sea—the Seacons&#039; natural element. When Scuba showed up, Scylla entrapped him in her tentacles, &amp;quot;protecting&amp;quot; and preventing him from joining the greater battle. Scuba managed to escape her grasp using his ink and rescued the Maximals from the other Seacons. With all of the Maximals gathered on a floating rock, Scylla bemoaned being unable to protect Scuba anymore as she joined in forming God Neptune. The timely intervention of [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]] turned the tide and the Seacons were defeated. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bighorn, still intent on winning the heart of his &amp;quot;Squid Lady&amp;quot;, formed a plot with the [[Jointron]]s—the Jointrons would kidnap Scylla and Bighorn would charge in and &amp;quot;rescue&amp;quot; her, becoming her knight in shining armor. Lured out with a fake love letter assumed to be from Scuba, Scylla met the Jointrons and was stuffed into a sack, much to her displeasure. She was dragged all over as the Jointrons kept running into problems such as the [[Combatron (BWII)|Combatrons]] and her fellow Seacons. Eventually, [[DJ (BWII)|DJ]] lost his grip and Scylla was sent tumbling off, where she got headbutted by the unknowing Bighorn. Incensed by her treatment all day, the furious Seacon attacked and soon formed God Neptune. The intervention of the Maximals managed to send the giant into the sea. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}} Exhausted of their terrible luck on Gaia, Halfshell declared that the Seacons would leave it. When Scylla expressed a desire to stay with Scuba, Halfshell denied the request and so Scylla went off to say her farewell to her fellow squid. Thanks to her, Scuba learned the Seacons needed energy to leave and reported it to [[Lio Convoy]], who made a deal with Halfshell that they would duel for it. Scylla served as part of God Neptune for this &amp;quot;one-on-one&amp;quot; fight, which went on till Megastorm&#039;s interference caused an eruption of Angolmois Energy that made the Seacons flee while stealing the energy Lio Convoy brought. With it, the Seacons finally escaped the planet. On their way out of the [[Solar System]], the photon sailer met a void and was sucked into it. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The void turned out to be effect of the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]]. Scylla tried to send a SOS call for help, but it was unable to reach anybody capable of helping, and the planet&#039;s evil energies turned the Seacons into brainwashed servants of Galvatron. {{storylink|The Artificial Planet Nemesis}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Sailing through space, the Seacons came across the Jointrons, and both teams fused into their respective combined forms. Their battle was interrupted by a mysterious spaceship that squarely collided with God Neptune and broke him up into the individual Seacons, who were sent flying off. {{storylink| Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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When the Maximals were on their way to reach the rapidly approaching Nemesis, the Seacons served as its first line of defense and forced the Maximals to crash on a nearby asteroid. There, they fought the confused Maximals. When [[Lio Junior]], [[Santon]], and [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] combined to form [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the Seacons did their own combination in response and the two combined warriors battled. God Neptune gained the upper hand, but, with the other Maximals&#039; help, Magnaboss was able to strike God Neptune with an Angolmois Ball, which knocked out the Seacons. Coming to, they regained their senses and Halfshell explained that the Nemesis&#039;s evil influence had made them aggressive. Scylla tried to find her object of affection, but Scuba wisely decided to hide from the lady squid&#039;s sights. The Seacons saw the Maximals off and Halfshell declared the asteroid their new spaceship. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;Beast Wars Neo&#039;&#039; cartoon====&lt;br /&gt;
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Scylla as part of God Neptune came to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. There, the combiner surfed on the photon sailer. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039; comic====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:LegendsBusinessTrip11-villainladies.jpg|thumb|]]&lt;br /&gt;
Scylla was among a group of evil female Transformers in one of [[Tigatron]]&#039;s dreams who attempted to kidnap him, fighting the heroic female Transformers guarding him in the process. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;Generations Selects&#039;&#039; comic====&lt;br /&gt;
{{charstubfiction}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Beast Wars II&#039;&#039; comic===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:BWII manga Scylla in love.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]&lt;br /&gt;
Scylla joined the [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]] for the chance to find romance among the stars.&lt;br /&gt;
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When the Seacons&#039; [[photon sailer]] got lost and was running low on energy, the crew landed the ship on [[Gaia]], and Scylla was the first to emerge looking for help. She came across [[Bighorn]], who immediately became infatuated with the pirate, leaving her behind to ask [[Scuba]] for assistance in composing a love letter and delivering it. When the letter was delivered, Scylla immediately took to the heartfelt romance... confusing Scuba for &amp;quot;Bighorn&amp;quot; and asking for marriage! The male squid, not quite understanding her returning affections, sped off to ask Bighorn for his answer. &lt;br /&gt;
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With the aid of her fellow Seacons, Scylla set up an elaborate wedding. But when Bighorn showed up as the groom, the baffled and angry Scylla forcefully rejected the supposed impostor and grabbed her true love, Scuba, from the audience. This in turn, infuriated Bighorn, who challenged Scuba for Scylla&#039;s heart. The duel was ended when Scylla leapt in front of Scuba and insisted on her dislike of the bison. Just as Bighorn fell to his knees in heartbreak, [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]]&#039;s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] attacked. The Seacons quickly formed [[God Neptune (BWII)|God Neptune]], but the Predacons&#039; firepower felled the combiner, except for Scylla, who was protected by Bighorn. With Scylla&#039;s pull of Bighorn&#039;s tail, the [[Maximal]] was able to unleash the Buffalo Missile, which, along with Scuba&#039;s Dynamite Surumerangs, sent the Predacons fleeing.&lt;br /&gt;
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After hearing the full truth from Scuba, Scylla said to Bighorn that they were too different to have a relationship, but wished he were a squid. With that sentiment, she left the planet with her crewmates. {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===IDW &#039;&#039;Beast Wars&#039;&#039; comics===&lt;br /&gt;
Scylla&#039;s most prominent characteristic was her vanity; she went to great lengths to maintain her appearance, and nothing pleased her more than being told her beauty was unmatched. She regularly targeted national monuments and sculptures in her criminal acts, believing she should be the only object of admiration. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;The AllSpark Almanac&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
Readers of &#039;&#039;[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]&#039;&#039;, a trans-dimensional magazine for [[Female Transformer|Decepti-femmes]], were invited to decide who was deadlier, Scylla or [[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SGBW Scylla Autorollers.jpg|thumb|300px]]&lt;br /&gt;
Scylla was constructed by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] from [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]&#039;s blueprints, with the intention of replacing [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] on Grimlock&#039;s crew. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors&#039; Club issue 51|Scylla&#039;s profile in Club magazine #51}} She and two other [[protoform]]s were stored in [[stasis pod]]s aboard the &#039;&#039;[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]&#039;&#039;. The stasis pods were lost overboard when the ship crashed over prehistoric [[Earth]] in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|an alternate universe]], and the trio was converted into Decepticons by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. They attacked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and his team, however the arrival of [[Depth Charge (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Depth Charge]] turned the tide of the battle as he blasted the three new Decepticons. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. {{storylink|Shattered Paths}} Watching Megatron manipulate the equipment in the cavern they found, Scylla wondered what he was working on. The Seacons later attempted to retrieve the &amp;quot;Maximal&amp;quot; energy purifier, and merged into [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]] so they could fight off [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Scylla and the others accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he&#039;d built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} Combining into God Neptune once more, the Seacons battled the Maximals until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039; comic===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Legends bonus 48 Scylla.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The Scylla native to the [[Legends World]] managed a counter at the &#039;&#039;Q-Transformers&#039;&#039; event taking place in the Decks Tokyo Beach shopping center. {{storylink|Deckss × Q-Transformers Collaboration Event Report|Deckss × Q-Transformers}} Later, the blushing Scylla offered all of her [[oil]] to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends World. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} She got his autograph too, after he had become chairman of [[Tera-Kura Co.]] {{storylink|LG13 Megatron Sequel#Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron|Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Scylla ran a restaurant which Megatron and the [[Megatron (BW)|local Megatron]] reserved a table at one night. She was confused when they arrived, however, as [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|a third Megatron]] had already claimed the spot. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Autumn Megatron Festival|The Autumn Megatron Festival}} Scylla went on to become a fan of [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]]&#039;s pop idol career, attending his first concert {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 24|Bonus Edition Vol. 24}} as well as a joint concert with [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] became infatuated with Scylla, but, as a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] of small stature, he was unable to make an impression on the squid; to woo her, Brawn bought a small body for himself to pilot. However, he fell down with illness and thus forced [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] to go on his date with Scylla while piloting the bigger Brawn body. She would eventually discover the ruse, hijack the body, and barge into Brawn&#039;s house demanding an explanation. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 48|Bonus Edition Vol. 48}}&lt;br /&gt;
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To escape the destruction of the Legends World, Scylla joined other refugees on the &#039;&#039;[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]&#039;&#039; and ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where she witnessed the arrival of [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]&#039;s [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]]. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends&#039; Revival Chapter 3}} When her native universe was recreated, Scylla returned and apparently flirted with her counterpart [[Bighorn]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter &amp;quot;Epiloge&amp;quot;|Epiloge}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Beast Wars: Uprising&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:BrkW-Scylla.jpg|thumb|&amp;quot;I lost my left optic, now Scuba-&#039;&#039;sama&#039;&#039; doesn&#039;t think I&#039;m beautiful now!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
Scylla was a Predacon rebel. After [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] found her in [[Burthov]], the two began working together, eventually forming a larger group of resistance fighters. She was present when Blackarachnia introduced [[Lio Convoy]] and demonstrated his [[Energon Matrix|energon matrix]], explaining that it was the key to liberating Cybertron from [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] rule. Later, she participated in an attack on the [[Dodecahex]] Arena. She and [[B&#039;Boom]] took out the [[Maximal Command Security Force|MCSF]] members guarding [[Override (BWU)|Override]]&#039;s control room so that Blackarachnia could hijack Override&#039;s broadcasting equipment. This allowed Lio Convoy to publicly expose the Builders&#039; scheme to use the Maximals and Predacons to endlessly continue the Autobot-Decepticon conflict for the Builders&#039; amusement and call for the overthrow of the Builders. Thus, the war for freedom began. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Scylla rose in the ranks of the Resistance as it grew, eventually becoming admiral of the Navy when it formed. Her first mate was [[Gigascouter]], and her flagship the &#039;&#039;[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]&#039;&#039;. In the Last Push on Iacon, Scylla commanded the entire Resistance Navy in sailing around the [[Hydrax Plateau]] to brave the [[Maxilla]] and the [[Yuss Naval Batteries]] guarding the river to Iacon. Lio Convoy and the ground troops successfully overcame the Maxilla and turned the Yuss batteries against those on the Iacon side, freeing Scylla&#039;s fleet to engage the Builder Navy without additional resistance.&lt;br /&gt;
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Scylla and the &#039;&#039;Broadside&#039;&#039; matched wits against [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] and the &#039;&#039;[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]&#039;&#039;. Once the Resistance detected a subsea force of Micromasters approaching them from below, Scylla had her fleet maintain course and fortify their shields below sea-level to withstand the initial barrage. Once the Micromasters had committed to the assault, Scylla signaled [[Cybershark]] and the more versatile aquatic protoformers to attack the Micromasters. When Banzai-Tron redistributed troops to support his subsea forces, Scylla was able to drive a wedge between the Builder Navy separating their ranks for the kill. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Resistance Navy overpowered the Builders, suffering only minimal losses. However, Banzai-Tron committed the &#039;&#039;Tidal Wave&#039;&#039; to a collision course with the &#039;&#039;Broadside&#039;&#039;. Scylla directed all available firepower at the flagship, but its sheer tonnage alone would have prevented it from halting. Captain Scylla gave the order to abandon ship, hoping the &#039;&#039;Broadside&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;s sailor and infantry troops could somehow make it to shore and safety. When Gigascouter refused to abandon his captain, Scylla and her first mate shared a last tender moment before the &#039;&#039;Tidal Wave&#039;&#039; impacted, sending them all to the briny deep. {{storylink|Derailment}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===2005 IDW continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
Scylla was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]&#039;s Maximals. When this bestial horde invaded Cybertron, she was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Games==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
When the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Earth]], Scylla was one of the several Predacons involved in the ensuing conflicts. She was not, however, directly involved in combat. Instead, she was sent on missions to traverse pit-riddled fields, occasionally having to fend off enormous bacteria opponents. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors&#039; Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Beast Wars II&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:BW2-toy Scylla.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can tell I&#039;m a girl by my lipstick in [[beast mode]]. Tee hee.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;God Neptune&#039;&#039;&#039; (Gift set, August 1998)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;D-21&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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: Scylla is a [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] [[Tentakil (G1)#Toys|Tentakil]], transforming into an ambulatory squid-monster. Like her fellow God Neptune partners, Scylla lacks her individual weapons and &amp;quot;weapon stand&amp;quot; parts from the original version of the mold. Being part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style design, she can form the arm or leg to any compatible super robot, but her standard placement is as the left leg to God Neptune.&lt;br /&gt;
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: She was available only as part of the God Neptune gift set with her teammates [[Coelagon#Toys|Coelagon]], [[Halfshell#Toys|Halfshell]], [[Sea Phantom#Toys|Sea Phantom]], and [[Terrormander#Toys|Terrormander]], sold in the seventh wave of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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: For unknown reasons, a great number of unboxed God Neptune sets—lacking &#039;&#039;all&#039;&#039; of their accessories, including combiner parts—ended up available on the secondary market. These went for considerably less than the &amp;quot;complete&amp;quot; releases, naturally.&lt;br /&gt;
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: This mold was also used to make the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]&#039;&#039; Seacon [[Tentakil (Masterforce)#Toys|Tentakil]].&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Scylla/scylla.htm More information on Scylla at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Scylla.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|You can tell I&#039;m a girl because they gave me boobs.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;God Neptune&#039;&#039;&#039; (Gift set, 2020)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;TT-GS10&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Cleaver, combiner hand/prime armor, 2 pistols&lt;br /&gt;
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: &#039;&#039;[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]&#039;&#039; Scylla is a retool of [[Tentakil (Masterforce)#Generations|Tentakil]], who himself is an extensive retool of &#039;&#039;[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class [[Moonracer (G1)#Generations|Moonracer]], transforming from a robotic biped squid to a robot. Compared to Tentakil, she has thinner limbs as well as a thinner, more feminine chest. She is able to form a limb for God Neptune or any &#039;&#039;Combiner Wars&#039;&#039;-style Combiner. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Scylla was released as part of the God Neptune giftset which is a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan and available via [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in the U.S. and Canada.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
*Scylla&#039;s English language name is derived from a {{w|Scylla|mythical Greek monster}} of varying characteristics, but often similar to a sort of giant squid. Said monster is consistently female throughout the myths. Also, either name pronunciation (&amp;quot;silla&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;skilla&amp;quot;) is technically correct, with the latter being closer to the modern Greek pronunciation. &lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bw2seal_2/img/061.jpg A Japanese trading card] renders Scylla&#039;s name in English as &#039;&#039;&#039;Squlle&#039;&#039;&#039;. This highlights the fact that Scylla&#039;s name is not actually the common katakana used for the {{w|Scylla|mythological monster}} from &#039;&#039;{{w|Odyssey|The Odyssey}}&#039;&#039;—that&#039;s &#039;&#039;Sukyura&#039;&#039; (スキュラ), compared to our pirate wench&#039;s &#039;&#039;Sukyūre&#039;&#039; (スキュウレ). A possible explanation is that it is based on the spelling used in the original {{w|&#039;&#039;Odyssey&#039;&#039;}} text, &#039;&#039;Skyllē&#039;&#039; (Σκύλλη)—which is rendered in Japanese as &#039;&#039;Sukyurē&#039;&#039; (スキュレー)—with the long vowel switched to another syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
*An unintentional, roundabout reference to Scylla was heard in the &#039;&#039;[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]&#039;&#039; episode &amp;quot;[[Nemesis Part 1]]&amp;quot;, which referred to a region of Earth the Beast Warriors had code-named &amp;quot;[[Grid Scylla]]&amp;quot; (here mispronounced &amp;quot;sky-la&amp;quot;). As with multiple other location names in the series, this was a reference to the screen name of a fan on the [[alt.toys.transformers]] newsgroup, who had named herself after the &#039;&#039;Beast Wars II&#039;&#039; character.&lt;br /&gt;
*Scylla&#039;s pre-beast design in &#039;&#039;Beast Wars: Uprising&#039;&#039; is modeled on &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Skyulle&#039;&#039;&#039; (スキュウレ &#039;&#039;Sukyūre&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;[[File:NYSideswipeCardart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|thumb|&#039;&#039;Cheat Commandos playset comes with Reinforcements&#039; Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket.&#039;&#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Jet packs&#039;&#039;&#039;, or &#039;&#039;&#039;rocket packs&#039;&#039;&#039; are a type of back-mounted thruster system that allows [[Transformer|Cybertronians]] to fly in their [[robot mode]]s for extended periods of time. While these devices are normally found in the possession of [[Autobot]]s with ground-based [[alternate mode]]s, it is not uncommon to find them built into the frame of fliers, or created by rearranging [[kibble]], allowing them to maintain aerial superiority even in robot mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1 continuity family===&lt;br /&gt;
====&#039;&#039;The Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:DinobotIsland2 Optimus and jet packs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|&amp;quot;OK everyone, time to strap on these tanks of explosive rocket fuel!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
When the [[Decepticon]]s blasted off in [[Victory (G1)|their space cruiser]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] to fork over his rocket pack so he could give chase. The rocket pack fell short of matching the space cruiser&#039;s velocity and Optimus tumbled back down to Earth. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] wore his own pack while he and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] investigated strange energy readings which turned out to be an [[Dinobot Island (G1)|island]] in the middle of the ocean. Bumblebee was attacked by a flying [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] that damaged his jet pack. Powerglide was attempting to repair the jet pack when they were suddenly attacked by another larger dinosaur. After Powerglide abandoned the jet pack it was stepped on and crushed by the pursuing dinosaur. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}}&lt;br /&gt;
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After the energy tapping of Dinobot Island caused instability all across [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots used a number of jet packs to fly to the island. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Before the Autobots went flying out into space, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] ordered to them, &amp;quot;Don your rocket packs!&amp;quot; They didn&#039;t appear to be wearing any rocket packs but they were flying anyway, so who the hell knows. {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====2005 IDW continuity====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Vs SideswipeArceeJetpack.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] donned his jetpack to help [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] escape from the [[Earth Defense Command]]&#039;s [[missile]] swarm. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] later demanded the jetpack so she go chase down Prowl in [[Tokyo]]. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.}} When she tried to use it to escape the Decepticons, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] quickly caught up to her. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}&lt;br /&gt;
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When Sideswipe was critically wounded, [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] properly bequeathed the jetpack to a rather ungrateful Arcee. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It&#039;s Beginning To And Back Again|It&#039;s Beginning To And Back Again}} When Galvatron tried to escape, Arcee used the jetpack to follow him to [[Jupiter]], joined by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], the former having donned his own jetpack. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers&#039;&#039; manga====&lt;br /&gt;
During a battle at [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] in [[Arizona]], Sideswipe used his rocket pack to blast off into an aerial attack on the Decepticons.  He was bombed out of the sky by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;Story of Binaltech&#039;&#039;====&lt;br /&gt;
After taking serious damage from a [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] attack, Sideswipe was rebuilt into a new [[Binaltech]] body. The new body dispensed with his rocket pack as a separate device, incorporating its booster capabilities directly into his back. {{storylink|Story of Binaltech, Chapter 1}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Henkei!  Henkei!&#039;&#039; pack-in manga===&lt;br /&gt;
Sideswipe used his rocket pack in an attempt to catch up to [[Octane]], who had stolen a payload of [[energon]]. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 6}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Animated&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
As a [[Christmas]] gift, [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] gave his daughter [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] a new scooter, which could transform into a jet pack with the push of a button. Excited to put it to use, she blasted out the open window and headed to the [[Autobot Earth Base]] to show the Autobots. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}} When she found her friends to be trapped under [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]&#039;s control, sher used her jetpack to escape the planet and travel around [[Detroit]] to recruit the [[Substitute Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]&#039;s sidecar functioned as a jetpack in his [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}} {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}} {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}&lt;br /&gt;
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As a final confrontation with [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] grew ever nearer, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] pushed for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] to take up the [[Magnus Hammer]]. Haunted by his past, Optimus refused the weapon and pushed for the creation of a flight upgrade. With help from the Sumdacs, and Prowl&#039;s own pack as a template, Ratchet built a jetpack for the Prime though the first test flight ended in his getting shot down by [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Soon enough, Megatron&#039;s ultimate weapons, the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s, arrived forcing Optimus to take to the skies alongside Prowl, his jetpack being heavily damaged by his duel with Megatron. When the triumphant Autobots returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Sari used her jetpack to elevate herself to optic level with the cheering crowd. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Aligned continuity family===&lt;br /&gt;
After the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] had destroyed his [[Transformation cog|conversion cog]], [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] was forced back to robot mode but immediately switched to using his jet pack to maintain orbit and continue the bombing. The Aerialbots, likewise undeterred, instantly opened fire on the pack, damaging it enough for Trypticon to fall into Cybertron&#039;s gravity well and crashing outside [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] was returned to life by the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], his reformatting included a jetpack. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}} The jetpack was rendered non-functional by the [[Dark Star Saber]] in the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]]&#039;s final battle, {{storylink|Deadlock}} but it was repaired by the time of Cybertron&#039;s restoration. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}&lt;br /&gt;
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After Optimus, again, returned to life, this time from the [[Realm of the Primes]] in an upgraded form, his jetpack was likewise enhanced. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===Universe (2008)===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Universe2008 SideSwipe toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Sideswipe&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, 2008)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Series&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Classic Series&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:Sideswipe&#039;s &amp;quot;supercharger intake&amp;quot; could double as his rocket pack when plugged into his back in robot-mode.&lt;br /&gt;
:It was &#039;&#039;not&#039;&#039; included with [[TakaraTomy]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Henkei! Henkei!&#039;&#039; Lambor release.&lt;br /&gt;
===Timelines===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Sideswipe&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[BotCon 2010]] customization class Deluxe)&lt;br /&gt;
:A redeco of the 2008 &#039;&#039;Universe&#039;&#039; toy, Sideswipe&#039;s &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;supercharger intake&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; could double as his rocket pack when plugged into his back in robot-mode.&lt;br /&gt;
===Rescue Bots===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:JackTracker&amp;amp;JetPack.jpg|thumb|200px|A rescue pack, coming to the rescue!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Jack Tracker &amp;amp; Jet Pack&#039;&#039;&#039; (2011)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Billy Blastoff &amp;amp; Jet Pack&#039;&#039;&#039; (2011)&lt;br /&gt;
:A jet pack was included with the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]&#039;&#039; toy of [[Jack Tracker]] which was also sold under the name Billy Blastoff. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Pressing the yellow button on the jet pack causes the thrusters to spin in opposite directions, simulating flight. The wings can be pushed in and a yellow tab lowered to transform the jet pack into a [[Rescue Gear|rescue tool]] of unclear type for Chase the Police Bot; pushing the yellow nose section in can cause the wings to pop back out.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Masterpiece===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Bumble G-2 Ver.&#039;&#039;&#039; (07-[[2015]])&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Bumble Bee Masterpiece G2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|With bonus character that never used one!]]&lt;br /&gt;
:This Masterpiece jetpack as worn by Bumblebee in the cartoon episode &amp;quot;[[Dinobot Island, Part 1]]&amp;quot; comes with a redeco of &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; Bumble in shiny &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]&#039;&#039; gold.&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Convoy&#039;&#039;&#039; (08-[[2019]])&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=3|thumb|Perfect for recreating the crash landing scene!]]&lt;br /&gt;
:The third version of Masterpiece Convoy includes the jetpack Optimus borrowed from Sideswipe in &amp;quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]&amp;quot;, along with two clear orange plastic blast effect parts. The jetpack can be worn by Convoy himself (or additionally by MP-12 Sideswipe), or be plugged on top of his trailer.&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:WarForCybertronCenturionDroneWeaponizerPack.jpeg|250px|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Deluxe Centurion Drone&#039;&#039;&#039; (Weaponizer Pack, [[2020]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;WFC-E33&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;TBA&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese release date&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;TBA&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]]&#039;s jet pack is sold separately as part of the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]&#039;&#039; [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone]] set. The [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|&#039;&#039;Earthrise&#039;&#039; Optimus Prime]] toy is also capable of [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|wearing it]] as well, naturally a reference to Optimus appropriating it in [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]. However, it will make moving his waist impossible thanks to the peg intended for Sideswipe fitting between his front wheels.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
[[image:ThrottlebotTVMag1.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Artwork provided by [[Studio OX]] for the magazine &#039;&#039;[[TV Magazine]]&#039;&#039; offered its own interpretation of the self-propulsion gimmick that thematically linked all members of the [[Throttlebot]]s: Wicked sweet jet packs.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Rescue Gear]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<updated>2020-10-02T15:33:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chromecannon: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Chromecannon is an Aussie guy who is the embodiment of 20-something layabout. He likes Transformers toys and comics. He grew up on the original Robots in Disguise and the Unicron Trilogy and got back into the franchise in his mid-20s after a comic reboot and new line of toys was announced, just in time to experience [[War for Cybertron: Siege|some quality ankle tilt]]. Does not take this stuff too seriously.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The things I like most==&lt;br /&gt;
===My precious babies===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Onslaught]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cyclonus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Aligned Arcee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===My favourite plastic crack===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Siege|Shockwave]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nightbird (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightbird]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Other things I like that are probably more important===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|The Suicide Squad comic]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|That comic about losers in space]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|That other comic about the politics]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A &#039;Bot and Her City|The pretty]] [[A Long Way Down|Windblade and Chromia]] [[Windblade issue 3|buddy cop]] [[Windblade issue 4|story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wannabee, Part 1|The cute]] [[Wannabee, Part 2|Cliffjumper story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Transformers: Prime|That show where there&#039;s good writing and they&#039;re on Earth and Arcee is great]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
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	<entry>
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		<title>User:Chromecannon</title>
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		<updated>2020-10-02T15:29:43Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chromecannon: /* My favourite plastic crack */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Chromecannon is an Aussie guy who is the embodiment of 20-something layabout. He likes Transformers toys and comics. He grew up on the Unicron Trilogy and got back into the franchise in his mid-20s after a comic reboot and new line of toys was announced, just in time for [[War for Cybertron: Siege|some quality ankle tilt]]. Does not take this stuff too seriously.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The things I like most==&lt;br /&gt;
===My precious babies===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Onslaught]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cyclonus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Aligned Arcee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===My favourite plastic crack===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Siege|Shockwave]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nightbird (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightbird]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Other things I like that are probably more important===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|The Suicide Squad comic]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|That comic about losers in space]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|That other comic about the politics]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A &#039;Bot and Her City|The pretty]] [[A Long Way Down|Windblade and Chromia]] [[Windblade issue 3|buddy cop]] [[Windblade issue 4|story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wannabee, Part 1|The cute]] [[Wannabee, Part 2|Cliffjumper story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Transformers: Prime|That show where there&#039;s good writing and they&#039;re on Earth and Arcee is great]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chromecannon: Created page with &amp;quot;Chromecannon is an Aussie guy who is the embodiment of 20-something layabout. He likes Transformers toys and comics. He grew up on the Unicron Trilogy and got back into the fr...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Chromecannon is an Aussie guy who is the embodiment of 20-something layabout. He likes Transformers toys and comics. He grew up on the Unicron Trilogy and got back into the franchise in his mid-20s after a comic reboot and new line of toys was announced, just in time for [[War for Cybertron: Siege|some quality ankle tilt]]. Does not take this stuff too seriously.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The things I like most==&lt;br /&gt;
===My precious babies===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Onslaught]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cyclonus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Aligned Arcee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===My favourite plastic crack===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratchet (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratchet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockwave (G1)/toys #War for Cybertron: Siege|Shockwave]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chromia (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Chromia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nightbird (G1) #War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightbird]]\&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Other things I like that are probably more important===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|The Suicide Squad comic]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|That comic about losers in space]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|That other comic about the politics]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A &#039;Bot and Her City|The pretty]] [[A Long Way Down|Windblade and Chromia]] [[Windblade issue 3|buddy cop]] [[Windblade issue 4|story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wannabee, Part 1|The cute]] [[Wannabee, Part 2|Cliffjumper story]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Transformers: Prime|That show where there&#039;s good writing and they&#039;re on Earth and Arcee is great]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Chromia (G1)</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Chromecannon: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{featured}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{disambig3|Chromia}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{factions|autobot|quintesson|decepticon}}&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Chromia is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Chromiamodelsheet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|&amp;quot;At least our animated character models didn&#039;t have [[Heel struts|high heels]].&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Chromia&#039;&#039;&#039; is a seasoned, tough-as-nails infiltrator who&#039;s adept at unflinching sabotage. Bluntly honest and a little married to her job, she doesn&#039;t make an ideal friend, but she can nevertheless be fiercely protective, a quality which also makes her an exceptional bodyguard. Her rough edges often find her a kinship with other like-minded security officers such as [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. More diplomatic peers such as [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] have attempted to socialize her, but beware—she might &amp;quot;arrange&amp;quot; an exit out of an overwhelming interpersonal situation with a quietly-placed detonator.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Femaleautobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|&amp;quot;Okay, Firestar, you go out long, Greenlight, you keep back for defense, and Moonracer, try not to trip or something.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
====&#039;&#039;The Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon====&lt;br /&gt;
{{voiceactor|? (English); [[Masako Katsuki]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Hong]] (Chinese)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:TSFAT Chromia vehicle.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Cybertronic soccer mom.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Four million years ago, Chromia tried to board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], while it was being attacked, with the rest of Elita One&#039;s team. The plan failed though, and she and the others appeared to be destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chromia led a mission to steal [[energon cube]]s from [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]]. When [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] got trapped after disobeying orders, Chromia confronted the alerted Shockwave and managed to trick him into freeing Moonracer. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Shortly thereafter, a team of [[Decepticon]]s from [[Earth]] came to capture Elita One. In doing so, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] destroyed the Female Autobots&#039; underground base, trapping them inside. When they managed to free themselves, Chromia took charge of the search for their missing leader. On their way, they met up with a group of Earth-stationed Autobots who had come looking for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Chromia was reunited with [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]. The two teams together fought the Decepticons, eventually winning when Optimus and Elita returned. Given a new base by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Chromia stayed with Elita&#039;s squad on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when Optimus&#039; team returned to Earth. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
====Japanese cartoon continuity====&lt;br /&gt;
=====MC Axis comics=====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elita One MC Axis Comic Prease.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chromia and the rest of the team defeated a gigantic Decepticon. Chromia and her compatriots seemed confident that they could retake Cybertron on their own, though Elita One insisted that Optimus Prime was still their last hope to win the war. {{storylink|The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|The Transformers: Elita One}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
=====&#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039; comic=====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TFLegendsAutobotsHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Little known fact: Chromia is [[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]]&#039;s great-aunt.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Tigatron]] of the [[Legends World]] had a dream in which Chromia appeared before him and warned him he was in danger, soon followed by all kinds of heroic female Transformers. Sure enough, a group of evil female Transformers then showed up to kidnap Tigatron, but Chromia picked him up and kept him safe during the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
During [[Halloween]], Alpha Trion summoned the real Chromia into the Legends Universe to help stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]&#039;s latest grab for energy. Dressed up as a bunny girl, she confronted Megatron and his underlings alongside Arcee and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], though she was confused and embarrassed as to why it being Halloween meant she had to dress like that. The three were then defeated and tied up by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], but it turned out the Decepticons hadn&#039;t gotten any energy anyway. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} Tigatron later had another dream of Chromia in which she explained that her new body was the result of changing armor parts, displayed her new altmode and ability to fly, and traded armors with Arcee. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends: Chromia Chapter|Chromia Chapter}} Chromia later swooned over the [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] from her home universe when he crossed over to the Legends Universe. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} Chromia and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] were tied up by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] during his mission to send all interdimensional visitors to the Legends Universe back to where they came from, though he eventually gave up and allowed them to stay. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While acting as cheerleaders at a soccer game for whatever reason, Chromia and the other girls found themselves being harassed by [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}} After [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was sold off to the [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], Chromia joined the Decepticon organization so that she could remain with the city-bot. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}} As Alpha Trion had done the same, she was near him when he was looking for his [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 33|Bonus Edition Vol. 33}} As an office worker she wore a snazzy suit, though [[Apeface]] ripped it to pieces while displaying his telekinetic powers. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 38|Bonus Edition Vol. 38}} She later started taking [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]&#039;s new commuter service to work, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} and was exasperated with Alpha Trion when he lost his drill again. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}&lt;br /&gt;
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When the Decepticon Headmasters turned on Tera-Kura Co. and came to steal Metroplex&#039;s transformation cog, Chromia was defeated by [[Trickdiamond]]&#039;s earthquake powers. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} She hung back at the office while the cog was used to rebuild [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], then cheered Metroplex on when he defeated the beast. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} She was later among those pestered by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and his clone army. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}}&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]&#039;s obsession with plasma energy threatened the entire Legends World, Chromia and Alpha Trion worked with the [[Jumpstarter]]s to begin opening dimensional portals, evacuating the population. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Targetmaster Chapter Finale Part Two}} Chromia and her Autobot allies returned to Cybertron of 2039. They faced the [[Powered Master]]s, corrupted and possessed by the spirits of [[Violen Jiger]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends&#039; Revival Chapter 2}} By 2039, peace reigned on Earth and on Cybertron between the Autobots and Decepticons. Metroplex and Trypticon became sister cities on the planet Earth, and Chromia was on hand as a law enforcer, keeping an eye out for the few remaining criminal elements. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter &amp;quot;Epiloge&amp;quot;|Epiloge}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;Wings Universe&#039;&#039;====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Battlelines6-femaleautobotsandsideburn.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Welp, got left behind, time for a nap.]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Wingsnote}}&lt;br /&gt;
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To gather energy for the energy-sapped Autobots, a crew was formed to pilot the &#039;&#039;[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]&#039;&#039;. Chromia was to be part of the crew, but a Decepticon attack blocked her and others from reaching the ship before it departed. Soon after, as their current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Chromia joined her comrades still on the planet in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dreamwave &#039;&#039;Generation One&#039;&#039; continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chromia was a member of an elite squad of five warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s. [[The Route of All Evil|Following a report]] from their Autobot sleeper agent, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], that the awaited situation to commence their mission had come, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] used a [[space bridge]] to get to the [[Autobase]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Chromia and the others waited patiently for her to signal that they could follow. Chromia joined her commander soon after it came. With only [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] still to get through the portal, the group was attacked by [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], but [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and Elita One took care of that. While the rest of the team went further into the Autobot facility, Chromia was sent back to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] with an unconscious [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Descent into Evil===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Chromia-DIE.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Just off-panel: Virulent Clone with apple on head.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Chromia and her ward [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] were part of an Autobot strike force tasked with destroying the [[Decepticon]] general [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]&#039; cloning lab on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. Although the pair had handily beaten Deathsaurus&#039;s [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] underling [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]] on [[Regulon Four]] some time previous, they were taken by surprise by the first production run of clones. Although Chromia fought effectively against the clones, she was no match for Deathsaurus himself when he entered the battle personally. Falling before the general&#039;s might, she was taken captive.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia, along with her teammates &#039;&#039;and&#039;&#039; the backup team of Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], was ultimately rescued when [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]], who had evaded capture, came to the rescue of the entire Autobot party. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===2005 IDW continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;First Appearance:&#039;&#039; [[Megatron Origin issue 3|&#039;&#039;Megatron Origin&#039;&#039; #3]] (apocryphal); [[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|&#039;&#039;Transformers: Robots in Disguise&#039;&#039; #25]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:DarkCybertron7 Chromia.jpg|thumb|left]]&lt;br /&gt;
One erroneous account presented Chromia as a Cybertronian, who was among those attended [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]]&#039;s funeral. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} However, every other account shows that Chromia was born from the hot spot contained in the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]], who founded [[Caminus (planet)|a distant colony in his name]] that was cut off from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] long before the war and whose citizens retained differentiated genders. Her people&#039;s isolation ended with the arrival of [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], who had come seeking help from a [[Cityspeaker]] in order to aid [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. The chosen Cityspeaker, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], needed a bodyguard, however, and so Chromia (and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]) were enlisted. {{storylink|A &#039;Bot and Her City|A Bot and Her City}} {{storylink|If I Know You}} The three joined the crew of the &#039;&#039;[[Vis Vitalis]]&#039;&#039; shortly before it crossed paths with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. The legendary Autobot was preoccupied with an important quest, so the three volunteered to watch after Metroplex for him and keep him alive. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Under their watch, Metroplex&#039;s insides were besieged with invaders, so Chromia and Nautica hunted them down to confront them and fight them off, if necessary. They found a small group of robots and Chromia threatened to put the hurt down on them. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Their adversaries turned out to be fellow Autobots from the &#039;&#039;[[Lost Light]]&#039;&#039; who were battling an army of angered [[Ammonite]]s. Chromia and Nautica led them back to their boss, Windblade, who explained their mission, and subsequently the &#039;&#039;Lost Light&#039;&#039; was able to give Metroplex a jump, allowing him to [[space bridge|spacebridge]] back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} On arrival, they couldn&#039;t do much but hang on tight within Metroplex as the city-bot did battle with the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Following Metroplex&#039;s victory, Chromia and her pals got to mingle with the locals, including another female Autobot named [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]&#039;s army of Ammonites invaded Cybertron, the three Camiens returned to Metroplex to convince him to fight the invaders. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Toward the end of the battle, [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] contacted Chromia to let them to know the &#039;&#039;Lost Light&#039;&#039; was about to ram [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], though she got frustrated by the vague, dramatic way he phrased it. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia accompanied Nautica to her audition to join the crew of the &#039;&#039;Lost Light&#039;&#039;, helping out by keeping her friend&#039;s rambling to a minimum. Chromia and Windblade later attended [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]&#039;s trial. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} The pair went to find cover when a group of Decepticons disrupted proceedings with the intent to rescue the defendant. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner&#039;s Guide|Predestination: A Beginner&#039;s Guide}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Six months later, Chromia had stayed behind on Cybertron in order to protect and train Windblade as she performed her role as Metroplex&#039;s Cityspeaker. She was highly untrusting of Cybertron&#039;s elected ruler, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], though Windblade preferred to give him the benefit of the doubt. When Windblade sought advice on how to best interact with Starscream, Chromia scoffed at Windblade&#039;s choice of talking to the &amp;quot;mopey&amp;quot; [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], but was visibly upset when Windblade teased her about telling Ironhide she described him as such. Later, Chromia accompanied Windblade as the pair investigated an area of the city that might reveal why Metroplex was suffering blackouts, and at the end of the day Chromia insisted they not over-exert themselves and reconvene in the morning. {{storylink|A &#039;Bot and Her City}} Chromia planted a bomb near where they&#039;d be, in an attempt to make Windblade return to Caminus. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} In the morning, when she and Windblade returned to the area, the bomb exploded, damaging Windblade. Chromia dragged her to medical care. {{storylink|A &#039;Bot and Her City}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia was guarding Windblade when Starscream paid her a visit, and afterwards encouraged Windblade to pursue the idea that Starscream was behind the bomb. Enlisting Ironhide&#039;s help, they followed up a lead in the form of [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] whom Chromia had to physically tackle when he tried to run. Chromia stayed in [[Blurr (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]]&#039;s bar while Windblade went with Waspinator. After Windblade discovered Starscream was trying to mine ore from Metroplex, Chromia joined a team that went down to investigate. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}} They were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and Chromia went instinctively to Windblade&#039;s aid, eventually managing to avoid being arrested when Starscream and Rattrap arrived. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}} She arranged for Metroplex&#039;s spacebridge to activate, {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} and organized a jail break, successfully springing Windblade and the others. As they headed for Metroplex, Windblade revealed that she believed Starscream wasn&#039;t behind the bomb. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The pair rushed to Metroplex, where Chromia insisted Windblade merge with the Titan&#039;s mind. She fought with Starscream when he arrived, but he managed to injure Windblade and sliced off Chromia&#039;s right arm. Windblade, merged with Metroplex, was able to subdue him with the Titan&#039;s internal defenses and revealed she&#039;d discovered Chromia was behind the bomb. Though Chromia encouraged Windblade to make Metroplex jump back to Caminus, Windblade instead opted to shut the spacebridge down in favor of making a deal with Starscream. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}&lt;br /&gt;
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She was among the group present when [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] was brought back online, though she wasn&#039;t as enthusiastic about the event when she observed how happy Starscream was. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} Chromia then participated in the violent arrest of the [[Firecon]]s, primary suspects in a series of murders, {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} and was present when they were locked up. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia and Ironhide found Windblade and Optimus Prime being attacked by Decepticons and Chromia managed to stop the fight through sheer force of intimidation. They retired to Metroplex to contemplate the spacebridge, now linked to Caminus. Optimus ordered Chromia and Ironhide to guard the portal; however they were unable to prevent [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] from taking [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] through. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} They headed through the portal with Starscream&#039;s forces and attacked Menasor. The giant briefly held Chromia in his fist until she broke free. In the end, the battle was decided when [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] joined in. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Chromia was taking part in the subsequent cleanup on Caminus when [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] arrived and started smashing more things. As the giant started trying to smash the spacebridge, Chromia rallied those present to fight him until Superion and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] defeated him. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} As Starscream returned to Cybertron, Chromia went with him to make sure no one started shooting. She was later back on Caminus when Menasor again went through the spacebridge and started fighting with the combiners already there. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} As a combiner incorporating Optimus joined the fight, Chromia led a group back through to Cybertron to help prevent the Decepticons there from attacking Caminus. {{storylink|All That Remains}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Windblade and Chromia were returning to Cybertron through the spacebridge while Optimus communicated with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} To celebrate the union between Cybertron and Caminus, the Mistress of Flame declared an official holiday that saw Chromia temporarily don some Cityspeaker-style face paint for the occasion. While she was guarding the [[Enigma of Combination]] with a [[Badgeless]], Arcee stole the artifact. Chromia and Windblade pursued her into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where their confrontation was interrupted by the [[Torchbearer]]s. After the Torchbearers were merged into [[Victorion]], the trio fought to survive the giant&#039;s onslaught until Windblade managed to talk the giant into separating. Chromia later returned the Enigma and resumed guarding it. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}&lt;br /&gt;
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She and Windblade interceded in a quarrel between visiting Camiens and Decepticons, though Chromia was a little too aggressive with the Decepticons. Windblade left her to finish sorting things out. She later joined Windblade, Ironhide, and Blurr for a trip to [[Velocitron]], where they found themselves in the path of [[Delta]], a city fleeing a wall of fire. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} Chromia managed to encourage Ironhide into safely making it onto the city by staying by his side. She accompanied Windblade and [[Clocker (G1)|Clocker]] to inspect [[Navitas]], the Titan on which the city was built, and stood by as Windblade talked to the Titan directly. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}&lt;br /&gt;
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When Windblade returned disappointed from [[Eukaris]] following the death of [[Chela]], Chromia believed she&#039;d done her best to save the Titan. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} Following the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], Starscream declared [[Chosen One Day]], a new holiday. Windblade hugged Chromia and forgave her for past discretions...if only for a night. {{storylink|Choose Me}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia, Ironhide, and Windblade helped re-secure the spacebridge nexus after a gaggle of Decepticons stormed it. Chromia was present when Optimus Prime used the bridge to go to Earth and annex it in advance of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]&#039;s invasion. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} Shortly after taking this drastic step, Optimus had a nightmare where he saw Windblade and Chromia bowing down before him. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} The real Chromia, meanwhile, had gone off to attend an emergency Council meeting to discuss this problem. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The uneasy peace on Cybertron was growing increasingly threatened by the distrust of the Badgeless, and compounded by a spree of [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] attacks on several Decepticons within Iacon, including a supplier of parts to [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. The Committee moved to have [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] investigate the issue. When the meeting was adjourned, Chromia went off to spar with [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. {{storylink|07:00:00}} Tensions boiled over after the suspicious death of [[Drunkatron|a disgruntled Decepticon]], and Chromia participated in a Council meeting that saw Ironhide step up as the new head of Cybertronian security. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Shortly after [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] reawoke, Chromia was walking around in the Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} On learning that Windblade was being forced to help Starscream because he knew of Chromia&#039;s actions in bombing Acrolight, Chromia took over decoding security footage related to Swindle&#039;s death and discovered the Decepticon&#039;s body had been taken by Wheeljack and Rattrap. She visited Wheeljack, only for the pair of them to be taken prisoner by the rest of the Combaticons, who forced Wheeljack to lead them to Swindle&#039;s brain-dead body. {{storylink|Things We Said We&#039;d Never Do}} After the Combaticons used the Enigma to merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], Chromia worked with Windblade to talk the Combaticons down, however Ironhide took matters into his own hands and blasted Bruticus. In the aftermath, Chromia coopted [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]]&#039;s broadcast to make a public confession of her actions in Acrolight, and was arrested by Ironhide. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia being in prison was later one of the factors Windblade mentioned that had demoralized her. {{storylink|Ping}} When a fleet of undead Titans arrived to destroy Cybertron (as they do), Chromia was marched onto a prison ship when Starscream gave the evacuation order. She broke the prison line to speak to Ironhide about Metroplex being felled and urged him to help Windblade who was doubtlessly with the Titan. Ironhide said Windblade was at the [[Spire]] (and he was right) and there was no need to worry but Chromia was convinced that without Ironhide, Windblade would do something stupid (she was also right). {{storylink|Desperate Times}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Said stupid thing turned out to be releasing [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. When the evil Titan made planetfall, Chromia rushed back to Ironhide to try and find Windblade, only for the irritable warden to grab her and stuff her in a prison cell to be killed by the undead. However, Metroplex managed to release her and direct her to Windblade&#039;s location with Carcer so she could free her friend. Chromia rushed to the Titan and scaled up his body, breaching his body and arriving at his [[brain module]] just as [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] had blown it into chunks, seemingly killing Windblade. {{storylink|Rubicon}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia was subsequently put back into prison and set to be tried for crimes against Cybertron. The [[Mistress of Flame]] attempted to get Starscream to turn Chromia over to her but when Starscream refused, she demanded Swindle and Menasor in exchange. The ghost of Bumblebee urged Starscream to hand over Chromia. Starscream instead opted to free Chromia and turn her into a hit-bot to hunt down and kill [[Liege Maximo]], offering her a pardon in exchange, as well as saying he&#039;d lost his own chance to be better, telling Chromia not to waste hers. {{storylink|Heavy}} Starscream and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] provided Chromia with the &#039;&#039;[[Sabre]]&#039;&#039;, with [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]] as her crew, while the Camien herself recorded a goodbye message for Windblade, encouraging her friend to stay strong while she was away. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Shortly after setting out, however, the crew ran afoul of the [[Maximal]]s. Though they managed to triumph over their foes, the Maximals had damaged the &#039;&#039;Sabre&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;s long range communication, leaving them unable to contact [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}&lt;br /&gt;
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When Liege Maximo returned to Cybertron as a prisoner of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Windblade asked whether the bestial Prime had encountered Chromia or her team. Onyx chose to ignore the question and grill [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] instead. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}&lt;br /&gt;
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When the &#039;&#039;Sabre&#039;&#039; finally repaired its communications, the crew had caught up with the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] facing off against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in [[G Nebula 89]]. Calling Cybertron, Chromia was quickly caught up on the recent political changes before she reported that, despite their incredible firepower, the Decepticons were failing to damage the Chaos Bringer. Unicron unleashing the Maximals on the Decepticons was enough incentive for Chromia to order a quantum jump back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The &#039;&#039;Sabre&#039;&#039; arrived back home to find Unicron had beaten them there and assumed a robot mode to attack the planet, while having warped the DVD into his service. Acting as a battlefield coordinator, Chromia tried to deter [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] from charging head-on to no success, the Carcerian confident in her plan. {{storylink|Our Finest}} As the [[Autobot fleet]] fell and Unicron began physically tearing into Cybertron, Windblade called upon the [[Spectral Knight]]s to use their [[magic]] to teleport Cybertron&#039;s populace to safety. Noticing this, Unicron returned his attention to the fleet, preventing them from reaching the magic before Elita One defiantly slammed Carcer into Unicron&#039;s face, distracting him just long enough for the magical ribbon to reach the fleet and teleport them to Earth. {{storylink|Road&#039;s End}}  Safe on the organic world, Chromia reunited with Windblade, before Prowl arrived with information on Unicron&#039;s origins and inner workings.&lt;br /&gt;
As part of the do-or-die attack on Unicron, Chromia joined in the diversionary attack on the DVD. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} When Optimus Prime had successfully used the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to collapse Unicron, Chromia pulled [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] out of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]&#039;s burning corpse before Metroplex space bridged everyone back to Earth. {{storylink|Ceremony}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia was one of the mourners present at Optimus&#039;s funeral, {{storylink|Post}} before she invited [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] to Earth so they could catch up. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Chromia&#039;s Pizza]] features a picture of Chromia on the box. A box of this pizza sat on the floor near [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] as he watched [[television]]. {{Storylink|Megatron&#039;s Revenge}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia was the head of [[Security Operations]], a position she attained at least partly due to Prowl&#039;s unsociability. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} After [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] returned from [[Probat (planet)|Probat]] with no energon and a comatose [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], Chromia briefly questioned the minibot but eventually let him go. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Along with Prowl, Chromia was called to [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]&#039;s [[energon transmission station]] when the scientist was found to have been murdered. After getting statements from Windblade and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Chromia asked [[Rubble]], a newborn, to not consider the murder indicative of Cybertronian society. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}}&lt;br /&gt;
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After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] created the [[Ascenticon Guard]], with the notable inclusion of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], Chromia briefed [[Senate|Senator]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] on the actions of [[The Rise]] before [[Froid]] stole the Senator away for a private word. Chromia later made her way to Rubble&#039;s apartment, along with [[Geomotus]], so she could borrow Windblade. Before leaving, Chromia linked her and Prowl&#039;s communicators&#039; to Rubble&#039;s but, much to Windblade&#039;s disapproval, added a tracer, albeit an inactive one in the code. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}&lt;br /&gt;
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As the trio made their way back into the wilderness, Windblade and Chromia compared stories about Brainstorm, trying to find something nice to say, before they ran across [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Though the veteran initially tried to avoid their questions, he revealed that he&#039;d seen a blue Cybertronian near the transmission station on the night of the murder. Unsatisfied, Chromia gave him one cycle to present himself to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] for further questioning. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} As she drove back into Iacon, Chromia was hailed by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] who revealed that, while several high ranking Rise members had gone into hiding, a total of &#039;&#039;two hundred&#039;&#039; Cybertronians had mysteriously dropped off the grid since the night of the murder. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Tragedy soon struck again when Rubble was found dead in the [[Xeno-Quarter]] along with the missing [[Voin]] scavenger. Chromia largely kept to herself in the autopsy only speaking up to have [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] recite his analysis of Rubble&#039;s corpse. After seeing off [[Greenlight]], Chromia assured Prowl that Rubble&#039;s death was not his fault. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Alongside Prowl, Chromia was questioning Froid about Quake&#039;s psychology before Cyclonus crashed into the interrogation room, telling Chromia that he&#039;d found the missing people beneath the [[Memorial Crater]], hoarding an armory&#039;s worth of weapons. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Breaking open their own armory, Chromia led [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and Windblade to the base, entering with the latter only to find that the place had been picked clean. As Chromia tried to salvage data from an [[energon station]], she was attacked by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Though proving nimble enough to evade the hexa-changer, Chromia failed to detain him. She returned to the surface in time to see the base detonate, Windblade&#039;s broken body being spat out of the explosion. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} &lt;br /&gt;
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After [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had returned to Cybertron, Chromia briefed the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] on what he&#039;d missed before she passed her confirmed list of Risers onto Orion. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}&lt;br /&gt;
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While visiting Windblade in the hospital, Chromia was called away to a stand-off in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. Before she left, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] suggested that [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] had been Brainstorm&#039;s killer. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Meeting up with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Chromia attempted negotiation before [[Javelin]] was shot in the head. Ordering her troops into action, Chromia failed to smoke out the terrorists before the [[Ascenticon Guard]] arrived, Senator [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] entering the immersant [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to conduct negotiations personally. Shortly after Soundwave returned, the Titan&#039;s corpse violently exploded. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Managing to capture two of [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]&#039;s cell, albeit in stasis, Chromia checked in with Orion and Bumblebee, revealing their suspicions to the yellow bot that Quake had killed Rubble, before she and Orion came before Sentinel. In light of their findings, Sentinel agreed to bend the Nominus Edict but also made several other changes to their operating procedures. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Soon afterwards, disaster struck when the Rise caused the [[Tether]] to collapse, the space elevator devastating Iacon. In the midst of all this, Chromia received a distress call from Bumblebee, who&#039;d begun to fear for his life among the Guard, and arrived in time to save him from [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Catgut]]. After confirming Bumblebee&#039;s suspicions, Chromia relieved him of his mission and thanked him for his services. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia was part of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita 1]]&#039;s team which carried out a series of raids on Decepticon installations, until they were taken down in a trap planned by [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia was dispatched by Elita One in response to Flamewar&#039;s squad&#039;s retaliatory attacks on a number of Autobot bases. {{storylink|Fatal Furies: Flamewar&#039;s Revenge}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. She is portrayed by Stella. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chromia participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:TL-toy Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That&#039;s no Moon(racer)!]]&lt;br /&gt;
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**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, energon chip&lt;br /&gt;
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: Available only as part of [[BotCon 2005]]&#039;s &amp;quot;Descent into Evil&amp;quot; set, &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]&#039;&#039; Chromia is a new-head [[retool]] of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]&#039;&#039; Basic Class [[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronic racing motorcycle. She has multiple clear-plastic &amp;quot;[[energon]]&amp;quot; parts that form side-thrusters in bike mode, and combine to form a massive compound bow with a spring-loaded missile.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: The toy was originally intended to be [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]], but [[Fun Publications]] could not secure the [[trademark]] on the name. As such, Chromia&#039;s toy is in Moonracer&#039;s teal and white colors and has a head that resembles Moonracer&#039;s. (Fun Publications&#039; intent was for the head to be a compromise between the Moonracer and Firestar head designs.)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/e39fbfb4b4bd2b3a alt.toys.transformers post] by [[Lanny Lathem]] explaining the Moonracer/Chromia SNAFU.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/chromia Chromia toy notes at BWTF.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Later Fun Publications stories would [[repurposing|repurpose]] the Chromia toy as Moonracer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: This set also includes [[Buzzclaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzclaw]], [[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Timelines 2|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)#Toys|Dirge]], [[Outback (G1)#Timelines|Fallback]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ironhide]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)#Toys|Ricochet]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Her base mold is also used by [[Flamewar (G1)#Toys|Flamewar]] and the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movieverse]] [[Arcee (Movie)#Toys|Arcee]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)#Toys|Elita-One]], while the Chromia-retooled version is also used by [[Flareup (G1)#Toys|Flareup]].&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCChromia/chromia.htm More information on Chromia at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{{EnergonArceeMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
====&#039;&#039;Thrilling 30&#039;&#039;====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Gen-toy Chromia.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|STILL the fastest thing on the Grid.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Chromia&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe Class, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Series / Number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;02 / #022&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Rifle&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Generations#Thrilling 30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]&#039;&#039; Chromia is a heavy [[retool]] of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]&#039;&#039; [[Arcee (WFC)#Robots in Disguise|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronian motorbike. Her blaster weapon can be mounted on the bottom of her bike mode. Originally scheduled for March 2014 along with [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generations|Arcee]], Chromia was delayed to fall of that year and ultimately not released until December.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Hasbro&#039;s [[:File:Generations Chromia stock photo edited.jpg|original stock photo for the figure]] depicting a hand-painted prototype (which is also featured on the back of the toy&#039;s packaging) showed her holding one of her [[wave]]-mate Arcee&#039;s guns along with her own. This was most certainly due to a mix-up error; the weapon&#039;s design, especially the size and shape of its handle and additional pegs (which are identical to those of Arcee&#039;s other weapon), make it very obvious that it was always intended to go with Arcee rather than Chromia. A [[:File:Generations Chromia Second Stock Photo.jpg|different version of the stock photo]] was released in November 2014 on the official &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; Facebook page, with the extra gun edited out. Some specimens of Chromia also feature a sticker on the back of the packaging that says &amp;quot;Additional weapon not included.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Due to the nature of her transformation, Chromia&#039;s paint is extremely prone to chipping, especially the white paint on her head. Caution and care is recommended when transforming her to avoid damaging her paint.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: The original version of this sculpt was also used to make [[BotCon 2014]] [[Flareup (G1)#BotCon2014|Flareup]], and was &#039;&#039;differently&#039;&#039; retooled to make &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]&#039;&#039; [[Arcee (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Arcee]]. This version of the mold served as the model for the non-toy &#039;&#039;[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]&#039;&#039; version of [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Blackarachnia]].&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenChromia/chromia.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; Chromia at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{{PrimeRIDArceeMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;Combiner Wars&#039;&#039;====&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|CHunters}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Transformers-SDCC-Combiner-Hunters-Chromia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|This is how Chromia auditions for a new &#039;&#039;Final Fantasy&#039;&#039; game.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Combiner Hunters&#039;&#039;&#039; (Multi-pack, [[July 9]], 2015)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Gun, Primeon Blade sword&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The &#039;&#039;Combiner Hunters&#039;&#039; [[redeco]] of Chromia not only has many of her coloring details changed, but in fact mostly stands out for its new accessory: a huge [[Primeon Blade]] sword. The tooling for this weapon was originally used for the 16&amp;quot;-tall electronic version of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;[[Titan Heroes]]&#039;&#039; [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ETitan|Optimus Prime]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:This version of Chromia was only available in a &#039;&#039;[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]&#039;&#039; [[giftset|gift set]] together with &#039;&#039;Combiner Hunters&#039;&#039; redecoes of &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Arcee]] and [[Windblade (G1)#Combiner Wars|Windblade]], 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&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon&#039;s Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game &amp;amp; Comic Convention 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCChromia/chromia.htm More information on Combiner Hunter Chromia at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{{PrimeRIDArceeMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;War for Cybertron: Siege&#039;&#039;====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Deluxe-Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|&amp;quot;I&#039;m in the same wave as Ironhide?!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Chromia&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;WFC-S20&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;SG-22&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese release date:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;[[May 31]], 2019&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;SR Hushfuze,&amp;quot; and 2 &amp;quot;EMP-Grenades&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:Part of the second wave of &#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class figures, Chromia transforms into a Cybertronian car. She includes the &amp;quot;RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster,&amp;quot; a gun compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Two &amp;quot;EMP-Grenades&amp;quot; can connect to the barrel, and the &amp;quot;SR Hushfuze&amp;quot; scope can be detached and can extend the barrel as well, allowing you to change the length of the barrel and/or scope. The grenades can also attach to the back of the vehicle, as if they are big exhaust pipes. As with all non-gimmick &#039;&#039;Siege&#039;&#039; figures, Chromia features &amp;quot;battle damage&amp;quot; paint applications on her vehicle mode front. She also features multiple hardpoints all over herself and her weapon to accommodate &amp;quot;Fire Blasts&amp;quot; from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Despite &#039;&#039;looking&#039;&#039; similar to [[Moonracer (G1)#Generations|Moonracer]]/[[Firestar (G1)#Toys|Novastar]]&#039;s toy from &#039;&#039;[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]&#039;&#039;, she transforms differently and cannot transform into a limb for a &#039;&#039;[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]&#039;&#039;-style Combiner. However, Chromia is arguably an extensive [[retool]], reusing the wheels and upper legs (still having the notches necessary for Moonracer&#039;s leg mode) while otherwise being made of new parts. While her hands are &#039;&#039;incredibly&#039;&#039; similar, she has a bent thumb that the other mold does not, suggesting a modified version of the same CAD file was used in her design.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Half of the official promotion pictures have the backpack wheels folded back in robot mode, and the head not visible on the back of the vehicle, the other half of the official promotional images have the backpack wheels splayed out to the sides and the robot head visible on the back of the vehicle.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:In a rather amusing design flaw, moving both her hips together at an angle may pop off her crotch piece.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:She is infamous for shelfwarming in multiple markets, and could still be found in plentiful numbers after the [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|next toyline]] began.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:This mold was redecoed into &#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Netflix|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]&#039;&#039; Chromia (below), and retooled into &#039;&#039;[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]&#039;&#039; [[Nightbird (G1)#Generations|Nightbird]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
====&#039;&#039;War for Cybertron Trilogy&#039;&#039;====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Autobot Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobot Chromia&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe Class, 2020)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;WFC-03&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese release date&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;[[October 23]], 2020&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;SR Hushfuze,&amp;quot; and 2 &amp;quot;EMP-Grenades&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:Promoting the [[Netflix]]-exclusive [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|&#039;&#039;War for Cybertron Trilogy&#039;&#039; cartoon]], this redeco of &#039;&#039;Siege&#039;&#039; Chromia slathers the Autobot in an &#039;&#039;extensive&#039;&#039; paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. Unlike the other &#039;&#039;War for Cybertron Trilogy&#039;&#039; toys, the battle-worn deco is not accurate to the cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:This release was exclusive to Walmart in the U.S. and Canada, and in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy]] Mall exclusive.&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Legends-toy Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Chromia&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[February 14]], 2015)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;LG11&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Gun&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]&#039;&#039; Chromia is a redeco of &#039;&#039;Thrilling 30&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class Chromia, making use of lavender and white in place of sky blue in a bid to appear more cartoon-accurate. Her wheels feature more black and much of her bike kibble is coated in metallic blue paint, including the back half of her canopy, which is now cast in translucent blue. Her eyes are also painted blue. Chromia comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the mini-manga &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]&#039;&#039; [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11]].&lt;br /&gt;
{{PrimeRIDArceeMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Merchandise==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Tiny Titans&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Chromia&#039;&#039;&#039; (Tiny Titans, 2015)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Series&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;5&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;1/12&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Part of the fifth assortment of &#039;&#039;[[Tiny Titans]]&#039;&#039; [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Chromia is a very small, soft-plastic figure of her in robot mode, based mainly on the original animation model.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: She includes a collectible card that renders her in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 &#039;&#039;Robots in Disguise&#039;&#039;]] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|&#039;&#039;Robots in Disguise&#039;&#039; mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon &amp;quot;currency&amp;quot; and a randomized bonus power-up item.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers Trading Card Game===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:W1Chromia.jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Chromia, Special Ops&#039;&#039;&#039; (2018)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;Wave 1&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Rarity: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;RT&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Card Number: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;T11/T40&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Stars: &#039;&#039;8&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;&#039;Chromia, Special Ops&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The artwork on the card is reused from the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]&#039;&#039; mobile card game&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:W3SergeantChromia.jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Sergeant Chromia, Special Ops-Counterintelligence&#039;&#039;&#039; (2019)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Rarity: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;CT&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Card Number: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;T41/T48&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Stars: &#039;&#039;7&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Sergeant Chromia, Special Ops-Counterintelligence is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The card&#039;s artwork is based on the &#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]&#039;&#039; Chromia toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy&#039;s packaging art, and with original Alt Mode artwork (line-art by [[Dan Khanna]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Chromia-Sarah Stone-WindbladeV1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Though other female Transformers may be more well known, Chromia holds the distinction of being the first female Transformer to appear in ANY media. She&#039;s the first of the Female Autobots to appear on screen in &amp;quot;The Search for Alpha Trion&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Though the first to appear in any media, [[Minerva (Masterforce human)|Minerva]] was the first female Autobot to receive a toy, and [[Freezon]] the first female Transformer to receive one (though due to a retcon). That being said, Chromia finally did get a toy as a Botcon exclusive 20 years after her debut, and a mass-released figure in the &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; line 29 years after her debut. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Chromia&#039;&#039;&#039; (クロミア &#039;&#039;Kuromia&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Korean:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Chromia&#039;&#039;&#039; (크로미아 &#039;&#039;Keuromia&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Mandarin:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Chroria&#039;&#039;&#039; (克劳莉娅 &#039;&#039;Kèláolìyà&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCChromia/chromia.htm Chromia at TFU.info]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.transformersclub.com/chromiapreview.cfm Chromia at TransformersClub.com]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Caminus]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Transformers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Female Transformers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Hotlink (G1)</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the Aligned Decepticon|Hotlink (WFC)}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{factions|decepticon}}&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Hotlink is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|But can it do smoke rings? (Hotlink is the purple one in front.)]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Hotlink&#039;&#039;&#039; is a &amp;quot;Mechatronic Engineer&amp;quot; by trade but a gadget geek at heart. You&#039;ll never find him without his tool kit, and he&#039;s always ready to tinker up a new device to fit the needs of the moment. It&#039;s an affinity that transcends even Autobot or Decepticon factions for him. He&#039;ll be just as quick to geek out over an awesome Autobot weapon as one from his own team. And just as quick to &amp;quot;improve&amp;quot; it for his own enjoyment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
His favorite creation of his own is the [[pyropathic flamethrower]]. The kids love that one.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{bigquote|Give me a spanner and I&#039;ll turn it into a gun.|Hotlink|&#039;&#039;Wings Universe&#039;&#039; bio card quote}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
====&#039;&#039;The Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon====&lt;br /&gt;
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}} &lt;br /&gt;
Hotlink was one of the Decepticon jets on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] four million years ago. He used a flamethrower to enclose the [[Autobot]]s [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] in a circle of fire. They were nevertheless able to escape and plowed through Hotlink&#039;s patrol. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;Wings Universe&#039;&#039;====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Hotlinkgoggles-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Wingsnote}}&lt;br /&gt;
In [[2013]], Hotlink was part of the joint [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] resistance on Cybertron against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]&#039;s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] clone army in the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]]. Two days before Jhiaxus&#039;s army arrived, Hotlink helped [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] fuse the controls for the [[space bridge]] control room. Despite their best efforts, however, the bridge could not be opened up from their end. They were ushered out of the room when [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] wished to talk in private. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Five days later, he joined in an all-out assault on the Cybertronians, setting at least two clones ablaze with his flamethrower. {{storylink|Termination}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;TransTech&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
Hotlink was one of many offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]&#039;s Under City. Hotlink was part of a crowd in [[Seeker-Shinai]] that [[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]] attempted to disperse through intimidation. Unfortunately, all the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] present were too stunned to see a &amp;quot;Megatron&amp;quot; in Axiom Nexus to budge. {{storylink|Cybertron&#039;s Most Wanted}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Prime Wars Trilogy&#039;&#039; cartoons===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep2-Elites.jpg|300px|thumb|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Mistress of Flame]] ordered Hotlink and the other members of the [[Elite Air Resistance Squadron]] to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but they were all completely overwhelmed by the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Transformers/Ghostbusters&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
A member of the Decepticons during the final battle for Cybertron, {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} Hotlink was among the many Decepticon warriors sent out to battle [[Gozer]], but was unable to prevent it from utterly destroying their metallic homeworld. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;War for Cybertron Trilogy&#039;&#039; cartoons===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:WFCSiegeEp2-Hotlink.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Remember, keep 6 feet away from other Seekers for physical distancing.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Hotlink was seen standing alongside the rest of the Seekers when Megatron was giving orders to hunt down the Autobots. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Hotlink was one of the Seekers who were listening to Starscream&#039;s disapproval of Megatron&#039;s plan to reformat the Autobots. However, they were quickly brought back in line by Jetfire. Later, Hotlink was among the Decepticon crowd that cheered for Megatron, and listened as Megatron declared that the Decepticons would be hunting for the Allspark. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Hotlink accompanied Megatron and several other Decepticons in escorting the captive Ultra Magnus, who was guiding them to the supposed location of Autobot command. Arriving at the tomb of the late Alpha Trion, Hotlink and the other Decepticons aimed their weapons at Magnus, forcing him to open the entrance, only to reveal an empty room, and no base. An enraged Megatron then executed Ultra Magnus as Hotlink stood by and watched. &lt;br /&gt;
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Moments later, Jetfire arrived and was instructed to take the body of Magnus back to Shockwave, though this command was halted by Starscream, who outed Jetfire as a traitor to the Decepticon cause. Jetfire attacked and then fled, and Hotlink joined Starscream and another Seeker in pursuing their former commander. During the aerial battle, Jetfire transformed and jumped down upon Hotlink, who was still in jet mode, and swiftly cut at him with his blade. Jetfire transformed and sped away as Hotlink exploded. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Games==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Transformers Legends&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
Hot Link was part of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]&#039;s team which unsuccessfully attempted to intercept [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] as the pair returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after an [[energon]] scavenging mission. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (Legends)|More than Meets the Eye}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Timelines&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TL Hotlink-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now you can recreate my awesome flamethrower scene! Flamethrower not included.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rainmakers&#039;&#039;&#039; {{sic}} (Convention 3-pack, [[2013]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Left &amp;amp; right missile launchers, 2 missiles&lt;br /&gt;
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:A [[redeco]] of the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics|Starscream]] mold, &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]&#039;&#039; Hotlink transforms into a F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. His missile launchers can mount under his wings, on his shoulders, or in his fists, and fire spring-loaded projectiles. The large size of his launchers (necessary [[for safety reasons]]) restricts his arm movement somewhat in robot mode, as they bump into his wings. All three Rainmakers have slight tolerance issues with the white parts, making key joints juuuuuust a bit too tight.&lt;br /&gt;
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:He was only available in a [[BotCon 2013]] [[exclusive]] souvenir set with [[Bitstream (G1)#Timelines|Bitstream]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)#Timelines|Sunstorm]], limited to 2500 pieces. All three toys use exactly the same [[paint operation]]s and plastic layouts, with the only difference between the three being their primary plastic color.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BCHotlink/hotlink.htm More information on Hotlink at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;War for Cybertron Trilogy&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-DecepticonHotlink.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You can pretend he&#039;s that [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skywarp]] you couldn&#039;t get. But you&#039;ll always know he&#039;s not...]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Decepticon Hotlink&#039;&#039;&#039; (Voyager Class, 2020)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;WFC-06&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese release date:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;[[November 30]], 2020&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; 2 &amp;quot;HPI [[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Laser Launchers&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Heartburn#Toys|Heartburn]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Heatstroke#Toys|Heatstroke]]&amp;quot; [[Battle Master]]s, 2 &amp;quot;fire blast&amp;quot; effects&lt;br /&gt;
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: Promoting the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|&#039;&#039;War for Cybertron Trilogy&#039;&#039; cartoon]], Hotlink is a redeco of &#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]&#039;&#039; Voyager-sized [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skywarp]], coloring him entirely purple while slathering him in an &#039;&#039;extensive&#039;&#039; paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. He transforms into a Cybertronian &amp;quot;tetrajet&amp;quot; based on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers&#039;]] appearance in &amp;quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]&amp;quot; although the jet mode has &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;the robot-mode legs&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; pretty much his &#039;&#039;entire robot body&#039;&#039; sticking out from the undercarriage. As a rather heavy [[shellformer]], Hotlink can easily be separated into both a wingless robot mode and a nearly complete tetrajet via a single friction hinge.&lt;br /&gt;
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: He includes two &amp;quot;HPI Null-Ray Laser Launchers,&amp;quot; which can mount on his upper arms or under the wings in jet mode (or in any other [[5 mm post|5 mm port]], really). As part of the &#039;&#039;Siege&#039;&#039; [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], Hotlink has 5 mm ports on his biceps, forearms, shins, under his feet (vehicle-mode thrusters), and wings. The 3 mm pegs on his shins, forearms, left bicep, and the tips of his null-rays can accommodate effects parts, like the ones that come with his pack-in partners, Battle Masters [[Heartburn#Toys|Heartburn]] and [[Heatstroke#Toys|Heatstroke]]. These two are nigh-identical redecoes of [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]] meant to be the flamethrowers the pre-retcon &amp;quot;Hotlink&amp;quot; used in the original 1984 cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
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: The military insignia on Hotlink&#039;s box places him in the Air Division as an Engineering Private. His instructions, meanwhile, have him as a Ground Division Infantry General. Given that puts him at the same rank as &#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;, his box prrrrobably has it right.&lt;br /&gt;
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: As with other Netflix series figures, Hotlink was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in Canada and the United States. In Japan, Hotlink was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
*Hotlink was a nameless walk-on in his first appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon&#039;s first episode, &amp;quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]&amp;quot;. He was given his name with his first toy in 2013, taken from [[Hotlink (WFC)|a more recent Aligned Seeker]]. Incidentally, [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotlink &amp;quot;hotlink&amp;quot;] didn&#039;t exist as a word when he made his original fictional appearance! Maybe, back then, he just loved {{w|andouille}}.&lt;br /&gt;
*In the Japanese dub of &#039;&#039;The Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon, Hotlink actually shouts out an anime-esque name for his special move involving the ring of fire: &amp;quot;Fire Attack!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
*Coincidentally, &amp;quot;Hotlink&amp;quot; was originally intended by [[Fun Publications]] as the name for the orange [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] to be included in the [[BotCon 2013]] exclusive souvenir three-pack, back when [[e-HOBBY]] was planning to release their own exclusive [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] toy, and FunPub had thus changed the figure&#039;s intended color scheme to a more red-ish orange. At that time, the purple Seeker was intended to be named &amp;quot;Nacelle&amp;quot;. However, when the e-HOBBY figure didn&#039;t happen, the orange Seeker&#039;s identity was changed back to Sunstorm, he was given a more yellow-ish color scheme closer to FunPub&#039;s &#039;&#039;original&#039;&#039; original plans for the figure, and the name &amp;quot;Hotlink&amp;quot; was reassigned to the purple Seeker.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bc13seekers&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/156054-generations-selects-brown-box-revealed-pg-7/page-9#entry3834842 Post by Fun Publications&#039; Jesse Wittenrich on The Allspark Forums, 15 January 2019]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;whois&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1096940990424854528 Series of posts by Jesse Wittenrich on Twitter, 16 February 2019]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The name &amp;quot;Nacelle&amp;quot; was later given to [[Nacelle (G1)|yet &#039;&#039;another&#039;&#039; Seeker]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Further confusion arose when the BotCon 2013 exclusive souvenir three-pack was given the name &amp;quot;Rainmakers&amp;quot;. [[Fun Publications]] employees subsequently confirmed that the pack&#039;s title was an error, and that they were indeed intended to be the &amp;quot;welcoming committee&amp;quot; from &amp;quot;More than Meets the Eye, Part 1&amp;quot;, with no intended direct connection to the the trio from &amp;quot;[[Divide and Conquer]]&amp;quot; known as the &amp;quot;[[Rainmaker]]s&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign names===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;Japanese:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Hotlink&#039;&#039;&#039; (ホットリンク &#039;&#039;Hottorinku&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Generation 1 Seekers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Machine Wars Decepticons]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Timelines characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Decepticons]]&amp;lt;!--cartoon only--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;{{disambig2|Megatron&#039;s melee weapon|the human from Star Wars|Mace Windu}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1Megatron-Flail.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Verity has nothing on Megatron.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Although the [[fusion cannon]] is [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]&#039;s more notable weapon, the [[Decepticon leader|leader]] of the [[Decepticon]]s has many others. Among the more infamous of his weapons is the &#039;&#039;&#039;Energon mace&#039;&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
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Strangely, he only seems to use it when he is fighting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] on [[Sherman Dam|a particular dam]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1 continuity family===&lt;br /&gt;
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====&lt;br /&gt;
=====&#039;&#039;The Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon=====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Shermandam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|thumb|I&#039;ll mace you good!]]&lt;br /&gt;
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] led the Decepticons on a raid of Sherman Dam, Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] battled on the top of the dam. As the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] brought out his [[energon-axe]], Megatron revealed his energon mace. After some obligatory trash talking, Megatron and Prime proceeded to thrash each other. However, Megatron only won when Prime&#039;s attention was turned to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] calling for help, allowing Megatron to knock Prime off the dam, and fly away with the Decepticons.  {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MegatronMangaEnergonMace1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]&lt;br /&gt;
After having his latest weapon, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]], destroyed by a mind-controlled [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], Megatron found his means of escape blockaded by his nemesis, Optimus Prime. Megatron swiftly unleashed his energon mace, tangling his foe in its powerful chain. Megatron&#039;s upper hand in combat did not last long, as Optimus was soon rescued from the confrontation when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] arrived on the scene and scared all the Decepticons away, including Megatron. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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=====&#039;&#039;Wings Universe&#039;&#039;=====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Wingsnote}}&lt;br /&gt;
When Megatron engaged [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] in single combat to decide leadership of the Decepticons, he deployed his Energon mace. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====Marvel &#039;&#039;The Transformers&#039;&#039; comics====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Boulderdamfight.jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Noteukexclusive|Energon maces}}&lt;br /&gt;
As they made their way to the Ark, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] described the energon-weapon battle at Sherman Dam to the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] as a way to illustrate the difficulties the Autobots had in relaying their peaceful intentions to the humans. {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====Dreamwave &#039;&#039;Generation One&#039;&#039; continuity====&lt;br /&gt;
Eons ago, when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were fighting in the bowels of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron breached the casing on the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], causing the two [[Transformer]]s to see visions of the future. Among them were Prime and Megatron fighting with their respective Energon weapons on Earth. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers&#039;&#039;====&lt;br /&gt;
As the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] dared to attack Megatron, he lost patience and attempted to squash the puny fleshlings with his mighty mace. Sadly, a [[SPS Satellite|satellite]] laser removed said mace, and a decent portion of the arm it was attached to. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====2005 IDW continuity====&lt;br /&gt;
Prompted by Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] offered several weapons to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], including the Energon mace. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin 2}} When Megatron later lost an arm in [[gladiatorial combat]], his new arm featured the mace. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Megatron used the Energon mace to smash [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]&#039;s head in during the [[Battle for Hell&#039;s Point]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;Beast Wars: Uprising&#039;&#039;====&lt;br /&gt;
Long after the Great War had ended and Megatron was gone, an ancient purple rod said to have been his Energon mace laid on display in the [[Eject (G1)|Administrator]]&#039;s office. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;Star Trek vs. Transformers&#039;&#039;====&lt;br /&gt;
After having defeated a wounded Optimus Prime on [[Cygnus Seven]], Megatron unsheathed his mace to slay his foe only to be tackled down by Jazz. {{storylink|Prime&#039;s Directive, Part Four}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====&#039;&#039;Transformers/Ghostbusters&#039;&#039;====&lt;br /&gt;
Megatron&#039;s weapon survived his transformation into a [[ghost]] as he turned it against Optimus during their battle at the [[Grosbeak Generating Station]]. A heavy downward swipe of the mace allowed Optimus to uppercut his foe, sending Megatron tumbling into [[Ectotron]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Cyberverse&#039;&#039; cartoon===&lt;br /&gt;
During a battle in the [[Mare Tranquillitatis]], [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] duelled [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] with the weapon only for its weight to trip him up. When the weapon became stuck in the lunar surface, Optimus used the opportunity to land a crippling swipe on Megatron&#039;s leg. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}} When [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]]&#039;s [[drone controller]] caused Lefty to go on a rampage across the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|&#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039;]], Megatron tried to swat the appendage out of the air with the mace. {{storylink|Secret Science}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers Collection===&lt;br /&gt;
{{anchor|TFCMegatron}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1toy tfc megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|When a gun turns into a robot [[:File:Humansmall.jpg|two]] [[scale|stories]] tall, and his fist that turns into a ball of energized spikes swinging from a chain, do &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; want to tell him he&#039;s [[Energon mace#Notes|calling it by the wrong name]]?]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[2003]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;6&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, &amp;quot;high-density infrared laser cannon&amp;quot;, sword, 20 bullets, energon mace&lt;br /&gt;
:The original Generation 1 Megatron figure was reissued again in 2003 as part of Takara&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers Collection]]&#039;&#039; series. This release was identical to the previous 2000 reissue, but this time it also included a new energon mace weapon which plugs over Megatron&#039;s hand.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Transformers Collection Megatron at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Masterpiece===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MP05 megatron.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|You will pay dearly for this. Literally and metaphorically...]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[2007]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;MP-5&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Fusion cannon, energon mace, energy dagger, laser pistol, [[Kremzeek]] figure&lt;br /&gt;
:Scaled to the same height as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|&#039;&#039;20th Anniversary&#039;&#039; Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP5|&#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; Megatron]] is designed to depict a fairly [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] Megatron capable of transforming into a realistic (if oversized) Walther P-38, with the result being an incredibly complex figure and potentially one of the most complicated &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; toys to date. He comes with his energon mace.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/MPMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Masterpiece Megatron at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron Gold Ver.&#039;&#039;&#039; (12/[[2014]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;MP-05G&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Fusion cannon, energon mace, energy dagger, laser pistol, Kremzeek figure, [[Reflector (G1)#Masterpiece|Reflector]] figure&lt;br /&gt;
:A gold-chrome redeco of the original MP-5 mold, Megatron Gold Version is a Hasbro Asia release under the TakaraTomy label (making it the first TakaraTomy Masterpiece to not be released, thus far, in Japan). It comes with all the same accessories as the original release, including the mace.&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; (2017-04-01/2018-01-27)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;MP-36&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Fusion cannon/scope, stock, silencer, energon mace, jointed chain for mace, angry face, smiling face, damaged face, damaged chestplate, clone control helmet, energy dagger, laser pistol, Key to Vector Sigma&lt;br /&gt;
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:An all-new mold of Megatron also comes with an all-new Energon Mace, which can be interchanged with either a &amp;quot;real&amp;quot; chain or a jointed chain.&lt;br /&gt;
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===&#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:WarForCybertronCenturionDroneWeaponizerPack.jpeg|250px|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Deluxe Centurion Drone&#039;&#039;&#039; (Weaponizer Pack, [[2020]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;WFC-E33&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;TBA&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese release date&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;TBA&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:[[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]]&#039;s energon mace is sold separately as part of the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]&#039;&#039; [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone]] set, and can be used by the &#039;&#039;Siege&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Earthrise&#039;&#039; figures of the Decepticon leader, as well as their redecoes/retools. However, the accessory is much more easily held by the &#039;&#039;Earthrise&#039;&#039; Megatrons, as using it with the &#039;&#039;Siege&#039;&#039; Megatrons makes it difficult to remove.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Merchandise==&lt;br /&gt;
===Super Collection Figure===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SCF Megatron chase mace.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; (2000)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Act&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;1&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Stand&lt;br /&gt;
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:Available in the first &#039;&#039;Super Collection Figure&#039;&#039;, this rare &amp;quot;[[Chase figure|chase]]&amp;quot; version of the Megatron figure is decorated in metallic paint, and replaced his right hand with his energon mace.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: It was &#039;&#039;presumably&#039;&#039; released at a ratio of one per every ten cases; while this has not been officially confirmed, later waves gave these odds for Secret Figures. It is also &#039;&#039;presumed&#039;&#039; to have replaced the regular Megatron in the lucky case (color or clear, well, that&#039;s less certain).&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:SCF Megatron Confrontation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;TF Confrontation Set 01: Convoy vs Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; (2002)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Energon mace&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Exclusive to the Tokyo Game Show 2002, this special set includes a new version of the original first-Act Megatron figure, along with a new version of the first-Act Optimus. Both are cast in transparent plastic and completely painted over in a grimy, battle-damaged look. Both also come with the interchangeable energon-axe and mace weapons from their first-wave chase figures. Completing the theme of the set is the backdrop of the packaging interior, which depicts [[Sherman Dam]].&lt;br /&gt;
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: As with the Wonder Festival set, this set was also limited to 1000 units.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Mega Super Collection Figure===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MegaSCF megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; (2002)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;03&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Fusion cannon, energon mace, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], two clenched fists, two open hands&lt;br /&gt;
:A five-inch tall, non-transforming highly-articulated PVC figure of Megatron was the third entry in Takara&#039;s &#039;&#039;Mega Super Collection Figure&#039;&#039; series. Aside from his other accessories, he also comes with his energon mace, which can be swapped out for his fist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron Metallic Ver.&#039;&#039;&#039; (Exclusive, 2002)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;03-X1&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Fusion cannon, energon mace, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], two clenched fists, two open hands&lt;br /&gt;
:A metallic redeco of &#039;&#039;Mega SCF&#039;&#039; Megatron was offered as an exclusive at the 2002 Japanese conventions, Hobby Expo and Wonderfest. He comes with all the same accessories as his standard release, except with Laserbeak being redecoed into Buzzsaw. Obviously, the mace is still there.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Heroes of Cybertron===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HOC Megatron Mace.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|All flail Megatron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; (2002)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Released in the second wave of Hasbro&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[Heroes of Cybertron#Heroes of Cybertron|Heroes of Cybertron]]&#039;&#039; line, this version of Megatron is a mass-release variation of the chase figure from the first &#039;&#039;SCF&#039;&#039; Act, replacing his right hand with a clear-plastic energy flail. His left hand is the clenched fist of the later &amp;quot;Laserbeak&amp;quot; version of Megatron, instead of the open-hand the chase figure had. In addition to the prior release&#039;s black muzzle &amp;quot;hole&amp;quot;, this version adds a bit of red paint to the raised bit on the back of Megatron&#039;s fusion cannon, a detail from the animation model missing from the &#039;&#039;SCF&#039;&#039; Megatrons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Oddly, he comes with the same collector card as the first version, and the packaging does not call out the energy weapon in any way. The card-back cross-sell even shows only the original Megatron. (The same happened to this wave&#039;s energy-weapon-wielding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Heroes of Cybertron|Optimus Prime]].)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/HoCMaceMegatron/megatron.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Heroes of Cybertron&#039;&#039; Megatron (with mace) at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===MyClone===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Myclone megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|thumb|Cuteness through tyranny...]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; (MyClone, 2003)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Clear display base, energon mace&lt;br /&gt;
:A [[chase figure|chase]] variant of &#039;&#039;MyClone&#039;&#039; Megatron was available in the same wave along with his standard figure. Cast entirely in colorless clear plastic, this version of Megatron came with an energon mace, which could be exchanged for his fist. Thanks to the modular MyClone design, the mace can easily attach to the standard Megatron figure as well.&lt;br /&gt;
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===D-Style===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:D-Style-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[2015]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Scowling face, smirking face, shouting face, energon mace, Megatron gun&lt;br /&gt;
:A super deformed Megatron model kit was produced by [[Kotobukiya]] as part of their franchise-spanning &#039;&#039;[[D-Style]]&#039;&#039; line. One of his accessories is an energon mace that plugs into his hand sockets.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
*Although Megatron&#039;s weapon is called a mace, a weight attached by a chain or a hinge to a handle is usually called a [[Mace|flail]].&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Cyberverse weapons]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Energon|Mace]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Maces]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;: a lot of misses until 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot Car?, &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;198?&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1ArceeProto.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Orange? Where&#039;d that come from?]]&lt;br /&gt;
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: Despite being a major character in &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039;, no transforming toy of Arcee was made during the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]]&#039;s run. Images of a hand-sculpted [[prototype]] based on Arcee&#039;s original character design ([[Arcee (G1)#Notes|see &amp;quot;Notes&amp;quot;]]) have appeared in several Japanese publications—including a booklet included with &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]&#039;&#039; {{w|LaserDisc}} set and &#039;&#039;[[Transformers First Series Complete]]&#039;&#039;—but it appears the toy never progressed beyond this stage.&lt;br /&gt;
{{canceledtoy}}&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Headmaster, &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;198?&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Concept-HeadmasterArcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pinkdome.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: The Japanese &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]&#039;&#039; book shows a piece of concept artwork of the Headmaster [[Chromedome (G1)#Generation 1|Chromedome]]&#039;s car mode in pink and white, labeled &amp;quot;Arcee&amp;quot;. This was evidently a proposal for a redeco of the toy as Headmaster Arcee from &amp;quot;[[The Rebirth]]&amp;quot;. (Presumably, then, this was a Hasbro-initiated idea.) The idea does not appear to have gone any further.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{canceledtoy}}&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Action Master, &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;199?&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ArceeActionMasterSketch.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Toy companies just keep teasing us, don&#039;t they?]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Generations 2011]]&#039;&#039; revealed sketches for an unproduced [[Action Master]] Arcee figure.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{canceledtoy}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Botconarceetoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don&#039;t underestimate me, I&#039;m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don&#039;t underestimate me, I&#039;m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don&#039;t underestimate me, I&#039;m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don&#039;t underestimate me, I&#039;m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Mega, 2001)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Spider-fang grappling line&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: The very first true transforming Arcee toy is a [[redeco]] and minor [[retool]]ing of the &#039;&#039;[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]&#039;&#039; [[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 &amp;quot;power kick&amp;quot; action. Arcee lacks the Blackarachnia toy&#039;s additional chest armor, and thus has oddly-placed holes in her... well, chest, that keep the armor in place.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: 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]]&#039;s voice saying &amp;quot;Don&#039;t underestimate me, I&#039;m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!&amp;quot;. These chips were VERY light-sensitive, with many fans finding that the box would chatter at little provocation for years afterwards.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Both Arcee and Tigatron were limited to 1200 pieces.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Arcee/arcee.htm More information on Generation 1 Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Titanium Series===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arceetitanium.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seems like a mercy killing, really.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
: A 6&amp;quot; transforming Arcee toy was designed and displayed at [[BotCon]] 2007, but the [[Titanium Series]] was canceled before its tooling could be completed.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{canceledtoy}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Binaltech===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Binaltech arcee toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, it&#039;s progress.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2008)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;BT-21&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Engine/gun&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Arcee is a [[redeco]] of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]&#039;&#039; [[Decepticharge]] (himself a [[retool]] of [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]]/[[Overdrive]]), using Honda&#039;s &amp;quot;Pearl White&amp;quot; for the car bodywork. The figure transforms into a &amp;quot;street performance&amp;quot; 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).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: 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&#039;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]].&lt;br /&gt;
{{AlternatorsWindchargerMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Kre-O===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KreO-Toy ArceeKreon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Yes, this is the closest to a transforming G1-accurate Arcee in 2013. Still, &#039;&#039;definitely&#039;&#039; progress.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039; Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Collection&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;2&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Bag number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;*****69&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Stand-brick (or plate, 2015 releases only), 2 small pistols&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: As part of the second wave of &#039;&#039;[[Kre-O]]&#039;&#039; [[Micro-Changer]]s, [[Kreon]] Arcee can be rebuilt into a sports car. She uses the [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] style helmet.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: This Collection was still in circulation at &amp;quot;dollar&amp;quot; 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 &amp;quot;cuff&amp;quot; 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OArcee/arcee.htm More information on Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:KreO-Toy ArceeC84.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Kreon Class of 1984&#039;&#039;&#039; (Kreon figure set, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Set number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;B0090&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Voted&#039;&#039;: Prom Queen&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: 2 small pistols&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: 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.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: She was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed &amp;quot;Class of 1984&amp;quot;... despite the fact that the character of Arcee wasn&#039;t introduced until 198&#039;&#039;6&#039;&#039;. 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OArcee/arcee.htm More information on Class of 1984 Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Collection&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;2&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Stand-plate, 2 small pistols&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: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 &#039;&#039;Kre-O&#039;&#039; 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&#039;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.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Generations===&lt;br /&gt;
====Thrilling 30====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Generations 30 deluxe Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the fandom rejoiced.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe Class, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Series / Number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;02 / #021&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Large gun, small gun, two swords&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]&#039;&#039; Arcee is the holy grail that, after 28 years, many thought would never happen. Originally scheduled for March 2014 in the &#039;&#039;[[Thrilling 30]]&#039;&#039; subline of &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; along with [[Chromia (G1)#Generations|Chromia]], Arcee was delayed to Fall of that year.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Based directly upon her original Generation 1 character model, Arcee transforms into a &amp;quot;futuristic&amp;quot; pink and white sports car. She is armed with two guns, and a pair of translucent blue swords that pay homage to her &#039;&#039;[[Arcee (Animated)|Animated]]&#039;&#039; 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. The smaller gun is not depicted in Arcee&#039;s original [[stock photography]], but is instead featured in a stock photo of her [[wave]]-mate Chromia. This was most certainly due to a mix-up error; the gun&#039;s design, especially the size and shape of its handle and additional pegs (which are identical to those of Arcee&#039;s other weapon), make it very obvious that it was always intended to go with Arcee rather than Chromia. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: There was a [[variant#Running changes|running change]] to the sculpt, with the first release having her fists rounded closed, with longer thumbs, whereas the later version has them in an open position, with shorter thumbs. Unfortunately, an added protrusion at the lower end of the later version&#039;s hands prevents the handles of her weapons from being fully inserted.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;genvariant&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW-3CB5EbQY Comparison of both variants of &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class Arcee] at YouTube.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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: Thanks to her transformation, a secondary pair of joints in her thighs allow for an extended degree of leg poseability, including being able to achieve a cross-legged pose.&lt;br /&gt;
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: Overall care should be taken when handling Arcee, due to the fact her paint is highly susceptible to chipping and flaking off. The areas most prone to paint damage are the pink paint on her thighs, and the white paint on her car&#039;s grill.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:This figure was retooled into &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]&#039;&#039; [[Nightbird (G1)#Legends|Nightbird Shadow]] and redecoed as [[Lifeline (G1)#Generations|Figure Subscription Service 5.0 Lifeline]] and [[Chun-Li]]. Her weapons were later used for [[Impactor (G1)#TFSS|Figure Subscription Service 4.0 Impactor]].&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenArcee/arcee.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{{GenerationsArceeMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====Combiner Wars====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Transformers-SDCC-Combiner-Hunters-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Interrupt my story again, Reggie! SEE WHAT HAPPENS!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Combiner Hunters&#039;&#039;&#039; (Multi-pack, [[July 9]], 2015)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Gun, Combiner Slayer sword&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The &#039;&#039;Combiner Hunters&#039;&#039; [[redeco]] (and slight [[retool]]) of Arcee can be considered a [[black repaint]], but in fact mostly stands out for its new accessory: a gigantic [[Combiner Slayer]] sword that is both taller and wider than Arcee herself. The tooling for this weapon was originally used by the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Beast Hunters]]&#039;&#039; Ultimate Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Ultimate|Optimus Prime]] figure. Arcee herself has her hands retooled in order to allow her to wield said sword, but as a consequence unfortunately only allow for an incomplete and slightly awkward wielding of her other accessories. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:This version of Arcee was only available in a [[giftset|gift set]] together with &#039;&#039;Combiner Hunters&#039;&#039; redecos of &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; [[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&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon&#039;s Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game &amp;amp; Comic Convention 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
{{GenerationsArceeMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====Platinum Edition====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Generations-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Heroes-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Platinum blonde.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobot Heroes&#039;&#039;&#039; (Multi-pack, 2016)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Springer&#039;s weapons (dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword), Arcee&#039;s weapons (2 swords, large gun, small gun), Kup&#039;s &amp;quot;laser musket&amp;quot; rifle/exhaust pipe, Ultra Magnus&#039; 2 guns, Blurr&#039;s weapons (Sniper rifle, left &amp;amp; right pistols), Minimus Ambus figure&lt;br /&gt;
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:Part of Hasbro&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]&#039;&#039; offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039;, Arcee is a redeco of her [[#Generations|&#039;&#039;Thrilling 30&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class toy]], featuring metallic pink paint operations and replacing all the black plastic parts and paint operations with either white or pink. Unfortunately, this set features the later version of the &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; sculpt, with hands unable to fully hold her weapons due to molded tabs at the bottom of the palm. Stock renders show her with a metallic pink lower pelvis, but the final toy has a white lower pelvis.&lt;br /&gt;
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: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&#039;s website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it&#039;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&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;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.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Titans Return====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TR-toy Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|The hobby is complete. You can all go home now.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Leinad &amp;amp; Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; / &#039;&#039;&#039;Ultra Magnus&#039;&#039;&#039; (Special Edition, 2017)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Generations|Leinad]] Titan Master, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#HasCon|Ultra Magnus]] Titan Master, guns&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]&#039;&#039; Arcee is a fairly extensive [[retool]] of &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class [[Blurr (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Blurr]], transforming into a futuristic hovercar. She comes with a new [[Titan Master]], Leinad (&amp;quot;Daniel&amp;quot; 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&#039;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]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee debuted at [[HasCon 2017]], this being described as an &amp;quot;advanced&amp;quot; sale ahead of a later standard release.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://io9.gizmodo.com/hasbros-own-convention-will-sell-you-a-giant-transforme-1797331311 Hasbro&#039;s Own Convention Will Sell You a Giant Transformer That Actually Charges Your Phone]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The set was then made available on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] on September 20th, 2017–selling out in approximately one hour–and then at [[Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us|Toys R Us]] and [[New York Comic Con]] 2017 beginning on October 5th, 2017.&lt;br /&gt;
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:This mold was differently retooled into &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; [[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return|Brainstorm]] and [[Nautica (G1)#Toys|Nautica]].&lt;br /&gt;
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====War for Cybertron: Earthrise====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Deluxe-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Thunderblast_(Decepticon)#Cybertron|Thunderblast&#039;s]] ultimate rival.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, 2020)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;WFC-E17&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;ER-09&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese release date&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;[[November 30]], 2020&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Blaster, hoverboard/vehicle rear&lt;br /&gt;
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: Part of a second wave of &#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]&#039;&#039; Deluxes, this mold of Arcee transforms into her classic futuristic hovercar mode and is armed with a clear blue blaster. Compared to the &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; figure, this mold goes to more blocky and angular design aspects to represent her original animation model. In contrast to [[Arcee_(G1)/toys#Thrilling_30|the 2014 Thrilling 30 Arcee mold]] which incorporated the chest and legs into the vehicle mode, the Earthrise version is a true [[shellformer]] with a [[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|faux-parts]] chest, and the entire humanoid body (folded at the knees) tucked loosely underneath a vehicle mode shell. The entire visible vehicle folds into a backpack on her robot mode. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Part of the backpack (consisting the rear half of her car shell) can be detached to act as a hover board with 3mm posts accommodating holes in Arcee&#039;s toes, or the War for Cybertron Fire Blast effect parts included with [[C.O.M.B.A.T._System#Battle_Master|Battle Master]] figures.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee&#039;s blaster is molded in the same translucent color as her vehicle&#039;s windshield and rear antenna. In vehicle mode, the blaster can be stored beneath the hood or attached to the top of either of the front fenders as a forward-aimed weapon. In robot mode, the blaster cannot be stored anywhere unless the hoverboard is removed from Arcee&#039;s back; in which case it can peg onto her back using ports that would otherwise hold the backpack together. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Despite Arcee having standard 5mm fist holes to accommodate a variety of weapons, her blaster&#039;s handle is molded in the unusual flattened shape used by the 2014 Thrilling 30 Arcee figure. That figure can therefore hold this gun. The [[Arcee_(G1)/toys#Titans_Return|Titans Return Arcee figure]] also shared this unusual feature with her weapons.&lt;br /&gt;
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:For a deluxe-or-larger [[War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy_(franchise)|War for Cybertron]] figure, Arcee has exceptionally few [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] ports. Whereas most such figures have 5mm accessory ports on their shoulders, forearms, backs, the sides of their calves, the bottoms of their feet, and in their fists to accommodate weapons and blast effect parts; Arcee has 5mm ports only on the heels of her feet, the backs of her calves, and in her fists. This means that despite being [[:File:SiegeEpisode5-WeaponizedCog.jpg|the most prominent user]] of [[Cog_(G1)#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|Cog]] in his &amp;quot;Weaponizer&amp;quot; backpack form in the [[Transformers:_War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy_(cartoon)|War for Cybertron cartoon]], Arcee and her mold-mates are the only speaking characters on the show who are not compatible with Cog in that way.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee also has exceptionally few 3mm posts that can accommodate Fire Blast effect parts: just the two on her hoverboard, used by her toes when she stands on it, and the tip of her blaster. Care should be taken when attaching her to her hoverboard, as the white paint on the ports is prone to chipping.&lt;br /&gt;
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: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.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Arcee would be retooled into &#039;&#039;War for Cybertron Trilogy&#039;&#039; [[Elita One (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Elita-1]], and redecoed into [[Paradron_Medic#War_for_Cybertron:_Earthrise|a Paradron Medic]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Legends===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Legends-toy Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Aw, yeah, son! Dat&#039;s what I&#039;m talkin&#039; &#039;bout!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[February 14]], [[2015]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;LG10&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Large gun, small gun, two swords&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]&#039;&#039; Arcee is a cartoon-accurate redeco of [[#Thrilling 30|&#039;&#039;Thrilling 30&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class Arcee]]. This version is based on the running change of the sculpt, featuring open hands.&lt;br /&gt;
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:She comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and &amp;quot;[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Volume 10]]&amp;quot; of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|&#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039; manga]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Q-Transformers===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:QTransformers Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Arcee hit the Energon bon-bons when Springer dumped her.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[January 30]], [[2016]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;QTF-06&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Q-Transformers]]&#039;&#039; 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 &#039;&#039;Q-Transformers&#039;&#039; event on [[January 16]]th, two weeks before its proper release date.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Street Fighter II × Transformers===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SFII-TF-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, Brush-Head! This is not a request!]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus [Ken] vs Arcee [Chun-Li]&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[May 26]], [[2018]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Large gun, small gun, two swords&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Available as part of the exclusive &#039;&#039;[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]&#039;&#039; toyline, Arcee is a redeco of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Arcee]] in [[Chun-Li]]&#039;s traditional colors, flesh tones and all, transforming into a &amp;quot;futuristic&amp;quot; sports car. While she retained her weapons from the Thrilling 30 toy, this Arcee uses the later versions of the hands, which means that she is unable to hold the weapons properly.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee was only available in a two-pack with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Hot Rodimus]] [[Ken#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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Masterpiece===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-51-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[December 29]], [[2020]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID Number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;MP-51&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: blaster, holster, 3 effect parts, rifle, pistol, shredding arm, 3 alternate faces&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]&#039;&#039; 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 &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; 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&#039;s head has a foldout visor from the movie. Much like MP-46 [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Blackwidow]], Arcee&#039;s design hyper-emphasizes feminine stylings and maximum poseability, also extending to her hands.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Merchandise==&lt;br /&gt;
===MC Axis===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Hybrid model arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Arcee pets a dog. (Dog not included.)]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Super Hybrid Model, 1987)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;H-03&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee was one of three non-transforming &#039;&#039;[[Super Hybrid Model]]&#039;&#039; vinyl figurines created in 1987 by Japanese collectables company [[MC Axis]]. Standing at about eight inches tall and featuring articulation in the head and neck, Arcee and her fellows (Rodimus Prime and Galvatron) were based on their [[Studio OX]] character models, featuring much more anime-styled proportions and detailing.&lt;br /&gt;
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:For reasons unknown, the retail release of Arcee and the other &#039;&#039;Super Hybrid Model&#039;&#039; 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Mcaxis arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look, Arcee pets a lot of invisible dogs, okay?]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (1996)&lt;br /&gt;
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:This Japanese &amp;quot;garage kit&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{note|The resin parts need to be washed &#039;&#039;&#039;first&#039;&#039;&#039; to prevent the paint from smearing off.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[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]&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[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]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Super Collection Figure===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SCF Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The first mass-release Arcee toy. So naturally, they released her twice.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2000)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Act&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;1&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Stand&lt;br /&gt;
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: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Arcee was available in the first wave of Takara&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]&#039;&#039; line. She is armed with her pistol from the scene in &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039; where she shoots at [[Unicron]]&#039;s internal defenses. Like all the figures in the &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee was [[redeco]]ed to create the chase figure for the eighth wave of the series, the [[Paradron Medic#Super Collection Figure|Paradron Medic]].&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCArcee/arcee.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Super Collection Figure&#039;&#039; Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearArcee/arcee.htm More information on clear Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee (with Daniel)&#039;&#039;&#039; (2001)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Act&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;4&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Stand&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The Arcee figurine was re-released, with no notable changes, as part of the fourth wave of the &#039;&#039;Super Collection Figure&#039;&#039; series, now packaged with a figure of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Daniel Witwicky]] in his [[exosuit]]. Amusingly, this box comes with &#039;&#039;two&#039;&#039; stands, one for each figure.&lt;br /&gt;
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: The pair were available in both full color and metallic &amp;quot;pewter&amp;quot; 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&#039;s collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metroplex]] &amp;quot;build-a-figure&amp;quot;, with that assembly coming in either full-color or clear-plastic at an equal 4-to-4 ratio.&lt;br /&gt;
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: 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/PewterArcee/arcee.htm More information on pewter Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Heroes of Cybertron===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HOC Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2002)&lt;br /&gt;
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: When Hasbro released the &#039;&#039;Super Collection Figure&#039;&#039; line as &#039;&#039;[[Heroes of Cybertron]]&#039;&#039;, the Arcee figure was released as part of the first wave, now featuring a [[light-piping]] gimmick in the character&#039;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.&lt;br /&gt;
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: Rather than come blindpacked like the &#039;&#039;SCF&#039;&#039; figure, Arcee came on a blister card with a profile card included.&lt;br /&gt;
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: This mold was later [[redeco]]ed to make the &#039;&#039;Heroes of Cybertron&#039;&#039; [[Paradron Medic#Heroes of Cybertron|Paradron Medic]].&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCArcee/arcee.htm More information on Heroes of Cybertron Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===MyClone===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Myclone arcee.jpg|thumb|Ladies should do this about once per month, and more regularly after turning 50.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2003)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;MTF005&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; White display base&lt;br /&gt;
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:Released in the first wave of the &#039;&#039;[[MyClone]]&#039;&#039; 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 &#039;&#039;MyClone&#039;&#039; figures. Her modular design allows her parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Palisades statues===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Palisades arcee.jpg|thumb|And so Arcee waits / Arcee waits / Arcee waits]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2004)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Inspired by a [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] pin-up lithograph/poster by [[Rob Armstrong]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dread&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://web.archive.org/web/20080314045623/http://www.dreadforce.com/creators.html The creators list for Jaran Studios&#039; &#039;&#039;Dread Force&#039;&#039;] includes this information in Rob&#039;s profile.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;disguise&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[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]].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (itself based on Arcee&#039;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&#039;d swear she&#039;d flown into a window. Standing around 6&amp;quot; tall, Arcee was limited to 2000 pieces worldwide.&lt;br /&gt;
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:The Arcee statue was later repainted into that old standby, the [[Paradron Medic]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Robot Heroes===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Robotheroesrumblearcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|She&#039;s actually running after [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|&#039;&#039;Robot Heroes&#039;&#039; Cheetor]].]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee vs. Decepticon Rumble&#039;&#039;&#039; (2008)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Part of the second wave of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]&#039;&#039;, Arcee is packaged with [[Rumble (G1)|&amp;quot;Decepticon Rumble&amp;quot;]] as part of the &amp;quot;Generation 1 Series.&amp;quot; She is sculpted as running across a patch of mechanical flooring, and she has articulation at the head and shoulders.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHArcee/arcee.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Robot Heroes&#039;&#039; Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcee statue.jpg|thumb|Not pictured: Springer and Weirdwolf.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Diamond Select, 2009)&lt;br /&gt;
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: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]]&#039;s [[Female Autobots|resistance group]]. Arcee&#039;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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Q-Transformers===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:QTransformers Gacha Arcee.jpg|thumb|Not included: two dogs.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2016)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Available as part of the &#039;&#039;Q-Transformers&#039;&#039; [[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)|&#039;&#039;Q-Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers Collectors Club===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:GIJ-TF-Club-Crossover-Only-Human-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobot Warrior Code Name: Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2016)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: 2 laser pistols, Autobot sky spy unit, display base&lt;br /&gt;
:This figure represents Arcee&#039;s [[synthoid]] human body seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] episode &amp;quot;[[Only Human]]&amp;quot;. It is composed mostly of reused and redecoed parts from other &#039;&#039;[[G.I. Joe]]&#039;&#039; figures, although the head is new. It was available exclusively through Fun Publications&#039; &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;G.I. Joe&#039;&#039; Collectors Club online stores.&lt;br /&gt;
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===EX Gōkin===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (TBA)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Gun, alternate head, display stand&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: A non-transforming Arcee action figure produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their &#039;&#039;EX Gōkin Transformers Series&#039;&#039; 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{comingsoontoy}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Playskool Friends===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Playskool-Friends-TF-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.88|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers Collector Pack&#039;&#039;&#039; (Canceled)&lt;br /&gt;
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: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.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Given the inclusion of the four Rescue Bots, it was &#039;&#039;probably&#039;&#039; unclear if this Arcee is mean to represent her &#039;&#039;Generation 1&#039;&#039; counterpart or her &#039;&#039;[[Arcee (WFC)|Aligned]]&#039;&#039; counterpart.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{canceledtoy}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:W1Arcee.jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee, Skilled Fighter&#039;&#039;&#039; (2018)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;Wave 1&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Rarity: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;RT&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Card Number: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;T01/T40&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Stars: &#039;&#039;5&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee, Skilled Fighter&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:The artwork on the card is reused from the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]&#039;&#039; mobile card game, and draws inspiration from the [[Arcee (WFC)|version of the character]] seen in the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:W3PrivateArcee.jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Private Arcee, Special Ops-Warrior&#039;&#039;&#039; (2019)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Rarity: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;CT&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Card Number: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;T12/T48&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Stars: &#039;&#039;8&lt;br /&gt;
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: 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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:The card uses reused line-art from the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]&#039;&#039; mobile game, recolored seemingly to match the aesthetic of the &#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]&#039;&#039; toyline&#039;s packaging art.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Generations]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Kreons]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:MyClone]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;: a lot of misses until 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot Car?, &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;198?&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:G1ArceeProto.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Orange? Where&#039;d that come from?]]&lt;br /&gt;
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: Despite being a major character in &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039;, no transforming toy of Arcee was made during the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]]&#039;s run. Images of a hand-sculpted [[prototype]] based on Arcee&#039;s original character design ([[Arcee (G1)#Notes|see &amp;quot;Notes&amp;quot;]]) have appeared in several Japanese publications—including a booklet included with &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]&#039;&#039; {{w|LaserDisc}} set and &#039;&#039;[[Transformers First Series Complete]]&#039;&#039;—but it appears the toy never progressed beyond this stage.&lt;br /&gt;
{{canceledtoy}}&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Headmaster, &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;198?&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Concept-HeadmasterArcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pinkdome.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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: The Japanese &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]&#039;&#039; book shows a piece of concept artwork of the Headmaster [[Chromedome (G1)#Generation 1|Chromedome]]&#039;s car mode in pink and white, labeled &amp;quot;Arcee&amp;quot;. This was evidently a proposal for a redeco of the toy as Headmaster Arcee from &amp;quot;[[The Rebirth]]&amp;quot;. (Presumably, then, this was a Hasbro-initiated idea.) The idea does not appear to have gone any further.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{canceledtoy}}&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Action Master, &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;199?&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ArceeActionMasterSketch.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Toy companies just keep teasing us, don&#039;t they?]]&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Generations 2011]]&#039;&#039; revealed sketches for an unproduced [[Action Master]] Arcee figure.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{canceledtoy}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Botconarceetoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don&#039;t underestimate me, I&#039;m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don&#039;t underestimate me, I&#039;m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don&#039;t underestimate me, I&#039;m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don&#039;t underestimate me, I&#039;m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Mega, 2001)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Spider-fang grappling line&lt;br /&gt;
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: The very first true transforming Arcee toy is a [[redeco]] and minor [[retool]]ing of the &#039;&#039;[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]&#039;&#039; [[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 &amp;quot;power kick&amp;quot; action. Arcee lacks the Blackarachnia toy&#039;s additional chest armor, and thus has oddly-placed holes in her... well, chest, that keep the armor in place.&lt;br /&gt;
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: 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]]&#039;s voice saying &amp;quot;Don&#039;t underestimate me, I&#039;m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!&amp;quot;. These chips were VERY light-sensitive, with many fans finding that the box would chatter at little provocation for years afterwards.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Both Arcee and Tigatron were limited to 1200 pieces.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Arcee/arcee.htm More information on Generation 1 Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Titanium Series===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arceetitanium.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seems like a mercy killing, really.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
: A 6&amp;quot; transforming Arcee toy was designed and displayed at [[BotCon]] 2007, but the [[Titanium Series]] was canceled before its tooling could be completed.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{canceledtoy}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Binaltech===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Binaltech arcee toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, it&#039;s progress.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2008)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;BT-21&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Engine/gun&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee is a [[redeco]] of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]&#039;&#039; [[Decepticharge]] (himself a [[retool]] of [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]]/[[Overdrive]]), using Honda&#039;s &amp;quot;Pearl White&amp;quot; for the car bodywork. The figure transforms into a &amp;quot;street performance&amp;quot; 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).&lt;br /&gt;
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: 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&#039;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]].&lt;br /&gt;
{{AlternatorsWindchargerMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Kre-O===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KreO-Toy ArceeKreon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Yes, this is the closest to a transforming G1-accurate Arcee in 2013. Still, &#039;&#039;definitely&#039;&#039; progress.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039; Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Collection&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;2&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Bag number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;*****69&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Stand-brick (or plate, 2015 releases only), 2 small pistols&lt;br /&gt;
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: As part of the second wave of &#039;&#039;[[Kre-O]]&#039;&#039; [[Micro-Changer]]s, [[Kreon]] Arcee can be rebuilt into a sports car. She uses the [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] style helmet.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: This Collection was still in circulation at &amp;quot;dollar&amp;quot; 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 &amp;quot;cuff&amp;quot; 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OArcee/arcee.htm More information on Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:KreO-Toy ArceeC84.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Kreon Class of 1984&#039;&#039;&#039; (Kreon figure set, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Set number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;B0090&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Voted&#039;&#039;: Prom Queen&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: 2 small pistols&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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: She was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed &amp;quot;Class of 1984&amp;quot;... despite the fact that the character of Arcee wasn&#039;t introduced until 198&#039;&#039;6&#039;&#039;. 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OArcee/arcee.htm More information on Class of 1984 Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Collection&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;2&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Stand-plate, 2 small pistols&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: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 &#039;&#039;Kre-O&#039;&#039; 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&#039;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.&lt;br /&gt;
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: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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Generations===&lt;br /&gt;
====Thrilling 30====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Generations 30 deluxe Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the fandom rejoiced.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe Class, 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Series / Number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;02 / #021&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Large gun, small gun, two swords&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]&#039;&#039; Arcee is the holy grail that, after 28 years, many thought would never happen. Originally scheduled for March 2014 in the &#039;&#039;[[Thrilling 30]]&#039;&#039; subline of &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; along with [[Chromia (G1)#Generations|Chromia]], Arcee was delayed to Fall of that year.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Based directly upon her original Generation 1 character model, Arcee transforms into a &amp;quot;futuristic&amp;quot; pink and white sports car. She is armed with two guns, and a pair of translucent blue swords that pay homage to her &#039;&#039;[[Arcee (Animated)|Animated]]&#039;&#039; 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. The smaller gun is not depicted in Arcee&#039;s original [[stock photography]], but is instead featured in a stock photo of her [[wave]]-mate Chromia. This was most certainly due to a mix-up error; the gun&#039;s design, especially the size and shape of its handle and additional pegs (which are identical to those of Arcee&#039;s other weapon), make it very obvious that it was always intended to go with Arcee rather than Chromia. &lt;br /&gt;
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: There was a [[variant#Running changes|running change]] to the sculpt, with the first release having her fists rounded closed, with longer thumbs, whereas the later version has them in an open position, with shorter thumbs. Unfortunately, an added protrusion at the lower end of the later version&#039;s hands prevents the handles of her weapons from being fully inserted.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;genvariant&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW-3CB5EbQY Comparison of both variants of &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class Arcee] at YouTube.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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: Thanks to her transformation, a secondary pair of joints in her thighs allow for an extended degree of leg poseability, including being able to achieve a cross-legged pose.&lt;br /&gt;
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: Overall care should be taken when handling Arcee, due to the fact her paint is highly susceptible to chipping and flaking off. The areas most prone to paint damage are the pink paint on her thighs, and the white paint on her car&#039;s grill.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:This figure was retooled into &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]&#039;&#039; [[Nightbird (G1)#Legends|Nightbird Shadow]] and redecoed as [[Lifeline (G1)#Generations|Figure Subscription Service 5.0 Lifeline]] and [[Chun-Li]]. Her weapons were later used for [[Impactor (G1)#TFSS|Figure Subscription Service 4.0 Impactor]].&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenArcee/arcee.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{{GenerationsArceeMold}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====Combiner Wars====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Transformers-SDCC-Combiner-Hunters-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Interrupt my story again, Reggie! SEE WHAT HAPPENS!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Combiner Hunters&#039;&#039;&#039; (Multi-pack, [[July 9]], 2015)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Gun, Combiner Slayer sword&lt;br /&gt;
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:The &#039;&#039;Combiner Hunters&#039;&#039; [[redeco]] (and slight [[retool]]) of Arcee can be considered a [[black repaint]], but in fact mostly stands out for its new accessory: a gigantic [[Combiner Slayer]] sword that is both taller and wider than Arcee herself. The tooling for this weapon was originally used by the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Beast Hunters]]&#039;&#039; Ultimate Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Ultimate|Optimus Prime]] figure. Arcee herself has her hands retooled in order to allow her to wield said sword, but as a consequence unfortunately only allow for an incomplete and slightly awkward wielding of her other accessories. &lt;br /&gt;
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:This version of Arcee was only available in a [[giftset|gift set]] together with &#039;&#039;Combiner Hunters&#039;&#039; redecos of &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; [[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&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon&#039;s Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game &amp;amp; Comic Convention 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Platinum Edition====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Generations-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Heroes-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Platinum blonde.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobot Heroes&#039;&#039;&#039; (Multi-pack, 2016)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Springer&#039;s weapons (dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword), Arcee&#039;s weapons (2 swords, large gun, small gun), Kup&#039;s &amp;quot;laser musket&amp;quot; rifle/exhaust pipe, Ultra Magnus&#039; 2 guns, Blurr&#039;s weapons (Sniper rifle, left &amp;amp; right pistols), Minimus Ambus figure&lt;br /&gt;
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:Part of Hasbro&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]&#039;&#039; offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039;, Arcee is a redeco of her [[#Generations|&#039;&#039;Thrilling 30&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class toy]], featuring metallic pink paint operations and replacing all the black plastic parts and paint operations with either white or pink. Unfortunately, this set features the later version of the &#039;&#039;Generations&#039;&#039; sculpt, with hands unable to fully hold her weapons due to molded tabs at the bottom of the palm. Stock renders show her with a metallic pink lower pelvis, but the final toy has a white lower pelvis.&lt;br /&gt;
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: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&#039;s website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it&#039;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&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;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.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Titans Return====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TR-toy Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|The hobby is complete. You can all go home now.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Leinad &amp;amp; Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; / &#039;&#039;&#039;Ultra Magnus&#039;&#039;&#039; (Special Edition, 2017)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Generations|Leinad]] Titan Master, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#HasCon|Ultra Magnus]] Titan Master, guns&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]&#039;&#039; Arcee is a fairly extensive [[retool]] of &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class [[Blurr (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Blurr]], transforming into a futuristic hovercar. She comes with a new [[Titan Master]], Leinad (&amp;quot;Daniel&amp;quot; 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&#039;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]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee debuted at [[HasCon 2017]], this being described as an &amp;quot;advanced&amp;quot; sale ahead of a later standard release.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://io9.gizmodo.com/hasbros-own-convention-will-sell-you-a-giant-transforme-1797331311 Hasbro&#039;s Own Convention Will Sell You a Giant Transformer That Actually Charges Your Phone]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The set was then made available on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] on September 20th, 2017–selling out in approximately one hour–and then at [[Toys&amp;quot;R&amp;quot;Us|Toys R Us]] and [[New York Comic Con]] 2017 beginning on October 5th, 2017.&lt;br /&gt;
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:This mold was differently retooled into &#039;&#039;Titans Return&#039;&#039; [[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return|Brainstorm]] and [[Nautica (G1)#Toys|Nautica]].&lt;br /&gt;
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====War for Cybertron: Earthrise====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Deluxe-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Thunderblast_(Decepticon)#Cybertron|Thunderblast&#039;s]] ultimate rival.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Deluxe, 2020)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;WFC-E17&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;ER-09&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese release date&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;[[November 30]], 2020&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Blaster, hoverboard/vehicle rear&lt;br /&gt;
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: Part of a second wave of &#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]&#039;&#039; Deluxes, this mold of Arcee transforms into her classic futuristic hovercar mode and is armed with a clear blue blaster. Compared to the &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; figure, this mold goes to more blocky and angular design aspects to represent her original animation model. In contrast to [[Arcee_(G1)/toys#Thrilling_30|the 2014 Thrilling 30 Arcee mold]] which incorporated the chest and legs into the vehicle mode, the Earthrise version is a true [[shellformer]] with a [[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|faux-parts]] chest, and the entire humanoid body (folded at the knees) tucked loosely underneath a vehicle mode shell. The entire visible vehicle folds into a backpack on her robot mode. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Part of the backpack (consisting the rear half of her car shell) can be detached to act as a hover board with 3mm posts accommodating holes in Arcee&#039;s toes, or the War for Cybertron Fire Blast effect parts included with [[C.O.M.B.A.T._System#Battle_Master|Battle Master]] figures.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee&#039;s blaster is molded in the same translucent color as her vehicle&#039;s windshield and rear antenna. In vehicle mode, the blaster can be stored beneath the hood or attached to the top of either of the front fenders as a forward-aimed weapon. In robot mode, the blaster cannot be stored anywhere unless the hoverboard is removed from Arcee&#039;s back; in which case it can peg onto her back using ports that would otherwise hold the backpack together. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Despite Arcee having standard 5mm fist holes to accommodate a variety of weapons, her blaster&#039;s handle is molded in the unusual flattened shape used by the 2014 Thrilling 30 Arcee figure. That figure can therefore hold this gun. The [[Arcee_(G1)/toys#Titans_Return|Titans Return Arcee figure]] also shared this unusual feature with her weapons.&lt;br /&gt;
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:For a deluxe-or-larger [[War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy_(franchise)|War for Cybertron]] figure, Arcee has exceptionally few [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] ports. Whereas most such figures have 5mm accessory ports on their shoulders, forearms, backs, the sides of their calves, the bottoms of their feet, and in their fists to accommodate weapons and blast effect parts; Arcee has 5mm ports only on the heels of her feet, the backs of her calves, and in her fists. This means that despite being [[:File:SiegeEpisode5-WeaponizedCog.jpg|the most prominent user]] of [[Cog_(G1)#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|Cog]] in his &amp;quot;Weaponizer&amp;quot; backpack form in the [[Transformers:_War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy_(cartoon)|War for Cybertron cartoon]], Arcee and her mold-mates are the only speaking characters on the show who are not compatible with Cog in that way.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee also has exceptionally few 3mm posts that can accommodate Fire Blast effect parts: just the two on her hoverboard, used by her toes when she stands on it, and the tip of her blaster. Care should be taken when attaching her to her hoverboard, as the white paint on the joints is prone to chipping.&lt;br /&gt;
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: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.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee would be retooled into &#039;&#039;War for Cybertron Trilogy&#039;&#039; [[Elita One (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Elita-1]], and redecoed into [[Paradron_Medic#War_for_Cybertron:_Earthrise|a Paradron Medic]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Legends===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Legends-toy Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Aw, yeah, son! Dat&#039;s what I&#039;m talkin&#039; &#039;bout!]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[February 14]], [[2015]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;LG10&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Large gun, small gun, two swords&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]&#039;&#039; Arcee is a cartoon-accurate redeco of [[#Thrilling 30|&#039;&#039;Thrilling 30&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class Arcee]]. This version is based on the running change of the sculpt, featuring open hands.&lt;br /&gt;
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:She comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and &amp;quot;[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Volume 10]]&amp;quot; of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|&#039;&#039;Legends&#039;&#039; manga]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Q-Transformers===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:QTransformers Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Arcee hit the Energon bon-bons when Springer dumped her.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[January 30]], [[2016]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;QTF-06&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[Q-Transformers]]&#039;&#039; 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 &#039;&#039;Q-Transformers&#039;&#039; event on [[January 16]]th, two weeks before its proper release date.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Street Fighter II × Transformers===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SFII-TF-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, Brush-Head! This is not a request!]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Hot Rodimus [Ken] vs Arcee [Chun-Li]&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[May 26]], [[2018]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Large gun, small gun, two swords&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Available as part of the exclusive &#039;&#039;[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]&#039;&#039; toyline, Arcee is a redeco of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]&#039;&#039; Deluxe Class [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Arcee]] in [[Chun-Li]]&#039;s traditional colors, flesh tones and all, transforming into a &amp;quot;futuristic&amp;quot; sports car. While she retained her weapons from the Thrilling 30 toy, this Arcee uses the later versions of the hands, which means that she is unable to hold the weapons properly.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee was only available in a two-pack with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Hot Rodimus]] [[Ken#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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Masterpiece===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-51-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[December 29]], [[2020]])&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID Number&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;MP-51&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: blaster, holster, 3 effect parts, rifle, pistol, shredding arm, 3 alternate faces&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]&#039;&#039; 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 &#039;&#039;Masterpiece&#039;&#039; 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&#039;s head has a foldout visor from the movie. Much like MP-46 [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Blackwidow]], Arcee&#039;s design hyper-emphasizes feminine stylings and maximum poseability, also extending to her hands.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Merchandise==&lt;br /&gt;
===MC Axis===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Hybrid model arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Arcee pets a dog. (Dog not included.)]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Super Hybrid Model, 1987)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;H-03&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee was one of three non-transforming &#039;&#039;[[Super Hybrid Model]]&#039;&#039; vinyl figurines created in 1987 by Japanese collectables company [[MC Axis]]. Standing at about eight inches tall and featuring articulation in the head and neck, Arcee and her fellows (Rodimus Prime and Galvatron) were based on their [[Studio OX]] character models, featuring much more anime-styled proportions and detailing.&lt;br /&gt;
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:For reasons unknown, the retail release of Arcee and the other &#039;&#039;Super Hybrid Model&#039;&#039; 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Mcaxis arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look, Arcee pets a lot of invisible dogs, okay?]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (1996)&lt;br /&gt;
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:This Japanese &amp;quot;garage kit&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{note|The resin parts need to be washed &#039;&#039;&#039;first&#039;&#039;&#039; to prevent the paint from smearing off.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[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]&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[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]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Super Collection Figure===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SCF Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The first mass-release Arcee toy. So naturally, they released her twice.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2000)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Act&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;1&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Stand&lt;br /&gt;
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: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Arcee was available in the first wave of Takara&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]&#039;&#039; line. She is armed with her pistol from the scene in &#039;&#039;[[The Transformers: The Movie]]&#039;&#039; where she shoots at [[Unicron]]&#039;s internal defenses. Like all the figures in the &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Arcee was [[redeco]]ed to create the chase figure for the eighth wave of the series, the [[Paradron Medic#Super Collection Figure|Paradron Medic]].&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCArcee/arcee.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Super Collection Figure&#039;&#039; Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearArcee/arcee.htm More information on clear Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee (with Daniel)&#039;&#039;&#039; (2001)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Act&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;4&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: Stand&lt;br /&gt;
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:The Arcee figurine was re-released, with no notable changes, as part of the fourth wave of the &#039;&#039;Super Collection Figure&#039;&#039; series, now packaged with a figure of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Daniel Witwicky]] in his [[exosuit]]. Amusingly, this box comes with &#039;&#039;two&#039;&#039; stands, one for each figure.&lt;br /&gt;
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: The pair were available in both full color and metallic &amp;quot;pewter&amp;quot; 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&#039;s collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metroplex]] &amp;quot;build-a-figure&amp;quot;, with that assembly coming in either full-color or clear-plastic at an equal 4-to-4 ratio.&lt;br /&gt;
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: 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/PewterArcee/arcee.htm More information on pewter Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Heroes of Cybertron===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HOC Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2002)&lt;br /&gt;
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: When Hasbro released the &#039;&#039;Super Collection Figure&#039;&#039; line as &#039;&#039;[[Heroes of Cybertron]]&#039;&#039;, the Arcee figure was released as part of the first wave, now featuring a [[light-piping]] gimmick in the character&#039;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.&lt;br /&gt;
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: Rather than come blindpacked like the &#039;&#039;SCF&#039;&#039; figure, Arcee came on a blister card with a profile card included.&lt;br /&gt;
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: This mold was later [[redeco]]ed to make the &#039;&#039;Heroes of Cybertron&#039;&#039; [[Paradron Medic#Heroes of Cybertron|Paradron Medic]].&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCArcee/arcee.htm More information on Heroes of Cybertron Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===MyClone===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Myclone arcee.jpg|thumb|Ladies should do this about once per month, and more regularly after turning 50.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2003)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;MTF005&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; White display base&lt;br /&gt;
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:Released in the first wave of the &#039;&#039;[[MyClone]]&#039;&#039; 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 &#039;&#039;MyClone&#039;&#039; figures. Her modular design allows her parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Palisades statues===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Palisades arcee.jpg|thumb|And so Arcee waits / Arcee waits / Arcee waits]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2004)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Inspired by a [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] pin-up lithograph/poster by [[Rob Armstrong]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dread&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://web.archive.org/web/20080314045623/http://www.dreadforce.com/creators.html The creators list for Jaran Studios&#039; &#039;&#039;Dread Force&#039;&#039;] includes this information in Rob&#039;s profile.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;disguise&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[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]].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (itself based on Arcee&#039;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&#039;d swear she&#039;d flown into a window. Standing around 6&amp;quot; tall, Arcee was limited to 2000 pieces worldwide.&lt;br /&gt;
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:The Arcee statue was later repainted into that old standby, the [[Paradron Medic]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Robot Heroes===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Robotheroesrumblearcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|She&#039;s actually running after [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|&#039;&#039;Robot Heroes&#039;&#039; Cheetor]].]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee vs. Decepticon Rumble&#039;&#039;&#039; (2008)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Part of the second wave of &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]&#039;&#039;, Arcee is packaged with [[Rumble (G1)|&amp;quot;Decepticon Rumble&amp;quot;]] as part of the &amp;quot;Generation 1 Series.&amp;quot; She is sculpted as running across a patch of mechanical flooring, and she has articulation at the head and shoulders.&lt;br /&gt;
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::*&#039;&#039;[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHArcee/arcee.htm More information on &#039;&#039;Robot Heroes&#039;&#039; Arcee at TFU.info]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcee statue.jpg|thumb|Not pictured: Springer and Weirdwolf.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (Diamond Select, 2009)&lt;br /&gt;
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: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]]&#039;s [[Female Autobots|resistance group]]. Arcee&#039;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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Q-Transformers===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:QTransformers Gacha Arcee.jpg|thumb|Not included: two dogs.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2016)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Available as part of the &#039;&#039;Q-Transformers&#039;&#039; [[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)|&#039;&#039;Q-Transformers&#039;&#039; cartoon]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers Collectors Club===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:GIJ-TF-Club-Crossover-Only-Human-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Autobot Warrior Code Name: Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (2016)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories&#039;&#039;: 2 laser pistols, Autobot sky spy unit, display base&lt;br /&gt;
:This figure represents Arcee&#039;s [[synthoid]] human body seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] episode &amp;quot;[[Only Human]]&amp;quot;. It is composed mostly of reused and redecoed parts from other &#039;&#039;[[G.I. Joe]]&#039;&#039; figures, although the head is new. It was available exclusively through Fun Publications&#039; &#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;G.I. Joe&#039;&#039; Collectors Club online stores.&lt;br /&gt;
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===EX Gōkin===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; (TBA)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Accessories:&#039;&#039; Gun, alternate head, display stand&lt;br /&gt;
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: A non-transforming Arcee action figure produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their &#039;&#039;EX Gōkin Transformers Series&#039;&#039; 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Playskool Friends===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Playskool-Friends-TF-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.88|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Transformers Collector Pack&#039;&#039;&#039; (Canceled)&lt;br /&gt;
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: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.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Given the inclusion of the four Rescue Bots, it was &#039;&#039;probably&#039;&#039; unclear if this Arcee is mean to represent her &#039;&#039;Generation 1&#039;&#039; counterpart or her &#039;&#039;[[Arcee (WFC)|Aligned]]&#039;&#039; counterpart.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:W1Arcee.jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee, Skilled Fighter&#039;&#039;&#039; (2018)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;Wave 1&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Rarity: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;RT&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Card Number: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;T01/T40&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Stars: &#039;&#039;5&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee, Skilled Fighter&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].&lt;br /&gt;
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:The artwork on the card is reused from the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]&#039;&#039; mobile card game, and draws inspiration from the [[Arcee (WFC)|version of the character]] seen in the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:W3PrivateArcee.jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Private Arcee, Special Ops-Warrior&#039;&#039;&#039; (2019)&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Rarity: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;CT&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Card Number: &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;T12/T48&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;Stars: &#039;&#039;8&lt;br /&gt;
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: 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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:The card uses reused line-art from the &#039;&#039;[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]&#039;&#039; mobile game, recolored seemingly to match the aesthetic of the &#039;&#039;[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]&#039;&#039; toyline&#039;s packaging art.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Generations]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Kreons]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:MyClone]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Chromecannon</name></author>
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