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The universe loves '''Waspinator''', so his toys get this page for themselves!

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe, [[1996]]/[[1997]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Waspeeter'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-3'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Waspinator transforms into a large organic wasp. His stinger separates to become a hand-held spring-loaded missile launcher for his [[robot mode]]; the bolts are stored on the underside of his insect-wings. His head is on a vertical column that rotates around a horizontal axle; each end has a different head, one "mutant", one "robot". The "mutant" head was used as the base for his CGI model, and thus the norm for his fictional portrayals.

: The initial [[Hasbro]] release of Waspinator came on a "rocky bubble" style card that was quickly phased out for a "smooth bubble" card style in wave 2. Waspinator shipped in both styles, but the rocky-bubble release is much rarer and demands more money on the secondary market, if you're into that kinda thing.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version of Waspinator (released a year later in [[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)|Takara's version of the line]]) uses slightly brighter, more primary colors than the Hasbro version (save for slightly-darker gray plastic), as well as giving his "normal" robot head a white face.

: This mold was also used to make [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]] and [[retool]]ed into [[Dirge (BW)#Dirggegun|Dirgegun]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Waspinator/waspinator.htm More information on Waspinator at TFU.info]''
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[[File:VS3-CheetorWaspinator.jpg|thumb|Catbug is a cat but he's got bugness in his veins.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Saisoku no Taiketsu: Cheetus VS Waspeeter''' (VS pack, July 1997)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''VS-3'''
:*''Accessories:'' Launcher, 2 missiles

:In Japan, Waspinator was available both separately and in a "Quickest Showdown" (最速の対決 ''Saisoku no Taiketsu'') VS pack with [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#VS3|Cheetor]]. Both toys are identical to their original (Japanese) releases.

: Currently, it is unknown if the later "show-like" versions of the two toys were ever released in the VS set.

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[[File:Waspinator-TMtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Contains a tiny bit of Starscream in every mold.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Transmetal, [[1998]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Metals Waspeeter'''
:*''Takara release date'': September ??, 1999
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-42'''
:*''Accessories'': Stinger-rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the second wave of Deluxes in the third year of Hasbro's ''Beast Wars'', [[Transmetal]] Waspinator transforms into a robotic wasp; the Transmetals' "organic" robot mode styling is almost entirely restricted to his arms. He features a [[transportation mode|F-15-like jet mode]], flipping and folding his wings into a fighter-jet configuration as well as flipping a cockpit/nosecone between his insect-head mandibles. Though he appears solid black at first glance, he is actually made of very dark transparent-black/green plastic.

: The Takara ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Metals)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' version of this toy, released in the first wave of product, is almost completely identical to the Hasbro version, except the "WASPINATOR" [[tampograph]] on his wing was replaced with "DESTRON" and the Predacon sigil.

:This mold was later [[redeco]]ed for a "[[Fox Kids]]" [[#FKTM|version of the character]]. It was also slated for a ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[#Universe (2003)|version of Waspinator]], but that set was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Waspinator/waspinator.htm More information on Transmetal Waspinator at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Hayate no Taiketsu: Metals Cheetus VS Metals Waspeeter''' (VS pack, [[1999]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-42'''
:*''Release date'': September ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': Stinger-rifle

: In Japan, Transmetal Waspinator was available both individually and in a "Gale Showdown" (疾風の対決 ''Hayate no Taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#VS42|Transmetal Cheetor]]. The two-pack version was unchanged from the normal individually-packaged one.

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[[File:Waspinator-FKtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Do be a blue bee.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, 2 missiles

: Part of the first wave of "[[Fox Kids|FoxKids!]]" Deluxe redecoes in the line's fourth year, this toy has a ''radically'' different color scheme than the original, consisting primarily of slate blue and green-gold plastic, with dark blue (barely) translucent parts.

: Hasbro solicitations for this toy gave it the name "Power Flight Waspinator",<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/C30fV9dqOK0/gPO8D3N_PAUJ</ref> but this name never made it to final packaging.

: This toy's deco was later used for the non-toy character [[Buzzbomb]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Predacon/FKWaspinator/fkwaspinator.htm More information on Fox Kids Waspinator at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BW-toy Waspinator FKTM.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why FoxKidzzzz hate Waspinator?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Transmetal, [[2000]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Stinger-rifle

: Transmetal Waspinator was redecoed for the fourth wave of 2000's "Fox Kids!" Transmetals, the only new toy in that wave. His deco bears more than a passing resemblance to that of [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]] (just ignore the name tampographed on his wing).

: This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator]], and the deco was used as the basis for the [[BotCon 2015]] ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Mudfighter#Toys|Mudfighter]] toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Predacon/FKTMWaspinator/waspinator.htm More information on Fox Kids Transmetal Waspinator at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Waspinator unreleased.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wazzpinator... purple?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Nightprowler vs. Waspinator''' (Halloween Horrorcon Value Pack, <s>[[2004]]</s>?)}}</ul>

: For a brief time, [[Hasbro]]'s official website checklist featured listings for two "Halloween [[Horrorcon (Universe)|Horrorcon]] Value Packs" that were to be Wal-Mart [[exclusive]]s... which also likely explains why they were canceled. (Wal-Mart had taken a good half-dozen exclusives and released them more-or-less simultaneously, leading to a huge glut. A lot of other ''Transformers'' exclusives were canceled during the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' era.)

:In 2004, several test-shots appeared on eBay in a group, among them the Transmetal Waspinator toy with opaque-salmon wings and lavender insect legs. This, presumably, was to have been the ''Universe'' incarnation of Waspinator, as the other toys in the group line up with the names given for the two Halloween sets. He was to come in a "Vs." two-pack with the presumably-[[Autobot]] character [[Nightprowler]].

:This toy's deco was later used for the ''Timelines'' [[Parasite]] and ''Legacy'' [[Skywasp]] toys.

::*''[http://s33.photobucket.com/user/binalternator/library/unreleased/halloween_horrorcons?sort=4&page=1 Gallery of Nightprowler vs. Waspinator test-shots]''
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===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary''===
[[File:Waspinatortenthtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Finally Waspinator come with pieces that aren't Waspinator's!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Waspinator''' (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, 2 missiles, Transmutate's head
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Dan Khanna]] (packaging art)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' toys, this is a slight [[redeco]] of the first Waspinator toy to make it closer to Waspinator's cartoon appearance, replacing the gray with green and adding extra gold [[Paint operation|paint applications]].

: He also came with the head to the [[Transmutate (BW)#Toys|Transmutate]] "[[Build a Figure]]", plus a DVD with the episode "[[Possession]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Predacon/Waspinator/waspinator.htm More information on 10th Anniversary Waspinator at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Waspinator-BC06.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This works surprisingly well on many levels.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Megatron / Darksyde Waspinator''' (Convention Souvenir 2-Pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': 2-part rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Moore]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=First up is the Botcon 2006 Dawn of Future's Past set. I did concepts for the set & came up with the ideas for a few including Megatron & Primal. I've sadly lost the mock ups of Waspinator, Buzzsaw & Laserbeak. After mock ups, they went to Fub Pub to finalize colors and design.|link=https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370235396748152836|site=Twitter|name=Joe Moore|year=2021|month=03|day=11}}</ref>

: ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Darksyde Waspinator" is a redeco of the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Skywarp]]/[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Thundercracker]] mold, which autotransforms to robot mode from a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Dassault Rafale|Dassault Rafale fighter jet]] by folding down his nosecone. (One can surmise, however, that it is meant to represent a Cybertronic design in this case, as the convention toys' theme this year was "Cybertronian-mode ''Beast Wars'' characters".) His rifle splits into two pieces, which store in the backs of his lower legs.

: He was available [[exclusive]]ly at the [[BotCon 2006]] event itself, inside a two-pack along with [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Timelines|Megatron]], limited to 500 pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Predacon/BCWaspinator/waspinator.htm More information on Darksyde Waspinator at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TL-toy ThrustinatorTFSS.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Wazzpinator hatez the [[Fly]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Thrustinator''' (Deluxe, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''TFSS2 number'': '''3'''
:* ''Accessories'': Missile launcher, 2 missiles

: Part of the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 2.0 (2014)|Figure Subscription Service]] 2.0, ''Timelines'' Thrustinator is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Dirge (BW)#Dirgegun|Dirgegun]] figure, featuring a new head that is sculpted as an amalgam of Waspinator and [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]. His stinger becomes a hand-held spring-loaded missile launcher; the missiles are hidden in each of his wings. These missiles can also be used in the launcher mounted on his beast mode back. This mold has a pop-up gun in place of the mutant head found on the original, meaning you have to flip his head down if you want to use this feature in robot mode.

: The original version of Dirgegun's mold was, of course, used for like a dozen Waspinators and a Buzz Saw.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Predacon/TFSSThrustinator/thrustinator.htm More information on Thrustinator at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
[[File:Waspinatortelemocha.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Waspinator now comes with more ball-joints for easy disassembly. Recreate your favorite moments from the show!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Waspeeter''' (Deluxe, [[2007]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[March 22]], 2007
:*''ID number'': '''TM-04'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, 2 missiles

: Part of the first wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'', this toy is a ridiculously-extensively-painted redeco of the first Waspinator toy to make it almost completely [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] to Waspinator's cartoon appearance (forgiving mold issues and [[unpaintable plastic]], of course).

: He came with a DVD of the episode "The Aerial Mountain Explodes", the Japanese dub of "[[Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge]]".

::*''[https://www.tfu.info/2007/Destron/Waspeeter/waspeeter.htm More information on Telemocha Series Waspinator at TFU.info (scroll down)]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy WaspinatorKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Special feature: can be torn to pieces and be instantly reassembled, just like the cartoon!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Waspinator''' (Micro-Changer, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Bag number'': '''21451 2'''
:*''Accessories'': Small pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of a six-figure "preview" wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]]s, Waspinator is a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] bagged mini-figure. He comes with extra parts which help him form a crude wasp form. He has big purple bug-eyes hidden under his visor, and a chest deco of a wasp-head like the [[Waspinator (BW)|original ''Beast Wars'' Waspinator]] (complete with [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[insignia|faction symbol]]!), which is normally hidden by his armor.

: He uses [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]]'s helmet. His body armor, wings and "insect legs" come from the ''Battleship'' sets; the armor is simply for the US soldier Kreons, the wings are swim flippers, while his "legs" are rifle supports, which are also used for [[Scorponok (G1)#Kre-O|Scorponok]]'s [[beast mode]] legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Kre-OWaspinator/waspinator.htm More information on Waspinator at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Gen-toy Waspinator Legend.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|As an exorcist, Skywarp's strategy was to just push both of them down a flight of stairs.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream & Waspinator''' (Legends Class, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #003'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the fourth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Waspinator is a [[Micromaster]]-scaled toy that can transform into a wasp, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a gun with a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]]. He has an [[autotransformation]] feature that folds up his wings when his gun barrel is extended.

: He was only available packed in with the larger [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Starscream]] figure, in [[homage]] to the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Possession]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenLegWaspinator/waspinator.htm More information on ''Generations'' Legends Waspinator at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-WaspinatorDeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Wazzpinator and [[Fandom]] happy at last!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #008'''
:*''Accessories'': Stinger/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: Waspinator's second ''Generations'' toy is a Deluxe Class sculpt that is proof that there is indeed a God, and that He loves fans of ''Beast Wars''. His design is based on his classic appearance in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, but he can pass for his appearance in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics if you want! A spring-loaded-and-geared trigger on his back makes his wings beat back and forth. Just as with his classic toy, a portion of his wasp abdomen detaches to become a hand-held blaster weapon, though this time it has a simple flip-out, non firing "stinger" barrel.

:Due to the use of standardized [[5 mm post|5 mm holes]] in his hands, Waspinator is capable of wielding the smaller weapon-mode version of himself that came in the Legends Class two-pack with Starscream.

:The version released in the United States comes with a reprint of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Homecoming (IDW)|issue #19]] sporting an [[:File:RID19 cvrHAS.jpg|exclusive cover]]. The versions released in Canada and Latin America come without the comic.

:Multiple reports indicate that the thin plastic parts used for the hinge joints required for the transformation of his shoulders have a tendency to develop cracks very quickly, sometimes straight out of the packaging. Thus far, there have been no reports of actual breakage, though.

:Oddly, the instructions (in the Hasbro release at least) fail to mention separating the two halves of the beast mode head when creating the robot mode chest. Indeed, the line-art depicts the robot mode chest with the two pieces closed, completely obscuring the underlying 'breast bone' section.

:This mold was redecoed into [[BotCon 2015]]'s four [[Waruder]] mechs, [[Storm Rider#Toys|Storm Rider]], [[Paralyzer#Toys|Paralyzer]], [[Parasite#Toys|Parasite]], and [[Mudfighter#Toys|Mudfighter]], the latter of which is also prepurposed/[[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Predacon/Waspinator/waspinator.htm More information on ''Generations'' Deluxe Waspinator at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
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[[File:TTGenerationsTG28StarscreamWaspinator.jpg|thumb|No additional yellow and black paint operations? SHAME ON YOU, TakaraTomy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron & Starscream''' (Multi-pack, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[December 28]], 2013
:*''ID number'': '''TG-28'''

: Part of the twelfth wave of TakaraTomy's version of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|Generations]]'' 30th anniversary toyline, this release of Legends Class Waspinator is cast in darker shades of green and light-green plastic, and features silver eyes in robot mode instead of blue.

: He and his bigger partner [[Starscream (G1)/toys#TG28|Starscream]] were only available in a two-pack (''technically'' a two-pack!) with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#TG28|Megatron]] and [[Chop Shop (G1)#TG28|Chop Shop]].
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 22]], 2014
:*''ID number'': '''TG-30'''
:*''Accessories'': Stinger/gun

: Released in the thirteenth wave of Takara's [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] line, this toy is the same mold as the Hasbro ''Generations'' Deluxe Waspinator, now cast in different colors, replacing the two brighter shades of green with a dark metallic green, and features metallic gold paint instead of yellow.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-WaspinatorLGEX.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|You will never be happy. There will always be a better Waspinator.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Waspeeter'''<ref>ワスピーター (Waspeeter) is written on the packaging in Japanese text, but the accompanying English subtitle is "Waspinator"</ref> (Deluxe, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 7]], 2916
:*''ID number'': '''LG-EX'''
:*''Accessories'': Gun/stinger

: ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Waspeeter is another redeco of ''Generations'' Deluxe Class Waspinator. Unlike the previous TakaraTomy version of the toy, it tones down the metallic plastic finish, most noticeably changing its gold to yellow. It also paints the bee stripes on the robot head's antenna. The toy comes packaged with a Waspinator edition mini-comic, "[[LG-EX Waspinator]]".

: This version of the toy was exclusive to [[Transformers Fes2016]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:Kingdomtoy-Waspinator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|At last! Yellow shoulder circles!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K34'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 25]], [[2022]]
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-20'''
:*''Accessories'': Stinger-blaster

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Waspinator transforms from a show-accurate robot into a "realistic" wasp in 20 steps. This figure's engineering and sculpting are based largely on that of the previous ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class toy. The show model's iridescent details are represented as clear purple plastic. Waspinator's weapon is concealed in his abdomen and has sculpting on its underside to resemble his show model's pistol (though its lack of transformation and color separation results in an unaltered wasp stinger from most angles). His insect-leg kibble has moved around compared to the show model: his rear four insect legs are now attached to his robot mode's shins, meaning his forearms only have one leg each as opposed to two. The wasp legs on his, er, legs, can point down so his robot feet and wasp feet are level with each other. In beast mode, he features a movable head, swiveling mandibles, antennae, legs, and ball-jointed wings, so they can point up in robot mode. He also has far more [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] for the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]\[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]] compared to his ''Beast Wars'' compadres.

:Along with his wave mate [[Shadow Panther#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Shadow Panther]], Waspinator lacks the cave painting depicting his beast mode on the back of the box. Also like his wave-mate, his metal pins are black. Waspinator comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character.

:This figure was redecoed into ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]] and retooled into ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Legacy|Buzzsaw]].
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===''Beast Wars Again''===
[[File:TF-BW-Vintage-JP-BWVS-03-Waspinator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Shunsoku no Taiketsu''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[October 28]], 2023
:*''ID number'': '''BWVS-03'''
:*''Accessories'': Stinger-blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Again|Beast Wars Again]]'' Waspeeter is a redeco of [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Waspinator]] in even more cartoon-accurate colors, with clear-blue wings and insect-eyes and extra paint applications.

: He was only available in the "Instant Showdown" (瞬速の対決) set, the third release in the ''Beast Wars Again'' line, packed in with [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Again|Cheetus]].

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[[File:TF-BW-Again-JP-BWVS-08-Haunted-Wasp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1p1|'''Yūgen no Taiketsu''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[March 30]], 2024
:*''ID number'': '''BWVS-08'''
:*''Accessories'': Stinger blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] (packaging artist)}}

: Released in the eighth and final ''Beast Wars Again'' set, "Haunted Waspeeter" is another use of [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Waspinator]], now in darker colors (including Hasbro-like clear-purple wings and eyes), and using [[Decepticon]] insignia to represent his possession by Starscream in the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]".

: He was only available in the "Phantom Showdown" (幽幻の対決) set alongside his possessor, "[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Beast Wars Again|Ghost Starscream]]".
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Waspinatormutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Waspinator was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===Harveston===
[[File:Beast Wars Magnet Waspinator.jpg|thumb|Perfect for attaching repair bills to your fridge door!]]
*'''Waspinator magnet''' (capsule, 1997)

:This painted resin magnet depicts a chibi version of Waspinator. One of a set of ten featuring the initial cast of the ''Beast Wars'' animated series, it was available in capsule machines across Japan circa 1997.
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===First 4 Figures===
[[File:First 4 Figures Waspinator.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Talk about a wasp waist.]]
*'''Waspinator''' (<s>2006</s> unreleased)
{{toydesigner|[[Zhong Hao]]}}

:This was to be a 7-or-8-inch tall resin bust of Waspinator released as part of a ''Beast Wars'' tenth anniversary series by model company [[First 4 Figures]]. Waspinator is depicted from the waist and upwards (give or take his large abdomen sticking out behind) and mounted on a Predacon-branded stone column. He is sculpted to be accurate to his ''Beast Wars'' cartoon design, including the tiny little "cheated" depictions of his wasp legs on his forearms. Waspinator was first revealed to the public as a digital render on the First 4 Figures website in March 2006,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070607190207/http://www.first4figures.com/newsarticles.asp?newsid=49 Waspinator's digital render is revealed on First 4 Figures' website] (archived)</ref> after having been shown to toy news sites at New York [[Toy Fair]] the previous month.<ref name=ASM>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref> He put in an appearance in the form of an unpainted prototype at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2006.<ref>[https://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=6265&dispsize=800&start=0 Tformers.com's SDCC 2006 gallery]</ref>

:Mini busts in the planned ''Beast Wars'' line were designed to reflect the scale of the characters as seen in the cartoon, and each was set to be limited to 1,996 pieces, in a nod to the franchise's year of origin.<ref name=ASM/> Waspinator was at one stage expected to ship in September 2006, likely as the third release in the line given his full render being solicited to the public. Unfortunately, he and the rest of the ''Beast Wars'' bust line were cancelled, with First 4 Figures citing a challenging marketplace and lack of retailer interest.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesrhinoxwaspinator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Do we ''want'' to know what that is gushing out of his butt?]]
*'''Rhinox & Waspinator''' (Two-pack, [[2008]])
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Waspinator was released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' packed with [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Rhinox]] as part of the "Beast Wars Series". An amalgam of toy and television show depictions, Waspinator has articulation at the neck and shoulders. He suspends himself in the air on a strong stream of fluid launching from his butt. (Okay, it's probably supposed to be a compressed air jet or something, but look at it. Eyuw.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Predacon/RHWaspinator/waspinator.htm More information on Robot Heroes Waspinator at TFU.info]''
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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Premium Masterline Optimus Primal.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2017)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTFBW-01''' / '''01EX''' (exclusive)

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Masterline'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Prime 1 Studio|Optimus Primal]] is a highly detailed statue of Primal's robot mode posing over the bits of a destroyed Waspinator.
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsSeries3G1BW-18pack.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 3 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2023)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Waspinator is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He is marketed as a Decepticon instead of a Predacon and comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Waspinator and Cheetor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|]]
*'''Cheetus & Waspeeter Set''' ([[June]], [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''87 & 88'''

:Released as part of the twelfth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of the "[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetus]]" and "Waspeeter" along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#88|Translation of Waspinator's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*The original Hasbro ''Beast Wars'' packaging art for Waspinator depicts him with his mutant mask on; his later redeco Buzz Saw was drawn with the mask off, likely for a distinctive contrast. [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Toys|Tarantulas]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Toys|Blackarachnia]] as well as [[Wolfang (Maximal)#Toys|Wolfang]] and [[K-9#Toys|K-9]] share this status.
*The [[#TM1|Transmetal Waspinator toy]] appears in a coloring [[Easter egg]] as one of the "[[Disappeared]]" in IDW's [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|''Lost Light'' #1]].
*Waspinator's unreleased [[#Universe (2003)|''Universe'' Horrorcon toy]] (alongside fellow Horrorcon [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#UnUni|Blackarachnia]]) made [[:File:NotAllMegatrons-leatherhide.jpg|a cameo appearance]] in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story "[[Not All Megatrons]]" as a [[mechanimal]].
*In planning for the [[BotCon 2015]] [[Waruder]] four-pack ([[Storm Rider]], [[Paralyzer]], [[Parasite]], and [[Mudfighter]]), [[Fun Publications]] considered making one of the Deluxe Class wasps a version of [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], who has long suffered from a lack of any available molds with a cicada alt-mode. However, they shelved this plan upon learning that Hasbro also had that idea on the docket. Ultimately, Hasbro did produce a mass-retail toy of [[Venom (G1)#Generations|Venom]] (under the trademark-friendly name "Venin"), but using the small Mini-Con-sized mold rather than the Deluxe Class mold, and in different colours available from [[Acid Storm (G1)#Generations|Acid Storm]]'s sprue.
*As with most modern Hasbro projects, the ''Thrilling 30'' Waspinator mold included a "pretooled" alternate head, in Waspinator's case naturally based on Buzz Saw. However, neither Hasbro nor Fun Publications ended up making use of this tooling.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads/transformers-legacy-line-revealed.370/page-59#post-34915 Post by Randy Para (Powered Convoy) on The Allspark Forums, 6 May 2022] "Looks like Parasite / Skywasp comes with the Buzzsaw head too. The TCC was planning on including new heads with the Waruder sets they still had and categorizing them as new characters. Skywasp would have had a new Buzzsaw head (as would the others). It was going to be black with a dark gray face and yellow eyes. The eyes would have the outlines of eyes painted on it like the original Seeker eye stickers for Skywarp. This is where those last day bios came from despite the plans for the new heads falling through."</ref>

==References==
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Bazooka (BW)

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{{disambig2|the Predacon|the human G.I. Joe|Bazooka (G.I. Joe)}}
:''Bazooka is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Bazooka-tradingcard.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|HISSATSU SHINING DINO FACE]]
'''Bazooka''' (バズーカ ''Bazūka'') could probably teach [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] a thing or two about honor. When this hard-headed saurian samurai makes a promise he sees it through to the bitter end. And if "the bitter end" means a gruesome death then, well, hey, at least he kept his word. This ironclad sense of duty and dedication has made him one of [[Magmatron]]'s most loyal and appreciated subjects, which is something Bazooka takes great pride in. Alas, Bazooka naively expects the same standards of dedication and honor from his fellow Predacons, which is a pretty foolish thing to believe, considering the company he keeps.

In battle, Bazooka is just as rock-hard as his word. Any enemy in melee range is likely to feel the force of his "Gigaton Stamp" attack, a powerful blow from the bony hammer at the end of his tail. For most foes, that's the ''last'' thing they ever feel.

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==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Hajime Komada]] (Japanese)}}
With his partner, [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]], Bazooka used masks to disguise themselves as [[Maximal]]s and stole an old Maximal ship. With it, they docked on [[Space Station 424]], where they spotted [[Big Convoy]]'s ship, the ''[[Gung Ho]]''. Hoping to get back into [[Magmatron]]'s good graces, the two again disguised themselves and snuck into the ''Gung Ho'' while its crew was enjoying some R&R in the base. There, they referred to themselves as the base's guards, "Erimaoinarin the Fox" and "Darumajiro the Armadillo", to [[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]]. When NAVI noted that an unmanned base shouldn't have any such personnel, Crazybolt quickly shifted their story to being inspectors of navigational-type computers and ordered NAVI to launch the ship, which NAVI refused to do without [[Big Convoy]]'s direct order. Their ploy foiled, Crazybolt then put on a story of "Darumajiro" becoming a Predacon, a disease that would soon affect other Maximals. Convinced by the show Erimaoinarin put on of becoming a Predacon, NAVI launched the ship to force a quarantine of the "plague".

[[File:ArtemisMoonTeaParty01.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Who brought the bazooka to the tea party?]]
Once they were far enough, the two "inspectors" revealed their true identities to NAVI and the computer was caged. The two contacted Magmatron about their success and [[Guiledart]] was wary of Crazybolt, considering his dishonest reputation, and agreed to believe him only if they met at the rendezvous point with the ''Gung Ho'' and its cargo of [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] Capsules. Unbeknownst to them, Big Convoy had already used the ''[[Seagull]]'' to catch up to them and broke in. Big Convoy fooled the two into thinking he set up a bomb in the cargo room that could cause the complete destruction of the ship and the Predacons were lured into the ship's hologram room, where Big Convoy used the two as "training partners" while NAVI did the appropriate resetting to the computer systems. Once the other Maximals made it to the ''Gung Ho'' with Bazooka and Crazybolt's stolen ship, the duo were kicked back to their old ship. They limped to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', where Magmatron simply ordered the ship's cannons to be fired on the pathetic pair. {{storylink|The Stolen Gung Ho|The Stolen ''Gung Ho''}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Bazooka returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. There, he attended a meal hosted by [[Artemis]]. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Bazooka was a pilot or helm specialist in the Cybertronian Navy, serving aboard the ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'' and patrolling the limits of the Allowed Zone. His ship received a distress call from a marooned Maximal prisoner on planet LGC-8803 and was dispatched to investigate. Bazooka flew the away team's shuttle planetside, but the ''Dinosaur'' was attacked by an [[Intruder]] ship during their descent and the shuttle was pulled to earth by a tractor beam. The team separated once they reached ground, and Bazooka got into a scuffle with the Destructons alongside [[Crazybolt]] and [[Hardhead (BW)|Hard Head]]. Bazooka was damaged by the locals and was only saved by the intervention of their prisoner targets, [[Trans-Mutate]] and [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]. The collective Cybertronians realized Lord Imperious and his [[Destructon]]s intended to hijack their shuttle, and fought to prevent him from escaping. Hard Head was killed by the Destructons, but Imperious was seemingly defeated by Rampage when he brought the shuttle back down to the planet.

In their absence, a mutiny had broken out aboard the ''Dinosaur'' when the protoformer crew learned about the Grand Uprising against the Builders happening back home. Circumstances led to the ''Dinosaur'' (secretly the Builder war criminal [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]) falling out of orbit as his higher brain functions were severed in the struggle. The ship unfolded into a new colony dubbed Dinosaur City, and many chose to stay. Bazooka and Crazybolt had grown close during the mission, and they chose to return to Cybertron and join the resistance alongside Rampage, [[Guiledart]], and the former chief engineer, [[Magmatron]]. They used the shuttle to make their way back home. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}

Bazooka and the others joined the resistance, but they soon found a new mission. Aliens known as the [[Antares Eight]] threatened Cybertron, and Magmatron's resistance cell had to join forces with a Builders unit and several unaffiliated 'bots to defeat them. This led to a new cross-factional alliance known as the Ex-Bots. Bazooka and the 'bots prioritized saving lives above the politics of warfare, and fought to keep civilians safe as the Grand Uprising continued. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

Bazooka and Crazybolt helped defend Proximax over the next stellar cycle with the Ex-Bots. By this point, they had formalized their relationship through the rites of [[Conjunx Endura]]. Bazooka took some damage when capturing the renegade Predacon [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] just before the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began. In the meantime, he and the Construction [[Scavenger (G1)|Skavenger]] located a lobotomized [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] from a salvage yard. With some retrofitting, the ''Dinosaur's'' ex-pilot now had an [[Ex-Jet]] of his own to man for the team. All forces were zeroing in on the [[Grand Mal]], the control center for the Vehicons. Bazooka deployed the Ex-Bots at the front, then he and Crazybolt continued to operate the Ex-Jet and provide air support.

At the Grand Mal battle, Crazybolt spotted a necessary vent on the enemy station, a vulnerable spot to target if they could breach the shields. As Bazooka unloaded their firepower on that spot, Crazybolt ran the numbers and determined their energy weapons were failing against the shields, but ordinance and physical matter ammunition was penetrating, at least partially. Unfortunately, the Ex-Jet had exhausted its supply of ammo. Bazooka realized they only had one thing heavy enough left to hit the Grand Mal with. He lured Crazybolt near an open hatch and pushed his conjunx to safety. Bazooka then plotted a ramming assault towards the vent, carrying the Ex-Jet through the Grand Mal's shields and causing enough damage to permanently damage the defenses. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy Bazooka.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|If one robot part is ''one angstrom'' off its non-intuitive position, that beast mode will refuse to lock together.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Bazooka''' (Basic, [[1999]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-38'''
:*''Release date'': March ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Axe Buster" weapon
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Bazooka is a Basic Class figure that transforms into an organic ''{{w|Euoplocephalus}}''. In [[beast mode]], his mouth opens slightly when you pull forward on the small spike on his right cheek as his "Crash Bite" attack. His tail is spring-loaded and can be lifted up and locked into an upright position and then released via a small button on his back, simulating his pounding "Gigaton Stomp" attack. Stored under his tail is his small "Axe Buster" weapon that can be used in [[robot mode]] as either an axe or a blaster, depending on which peg is used to hold it.

: Bazooka is notoriously hard to get into beast mode, with the two massive chunks of his armored back not wanting to line up properly unless you somehow position his ball-jointed robot parts ''juuuuuuuuuust'' right without any of them locking down or tabbing in or any other method of securing them in the proper, unintuitive position. Good luck.

: This mold was also used to make the [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots]]'' [[Slapper (Dinobots)#Toys|Slapper]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Bazooka/bazooka.htm More information on Bazooka at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWN-toy VS38box.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|A "Shell in a Cell" match]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Extreme Showdown: Bump VS Bazooka''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-38'''
:*''Release date'': March ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Axe Buster" weapon

: Bazooka was also available in the "Extreme Showdown" (極限の対決 ''kyokugen no taiketsu'') two-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Bump#Toys|Bump]], also released in the third wave of ''Neo'' toys.

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

==Notes==
* Development art for the Bazooka toy shows another large panel of beast mode back-armor hanging off his butt that does not exist on the final toy. Just where exactly this piece of [[kibble]] would ''go'' in beast mode is uncertain.
[[File:BWNeo_TV_Magazine_contest_art.jpeg|right|360px]]
*Bazooka is one of three [[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|''Beast Wars Neo'' toys]] whose designs were determined via a contest held by ''[[TV Magazine]]''. The winning designs were revealed in the April 1999 issue. The other winning designs became [[Archadis]] and [[Mach Kick]].
* The ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of Bazooka is a "virtual redeco" of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Warpath (G1)#Generations|Warpath]].

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Mach Kick

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{{Factions|maximal|liegemaximo|autobot}}
:''Mach Kick is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MachKick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|right|My Little Maximal]]
'''Mach Kick''' (マッハキック ''Mahha Kikku'') is the former sub-commander of the [[Thoroughbred Corps]]. After their destruction at the hands of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], he was left the only survivor. Once he recovered, he voluntarily joined up with [[Big Convoy]] to aid in his quest to obtain the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] Capsules.

Mach Kick has a very free spirit and a rowdy attitude, cavorting about and partying in his free time like he was in a college fraternity rather than a grisly war. This behavior continually causes him to get on the nerves of his comrades, and ''especially'' to butt heads with his "old buddy", [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]], who is a notorious stick-in-the-mud. That said, when the time comes, Mach Kick is still an accomplished and dependable (if somewhat irreverent) warrior, with real-world experience and insight into military tactics that the younger recruits simply don't yet possess. He hates the current conflict and the destruction it has brought, and isn't willing to lose more to it; he'll openly speak out against a plan or reasoning he believes to be faulty, and he's often justified, but Mach Kick is also mature enough to admit when ''he'' has made an error in judgement and work to correct it. However, the disparity between his battlefield experience and his rowdy personality mean his teammates sometimes have to wonder whether to take his suggestions seriously or not.

Mach Kick also has something of an "idol worshiping" complex in regard to Big Convoy, whom he respects for being so powerful and "cool" after seeing him in action. He strives to do his best to impress his commander, even at tasks as menial as KP. His attempts to "do a good job" typically result in him encroaching upon the personal space of his peers, who just ''can't stand'' it.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
[[File:MachKickEnlists01.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Teruaki Ogawa]] (Japanese)|[[Jong-deok An]] (Korean)}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} {{storylink|Troubled DNAVI}} {{storylink|Bump the Physicist}} {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} {{storylink|Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!}} {{storylink|The Stolen Gung Ho}} {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} {{storylink|Assemble! New Warriors}} {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWAscendMachKickCybertronMode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
[[File:BwAscendMachKickBeastMode.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Mach Kick was the remaining survivor of the [[Thoroughbred Corps]], which were otherwise wiped out in the [[Great War (BW)|Great War]]. He joined [[Big Convoy]]'s crew and helped in the defeat of [[Magmatron]]. Thanks to his service, he was selected to become part of [[Lio Convoy]]'s elite special operations unit, the [[Pack]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

Mach Kick traveled with the Pack to prehistoric [[Earth]] to rescue [[Razorbeast]]. He was put in charge of tracking Razorbeast's near-non-existent signal back to its source. When the group charged into battle with the Predacons there, he smashed [[Scourge (BW)|Scourge]] with a buck to the chest, and [[Terragator]] attempted to ride him bareback. It didn't go well for Terragator. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After dealing with the Predacons, the Pack were surprised to find the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast going on a rampage. Mach Kick gave Apache a ride to the site where their former comrade was wrecking 'bots of both factions indiscriminately, but did not himself participate in subduing Razorbeast. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

Later on, Mach Kick was one of the many Maximals that hitched a ride back to Cybertron in order to combat the greater threat that resided there: [[Shokaract]]. Near the climax of the battle, he wielded weapon-mode Break, blasting the monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

===''TransTech''===
A Mach Kick found his way to [[Axiom Nexus]], and entered the competitive world of [[Equinicon]] races. His performance in one race came under fire, as it was suspected that his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Fastbreak (Timelines)|Fastbreak]], had given him a speed boost via an illegal in-race [[Powerlinx]]. The pair refused to comment to reporters about the allegations. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/04}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Mach Kick was a member of the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] movement fighting against the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s. He operated as part of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s cell. When Grimlock acquired the [[G-Virus]], his cell planned to release it at [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus Arena]] when the [[Games (competition)|Games]] restarted. Mach Kick acted as point-bot as the group infiltrated the arena, but he was called up short when Grimlock's battle instincts detected something amiss. Mach Kick failed to listen to his commander's warning, and continued walking forward until he set off a mine, killing him in a nanoklik. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Mach Kick was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When this bestial horde invaded Cybertron, he 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}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:TheFlyinFoxTrot-Autobots.jpg|thumb|right|200px|If you stay too long in Equestria, you get a ''Generation 2'' color scheme.]]
After a [[space bridge]] accident left many Transformers stuck in the magical land of [[Equestria]], Mach Kick took part in a friendly race to find the fastest among them. Unfortunately, it was interupted by [[Decepticon]]s before Mach Kick could prove victorious, and in the end, they were beaten by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Rainbow Dash]]. {{storylink|The Flyin' Fox Trot}}
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy MachKick.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|My God. What have you done. Look what your careless hands have wrought. Each moment this unnatural beast lives is like a thousand years of misery. Look in its brown eyes. It longs for death. Select the pistol, and then, select your horse.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Mach Kick''' (Deluxe, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-36'''
:*''Release date'': March ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Tail Tomahawk"

: Part of the third wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Mach Kick is a Deluxe-sized figure that transforms into a midnight-purple-blue organic horse with a rooted nylon-hair tail. Pressing back on the horse's mane causes the head to spring forward via jackspring mechanism as a part of his "Elastic Hand"/"Elastic Crusher" attack. If balanced just right, Mach Kick is able to rear up on his hind legs in a dramatic horsey pose.

: In [[robot mode]], his head also sports a rooted ponytail, and his left thigh houses his [[Maximal]] [[spark crystal]]. His tail can be removed in this mode to form his "[[Tail Tomahawk]]", or alternatively his "Tail Whip", if one chooses to whip the tail around (though the result is more like a flogger). Much like his horse mode, the horse head (now his right hand) can be also be utilized as an attack feature.

: Mach Kick also has a third "Protect Mode", a weird turret-ish mode intended for a Basic Class figure to "control" his Elastic Hand. It is positively Cronenbergian.

: This figure is widely considered one of the most infuriating ''Transformers'' toys to transform, thanks to being a [[shellformer]] with multiple [[ball joint]]s that need to be massaged into ''extremely'' precise locations to get the shell pieces to line up properly, with very little outside of the shell chunks pegging or clipping into place anywhere. His shoulder joints in particular are made up of a stem with a ball on either end that plugs into the socket in his torso and the actual shoulder respectively. On top of all of this, his robot mode ponytail requires close attention otherwise some of the hairs can find themselves poking through the shell parts in [[beast mode]].

: Horsey mode's pretty sweet, though, gotta admit.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Cybertron/MachKick/machkick.htm More information on Mach Kick at TFU.info]''

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{{Twoimages|File:BWN-toy VS-36-box.jpg|w1=200
|File:DX-06 Mach Kick VS Archadis Sonokong.jpg|w2=100|caption='''Left:''' ''Takara packaging'' '''Right:''' ''Sonokong packaging''|float=right}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Favorites Showdown: Mach Kick VS Archadis''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''VS-36'''
:*''Takara release date'': March ??, 1999
:*''Sonokong ID number'': '''DX-06'''
:*''Accessories'': "Tail Tomahawk/Tail Whip"

: Mach Kick was also available in the "Favorites Showdown" (本命の対決 ''honmei no taiketsu'') two-pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Archadis#Toys|Archadis]], also released in the third wave of ''Neo'' toys. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this vs-pack in [[South Korea|Korea]]n ''Beast-War Neo'' markets. The Sonokong "'''Match Kick'''" identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases, other than the packaging and [[Tech Spec]] cards.

==Notes==
[[File:BWNeo_TV_Magazine_contest_art.jpeg|right|360px]]
*Mach Kick is one of three [[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|''Beast Wars Neo'' toys]] whose designs were determined via a contest held by ''Japanese Television Magazine''. The winning designs were revealed in the April 1999 issue. The other winning designs became [[Archadis#Toys|Archadis]] and [[Bazooka (BW)#Toys|Bazooka]].

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Match Kick''' (매치킥 ''Maechi Kik'') {{sic}}

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Carzap (BT)

2026-01-27T23:39:21Z

Cooldude1246: /* Block Town */ corrected the BotCon year

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{{disambig2|the pseudo-''Generation 2'' character|the ''Animated'' character|Carzap (Animated)}}
:''Carzap is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Block Town]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''
[[File:TFSS CarZap art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|Carzap forgot to finish [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|spray-painting his hands]].]]

'''Carzap''' (カーザップ ''Kāzappu'') has an unusual outlook on life. Where some people might mourn missed opportunities, he believes that life is cyclical—have patience, and you might just find that another open door presents itself. This philosophy is born of Carzap's circuit racing pastime. Life, like the race track, is a loop.

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Carzappeacesigns-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|left|200px|There we go. All done.]]
Carzap was born on [[Earth]] as a "Generation 2" [[Transformer]]. His creation took place in the [[Block Town]] unit of [[Blackrock Enterprises|Blackrock Corporations]]' [[Tsukuba Laboratory]] in [[Japan]], and, as such, Carzap has much affection for his "homeland". It was also in Japan that Carzap became fascinated with car races by watching them at the [[Dia Speedway]]. {{storylink|A Common Foe|Carzap's bio}} During the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]], Carzap became part of the "Alpha Squad", led by fellow second generation Autobot [[Rapido]]. (Or perhaps the Bravo Squad...there was some debate.) His unit was sent from Earth to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as reinforcements as part of a plan by [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

{{--}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Carzap_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Oh the irony...oh the irony...]]
Carzap was relieved that a fire had been put out. {{storylink|Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship}}

Earth's Most Wanted criminals and their army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]] attempted to steal [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s brain on a floppy disk, but their group was repelled by [[G.B. Blackrock]] and Carzap. {{storylink|The Brick List: Earth's Most Wanted}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The religious have a saying, "render unto Carzap". {{storylink|Derailment}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Titans-Carzap.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.66]]
Carzap was a security guard working for [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] at the [[Forge Pyramid]]. When war came to Cybertron, the Decepticons attacked the Pyramid as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots were visiting. Carzap fought to defend the Pyramid, but its regulation systems were already damaged by quakes before being damaged by laser fire. As molten plasma flooded the building and destroyed it, Carzap evacuated with Perceptor and the Autobots. {{storylink|War World: Titans}}

{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Carzap.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Carzap participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were two of him! He was an Epic character that could be recruited during the September Daily Campaign by collecting 20 alpha cores, 20 beta cores, 20 omega cores, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Block Town''===
[[File:Windbreaker-bt.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Parking Space Set" didn't have the same oomph.]]
*'''Garage Set''' (Block Town, <s>1996</s>)
**''ID number'': '''TFBT-5'''
**''Accessories'': Engine block/gun, garage brick set

:The European-original [[Windbreaker#Toys|Windbreaker]] mold was one of several intended to be used in the post-''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)#Japan|G-2]]'' [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Block Town]]'' line. To be [[redeco]]ed in white with red robot parts, Carzap was to come with the Garage Set, a building-block car port that could be rebuilt into a battle station of some form. This set ultimately never came to release. In 2005, a supposed Takara "release" schedule listed the Block Town sets among several other future items coming out. Only the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Galaxy Force]]'' items on that list saw release, however (and some only as store [[exclusive]]s to boot).

:A picture of the Garage Set's box in the ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' guidebook gives the Windbreaker redeco the name "Carzap", which was what Windbreaker's Japanese name was revealed to be on a [[BotCon Japan 1997]]-exclusive poster.
{{canceledtoy}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy CarzapTFSS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blackrock loved Bumblebee so much, he built a new car in Bee's image.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Carzap''' (Deluxe, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''TFSS3 number'': '''1'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters, gas pump/laser blaster block set

: A [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#T30Deluxe|Bumblebee]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Carzap sports a new head based on the [[Windbreaker#Toys|Windbreaker mold]], and a deco based on the cancelled ''Block Town'' Carzap toy. He transforms into a muscle car that resembles a fifth generation [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang]]. He comes a pair of chromed blasters that can be combined into one, larger weapon, or mounted in halves on each end of his vehicle-mode spoiler via [[5 mm post]].

: In homage to ''Block Town'', Carzap includes a small gas pump ''[[Kre-O]]'' building set which can turn into a cannon, and a [[G.B. Blackrock#Toys|G.B. Blackrock]] [[Kreon]].

: He was available only as part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 3.0 (2015)|Transformers Figure Subscription Service 3.0]]. Despite having a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot symbol on his car mode, his bio card labels him with the original "Generation 1" Autobot symbol.

: This mold was also retooled into ''Generations'' [[Nightbeat (G1)#Generations|Nightbeat]] and [[Goshooter#Generations|Goshooter]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2015/Autobot/TFSSCarzap/carzap.htm More information on Carzap at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*''Kre-O'' Carzap in the online manga is made from several existing ''Kre-O'' pieces, in this case he uses the grey or chromed version of the [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Prowl]] helmet (with additional grey details). His appearance in the "Earth's Most Wanted" comic uses a [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]] helmet instead. His color scheme is very different from that of the original Carzap from the [[BotCon Japan 1997|1997 BotCon Japan poster]], though.
*Windbreaker's gang-molded pair [[Skram (G2)#Toys|Skram]] was the only Axelerator not shown as part of the canceled ''[[Block Town]]'' series. Judging from gang-molding, a hypothetical ''Block Town'' "Skram" alongside Carzap would have been a red car with white robot parts.

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Motormouth (G2)

2026-01-27T23:38:07Z

Cooldude1246: /* Foreign names */ added Japanese name from BotCon Japan 1997 poster

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{{disambig2|the Autobot from G2|the character from One|Motormouth (One)}}
:''Motormouth is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:G2Motormouth cardart.jpg|upright=1.9|thumb|GETATTA MAH OFFICE!]]

'''Motormouth''' has an enormous engine, and an ego to match. While his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] would be useful for transporting materials, he rarely uses it for this purpose, because that might scuff his paint. He often finds himself distracted by the sight of his own reflection, although it's not entirely clear whether this is due to the considerable pride he has in his appearance, or just his extremely low intelligence level. Constructed with minimal brain circuitry, Motormouth is fortunate to possess super-fast speed that lets him tear up the streets to elude the [[Decepticon]]s. Although in truth he'd like to tear ''them'' up, too.

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
Motormouth was part of a small group of Transformers called [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] created in the early 21st century on Earth. They arose from a [[Cyberfactory]], forged from reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology that brought them the spark of life like [[Vector Sigma]] itself. When war broke out on Earth yet again, Motormouth and the Go-Bots joined forces with the Autobots, serving under [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] and [[Rapido]].

[[File:Motormouth landsharks generation 2 redux.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.9]]
In [[2010]], Motormouth was part of a team in [[Switzerland]] that tried to reclaim the [[Large Hadron Collider]] and its particle accelerator from [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and his Decepticon Syndicate. As the Autobots were speculating on why the Decepticons needed a particle accelerator, the excitable Motormouth proclaimed they must be planning to create a black hole and destroy the Earth! [[Meanstreak (G2)|Meanstreak]] gave him a smack for suggesting an idea out of a silly cartoon. They attempted to kick the Decepticons out of the facility, but it wasn't easy once Clench's team exposed themselves to [[forestonite]] and gained spiffy new super-powers for themselves. The [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s didn't help either—Motormouth was almost eaten by the horde of [[Quintesson]]-created drones, although he helpfully suggested they eat the senior Autobot advisor [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]] instead.

The fighting continued outside until forestonite gas spread out from the complex, super-powering the Autobots as well as the Decepticons. Clench's Syndicate fled, but Motormouth was able to lasso a [[Firecon]] for good measure before he could escape. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

At some point, Motormouth lost a canister of forestonite to being mugged by [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. {{storylink|Ramjet (G1)#Timelines|''Timelines'' G2 Ramjet profile card}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Motormouth.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Happy motoring.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Motormouth''' (Go-Bot, [[1995]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the first wave of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], Motormouth transforms into a Ford F150 Flareside pickup truck. Using through-axle construction for his wheels, he is compatible with most "[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]" and "Matchbox" playsets and tracks. The initial assortments gave Motormouth clear-plastic [[robot mode]] parts, but the second wave (with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]) gave him opaque plastics in the same colors.

:The same mold was [[redeco]]ed in ''Generation 2'' for the [[Ironhide (G2)|Go-Bots version of Ironhide]], then for [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' incarnation of 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' Ironhide (whew!), and the second ''Universe'' incarnation of [[Hoist (G1)|Generation 1 Hoist]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Motormouth/motormouth.htm More information on Motormouth at TFU.info]''{{G2MotormouthMold}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===

*''Japanese:'' '''Motormouth''' (モーターマウス ''Mōtāmausu'')
*''French:'' '''Turbo-Porteur''' (France/Belgium), '''Bagou''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Bufalo'''

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Archadis (BW)

2026-01-25T12:39:35Z

Cooldude1246: /* Notes */

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:''Archadis is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ArchadisManga.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Heh. Oh, so you're so very precious, sweeties. But now it's time to die.]]
Not humble in any sense of the word, '''Archadis''' (アルカディス ''Arukadisu'') is an adept marksman hailed by [[Magmatron]] to push back against the [[Maximal| Maximals']] endeavors. He tends to make a whole big deal of himself through thinly veiled arrogance— but somewhat rightfully so due to his fighting prowess. Believing so much in his air of superiority, this conniver is not above the thought of insulting and sabotaging Magmatron's men for his own gains.

All this of course leads to Maximal and Predacon alike hating how much Archadis preens the reputation preceding him and the way he puffs out his downy chest, and by far, he draws the most criticism from the ever-loyal [[Guiledart]]. As one might imagine, there are few who wouldn't like to wring his immaculate, perfectly groomed neck, but Archadis is more than just talk. Beneath his stylish plumage rests a wealth of deadly projectile attacks which keep the unworthy rabble at a safe distance. However, if a foe is skilled enough to evade his bombardments, Archadis is more likely to flee than risk getting so much as one feather ruffled.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ren Tamura]] (Japanese)}}

Archadis posed as an events coordinator in order to trick [[Sharp Edge]] into competing in a martial arts tournament and challenge [[Big Convoy]] on the planet [[Aquarius (planet)|Aquarius]]. When Big Convoy didn't show up, Archadis tricked the Maximals into showing up at the fighting ring at the bottom of the acid ocean, making them think they'd be competing in the tournament for the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsule]] they need to keep the crew together under Big Convoy. Instead, Archadis took the Maximals hostage. When Big Convoy showed up, Sharp Edge attacked, but the Maximals managed to catch his tail long enough for Big Convoy to convince Sharp Edge he was being used. Sharp Edge then used his ultimate attack on Archadis. {{storylink|Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} {{storylink|Troubled DNAVI}} {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} {{storylink|Bump the Physicist}} {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} {{storylink|Assemble! New Warriors}} {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}}}

====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''====
[[File:BWDS 8.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

At some point, Archadis was transported back in time to the planet [[Earth|Energoa]], during the original [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] between the Maximals and the Predacons. {{storylink|Archadis Chapter}} Also brought to Energoa was [[Colada]], who Archadis personally fought in a large Maximal-Predacon battle. {{Storylink|Colada Chapter}} The battle was joined by several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from another universe. {{Storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} United, the Decepticons and the Predacons fought against their respective factions in one all-out attack. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
{{--}}

===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===
[[File:BWN ArchadisManga.gif|left|thumb|Wow. Michael Flatley just lost his job.]]
Archadis was a Predacon hitman hired by [[Magmatron]] to kill the Maximals scaling the highest peak on [[Greengard]] for an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] Capsule. True to form, Archadis was a snob, marveling at how wonderful it was to fly, an ability that the Maximals lacked. With his ability of flight, Archadis possessed the advantage in battle; the Maximals were stuck in the middle of their climb and didn't use their weapons out of fear of avalanches. After pummeling the other Maximals, Archadis deduced that, as [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] was the one holding the rope that the other Maximals were attached to, all he would have to do was attack the helpless bunny. Using his "Ryūsei Kochō Ken" (龍星古鳥剣, "Dino Star Ancient Bird Sword"), Archadis prepared to kill the Maximal... after delivering some ''very'' creepy entendres about it "hurting a little at first" (no, really). However, Stampy, inspired by his memories of [[Kitte Shūshū|his mother]], was able to jump onto and off the ''moon'' and somersault into Archadis, sending him blasting off and leaving his mask behind. Apparently, he didn't get the "million gold" reward. {{Storylink|Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:Ascending4 TakoTank.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
When most of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s population was infected with Angolmois, Archadis was part of a crowd that followed the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In a universe where the Cybertronian civil war had ended comparatively early, Archadis was a latter-day Predacon who was protoformed with a female chassis but identified as male. The [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] of his reality would mention him in a lecture she gave in [[Axiom Nexus]] which [[Vector Prime]] attended. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23}}

===Legends World===
Archadis worked at a "little brother cafe" and was there when the manager, [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]], explained to another worker, who was [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|another Starscream]], just what kind of cafe they were. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Archadis was a member of the Resistance during the [[Grand Uprising]]. When [[Magmatron]] and the crew of the ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'' returned to Cybertron and signed up to the Resistance, [[Lio Convoy]] welcomed their aid. However, he assigned Archadis as second-in-command of the unit (as well as [[Sling (BW)|Sling]]) to maintain some influence over their activities. Magmatron and Archadis were given a mission to extract or kill the traitor [[Snapper]] from a Builder convoy. During the fighting, however, one of Magmatron's men named [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] formed an alliance with various parties as the [[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bot]]s, and needed the Chief's help to deal with an imminent alien threat to Cybertron. Archadis's haughty manner did little to sway the ''Dinosaur''{{'}}s crew, and they aided Rampage. When the fighting was over, the Ex-Bots remained together in [[Proximax]] to defend the civilians from collateral damage during the Grand Uprising. Archadis refused to abandon the Resistance, and so he and Sling returned to Lio Convoy. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Archadis was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When this bestial horde invaded Cybertron, he 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}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy Archadis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The Fabuopteryx.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Archadis''' (Deluxe, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-36'''
:*''Release date'': March ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "[[Founder Shot]]" gun, left & right "[[Wing Bomb]]s"
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Archadis is a Deluxe-sized figure that transforms into an organic ''{{w|Archaeopteryx}}''. In [[beast mode]], his wings extend via spring-loaded triggers to drop his "Wing Bombs"; doing this also reveals his two flip-out, non-firing "[[Wing Gundread]]s".

:In [[robot mode]], his right forearm hosts his non-firing "Founder Shot" blaster, with a geared "quick-draw" action activated by rotating his attached tail-[[kibble]]. His Founder Shot blaster can also be removed from the mechanism if one wants him without a weapon, as his gun-holding hand doesn't actually ''hold'' the gun and there's nowhere else to store it (its removability is likely there [[for safety reasons|to prevent breakage]]). Archadis's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[spark crystal]] is located on his robot mode chest, and can only be seen when unfolding the beast mode wing.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Airraptor#Toys|Airraptor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Archadis/archadis.htm More information on Archadis at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Favorites Showdown: Mach Kick VS Archadis''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''VS-36'''
:*''Takara release date'': March ??, 1999
:*''Sonokong ID number'': '''DX-06'''
:*''Accessories'': "Founder Shot" gun, left & right "Wing Bombs"

: Archadis was also available in the "Favorites Showdown" (本命の対決 ''Honmei no Taiketsu'') vs-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Mach Kick#Toys|Mach Kick]], also released in the third wave of ''Neo'' toys. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this vs-pack in [[South Korea|Korea]]n ''Beast-War Neo'' markets. The Sonokong Archadis is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases, other than the packaging and [[Tech Spec]] cards.
{{-}}

===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Archadis''' (Deluxe, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TM-08'''
:*''Release date'': [[March 22]], 2007
:*''Accessories'': "Founder Shot" gun, left & right "Wing Bombs"

: Released in the first wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'', Archadis is an extensive [[redeco]] of the above Deluxe-sized figure in a more muted color scheme (''gasp!'') to better blend the figure with the other toys in the line, which got paint jobs hewing very closely to the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] models of the CGI show's cast.

: It comes with a DVD featuring the Japanese dub of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Dark Voyage]]"... an episode (and show) that the character was never featured in.

: This toy mistakenly uses a [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] [[spark crystal]] (as his redeco [[Airraptor#Toys|Airraptor]] had) instead of a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] one like his original toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Destron/Archadis/archadis.htm More information on ''Telemocha'' Archadis at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:BWNeo_TV_Magazine_contest_art.jpeg|upright=2|thumb|Wouldn't be the first time Takara made [[Airazor (BW)|a bird]] male.]]
*Archadis is one of three ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars Neo|Beast Wars Neo]]'' toys whose designs were determined via a contest held by ''Japanese Television Magazine''. The winning designs were revealed in the April 1999 issue. The other winning designs became [[Mach Kick]] and [[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]]. The original design that became Archadis was female. This was referenced in an entry of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] which described a trans male Archadis.
*Archadis' colour scheme is based on a then highly prolific piece of palaeoart by Zdenek Burian in the book ''[https://archive.org/details/prehistoricanima0000augu Prehistoric Animals]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Archadis''' (아카디스 ''Akadiseu'')

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Archadis (BW)

2026-01-25T11:02:10Z

Cooldude1246: Added TV Magazine scan of original art contest drawings and corrected yellow links

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:''Archadis is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ArchadisManga.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Heh. Oh, so you're so very precious, sweeties. But now it's time to die.]]
Not humble in any sense of the word, '''Archadis''' (アルカディス ''Arukadisu'') is an adept marksman hailed by [[Magmatron]] to push back against the [[Maximal| Maximals']] endeavors. He tends to make a whole big deal of himself through thinly veiled arrogance— but somewhat rightfully so due to his fighting prowess. Believing so much in his air of superiority, this conniver is not above the thought of insulting and sabotaging Magmatron's men for his own gains.

All this of course leads to Maximal and Predacon alike hating how much Archadis preens the reputation preceding him and the way he puffs out his downy chest, and by far, he draws the most criticism from the ever-loyal [[Guiledart]]. As one might imagine, there are few who wouldn't like to wring his immaculate, perfectly groomed neck, but Archadis is more than just talk. Beneath his stylish plumage rests a wealth of deadly projectile attacks which keep the unworthy rabble at a safe distance. However, if a foe is skilled enough to evade his bombardments, Archadis is more likely to flee than risk getting so much as one feather ruffled.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ren Tamura]] (Japanese)}}

Archadis posed as an events coordinator in order to trick [[Sharp Edge]] into competing in a martial arts tournament and challenge [[Big Convoy]] on the planet [[Aquarius (planet)|Aquarius]]. When Big Convoy didn't show up, Archadis tricked the Maximals into showing up at the fighting ring at the bottom of the acid ocean, making them think they'd be competing in the tournament for the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsule]] they need to keep the crew together under Big Convoy. Instead, Archadis took the Maximals hostage. When Big Convoy showed up, Sharp Edge attacked, but the Maximals managed to catch his tail long enough for Big Convoy to convince Sharp Edge he was being used. Sharp Edge then used his ultimate attack on Archadis. {{storylink|Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} {{storylink|Troubled DNAVI}} {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} {{storylink|Bump the Physicist}} {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} {{storylink|Assemble! New Warriors}} {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}}}

====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''====
[[File:BWDS 8.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

At some point, Archadis was transported back in time to the planet [[Earth|Energoa]], during the original [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] between the Maximals and the Predacons. {{storylink|Archadis Chapter}} Also brought to Energoa was [[Colada]], who Archadis personally fought in a large Maximal-Predacon battle. {{Storylink|Colada Chapter}} The battle was joined by several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from another universe. {{Storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} United, the Decepticons and the Predacons fought against their respective factions in one all-out attack. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
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===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===
[[File:BWN ArchadisManga.gif|left|thumb|Wow. Michael Flatley just lost his job.]]
Archadis was a Predacon hitman hired by [[Magmatron]] to kill the Maximals scaling the highest peak on [[Greengard]] for an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] Capsule. True to form, Archadis was a snob, marveling at how wonderful it was to fly, an ability that the Maximals lacked. With his ability of flight, Archadis possessed the advantage in battle; the Maximals were stuck in the middle of their climb and didn't use their weapons out of fear of avalanches. After pummeling the other Maximals, Archadis deduced that, as [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] was the one holding the rope that the other Maximals were attached to, all he would have to do was attack the helpless bunny. Using his "Ryūsei Kochō Ken" (龍星古鳥剣, "Dino Star Ancient Bird Sword"), Archadis prepared to kill the Maximal... after delivering some ''very'' creepy entendres about it "hurting a little at first" (no, really). However, Stampy, inspired by his memories of [[Kitte Shūshū|his mother]], was able to jump onto and off the ''moon'' and somersault into Archadis, sending him blasting off and leaving his mask behind. Apparently, he didn't get the "million gold" reward. {{Storylink|Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:Ascending4 TakoTank.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
When most of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s population was infected with Angolmois, Archadis was part of a crowd that followed the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In a universe where the Cybertronian civil war had ended comparatively early, Archadis was a latter-day Predacon who was protoformed with a female chassis but identified as male. The [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] of his reality would mention him in a lecture she gave in [[Axiom Nexus]] which [[Vector Prime]] attended. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23}}

===Legends World===
Archadis worked at a "little brother cafe" and was there when the manager, [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]], explained to another worker, who was [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|another Starscream]], just what kind of cafe they were. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Archadis was a member of the Resistance during the [[Grand Uprising]]. When [[Magmatron]] and the crew of the ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'' returned to Cybertron and signed up to the Resistance, [[Lio Convoy]] welcomed their aid. However, he assigned Archadis as second-in-command of the unit (as well as [[Sling (BW)|Sling]]) to maintain some influence over their activities. Magmatron and Archadis were given a mission to extract or kill the traitor [[Snapper]] from a Builder convoy. During the fighting, however, one of Magmatron's men named [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] formed an alliance with various parties as the [[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bot]]s, and needed the Chief's help to deal with an imminent alien threat to Cybertron. Archadis's haughty manner did little to sway the ''Dinosaur''{{'}}s crew, and they aided Rampage. When the fighting was over, the Ex-Bots remained together in [[Proximax]] to defend the civilians from collateral damage during the Grand Uprising. Archadis refused to abandon the Resistance, and so he and Sling returned to Lio Convoy. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Archadis was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When this bestial horde invaded Cybertron, he 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}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy Archadis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The Fabuopteryx.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Archadis''' (Deluxe, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-36'''
:*''Release date'': March ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "[[Founder Shot]]" gun, left & right "[[Wing Bomb]]s"
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Archadis is a Deluxe-sized figure that transforms into an organic ''{{w|Archaeopteryx}}''. In [[beast mode]], his wings extend via spring-loaded triggers to drop his "Wing Bombs"; doing this also reveals his two flip-out, non-firing "[[Wing Gundread]]s".

:In [[robot mode]], his right forearm hosts his non-firing "Founder Shot" blaster, with a geared "quick-draw" action activated by rotating his attached tail-[[kibble]]. His Founder Shot blaster can also be removed from the mechanism if one wants him without a weapon, as his gun-holding hand doesn't actually ''hold'' the gun and there's nowhere else to store it (its removability is likely there [[for safety reasons|to prevent breakage]]). Archadis's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[spark crystal]] is located on his robot mode chest, and can only be seen when unfolding the beast mode wing.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Airraptor#Toys|Airraptor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Archadis/archadis.htm More information on Archadis at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Favorites Showdown: Mach Kick VS Archadis''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''VS-36'''
:*''Takara release date'': March ??, 1999
:*''Sonokong ID number'': '''DX-06'''
:*''Accessories'': "Founder Shot" gun, left & right "Wing Bombs"

: Archadis was also available in the "Favorites Showdown" (本命の対決 ''Honmei no Taiketsu'') vs-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Mach Kick#Toys|Mach Kick]], also released in the third wave of ''Neo'' toys. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this vs-pack in [[South Korea|Korea]]n ''Beast-War Neo'' markets. The Sonokong Archadis is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases, other than the packaging and [[Tech Spec]] cards.
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===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Archadis''' (Deluxe, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TM-08'''
:*''Release date'': [[March 22]], 2007
:*''Accessories'': "Founder Shot" gun, left & right "Wing Bombs"

: Released in the first wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'', Archadis is an extensive [[redeco]] of the above Deluxe-sized figure in a more muted color scheme (''gasp!'') to better blend the figure with the other toys in the line, which got paint jobs hewing very closely to the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] models of the CGI show's cast.

: It comes with a DVD featuring the Japanese dub of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Dark Voyage]]"... an episode (and show) that the character was never featured in.

: This toy mistakenly uses a [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] [[spark crystal]] (as his redeco [[Airraptor#Toys|Airraptor]] had) instead of a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] one like his original toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Destron/Archadis/archadis.htm More information on ''Telemocha'' Archadis at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:BWNeo_TV_Magazine_contest_art.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wouldn't be the first time Takara made [[Airazor (BW)|a bird]] male.]]
*Archadis is one of three ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars Neo|Beast Wars Neo]]'' toys whose designs were determined via a contest held by ''Japanese Television Magazine''. The winning designs were revealed in the April 1999 issue. The other winning designs became [[Mach Kick]] and [[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]]. The original design that became Archadis was female. This was referenced in an entry of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] which described a trans male Archadis.
*Archadis' colour scheme is based on a then highly prolific piece of palaeoart by Zdenek Burian in the book ''[https://archive.org/details/prehistoricanima0000augu Prehistoric Animals]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Archadis''' (아카디스 ''Akadiseu'')

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File:BWNeo TV Magazine contest art.jpeg

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Cooldude1246: TV Magazine contest fan art that would later become Archadis, Mach Kick, and Bazooka. Scan from April 1999 issue of TV Magazine. [https://www.dvandom.com/tv99.html Scanned by] User:Dvandom. {{C}} 1999 [[Kodans...

[[TV Magazine]] contest fan art that would later become [[Archadis]], [[Mach Kick]], and [[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]]. Scan from April 1999 issue of [[TV Magazine]].
[https://www.dvandom.com/tv99.html Scanned by] [[User:Dvandom]].

{{C}} [[1999]] [[Kodansha]], [[TakaraTomy]]

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Nightbeat (G1)

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Cooldude1246: /* The Transformers */

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{{disambig3|Nightbeat}}
:''Nightbeat is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Spotlight Nightbeat cvrA clean.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|My mind's like an engine, racing out of control; a rocket tearing itself to pieces, trapped on the launchpad...''I need a case!'']]

'''Nightbeat''', a self-declared detective, loves mystery, suspense, and conspiracy. When Nightbeat is on the trail for clues, nothing else matters. Deny him information, and he'll doggedly pursue every possible lead until he's obtained it. This monomania has famously gotten him into trouble over his head more times than he can count, yet in the face of adversity, he remains cool, confident, and even irreverent. Over the course of his investigations, Nightbeat's wont to ignore rules, regulations, and any sort of social niceties. He has insulted creatures many times his size and committed huge faux-pas to uncover the truth. It is not so much that Nightbeat is brave, but more that, when the thrill of the hunt has him, he will not be denied.

Nightbeat has a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partner, [[Muzzle]], whom he gets along ''amazingly'' well with. The two seem to have been of one mind even before they were [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]].

{{bigquote|For me, it's all about the '''details'''. Look closely at something and it'll make sense. If it '''doesn't''', look '''closer'''.|Nightbeat|"[[Omega's Conundrum]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Sirennightbeatbigshutdown.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Nightbeat, I thought 'Truth is revealed in the smallest detail' is what you always say." "...Shut up, Siren."]]
''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on Earth, Nightbeat learned of a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the [[California]]n shoreline. He decided to investigate, bringing along [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] to serve as his personal "Watson". At the scene of the crime, they found a pair of Transformers hovering over [[Playback (G1)|the body]], and who quickly burned rubber once they spotted the Autobots. Sending Siren off to chase them down, Nightbeat pulled out the giant retractable magnifying glass in his sleeve and went to work collecting evidence from the body.''

''Finding a serial brand from a Decepticon prison on the body, and identifying a signature Decepticon [[cyclone cannon]] as the murder weapon, Nightbeat concluded that a lone, well-armed Decepticon was hunting down escaped Autobot prisoners. Siren returned at that moment, correcting Nightbeat's analysis by informing him the prisoners weren't escapees, but deliberately let loose as prey to be hunted down. His source? The surviving prisoner, [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], and the lone, well-armed Decepticon named [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who was right on their tails. Thinking quickly, Nightbeat had his Nebulan partner Muzzle binary-bond with the dead Autobot in order to partially reactivate his motor functions. Caught off-guard by his prey supposedly coming back to life right in front of him, Thunderwing left himself wide open when Muzzle disengaged and Nightbeat blew up the Autobot's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to dose the flames. Hosehead then returned to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] with Nightbeat and Siren.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}} {{storylink|Rage!}}

[[File:Nightbeatdeathbringer.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Get your head out of 1984, Prime!]]
''Optimus Prime was confiding in Nightbeat his desire to find a way to restore the warriors who were destroyed during the [[Underbase Saga]] when they received a distress signal from the Earth's surface. Nightbeat assembled a combat team that included [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], Siren, Hosehead, [[Getaway]], and himself, and under Optimus Prime's command, they rushed to Earth to help their fallen comrades. There they found the [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]], who had come to cleanse the planet of life. Ironically, Deathbringer was powered by the energies of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], the very thing Prime had desired earlier to restore his fallen warriors! And it had to be destroyed to save Earth! While the rest of the combat team were getting slaughtered by Deathbringer, Nightbeat pulled away and consulted via comlink [[Waverider]] on the Ark. Through Waverider's information digging, Nightbeat learned that Deathbringers were mechanoids designed to give death painlessly to the terminally ill. Though this particular Deathbringer's purpose had been twisted, Nightbeat devised a means to use its own programming against it. Nightbeat clued Optimus in on his plan, and the Deathbringer was told that its own body was diseased, and that it should destroy itself. It did, leaving Nightbeat and Prime a hollow victory with questions about the true essence of the Matrix.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}}

''Later, Thunderwing emerged from the ocean, intent on destroying Nightbeat, Hosehead, and Siren. To this end, he led his troops on a suicidal attack on the Ark, interrupting the Autobots' downtime in the process. As he helped repel the invaders, Nightbeat revealed to Siren that he had already begun suspecting that Thunderwing had survived their previous encounter. Despite his immense power, Thunderwing was no match for all of the Autobots aboard the Ark, and was soon repelled.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

[[File:Nightbeatincontrol.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|But what does he think about waterboarding?]]
During the Matrix Quest, Nightbeat led Hosehead and Siren on a search of the planet [[Pz-Zazz]] for any sign of the Matrix. Pz-Zazz was on file as a vibrant, lush world; in reality it was a cesspool, festering with mob violence and untamed decadence. While questioning the wrong sort of people, the Autobots were caught in the middle of a crossfire between B'hgdad's men and Gutt's boys. One alien on the street fared worse than they did, passing on a mysterious [[bird|bird statue]] to Siren before dying in his arms. Despite Nightbeat's keen interest in the clear film noir plot developing around them, Siren and Hosehead convinced him to put the bird aside and continue searching for the Matrix.

At the next bar they were canvassing, the Autobots were confronted by the delightful Miss [[Fatale]]. Fatale informed them of a legendary Font of Life which had once lit a nearby mountaintop. The sick and weak would pilgrimage to the mountain in order to touch a "sacred idol" and heal their wounds. She offered to lead them to the temple on the mountain in exchange for the bird, which she claimed was her property. Suspicious, Nightbeat sent Hosehead and Siren ahead to the mountain with Fatale while he retrieved the bird from where they had stashed it. Confronted by B'hgdad and his men, Nightbeat only managed to escape after chipping off a piece of the bird's outer enamel, revealing the radiant life-source within. Briefly considering keeping the bird as a replacement for the Matrix, to help heal all his comrades aboard the Ark, Nightbeat quickly rejected the idea and returned the bird to its rightful place on the mountain's altar, releasing waves of pure light and hope to revitalize Pz-Zazz and its people.

Then he got shot in the back. No good deed goes unpunished. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}}

Thunderwing and his [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] had gotten wind of Autobot parties searching this one area of the galaxy, and his curiosity was piqued. Hooking Nightbeat and the others up to his torturous [[Mind Leech]] device, Thunderwing extracted all he needed to know about the Matrix Quest and the possible planets on the search list. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} The Autobot trio remained captives on board the [[Thunderwing's ship|Decepticon ship]] until Thunderwing backhanded his minion [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] into some equipment. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} This caused a short circuit which, unknown to the Decepticons, freed Nightbeat and his team. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Learning that Thunderwing had successfully found the Matrix in their absence and was planning to sneak aboard the Ark in a stolen [[Ark shuttlecraft|Autobot shuttle]], Nightbeat and pals stowed away on the shuttle in the hopes of disrupting the Decepticons' schemes somehow.

[[File:Nightbeatmatrixguideme.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Stop writing our captions for us, Nightbeat.]]
The situation was worse than they thought. The Matrix was corrupted from a series of unstable hosts, and now had an evil sentience that had overwhelmed Thunderwing and made him a puppet to its will. With the combined forces of the Ark unable to best the Thunderwing / Matrix combo, Nightbeat devised a desperate plan. As Siren triggered the shuttle's self-destruct sequence, Nightbeat fired the ship's grappling [[harpoon]] straight through Thunderwing's chest and shut off the docking clamps, just as Hosehead turned off the [[artificial gravity]] in the hangar bay. The result was the shuttle being sucked out into the black void, taking Thunderwing and the Matrix along with it before exploding. Thunderwing was last seen hurtling through space, still harpooned to a piece of flaming debris. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

[[File:Nightbeateyeofthestorm.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And a second gunman! On the grassy knoll!]]
Optimus Prime next gave Nightbeat an investigational assignment to look into the disappearance and supposed death of [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in a massive explosion on Cybertron some months back. After reviewing witness statements and making a few leaps of deductive logic, Nightbeat reached the hypothesis that Ratchet may have been cast into a [[trans-time dimensional portal|dimensional portal]] they knew had been active at the time of the explosion and then been caught between space as the explosion destroyed the delicate portal mechanism. To test his theory, Nightbeat arranged for an inter-dimensional probe to search for and retrieve Ratchet's spark signature in [[unspace]], assuming it was anywhere to be found. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

It was. Nightbeat witnessed Ratchet materializing on the Ark, fused at a molecular level to Megatron in a horrific blending of two mechanoids, both in constant and indescribable agony. [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] was more than willing to put the grotesque fusion down, but Nightbeat begged him to stay his hand. Upon explaining how the Ratchet/Megatron fusion had come to appear on the ship, Nightbeat was berated by Kup, who asked him if he didn't think their friend was better off dead than in his current state. The discussion on the matter was cut short by the creature tackling the Autobots into a nearby wall and then scampering off to cause havoc throughout the Ark. Nightbeat and the others tracked it down to the engine room, where Kup told Optimus that his recent unpopular decisions risked turning the rest of his crew against him. Optimus turned to the others for confirmation on Kup's statement, and Nightbeat couldn't bring himself to look his leader in the eye. Finding his resolve, Optimus managed to subdue the creature, and Autobot medic [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] took steps to separate the pair, who were then placed in stasis chambers. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

[[File:AllThisAndCivilWar2 NightbeatScorponok.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|right|"If I'm to save the world, your existence must come to an end before you take office."]]
During the aftermath, Optimus Prime surrendered his forces, including Nightbeat, to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons on Earth, hoping to use his desperate action to unite both factions against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. This alliance was about to form when the entire Decepticon base imploded in on itself due to an attack from [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s small team of rival Decepticon forces. {{storylink|Surrender!}} Nightbeat survived this initial strike, and along with Optimus Prime and the other Autobots, emerged and tried to keep the new Decepticon Civil War from spreading beyond the area. Optimus charged himself and Nightbeat with keeping Scorponok specifically out of Manhattan. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} However, when [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s team of robot-fighting mutants, the [[Neo-Knights]] arrived, Nightbeat was the first to fall at the hands of the psychotic [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]]. As the fighting neared its end, and the alliance began to form again, [[Primus]] teleported the Earth-bound Transformers to Cybertron; Nightbeat's antenna was in contact with the Neo-Knight's helicopter, accidentally bringing them to Cybertron as well! {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

[[File:Nightbeatsnapdragon.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|left|Oh no! Muzzle!]]
Once on Cybertron, Nightbeat, able to stand up again, watched as Primus spoke through [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], telling "his children" of their origin and their charge to defeat Unicron. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Once Unicron arrived, the alliance was put to the test, and Nightbeat was among several Autobots who utilized [[sky-sled]]s in their attacks on the Dark God. He was annoyed at both Siren's and Hot Rod's reckless abandon when they joined in on the attack, but all three managed to survive this cataclysmic battle. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

Nightbeat nailed both an Autobot and Decepticon logo on the wall of their fragile alliance's headquarters {{storylink|Still Life!}} and joined the Autobots in their delayed evacuation of Cybertron. As they headed for [[Klo]], he urged [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to cool down and save his bring-a-prick for the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} Unfortunately, the Decepticons were aware of the Autobots' surprise attack, and all but five Autobots were destroyed. [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] kicked a head away from Nightbeat's remains. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|It can be assumed that Nightbeat was revived along with the other casualties by the [[Last Autobot]].}}

=====Another Time & Place=====
When the Decepticons took control of the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] on [[Hydrus Four]], Nightbeat joined a commando unit of Autobots to infiltrate their position. Their first obstacle was [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], but luck was on their side. The Decepticon tracker was looking to kill something, and bent waaaaay over the water trying to skewer a fish. Nightbeat just had to give him a tiny nudge, and Fangry fell over into the waiting arms of the Autobots hidden in the murky water. The rest of the surviving Decepticons were defeated in short order afterwards, bringing an end to the Cybertronian civil war. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Nightbeat was present when Powermaster Optimus Prime led the Autobots against the joint Decepticon leaders Shockwave and Megatron, who had tried to hijack the oil reserves of [[Alaska]]. Nightbeat was hit by a laser, causing him to transform into [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. The Autobots drove off the Decepticons, but not before [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] shot a minibot because he turned off his targeting computer. Optimus then sat his troops down and explained to them the differences between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Attack at Dawn}}

Recordings of the attack on Alaska, along with Optimus Prime reviewing Nightbeat's characteristics to Bumblebee, were used in a wayward simulation experienced by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

Nightbeat was among the Autobots who fought to safeguard the nuclear arms at [[Nevada Alpha]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|right|We hate you, Furman, forever.]]
Nightbeat worked on a computer console as Optimus Prime and Megatron observed some data on the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. When [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian army]] attacked the base, Nightbeat's console exploded, sending him flying across the room. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Tales of Earth Part Six}}

He later appeared among the Autobot forces just long enough to sacrifice himself futilely against the Swarm, self-destructing alongside [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. Moments later, Megatron showed up with the [[rheanimum]] that could have saved him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Nightbeatsirencheapshots.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Detective by trade, but moonlights as a babysitter.]]
When the war ended with the Decepticons' defeat on Klo, Nightbeat initially accepted [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s offer to search the galaxy for [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his scattered troops. However, Nightbeat soon tired of this mission and left. He and his former [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] partner [[Muzzle]] were put back on track when Optimus hired them as his personal investigative agents, but they quickly found themselves stifled by military authority, and struck out on their own. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|''Classics'' Muzzle profile}} They teamed up with [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] and his partner [[Quig]], and afterwards picked up [[Lug (G1)|Lug]] from [[Nebulos]] {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|''Classics'' Lug profile}} The group was afterwards joined by a new [[human]] recruit, [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] became part of the gang when the two intoxicated Dinobots burst in on one of their sting operations. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|''Classics'' Slag profile}}

[[File:Nightbeatcheapshotsnoggin.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|right|You'd lose the ears, too, if you hung out with Siren.]]
Nightbeat's crew once had to <s>set their ship down on the planet [[Azure]] for repairs</s> crash their ship into the only repair bay on Azure equipped to repair their ship, and they were stranded there for the interim. After a barroom brawl, Nightbeat found that he was a person of interest to a potential client, a sentient ship named ''[[Amory]]''. ''Amory'' required the services of Nightbeat and his team in finding her pilot, [[Phyrion]]. However, the entire arrangement was a setup put together by the Decepticons [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], who had assembled an alleged "new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]" by promising payment to [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] for their assistance. Ruckus wasn't very smart, however, and had brought his hostage with him. The Decepticons were brutalized and Phyrion was returned to ''Amory''. Regretting her involvement, ''Amory'' paid the Autobots for her services, plus she chipped in for a new head for Nightbeat, as his was damaged during the battle. Despite their short run-in with good luck, Nightbeat and his crew were still stranded on Azure without a working ship. In the meantime, surely someone was in need of a detective... {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

Nightbeat and the rest of the crew eventually set up an official "Nightbeat and Associates" agency for hire. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}} Nightbeat and his team managed to survive the destruction of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|their universe]] and ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Epilogue}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Zero unit the war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"I'm afraid we're not going to get much help from the Batcomputer, Robin. It can't go back to prehistoric times."]]
When "[[Primus]]" set [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] adrift in [[Zero Space]] he witnessed a series of events that could spell the end of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] including Nightbeat and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] battling the [[Dark Matrix]]-infected [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]]. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}} After becoming Rodimus Prime, he formed Nightbeat and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] into the "[[Zero Unit]]", a group tasked with finding the cause of the Zero Effect around.

Working out of [[Ops-Command HQ]], the Zero Unit decided that out of the four disparate strands of the Zero Effect, their time would be best spent investigating the missing Senator [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], realising that as a prominent Cybertronian he would most likely have had offworld dealings. They sent bulk pulsewaves to any mech civilisations that might have encountered him asking for information but received nothing back in reply until they launched a probe... and suddenly Jhiaxus's entire fleet materialised in the skies above Cybertron! {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

Rodimus returned to the [[Presidium (facility)|Presidium]] to consult with Nightbeat, Bumblebee and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. They cautioned against making any aggressive moves, instead advising the Autobot leader to meet with Jhiaxus at the [[Eugenesis Plaza]] where he could be covered by snipers nearby. The Zero Unit monitored the situation as Prime took the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] leader to [[Nova Point]] to continue their conversation in "private", moving in along with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] the moment diplomacy went out of the window and Jhiaxus turned violent. Nightbeat directed [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to attend to the casualties while he, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] dug out their leader. Appraising Prime of the situation, he noted that the Zero Unit had managed to capture a large amount of data during the Cybertronians' visit and had perhaps come up with a way to hurt them, convincing Rodimus to take the fight to the enemy. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

[[File:Nightbeat the war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"To the Beat-Mobile!!"{{-}}"You mean your Chevy?"{{-}}"...Yes."]]
Along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and Bumblebee, Nightbeat landed at area 59, subdivision 17.4, branch 5: Z-9-#J-4 of the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]] and using telemetry from the probe they had launched and structural analysis of the Hub itself, he postulated that striking a key link of the superstructure—with the warhead yields synchronised with the local frequency harmonics—would cause a chain reaction, destroying the whole network. While the Autobot ships ''[[Lancer One]]'' and ''[[Lancer Two]]'' launched the warheads successfully, Jhiaxus had anticipated this entire strategy and taken steps to protect the Hub. He then sent his troops to retaliate against the invading Autobot forces, forcing Rodimus Prime to surrender. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}

Locked up in the [[Corral]] and forced to watch their comrades being arbitrarily executed, Nightbeat and the rest of the Autobots were eventually freed when Rodimus Prime took advantage of the distraction afforded by the [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]/[[Underbase]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]/[[Ark (G1)|Ark]] hybrids. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

Upon their return to Cybertron they found that it was a ghost planet, populated by energy-draining [[shadow-leech]]es that Nightbeat quickly surmised were deadly to the touch after they sucked the lives out of [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]. As Rodimus Prime headed into Zero Space to confront the leeches' Dark Matrix master, the rest of the Autobots secured the [[Star Chamber]] where Nightbeat deduced that the situations unfolding on [[Earth]] and [[Nebulos]] were also part of the Dark Matrix's plan and dispatched teams of Autobots via [[space bridge]] to deal with them. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Nightbeatageofwrath.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|''War Within'' Nightbeat transforms into Roger Clemens.]]
One of the few remaining Autobots battling the Decepticons during the [[Age of Internment]], Nightbeat was leader of a strike team consisting of Hosehead, Siren, [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], and [[Getaway]]. They were tasked with acquiring a member of the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] for [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to study and, hopefully, find some sort of defense against. Using Getaway as a decoy with the rest of the team hiding under a [[null-field cloak]], they managed to lure three of them into a trap at [[Nova Cronum]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} After the first two drones were destroyed, the third simply shut itself down. As Nightbeat discussed the best course of action with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], he approached it with an [[inhibitor claw]] - only for it to suddenly reactivate and slam Nightbeat against a wall, temporarily knocking him out of commission. Nightbeat revived shortly afterwards but was helpless to stop the rampaging drone, which was eventually put down by Getaway. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

{{Unreleased WW comic}}

Nightbeat and Getaway brought the inert drone to Perceptor, who discovered upon analyzing it that it was powered by cyberstatic energy. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} When Optimus finally returned to Cybertron, Nightbeat and Perceptor brought him up to date with their current situation. Under his leadership, the Autobots were able to overthrow Megatron and thwart a Quintesson invasion. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Nightbeat|Transformers Spotlight: Nightbeat]]''}}

[[File:Nightbeat quark maccadams post hoc.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Quark finds out that his role of Dr. Watson has been recast for Hardhead.]]

'''Nightbeat of [[Yuss]]''' {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]]. He was among the first of the first wave of constructed cold Cybertronian brought online. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} He desired to solve one of the "Big Three" mysteries, finding [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], finding the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark-1'']] or determining the purpose of [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s alternate mode. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

Four million years ago, Nightbeat was a hostage negotiator with an interest in political news. He disapproved of the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]] and watched the early Decepticon movement with interest. Nightbeat was sharing a drink outside of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]] with his friend [[Quark]] when they discovered the body of Senator [[Sherma]] hanging from the underside of the [[Sherma Bridge|Interstate Bridge]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

Years later, Nightbeat was assigned by [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] to work a hostage exchange with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Alpha Trion]]. They were attacked by [[Slicer (group)|Slicers]] on the way there and Nightbeat was consistently annoyed by Alpha Trion's nebulous platitudes. The whole thing turned out to be a trap set by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to capture Alpha Trion. Nightbeat and the others managed to get away while Orion Pax covered their escape. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

After the war officially began, Nightbeat was part of the [[113th Battalion]] and took part in a massive battle against [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

[[File:Nightbeat The Hunting Party.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Some time after Metroplex's departure from Cybertron, Nightbeat, [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] were in space pursuing [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Empirion|ship]] from a distance, trying to put a stop to them despite being outnumbered and outmatched. When Bludgeon found a remote asteroid with a small civilization of [[Urtuskian]]s and his troops attacked the outpost, the Autobots intervened to save as many lives as they could. Nightbeat was left on the asteroid's surface while Jetfire took care of the Decepticons' shuttle, and Bumblebee pursued Thundercracker down a tunnel. Though tired after having been through a long day, Nightbeat warded off the Decepticons until they broke off their attack. With their ship destroyed, Nightbeat and the others found themselves stuck on the planetoid for an unspecified amount of time. Thankfully, this was another of those "Bumblebee makes a friend" stories, as Nightbeat put it, and so they had hospitable hosts until they were rescued. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Decades ago, [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] was tried by [[Aequitas]] for several crimes as [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]], [[Xaaron]], Nightbeat, and others watched in disgust and/or intrigue. They decided that the records of the trials would be sealed until the final verdict was reached, for fear of the damage the information about the trials would do to Autobot morale and potential for Decepticon propaganda usage. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Nightbeat also participated in the infamous [[Magnus Inquiry]] in [[Room 113]] of the [[Kimia Facility]], where High Command investigated allegations that "[[Gideon's Glue]]", the substance which brought such devastation on Flame's original troop on [[Babu Yar]], had been created originally by an Autobot. The investigation was ultimately inconclusive, and no formal charges were filed. {{storylink|Bullets}}

At some point Nightbeat was talking with Rewind, who recorded what he said. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:SpotlightNightbeat NightbeatKrakon.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Nightbeat, star of CSI: Kalis.]]
Nightbeat, passing the time by trying to answer the mystery of the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', went to meet with a mechanoid trader named [[Krakon]], only to find him dead by unknown means. Nightbeat followed the clues that the late Krakon (and his killers) left behind and was lured into an apparent trap on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He found a strange dimensional portal deep beneath the world, but got captured by an [[Straxus (G1)|unknown villain]] before he could tell anyone. They put something in his head, erased his memory, and then sent him back out into space. Shortly thereafter he was contacted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and ordered to head for [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}

Nightbeat was one of the many bots surprised to hear of Blaster's miraculous return. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Aboard ''[[Ark-32]]'', Nightbeat arrived in Earth orbit with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] in tow just as Optimus Prime and his troops were confronting [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] head-on in the breakaway Soviet state of [[Brasnya]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} While his two rather over-eager companions headed to the surface, Nightbeat remained aboard the ship and provided intel for the Autobots below. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}}

Planetside, Hot Rod succeeded in carrying out his primary mission, the capture of the Decepticons' [[Facsimile construct|facsimile avatar]]. Anxious to re-join the battle, he requested Nightbeat to send him through a double orbital bounce—transporting him up to the ship just long enough to drop off his captive, then returning to the planet. Nightbeat was rather bemused at the thought of the thrill-seeking Hot Rod abandoning a combat zone, but complied. At that instant, though, [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] arrived and attacked Hot Rod. Nightbeat reported back to [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] that Hot Rod was in a [[CR chamber]], and the facsimile—injured by flak—had expired. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[File:Nightbeat-devastation1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|I can bluff my way through anything, he thought, even Pictionary.]]
After [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]]'s disappearance, Nightbeat began investigating the sequence of events that led to his capture. Examining the [[SM-40]] Notepad stolen by [[Verity Carlo]], he discovered a homing device that had allowed Sunstreaker's unknown assailants to discover the underwater location of ''[[Ark-19]]''. Nightbeat ordered [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] on a scouting mission along the shores of [[Lake Michigan]], where Bumblebee discovered a great deal of advanced surveillance equipment. Deducing that ''Ark-19''’s location was compromised, Nightbeat advised Optimus and Prowl to move the ship immediately. Nightbeat handled navigation chores as the ship lifted off. Unfortunately, the Decepticon [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacked shortly thereafter, sending ''Ark-19'' plummeting to Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}}

Per Optimus Prime's order, Nightbeat transferred the damaged ship's data to ''Ark-32'', then moved with the other Autobots to the ship's cargo bay shortly before it crashed into the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and self-destructed. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}}

Nightbeat and the others survived, however {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} and while the other Autobots battled Sixshot, Nightbeat attempted to activate the orbital bounce abilities of the ''Ark-32''. After a few Autobot injuries, Nightbeat was able to beam them up to the ship, along with [[Jimmy Pink]] and Verity Carlo, who nearly died during the bounce. Optimus Prime stayed behind to battle Sixshot alone, but once Sixshot left the battle, Nightbeat also evacuated Prime seconds before an air strike by the U.S. military. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}}

Afterward, Nightbeat studied the telemetry [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s unit sent on [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]]'s death. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} After examining the data, Nightbeat observed that it was as though a virus of unlife had attacked and destroyed every living cyber-cell in Leadfoot simultaneously, in a fraction of a [[Units of time|nano-klik]]. While it was something he had never encountered before, he couldn't shake the nagging feeling that he had forgotten something important, as if his memory had been tampered with. Seeking inspiration to jog his memory, he went down to the hangar of ''Ark 32'' where his personal ship was stored. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}} Nightbeat soon found out that he logged a message about his trip to Gorlam Prime, which he had no recollection of. He asked Hardhead to help him with his investigation. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[File:Nightbeatexecuted.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Watson had finally had enough of Holmes' lip.]]
Discovering a large part of his memory missing, a worried Nightbeat realised someone may have tampered with him and asked Hardhead to accompany him to Gorlam Prime, with orders to terminate Nightbeat if he turned. Upon arrival, they found the entire planet frozen. Nightbeat theorised that the planet was evolving somehow, from organic to techno-organic... to something like Cybertronians. His musings were interrupted by a force of small Transformers. As Hardhead held them off, Nightbeat found some kind of tunnels leading down to a strange cavern. There, losing control of himself, he turned his gun on Hardhead and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] revealed himself to be in control of the Autobot. After providing some background on their plans, Jhiaxus, as Nightbeat, shot Hardhead in the head. However, he had not counted on Hardhead's resilience, and the Autobot escaped to the strange pool that served as a portal between the living and Dead universes. Jhiaxus attempted to persuade Hardhead into accepting a quick death over pointless resistance, but as he did so, Hardhead suddenly shot Nightbeat. As the Autobot died, Jhiaxus screamed, revealing to [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] that their agent was gone. Nemesis considered that he was now forced to take Nightbeat's mission as his own: Find and kill Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

However, thanks to the Dead Universe, Nightbeat wasn't as dead as he seemed. Kept alive by its properties, he was dragged into the other universe, unbeknownst to Hardhead or anyone else, including the fabled Necrobot. But his brush with death left Nightbeat feeling that there was no [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], no life ''after'' death. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

[[File:FinestHour-Nightbeat.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Probably sounds like Benedict Cumberbatch.]]
Nightbeat would eventually reappear 7 years later, following Orion Pax's group when they entered the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} He later appeared to the group after [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] started to leak strange fluids from his face. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} He then proceeded to convince them of his reliability by recounting the [[Spotlight: Hardhead|circumstances of his death]]. He then performed a cold-reading of Cyclonus and reassured him that [[Tailgate (G1)|his friend]] would recover, though the stoic Tetrahexian did not remotely approve of being read without consent. He then lead the group to the contraction point of the Dead Universe.

All of this turned out to be a ruse on Nova Prime's part to lure the team into a trap, with Nightbeat still being a sleeper agent. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} He was then left by Nova to protect the containment field that Pax's team were trapped in. He was briefly broken out of Nova's control by the contents of [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]' palm just before Nova Prime arrived. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} He was then ordered to take the group to a separate cell where he explained that Nova was planning to use their [[spark]]s to strengthen the [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|space bridge]] at the center of the Dead Universe.

He was fully broken out of Nova's control by Rodimus asking him to ask him the solve the mystery of what was in his palm, Rodimus knowing Nightbeat would never be able to resist a mystery. He then set them free from the cell. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} He then led the team through the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] horde to the chamber holding Kup and was there when Nova Prime arrived. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} He helped the others keep the Sweeps busy while Orion Pax fought Nova Prime and reclaimed the title of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

However, the team still had more problems as the Dead Universe was rapidly contracting around them and the Gorlam Prime portal was nowhere to be found. Nightbeat found a miniscule tear in the fabric of the universe which the group used to send a transmission through to [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The group escaped the Dead Universe in time to save [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], via [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s chest. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Unfortunately Nightbeat, Cyclonus and Kup started to collapse due to the destruction of the Dead Universe, but Brainstorm managed to stabilize them. He later explained to Rodimus how the group managed to escape the Dead Universe: by creating a Space Bridge from Nova Prime's corpse. He also explained to Brainstorm why he had a space bridge in his chest, he was later interested in how Rodimus had gotten the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:WordsHangInTheAir-Nightbeat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Nightbeat's door is too cool for the silent K.]]
Nightbeat later joined the crew of the ''Lost Light''. Before Megatron's trial took place Nightbeat exposed [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s "crew auditions" as fake due to the fact that Ultra Magnus would never allow them to be advertised as "Crewditions". He was also present at Megatron's trial on Luna-2. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Toward Peace}} Six months later, Nightbeat was among the group given a tour of the ship by [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} He later joined [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] in trying to get [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] to leave his hab suite (number 208) and was instead intrigued by the number 8 being missing from the door. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Toward Peace}} Chromedome approached the detective to investigate a sudden change in the content of [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s [[The Gloaming|message]], Nightbeat was quick to blame the change on the mnemosurgeon's grief (as the message had returned to its normal content) but quickly changed his mind when he saw Rewind himself standing in the doorway to the room. On the way back to Nightbeat's quarters the detective explained that he had seen a [[data ghost]] of Rewind due to the little 'bot's function as an archivist, but Nightbeat was shocked to find that the walls of his quarters had disappeared! {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} As part of "Team Rodimus" Nightbeat was called in to investigate the dead body of a duplicate Rodimus. When Rodimus came to the conclusion that hacking off his right arm was the best way to proceed, Nightbeat stopped him. He reasoned that the body was not Rodimus' future self due to the Crisis Vote missing from his right hand. However, Rodimus revealed he had removed the results from his hand due to a talk with [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], only to be ignored as the wall in the room disappeared. When the entire ship began disintegrating Nightbeat and twenty other bots crammed into the new [[Rodpod]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

[[File:TwentyPlusOne NightbeatMagnoGlass.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|left]]
Rodimus issued an order that everyone was to regroup at [[Ofsted XVII]]. [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]] then suddenly disappeared, followed by [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Chromedome, Hound, and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]. [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] then made his presence known and was knocked out by Megatron. Nightbeat dedicated himself to finding a pattern linking those who had been taken. Inspired by Cyclonus, he put forward the theory that those who were taken were all Forged. The theory seemed to be accepted by the [[M.T.O.]]s present, only for Ratchet to point out several in the room were Forged and a few taken were constructed cold. Ultra Magnus eventually made contact with the Rodpod via holomatter and informed them everyone else had disappeared on the [[Leading Light]], only for he himself to disappear mid-sentence. Nightbeat then requested all the information on the crew, trying to find the common denominator. It was only when [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] revealed that he was '''not''' on board the ''Lost Light'' when it first launched did Nightbeat make the connection. Everyone who disappeared was part of the original crew. Megatron was not amused and scolded him for failing to save anyone. Nightbeat, rattled, tried (badly) to suggest that it still counted that he'd worked it out.

Shortly after the Rodpod arrived at Ofsted XVII and found a bisected ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Boarding the ship, the Autobots released Ravage to use his tracking ability. Ravage eventually found a dead Ultra Magnus, or rather [[Minimus Ambus]] stripped of his armour. Skids identified that Magnus had been killed by a [[fusion cannon]] and Megatron and Ravage were locked up by the Autobots at Megatron's request. Nightbeat and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] made their way to the engines to try and stop the leakage of quantum foam. The two began to discuss the strangeness of recent events and began to bond in the process, Nautica eventually came across Brainstorm's [[Time case|briefcase]]. Opening it they found nothing - failing to notice local space-time warping around them. Eventually they came to stairs leading to a lower deck, despite them being on the lowest deck. There they found [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s headless corpse, Nightbeat realized who had attacked the ship and when he called his crew mates they all realized that the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] were responsible. Nautica, however, refused to leave until they had searched the entire ship for survivors, despite Megatron arguing there would not be any. Ravage however soon detected Rewind hiding in the [[Magnus Armor]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

[[File:Slaughterhouse2-BeneathBrainstormsFaceplate.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|"Oh yeah? Then what is THIS?"]]
Nightbeat's being alive, combined with a ''female'' Nautica and an ''Autobot'' Megatron proved too much for the alternate Rewind, who began whimpering and offered a data slug to Nightbeat to explain what happened. While he analyzed it Nautica realized that the ''Lost Light'' undergone a quantum duplication at launch, creating an exact copy just as valid as the original. Nightbeat confirmed this, saying the Rodimus they had found in the coffin was from this ship and had died during the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] fiasco. Drift interred him and someone (according to Rewind ''deliberately'') deactivated Overlord's cell, luring the D.J.D. to the ship. Nautica proposed deactivating the engines as the foam would destroy Ofsted XVII and theoretically restore their ship. Rewind offered to deactivate one of the quantum drums but would need someone of equal size to deactivate the other. The Autobots went to find the [[mass-displacement gun]] that their Brainstorm invented, in the hope the alternate one had also built one, in order to shrink someone down to help Rewind. While there Nightbeat and Nautica theorized that the alternate Rewind and his altered message appeared on their ship due to cross-contamination. They concluded that their ship disappeared because of how close it got to the alternate one, the paradox being too massive to ignore. Nightbeat then made the startling discovery that Brainstorm had a Decepticon insignia painted in his faceplate and that made their Brainstorm a spy! When they could not find the gun, Megatron offered to shrink himself down and help Rewind. The drums were deactivated and the Autobots blasted off in Rodpod with the alternate Rewind in tow. Nightbeat and Nautica theorized over how Rewind survived the quantum erasure, with Nightbeat joking it was the "Power of Love". Nautica then asked him to explain how he managed to hold onto the alternate Brainstorm's briefcase. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

It turned out the briefcase was actually part of an intricate time-travel machine. Nightbeat immediately went to work studying it, until [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] borrowed it. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

[[File:TheSensuousFrame NightbeatGetawaySurrounded.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.45|Nightbeat and Getaway in- ''The Case of "'''HOLY $#%&, WHAT THE $#%& ARE THOSE???'''"'']]
A few days later, the ''Lost Light'' set down on [[Scarvix]]. While wandering the ship, Nightbeat nearly got hit by Tailgate joyriding about on a [[hoverboard]]. Shortly thereafter he was present at Brainstorm's hearing at the hands of the [[Lost Light Internal Legal Affairs Committee]]. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

When Rodimus summoned the entire ship's crew to make the momentous announcement that they'd actually accomplished something, Nightbeat and Nautica were some of the last to actually arrive, something Nightbeat felt was cool. It turned out Thunderclash was dying, and the entire crew had been invited to his pre-wake on the ''Vis Vitalis''. Once there, Nightbeat was one of the four people present who didn't dance at all. Eventually, feeling judged by everyone else, he decided to borrow [[Nautica's wrench]] and go off for a snoop, brushing off Nautica's attempt to introduce him to her ''Amica Endura'' Firestar. He soon stumbled upon Getaway having a lie-down, and tried to fake concern at him. This was interrupted by a manic Ravage running past, babbling about "them" being "everywhere". Following him into the morgue, Nightbeat wasn't interested in the bodies contained within, until he looked over [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]'s corpse and found it was covered in hundreds of throbbing pustules, which were also growing on Getaway. Almost immediately, the two found themselves surrounded by strange shambling creatures. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

[[File:FrailGaze-survivorsclub.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0]]
The creatures did not appreciate Nightbeat trying to determine how they'd managed to remain hidden, and attacked him. Fortunately, Ravage appeared to drive them off, and at Getaway's suggestion they fled the morgue, though not before Nightbeat took a moment to study [[Photon (G1)|Photon]]'s corpse. The three soon met up with everyone else who'd ran into the creatures at the same time. Nightbeat began examining everyone, and found the creatures had already gotten to Skids, though he was confused as to why they seemed drawn to some people and not others. It was thanks to Firestar pointing out those people all had charismatic traits that finally clued Nightbeat in on what they were: [[personality tick]]s. Nightbeat had always dismissed these as a myth, but he worked it out from Firestar burning a black diamond, which could only be found on the planet the ticks originated on, that he was sorely mistaken.

He had an idea to kill the creatures, summoning the most charismatic people he knew of to kill them, but before he could implement it, the ticks attacked again. As the motley crew fought the ticks, they suddenly perished at the arrival of Rodimus and Megatron, baffling Nightbeat, since he hadn't had a chance to summon them. Turned out some other bunch of people had already come up with the idea and done it themselves. Afterward, Nightbeat attended an Earth Dance party at Swerve's, where he contributed to the dancing by tapping his foot. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

[[File:Luther, Bender, and an engineer walk into a bar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|"Surprise! I actually sound like Idris Elba!"]]
When Swerve disappeared suddenly and was found half-dead, it was Nightbeat that worked out how the bartender had been using a [[Holomatter|holomatter avatar]] to appear in public for him while he wasted away. Everyone went on a massive rescue effort on the hologram planet of "[[Swearth]]" in human avatars, with Nightbeat working with Rodimus, Nautica, and Megatron. While there, he rebuked Megatron for commenting that humans were fragile, believing the man was calling them weak. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} It turned out the cause of Swerve's ailment was an old injury, inflicted during an encounter with the D.J.D. many years ago. When Velocity examined the wound, she found a message from Agent 113, which included the location of the Necrobot's homeworld. Naturally, the investigative Nightbeat leapt at the chance to "explain" that, and joined the expedition. When the ship landed, Nightbeat spotted the Necrobot at the front door of the vast structure he lived in, only to get the door slammed in his face. This did not deter Nightbeat, who made it clear he wouldn't leave until he got answers.

[[File:TheNotKnowing NightbeatHope.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
So the Necrobot opened the door and ushered him in. As they walked and talked, he was surprised to find the Necrobot (aka [[Mortilus|Censere]]) could talk, and was old. Old enough to remember [[First Cybertronian Civil War|the ''first'' war]]. Nightbeat expressed profound disappointment that the Necrobot wasn't in fact magic, that he was just a "phony" using technology to track death, rather than what Nightbeat wanted: proof of life after death, proof he hadn't gotten after his headshot back on Gorlam Prime, which was causing him a severe amount of distress. However, Censere countered that just because there wasn't proof of the Afterspark didn't mean there ''wasn't'' either. Then Nightbeat asked why the Necrobot had let him in. It turned out it was because Nightbeat's unusual manner of death had made him a mystery, one of the disappeared. Learning of the list of the disappeared, Nightbeat examined it, and found the name of [[Dominus Ambus]], something he showed to a depressed Rewind. Later, as the crew prepared to leave, Nightbeat asked whether Censere would've saved him, had he been able to. When he was told he wouldn't, Nightbeat suggested that maybe the ancient 'bot should try saving those still living in the future. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds NightbeatWill.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Maybe you can, I dunno... fit a little man in there or something."]]
At some point, Nightbeat was approached by [[Getaway]] and/or [[Atomizer]] and asked whether or not he would stand with them in a mutiny against Megatron. Responding in the negative, Nightbeat's memories of the event were then erased via [[nudge gun]]. Nightbeat later attended one of Megatron's lectures on the [[Knights of Cybertron]] where the class theorized about the clan markings they'd seen in their travels before Megatron, the victim of a psychic attack, punched Minimus Ambus across the room and dismissed the class. As part of [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]], Nightbeat got volunteered to go on a mission to discover the cause of the attack. The group found themselves back on [[Necroworld]] with Censere having been brutally murdered. Accessing the logs, Nightbeat found the signal was beamed to the ''Lost Light'' but Censere deliberately corrupted it to try and scare off the crew. Eventually making contact with the ship, they found Getaway had led a mutiny against Rodimus and Megatron and the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] was knocking at the door. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

With the D.J.D. due to return at sunset, Rodimus gave orders to search the fortress for anything useful. Nightbeat found a teleport chamber that had just enough power to teleport them all to safety before Nautica and Velocity revealed the existence of organics in life-support pods. As the group began to debate their actions, Megatron announced he was staying behind and made a passioned speech that convinced the group to stand and fight. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} With death seemingly assured, Nightbeat recorded a will asking that his head be preserved but that the rest of his body be burned, in [[neoprimalism|neoprimalist]] tradition. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:DoNotGoGentle NightbeatRungGeobomb.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
As Brainstorm measured Minimus for a new suit of armor, Nightbeat literally begged him for a chance to investigate the mystery of Necroworld's hollow interior in the hopes that solving one last mystery could save them all and promising to return before sunset. Taking [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] with him, the two briefly stopped off to take part in Nautica's [[Amica Endura]] ritual, in which the Camien boat thanked Nightbeat for his curiosity. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Despite his earlier promise, the internal gravity played havoc with their internal clocks and Nightbeat and Rung were gone long past ''sunrise''. As they emerged onto the center of the hollow world, Nightbeat revealed to Rung how long they had really been gone before the psychiatrist pointed out the inverted pattern of the [[Vinvissius Canals]]. The two realized that Necroworld was the mould that Cybertron had been poured into before the moment was ruined by a [[geobomb]] suddenly teleporting in. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

[[File:AWorldMisplaced BrainstormNightbeatSquees.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Nerds.]]
After "very nearly" being teleported back to the surface, Nightbeat ran to Rodimus and explained his findings along with the geobomb's seemingly harmless detonation. With a group ready to return to Cybertron, Minimus ordered Nightbeat to keep an optic on [[Anode]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} Nightbeat passed the time by analyzing a flower dedicated to people [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] had killed before Rodimus called with news that caused Brainstorm to squee and do three laps. Taking over, Nightbeat was informed that they were in a [[Functionist Universe|parallel universe]] causing him to squee and do three laps. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

Seeking to break Rung out of his funk, Nightbeat invited the doctor to a sit-down. Rung soon revealed that [[information creep]] caused him to forget much of his past, including his ability to produce [[photonic crystal]]s. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} With all three mysteries now lost to him, Nightbeat devoted himself to finding out if there was life after death. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

[[File:TheGodWar NightbeatAscends.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|Nightbeat tends [[End of the Road! (US)|to die]] [[A Rage in Heaven!|at the]] [[Spotlight: Hardhead|eleventh hour]].]]
After returning to their native reality, Nightbeat was part of the group welcoming back Rodimus's team. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} He later talked with Brainstorm about the science of how they'd made it home. Nightbeat then boarded [[Skip (IDW)|Skip]] to leave Necroworld. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}} Aboard the cramped ship, Nightbeat sequestered himself in a small corner and had drinks. {{storylink|Sardines}}

When the ship started to collapse as the mass displacement override wore off on Skip, Ten (of all people) guided the crew through the [[Warren]] in effort to reach a [[Mederi]] facility so as to seek aid for Ratchet. While they managed to access the quantum structure, the crew was forced to bail out mid-transit, their bodies being ravaged by super-compressed space. Nightbeat then found himself in the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], the realm turning him melancholic at his failure to solve any of life's great mysteries, even the one he had set himself. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} As the group continued to explore the Afterspark, Nightbeat continued to mope until he spied a trail of photonic crystals and followed them back to the hovering Matrix. In doing so, he belatedly realized that Rung had not needed to transform to produce the crystals, meaning their production could not have been his alternate mode's purpose. As he continued to gather them, he eventually worked out what Rung actually turned into but before he could share his discovery with anyone, his sheer joy at solving one of the Big Three mysteries caused him to "ascend" on the spot, {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} never learning that the "Afterspark" was nothing more than an elaborate hologram created by the telepaths on the original Mederi, a moon-sized euthanasia clinic that the crew had accidentally wound up on. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
An ancient [[Titan Master]] as well as a skilled detective, Nightbeat helped crew the massive [[Titan (group)|Titan]] robots as they explored the universe near the dawn of time. His special spark gifts which he carried out to the friendly worlds they met and was able to share with any robot he joins with were enhanced tracking abilities. Upon returning in modern times he joined up with the Autobots. {{storylink|#TitansReturn|''Titans Return'' Nightbeat online bio}}

===Legends World===
[[File:LegendsManga BonusEdition42 Minerva Verse.jpg|thumb|left|100px|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr-Lw11xO6U -I'm Barry Allen -I'm Barry Allen]]]

Nightbeat was a [[human]] resident of the [[Legends World]] and that universe's version of [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. When Minerva appeared in the same world, Nightbeat figured that if they were the same person, she could become a [[Masterforce (technology)|Masterforce]] warrior too. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}} She succeeded thanks to a pair of prototype [[Master-Brace]]s provided by [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], who hired her services to solve the mysteries surrounding the Masterforce system. As part of their partnership, Rewind collected data on the subject by having her Master-Braces mass-produced, temporarily creating an army of Headmasters identical to her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 28|Bonus Edition Vol. 28}}

[[File:Legends be vol 42 nightbeat.jpg|thumb|200px]]

When [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]] began building a new [[Godbomber]], Nightbeat believed it held a clue and used her similarity to Minerva to infiltrate their base and copy Godbomber's blueprints. Caught in the act, she revealed her true identity as well as the fact that she was working with [[Decepticon]]s despite them only wanting to use Godbomber for evil. They stole Godbomber and finished construction thanks to [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], and when they learned it needed a Headmaster to function, she took the spot to test her Masterforce abilities. Impressed by the power Godbomber granted her, she tested herself further by taking on and easily defeating [[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]] before another Godbomber showed up, controlled by its own Headmaster. It combined with Ginrai into God Ginrai, who defeated Nightbeat and explained that Godbomber itself was a Master-Brace that connected humans and robots through [[Chōkon Power]]. Realizing that Master-Braces served to bridge organic and robotic life to create a new type of lifeform, Nightbeat declared the mystery solved and was delighted that Godbomber's technology could be used for the [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] project. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}}

Nightbeat continued helping the Decepticons with Trypticon, even charming [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into lending a hand. She participated in the Decepticons' attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], controlling [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]'s transtector for him while his head component sneaked in and stole Metroplex's [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} She was among the world's Masterforce warriors when they all joined forces to defeat [[Devil Z]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Grand Maximus}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Nightbeat watched on as the Autobots, Zamojin, and Legends refugees restored the universe. She was one of several people whose wishes were channeled through [[White Leo]]'s [[MVP Weapon]] to aid in the recreation. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part One|''Transformers'' #13]]}}

When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] returned to Cybertron, he cracked down on policing, sending ''every'' [[Security Operations]] member to root out [[the Rise]]. Kicking down the door to a drug den, Nightbeat requested calm and to be directed to [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s squad from the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

[[File:Prowl, Nightbeat & Green.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Nightbeat visited a brooding [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], seeking his old colleague's help. He commented on the unimaginative name Prowl had picked for [[Green|his pet]] and told Prowl that Security had a new lead on The Rise. Soon, Nightbeat had cadets [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] observing as Prowl forcefully interrogated [[Singe]] to shake loose some information. Singe's tip-off led them to [[Swindle's]], with the illegal gambling den possibly having ties with The Rise. Nightbeat let Prowl form the plan to infiltrate Swindle's and look for evidence of Rise activity, waiting outside as Bumper entered alone and scouted the place. After Bumper was rumbled by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], Nightbeat and the rest busted in and chaos erupted. Nightbeat was taken out when [[Whisper (G1)|Visper]] rammed into him in jet mode, but recovered just in time to help Prowl apprehend and prepare to interrogate [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

After Sentinel Prime convened a [[Senate]] session to denounce the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] faction, Nightbeat stood on guard outside the building facing a massive crowd, and watched them part to allow [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his fellow Ascenticon senators to approach. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

Following the start of the Decepticon uprising, Nightbeat was among those who accompanied [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to the [[Forge Pyramid]] and helped defend it against a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Nightbeat later evacuated [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] with the rest of the Autobots after Optimus Prime's parlay with Megatron failed. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

Nightbeat took part in the defense of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] when the Decepticons launched an attack to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet. The Autobots succeeded in launching the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and headed to the [[Winged Moon]] to plan their future out among the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Feel the beat of the rhythm of the Nightbeat.]]
While being driven by [[Muzzle]] on the surface of an unidentified planet (with [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] at his side), Nightbeat transformed into [[robot mode]]. Shortly thereafter, three [[Decepticon]] Headmasters burst through a wall, and Nightbeat engaged [[Horri-Bull]] in battle. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters Commercial}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Early in the war, Nightbeat, Orion Pax, and Alpha Trion escorted the Decepticon prisoners Rack'n'Ruin towards a prisoner exchange. After encountering Slicers and fending them off, the group met with Bludgeon, only to be ambushed by the Decepticons. In the confusion, Alpha Trion was captured, only to be later rescued by the combined efforts of Nightbeat and Orion. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

Nightbeat teamed up with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to investigate when a suspicious pattern emerged in a string of Decepticon victories. They eventually uncovered [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s infiltration and sent the Decepticon and his tapes packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Nightbeat and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] were dispatched from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to explore a distant planet. There they met a group of Decepticons, and joined forces with them to battle their mutual foes, the [[Ammonite]]s. Though several Ammonite attacks were thwarted by the alliance, soon differing opinions caused infighting in the group. Eventually, both the Ammonites and the Decepticons were defeated, and the two Autobots returned to their spaceship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsNightbeat.jpg|thumb|right|400px|His objective here is to find out what is the purpose of these battles.]]
Nightbeat participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Rare character that could be recruited by collecting 75 units of Cybermetal, 35 units of Transmetal, and 20 soldier cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
A self-appointed detective, Nightbeat and his Headmaster partner Muzzle served as Optimus Prime's personal private eye. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Nightbeat toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Too cool for [[Playskool]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nightbeat''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Muzzle" Headmaster driver, seat/helmet, "[[plasma blaster]]" rifle, left & right "[[photon pistol]]s"
{{toydesigner|[[Tetsuya Ikeda]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the fifth year of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fourth year in the European line), Nightbeat transforms into Porsche 959. The roof is hinged and can be opened to reveal an interior that can seat a Headmaster in their humanoid mode; for the smaller fifth-year Headmasters, a secondary "seat" is required to keep the Nebulan from rattling around. In vehicle mode, he can also attach his rifle on his roof, and the smaller twin blasters on his hood.

: In [[robot mode]], Nightbeat has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec]] meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength and Intelligence when a Headmaster in head mode is plugged into his neck socket; Nightbeat's readouts are all on a single plate unlike the prior year's toys' individual tumblers, and will show the same ratings regardless of what Headmaster is attached.

: Nightbeat comes with his Nebulan Headmaster partner [[Muzzle#Toys|Muzzle]].

: In Japan, this mold was [[redeco]]ed to make the [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Minerva (human)#Toys|Minerva]], then later offered without changes (and in Hasbro packaging!) as "Minerva Nightbeat" in a [[Robot Point]] mail-away offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Nightbeat/nightbeat.htm More information on Nightbeat at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPATD311042&id=O6IoAAAAEBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4#PPA2,M1 Nightbeat's patent on Google.]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Nightbeattimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nightbeat''' (Deluxe, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile, radar
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Moore]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The other of my first 2 proposals was Nightbeat from Energon Hot Shot. This one went through bigger changes when they went with it, as they wanted it for the Shattered Glass line. But it's fun to compare the concept to final here.|link=https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370248868307345408|site=Twitter|name=Joe Moore|year=2021|month=03|day=11}}</ref>

: A [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]], Nightbeat transforms into a modified {{w|Aston Martin Vanquish}}. The new head is based on the character model's head (by which we mean [[Siren (G1)|Siren]]'s with some nods to the toy-Nightbeat's, see Notes below), but is missing its "ears" thanks to clearance and production timing issues. He can carry a transparent spring-loaded missile-launching weapon in either mode, and features a small Autobot [[spark crystal]] on his chest on which [[Energon star|Energon chips]] can be mounted. Like nearly all other Autobots in the ''Energon'' line, he can [[powerlinx]] with like-designed toys to form the top or bottom of a super robot.

: He was one of two 2008 [[Fun Publications]] "[[Transformers Collectors' Club]]" exclusives. He was originally announced to be available by [[BotCon 2008]] in April, but after multiple delays, preorders finally went up months later on [[August 27]], 2008, with a release date of "within four weeks" of September 30, 2008.

: This mold (with the original head) was also used to make "[[#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]", and the new-head version was used to make ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Nightbeat (SG)#Toys|Nightbeat]].

::*''[https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370248868307345408 Designer commentary on ''Timelines'' Nightbeat from Joe Moore on Twitter]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFCCNightbeat/nightbeat.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Nightbeat at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnhbeRLlVnI Promotional YouTube video for ''Timelines'' Nightbeat, featuring lots of spinny-spinny]''
{{EnergonHotShotMold}}
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Nightbeat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why is he not a retool of Jazz? That's a mystery for ''[[you]]'' to find out.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nightbeat''' (Deluxe, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #020'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters

: Part of the tenth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Nightbeat is a retool of ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#T30Deluxe|Bumblebee]] with a new head, transforming into a muscle car that resembles a fifth-generation [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang]]. He comes with two blasters which peg via [[5 mm post]] into his hands, forearms, and rear vehicle sides, and can also combine into a large weapon. The new head is designed to feature [[light-piping]], but is painted over on both the front and back in red, thus rendering the [[gimmick]] useless. Some units have shins that are glued into place so that they no longer move laterally during transformation.

:[[File:GenerationsNightbeatJazzvsBumblebees.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|left|One of these is not like the others.]]
: He comes packaged with a copy of "[[Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9]]", in which Nightbeat appears in the background of a single panel.

: Evidence indicates that a different sculpt was originally intended to be redecoed into Nightbeat for this release: In January 2014, Japanese online retailers Red Mercury and eToysJapan (among others) listed preorders for the wave containing Nightbeat, [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]], and [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Generations|Jhiaxus]], making this the first official confirmation of Nightbeat and Jhiaxus. The images used for Nightbeat depicted a retool of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|2010 ''Reveal the Shield'']] [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]] with a new head sculpt and spotlight accessories.<ref name="redmerc">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/generations-classics-44/generations-2014-deluxe-wave-4-is-jhiaxus-nightbeat-and-windblade-179062/ TFW2005 news story] on the Red Mercury preorders for Nightbeat, Windblade and Jhiaxus.</ref> In addition, the [[package art]] for the Nightbeat toy itself, i.e. the cover of the [[pack-in material|included]] [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic, ''also'' depicts him in the 2010 Jazz body,<ref name="botcon2014">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2014-hasbro-transformers-figure-display-photos-180437/ Nightbeat and other ''Generations'' toys on display] at BotCon 2014.</ref> suggesting that the decision to use the Bumblebee sculpt instead was made at a very late point in the development process.

: Nightbeat was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Goshooter#Generations|Goshooter]], and the mold was separately retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Carzap (BT)#Toys|Carzap]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenNightbeat/nightbeat.htm More information on ''Generations'' Nightbeat at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
{{note|The [[Punch (G1)#Kre-O|Punch]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] is inexplicably named "Nightbeat" for reasons we cannot discern. See Punch's page for details.}}
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-Nightbeat.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Nightbeat in "The Mystery of the Disappearing Bodies!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nightbeat''' (Titan Master, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Titan Master mini-vehicle
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of individually-packed ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Titan Master]]s, Nightbeat transforms from robot to a head based on the original Nightbeat toy's. In this mode, Nightbeat can serve as the head of any ''Titans Return'' Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader Class figure. He also features ports in his feet that allow him to peg onto a wide variety of ''Titans Return'' figures. His blue plastic matches the colored plastic used by [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blurr]] and [[Topspin (G1)#Titans Return|Topspin]].

: Nightbeat is packaged with a small vehicle that can transform into three modes: a jet for Nightbeat to ride, a drill-tank formed by combining with Nightbeat, and a 5 mm drill weapon for larger figures. His head has a tendency to get stuck, causing it to pop off at the neck when removing him. The shape of the tank's back end also makes inserting him as instructed somewhat awkward. A solution to both problems is to insert him into the slot with his head mode face pointing up, rotating the body, and then finally folding the legs in place.

: As with most Titan Master vehicle accessories, care must be taken with the gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5 mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force causes the handle to pop out of the joint. Also, most of the units had a problem with the legs not folding down neatly in head mode due to the tolerance of the side panels on the legs.

: Nightbeat was originally designed by [[Emiliano Santalucia]] as a new character, and sported an original head-mode design. Between the promotional render and the final product, the plastic color of Nightbeat's shins was changed from yellow to blue. His face is also a more orange-y yellow than the brighter yellow plastic, while his eyes are dark orange instead of blue.

: His vehicle was redecoed as [[Moguru#Toys|Moguru]] and packaged with ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Legends|Chromedome]]. His head mode served as the model for [[Soundwave (BW)#e-HOBBY comics|Soundwave]]'s head in several [[e-HOBBY]] comics. Nightbeat, along with Skytread, was also re-released as part of the fourth wave of Titan Masters alongside Shuffler and Repugnus. Nightbeat's main body was later retooled into [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Legends|Ghost Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRNightbeat/nightbeat.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Nightbeat at TFU.info]''
{{TRNightbeatMold}}
{{-}}

===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG28-Nightbeat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm an evil blonde.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rewind & Nightbeat''' (2016)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG28'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 24]], 2016

: Released in the fourteenth wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' toyline, Nightbeat is a redeco of the above ''Titans Return'' figure, only now ''extensively'' painted to get both modes closer to the original toy's... though the priority is on the head mode's deco, resulting in blue and black arms rather than yellow, giving her the black "antennae" look on the sides of her noggin.

: She was only available in a small set packed in with [[Rewind (G1)#Legends|Rewind]].
{{TRNightbeatMold}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:Nightbeatsirenswappedheads.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Top row: toy Nightbeat, toy Siren. Bottom row: comic Siren, comic Nightbeat.]]
*In Nightbeat's [[:File:Transformsfromracecartorobot.jpg|toy packaging photography]], Muzzle's legs are blue instead of the final black, and the flame stickers on Nightbeat's doors are different. This early flame design made it into [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Nightbeat Nightbeat's ''Universe'' profile art] and, as a result, into some Marvel Comics stories.
*For their [[character model]]s, the face/Nebulan and helmet/seat pieces of Nightbeat and [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] were inexplicably switched. (It is difficult to tell for sure, but they may have kept the correct antennae/guns judging by the basic shapes involved.) This switch gave comic book Nightbeat the "shades" he's remembered for, as well as the crest on his forehead, while comic book Siren ended up with his trademark combined brow/nosepiece. Likewise, the model sheet for Nightbeat's car mode has Siren's antennae guns on the hood. Nightbeat and Siren's guns are even swapped on the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHU63O9ApQ&ab_channel=walruslaw commercial]. How or why this switch happened, and in what stage of development it occurred, is unknown.
*He was depicted with his own toy's head (for the first time) in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath]]''. Nightbeat's appearances in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''Transformers'' comics retain the Siren face design, but inside the Nightbeat helmet. In [[Fun Publications]]' "[[Cheap Shots]]", his appearance is based on his new toy, whose head is based on Siren's face and helmet.
[[File:Nightbeatchests.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where'd he get that extra boob?]]
*Another Nightbeat visual oddity is the large difference between the design of his toy's chest and of the character model's chest. While the toy's chest is an asymmetrical shape with one "boob" and a "tummy grill" not unlike Optimus Prime's, the character model gives him a concave octagon which symmetrically houses two hollow boxes. Where did this design come from, and why is it the only thing on his character model, other than the swapped head, that departs from his toy design?
*Due to his asymmetrical chest details, Nightbeat's original [[package art]] is noticeably flipped horizontally, putting his "boob" on the right instead of the left. Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[:File:Nightbeatg1.jpg|profile art]] of him, seems to have been based on the boxart's flip, as well as IDW's material for a long time. In ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 6|#6]], IDW's Nightbeat chest is symmetrical, mirroring the half of his chest with the "boob," giving him an approximation of the made-up Marvel Comics/character model chest — but in "[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]", it's back to the asymmetrical design again.
*Nightbeat has worn the trenchcoat and fedora on occasion. [[:File:MarvelUK-230.jpg|Sometimes]] the artist remembers he has very tall shoulders under there, [[:File:MarvelUS-62.jpg|sometimes not]].
*In the (hilariously bad) [[Omni Productions|dub]] of ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] is called "Nightbeat."
*At [[BotCon 1997]], [[Simon Furman]] was asked why he killed Nightbeat in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]''. He said:
{{bigquote|I don't have a good answer for you... It was too easy to say, I'll kill off all the incidental characters, all the ones I don't like. It sort of added to the bigger picture by ... some of the favorites got it in the neck as well... It's like, say [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] or something died, it's like.. Who cares? I do like Beast Wars as well... it was too easy to just knock off 'B' characters...}}
:Suffice to say, Furman wasn't very familiar with ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' at the time.<ref>[http://www.builtstlouis.net/tf/nightbeat/index.html Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About NIGHTBEAT at builtstlouis.net]</ref>
*A "dinner mystery theatre" starring Nightbeat was planned for [[OTFCC 2004]], with Optimus Prime as the murder victim. Instead, the Transformer theme was shelved and attendees were subjected to [[DEATH BY CHOCOLATE]].
*Quite bizarrely, the Chinese and Korean release of the original toy had a sticker depicting [[Shūta Gō]] on the box; conversely, Minerva was on the box for Siren. Don't believe us? [http://web.archive.org/web/20140317164832/https://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/NightbeatKoreaStickerMISB1.html Here's your proof].
*Nightbeat's [[holomatter]] avatar in [[The One Where They Go to Earth|''More than Meets the Eye'' #43]] is based on {{w|Idris Elba}} as the eponymous Detective Chief Inspector John Luther in ''{{w|Luther (TV series)|Luther}}''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightbeat''' (ナイトビート ''Naitobīto'')
*''French:'' '''Veilleur''' (Canada, "Watcher")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Éjvadász''' ("Night Hunter")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Nightbeatg1.jpg|Dreamwave profile art
File:TFCC-Classics-Nightbeat-profile art.jpg|''Timelines'' / ''Classics'' profile art
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.builtstlouis.net/tf/nightbeat/index.html Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About NIGHTBEAT]

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Dillo

2026-01-03T00:20:42Z

Cooldude1246: /* Notes */

{{factions|maximalbm|wreckers|liegemaximo|autobot}}
:''Dillo is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Dillo Botcon.jpg|thumb|300px|I’m a Dillo.]]

'''Dillo''' is a reformatted ancient task drone who was found by [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. As one of the [[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]], he is capable of quick transformation abilities. He was taught by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|an ancient Autobot tracker]] in the ways of the mace bollo. Unfortunately he only uses it while retreating. He is a bit of a coward, but attempts to maintain a tough outer demeanor.

==Fiction==
[[File:Ravdillo.jpg|thumb|left]]
===3H comics===
Having recently been discovered by Nightscream, Dillo and his fellow Deployers [[Mol]] and [[Rav (BM)|Rav]] were escorting the young Maximal and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] back to their hidden base when they were stopped cold by a squad of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Tank Drone]]s. Things looked grim for the group until [[Ramulus]], [[Primal Prime]] and [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] arrived and were all super-awesome and unstoppable. The whole group then journeyed underground, where the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] gave the gathered Cybertronians their tasks. The shifty Maximal [[Packrat]] convinced the Deployers to join up with the [[Wreckers]] crew.

The Deployers took part in the later battle for the Autobot shuttle that would take the Wreckers off-planet, fighting through hundreds of Vehicon drones. However, once they were on board and off-planet, the Deployers, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] were battered insensible by a stowaway, the bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

Things didn't get much better for Dillo and crew, as an act of sabotage by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] sent explosions rocking through the ship. The section the Deployers, Spittor and Sonar were in was jettisoned by Packrat, leaving the five to die a fiery death in deep space. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Dillo was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s [[Maximal]]s. After his master invaded [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and felled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], Dillo was sent out of [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] under [[Liege Maximo]]'s command to root out the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s companions. {{Storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

Dillo was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and fell to his death when Arcee disrupted the [[Ore-4|gravity generator]] in Nemesis. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

===''Missing Link''===
Dillo was a buggy unit who supported [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime bio}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Machines''===
[[File:BeastMachinestoy-Dillo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh no, I ain't buying you some time.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Dillo''' (Deployer, 2000)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Bollo-missile

: Dillo is a purple and blue mechanical armadillo. He features a quick-change transformation into a sort of catapult and a mace-shaped "bollo" [[missile]]. (Judging from the shape of the missile, "bollo" is probably a typo for—or pun on—"bola".)

::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Dillo/dillo.htm More information on Dillo at TFU.info]

{{-}}{{anchor|red}}
[[File:BM Dillo toy red version.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Dillo''' (Deployer, 2001)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Bollo-missile

: The "[[Variant|running change]]" [[redeco]] of Dillo retains all his original features, but now in red and blue. The color changes were not reflected on the packaging, which still showed the original colors.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Dillo/redillo.htm More information on Dillo (redeco) at TFU.info]
{{--}}

===''Missing Link''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sentinel Prime''' (センチネルプライム, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-01S'''
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[September 12]]
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (deco, bio)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=はい。バイオと、少しだけ色指定のお手伝いもしました|link=https://x.com/Hirovmi/status/1843947852395057167|site=Twitter|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|year=2024|month=10|day=09}}</ref>
{{picsneeded}}

:''[[Missing Link]]'' Dillo is a blue redeco of [[Roller (G1)#Missing Link|Roller]], included with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Giza (POTP)#Missing Link|Giza]], companion to [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Nemesis Prime]].

==Notes==
* The redeco of Dillo was—according to store listings—originally supposed to be named "Trench", just as the other two redecoed Deployers were to be renamed. Why this plan changed is unknown.
* Dillo's association with an "ancient Autobot tracker" who used a "mace bollo" is a deep-cut reference to the so-called "U-Haul Robot" from "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", who was later retconned into being an incarnation of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. Similarly, his fellow Deployer [[Rav (BM)|Rav]] was said to have worked with "an ancient female Autobot resistance leader"—[[Beta (G1)|Beta]], from "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]". Over twenty years later, Hirofumi Ichikawa named ''Missing Link'' Sentinel Prime's redecoed Roller drone partner Dillo, explicitly tying the two characters together directly; on social media, he posted an image of the toy posed with ''Beast Machines'' Dillo's bollo-missile accessory.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=センチネルプライム師匠と弟子のディロくん|link=https://x.com/Hirovmi/status/1843943561005568168|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=10|day=09}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dillo''' (ディロ ''Diro'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Popular beast alternate modes

2025-07-30T15:38:22Z

Cooldude1246: /* Ankylosaurs */

[[File:Class06-toy Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=2|There's more of these than you'd think.]]
Earth is a planet literally teeming with organic life forms. Millions of genera, of all shapes and sizes, inhabit the planet, and a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] might scan any of them for a potential [[alternate mode]]. Some genera, however, are extremely popular with Cybertronians.

{{SITENAME}} has certain requirements for an animal to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the [[beast mode]]. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold'''—a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode."

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

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

==Arthropods==

===Arachnids===
====Spiders====
[[File:Botconarceetoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Not an [[Avengers]] member.]]
''Black Widow Spiders'' (''Latrodectus mactans'')

*[[Blackarachnia (BW)]]
*[[Arcee (G1)]]
*[[Crystal Widow]]
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)]]
*[[Airachnid (Prime)]] <ref name="motif">This character qualifies because of their robot mode motif.</ref>
*[[Airachnid (G1)]]

====Scorpions====
[[File:BWtoy-ScorponokMega.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Willing to trade his bee for a city mode.]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]
*[[Pincher (G1)]]
*[[Scorpulator]]
*[[Double Punch]]
*[[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)]] / [[Scorponok (BWSG)]]
*[[Quickstrike (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor">This character partially qualities because of their nature as a Fuzor.</ref>
*[[Ax]]
*[[Poison Bite]]
*[[Scorponok (Energon)]] / [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]]
*[[Scorponok (Movie)]]
*[[Zori]] / [[Sting (RID)]]
*[[Scorponok (WFC)]] / [[Paralon (RID)]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Scorponok (ROTB)]]

===Crustaceans===
====Crabs====
[[File:BW-BWN-toy Razorclaw-Rockbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|When all the world is metrosexual, the Crab People will finally reign supreme!]]
*[[Cancix]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Rampage (BW)]] / [[Shokaract]]
*[[Razorclaw (BW)]] / [[Rockbuster]]
*[[Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Crab spy]]
*[[Gura]]
*[[Clampdown (RID)]] / [[Clawtrap]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Crabby Grabby]]

===Insects===
====Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)====
[[File:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Not [[Pokeformers|Pinsir]].]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)]] / [[Zaptrap]]
*[[Chop Shop (G1)]]
*[[Insecticon (BW)]]
*[[Beetle]]
*[[Marco]]
*[[Scarem]]
*[[Sharpshot]]
*[[Shrapnel (RID)]]
*[[Shrapnel (Cyberverse)]] / [[Kickback (Cyberverse)]] / [[Bombshell (Cyberverse)]]

====Scarabs and male rhinoceros beetles (family Scarabaeidae)====
[[File:G1-toy Bombshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Not Heracross.]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] / [[Bombshell (SG)|Bombshell (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Salvo (G1)|Salvo]]
*[[Barrage (Insecticon)]]
*[[Ram Horn]] / [[Motorarm (BW)]]
*[[Needler (G1)|Needler]]
*[[Insecticon (Energon)]]
*[[Hardshell]] / [[Bombshock (Prime)]] / [[Razorhorn]]
*[[Bido]]
*[[Barrage (Prime)]]
*[[Bombshell (RID)]]
*[[Saberhorn]]

====Grasshoppers and locusts (order Orthoptera)====
*[[Kickback (G1)]] / [[Kickback (SG)|Kickback (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Shothole]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 125]]
*[[Ransack (G1)]] / [[Ransack (SG)|Ransack (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Scourge (BW)]]
*[[Kickback (FOC)]]
*[[Kickback (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Spinhead]] <ref name="motif" />

====Wasps and ants (order Hymenoptera)====
[[File:Waspinatortelemocha.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A rare shot of Waspinator not getting blown up.]]
*[[Buzz Saw (BW)]] / [[Waspinator (BW)]] / [[Starscream (G1)]] {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]]
*[[Injector (BW)|Injector]] / [[Latolata]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Inferno (BW)]] / [[Antagony (BW)]]
*[[Scavenger (BW)]]
*[[Buzzer-Bot]] / [[Billy (Go-Bots)]]
*[[Wasp|Waspinator (Animated)]] / [[Inferno (Animated)]] / [[Antagony (Animated)]]
*[[Storm Rider]] / [[King Waruder]] / [[Paralyzer]] / [[Bug Bite II]] / [[Parasite]] / [[Skywasp]] / [[Mudfighter]] / [[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Venom (G1)|Venin]] / [[Crusher (Diaclone)]] / [[Buzzer (Diaclone)]] / [[B-Navi]] / [[Ripper (Diaclone)]] / [[NAVI-Q]] / [[Thrasher (Diaclone)]] / [[King Waruder|Daros]] / [[Buggy]]

====Mantises (order Mantodea)====
*[[Manterror]] / [[Mantis]]
*[[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (G1)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (G1)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Magi]] / [[Shou]] / [[Scalpel (ROTF)]]

====Dragonflies (order Odonata)====
*[[Jetstorm (BW)]] / [[Tonbot]]
*[[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Dobo]]

==Fishes==

===Chondrichthyes===
====Rays====
''Manta Ray'' (''Manta birostris'')
[[File:BM-toy Hammerstrike.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Starring in the next ''Shark Attack'' movie.]]
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] / [[Kraken]] / [[Terrormander]]
*[[Manta Ray (BW)]]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)]]

====Sharks====
'''Hammerhead shark''' (genus ''Sphyrna'' and others)

*[[Cybershark]] / [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] / [[Overbite (G1)]]
*[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Hammerstrike (BM)]] / [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s {{storylink|Betrayal}}
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)]] / [[Ragebyte]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Hammerbyte]]

'''Great White shark''' (''Carcharodon carcharias'')
*[[Cybershark#TM2|Cybershark (Transmetal 2)]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]] / [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Cloud|Hellwarp]]
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)]]

==Reptiles==
===Crocodylians===
[[File:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Don't flush him down the toilet.]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)]] / [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[Albitron]] / [[Megalligator]]
*[[Terragator]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Soundwave (BW)]]
*[[Gatoraider]]
*[[Dai]]
*[[Razorgrille (RID)]] / [[Skullcruncher (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Skullcruncher (ROTB)]]

===Lizards===
[[File:Prime-toy Zad.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Geckobot]]
*[[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (G1)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (G1)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Wreckloose (Cybertron)]] / [[Wreckloose (TF 2010)]]
*[[Iguanus (BW)]] / [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]]
*[[Reptilion]]
*[[Zado]] / [[Zad]]
*[[Crazybolt (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Slicedice]] <ref name="motif" />

===Snakes===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Fangtron.jpg|thumb]]
''Cobras'' (genus ''Naja'' and others)

*[[Colada]]
*[[Quickstrike (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Night Viper]] <ref>This character qualifies even though vipers are not cobras.</ref>
*[[Cobrabreast]]
*[[Gobu]] / [[Gob]]
*[[Vertebreak (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Slitherfang]] / [[Fangtron]]
*[[Overcoiled]] (cobra)

===Turtles===
''Snapping turtles'' (genera ''Chelydra'' and ''Macroclemmys'')

*[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] / [[Turtler]] / [[Halfshell]]
*[[Snapper]]
*[[Terragator]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Dado (Prime)]]
*[[Skold]]

===Dinosaurs===
====Ankylosaurus====
*[[Gairyu]] <ref name="pretender">This character qualifies due to their pretender shell only.</ref>
*[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] / [[Slapper (Dinobots)|Slapper]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|Ankylosaurus drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Cross-Ryu drone]]
*[[Roughneck]]
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]
*[[Scale (RB)|Scale the Shield-Bot]]
*[[Scarr]]

====''Brontosaurus''<ref>Due to the changing classification status of various fossils, these molds may have been described as either ''Brontosaurus'' or ''Apatosaurus'' at the time of release.</ref>====
[[File:SS-toy Zauru.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Sludge (G1)]]
*[[Zaur (G1)]] / [[Uruaz]] / [[Zauru]]
*[[Rairyu]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Sludge (SG)]]
*[[Zaur (Animated)]]
*[[Sludge (FOC)]]
*[[Slog (AOE)]]
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave The Rescue Dino-Bot (RB)]]

====''Pachycephalosaurus''====
*[[Hardhead (BW)]] / [[Dinotron (BM)]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|Pachycephalosaurus drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Caesar-Ryu Drone]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)]]<ref>Vertebreak's beast mode is based on the dinosaur previously known as ''Dracorex''. However, as of 2020, ''Dracorex'' is recognized as being the juvenile form of ''Pachycephalosaurus''.</ref> / [[Dracodon]]
* [[Jawbreaker (ES)]]

====''Spinosaurus''====
[[File:AOEGenerationsDeluxeScorn.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Undermine (Cybertron)]] / [[Repugnus (Cybertron)]] / [[Undermine (TF 2010)]]
*[[Scorn]]
*[[Spindle]]
*[[Spirituan]]

====''Stegosaurus''====
[[File:G1Snarl toy.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] stole my name." :'(]]
*[[Snarl (G1)]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)]] / [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Doryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Saberback]] / [[Striker]] / [[Snarl (Dinobots)]]
*[[Hacksaw]]
*[[Doryu (SG)]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)]]
*[[Snarl (AOE)]]
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase the Rescue Dinobot (RB)]]
*[[Abyssrain]]

====''Styracosaurus''====
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Ractonite.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Killer Punch]]
*[[Kakuryu (SG)]]
*[[Grimstone (PCC)]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)]]
*[[Ractonite]]

====''Triceratops''====
[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 2-pack scout Slug.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Slag (G1)]]
*[[Kakuryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Guiledart]] / [[Triceradon (BM)]] / [[Triceradon (Dinobots)]]
*[[Knockdown (Classics)]] / [[Ironlunge]] / [[Stockade (Universe 2008)]] / [[Triceradon (DOTM)]] / [[Thunderlips]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)]]
*[[Slug (FOC)]]
*[[Slug (AOE)]]
*[[Boulder (RB)|Boulder the Rescue Dinobot]]
*[[Tricerashot]] <ref name="motif" />
*[['Tops]]
*[[Trisourtops]] / [[Tricitrustops]]
*[[Tricranius]]
*[[Slug (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Leafback]]

====''Tyrannosaurus''====
[[File:Beast Machines T-Wrecks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Down, Dino. Down, boy! Down, boy! Down!!"]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] / NBE 08
*[[Overkill (G1)]] / [[Overkill (SG)]]
*[[Goryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[T-Wrecks]] / [[Tyrannocon Rex]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)]] / [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]
*[[Tyrannitron]]
*[[Tri-Rex]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)]] / [[Gnashteeth]] / [[Ransack (Universe 2008)]] / [[Dualor (DOTM)]] / [[Ivan]]
*[[Predacon (Armada)]] / [[Preditron]]
*[[Grimlock (Energon)]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron (Cybertron)]] / [[Cindersaur (G1)#Timelines|Cindersaur]] / [[Megatron (BWSG)]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)]]
*[[Grimlock (SG)]]
*[[Goryu (SG)]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock (FOC)]]
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)]]
*[[Grimlock (AOE)]]
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Primal (Rescue Bots)]]
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] / [[Butla#Legends|Butla]] <ref name="partner" />
*[[Sharp-T]]
*[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Bogusaurus Rex]] / [[Stinkosaurus Rex]] / [[Greeny Rex]] / [[Bum Sprout]]
*[[Javasaurus Rex]] / [[Roarista]] / [[Goldasaurus Blend]]
*[[Hoist (RB)]] {{storylink|Big Wheels}}
*[[Paleotrex]] / [[Transmutate (BW)#Generations|Transmutate]] / [[Skelivore]]
*[[Captain Volca]]

====''Velociraptor''====
[[File:DB-toy Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] / [[Grimlock (G1)]] / [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]]
*[[Dinobot II]] / [[Rapticon (BM)|Rapticon]]
*[[Razor Claw]]
*[[Reptron (Go-Bots)]] / [[Dino-Bot]] / [[Greg (Go-Bots)]] / [[Reptron (Universe)]]
*[[Slash (AOE)]]
*[[Dinobot (BWSG)]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RaptorRescan|Bumblebee (WFC)]]
*[[Slash (POTP)]] / [[Cindersaur (G1)#Generations|Cindersaur]]
*The [[Raptoricon]]s
**[[Thrashclaw]]
**[[Slice (G1)]]
**[[Gnash]]
**[[Shred]]
*[[Lance (RB)|Lance the Raptor-Bot]]
*[[Slash (RBA)]]

===Pterosaurs===
====''Pteranodon''====
[[File:Cybertron Brimstone toy.jpg|thumb|Won't you, take me, on your mighty wings...]]
*[[Swoop (G1)]]
*[[Graphy]]
*[[Yokuryu]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] / [[Fractyl]] / [[Lazorbeak]] / [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] / [[Terranotron (Dinobots)]] / [[Terrorsaur (BWSG)]]
*[[Terranotron (BM)]] / [[Terrorsaur (Armada)]] / [[Ravenus]]
*[[Reptix]] / [[Windrazor (Universe)]] / [[Rav (DOTM)]] / [[Paulie]]
*[[Swoop (Energon)]]
*[[Brimstone (Cybertron)]] / [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)]]
*[[Swoop (WFC)]]
*[[Nosedive]]
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades The Rescue Dino-Bot (RB)]]
*[[Pterry]]
*[[Ptero]]
*[[Pteraxadon]] / [[Terror-Daxtyl]] / [[Enerax]] / [[Sights]] / [[Fireglide]]
*[[Wingfinger]]
*[[Swoop (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Thunderbeak]]

==Birds==
===Condors (genera ''Vultur'' and ''Gymnogyps'')===
[[File:Mov-toy RGR NightBeat7.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]] / [[Garboil (G1)]] / [[Sundor]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 57]] / [[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt (Beast Machines)]]
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)]] / [[Hell Buzzsaw]] / [[Blockrock]]
*[[Booster X10]] / [[Night Beat 7]]
*[[Laserbeak (Animated)]] / [[Buzzsaw (Animated)]] / [[Garboil (Animated)]] / [[Sunder (Animated)]] / [[Laserbeak (KOU)]]
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)]] <ref name="motif" />

===Eagles (order Accipitriformes)===
[[File:G1Divebomb toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)]]
*[[Squawktalk (G1)]] / [[Squawktalk (SG)]]
*[[Eaglebreast]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)]] / [[Skywarp (BW)]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Screech (Action Master)|Screech]]
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)]] / [[Wedge Shape]] / [[Longview (Universe)]] / [[Divebomb (SG)]]
*[[Talon (RB)]]

===Hawks and falcons (order Falconiformes)===
[[File:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|It's a bird! It's a plane! It's both!]]
*[[Hawkbreast]]
*[[Wingspan]]
*[[Doubledealer]] / [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]
*[[Airazor (BW)]]
*[[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Tobias]]
*[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Sights (G1)|Sights]]
*[[Airazor (Armada)]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)]] / [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout (Energon)]] / [[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]]
*[[Baru]]
*[[Airazor (ROTB)]]

===Owls (order Strigiformes)===
[[File:Prowl tm2 fktoy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Beast Wars Prowl.]]
*[[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl II]]
*[[Icebird]]
*[[Blurray Murray]] / [[Gol-D]]
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]]
{{-}}

==Synapsids==
====''Dimetrodon''====
[[File:DB-toy Sludge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Dinobots Sludge]]
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] / [[Sludge (Dinobots)]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|"Spinosaurus" drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Saber-Ryu Drone]]
*[[Gnaw (AOE)|Gnaw (Construct-Bot)]]
{{-}}

==Mammals==
===Bats===
[[File:G1Ratbat toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He tried to get a recurring role in ''Batman Beyond''.]]
*[[Kōmoribreast]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]
*[[Nightscream (BM)]]
*[[Batscout]] / [[Nightshriek]] / [[True One]]
*[[Noctorro]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] / [[Onyx Primal]]
*[[Ratbat (G1)]] / [[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Wingthing (G1)]]
*[[Skar (G1)|Skar]] / [[Clouder]]
*[[Sonar (BW)]]
*[[Soundwave (BW)]]
*[[Megatron (RID)]]
*[[Ratbat (Animated)]] / [[Wingthing (Animated)]] / [[Ratbat (KOU)]]
*[[Hades]]
*[[Ratbat (ROTF)]]
*[[Convobat]]
*[[Nightstrike]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)]] / [[Psychobat]]
*[[Nyx]]
*[[Dracula|Draculus]]

===Bovids===
[[File:G1toy-Horri-Bull.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Not a Terror dog, we swear.]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]
*[[Noctorro]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Horri-Bull]]
*[[Longhorn]]
*[[Bonecrusher (BW)]] / [[Bighorn]]
*[[Bisonbreast]]
*[[Ramulus]]
*[[Baro]]
*[[Bolt (G1)|Bolt]]
*[[Terrashock]] / [[Overhead]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Smashdown]] / [[Malleus Minotaurus]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Lavamuleta]]

===Canines===
'''Wolves / Dogs''' (''Canis lupus'')
[[File:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Timber from ''G.I. Joe'' Crossovers...if such a toyline existed.]]
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]
*[[Wolfang (Maximal)]] / [[Wolfang (Predacon)]] / [[K-9]] / [[BB|Max-B]]
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)]]
*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]
*the [[Cub]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Quickstrike (BM)]]
*[[Noble (BM)|Noble]]
*[[Cassie]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)]] / [[Gredator]] / [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)]]
*[[Bruticus (RID)]]
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Preditron]]
*[[Steeljaw (DOTM)]]
*[[Servo (RB)]]
*[[Growl (RB)]]
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)]]
*[[Wolfang (Prime)]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Fireplug]]
*[[Sergeant Slobber]]
*[[Steeljaw (RID)]] / [[Phantomjaw]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Silverhound]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Clipshade]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Mutt-Chievous]]
*[[Coach Husky]]
*[[Silverfang]]
*[[Chainclaw (ROTB)]]
*[[Bullseye (Target)|Bullseye]]

===Proboscideans===
[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Ozu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
*[[Shuffler]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]] / [[Santon]]
*[[Torca (BW)]] / [[Elphaorpha]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Big Convoy]] / [[Black Big Convoy]] / [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)]] / [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Mammoth]]
*[[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron (RID)]] / [[Deathsaurus (G1)]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)]] / [[Geki]]
*[[Masterdominus]]
*[[Hydrophant]]

===Equines===
[[File:BWN-toy MachKick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Battle Unicorn]] / [[Magna Stampede]]
*[[Dropshot (Armada)]] / [[Dropshot (SG)|Dropshot (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Mach Kick]]
*[[Strada]]
*[[Unilla Icequeencone]] / [[King Candyhooves]] / [[Sugar Saddle]]

===Felines===
'''Jaguars''' (''Panthera onca'')

*[[Ravage (G1)]] / [[Glit (KP)|Glit]] / [[Howlback (G1)]] / [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Howlback (BB)]]
*[[Panther]]
*[[Jaguarbreast]]
*[[Ax]]
*[[Battle Ravage]] / [[Command Ravage]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Beast-Bot II]]
*[[Ravage (ROTF)]]
*[[Scratch]] / [[Razorpaw]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Snarlsaber]]

'''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'')
[[File:Tigatron-HasbroToy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tigertron after visiting a tanning salon.]]
*[[CatSCAN]]
*[[Rampage (G1)]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)]] / [[Apexus]] / [[Snow Cat (Universe)]] / [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Catilla (DOTM)]]
*[[Tigerbreast]]
*[[Toraizer]]
*[[Tigatron]]
*[[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Bantor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Jake (Animorphs)|Jake]]
*[[Tigertron]] / [[George (Go-Bots)|George]]
*[[Stripes]]
*[[Arrowstripe]]

'''Lions''' (''Panthera leo'')
[[File:Prime voyager Thundertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Angela]] / [[Eggleo]] / [[Dark Eggleo]]
*[[Lio Convoy]] / [[Black Lio Convoy]] / [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]]
*[[Lionbreast]]
*[[Leonicus]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] / [[Lio Junior]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)]] / [[Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Snarl (BM)]] / [[Alpha Trion]]
*[[Rachel]]
*[[Lione]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)]] / [[Steeljaw (SG)]] / [[Nightstalker (G1)]]
*[[Under-3]]
*[[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] / [[Victory Leo]]
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] / [[Nemesis Breaker]]
*[[Steeljaw (Animated)]] / [[Lionizer (Animated)]]
*[[Thundertron]] / [[Go Prime]] / [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]]
*[[Valor|Valor the Lion-Bot]]
*[[Hunter (RB Mini-Con)|Hunter the Lion-Bot]]
*[[Lionblade]]

'''Cheetahs''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'')

*[[Cheetor (BW)]] / [[Shadow Panther]] / [[Nightprowler]] / [[Cheetor (BWSG)]]
*[[Che]]
*[[Cataclysm (BW)]] / [[Cheetor (Armada)]]
*[[Cheetor (Go-Bots)]] / [[Chuck (Go-Bots)|Chuck]]
*[[Swift (RB)]]
*[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Cheetor (ROTB)]]

===Primates===
'''Gorillas''' (''Gorilla gorilla'')
[[File:G1toy-Beastbox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Could 100 humans take ''him'' on?]]
*[[Apeface]]
*[[Beastbox (G1)]] / [[Beastbox (SG)]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)]] / [[Optimus Primal (BWSG)]]
*[[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]]
*[[Primal Prime]] / [[Rodimus Primal]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]] / [[Max (Go-Bots)]] / [[Beast-Bot]] / [[Gorilla-Bot]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime (Cybertron)]]
*[[Marco]]
*[[Beastbox (ROTF)]]
*[[Oilmaster]] / [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TFSS|Optimus Prime]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Silverback|Silverback the Gorilla-Bot]]
*[[Rarigo]] / [[Ape X Arms]]
*[[Chilla Gorilla]] / [[Abominable Soundman]] / [[Tranquillabeast]] / [[Grinded G. Ears]]
*[[Grrr'illa Grimes]] / [[Flood Jug]]
*[[Snorg the Conquerer]]
*[[Nemesis Primal]]
*[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)]] / [[Apelinq (ROTB)]]

'''Humans''' (''Homo sapiens'')
[[File:PretenderStarscream toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I'm not an animal! I'm a <s>human being</s> Pretender shell!"]]

*[[Cloudburst]] / [[Phoenix (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Landmine (G1)]] / [[Lander]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Waverider]] / [[Diver (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Groundbreaker]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Sky High (Pretender)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Splashdown]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Metalhawk (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Doubleheader]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Pincher (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Stranglehold]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Crossblades (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Skyhammer (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Vroom (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Simon Furman]] ''(In a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan]] magazine [[Letters page|letters column]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] joked that Furman was a [[Maximal]])''.
*[[Michael Bay]] ''([[Hasbro]] jokingly produced a toy of him, included as an "[[easter egg]]" on the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] DVD.)''
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)]]
*[[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Alternity|Reflector (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*The [[new lab assistant]]
*[[Sovereign]] / [[G.B. Blackrock]] <ref name="IDW">This character qualifies due to their portrayal in the 2005 IDW continuity only.</ref>
*[[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]
*[[Overlord (G1)]] <ref name="IDW" />

===Rhinos===
[[File:Beast Wars-Transmetal Rhinox-toy.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Just when you thought a rhino's skin couldn't get any tougher...]]

*[[Headstrong (G1)]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)]] / [[Ramhorn (SG)]]
*[[Stranglehold]]
*[[Greatshot]]
*[[Hornbreast]]
*[[Top-Heavy]]
*[[Fire Beast]]
*[[Rhino (BW)]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]]
*[[Rhinox (Armada)]]
*[[Backstop (Cybertron)]] / [[Backstop (TF 2010)]]
*[[Ramhorn (Animated)]]
*[[Rumble (ROTF)]]
*[[Zamu]]
*[[Transit (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Transit (G1)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Rhinox (ROTB)]]
*[[Drillnohorn]]

===Rabbits===
[[File:BWN-toy Stampy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Beast Wars Neo Stampy]]
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]]
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]
*[[Kitte Shūshū]]
*[[The Great Mumbo Bumblo]]
*[[Drizzlefluff Tinkletail]]
{{-}}

===Rodents===
'''Rats'''
*[[Rattrap (BW)]] / [[Packrat]]
*[[Rattrap (BWSG)]] / [[Labrat]]
*[[Rattle Tail]]

===Ursines===
'''Bears''' (genus ''Ursus'')
[[File:BW Barbearian toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Rise and Shine, Ursine!]]
*[[Chainclaw (G1)]]
*[[Grizzly-1]] / [[Polar Claw]] / [[Survive]]
*[[Icebird]]
*[[Jake]]
*[[Kuma Kinkin]]
*[[Bear Transformer]]
*[[Sequoia]]
*[[Polarclaw]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Cuddle Wuddle]] / [[Goldie Snuggleshine]] <ref>Characters using this mold technically turn into ''teddy'' bears.</ref>
{{-}}

==Mythical creatures==
===[[Dragon]]s===
[[File:Cryotekridtoy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Moonlights as a Yu-Gi-Oh! card.]]

*[[Doublecross]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)]] / [[Sinnertwin (SG)]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)]] / [[Deathsaurus (SG)]]
*''Likely'' [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]] / [[Esmeral (SG)]]
*[[Mechatron]]
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[Cryotek (RID)]]
*[[Galvatron (BW)]] / [[Unicron]]
*[[Nightscream (Classics)]] / [[Dragoyell]] / [[Brimstone (Universe)]] / [[Sling (AOE)]]
*[[Noble (BM)|Savage]]
*[[Megatron (RID)]]
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)]] / [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon (Classics)]] / [[Bruticus (RID)]]
*[[Predaking (Prime)]] / [[Dragotron]]
*[[Ripclaw]] / [[Ser-Ket (Prime)]] / [[Bakudora]]
*[[Skystalker (Prime)]] / [[Backbite (Prime)]] / [[Skylynx (Prime)]] / [[Judora (Go!)|Judora]]
*[[Lazerback (Prime)]] / [[Vertebreak (Prime)]] / [[Gaidora (Go!)|Gaidora]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)]] / [[Dorara]]
*[[Twinstrike (Prime)]] / [[Garara (Go!)|Garara]] / [[Thrash (TLK)]]
*[[Blight (Prime)]] / [[Burara]] / [[Gorge]]
*[[Windrazor (Prime)]] / [[Divebomb (Prime)]] / [[Barara]] / [[Rupture]]
*[[Hydrax]]
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Exprime|Optimus Exprime]]
*[[Dragonus]] / [[Windra]] / [[Dragonblaster]]
*[[Flamesnort]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Drake (RB)]]
*[[Wingblaze]] / [[Freezer Burn]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Knight Watch|Knight Watch Bumblebee]]
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] / [[Butla#Legends|Butla]] <ref name="partner">This character qualities even if they are a partner drone.</ref>
*[[Steelbane]] / [[Skullitron]] / [[Crimsonflame]]
*[[Dragonstorm]]
*[[Rootwing]] / [[Smerg the Sad]]
*[[Sugar Breath]] / [[Milton]]
*[[Sour Wing]] / [[Aday]] / [[Sweet Fang]]
*[[Heatwave (RB)]]

==References==
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Magmatron (BW)

2025-07-28T03:10:08Z

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:''Magmatron is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].

[[File:Magmatronbm.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Part robot, part 3 different prehistoric animals, and he can ''dance''.]]
'''Magmatron''' (マグマトロン ''Magumatoron'') seeks one thing: being crowned with the title of "[[Emperor of Destruction]]" after the failure of the insane [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. Almost nothing else matters. His chosen means to attain that, unfortunately for him, are a bumbling group of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] who do nothing but disappoint him and leave him grumpy after their repeated failures at acquiring [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsules]]. Nevertheless, he's still content to sit on his throne aboard the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' while his minions go out on missions—a tendency only broken by the chance to face down his nemesis, [[Big Convoy]]. But he's not interested in fighting fair, preferring to destroy his enemies through petty and underhanded tactics to assure complete victory. He's not without nuance, though, as [[Unicron/Generation 1|even greater evils]] can prompt him into an all-consuming vendetta against those who nearly destroyed [[Dinosaur (planet)|his ancestors]] and threaten the sanctity of the universe itself. For what is conquest worth if you have nothing to rule? Said vendetta can even call for the sacrifice of his subordinates, shaking even the ever-loyal [[Guiledart]]... One hopes, in the end, that Magmatron can learn to work with his enemies in taking down mutual threats and grow from it.

Magmatron possesses a [[mitotic spark|unique anatomy]] which allows him to separate into three dinosaur forms called '''Landsaurus''' (ランドサウルス ''Randosaurus''), '''Seasaurus''' (シーサウルス ''Shīsaurus''), and '''Skysaurus''' (スカイサウルス ''Sukaisaurus''),<ref>Referred to as "Landsaur", "Seasaur", and "Skysaur" in Magmatron's ''Beast Machines Dinobots'' bio.</ref> or merge them into a single monstrosity called '''Magmasaurus''' (マグマサウルス ''Magumasaurus'').

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Show Ryuzanji]] (Japanese)|[[Kwan-cheol Kim]] (Korean)}}
[[File:Magmatron cartoon.jpg|left|thumb|No, the toy isn't this cool.]]
Magmatron was fighting [[Big Convoy]] on a distant planet, up until he confronted him personally. Shocked by the legendary warrior's appearance, he attempted to stand against him, but was quickly disabled by Convoy's “Big Cannon”. Much later on, Magmatron and his troops were stationed on [[Gaia]], where they caught a glimpse of five new [[Maximal]] recruits touching down on the planet's surface. In response, he immediately ordered his soldiers to crush their opposition. He then rendezvoused with the other Predacons, surrounding their hostage, [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]], who told them where the Maximals were. Going off of this information, Magmatron found his way to Big Convoy and the other recruits, mocking the legendary Maximal warrior for being a teacher rather than a lone wolf like before. Convoy's students then formulated a plan to rescue Stampy, with [[Colada]], [[Break]], and [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] taking on the other Predacons, and [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] freezing time for long enough to snatch the rabbit ‘bot away from Magmatron, and return back to his team unscathed. Enraged at having lost his hostage, Magmatron fired at Heinrad, who ducked, allowing the shot to instead hit Big Convoy in the chest. Demanding payback for his previous defeat, Magmatron prepared to launch another “Magma Rocket”, but was countered by Big Convoy's “Big Cannon” once more. Seeing how the battle was unfolding, [[Guiledart]] requested that [[DNAVI]] take them back to headquarters, which teleported all Predacons away from the combat. Back on his ship, Magmatron vowed to take the [[Angolmois Energy]] that rightfully belonged to the Predacons, before Big Convoy and his Maximals could. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

Magmatron received a transmission from [[Saberback]], who was stationed on the planet [[Godbless]], and had found a capsule of Angolmois energy. Saberback gloated to him about his abilities to create illusions, but Magmatron dismissed this, and was only concerned about the recovery of the capsule, and the plundering of the planet for natural resources. Later on, when Saberback asked to be teleported back to the ship with the capsule in tow, Magmatron told him that he couldn't teleport both at once, and that he'd have to make it back on his own. When Saberback told him that the Maximals were trailing him, and would complicate the situation, Magmatron ordered Guiledart, [[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]], and [[Sling]], to assist their comrade. When the Predacons were defeated by Big Convoy, Magmatron had DNAVI teleport them off Godbless before they could be harmed any further. {{storylink|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}

Magmatron was on the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' when Guiledart suggested touching down on [[Solid]] to retrieve the Angolmois capsule located there. Although Dead End had his doubts, Magmatron insisted, and had DNAVI teleport them down to the planet. {{storylink|Burning Heart Below Freezing}}

When Guiledart suggested outright attacking the Maximals on [[Maderan]] so that the Predacons could search for the Angolmois there unfettered, Magmatron agreed and gave him autonomy over the mission. He later had to come to the planet personally to recapture the Maximals when Guiledart was taking too long, dressing him down for failing at a supposedly simple mission. He did, however, allow his Predacons to torture their prisoners, himself taking great glee in seeing the Maximals in pain. Stampy was furious at the treatment of his friends and tried to attack Magmatron, but the Predacon leader swatted him away. When Big Convoy arrived soon after, Magmatron ordered a tactical retreat, and had DNAVI take the Predacons back to the ''Dinosaur''. {{storylink|Hang in There, Stampy}}

[[File:Bwneo6 magmatron trisaur.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Sauroboros.]]

Magmatron was at the helm of the ''Dinosaur'' when the Predacons were in orbit of [[Donovan]]. He noted that the Maximals were likely there to find the Angolmois, just like them. When his troops managed to find the capsule located on the planet, he was there to listen to the transmission between them and DNAVI, during which they were told that both them ''and'' the capsule couldn't be teleported at once. {{storylink|Mirage of the Sand}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}} {{storylink|Duel in the Labyrinth}} {{storylink|The Black Hole Crisis}} {{storylink|Sub-Commander Longrack}} {{storylink|Waa! They Got Eaten}} {{storylink|Planet of Time}} {{storylink|Lonely Hydra}} {{storylink|Break Is a Predacon?}} {{storylink|Ship's Log}} {{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} {{storylink|Troubled DNAVI}} {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} {{storylink|Bump the Physicist}} {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} {{storylink|Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!}} {{storylink|The Stolen Gung Ho}} {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} {{storylink|Assemble! New Warriors}} {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}}}

===''BomBom'' comic continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' comic====
Magmatron was a ''Giganotosaurus'' who led a gang of dinosaur rowdies on a primitive world in the [[7th Cosmos]]. After exposure to the Angolmois Capsule that crashed on the planet, the gang became more ferocious and killed [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars Neo comic|Big]]'s friends. The gang attacked [[Lio Convoy]], who had just arrived on the planet by accident, but failed because of Big's interruption. The gang followed Lio Convoy and Big's trails to the site where the capsule fell. Big pushed the gang into the valley, where the ''Giganotosaurus'' and its minions were caught in the explosion of the Angolmois Capsule and evolved into Transformers. The ''Giganotosaurus'' was fused with a ''Quetzalcoatlus'' and an ''Elasmosaurus'', becoming Magmasaurus. The Magmasaurus transformed into Magmatron, commanding his just-evolved minions to attack Lio Convoy and Big. Lio Convoy managed to defeat the henchmen with ease, but Magmatron took him out with one blast. With the power he now possessed, Magmatron claimed they would travel to various planets to kill every living thing. {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' comic====
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The 5 Rookies}} {{storylink|There Are 7 Capsules}} {{storylink|100000000000000000 Grains of Sandron!!}}}}

Later, Magmatron again met Big, now the Maximal Big Convoy. During a fierce battle, Magmatron indicated they had a history but Big Convoy couldn't remember and was surprised by Magmatron's words. When Magmatron thought he gained the upper hand, he was surprised by multiple blasts from his foe's [[Big Cannon]]. {{storylink|Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky}}

The badly wounded Magmatron now had to separate himself into the three dinosaurs and stay in healing chambers. He ordered his henchmen to go to the planet [[Jörmungandr]] to retrieve an Angolmois Capsule. The group, however, failed and was sucked into space. The mysterious [[Unicron|Black Ball]], which had been retrieved by Big Convoy's crew, suddenly appeared in the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', offering his troops, the [[Blentron]]s, to Magmatron. {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}

Magmatron and Big Convoy were tricked to an {{w|amphitheatre}} where the last capsule was located by the Black Ball. Magmatron commanded the Blentron to attack Big Convoy's crew. During the battle, Magmatron was attacked from behind by a Blentron. It was revealed that both Magmatron and Big Convoy were the last Angolmois Capsule, and thus the Black Ball, who was actually Unicron, desired to consume them to regain the energy. Magmatron saved his old rival, who was despairing upon regaining his memory,and convinced him to team up to fight Unicron and the Blentrons. Magmatron was eventually chewed up and spat out by Unicron. A dying Magmatron, now reduced to only a head, left his [[Magma Blade (BW)|Magma Blade]] to Big Convoy as a "parting gift" and asked Big Convoy to give him an honorable "warrior's death" with his own sword. Big Convoy conceded to the request. {{storylink|Double Cross}}

Big Convoy later struck the blow that finished off Unicron's physical body with Magmatron's sword, avenging his death. {{storylink|Return to Zero}}

===''Beast Machines'' toy bio===
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Magmatron was revered and reviled in equal measure as an "emperor of destruction". He had been on an intergalactic quest for [[Angolmois Energy|energy capsules]], but when he returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he found it being overrun by [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] drones! There, he became part of the [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] led by [[T-Wrecks]].

He split into "Skysaur", "Landsaur", and "Seasaur", and their combined beast mode was a "tri-dinosaur [[Fuzor]]". {{storylink|#Beast Machines|Beast Machines bio}}

===3H comics===
Magmatron and the other Dinobots were sent on a mission, given to them by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], {{Storylink|Departure}} to the planet [[Arkus]]. The mission was a trap, however, and Magmatron and the others were attacked by [[energy vampire]]s and their master known as the [[Dweller (G1)|Dweller]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}} Magmatron fought off the Dweller long enough for the Dinobots to escape. When they returned to rescue him, they found nothing but his sword. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{BW Shell Game}}
Magmatron made his way to prehistoric Earth, with the intention of raising an army out of the protoforms left behind by the Axalon's crew. He watched from afar as Optimus Primal's team launched from the planet aboard an Autobot shuttlecraft, with Megatron as their prisoner.
As one of his agents, Razorbeast, activated the stasis pods remotely, another one of his lackeys, Spittor, reported that one of the protoforms had been activated as a Maximal instead of a Predacon. Abandoning his cover as a Maximal double-agent, Razorbeast fled from Magmatron and into the wild. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:Magmatron speech TheGathering1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]

According to one account, Magmatron was the result of one of many experiments conducted by the [[Tripredacus Council]] in the advent of protoform technology, after the signing of the Pax Cybertronia. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

Another account has it that, during the early days of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Magmatron endangered the fragile peace, being an indomitable general who would not accept defeat. When he was finally brought to heel by the [[Tripredacus Council]], he still chafed under the terms of the treaty and the council's apparent willingness to roll over for the Maximals. However, he accepted his change in status and maneuvered into a position on the [[Committee for State Affairs]] alongside his old enemy, [[Big Convoy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

Frustrated by the council's decision to bide its time, Magmatron recruited a small band of disenchanted warriors and fostered a professional relationship with the Tripredacus agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to keep abreast of the situation on [[Earth]]. With this information, he formed an elegant and tightly knit plan to travel backwards in time to prehistoric Earth and reprogram all of the remaining [[protoform]] Maximals into Predacons. Keeping his plans secret until the last moment, he revealed to his forces that the council had ordered him to pick up the task where their previous agent failed: capture the rogue [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]].

[[Chronal phase|Chronically displacing]] his crew so that they could not be detected by the beast warriors who are already there, they set to work. He ordered [[Razorbeast]] to begin activating the [[stasis pod]]s while [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], [[Manterror]], [[Transquito]], and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] reported on their progress. They witnessed the birth of three Predacons, but Spittor was greeted by the Maximal, [[Polar Claw]]. More Maximals were spotted, revealing Razorbeast as a spy, but the warthog escaped into the wilderness. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

Once his new army was assembled, Magmatron ordered them to hunt down the Maximals. [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]] and Spittor, however, accompanied Magmatron on his personal quest to find Razorbeast. He located the spy and quickly gained the upper hand with his three dinosaur modes, but Razorbeast pulled a fast one, and buried the Predacon leader beneath a mountainside. Magmatron soon recouped his losses by recovering the spark of the Tripredacus agent, Ravage. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

[[File:Gathering3-Megatron Magmatron.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|Insert "Megatron not pleased a BWN character is stealing his role" joke here.]]

Iguanus, having located a [[blank]] protoform, assisted Magmatron with rebirthing Ravage in a new, [[Transmetal 2]] body. Magmatron ordered Ravage to hunt down and terminate Razorbeast's Maximals. Magmatron proceeded to set forth on his next mission; locating and capturing Megatron to ensure the Tripredacus Council didn't catch on to his real plans. He confronted Megatron, and the two engaged in battle. Megatron insisted that Magmatron was foolish for coming after him alone, as Ravage did, but Magmatron was not alone— Iguanus and Drill Bit ambushed Megatron and disabled him. The Predacons brought Megatron to a [[unspace|transwarp]] platform they had set up and prepared to send Megatron into the hands of the Council, but they were interrupted by the wandering [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}}

[[File:MagmatronVGrimlock TheGathering4.jpg|left|thumb]]

Magmatron engaged Grimlock in a vicious [[beast mode]] battle, and despite the Maximal's resilence, Magmatron eventually overwhelmed him. Grimlock was enough of a distraction, however, to let Razorbeast and [[Optimus Minor]] enter the camp undetected and steal a [[chronal phase facilitator]]. When Razorbeast confronted Magmatron in the open, the Predacon general saw an opportunity to settle an old score. But with Razorbeast using the facilitator to shift out of his chronal phase, Magmatron was unable to land a single hit on his smaller opponent. Optimus Minor removed the facilitator attached to the unconscious Megatron, returning the rogue to his proper chronal state. Magmatron lunged to stop it, and ended up falling onto the transwarp platform just as it activated. Razorbeast blasted the device, causing it to malfunction and send Magmatron to parts unknown. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

Razorbeast's meddling in Magmatron's transwarp shunt caused the Predacon commander to be consigned to a temporal limbo, able to traverse the whole of history but unable to affect any of the events he witnessed. Through this, he saw the eventual end of Cybertron as its inhabitants set upon each other with beastly fury while [[Shokaract]] summoned [[Unicron]] to devour the planet. Knowing that the roots of this catastrophic event were already beginning in his time, Magmatron turned to the enemy who had consigned him to this fate. Exerting what little influence he could, he stabilized the Transwarp carrier signal sent by the Maximals weeks earlier, allowing the time-lost distress call to be received by [[Lio Convoy]] and the [[Pack]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

[[File:Magmatron Ravage TheAscending2.jpg|right|thumb]]

Magmatron's meddling effect on the timestream was noticed by Unicron, who dispatched [[Latolata|Rartorata]] to Earth to deal with the assembling combatants there. His ability to change the future was increased further, however, when during the confusion of the battle on Earth between the Maximal and Predacon forces, a playing 'possum Ravage made contact with the chronal displacement bands. Magmatron was able to use his limited influence to hold Ravage inside chronospace, where he was able to make contact with the former [[Decepticon]]. Magmatron briefed him on the apocalypse that could yet come, urging him to call a truce with the Maximals in an effort to stop the end of all things. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

From his chronal prison, Magmatron watched his rival Big Convoy die at Shokaract's hands in the future, knowing that it was only a prelude to the destruction to come. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}} A combined group of Maximals and Predacons returned with Ravage to present-day Cybertron to battle Shokaract, arriving before Big Convoy could be killed. Ravage again briefed with Magmatron, who instructed him to send a Maximal to attach a chronal-displacement device onto Shokaract's body. This was eventually accomplished at the cost of many lives and Shokaract was brought to Magmatron within chronospace. Magmatron showed him Cybertron's future and the realization that he was a pawn of Unicron caused a distraught Shokaract to commit suicide, causing a "time-lash" that freed Magmatron from limbo.

The restored Magmatron informed the assembled Maximals and Predacons that the threat had ended. He also reported that his old foe Razorbeast had died on Earth and respectfully declared the Maximal worthy of a momument. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Vector Prime]] and his [[Time Warrior (AVP)|Time Warrior]]s prevented Magmatron from falling prey to the [[X-Dimension]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/12}}

===Waspscream continuity===
In [[Primax 208.06 Zeta]], Magmatron and the [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]s were among the resistance groups against [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]'s [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] rule of Cybertron. After the defeat of the Vehicons, Magmatron formed a new High Council with [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspscream]], [[Icebird]], and [[Rodimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:BWU Magmatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.75]]

Magmatron was chief engineering specialist aboard the ''Dinosaur'', overseeing junior engineers [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]] and [[Dead End (BW)|Dead-End]]. During the launch of an away mission to [[Metascan Omega|LGC-8803]], the ''Dinosaur'' was attacked by an [[Intruder]] craft, putting Magmatron to work maintaining the integrity of his ship.

He had little time to spare when [[Killer Punch]] came by with a tale of the hallways moving on him and [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] possibly being killed. Still, the intelligence specialist's sensor logs were compelling, so Magmatron arranged for a localized brown-out so that Killer Punch could reach the laboratory the ship seemed dedicated to keeping from him. It was only due to Killer Punch's paranoid comms channel that Magmatron saw what happened next. The Builder political officer [[Synapse (BWU)|Synapse]] bragged about killing Hydra before having Killer Punch killed as well. An uprising had begun on Cybertron, and Synapse couldn't have the proto-former crew getting any sympathetic ideas.

Magmatron rallied the remaining members of the crew on board in a plan to reach the captain's chambers and disable the ship's internal defenses. He and [[Guiledart]] made their way to the captain, only to find [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] wasn't responsible for the attacks on the crew. He had been severed from control of the ''Dinosaur'', actually the [[Titan (group)|Megamaster]] war criminal once known as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Additional damage done by the [[Destructon]] intruders only made the situation more perilous, forcing the chief back to engineering to keep the ship in the air long enough to seize control of it. Once Dead-End disabled Trypticon's higher consciousness, Magmatron and Full-Tilt were able to preserve the ship's integrity long enough to crash it on LGC-8803, opening the starship up into a new colony dubbed [[Trypticon (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Dinosaur City]].

Leaving Full-Tilt, first officer [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]], and others behind on Dinosaur City, Magmatron manned a shuttle with a contingent of his crew who wished to return to Cybertron and fight in the [[Grand Uprising]]. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}

Magmatron's crew remained intact as a unit when they joined the Resistance. Guiledart, Bazooka, Crazybolt and Rampage were only joined by two additional resistance fighters named [[Archadis]] and [[Sling (BW)|Sling]]. Archadis was an arrogant lout, but his prior loyalty to [[Lio Convoy]] led to him being named second-in-command of Magmatron's squad. During a mission to eliminate a traitor named [[Snapper]] in the midst of a prisoner transfer, Magmatron's unit was separated from Rampage and got into a protracted shoot-out with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] guards. Rampage returned, uncharacteristically asking for help. He had been drafted into the defense of Cybertron by the Oracle against the [[Monster GoBot|Antares Eight]], disguised aliens intent on exposing Cybertron to conflict with the [[Human Confederacy]]. Magmatron abandoned Lio Convoy's mission to help Rampage, even fighting alongside Snapper and the Constructicons in the process. Once the dust settled, these united Cybertronians mostly chose to remain together as the [[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bots]], defending innocents in [[Proximax]] and beyond from the fallout of the Builders' war with the Resistance. Archadis and Sling left to return to Lio Convoy, but the others remained with Magmatron and Rampage. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

Magmatron and the Ex-Bots defended Proximax from the horrors of war over the next stellar cycle. Magmatron and the former MaxCop [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] rose to the top as co-leaders of the motley collection of bots from different factions. They captured a renegade Predacon scientist named [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] intent on using a [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]] on the populace. The war between the Builders and the Resistance was soon overcome by the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], as the Builders latest weapon turned against them and the planet at large. The Ex-Bots joined the fight, and advanced with various armies on the [[Grand Mal]], center of Vehicon activity. Magmatron and Guiledart found themselves fighting alongside the Legion of the Inferno, army of the [[Independent Predacus States]]. When the Mal fell (thanks to Rampage), Magmatron's three forms coordinated the various forces in corralling and eliminating as many disoriented but functional Vehicons remained.

In the aftermath, Magmatron's battlefield activities had impressed [[Ram Horn]], last survivor of the previous [[Tripredacus Council]]. He was offered a place on the new council, joining Ram Horn and [[Ser-Ket (BWU)|Ser-Ket]], protege of the fallen founder of the Predacons, [[Preditron]]. Magmatron represented the Independent Predacus States at the Grand Summit orchestrated by Lio Convoy, as the [[Cybertronian Parliament]] was forged to lead Cybertron into the next millennium. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===Legends World===
[[File:Legends Epiloge Magmatron.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5]]
The Magmatron of the [[Legends World]] was the principal at a school. When [[Big Convoy|Big]] suggested changing the "HR" for "home room" to "TF" for "''Transformers''" during a staff meeting, Magmatron asked what he was going to do during "TF" period. When the teacher said he'd talk about ''Transformers'', Magmatron noted that was he already was doing that and considered firing him. {{Storylink|LG59 Blitzwing Prologue: Big-sensei#Very Strange|Very Strange}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Magmatron ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he became a full-fledged Beast Warrior through [[Transformers sickness]] and helped fight against [[Galvatron II]] and his [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} When the Legends World was restored, Magmatron returned to it, and saw [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] announce he was leaving the universe. He later was present for the graduation ceremony of Big's class. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Magmatron and his followers battled Big Convoy for control of [[Dark Energon]] Capsules. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:Beast Wars-Magmatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|My entire body is hinges!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Magmatron''' (Ultra, [[1999]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-35'''
:*''Takara release date'': February ??, 1999
:*''Sonokong ID number'': '''D-05'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Magma Blade (BW)|Magma Blade]]" Sword-hilt/launcher, "Magma Blade" sword-blade/missile, left & right "Wing Missiles", 2 "Giga Missiles"
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Magmatron is an Ultra-sized figure that transforms from a massive robot into three prehistoric reptiles: a ''{{w|Quetzalcoatlus}}'' ("Skysaurus"), a ''{{w|Giganotosaurus}}'' ("Landsaurus"), and an ''{{w|Elasmosaurus}}'' ("Seasaurus").

: Each of his individual [[beast mode]]s feature a [[spark crystal]] and a form of storage for all of his accessories: Skysaurus's wings house his "Wing Missiles"; Landsaurus stores his spring-loaded "Magma Blade" hilt in its throat and the blade itself inside the tail; and Seasaurus stores his two "Giga Missiles" inside its body. Each of the individual beast modes also feature a gimmick: Skysaurus's gimmick is activated by pulling on the tail to move the wings in a flapping action; Landsaurus's mouth can plug either of the Skysaurus's Wing Missiles, which are fired by pulling back on the top of the head; and for Seasaurus, pinching on the back flippers makes the front ones move in unison to simulate a swimming motion. All three components of Magmatron can combine to form his quadrupedal "Magmasaurus" mode.

: In [[robot mode]], Magmatron—like most Ultra-sized figures—features multiple gimmicks and weapons. His Magma Blade can be used in two different configurations: the first is the standard sword configuration, while a second handle can be flipped out that allows him to hold it as a blaster. Activating the trigger allows for any of his five missiles to be fired as his "Magma Rocket" attack. The lower section of Seasaurus becomes his "Magma Shield" that mounts on his left arm, and features the swimming gimmick from beast mode, which can now be used as his "Shield Crusher" pincer. As Seasaurus's neck is made up of multiple ball joints, its head can be maneuvered through the gap between his shoulder and his left wing to simulate the "Magma Attack" from the cartoon. Magmatron also features free-rolling wheels on his robot feet which don't serve much of a purpose, though, they can be flipped down on Landsaurus to somewhat replicate [[Transmetal]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s "third mode" if so desired. Magmatron's robot head is also mounted on a swivel joint, but due to Skysaurus' legs (which are attached to the sides of his head) being tabbed into the chest, this point of articulation becomes redundant. If one so chooses to untab said legs from the chest, the [[kibble]] on his shoulders ends up interfering with the wings on his head anyway, making this point of articulation just as redundant.

: Pictured in the box just below Magmatron's Magmasaurus mode (in the image to the right), is a recommended configuration for Seasaurus's neck joints to be positioned that enables you to have its head pegged onto his left shoulder snuggly. It's not very appealing to look at from behind, but it reduces the amount of neck hanging from his back and cleans up his silhouette from the front. All of the curves of his back-kibble make everything sit nice and tight against each other too!

: [[Sonokong]] released Magmatron in their [[South Korea|Korean]] ''Beast-War Neo'' toyline. This release is identical to Takara's, with the only differences being [[:File:D-05 Magmatron Sonokong.jpg|the packaging]] and bio cards.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Magmatron/magmatron.htm More information on Magmatron at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Cosmic Showdown: Big Convoy VS Magmatron''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''VS-35'''
:*''Takara release date'': Februray ??, 1999
:*''Sonokong ID number'': '''DX-05'''
:*''Accessories'': "Magma Blade" Sword-hilt/launcher, "Magma Blade" sword-blade/missile, left & right "Wing Missiles", 2 "Giga Missiles"

: Magmatron was also available in the "Cosmic Showdown" (大宇宙の対決 ''Daiuchū no Taiketsu'') vs-pack with [[Big Convoy#Toys|Big Convoy]], also released in wave two of ''Neo'' product. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

: This vs-pack was also released in Korea by Sonokong. Much like the single release of Magmatron, both toys are identical to the Takara releases, the only differences being the packaging and bio cards.

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[[File:Gold_Big_Convoy_and_Magmatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''''Kinpika'' Big Convoy VS Magmatron''' (金ピカビッグコンボイVSマグマトロン, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Magma Blade" sword-hilt/launcher, "Magma Blade" sword-blade/missile, left & right "Wing Missiles", 2 "Giga Missiles"

: This gold [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] Magmatron was featured as a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] giveaway through ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and ''[[TV-Kun]]'' <ref>[[Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Generations]]</ref>, in a two-pack with a similarly-gold-chromed Big Convoy, with an extremely limited run of 10 two-packs made and awarded.

: Regrettably, the actual details of the giveaway are currently undocumented, including what issue the contest was in and the entry requirements.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Black Magmatron''' (Ultra, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Magma Blade" Sword-hilt/launcher, "Magma Blade" sword-blade/missile, left & right "Wing Missiles", 2 "Giga Missiles"

: This mostly-solid-black [[redeco]] of Magmatron was a Lucky Draw item through ''[[Comic BomBom]]'', with only ten pieces made and awarded.

: Regrettably, the actual details of the giveaway are currently undocumented, including what issue the contest was in and the entry requirements.
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===''Beast Machines''===
[[File:BM Magmatron Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"HasLab Star Saber is the first Japanese Transformer to be introduced in the US? That's cute."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-bd|'''Magmatron''' (Ultra, [[2000]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Magma Blade" Sword-hilt/launcher, "Magma Blade" sword-blade/missile, left & right "Wing Missiles", 2 "Giga Missiles"

: One year after his Japanese release, Hasbro made Magmatron available to customers in the United States as part of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' toyline. The toy itself was slightly changed from his original release, with his missiles and sword "rounded off" to better conform with [[For safety reasons|United States safety laws]], and overall has a less "metallic" sheen to his plastic. Another more prominent difference is a duller-mustard shade of yellow paint being present on the pelvis of the robot mode, whereas the original has bright yellow.

: Hasbro's version of Magmatron was available [[exclusive]]ly through [[Target]] stores in the USA. For the most part, the packaging bore little resemblance to its Takara counterpart; however, it ''did'' feature a few elements in Japanese, meant to emphasize the "exotic" origin of the figure, namely a small version of the official Japanese ''Transformers'' logo (トランスフォーマー), the names of the toy itself, its combined beast mode and its three individual components in katakana, as well as a promotional blurb advertising the toy's features in Japanese that was lifted verbatim from the packaging of Takara's original ''Beast Wars'' release.

: The [[instructions]] for Magmatron incorrectly name two of his individual beast modes: the ''Quetzalcoatlus'' is referred to as a "''{{w|Pteranodon}}''", and the ''Giganotosaurus'' is referred to as a "{{w|Dromaeosauridae|raptor}}" (that is one ''biiiiiig'' raptor). The ''Elasmosaurus'' is referred to as a "{{w|Plesiosaur}}", which is ''kinda'' correct, just not as specific. The instructions also label his combined beast mode as a "monster mode".

: His [[bio]] card describes him as a Maximal, and also places him on [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]-dominated Cybertron. However, his separate [[beast mode]]s still retain their Predacon [[spark crystal]]s. His bio card also knocks the "-us" suffix off of the end of each of the individual beast mode names, making them "'''Skysaur'''", "'''Landsaur'''" and "'''Seasaur'''", and calls his combined beast mode a "tri-dinosaur [[Fuzor]]".
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyMagmatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Open the door, get on the floor, everybody walk the dinosaur (and pterosaur and sauropterygid)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Beast Wars Universe Magmatron''' (Commander Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Magmatron''' (マグマトロン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-69'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 29]], 2024
:*''Accessories'': Sword, shield, 2 blades, 7 [[Fire Blast effect]]s
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mario Carreiro]] and [[Christina Murphy]] (packaging), [[NOTRAB]] (packaging artist, Chinese release only)<ref>[https://m.weibo.cn/status/5022852938467908 Process images] from Hasbro China brand manager [[NOTRAB]] on Weibo</ref>}}<ref>[[October 27]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDGvr0oGqs 1027 Hasbro Pulse Premium Event] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]] and [[Ben MacCrae]].</ref>

: Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "Beast Wars Universe Magmatron" is a Commander Class figure that retains his central [[gimmick]] of splitting into three prehistoric creatures: "Beast Wars Universe Skysaurus" (''Quetzalcoatlus''), "Beast Wars Universe Landsaurus" (''Giganotosaurus''), and "Beast Wars Universe Seasaurus" (''Elasmosaurus''); like most organic beast mode toys since ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'', this time they're all rendered a bit more "realistically", more closely based on modern models for the beast modes. Also like modern ''Beast Wars'' remakes, he lacks any of the old toy's spring-loaded gimmickry. Oh well. Also, while Landsaurus has hinged jaws, they have very limited range of motion and can't open any wider than shown in the stock photos, despite how much detail was given to the inside of his mouth. Stock photography shows Magmatron slightly mistransformed in his robot mode: he has a pair of blades on each foot that are supposed to be extended up between each of his toes for his robot mode.

: All three components can combine to form his "Magmasaurus" mode. The toy's design is so faithful to the original that it includes three ''Beast Wars''-style [[spark crystal]]s—the first new ones created in over twenty years. The [[package art]] on the side of the box is drawn to mimic the [[stock footage|animation style]] used in the cartoon when the three beasts start to combine. The side of the box has "Skysaurus", "Landsaurus", and "Seasaurus" written in [[Alphabet#Autobot script|Ancient Autobot]]. The box also depicts the tusks of [[Big Convoy]].

: Included with Magmatron are seven [[Fire Blast effect]]s parts, which are [[redeco]]s of the set that came with ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Omega Supreme]]. In spite of this, the figure is remarkably free of blast effect-compatible ports- only his sword is capable using them.

: Magmatron was teased on the ''Legacy: United'' poster art and the toy proper was officially revealed in the [[Hasbro Pulse#1027 Premium Events|Hasbro Pulse 1027 Premium Event]] on [[October 27]]. The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Magmatron includes a sleeve for the package that harkens back to the original ''Beast Wars'' toyline. A second sleeve with fully original art was released in limited numbers as an exclusive to Chinese retailer {{w|TMall}}.<ref>[https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9401399690 Thread unboxing the TMall-exclusive variant of ''Legacy'' Magmatron] on {{w|Baidu}}.</ref>

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C1tFdyPMIHy/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Magmatron from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Real Figure Kit''===
[[File:RealFigureKit Magmatron.jpg|thumb|right]]
*'''Magmatron''' (1999)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A non-transforming PVC prize figure kit of Magmatron. It comes packaged with the unassembled figure and a stand. The stand has two attachment points for other Real Figure Kit stands to connect.
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===''Super Beast Wars Choco''===

===''Beast Wars Ramune''===

===''Beast Change Kit''===
*'''Magmatron''' (1999)
**''Accessories'': Sword, shield
:Released by [[Takara]], ''[[Beast Change Kit]]'' Magmatron is a snap together model kit of the character in a [[super deformed]] style. The model can split from robot mode into Landsaurus, Skysaurus, and Seasaurus by being disassembled and reassembled into all three independently. Unfortunately, there is no Magmasaur configuration. The kit includes stickers for added detail, though unlike the ''Beast Wars II'' Change Kits, Magmatron is not [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his wavemate Big Convoy.
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==Notes==
[[File:Diaclone Reboot Illustration.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He's pretty much every vehicle in this image.]]
* Magmatron's Magmasaurus mode was frequently shown to be his primary [[alternate mode]] throughout most of Magmatron's cartoon appearances and Japanese profiles, while the individual dinosaur modes were his secondary alternate modes. It also appears from the ''Beast Wars Neo'' production materials that have made it into the wild, that his individual dinosaur forms were never given full [[character model]]s, just [[:File:BWN-Magmatron-dino-models.jpg|rough outlines]] depicting what the individual dinosaur modes are supposed to be when separated, if the animators were to split them up, while the Magmasaurus mode was given a full, detailed model with front and rear views. Some sourcebooks from the time that show off the ''Neo'' characters' animation models simply use toy production artwork for Magmatron's individual dino modes.
* Magmatron's ''Beast Machines'' on-package bio gives his quotation as "Til all is won", an obvious reference to a similar [['Til all are one|phrase]] that pops up in numerous other places in ''Transformers'' lore.
* The ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of Magmatron is a "virtual redeco" of the revived ''[[Diaclone]]'' line's [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/pictorial-review-of-diaclone-reboot-diabattles-v2/35531/ Dia-Battles V2] (ダイアバトルスV2) toy. You can thank [[Jesse Wittenrich]] for that idea. A transformation video of the 2016 toy can be [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYOjNZI12uU seen here.]

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Magmatron''' (메그마트론 ''Megeumateuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yán Chōng Tiān''' (炎冲天, "Soaring Flame")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:IDW-BW-Magmatron-robot-Figueroa.jpg|IDW Cybertronian robot mode
File:IDW-BW-Magmatron-vehicle-Figueroa.jpg|IDW Cybertronian vehicle mode
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:Emperors of Destruction]]
[[Category:Fuzors]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]
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Muzzle

2025-02-19T09:14:27Z

Cooldude1246: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Muzzle is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Muzzle.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Not being a teenage girl has limited his popularity.]]
'''Muzzle''' was a private eye on [[Nebulos]], but he was framed and his career ended in scandal. He realized he had a chance at giving his life a new start when he heard there was an Autobot detective who was looking for a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]]. As a result, he and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] have one of the most harmonious relationships amongst the [[Binary bonding|binary-bonded]]. Other than Nightbeat's sharpened eye for detail, one would hardly know Muzzle's in there.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Muzzlebigshutdown.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Blink and you'll miss me!]]
''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on Earth, Nightbeat learned of a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the California shoreline. Finding a serial brand from a Decepticon prison on the body, and identifying a signature Decepticon blaster as the murder weapon, Nightbeat concluded that a lone, well-armed Decepticon was hunting down escaped Autobot prisoners. [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] returned at that moment, correcting Nightbeat's analysis by informing him the prisoners weren't escapees, but deliberately let loose as prey to be hunted down. His source? The surviving prisoner, [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], and the lone, well-armed Decepticon named [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who was right on their tails.''

[[File:Nightbeatsnapdragon.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Blinked again, didn't you.]]
''Thinking quickly, Nightbeat had Muzzle binary-bond with the dead Autobot in order to reactivate his motor functions partially. Caught off-guard by his prey supposedly coming back to life right in front of him, Thunderwing left himself wide open when Muzzle disengaged and Nightbeat blew up the Autobot's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to douse the flames.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}} {{storylink|Rage!}}

Following the Transformers' victory over [[Unicron]], the Autobots secretly followed the Decepticons to [[Klo]]. However, the Decepticons were aware of the Autobots' surprise attack, and all but five Autobots were destroyed. [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] kicked a head away from Nightbeat's remains. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

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===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
Nightbeat was involved in the investigation of the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} He later sacrificed himself in a futile effort against it. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

{{note|If the [[Last Autobot]] revived Muzzle along with Nightbeat at the end of the G1 run, {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}} than Muzzle was presumably present with Nightbeat in these stories. Then again, the Last Autobot could have restored Nightbeat to his original, 100% Cybertronian condition.}}

===''Classics''===
{{noteclassics}}
After the war, Nightbeat and Muzzle made the difficult decision to reverse the [[binary bonding|binary bond]] process and work together, but separately. They worked as investigative agents for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], then left to search for [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], but eventually Muzzle assembled the "old crew" as he and Nightbeat left to forge a path of their own. The "old crew" featured a new face, though, the French/Japanese warrior [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. Muzzle and Minerva soon started a relationship, which weirded Nightbeat out. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|Muzzle's profile in Club magazine #22}}

[[File:Muzzlecheapshots.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Detect stuff. Date badass. Weird out partner. Check.]]
Muzzle and Nightbeat's team, which also included [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] and [[Quig]], [[Lug (G1)|Lug]], and the disgruntled [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], set their ship down on the planet [[Azure]] for repairs.

Nightbeat found that he was a person of interest to a potential client, a sentient ship named ''[[Amory]]'', but not before Muzzle and the others battled her hired "thugs." ''Amory'' required the services of Nightbeat and his team in finding her pilot, [[Phyrion]]. Muzzle and the other [[human]]s pored over the evidence, but they could find no lead. Ultimately, the entire arrangement was revealed to be a setup put together by the Decepticons [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], who had assembled an alleged "new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]" by promising payment to [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] for their assistance. Ruckus wasn't very smart, however, and had brought his hostage with him. The Decepticons were brutalized and Phyrion was returned to ''Amory''. Regretting her involvement, ''Amory'' paid the Autobots for her services.

Despite their short run-in with good luck, Muzzle and his crew were still stranded on Azure without a working ship. In the meantime, surely someone was in need of a detective... {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

After the destruction of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|his universe]], Muzzle and his comrades ended up at [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Epilogue}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Muzzlecommercial.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Your legs are BLUE!]]
While Muzzle drove Nightbeat on the surface of an unidentified planet (with [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] at their sides), Muzzle leapt out as Nightbeat transformed into robot mode. The Autobot Headmasters were then confronted with their evil Decepticon counterparts! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters Commercial}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Muzzle and Nightbeat served as Optimus Prime’s private detectives. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Muzzletoy.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Inch High Private Eye!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nightbeat''' (Headmaster, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Muzzle" Headmaster driver, seat/helmet, "Plasma Blaster" rifle, right & left "Photon Pistols"
{{toydesigner|[[Tetsuya Ikeda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the fifth year of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fourth year in the European line), Muzzle is a tiny armored humanoid that transforms into a robot head compatible with any larger Headmaster body. Doing so activates a spring-loaded tumbler inside the robot chest to show a trio of [[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]] meters which give readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence; in larger Headmasters, they will show Muzzle's numbers, but smaller ones, being on a single plate, will only show ''their'' numbers regardless of how they differ from Muzzle's. Muzzle's head-mode is really more just a core and face, with the rest of the head form filled out with a helmet and a pair of small "Sonic Screamer Pistols" that fit on the sides.

: In humanoid mode, the helmet can form a seat that allows Muzzle to sit comfortably into the driver's compartment of any of the fifth-year Autobot Headmaster robots in their vehicle mode.

:Muzzle was only available with his larger partner [[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]].

: In Japan, this mold was [[redeco]]ed to make the [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Minerva (human)#Toys|Minerva]], then later offered without changes (and in Hasbro packaging!) as "Minerva Nightbeat" in a [[Robot Point]] mail-away offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Muzzle/muzzle.htm More information on Muzzle at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-Nightbeat.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Nightbeat in "The Mystery of the Disappearing Bodies!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nightbeat''' (Titan Master, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Titan Master mini-vehicle
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

{{note|Loudmouth is based on Nightbeat's head, and can be considered a new toy of Muzzle.}}

: Part of the first wave of individually-packed ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Titan Master]]s, Nightbeat transforms from robot to a head based on the original Nightbeat toy's. In this mode, Nightbeat can serve as the head of any ''Titans Return'' Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader Class figure. He also features ports in his feet that allow him to peg onto a wide variety of ''Titans Return'' figures. His blue plastic matches the colored plastic used by [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blurr]] and [[Topspin (G1)#Titans Return|Topspin]]. His head has a tendency to get stuck, causing it to pop off at the neck when removing him from a neck socket or mini-vehicle connector; a solution to both problems is to insert him into the slot with his head-mode face pointing up, rotating the body, and then finally folding the legs in place.

: Nightbeat is packaged with a small vehicle that can transform into three modes: a jet for Nightbeat to ride, a drill-tank formed by combining with Nightbeat, and a drill weapon for larger figures to wield. The shape of the tank's back end also makes inserting him as instructed somewhat awkward. As with most Titan Master vehicle accessories, care must be taken with the gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5 mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force causes the handle to pop out of the joint. Also, most of the units had a problem with the legs not folding down neatly in head mode due to the tolerance of the side panels on the legs.

: Nightbeat was originally designed by [[Emiliano Santalucia]] as a new character, and sported an original head-mode design. Between the promotional render and the final product, the plastic color of Nightbeat's shins was changed from yellow to blue. His face is also a more orange-y yellow than the brighter yellow plastic, while his eyes are dark orange instead of blue.

: His vehicle was redecoed as [[Moguru#Toys|Moguru]] and packaged with ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Legends|Chromedome]]. His head mode served as the model for [[Soundwave (BW)#e-HOBBY comics|Soundwave]]'s head in several [[e-HOBBY]] comics. Nightbeat, along with Skytread, was also re-released as part of the fourth wave of Titan Masters alongside Shuffler and Repugnus. Nightbeat's main body was later retooled into [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Legends|Ghost Starscream]].
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==Notes==
*[[:File:Transformsfromracecartorobot.jpg|Packaging photography]] depicts Muzzle with blue legs instead of black.
*In Muzzle's sole animated appearance in the commercial advertising the "small" Headmasters toys, his legs are blue instead of the toy's black, like the early packaging photography, and he transforms into all of Nightbeat's head, including the "seat" and antennas.
*Other than within Nightbeat's ''Universe''-style profile, Muzzle's existence is never acknowledged in the Marvel U.S. material—or, indeed, that Nightbeat is even a Headmaster.
*In "[[Cheap Shots]]," Muzzle's armor was suddenly green. No explanation is given for this. He also kinda looks like the story's artist, [[Dan Khanna]]...

==External links==
*[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPATD311042&id=O6IoAAAAEBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4#PPA2,M1 Nightbeat's patent on Google.]

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Doryu (G1)

2024-10-13T02:36:13Z

Cooldude1246: Undo revision 1790512 by Cooldude1246 (talk)

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his possibly heroic mirror universe counterpart|Doryu (SG)}}
:''Doryu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oddly enough when considering his English dub name, he always seems to be smiling.]]

'''Doryu''' (ドリュウ ''Doryū'') is the guy in [[Dinoforce]] that everyone likes. He's a hard worker, he's always ready to put himself on the front lines and in harm's way, does favors for the others, and just generally keeps the sense of comraderie among the team. Unfortunately, all that enthusiasm and drive has a nasty tendency to blow up in his face, and in the faces of his fellow [[Decepticon]]s. It's not just that he's not terribly smart (not that ''anyone'' in the Dinoforce is), sometimes he's just plain unlucky. But with every failure he picks himself up and has another go at it. Usually to the same disastrous result, but he's trying, dangit.

Were he smarter, he could definitely make better use of his talents. He's capable of projecting three-dimensional images made up of "phorogram rays" to serve as decoys and lures, which can actually explode with force once an enemy gets close. When merged with his semi-autonomous ''Stegosaurus'' shell, he can emit toxic gasses and slime to make anyone attempting close-range combat really regret that decision. He can combine that with a devastating tail-swipe, a move he calls the "Do-Stego Cutter".

Naturally, every one of these moves can and will backfire on him on a semi-regular basis. Doryu can combine with his teammates to form [[Dinoking]], who isn't much smarter than Doryu.

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Hironaka]] (Japanese), [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] (Japanese, episode 31)}}
[[File:Victory2 Doryu Pretender Shell.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}} {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
Doryu and the Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Doryu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Doryu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Doryu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Doryu made it to the [[Necroworld]], where he ended up being punched by a superpowered [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Doryu okay with this heavy recoil twin-barreled gun.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Doryu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-325'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Stegosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Stego Gun", Dinoking footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Scowl (G1)#Toys|Scowl]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Rairyu transforms into a bipedal sorta-wolf-monster-thing. He can also form either legs to the team's combined mode [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]], though his nominal placement is as the right leg.

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Stegosaurus'' shell he hides inside. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking foot-plate. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina, and the silver turning uneven and grody-looking. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the paint issues.

:Doryu's inner robot monster mode head is very fragile and is pretty easy to snap off its hinge when trying to transform between modes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Doryu/doryu.htm More information on Doryu at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hold on, Doryu supposed to sign up for the Operation Meteor thingy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Stegosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Stego Gun", Dinoking footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Rippersnapper's lost brother]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': Sword, back panel, scythe
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Doryu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]], transforming into a robotic ''Stegosaurus''. While he still has the sword that came with the original version of the mold, he also comes with an all-new scythe weapon; while this isn't the melee weapon he had in the anime, the spirit is there.

: Doryu also forms the right leg to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]; part of his back comes off and reattaches to cover up his arms while in leg mode. In this form, a new pair of large (non-firing) missile racks that come with his teammate [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]] form footplates for that little extra bit of height and stability. His scythe becomes the main shaft for Dinoking's huge axe.

: He was only available in a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], Rairyu, and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*''Doryū'' corresponds with 土竜, meaning "Soil Dinosaur" or "Earth Dinosaur", although that word is usually read as ''mogura'', referring to the {{w|Talpidae}}.
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with. Doryu carries a trident, though he can shoot energy from the main tip like it was a gun, so.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Scowl''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Ăijiǎoguài''' (China, 矮脚怪, "Short-legged Monster")

[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Doryu (G1)

2024-10-12T22:56:10Z

Cooldude1246: Edited Rairyu to link to his page like the other divoforce members

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}
{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his possibly heroic mirror universe counterpart|Doryu (SG)}}
:''Doryu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oddly enough when considering his English dub name, he always seems to be smiling.]]

'''Doryu''' (ドリュウ ''Doryū'') is the guy in [[Dinoforce]] that everyone likes. He's a hard worker, he's always ready to put himself on the front lines and in harm's way, does favors for the others, and just generally keeps the sense of comraderie among the team. Unfortunately, all that enthusiasm and drive has a nasty tendency to blow up in his face, and in the faces of his fellow [[Decepticon]]s. It's not just that he's not terribly smart (not that ''anyone'' in the Dinoforce is), sometimes he's just plain unlucky. But with every failure he picks himself up and has another go at it. Usually to the same disastrous result, but he's trying, dangit.

Were he smarter, he could definitely make better use of his talents. He's capable of projecting three-dimensional images made up of "phorogram rays" to serve as decoys and lures, which can actually explode with force once an enemy gets close. When merged with his semi-autonomous ''Stegosaurus'' shell, he can emit toxic gasses and slime to make anyone attempting close-range combat really regret that decision. He can combine that with a devastating tail-swipe, a move he calls the "Do-Stego Cutter".

Naturally, every one of these moves can and will backfire on him on a semi-regular basis. Doryu can combine with his teammates to form [[Dinoking]], who isn't much smarter than Doryu.

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Hironaka]] (Japanese), [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] (Japanese, episode 31)}}
[[File:Victory2 Doryu Pretender Shell.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}} {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
Doryu and the Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Doryu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Doryu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Doryu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Doryu made it to the [[Necroworld]], where he ended up being punched by a superpowered [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Doryu okay with this heavy recoil twin-barreled gun.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Doryu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-325'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Stegosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Stego Gun", Dinoking footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Scowl (G1)#Toys|Scowl]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Rairyu transforms into a bipedal sorta-wolf-monster-thing. He can also form either legs to the team's combined mode [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]], though his nominal placement is as the right leg.

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Stegosaurus'' shell he hides inside. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking foot-plate. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina, and the silver turning uneven and grody-looking. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the paint issues.

:Doryu's inner robot monster mode head is very fragile and is pretty easy to snap off its hinge when trying to transform between modes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Doryu/doryu.htm More information on Doryu at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hold on, Doryu supposed to sign up for the Operation Meteor thingy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Stegosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Stego Gun", Dinoking footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Rippersnapper's lost brother]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': Sword, back panel, scythe
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Doryu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]], transforming into a robotic ''Stegosaurus''. While he still has the sword that came with the original version of the mold, he also comes with an all-new scythe weapon; while this isn't the melee weapon he had in the anime, the spirit is there.

: Doryu also forms the right leg to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]; part of his back comes off and reattaches to cover up his arms while in leg mode. In this form, a new pair of large (non-firing) missile racks that come with his teammate [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]] form footplates for that little extra bit of height and stability. His scythe becomes the main shaft for Dinoking's huge axe.

: He was only available in a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*''Doryū'' corresponds with 土竜, meaning "Soil Dinosaur" or "Earth Dinosaur", although that word is usually read as ''mogura'', referring to the {{w|Talpidae}}.
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with. Doryu carries a trident, though he can shoot energy from the main tip like it was a gun, so.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Scowl''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Ăijiǎoguài''' (China, 矮脚怪, "Short-legged Monster")

[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Ruckus (G1)

2024-07-27T22:02:44Z

Cooldude1246: /* Legacy */

{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirror-universe counterpart|Ruckus (SG)}}
{{factions|decepticon|autobot|ascenticon}}
:''Ruckus is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triggercon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ruckus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"[[Gary Anthony Williams|Name's Ruckus, Uncle Ruckus; no relation.]]"]]
'''RUCKUS''' IS A SHOUTING, FIGHTING, CLAMOROUS COLLECTION OF COLLECTED JUNK AND LOOSE BOLTS. A BOLD AND DARING WARRIOR, HE IS TOTALLY DEVOTED TO WINNING AND MAKING A LOT OF LOUD, LOUD NOISE WHILE DOING IT, ESPECIALLY THE NOISY BIT. HE LOVES TO PLUNGE INTO THE THICK OF THINGS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAUSES A GREAT BIG CRASH, AND CARES VERY LITTLE HOW INTACT HIS CHASSIS IS WHEN THE COMMOTION IS OVER. HE MAY BE CRAZY OR JUST ADDICTED TO THE TRANSFORMER EQUIVALENT OF ADRENALINE, BUT WHAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT HE IS TOTALLY LOYAL TO THE DECEPTICON CAUSE, AND EVEN IF HE WERE SMASHED INTO LITTLE PIECES THEY'D EACH BE LOYAL LITTLE PIECES. SURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGE!

YOU CAN ALSO CALL HIM '''GRABUGE''' OR '''RUKUS'''!

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Triggercons.jpg|left|thumb]]

Ruckus was merely an errand droid until he proved his worth during the battle of [[Valvolux]] where, despite being shattered by a [[proton missile]], he used his still-functioning voice module to warn his comrades of an [[Autobot]] ambush. As reward, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had him upgraded into a larger, stronger form. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Ruckus's ''Universe'' profile}}

Ruckus was one of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s minions since the early days of the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|war]], working with him along with his fellow Triggercons in an attempt to acquire the knowledge and power of the [[Underbase]]. Ultimately, a young [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] destroyed the Underbase so that the Decepticons couldn't have it for themselves. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

''Many millions of years later, Ruckus and the Triggercons were serving a rather unfulfilling duty under the [[Triumvirate|Triumverate]] on Cybertron. When [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] arrived and offered them a better way, they quickly agreed and executed their current leaders.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} ''After Megatron was disposed of by his predecessor, the original Megatron, Ruckus began working for the [[Decepticon High Council]]. Leading a team of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]], and his fellow Triggercons to Earth, Ruckus was meant to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], an ambitious Decepticon looking to be crowned new leader of the armies. Having been defeated by a small party of Autobots in his previous bid, however, Thunderwing was in no mood to meekly return to the council for instructions. He commandeered Ruckus and his crew for a direct assault on the Ark in order to get revenge for his humiliating defeat.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''It was suicide—a half-dozen Decepticons in a shuttle against dozens of Autobots aboard their flagship, but Ruckus and his crew were forced to go along. After Thunderwing confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] directly, only to be blasted off by a group of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], Ruckus managed to convince him to put the vendetta on hold, at least for a little while. (And Decepticon politics being what they are, Thunderwing ended up being promoted for his lunacy, anyway).'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

[[File:BirdOfPrey-Thunderwingandpals.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

''After three Decepticons were killed, Ruckus, [[Windsweeper]], [[Sparkstalker]], and [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] went looking to take revenge against the Autobots, unaware that the real culprits were [[Demon]]s, recently released from beneath the surface of Cybertron. Chancing across [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], they attacked before the Autobots could explain.'' {{storylink|Demons!}} ''Making their presence known, the Demons reduced the cocksure Cindersaur to a pile of rubble and then advanced on the Autobots while Windsweeper and Ruckus debated whether to help them or not. They joined the battle against the Demons only to find that their weaponsfire only made the creatures stronger, but were saved by the arrival of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and [[Red Hot]] who fed the Demons pure [[Energon]], causing them to explode.'' {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

When Lord Thunderwing learned of a series of Autobot teams being launched into one small cluster of the universe, Thunderwing brought Ruckus, Windsweeper, [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] to investigate. Their pursuit brought them to [[Pz-Zazz]], where Ruckus's team became known as the "Robot Mob." After quickly subduing and capturing [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} and then turned their attentions towards an Autobot search team on the planet [[Cheyne]]. En route to Cheyne, Thunderwing angrily interrogated the Autobots and learned of their [[Matrix Quest|quest for the lost Creation Matrix]], and Ruckus noted that Thunderwing was becoming more agitated and obsessive. Ruckus was happy nonetheless for the opportunity to destroy the Matrix once and for all, not knowing that Thunderwing actually wanted to possess the Matrix, not destroy it. Upon arriving at Cheyne, Ruckus accompanied the others to the planet's surface, where they discovered the Autobot team there had fallen victim to a family of [[Vrobian|psychic vampires]]. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

[[File:DarkCreation-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Ruckus, Decepticon warrior without compare! Sure, whatever.]]

Ruckus and the rest of Thunderwing's team set their sights next on [[Pequod]], where Thunderwing suspected the Matrix's essence was focused inside a thought-extinct leviathan known as a [[Klud]]. As Thunderwing demanded the creature be spared so that the Matrix would not be harmed, Ruckus laughed at his commander for caring about a lowly animal. Thunderwing back-handed Ruckus across the room, sending him crashing through some machinery. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

Finally, their pursuit of the Matrix came to an end on the moon [[VsQs]]. Thunderwing pointedly left Ruckus on the ship to guard the three Autobot captives, while Ruckus stewed over this menial duty. Thunderwing had already planted the seeds of his own undoing, however - the machinery damaged when he'd struck Ruckus was the same device holding the Autobots captive, and the captives were set free. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Thunderwing was possessed by the corrupted spirit of the Matrix and returned to the Ark, attacking both the Autobots and his own Decepticons. The freed Autobots were able to remove Thunderwing from the Ark and blow him up, and Ruckus and the other Decepticons surrendered to the Autobots peacefully. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
At some point, a [[Decepticon Civil War]] broke out between Megatron, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] on [[Earth]]. Ruckus and Crankcase found themselves on Megatron's side and had stolen Scorponok's battle plans, but the Autobots also wanted to get their hands on the plans and prepared to ambush them. Fortunately, Crankcase and Ruckus were warned of the ambush thanks to [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] panicking and giving away his position by firing, giving the Decepticons plenty of time to escape.

Afterwards, the Decepticons learned that Backstreet had become a fugitive from Autobot justice. Megatron saw an opportunity to recruit the wayward do-gooder to his side, and so tasked his troops with tracking him down. Ruckus served as Megatron's chariot during the search, carrying him in his gun mode atop of one of his car seat. Their target was eventually located squatting in an abandoned amusement park. Upon arrival at the fairground, Megatron instructed Ruckus and the rest of the Decepticon rank-and-file to hang back at its perimeter while he approached the Autobot alone. Ruckus became too engrossed in Megatron's recruitment pitch to notice Optimus Prime driving up behind him, and so was caught completely unawares when the Autobot leader knocked him aside to rescue his soldier. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Galvatron rodimus triggercons aspects of evil.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
On Cybertron in [[2009]], Ruckus and the Triggercons joined [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in dismantling an Autobot resistance cell. Literally. The group then confronted Rodimus Prime, with Galvatron successfully goading his nemesis into a frenzied fight, hoping to corrupt the Matrix in the process. Ruckus tried to intervene, only for Galvatron to order him and Crankcase back; their interference being counter to his plans. Rodimus was talked out his mania however, and he and his remaining allies managed to escape. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Ruckus was an Autobot and a good friend of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]! He underwent a lot of tough urban combat training under Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last ...}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 12|"By their Blasters you shall know them ...!"}}

During a planet-wide Decepticon attack on [[oil]] refineries, the Triggercons were spread throughout several cities and holding off the slower Powermasters. They were taken down by the arrival of the [[Triggerbot]]s, including Ruckus, who also bore with great resolve the friendly fire from panicked humans. Ruckus and his team masterfully exploited their strengths and the enemy's weakness by drawing the Triggercons into built-up urban areas (''wait WHAT'') where they could manoeuver faster. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last ...}}

At another point, Ruckus was felled by Autobot friendly fire, prompting an upset Optimus Prime to berate and educate the Autobots on how to recognize the difference between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 12|"By their Blasters you shall know them ...!"}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|left|"You'll see! I'm really a Mayhem! They'll make a toy of it and everything!"]]

Hungry for revenge, Ruckus blamed Nightbeat and friends for his capture aboard the ''Ark''. He went to elaborate efforts to gain vengeance against the Autobots, hiring a new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] of [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], and [[Stranglehold]], then kidnapping a transport pilot named [[Phyrion]] to lure the Autobots into a fight. The Autobots could barely believe Ruckus had been nursing this grudge for nearly twenty years, and Ruckus's "leadership" of the Mayhems bordered on the pathetic. It hardly mattered that Nightbeat now travelled with two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] bodyguards, although it certainly didn't improve Ruckus's chances any.

Ruckus sealed his fate when he tried taunting the Autobots with his hostage Phyrion, bringing the pilot out into the open. With that, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] simply cut off Ruckus's arm with his energon sword, rescuing the hostage at the same time. With Phyrion free, and his heavily armed ship [[Amory]] no longer interested in holding back, the other Mayhems decided to cut their losses and leave Ruckus to his fate. Ruckus prepared to flee, and Slag made it clear the Decepticon could go, but the arm belonged to him now. Ruckus made his first wise decision of the night and didn't press the point. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Neo-decepticons counterpoint.jpg|thumb]]
{{NoteRG1}}
Ruckus was one of the "Neo-Decepticons" that joined [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s insurgency at [[Fort Scyk]] after twenty-one years of peace on Cybertron. He took part in the stealth assault on the [[Kalis]] [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]], but had serious problems with the "stealth" part. {{storylink|Counterpoint}}

When the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] returned to Cybertron with a [[Gene Key]] capable of turning Autobots into Decepticons, Soundwave was off-planet and the former Headmaster ordered the assembled troops at Fort Scyk to follow him instead. Ruckus readily agreed, after witnessing [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]'s summary execution for questioning those orders. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

Later, once Scorponok had been defeated and Soundwave had returned, Ruckus attacked one of Cybertron's communications facilities alongside [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]], and [[Windsweeper]] to blind the Autobots to the approach of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]''. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:JoeVsTFII4-Ruckus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|This is probably me!]]
Ruckus was among [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces on Cybertron, and was standing around while his commander mocked [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Stormbringer3 NebulousDecepticons2.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Nebulos: It's so yowzah]]
Ruckus was on the rampage when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s gladiators broke out of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s security services and lay siege to the city. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} At some point during the war, Ruckus was part of the forces that manned [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]]. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}

In modern times, Ruckus was a part of the Decepticon infiltration team based on [[Nebulos]] under the command of [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. He reported on the arrival of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to this world, to the Decepticons' horror. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} As Thunderwing began his mindless devastation of Nebulos, the Decepticon infiltration team moved out in a futile attempt to stop the monster. Ruckus attacked from the ground along with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], but was crushed by the giant [[Pretender|monstrosity]]. His corpse was then used to destroy the airborne [[Roadgrabber]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

====The Functionist Universe====
In a [[Functionist Universe|divergent timeline]], Ruckus joined the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] and worked with Megatron against the [[Functionist Council|Functionists]]. He later crossed over to Megatron's home universe and was present when Megatron returned to the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering}}

===''TransTech''===
In the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] city of [[Axiom Nexus]], Ruckus, [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] assaulted what they thought was an [[energon]] refinery, but it turned out to be a waste fuel storage depot. Eyuw. {{storylink|Around Cybertron issue 1|Around Cybertron #1}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:EverybodyHatesMetroplex-CindersaurRuckus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ruckus was among the Decepticons and [[Cobra]] soldiers who attacked [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where he and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] were held at bay by [[Scarlett]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:OMAMHistory MayhemAttackSquad.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb]]

Ruckus had a younger brother named [[Ground Hog]].<ref>TFSS [[Ruckus (G1)#Generations|Grabuge]] profile card</ref>

Ruckus and the rest of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] were selected by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to form the ultimate combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Their power amplified and the combiner's personality solidified by the [[Matrix of Malice]], the Mayhem Attack Squad's destructive ability proved uncontrollable. The Squad captured Optimus Prime and restrained him within their ship, forcing him to watch as Thunder Mayhem went on an apocalyptic rampage across Cybertron, nearly driving the Cybertronian race to extinction. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

Years later, Ruckus and the others were drawn to a cavern on Earth by a Decepticon signal, finding upon their arrival that the extra-dimensional [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was the one broadcasting it. Ruckus was eager to simply off the stranger, but Bludgeon had him stand back while he spoke with Ramjet. When Ramjet suggested he and the Squad team up, Ruckus went on a tirade, asking Ramjet where he got off proclaiming himself on equal footing to the "Slaughterers of Worlds." Ramjet showed that he had the power to rival theirs by picking Ruckus up and letting some of his eldritch energies flow into him. This was enough to convince the rest of the group that Ramjet would make for a valuable ally, and together they began plotting the destruction of the universe. {{storylink|History}}

The Mayhem Attack Squad turned Thunder Mayhem loose on the city of [[Merida]]. {{storylink|Divination}} They were confronted by [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]'s team of Autobot [[Pretender]]s and the exiled Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} Thunder Mayhem had little trouble keeping them at bay, but when the [[Wreckers]] arrived and unveiled their new combined form [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]], the Mayhems had a true fight on their hands. The superpowered human [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] fired an energy blast that damaged Thunder Mayhem's chest, allowing Wreckage to expose the Matrix of Malice. Together, all parties focused their fire and destroyed the Matrix, causing the Squad to de-combine and ending Thunder Mayhem for good. In the aftermath, the Wreckers took the Mayhem Attack Squad into custody when they left the planet. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part One|''Transformers'' #1]]}}
[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePart1 RuckusSpringer.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7|Of course someone named "[[Brian Ruckley|Ruckley]]" makes him seem edgy and cool.]]

Ruckus walked on a street past a dejected [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]]. {{storylink|Transformers Valentine's Day Special|Valentine's Day Special}} He later attended an [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] rally in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}}

As a member of [[The Rise]], Ruckus went off the grid after [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s death stirred up [[Security Operations]]. When the Rise's base under the [[Memorial Crater]] was discovered, energon reserves were low. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] sent out Ruckus, [[Wirespike]], [[Kaskade]], and [[Lowload (G1)|Lowload]] to raid a substation near [[Crystal City]]. They set off an alarm and were accosted by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. The quartet fled, falling back to the body of an immersant [[Titan (group)|Titan]] for cover. Ruckus was able to use a railgun hidden in the Titan to hold off security forces from pursuing them inside, but the Risers were trapped. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

Under the guise of peaceful negotiation, [[Soundwave (G1)|Senator Soundwave]] arrived at the scene and offered to parley with the Risers. Ruckus and the others were happy to see an Ascenticon face, but didn't realize how compromised they were. After Ruckus thoughtlessly babbled about [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] and Shockwave and other Rise secrets, Soundwave realized the quartet couldn't be allowed to live. Soundwave left his [[Electromagnetic suppressor spear|electromagnetic suppressor]] behind to return to security, then detonated it inside the Titan, an act of blasphemy and extremism for all of Cybertron to notice "from the Rise". {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Lowload and Wirespike died in the blast, but with Security Operations recovering Ruckus and Kaskade alive. [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] confirmed, however, that their sparks only flickered, leaving them in deep coma-like states. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} They remained as such long after the Autobots abandoned [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], with [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] continuing to monitor them. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}}

[[File:TreadAndCircuitsPart4 Ruckus.jpg|thumb|right||upright=0.9|Perfect Wreckers material, he's brave, scrappy and even comes pre-killed!]]
Doubtlessly unaware of Ruckus' current status and affiliation, [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] considered him a potential recruit for the [[Wreckers]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

When [[Exarchon]]—inside the body of [[Provoke]]—awoke, the ancient Transformer reactivated Ruckus, stole his body, and turned him into a mindless puppet of Exarchon's latest iteration. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} [[Codexa]] was able to sense this and told [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] that Ruckus' spark had been supplanted by Exarchon. Exarchon-as-Ruckus quickly got himself a Decepticon badge and went to [[Swindle's]] to learn more about Cybertron's current state. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], suspecting foul play, went to question "Ruckus" but was unable to get any meaningful answers from the disguised Exarchon before being asked to leave the establishment. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}} A captured Ultra Magnus tried to warn [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] about Exarchon's return but was ignored, even though Megatron's lieutenants suggested that they locate Ruckus just to be safe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} Ruckus' frame was eventually abandoned by Exarchon after he discovered a sleeping [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] in the basement of Swindle's and transferred his spark into the more powerful body. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} After discovering that Exarchon still lived, Cyclonus went searching for Ruckus, discovering him dead. When he reported this to the Decepticons, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] took Ruckus' miraculous revival and sudden death as proof of Cyclonus' warnings. {{storylink|War's End Part One}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:MLPTFII Elita One.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Ruckus was one of the many Transformers brainwashed by [[King Sombra]] and sent to excavate the ancient Titan [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. When the Autobots attacked, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] punched his lights out, although he was later returned to normal after the Cybertronians and their pony allies combined forces to defeat Sombra. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:Legends-Ruckus.jpg|thumb]]
Ruckus was part of a Decepticon raiding party who scoured a human military base in order to retrieve the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Though the Autobots showed up to interfere, Ruckus was ultimately able to find the generator, and handed it to Blitzwing. The Decepticons activated the device, and though it supercharged them at first, the MacGuffin Generator proved to be more volatile than they anticipated. It exploded, sending Ruckus and the rest of the Decepticons flying off into the distance. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}

===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Ruckus was among the Decepticons defending their multiple bases against Autobot invasors. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Ruckus toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I didn't know Decepticons had uncles!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Ruckus''' (Triggercon, [[1988]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], Ruckus transforms into an indigo and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. Like the other [[Triggercon]]s, Ruckus has a pair of twin flip-out cannons as his focal [[gimmick]]. The cannons are the un[[chrome]]d gear-deploying style, like those of [[Crankcase (G1)#Toys|Crankcase]] and the Autobot [[Triggerbot]] [[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]]. In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], the cannons deploy either side of the driver's cabin, while in his robot form they're mounted atop his shoulders. That said the mechanism seems to be designed more for the latter, as the trigger switch more often than not causes the guns to flip to that position even in vehicle mode as opposed to the vehicle configuration mentioned here. In both cases, they point up at an angle instead of straight forward.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Ruckus/ruckus.htm More information on Ruckus at TFU.info.]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|First bot who calls me '''Garbage''' instead of '''Grabuge''' gets an axe to the face!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Grabuge''' (Deluxe, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe, Weapon/Combiner extremity
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Grabuge (using his French Canadian name for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]] (whose head was based on Ruckus!), transforming into a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck of undetermined, probably-made-up model. He includes a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] axe weapon that can be a side-mounted exhaust pipe in truck mode, and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot in combiner limb mode, a gun for robot mode, and can be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

: Grabuge can also form either an arm or a leg for any standard-issue ''Combiner Wars''-style gestalt (or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs), though he was intended to combine with [[Bludgeon (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bludgeon]] to form [[Thunder Mayhem#Toys|Thunder Mayhem]]. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also had a tendency to dislodge if he collides with Optimus Prime/Motormaster's and Hot Spot's protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.

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

:The figure was also available for purchase in the Transformers Collector's Club Online Store.
{{CWOffroadMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Bludgeon/Decepticon Rukus''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*Accessories: Gun
: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "Decepticon Ruckus" is an extensive retooling of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Deluxe Class [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]], transforming into a dune buggy. Said retooling gives Rukus cannons similar to his original toy's.

: Rukus is packaged with the Voyager-sized [[Bludgeon (G1)#LegacyUnited|Decepticon Bludgeon]], and was first officially sighted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024 on [[July 25]], [[2024]]. It was designated as an [[Amazon]] exclusive in the "Doom 'n Destruction" capsule subline.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ruckus, Combat Assault''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T37/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11
:Ruckus, Combat Assault is one of forty character cards released in Wave 2 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile game, with line-art for both Bot and Alt Mode by [[Dan Khanna]].
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==Notes==
[[File:CWRuckusOffroadconcepts.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Could you describe the ruckus, sir?]]
*Mystifyingly, Ruckus was featured in a character lineup on [[Hub Network|Hubworld.com]]'s [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] page, visually represented by his [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' art.<ref>[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/generation-1/images ''Generation 1'' cartoon page] on [http://www.hubworld.com Hubworld.com]</ref>
*Ruckus nearly got a new ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toy as one the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Stunticon (G1)#Generations|Stunticons]]; however, [[Trademark|name unavailability]] and doubt as to whether he actually made sense as a member of that team led to the toy getting a new deco and identity as [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]].<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> Whilst the final toy transforms into a relatively straightforward pickup truck, early design sketches suggest that buggy-type vehicles, closer to Ruckus's alt mode, were initially considered. [[Fun Publications]] would later make a redeco of the toy available as the character it was originally designed as, using his French Canadian name "Grabuge" for [[trademark]] reasons.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Grabuge''' (Canada, "Ruckus"), '''Rallye''' (France, "Rally")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Zörej''' ("Noise")

==References==
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[[Category:Anti-Vocationist League]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mayhem Attack Squad]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]

Windsweeper

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Cooldude1246: /* Legacy */

{{faction|decepticon|autobot}}

:''Windsweeper is a <s>neatfreak</s> [[Decepticon]] [[Triggercon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Windsweeper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Germs, germs, germs are everywhere!]]
Neatness is an admirable quality in any creature. '''Windsweeper''' admires it very much. Head of Cybertronic sanitation, he dislikes being called a fancy garbage bot, but he loves to keep the world clean and pure, free of litter and stains. Litter and stains and slimy drippy oil spots and grubby rusty things, ugh. They make him feel itchy and dirty all over. Itchy and dirty. He hates the lazy litterbots who leave them behind. He hates them worst when they throw garbage at him and he has to scrub, scrub, scrub himself until he feels clean again.

As bad as Cybertron would be if he didn't constantly lock up oil-drippers and litterbugs in deep and dark (but clean) dungeons, other planets are far worse, covered in dirt, with the clean, blank sky full of disgusting clouds and birds and flying kites, and everything simply alive with creepy, crawly bugs. They give him the shakes, so he has to burn them and kill them dead, dead, dead with fire, pure, clean fire.

Sometimes he combines with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to form [[Thunder Mayhem]], which only makes himself a dirty limb in a messy battle. And sometimes his arm-mounted weapons transform into [[Ozone]] and [[Cleansweep]], who hopefully shower before recombining with him again.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:FlamesofBoltax-gifts.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Windsweeper and his fellow Triggercons were active on Cybertron during the early days of the war, when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] were just beginning their feud. While tracking the Autobot leader and the [[Triggerbot]]s, Megatron and the Triggercons executed the keepers of [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]] and attempted to steal the power of the [[Underbase]]. They failed once Optimus Prime launched the Underbase into space to keep it out of Megatron's hands. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

[[File:Triggercons.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|What if my guns were to jump off my arms and transformed into little robots?]]
''Millions of years later, Windsweeper and the Triggercons were toiling under the hedonistic decadence of the [[Triumvirate|Triumverate]]. This trio had brought down the Decepticon army, reducing their interests to a series of [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial games]]. Once [[Straxus (G1)|"Megatron"]] returned and offered the Decepticons a return to the old ways, the Triggercons eagerly agreed and shot their current leaders in the back.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}}

''Afterwards, Windsweeper began working for the [[Decepticon High Council]], who sent him back to Earth alongside [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], Ruckus, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] to retrieve their candidate for [[Decepticon leader]]ship, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Unfortunately, Thunderwing didn't take kindly to being retrieved and beat them up before commandeering them for an assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] itself.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''Although this was ultimately unsuccessful, Windsweeper and his comrades were able to return Thunderwing to the High Council, who named him Decepticon leader for attempting the assault in the first place.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

''After three Decepticons were killed, Windsweeper, Ruckus, [[Sparkstalker]], and [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] went looking to take revenge against the Autobots, unaware that the real culprits were [[Demon]]s, recently released from beneath the surface of Cybertron. Chancing across [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], they attacked before the Autobots could explain.'' {{storylink|Demons!}} ''Making their presence known, the Demons reduced the cocksure Cindersaur to a pile of rubble and then advanced on the Autobots while Windsweeper and Ruckus debated whether to help them or not. They joined the battle against the Demons only to find that their weaponsfire only made the creatures stronger, but were saved by the arrival of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and [[Red Hot]] who fed the Demons pure [[Energon]], causing them to explode.'' {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

[[File:BirdOfPrey-Thunderwingandpals.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
When Lord Thunderwing learned of a series of Autobot teams being launched into one small cluster of the universe, Thunderwing brought Windsweeper, [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] to investigate. Their pursuit brought them to [[Pz-Zazz]], where Windsweeper's team became known as the "Robot Mob." After quickly subduing and capturing [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} they learned the Autobots were searching for their lost [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], and so they turned their attentions towards another Autobot search team on the planet [[Cheyne]]. Windsweeper accompanied the others to the planet's surface, where they discovered the Autobot team there had fallen victim to a family of [[Vrobian|psychic vampires]], and thus were useless to the Decepticons' mission. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} [[File:DarkCreation-Windsweeper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|The perks of being a wallflower.]] Their next stop was [[Pequod]], though for this leg of the hunt Windsweeper stayed on board their ship. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

On [[Cameron]]'s third moon [[VsQs]], where the Matrix was actually located, an idle Windsweeper was nearly killed by a [[Matrixspawn]] while his leader was focused on claiming his prize, but was released when the Matrixspawn panicked after being discovered. Thunderwing's willingness to allow Windsweeper be sacrificed caused further resentment from Needlenose over their leader's obsession. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Their worst fears were realized after Thunderwing was possessed by the Matrix and went on a rampage through the Autobots' Ark—their former commander was a threat to Autobot and most importantly themselves. Thunderwing quickly proved this by firing upon Spinister. Before things could go further, Thunderwing was cast out into space by the trio of Autobot captives, who had secretly escaped. Windsweeper and the other Decepticons surrendered themselves into Autobot custody afterwards. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
Windsweeper, [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] accompanied Crankcase and Ruckus in delivering battle plans to Megatron, the former three acting as the group's rear guard. The Autobots learned of the delivery and planned to ambush them, but their mission was botched by [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], who gave away his faction's presence prematurely. As a result, Windsweeper and the other Decepticons were provoked into starting a firefight that endangered the inhabitants of [[Rivers' Town]]. The Decepticons wound up escaping with the plans still in-hand. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Galvatron rodimus triggercons aspects of evil.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
In [[2009]], Windsweeper and his fellow Triggercons helped [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] disable [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s Autobot resistance movement on Cybertron. He was not as eager to combat the Autobots as his comrades were, preferring instead to stay out of the battle. Galvatron's plan to corrupt the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] within Rodimus failed, however, and the Autobots escaped. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Windsweeper and the Triggercons were engaged by the Triggerbots and Sparkabots while attacking one of Earth's many cities. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:NaturalSelection4-Whuthesay.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Some twenty-one years after the war between the Autobots and Decepticons ended, Windsweeper had signed up with [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s "Neo-Decepticons" on Cybertron. While Soundwave was off-planet, Windsweeper was gathered with his comrades at [[Fort Scyk]] when the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] returned to Cybertron with a [[Gene Key]] capable of turning Autobots into Decepticons. Given the choice to follow the former Headmaster or be executed on the spot, Windsweeper chose the former. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}} Under the command of the Gene Key-infected [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], he joined in the search for the missing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] across [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[surface stratum zero]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}}

After Scorponok's defeat and once again under Soundwave's command, Windsweeper attacked one of Cybertron's communications facilities alongside [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], and [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] to blind the Autobots to the approach of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]''. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Stormbringer4 Decepticonfliers.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|GAH! Filthy, filthy clouds!]]
Windsweeper belonged to the crew of the ''[[Thanatos]]'', operating under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. He was led into aerial combat by [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] during the battle with Thunderwing on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[File:SpotlightMegatron-mylegacy.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|Sure, we all look like scrap, but at least this time someone remembered to draw my ears!]]
As one of the Decepticons on [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s asteroid base, Windsweeper witnessed [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] return and punish Starscream for leading the Decepticons down the path of ruin. He considered interfering but was convinced otherwise by [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Windsweeper was once an Autobot, but his cruelty led to him falling in with the Decepticons, a secret only [[Grabuge]] has discovered. <ref>TFSS [[Windsweeper #Generations|Windsweeper]] profile card</ref> Windsweeper and the rest of the Mayhem Attack Squad were drawn to a cavern on Earth by a Decepticon signal, finding upon their arrival that the extra-dimensional [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was the one broadcasting it. Windsweeper was rather peeved over being called to the mudball, though he was curious to find out who had had the pistons to call upon the "Slaughterers of Worlds." Bludgeon spoke with their new acquaintance, who momentarily showed that he had power that rivaled the Squad's. Windsweeper was especially impressed by Ramjet's eldritch energies, and suggested the team make posters with their new ally's face on them as they began to plot the destruction of the universe. {{storylink|History}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[War World: Titans|''Transformers'' #29]]}}

[[File:LordofmisruleswindlesII-windsweeper-worp.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|Worp.]]
During the early days of the Deception coup, Windsweeper was part of the battle for the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. As he watched [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] trying to melt his way through the wall, the Pyramid was flooded with molten plasma and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

Windsweeper was given the unglamorous job of fetching Energon from a remote Energon transmission station to bring back to the city he was based in. He was mid-way through complaining about the dust all around him when a strange noise caught his attention. Turning to its source he meets [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] asking for Energon, lots of it. Not recognising him, thinking he was a civilian, the unimpressed Decepticon refused his request. Skywarp considered his sense of superiority funny, before teleporting in front of him, flooring him in a single punch and stealing the Energon cube he was holding to boot. Before Windsweeper could stop him, or complain about being thrown on the dirty ground, he teleported away leaving the recently arrived [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] to confirm to Windsweeper that was indeed Skywarp. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

After Megatron agreed to a nominal truce with the Autobots, he still tried to have them eliminated. As the Autobot procession made its way towards [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] began a bombardment of the area, boxing them in between the artillery fire and the rust worms. Windsweeper and a flight of Seekers patrolled the edges of the bombardment to turn back any Autobots trying to make it through. {{storylink|Radical Time}} {{storylink|End of Time}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Windsweeper toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Windsweeper hates that he is out of his package, therefore no longer a germ-free toy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Windsweeper''' (Triggercon, [[1988]])}}</ul>

: Released in the fifth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline (fourth in Europe), [[Triggercon]] Windsweeper transforms from robot to modified B-1B Lancer bomber. He has two permanently-attached, spring-loaded chrome-silver "lock-target, long-range laser cannons" that swing into firing position when their triggers are pressed, a gimmick available in both modes. In jet mode, the blasters are under his wings, while they end up on his arms in robot mode; in both modes, each cannon has its own trigger and must be deployed independently.

: Windsweeper and his fellow Triggercons were among quite a few toys from Hasbro's 1988 ''Transformers'' lineup that did not see release in any way in Takara's version of the line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Windsweeper/windsweeper.htm More information on Windsweeper at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Windsweeper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Windsweeper prefers not to combine with them since he doesn't like his giant hand/foot dirty.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Windsweeper''' (TFSS 4.0, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[B-1B double barreled laser cannon]]", "heat seeking missile launcher"/Combiner hand/foot, "[[Matrix of Malice#Toys|Matrix of Malice]]"

: Part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Windsweeper is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars|Skydive]], transforming into a fighter jet roughly based on a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, although with twin vertical stabilizers. His weapons can mount on the undersides of his wings.

: Windsweeper can also form either an arm or a leg for any standard-issue ''Combiner Wars''-style super-robot (or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs), though his nominal placement is as the right leg to [[Thunder Mayhem#Toys|Thunder Mayhem]].

: Windsweeper also comes with the Matrix of Malice accessory, redecoed from the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mp10|Matrix of Leadership]] included with ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|Convoy]]. He can't do much with this on his own, it's mainly there for Thunder Mayhem to hold.

: This figure was also later available for purchase in the Transformers Collectors' Club Online Store.
{{CWSkydiveMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-Windsweeper.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Someone else used this mold? Please tell me they washed it after."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Prime Universe Breakdown''' / '''Windsweeper''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tailfin
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Windsweeper is a new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy'' [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]], transforming into a heavily-modified F-16XL variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. As such, he comes with a pair of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners, [[Cleansweep]] and [[Ozone]], who turn into silver guns to represent his original Triggercon gimmick - and thanks to the [[5 mm post]]-holes in his forearms, one can replicate the original toy's arm-mounted-guns look. Of course, they can also peg under his wings in jet mode, and quite a few other places. In jet mode, Windsweeper has some ports on his undercarriage, which can peg onto the top of the [[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]/[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Dreadwing]] toy.

: He was only available in a set with [[Breakdown (WFC) #Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]] as part of the Mayhem Attack Squad-themed "Doom ‘n Destruction Collection". These sets are an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the US, with a small number sold through [[Hasbro Pulse]].

: This set was revealed and put up for pre-order on [[February 29]] [[2024]], due to be released on [[August 1]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C44EUIZOHWP/ Designer commentary on the Doom 'n Destruction Collection from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5Windsweeper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Clean it all. It must be cleaned.]]
*'''Windsweeper, Air Defense''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T44/T46'''
**''Stars: ''10

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
*It has been speculated that Windsweeper was originally supposed to be a [[Triggerbot]], not a Triggercon. His chromed, spring-loaded guns line up with the two ground-based Triggerbots, while the Autobot flier [[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]]'s unchromed, gear-turning guns would make him seem a more likely match with the Decepticons. His ''Combiner Wars'' bio pays homage to this theory by depicting him as a former Autobot.
*A leaked listing from 2023 suggests that ''Legacy: United'''s "Doom ‘n Destruction" figure was meant to release much earlier, as a [[Generations_Selects_(toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]] figure<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/medix-confirmed-as-walgreens-exclusive-and-2023-selects-toys-will-include-antagony-and-windsweeper/47526/</ref>. For whatever reason, plans didn't materialize, and the figure released a year later.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Rafale''' (France, "Gust"), '''Tempétueux''' (Canada, "Stormy")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szélseprő''' ("Windsweeper")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mayhem Attack Squad]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Jazz (G1)/toys

2023-11-04T20:27:06Z

Cooldude1246: /* Legacy */

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[[File:G1 packagingart Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't be racist. Be like the panda. They're black, white, and Asian.]]
'''[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]''' has appeared as many toys. All of them cool.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Jazz toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|At least he doesn't like music as much as [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster.]]]]
*'''Jazz''' (Autobot Car, [[1984]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''06'''
**''Takara release date'': [[1985]]
**''Accessories'': [[photon rifle]], missile launcher, 3 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Originally a pre-''Transformers'' ''[[Diaclone]]'' Porsche 935 Turbo, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Jazz was part of the original assortment of Autobots released in 1984. He transforms into a Martini Racing Porsche 935/76, specifically the Martini-sponsored 935 which won the first circuit of the {{w|1976 World Championship for Makes}}, the Mugello Circuit. Like other Autobots who sported similar "sponsor" decals, however, Jazz's stickers deliberately misspell his sponsor as "Martinii". In [[robot mode]], he is armed with a silver [[photon rifle]] and a shoulder-mounted, spring-loaded rocket launcher that can fire three silver missiles. Like all his 1984 brethren, Jazz gained a heat-activated [[rubsign]] in 1985, added to the right-hand side of his hood.

:The packaging for the [[Milton Bradley]] release of Jazz in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain sported an additional "Porsche" remark after his name. The significance of this is still unknown at this point.

:In an undocumented feature, unpegging the hands from the shoulders in vehicle mode gives the figure working steering.

:This mold was also used to make (the originally Japanese-exclusive) [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Stepper]], later renamed Ricochet for Hasbro's reissue.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-jazz/84/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Jazz at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Jazz at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1-toy Jazz CookieCrisp.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|HOT RALSTON]]
*'''Jazz''' (Limited edition promotional variant, 1985)
**''Accessories'': photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:In 1985, Jazz was also made available as a giveaway [[exclusive]] through a [[Cookie Crisp]] cereal contest. This edition of the figure features modified [[sticker]]s that lack all "Martinii" and "Porsche" detailing: the factory-applied door stickers (which were simply placed directly on top of the normal door stickers!) and the customer-applied stickers on the windscreen, spoiler top and sides. He came with his normal [[instructions]] and a copy of his box-back bio (minus the "[[Tech Spec]]" part) as a glossy-paper mini-card, printed in black and white.

:Per the contest rules, as many as 25,000 of these figures may have been given away.

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[[File:Pretender Jazz toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|In a just world, Jazz's Pretender shell would look like Richard Roundtree.]]
*'''Jazz''' ([[Classic Pretender]], [[1989]])
**''Accessories:'' 2-piece [[Pretender]] shell, helmet, laser, rifle
:Classic Pretender Jazz is a highly simplified version of his original toy, still transforming into a Porsche 935 Turbo. He is armed with a black gun (named only a "laser" in his instructions, but identified as a [[photon rifle]] in his [[Tech Spec]]s), which can mount on his roof in vehicle mode.

:Jazz's two-piece Pretender shell resembles a human in a blue and white armored space suit with a removable helmet. The shell is armed with a large black rifle (given the dramatic identifier of a semi-automatic [[ion pulse gun]], according to his Tech Specs), and when Jazz is stored inside, it can also hold the smaller robot's photon rifle, thanks to the weapon's multi-width peg.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Classic Pretender Jazz at TFU.info]''

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*'''Jazz''' (Legend, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' laser
:Available [[exclusive]]ly at American [[Kmart]] stores, the [[Legends (G1)|Legends]] version of Jazz is simply the inner robot of the Classic Pretender toy without the shell or its accessories, leaving him only a small handgun... however, it happens to be ''[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Bumblebee]]'s'' [[laser pistol]]. (Legends Bumblebee has Pretender Jazz's gun.)

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[[File:G1toy japanese legends giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Hero Set''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' laser
:In Japan, Legends Jazz was only available in a boxed "Hero Set" with the Legends versions of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Hero Set|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#HeroSet|Grimlock]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Heroset|Starscream]]. There are two known versions of Jazz. In one version the factory applied sticker on the car hood is applied upside down. The other version is the same as the Hasbro release.

:In Italy, [[GiG]] released their own version of the Hero Set, named "Set Commandos", instead of the Classic Pretender versions of the toys. Here, Jazz was named "Folgore", originally the Italian name of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. The "Set Commandos" toys were identical to the Japanese "Hero Set" versions, including the two sticker variations.

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[[File:G1-toy Jazz AM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now he can shred the streets on his board.]]
*'''Jazz w/ Turbo Board''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
**''Italian Name:'' '''Bionic'''
**''Accessories:'' [[electromagnetizer gun]], Turbo Board
:Part of the first assortment of individually-carded [[Action Master]] figures, Jazz's sculpt was based upon his cartoon model, but with some of the toy details added in. Like all (well, most) Action Master figures, he cannot transform, but has extra posability (mostly in his legs) far beyond that of his original toy. He is compatible with all Action Master accessories and vehicles, and comes with the [[Turbo Board]] mini-vehicle, which also converts into a colossal cannon he can carry.

:There are reportedly several minor variations of this figure, all regarding the color of his headlights. Some have them unpainted, while others are light blue or greenish-blue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Action Master Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy classic heroes jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Classic Jazz''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:Jazz was reissued in Europe and Australia in 1990 as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. This version is ''mostly'' identical to the original toy, but it uses the Cookie Crisp edition's factory-applied door stickers that lack the "Martinii" logos. The customer-applied stickers are the same as the original release, and thus did include the "Martinii Porsche" decals for the windshield and rear spoiler.
{{G1JazzMold}}
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2 Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Jazz''' (Autobot Car, [[1993]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Photon rifle, missile launcher, 2 missiles

:''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Jazz is a slight [[retool]] and (literal) [[repaint]] of the original toy. The chrome feet have been narrowed, omitting two tabs. His face (apparently degraded from [[mold]] usage) now has a strange unintentional smirk. His roof has been retooled with a small hole to accommodate his new bright green, spring-loaded missile launcher. All of his "Martinii" stickers have been replaced with various new stickers depicting his name and the number "1" laid over a rainbow-colored musical note.

:This mold became the basis for future reissues of Jazz, minus the roof hole retooling but retaining his smirk.

:The missile launcher was not created for the ''Generation 2'' line, but came from the [http://www.yojoe.com/action/91/snowserpent2.shtml Snow Serpent] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline. The same launcher was used in the ''Generation 2'' re-releases of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Sideswipe]] and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Generation 2 Jazz at TFU.info]''
{{G1JazzMold}}

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[[File:LaserCycleJazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's ready to [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/tech-specs/Generation-2-Tech-Specs/1995-Transformers-Tech-Specs/Jazz__1995_.jpg.html smash Decepticons like he jams on his guitar!] Uh, assuming he has an Autobot guitar somewhere. They [[Rock Bot (G1)|didn't actually make those]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Jazz''' (Laser Cycle, <strike>[[1995]]</strike>)}}</ul>

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Laser Cycle]] [[Road Rocket (G2)#Toys|Road Rocket]] was planned as Jazz, but like many other planned late-1995 ''Generation 2'' redecos, ultimately never saw release. Interestingly, many of these — including Jazz and fellow Laser Cycle redeco [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|Soundwave]] — ''were'' solicited in various store catalogues, such as the Sears Wish Book. Some packaged samples of this toy do exist, but there are estimated to be less than a dozen in existence. Jazz would have transformed from a white, yellow, and green Yamaha GTS1000 motorcycle, with an LED-lit arm-mounted buzzsaw that formed part of his rear wheel assembly in cycle mode.

:This mold was later [[retool]]ed to make the ''[[Microman]]: [[Microman#Micro Millennium (1998-2000)|LED Powers]]'' toys [[Microman#MachSpeeder|Mach Speeder]] and [[Microman#HyperSpeeder|Hyper Speeder]]; the retooled mold was then used to make [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Sideways (RID)#Toys|Sideways]] and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Road Rocket (G2)#Robotmasters|Road Rocket]].
{{canceledtoy}}

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[[File:G2JazzLegacyArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Spicy Dorito Jazz (''Concept/packaging art shown in lieu of any physical model'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Jazz'''? (<strike>1995</strike>?)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Presumably rifle, missile launcher, 2 missiles

: Packaging art for an orange redeco of the original Jazz toy has surfaced, and was eventually published in the [[2014]] hardcover book ''[[Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging]]''. Said art revealed it would have had some kind of abstract sunshine decals on the vehicle mode doors.

: Though documentation is (currently) sparse, it seems most likely that this was a concept for 1995 product, as multiple other similar pieces of art have surfaced for similar concepts, and the assortment numbers on those indicate mid-1995 toys. However, it's also likely that these toys were killed very early in the development of 1995 product, as Hasbro was trying to shift the line ''away'' from looking too much like the old line by that point. It could theoretically have been intended as a new character, as some other [[Blackout (G2)|discovered ''Generation 2'' concepts]] were, but [[:File:G2MirageVaultArt.jpg|the art]] for a probable-wavemate [[Mirage (G1)/toys#G2DiacloneUnreleased|Mirage]] with a similar garish deco is still labeled as "Mirage", so... most likely Jazz again. Unlike some of the concepts in this art batch, no physical prototype of this Jazz has ever surfaced.

: This deco would, decades later, get used for the [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy: Evolution'']] [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Walmart|Toxitron Collection]]'' "[[#Legacy|"G2 Universe Jazz]]" toy. In fact, when spotlighting that figure behind the scenes [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp6c5EbMA_V/ on Instagram], designer [[Mark Maher]] would show the ''Legacy'' book page of orange Jazz's G2 art.
{{G1JazzMold}}
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1toy tfc jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Meister''' (Transformers Collection, [[July 20]], [[2002]])
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:Jazz was the first entry in Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series of reissues, featuring collectible "book-box" packaging. The figure uses the retooled version of the Jazz mold used in ''Generation 2'', with narrower feet, though the peg-hole in his roof has been removed. Continued degradation of the mold in the intervening years led to further problems with the toy: in addition to the overall looseness of its joints, the toy's face is further deteriorated from the ''Generation 2'' use of the mold, now displaying a gape-mouthed smirk (see inset in picture), and its roof and rear windows no longer align perfectly.

:In addition to these unfortunate, unintentional changes from the original, some intentional changes were made to the figure's stickers. The original toy's "Martinii" sponsor decals on his hood and door are modified to instead display his Japanese name, "Meister", while the "Martinii Porsche" decal across the top of his windshield now reads "Agent Meister".

:A second production run of this figure replaced the original toolings for the weapons with the modified versions that came with Hasbro's ''Commemorative Series'' reissue (see [[#Commemorative Series|below]]).
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===''Collector's Edition''===
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[[File:Ehobby Meister.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bling bling~!!!]]
*'''Meister Gold Version''' (e-HOBBY exclusive, 2002)
**''ID number:'' '''06'''
**''Accessories:'' photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:A ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]], this version of Jazz is almost entirely constructed of vacuum-metalized gold plastic. Fingerprints and chipping, ahoy! It uses the degraded mold of the ''Transformers Collection'' figure, and was only available in a set with the "Anime Version" redeco of [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Bluestreak]]. Both figures came in the generic red Autobot packaging shared by nearly all eHobby figures.

:This toy's coloration re-creates the "Gold Porsche" [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] figure available in limited numbers during the ''[[Diaclone]]'' franchise, before ''The Transformers''. That said, the original e-HOBBY listing noted its resemblance to the [[electrum]]-coated characters in the episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020705205134/http://e-hobby.sputniknext.com:81/index9_1277.html e-HOBBY listing:] "This item really reminds you of the episode 'Secret of the Golden Lagoon'."</ref> (despite Jazz appearing only briefly in that episode, with no speaking lines).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Meister Gold Version at TFU.info]''
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===''Commemorative Series''===
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Commemorative Series III, [[2003]])
**''Accessories:'' photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:Hasbro's own reissue of the 1984 Jazz as part of the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]'', now named "Autobot Jazz" for [[trademark]] reasons, is based on Takara's ''Transformers Collection'' version, retaining the ugly smirk and the "Agent Meister" stickers. The alignment problem with the roof and the rear windows has been fixed.

:The weapons have been heavily [[retool]]ed [[for safety reasons]]: The chrome finish is missing, the missiles have been elongated and can only be inserted one way, the nub on the back of the launcher has also been elongated, the launcher barrel can come off the mount, and the trigger has been altered as well.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/AutobotJazz/jazz.htm More information on Commemorative Series Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy Jazz.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Well, he still can't see his toes, so that part's accurate...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Spy Changer, [[2004]]-[[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spychanger|Spy Changer]] Jazz is a redeco of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] [[Side Burn (RID)#Spychanger|Side Burn]], transforming into a 1:64-scale [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Dodge Viper]] with Jazz's classic white Martini Racing colour scheme and livery, via [[sticker]]s. Like all [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] molds, he features high-speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly. His rifle is stored between his legs, acting as a tailpipe in vehicle mode.

: This toy was originally exclusively available at [[KB Toys]] stores in 2004, in generic ''Transformers'' packaging with no additional sub-line header. The same toy was later re-released in packaging in 2005, now available from discount chains such as Dollar General and Family Dollar. Jazz was one of three figures released again as part of a second wave of the ''Universe''-branded line-up, with several alterations to the packaging such as a different [[cross-sell]] on the back, a different "Hasbro" logo, and even a different ''function'' (wave 1 Jazz is a "special operations expert", whereas wave 2 Jazz is a "special ops agent").

: This mold was originally intended for release in ''Generation 2'' as an [[Black Viper Go-Bot|unspecified character]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpyJazz/jazz.htm More information on Universe Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:WSTF Meister.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Tiny Jazz]]
*'''Meister''' (2004)
:''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Jazz is a tiny replica of the original Jazz toy. His wheels do not roll, and he has a simplified [[Transformation (toys)|transformation scheme]] with considerably more restricted articulation.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestJazz/jazz.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators''===
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[[File:Alternators Meister.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Zoom zoom zoom! Ya! zoomzoomzoom.]]
*'''Meister''' Mazda RX-8 (Alternator, 2004/[[2006]])
**''Alternators ID number:'' '''7'''
**''Binaltech ID number:'' '''BT-08'''
**''Accessories:'' muffler-blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Mark McCall]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist, rerelease)}}

:For the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line, "Meister" (the Hasbro release uses the Japanese-market name as well for a change) was given a new [[alternate mode]], namely a highly accurate, [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 [[scale]] white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Mazda RX-8]]. He features an opening hood with engine, opening "suicide" doors and an opening trunk, as well as a detailed interior with seats and a dashboard complete with steering wheel. His front wheels feature a working "steering" mechanism (which is not connected to the steering wheel, though), and all four wheels are equipped with [[rubber tires]]. In robot mode, Meister is sculpted to resemble both the original Generation 1 Jazz toy and the G1 [[character model|cartoon model]]. He is armed with a rifle that transforms from his muffler; the peg used to attach the muffler in vehicle mode actually plugs into the holes on his forearms near the elbow joints, allowing the blaster to be attached there.

:Takara's ''Binaltech'' version of this sculpt differs from Hasbro's ''Alternators'' version by having his car shell partially constructed of [[die-cast]] metal, as well as having all the car body parts (including those made out of plastic) covered in paint and the side mirrors [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum metalized]], while the steering wheel is made of hard plastic. By contrast, the ''Alternators'' version has the car shell made entirely out of plastic (in standard white compared to the ''Binaltech'' version's slightly more creamy shade), the side mirrors are unpainted, and the steering wheel is made of a rubber-y plastic. Furthermore, there are some tooling differences as well: Like [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Streak/Silverstreak]] before, the ''Binaltech'' version's steering wheel is placed on the right side of the dashboard (like on a Japanese car), whereas it's located on the left side on the ''Alternators'' version (like on an American car). In addition, the ''Binaltech'' version's "steering" mechanism uses a magnet assembly to connect the steering axle to the front wheels (which are attached to the robot mode shoulders), whereas the ''Alternators'' version uses a plastic insertion point. The ''Binaltech'' version also comes with a large Autobot [[insignia]] sticker that can be applied to a real car.

:This toy was redecoed into the simultaneously available "Velocity Red Mica Edition" (see below), and later retooled into a Mazdaspeed RX-8 as [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Shockblast/Laserwave]], the [[Autorooper]], and later as Argent Meister (see below).

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#8|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Meister's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltMeister/meister.htm More information on Alternators Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BT-toy ZoomZoom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Meister Velocity Red Mica Edition''' (Binaltech, 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-08'''
**''Accessories:'' Muffler-blaster

: Simultaneous with his standard release, ''Binaltech'' Meister was also available in a red variant in its own unique packaging. The two figures shipped in cases together in an equal ratio. All of the regular version's white parts, both plastic and metal, are replaced with red, while the panels on the upper hips that are painted teal on the "white" version are painted silver. This version also includes the Autobot car sticker.

: This toy was released concurrently with the "standard" white version of the figure, shipping in the same case, in an equal ratio. This figure's packaging is identical to the standard version (including images of the regular white toy on the back), save for a photograph on the front, and a label identifying it as the "Velocity Red Mica Edition".

: Velocity Red Meister was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the separate character [[Zoom-Zoom]] by the official ''Binaltech'' fiction.

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#8|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Meister's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Zoom-Zoom/zoom-zoom.htm More information on Velocity Red Meister/Zoom-Zoom at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BinaltechMayukoIwasaMeister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Jazz, or Vaporwave?]]
*'''MEISTER feat. MAZDA RX-8 ~'''MAYUKO IWASA''' Edition~''' (Binaltech, 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-08'''
**''Accessories:'' Muffler-blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Mayuko Iwasa]] (deco artist)}}

:A one-of-a-kind pastel blue, pink, yellow, and indigo redeco of the Binaltech Meister toy, ~MAYUKO IWASA Edition~ Meister was designed and autographed by Japanese "{{w|gravure idol}}" [[Mayuko Iwasa]]. Yahoo!Japan Auctions listed the figure for auction starting [[September 19]]th 2004, with the auction ending on [[September 26]].<ref name="auction1">[http://web.archive.org/web/20040926033130/http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k7991073 Original auction] for "Mayuko Iwasa" Meister at Yahoo! Japan auctions, archived version.</ref> However, they relisted the figure on [[October 8]]th 2004 (seemingly due to an issue arising between the original buyer and the charity, going by its feedback<ref name="auctionfeed">[http://rating5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/show/rating?userID=npo_actas_charity&u=npo_actas_charity&filter=&extra=&role=&apg=2 feedback rating Feedback] for original auction of "Mayuko Iwasa" Meister at Yahoo! Japan auctions, archived version.</ref>), and the auction finally finished on [[October 15]], 2004.<ref name="auction2">[http://web.archive.org/web/20041012014838/http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k8718622 Re-listing] for "Mayuko Iwasa" Meister at Yahoo! Japan auctions, archived version.</ref> The winner of the auction also received a signed photograph of Iwasa.

:All proceeds of the sale went to the Asian Children Orphaned by Traffic Accidents Support Association (ACTAS).<ref name="auctionnews">[http://tformers.com/transformers-bt-08-meister-mayuko-iwasa-edition-auction/3555/news.html TFormers news story] about the auction for "Mayuko Iwasa" Meister.</ref> In contrast to the placard in its public appearance at the "Binaltech BT-08 Meister / Mazda RX-8 Launch Event", the auction gave the designation of the toy as the "Original Coloring Transformer Binaltech BT-08 Meister feat. Mazda RX-8" (オリジナルカラーリングトランスフォーマー　バイナルテック　ＢＴ－０８　マイスターｆｅａｔ．マツダ　ＲＸ－８).

:To date, ~MAYUKO IWASA Edition~ Meister has never been seen in robot mode.

::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/event/0409coredo.htm More images of ~MAYUKO IWASA~ Edition Meister at Autobase Aichi]''

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[[File:Binaltech ArgentMeister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What's crackin'?]]
*'''Argent Meister''' (Binaltech, [[2008]])
**''ID number:'' '''BT-20'''
**''Accessories:'' muffler-blaster
:One of the first releases of the short-lived (and final) revival of the ''Binaltech'' line, this version of Meister utilizes the "Mazdaspeed Version II" retooled RX-8 body introduced with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Shockblast/Laserwave]], but using the original Meister head and left hand, rather than Shockblast's arm cannon. It is touted as a "Movie Version", somewhat resembling the look of the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], due to its silver paint job. The name is a pun on his Japanese function, "Agent Meister", and the Latin-derived word "argent" for "silver".

:Argent Meister was only released in Japan, with no direct ''Alternators'' counterpart.
::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#20|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Argent Meister's bio and tech specs]]
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===''Encore''===
*'''Meister''' (Encore, Japan 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''08'''
**''Accessories:'' photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:Another Takara reissue of the original 1984/1985 Jazz/Meister toy, following the success of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 Movie]].

:For the most part, the tooling is identical to the second production run of the 2002 ''Transformers Collection'' release, with the modified weapon from Hasbro's ''Commemorative Series'' release. The face uses the fixed mouth originally made for the ''Transformers Collection''/''Commemorative Series'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Stepper/Ricochet]] reissue from 2004. The feet are still the narrowed ''Generation 2'' version.

:Other changes unique to this version include the replacement of many stickers (such as the Autobot [[insignia]] on the hood/chest and the "Meister" decals on the doors) with tampographed versions, retooled shoulder mounted flame thrower aligned 90 degree from the axis but unlike the previous iterations, is quite difficult to maintain mounted, and a [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] painted blue visor.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
{{anchor|uni2008}}[[File:Universe2008 LegendsG1Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Slightly less tiny Jazz.]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Legends Class, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:Legends Class ''Universe'' Jazz, like the Legends Class ''Universe'' [[Hound (G1)/toys|Hound]], emulates Jazz's original toy rather than a modern vehicle re-imagination. Due to the budgetry limitation of Legends Class toys, he features an altered transformation sequence and a limited number of [[paint operation]]s, which leave several car windows unpainted.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsUniJazz/jazz.htm More information on Universe 2008 Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010 deluxe SpecialOpsJazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A Solstice with the 1984 robot mode and the 1989 rifle? Just gimme a skateboard and some nunchucks and I am the OMEGA JAZZ!]]
*'''Special Ops Jazz''' (Deluxe, [[2010]]/[[2011]])
**''Accessories:'' "Blaster," two speakers
{{toydesigner|[[Tomoya Miyake]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}
:Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|2010 ''Transformers'']] Deluxe class toys, Special Ops Jazz transforms from robot into a "street rally" white sports car that looks like Jazz's original Porsche front-end wearing [[Jazz (Movie)|Pontiac Solstice]] headlights for a hat. Jazz has deployable speakers in both robot and vehicle mode,<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-170066/</ref> and his rifle is an update of his [[Classic Pretender]] weapon. The speakers can also combine with his rifle via clips to form a super rifle, or they can be used on any other clip-compatible ''Transformers'' toy. A theme noticed in a few of the updated G1 Transformers is the backwards compatibility with the original character's weapons. Jazz is able to wield his G1 toy's shoulder rocket launcher on his neck though sadly both his original toy's photon rifle and his Pretender figure's weapon are incompatible with the toy. As part of the first wave of the ''Reveal the Shield'' promotion, he sports a [[rubsign]].

:This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]], ''Timelines''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Longarm (SG)|Longarm]] and [[Stepper (SG)|Stepper]], and the mold's alternate head was used to make [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]]. It was also retooled to make ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]], and was ''intended'' to be retooled into ''Generations'' [[Nightbeat (G1)#Generations|Nightbeat]], who ended up as a retool of an [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Deluxe|entirely different sculpt]] instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Reveal the Shield Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-AutobotJazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|People are willing to pay more money for their Jazz to be whiter. ... wait, that doesn't sound right...]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' ([[January 29]], 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-12'''
**''Accessories:'' "Handgun", two speakers
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toys, this redeco of Deluxe Class Special Ops Jazz is cast in brighter non-metallic glossy white plastic, uses darker blue and red paints, and has a painted grill, feet, shins, stomach, rear windows, taillights, and wheel rims. He also has an Autobot logo on the hood and no rubsign. Unlike the earlier variants of Special Ops Jazz, ''United'' Jazz's forearms are molded in white plastic. The toy's packaging names his combined speaker-gun a "[[sonic cannon]] mode".
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===''Chronicle''===
[[File:EZCollectionChronicleMeisterToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Meister''' (EZ Collection, 2011)
:''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection Meister is... a redeco ([[repaint]]?) of ''Universe'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Jazz. His visor is silver and features a slightly different Autobot sigil from the Hasbro release. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO toy Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mama says "[[Spock]] you Out".]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''31146'''
**''Pieces'': '''122'''
**''Kreons'': Jazz, Race Driver
**''Accessories'': pistol
:The ''[[Kre-O]]'' Jazz set is based primarily on Generation 1 Jazz in deco, with a head sculpt heavily based on ''Reveal the Shield'' [[#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]]'s head, but with [[Live-action film series|Movie]] [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]'s silver coloration. He transforms into a generic sports car that doesn't really look like either of Jazz's alternate modes, with opening doors and a flip-up roof. Sadly, neither of these features is actually useful for inserting a driver (the gap left by opening the roof is too small, and the sides are blocked by unfortunately-placed horizontal bars), but at least the thought was there.

:The included Jazz Kreon is based directly on his ''Generation 1'' self, with his characteristic coloration and deco, and "door wings." He also comes with a generic light gray gun used by some of the other Kreons that can resemble Jazz's [[photon rifle]] if you squint hard enough. The "Race Driver" Kreon wears a red and light gray racing suit and helmet, and also has a light gray baseball cap so he doesn't have to wear his helmet all the time. How thoughtful!

:This set shows signs of having been slightly redesigned late in production. Included among the pieces is a red seat which is not used in either mode; there is an obvious place where it "belongs" in the middle of the car's cabin, but it cannot actually fit there due to other parts interfering. (Interestingly enough, [[LEGO|a certain other company's]] equivalent piece ''will'' fit, thanks to its slightly different design.) Similarly, there is a black sticker with "vent" detailing which the builder is never instructed to apply anywhere, though according to stock photography, it is intended for Jazz's abdomen/pelvis section. Later releases of the set didn't include the seat, but still retained the unused sticker.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OJazz/jazz.htm More information on Kre-O Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy UltimateVehiclePack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ultimate Vehicle Pack''' ([[2012]])
**''Set number'': '''A4583'''
**''Pieces'': '''279'''
**''Kreons'': Bluestreak, Sideswipe
:This [[Red Bucket|bucket]] contains unchanged versions of the Jazz (sans Kreons), [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#74pc|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#90pc|Optimus Prime]] sets, as well as the [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]] Kreons.

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*'''Kreon Figure Pack''' ([[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A4642'''
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, Jazz, Mirage, Red Alert, Skywarp
**''Accessories'': small pistol
:A boxed set of five Kreons, with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bumblebee]], [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Red Alert]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]], Jazz, and a fifth "mystery" Kreon (actually [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Skywarp]]). These toys are all identical to their prior releases.

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[[File:kre-o_jazz_custom_kreon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As close to the Movieverse Kreon Jazz as we're ever going to get.]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Custom Kreon, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7318'''
**''Pieces'': '''43'''
**''Accessories'': rack, twin cannons, sword, blaster, rifle, baton
:Part of the second wave of custom Kreons, Jazz comes with a buildable rack to store his customizable parts. His torso, arms, waist and legs have a metal-flake sheen, plus his [[tampograph]]s are more detailed than the ones on his original figure. His "normal" helmet and pistol (originally a [[Klingon]] disruptor from ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]'') are chromed, plus he comes with transparent legs, torso and helmet. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), a buildable backpack, buildable rifle, baton, sword, and the [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]] mini-wing backpack.

:Though widely solicited, this wave of Custom Kreons ultimately never saw release outside of Chinese-market distribution circles and [[Hasbro Toy Shop]].

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[[File:SDCC2014_KreonClassof1984_Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Most Rad
**''Accessories'': [[Andorian]] blaster
:This version of Jazz has a ''different'' set of toy-based [[tampograph]]s, giving him a more detailed face. His weapon comes from the ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]'' line.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.
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===''Generations''===
{{anchor|UltimateGiftSet}}
[[File:Generationstoy-G2Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We've gotten new toys of all the kinds of Jazz except the elusive "Utah" variant.]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' blaster, two speakers
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]], [[Sam Smith]]<ref>https://youtu.be/jVenhxXrQVs</ref> (Hasbro)}}

:This release of Jazz comes in a colorful deco in the festive spirit of the ''Generation 2'' [[#Generation 2|release]] of the original Jazz toy. He comes packed with Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]], as well as unchanged releases of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]] and [[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]].

:His back-of-the-[[Packaging|box]] [[stock photography]] depicts his blaster as white, yet the final product casts it in black plastic.

:The Ultimate Gift Set was exclusive to online retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Asia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenUGSJazz/jazz.htm More information on Ultimate Gift Set Jazz at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|Fall of Cybertron}}
[[File:Generationstoy-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Generations-JP-TG-02-Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)
**''Series / Number:'' '''01 / #002'''
**''Accessories:'' blaster pistol
{{note|The Aligned [[Jazz (WFC)#Toys|Jazz]] toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Jazz in multiple continuities.}}
:Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#FOC|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' "Autobot Jazz" transforms into a Cybertronian racer. His blaster pistol has a [[C joint|3 mm hole]] running through it, and can mount via [[5 mm post]] onto his roof, forearms/rear vehicle side, and hands.

:In robot mode, he features a case of [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux parts]]: The centers of his feet are fake wheels (attached to the legs via [[Ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet joints]]) that are hidden in the rear section of his vehicle mode, while his real vehicle mode wheels end up on his forearms and on the sides of his chest (partially obscured by panels).

:A [[Variant#Colors and deco|running change variant]] of Jazz exists in the fourth wave, wherein his white plastic is darker and his translucent visor is cast in light blue instead of the previous extremely dark blue, allowing the light piping to work properly. The [[TakaraTomy]] release features an extensive paint job, with his white plastic being coated in grayish off-white paint, along with numerous additional details.

:This toy was redecoed/retooled into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Toys|Sideswipe]].

:Unsurprisingly, the ''Fall of Cybertron'' Jazz toy was used for several Generation 1-based stories. The TakaraTomy deco [[Jazz (G1)#Cloud|appeared]] in the ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]'' manga series. This toy also serves as a rough stand-in for Jazz's appearance in "Season 1" of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series.<ref>[[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] was redesigned by [[Andrew Griffith]] in [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #1]] based on [[:File:WFC Jazz.jpg|the game render]] from ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron''. Your mileage may vary on how fitting the toy is.</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''War for Cybertron'' Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot Shots Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Jazz''' (Bot Shot, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B014'''
***''Fist strength'': '''555'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''370'''
***''Sword strength'': '''695'''
:Jazz is part of the fourth wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'', transforming from a blue and white sports car with "4" decals into a [[super deformed]] robot when his front bumper is pressed. His head is heavily based on [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s head. This mold was also used for [[Drag Strip (G1)|Bot Shots Dragstrip]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSJazz/jazz.htm More information on Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots 3pack Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Cindersaur / Optimus Prime / Jazz''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''849'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''?'''
***''Sword strength'': '''262'''
:Part of the second wave of three-packs in Series 2, Super Bot Jazz is a redeco of the original Bot Shots Jazz mold in translucent white with blue wheels.

:The second wave of Series 2 three-packs didn't reach mass retail in the United States, only showing up in discount stores like Ross.
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===''BeCool''===
[[File:BeCool GreenSportsCar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Acid Jazz?]]
*'''Green Sports Car (Autobot Jazz)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B15'''
:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Green Sports Car" is a bright green redeco of ''Bot Shots'' Jazz with orange wheels, retaining the same blue stripes and "4" [[paint operation]]s. Instead of game stats, his chest stickers display images of his vehicle mode, a car's dashboard and a racing track.
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Meister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'''DÉJÀ VU!''' He's running in the 90s!]]
*'''Autobot Meister''' ([[February 21]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-11'''
:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Meister transforms from a [[super deformed]] Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 to a cute little robot. He comes with a code for unlocking Jazz as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimestoy-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Still a Martini, still a Porsche, all the more chill.]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-07'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[May 25]], [[2018]]'''
**''Accessories'': blaster, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:Transforming into a Le Mans-like racing car [[Porsche#Porsche 962|subtly inspired by a Porsche 962]], the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' version of Jazz is a mostly new mold that reuses the wheels and combiner peg of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]]. Jazz can form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Combiner (or become one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs). Fans wanting to open this figure should take note that almost all of the roof, hood, and front grill of the figure is simply translucent plastic painted over, so be careful to avoid scratching or chipping these areas. Worse still, some fans have reported that this translucent plastic does not age well; it has a nasty tendency to crack after a few transformations. Again, ''be careful.''

:Like all other ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures, he comes with Prime Armor with a place for a [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]] (and by extension, a [[Titan Master#Toys|Titan Master]], [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Enigma]], or [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix core]]) that can transform into a hand for a Combiner. He also comes with a piece that can fill the gap in the Prime Armor or be held as a gun. Also like the other Deluxe Class figures, the instructions explaining how exactly the armor connects are extremely vague. To connect the armor, the grill portion of Jazz's chest has two indents that fit the tabs on the "thumbs" when inserted at a slight angle. While this matches up to both the instructions and the packaging art, it should be noted that the connection is rather loose. Curiously, Jazz's engineering includes wrist swivels, but the panels molded underneath his forearms render them largely worthless. On another note, his Prime Armor was redecoed for [[Moonracer (G1)#Generations|Moonracer]], [[Firestar (G1)#Generations|Novastar]], [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]], and ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Greenlight#Generations|Greenlight]].

:While not necessarily part of a certain combiner team, his packaging and [[TakaraTomy]] stock photos depict him as part of [[Elita-Infin1te]] while his instructions show him combined with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Grimlock]] and the rest of ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures in Wave 1.

:Curiously, the roof and upper section of his hood both sport the iconic Martini racing stripes that were also present on the original Generation 1 figure. [[Copyright|Hopefully, nothing will go wrong.]]

:In November of 2017, ''Power of the Primes'' Jazz became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco included the acronym "[[President of the United States|MAGA]]" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia ({{w|Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|which, for those of you who have been living under a rock since 2016...}}). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the vendor (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A re-release of Jazz as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class featured a [[variant#Running changes|running change]] that saw the "MAGA" text removed, leaving a blank black space. The variant's date stamp is '''80671'''. While official stock photos of the TakaraTomy release of the figure featured the "MAGA" acronym in Cybertronix, the final toy when released featured the edited tampograph of the Hasbro running change version with a blank black section in its stead.

:The figure was redecoed into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Generations|Ricochet]].
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-01-Deluxe-Autobot-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Hollywoooooood! Hollywood swingin'!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-01'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-59'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 20]], [[2021]]
:*''Accessories'': photon rifle, "[[Moonbase One]] Destruction" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)| [[Michael DiTullo]] (concept artist)<ref>Evan Brooks's [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb-_mqBuIp_/ Instagram post]</ref>, [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' Jazz is based on his appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon. Jazz features the number "14" on his side, a combination of the racing numbers on [[#Toys|his original]] and [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toys]] according to designer [[John Warden]], with the intent to "keep it fresh in the alternate universe of [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War For Cybertron]]" and ensure customizers could choose which number they preferred.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hi All! We mixed up the numbers of G2 (1) and G1 (4) to keep it fresh in the alternate universe of War For Cybertron. That way customisers could choose which number they preferred. Jazz has always been a favorite of mine, glad people are excited by this figure.|link=https://twitter.com/wardenfive/status/1317412380750585856|name=John Warden|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=10|day=17|(defunct=)}}</ref> Coincidentally, it is also the release number of his ''Diaclone'' toy.

:Jazz comes packaged with his back kibble unfolded, although his instructions address how to properly fold it up for robot mode. His roof assembly is made of painted translucent plastic—including ''the hinge that holds it to the chassis''—so caution is advised when transforming him. Unfortunately, the two pins used to attach the car roof to the body and rear half have been observed to cause the part itself to inevitably over time develop vertical stress fractures at both ends, regardless of whether or not the figure is transformed even once or if anything is inserted into the 5mm peghole on top.

:The [[unpaintable plastic]] parts, such as the thighs, front wheel wells and the skeletal joints that hold most of his torso together, are prone to a form of [[photodegradation]]. Strangely—similar to [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Wheeljack]]—the white paint used on the translucent parts ''also'' discolors to a yellowish tinge. This yellowing paint phenomenon is something that had not been observed on ''Transformers'' toys prior to the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''-era of toys, suggesting a different manner of paint mix has been used.

:As with other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a diorama display for the figure. In this case, it shows Jazz's computer terminal and observation window from [[Moonbase One]].

:This figure was retooled with a new head into ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' [[Jackpot (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Jackpot]], and retooled more extensively into ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Knock-Out]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
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[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-57-Skyfire.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Shh... let him enjoy this small victory.]]
*'''Skyfire''' ([[2023]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-57'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}
:Included with the massive [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Skyfire]] is an articulated, [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] figurine of "Meister", made to scale with Skyfire's jet mode. Funnily enough, after 20 years of the ''Masterpiece'' line this is its first depiction of Jazz/Meister at all.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Origin-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now where's [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|Wheeljack?]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Origin Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy Evolution]]''
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, grappling hook, grappling hook base
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Mark worked on this with Yuyu-San, has clear canopy and G1 styled weapon.|link=https://twitter.com/TFU_INFO/status/1622711935820087302|name=TFU.info|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=02|day=06}}</ref>

: Part of the cross-franchise ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' subline, "Origin Autobot Jazz" transforms from cartoon-accurate robot to <s>handheld vacuum cleaner</s> his Cybertronian vehicle mode seen in the opening scenes of "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" and back, similar to the earlier [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BuzzworthyOrigin|Origin Bumblebee]] toy. He transforms in 20 steps and includes both his blaster and a two part grappling hook attachment for either arm, attaching to a 5 mm port revealed when his hands are tucked away. The grapple stores underneath the vehicle mode via a 5 mm port hidden under Jazz's chest while the blaster more conventionally plugs on top. The toy's "[[Evo-Fusion]]" gimmick involves combining the blaster and grapple by plugging either just the hook or the hook on its base onto the end of Jazz's gun via a 3 mm connection. His alt mode features two dedicated 5 mm [[Fire Blast effect]] compatible ports on the back which, while technically housed in his feet, are entirely separate from the 5 mm ports also in his feet.

: Like other ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toys, Jazz is exclusive to Target stores in the United States. Due to the open-windowed packaging, it is not uncommon for the paint on his chest to be scratched or chipped while still unopened. Also, the hinge that connects Jazz's vehicle roof to the rest of the backpack may cause the translucent blue plastic to crack, especially on the knurled side of the pin.

: Origins Jazz was officially revealed during a ''Transformers'' team roundtable with fans on [[February 6]], 2023.

:*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CogRwHUMFP5/ Mark Maher's designer commentary on Origin Autobot Jazz]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Jazz Toxitron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb||No, that weapon configuration is not official, but it ''works''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''G2 Universe Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, rocket launcher, rocket, totally-not-a-hologram gun

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]] [[Transformers: Legacy#Walmart_2|Toxitron Collection]]'' "G2 Universe Autobot Jazz" is a redeco of his ''[[Studio Series]]'' toy, based on ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' concept art for a [[#G2DiacloneUnreleased|bright orange-and-red Jazz]] that never saw release).

: In addition to his standard blaster, Jazz also includes a pair of new 5 mm compatible weapons, originally designed for a ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Hound]] toy that had not been released or even officially acknowledged by the time Jazz had been revealed. Though not shown in the instructions, numerous stock images show him using both of these accessories to simulate the original 1984 toy's over-the-shoulder missile launcher (as seen at right), since the concept art for this deco was just painted-over art of the normal ''Generation 2'' art which also featured that accessory the actual ''Generation 2'' Jazz did not have. Due to the base mold's dearth of 5 mm holes, there's no way to mount all of these accessories in car mode in a not-ridiculous fashion, but, well, "ridiculous" is obviously not out of the question here.

: The ''Toxitron Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. This toy was one of three figures put up for preorder on Walmart.com and Pulse on [[March 13]] 2023, with them shipping in mid-July, about the time when the rest of the assortment went up for order on Pulse (but not Walmart.com, grumble grumble).

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[[File:TF-Legacy-G2-Laser-Cycle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Quick! Someone get [[Benni Latham]] on the phone!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''G2 Universe Laser Cycle''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Energon]] blades, front tire/Energon blaster

: A surprise—and surprising—entry in the ''Toxitron Collection'', "G2 Universe Laser Cycle" is a [[redeco]] of ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' [[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Road Rocket]], a new-head retool of the mainline [[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Prime Universe Arcee]] toy, transforming into a '90s-style sportbike motorcycle. The toy's deco is based on the unreleased ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserCycle|Jazz Laser Cycle]]. That said, probably to avoid confusion with the G2 Universe Jazz toy above, it doesn't sport the Jazz name.

: The blaster weapon formed by splitting the front tire can also be plugged into a 5 mm port on the back, allowing the figure to better resemble the original Laser Cycle Jazz figure with its distinctive shoulder wheels. Unfortunately, unlike the original figure, there is no buzzsaw weapon, instead coming with two clear-plastic blades that form a circular disc. The back of the head is molded in translucent blue plastic to allow for [[light-piping]].

: This toy also turned out to be far less in demand than the rest of the ''Toxitron Collection'', though time will tell whether it persists as a true [[shelfwarmer]].

: The original version of this mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Flamewar (SG)#Toys|Decepticon Flamewar]], and further retooled into ''Legacy: Evolution'' [[Elita One (G1)#WarDawn|Cybertronian Erial]].
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==Merchandise==
===Stamp Bot===
*'''Jazz''' (Stamp Bot, 1984)
:Made by HG Toys, Stamp Bot Jazz is a small, non-poseable figurine of Jazz based on his toy with a rubber stamp on the base, and a cap with a felt "floor" that was soaked in ink. The stamp made an image of Jazz's sports car mode.

===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:TFCaramel jazz.jpg|thumb|Nobody calls me yellow.]]
*'''Meister''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Jazz was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue, and yellow.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Jazz decoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Jazz was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Jazz was molded in soft red rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Jazz was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Jazz''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''13'''
:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, Jazz was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Decoy Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Jazz and his brother Heavy Metal.]]
*'''Meister''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': stand
:Released in the eighth "Act" of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'', Meister is a PVC figurine based on the cartoon rendition of Jazz. He came in both full-color and pewter-painted versions, both packed one per case.

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

:The color versions of Jazz came packaged with the waist of the Act's "build-a-figure" [[Scorponok (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Scorponok]]. This part too could be in either full-color or pewter, packed at a ratio of six color parts to four pewters.
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===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (2003)
:Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' Jazz is a redeco of the ''SCF'' Meister figure. He is cast in blue plastic almost completely painted over, leaving the visor and the back of the head unpainted to take advantage of a [[light-piping]] gimmick. His backpack-windshield is also unpainted, which is a cute touch.

:He has a large number of other paint differences from Meister, including a more cartoon-accurate light blue waist deco, red stripes on his rear wheels rather than blue, a much darker gray face, a more complex stripe on his backpack... and for some reason, his boots are light gray all over, including the vehicle-mode wheel hubs, rather than white. Oops.

:Like all ''Heroes of Cybertron'' releases, he came on an individual cardback, with a character bio card. He also included the left leg to the wave's [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''MyClone''===
[[File:MYCLONE MISTER AS5-4.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Mister''' (MyClone, [[2003]])
**''ID number'': '''MTF013'''
**''Accessories'': stand
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Yasuhiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A "[[super deformed]]" mini-figure of Jazz was created as part of the second wave of [[MyClone]] Transformers in Japan. These toys could be disassembled and their parts mixed-and-matched thanks to a generic base body.
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===''Generation 1 Figure-Collection''===
[[File:Bottlecap jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Meister''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''C-3'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base
:At only one inch in height, this Jazz "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero Jazz bust.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|Shares the same fate as his movie counterpart.]]
*'''Jazz''' (2004)
:Jazz is number 12 in [[Hard Hero]]'s series of cold-cast porcelain ''Transformers'' busts, measuring six inches in height and sculpted holding his photon rifle in his right hand. Jazz was limited to 2500 pieces worldwide, with an additional 100 being specially signed by sculptor [[Jason Ray]].
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium RM Jazz.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Won't you take me to Funkytown?]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Muffler-blaster, Autobot display stand
:Titanium Jazz is a small, 3" non-transformable die-cast metal figurine based upon his ''Alternators'' design, but with a little bit of his "traditional" deco thrown into the mix. He has articulation in his waist, shoulders, and head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Titanium Series'' Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===First 4 Figures===
*'''Soundwave vs Jazz''' (<s>2006</s> unreleased)
{{toydesigner|[[Little IroN]] (concept artist), [["Mad" Alterton]] (sculptor)}}

:Intended for release in the ''Transformers Battlefield'' line by model company [[First 4 Figures]], this was to be 13-inch-ish tall diorama depicting [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#First 4 Figures|Soundwave]] fighting against Jazz. According to a look at the digital sculpt afforded to the toy news press at New York [[Toy Fair]] in 2006, the set featured Soundwave holding Jazz above his head, about to throw him down onto the trashed form of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] at his feet.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref>

:As a ''Battlefield'' release, this model would have featured a detailed base designed to interlock with others in the same range to create a massive battle diorama. Unfortunately, a general discontinuation of First 4 Figures' ''Transformers''-related output meant only the first model, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#First 4 Figures|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#First 4 Figures|Megatron]]", was released.

:All models in the ''Battlefield'' line were advertised as being sculpted by [["Mad" Alterton]], with a corresponding set of art posters by [[Little IroN]], implying he had produced the concept art for each release. The set was likely intended to be limited to 1,850 pieces worldwide, given that the certificate of authenticity for the first set allowed buyers to reserve the same numbered release on their next purchase in the series.

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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Jazz-atx.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|#1 Super Guy!]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)
:Jazz was one of many Generation 1 characters slated to appear in ''[[Attacktix]]''. A presumed wave-3 Booster, this piece was ultimately never released, but was shown at the ''Star Wars Celebration IV'' convention.

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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesjazzthundercracker.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Do the Hustle!]]
*'''Autobot Jazz & Thundercracker''' (Two-pack, 2007)
:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Jazz is an adorable, [[super deformed]] figurine of Jazz, with limited articulation in his arms, but no head movement. He came packaged with [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Thundercracker]].

:This figurine was later [[redeco]]ed into [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Robot Heroes|Ricochet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHG1Jazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Jazz at TFU.info]''

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*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Single-pack, 2008)
:In some countries outside of North America, Jazz was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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===Sota Toys===
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:Two identical Jazz pieces were to be the Autobot-side Rooks on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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===Boss Coffee===
*'''Meister''' (2008)
:A non-transforming PVC figure of Jazz was released as part of a promotion by [[Boss Coffee]]. The small figure was randomly included with single cans of the company's "Rainbow Mountain Blend" coffee, contained in a plastic capsule affixed to the top of can which then became a display base for the figurine once removed. Jazz features articulation at the shoulders and waist, and came with a small catalog leaflet that could be folded up and attached to the lid/base to form a diorama background for added display value.

===''Transformers - Mini Bust''===
[[File:Jazz statue.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|One cold cast cat.]]
*'''Jazz''' (Diamond Select, 2008)
:Jazz was released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2008 and exclusive to online retailer Big Bad Toy Store. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. The bust features both his photon rifle and shoulder-mounted rocket launcher, which, along with the car door pieces, are attached magnetically and are optional for display.
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===''Mighty Muggs''===
[[File:MightyMuggs Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Jazz''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Photon rifle, doors
:Part of the third wave of [[Mighty Muggs]], Jazz is a [[super deformed]], non-transformable PVC figure with articulated arms and head. He is made largely using the standard Mighty Muggs body mold, with the exception of the head, which uses the same "horn" mold as [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]]. Jazz comes with a super-deformed photon rifle and a pair of car doors that attach to his back.

:Jazz and his wavemate [[Shockwave (G1)/toys|Shockwave]] were initially reported to be canceled, but were eventually released as exclusives at Diamond Distributors and [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Jazz''' (2013)
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*'''Illest Jazz''' (2013)
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*'''Gold Jazz''' (2013)
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Jazz G1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''12/12'''
:Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Jazz is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

:He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

:This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/TTJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Gacha Meister.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Meister''' (2016)
:A non-transforming figure of Jazz based on his appearance in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (cartoon)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' cartoon was available as part of the ''Q-Transformers'' {{w|gashapon|capsule toy}} lineup.
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===''Transformers Figure Collection''===
[[File:TF-Transformers-Figure-Collection-Jazz-Decoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Meister''' (01-2016)
:Standing 42mm tall, ''Transformers Figure Collection'' Meister is a non-poseable soft-rubber figure greatly based on a [[Decoy]] figure.
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===Bitfig===
[[File:Bitfig-Part-1.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Meister''' (12-2016)
:Part of the first wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys.

:Meister's design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon, and is articulated at the neck and shoulders.

:Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.
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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumJazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hard rock.]]
*'''Jazz''' (2018)
:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s "Legacy of Cybertron" Jazz statue stands 16 inches tall. Owners have the option of exchanging his left fist with the grappling hook he used in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]". The statue's base can be connected to those of the other statues in the "Legacy of Cybertron" series in order to form a larger battle scene. Only 500 of this item were produced, exclusive to [[BigBadToyStore]].
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1AutobotJazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Jazz, Special Ops''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T40'''
**''Stars: ''6
:'''Autobot Jazz, Special Ops''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game.
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===''Keshi Surprise''===
*'''Autobots''' (2018)
:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These blindpacked figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Jazz was available in red, yellow, blue, and purple, and included a foil trading card / sticker.

===''ReAction''===
[[File:ReAction_Jazz.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|]]

*'''Jazz''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': blaster
:Released in the first wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[Super7#ReAction|ReAction]]'' Jazz is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. He comes with a blaster which can only be held in his right hand.

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

:This mold was also used to make [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#ReAction|Stepper]].
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===Jada Toys===
====''Metals Die Cast / Hollywood Rides''====
*'''Jazz''' (Scale 1/24 Die Cast Vehicle, <s>2019</s>)
**''Accessories'': collectible coin
:Announced by [[Jada Toys]] in 2019, ''Hollywood Rides'' Jazz was planned to be a 1/24 scaled non-transforming die-cast car with rubber tires based on his original Martini Racing Porsche alternate mode and possibly featuring opening doors, front hood and back trunk. Similar to the ''Robot Powered Machines'', the car would have featured a sculpted robot mode underneath. However, the product remains unreleased and is most likely cancelled by now.

:Jazz would have come with a collectible coin with his face engraved on it.
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*'''Jazz''' (Scale 1/32 Die Cast Vehicle, <s>2019</s>)
:A 1/32 scaled version of Jazz was also announced, but remains equally unreleased.
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====''Nano Hollywood Rides''====
*'''Jazz / Sideswipe / Jetfire''' (1.65" Die Cast Vehicle 3-pack, <s>2020</s>)
:''[[Jada Toys|Nano Hollywood Rides]]'' Jazz was going to be a small non-transforming die-cast car measuring approximately 1.65 inches long.

:He was planned to be part of a 3-pack alongside [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Nano Hollywood Rides|Sideswipe]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Jada Toys|Jetfire]], but the pack got replaced and by 2022 Jazz got replaced by [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Nano Hollywood Rides|Hot Rod]]. As of 2023, however, it's unclear if the pack will ever get to see an official release in any form.
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====''Nano Metalfigs''====
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Jada finally managed to released a Jazz in their ''Nano Metalfigs'' line. This Jazz is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded holding his blaster. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].
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===Hallmark Keepsake Ornament===
[[File:Jazz-Keepsake-Ornament.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Jazz Ornament''' (2020)
:Part of the Keepsake Ornament line, the "Transformers Jazz Ornament" is a plastic ornament "crafted" by Orville Wilson. He is not poseable but comes with his blaster molded into his right hand. The name "Agent Meister" can be found in multiple places on the ornament.
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===Eaglemoss===
[[File:EaglemossChess Jazz.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Jazz was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Jazz G1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Jazz''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''25'''
:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Jazz is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy.

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*'''Jazz''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Original'': '''Epic'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Jazz in the Funko style.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Jazz and Banzai-Tron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Meister and Banzai-Tron Set''' ([[April 14]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''19 & 20'''

:Released as part of the third wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Meister" in his [[Action Master]] body and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#19|Translation of Jazz's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===''Minimates''===
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Series 3, 2022)
**''Accessories'': rifle, stand
:Part of the third wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from Diamond Select, this Jazz is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card.

===Flame Toys===
*'''Jazz''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': rifle
:At [[Wonderfest 2022]], [[Flame Toys]] revealed Jazz as an addition to their ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' line of ultra-high-detail articulated action figures. Jazz has [[LED]] features and his included weapon can be either held in his hand as a rifle or mounted backwards on his shoulder to serve as his rocket launcher.
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==Notes==
[[File:PorscheMiniSubaru.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*The first toy planned for the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line was Jazz as a Porsche 986. A prototype was made, but Porsche refused to grant Hasbro and Takara the license, stating that "Transformers are not worthy [of] carrying the Porsche trademark. They are war machines, and the toyline in no way represents the lifestyle and ideas which Porsche represents."<ref>[http://www.tfarchive.com/community/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24622 Former Porsche employee Addl recounting an informal inquiry with Porsche's licensing department at TF Archive]</ref> As a consequence, the toy ultimately never went into production. Photos of the prototype were depicted in the Japanese book ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]'', and Hasbro later also displayed the prototype during the [[BotCon 2007]] Hasbro Tour.
*The ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Mazda RX-8 (which ultimately ended up as Meister) was originally intended to be named "[[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]]", according to various early store listings and a premature reply from Hasbro's customer service. This would also fit with the early idea of making the ''Alternators'' toys "direct updates" of their characters' G1 predecessors. A prototype was leaked to the public in early 2004 sporting the same basic colors as the later ''Alternators'' "Autobot Camshaft" toy (the Acura RSX), although it's uncertain whether the prototype colors for the RX-8 were supposed to be indicative of the proposed colors for Camshaft (since the Acura redeco was originally intended as a G1 Bluestreak [[homage]] before being renamed into "Autobot Camshaft"). The reason why the RX-8 Alternator was ultimately not named "Camshaft" was apparently because the real-life Mazda RX-8 car doesn't ''have'' a camshaft. The irony is staggering, as Camshaft's original toy was an RX-7, which ALSO lacks a camshaft.
*There have been at least two different reasons stated why the Hasbro toy was named "Meister" rather than "Autobot Jazz": For one, Hasbro was still hoping that Porsche would have a change of mind and grant them the license after all, as Chevrolet had done; also, Aaron Archer has been quoted stating that he thought a third toy named "Autobot someone" following "[[Hound (G1)/toys|Autobot Hound]]" and "[[Tracks (G1)/toys|Autobot Tracks]]" would have been somewhat "redundant".
*By coincidence or by design, the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Transformers: Cybertron]]'' [[Ransack (Cybertron)#GTS|Ransack GTS]] toy, with a Velocitronian motorcycle alt-mode, employs a deco loosely similar to that of the canceled 1995 [[#LaserCycle|Laser Cycle incarnation of Jazz]].

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Prowl (WFC)

2023-10-31T05:50:36Z

Cooldude1246: /* Beast Hunters */ edited link for Timeline Barricade’s toy

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{{disambig3|Prowl}}
:''Prowl is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:ProwlTFU.JPG|mainpic|thumb|upright=1.67|Prickly prick.]]
An experienced militia and police officer, '''Prowl''' joined [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots in the war against the [[Decepticon]]s, contributing his knowledge of combat in urban areas. His weapon of choice is the [[Investigator Special]]—a electroconductive gel that's quite adept at redirecting internal signals, paralyzing his targets long enough for him to bring them in.

{{quote|"Are you asking me or [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]? Because he can barely talk." "Prowl. I don't think anyone here needs sarcasm right now."|noquote=true|Prowl and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]|''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Along with his close friend [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], Prowl played a vital role in overthrowing the [[Quintesson]]s during their rule of Cybertron. As engineers, the pair were given blueprints by their Quintesson overseers and instructed to decipher them. Realising that the Quintessons themselves had no idea how to go through the plans themselves (which the duo discovered by deliberately inserting inaccurate calculations), both young Cybertronians brought the matter to the attention of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] and his Council.

After Sentinel went through the plans (though [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] privately suspected the Prime could not make head-or-tails of them and was simply trying to put the young bots at ease), he thanked Prowl and Bluestreak and asked them to continue trying to gain as much information as they could without jeopardising themselves. Their information led to the horrifying conclusion that the Quintessons were planning to sell Cybertronians off-world as slaves, using the plans to create [[Space bridge|Space Bridges]] to make it possible.

When the Quintessons had been driven off-world, Cybertron entered a [[Golden Age]], where the Cybertronians were able to use the Space Bridges to create [[Cybertronian colonies|colonies]] for themselves. One of the first was [[Archon]], where Bluestreak decided to move to in order to become a Space Bridge operator. Meanwhile, Prowl himself remained on Cybertron as an operator as well.

Sadly, the Golden Age came to a sudden end with the advent of the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]], a virulent, seemingly unstoppable disease that rusted all metal, even Cybertronians, to nothing. When the increasingly desperate measures to stem the Plague failed, Sentinel Prime came to the grim conclusion that for the sake of Cybertron's safety, the Space Bridges had to be destroyed. The order was given to all Space Bridge operators to self-destruct their Space Bridges immediately. Any attempt to bring anyone through would be considered treason and subject to summary execution.

Despite this, Prowl desperately pleaded with Bluestreak to come home, offering to open his Bridge long enough for his dear friend to make it through. Bluestreak replied that the Plague had already reached Archon and that he couldn't risk bringing the Plague back with him. He offered Prowl the hope that perhaps the efforts of the Archon authorities to stem the Plague might work and that they would someday meet again, but both Transformers were aware this would likely be the last time they'd ever speak to each other again.

[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] had arrived to ensure Sentinel's orders were carried out, and at one point had to urge Prowl (as gently as he could) to initiate self-destruct. The two Cybertronians watched the Space Bridge, once their symbol of hope and the future, go up in flames.

Several centuries later, when the Decepticon uprising began, Prowl had joined the Autobot ranks and would later play several roles during the coming war. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Prowl acted as go-between for the civilian [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] guards and various city-state militas. He allied with Optimus during Megatron's attack on [[Praxus]]. During the siege of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Prowl informed Optimus that [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. Optimus feared Megatron had found a new weapon. Alpha Trion asked the Autobots what they knew about [[energon]]. Prowl tried to silence [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s jokes as he felt anything the Archivist had to say was significant, but even he laughed when Jazz felt Alpha Trion had not sufficiently explained what Energon was when he said it was the emanation of [[Primus]]. Alpha Trion then adequately explained Megatron had found [[Dark Energon]], the emanation of [[Unicron]].

Optimus ordered Prowl to lead a guerilla team to draw out the Darkened Decepticons, to waste the resource in chases, when Prowl received a communication from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] requesting a meeting. Prowl offered to go meet him in case it was a trap, but Optimus requested Starscream speak to him on a secure channel instead. When the Darkened Decepticons stole the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Prowl helped fight them off and got [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to repair [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], whom Megatron almost killed. Afterwards, Prowl received a distress signal from Sentinel Prime. He traced it to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], as he recognized the signal blocking its source was used by gladiators to hide messages they didn't want on the [[Communication Grid]] from his pre-war days working in the [[Hydrax Plateau|Hydrax]]-[[Badlands (Cybertron)|Badlands]] circuit.

Prowl rescued Sentinel with Optimus and Jazz. While recovering, Optimus went to Cybertron's [[core]] to purge its Dark Energon corruption and returned declaring [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]]. Prowl became part of the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' crew, boarding Trypticon and sustaining heavy damage battling its drones and Minicons. He helped destroy its Dark Energon Facility, causing it to crash into the planet. He boarded the ''Ark'' with the other Autobots, journeying through the last [[space bridge]] to a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]]. Then Prowl detected the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After passing through the unstable [[space bridge|Space Bridge]], Prowl and the Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. They located it in part thanks to a mysterious starmap projected outwards from Optimus Prime's chest by the Matrix itself. Prowl was assigned to Hound's second response team, as Optimus Prime made planetfall with his initial squad. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]], and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Worse still, Prowl uncovered evidence of a Decepticon agent on Velocitron. He overheard a secret meeting between a mysterious robot called "[[Makeshift (Prime)|777]]" and several Velocitronians, spreading Megatron's message of "Peace through tyranny". Prowl was unable to get a good fix on 777's face or voice, but after active sabotage temporarily disabled the ''Ark'', he came to the conclusion that one of their crew was actually a Decepticon agent. [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and Prowl conferred with Optimus about the situation, but ultimately concluded there was little they could do at the moment other than remain on guard. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure, as Ransack's followers had been corrupted by the Decepticon rhetoric spread by the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s traitor.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. Prowl was on board the ''Ark'' during the initial landing again, and was therefore present when the engines blew out in another act of deliberate sabotage. At Prime's request, he kept an optic on the shifty Junkion named [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]], whom even Junkion Leader [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] didn't trust. Prowl got some intel on Axer from another Junkion named [[Shearbolt]], and learned that not all Junkions were natives—some came from Cybertron and other worlds, and Axer was among the most recent arrivals. Shearbolt seemed to be holding something back, and so Prowl resolved to keep both him and Axer under observation during their time on Junkion.

Unfortunately, Shearbolt disappeared soon afterwards. And when Prowl eventually located the Autobot—dead and stuffed inside a starship belonging to Axer—[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] confirmed via energon decay that Shearbolt had been dead before Prowl supposedly had a conversation with him. Shocking as it was, this confirmed the existence of a mythical "Shifter", one of the descendents of the [[Thirteen]]'s trickster, [[Amalgamous Prime]]. Tracking down Axer, he confirmed that the Autobot they thought was Hound was actually a Decepticon shifter named Makeshift. After securing Makeshift, Prowl and Ironhide oversaw the repair work on the ''Ark'' while Optimus Prime finished up his Matrix-driven quest on the other side of Junkion's Space Bridge. Makeshift's Decepticon comrades found them, however, forcing Prowl and the others to square off against the Seekers while waiting for Prime to return. He eventually did, and the situation became a bit too esoteric for Prowl's taste...[[Nexus Prime|multiformed legendary figures]] and [[Cyber Caliber|weapons out of myth]] threatening to [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|tear apart the planet]].

The situation resolved itself once Prime got a heading for the AllSpark in a flash of insight. Unfortunately, Megatron shared that insight, and the two Cybertronian forces began a race to acquire the prize. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When the Matrix led the Autobots to a planet called [[Aquatron]], Prowl led a recon unit down to the planet including [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], and Bumblebee. They established a beach-head on the northern continent and made contact with the seemingly friendly [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]], governor of the Aquatronians. Once Optimus Prime and the others landed, however, Optimus suffered a mysterious seizure requiring him to be treated by the Aquatronians, making many of the Autobots suspicious of their hosts. Soon after, the Aquatronians revealed their true nature as agents of the Quintessons when the Decepticons arrived. The Aquatronians disabled the Ark and the Nemesis in orbit before politely insisting that the Autobots and Decepticons engage in peace talks, with the Curator as moderator. Optimus skeptically agreed.

Indeed, the "peace talks" were a sham from the beginning, orchestrated by the Curator to fail and bring the Cybertronians before a kangaroo court of trumped up charges before executing them to harvest their energon for an invasion of Cybertron itself. When Optimus and Megatron were separated from the others during a single combat exercise, Jazz and Prowl led the Autobots in escaping from their cells to strike back against the Quintessons' Sharkticon guards. Alongside the Decepticons, they fought a holding action at [[Hydratron]] while Optimus and Megatron dealt with their true foes. Afterwards, the Autobots and Decepticons coordinated a joint effort to locate their missing leaders among the wreckage, and found Optimus Prime and Megatron side-by-side atop a friendly [[Leviacon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Prowl was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. Prowl chronicled the ongoing developments of the Cybertronian civil war in his datatrax. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Prowl was assigned to go out on patrol with the newly recovered [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. His attempts to make sure the patrol was nice and uneventful were almost stymied when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] turned up out of the blue. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}} Fortunately the Decepticon leader was attacked a short time later by a horde of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]], and Prowl stopped Bumblebee from getting involved on the grounds their enemies could conveniently destroy each other without any Autobots experiencing any danger or excitement. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24}}

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

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Prowl was a member of the [[White Order]]. He was nearby on the [[White Planet]] when his commander [[White Gallant Convoy]] was warned of the fall of the [[Blue Order]] and the threat of the [[G1 World|interdimensional]] warlord [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron Omega]] by the [[Primus Vanguard]]'s [[Primus#The old universe|eponymous supreme leader]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Alex Skuby]] (English)}}
Prowl is an Autobot commander and adviser for PvP modes ([[Elimination]], [[Meteor Storm]], and Challenge). He will constantly update players about the battlefield in Meteor Storm as well as give advice on which points to capture and which to defend, while also giving motivational quotes in other modes when the Decepticons are losing or winning.

{{Note|During the tutorial Prowl reveals the Autobots along with himself were forced to flee to the mountains after the the ''Arclight'' was destroyed.<ref>[[:File:ProwlTFUArclightincident.JPG|TFU Screenshot]]</ref>}}
{{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
[[File:TFRIDgame Prowl.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Virtual Prick.]]
*''unlock Champion'' — 200 Ultra Sparks
Prowl was one of the Autobots who fought against hordes of Decepticon clones in and around [[Crown City]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{note|Prowl is a "premium" playable character, meaning that unlike regular characters, he can only be unlocked using the Ultra Spark currency. Accordingly, his gameplay stats are very high, comparable to or higher than those of the most expensive toy characters.}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:BHtoy Cyberverse Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It's the hammer of justice! It's the bell of freedom! It's the song about the love between my brothers and my sisters all over this land! ... wait, that can't be right...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Prowl''' (Cyberverse Legion Class, 2013/2017)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''3 / 006'''
:*''Accessories'': Justice Hammer, lightbar
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Legion Class toys, Prowl is a [[redeco]] of Legion Class [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cyberverse|Smokescreen]], transforming into a police car loosely based on a McLaren MP4-12C with an additional police lightbar on top. He comes with the "Justice Hammer", which is adorned with two [[C joint|3mm post]]s and two holes, and can mount onto ports on Prowl's hands, and onto the sides of his vehicle rear/robot feet. The lightbar is pegged onto his roof/back and can be removed to reveal another 3mm mounting point.

:Smokescreen's mold was also used to make ''Prime'' [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]] (sans lightbar) and Prowl's police version for ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Legion Class|Barricade]]. The hammer, in various colors, was also used by [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Cyberverse|Twinstrike]], [[Blight (Prime)|Blight]], and [[Rot Gut (Prime)|Rot Gut]]. in 2017, this Prowl also saw release as one of the 3 random free Legion Class gift for the Walmart exclusive Blu-Ray release of the four live-action movies.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CybLegProwl/prowl.htm More information on Cyberverse Prowl at TFU.info]''

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====''Beast Hunters''====
{{anchor|Deluxe}}[[File:BHtoy-ProwlDeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So wait, we got Smokescreen in the show instead of him? You're serious?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Prowl''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''2 / 016'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher & "Firelance Missile" (combine to form Firelance Missile Launcher)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the fifth wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class toys, Prowl is a [[retool]]/redeco of Deluxe [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Smokescreen]], featuring a new light-bar, plus a new head and deco based on his ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' design (featured at the top of the page), but omitting Smokescreen's Shadow Quill Armor. He transforms into a McLaren MP4-12C police car, and comes with the [[Firelance Missile Launcher]], a redeco of Smokescreen's spring-loaded [[missile]]-firing [[Electronet Launcher]], but without the Electronet. The launcher can peg via [[5 mm post]] onto his hands, light-bar, and on either side of his spoiler.

: His [[packaging]] call-outs mistakenly mention snap-on armor that he doesn't have. Additionally, his [[instructions]] reuse the line-art of the Electronet Launcher to depict his Firelance Missile Launcher, Electronet and all, and the instructions use mis-transformed line-art of Smokescreen to depict Prowl. His instructions also include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24|twenty-fourth and final chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

: Prowl was later redecoed into [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'']] [[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Streetsmart]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Barricade (WFC)#Timelines_2|Barricade]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Prowl/prowl.htm More information on Deluxe Prowl at TFU.info]''
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===''Adventure''===
[[File:Adventure Prowl toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Prowl''' (One-Step Changer, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[March 21]], 2015
:*''ID number'': '''TED-04'''

:''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toyline|Adventure]]'' Prowl is a [[redeco]] ([[repaint]]?) of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' One-Step Changer [[Prowl (Movie)#Age of Extinction|Prowl]], being identical in coloring to the original toy but featuring additional paint details on his eyes, arms and groin. He has a scannable badge compatible with TakaraTomy's ''Adventure'' app, which when scanned will unlock Prowl in the collection list.
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==Notes==
[[File:ArtOfFoC-Prowl.jpg|thumb|"He's got no nose." "How does he smell?" "Horrible."]]
*Though Prowl is physically based on [[Prowl (G1)|Generation 1 Prowl]], his weapons and tactics—using stars and knives to fight Sentinel's prison guards—bear some similarity to [[Prowl (Animated)|''Animated'' Prowl]], as do some aspects of his facial design and his [[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]] background.
*Prowl did not appear in either of the [[High Moon Studios]] video games, but concept art for him was featured in ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]].'' Unusually for a WfC/FoC design, it uses a ''Prime''-style noseless face.
*For some reason, Prowl appears in ''The Covenant of Primus'' depicting the finale of ''Predacons Rising'' (specifically Optimus Prime's speech to his troops before flying into the Core) in place of Smokescreen. His dialogue suggests he'd always been present, leading to the possibilities that (a) the chapter in question takes place in an alternate universe where Prowl was present instead of Smokescreen or (b) the author simply confused the two (the fact that Prowl's figure is a retool of Smokescreen's probably didn't help).
*In ''Robots in Disguise'', Prowl is depicted as a recolor of [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]].
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prowl''' (プロール ''Purōru'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Portyázó''' ("Prowler")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Security officers]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:White Order]]

Garbage O's

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[[File:Garbage-Os Almanac.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If only there was an Animated [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] to give this to.]]

'''Garbage O's''' is a food product endorsed by [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] and manufactured by [[Tomax and Xamot|Extensive Enterprises]]. For class 1 through 3 protoforms, a standard serving is two [[standard Cybertronian Unit|kilo-units]]. And with twelve servings per container, there are enough servings for twelve protoforms.

{{bigquote|6 out of 5 moms agree Garbage O's are NOT for [[human]] consumption!|Blurb on front of box}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
After [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] convinced [[Porter C. Powell|a mean old businessman]] to pick up the garbage in [[Detroit]], somebody got the idea to package it as a cereal and sell it as part of a complete breakfast for [[protoform]]s. For value-added fun, each box also comes with a free prize, such as harmful [[nanite|microbots]], and puzzle games on the back, including word scrambles and mazes. The back of the packaging tells the story of Garbage O's spokesbot, Wreck-Gar, and how the cereal came to be. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac}}

==Notes==
*Garbage O's used to have a website that was mentioned in the ''Almanac'', at garbageos.com. Though that domain went down around late 2010, the content remains accessible via an [https://web.archive.org/web/20091006100806/http://www.garbageos.com:80/ archive].
*Ingredients include: [[dilithium]], [[iron filings]], ''[[wikia:larryniven:Scrith|scrith]]'' starch, [[wikia:farscape:Chakan oil|chakan oil]], [[Bob Budiansky|budianskium]] basil, [[wikia:macross:Protoculture|protocultured]] yeast, [[grated gears]], [[wikia:powerpuffgirls:Chemical X|chemical X]], {{w|Janick Gers|janick}} [[jaAm]], [[wikia:marvel:M'kraan_Crystal|m'kraan crystal]] salt, {{w|Robert A. Heinlein|heinlein}} honey, {{w|Melange (fictional drug)|melange}} extract, and [[wikia:spacequest:Aluminum Mallard|aluminum mallard]]. It also has 17% [[dalek]]ium.

==See also==
*[[Energon-Os]]
*[[Trypticon's Titan Master Crunch]]

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]
[[Category:Websites]]

Megatron (SG)

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|''This article is about the heroic Decepticon leader. For his evil counterpart(s), see [[Megatron (G1)]], [[Galvatron (G1)]]. For other meanings, see [[Megatron (disambiguation)]], [[Galvatron (disambiguation)]].''
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:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon leader|nice leader]] of the heroic [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TFLegends-SGMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|In the mirrorverse, math isn't evil.]]

Borne from humble beginnings, the young idealist known as '''Megatron''' quickly found greatness thrust upon him, as the suffering of his beloved [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the maniacal [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and his evil army of [[Autobot]]s forced him to take up arms and lead his heroic [[Decepticon]] forces against them. Though the burden of leadership hangs heavy upon his shoulders, he continues to fight in the hopes of achieving peace and freedom for all beings, both on Cybertron and across the universe. Megatron is a deeply compassionate leader and unafraid to lay down his own life for the Decepticon cause, but this well-meaning tendency towards self-sacrifice often forces his faithful second-in-command [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] to carry on leading the Decepticons without him.

In some universes, Megatron is reborn into an even more powerful form known as '''Galvatron'''. In both forms, he can wield the mighty [[Rumbler (SG)|Rumbler]] tank, his weapon of choice.

{{quote|Your tyranny ends here, Prime! Cybertronians will once again know the freedom which is their right!|Megatron|"[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[File:Shatteredglassmegatrondecepticons.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|See? So friendly.]]

Megatron was a young mathematician who lectured at a university in [[Polyhex]]. Because of this, he noticed a disturbing trend in the numbers: civil war was certain! His colleagues just called him crazy and laughed it off, but when the maniacal [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and his evil army of [[Autobot]]s took over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron had been waiting in the underground, forming a resistance movement to take back Cybertron and keep the Autobots from conquering the universe and plundering it, as they had done to Cybertron.<ref>BotCon 2008 ''Timelines''/''Shattered Glass'' Megatron bio card</ref> After retaking some of Cybertron, Megatron pushed the odds in his favor by inventing the art of [[transformation]] and renaming his forces "Decepticons." However, Optimus Prime was able to duplicate this technology, and intended to use it to conquer other worlds.

As Optimus Prime built his ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]'' for this purpose, Megatron and his inner circle planned to derail Prime's attempts at expansion. During a critical moment, the body of what appeared to be one of Optimus Prime's former lieutenants, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], was discovered by them and brought into their Polyhex stronghold. It was discovered that Cliffjumper had traveled from another universe which mirrored their own. After some misgivings, Cliffjumper agreed to aid them in their assault on the ''Ark'' and lent the technology from his [[glass gas]] towards the cause. On the battlefield, Prime was enraged that Cliffjumper had double-crossed him, and Megatron took the shot that was meant for the strange traveler. Cliffjumper was finally convinced of where he stood and backed Megatron whole-heartedly, and after destroying the ''Ark'' and its launching platform, Megatron critically wounded Prime and called his forces into retreat. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

Sometime later, Megatron led the defense of the [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump that the [[Decepticon]]s had recently rediscovered. He ended up being injured enough to be taken out of the fight, and [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] fussed over and helped repair him. As the situation started looking dire, Megatron considered destroying the fuel dump to keep it out of Autobot hands. Fortunately, [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] called in the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]] right at that moment. Megatron was impressed at the squad's skill in beating back the Autobots, but a bit put off by their... enthusiasm.

When the [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobots]]' appearance further disrupted the fight and sent the Autobots packing back to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the Decepticons discussed the now running-loose Dinobots. Megatron agreed with [[Dirge (SG)|Dirge]]'s suggestion that they attempt to capture some of them to bolster their own forces. He ordered Starscream to gather a small force of their best mechs and have them commence the "Dinobot Hunt". {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

A short time before the launch of the Autobots' ''Ark'', Megatron flew out to the [[Temple of Knowledge]], believing he had been summoned by [[Boltax (SG)|Boltax]]. Instead, it was [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]] who had lured Megatron into a trap. Ricochet and [[Nightstick (SG)|Nightstick]] subdued the Decepticon leader. The Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s hung Megatron over a pit lined with deathtraps and broadcast a ransom to the Decepticons. Ricochet believed that the Decepticons would not follow the ''Ark'' into space without Megatron. However, the Decepticons chose to send a small force to rescue him while continuing the preparations for departure. Optimus Prime also arrived, angry with Ricochet's plan. The Decepticon Micromasters distracted the Autobots, allowing Megatron to escape his prison. Megatron snatched up Ricochet's weapon, Nightstick, but Nightstick took control of Megatron's arm. Optimus took advantage of the situation, grabbing Megatron's own weapon [[Rumbler (SG)|Rumbler]] and charging at Megatron. Megatron turned, though, and Rumbler's sword severed Megatron's wrist, allowing him to regain control of his arm. Rumbler returned to Megatron's side and the Autobots retreated. {{storylink|Do Over}}

Using specifications from the Decepticons on Earth, a [[Space bridge|stellar spanner]] was constructed to link to Earth. Once it was operational, Megatron contacted Starscream to coordinate the first transfer. He sent [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]] to Earth as an ambassador, and authorized a troop exchange so half of the Decepticons on Earth could return home. Unfortunately after Shockwave arrived on Earth, the Earth-end spanner had technical difficulties. {{storylink|Transhuman}}

[[File:SGCyclonus Reunification4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Cyclonus is a traitor? Yeah, whatever, maybe in OPPOSITE LAND.]]
When [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]], [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], and [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] arrived at the Decepticons' base to ask after [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], Megatron welcomed them in, with the proviso that they explain why they were looking for Heatwave and being chased by [[Computron (SG)|Computron]]. After Landquake finished said explanation, Megatron sent [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] to fetch Heatwave. As they waited, he told Aquarius that he looked forward to an alliance between the Decepticons and [[Quintesson]]s. Once Heatwave arrived, Megatron told their visitors that he hoped his "skilled soldier" could answer their questions.

Unfortunately, further discussion was cut short when Megatron was shocked and caught off-guard by Cyclonus opening fire on him, in an assassination plot masterminded by Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}} The traitor Cyclonus was escorted away, but it was too late: Megatron was dead. However, Breakaway believed they could return Megatron to life if the four travelers and Heatwave put their hands on Megatron's body. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}}

[[File:NexusPrimeRevivesGalvatron TheComingStorm1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|I'm not sure! I'm afraid we'll have to use... MATH.]]
They were successful, as the gestalt members' ministrations resulted in both them being reborn as Nexus Prime, and Megatron being resurrected as Galvatron. The two went out to face down [[Omega Doom]], who had arrived outside of the Decepticon base.

When Nexus Prime went into space to deal with a deadly missile Omega Doom launched towards the sun during the fight, Galvatron stayed behind and led his Decepticons in a defense against the behemoth. Omega Doom was able to defeat all of his attackers and damage Galvatron, but by that time Nexus Prime had finished dealing with the missile, and laid the smackdown on Omega Doom.

As he later received repairs from [[Mixmaster (SG)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scavenger (SG)|Scavenger]], Galvatron told Nexus Prime he respected the gestalt's choice to leave, and gave him use of the stellar spanner they had retrieved from Alpha Trion's laboratory. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

Galvatron's style of leadership was noticeably different than Megatron's. Even Starscream had difficulty accepting the two as the same being. Galvatron's decision to pardon Cyclonus for the assassination of Megatron was a particular sore point among the rank and file Decepticons. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

When he learned of [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]'s plan to invade Cliffjumper's home universe, Galvatron dispatched a strike team to warn the heroic Autobots. Unfortunately, Magnus succeeded in destroying that universe using the [[Terminus Blade]], relic of the Thirteen. Only that universe's Earth survived, transporting into orbit near Galvatron's Cybertron. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}} Galvatron coordinated with [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] in bringing their two forces together, and fast-tracked repairs on the stellar spanner to ensure easy travel between their two worlds. {{storylink|Solar Requiem}}

When more refugees from Cliffjumper's world arrived after a detour into the past, Galvatron welcomed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]] and his crew as well. {{storylink|Falling into Place}} Upon learning of an Autobot attack on [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon City]], Galvatron rallied his forces aboard the ''[[Annex]]'' to assist Starscream on negative-Earth. {{storylink|Distant Fissures}}

[[File:GalvatronDecepticonCityDebark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Isn't a helicopter a bit of a step down from a space jet?]]
Arriving at Decepticon City, Galvatron leapt into the fray and hunted down Optimus Prime for a one-on-one duel. During their conflict, the treacherous Rodimus jumped in between the combatants, ostensibly to claim the credit for taking down the weakened Galvatron. In fact, he dropped a blaster in easy reach of the Decepticon leader, so that when Optimus ordered him out of the way, Galvatron was armed to destroy Prime. {{storylink|Memory's Splinter}} Galvatron's last round of blaster fire finished Prime, and the Autobots beat a hasty retreat aboard [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]]. Starscream was ready to celebrate, but Galvatron's lingering connection to the Thirteen warned him the danger wasn't over yet. {{storylink|Restoration}}

Flying back to Cybertron, Galvatron discovered he was correct when the planet came to life, becoming the Dark God [[Primus]] who wanted to attack Earth. Galvatron's ship was driven off by Primus's immense power, but the positive-Earth surprised everyone by transforming into a mechanical Light God named Gaea, and decapitating her foe. With Primus destroyed, Gaea offered her planet body as a new Cybertron for the displaced populace. Optimus Prime had been restored by Primus's opposite, Unicron, as the more enlightened Nova Prime. Galvatron accepted his old foe and Nova's Knights of Unicron as guardians of the new order, and the heroic Decepticons and Autobots formed a governance council to oversee their combined people. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}

Galvatron was later given a briefing on the doings of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|his villainous counterpart]] and Rodimus, noting it was very in character for the latter to hide in the [[Skuxxoid Cluster]]. {{storylink|Divination}}

===''Recordicons''===
Megatron was annoyed when Ravage's inability to be an effective guard led the Decepticons to be captured and subjected to a smelting pool. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 29|Recordicons #29}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:EpilogueTwo SoundwaveMegatronStarscream.jpg|thumb|left]]

Megatron was the leader of the heroic Decepticons on Earth. When the Decepticons captured the infiltration robot [[Nightbird (SG)|Nightbird]], their [[Cobra]] ally [[Tomax Xamot|Xamot]] assured Megatron that Cobra fully supported the Decepticons against the evil Autobots.
{{storylink|Epilogue Two}}
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===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===
[[File:ShatteredGlass2-Prowlflashback.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus]] sounds like [[Peter Cullen|Venger]], does that mean Megatron sounds like [[Frank Welker|Fred Jones]]?]]

Megatron was originally a humble miner, but the injustices perpetuated by the corrupt [[Senate]] pushed him into becoming a prominent, if controversial, civil rights advocate, and, eventually, the founder of the [[Decepticon]] movement. Megatron's political struggles bemused his nominal friend, the power-hungry [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Orion Pax]], who used his connections to spring Megatron from prison whenever the Decepticon leader got himself in trouble with the establishment, but over time disagreements drove a wedge between the two former friends. One day, while Megatron lead an anti-[[empurata]] rally outside the Senate building, Senate officer [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] wound up brutalizing the Decepticon [[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat]]; when Megatron intervened, he came to blows with Prowl and landed himself in jail. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}} The sight of a humble ex-miner taking on the Senate inspired [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]], who later joined the Decepticons. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 3|Shattered Glass #3}}

Some time later, Orion Pax again pulled some strings to facilitate Megatron's release, but his acidic comment that Megatron deserved to spend some time in jail spiralled into a disagreement, which soon became an all-out brawl. Although Megatron walked free, he'd permanently severed his friendship with the ambitious Orion, who was already finalizing his own plans to overthrow the Senate. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

[[File:ShatteredGlass2-Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

When Starscream joined the Decepticons, Megatron appointed him as his second-in-command. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 5|Shattered Glass #5}} In his new role, Starscream helped write some of Megatron's more notable speeches, and at one point the two experimented with using his unusually powerful spark as some kind of data receptacle. In time, the Decepticon-Autobot conflict spiralled into a full-fledged Great War between the two factions. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}} After [[Cannonball (SG)|Cannonball]] perished in defending the [[Titan Net]] against the Autobots, Megatron attempted to properly recruit the crew of ''[[Rising Sea]]'' into the Decepticons only to be rebuked. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 4|Shattered Glass II #4}} Later in the conflict, Megatron crash-landed on [[Earth]], and was stranded there until more Decepticons arrived to help repair him. The battle to defend the planet's supplies of [[Rarified Energon]] soon snowballed out of control into a destructive, world-changing conflict; although Megatron fought valiantly, it soon became clear that the Autobots would overrun his forces if he did not take drastic action. During a battle in [[Hollywood]], Megatron deliberately stayed behind to bait Optimus Prime into attacking him, willingly sacrificing his life so that Starscream and the other Decepticons could safely evacuate. Despite his best efforts to take down Optimus with him, however, the Autobot leader proved too powerful and beat him to the brink of death. Somehow, Megatron survived; when he awoke, the Decepticons had fled while the triumphant Autobots had already razed the planet and returned to Cybertron. Eventually, the Decepticon leader scrounged up a ship and limped back to Cybertron; upon arriving, however, he discovered that the Autobots had conquered the planet and vanquished whatever remained of the defeated Decepticons.

Intent on never being found, Megatron took up a solitary existence in the most uninhabitable part of the [[Rust Sea]] and instructed his lieutenants to never contact him again. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}} While most of the Autobots and many Decepticons believed that Megatron had died, {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 1|Shattered Glass #1}}, Megatron maintained a solitary existence for many years until the day when a wounded [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] tracked him down. After bringing Starscream inside his bunker to repair him, and reminiscing on both the buildup to and ultimate end of the war, Starscream revealed that he'd found a way to use his spark to reactivate the dormant [[Metroplex (SG)|Metroplex]], and asked the reluctant Megatron to step up and rebuild the Decepticons. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

Despite Megatron's misgivings, the pair infiltrated [[Kaon (polity)|Gold City]] to meet with [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]—who'd kept tabs on the remaining Decepticons who'd gone into hiding—in a bid to kickstart a proper Decepticon resistance. When the pair ducked into a nearby watering hole to discuss their next move, however, the Autobot [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]] and his minions caught wind of their operation and attacked. To keep the vital information encoded in Starscream's spark safe, Megatron ordered Starscream to flee while he held off the Autobots. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 3|Shattered Glass #3}}

[[File:ShatteredGlass5-Megatronaltmode.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Although Starscream wound up captured by the villainous [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]], Megatron assembled a number of Decepticon veterans—including [[Skywarp (SG)|Skywarp]] and the [[Insecticon (SG)|Insecticon]]s—and sent them to recapture Starscream, though Goldbug killed them all before they could interfere. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 4|Shattered Glass #4}} Finally, Megatron gathered enough Decepticons to launch a full-scale attack on Gold City, but arrived too late to stop Goldbug from killing Starscream and stealing his spark. As the victorious Decepticons overran the city's defenses, Megatron chased down and comforted Starscream's former friend [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]], who'd grown to regret his role in the war that had driven them apart. Saddened by the loss of his comrade, Megatron informed Jetfire that once they'd taken Gold City, they'd build a monument in Starscream's honor. Although Megatron suggested an alliance to find Goldbug and retrieve Starscream's stolen spark, the ex-Autobot announced that he'd consider the proposal and left. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 5|Shattered Glass #5}}

As the Decepticons began rebuilding Gold City into "New Kaon", Megatron argued with Jetfire about the lack of progress made on finding Starscream's spark, unaware that their argument was being inflamed by [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]]'s subsonic irritation. Though the two nearly came to blows, they regained their senses when Blaster ceased the attack, though the city was now on alert for an intruder. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 2|Shattered Glass II #2}}

When Metroplex was reactivated and sent on the warpath towards New Kaon led the defence, {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 4|Shattered Glass II #4}} only to be damaged. Unable to continue but needing to stop Magnus, Megatron telepathically imparted Flamewar's information onto Soundwave, sending the communications chief to take down [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]. Megatron was subsequently escorted off the battlefield by Soundwave's [[Mini-Cassette]]s. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 5|Shattered Glass II #5}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When the Autobots were intending to launch from Cybertron in a battleship, Megatron led an attack on their base of operations, and he and his men were able to destroy the Autobot ship. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (Legends)|Shattered Glass}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedtoFight Megatron SG.png|thumb]]
{{storylink|Shattered Bridges}}
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==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:ShatteredGlasstoy-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Apparently, he carries around a mini [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] on his arm.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sad|'''Convention Souvenir 3-pack''' (Convention souvenir 3-Pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Rumbler" Tank-cannon, missile, sword-blade

: ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Megatron is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]-exclusive Ultra Class evil ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Super Link]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]], with a more heroic color scheme and a new head mold based on an early character model for [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (see below). He transforms into a silver and black Cybertronic jet with red accents and blue translucents. Included is the "[[Rumbler (SG)#Toys|Rumbler]]" tank (which is originally a representation of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' Megatron's tank form, and a sort-of homage of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]), which can plug onto the top of the vehicle mode and can also fire missiles out of its spring-loaded main gun (presumably meant to be a [[fusion cannon]]). [[Super Mode|Hyper Mode]] can be activated by tugging his transparent wing tips outward, which extends the blue sections, raises the upper gray parts of his wings in an "X-wing" configuration, and deploys the red weapons underneath. In robot mode, Rumbler can be attached to either of his arms as a cannon, or it can be flipped around and have a sword attached to the rear of its turret. Like most convention exclusives, the electronics from this accessory have been stripped out to keep costs down.

: He was only available in a [[BotCon 2008]] [[exclusive]] bagged "souvenir" set, packed with [[Rodimus (SG)#Toys|Rodimus]] and [[Divebomb (SG)#Toys|Divebomb]] as a bagged set, limited to 1100 pieces. [[Fun Publications]] photography incorrectly shows this set as having come with [[Rampage (SG)#Toys|Rampage]] instead of Divebomb.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/BCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:SGtoy-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bwah! Free candy and ponies for all Earth children! Bwah!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sd|'''Galvatron & Thundercracker''' (Convention souvenir 2-pack, [[2011]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles, rotor blades, Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Jesse Wittenrich]] (Fun Publications)}}

:''Timelines'' Galvatron is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]], and transforms into a gray and purple Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. His rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, and become a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his robot mode's left arm. He has an [[Retractable string gimmick|adjustable tow-hook on a string]], which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot-mode arm. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded [[missile]] launchers which double as the helicopter's engine exhausts when not deployed (or loaded with missiles, for that matter).

:Galvatron came with ''Shattered Glass'' [[Thundercracker (SG)#Toys|Thundercracker]] and both were limited to 1800 pieces. The mold was also used for [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe'']] [[Blades (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Blades]], and [[Springer (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Springer]].

:Because of the glorious nature of [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s, Galvatron is capable of attaching the tank included with his previous toy to his arm for additional firepower.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/BCGalvatron/galvatron.htm More information on Galvatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Shattered Glass Collection''===
[[File:TF-Shattered-Glass-Collection-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You know, guys, there was a [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Generations Selects|whole other headsculpt]] you could have used that was less '80s cartoon villain.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sd|'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Fusion cannon]], sword/tank cannon, left & right "Energon wings", cockpit/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)<ref>[[August 13]], [[2021]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-r_ueBc4R0 "Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Isabella Weiss]].</ref>|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' subline, Megatron is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]] with additional accessories, transforming from a robot into "Cybertronian spaceship".<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-shattered-glass-collection-megatron-idw-s-shattered-glass-megatron-exclusive-hasbro-pulse-variant-cover Hasbro Pulse description:] "Converts from robot to Cybertronian spaceship mode in 18 steps"</ref> Megatron can don multiple weapons or [[Fire Blast effect]]s using his various [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] and 3 mm posts as part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Megatron comes with the fusion cannon and a sword that can store on his back.

: Aside from ''Siege'' Megatron's original accessories, this iteration of the mold comes with a pair of wing pieces and a cockpit piece to complete the spaceship mode. The wings are molded and colored after the original [[#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Megatron]], in turn being based on ''Energon'' Megatron's wings, which is likely why they are referred to as "Energon wings" by the [[Hasbro Pulse]] product description.<ref>Hasbro Pulse description: "Features red Decepticon logo and detachable Energon wings in robot mode"</ref> The wings can attach to Megatron's back to evoke the original toy, and the cockpit forms a bladed shield similar to the style and function of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Megatron's]] blade.

: Megatron's tank mode from the original ''Siege'' release is not featured in his instructions, though one can still convert him into it if so inclined, and it retains all the features of the original. However, as the figure's deco was not created with this mode in mind, this results in a tank with white rear treads. There is no official way to store all of the figure's accessories on either vehicle mode: the instructions and stock photography do not integrate the sword into the spaceship mode, and being a pre-existing transformation for the ''Siege'' Megatron mold, the tank mode does not utilize any of the parts newly included with this release. One can, however, peg the unused accessories into various ports on either vehicle mode as a form of storage.

: This release of Megatron not only features tighter ankle joints, but also strengthened snaps to lock them into place as well.

: Megatron also includes the [[Shattered Glass issue 2|second issue]] of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' comic, with an exclusive cover featuring spot UV.

: Much like the rest of the subline, Megatron is a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. There, he was first open to Premium Members, and briefly the public, at $29.99 USD. It was later changed to the correct price of $36.99 USD.
{{WFCSiegeMegatronMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-SG-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''026'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Red/White/Black'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{3}{R}{W}{B}''' (front), '''{1}{R}{W}{B}''' (back)
**''Artist:'' [[Andrew Griffith]]
:"Megatron, Tyrant" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Megatron, Destructive Force", representing Megatron in vehicle mode.
:A variant of this card was available in both Set Booster and Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|"Generation 1" Megatron]].
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===Flame Toys===
*'''Shattered Glass Megatron''' (2023)

:This is a redeco of the [[Flame Toys]] figure of [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Kuro Kara Kuri|''Kuro Kara Kuri'' IDW bomber Megatron]].
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==Notes==
[[File:SGMegatroncharactermodel.jpg|thumb]]
*[[Dan Khanna]] designed Megatron's black helmet and silver face, basing them on [[Megatron (G1)|"Generation 1" Megatron]]'s prototype [[character model]] seen in the first Transformers [[commercial]], early issues of the Marvel Comics, and Megatron's Marvel ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile. Megatron's brief appearance in "[[Epilogue Two]]" and 2021's ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' comic use a recolored version of [[:File:EvolutionOfMegatron.jpg|an earlier character model]] (at right) for the original Megatron as a basis.
*Megatron using math to predict future trends is based on {{w|psychohistory (fictional)|psychohistory}} from {{w|Isaac Asimov}}'s {{w|Foundation series}} of novels,<ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=70915#70915</ref> but if we wanted to be cynical about it, we'd probably point out that it's more likely inspired by its then-recent importance in [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s ''Civil War'' crossover, wherein [[Mister Fantastic]]'s usage of psychohistory defined his character arc in the event.
*Fun Publications' [[Jesse Wittenrich]] developed Megatron's Galvatron form [[:File:Galvatronsgcustom.jpg|by painting]] a ''[[War Within (toyline)|War Within]]'' [[Springer (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Springer]] he didn't want. The development of Galvatron's deco started out with the colors of [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], but the final results shifted to become more purple.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Fair assessment for the final result. The intent was a deco with a more blue purple/indigo to get a Dai Atlas feel. The initial sample was too blue. The following corrections made it too purple. So if Hasbro want to do Kingdom Galvatron in true Dai Atlas colors, I'm for it.|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1427735647821910021|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=08|day=17|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*Galvatron's creation is tied to [[Primus]], mirroring Generation 1 Galvatron's [[Unicron]]ian origin.
*Megatron's appearance in ''Forged to Fight'' is a mild modification of his [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s game model, itself based on the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron toy]].
*The Magic The Gathering card bizarrely depicts Megatron’s “jet mode” (inspired by the Shattered Glass Collection toy above) as an unchanged version of the tank mode, albeit with the wings and cockpit haphazardly slapped on in a way unachievable by the actual toy.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Megatronshatteredglassprofile.jpg|BotCon 2008 Megatron profile art
File:SG-Galvatron-BotCon 2011-Makoto Ono.jpg|BotCon 2011 Galvatron profile art
</gallery>

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=''Shattered Glass'' Megatron
|disambig=Megatron (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Megatron (SG Animated)|Megatron]], the heroic counterpart to [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]].
*[[Megatron (SG BB)|Megatron]], the heroic counterpart to [[Megatron (Movie)|Movie series Megatron]].}}

==References==
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[[Category:Convention-original characters]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Decepticons]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

Hoist (G1)/toys

2023-09-03T01:29:34Z

Cooldude1246: /* Universe (2003) */ uncapitalized the first o in Motormouth’s name

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[[File:G1 boxart Hoist.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]

Can you hoist all of '''Hoist'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s toys?

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1 Hoist toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Oh, I say old chaps, anyone in need of a lift?"]]
*'''Hoist''' (Autobot Car, [[1985]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''46'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right fists, left & right "Radar Panels", "Full Spectrum Multi-Sensor", 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles

: Released in the second year of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline, Hoist is a [[retool]]ing of 1984's [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Trailbreaker]], transforming into a green Toyota Hi-Lux pickup, only instead of a camper attachment, he has a large orange towing apparatus on his truck bed which can be used to "tow" other toys. In robot mode, he features a new head, which can still use the same "Full Spectrum Multi-Sensor" attachment Trailbreaker has. His forearms are spring-loaded missile launchers (though the springs were severely weakened to comply with US [[for safety reasons|safety regulations]] for projectiles), meaning either arm can sport either a fist or one of his chromed missiles or "Twin Blasters".

: His 1985 [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' release is nearly identical to the Hasbro version, only his missile launchers remain fully functional.

: The Mexican [[IGA]] release of Hoist retained the original Trailbreaker head, but cast in green plastic. Weird. The Mexican version has no white outlines on the caution stripes on the sides. While many IGA ''Transformers'' used lead-based paint (''yikes!''), since this was primarily limited to the yellow paint often used for "eyes", the Trailbreaker-head's red visor likely kept IGA Hoist free from this safety hazard.

: While the mold used to make Hoist was originally released in 1982 in Takara's ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline (thus the hatch on his roof for a Diaclone driver Hoist did not come with), the green-and-orange coloration was made specifically for ''Transformers''. The ''Diaclone'' "4WD Hi-Lux Wrecker Type" only came in [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|red-yellow]] and blue-yellow (the latter only in a box set with the toy that would eventually become [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]]), plus had "WRECKER" text on the side-panel hazard-stripe stickers that Hoist lacks.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-hoist/444/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Hoist at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Hoist/hoist.htm More information on Generation 1 Hoist at TFU.info]''
{{G1TrailbreakerHoistMold}}
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-Hoist-Flipchanger-mockup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Hoist'''? (<strike>[[1996]]</strike>?)
**''Accessories'': Grill/rifle

:Designed for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' but not seeing release before the line's demise, this mold transforms into a Kenworth W900 wrecker truck. The figure is a "flipchanger", meaning most of the transformation sequence is an [[autotransformation]], springing into robot mode by lifting a catch, or rather in this case, the towing hook. The front grill/bumper assembly detaches to form a hand-held blaster.

:It is unknown if this figure would have been released as a new character or a recurring one; the latter is likely given Hasbro's general pattern with 1995 ''Generation 2'' toys. The alt-mode and similarity to the finalized ''Machine Wars'' Hoist (see next entry below) certainly imply as much. It is ''vaguely'' possible that flipchanger "Hoist" and "[[Mirage (G1)/toys#G2Flipchanger|Mirage]]" would have been the mysterious ''Generation 2'' listings designated "[[Solarbot#Notes|Solarbots]]", with "[[Megatron (G1)/toys#G2Flipchanger|Megatron]]" and "[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Thundercracker]]" as "[[Solar Jet]]s", but no ''Generation 2'' flipchanger packaging has ever surfaced to confirm this hypothesis.

:Samples of all four prototypes, lacking paint and decals, have surfaced on the secondary market over the years, and TakaraTomy even displayed a set at Transformers Expo in 2014.
{{MWHoistMold}}
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Machine Wars''===
[[File:MW-toy Hoist.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Really now, chaps. Black, this is simply too much."]]
*'''Hoist''' (Basic, [[1997]])
**''Accessories'': Grill/rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Finally seeing release after not reaching fruition in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Hoist shares a mold with ''Machine Wars'' [[Hubcap (MW)#Toys|Hubcap]], transforming into a Kenworth W900 wrecker truck. He is a "flipchanger", meaning most of his transformation sequence is an [[autotransformation]], springing into robot mode by lifting a catch (in his case, his towing hook). His front grill/bumper assembly detaches to form a hand-held blaster.

: The "Wilk and Sons Towing" sticker is most likely a reference to Hasbro employee [[Brian Wilk]].<ref>https://twitter.com/BFSAndrew/status/1393598140687785990 [[Andrew Franks]] on Twitter.</ref>

: This toy is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with the other three Basic molds in the line. Specifically, his inner robot parts and tow-arm share plastic with [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Thundercracker]]'s inner robot parts, his truck parts share plastic with Thundercracker's head and [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Mirage]]'s seat, plus he shares the pearlescent-gray windows/visor plastic with, well, everyone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Autobot/Hoist/hoist.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Hoist at TFU.info]''
{{MWHoistMold}}
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===''Collector's Edition''===
*'''Hoist''' (2001)
**''ID number'': '''46'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right fists, left & right "Radar Panels", "Full Spectrum Multi-Sensor", 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles

: Hoist was given a ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' reissue in Japan in August 2001 as a single-day C3 convention exclusive. Near as can be told, it has no noteworthy changes from the original Takara release of the toy.
{{G1TrailbreakerHoistMold}}
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===''Commemorative Series''===
*'''Hoist''' (Autobot Car, [[2003]])
**''Accessories'': Left & right fists, left & right "Radar Panels", "Full Spectrum Multi-Sensor", 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles

: Hoist was later re-re-issued in 2003 by [[Hasbro]] in the fifth assortment of the [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line. The most notable differences from prior versions of the toy are the [[rubsign]] has been relocated to the underside of the trapdoor on his roof, and the lack of any springs in his forearms, completely neutralizing the launching gimmick; the fists an other attachments are simply held in place with friction.
{{G1TrailbreakerHoistMold}}
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Hoist-Uni03SC1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now armed with a vacuum cleaner!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hoist''' (Spy Changer, 2003)}}</ul>

: ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Hoist is a redeco of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] version of [[X-Brawn#Spychanger|X-Brawn]], transforming into a [[Mercedes-Benz]] ML320 SUV. He features through-axle wheels to allow for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces. Like the other toys in his assortment, Hoist uses factory-applied decals for a lot of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] deco, a rarity for toys released since the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline.

: Originally a [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]], the first release of this toy (and the others in the assortment) did not have any sub-line designation at all, but later releases for other chains, most notably "budget" chains like Family Dollar, marked them as ''Universe'' product.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpyHoist/hoist.htm More information on Spy Changer Hoist #1 at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RIDIronhideKB2-UniHoist2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And yet he's still too big to fit inside Huffer.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hoist''' (Spy Changer, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

: This version of Hoist is identical to the last [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]] redeco of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Ironhide (RID)#KB2|Ironhide]], transforming into a translucent blue Ford F150 Flareside pickup truck. Being at roughly 1:64 scale and featuring through-axle construction, he is largely compatible with "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" brand race tracks and playsets. He was available only on an individual card from discount chains like The Dollar Store.

: This mold was also used to make [[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]], the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] version of [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Ironhide]] and the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Ironhide (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ironhide]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Spy Changer Hoist #2 (well, Ironhide) at TFU.info]''{{G2MotormouthMold}}
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===''Encore''===
[[File:G1EncoreHoist.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ol' Blue Eyes.]]
*'''Hoist''' (Autobot, [[2008]])
**''ID number'': '''14'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right fists, left & right "Radar Panels", "Full Spectrum Multi-Sensor", 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles

: Hoist was re-issued again in Japan in 2008 as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, as the only new item in the tenth wave of product.

: While largely identical to past Takara releases, the Autobot sigil on his hood is now a [[tampograph]] rather than a sticker, his eyes were changed to cartoon-like blue, and similar to the Mexican version, he has no white outlines on the caution stripes on the sides.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=content/content.php&contentid=1779 More information on Encore Hoist at Transformers-Universe.com]''
{{G1TrailbreakerHoistMold}}
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===''Generations''===
====GDO====
[[File:GenerationsGDOHoisttoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Donut?"]]
*'''Hoist''' (Legends Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': Rifle

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Hoist is a [[redeco]] and minor retool of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Trailcutter]], and converts into a green SUV of made-up model. He features retooled hands and a hole on the back of his head/roof, making them compatible with [[C joint|3 mm posts]]. He comes with a gun (sculpted after the larger missiles that came with the original Trailbreaker/Hoist toys) with three posts and a hole, allowing the weapon to be held and mounted in different ways.

: Originally developed by Hasbro Asia for release in their territories, Hoist was later released together with various other formerly "Asian market exclusive" toys as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in the United States for the 2012 holiday season.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOHoist/hoist.htm More information on ''Generations'' Hoist at TFU.info]''

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====''Thrilling 30''====
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, [[2013]])
**'''01 OF 30'''

: Two [[Slug figure|small, non-transforming figurines]] of Hoist, one in robot mode and the other in vehicle mode, based on his ''Generations: [[Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class toy (see below), were packed in with the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013 [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]].

: This set also came with tiny figurines of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Trailcutter]], each in both modes, for a total of twelve figurines, each based on their larger ''Thrilling 30'' toys. Similarly to the [[Decoy]]s of old, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Hoist-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I diagnose you with a severe case of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]! Oh wait, it's just [[electrum]].]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''

: Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#ACGHK2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the twelve robot/vehicle figurines of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Trailcutter]], and Hoist, but this time casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.

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[[File:Generations IDW Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hmm, what can one say about Hoist's toy? Well, um... it's green, for starters. It's also, er... it's got a towing hook! A towing hook that, uh... turns into a gun, and...]]
*'''Hoist''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 005'''
**''Accessories'': Towing hook/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Hoist is a redeco/retool of [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Trailcutter]]. He has a new head, and transforms into an off-road truck of made-up model with a towing arm. Instead of Trailcutter's truck bed canopy/shielded blaster, Hoist comes with a towing hook that can transform into a blaster, and peg via [[5 mm post]] onto any of his numerous ports.

: This version of the toy was redecorated into [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Toys|Lift-Ticket]]. The original tooling of this toy also served as the basis of the non-toy characters [[Flatline (G1)|IDW Flatline]], [[Turbofire#Wings Universe|''Wings Universe'' Turbofire]], [[Trailbreaker (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Trailbreaker]], and [[Lockdown (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Lockdown]].

: The American release comes packaged with a copy of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Waiting Game|Spotlight: Hoist]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenHoist/hoist.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Hoist at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
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*'''Trailbreaker & Hoist''' (Deluxe, [[2013]])
**''ID number'': '''TG-27'''
**''Release date'': [[November 30]] 2013
**''Accessories'': Towing hook/blaster

: The TakaraTomy [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Hoist is redecoed in colors closer to his original toy, featuring a darker shade of green plastic, a darker orange, and a blue windshield. He also has several additional [[paint operation]]s, including rear lights and a blue-painted visor (rather than the unpainted plastic of the Hasbro release). Hoist's yellow stripes were also changed to a darker orangey-yellow, and some of the black operations on his front bumper changed to silver.

: Hoist was only available in a two-pack with [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#TG27|Trailbreaker]], released in the eleventh wave of ''Generations'' product.

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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:Kre-O-Toy Hoist.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|If you get shot, I'll patch you up and give you a...oh, really now, Hasbro. Don't make me have to give my patients those little Lego turkey legs!]]
*'''Hoist''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 76'''
**''Accessories'': Long blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: As part of the second wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Hoist is a [[Kreon]] patterned after Generation 1 Hoist. He can be rebuilt into a tow truck.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OHoist/hoist.htm More information on Micro-Changer Hoist at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy HoistMWKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Machine Wars''' (Kreon Souvenir Figure Set, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Large rifle

: This version of Hoist is based on the [[BotCon 2013]] [[#Timelines|version of Hoist]] (see below), which is in turn based on ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[#Machine Wars|Hoist]] (see above).

: He came in a ''Machine Wars'' five-pack exclusive to BotCon 2013, which also included Kreons of fellow convention box-set bots [[Megaplex#Kre-O|Megaplex]], [[Obsidian (BM)#Kre-O|Obsidian]], [[Skywarp (MW)#Kre-O|Skywarp]], and [[Strika (BM)#Kre-O|Strika]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BCKre-OHoist/hoist.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Hoist at TFU.info]''

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*'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'' '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Most Helpful
**''Accessories'': Double-blaster

: "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" Hoist's deco is much more heavily based on the [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Hoist toy]], plus gives him a wrist-blaster. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-[[retool]]ed 2015 style of Kreon body.

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

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*'''Hoist''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo plate, large rifle

: In 2016, Micro-Changers Collection 2 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) The "hook" piece from the original version has also been replaced with a similar-but-different piece, as presumably the original element was no longer in production. Hoist's [[tampograph]]s also got a slight change, replacing the flat gray with black, changing his black Autobot symbol to red with a white outline, and changing his upper leg deco to yellow.

: 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.
{{-}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Hoist-BC13.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey buddy, anybody ever tell you you look like Electro?]]
*'''Machine Wars: Termination''' (BotCon box set, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: A redeco/retool of ''Generations'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Sergeant Kup]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Hoist is based on [[#Machine Wars|Hoist's ''Machine Wars'' body]], and has a new head that combines the elements of his own head and [[Electro]]'s. He transforms into a "retro"-styled Earth pickup truck of made-up model, and is covered in 3 mm rungs that are compatible with [[C joint]] clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm kibble, and two on his lower back. The rifle can either plug into the underside of the truck, forming a second exhaust pipe, or clip onto the roof of the truck via a C joint. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Hoist's truck mode features a working tailgate.

: In an [[Misassembly|assembly error]], Hoist's shoulders are on the wrong sides, preventing his arms from being lowered to his sides all the way.

: Hoist comes in a [[BotCon 2013]]-exclusive boxset with [[Skywarp (MW)#Timelines|Skywarp]], [[Strika (BM)#Timelines|Strika]], [[Obsidian (BM)#Timelines|Obsidian]], and [[Megaplex#Timelines|Megaplex]]. The original version of this toy, with the [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|alternate head]], was used to make ''Generations'' [[Swerve (G1)#Generations|Swerve]], while this version of the mold was redecoed into fellow BotCon 2013 exclusive, [[Electro#Timelines|Autobot Electrons]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BCHoist/hoist.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Hoist at TFU.info]''
{{GenerationsKupMold}}
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Deluxe-Hoist.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This makes him ''moist''.]]
*'''Hoist''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E5'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-01'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 25]], 2020
**''Accessories'': Arm cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Hoist transforms into an Earth pickup truck with towing rig legally distinct from the Toyata Hi-Lux in 20 steps. As part of the new "[[A.I.R. Lock System]]" play pattern, his towing sled has a ramp/attachment point that allows it to attach to other compatible bases. His hand-cannon is designed to slip completely over and around either of his fists, replicating the cartoon's "hand-gun" design, with the peg being long enough to still work as a "[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]"-style gun mountable in vehicle mode (or most anywhere else 5 mm-compatible). In keeping with the ''War For Cybertron'' trilogy's concerns with cartoon-based scale, Hoist is one of ''Earthrise's'' tallest deluxe figures, standing just a little over Ironhide from the [[War for Cybertron: Siege|previous toyline]].

: Also pertaining to the previous toyline is Hoist's "battle damage" paint, featured on his chest/hood and the tops of his forearms. Due to the applied part being made of painted translucent plastic, the battle damage paint cannot be stripped from the chest/hood without damaging the color underneath.

: The toy's original stock render had his roof lights colored orange like the rest of his towing assembly, while the final toy has them cast in screen-accurate white plastic. Additionally, the door-windows are presented as a sky-blue color in the render, to better match up with the blue translucent plastic front window, while the actual toy has these windows painted in a non-continuous black.

: Like all ''Earthrise toys'', the inside of the back of Hoist's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Hoist's piece of the map contains the labeled location of the planet "[[Junkion (planet)|JUNKION]]".

: This version of Hoist was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Generations Selects|Lift-Ticket]] under the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' banner, and was also [[retool]]ed into ''Earthrise'' [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Trailbreaker]] and ''Generations Selects/Legacy'' [[Breaker (G1)#Legacy|DK-3 Breaker]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-58-Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.88]]
*'''Hoist''' ([[January 25]], [[2024]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-58'''
{{toystub}}
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, [[1986]])
*'''Hoist''' ([[1987]])
**''Decoy number:'' '''21'''

:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Hoist/hoist.htm More information on Decoy Hoist at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneHoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Maybe one of them is the real "Moist"?]]
*Like all of the other 1984-1985 Autobot "cars", the first Hoist toy was originally from the Japanese ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline as a piloted mecha. The '''4WD Hi-Lux Wrecker-type''' (4{{ruby|WD|ダブルディー}}ハイラックスレッカータイプ), came in two different color schemes: red with black kneecaps and yellow wrecker-rig, or in blue with red kneecaps and yellow rig, which was available in a two-pack with the ''Diaclone'' toy that would become [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]]. Yes, the green-and-orange coloration was made up specifically for ''Transformers''.
*The red version would later inspire the character [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]] while the blue version has yet to be used in the ''Transformers'' brand.
*The ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotroopers]] conspicuously sport Hoist heads on the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] mold and at one point were intended to be the [[BotCon 2016]] troop builder set. [[Jesse Wittenrich]] and [[Pete Sinclair]] would eventually confirm that this Hoist tooling does actually exist as the alternate head associated with the figure's [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker retool]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:KB Toys exclusives]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:Spychangers]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Unreleased toys]]

Riggorus

2023-07-06T20:15:41Z

Cooldude1246: /* Masterpiece */ added “retooled” to description

:''Rigorous is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]).''
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-56-Rigorous.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
'''Rigorous''' (リゴラス ''Rigorasu'') is a strange yellow fellow.

==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
*'''Rigorous''' ([[March 30]], [[2024]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-56+'''
**''Accessories'': shoulder cannons, twin-barrelled guns, force barrier

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Rigorous is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-56 Trailbreaker]]; molded to resemble the yellow ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[:File:DiacloneTrailbreaker.jpg|"4WD Hi-Lux"]] figure. Rigorous transforms into a fully-licensed Toyota 4WD Hi-Lux camper truck with an opening hood and doors.

:In terms of accessories, Rigorous comes with two shoulder guns, two double-barrelled pistols which can mount over their hands, and a plastic force field which pegs onto Rigorous's chest.

:This mold was [[retool|retooled]] to make MP-58 [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Hoist]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]

Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2

2023-03-12T11:42:46Z

Cooldude1246: /* Synopsis */

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'''The Speedia 500 is threatened by the actions of the evil Scourge.'''

==Synopsis==
The evil [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], a result of scanning [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]], blasts through with his weaponry knocking [[Hauler|Road Hauler]] aside. [[Clampdown (G1)|Clamp Down]], who maintains the safety of the [[Speedia 500]] track, follows with [[Miko Tezuka]] driving; the two set out to capture Scourge and stop his mischief. As the race reaches its end, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] feels that he'll have to intervene with his flag gun if the race gets any wilder.

With all racers nearing the finish line, former champion [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] of [[Velocitron]] takes the lead and ultimately wins! Scourge isn't too happy with the result, but Cosmos says there's more to come and it's time to start the race again!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|c1={{collist|2|
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (1)
*[[Hauler|Road Hauler]] (3)
*[[Clampdown (G1)|Clamp Down]] (4)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (7)
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (11)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (12)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (18)
*[[Fastlane]] (19)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (20)
*[[Quickswitch]] (21)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] (22)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (23)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (24)
*[[Hot Shot (G1)|Hot Shot]] (30)
*[[Deep Cover]] (31)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (32)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (36)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (37)
*[[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]] (38)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (39)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Over Ride]] (45)
*[[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] (46)
*[[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burnout]] (47)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (49)}}

|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] (2)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (8)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (9)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (10)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (14)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (15)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (16)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (17)
*[[Movor]] (25)
*[[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] (26)
*[[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] (27)
*[[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (28)
*[[Mega-Octane]] (29)
*[[Skullgrin]] (33)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (34)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (35)
*[[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] (40)
*[[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] (41)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (42)
*[[Skywasp]] (43)
*[[Gravedigger|Buildmaster]] (44)}}

|c3=
*[[Miko Tezuka]] (5)
*[[Dia]] (48)

}}

==Notes==
*This comic lacks a title, and so we have elected to follow the pattern of the last issue.
*This comic was produced to promote the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "VS500" toys that was exclusive to [[TakaraTomy Mall]] in Japan.

===Transformers references===
*Once again the crowd is composed of characters with a relationship to the racers or an association with Velocitron itself.
**The [[Decepticon#Robots in Disguise (2001) continuity|Decepticon]] [[Commando (RID)|Commando]]s from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise cheer on their commander [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]. Notably, they are the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' toys, altered colors and all, which get drawn in art media for the first time in 21 years.
**[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] supports his mentor/rival [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|''Cybertron'']] franchise.
**[[Deep Cover]] cheers on his brother [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]] as per their original [[e-HOBBY]] bios.
**[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] superfan [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] is now joined by [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], filling out the [[2005 IDW continuity]] contingent.
**[[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] is supported by fellow student [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] in addition to their mentor [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], as depicted in the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]].
**[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] is joined in cheering on [[Hauler|Road Hauler]] by the even ''more'' obscure [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]], [[Gravedigger|Buildmaster]].
**Also seen milling about in the crowd are the occupants of the [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']] "[[Titans Return (toyline)#Summer convention exclusives|Chaos on Velocitron]]" box set. However, Laser Optimus Prime here is represented by the ''Legacy'' toy instead.
**[[Skywasp]] looms by [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burnout]] and [[Dia]]'s [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] comrade, [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]], presumably in reference to Skywasp's original incarnation being a repurpose of [[Parasite]], a [[Waruder]] mecha introduced in the same [[BotCon 2015]] fiction that established both "Burnout" and "Lift-Ticket".
*The rest of the crowd is filled out by most of the standard retail [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy'']] figures, although [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Pointblank]], and all Beast Wars characters are missing. Curiously, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] is present, despite not being released as part of ''Legacy'' by Takara due to being a [[package refresh]].

===Other trivia===

==References==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_tl/tl-ex-08 "Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2" at the ''Transformers Legacy'' website]

[[Category:Legacy issues]]

Starscream (ES)

2023-02-21T00:41:49Z

Cooldude1246:

{{factions|decepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Starscream}}
:'' Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:EarthSpark-Decoy-Starscream.jpg|thumb|250px|"Wait, you said "[[Starscream's Ghost|get turned into ''a'' ghost]]", not "get turned into G.H.O.S.T."? Whoops, must've misread the memo, that's on me."]]
'''Starscream''' was once a high-ranking member of the [[Decepticon]]s. Despite the many years that have passed since the end of the war, he remains just as devious as ever—and every bit as dangerous.

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)|[[Gabriel Bueno]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
Starscream served under [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] during the war between the [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons, until [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime's]] destruction of the [[space bridge|spacebridge]] brought the war to a swift end. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

Years later, Starscream was captured and imprisoned in a secret [[G.H.O.S.T.]] detention facility. Undeterred, he watched with glee as recent inmate [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] released [[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] into the facility to perform recon. {{storylink|Decoy (episode)|Decoy}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Fight or Flee (episode)

2023-02-19T04:31:03Z

Cooldude1246: /* Featured characters */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 episode|the ''Punishment'' issue|Fight or Flee (issue)}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|ep=86
|series2=2010
|ep2=15
|prev2=Carnage in C-Minor
|next2=Ghost in the Machine (G1)
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|The Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=24
|prev3=The Ultimate Weapon
|next3=Transport to Oblivion
|image=Fight or Flee Paradrons enslaved.JPG
|caption="Man, I hate menial labor. Don't they have machines that can do this?"
|title="Fight or Flee"
|production code=700-106
|airdate=[[October 15]], 1986
|season=3
|season ep=21
|written by=[[Tony Cinciripini]] [[Larry Leahy]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-8bI8joNCQ
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''The Decepticons conquer Paradron, a world inhabited by pacifistic Autobots.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Fightorflee Cyclonus Scourge Superion.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|He looks smaller in person.]]
In space, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] are pursuing [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]. Following him into an asteroid field, the two Decepticons are surprised to see the other [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. In the firefight, Scourge is damaged, so Cyclonus argues that they charge them. However, the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and do further damage to the Decepticons. Cyclonus spots a vortex and decides to take refuge in it. Once they've passed through, they find a planet that looks similar to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Golden Age]]. Further analysis is discontinued, however, as they crash hard.

Nursed back to health by the natives, the Decepticons discover that the planet, called [[Paradron]], is inhabited by Autobots. Native [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] greets the two Decepticons, explaining their pacifistic ways, but Cyclonus and Scourge get a little too much [[energon]]... of which the planet has an unlimited supply. Contacting [[Chaar]], they inform [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] of the discovery. Sandstorm calls an assembly, warning the populace that Cyclonus and Scourge are dangerous, but the others ignore his warnings. Soon enough, the Decepticons arrive and declare the planet a part of the [[Decepticon Empire]]. Naturally, the Paradrons don't agree with that, one claiming outright that the planet is a [[democracy]]. Galvatron shoots the dissenter.

[[File:Fightorflee Sandstorm spacecraft.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Gotta get to Facebook! My crops aren't going to harvest themselves!"]]
Taken to a prison, Sandstorm manages to escape, but [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] follow him. They knock him off a bridge, but Sandstorm flies away and manages to lose the two Decepticons. Heading for a long-abandoned spaceship, Sandstorm manages to power it up and take off, narrowly avoiding [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]].

Making contact with the Autobots, Sandstorm explains that his ancestors left Cybertron during the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|fourth great war]] to escape the violence. The Autobots, knowing that they can't let the Decepticons have Paradron's energon, head for the planet. By now, the Decepticons have dug in and are using the Paradrons as slave labor. Detecting an incoming Autobot ship, the Decepticons use their [[molecular cannon]] to fire right through one of Paradron's moons, utterly obliterating the ship and the moon. Believing the Autobots destroyed, they carry on with business - but the ship is a decoy, and the Autobots launch their actual invasion from the other moon. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] takes a team to secure the energon, while [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] takes [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Sandstorm, and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to rescue the prisoners.

[[File:Fightorflee Rodimus explosion.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Dreamwave... The New Wave of Comics]]
Breaking through the prison defenses, the Autobots present the Paradrons with weapons, but the latter are reluctant to fight. Sandstorm claims that their forefathers would fight as well. The Autobot leader gives them a simpler choice: fight or flee. Reluctantly, the Paradrons take up arms.

[[File:Fightorflee Ultramagnus Sandstorm bomb.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Nice scenery." "Yeah, let's waste it! I hate nice things!"]]
Unfortunately, the Decepticons' control over the planet is too firm. Unwilling to let them have Paradron, Rodimus orders Ultra Magnus to destroy the energon core, which will destroy the planet. Sandstorm objects at first, but agrees to the plan when he learns that the Paradrons can live on Cybertron. Using escape pods, the Paradrons flee the planet, while Magnus and Sandstorm head for the core. Planting a time bomb, the two Autobots hightail it out of there. Galvatron sneers at their cowardice, then remembers that Magnus is anything but a coward. Realizing that something is wrong, Galvatron orders the Decepticons to abandon the planet.

From space, the Autobots watch the planet explode. Sandstorm remarks that even in death, it's still beautiful. Rodimus callously says that Cybertron is better anyway.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (3)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (4)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (5)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (6)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (7)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (8)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (9)
*[[Paradron Medic]] (10)
*[[Playback (G1)|Communication Autobot]] (11)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (20)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (21)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (22)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (23)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (24)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (26)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (28)
|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (1)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (2)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (14)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (15)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (16)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (17)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (18)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (19)
*"[[Blast (G1)|Black Thrust]]" (25)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (27)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (29)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (30)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (31)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (32)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (33)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (34)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (35)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Scourge:''' "Are they gonna take us prisoner, or blow us away?" 
'''Sandstorm:''' "Welcome to Paradron, friends!" 
'''Scourge:''' "You don't think this is what happens when you get deactivated, do you?" 
'''Cyclonus:''' "Who knows, Scourge, who knows..." 
:- '''Scourge''' and '''Cyclonus''' are very confused.

"Hey! I'm stuck up here!" 
"Everybody's got to be somewhere."
:—A '''Paradronian''' and '''Cyclonus''', after Scourge kicks the former into a wall.

[[File:FightOrFlee Galvatron orders.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
"Before a society can move forward, everyone must agree on the rules. Now kneel!"
:—Come, sons of Paradron, kneel before '''Galvatron'''!

[[File:FightorFlee future autobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
"I-is there something wrong with his timing program?"
:—'''Sandstorm''', asking the question we're all thinking about Blurr.

"What do we have here?" 
"I believe it is an Autobot invasion party." 
"I KNOW what it is." 
"Didn't you just ask me what we had here?!" 
"It was just a figure of speech! TURN THE MOLECULAR CANNON ON THEM!!"
:—'''Galvatron''''s high-falutin' fancy talk is just too much for '''Bruticus''' to grasp.

"I've never seen anything this beautiful in the entire galaxy.... All right, give me the bomb."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' with one of the greatest lines in the multiverse.

"Run, you Autobot cowards! Hhh...but he isn't a coward.... Something's wrong here!"
:—'''Galvatron''' mocks Ultra Magnus, then realizes they're in deep [[Slag (slang)|slag]].

"It's as beautiful in death as it was in life." 
"Well, no need to get all mushy. Cybertron's a better place anyway — not so...perfect!"
:—A solemn '''Sandstorm''' witnessing the destruction of his home while '''Rodimus Prime''' callously mocks him for it. Jerk.

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script: 11th July 1986
* Script finalised by [[Flint Dille]]: 11th July 1986; at this point, it is titled "Fight or Die"
* Dialogue recording: 31st July 1986

===Continuity notes===
[[File:ParadronMedicCartoon1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Helloooooo, Nurse!]]
*The [[Paradron Medic]]s are basically a recycled version of [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]]'s character model.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Sandstorm unveils a hidden wrist cutter.
**[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] has the same hidden camera gimmick in his [[beast mode]]'s forehead as [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]].
*Paradron would appear in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[Transformers: Micromasters|''Micromasters'' comic]] and be the location of [[Golden Disk (Paradron)|an important plot device]].

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects - all from Divebomb's one scene:
**[[TIE Fighter]] roar as he first appears, closing in on Sandstorm...
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as he climbs to attack...
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine roar as he loops around...
**[[X-wing Fighter|X-Wing]] whine as he dives toward the ship...
**and [[Darth Vader]] TIE Fighter roar as he closes in.

===Animation and technical errors===
*At the beginning of the episode, Cyclonus's gun sounds like Galvatron's cannon. This occurs throughout the scene, though in some shots it has the typical Decepticon laser sound.
*One shot of Air Raid standing on an asteroid shows him coloured as Superion.
*The other four Aerialbots get a transformation sound as they emerge from behind the asteroid, but they aren't actually transforming.
*[[Surprise Party|Once again]], Cyclonus's face looks different. Here, he has no "beard" and his eyebrows are white (except in certain shots, such as when he and Scourge spot the vortex, where he has the purple beard again).
*Coloring errors:
**Silverbolt has Superion's color scheme (red arms, dark gray head) just before he transforms into Superion's torso.
**When Scourge delivers his line "The same goes for me..." as Cyclonus finishes drinking from the energon fountain, Cyclonus has Sandstorm's color scheme. Sandstorm himself is also colored entirely orange during this moment.
**The optic visor of one of the muttering Paradronians flashes from cream to blue and back as he steps forward.
**"Too bad we didn't get to bump him around more" - Brawl's mouthplate changes from the correct deep orange to the same yellow as his eyeband. Razorclaw's visor is colored the darker yellow of his helmet instead of the correct lighter yellow.
**When Razorclaw and Brawl dive into the gorge, Razorclaw's black bits (arms, legs) are light gray.
**When they land a few shots later, Razorclaw still has light gray arms and legs; Brawl has white hands and lots of light gray in places it shouldn't be.
**Sandstorm's helmet is light gray instead of black as he gets his escape ship operational.
***And again as he starts to tell Paradron's history.
**"Make the slaves work faster!" - Blitzwing's helmet is purple instead of yellow.
**Rodimus's gun is light gray instead of black as he takes out the security camera.
**When Rodimus opens the door to the prison, Sky Lynx's upper portion is colored like this lower portion.
**When Rodimus tells Sandstorm to give the Paradrons the weapons, his spoiler is all-yellow. (It should be orange in the middle.)
**Scrapper and Long Haul are colored in Sweep-esque shades of blue as Galvatron gives the order to charge.
**When Magnus, Wheelie, and Blurr are ambushed, a shot panning across a group of Decepticons gives us Long Haul in [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|a bizarre blue-and-orange color scheme]], previously seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", which persists throughout this scene. Also present are Soundwave with a white cannon, no mouthplate and two fuzzy dots for eyes, Scrapper in a Predacon color scheme, and Galvatron with a white cannon.
[[File:ParadronGenerics.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
[[File:FightorFlee Paradron communicator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*The Paradronians are a peculiar lot. Often they're portrayed as extremely generic robots across the board, with optic visors, mouthplates, and utterly generic bodies. And then once in a while, a highly detailed guy like the [[Playback|communication Autobot]] will turn up in their midst.
**Likewise, their colors change around a lot. In some shots they're all in an off-white color scheme, while in other shots of the same groups, they're more colorful - most notable as an all-cream group aboard an escape ship changes to multiple colors in the following shot.
**The Paradronians' Autobot logos are drawn/colored inconsistently throughout the episode. Some are missing areas of the symbol, others are colored only halfway, and others are drawn in rather poorly (especially during the assembly). In most group shots, they're missing entirely (only to show up when we get a close-up).
*As Cyclonus draws his weapon and notes that the Paradronians are not armed, the Decepticon brand usually seen on his chest is missing; meanwhile, Scourge's head seems to have sunk into his shoulders.
*When Cyclonus and Scourge contact Chaar, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] turns around and speaks - in [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s voice! He even uses Shrapnel's unique repetition of dialogue, dialogue.
*When Cyclonus and Scourge plot against the Paradronians during Sandstorm's assembly, [[Scale|Scourge is drawn way shorter than Cyclonus.]]
*Scourge is drawn in the head-sticking-up version of his hovercraft mode as he transforms in the auditorium.
*Scourge returns to [[robot mode]] without any transformation sound.
*The Decepticons shown landing on the stage with Galvatron all appear to be generic. (Their color schemes bear some resemblance to [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]], [[Roadgrabber]], and [[Cloudburst]], though almost none of those characters had yet been created!)
*When the Decepticons land on Paradron, Soundwave is missing all his cassette player buttons.
*Galvatron's chin is darker than the rest of his face in this episode.
*A generic asks "What about Sandstorm?" His faceplate is woobering both before and after he speaks.
*Sandstorm is shown to have escaped through a barred window that's much, much smaller than he is.
[[File:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*As Razorclaw and Brawl chase Sandstorm, one shot of Brawl shows a starry night sky, but the rest show a blue, Earth-like sky.
*Divebomb never actually fires on Sandstorm; his eyes flash once, and then in the next shot we see some missiles flying at the launch site. No visual of him firing; no firing sound effects.
*Divebomb's eagle mode is consistently drawn with his robot legs not folded up correctly, leaving them trailing behind him. As he goes back into robot mode, the transformation sound is cut off at the end.
*When Bruticus says, "I believe it is an Autobot invasion party," Galvatron mouths the line simultaneously. Bruticus's mouthplate is off-center, revealing the same red as his optics beneath it, and it flashes out a couple of times as he speaks. Galvatron's left arm isn't completely drawn as it only shows the shoulder to the elbow. Everything below is missing until he turns to face Bruticus.
*After the decoy ship is destroyed, Galvatron is suddenly a head shorter than Bruticus. The next frame has him being properly shorter than Bruticus.
*As Rodimus addresses the Autobots on Paradron's moon, a whole host of goofs can be spotted:
**The late [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] are in the crowd. Ratchet's headcrest is white instead of gray.
**Hot Spot is two shades of gray with a helmet in two shades of blue. He should be almost entirely light blue.
**Streetwise(?) is colored like Red Alert.
**Groove's head is light blue instead of black, and his body appears to be orange.
**Sunstreaker's shoulders and back are in the crowd, but not his head; he's got some light blue that shouldn't be there.
**Springer, or something like him, is colored orange instead of green.
**Wheeljack also appears in this scene, at the far right edge of the crowd.
*When Rodimus gives the ultimatum for the Paradronians to "Fight...or flee!", and the slaves kneel to pick up weapons off of the floor... the weapons aren't there! They appear in the slaves' hands as they take them up - making it appear as if they're plucking weapons from thin air.
*Also, when Rodimus gives the order, his left shoulder is missing its white detailing.
*The mis-colored Long Haul fires a rocket at a stand labeled, "NEWS PAPEP."
*When Rodimus gets the transmission from Ultra Magnus, his head crest is yellow, then lined incorrectly, then ''missing'' all lines in subsequent shots.
*When Wheelie finds the door in the floor, the lines around Magnus's eyes are too thick (like he's wearing mascara!).
*Sandstorm's size relative to the other Autobots varies drastically: When interrogated, he looks huge; when descending the steps to the core chamber, he's half the size of Ultra Magnus; when handing Magnus the bomb, they're roughly the same size.
*When Sandstorm and Magnus duck from the missile, the top of Magnus's back is red instead of (the now-established) grey.
*Galvatron fires on Magnus and Sandstorm with no sound effect. The Kid Rhino version fixes this by not having him fire at all, but in return, the shot pans down in a way that looks like the camera was simply moved down a stationary animation cel.
*During his "but he isn't a coward" line, Galvatron's chin is back to being the same color as the rest of his face.
*While Rodimus counts down to Paradron's destruction, Sandstorm and Ultra Magnus get transformation sound effects as they leap down into the shot. Did they drive all the way to the moon?
*As Rodimus counts down the final seconds of the bomb, his head crest is missing its lines.
*Galvatron has a Predacon color scheme as he takes off from the collapsing tower.
*Paradron starts to explode - then the shot changes, and the planet is gone! The explosion is still there, but there's no trace of the planet's globe.
*As the Autobots watch the explosion, Magnus's Autobot logo is colored solid blue.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:FightOrFlee Molecular Cannon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I will not be deprived of this fun! Even if it means being in two places at once!"]]
*Although this episode gives Sandstorm's origin, he first appeared in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]". [[Starscream's Brigade|Gee, that's ''never'' happened before.]] [[To sell toys|Wonder why]]?
*Bruticus's role in this episode is utterly bizarre; it is tempting to assume that Cyclonus was supposed to be scripted in his place:
**He's shown hanging out with Galvatron in a control center, acting as Galvatron's right hand man.
**He's depicted as only slightly taller than Galvatron.
**He is noticeably eloquent, speaking in full, normal sentences, in his otherwise normal voice.
**His components are seen separately from him throughout - most notably, we see him in the control room, then see Brawl (Bruticus's leg) firing the molecular cannon, then immediately cut back to Bruticus in the control room.
*[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5|Despite being banished by Galvatron earlier]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] can be seen among Galvatron's troops when he orders them to make the slaves work faster.
*Flying Autobots:
**The Autobots burst out of the moon and fly down to Paradron's surface, each trailing rocket exhaust.
*Sandstorm claims his ancestors left during the fourth great war. According to "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", the [[Great War (G1)|current war]] is the ''Third'' Cybertronian War. The terminology does leave some leeway, though.
*Ultra Magnus gives a five-minute countdown after setting the bomb. Not the usual ''astro''-minutes, just minutes.

===Trivia===
[[File:Fight-or-flee-springer-magnus-rodimus-sandstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Well, no need to get all GEEWUNny. Rodimus Prime's a better leader, anyway. Not so... perfect!]]
*So, that whole ending with the Autobots destroying Paradron. It's not exactly a great look, is it? Well, that's because it's a holdover from an earlier version of the script, which contained a subplot deleted from the finished version of the epiosde. In this extended version of the story, the Decepticons turned Paradron into a colossal mobile battle fortress, with Galvatron forcing a Paradronian scientist to build huge [[planetary engine|ion thrusters]] that would move the planet through space. With that in mind, it's a lot easier to understand why the Autobots felt it necessary to destroy the converted planet.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oWp-XGPd1Ogf4zZJ4B0BMeFRZsGbSGcz/view "Fight or Flee" script] via the [https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/mp-700-transformers-part-2-1986-1987.html Sunbow and Marvel Productions Script/Storyboard Archive].</ref>
*Some interesting generics appear for a split second during Sandstorm's story: Blitzwing colored like Fireflight, Ramjet colored as Air Raid, along and an all-black Dirge and [[Blast (G1)|Thrust]].
*Unlike the [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|two]] [[The Dweller in the Depths|episodes]] that surround it, this episode uses none of the new background music tracks that were introduced to the series beginning with "[[Nightmare Planet]]". As this episode also depicts the formal introduction of Sandstorm, who is otherwise first seen in "Starscream's Ghost", ostensibly produced 11 episodes prior, it is ''possible'' that this episode suffered production delays and was subsequently assigned a different production number (a not unheard of occurrence in television production). As yet, however, no production documentation has surfaced to confirm this.
*Rodimus Prime destroys an entire planet rather than let the Decepticons have it, and isn't too kind to Sandstorm as he mourns its loss. And people wonder why so many prefer [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]!

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' ?
:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast and European French DVD release):'' "'''Se battre ou s'enfuir'''" ("Fight or Flee")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wenn du nicht kämpfst, wirst du sterben!'''" ('"If you don't fight, you're going to die!")
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' '''Eine vollkommene Welt''' ("A perfect World")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il paradiso perduto'''" (First dub, "Paradise Lost"), "'''Combattere o fuggire'''" (Second dub, "Fight or Flee")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 戦いか死か!? (''Tatakai ka Shi ka!?'', "Fight or Death!?")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 6]], [[1987]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title'': ''Jué Sǐ Yī Zhàn'' (决死一战, "Fight or Death")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Lutar ou Morrer'''" ("Fight or Die")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

===Toys inspired by this episode===
[[File:TFSS-5.0-Lifeline-with-Quickslinger.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''''Transformers Collectors' Club'' [[Lifeline (G1)#Generations|Lifeline]] with [[Quickslinger (G1)#Generations|Quickslinger]] (TFSS 5.0, 2016)'''
:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generations|Arcee]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Lifeline is packaged with her [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Quickslinger (G1)#Generations|Quickslinger]].

:This figure is intended to not only represent the new comic character Lifeline but also the [[Paradron Medic]] (making her a potential [[army-building]] toy). Due to the nature of the mold, Lifeline has Arcee's shoulder kibble while the cartoon model for the Paradron Medic, [[:File:ParadronMedicCartoon1.jpg|seen above]], doesn't.

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==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — The Big Broadcast of 2006 / Fight or Flee ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Fight or Flee / Call of the Primitives (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1990 — The Action Adventure Collection IV (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''Transformers'' — Starscream's Ghost / Fight or Flee (Tempo Video)
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2005 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 19 ([[Déclic Images]]) — Canadian French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-106.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oWp-XGPd1Ogf4zZJ4B0BMeFRZsGbSGcz Full episode script submitted 11th July 1986]

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Exhaust

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Cooldude1246: /* Generations Selects */ added by in between Earthrise and TakaraTomy

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:''Exhaust is a [[Decepticon]] or [[Mercenary]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Masterpiece Exhaust bio card.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Guaranteed to cough extensively after every evil laugh!]]
'''Exhaust''' (エグゾースト ''Eguzōsuto'') is an employee of [[Marlboor Dynamic]], a massive interplanetary corporation that steals secrets from alien cultures around the galaxy. His power, given to him by the research department of the company, allows him to "quantize": convert his body into living smoke. His function is industrial espionage, and he gathers new secrets and technology for Marlboor. He acts like a suave, debonair spy, but the stress of his job is actually getting to him, causing a chain [[cy-gar]]ette smoking habit that the medical officer has warned is detrimental to his health.<ref>''Masterpiece'' Exhaust toy bio</ref>
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==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Marlboor tww2 v1.jpg|left|thumb|Smoking is good for you, kids!]]
[[File:Marlboor tww6 v1.jpg|thumb|Exhaust frequently has to deal with attacks by anti-smoking activists.]]

Exhaust was one of many Decepticons in the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] gladiator arena to witness [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s execution of the corrupt [[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]], signaling the beginning of their uprising. Exhaust stood right next to [[Fumes]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

Exhaust and Fumes were in Iacon when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s botched [[cyberforming|mechaforming]] attempt leveled the city. They were unprepared when Shockwave ordered troops to fall back to [[Kolkular]] rather than be destroyed. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}
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===Noise & Smoke===
Following [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]'s death and reconstruction into Soundblaster, the chain of command within the Decepticon's espionage division changed, leaving Exhaust solely an employee of [[Marlboor Dynamic]]. Using Marlboor Dynamic's ownership of [[GalacShare]], Exhaust figured out that the popular and mysterious musician C Shadow was in fact a lowly grunt named [[Loudpedal]]. Exhaust then showed up on Loudpedal's doorstep one day, lavishing compliments on the musician and offering him a deal: in exchange for cooperating with researchers looking to investigate his [[intercranial autocomposition]] disorder, Marlboor would outfit Loudpedal with experimental weapons and provide him with a manager in the form of Exhaust. Though Loudpedal was rightfully skeptical of the incredibly one-sided offer, he realized that Exhaust was possibly a fan of his, and accepted. {{storylink|Noise & Smoke}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Exhaust was one of three Transformers killed when [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] bombed the [[Acrolight District]] in an attempt to scare [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] off of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Regretting her actions, Chromia had the victims' names scored into her head so that she'd never forget. {{storylink|07:00:00}} {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:WFC-Earthrise-Ep2-Exhaust-Thrust-ready-to-shoot.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''Earthrise'' just wouldn't be complete without, uh, goth Wheeljack?]]
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Rogers]] (English)|[[Aitor González]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Alex Castelán]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
Exhaust was a member of [[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]], hired by [[Quintesson Judge]] [[Deseeus]] to bring in the [[Autobot]]s aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} Aboard the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'', the crew flew to the adrift ''Ark'' and infiltrated the ship. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} While reactivating the ship, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] went online and took fellow Mercenary [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] captive as a shield, though Exhaust and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] fired at them anyway. The Mercenaries successfully brought the Autobots to Chaar, though after Deeseeus refused to pay them and Doubledealer made a new deal with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Exhaust and the others battled the [[Quintesson]]'s [[Deseeus Army Drone|forces]] and helped the Autobots escape. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

After Deseeus took control of Doubledealer's mind, Exhaust and Bug Bite were the only remaining members of the ''Fool's Fortune'' crew. The two were sent to patch up holes in the ship during its battle with both the Autobots and the Decepticons over [[Earth]]. Though he declared that he was done with the team once they were back to real space, Exhaust and his partner were shot into the hole by stowaway Autobot [[Cog (G1)|Cog]], and the two Mercenaries tumbled into the void of space. Deseeus later called for Bug Bite and Exhaust to the bridge but was met with no response. The three were presumably killed when the ''Fool's Fortune'' warp drive exploded during the dogfight. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Exhaust-Earth-Wars.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]
Highly intelligent by Decepticon standards, Exhaust is not truly loyal to anyone... except maybe himself. {{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: Reflective Force Field''' - For seconds, you generate a Force Field. Within its range, you and your allies reflect a percentage of the damage received back to your enemies.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:exhaust Exhaust at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP Exhaust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Because "Masterpiece Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease" wasn't catchy enough.]][[File:MP Exhaust-OriginalDeco.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Curse you, [[Trademark]]! (And other things, but let's not go there...)]]
* '''Exhaust''' ([[March 21]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-23'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, 2 shoulder launchers, 2 missiles, Immobilizer

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Exhaust is a [[retool]] of MP-20 [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Wheeljack]], transforming from an officially-licenced Lancia Stratos into a robot and back! Roughly as tall as a [[Size class|Voyager Class]] figure, he is also in [[scale]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Optimus Prime]], and can fit inside [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|Prime's trailer]] in vehicle mode. In contrast to larger entries in this line, Exhaust lacks [[die-cast]] parts, and his tires are cast in hard, non-rubberized plastic. Additionally, his side mirrors come detached out of the box, and can be found separately packaged inside the instruction bag. An extra pair of mirrors is included in case of loss or breakage. Much like Wheeljack, unscrewing his visor from his head reveals molded eyes underneath.

:For accessories, Exhaust comes with Wheeljack's gun and two non-firing shoulder-mounted missile launchers with newly molded, stumpier missiles in homage to the launchers of the original Wheeljack toy. He also comes with the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer#Masterpiece|Immobilizer]] from the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Immobilizer]]", which was subsequently included with the cartoon decoed [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#MP20Plus|MP-20+ Wheeljack]].

:Initial [[prototype]] [[Stock photography|photo]]s of Exhaust's car mode (see right) featured markings strikingly similar to the Marlboro logo... which makes sense as the ''Diaclone'' toy Exhaust is based on was modeled after an actual rally car with Marlboro sponsorship (see "Notes" below). Beginning in November 2014, toy dealers worldwide received warning notices from the parent company of Marlboro, {{w|Philip Morris USA}}. In addition to the trademark dispute, this paintjob also raised corporate alarms under the rules of the {{w|Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement}} as well as the {{w|Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act}}: under those federal statutes, smoking-related markings may never be used on products that ''could'' be intended for children. For some time, it technically became illegal to sell Exhaust in the U.S., and Phillip Morris pressed that claim aggressively—even against dealers based in ''Asia''. As a result of all this controversy, Exhaust's release was delayed from [[February 28]] to March 21, and [[TakaraTomy]] elected to change the vehicle mode deco. However, even after this alteration, online dealers continued to report receiving legal threats from Phillip Morris. Hasbro Asia, who distributes TakaraTomy ''Masterpiece'' figures in areas of Asia outside of Japan, canceled their release of Exhaust entirely due to pressure from Phillip Morris. This cancellation led to the Hasbro Asia exclusive [[collector coin]] for Exhaust not being released. Exhaust was still released by TakaraTomy for the Japanese market. Notably, the North American online retailer TFsource.com had the entirety of their orders professionally customized by an unnamed third party in order to comply with the demands of Phillip Morris. This was done without informing customers, though TFsource.com offered free refunds to those who were dissatisfied with this solution.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/MPExhaust/exhaust.htm More information on Exhaust at TFU.info]''
{{MPLanciaStratosMold}}
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:GenerationsSelectstoy-Exhaust.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Ssssssssmokin'!]]
*'''Decepticon Exhaust''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-GS11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-26'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 26]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', "Decepticon Exhaust" is a redeco and head-retool of [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Wheeljack]], transforming into an Earth-based car resembling a Lancia Stratos with some portions of the vehicle's design being similar to the {{w|Lancia Rally}}. His (non-firing) missile launcher weapon can be attached via the [[5 mm post]] on its side, or mounted on either shoulder behind his head with the tab on its underside. His spoiler halves/wings are also attached with just 5 mm posts, and can be easily removed and placed elsewhere if you really wanna.

: His car rally deco is even less like the original ''Diaclone'' toy than the ''Masterpiece'' version's, likely to even further distinguish its look from Marlboro's logo. His car mode keeps the 598 number and adds some fake sponsor logos, including one that says "Bandit" (possibly a reference to ''{{w|Smokey and the Bandit}}'') and another that says "Exhuast" (sic). Despite the Japanese characters on the sides phonetically spelling out "Decepticon" and "Decepticon" being part of his [[trademark]]-friendly name, Exhaust is the first toy to brandish the [[Mercenary]] faction symbol.

:This figure appeared on [[eBay]] in late June of 2020 with no prior announcement by Hasbro, and was immediately offered with an instant "in stock" purchase option by several online retailers (mostly based out of Europe) despite still not being acknowledged by Hasbro by that point. Ultimately, Exhaust was revealed in the [[July 17]], [[2020]], [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]] event, and subsequently made available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers.

:The toy is branded as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toyline by Hasbro in the US but as part of ''Earthrise'' by [[TakaraTomy]] in [[Japan]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Wheeljack (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Decepticon Slicer]].
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==Notes==
[[File:Exhaust-Diaclonetoy.jpg|thumb|Bet he knows [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]].]]
* Exhaust started out as a variant of "Lancia Stratos Turbo", the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy that would become [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Wheeljack]], featuring a retooled head and a different color scheme and endorsement decals based on {{w|Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro cigarettes}}—albeit misspelled as "Marlboor", so as not to infringe on any trademarks (similar to [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Mirage]]'s toy misspelling "Gitanes", another cigarette brand, as "Citanes"). This variant was labeled as "Lancia Stratos Marlboro Type" only on the instructions for applying the decals; this was little-known, so the character was for many years known as "Marlboor Wheeljack" until the ''Masterpiece'' toy was announced, finally bestowing the name Exhaust on the character, in the process paying homage to his, ah, ''smokey'' origins.
* The vehicle mode deco is specifically based on one of two Series 5 Stratos racing cars produced, the other being the car on which Wheeljack was based, though Exhaust's deco doesn't strive for the same level of accuracy. The original car on which the deco was based no longer exists as it was destroyed in a fire caused by its overheated engine.<ref>[http://www.geocities.ws/simontmallett/stratos.html Group 5 Stratos history]</ref> ''Irony!''
* Exhaust's deco was also [[homage]]d by ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' Legion Class [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Hyperspeed|"Hyperspeed" Wheeljack]].
* A proposed but expectedly-unrealized [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Deluxe Class [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Lockdown]] as a modern update of Marlboor Wheeljack tentatively named "Marlboro" (this was conceived prior to Exhaust receiving his name from Takara).<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>
* [[Mairghread Scott]] probably conceived of the IDW character "Exhaust" separately from the ''Diaclone'' character, but with no details to the contrary, this wiki groups the characters on the same page.
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/issue03/Marborojack/index.htm Review of Marlboro Wheeljack on TFU.info]

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[[Category:Generation 1 Mercenaries]]
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Thundercracker (ES)

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:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:thunder es.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|The [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|second time]] in a row he has way less screen time than [[Nova Storm (ES)|a rainmaker.]]]]

'''Thundercracker''' is a Decepticon that fought in the Great War when it was taking place on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
Thundercracker fought against [[Jazz (ES)|Jazz]] before the Autobots and the Decepticons went to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]

Wizards of the Coast

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[[Image:WOTCLogo.jpg|frame|right|Roll for initiative.]]

'''Wizards of the Coast''' (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' in the mid-1990s. Today they publish board games, collectible card games and role-playing games such as ''{{w|Dungeons & Dragons}}''. Currently, they are a subsidiary of [[Hasbro]] and released ''[[3D Battle-Card Game|The Transformers: 3D Battle-Card Game]]'' in [[June]] [[2007]] and the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' in the second half of [[2018]].

==External links==
* [http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast official website]

[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Hasbro subsidiaries]]

Walmart

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Cooldude1246: /* Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection */ capitalized Universe Shadowstrip

[[File:OnlyAtWalmart.jpg|right|upright=1.67]]

'''Walmart''' (previously spelled '''Wal-Mart''' until 2008) is one of the biggest discount department store chains in the United States, with branches in many other countries.

Over the years, they have carried a lot of [[exclusive]] ''Transformers'' [[toy]]s, in addition to the regular mass retail releases.

Walmart employees are also often accused of not really caring about what they sell in addition to a lax return policy, making Walmart one of the main victims of [[toy swapping]].

Walmart is also the parent company of [[Sam's Club]].

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
====''The Transformers Trilogy''====
During a battle against [[Bumblebee (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Prowl]], [[Bonecrusher (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Bonecrusher]] crashed through a Wal-Mart in [[Las Vegas]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

==List of Walmart exclusive toys==
<ul class="iconlist">
===[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]===
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] ([[Transmetal]] [[redeco]])}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys|Tripredacus Agent]]}}

===[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]===
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] vs. [[Axer (G1)|Axer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] five-pack, contains:
**[[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]]
**[[Mega-Octane]]
**[[Movor]]
**[[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]]
**[[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]}}

{{Note|This was the first of two Ruination giftsets Walmart carried as an exclusive. The first one, still in ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging, sported a uniform "urban" camo deco for the team members; the second one, now in ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' packaging, sported a uniform "desert" camo deco.}}

===[[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots]]===
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Dinobots)|Grimlock]] and [[Terranotron (Dinobots)|Terranotron]] (AKA Swoop)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Dinobots)|Snarl]] and [[Sludge (Dinobots)|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Triceradon (Dinobots)|Triceradon]] and [[Slapper (Dinobots)|Slapper]]}}

{{note|''Dinobots'' was a small Walmart exclusive mini-"line", available during the run of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line, which consisted of three two-packs.}}

===[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]===
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]] six-pack, contains:
**[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]]
**[[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]]
**[[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]]
**[[Broadside (Armada)|Broadside]]
**[[Fetch]]
**[[Scattor (Armada)|Scattor]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team]] six-pack, contains:
**[[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]
**[[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]
**[[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]
**[[Astroscope]]
**[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]]
**[[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]]}}

{{Note|Although the larger packaging for these three six-packs was new, the toys themselves were unchanged from their ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' releases. Despite the name on the packaging, the "Road Wrecker Team" actually used the toys' original Destruction Team colors. Both packs were also available at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, and eventually appeared in Dollar General locations.}}

===[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe (2003)]]===
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] & [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]] two-pack (Spychangers)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] & [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] two-pack (Spychangers)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] (Deluxe redeco)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] (Deluxe redeco)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] five-pack, contains:
**[[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]]
**[[Mega-Octane]]
**[[Movor]]
**[[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]]
**[[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]}}

{{Note|This was the ''second'' Ruination giftset Walmart carried as an exclusive. The first one, still in [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] packaging, sported a uniform "urban" camo deco for the team members; the second one, now in ''Universe'' packaging, sported a uniform "desert" camo deco.}}

{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]] with [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Opposites Attack ([[Excellion (Cybertron)|Excellion]] vs. [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Search for the Pirate Moon ([[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] vs. [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]])}}

{{note|The toys in these two-packs (Opposites Attack, Search for the Pirate Moon) were unchanged from the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class toys of the same names. Both packs were originally available as non-exclusive mass retail releases in the Philippines in September 2007, and were later available as Walmart [[exclusive]] [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] releases in the United States in November of the same year.}}

===[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]===
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] with [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] with [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] with [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] with [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] with [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] with [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]}}

{{Note|The Deluxe Class toys were unchanged from their single releases. The [[Mini-Con]]s were available in one deco, each with two different Deluxes, and came with a [[Tiny Tins|Tiny Tin]].}}

{{Bp-a1|[[Primus|Cybertron Primus]] with Bonus Mini-Cons:
**[[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]]
**[[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]]
**[[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]]
**[[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]]}}

{{Note|Primus was unchanged from his single release. Likewise, the Mini-Cons were unchanged from the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Mini-Cons [[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]], [[Dirt Rocket (Classics)|Dirt Rocket]], [[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]] and [[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]], respectively.}}

===[[Transformers: Classics|Classics (2006)]]===
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)|Constructicon Devastator]] giftset, contains:
**[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
**[[Scrapper (G1)|Decepticon Scrapper]]
**[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
**[[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]
**[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Masterpiece Starscream]]}}

===[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie (2007)]]===
{{Bp-a1|[[Protoform]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] with poster}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Protoform]] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]] with poster}}
{{Note|These two toys were identical to their mass retail releases. The only thing "exclusive" to Walmart is the addition of a poster, which is advertised on the packaging.}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]]: First Encounter two-pack}}
{{Note|These toys were also identical to their single releases.}}
{{Bp-a1|"Leader for the Ages" two-pack, contains:
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|2007 Optimus Prime]]
**[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|1984 Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Note|2007 Optimus Prime is the [[Fast Action Battlers]], "1984" Optimus Prime is the one from the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' "Ultimate Battle" two-pack.}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] Blaster (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' role-play weapon)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Movie)|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Big Daddy (Movie)|Big Daddy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (Movie)|Decepticon Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Breakaway (Movie)|Breakaway]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Mass Media Battle two-pack, contains:
**[[Speed Dial 800]]
**[[Booster X10]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Robo Recon Team two-pack, contains:
**[[Spy Shot 6]]
**[[Longview (Movie)|Longview]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Brain Scrambler Team two-pack, contains:
**[[Power Up VT6]]
**[[Zoom Out 25X]]}}
{{Note|These [[Real Gear Robot]]s were all identical to their single releases.}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Robot Replicas]] [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]] vs. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] (battle damaged [[redeco]]s)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] Voice Changer Bonus Pack with [[T.E.C.H.]] [[Digital Dagger]]}}
{{Note|These role-play accessories were identical to their single releases.}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Ultimate Bumblebee]] with "Bonus Value" [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] & [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Cyber Stompin' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] with Bonus [[Cyber Slammers]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Cyber Stompin' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] with Bonus [[Cyber Slammers]] [[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|"The Legacy of Bumblebee" three-pack, contains:
**[[Transformers: Classics|Classic]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]]
**[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] ([[Premium Series]])
**[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]] [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Decepticon Sneak Attack" five-pack ([[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]), contains:
**[[Mirage (G1)|"G1" Mirage]] (hologram deco)
**[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys|"G1" Cliffjumper]]
**[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|"G1" Optimus Prime]] (supermetal finish)
**[[Skywarp (G1)/toys|"G1" Skywarp]]
**[[Megatron (G1)/toys|"G1" Megatron]] (supermetal finish)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Finale Battle" five-pack ([[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]), contains:
**[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys|"Movie" Autobot Ratchet]]
**[[Jazz (Movie)|"Movie" Autobot Jazz]]
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|"Movie" Optimus Prime]]
**[[Blackout (Movie)|"Movie" Blackout]]
**[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|"Movie" Megatron]]}}

===[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe (2008)]]===
{{Bp-a1|[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (red redeco)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyjack (G2)|Skyfall]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Masterpiece Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|War of the Waves ([[Air Raid (Universe 2008)|Air Raid]] vs. [[Storm Surge (Universe)|Storm Surge]]) (Cybertron Series)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|The Data War ([[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] vs. [[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]]) (Cybertron Series)}}
{{Note|These two-packs contain unchanged versions of the Scout Class toys from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Movie'' toyline]] of the same name, which were available exclusively at [[Target]] stores in the USA, and (at least some of them) as mass releases in Europe. The ''Universe'' two-pack versions were also found at Walmart-owned Asda stores in the United Kingdom and at Target stores in Australia.}}

===[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]===
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Revenge of Blackarachnia" two-pack, contains:
**[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Optimus Prime]]
**[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle in Space" two-pack, contains:
**[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
**[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]}}

===[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]===
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Movie)#Toys|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Fury of Fearswoop" three-pack, contains:
:*[[Fearswoop (ROTF)#Toys|Fearswoop]] (Deluxe)
:*[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Fearswoop|Mudflap]] (Legends, "battle damaged")
:*[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#Fearswoop|Sideswipe]] (Legends, "battle damaged")}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Blowpipe (ROTF)#Toys|Blowpipe]] vs. [[Sideways (ROTF)#SuperTunerThrowdown|Sideways]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#withCamshaft|Optimus Prime]] (Leader Class) with "Bonus Value" Deluxe Class [[Camshaft (Movie)#Toys|Autobot Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#withCamshaft|Megatron]] (Leader Class) with "Bonus Value" Deluxe Class [[Camshaft (Movie)#Toys|Autobot Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Beachcomber (ROTF)#Toys|Beachcomber]] vs. [[Deadlift#Toys|Deadlift]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Slap Dash (ROTF)#Toys|Slap Dash]] vs. [[Trenchmouth#Toys|Deadlift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (ROTF)#Walmart|Devastator]] Legends-class seven-pack.}}

===[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers (2010)]]===
{{Bp-a1d1|"Bombing Run Battle" two-pack, contains:
:*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] (Deluxe Class)
:*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] (Legends Class)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Desert Ruins brawl" two-pack, contains:
:*[[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] (Deluxe Class)
:*[[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] (Legends Class)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Starscream's Assault" two-pack, contains:
:*[[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]] (Voyager Class)
:*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (Deluxe Class)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Fury Of Bonecrusher" two-pack, contains:
:*[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys|Ironhide]] (Voyager Class)
:*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (Deluxe Class)}}

===[[Power Core Combiners]]===
*'''Power Core Combiners Special Value Offer'''

: After most stores had long gotten rid of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' (and a few waves of product virtually never hit normal retail shelves), Walmart put out these bonus packs of a 5-piece combiner team with a two-pack taped to the side... all for the whopping price of ''ten dollars''. '''''TEN DOLLARS.''''' These were placed mostly on pallets pretty much wherever there was room in the aisle. There does not appear to be any particular order to who got packed with what, but reported combinations include:

[[File:PCCtoy-OverRunSledgecombo.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]

{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:50%"
|-
!'''5-pack'''
!'''2-pack'''
|-
|[[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] with [[Destron (PCC)|Destrons]]
|[[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] with [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]] [[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]] with [[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]] [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]] with [[Throttler]] [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]] with [[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]]
|-
|[[Double Clutch (PCC)|Double Clutch]] with [[Rallybot]]s
|[[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] with [[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]] Salvage with Bomb-Burst [[Steelshot]] with [[Beacon (PCC)|Beacon]] Undertow with Waterlog [[Windburn]] with [[Darkray]]
|-
|[[Grimstone (PCC)|Grimstone]] with [[Dinobot (PCC)|Dinobots]]
|[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] with [[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]] [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] with [[Pinpoint]] Salvage with Bomb-Burst Skyhammer with Airlift Undertow with Waterlog
|-
|[[Mudslinger (PCC)|Mudslinger]] with [[Destructicon (PCC)|Destructicons]]
|[[Darkstream]] with [[Razorbeam]] Icepick with Chainclaw [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] with [[Backwind]] [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] with [[Chopster]] Skyhammer with Airlift
|-
|[[Over-Run (PCC)|Over-Run]] with [[Stunticon (PCC)|Stunticons]]
|Salvage with Bomb-Burst Sledge with Throttler Steelshot with Beacon
|-
|[[Stakeout (PCC)|Stakeout]] with [[Protectobot (PCC)|Protectobots]]
|[[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread]] with [[Groundspike]] Huffer with Caliburst Searchlight with Backwind Skyhammer with Airlift
|-
|[[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]] with [[Constructicon (PCC)|Constructions]]
|Heavytread with Groundspike Icepick with Chainclaw Leadfoot with Pinpoint Salvage with Bomb-Burst Sledge with Throttler
|}

===[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]===
[[File:DOTMCyberverseBumblebeeVsSoundwaveWRod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bumblebee / Soundwave with Rodimus]]

{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartRace|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#WalmartRace|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OptimusComettor|Optimus Prime]] and [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Bumblebee / Soundwave with Rodimus" 3-pack contains:
:*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeSoundwaveRodimus|Bumblebee]]
:*[[Soundwave (ROTF)#Cyberverse|Soundwave]]
:*[[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle in the Moonlight" 3-pack contains:
:*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Battleinthemoonlight|Optimus Prime]]
:*[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Battleinthemoonlight|Autobot Ratchet]]
:*[[Crankcase (DOTM)#Battleinthemoonlight|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Ultimate Gift Set" 5-pack contains:
:*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Ultimategift|Optimus Prime]]
:*[[Powerglide (DOTM)#Ultimategift|Powerglide]]
:*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Ultimategift|Bumblebee]]
:*[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Ultimategift|Sideswipe]]
:*[[Crowbar#Ultimategift|Crowbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lunarfire|Lunarfire Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Track Battle Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Bonus Value pack
:*Leader-class Bumblebee
:*Deluxe-class Starscream}}
{{-}}

===[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]===
{{Bp-a1|One-Step Turbo Changer Autobots Unite 2-Pack (includes [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Bumblebee]] and [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]])}}
* Mission To Cybertron Legion Class 2-Packs
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Bumblebee]] and [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ravenspar|Ravenspar]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight| Megatron]] and [[Berserker|Berserker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Flip and Change [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Flip and Change [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Legion Class Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Deluxe Class Hot Rod]]}}

===[[Vintage G1]]===
====Wave 1====
{{bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Bumblebee]] (w/ show-accurate face)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Outback (G1)#Vintage G1|Outback]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Swerve (G1)#Vintage G1|Swerve]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Tailgate (G1)#Vintage G1|Tailgate]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Hot Rod]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Starscream]] (w/ [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Megatron]] gun)}}
{{bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)#Vintage G1|Devastator]] (giftset)}}

====Wave 2====
{{bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Vintage G1|Gears]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Warpath]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Optimus Prime]] (w/ two blasters, w/o trailer)}}
{{bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Soundwave]] & Condor Cassette: [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Buzzsaw]]}}

====Wave 3====
{{bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Astrotrain]]}}

====Wave 4====
{{bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Blaster]]}}

===[[War for Cybertron Trilogy]]===
====Wave 1====
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromia (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Decepticon Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapface#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Scrapface]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hotlink (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Hotlink]] (w/ [[Heatstroke#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Heatstroke]] and [[Heartburn#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Heartburn]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Megatron]] (w/ [[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Captive Lionizer]] and [[Pinpointer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Captive Pinpointer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Spoiler Pack:}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Battlefield Rung]]}}

====Wave 2====
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita One (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Autobot Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Impactor (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Autobot Impactor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#2020Netflix|Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Enerax#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Enerax]] and [[Sheeldron#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sheeldron]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Laserbeak]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Spoiler Pack:}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Fangtron#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Fangtron]]}}

====Wave 3====
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Deep Cover#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Deep Cover]]}}
{{Bp-qu2|[[Deseeus Army Drone#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Deseeus Army Drone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sparkless#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Bot]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Optimus Primal]] (w/ [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Rattrap]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sparkless#SparklessSeeker|Sparkless Seeker]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Caliburst]] and [[Singe#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Singe]])}}
{{Bp-d1p1|Spoiler Pack:}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#2021Netflix|Megatron]]}}
:{{Bp-p1|[[Skelivore#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Fossilizer Skelivore]]}}

===[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]===
{{Bp-p1| [[Buzz_Saw_(BW)#Legacy|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1| [[Nightprowler#Legacy|Autobot Nightprowler]]}}
{{Bp-p1| [[Sandstorm_(BW)#Legacy|Predacon Sandstorm]]}}

===[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]===
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Burn Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Clampdown (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Cosmos]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hauler#Legacy|Road Hauler]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Road Rocket]]}}
{{Bp-cm|[[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crasher_(G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Drag_Strip_(G1)#Velocitron|G2 Universe Shadowstrip]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot_Rod_(G1)/toys#Velocitron|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Galaxy_Shuttle#Legacy|Victory Universe Galaxy Shuttle]]}}

==List of non-toy Walmart exclusives==

===Movie (2007)===
*''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie DVD with exclusive bonus DVD [[Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Beginnings]]

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009)===
*To commemorate their exclusive release of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', Walmart issued a foil gift card with Bumblebee on it. Included with it was a four piece cardboard figure of Bumblebee.

==Unreleased toys==
Over the years, some toys that were originally intended as Walmart exclusives were ultimately never released. In some cases, they were ultimately made available through other venues instead.

===[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]===
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] vs. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (Halloween Horrorcons)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Nightprowler]] vs. [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (Halloween Horrorcons)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)|Piranhaking]] giftset, contains:
**[[Skalor|Archerbot]]
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]}}

{{Note|This set of "[[Seacon (G1)|Piranhacons]]" was originally intended for the ''Universe'' line, but Walmart had later asked [[Hasbro]] to release it in ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' packaging instead before backing out of the deal altogether. Eventually, the toys, now named "Seacons" again, were released via the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] in 2008.}}

===[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]===
{{Bp-a1|Leader Class [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and Bonus Value Deluxe Class Nitro [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
{{note|This [[giftset]] would have contained a ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee figure]] and a ''Dark of the Moon'' Leader Class [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#LeaderSentinelDeluxeNitroBee|Sentinel Prime figure]]. They would have been unchanged from their individual releases. The existence of this unreleased set was revealed by an eBay auction after the DOTM toyline was effectively over.}}

==Notes==
*A 2009 television ad for Walmart's [[Black Friday (event)|"Cyber Week"]] deals featured two moms discussing the [[Ramjet (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|"''Revenge of the Fallen'' Ramjet Raptor"]] figure available at Walmart, only to be interrupted by a "nerd" who gleefully informs them that the "Ramjet raptor figure was added to the Transformers family in 2009," although he personally prefers [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]].
**God dammit. We're totally the new [[Star Trek|Trekkies]], aren't we?
*For the 2011 release of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Walmart had exclusive retailer rights to use Sentinel Prime in their signage and marketing as part of their "Power of the Primes" campaign.<ref>"The Power of Partnership." Walmart World Jun. 2011: 13</ref>

==Footnotes==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.walmart.com/ Official Walmart website]
*{{w|Walmart}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Retailers]]

Crasher (GoBots)

2022-11-13T21:12:24Z

Cooldude1246: /* Go-Bots comic */ Fixed Cop-Tur’s name

{{faction|renegade|decepticon|unicron}}
{{disambig3|Crasher}}
:''Crasher is a [[Renegade]] from the [[GoBots]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:GoBots5Crasher.jpg|250px|thumb]]

'''Crasher''' is an evil Renegade. She is enthusiastic and loves to destroy [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardians]]. [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] considers her obsession with [[Turbo (GoBots)|Turbo]] borderline unhealthy. Her vehicle mode is a Porsche 956.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
Crasher was an "oddly-misplaced Cybertronian". The seismic energy dischargers built into [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]]'s feet were reverse-engineered from Crasher. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|Blackout's profile}}

===Brain Problem Situation===
In [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa]], Crasher was one of [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]'s elite lieutenants. When [[Spy Changer|six strange visitors]] were detected fighting [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, Cy-Kill, assuming the Guardians' enemies to be allies of his, dispatched [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]], Crasher, [[Fitor (GoBots)|Fitor]], [[Tank (GoBots)|Tank]], and [[Geeper-Creeper]] to assist the strangers. The Renegades drove off the Guardians and brought the Autobots back to the ''[[Rogue Star]]'', but the Autobots turned on the Renegades after discovering the Renegades' malicious nature. {{storylink|Brain Problem Situation}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] believed that the existence of the Decepticon [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] across multiple [[Tyran]] realities was the result of (a) [[Gargent]] Crasher dimension-hopping to Tyran and subsequently being duplicated across the cluster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 17 June 2015}}

===Echoes and Fragments===
[[File:Deadlift and FractureEAF.jpg|thumb|left|''That's me in the corner That's me behind - a - leg Used for reformatting'']]

[[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] combined two universes, creating a world where the Renegades were at war with the heroic Autobots. Under Cy-Kill's command, Crasher and several other Renegades stormed an Autobot shuttle and Crasher took an injured [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] prisoner. Reality changed again–in this new timeline, she served under [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. In the ensuing battle for [[Autobot City (G1)|Guardian City]], she was one of the many Decepticons and Renegades fatally wounded in the fight, and became one of the many casualties jettisoned off [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. When Megatron bargained with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], he reformatted her into [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Renegade Rhetoric===
Crasher was one of Cy-Kill's most loyal lieutenants, and participated in nearly every one of his schemes. Notably, she refused to play Ruth in the ''Pirates of Penzance'' play, raced in the Alienapolis Five Million, {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 15 October 2015}} flirted with the amnesiac [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]], and found herself in a future where the Renegades had seemingly made peace with the Guardians. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2)}}

Later, she and [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]] hacked a broadcast of [[Ask Vector Prime]] to broadcast information about the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]] to [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 16 January 2016}}
{{--}}

===''Go-Bots'' comic===
[[File:GoBots1Crasher.jpg|240px|thumb]]
Crasher was one of several [[GoBot|Go-Bots]] to go rogue and evade deactivation. She lived as an outlaw near [[Route 66]], where she linked up with other rogues to form the [[Renegade]]s. Crasher personally led a raid on a filling station, where she traumatized and injured an attendant. Later, she and the rest of Cy-Kill's Renegades subdued [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] so [[Tank (GoBots)|Tank]] could access his military knowledge; afterwards, full-scale rebellion against humanity occurred. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 1|Go-Bots #1}} With [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]], she captured the [[human]] loyalist [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]], forcing him to lick her tire treads clean or be handed over to [[Psycho]]. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 2|Go-Bots #2}}

Over the years of Go-Bot war that followed, Crasher developed a love/hate rivalry with [[Turbo (GoBots)|Turbo]] until the latter left Leader-1's service. The Renegade also developed into a key lieutenant to Cy-Kill and gave herself a darker color scheme. Crasher exchanged barbs with Turbo when the opposing factions faced off on [[Gobotron]]'s organic core—in fact the abandoned and devolved [[Earth]]. While Leader-1, Turbo and their allies were busy fighting [[Zod]], Cy-Kill and the Renegades took over the [[Command Center (GoBots)|Command Center]], capturing Scooter. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 4|Go-Bots #4}}

This resulted in Turbo mounting a rescue that saw the Go-Bot take out several Renegades in a brutal fashion, with Crasher opting to take cover instead of fighting. Disgusted with Cy-Kill's cruelty to captured humans, Turbo killed him and rescued Scooter. Crasher initially activated the Command Center's defenses to kill them before Turbo was finally able to persuade her to let the Go-Bots' war die with Leader-1 and Cy-Kill. The pair ended their rivalry and shook hands before returning to the surface of Gobotron together in the Command Center. Once there, they were saved by [[Road Ranger]] from [[Zebediah Braxis|Braxis]]'s [[Vamp]]s. As Road Ranger took charge of the remaining Go-Bots to lead them towards a new future, Crasher remarked on the irony of a new generation taking over just as they were making progress. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 5|Go-Bots #5}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:Movie-toy Fracture.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|This mold makes for an ''astonishingly'' good fembot.]]
*'''Decepticon Fracture''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
**''Accessories'': "Negative-energy blaster"
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
{{note|The 2007 movie [[Fracture (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Fracture]] toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the "Cataclysm" incarnation of Crasher.}}

: A [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]], ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' Fracture transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. The front aerofoil detaches to become a (non-firing) handheld weapon. The original [[light-piping]] features of the mold have been disabled by the paint applications on the figure's eyes.

: She is extensively painted to resemble the ''[[GoBots]]'' character Crasher, right down to the pink face and black "domino mask" she sported in the ''GoBots'' cartoon. The [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon insignia on the figure features the original design, rather than the slightly streamlined look of the movie faction insignia, owing to the original intent to have her be a ''Classics'' version of Crasher.

: This mold was also used to make the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of [[Drag Strip (G1)#Universe (2008)|Drag Strip]].

: Anyone looking to buy this figure on the aftermarket be warned, there is a very convincing-looking counterfeit [[knockoff]] that's been making the rounds since at least 2010.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Fracture/fracture.htm More info on Fracture at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Crasher.jpg|300px|thumb|This ''is'' illegal, you know.]]
*'''Decepticon Crasher''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
**''Accessories'': Cannon, shoulder-mounted launcher, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' "Decepticon Crasher" is a redeco of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' version of [[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Mirage]], but uses the head of ''Siege'' Holo Mirage. Her deco hybridizes elements of the cartoon model for Crasher and the 2008 Fracture figure. She comes with the accessories that Mirage has.

: Notably, despite originating as a GoBots character, the character doesn't display "GoBots Universe" terminology on the packaging, likely due to [[GoBots#Hasbro and Takara|the weird ownership situation regarding the franchise]]. Instead, the product description refers to Crasher as having a "G2-inspired design" and that the toy is "inspired by the character's appearance in the Transformers comics."

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1JKj4uVo1/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Crasher from Hasbro designer Sam Smith on Instagram]''
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==Notes==
[[File:GoBotsCrasher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|"Your franchise is better than ours? ''You must have had so many female toys in the 80s.''"]]
* Crasher originates from ''{{gb|GoBots (franchise)|GoBots}}'', which was later "absorbed" into ''Transformers'' lore.
* The [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW]] Autobot [[Aileron]] and the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] are colored to resemble Crasher.

==External links==
{{GBwiki|Crasher}}
* [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Renegades/BlackCrasher/crasher.htm Crasher at TFU.info]

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Coalescence

2022-11-12T22:15:17Z

Cooldude1246: /* Continuity notes */ removed the extra bracket from Ark

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|''Transformers Timelines'']] text story
|prev=Derailment
|next=The Inexorable March
|seriesissue2=''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Shattered Glass]]''
|prev2=Reunification: Part 6
|next2=Invasion Prologue
|image=Coalescence-title.jpg
|caption=I hope you like this, you had to wait five years for it!
|title="Coalescence"
|publisher=[[Transformers Collectors' Club]] (online exclusive)
|date=[[December 28]], [[2016]]
|by=[[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|editor=[[Luke Thompson]]
|illustrations=[[Josh Perez]]
|colors=
|pagecount=84pp
|chronology=[[2009]], [[2011]], [[2016]]
|continuity=''Shattered Glass''
}}

'''Worlds collide when the Underbase and its attendants threaten the multiverse, as an ancient evil seeks new worlds to conquer...'''

==Synopsis==
''Universes away, [[the Fallen]] is on the cusp of victory, ready to unleash his [[Star Harvester|ultimate weapon]]. Unfortunately for him, the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|one being]] who can stop the god-like Transformer arrives to stop him. As the last descendant of his [[Dynasty of Primes|brothers]] tears through him, the Fallen finds a fold in space-time and, desperate to escape, plunges himself into it. He soon realizes he's made a miscalculation, however; tumbling through the multiverse, he falls to the edges far beyond where his brothers and sisters in the [[Thirteen]] reign, and the normally fiery fallen Prime finds himself shivering as the polarity of the universe inverts around him...''

Two years later, [[Sephie Beller]], now the superhero Emulator, confronts two thieves at the [[New Energy Resource Research and Development Laboratory]] in the middle of their attempt to steal a piece of machinery. Noticing the thieves—going by the aliases of [[Grindor (SG)|Grindor]] and [[Sureshock (SG)|Sureshock]]—appear to have mechanical parts, Emulator radios in [[Rick Ottman|Rick]], serving as her eyes in the sky, and lets him know that she's about to confront some more Transhumans the Autobots have created. Hanging up, Emulator readies her sonic pulses, but an unintimidated Sureshock lets loose her own special power, shocking Emulator with her electrical attack. Rick tries to advise Sephie, but when Sureshock prepares a second volley, Emulator reflexively fires off a sonic pulse. Sureshock collapses in pain, promoting Grindor to drop the machine and rush to her. Emulator tries to tell the furious Grindor that Sureshock will be fine, before noticing the blood dripping from the injured thief's ear. Before she can say anything more, an energy field blasts her back, as a third thief joins the others. With the field dampening her sonic powers, Emulator pushes away the stolen device and attempts to confront the newcomer—whose name Emulator mishears as "[[Highwire]]"—but he and the others escape, as the barrier begins to warp, preventing both Emulator's eyes and Rick's camera-drones from following them. Walking over to the ruined device, Rick tries to reassure Sephie, pointing out that she kept it out of the thieves' hands, but the Pyrrhic victory sits ill with her.

At [[Ark (SG)|Autobot headquarters]], [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] tries to find [[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]], who was supposed to take over comm duties after [[Hubcap (SG)|Hubcap]], only to never show up. With several Autobots having gone missing in the past few months, Rodimus worries that his troops will begin to question his leadership. [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] suggests that they ask [[Inferno (SG)|Inferno]] about Huffer, since the childlike Autobot enjoys having playdates with the [[Mini Vehicle|Minicars]]. Calling in the middle of Inferno's playdate with [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]], Rodimus interrupts the pair to ask about the missing Huffer. Inferno notes that he last saw him talking with [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]], and that for the first time, the cheery Minicar seemed to have a frown on his face. Satisfied, Rodimus sends [[Brawn (SG)|Brawn]] off to Side Burn's lab.

Meanwhile, [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] is attempting to write a speech commemorating the opening of a new [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon base]] on Earth. Struggling with his writers' block and with dubious help from [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]], Starscream welcomes a distraction when [[Blitzwing (SG)|Blitzwing]] comes to tell him that the ''[[Annex]]'' has arrived. [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]], the ship's captain, arrives with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] following his every move, extremely distrustful of the bot who assassinated [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], only to be pardoned by the Decepticon leader when he was revived as Galvatron. Starscream tries his best to mask his distrust of the gruff Decepticon, promising him that no one will bother him, but Cyclonus simply states that he'll wait onboard while supplies are being traded off. As Cyclonus heads off, followed by Cliffjumper, Blitzwing tries to let Starscream know that the Americans want to know about their decision on making further Transhumans, but the exasperated Decepticon sends him off, as Ravage tries to comfort his commander. Meanwhile, maintenance expert [[Darkwing (SG)|Darkwing]] struggles to recalibrate the current [[Nemesis (SG)|Decepticon base]]'s sensors to pick up the Transhumans the Autobots have been creating. [[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] tries to assist him, but she's far more interested in flirting with Darkwing. Unfortunately for her, the clueless Darkwing doesn't pick up her meaning. Annoyed, she fixes the problem by plugging in the power conduit Darkwing forgot about.

Sephie and Rick meet up after their failed attempt to stop the Transhuman trio. As Sephie applies salves to her electrical burns, Rick finds that the three have no results in [[Henri Arkeville|Professor Arkeville]]'s facial recognition software or the government's files. With no leads to go on, and not confident in her current abilities, Sephie decides to go see [[Jetstorm (SG)|Jetstorm]] for upgrades, despite Rick's protest. Flying out to his secret base hidden in a mountain range in the desert, Emulator steels herself, and enters the base. Inside, Jetstorm sarcastically greets her, and when she asks for upgrades, he makes a show of refusing, having secretly goaded her into coming back by cooperating with [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] and his Transhumans. Furious, Emulator takes the bait, and demands that she have the rest of her human parts taken out. Satisfied, Jetstorm begins drawing up designs with his computer [[NAVI (SG)|NAVI]], as Sephie holds back her tears. Meanwhile, having followed Sephie to Jetstorm's hide out, Rick watches from the van, knowing that he can't let her do this to herself, but unsure of how to stop her.

Out in the desert, [[Demolishor (SG)|Demolishor]] is on patrol duty, along with his small partners, [[Squeezeplay (SG)|Squeezeplay]] and [[Fangry (SG)|Fangry]]. Demolishor loudly complains about Starscream's unwillingness to produce Decepticon Transhumans, ignoring his small companions' protests about him dragging them out past the perimeter. As Demolishor heads for the mountains, Fangry and Squeezeplay realize that their GPS is being jammed. The two attempt to escape, but Demolishor quickly transforms and lies to them, claiming that he came across a secret base, and that he's jammed the GPS so they won't be detected. Fangry is unsure, but the loyal Squeezeplay convinces him, and so Demolishor leads them into the trap.

At Autobot headquarters, Side Burn works on replacing Sureshock's destroyed ear drums with new auditory sensors, while Grindor throws a temper tantrum in the lab. Highwire, suspicious after Side Burn reveals that he didn't even know what he sent them to steal was, begins questioning why he's the one providing them with upgrades instead of the other Autobot scientists. Before he can give a satisfactory answer, Side Burn is interrupted when Brawn comes to confront him about Huffer. When his weak excuses don't work, Side Burn drops the facade, shifting his shape into a monstrous form, scaring Brawn off. The three terrified Transhumans watch as Side Burn reverts to normal, promising to take them to his real lab.

Out in space, the Fallen sits on his frozen throne, the flames of his body being suffocated by ice. His servant, [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]], reports that Side Burn, Demolishor, and Jetstorm are all reporting that their work is going well, but with an accelerated pace due to unforeseen events. Nevertheless, the results should be the same. Satisfied, the Fallen orders Sunstorm to begin heating him once more. Sunstorm reluctantly wills the radioactive energies within his form outward, and strains as he attempts to melt the ice covering his idol...

On board the ''Annex'', Cyclonus sits alone, reflecting on his past. He has realized how [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] manipulated him and his other followers, promising them a reunited [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], only for the old Transformer to betray them. And yet, despite his allegiance to Alpha Trion and his assassination attempt on Megatron, Galvatron has forgiven him; something he still cannot do for himself. His thoughts are interrupted when Darkwing and Crasher approach him; assuming they're here to get revenge for killing Megatron, Cyclonus prepares himself for the pain, only for the two to announce they were sent by Starscream for maintenance repairs. Relaxing, Cyclonus explains that when the ship was built, [[Stonecruncher (SG)|Stonecruncher]] and [[Excavator (SG)|Excavator]] played a bunch of pranks, causing the ship to malfunction. When Darkwing finds a plaque with the [[Constructor Squad (SG)|Constructor Squad]]'s signature in place of the ship's operations panel, he informs Cyclonus that it's going to take a while before he and Crasher can fix everything.

Back at the Autobot's base, Rodimus prepares to storm Side Burn's lab, but his nervousness allows the arrogant [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]], gunning for his position as Autobot leader, to push past him with the others. Inside, Side Burn and his three Transhuman experiments are long gone, and Rodimus attempts to take charge once more. As he and Jetfire bicker, [[Bluestreak (SG)|Blustreak]] finds a hidden passage behind one of the shelves. Jetfire pushes Rodimus back once more and enters the passage...only to be met by laser fire when he sets off a booby trap. Rodimus sends [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] ahead to disable any other traps, and laughs at the corpse of his would-be usurper, before having Inferno put him out. Soon, Rodimus, Brawn, Prowl, Jetfire, and Inferno find the bodies of [[Star Saber (SG)|Saber]], [[Fallback (SG)|Fallback]], [[Windcharger (SG)|Windcharger]], [[Pipes (SG)|Pipes]], and Huffer dangling from the ceiling, having been used by Side Burn to reconstruct the Transhumans; Inferno falls to his knees in anguish, crying over the loss of his Minicar friends.

Back in the desert, Rick notices Demolishor, tailed by a black sedan and an Autobot sports car with the thieves from earlier within. Initially believing that Demolishor is in trouble, Rick gets ready to move, but when he sees the three enter the hangar door of Jetstorm's base, he realizes something is up. Rick runs out the van as the door closes; noticing the touch screen panel, he follows Sephie's fingerprints from earlier, and successfully sneaks inside after inputting the password. Jetstorm's lab is empty, allowing Rick to quickly find Sephie strapped to a surgical pod, unconscious and ready for surgery. Hearing the voices of Jetstorm and the others, Rick quickly gets to work getting Sephie free. Meanwhile, Jetstorm meets up with Demolishor and Side Burn. The fake Decepticon demands to use Jetstorm's lab, as he's not made much progress with his Transhumans due to Starscream's unwillingness to experiment on humans, having been lying about his project progress. Side Burn, having nearly perfected his Transhumans, insists that he should go instead, and bickers with Demolishor. Jetstorm shuts the two up, telling them they'll both get a chance...but only after he's finished with his components. Elsehwhere in the complex, the imprisoned Squeezeplay and Fangry fume over Demolishor's betrayal. One of the two humans from the black sedan, [[Donnie Finkleberg|Donnie]], wonder why the Decepticons aren't excited for what's about to happen, but his friend, [[Nestor]], points out that they seem to be here unwillingly. When Fangry angrily demands to know what's about to happen, the two reveal that they are going to become the masters of the small Decepticons. Back in Jetstorm's lab, Rick successfully frees Sephie, and drags the groggy superhero behind a server bank, as the strange Cybertronian returns. Finding Emulator's pod empty, Jetstorm accuses Demolishor and Side Burn of having hidden her to sabotage Jetstorm. The two point out that they've been with him the whole time, but the untrusting Jetstorm locks all the ports and hatches, refusing to let anyone out. As Sephie returns to consciousness, she confusedly asks Rick what he's doing, and her friend explains that Jetstorm's tricked her, planning to use her as a "component," unsure of what that entails. Their conversation is cut short when Side Burn begins crying out in pain. The others, realizing what's happening, hold hands with Side Burn, as the three partially convert into a communications device. In the center of their circle, a holographic purple head forms: their master, [[Cybaxx (SG)|Cybaxx]], sovereign of the [[Underbase]]. The annoyed, impatient hologram informs them that the Fallen is impatient, and that they need to hurry up with their components. Demolishor meekly asks for some more time, but Cybaxx, having read Demolishor's false report, tells them that they'll have plenty of time to finish their components on the way back, and hangs up. The three separate, and with no other options, Jetstorm reluctantly orders NAVI to activate the engines, revealing his base to be a ship. Rick tries to find a way out, but with Sephie too groggy to properly use her sound pulses, she decides to use another power she obtained from [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]: telepathy.

On board the ''Annex'', Crasher doubles over in pain. Darkwing and Cyclonus rush to her, the latter recognizing that Crasher's brain is "special." Before he can explain to the confused Darkwing, Crasher yells about Sephie, whose "words" are slicing into her brain. Realizing she's getting a message from their human friend, Darkwing persuades her to listen to the message, and Crasher slowly explains Sephie and Rick's situation. Cyclonus realizes they'll need a ship and, wanting to help the first Decepticons to trust him in a long time, decides to pursue the ship the humans are trapped in with the ''Annex''. Having recovered, Crasher joins Cyclonus and Darkwing in taking up their stations, and as the ship flies off, the Decepticons watch in confusion, as a furious Cliffjumper shouts at the "traitorous" Decepticons. Meanwhile, at Autobot headquarters, [[Skids (SG)|Skids]] picks up two ship signals heading into space. Realizing that one of them is Side Burn, and figuring that the other is from the Decepticons, Rodimus ignores Inferno's demands for revenge. After all, with the Decepticons preoccupied with chasing down Side Burn, now's the perfect time for an attack on the new Decepticon base...

Inside the Underbase, Sunstorm strains to keep the Fallen warm, begging his idol to let him rest for a second. The Fallen ignores his pleas, but the hologram of Cybaxx rezzes into the room, advising him to stop before Sunstorm depletes all of his energy. Cybaxx then tells the powerful old Transformer that the array is almost ready, with Jetstorm and the others on their way to complete it and open the gateway, retrieving the "All-Knowledge" of the multiverse. The Fallen, unconcerned with knowledge, simply states that he's more interested in other negative universes, and again has Sunstorm warm him. Meanwhile, onboard Jetstorm's ship, Demolishor rebuilds Nestor and Donny with mechanical joints and armor. Side Burn urges him to hurry up, having allowed the fake Decepticon to work while his three Transhumans search for Emulator, and the two begin bickering once more. An annoyed Jetstorm tells them to shut up, trying to concentrate on finding his wayward experiment. Unbeknownst to him, she and Rick are still in the same room, having hidden themselves inside one of NAVI's floating monitors. As the three of Side Burn's Transhumans return from their search effort, Sephie tells Rick they should start moving to avoid being caught, but is interrupted when Jetstorm suddenly grabs the monitor. The two are worried they've been caught, but as it turns out, they're not what's caught Jetstorm's interest, as the monitor warns him of the approaching ''Annex''.

On board the ''Annex'', Cyclonus and Darkwing bicker, the latter having accidentally gotten too close to Jetstorm's ship as a result of his inexperience with piloting. Crasher breaks the two up, and with the ''Annex'' under-crewed, she's forced to drive back and forth between weapons and operations stations. Suddenly, the three see their target's destination: a large golden cube made up of lattices, glowing in space...the Underbase. Onboard Jetstorm's ship, Jetstorm tells Side Burn and Demolishor to begin coming up with excuses for their unfinished components. However, Demolishor proudly announces that he's finished his components; instead of replacing human tissue with Cybertronian components, he's simply rebuilt Donny and Nestor with metal joints and armor and [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] them to their new Decepticon slaves. Side Burn sheepishly goes to put the finishing touches on his three Transhumans, while Jetstorm miserably wonders about what he's going to do.

Crasher struggles to interpret the ''Annex's'' readouts on the Underbase, which tell her that the light emitting from the cube is registering as mass—something that ''should'' be impossible. Cyclonus orders Darkwing to reverse, but before they can, part of the aura stretches out into a beam, and grabs hold of the ship, stopping it and tilting it 40 degrees. Unwilling to tear the ship apart, Cyclonus has Darkwing charge the ship enough to make it look like they're escaping, before heading to the back of the ship so they can transform and fly out to the structure. Crasher points out that she has a ground vehicle alt-mode, and Cyclonus offers to carry her, but a jealous Darkwing, having finally caught on to Crasher's flirtations, quickly steps in and offers to carry her instead. Meanwhile, as Jetstorm and the others land in the Underbase, they hear a massive thud. Worried that they're under attack, Jetstorm opens the cargo bay doors...only to find massive icy legs walking towards them...

Out in space, Crasher comments on the beauty of the Underbase, only for Darkwing to remind her that she needs to use her radio in space. After a bit of playful bickering, Cyclonus leads the two into the Underbase's hangar, though not without some confusion from the inexperienced Darkwing. Entering, they quickly spot the Jetstorm, Demolishor, and Side Burn with the Transhumans. Their attention, however, is quickly drawn to a massive robot covered in ice: the Fallen! The massive Prime orders the three to take the components to the gateway while he deals with the Decepticons. Gathering their wits, the Decepticons begin firing on the Fallen. Unfazed, the Fallen prepares to rip into them...but his enhanced godlike senses vector in on Crasher, sensing that she's "unique." Concentrating his mystical powers, reversed by the negative polarity of this dimension, he generates a storm of cold, unleashing beams that trap the Decepticons in blocks of ice. Onboard Jetstorm's ship, Sephie and Rick listen as the fighting stops. Sephie feels guilty for letting the ones who came to rescue her get captured, but Rick points out the same would have happened to them. Besides, he points out, as far as Jetstorm and the others are aware, they're still back on Earth, and that nobody's looking for them. Reinvigorated by Rick's words, Sephie heads off with him to go rescue the Decepticons. Meanwhile, Jetstorm, Demolishor, and Side Burn meet up with their three fellow attendants at the gateway: gamer girlfriends [[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] and [[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] and the lazy [[Hot Shot (SG)|Hot Shot]]. The six quickly catch up with one another before putting their Transhumans in their compartments, but all eyes turn to Jetstorm, who has no component to give...

The Fallen orders Cybaxx to have Cyclonus and Darkwing imprisoned somewhere, as he drags Crasher off to the gateway. Sephie and Rick watch as Cybaxx has the other two dragged to the prison of the "former sovereign," using a large, metal [[Alpha Trion (SG)|lion]]. The two humans decide to free Cyclonus and Darkwing so they can all free Crasher together. Following Cybaxx and the lion through the labyrinthine hallways of the Underbase, they eventually reach their destination: a former library turned into a cell block containing malfunctioning [[Mini-Con]]s. The two hide as Cybaxx puts the Decepticons in the cell, but one of the Mini-Cons notices them, and tries to "assist" them, catching Cybaxx's attention. Thankfully, Cybaxx only yells at the Mini-Con, not noticing the humans, and heads off, leaving the two alone. Heading over to the Decepticons, Sephie tries to free them by disabling the electro-bars with her sonic pulses. Unfortunately, this causes all the cells to deactivate, and the Mini-Cons nearly swarm them...until a commanding voice orders them to return to their cells. As they head back, a small purple and red robot steps forward, and introduces himself to the humans as the former sovereign of the Underbase: [[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]]. Rick and Sephie ask for his help with freeing the Decepticons, and Beta Maxx heads off, promising to be back soon...

At the gateway chamber, the Fallen arrives with the frozen Crasher. Jetstorm goes up and attempts to apologize for losing his component, but the massive Prime simply asks why he's apologizing for having deliberately led the final component to them. Realizing that Crasher is this final component the Fallen speaks of, Jetstorm quickly agrees that was his intention, and has the others push the frozen Decepticon into position. Crasher tries to get Jetstorm to reveal Sephie's location, but when she realizes he has no idea, she silently hopes that she's alright. Meanwhile, back in the makeshift cell block, Beta Maxx has returned with the mechanical lion from earlier. The ancient robot explains that the "lion" is actually a loyal friend and follower hiding in alt-mode, where Cybaxx would least expect to look for him. The robotic feline then turns his attention to the Decepticons and uses his inbuilt weaponry to melt the ice. Beta Maxx prepares to head for the gate room to stop the others, but Cyclonus and Darkwing, suspicious of the little robot, begin asking him questions. The small robot happily obliges; he explains that he was once the sovereign of the Underbase, commissioning the database to store the knowledge of four galaxies on Cybertron. However, when his students Cybaxx and [[Boltax (SG)|Boltax]] went over the data, they both came to the same conclusion: that there is no trend in the universe aside from entropy, and as such, gathering any further information is pointless. Beta Maxx resisted them, but they imprisoned him, and when Boltax died, Cybaxx took over the Underbase fully. The Decepticons and their human allies question them about Jetstorm and the others, and what the massive ice-covered robot wants...

At the gateway chamber, Sunstorm continues to strain his energies towards melting the ice off the Fallen. Jetstorm asks the Fallen if he has anything he wants to say, but the ancient Prime shuts him up and has him start the process. Flicking the switch, Crasher, the Transhumans, and all the other experiments cry in pain as energy surges through them, collecting power from Cybertronian metal and organic flesh and powering up the gateway, opening a portal to another world. The Fallen orders Hot Shot to head through, and he complies, feeling as his entire being is stretched across the multiverse. Arriving in the new world, Hot Shot begins reporting that he's appeared to arrive on a Cybertron, and spots two Autobots...with red symbols. Annoyed, The Fallen has the gate shutdown; the others want to retrieve Hot Shot, but Jetstorm tells them they knew it was a one way trip and prepares the next trial.

Beta Maxx explains to the Decepticons and humans that the Fallen is one of the Thirteen original Transformers created by [[Primus]], a demigod with power beyond belief. He arrived in this dimension a little two years ago, and though he could easily return to the positive universes, he wanted to stay, as his brothers and sisters are reluctant to follow him. Finding the Underbase, he convinced Cybaxx to follow him, and Jetstorm and the others—sentient probes made from living metal that Beta Maxx created to interact with other lifeforms—set out to recruit and create Cybertronian-organic hybrids in order to make a gateway. Caught up to speed, Beta Maxx gets on his mechanical lion and leads the others to the gate, ready for battle. Meanwhile, at the gateway, the captive Transhumans slowly recover from the energy, having figured out that they're being used as batteries. Unable to do anything, they watch as the others prep the gate again. The Fallen orders Windblade to go next; Strongarm tearfully begs her master to let her stay, but Windblade tries to reassure her partner, promising she'll always be with her. Demolishor, moved by the pair's embrace, decides that while he might have been only pretending to be a Decepticon, the badge still means something to him, and offers to take Windblade's place. Heading through the gate, he arrives in a [[Crystal City]] on Cybertron...one under siege from an evil female version of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Demolishor regards the beauty of the city's crystals, and his radio goes dead as the massive [[combiner]] fires off a shot of her [[solar energy beam rifle]]. Unperturbed, the Fallen orders for the gate to be powered up again.

Close to the gate room, Beta Maxx tells everyone to be prepared. Cyclonus and Darkwing point out that they don't have any weapons, and so, Beta Maxx has them reach into the lion's mane, arming them with a sword and a gun, respectively. Before the small robot can say anything else, Crasher's scream galvanizes the others into the action, rushing into the room. The lion takes the Fallen head on, ripping through the icy robot as Sunstorm tries to melt his covering, though in the ensuing chaos Beta Maxx is knocked away from his loyal steed. Darkwing takes on Side Burn, while Sephie knocks Jetstorm across the room with a sonic pulse. Cyclonus is forced to go up against Windblade and Strongarm; his foe's superior swordsmanship forces him to fight dirty, converting his hand into a jet thruster and burning her face. Windblade rushes to her wounded love, and Side Burn, distracted by his friends' cry, breaks off is fight with Darkwing to attend to them, allowing him and Cyclonus to go to Crasher. Meanwhile, Sephie pours all of her energy into her sonic pulses, destabilizing the living metal that makes up Jetstorm's body and rendering it inert. Jetstorm tries to goad her into killing him, and she initially is all too happy to oblige...but her conscience prevents her from feeling any catharsis, and so she turns her attention to the Fallen instead. Darkwing is unable to free Crasher from the gate way, as the resulting energy surge will fry them all. Cyclonus explains to Crasher that her ability to create quakes is because of a [[cyberoscillation]] in her brain, allowing her control vibrational frequencies—meaning that she is the only one who can save the day...

Sephie is unable to get in-between Beta Maxx's steed and the Fallen, knowing that if the ancient Transformer's attention is drawn to her, she will be unable to defend herself for long. Noticing Sunstorm, she takes the opportunity to knock out the Fallen's radioactive attendant, giving the lion the edge he needs in his battle with the old robot. The Decepticons tell her to keep Sunstorm down, as Cyclonus guides Crasher through mentally picturing the circuitry of the gateway. Eventually, she is able to take control, and begins activating the gate. Meanwhile, Side Burn attends to Strongarm and Windblade, eager to get revenge on Cyclonus. However, Side Burn is no longer sure of his cause, tired of being evil in service of the ancient Transformer, and convinces them to help the others. The mechanical beast edges the Fallen closer and closer to the gate, but when the ancient Transformer realizes what he's about to do, he uses his mystical powers to create a lance of ice, puncturing the lion and allowing him to get up. The Decepticons can only watch as the massive Cybertronian rises; he laughs when he realizes none of them know who he is, proclaiming that he will have millions of negative universes, and lurches forward to attack. However, the lion pounces once more, and Crasher seizes the opportunity, reactivating the portal. The Fallen tumbles through, sending him off into the multiverse. Unfortunately, the portal then threatens to suck them all through as well. The lion is nearly the first, but Side Burn, Windblade, and Strongarm stretch their arms and try to hold him back. Crasher is unable to shut off the machine, and the monitors are unresponsive. The situation looks grim...but then, Darkwing remembering the disconnected power cord from earlier, grabs the sword from Cyclonus and slashes through the conduits powering the gateway, shutting it offline.

Finding himself in a [[void]] of nothingness, the Fallen watches as the ice melts off of him, stuck once more in the remains of a positive universe. He plans to regain his strength and start over...but finds that he is not alone, as [[Unicron]] awakens to feast on the intruder to his domain...

Cyclonus and Darkwing free Crasher and the captive cyborgs from the gateway. Sephie realizes that there's still Cybaxx to deal with, but Beta Maxx, having slinked off during the battle, returns with a memory drive containing Cybaxx, having long ago abandoned his physical body to upload himself into the Underbase. Beta Maxx snaps the stick in two, bidding his former student farewell. Crasher realizes that someone will have to return the stolen aliens to their homeworlds, and Side Burn, feeling penitent, offers to do so, taking Jetstorm and Sunstorm with him. Sureshock, Grindor, and Highwire—or rather, Joe, Derek, and Shawn—offer to go along as well, wanting to make up for their actions, as does Nestor, who wants to see the universe, freeing Sqeezeplay and Fangry. Donnie decides to return to Earth with his suit for study, while Windblade and Strongarm, eager to see Earth for the first time, decide to go with the Decepticons. Beta Maxx reels the ''Annex'' in and explains that he will remain behind on the Underbase, taking his duties up as sovereign once more. Having developed a kinship with Darkwing and Crasher, Cyclonus offers them a spot on their crew, and before long, everyone has left. The lion, having healed from the battle, watches the monitor alongside his master as the ships head towards their new destination. Beta Maxx's steed then turns to his master, telling him that Cybaxx and Boltax were right; when he was in [[Axiom Nexus]], the data he stole showed that entropy and chaos are the natural order of the multiverse. Beta Maxx concedes that they might have been right, but for now, he'd like to read, and accesses the hidden All-Knowledge inside the Underbase. Alpha Trion returns to robot mode, and sits on the Fallen's throne, obliging his mentor's wish.

On Earth, the Decepticons survey over their damaged headquarters as the Autobots retreat, having saved the base but losing their petroleum for Cybertron. Blitzwing tells Starscream that the ''Annex'' has returned, and the Decepticon commander orders him to give the ship clearance for landing. Starscream has Ravage accompany him, as he prepares to message Galvatron the bad news.

On Cybertron, [[Drift (SG)|Drift]] sneaks his way underground, finding [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'s hidden library. The Autobot Emperor welcomes the hunter, telling him that he was about to call him down anyway. Looking over recent reports of the former attendants of the Underbase, Prime muses that there may be more dimensional intruders than he originally thought...and then turns to Drift, asking him if he knows why he created the Autobots. Drift attempts to crack jokes, but Prime ignores him, explaining that he used to be a librarian before the war, hoping to find the true meaning of life. He searched for centuries, until he found something already on that path: the All-Knowledge of the Underbase. After this encounter, he believed that he had found the ultimate truth: that there is none, and that they merely exist to be added to historical documents and ledges. Unwilling to be forgotten, Optronix the librarian become Optimus Prime the conqueror, ensuring his place in history. Prime turns once more to Drift and tells him that something is coming that will affect the multiverse forever, and he wishes to be prepared. Drift is unsure of what his leader means, but Prime ignores him once more, and asks him if he knows about Prime's [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|brother]]...

Five years later, after the end of the war, the [[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]] promise the united Cybertronian leaders that they will transmit their requests to [[Unicron/Shattered Glass|their master]], residing on his planet form. [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], now a lowly janitor with no memories of his time as [[Nexus Prime]], overhears the Acolytes, believing they have some kind of quest. The Acolytes dismiss him, and a bitter Heatwave heads off back to his crew: [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skytop]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landfall]], [[Breakaway (Classics)|Quakebreak]], and [[Topspin (Classics)|Spinaway]]. The five robots bemoan that, even though they apparently used to be some kind of Prime, they're still some of the lowest ranking Decepticons around, unable to participate in finding the remaining evil Autobots and Decepticons. Skytop points out that the ''[[Buoyancy]]'', a Decepticon ship from [[Gaea|New Cybertron]], is still in the hangar, and the five decide to steal it and find Rodimus, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and any other remaining bad guys. As they fly into space, the Acolytes question why Unicron allowed them to do so; the benevolent god tells his children that resistance can be a good source of determination, and that they'll need that for their mission ahead, knowing what they will encounter...

Out in space, the five celebrate their seemingly successful escape, only to pick up two Cybertronian signatures—small ones. Heatwave orders the others to open the hangar and let them in and has Spinaway and Landfall accompany him to meet their guests. There, they find the heroic [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator]] and the dimensionally-displaced [[Maximal]] [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]. Waspinator explains that he and his fellow Predacons were lost in time on prehistoric Earth, and after winning the Beast Wars, the other Predacons headed off to home with the Maximal prisoners in tow. Unfortunately, he and Depth Charge were captured by the planet's [[anthropoid|native inhabitants]], and had to take the long way home. Heatwave fills them in on everything he can think of, and Depth Charge offers to help them hunt down Megatron and the others, having faced him once before. Waspinator, tired of fighting, wishes to meet Starscream and help him out, but when Spinaway informs him it'll take three days to get there, the tired Predacon groans.

After all, it's never the end.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s
|c1=
'''Shatteredverse'''
*[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] (14)
*[[Blitzwing (SG)|Blitzwing]] (15)
*[[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] (17)
*[[Darkwing (SG)|Darkwing]] (18)
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] (19)
*[[Demolishor (SG)|Demolishor]] (22)
*[[Fangry (SG)|Fangry]] (23)
*[[Squeezeplay (SG)|Squeezeplay]] (24)
*[[Megatron (SG)|Galvatron/Megatron]] (56)
*[[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] (58)
*[[Breakaway (Classics)|Quakebreak]] (59)
*[[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skytop]] (60)
*[[Landquake (Timelines)|Landfall]] (61)
*[[Topspin (Classics)|Spinaway]] (62)

'''Others'''
*[[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]] (26)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (48)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s
|c2=
'''Shatteredverse'''
*[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] (7)
*[[Brawn (SG)|Brawn]] (8)
*[[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Hubcap (SG)|Hubcap]] (10)
*[[Inferno (SG)|Inferno]] (11)
*[[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]] (12)
*[[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] (25)
*[[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (27)
*[[Bluestreak (SG)|Bluestreak]] (28)
*[[Star Saber (SG)|Saber]] (29)
*[[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]] (30)
*[[Pipes (SG)|Pipes]] (31)
*[[Windcharger (SG)|Windcharger]] (32)
*[[Fallback (SG)|Fallback]] (33)
*[[Skids (SG)|Skids]] (37)
*[[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] (38)
*[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] (39)
*[[Hot Shot (SG)|Hot Shot]] (40)
*[[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] (41)
*[[Drift (SG)|Drift]] (51)
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime/Nova Prime]] (52)

'''Classicsverse'''
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] (16)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]] (57)

'''Others'''
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (44)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (45)
*[[Doc (G1)|Doc]] (47)

|c3=
*[[Sephie Beller|Emulator/Sephie Beller]] (2)
*[[Grindor (SG)|Grindor/Derek]] (3)
*[[Sureshock (SG)|Sureshock/Joe]] (4)
*[[Rick Ottman|Rick]] (5)
*[[Highwire|Highwire/Shawn]] (6)
*[[Donnie Finkleberg|Donnie]] (34)
*[[Nestor]] (35)

|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Jetstorm (SG)|Jetstorm]] (20)
*[[NAVI (SG)|NAVI]] (21)
*[[Cybaxx (SG)|Cybaxx]] (36)
*[[Mini-Con]]s (42)
*[[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]] (43)
*[[Snakebomb (SG)|Snakebomb]] (46)
*[[Unicron]] (49)
*[[Daburu (SG)|Daburu]] (50)
*[[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]] (53-55)
*''Shattered Glass'' [[Unicron/Shattered Glass|Unicron]] (63)
*[[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator]] (64)
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (65)
}}

==Quotes==
"Stuck? No, no, no. You misunderstand. He can go back to any positive universe he wants. But that is exactly what he doesn’t want. You see there is balance in those universes, in the form of his brothers and sisters. He is alone here though since they’re reluctant to come this far… And he wants to go even further. You see he theorizes that there are more negative universes. And, well, I do believe he
wants them."
:— '''Beta Maxx'''

"The ultimate truth, the real truth is… that there is no truth. None whatsoever. Our existence is merely to have our names added to the historical ledgers. And as Optronix, my name wasn’t even a footnote. But as Optimus Prime, ruler of the Autobots and conqueror of worlds, I think I’ve done better."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

"Why does this universe hate me so?"
:— Doesn't matter what universe he's in, the universe will always hate '''Waspinator'''.

==Notes==
* Characters mentioned but not seen include: the [[Thirteen]], the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|one thing that can stop the Fallen]], [[Henri Arkeville|Dr. Arkeville]], the [[Witwicky (surname)#Shattered Glass continuity family|Witwickies]], [[Arthur C. Clarke]], [[Isaac Asimov]], [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]], [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]], "[[MegaPapytonLuvr0147725331]]," [[Triggerhappy (SG)|Triggerhappy]], [[Slugslinger (SG)|Slugslinger]], [[Misfire (SG)|Misfire]], [[Blast Off (SG)|Blast Off]], [[Walter Barnett (SG)|Walter Barnett]], [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]], [[Hoist (SG)|Hoist]], [[Krunix (SG)|Krunix]], the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]], [[Stonecruncher (SG)|Stonecruncher]], [[Excavator (SG)|Excavator]], [[Darkwind]], Darkwind's [[Dreadwind (SG)|brother]], [[Boltax (SG)|Boltax]], [[Outback (SG)|Outback]], [[Fastback (SG)|Fastback]], [[Gears (SG)|Gears]], [[Brahms]], a [[Joshua Joyce|small-minded alien]], the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], [[Primus]], [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Teletraan-14]], [[Nexus Prime]], [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]], ''Classics'' [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], the [[Sweep (SG)|Sweeps]], [[Megatron (BWSG)|Megatron]], [[Scorponok (BWSG)|Scorponok]], [[Tarantulas (BWSG)|Tarantulas]], [[Scavenger (BWSG)|Scavenger]], [[Quickstrike (BWSG)|Quickstrike]], [[Optimus Primal (BWSG)|Optimus Primal]], [[Cheetor (BWSG)|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap (BWSG)|Rattrap]], [[Rhinox (BWSG)|Rhinox]], [[Omega Terminus]], the [[Mutant (SG)|Mutants]], [[Solarbot]], the [[G1 GoBots]], [[Chifumi Takahashi|Takahasi-hakase]], [[Rewind (SG)|Rewind]], [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]], ''Classics'' [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], ''Classics'' [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], ''Classics'' [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], ''Shattered Glass'' [[Primus/Shattered Glass|Primus]], [[Gaea]], and Depth Charge's [[Megatron (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Megatron]].

===Continuity notes===
* The very beginning of this story takes place at the end of the 2009 live-action movie, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (or at least a version of it, according to author Jesse Wittenrich). The Fallen has "the most vile Decepticons at his command" ([[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and his Decepticons) and "his hands were all but clasped on unlimited power" (from the Star Harvester in [[Egypt]]) However, the "one thing that could stop him" arrives (that being Optimus Prime, who was killed earlier in the film, because as the last descendant of the Dynasty of Primes, he was the only one who could kill the Fallen) and fought him, forcing the Fallen's spear through his skull and causing the Fallen to flee that realm—indicating that, as Prime ripped through the Fallen's body, the Fallen fled to another reality, leaving his old body behind to die.
* The majority of this story takes place in 2011, two years after the previous prose story, "[[Transhuman]]" (with Sephie now working as the Transhuman superhero Emulator) and the "[[Reunification]]" storyline (the Decepticons having made contact once more with the Decepticons on Cybertron, Megatron having been reborn as Galvatron, Alpha Trion having been defeated).
* Sephie split ways with the Decepticons in "Transhuman" to set out as a superhero on her own. Rick has joined her since then, serving as her sidekick. She was established to be the teaching assistant of Professor Arkeville in "[[Eye in the Sky]]".
* Sephie notes the Witwicky brothers refused to become Transhumans; they were seen as the Autobot's human allies in "Eye in the Sky" and "Transhuman".
* Sephie remembers how, before the Transformers came, the weirdest things on Earth were the giant monsters hidden beneath the Earth. These monsters, briefly mentioned in "Eye in the Sky", "[[Blitzwing Bop]]", and "Transhuman", are the [[Inhumanoid]]s, the titular characters of a Hasbro toyline and a {{w|Inhumanoids|Sunbow cartoon adaptation}}.
* Emulator copied Soundwave's powers back in "Transhuman".
* Jetstorm, Side Burn, and Demolishor were all shown to be secretly working for the Underbase in the cliffhanger ending of "Transhuman".
* Huffer (not counting an appearance on Cybertron in "[[Reunification: Part 3]]", where several other characters like [[Big Daddy (SG)|Big Daddy]] showed up, despite being on Earth) last appeared in "[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]". Prowl and Inferno both first made their debuts in fiction in "[[Familiar Reflections]]", which takes place after this story.
* Star Saber discovered Side Burn's true nature in "Transhuman". The story ended with Side Burn simply detaining Saber, but by the time of this story he's been killed.
* Tailgate last appeared in "Transhuman"; Brawn mentions how the Autobots finally managed to cut his habit of treating humans like pets, which he was shown to do with the Witwicky brothers in that story.
* Cyclonus assassinated Megatron in "[[Reunification: Part 4]]" at Alpha Trion's direction, only for the Decepticon leader to be revived by Nexus Prime as Galvatron in "[[Reunification: Part 6]]". The sixteenth [[Transformers I.Q. issue 16|installment]] of ''[[Transformers I.Q.]]'' noted that Galvatron would quickly pardon Cyclonus after being resurrected, and this story fills in-between his initial attempts to rededicate himself to the Decepticon cause (as mentioned in his 2010 toy's tech specs) and his later appearances as one of Galvatron's trusted lieutenants (as seen in "[[Solar Requiem]]" and "Another Light"). Cyclonus' profile in issue [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 29|#29]] of the Collectors' Club Magazine described how he didn't feel like he had any real purpose in the Decepticons, and how Alpha Trion's false promises lured him in, as this story recounts.
* The ''Annex'' makes its chronological debut here, after showing up in "Another Light", where it was mentioned that Blast Off was one of the ship's pilots.
* Starscream is reluctant to make more Transhumans, having previously been shown to disapprove of Sephie's "reckless actions" in "Transhuman".
* Sephie had been estranged by Jetstorm by the time of this story, after they were last seen preparing for another upgrade in "Transhuman". He's taken up residence in a desert now, as opposed to an abandoned automotive plant.
* Ratchet has been repaired since his head was nearly destroyed in "Transhuman". Hoist, meanwhile, was last mentioned in "Dungeons & Dinobots".
* Krunix has taken up counseling for Cyclonus, as mentioned in Cyclonus' toy's tech specs.
* Crasher's position as leader of the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]] is mentioned several times in the story, as seen in "Dungeons & Dinobots".
* Stonecruncher and Excavator are credited with building the ''Annex''; the two were seen as a pair in "Another Light". It's noted that they like to change their body designs frequently, explaining Stonecruncher's change in appearance from "[[Do Over]]" to "Another Light".
* Darkwind and Dreadwing, Decepticon comedian brothers, died back in the [[Around Cybertron issue 5|fifth installment]] of ''[[Around Cybertron]]'', being executed in the Autobot's [[smelting pool]].
* Jetfire makes his first appearance in the modern day setting of ''Shattered Glass'', after appearing in flashback in "[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]".
* Rodimus was shown to be coordinating with Alpha Trion in "Reunification: Part 3" and "Transhuman", the latter of which revealed that Side Burn had manipulated the Earth-based Autobot leader to join with the old Autobot.
* Boltax, the sovereign of the Underbase before Cybaxx, was mentioned back in "[[Do Over]]", having died after the Underbase "disappeared". Megatron was shown to be familiar with him in that story; Darkwing and Cyclonus both know of him, suggesting that the Decepticons in general had some sort of relation with him.
* Alpha Trion was last seen being blasted by [[Omega Doom]] in "[[Reunification: Part 5]]", but the next chapter noted that the Decepticons had reports indicating the old robot survived, and as such, he shows up here, having healed and been rebuilt in the intervening two years.
* Beta Maxx feels as though Cliffjumper should have explained to the Decepticons who the Fallen and the other members of the Thirteen were; Cliffjumper was surprised that he had to explain to them who Primus and Unicron were all the way back in the original "[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]" comic.
* Beta Maxx notes that the other members of the Thirteen are reluctant to go to negative polarity universes, something that [[Vector Prime]] previously expressed in the Facebook edition of ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''.
* Alpha Trion mentions how he absconded data from numerous universes while in [[Axiom Nexus]]; he was seen stranded there in the "[[Transcendent]]" storyline.
* The second epilogue serves to bridge the gap between the end of the prose story era of ''Shattered Glass'' with the latter material from "Invasion" and all that followed, with Prime revealing that he's seen that something is coming that will damage the multiverse, something he feels is connected to Ultra Magnus, his brother. He also mentions wanting an upgrade, which would eventually happen after being damaged in [[Mirtonian constellation|Sector 17 of the Mirtonian Quadrant]], as revealed in his [[BotCon 2012]] toy's tech specs.
* Drift's tech specs card (released with his toy in 2012) mentioned how he had been assigned by Prime to hunt down inter-dimensional intruders.
* The story of Optimus Prime's early days as Optronix the librarian were told in his BotCon 2008 toy's tech specs and the original "Shattered Glass" comic, where it was mentioned that an unknown event drove him mad, revealed here to be an encounter with the All-Knowledge.
* The final epilogue takes place after the events of "[[Another Light]]", with Optimus Prime reformatted by the benevolent Unicron into Nova Prime, the ''Shattered Glass'' Decepticons and ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' presiding over New Cybertron, which is the body of Primus and Unicron's long-lost sister Gaea, and the end of the war, with Rodimus and Megatron's forces still hiding out in space.
* The ''Shattered Glass'' Acolytes of Unicron first appeared in "[[The Future Buried...]]".
* Due to the effects of the [[Shroud]] (caused by Nexus Prime with the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] and the [[Terminus Blade]] in "[[Out of the One, Many]]"), Nexus has been separated into his individual components once more in the ''Shattered Glass'' universe, with them being unable to remember their former lives beyond a vague feeling. Heatwave remains mostly the same, though he is now a lowly janitor, while the others have become Decepticons: Skyfall has become Skytop, Landquake has become Landfall, Breakaway has become Quakebreak, and Topspin has become Spinaway. They're are still capable of physically merging, but their minds apparently do not, causing them to argue with one another while in "combined" form. Aquarius, the [[Quintesson]] who traveled with Nexus across the multiverse to find the Star Saber components, has tried to inform them about their past, but mostly to no avail, though he did inform Heatwave of everything the Decepticon passed on to Depth Charge and Waspinator at the end.
* Depth Charge and Waspinator were last seen in the final "[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]", "[[Shattered Destiny]]", with a lot having happened to them since that story.
* Misinterpreting Depth Charge's activation code of "maximize" as a surname, Heatwave ask if it's related to the surname of [[Maximus (disambiguation)|Maximus]]. After explaining, Depth Charge notes how the activation code is related only in some universe. In the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Head Games]]", it was revealed the Maximals were descended from [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], ''Uprising'' being the (nominal) home universe of Depth Charge.
* The Predacons built a shuttle to return to Cybertron from the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'' and the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'', an Autobot and a Decepticon ship from the ''Classics'' universe which crash landed on prehistoric ''Shattered Glass'' Earth in "[[Shattered Time]]".
* Hoo-boy. The events, people, places, things, and more listed off by Heatwave to Waspinator and Depth Charge include:
** The arrival of Cliffjumper into the ''Shattered Glass'' universe, and how the Decepticons thwarted the first launch attempt of the ''Ark'' in "Shattered Glass".
** The Omega Terminus and its Mutant servants, from "Dungeons & Dinobots".
** A battle in space between the ''Ark'' and the ''Nemesis'', and how the ''Nemesis'' was shot down by the [[United States of America]] with a nuclear missile, from "Do Over".
** Rodimus many betrayals of Optimus Prime, seen in "Do Over", "[[Restoration]]", and "[[Familiar Reflections]]".
** [[oPod|O-Pods]], first seen in "Eye in the Sky".
** Sonic battles, presumably the one between Soundwave and [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]] seen in "Blitzwing Bop".
** Sephie Beller and the Transhumans, from both "Transhuman" and this story.
** Cyclonus' assassination of Megatron, from "Reunification: Part 4".
** The reunification of the "original" Nexus Prime, from "[[Reunification: Part 5]]".
** Megatron's revival as Galvatron, from "Reunification: Part 6".
** Starscream becoming the commander of Decepticon City, hinted at in this story.
** The Underbase, featured most prominently in this story.
** Optimus Prime's upgrade, as mentioned in his BotCon 2012 toy's tech specs.
** Ultra Magnus' invasion of the ''Classics'' Earth, the "Classicsverse" destruction, and ''Classics'' Earth being transported to the ''Shattered Glass'' universe, seen in "Invasion".
** The arrival of Solarbot, seen in "[[Solar Requiem]]".
** The attempt by the G1 GoBots to save their world, from the ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' series of prose stories (which hadn't finished by the time this story was published).
** Donnie's advancement of Robot Master technology with "Takahashi-hakase" This is Dr. Chifumi Takahashi ("hakase" is Japanese for doctor), a pilot from ''[[Diaclone]]'' who showed up in the [[Transformers I.Q. issue 6|sixth installment]] of ''Transformers I.Q.'', helping Aquarius out in Axiom Nexus. She wasn't named until ''Ask Vector Prime''.
** Rewind's theft of the Robot Master technology to revive Chromedome. Chromedome was mentioned as having been killed by Optimus Prime in "Dungeons & Dinobots", only to show up with Rewind in "Another Light".
** Ultra Mammoth and his Maximals' fight with Megatron and his Predacons on the prehistoric Earth of ''Shattered Glass'', from "Beast Wars Shattered Glass".
** And many of elements from "Another Light", including the return of Nexus Prime, the end of multiversal singularities, the emergence of the heroic Unicron and the evil Primus, the awakening of Gaea, the Acolytes of Unicron, and Nova Prime's creation. It also mentions the return of ''Classics'' Megatron, who showed up on the final page of "[[The Future Buried...]]", and was mentioned as having set up operations in [[New Kaon (polity)|New Kaon]] in the "[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]" storyline's fourth chapter, "[[Divination]]", which he has since taken over.
* Depth Charge mentions how his universe's version of Megatron was offlined on the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', referring to the...unpopular origin of the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' universe from the comic "[[A Change to the Agenda]]".

===Transformers references===
* As usual with ''Shattered Glass'' stories, nearly all of the new characters introduced are based on other toys, color schemes of other characters, or more esoteric choices.
** Grindor, Sureshock, and Highwire are based on the version of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] ([[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]], [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]], and [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]) from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' included with Sunstorm in the 2003 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline. Here, they're human criminals (Derek, Joe, and Shawn) who are turned into cyborg Transhumans by Side Burn. They start off as mostly organic, but are turned almost fully robotic by Side Burn over the course of the story. They head off with Side Burn at the end of the story, along with Sunstorm, obviously homaging the original toys they're based on.
** Hubcap is directly repurposed from the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]] toy. He's completely miserable and alienates everyone around him, unlike his charming [[Hubcap (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]].
** Triggerhappy and Misfire, mentioned by Starscream, join Slugslinger to complete the ''Shattered Glass'' counterparts of the 1987 Decepticon Targetmasters. According to Wittenrich, Triggerhappy is directly based on his [[Triggerhappy (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] in the colors of Autobot Targetmaster [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], while Misfire is based on his [[Misfire (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] in the colors of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] Misfire, who, for some reason, was given an Autobot insignia. Starscream mentions that Misfire is "modular" in construction, also in reference to the [[Kreon]].
** Blitzwing mentions that Walter Barnett (presumably as part of the United States government) wants the Decepticons to build their own Transhumans. Barnett's [[Walter Barnett (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] appeared in the Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' counterpart, one of the agents of the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]] who supervised the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team]] in fighting the Transformers.
** As described in the story, Darkwing is a straight repurposing of [[Stormshot]] from the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline. On the cover, however, Perez depicts him as having his [[Darkwing (G1)|positive-universe counterpart's]] body with Stormshot's colors.
** Crasher has been upgraded from her appearance in the previous stories, now being based on ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], with her head and face being depicted one the cover as being a recolored version of her ''[[GoBots]]'' [[Crasher (GoBots)|counterpart]]'s cartoon head—recognizable from both her alt-mode's description (a heavy cruiser) and the fact that ''Shattered Glass'' Strongarm is noted to have a similar body-form. Like her previous body, she is colored in white, the color in which ''GoBots'' Crasher's toy was originally released in, before the black and orange color scheme used by the cartoon was released.
** Fangry and Squeezeplay are both based on [[Titan Master]] drones from the ''Generations'' ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toyline. Fangry is based on the drone partner of [[Fangry (G1)|Decepticon Fangry]] (his positive-universe counterpart) in the colors of Autobot [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]] [[Grotusque]]. Squeezeplay, meanwhile, is repurposed from [[Overkill (G1)|Overboard]]'s drone partner (redecoed from [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]], Squeezeplay's positive-universe counterpart).
** Witternrich envisioned Hoist as a repurposing of [[BotCon 2015]]'s [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]], who was redecoed from Hoist's [[Hoist (G1)|positive-universe counterpart's]] ''Generations'' ''Thrilling 30'' toy in the colors of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy that became Hoist.
** Bluestreak is repurposed from his [[Bluestreak (G1)|positive-universe counterpart's]] Transformers Figure Subscription Service 5.0 toy, based on the coloration of the ''Diaclone'' toy that became Bluestreak.
** Aside from Huffer and Star Saber, Side Burn's victims include: Pipes (repurposed from the [[IGA]] all-blue release of his [[Pipes (G1)#IGA|positive-universe counterpart]] in Mexico, still using the original [[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]] mold without the retools made for Pipes), Windcharger (repurposed from the purple/lavender [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Camaro]] from the Brazilian version of the original toyline, which was redecoed from Windcharger's [[Windcharger (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]]), and Fallback (the trademark friendly name for [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] that started seeing use with his [[BotCon 2005]] toy, repurposed from the IGA version of Outback which, like Pipes, was a straight redeco of [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] rather than a dedicated remolding). None of them are explicitly described in the story, but were confirmed after the fact by Wittenrich.
** Donnie and Nestor are based on two characters from the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic. Donnie is based on [[Donny Finkleberg]], AKA the Robot-Master, a failed comics writer who was used by the government to hide the origin of the Transformers, by having him pretend to be the creator and controller of the robots. Nestor, meanwhile, is based on the [[Mechanic]], AKA Nestor Forbes, who appeared in issues [[Funeral for a Friend!|#26]] and [[Mechanical Difficulties!|#28]] of the comic, a small time car thief turned big time criminal when he stole tools from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Their armored forms, meanwhile, follow the same pattern as Fangry and Squeezeplay, but are based on the Titan Masters instead of the drone partners: Fangry is linked with Donnie, and Nestor is linked with Squeezeplay.
** Cybaxx is based on the ''Generations'' ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Boltax (G1)#Generations|Cybaxx]] toy, who was the small partner of [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and with whom combined to form a shield for [[Computron (G1)#Generations|Computron]]; him serving with Boltax alongside Beta Maxx is, aside from the similarity of their names, a reference to how Cybaxx was designed as a toy for Boltax. He's based on the ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] toy which, like Cybaxx, was a redeco of ''Generations'' ''Thrilling 30'' [[Blast Master|Payload]]. The translucent nature of the toy inspired this story's depiction of him as a hologram projected from the Underbase itself. This also references the positive-universe Boltax, who uploaded his mind to his [[Temple of Knowledge]] to store the Underbase within it.
** Skids is repurposed from BotCon 2015's [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burn Out]], who was redecoed from Skids' [[Skids (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] in the colors of the ''Diaclone'' toy that became Skids.
** Aside from Fallback, there's two other ''Shattered Glass'' characters inspired by Outback. The first, named Outback, is repurposed from one of the Peruvian releases of the original Brawn toy in cream and green, by the Argentinian company [[Lynsa]], according to Witternrich. The second, Fastback, is based on a [[Fastback (G1)|character]] who died in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' mini-series, seemingly having been drawn to be Outback, only to have apparently been changed at the last minute due to Outback showing up alive in events after the mini-series in ''[[Spotlight: Kup]]''. According to Wittenrich, he's repurposed from the 2007 live-action movie toyline's Walmart-exclusive [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] toy.
** Gears, according to Wittenrich, is repurposed from the dark-wine-and-purple released of the Malignus [[Pick-Up (Malignus)|Pick-Up]] in the Brazilian toyline, who was redecoed from Gears' [[Gears (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]].
** Several characters who appeared in the comedic ''[[SD SG]]'' comic strip published in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Collectors' Club]] magazine make the jump here as fellow minions of the Underbase. Windblade and Strongarm first appeared in the [[SD SG issue 2|second installment]], while Hot Shot made his debut in the [[SD SG issue 3|third]]. Windblade is based on her [[Windblade (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] in the colors of Stocking, one of the protagonists from the 2010 anime ''{{w|Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt}}''; Strongarm is based on her positive-universe counterpart in the colors of ''GoBots'' Crasher; and Hot Shot is repurposed from the cancelled 2004 ''Universe'' [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]] toy, which was redecoed from Hot Shot's [[Hot Shot (Armada)|positive-universe counterpart]].
** Alpha Trion has been upgraded into his [[Alpha Trion (G1)|positive-universe counterpart's]] ''Titans Return'' toy, spending most of the story in alternate mode. Unlike ''Titans Return'' Trion, he appears to have his own head in this story.
** Skytop mentions how several Sweeps are working on prepping the ''Buoyancy'' for its return flight to New Cybertron; according to Witternich, since ''Shattered Glass'' [[Scourge (SG)|Scourge]] is based on the [[BotCon 2009]] [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] toys, the ''Shattered Glass'' Sweeps would be based on the BotCon 2009 [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] toy.
** Rhinox, Cheetor, and Rattrap previously appeared in the [[SD SG issue 6|sixth installment]] of ''SD SG''; Rhinox was based on his positive-universe [[Rhinox (BW)|counterpart]]'s [[Transmetal]] toy, in the colors of the infamously terrible promotional toy of Rhinox from Rally's and Checkers, based on said Transmetal toy; Cheetor was colored like the prototype version of ''Beast Wars'' [[Tigatron]], seen at [[Toy Fair]] 1996, altered to be patterned after a cheetah rather than a tiger; and Rattrap was based on his positive-universe [[Rattrap (BW)|counterpart]]'s Japanese exclusive redeco of his [[Transmetal]] toy, sold with a 500-piece ''Beast Wars Metals'' puzzle at Central Hobby. According to Wittenrich, Optimus Primal is repurposed from his [[Optimus Primal (BW)|positive-universe counterpart's]] ''Universe'' toy; Scavenger is directly repurposed from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal]] [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] toy, his positive-universe counterpart, taking the place of [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]; and Quickstrike is based on ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Colada]] in the colors of Quickstrike's [[Quickstrike (BW)|counterpart]].
* The [[New Energy Resource Research and Development Laboratory]] appeared in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' episode "[[The New Warrior - Hellbat]]". Its use in this story was inspired by the plots of several episodes of the original Sunbow ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, where the Decepticon would raid human science labs for often ill-defined technology.
* Highwire originally used "Haywire" as his supervillain name (a name previously used by the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] [[Haywire|partner]] of ''Generation 1'' [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]), until Emulator misheard it through his force shield as "Highwire", which stuck.
* Tailgate is given a makeover by Inferno, turning him into a repurposing of the 2015 [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] 3.0 [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]] toy, which was itself redecoed from his [[Tailgate (G1)|positve universe counterpart's]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' toy.
* The description of Jetstorm's science lab is inspired by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s throne room in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.
* Upgrades Jetstorm lists off that he could give to Emulator all come from the [[Power Plans]] printed on the packaging of the original toyline's [[Action Master]]s. These include cranium regulation units (seen on the both [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] and the European-exclusive Action Master [[Charger]]'s Power Plans), neuro-sync stabilizers (again from Charger), transonic beam sensors (Charger once more), positron relay fluxuators (from [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]'s Power Plans), phototronic info gatherers (from [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Rad (G1)|Rad]]'s Power Plans), and cybordefinition translators (seen on multiple Power Plans, including those of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Rad, [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], and [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]]).
* Jetstorm's ship is equipped with an artificial intelligence known as NAVI, the name of the [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[NAVI|computers]] from the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' series.
* Fangry tries to point out to Demolishor that they passed the perimeter some mechanometers back while they are out on "patrol"; mechanometers are a unit of measurement, first used in the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon episode "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]".
* Squeezeplay swears by the [[Pit (BW)|Pit]], the Cybertronian version of Hell first mentioned in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.
* The Fallen's attendant, Sunstorm, is the ''Universe'' version of the character, released exclusively at Walmart in 2004. While he's not given an origin in this story, Wittenrich notes that he intended for him to be from a positive-universe, perhaps taken during a previous attempt to go out into the multiverse.
* The Fallen is constantly freezing, ice rapidly growing over him as a result of the negative polarity of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe, with limited mystical control over it. In the story he was originally introduced in, [[Dreamwave Productions]]' mini-series ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]'', he was constantly on fire. The description of his form in the prose, noting his blue and purple coloration, seems to suggest that he was inspired by the ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' toy of the Fallen, although the illustration of him in the story is just that of his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body in ice.
* Cyclonus remembers how Alpha Trion falsely claimed to be one of the original Transformers who inhabited Cybertron; starting with the "Aligned" incarnation of [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], the character has been depicted as one of the [[Thirteen]].
* Cyclonus has a "rigid grill structure" on his chest. This is a reference to a semi-popular meme back in the early days of the online fandom, where a strangely-rendered signature for the user "Dinobot" on [[alt.toys.transformers]] looked like it was crediting a quote from Tom Servo on the comedy series ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' to ''Beast Wars'' [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] ("Dinobot has Spoken. My rigid grill structure is bearing down on your unprotected cargo door."). This eventually got shortened to just the first seven words, and became a ongoing gag in the "World's Worst Fanfic" series of comedic stories.
* Stonecruncher and Excavator refer to themselves as the "Constructor Squad"; their positive-universe counterparts were members of the 6-bot [[Constructor Squad]]. They have written "Constructor Squad Rules!" on a plaque in [[Cybertronix]], the written language with both Maximal and Predacon variants from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
* Side Burn has [[energon pump]]s in his lab's stock of spare parts; energon pumps are a piece of Cybertronian anatomy mentioned in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon episode "[[Sea Change]]".
* Side Burn has strung up his victims from the ceiling, much like [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] did to the Autobots in issue [[The New Order|#5]] of the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics.
* Rick jokes that, were he to be turned into a cyborg, he could be called "Circuitsmasher". Circuit-Smasher was the identity taken up by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] after being revive by [[G.B. Blackrock]] in IDW Publishing's Marvel continuation, ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]''. His new powers and abilities were inspired by Emulator's positive-universe counterpart, the robot-hating superhuman [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]].
* Jetstorm orders NAVI to start the ship with the command: "Voice code: Jetstorm. Afterburn,"; "afterburn" is the activation code of Jetstorm's ''Beast Machines'' [[Jetstorm (BM)|counterpart]].
* Soundwave's [[Soundwave (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] has always had the special ability of telepathy, but this is the first time the ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of the character has been shown to have the power.
* Skids describes Jetstorm's ship as leaving Earth like "a petrorabbit forced from its vacu-chamber"; [[petro-rabbit]]s were creatures originally mentioned in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Appearing physically for the first time, the Underbase is identical in appearance to that of the Marvel ''The Transformers'' version of the database: a massive gold structure in a lattice-based shape.
* Demolishor's modifications to his Transhuman components are referred to as "Robot Master technology", referencing both the alias of Donnie's positive-universe counterpart, and [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], Transformers whose heads are formed by smaller partners, even bringing up the concept of [[binary bonding]], which is how Headmasters are created in Western fiction. Donnie took his suit back to Earth with him to study it, again connecting it to the positive-universe Donny Finkleberg/Robot-Master. Rewind stole it to revive Chromedome, whose [[Chromedome (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] was a Headmaster.
* While flying towards the Underbase, Cyclonus notes that Jetstorm's ship landed only a few megameters away. Since the real-life unit of measurement of megameters can span across countries, this is more likely in reference to megamiles, a unit of measurement briefly used in the first episode of the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".
* Beta Maxx was the redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] that came with the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Alpha Trion toy (itself a redeco of Safeguard's larger partner, Vector Prime) sold at [[BotCon 2007]], unnamed until an online profile was released later that year.. Versions of him from alternative universes have shown up in previous profiles and stories, but this is the first time the ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of the character has shown up, not making any show in any of Alpha Trion's previous appearances. His personality in this story—the true sovereign of the Underbase, a seeker of knowledge—follows the personality ascribed to him in the aforementioned profile. His position as the sovereign of the Underbase is likely a nod to the Titan Master partner of ''Titans Return'' Alpha Trion, [[Sovereign]], whose robot mode design was based on Beta Maxx.
* The Underbase's makeshift prison cell, a former library, is populated with Mini-Con custodian drones, wandering aimlessly about with nothing to catalog. Their description in this story matches that of the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Mini-Con [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], and like him, they're scatterbrained, except moreso.
* One of the Mini-Cons, upon noticing Sephie and Rick, extends tubes in an attempt to directly interface with them, with the story describing how they slithered towards them like "[[pyrite-python]]s locked onto a [[vapor-rat]]"; vapor-rats were originally mentioned in a post on the Club's Facebook page promoting [[BotCon 2014]], ''[[Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur]]''.
* As a cute nod, Beta Maxx refers to the Underbase as "marvelous," obviously after [[Marvel Comics]], since it first appeared in the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic.
* Strongarm compliments Crasher's paint job while pushing her to the gateway, referencing both how Crasher is based on ''Robots in Disguise'' Strongarm's body type, and how Strongarm is colored like ''GoBots'' Crasher.
* Hot Shot ends up in a version of the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]" continuity, spotting ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' Blurr (a silver and blue race car with red windows) and Jetfire (a space-based vehicle colored white, gray, and red).
* Beta Maxx tells the Decepticons and humans that the Thirteen are very important "lore" in positive universes, a little meta-joke about their role in-fiction, especially in the "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" continuity, as super-important backstory characters who often aren't really seeing doing much as a group.
* Beta Maxx explains that Jetstorm, Demolishor, Hot Shot, Windblade, Strongarm, and Side Burn are in fact sentient probes, designed to mimic the lifeforms they study, only to wind up stuck in Cybertronian form. Their enhanced shapeshifting and healing abilities are due to their construction: they're made from "[[Living metal|Transformium]]", the term given to the living metal that the Transformers bodies are composed of by Joshua Joyce (who Beta Maxx mentions as a "small-minded alien") and [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] in the 2014 live-action movie ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''.
* Some of the alien components include ''Shattered Glass'' versions of ''[[Beastformers]]'' characters; ''Beastformers'' was, in Japan, a spin off of ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'', about cyborg humanoid animals, marketed in America as ''Battle Beasts'' by Hasbro, and unrelated to ''The Transformers''. The first to appear is a ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Snakebomb (Beastformers)|Snakebomb]], recognizable from her description as a humanoid snake in armor. ''Shattered Glass'' Snakebomb is female, unlike her Decepticon-aligned positive-universe counterpart. Her uncle, Daburu, is a bit more involved. He is a ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[White Leo]], the Autobot-aligned Beastformer leader, a humanoid white lion with a missing eye; his main difference is that he has black armor, rather than blue. His name, meanwhile, comes from the Titan Master [[Daburu (TR)|partner]] of ''Titans Return'' [[Doublecross|Autobot Twinferno]], who was designed as a homage to White Leo. Snakebomb notes she and her uncle hail from the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]]; the original ''Beastformers'' fiction identified the Beastformers home planet as "Beast," but it was spelled Beest as the result of a typo in the Dreamwave Productions ''[[20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special]]'' story, "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]". It's noted that they were the components made by Hot Shot.
* Demolishor lands in an alternate version of the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon episode "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]", where Crystal City (introduced in that episode) is attacked by a female incarnation of Devastator. While there, he encounters a small robot without much armor or a faction symbol; this is "Doc", a generic Cybertronian seen giving [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] an examination. When Devastator attacks, he reports that he's stuck in the middle of a "Combiner War," obviously in reference to the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline.
* The three-barreled rifle and [[Energo weapon|energo-sword]] pulled out of the "lion's" mane by Cyclonus and Darkwing are the weapons of ''Titans Return'' Alpha Trion.
* Cyclonus wanting to switch weapons with Darkwing to get the energo-sword is probably in reference to his [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|counterpart]] in IDW Publishing's then-current comic continuity, who was a swordsman.
* While describing himself to the Decepticons, the Fallen refers to himself as "the Undbinder" and as the "manipulator of the [[Well of All Sparks]]," referring to the [[Unbinding]] ritual from Dreamwave Productions mini-series ''The Dark Ages'', which would open the Well of All Sparks and guide Unicron to Cybertron. He also brings up his desire to sow entropy throughout the multiverse; his function as a member of the Thirteen, according to various materials from Hasbro and the Collectors' Club, was to oversee the forces of entropy.
* The Fallen is transported to the Void, the nothingness left behind when Unicron consumes a universe, first seen in issue [[The Void! (US)|#74]] of the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic.
* Heatwave mentions how a roundup from [[Cheyne]] is backing up space traffic; Cheyne was a wild west based planet seen in issue [[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#63]] of the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic.
* Among other duties, Heatwave's crew has been assigned to install the server racks for [[Teletraan-14]], obviously following on from the idea of the [[Teletraan I]] computer from the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon.
* Breakaway's post-Shrouding name is Quakebreak, one of the options for names from the 2015 [[Fan polls|Fan Built Combiner]] poll for the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline, which lost to [[Victorion]].
* Waspinator mentions how he took on his name after scanning his beast mode; most of the Maximals and Predacons in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon renamed themselves after gaining their beast modes.
* Waspinator mentions how he and Depth Charge were captured by "native inhabitants" while the other Predacons left; his [[Waspinator (BW)|positive-universe counterpart]] stayed behind on Earth as the rest of the Maximals and Predacons headed off for Cybertron in the finale episode of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, "[[Nemesis Part 2]]".
* Rewind and Chromedome's relationship mirrors that of their counterparts from IDW Publishing's then-current comic continuity, who were [[Conjunx Endura|conjunx endurae]] (essentially, married).
* [[New Kaon (polity)|New Kaon]] is named after both the [[Kaon (polity)|polity]] introduced in the Dreamwave Productions ''The War Within'' mini-series, and the new home [[New Kaon|planet]] of the Decepticons seen in the IDW Publishing ''Animated'' comic, ''The Arrival''.
* Waspinator's final line, as quoted above, is paraphrased from his positive-universe counterpart's lament in "[[Deep Metal]]": "Why universe hate Waspinator?"

===Real-world references===
* When Grindor mocks Emulator's "superhero costume," she makes a quip asking him if she should have worn black and silver pleather instead. The 1995 superhero film ''{{w|Batman Forever}}'' and its 1997 sequel, the critically and commercially unsuccessful ''{{w|Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin}}'', were mainly responsible for the colorful costumes of superheroes as seen in comics being considered too "goofy" by the public. Following this, superhero films like 1998's ''{{w|Blade (film)|Blade}}'', and especially 2000's ''{{w|X-Men (film)|X-Men}}'' and 2005's ''{{w|Batman Begins}}'', used more "realistic" outfits, often consisting of black leather. This would remain the case for most of the superhero films of the 2000s, with a few exceptions.
* Sephie remembers watching British and Australian science fiction television shows back in her freshmen year of college, referring to the likes of Britain's ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and Australia's ''{{w|Farscape}}''; the former was (and still is) ''massively'' popular among teenage circles online.
* Sephie feels like her life has become an {{w|Arthur C. Clarke}} or {{w|Isaac Asimov}} novel. The English Clarke and the American Asimov were two of the "Big Three" of science fiction writers of the 20th century, along with {{w|Robert A. Heinlein}}.
* Emulator jokes that after practicing for a while with using her sound blasts to levitate watermelons, she didn't "Gallagher" a single one, in reference to American comedian {{w|Gallagher (comedian)|Gallagher}}, whose act mostly consists of...him smashing watermelons. Yeah.
* Highwire's strange ability to create walls of force that can distort images on the other side was inspired by the technically-limited effects of science-fiction shows from the 1960s, like ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* In keeping with the story taking place in 2011, it's noted that touchscreens are a somewhat recent development, one that Sephie has embraced, while Rick is slow to come around to.
* Inferno's characterization in this story is, for some reason, inspired by comedy films in which adults who are taking care of young children begin acting like them; Wittenrich specifically mentioned 2003's ''{{w|Daddy Day Care}}'', 1983's ''{{w|Mr. Mom}}'', and 2005's ''{{w|The Pacifier}}'' as sources of inspiration. Bit of an odd one, that.
* Rodimus insultingly refers to Hubcap as "Dreary Delahaye," in reference to {{w|Delahaye}}, a former French car company which made luxury vehicles, similar to Hubcap's alternate mode. ''Transformers'' fans may be most familiar with them from a scene in 2011's ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', in which the film's human antagonist [[Dylan Gould]] is shown to have one in his car collection.
* Rodimus refers to Inferno as the Autobots' "favorite blaze buster"; the Blaze Buster was a fire engine from the ''{{w|Matchbox (brand)|Matchbox}}'' line of toy cars.
* Ravage argues with a user on [[Yatter]] named "[[MegaPapytonLuvr0147725331]]" (named for the fandom "ship name" between ''{{w|Undertale}}'' characters Papyrus and Mettaton; several of the numbers come from the zip code 14777, referring to relatives of Wittenrich's who lived in {{w|Randolph, New York}}) about the alternate dimension known as the "Upside Down" and the monster that lives there (the Demogorgon) from the popular 2016 Netflix sci-fi television show ''{{w|Stranger Things}}''.
* When Crasher points randomly during her attempt to flirt with Darkwing, he flatly states that she's pointing at an EPS output; EPS stands for "electro-plasma system," a term from ''Star Trek'' that is used for the systems regulating energy distribution on spaceships.
* In this story, like his positive-universe ''Beast Machines'' counterpart, Jetstorm makes many references to pop culture. The first is uttered upon Emulator returning to him, exclaiming that "the prodigal babe returns!", referring to the {{w|Parable of the Prodigal Son|parable of the Prodigal Son}} from the Bible. He also refers to her as "the bionic girl with the attitude" (referring to the 1970s science fiction television series ''{{w|The Bionic Woman}}'') and as a "bitty botty Betty" (apparently in reference to the song "Itty Bitty Betty" by American rock and roll musician {{w|Eddie Cochran}}).
* While following Sephie in his van, Rick listens to the song "Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes" by American alternative band {{w|They Might Be Giants}}, released on their {{w|They Might Be Giants (album)|debut album}} in 1986, seemingly as a nod to previous ''Shattered Glass'' writer [[Greg Sepelak]], who is a fan of the band.
* While reflecting, Cyclonus notes how Alpha Trion had no desire to "make Cybertron great again." This is in reference to "{{w|Make America Great Again}}", the rabble-rousing presidential campaign slogan of {{w|Donald Trump}} who, at the time this story was written, was running for president. A bit harsher in hindsight.
* Darkwing jokes about having to intrude on Cyclonus's {{w|Fortress of Solitude}} while repairing the ''Annex'', the Arctic headquarters of DC Comics' [[Superman]].
* Jetstorm refers to Fangry and Squeezeplay as Demolishor's "pocket Monstercons," a combined reference to both ''{{w|Pokémon}}'' (which is short for "Pocket Monsters") and the ''Generation 1'' Monsterbots.
* Crasher's cyberoscillation isn't properly revealed until later in the story. When it's first brought up, Cyclonus notes that she has something special with her brain, but is only able to get out the first syllable: "cy-". This, combined with being used as a component alongside the Transhuman cyborgs, makes it seem at first that she is a ''cy''borg. Crasher's ''GoBots'' counterpart, like all GoBots, was a cyborg, an organic brain controlling a mechanical body.
* Nestor wishes to be a "super-human samurai cyborg," which is in reference to ''{{w|Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad}}'', the Americanized version of the 1993 tokusatsu series ''{{w|Gridman the Hyper Agent}}''. Funnily enough, a few years after this story, the 2018 [[Studio Trigger]] anime ''{{w|SSSS.Gridman}}'' (which was based on the original ''Gridman'' with elements of the Americanized version) would have much of the main cast's designs inspired by characters from ''Shattered Glass''.
* The Constructor Squad replaced the warning klaxons on the ''Annex'' with lullabies from Earth. When struck by the solid light from the Underbase, a piece by 19th century German composer {{w|Johannes Brahms}} plays.
* When Cyclonus begins falling in the tilted ''Annex'', Crasher puts out one of her "mighty arms" to catch him; one of the taglines for the ''GoBots'' toyline was "Mighty Robots, Mighty Vehicles."
* Windblade got Strongarm to collect her components by inventing a fake game, based on the popular mobile game ''{{w|Pokémon Go}}'', involving catching small creatures, gyms and refresh spots, combat training, and stats.
* As the "lion" is about to melt the ice imprisoning the Decepticons, Sephie groans, hoping it doesn't roar to do so; in the 2005 fantasy film ''{{w|The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe}}'' (based on the {{w|The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe|novel}} by British writer {{w|C. S. Lewis}}), the heroic lion {{w|Aslan}} used his roar to free the prisoners of the {{w|White Witch}}, trapped in ice (as opposed to the book, where they were stuck in stone).
* Rick refers to the Fallen as an "abominable snow monster" in reference to the [[yeti]]-like monster from the 1964 Christmas television special ''{{w|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}''.
* When Beta Maxx likens the Fallen to a god, Sephie jokes that the Norsemen would agree, presumably referring to the {{w|Jötunn|frost giants}} of Norse mythology.
* When Windblade is nearly forced to say goodbye to Strongarm, she compares herself to Hanzo and Strongarm to McCree, only for Strongarm to reveal that she's been playing as Zenyatta, and so Windblade compares herself to Genji. These are all characters from the then popular online multiplayer game ''{{w|Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch}}''; additionally, concepts mentioned from the game include comp challenges and silver eliminations.
* The "lion's" mane stores weapons in some sort of pocket dimension. This is in homage to the character of Lion from the 2013 animated television series ''{{w|Steven Universe}}'', a pet of the titular character who was a pink lion (naturally) and had a pocket dimension in his mane.
* The files accessed by Optimus Prime in his old library are labelled from file 91083MR to 2897G, referencing ''GoBots'' once more, which lasted from 1983 to 1987; the MR is in reference to ''Machine Robo'', the Japanese Bandai toyline from which Tonka licensed most of the toys for ''GoBots''.
* After making a crack about his motherboard lying to him about being special, the story states "Drift held his pose as if expecting some unseen audience to burst into laughter"; ''Shattered Glass'' Drift was based on Marvel Comics' {{w|Deadpool}}, who often breaks the fourth wall.
* Drift feels that Prime's story might be a bunch of "gnarlyhogwash," referencing the Narliehogs from the ''GoBots'' spin-off ''[[Rock Lord]]s''.
* When trying to think of alternatives of their janitorial duties, Landfall suggests that they could hunt Magiswords, referencing the 2015 online animated series ''{{w|Mighty Magiswords}}''.
* The ''Buoyancy'' is located in Hanger 1653. 1653 is the year that the {{w|Taj Mahal}}, a mausoleum in India, is believed to have been completed, much like how this is the last ''Shattered Glass'' story published by Fun Publications.

===Errors===
* There's some inconsistencies in this story compared to the earlier ''Shattered Glass'' prose stories, to be expected with a different author. However, one that is an outright error is early on in the story, where the prose notes that Sephie and Rick are in San Diego. However, previous stories showed that California was destroyed in [[World War III]]. The story also uses the Californian colloquialism "May Gray" to describe the weather.
* Crasher notes that she has a seismic stomp, like her ''GoBots'' counterpart, but in previous stories, her seismic powers were depicted as being centered in her fists.

===Other trivia===
* According to a post by Jesse Wittenrich on the Allspark Forums, the story's original outline was different, with the Underbase sending out agents who would attract Unicron's attention. This was scrapped since the events of "Another Light" brought Unicron into ''Shattered Glass'' via other means. Likewise, the original ending would have had the post-Shroud Nexus Prime components meeting the ''Shattered Glass'' version of the Fallen, but Wittenrich felt it better to resolve Depth Charge's story.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/135694-shattered-glass-coalescence-prose-story/?p=3409141 Post by NightViper on The Allspark Forums, 2016/12/26]</ref>
* Wittenrich also stated the time skip was done to "smooth over" some of the inconsistencies without having to devote time on them.
* Early on in the story, Sephie recalls how Cliffjumper once said that the Earth of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe seemed five years ahead of his home universe's Earth, justifying some of the references to post-2011 technology and pop culture.
* Not strictly an error, but the ''Shattered Glass'' version of Arkeville is referred to as "Dr. Arkeville" like his [[Doctor Arkeville|positive-universe counterpart]], whereas previous stories have referred to him as "Professor Arkeville" to distinguish him.
* Star Saber is consistently referred to simply as "Saber" in this story, the name of the smaller form of his [[Star Saber (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]].
* Jetstorm is depicted in this story as being essentially the same character as his ''Beast Machines'' counterpart, whereas in "Transhuman", he was depicted as monotonous and emotionless. While this may seem like an error, author Jesse Wittenrich noted that he deliberately changed his personality, and had wanted to include a scene where Sephie noticed his change in behavior, but couldn't figure out a way to incorporate it organically.
* The "old friend" that Beta Maxx mentions as the inspiration behind hiding Alpha Trion as a mechanical lion, while never explicitly stated, was intended to be Optimus Prime, according to Wittenrich. This was meant as a connection between Prime taking faces as trophies (as seen in "Invasion", when he takes Ultra Magnus' face) and Alpha Trion's new form, based on a ''Titans Return'' toy whose head (and thus face) is formed by another.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190312113538if_/http://transformersclub.com/prose/coalescence.pdf "Coalescence"] at The Official Transformers Collectors' Club

[[Category:Shattered Glass media]]
[[Category:Timelines text stories]]

Combat Deck (G1)

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{{disambig2|the heroic Autobot trailer|its evil mirror universe counterpart|Combat Deck (SG)}}
:''Combat Deck is a component of [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:CombatDeckVisualWorks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The Combat Deck as it flies through space and attacks Devastator's hand. Hubba-jubba-wha?!]]
When transforming out of [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Optimus Prime splits into three components:

*His primary [[robot mode]], occasionally called the [[Brain Center]].<ref>Don't look at me, this is what the 1986 Marvel UK annual called it!</ref>
*A wheeled drone module known as [[Roller (G1)|Roller]].
*A '''Combat Deck'''.

Although Optimus Prime can function as three independent modules, injury to any one module is felt by the other two.

Prime can operate by remote-control his Combat Deck module up to a distance of 1500 feet. The '''Auto-Launcher''' mounted on the deck can use a variety of artillery and radiation beam weapons, including most of those used by his fellow Autobots. The launcher also includes a highly dexterous grapple-arm which allows it to load itself and change its weaponry. The communications disk antenna mounted on the launcher provides a link between Optimus and all his fellow Autobots within a radius of 50 miles. It can be adapted to a satellite hook-up that increases its effective range tenfold. (Occasionally, though, the antenna can be replaced by a second claw, as indicated in the photo to the right.)

Unlike Roller, the Combat Deck does not possess autonomous intelligence, but it has shown several times the strange ability to come and go out of nowhere. Spooky...

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Combat deck marvel 1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Marvel decided to go with the [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] version.]]
When the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s [[Aunty|computer]] was awakened by the eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in [[1984]], it dispatched "revival drones" to reanimate the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s on board. Two of these drones bore a striking resemblance to the Combat Deck, and they were the ones that reactivated most, if not all of the Ark's passengers. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Later, a drone assisted [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] in repairing the Ark. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

{{note|While the revival drones were modelled after the Combat Deck's toy (right down to the wheels and platform) they were never suggested in-story to be the transformed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer - in "[[Prisoner of War!]]" we see a drone with Ratchet while Prime drives up in truck mode. However, since there was more than one drone, it's possible Prime appropriated one to use as his trailer.}}

''As part of a plan to fake his own death, Optimus Prime stored a [[facsimile construct]] of himself in his trailer and went off alone. He was ambushed by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s and thrown clear of his trailer. Showing uncommon sportsmanship, Megatron gave Optimus a ten minute head start before he sent the Predacons to hunt for him. Thinking he lost them, Optimus Prime doubled back to his trailer and started to remove the facsimile. Megatron was waiting for him and fired his [[fusion cannon]]. He missed [[Brain Center|Prime's robot component]] but hit his trailer component, causing Prime pain. The Predacons returned and betrayed Megatron, stealing his fusion cannon and leaving him alone to fight Prime. Prime got the upper hand and Megatron opened up a space bridge to flee. Both Prime and Megatron went through, with Prime leaving behind his trailer.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

''On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Prime transformed without his trailer, confirming that he left it on Earth.'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}} ''In the meantime, the Autobots had discovered the deactivated facsimile construct and buried it, thinking it was really Optimus Prime. No mention was made of the trailer and whether or not they buried that component as well.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

Optimus Prime (and his trailer) drove to [[Energy Futures Industries]]. Prime transformed and left his trailer off-panel. After losing a video game, Optimus Prime's [[Brain Center|robot component]] was destroyed and carried away. It was not clear where the Combat Deck was at the time or what happened to it. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

====Generation 2====
Optimus Prime was back in his original body, except his trailer was black and had more weapons. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:G1 cartoon Optimus Prime Combat Deck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|right|Combat Deck, the alternate mode of Optimus Prime's trailer, exists within Optimus Prime's trailer. ...Wait, what?]]

The Combat Deck was used by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] during a battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]; the two fired at each other at the same time. While the Combat Deck's blasts knocked Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] off his arm, Megatron's blast blew the Combat Deck cannon to pieces. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Optimus Prime later used the Combat Deck to help the Autobots with a battle in the Arctic. The Combat Deck managed to damage [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s stabilizers, causing him to crash into [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] in midair and taking out both [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

When Optimus Prime was briefly turned evil, he activated the Combat Deck and Roller to attack his fellow Autobots when they tried to help him. It didn't hit anything, and stopped firing at them as soon as it was hit with an [[attitude exchanger]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}

The Combat Deck's arm lifted the body of the ailing [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] into Prime's Trailer. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
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===Coloring book continuity===
[[File:Forestrescuemission-combatdeck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|The Combat Deck, taking care of Starscream.]]
Optimus Prime used the Combat Deck in defense of a forest in danger of being cleared by the Decepticons to make way for a Decepticon factory. It looks [[:File:Optimusprimeg1marvelfirst.jpg|somewhat familiar]]. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Escalation4 Combatdeck.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
When the Autobots arrived in the former [[Russia]]n state of [[Brasnya]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] deployed the Combat Deck for remote tactical assistance. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} It detected the optically camouflaged [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], enabling Roller to take the Decepticon out of commission. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}}

After being savagely beaten by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], Optimus Prime funneled his consciousness into the memory buffers of the Combat Deck and commanded the Autobots through [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] from there. After Megatron assumed victory, Optimus moved his higher functions back into his body and showed Megatron the error of his ways. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Combat Deck. Also, some guy who pulls it around.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' ([[1984]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' 4 missiles, fuel pump, hose, nozzle
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The trailer portion of Optimus Prime's vehicle mode opens up into his Combat Deck, splitting down the middle and unfolding into a symmetrical battlefield headquarters for Prime and the Autobots, wide enough to accommodate one vehicle-mode Autobot car in each of its three bays. The central feature of the Combat Deck is the "Auto-Launcher" artillery/repair drone mounted upon a boom lift arm, which features a rotating radar dish, an articulated claw arm, and two missiles. Situated at the base of this boom arm is a spring-loaded launcher that can be used to deploy either [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] or any Autobot car out of the Combat Deck via the ramp formed from the trailer's tailgate. The Combat Deck includes three small peg holes moulded into its walls and floor, scaled to accommodate Optimus Prime's laser rifle (storing it while the figure is in vehicle mode) and the handle of the fuel pump accessory.

:In trailer mode, the Combat Deck can accommodate one Autobot car (if you remove Roller), and the launcher still functions. The Auto-Launcher can still be used in this mode, as it fits through either of the two square holes in the trailer's roof and front. The ''Transformers'' release of the figure does not mention the Combat Deck's rudimentary "third" mode, a "repair bay" of sorts, which involves standing the open trailer upright while Prime stands in the middle, so the Auto-Launcher can "tend" to him. The Prime figure can also fit within the closed trailer.

:As a former ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy, the Combat Deck features several vestigial features associated with that toyline, including two small, dark blue consoles on its floor, and an opening cockpit on the Auto-Launcher, which can each seat one Diaclone pilot figure. Instead of stickers, the floor of the Combat Deck originally featured large metal plates, to which the Diaclone pilots' magnetic feet could attach. These plates were included on some of the earliest releases of the ''Transformers'' version of the toy, but were soon done away with.

:The Auto-Launcher is also the subject of several significant variations. Its missiles were customarily black, but slightly smaller grey versions were available. The original ''Transformers'' release of the figure did not feature spring-loaded launchers for these missiles, but subsequent Japanese editions of the toy included the feature. When [[Hasbro]] reissued the figure in its ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]'', the launchers were enabled, necessitating that the missiles be lengthened [[for safety reasons]].

:When the Optimus Prime mold is recolored or reissued (see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Notes|this list]] for all those times), the Combat Deck is almost always included with it. Significant changes in the appearance of the Combat Deck included its being decorated with Pepsi stickers for a limited promotional edition, and being recolored black for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' in [[1993]] and JAFCON in [[2000]].

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (1993, [[1994]])
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (light blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, sound and lights module

:The first ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy was largely identical in sculpt to the original Generation 1 figure release. While his cab robot retained his original red and blue color scheme, his trailer was recast in black, with the original blue and silver striped sticker replaced with a red and silver one displaying Optimus's name. The traditionally dark blue internal components of the trailer are a lighter blue. He comes with an electronic "sound and lights module" that can plug into the front of the trailer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Combat Deck (with Optimus Prime) at TFU.info]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:WSTF Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Honey, I shrunk the Combat Deck]]
*'''G1 Convoy Trailer''' ([[2003]])
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF-01B (trailer)'''

:The Combat Deck was available separately from the Optimus cab toy as a [[Shortpacking|shortpacked]] figure. It is a tiny, simplified replica of the Generation 1 Combat Deck.

:In wave 2.5, Optimus was available in cartoon colors, with the chase figure being the trailer painted in cartoon colors.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestCombatDeck/combatdeck.htm More information ''Smallest Transforming'' Combat Deck at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP04Convoy2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You just paid $170 for a big box on wheels.]]
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[2006]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:For the re-release of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP4|Convoy]], Takara packed him with a proper, full-size, fully transforming, plastic and die-cast metal trailer. The trailer can open up to reveal his Combat Deck, with storage for his accessories and a functional Auto-Launcher. The interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy in vehicle mode.

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*'''Convoy''' ([[September 24]], [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Junichi Akutsu]] (concept artist)}}

:[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] is an entirely new, smaller tooling of Generation 1 Optimus Prime, and comes with a new version of his trailer/Combat Deck. It now features a pull-out ramp and opening doors, can mount and be towed by either Optimus Prime or Roller, and the trailer has two flip-down supports underneath, allowing it to stand alone. The interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' toy in vehicle mode.

:As usual, the trailer can open up into the Combat Deck, with the lower portions of the trailer splitting open and to the side to function as supports, and with the ramp being deployed. In this mode, he features the standard Auto-Launcher with a flip-up rotating radar dish and articulated repair arm, as well as a floor-mounted console on each side, all of which can be manned by the included [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky]] figurine. The trailer can also be configured to stand upright for Prime to use in robot mode, with his [[Ion blaster#MP10|Ion blaster]] and [[Energon-axe#MP10|energon-axe]] being stored near the consoles.

:Finally, the Combat Deck also features small panels on its sides that can be folded in, forming a small gap that's just the right size for the Auto-Launcher's neck, allowing the Auto-Launcher to be mounted on top and used in trailer mode. Awesome.

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[[File:Eva-optimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy Mode "Eva"''' ([[November 28]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''

:''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#eva|Convoy Mode "Eva"]] is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy complete with Combat Deck, which is decoed in white with [[Nerv]] insignias as a Nerv"Project Evangelion Movable Base". This toy was limited to 1,000 pieces.

{{-}}{{anchor|MP44}}
[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|All this for the low, low price of an arm, a leg, and your firstborn son!]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[August 24]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44'''

:An entirely new mold, this Combat Deck is included with the third ''Masterpiece'' Convoy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44]]. Designed to resemble the animation model more closely than previous MP depictions, it can be towed in trailer mode by Optimus Prime in his truck mode, works in repair bay mode when positioned vertically, and has cutaways in the top enabling the drone arm to be extended out of the interior when in trailer mode for lots of Decepticon-shooting action. The Auto-Launcher can also separate from the Combat Deck and deploy wheels to replicate [[:File:Combat_deck.jpg|an animation error]], in this mode it can also be towed by Roller. The drone arm additionally doubles as a flight-stand for when Optimus Prime dons his included jetpack.
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===''Hybrid Style''===
[[File:THS02 CombatDeck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Also stores fishing tackle.]]
*'''G1 Convoy''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''THS-02'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:This version of Optimus comes with a highly detailed Combat Deck, featuring all the familiar trappings of the original toy, including the Auto-Launcher, Roller, and storage space for Prime's gun and fuel pump. The toy lacks the spring-loaded launcher for Roller or the firing missiles for the Auto-Launcher, and the vestigal Diaclone cockpits are naturally removed, but in their place are storage compartments for Prime's numerous fists and energon axe, and numerous other extra features: the Auto-Launcher now features two handles that Prime can grip onto in order to aim its cannons; instead of merely flipping downward, the trailer's tailgate splits in two and swings open, and a spring-loaded ramp pops out from under the doorway to allow Roller to roll into action; the fuel pump and nozzle are connected by a poseable wire, instead of a rubber tube; when the trailer is opened, the support struts swing out automatically; and the front of the trailer has two little holes to attach Sideswipe's [[jet pack]].
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime-Trailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' ([[2012]])

:The Hasbro [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|release]] of MP-10 Convoy also redecoes the trailer, giving it brighter blue plastic and paint, and removing the silver paint of its interior. It retains all of the functionality and [[gimmick]]ry from the previous release.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-Year of the horse Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|(Almost) invisible.]]
*'''Year of the Horse Optimus Prime''' (2014)
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Released to celebrate the Lunar New Year, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Horse" Optimus Prime is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy, featuring darker reds and gold-chromed parts, among other deco changes. The Combat Deck is now almost completely transparent. The Autobot logos on the side are now red and gold. The Auto-Launcher is cast in transparent blue plastic. Because of the transparency, one has to look closely when the toy is in its packaging to see the actual trailer body.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Optimus-Prime-Trailer.jpg|upright=2|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-E11'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Optimus Prime with Trailer'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-02'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[April 25]], 2020'''
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] comes with a new version of Combat Deck. In trailer mode, it can hold small Deluxe Class figures. In battle station mode it features numerous [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]], a ramp with an [[A.I.R. Lock System|A.I.R. Lock]] connector on its end, and an articulated Auto-Launcher. The center of the ramp can be removed and used as a shield and the Auto-Launcher (now fully grey in color) can be detached and pegged onto a 5 mm port as a backpack or weapon. When towed by either the ''Siege'' or ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime molds, the trailer cannot turn if the landing gear is facing forward.

:In a cute reference to [[Heavy Metal War]], ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]] can tow the Combat Deck in his truck mode.

{{Anchor|AUOP}}
*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)

:Like Optimus, the Combat Deck also gets a "sleep mode" redeco.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
*'''Nemesis Prime Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2020)

:This ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Leader Unboxing set contains a Combat Deck redecoed from ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime's trailer, although the Nemesis Prime figure itself is actually a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Optimus]]. The Combat Deck can connect with the included [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]] to form a ramp.
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{{Anchor|Kingdom}}
===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-K11 Optimus Prime Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-K11'''

:''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime was re-released in the first wave of the ''Kingdom'' Leader Class toys, including the Combat Deck. It featured no notable changes.
{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Robosen Collector's Edition''===
*'''Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Trailer and Roller''' (2022)

:This version of the Combat Deck is a companion piece to the earlier [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robosen Collector's Edition|Robosen Optimus Prime programmable robot]]. It forms a ''3-foot-long'' trailer with internal and external lighting, and upon voice command or app control it uses 60 microchips and 18 motors to move some of its 2,000 individual parts, self-transform and rise into its interactive battle station / repair tower mode, move its various doors and ramps, and deploy a remote-controlled Roller. It costs $750 - as much as Robosen Prime himself - but what price is the pain of not having one?

{{comingsoontoy}}
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===Holiday Optimus Prime===
[[File:Holiday Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Repair drone elf costume not included.]]
*'''Holiday Optimus Prime''' (December 2022)
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)| [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[Christina Murphy]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANet8GxJgmk Recording] of the ''Transformers'' panel at [[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]] with [[Ben MacCrae]] at the "Ryan Speaks Geek" YouTube channel</ref>

:This festive incarnation of the Combat Deck is a redeco of the one included with [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]] in white with red stripes and features a [[tampograph]]ed Autobot [[insignia]] wearing a [[Santa]] hat. The Auto-Launcher is cast in pure white.

:The figure was made available for sale exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] on November 1, 2022 and is slated for a December 2022 release.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckepd4SOlPs/ Designer commentary on Holiday Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==Merchandise==
===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s first statue of Optimus Prime stands 24 inches tall and features multiple LEDs, two varieties of his laser rifle, and his energy axe. The statue's chestplate can open, revealing the Matrix of Leadership. The sculpted base for this figure also features the Combat Deck and Roller. Only 500 of this item were produced.
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==Notes==

*In the cartoon, when Optimus Prime [[Transformation|transforms]] into [[robot mode]], the combat deck disappears, only to reattach itself to Prime whenever he goes into vehicle mode. According to an early Japanese catalog circa [[1985]], after Optimus Prime transforms into robot mode, the trailer is teleported to the base via a special signal.<ref>Page 69, ''[[Transformers Generations 2011 Volume 1]]''</ref> IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'' uses a similar idea, by having the trailer arrive at Prime's location using [[orbital jump]].
*Marvel's G1 comics generally kept better track of Prime's trailer. If he didn't bring it with him, he would transform without it. It seemed to pop in and out in the G2 comic, though.
*The Combat Deck was referred to as '''Autobot Headquarters''' in [[Commercial/International#United Kingdom|several]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|different]] [http://www.botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=10&image=268 sources].
*Among the sticker displays in the original Combat Deck toy is a map of the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Romulan_Neutral_Zone Romulan Neutral Zone] from ''[[Star Trek]]''. Really!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Combat Container''' (コンバットコンテナ ''Konbatto Kontena'')

==See also==
* [[Star Trailer]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Combat Deck (with Optimus Prime) at TFU.info].

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Hot Shot (Armada)/toys

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'''[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]''' has many toys! And merchandise! [[User:ItsWalky|No sane person]] would own all of them!

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
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[[File:Armadatoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You know, I've personally flown over 194 missions and I was shot down every one of them. Come to think of it, I've never landed a plane in my life. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRod.jpg|350px|right|thumb|I have a shell the size of a fist in my head. Pork Chop Hill. The only way I can make this goddamn toupee to stay on is by magnetizing the entire upper left quadrant of my skull, so you just go ahead and do what you do. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Super-Con Class, 2002/2003)
**''Takara ID number'': '''MC-03'''
**''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
**''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' "Super-Cons" (aka Deluxes), Hot Shot transforms into a modified yellow {{w|Audi TT}}. He is packaged with the [[Mini-Con]] helicopter [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]], who can peg onto the trunk of Hot Shot's vehicle mode to act as a rear-mounted "speed boosting" propeller. Jolt's massive gun plugs into Hot Shot's hood, releasing a pair of "driving claws" from his front bumper; these function as his feet in robot mode, so activating these is a necessary step in transforming him. When Hot Shot is in robot mode, attaching Jolt or any Mini-Con to the port on his butt flips his rear axle up over his head; pushing up on the port then rotates the axle to face forward, automatically launching a spring-loaded missile, a gimmick fans have dubbed the "Axlezooka". Hot Shot's visor can also flip down over his face, and Jolt's gun can attach to his chest as armor. Jolt's gun also has its own Mini-Con socket, allowing it to activate any Mini-Con activated features.

:"Hot Rod," [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Legends of the Microns'' version of Hot Shot, was released in altered colors, with a more saturated yellow and some dark gray paint in places instead of navy blue. Additionally, more of the belt straps on his chest were painted silver, his pelvis was painted a darker red, and there was clearer paint on his Autobot symbol. A [[retool]] (or vice versa) of [[Hasbro]]'s Hot Shot, his right arm houses a light-up LED (for accommodating the translucent Star Saber sword) that glows when his side-view mirror is pressed, a feature that was dropped from the American version due to price-point concerns.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed for the [[#ArDxPx|"Powerlinx" Hot Shot]] version of the character (see below). That retool was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hot Rod and Air Defense Micron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
*'''Hot Rod w/ Jolt and Air Defense Microns''' (Multi-pack, 2002)
**''Takara ID number'': '''MS-01'''
**''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
**''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/rifle

:Takara's Hot Rod was also released in a box set with the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]. All items in the set are identical to their individual (Takara) releases.

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[[File:Armadatoy-PowerlinxHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Destiny, Part Three|No, yeah, I'm totally that Hot Rods guy.]] (''Hasbro versions pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRodSuperMode.jpg|right|300px|thumb|My hand still glows, but they retooled away my deployable sunglasses! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
*'''Powerlinx Hot Shot''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)
**''Takara ID number'': '''MC-13'''
**''Takara release date'': September ??, 2003
**''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: A red, yellow, and black [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the first Hot Shot, Powerlinx Hot Shot has a new head that has a more "serious" look, and his visor, sculpted directly into the new head, is no longer articulated. Intended to be an [[homage]] to "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], he has a yellow spoiler and flames on his hood. Due to a factory error, his forehead is painted gray instead of left red. Later in the line, a running change granted Powerlinx Hot Shot with a cleaner faction symbol. Even ''later'' in the run, the forehead paint application was removed, but that particular version is extremely rare.

: The Japanese version, "Hot Rod Super Mode", fixed this forehead mistake, replaced the gold flames with yellow, painted the shoulder symbol more clearly, and retained the LED light-up arm the first Japanese version featured.

:This mold was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was ultimately canceled.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Powerlinx Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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*'''Powerlinx Hot Shot''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/rifle

:In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Super-Con toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price of a normal Super-Con during Toys"R"Us' post-Thanksgiving-day sale. Like [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]], Powerlinx Hot Shot could come with one of the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]] or [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]].

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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Buy a bunch of him and recreate [[City of Fear!]]]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles

:Part of the larger-scale assortment of ''[[Built to Rule!]] Armada'', Hot Shot is a building-block set centered around a converting "Trans-Skeleton" that forms the core of either mode: his made-up sportscar mode, or his incredibly gangly and awkward robot mode. He has two spring-loaded missile launchers activated by rotating a 2x2 drum assembly on the tops. He also has a 2x2 "Powerlinx"-peg plate, which can hold any ''BTR'' or regular-type Mini-Con, though the grip on the latter is particularly loose. Oddly, this is the only ''BTR Armada'' kit that places this plate on the trigger mechanism of the missile launcher (at least, according to the [[instructions]]) to simulate the regular ''Armada'' line's Powerlinx-activated gimmicks.

: He comes with a building-block version of [[Jolt (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Jolt]].

: His 2x4 engine-block piece would later show up in some ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Built to Rule! Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-OptimusPrimeSuper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seriously, it's not that hard to get hold of a Matrix of Leadership. Have you tried asking nicely?]]
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme Class, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles
{{note|''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s inner robot was officially (if comedically) [[repurposing|repurposed]] as an upgraded form for Hot Shot named "Shotimus Prime" by [[Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts issue 2|''Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts'' #2]].}}

: A Sam's Club [[exclusive]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime basically swapped out all of its red plastic for a yellow-orange color, with a black "bandolier". He transforms into a Japanese Hino Brandlier fire truck, the forward section of which truck detaches to become his standard [[robot mode]]. His '[[trailer]]' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station, which can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Battle Mode. For some reason, the Autobot symbol on his chest in Battle Mode is left unpainted.As an undocumented feature, Optimus Prime's pistol can be stored on the right side of a backpack.

: The toy incorrectly proclaims that Optimus Prime's transformation into super mode uses the code-phrase "[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|maximize]]". Additionally, the toy has the unfortunate tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. The ladder comes complete with missiles allowing them to be launched one-at-a-time via individual triggers. The standard [[robot mode]] has four pegs on its arms that happen to be sculpted in such a way that they can function as [[Mini-Con]] ports, though they weren't designed with this in mind, since the original toy coming out before the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline.

: He came packed in [[robot mode]] in an upright display package, which featured a sticker on the front with a hilariously mistransformed [[Omega Prime]], advertising the toy's combining ability with the simultaneously-released, slightly-redecoed Sam's Club exclusive ''Universe'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]].

: This Optimus Prime was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Yellow Splendid Convoy]]. The mold was also used to make [[Defensor (OTFCC)#Universe .282003.29|OTFCC Defensor]], but that toy ended up unreleased.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hot Shot, part deux. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Electric Boogaloo. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, 2004)
**''Takara ID number'': '''SC-02'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:In ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', Hot Shot was updated as a modified yellow {{w|Aston Martin Vanquish}}. He can carry a transparent red spring-loaded missile-launching weapon in either mode, and features a small Autobot [[spark crystal]] on his chest on which [[Energon star|Energon chips]] can be mounted. Like nearly all other Autobots in the ''Energon'' line, he can [[powerlinx]] with like-designed toys to form the top or bottom of a super robot. Hot Shot's articulation is relatively limited compared to other deluxes of the time, having peculiar balljointed shoulders, as well as lacking knees and a neck.

:Takara released "Hotshot" in similar colors, changing the slate blue plastic to a dark, nearly-black blue, dropping the black paint on his car roof, and adding metallic blue paint to his chest. His head is also an almost-identical-but-refined sculpt, most noticeably the proportions and sculpt sharpness of the mouth and chin, along with less bulbous eyes.

:Similar to the contemporary [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] and Energon Optimus Prime, the Hasbro figure had a running change during its second wave of production. While the first wave Hot Shot figures had gray faces, later releases had silver painted faces using the Takara head sculpt, with a transitional silver-faced Hasbro headed version in between. Hot Shot's head sculpt appears to have changed ''very'' late in the design process from having a visor to having exposed eyes like his Armada version; The Hasbro head is pictured on Hot Shot's [[control drawing|control art]], as in a [https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B131dK6nhZY/XlKJ7-mBltI/AAAAAAAA8Zc/3rRC1mF0B5YQ8Gbr5WsAQHqwVYjejm5EQCKgBGAsYHg/s1600/TFE_Settei_2_0051.jpg ''photo of a prototype headsculpt is literally pasted over the original line art''], so the Hasbro head use may have been a consequence of tight deadlines, with Takara cleaning up the sculpt later.

:This mold was later redecoed to make the [[#EnDxEn|"Energon" powered-up version of the character]]. It was also [[retool]]ed to make the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' incarnation of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:En-toy HotShotInfernoSet.jpg|right|200px|thumb|♫''Stuck as a middle with you...''♫]]
*'''Hotshot / Inferno Super Link Set''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''SS-01'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment

:In Japan, Takara released "Hotshot" both individually and in a single "Super Link Set" with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]. Both toys are identical to their individual Japanese releases.
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[[File:Energontoy-EnergonHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Silver on the outside, Armada colors on the inside! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShotFire.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He has a heart that [[Burning justice|burns for justice]]. Try some Tums, Hot Shot! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
*'''Energon Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, 2004)
**''Takara ID number'': '''SC-23'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:''Energon'' Energon Hot Shot gave the car mode a silver-painted finish and the robot parts a dark blue, yellow, and red color scheme reminiscent of ''Armada'' Hot Shot's colors. Curiously, Energon Hot Shot switched back to the Hasbro version of Hot Shot's head (see above), meaning the Takara head was not a [[retool]], but an entirely separate mold.

:When he was released in Japan as "Hotshot Fire," his car mode was unpainted silver plastic, while the yellow plastic was changed to a sherbet orange, the dark blue plastic to black, and the transparent orange plastic to a transparent crimson red. He also came packaged with the [[Energon weapon|Energy Cutter]], a transparent watermelon red redeco of [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]]'s [[energon weapon]], plus a matching [[Energon star|energon chip]]. Hotshot Fire uses the Takara version of Hot Shot's head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/EHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Hotshotcybertrontoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hot Shot's Blue Period.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)
**''Takara ID number'': '''GC-02'''
**''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], [[2004]]
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]/[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toys, this version of Hot Shot transforms into a heavily modified blue {{w|Chrysler ME Four-Twelve}} sports car with a huge rear engine. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the rear of the car deploys a pair of transparent yellow wings from his spoiler, a gimmick also available in robot mode. He also comes with a spring-loaded missile-launching gun that can be carried in robot mode or pegged into the roof of the car mode.

: His robot mode has numerous details in [[homage]] to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], including the triple-pipe-guns on his forearms, the spoiler-wings on his back, and the sculpting of his shins and chest.

: The Takara release, "Exillion," is almost completely identical to the later Hasbro version other than a slight molding difference; two screws on either side of the spoiler are visible in the American release and all subsequent uses of the mold, but the original Japanese use of the mold had these screws buried. And, of course, the Hasbro release has a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] stamped on its back.

: Package art depicted Hot Shot's gun with a black trigger, but it was red plastic on the final toy.

:This sculpt was used to make Exillion Red Version [[#CyDVD|(see below)]], [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Excellion]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Toys|Goldbug]] (with a new head sculpt) and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie series]] [[Breakaway (Movie)#Toys(2007)|Breakaway]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hotshotlegendsblue.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I may be the worst ''Legends of Cybertron'' toy!]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005/2006)

: A smaller, simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot was released as part of the first wave of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' toys. He features limited articulation of the arms and legs, and he retains the flip-out wings.

:This mold was used to make a [[#CyLoC2|second Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot (see below)]], ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], and 2008's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hotshotcybertrondefensetoy.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|He's full of tiny missiles. Bubbles, not so much.]][[File:CDHotShot-cardback.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Variant enthusiasts, I tease you. (''Unreleased deco pictured'')]]
*'''Cybertron Defense Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)
**''Takara ID number'': '''GC-19'''
**''Takara release date'': [[July 14]], 2005
**''Accessories'': Knife, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key, Scrapmetal standee (Takara release only)
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d1o4'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:Cybertron Defense Hot Shot transforms into a modified {{w|M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle}}, in the same blue, navy, and red color scheme as the previous ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot. A Cybertron Cyber Key is included and when the key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. Cybertron Defense Hot Shot also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs and sort-of acts as an exhaust pipe in vehicle mode, and when in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, peg into the front of his fist, or be stored on a sheath on his left leg. The same sheath can be used to store his Cyber Key in vehicle mode.

:The instructions for this toy contain some minor visual errors: his black shoulder panels have been swapped, and some steps apparently have him flipped (with the sword/key sheath on his left leg instead of his right).

:"Exigeyser", Cybertron Defense Hot Shot's Japanese counterpart, is completely identical, but also came with a cardboard standup depicting three [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]. The American version of Cybertron Defense Hot Shot was at some point intended to have a slightly altered deco, which is shown in the [[stock photography|stock photos]] on the back of the packaging, but this altered deco for some reason never superseded the Japanese deco for American release. This unreleased deco featured mud splashes painted around the wheel wells and some re-arranged deco on the robot chest.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Roadbuster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hardhead (BW)|Hard Head]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/CDHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Cybertron Defense Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Redexillion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dip it in red, don't even change the paint mask. I'll take your entire stock! Of 500!]]
*'''Exillion Red Version''' (DVD pack-in, 2005-[[June 22|06-22]])
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key

:Exillion Red Version is a redeco of the ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot toy in red, dark red, and orange, with transparent blue. Aside from the retooled screwholes, he's a straight-on color swap from ''Galaxy Force'' Exillion with the same [[paint operation]] layout. Limited to 500, it came with the first ''Galaxy Force'' DVD and an empty box set to prepare for the next few ''Galaxy Force'' DVD releases. This redeco took advantage of the toy's homage to ''Generation 1'' Hot Rod, completing the homage with appropriate colors, though the toy is still supposed to represent the Hot Shot/Exillion character.

:Before the toy saw official release, several stolen [[prototype|test shots]] entered the market, though in a [http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act368/ slightly altered color treatment] than the final. Originally, the dark red was a brighter red.

:This toy was the indirect inspiration for ''Cybertron'' [[Excellion (Cybertron)|Excellion]], who is marketed as a separate character, unlike this toy. (The direct inspiration, of course, being the original Hot Rod.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/DVDExillion/exillion.htm More information on Exillion Red Version at TFU.info]''

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*'''Hot Shot with Mirage''' (Tiny Tins multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Part of a run of [[Walmart]] exclusive [[Tiny Tins]] sets, Hot Shot was also sold in a larger box that came with a special [[redeco]] of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]], plus a special Tiny Tins carrying tin for the Mini-Con.

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*'''Value Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: For a while, [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

: This packs could include Hot Shot, [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]], [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]], [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], or [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]].

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*'''Drag Race Pack! Hot Shot vs. Override''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Hot Shot was also available in a Target-exclusive two-pack set with [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:LOCExcellion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bitin' Excellion's style.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)

:This redeco of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] Hot Shot uses Excellion's approximate coloration and paint scheme; however, the toy is not actually labelled "Excellion", merely "Hot Shot". The reason for this is unclear.

:This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Legends [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]], and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron recolor Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends Class, 2007)

:Bizarrely enough, Hot Shot was one of three [[rebranding|rebranded]] ''Cybertron'' Legends toys released in ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' packaging, though with the modifier "Cybertron Collection" printed on the cardfront. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:UniverseHotShotJolt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hasbro hates the fans, plural, but loves [[David Willis]].]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:An update of his ''Armada'' form, Hot Shot transforms from a sleek yellow Audi TT-like hot rod sports car with transparent windows and headlights into a fully poseable robot. Jolt is able to attach via a Mini-Con peg on Hot Shot's shoulder, but this doesn't activate any features. Jolt plugs into Hot Shot's vehicle mode by pushing the arms/engines through slots under the spoiler; Jolt cannot fold so that his propeller faces back like the original toy. Additionally, Hot Shot's fist holes are smaller than the standard 5mm, making him incompatible with all weapons from his previous forms. Because there is no gap molded into the rear bumper to accommodate missile launchers (see below), the car kibble over his shoulders bumps together and cannot sit properly. He's also infamous for having a horribly finicky transformation, with his windshield, door, and roof pieces refusing to lock together and continually detaching from their proper position.

:Hot Shot's prototype featured transparent plastic on his side windows to match his windshield and rear window, but was replaced with painted opaque windows on the final toy.

:''Universe'' Hot Shot was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)#Henkei! Henkei!|Hot Rod]]. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version retains missile launchers originally planned for the Hasbro release. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version of the mold was redecoed as the Transformers Collectors' Club 2010 freebie, [[Dion (G1)#Timelines|Elite Guard Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Universe'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects-WFC-GS09-Siege-Deluxe-Hot-Shot.jpg|thumb|300px]]
{{main|Hot Shot (Henkei!)#Generations}}
:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Hot Shot is a retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Hound]] with a new head and a paint job based off [[#CyCDF|the Cybertron Defense Deluxe figure]] from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''.
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===''Legacy''===
{{anchor|Legacy}}
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Hot Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You’re not done ‘till I SAY you’re done, [[David Willis|Willis!]]]]
*'''Armada Universe Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
**''Accessories'': Engine block gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Part of the first wave of Deluxes in ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution (2023)|Legacy: Evolution]]'', Hot Shot is an updated version of the character that transforms into his yellow sports-car form. He includes an engine block gun like his original ''Armada'' toy, but unlike that toy, he does not include [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]. His [[Evo-Fusion]] gimmick allows his Axlezooka to emerge from his back, though noticeably, it's triggered manually and not triggered by any Mini-Cons. However, there is a hollow 5mm post on the rear of Hot Shot's car mode. Hmm...

:This figure was revealed during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]].

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjy8VO3sn1V/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Hot Shot'']
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can't have too many of these.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Happy Meal, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Car roof (Asian market variant only)

:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal ''Armada'' promotion, Hot Shot transformed from robot to yellow car. He had a Powerlinx post on each shoulder and Powerlinx ports under each foot, which enabled him to combine with the other McDonald's Autobots to form [[Mighty Robot]]. The ports on his feet can be used to access Mini-Con gimmicks on larger Armada toys, but since they're on the bottom of his feet in robot mode, it would be a pretty awkward fit on most figures. Hot Shot's vehicle mode also features a pull-back motor.

:[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot2.jpg|left|150px|thumb|An ''Armada'' Hot Shot with transparent windows? Gasp!]]
:In some Asian markets, a slightly different Hot Shot toy was available. The robot arms did not form from the roof of the car; instead the roof was a separate transparent piece which detached during transformation and pegged into his robot mode's back. The arms are now colored blue as well, for some reason. The reason for this version's existence is not known.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/McHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on McDonald's Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===Reader's Digest 3D Model===
[[File:Hotshotarmadaplasticcardfigurine.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not much less poseable than the actual toy!]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (3D Model, 2002)
:A plastic punch-out "exclusive collectible 3-D model" of Hot Shot was a prize packaged with Reader's Digest's ''[[Decepticon Attack!]]'' and ''[[Enter the Mini-Cons]]'' storybooks. Hot Shot was one of eight characters available, and each book came with two randomized characters. The assembled figure stands two inches tall.
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF HotShot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm seein' double! ''Four'' Hot Shots!]]
*'''Hot Rod''' ([[December 27]] 2002)
**''Act'': '''9'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A non-transforming PVC figure of Hot Shot, based on his animation model, was available in "Act 9" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series. This figure came in both full color and solid-pewter finish, packed one each in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage at the shoulders, 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.
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===''Mega Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:MegaSCFHotRod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Nucleon (substance)|More alive!]]]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Mega Super Collection Figure, 2002)

:Mega SCF Hot Rod is a larger, articulated non-transforming PVC action figure of Hot Shot, based upon his cartoon model. He came with his engine gun and a small, non-transformable PVC figurine of his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].
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===''Big Transformers''===
[[File:Bigtransformershotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Well, "big" is relative.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Big Transformers, 2002)

:[[Kabaya]] released a set of three separately-boxed ''Legends of the Microns'' figurines, dubbed "Big Transformers", which featured nontransformable, lightly-articulated plastic toys of Hot Shot, Megatron, and Optimus Prime. Each came with a tiny plastic representation of their respective Mini-Con partners in vehicle mode, which could peg onto them. Like most Kabaya toys, Hot Shot came with barely-edible gum.
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===''Transformers Mini Car Collection''===
[[File:Majorettehotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You will regret eating the gum.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (die-cast car, 2002)

:[[Majorette]] and Kabaya offered a small range of ''Legends of the Microns''-themed die-cast cars. Hot Shot was represented by a yellow Audi TT with decals of himself, the Autobot symbol, and the ''Legends of the Microns'' logo across the surface of the car. It also comes with a package of terrible gum.
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===''Battle for Cybertron Game''===
[[File:Armadaboardgamehotshot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop]]
*'''Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game''' (board game, 2002)

:[[Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game]] came with eight fully-painted PVC figurines, one of which was Hot Shot.
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===Puzzle===
*'''Hot Shot puzzle'''

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===Backpack===
*'''Hot Shot backpack'''

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===''Bubble Twist''===
[[File:Hotshotbubbletwist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Taste the rainbow.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Bubble Twist, 2003)

:In 2003, Toys"R"Us carried a line of candy toys called [[Bubble Twist]], which dispensed gum from its capsule-shaped container when twisted. Also contained in the capsule was an unpainted rubber figurine of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' or ''Transformers [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' character, including Hot Shot. Blindpacked, each figure came in several different possible colors.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix CybHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Who needs Jolt when you have a Laffy Taffy shield?]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF09
|faction=Autobot
|class=Warrior
|special=Rally - 10/26 (38%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
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:Part of the first assortment of ''[[Attacktix]]'' Booster Packs, Hot Shot is a "Super Rare" piece with a spring-loaded "shield-missile" attack. His Special Power "Rally" allows you to return one of your previously-defeated [[Autobot]] pieces back into play. The figure commonly has a black base, but like all Boosters, a rarer chrome-silver-base version was randomly packed into boxes as well.

:This mold was also used to make ''Attacktix'' Excellion, who was also a wave-1 Booster piece.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AttacktixHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Hotshotprotocolor.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Transforms from car to linebacker and back!]]
*[[#ArDx1|''Armada'' Hot Shot's toy]] had to be completely re-engineered close to release. Due to a structural flaw (and gravity), Hot Shot's arms were not able to attach securely to his shoulders. Furthermore, designer [[Aaron Archer]] felt the early design's wide, football player-like physique was inappropriate to the character archetype.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay... ITs Not retooled. the picture is of a hand painted ROUGH model. None of these parts were ever "tooled". It changed for any number of reasons but since I worked on this guy last August I cant remeber all the reasons why. I remeber this... Hot shot is the young type character in Armada and I remeber we didnt like that he looked so tough, with those big shoulders.|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=circa 2002}}</ref> Last-minute changes were made to the design to rework the transformation of the arms, necessitating the dropping of some articulation and the addition of [[kibble]] elsewhere to compensate.
[[File:ArcherSays.jpg|right|150px|thumb]]
*''Armada'' Hot Shot's infamous grin was actually a misinterpretation of Aaron Archer's original concept art which depicted Hot Shot clenching his teeth together in an open-lipped, determined expression. The head of the original tooling had a maniacal, perhaps unhinged-looking smile in response to this concept art, so the grin was scaled back on the final toy. The grin was removed completely and replaced with a neutral, stern expression when the head was resculpted for [[#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]].
*The rear axle (the "Axlezooka") on the original Hot Shot figure has sculpted shock absorbers in an interesting display of attention to detail. However, they are sculpted 90 degrees in the wrong direction, which would make them useless in reality.
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was originally conceived as an exclusive toy for [[BotCon 2007]] from the [[#CyCDF|Cybertron Defense Force version]] of Hot Shot. While the mold does bear a decent resemblance to the IDW incarnation of Sentinel, he was dropped in favor of [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]], who fit the mold and the story/theme better.
*An unused concept for a potential [[Botcon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Hot Shot from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Titans Return|Chromedome]] in ''Armada'' colors with [[Alexis Thi Dang]] redecoed from [[Stylor]] with a new head. It would've also come with [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] [[Targetmaster]] partner redecoed from [[Blaze Master#Generations|''Generations'' Blazemaster.]]<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]

Humanization

2022-10-07T06:27:03Z

Cooldude1246: /* Sleep */

Throughout the various Transformers [[canon]], there have been several instances of [[Transformer]]s with humanistic traits and having very [[human]] actions that possibly conflict with their status as mechanical robots. Many of these instances can be dismissed as stylistic choices by the artists or as gags not to be taken seriously.

{{quote|You order a pizza?}}
{{quote|Why would I order a pizza? We don't eat human food!|[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] and [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]]|"[[Dino-mite Duo]]"}}

==Glandular, digestive, and respiratory==
===Sweating===
[[File:LandsharkWOH-energondelivery.jpg|thumb]]

*In [[Prime Time!|issue twelve]] of the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US comic]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is seen [[:File:PrimeTime Rumble sweat.JPG|leaking lubricant]] from his head during a stressful confrontation with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (as Shockwave points out), in a manner resembling sweating.
*Numerous times in the Marvel UK comic, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] can be seen "sweating".
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' featured Transformers displaying the traditional anime "sweat drop", a giant bead of liquid appearing at the side of the head to convey embarrassment or exasperation.
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] sweatdrops upon seeing a particularly scary expression on [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]]'s face. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}
*[[Leozack]] sweatdrops oil when [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] attacks him. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

===Coughing===
*In the G1 episode "[[Roll for It]]", when the Autobots emerge from the ruins of a demolished [[antimatter]] laboratory, they are coughing.
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] coughs when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] surrounds him with smoke.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
*In "[[Call of the Primitives]]", a fiery blast from [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] causes both the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to cough.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] begins to cough for no reason while making a triumphant speech. Much like Powerglide's "heart", this could be a one-shot joke. He also coughs while sleeping, and when amidst the smoky remains of an electrical fire.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] fake-coughed in the episode "[[Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege]]" of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] to draw [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s attention to the matter of [[Noble (BM)|Noble]].
*In [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] episode "[[Secret Weapon: D-5]]", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], and [[Dark Scream]] all cough after inhaling smoke.
*In the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Mortal Combat]]", right after Optimus Prime says "I wish I could accommodate you," he coughs silently.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] visibly coughs after [[Sam Witwicky]] uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to restore him to life in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', even expelling what appears to be dust.
*In "[[Rock Bottom]]", [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] coughs after escaping the collapsed mine. Ironically, Bulkhead later claims ''in the same episode'' that Autobots don't need to breathe.
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] coughs once he activates himself in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''

===Breathing===
On ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', it was explained that the android [[memoryalpha:Data|Data]]'s breathing served to cool his inner components, but mostly so that he doesn't appear unnatural to the humans he was designed to resemble. He also blinks for this reason. It could be argued that breathing serves the same "cooling" purpose in Transformers, as it is possible for their internal systems to overheat with use, but this explanation is always going to smack of desperation.

*In an ''Energon'' episode, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] instructs [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] that they have to synchronize their breathing before they can [[Powerlinx]].
*At the climax of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] tries to strangle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], complete with sounds of Hot Rod gagging and struggling to breathe. It's possible that Galvatron was trying to compress Hot Rod's neck until the Autobot's head popped off, but that isn't likely.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], calling for help as a python constricts him, says he can't breathe. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] gags a bit when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] lifts him into the air by his throat. When told by Rhinox, "I'm in a bad mood. Understand?" Dinobot responds with a weak, breathless "Uh huh." {{storylink|Aftermath}}
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is shown to be breathing heavily after trying to chase down Blurr, even though he quips in a previous episode that not needing to breathe is useful for an Autobot. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}
**Blurr did the same thing when he had completed running all the way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*On the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] breath can be seen due to condensation in the cold ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] breathes heavily as he runs in fear from [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] and the slave mines on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is visibly breathing while in stasis. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}
*"[[A Team Effort]]" confirms that Transformers require ventilation airways in their neck to prevent system overheating, as when [[Charger]] strangles [[Roadgrabber]] in a fit of rage.
*When [[Vigil]] filled the atmosphere with a sleeping agent, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] melodramatically held his breath until [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] assured him that the air was safe for Autobots to breathe. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} Air does not seem to be a requirement, however, as Rescue Bots operate perfectly well in space. {{storylink|Space Bots}} {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}

===Spitting===
*Throughout his term on the Marvel UK comic letters page, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] would regularly say "(Puttup)" after mentioning the Autobots or an Autobot's name to represent him spitting in disgust. This habit made an in-story appearance, with him spitting at [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] despite his [[mouthplate]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}
*After [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] escapes from the Decepticons's New Jersey base via a sewer, he spits as he complains about their poor choice of back door.{{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Tangled Web]]", [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] "spits" after reissuing his challenge to tangle with [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], despite the fact that, like Soundwave, he has no apparent mouth.
*In ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] repeatedly spits while talking to [[Sam Witwicky]] and his companions. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] also has to spit his mouth clean after being blasted across a forest by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] spits thrice: once at Sam while in the [[Broadwater Metal Works]] foundry, again when he mentions Prime's name and lastly when facing down Sam in Chicago. [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] also spits, albeit for no real reason, when addressing Sam and the humans outside of [[Chicago]] in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].''
*[[Galvatron II]] is seen spitting and drooling while explaining the situation. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Both Megatron and Galvatron II are seen both spitting on each other. Gross! {{storylink|Exodus!}}
*An ancient [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] rejects [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw's]] offer to convert his body to run on [[biofuel]] by spitting in his face and remarked "Poetry ain't the only thing you can pick up from Earth." {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

===Crying===
[[File:Omega Supreme tears up.jpg|thumb|Tissue: desired.]]

*A twinkle of light that may not literally be a tear, but is clearly intended to imply one, can be seen in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s eye at the end of "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]".
*When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dies in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is seen to dab at her eyes.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] told his colleagues he was about to "leak optical lubricant" when they wouldn't stop about giving up on [[Operation: Volcano]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
*In "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] has tears falling from his eyes, presumably in pain, during his monstrous disfigurement after he gains the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].
*There is a teardrop on young [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s face after being beaten by Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
[[File:BurdenHardestToBearScourgeCries.jpg|thumb|My allergies are bad this year.]]
*At the end of "[[The Grand Victory War]]", some Decepticons are crying over their defeat.
*As he mourns his dead friend [[Snowstalker]] and decides he can never fight again, [[Tigatron]] cries a single tear in beast mode.
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] wiped a fake tear when [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] put on the heroic act. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*When pondering [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s fate in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] is shown to shed a single tear from one of her spider eyes. This may be due to her technoganic nature though. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}
[[File:Bw2 ep6 twinwaterfalls.jpg|thumb|Surf's up—and I'm talkin' ''up''!]]
*Throughout ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and occasionally in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon, several characters are seen crying in hyperbolic anime fashion.
*Tears can be seen welling up in [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]'s eyes and falling to the ground in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' as he mourns a fallen comrade.
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] told [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] to "cry him a river". {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}
*Ratchet ''actually'' cries tears of defeat when outwitted by Megatron. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] cries over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death in [[The Art of War issue 5|''The Art of War'' #5]].
*In ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated]]'', [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] cries, though this "ability" could be part of her partially organic nature. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] cries after [[Sam Witwicky]] tells him cars are not allowed on campus, although he was exaggerating his sorrow and was likely deliberately leaking fluids to enhance the visual. ''{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}''
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was crying in the corner for not being in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]] game. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] had to talk to him. Again. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12#Law and Disorder|Law and Disorder}}
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] sometimes manifests streams of light from his optics resembling tears. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon}}
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] cries after the death of [[Chela]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}
{{note|In the 2005 IDW continuity, [[Authorial intent]] is that this is an overheating of the optical gauze covering their eyes.[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/396070452738535424]}}
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] was crying while watching a cowboys movie with [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and a childlike [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}
*Windblade cried after [[Maxima]]'s death. {{storylink|The Fall}}

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===Eating===
[[File:GoGo12-breakfast.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|My knowledge of eggs is tremendously wide. I've eaten them boiled, I've eaten them fried.]]

*There are references to [[Cybertronian food]].
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] has been known to eat Autobots as well as humans and other organics, despite not needing to do so to survive. Other Decepticons are disgusted by this practice.
*There are Pepsi and [[Destron Pizza|pizza]] in the refrigerator in [[Pepsi Convoy]]'s home.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', the Maximals and Predacons are shown to eat:
**[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] even displays something of a voracious appetite, eating rats and leaving webs to catch prey. At one point, he captures Cheetor and prepares to drain the Maximal's fluids, claiming that it is the act he prefers over the nourishment (which adds just another level of creepy to the already creepy Tarantulas). {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] eats apples. {{storylink|The Web}}
**And garbage. {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] eats a bird. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}}
**[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] eats [[Clone One|his clone]]. [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] remarks that he is "disgusting". {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
**While suffering from an [[Energon discharge virus]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] eats wild beans to build up his power. This later ends disastrously for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
*In ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] wants to eat the underground tree's fruit; [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] protests that "we don't eat food, we process [[energon]]—PERIOD!", but is overruled. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}
*According to [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] eats [[Autobot]] [[Protoform]]s for breakfast. But of course that could just be a rumour. {{Storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*[[Brains]] is seen chewing on a screw, while [[Igor]] and the [[hatchling]]s are clearly shown to be ingesting minerals. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] complains that he shouldn't have eaten a lot of "Tijuana street machinery" when he returns to the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]]. [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] has also developed a bad habit of eating cars. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', Decepticons are seen eating food with human allies. Dauros chokes on a chicken bone. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}
*Multiple characters in ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' eat human food for comedic effect. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 12}} {{storylink|Muscle Revolution! Ya!}}
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Bonz-Eye]] is shown eating popcorn. {{storylink|I, Cheeseburger (episode)}}

===Flatulence===
*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Low Road]]", Rhinox lets out an extreme amount of flatulence after consuming wild bean vines. This could be due to Maximals having organic parts in their makeup.
*In the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Bad Spark]]", [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] also lets out flatulence, blaming it on a large buildup of energy from his [[Transmetal]] body.
*Just go watch ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Happens every five minutes. You can set a clock by it.
*One of the [[Mini-Constructicon]]s "cuts one", causing the others to laugh and request someone to open a window in "[[Spotlight: Ramjet]]".
*[[Fottle Barts]] farts. And farts. And farts and farts and farts...

===Eructation===
*In an Earth Wars event, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] gets a bit gassy after having eaten his fill of Sharkticons.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Death's Trap}}
*[[Twerple Burple]].
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] belches after devouring his own clone, much to the disgust of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
*In the ''Transformers Animated'' episode "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] AND [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] belch a few times after downing some oil.
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] drunkenly belch and hiccup quite a few times after getting well and wasted.{{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}

===Urination===
[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee lubricates Simmons.JPG|upright=1.95|thumb|Sorry, this was the best image we could find.]]
*[[Tasmania Kid]] urinates (in beast mode) to put out a fire.
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] performs a similar action on [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] by popping off his automobile oil filter in [[robot mode]]. Optimus Prime claims that 'Bee is just leaking [[lubricant]]s on him. Presumably, this action was inspired from witnessing a [[Mojo|similar incident]].
*[[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]] apparently urinates himself in [[Do Over]].
*In Beast Wars II, [[DJ (BW)|DJ]] is known for wetting himself whenever he drinks too much oil.
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] claims that he "sprung a leak" after freaking out about [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s goal to take on [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] shoots at [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to test an energy shield, the latter claims that the trauma caused him to "leak some transmission fluid." {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}
*A brain-damaged [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] "drains his tank" on the floor, much to the dismay and disgust of his fellow [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]]. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] admits that while in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' shoulder turrets, he "may've leaked a little" when [[Leozack]] went to attack them earlier. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage}}

===Defecation===
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] defecates on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' from Marvel UK issue [[Robo-Capers issue 87|#87]].

===Use of bathrooms in general===
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is at one point seen running into an outhouse. It isn't clear which of the previously covered wastes he needs to excrete. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}
*[[Kreon]] [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] had to go to the bathroom so bad, he drove right through the Decepticon's forces to get to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
*The Cyberverse version of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] has signs in Cybertronian showing the location of the bathroom. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

===Blushing===
[[File:SeaChange Seaspray Blush.JPEG|thumb]]
*In the G1 episode "[[Sea Change]]", [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] has his whole face turn bright red, even before he jumps into the [[Well of Transformation]] and gets turned into a humanoid.
*''Transformers Animated'' Bumblebee has also been shown to be able to blush in a few episodes. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*''Transformers Cybertron'' Override blushes when speaking to Lori, which is an indication of the character's original male gender in ''Galaxy Force''. {{storylink|Honor}}

===Intoxication===
*In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] episode "[[Microbots]]", the [[Decepticon]]s behaving in a noticeably intoxicated fashion after consuming high-grade [[energon]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] refers to this as "over-energizing".
*In the UK comic, the [[Wreckers]] frequent a "bar" on Cybertron called [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where they consume high-grade energon, presumably for the purposes of getting intoxicated. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] pay a visit to this establishment in a later story, and get so hammered that they don't even notice [[Quickswitch]] fighting with some [[Mecannibal]]s.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] gets "drunk" on numerous occasions.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' manga, [[Lio Convoy]] gets drunk once and messes up [[Apache]]'s room.{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}}
*The [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] in ''Animated'', whose personalities are shout-outs to construction worker stereotypes, seem to drink oil the way humans drink beer. However, they never actually get drunk.
**However, the Autobots did feel dizzy after a mini Soundwave spiked the oil nog. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Alchemist Prime]] is known for his love of alcoholic beverages. Some say that he came up with the legend of Cybertron's [[Chosen One]] after downing twelve drams of rancid [[Engex]].

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:IDW Kup's non-cigar.jpg|250px|thumb|You can't get the really good ones anymore thanks to Castrol.]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] once gets a cold, causing him to cough and have a fever, in an issue of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]]. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] got a bump on his head after being hit by Deathsaurus with a staff when they were young boys. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
* ''Transformers Armada'' [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] is seen in bandages after being attacked by [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Past II}}
*In ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] chomps on a [[cy-gar|cy-]][[Cigar|gar]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}}
*As does [[Hound (Movie) |Hound]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)| its sequel]] {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)| Age of Extinction}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] has bandages wrapped around his middle after Sari is knocked out and the Autobots return to their base. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] wore a cast over his arm after being hit by a falling building. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] sneezes when he gets coated in flour. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

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==Body parts==
===Mouths/teeth/tongues===
{{Main|Teeth|Tongue|Mouthplate}}
*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] is the only major piece of fiction to ''not'' present Transformers as possessing [[teeth]] and/or [[tongue]]s. The features appear in both the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics, [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|''The Battlestars'' manga]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' animated series (where teeth would even be knocked out on occasion), the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons and comics.
*In an episode of [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]], [[Browning]] sticks his tongue out at [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] after they insult [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]].
*In the [[live-action film series]], the more human-like the robot, the more they are likely to have teeth. In the case of, say, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], his teeth are mechanical cubes overlaid on each other, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has bona fide fangs. Optimus spits out a piece of his shattered faceplate in the second film, which is intended to resemble a boxer spitting out a tooth after a brutal match. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*One of the most prevalent examples of this tradition is the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|''Kiss Players'' manga]], in which a [[Legion]] character is equipped with a distinctive prehensile (and phallic) tongue.
*In ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', a majority of the Transformers possess teeth and throats, but completely lack tongues.

===Eyeballs/eyelashes===
[[File:AutoBerserk OptimusPrime closedeyes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, my eyes!!]]

*Most Transformers have eyes. They see with them.
*In the episode "[[Auto Berserk]]", Optimus Prime's eyes are closed (apparently to shield them against the smoke) much like a human's when the Autobots stagger out of the fire and smoke of the Negavator's destruction.
*While dying from life force depletion, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] occasionally closes her eyes. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'s ''Brontosaurus''-mode eyes briefly pop out in a cartoonish manner when he is punched by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] clench their eyes shut when their ship is grabbed by a claw. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}
*Cyclonus also closes his eyes when Galvatron is about to go through the [[Alya]] treatment and he cannot bear to watch. {{storylink|Webworld}}
*[[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] sports some pretty heavy-duty eyelashes for her brief appearance in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]'' manga. So does [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] clenches his eyes shut when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] shines blinding headlights in his face. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
*In [[Spotlight: Hot Rod]], Hot Rod is shown to have what appears to be blast shields for his optics when he passes out after landing. Dealer's optics are mostly covered by his eyelids, so he looks half-passed out.
{{Note|Per an email query to IDW, their response is that Transformers do not have eyelids; it's just artistic license.}}
*The robots in the [[live-action film series]] have eyes designed to resemble cameras, enabling them to dilate and blink.
*''Animated'' [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] has eyelids. He also blinks frequently.
*The cyborg [[GoBots]], as portrayed in the animated cartoon, do in fact possess eyelids (when the eyes aren't covered by a visor) and frequently blink. Some also have visible pupils.
*Most robots in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' possess camera-like eyes similar to those seen in the live-action films, which dilate, contract, and blink in a highly human-like fashion. Notably, they also replicate the involuntary saccades of the human eye when idle.
*Likewise the robots in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' blink. [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] once ruined a photo [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] was taking of the recruits by blinking. {{storylink|Screen Time}}

<center><gallery>
File:Esmeral-manga.jpg|She puts it on with a paint roller.
File:LyzackEyelashes01.jpg|About 15 gallons of mascara for those things.
File:HotRodOpticShields.jpg|Hey, wake up!
File:Dealerseyelids.jpg|Got munchies?
</gallery></center>

===Obesity===
[[File:AOE-HoundStuck.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"911, what's the nature of your emergency?" "I'm looking at twenty tons of fat robot ass stuck in my window!"]]
Although Transformers come in all shapes and sizes anyway, some characters have particularly round appearances that suggest something equivalent to human obesity.

*In [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams #94]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] mentioned that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] weighs a little over 90 tons and "could stand to lose a little around the fuel storage system".
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] complained that the Decepticons had grown "fat and complacent" under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s rule. {{storylink|Surrender!}}
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] is virtually as wide as he is tall and is depicted as extremely round, with very short, stubby legs. It gives him more than a passing resemblance to a heavily obese person, or at best one of those huge, flabby, off-season wrestlers.
*Much the same could be said of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Being big-chassised is no excuse to let yourself go.
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] has a prominent gut that resembles a human paunch. Although ordinarily this might be considered merely a feature of his [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] (ala [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]), he is specifically designed to be a crotchety "old man" character, and in flashback sequences to his younger days in the Great War, he notably ''lacks'' said paunch.
*[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. Well, all the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], really, but seriously. It's kind of comically appropriate that the robots which do absolutely nothing but hang out and eat stuff all day are so roly-poly.
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] has a set of metal plates that form the front of his Alt mode forming a sort of "beer gut" on his abdomen. His buddy [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], a fat ballerina, is also pretty darn bulbous, and though it got him stuck in a building once, his weight doesn't really slow him down too much.
** [[Daytrader]] is very portly, but he insists that he is less likely to die in battle than his "corpulent comrade" Hound is of dying from carbon monoxide poisoning and his oil drinking problem. Later, when asked if he's actually overweight by [[Izabella]], Hound insists it's just all his gear and "this is like if somebody packed ten pounds of shit in a five pound sack". [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] disagrees and jokes he's just a chunky Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===Masculine characteristics===
====Facial hair====
{{Main|Facial hair}}
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Unicron]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] all sport "facial hair" in the G1 cartoon. In addition to that, ''Energon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], the films' Optimus (who has a goatee), [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] and ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], and [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|the other Wreck-Gar]] all have varying amounts of facial hair. (The last of these was modeled after [["Weird Al" Yankovic|his voice actor's]] own, prior to his appearance's overhaul.) The ''Shattered Glass'' versions of [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] also have "facial hair", probably as a homage to Evil [[Spock]]'s appearance in ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*Many characters in the live-action series have facial hair, like [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]], and [[The Fallen]].
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Sergeant Scrubforce]] has a bristle brush style mustache. [[Disgusto Desserto]] has a full beard made from canolli filling.

====Nuts, bolts, and screws====
[[File:LightfootDramaticEncounter Gilmer's injury.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hit a Decepticon in its voonerables, he said, and you've killed it.]]
*[[Gilmer]] got rammed in his crotch by [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], causing it to become red and Gilmer to clutch it, groaning he got "kicked in the balls". {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] kicks [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in the groin, causing apparent pain and giving him a high-pitched voice. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}}
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] once suggested a kick to the "unmentionables" as a workable battle tactic. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] has a set in [[Beast mode|tanuki mode]]. Since tanuki are known for their massive testicles, his equipment's existence actually makes sense.
*[[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] interpreted the word "[[AllSpark Key|key]]" in "{{w|Ghostbusters|keymaster}}" a little differently than [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] intended. {{storylink|Bee in the City}}
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] has a pair of dangling wrecking balls in a... very unfortunate place. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Dickbot the blender guy|Blenderbot]] has a... well... [[:File:Appliancebots2.jpg|just look for yourself (NSFW?)]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' one of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s takedown animations has him kicking a Decepticon Sharpshooter in the crotch.
*The same animation is used for [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] in his fight with [[Sharpshot]] in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' if the player chooses to preform a stealth takedown.

===Feminine characteristics===
[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|And her beast mode isn't even mammalian!]]
{{main|Female Transformer}}

====Breasts====
Protruding chest areas are a common sight on Transformers, with characters like [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] wearing their vehicle mode hoods as huge "monoboobs." Female Transformers, however, will more often than not be designed with protruding chest pieces not as a consequence of [[Alternate mode|alt mode]], but deliberately to resemble a human female silhouette. Some even have two separate and even more distinctly rounded breast-like protuberances, particularly in their fictional depictions. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] and [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] all fall into this category. One, [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], even has [[:File:ThunderblastBoobsAndNipples01.jpg|visible nipples]]. ''(You're going to look, aren't you...?)'' Meanwhile, ''Legends'' Arcee had ''partially visible cleavage'' as her armor is consumed by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]].

====Lips====
[[File:G1 Silverbolt cartoon.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Though not female, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s got <s>sexy</s> nice lips.]]
Another common feature to denote gender in female Transformers is distinctly fuller, plumper lips than is standard, such as Blackarachnia's in ''Beast Wars''. Sometimes, however, they will additionally have red or otherwise different/darker coloration to their lips, with an evident similarity to human lipstick. Such paint-mouthed female Cybertronians include Blackarachnia in ''Beast Machines'', her [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]], and the [[Female Autobots|G1 Female Autobots]].

As far as males go, none of them have differently colored lips, but some do have noticeably thicker lips. Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Shouki]], for instance, have lips that can easily compete with the females', as does [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]]. [[Megatron (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Megatron]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon takes things to a whole other level.

====Hips====
[[File:SpacePirates Arcee Bunsofsteel.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Dan Reed, you perv.]]

Much like humans, many female Transformers have a more highly curved hip structure.

:''See also the '''[[Humanization#Sexuality|Sexuality]]''' section below.

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===Questionable body parts===
[[File:Powerglide heart.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Not {{w|Astroboy}}, we swear!]]

*Nearly all Transformers seem to possess noses for no discernible functional reason, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters and movieverse [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] being exceptions. Movie [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] also notes that he can smell [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] when the latter is trying to escape from him, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] remarks that he can "smell" [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. This would seem to imply that movieverse Transformers have a form of olfactory systems. The idea of noses is somewhat 'fixed' in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers Prime]]'' by having the noses be a visible part of the robot's helmet as opposed to being part of their face.
*At the end of the G1 episode "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]", [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] is seen to have the LED outline of a cartoon heart within his chassis. This is somewhat nonsensical even within in the context of the show (the contents of Transformers chest cavities had been shown several times before), and is doubtless merely meant as a one-off sight gag.
*Although listed separately above, breasts and "nuts, bolts and screws" would also fit under this category quite well, seeing as there doesn't appear to be any use for them on Transformers, other than to show them off.
*''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' and its eyebrows... my God, the eyebrows...
*''Transformers: Prime'' also has Megatron (and sometimes other Decepticons) referring to consumed Dark Energon "flowing through my veins!" Whether they were being poetic, or if it was part of ''Prime's'' attempt to redefine the technobiological nature of the Transformers, is unknown.
*''Animated'' [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] have buttcracks.
* The [[Con Crew]]'s promotional packaging shows a social media post of [[Captain Cartridge]] flexing his...exterior.

;Brains
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Predaking: All brawn AND brains!]]

*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] has an organic brain when he is sliced in half in the [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|''Zone'' cartoon]].
*[[Unicron]] also has an organic brain in the G.I. Joe crossover, [[Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon Part 2]]. Later handwaved by explaining that the particular Unicron in the crossover came from the universal stream [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]] and had taken on an organic brain in a similar fashion as the native [[GoBots]].
*[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']]'s Sentinel Prime seemed to have something in his head resembling a brain after Optimus executed him.
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==Other biological functions==
===Sleep===
*In the Marvel G1 comic, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] plays a prank on [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while he is in "rest mode." {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Trailbreaker's ''Universe'' profile}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] falls asleep and dreams (or rather, has a nightmare), an experience Prime refers to as an "involuntary systems shutdown". {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Kup later attempts to rouse a vision-struck Optimus Prime by urging him to "wake up"—then reminds himself that "we don't sleep!" {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} When [[Donny Finkleberg]] remarks that unlike machines, humans need to rest, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] informs him Transformers need to as well to conserve fuel. Skids also has an on/off button in his dashboard. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}
*In the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] is able to use a form of hypnotism on the Autobots, which can include lulling them to sleep. In the [[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] notes the strangeness of a robot feeling sleepy.
*This ability is also shown by [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'' cartoon]].
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', it has been firmly established that (perhaps partially due to their organic components), all Transformers within the cartoon sleep. Some prime examples of this are:
**Megatron has been shown to sleep in the command chair of the ''Darksyde'', while his dino head mounted on the end of his arm stays awake, looks around, and smiles slyly. Wonder what it thinks about...
**Cheetor has been shown asleep at many points, complete with (occasionally prophetic) dreams. In "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", he also purrs when he's asleep. How cute!
**In "[[Call of the Wild]]", the Maximals are kept awake for two days by the Predacons' non-stop attacks on their base, which exacerbate their beast instincts overriding their logic circuits.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] often nods off in a narcoleptic-like fashion.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' manga, Lio Convoy sleeps and has a nightmare at one point.
*''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] is quite fond of catching forty winks when possible. [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] does the same on one occasion. Armada Megatron is also seen asleep twice in the episode "Rebellion".
*''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] enters a form of sleep he calls a "stasis nap", during which he gets several parking tickets. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*Also in ''Animated'', when the Autobots feel tired after drinking an oil-nog (which Soundwave had spiked), they decide to go to sleep, pardon, to take a stasis nap. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] even yawns. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Nightstrike]]'s screams put his victims in a sleep-like state, while also stimulating the "fear centers" of their [[processor]] and forcing them to have nightmares based on their worst fears. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] falls asleep and has a bad dream about the [[Dark Dawn]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
*The [[Lost Bots]] apparently sleep during the day in their alternate modes. Given BotBots in general are norturnal, it makes sense the others in the [[mall (BotBots)|mall]] may as well. {{storylink|(Never) Be Yourself}}

===Aging===
: ''Main article: [[Transformer#Transformer life cycle|Life cycle]]''
Some Transformers have been depicted as aging.

*[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]][[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] has been depicted in three different eras: 11 million years in the past, 9 million years in the past, and the present day. Though his [[character model]] undergoes many changes, his facial hair changes seem to mimic human aging. In his (chronologically) earliest depiction, he has a small black mustache. In his second depiction, his mustache has turned white. By the modern era, he sports a long mustache and beard.
*The [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] was so old that his body needed a regular energy supply to keep him functioning. {{storylink|State Games}}
*[[Xaaron]] couldn't transform anymore because he was old.[[File:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Young and Innocent]]
*In an issue of the Marvel UK G1 comics, Kup's systems are going to shut down because he is too old.
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] are depicted in flashbacks as "child" Transformers, complete with childlike temperaments. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Colada]] is depicted as "child" in his flashback in the issue "[[A Battle Fought Alone]]".
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] has a cane and is rusting. Some parts even fall off him when he transforms! However, he states that the reason for his decrepit condition is not just that he is very, very old, but mainly due to the fact that his Energon supplies are very low.
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] claimed to have been a classic car when he was younger, and a tricycle when he was even younger in [[Sideburn's Obsession]]. While he was lying, his story was plausible enough for [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]]. On the other hand, Slapper is an idiot.
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] says he grew up on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] in the short "[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]" and is even depicted as a child in flashback.
*[[Stardrive]] mentions growing up faster than her friends on Elonia. {{storylink|Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor}}
*Eons on [[Donnokt]] without sufficient energon caused Rodimus to visibly age. {{storylink|Transformers: Last Bot Standing}}

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===Sexuality===
[[File:Sideburnhearts.jpg|thumb|Sorry, Side Burn, I don't think Wedge rolls that way.]]
{{Main|Transformer romance|Reproduction}}

One of the most controversial aspects of Transformers is the idea of sexuality. While it is established in most continuities that Transformers do not reproduce sexually, most continuities nonetheless have distinctive male and [[Female Transformer|female characters]] and sometimes drops a hint Transformers may engage in (recreational) sex.

The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] brought the first official female Transformers into the canon, including [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. The characters are noticeably more feminine in design and some have clearly defined romantic relationships with male Transformers. In contrast, such relations between two individuals of the same gender are [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|virtually]] [[Airazor (BW)#Gender|unheard]] of, outside of the 2005 IDW continuity, where it's [[Conjunx Endura|commonly accepted]].

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==Accents==
{{Main|Accent}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFLegends-ElitaOne-Before&After.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|LMAO.]]
*[[Mobage]] wound up on the wrong end of the "feminine characteristics" conversation over [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s character art in the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|''Transformers Legends'']] game. The initial art featured what can only be described as a "boobs and butt" pose, complete with shiny pink "underboob" and a very defined gluteal region. Following outcry from users, the game art was modified to a less obviously sultry version.

==See also==
*[[:Category:Transformer anatomy|Transformer anatomy]]
*[[Anatomic euphemism]]
*[[Relatives]]
*[[Transformer clothing|Clothing]]

==External links==
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=106&page=5 Transformers #94 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Size class

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[[File:Animated-toy MultipleSizeOptimusPrimes.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]] toys of different size classes. From left to right: [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]], [[Activators]], Deluxe Class, Voyager Class, and Supreme Class.]]
'''Size class''' is how [[Hasbro]] categorizes the size and production resources allotted to a [[Toy|toy]]. Toys of the same size class tend to have the same number of [[plastic]] parts, [[Paint operation|paint applications]], and [[gimmick]]s. The logic behind size classes is simple: retailers can order a [[case]] of toys, knowing exactly how much they will sell for and exactly how much shelf space they will occupy. Each size class corresponds to its own suggested '''price point''', or {{w|List price|MSRP}}. The actual price found in stores may vary - [[Walmart]] and [[Target]] might differ by a few cents, and online retailers may increase the price to cover shipping costs.

The names of the size classes, their actual size, and their pricepoints have changed over time, due to [[To sell toys|marketability trends]], inflation, the price of [[oil]], and other outside factors.

==''The Transformers''==
Since it was a patchwork of products gathered together from [[Pre-Transformer|multiple unrelated toylines]], the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline did not feature the modern size classes we know today. As information on how much the original toys sold for back in the '80s is limited, the only real "size classes" back then were based on whether a toy came carded (including smaller toys such as [[Mini Vehicle]]s, [[Mini-Cassette]]s or [[combiner]] limbs) or boxed (consisting of medium to large Transformers and giftsets of smaller toys).

==Beast Wars==
[[File:BWToy Ultra OptimusPrimal BoxedSample.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' had five size classes.

* '''Basic,''' the cheapest at US$5.
* '''Deluxe,''' at US$10. This was one of the strongest performing price points, and nearly all future retail lines would feature product in the Deluxe price range.
* '''Mega,''' at US$15. Toys of this size were often [[shelfwarmer]]s.
* '''Ultra,''' at US$20. Only eight toys were sold at this price point.
* '''Super,''' at US$30. This size class contained only one toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimal Optimus]].

Basic and Deluxe were sold on cards for many years after ''Beast Wars''' conclusion. Toys in larger size classes are still sold in boxes.

These size classes were also used in the concurrent ''[[Animorphs]]'' line.

==Beast Machines==
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''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' continued ''Beast Wars''' size classes, but increased the price of Basic to US$7.

'''Supreme''' was introduced as a US$40 size class. [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]] was the only Supreme in this line; a Supreme [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]] toy was planned to be in this line, but was moved to ''Robots in Disguise''. Both of these supreme class designs featured electronic lights and sounds. Supreme Optimus Primal even featured speech by voice actor [[Garry Chalk]].

Two additional size classes, [[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]] (US$5) and [[Beast Rider]]s (US$10) would turn out to be short-lived. The size of Ultra toys was increased while maintaining the price.
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==Robots in Disguise==
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''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' used the ''Beast Machines'' size classes, though the Basic price point was once again lowered to US$5. However, most of the toys at this price point were either [[Spy Changer]] two-packs or [[redeco]]ed Generation 1 combiner limbs, making them somewhat smaller and less intricate than previous lines' Basics (a notable exception is [[Obsidian (RID)|the recolor]] of [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], which was sold for less than the original version).

''Robots in Disguise'' also had three Mega-priced multipacks of smaller figures (the three smaller Predacons, a trio of recolored ''Beast Machines'' Basics as Autobots, and the recolored [[Laser Cycle]]s).

Several of the line's toys ran afoul of the differences between US and Japanese packaging policies. The [[Team Bullet Train]] toys were individually packaged as Megas, despite being smaller than the usual members of that size class. The near-Basic-sized [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]] was sold as a Deluxe.
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==Armada==
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The ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline renamed or repurposed all the existing price points:

* '''Mini-Con,''' at US$6.50 replaced the Basic price point, with 3-packs of [[Mini-Con]]s.
* '''Super-Con,''' at US$10 replaced the Deluxe.
* '''Max-Con,''' at US$20 replaced the Ultra. All Max-Cons had electronic sound effects.
* '''Giga-Con,''' at US$25. All Giga-Cons (except for [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]) featured electronic lights and sounds.
* '''Super-Base,''' at US$40 replaced Super, but used the Supreme price point. The only figure of this class was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]], who featured an infrared-activated automatic transformation gimmick, as well as lights and sounds.
* "[[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]]" was in his own class using the Supreme size, at US$50. He had lights, but no sounds.

The old US$15 price, previously used by the Mega size class, was effectively discontinued, taken up by role-play toys like the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] and the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Dark Saber]].
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==Universe (2003)==
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The original ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line reused the ''Beast Wars'' '''Deluxe''' and '''Ultra''' (the latter at US$20) size classes.

After the ''Universe'' line as such had effectively ended, repackaged ''Energon'' (and even later, ''Cybertron'') toys were sold on ''Universe'' cards as discount chain [[exclusive]]s, divided into the price points '''Basic''' (US$5) and '''Deluxe''' (US$8).
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==Alternators==
[[File:Ut alternators early.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line was unique in that it only consisted of a single price point (US$20). This was owed to the uniform [[scale]] of the line at 1:24, as well as the fact that all the toys from the line were based on licensed vehicles.

Some retailers actually listed the toys under the "Mega" price point, but this designation was never officially used by Hasbro. In fact, there was an official "Mega Alternators" assortment of sorts, which consisted of shrinkwrapped two-packs consisting of two individual toys (mostly limited to [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarmers]] such as [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Side Swipe]], or [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]), available for the price of a single Alternators toy exclusively at Toys'R'Us.

Hasbro later replaced the original mass retail Alternators assortment with a second one, which remained at the original one's price point. In the case of Alternators [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], Hasbro reportedly accepted a smaller profit margin (since the toy was more expensive to produce than other Alternators toys) so they could still sell it at the US$20 price point.
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==Energon==
[[File:Ut energon boxed.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' took a somewhat random approach to size-class naming. The second [[Transformers: Energon (mini-comic)|pack-in catalog]] introduced the size class range as:

* '''Energon,''' at US$7
* '''Combat,''' at US$10
* '''Mega Combat,''' at US$20. All Mega Combat (and the subsequently renamed Mega Class) figures featured sound effects.
* '''Commanders,''' at US$25. Commanders had lights and sounds depending on the figure.
* '''Leaders,''' at US$40. Leaders featured both lights and sounds.
* [[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] was given no size class - US$50.

The third [[catalog]] explicitly referred to the price points as

* '''Energon Class'''
* '''Combat Class'''
* '''Mega Class''' (a renamed US$20 Mega Combat class, not to be confused with the old ''Beast Wars''/''Beast Machines''/''Robots in Disguise''-era US$15 Mega class)
* '''Command Class'''
* '''Leaders Class'''
* [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]] was given no size class.

The fourth and final catalog continued using the terms originated by the third (although each of the [[combiner]] teams has its own double-page spread, and the individual members have no price points listed, even though the limb and torso bots shipped as part of the Energon and Combat Class assortments, respectively), but finally listed Omega Supreme as '''Supreme Class'''.

==Cybertron==
[[File:Ut cybertron voyagerclass.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' changed the naming of some size classes, but retained others:

* '''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]],''' at US$3, with tiny [[market six]]-aimed figures.
* '''Mini-Con Class,''' at US$5 was added for the Mini-Con two-packs.
* '''Scout Class,''' at US$7
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$10
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$20. Sound effects were dropped from all but four figures in this size class. [[Vector Prime]], [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and his remold Dark Crumplezone retained their sound effects gimmick.
* '''Ultra Class,''' at US$25. Ultra class toys had lights and sounds.
* '''Leader Class,''' at US$40. Leader class figures featured lights and sounds, and (except for [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]) featured several [[Cyber Key]] gimmicks.
* '''Supreme Class,''' at US$50. Supreme class figures had lights and sounds, with several different Cyber Planet Key gimmicks. [[Primus]] featured an [[Omega Lock]] accessory gimmick that was essential for his transformation.

==Classics==
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''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' kept the Deluxe and Voyager classes, renamed as:

* '''Legends,''' at US$4 - Legends of Cybertron repaints, raised $1 in price.
* '''Mini-Con,''' at US$7, in three-packs again, replacing the Scout Class price point.
* '''Classic Deluxe,''' at US$10.
* '''Classic Voyager,''' at US$20.
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==Movie==
[[File:Movie 1 voyager.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'', the toyline based on the 2007 [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]], retained many size classes from before:

* '''Legends Class,''' at US$4.
* '''Scout Class,''' at US$7.
* '''Cyber Slammers,''' at US$8. A cutesy [[Cyber Slammers|subline]] aimed at younger children.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$10.
* '''Fast Action Battlers,''' at US$10. A gimmick-based [[Fast Action Battlers|subline]].
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$20. Continuing on from the standards set in ''Cybertron'' and ''Classics'', ''Movie'' Voyagers featured no electronics unless they were redecos of toys from previous lines.
* '''Ultra Class,''' at US$25. (Consisted of two Toys"R"Us [[exclusive]] ''Cybertron'' redecoes.)
* '''Leader Class,''' at US$40. The Leaders featured electronic lights and sounds, usually attached to a spring-loaded [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick.

The '''Supreme''' class was dropped. The Scout Class, which consisted entirely of [[redeco]]s of toys from the ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'' toylines, was exclusively available at Target stores in the US, but was sold at mass retail in Europe and Canada. A standalone US$90 '''Ultimate Bumblebee''' figure was released.
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==Animated==
[[File:TFAnimated Leader Megatron BoxedSample.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The [[Transformers Animated (toyline)|''Transformers Animated'' toyline]] has the following size classes:

* '''Activators,''' at US$8. Toys in this assortment feature an [[Automorph Technology|automatic transformation gimmick]].
* '''Bumper Battlers,''' at US$10. Toys that transform upon colliding with something, like the previous [[Cyber Slammers]], but with audio effects.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$10.
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$20.
* '''Leader Class,''' at US$40. Features electronic lights and sounds, including speech samples voiced usually by the actors from the cartoon.
* '''Supreme Class,''' at US$50. Only Roll-out Command Optimus Prime was released in this price point. It features electronic lights and sounds, including speech samples voiced by [[David Kaye]].

Legends Class toys of the Animated cast were released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toyline.
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==Universe (2008)==
[[File:Universe2008 Sunstreaker CardedCopy.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The 2008 [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' toyline]] had the following size classes:

* '''Legends Class,''' at US$4.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$10.
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$20. Most toys in this assortment were redecos and retools of ''Cybertron'' toys, which had their sound effects removed and the battery compartments riveted shut, owing to budget changes in this price point between their original manufacture and release in Universe.
* '''Ultra Class,''' at US$25. All-new Ultra class figures featured lights and sounds.
* '''Supreme Class,''' at US$50. This size class consisted solely of the Toys 'R' Us exclusive repackaged ''Armada'' [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]].
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==Revenge of the Fallen==
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''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' was fairly similar to the first movie's toyline, with the addition of the Human Alliance and Supreme Combiner classes, as well as the prices jumping up a few dollars. Due to competition between mass retailers, Deluxe and Voyager were often marked down to around $10 and $20 respectively to drive sales to those stores.

* '''Legends Class,''' at US$5.
* '''Scout Class,''' at US$8.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$13.
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$22.
* '''Human Alliance,''' at US$30.
* '''Leader Class,''' at US$45.
* '''Supreme Combiner,''' at US$100. Consisted solely of the dog-sized [[Devastator (ROTF)#Supreme Class toys|Devastator]] toy.
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==Transformers (2010)==
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The 2010 [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] is basically a broader extension of the movie toylines, and follows their (approximate) size classes. The toyline is split between the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|''Reveal the Shield'']] and [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Hunt for the Decepticons promotion|''Hunt for the Decepticons'']] subline imprints. The two imprint sometimes use different prices for the same size class, so they've been abbreviated to ''RtS'' and ''HftD'' for simplicity.

*'''RtS Legends Class,''' at US$3.99
*'''HftD Legends Class,''' at US$4.99
*'''Activators,''' at US$7.99
*'''HftD Scout Class,''' at US$7.99
*'''RtS Scout Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$12.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$22.99
*'''Human Alliance,''' at US$29.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$44.99
*'''Ultra Class,''' at US$59.99

The toyline also featured a variety of VS Sets, containing figures of various size classes and exclusive to several stores. These ranged in price from US$14.99 to US$26.99, with one UK exclusive at £26.99.
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==Power Core Combiners==
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The [[Power Core Combiners|''Power Core Combiners'' toyline]] released concurrently with ''Generations'' and ''Transformers'' (2010) toylines. It contained only two size classes.

*'''Commander 2-Pack,''' at US$9.99
*'''5-Pack,''' at US$19.99

After most stores had long gotten rid of ''Power Core Combiners'', [[Walmart]] released [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] bonus packs of a [[Power Core Combiners#Exclusive value packs|5-Pack combiner team with a Commander 2-pack taped to the side]]. Each pack was sold for US$10.
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==Dark of the Moon==
[[File:Movie 3 deluxe.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' divides the toys into two major categories. The Cyberverse line contains Legion (previously Legends) and Commander (replacing Scout, but slightly smaller and less complex) size classes and transforming playsets which come with either a Legion or Commander class figure. The MechTech line includes Deluxes class figures and above, with the new addition of Basic figures to the Human Alliance subset. Due to the inclusion of the large MechTech weapons with Deluxe, Voyager and Leader figures, they are slightly smaller than those of the same size class in previous lines.

* '''Legion Class,''' at US$5.
* '''Commander Class,''' at US$8.
* '''Human Alliance Basic,''' at US$10.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$13.
* '''Cyberverse Action Set,''' at US$15.
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$20.
* '''Cyberverse Playset,''' at US$24, consisting solely of the Cyberverse Ark playset.
* '''Human Alliance,''' at US$35.
* '''Leader Class,''' at US$45.
* '''Ultimate,''' at US$75, consisting solely of the Ultimate Optimus Prime toy.
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==Prime==
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The [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Prime'' toyline]] started with the 'First Edition' line released in November 2011, and continued into the 'Prime: Robots in Disguise' 2012 line. Continuing to use the Legion, Commander, Deluxe and Voyager size classes at their previous price points, it also adds a 'Vehicle Class' consisting of a Cyberverse transforming playset and Legion-class figure, a 'Weaponizer' class for larger-than-Voyager figures with pop-out weaponry in both modes, and a 'Maximus' class for figures that transform into Cyberverse-scaled battle stations / powered armor suits.

* '''Legion Class,''' at US$5.
* '''Commander Class,''' at US$8.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$13.
* '''Vehicle Class,''' at US$20.
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$22.
* '''Weaponizer Class,''' at US$30.
* '''Maximus Class,''' at US$35.
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==Generations==
===Original line===
The original [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Original line .282010.E2.80.932011.29|''Generations'']] toyline ran from 2010 to 2011 and contained only Deluxe class figures at US$12.99.
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===Fall of Cybertron===
The [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' toyline]] added new Legends and Voyager classes. The new Legends class comprised solely of [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] figures to accompany the line's Voyager class [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]].
*'''Legends Class,''' at US$10.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$14.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$22.99
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===Thrilling 30===
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The [[Thrilling 30#Toyline|''Thrilling 30'' toyline]] was centered around a new toy in a class of its own: Titan class [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]]. It also saw the incorporation of a new Leader class, solely inhabited by [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generations|Jetfire]].
*'''Legends Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$12.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$44.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$124.99
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===Prime Wars Trilogy===
====Combiner Wars====
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The [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|''Combiner Wars'' subline imprint]] featured a new gimmick: Deluxe, Voyager, and some Legends class figures could be assembled into a larger [[Combiner]].
*'''Legends Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$14.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$22.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$44.99
*'''Collection Packs,''' at US$99.99 (exclusive to online retailers)
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$149.99
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====Titans Return====
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''Combiner Wars'' transitioned smoothly into the [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'' toyline]], which debuted with more gimmicks: all Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures were packaged with a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]-style [[Titan Master]] partner, all of which are completely interchangeable. Additionally, all Voyager and most Leader Class figures are [[Triple Changer]]s.
*'''Titan Master Class,''' at US$4.99
*'''Legends Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$16.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$24.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$44.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$149.99
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====Power of the Primes====
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As the fifth subline imprint of ''Generations'', the [[Power of the Primes (toyline)|''Power of the Primes'' toyline]] essentially combines the gimmicks of the last two subline imprints. Combination joints are reintegrated into figures, and Voyagers and Deluxes are packaged with a pair of feet or a hand, respectively. Additionally, the Titan Masters have been reworked into [[Prime Master]]s, small figures intended to represent the sparks of the [[Thirteen|Primes]].
*'''Prime Master Class''' at US$6.99
*'''Legends Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$16.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$24.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$44.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$149.99
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===Studio Series===
[[File:Studio-Series-Voyager-Long-Haul-Box.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Like previous movie lines, [[Studio Series]] contains three main categories; Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader. Legends class was succeeded in 2022 by the similar Core Class. Similarly, Voyager-sized figures with additional accessories are sold under the Leader price-point due to the cost of the extra plastic.

*'''Core Class,''' at US$12.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$19.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$49.99
*'''Deluxe Multi-Pack,''' at US$29.99, contains a Deluxe figure with mini accessories or figures.
*'''Deluxe Class 2-pack,''' at US$39.99, Consists solely of the Bumblebee Then & Now 2-Pack.
*'''Bumblebee Retro Multi-pack,''' at US$59.99
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===War for Cybertron Trilogy===
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Deluxe-Ironworks-Box.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline continues and expands the structure used by the ''Studio Series'' line.

*'''Battle Master Class,''' at US$4.99
*'''Micromaster Class,''' at US$9.99, consisting of two-packs of Micromasters.
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$19.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Weaponizer Pack,''' at US$29.99. The only release in this price point in ''Siege'' is the [[Centurion_droid#War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy|Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]].
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$49.99
*'''Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack,''' at US$69.99, unique to the Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack.
*'''Commander Class,''' at US$79.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$159.99
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====War for Cybertron: Earthrise====
''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' uses mostly the same setup as ''Siege''.

*'''Battle Master Class,''' at US$4.99
*'''Micromaster Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$19.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$49.99
*'''Commander Class,''' at US$79.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$159.99
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====War for Cybertron: Kingdom====
Once again, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' continues the structure of its predecessors, although it saw a line-wide price increase in later waves. The chart below displays the new prices. The line eschewed Micromasters and Battle Masters in favor of Core Class, which is functionally the same as the Legends Class.

*'''Core Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$22.99
*'''Weaponizer Pack,''' at US$29.99, the second release in this class is [[Tricranius|Tricranius Beast Power]].
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$32.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$49.99
*'''Commander Class,''' at US$79.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$159.99

Store-exclusive "Battle Across Time" two-packs were released at US$47.99 and US$52.99.
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==Age of Extinction==
[[File:CrosshairsPackaging.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toyline]] was split into two different series. One series was known as "Robots in Disguise" which featured gimmicky toys such as the "Power Battlers" which are successors to the "Fast Action Battlers", "One-Step Changers" which convert in one easy step, "Dino Sparkers" which are unarticulated and non-transforming figures of Autobots riding non-transforming Dinobots who can generate sparks by being pulled back, "Flip and Change" figures which transform by being flipped over themselves, a "Smash and Change" Optimus which converts when smashed into the ground, a "Mega One-Step Bumblebee" which transform in one step but is the size of a "Leader Class" figure, and a 22 inch tall electronic "Stomp & Chomp Grimlock" which also converts in one step. The second series was a Generations series specifically for Age of Extinction which included "Deluxe Class", "Voyager Class", and "Leader Class" figures. The line also included "Legion Class" figures and two packs with both "Legion Class" and "Scout Class" figures exclusive to Wal-Mart. One last class is "Evolution Two-Packs" containing Age of Extinction versions of figures and redecos of older figures made to represent the past version of a character. Evolution Two-Packs are exclusive to Toys'R'Us.

*'''Legion Class,''' at US$4.97 (Exclusive to Wal-Mart)
*'''One-Step Changers,''' at US$9.99
*'''Legion Class and Scout Class Two-Packs,''' at US$11.87 (Exclusive to Wal-Mart)
*'''Dino Sparkers,''' at US$12.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$14.39
*'''Power Battlers,''' at US$14.99
*'''Deluxe Evolution Two-Packs,''' at US$16.99 (Exclusive to Toys'R'Us)
*'''Flip and Change,''' at US$19.99
*'''Smash and Change,''' at US$26.09
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Mega One-Step,''' at US$29.99
*'''Voyager Evolution Two-Packs,''' at US$39.99 (Exclusive to Toys'R'Us)
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$46.99
*'''Stomp & Chomp,''' at US$79.99

==Rescue Bots==
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==Robots in Disguise (2015)==
The [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline]] steps the Legion class up a bit in price and adds a Mini-Con size class where it formerly was. It also adds a new Warrior class, the first to use that name. The toyline draws heavily on the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, including the return of classes such as Stomp n' Chomp and One-Step Changers. The line also introduces a new Crash Combiner gimmick, where two figures in [[Alternate mode|altmode]] can be plugged (or crashed, if you prefer) into one another, springing out a combined robot form.

*'''Mini-Con,''' at US$4.99
*'''Legion Class,''' at US$5.99
*'''One-Step Changers,''' at US$9.99
*'''VS Set,''' at US$11.99 (Exclusive to Toys'R'Us)
*'''Warrior Class,''' at US$14.99
*'''Crash Combiners,''' at US$14.99
*'''Mini-Con 4 Pack,''' at US$17.99
*'''Activator Combiners,''' at US$19.99
*'''Three-Step Changers,''' at US$19.99
*'''Mini-Con Deployer,''' at US$19.99
*'''Mega One-Step Changers,''' at $US29.99
*'''Decepticon Island Showdown,''' at US$39.99, consisting solely of the Decepticon Island Showdown set.
*'''Super Three-Step Changers,''' at US$49.99
*'''Robots in Disguise Collection,''' at US$49.99, consisting solely of Robots in Disguise Collection set. (Exclusive to Target)
*'''Stomp n' Chomp,''' at US$79.99
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==Transformers Authentics==
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The [[Transformers Authentics|''Transformers Authentics'' toyline]] comprises kid-oriented [[evergreen]] toys. It exists entirely outside the preexisting size class nomenclature.
*'''"Bravo" assortment,''' at US$5
*'''"Alpha" assortment,''' at US$10
*'''Titan Changers,''' at US$10
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==Cyberverse==
The 2018 [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|''Cyberverse'' toyline]] contains several new gimmicks, including "Action Attack" attacking mechanisms, "Spark Armor" accessory vehicles that [[partformer|partsform]] into armor, and "Battle Call" voice-activated commands. The toyline's three subline imprints (''Power of the Spark'', ''Battle for Cybertron/Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures'', and ''Battle Call'') liberally reuse previous size class names, although with little correlation to their previous incarnations.

*'''Scout Class,''' at US$7.99
*'''One-Step Changers,''' at US$9.99
*'''Warrior Class,''' at US$14.99
*'''Battle Class,''' at US$14.99
*'''Ultra Class,''' at US$19.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$19.99
*'''Elite Class,''' at US$24.99
*'''Trooper Class,''' at US$24.99
*'''Ultimate Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Battle Base,''' at CAD$39.99, consisting solely of the Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer. (Exclusive to Toys'R'Us in Canada)
*'''Officer Class,''' at US$49.99
*'''Roll & Change,''' at US$49.99
*'''Roll & Combine,''' (not yet released, with no known retailer exclusivity or price point.)

==Size class chart==
Class names, organized by toyline and approximate United States Dollar (USD) price point:

{|border="1" style="line-height:100%;border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
!Price
!BW!!BM!!RiD!!Armada!!colspan="2"|Energon!!Universe!!Cybertron!!Classics!!Movie!!Animated!!Universe
|-
|$3|| || || || || || || ||Legends of Cybertron|| || || ||
|-
|$4|| || || || || || || || ||Legends||Legends|| ||Legends
|-
|$5||Basic|| ||Basic|| || || ||Basic||Mini-Cons|| || || ||
|-
|$7|| ||Basic|| ||Mini-Con||Basic||Energon|| ||Scout||Mini-Con||Scout|| ||
|-
|$8|| || || || || || || || || || ||Activators||
|-
|$10||Deluxe||Deluxe||Deluxe||Super-Con||Combat||Combat||Deluxe||Deluxe||Classic Deluxe||Deluxe||Deluxe||Deluxe
|-
|$15||Mega||Mega||Mega|| || || || || || || || ||
|-
|$20||Ultra||Ultra||Ultra||Max-Con||Mega Combat||Mega||Ultra||Voyager||Classic Voyager||Voyager||Voyager|Voyager||Voyager
|-
|$25|| || || ||Giga-Con||Commanders||Command|| ||Ultra|| ||Ultra|| ||Ultra
|-
|$30||Super||Super||Super|| || || || || || || || ||
|-
|$40|| ||Supreme||Supreme||Super-Base||Leaders||Leaders|| ||Leader|| ||Leader||Leader||
|-
|$50|| || || || ||Unicron||Supreme|| ||Supreme|| || ||Supreme||Supreme
|-
|$90|| || || || || || || || || ||Ultimate|| ||
|}
At this point, many prices went up a dollar or two. We break the chart here for clarity.
{|border="1" style="line-height:100%;border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
|Price
!RotF!!DotM!!Prime
|-
|$5||Legends||Legion||Legion
|-
|$8||Scout||Commander||Commander
|-
|$10|| ||HA Basic||
|-
|$13||Deluxe||Deluxe||Deluxe
|-
|$15|| ||Action Set||
|-
|$20|| ||Voyager||Vehicle
|-
|$22||Voyager|| ||Voyager
|-
|$30||Human Alliance||Human Alliance||Weaponizer
|-
|$35|| || ||Maximus
|-
|$45||Leader||Leader|| |
|-
|$60|| || ||Ultimate
|-
|$90||Ultimate||Ultimate||
|-
|$100||Supreme Combiner|| ||
|}

[[Category:Toys]]

Size class

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[[File:Animated-toy MultipleSizeOptimusPrimes.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]] toys of different size classes. From left to right: [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]], [[Activators]], Deluxe Class, Voyager Class, and Supreme Class.]]
'''Size class''' is how [[Hasbro]] categorizes the size and production resources allotted to a [[Toy|toy]]. Toys of the same size class tend to have the same number of [[plastic]] parts, [[Paint operation|paint applications]], and [[gimmick]]s. The logic behind size classes is simple: retailers can order a [[case]] of toys, knowing exactly how much they will sell for and exactly how much shelf space they will occupy. Each size class corresponds to its own suggested '''price point''', or {{w|List price|MSRP}}. The actual price found in stores may vary - [[Walmart]] and [[Target]] might differ by a few cents, and online retailers may increase the price to cover shipping costs.

The names of the size classes, their actual size, and their pricepoints have changed over time, due to [[To sell toys|marketability trends]], inflation, the price of [[oil]], and other outside factors.

==''The Transformers''==
Since it was a patchwork of products gathered together from [[Pre-Transformer|multiple unrelated toylines]], the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline did not feature the modern size classes we know today. As information on how much the original toys sold for back in the '80s is limited, the only real "size classes" back then were based on whether a toy came carded (including smaller toys such as [[Mini Vehicle]]s, [[Mini-Cassette]]s or [[combiner]] limbs) or boxed (consisting of medium to large Transformers and giftsets of smaller toys).

==Beast Wars==
[[File:BWToy Ultra OptimusPrimal BoxedSample.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' had five size classes.

* '''Basic,''' the cheapest at US$5.
* '''Deluxe,''' at US$10. This was one of the strongest performing price points, and nearly all future retail lines would feature product in the Deluxe price range.
* '''Mega,''' at US$15. Toys of this size were often [[shelfwarmer]]s.
* '''Ultra,''' at US$20. Only eight toys were sold at this price point.
* '''Super,''' at US$30. This size class contained only one toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimal Optimus]].

Basic and Deluxe were sold on cards for many years after ''Beast Wars''' conclusion. Toys in larger size classes are still sold in boxes.

These size classes were also used in the concurrent ''[[Animorphs]]'' line.

==Beast Machines==
[[File:BMToy Silverbolt CardedSample.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' continued ''Beast Wars''' size classes, but increased the price of Basic to US$7.

'''Supreme''' was introduced as a US$40 size class. [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]] was the only Supreme in this line; a Supreme [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]] toy was planned to be in this line, but was moved to ''Robots in Disguise''. Both of these supreme class designs featured electronic lights and sounds. Supreme Optimus Primal even featured speech by voice actor [[Garry Chalk]].

Two additional size classes, [[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]] (US$5) and [[Beast Rider]]s (US$10) would turn out to be short-lived. The size of Ultra toys was increased while maintaining the price.
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==Robots in Disguise==
[[File:Ut rid carded.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' used the ''Beast Machines'' size classes, though the Basic price point was once again lowered to US$5. However, most of the toys at this price point were either [[Spy Changer]] two-packs or [[redeco]]ed Generation 1 combiner limbs, making them somewhat smaller and less intricate than previous lines' Basics (a notable exception is [[Obsidian (RID)|the recolor]] of [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], which was sold for less than the original version).

''Robots in Disguise'' also had three Mega-priced multipacks of smaller figures (the three smaller Predacons, a trio of recolored ''Beast Machines'' Basics as Autobots, and the recolored [[Laser Cycle]]s).

Several of the line's toys ran afoul of the differences between US and Japanese packaging policies. The [[Team Bullet Train]] toys were individually packaged as Megas, despite being smaller than the usual members of that size class. The near-Basic-sized [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]] was sold as a Deluxe.
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==Armada==
[[File:Ut armada supercon.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline renamed or repurposed all the existing price points:

* '''Mini-Con,''' at US$6.50 replaced the Basic price point, with 3-packs of [[Mini-Con]]s.
* '''Super-Con,''' at US$10 replaced the Deluxe.
* '''Max-Con,''' at US$20 replaced the Ultra. All Max-Cons had electronic sound effects.
* '''Giga-Con,''' at US$25. All Giga-Cons (except for [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]) featured electronic lights and sounds.
* '''Super-Base,''' at US$40 replaced Super, but used the Supreme price point. The only figure of this class was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]], who featured an infrared-activated automatic transformation gimmick, as well as lights and sounds.
* "[[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]]" was in his own class using the Supreme size, at US$50. He had lights, but no sounds.

The old US$15 price, previously used by the Mega size class, was effectively discontinued, taken up by role-play toys like the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] and the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Dark Saber]].
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==Universe (2003)==
[[File:TFU03-toy EnWideload.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The original ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line reused the ''Beast Wars'' '''Deluxe''' and '''Ultra''' (the latter at US$20) size classes.

After the ''Universe'' line as such had effectively ended, repackaged ''Energon'' (and even later, ''Cybertron'') toys were sold on ''Universe'' cards as discount chain [[exclusive]]s, divided into the price points '''Basic''' (US$5) and '''Deluxe''' (US$8).
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==Alternators==
[[File:Ut alternators early.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line was unique in that it only consisted of a single price point (US$20). This was owed to the uniform [[scale]] of the line at 1:24, as well as the fact that all the toys from the line were based on licensed vehicles.

Some retailers actually listed the toys under the "Mega" price point, but this designation was never officially used by Hasbro. In fact, there was an official "Mega Alternators" assortment of sorts, which consisted of shrinkwrapped two-packs consisting of two individual toys (mostly limited to [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarmers]] such as [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Side Swipe]], or [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]), available for the price of a single Alternators toy exclusively at Toys'R'Us.

Hasbro later replaced the original mass retail Alternators assortment with a second one, which remained at the original one's price point. In the case of Alternators [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], Hasbro reportedly accepted a smaller profit margin (since the toy was more expensive to produce than other Alternators toys) so they could still sell it at the US$20 price point.
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==Energon==
[[File:Ut energon boxed.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' took a somewhat random approach to size-class naming. The second [[Transformers: Energon (mini-comic)|pack-in catalog]] introduced the size class range as:

* '''Energon,''' at US$7
* '''Combat,''' at US$10
* '''Mega Combat,''' at US$20. All Mega Combat (and the subsequently renamed Mega Class) figures featured sound effects.
* '''Commanders,''' at US$25. Commanders had lights and sounds depending on the figure.
* '''Leaders,''' at US$40. Leaders featured both lights and sounds.
* [[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] was given no size class - US$50.

The third [[catalog]] explicitly referred to the price points as

* '''Energon Class'''
* '''Combat Class'''
* '''Mega Class''' (a renamed US$20 Mega Combat class, not to be confused with the old ''Beast Wars''/''Beast Machines''/''Robots in Disguise''-era US$15 Mega class)
* '''Command Class'''
* '''Leaders Class'''
* [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]] was given no size class.

The fourth and final catalog continued using the terms originated by the third (although each of the [[combiner]] teams has its own double-page spread, and the individual members have no price points listed, even though the limb and torso bots shipped as part of the Energon and Combat Class assortments, respectively), but finally listed Omega Supreme as '''Supreme Class'''.

==Cybertron==
[[File:Ut cybertron voyagerclass.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' changed the naming of some size classes, but retained others:

* '''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]],''' at US$3, with tiny [[market six]]-aimed figures.
* '''Mini-Con Class,''' at US$5 was added for the Mini-Con two-packs.
* '''Scout Class,''' at US$7
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$10
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$20. Sound effects were dropped from all but four figures in this size class. [[Vector Prime]], [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and his remold Dark Crumplezone retained their sound effects gimmick.
* '''Ultra Class,''' at US$25. Ultra class toys had lights and sounds.
* '''Leader Class,''' at US$40. Leader class figures featured lights and sounds, and (except for [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]) featured several [[Cyber Key]] gimmicks.
* '''Supreme Class,''' at US$50. Supreme class figures had lights and sounds, with several different Cyber Planet Key gimmicks. [[Primus]] featured an [[Omega Lock]] accessory gimmick that was essential for his transformation.

==Classics==
[[File:Astrotrain packaging deluxe.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' kept the Deluxe and Voyager classes, renamed as:

* '''Legends,''' at US$4 - Legends of Cybertron repaints, raised $1 in price.
* '''Mini-Con,''' at US$7, in three-packs again, replacing the Scout Class price point.
* '''Classic Deluxe,''' at US$10.
* '''Classic Voyager,''' at US$20.
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==Movie==
[[File:Movie 1 voyager.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'', the toyline based on the 2007 [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]], retained many size classes from before:

* '''Legends Class,''' at US$4.
* '''Scout Class,''' at US$7.
* '''Cyber Slammers,''' at US$8. A cutesy [[Cyber Slammers|subline]] aimed at younger children.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$10.
* '''Fast Action Battlers,''' at US$10. A gimmick-based [[Fast Action Battlers|subline]].
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$20. Continuing on from the standards set in ''Cybertron'' and ''Classics'', ''Movie'' Voyagers featured no electronics unless they were redecos of toys from previous lines.
* '''Ultra Class,''' at US$25. (Consisted of two Toys"R"Us [[exclusive]] ''Cybertron'' redecoes.)
* '''Leader Class,''' at US$40. The Leaders featured electronic lights and sounds, usually attached to a spring-loaded [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick.

The '''Supreme''' class was dropped. The Scout Class, which consisted entirely of [[redeco]]s of toys from the ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'' toylines, was exclusively available at Target stores in the US, but was sold at mass retail in Europe and Canada. A standalone US$90 '''Ultimate Bumblebee''' figure was released.
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==Animated==
[[File:TFAnimated Leader Megatron BoxedSample.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The [[Transformers Animated (toyline)|''Transformers Animated'' toyline]] has the following size classes:

* '''Activators,''' at US$8. Toys in this assortment feature an [[Automorph Technology|automatic transformation gimmick]].
* '''Bumper Battlers,''' at US$10. Toys that transform upon colliding with something, like the previous [[Cyber Slammers]], but with audio effects.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$10.
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$20.
* '''Leader Class,''' at US$40. Features electronic lights and sounds, including speech samples voiced usually by the actors from the cartoon.
* '''Supreme Class,''' at US$50. Only Roll-out Command Optimus Prime was released in this price point. It features electronic lights and sounds, including speech samples voiced by [[David Kaye]].

Legends Class toys of the Animated cast were released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toyline.
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==Universe (2008)==
[[File:Universe2008 Sunstreaker CardedCopy.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The 2008 [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' toyline]] had the following size classes:

* '''Legends Class,''' at US$4.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$10.
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$20. Most toys in this assortment were redecos and retools of ''Cybertron'' toys, which had their sound effects removed and the battery compartments riveted shut, owing to budget changes in this price point between their original manufacture and release in Universe.
* '''Ultra Class,''' at US$25. All-new Ultra class figures featured lights and sounds.
* '''Supreme Class,''' at US$50. This size class consisted solely of the Toys 'R' Us exclusive repackaged ''Armada'' [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]].
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==Revenge of the Fallen==
[[File:Movie 2 voyager.JPG|thumb|200px]]
''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' was fairly similar to the first movie's toyline, with the addition of the Human Alliance and Supreme Combiner classes, as well as the prices jumping up a few dollars. Due to competition between mass retailers, Deluxe and Voyager were often marked down to around $10 and $20 respectively to drive sales to those stores.

* '''Legends Class,''' at US$5.
* '''Scout Class,''' at US$8.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$13.
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$22.
* '''Human Alliance,''' at US$30.
* '''Leader Class,''' at US$45.
* '''Supreme Combiner,''' at US$100. Consisted solely of the dog-sized [[Devastator (ROTF)#Supreme Class toys|Devastator]] toy.
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==Transformers (2010)==
[[File:TF2010-toy SeaSpray BoxedSample.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The 2010 [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] is basically a broader extension of the movie toylines, and follows their (approximate) size classes. The toyline is split between the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|''Reveal the Shield'']] and [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Hunt for the Decepticons promotion|''Hunt for the Decepticons'']] subline imprints. The two imprint sometimes use different prices for the same size class, so they've been abbreviated to ''RtS'' and ''HftD'' for simplicity.

*'''RtS Legends Class,''' at US$3.99
*'''HftD Legends Class,''' at US$4.99
*'''Activators,''' at US$7.99
*'''HftD Scout Class,''' at US$7.99
*'''RtS Scout Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$12.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$22.99
*'''Human Alliance,''' at US$29.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$44.99
*'''Ultra Class,''' at US$59.99

The toyline also featured a variety of VS Sets, containing figures of various size classes and exclusive to several stores. These ranged in price from US$14.99 to US$26.99, with one UK exclusive at £26.99.
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==Power Core Combiners==
[[File:Skyburst-backwind-packagin.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The [[Power Core Combiners|''Power Core Combiners'' toyline]] released concurrently with ''Generations'' and ''Transformers'' (2010) toylines. It contained only two size classes.

*'''Commander 2-Pack,''' at US$9.99
*'''5-Pack,''' at US$19.99

After most stores had long gotten rid of ''Power Core Combiners'', [[Walmart]] released [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] bonus packs of a [[Power Core Combiners#Exclusive value packs|5-Pack combiner team with a Commander 2-pack taped to the side]]. Each pack was sold for US$10.
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==Dark of the Moon==
[[File:Movie 3 deluxe.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' divides the toys into two major categories. The Cyberverse line contains Legion (previously Legends) and Commander (replacing Scout, but slightly smaller and less complex) size classes and transforming playsets which come with either a Legion or Commander class figure. The MechTech line includes Deluxes class figures and above, with the new addition of Basic figures to the Human Alliance subset. Due to the inclusion of the large MechTech weapons with Deluxe, Voyager and Leader figures, they are slightly smaller than those of the same size class in previous lines.

* '''Legion Class,''' at US$5.
* '''Commander Class,''' at US$8.
* '''Human Alliance Basic,''' at US$10.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$13.
* '''Cyberverse Action Set,''' at US$15.
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$20.
* '''Cyberverse Playset,''' at US$24, consisting solely of the Cyberverse Ark playset.
* '''Human Alliance,''' at US$35.
* '''Leader Class,''' at US$45.
* '''Ultimate,''' at US$75, consisting solely of the Ultimate Optimus Prime toy.
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==Prime==
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The [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Prime'' toyline]] started with the 'First Edition' line released in November 2011, and continued into the 'Prime: Robots in Disguise' 2012 line. Continuing to use the Legion, Commander, Deluxe and Voyager size classes at their previous price points, it also adds a 'Vehicle Class' consisting of a Cyberverse transforming playset and Legion-class figure, a 'Weaponizer' class for larger-than-Voyager figures with pop-out weaponry in both modes, and a 'Maximus' class for figures that transform into Cyberverse-scaled battle stations / powered armor suits.

* '''Legion Class,''' at US$5.
* '''Commander Class,''' at US$8.
* '''Deluxe Class,''' at US$13.
* '''Vehicle Class,''' at US$20.
* '''Voyager Class,''' at US$22.
* '''Weaponizer Class,''' at US$30.
* '''Maximus Class,''' at US$35.
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==Generations==
===Original line===
The original [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Original line .282010.E2.80.932011.29|''Generations'']] toyline ran from 2010 to 2011 and contained only Deluxe class figures at US$12.99.
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===Fall of Cybertron===
The [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' toyline]] added new Legends and Voyager classes. The new Legends class comprised solely of [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] figures to accompany the line's Voyager class [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]].
*'''Legends Class,''' at US$10.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$14.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$22.99
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===Thrilling 30===
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The [[Thrilling 30#Toyline|''Thrilling 30'' toyline]] was centered around a new toy in a class of its own: Titan class [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]]. It also saw the incorporation of a new Leader class, solely inhabited by [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generations|Jetfire]].
*'''Legends Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$12.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$44.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$124.99
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===Prime Wars Trilogy===
====Combiner Wars====
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The [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|''Combiner Wars'' subline imprint]] featured a new gimmick: Deluxe, Voyager, and some Legends class figures could be assembled into a larger [[Combiner]].
*'''Legends Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$14.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$22.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$44.99
*'''Collection Packs,''' at US$99.99 (exclusive to online retailers)
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$149.99
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====Titans Return====
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''Combiner Wars'' transitioned smoothly into the [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'' toyline]], which debuted with more gimmicks: all Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures were packaged with a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]-style [[Titan Master]] partner, all of which are completely interchangeable. Additionally, all Voyager and most Leader Class figures are [[Triple Changer]]s.
*'''Titan Master Class,''' at US$4.99
*'''Legends Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$16.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$24.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$44.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$149.99
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====Power of the Primes====
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As the fifth subline imprint of ''Generations'', the [[Power of the Primes (toyline)|''Power of the Primes'' toyline]] essentially combines the gimmicks of the last two subline imprints. Combination joints are reintegrated into figures, and Voyagers and Deluxes are packaged with a pair of feet or a hand, respectively. Additionally, the Titan Masters have been reworked into [[Prime Master]]s, small figures intended to represent the sparks of the [[Thirteen|Primes]].
*'''Prime Master Class''' at US$6.99
*'''Legends Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$16.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$24.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$44.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$149.99
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===Studio Series===
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Like previous movie lines, [[Studio Series]] contains three main categories; Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader. Legends class was succeeded in 2022 by the similar Core Class. Similarly, Voyager-sized figures with additional accessories are sold under the Leader price-point due to the cost of the extra plastic.

*'''Core Class,''' at US$12.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$19.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$49.99
*'''Deluxe Multi-Pack,''' at US$29.99, contains a Deluxe figure with mini accessories or figures.
*'''Deluxe Class 2-pack,''' at US$39.99, Consists solely of the Bumblebee Then & Now 2-Pack.
*'''Bumblebee Retro Multi-pack,''' at US$59.99
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===War for Cybertron Trilogy===
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
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The ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline continues and expands the structure used by the ''Studio Series'' line.

*'''Battle Master Class,''' at US$4.99
*'''Micromaster Class,''' at US$9.99, consisting of two-packs of Micromasters.
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$19.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Weaponizer Pack,''' at US$29.99. The only release in this price point in ''Siege'' is the [[Centurion_droid#Toys|Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]].
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$49.99
*'''Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack,''' at US$69.99, unique to the Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack.
*'''Commander Class,''' at US$79.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$159.99
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====War for Cybertron: Earthrise====
''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' uses mostly the same setup as ''Siege''.

*'''Battle Master Class,''' at US$4.99
*'''Micromaster Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$19.99
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$49.99
*'''Commander Class,''' at US$79.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$159.99
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====War for Cybertron: Kingdom====
Once again, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' continues the structure of its predecessors, although it saw a line-wide price increase in later waves. The chart below displays the new prices. The line eschewed Micromasters and Battle Masters in favor of Core Class, which is functionally the same as the Legends Class.

*'''Core Class,''' at US$9.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$22.99
*'''Weaponizer Pack,''' at US$29.99, the second release in this class is [[Tricranius|Tricranius Beast Power]].
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$32.99
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$49.99
*'''Commander Class,''' at US$79.99
*'''Titan Class,''' at US$159.99

Store-exclusive "Battle Across Time" two-packs were released at US$47.99 and US$52.99.
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==Age of Extinction==
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The [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toyline]] was split into two different series. One series was known as "Robots in Disguise" which featured gimmicky toys such as the "Power Battlers" which are successors to the "Fast Action Battlers", "One-Step Changers" which convert in one easy step, "Dino Sparkers" which are unarticulated and non-transforming figures of Autobots riding non-transforming Dinobots who can generate sparks by being pulled back, "Flip and Change" figures which transform by being flipped over themselves, a "Smash and Change" Optimus which converts when smashed into the ground, a "Mega One-Step Bumblebee" which transform in one step but is the size of a "Leader Class" figure, and a 22 inch tall electronic "Stomp & Chomp Grimlock" which also converts in one step. The second series was a Generations series specifically for Age of Extinction which included "Deluxe Class", "Voyager Class", and "Leader Class" figures. The line also included "Legion Class" figures and two packs with both "Legion Class" and "Scout Class" figures exclusive to Wal-Mart. One last class is "Evolution Two-Packs" containing Age of Extinction versions of figures and redecos of older figures made to represent the past version of a character. Evolution Two-Packs are exclusive to Toys'R'Us.

*'''Legion Class,''' at US$4.97 (Exclusive to Wal-Mart)
*'''One-Step Changers,''' at US$9.99
*'''Legion Class and Scout Class Two-Packs,''' at US$11.87 (Exclusive to Wal-Mart)
*'''Dino Sparkers,''' at US$12.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$14.39
*'''Power Battlers,''' at US$14.99
*'''Deluxe Evolution Two-Packs,''' at US$16.99 (Exclusive to Toys'R'Us)
*'''Flip and Change,''' at US$19.99
*'''Smash and Change,''' at US$26.09
*'''Voyager Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Mega One-Step,''' at US$29.99
*'''Voyager Evolution Two-Packs,''' at US$39.99 (Exclusive to Toys'R'Us)
*'''Leader Class,''' at US$46.99
*'''Stomp & Chomp,''' at US$79.99

==Rescue Bots==
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==Robots in Disguise (2015)==
The [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline]] steps the Legion class up a bit in price and adds a Mini-Con size class where it formerly was. It also adds a new Warrior class, the first to use that name. The toyline draws heavily on the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, including the return of classes such as Stomp n' Chomp and One-Step Changers. The line also introduces a new Crash Combiner gimmick, where two figures in [[Alternate mode|altmode]] can be plugged (or crashed, if you prefer) into one another, springing out a combined robot form.

*'''Mini-Con,''' at US$4.99
*'''Legion Class,''' at US$5.99
*'''One-Step Changers,''' at US$9.99
*'''VS Set,''' at US$11.99 (Exclusive to Toys'R'Us)
*'''Warrior Class,''' at US$14.99
*'''Crash Combiners,''' at US$14.99
*'''Mini-Con 4 Pack,''' at US$17.99
*'''Activator Combiners,''' at US$19.99
*'''Three-Step Changers,''' at US$19.99
*'''Mini-Con Deployer,''' at US$19.99
*'''Mega One-Step Changers,''' at $US29.99
*'''Decepticon Island Showdown,''' at US$39.99, consisting solely of the Decepticon Island Showdown set.
*'''Super Three-Step Changers,''' at US$49.99
*'''Robots in Disguise Collection,''' at US$49.99, consisting solely of Robots in Disguise Collection set. (Exclusive to Target)
*'''Stomp n' Chomp,''' at US$79.99
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==Transformers Authentics==
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The [[Transformers Authentics|''Transformers Authentics'' toyline]] comprises kid-oriented [[evergreen]] toys. It exists entirely outside the preexisting size class nomenclature.
*'''"Bravo" assortment,''' at US$5
*'''"Alpha" assortment,''' at US$10
*'''Titan Changers,''' at US$10
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==Cyberverse==
The 2018 [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|''Cyberverse'' toyline]] contains several new gimmicks, including "Action Attack" attacking mechanisms, "Spark Armor" accessory vehicles that [[partformer|partsform]] into armor, and "Battle Call" voice-activated commands. The toyline's three subline imprints (''Power of the Spark'', ''Battle for Cybertron/Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures'', and ''Battle Call'') liberally reuse previous size class names, although with little correlation to their previous incarnations.

*'''Scout Class,''' at US$7.99
*'''One-Step Changers,''' at US$9.99
*'''Warrior Class,''' at US$14.99
*'''Battle Class,''' at US$14.99
*'''Ultra Class,''' at US$19.99
*'''Deluxe Class,''' at US$19.99
*'''Elite Class,''' at US$24.99
*'''Trooper Class,''' at US$24.99
*'''Ultimate Class,''' at US$29.99
*'''Battle Base,''' at CAD$39.99, consisting solely of the Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer. (Exclusive to Toys'R'Us in Canada)
*'''Officer Class,''' at US$49.99
*'''Roll & Change,''' at US$49.99
*'''Roll & Combine,''' (not yet released, with no known retailer exclusivity or price point.)

==Size class chart==
Class names, organized by toyline and approximate United States Dollar (USD) price point:

{|border="1" style="line-height:100%;border-collapse:collapse;"
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!Price
!BW!!BM!!RiD!!Armada!!colspan="2"|Energon!!Universe!!Cybertron!!Classics!!Movie!!Animated!!Universe
|-
|$3|| || || || || || || ||Legends of Cybertron|| || || ||
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|$4|| || || || || || || || ||Legends||Legends|| ||Legends
|-
|$5||Basic|| ||Basic|| || || ||Basic||Mini-Cons|| || || ||
|-
|$7|| ||Basic|| ||Mini-Con||Basic||Energon|| ||Scout||Mini-Con||Scout|| ||
|-
|$8|| || || || || || || || || || ||Activators||
|-
|$10||Deluxe||Deluxe||Deluxe||Super-Con||Combat||Combat||Deluxe||Deluxe||Classic Deluxe||Deluxe||Deluxe||Deluxe
|-
|$15||Mega||Mega||Mega|| || || || || || || || ||
|-
|$20||Ultra||Ultra||Ultra||Max-Con||Mega Combat||Mega||Ultra||Voyager||Classic Voyager||Voyager||Voyager|Voyager||Voyager
|-
|$25|| || || ||Giga-Con||Commanders||Command|| ||Ultra|| ||Ultra|| ||Ultra
|-
|$30||Super||Super||Super|| || || || || || || || ||
|-
|$40|| ||Supreme||Supreme||Super-Base||Leaders||Leaders|| ||Leader|| ||Leader||Leader||
|-
|$50|| || || || ||Unicron||Supreme|| ||Supreme|| || ||Supreme||Supreme
|-
|$90|| || || || || || || || || ||Ultimate|| ||
|}
At this point, many prices went up a dollar or two. We break the chart here for clarity.
{|border="1" style="line-height:100%;border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
|Price
!RotF!!DotM!!Prime
|-
|$5||Legends||Legion||Legion
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|$8||Scout||Commander||Commander
|-
|$10|| ||HA Basic||
|-
|$13||Deluxe||Deluxe||Deluxe
|-
|$15|| ||Action Set||
|-
|$20|| ||Voyager||Vehicle
|-
|$22||Voyager|| ||Voyager
|-
|$30||Human Alliance||Human Alliance||Weaponizer
|-
|$35|| || ||Maximus
|-
|$45||Leader||Leader|| |
|-
|$60|| || ||Ultimate
|-
|$90||Ultimate||Ultimate||
|-
|$100||Supreme Combiner|| ||
|}

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