https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Cwf1997 2026-05-31T13:16:16Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.45.3 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Brian_Posehn&diff=1801437 2024-12-04T22:17:33Z

<p>Cwf1997: </p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Brian}}<br /> [[Image:BrianPosehn.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He doesn't know who you are, but odds are he's a bigger nerd than you]]<br /> <br /> '''Brian Posehn''' (born [[July 6]], [[1966]]) is an American comedian who has appeared on shows like ''{{w|Mr. Show|Mr. Show with Bob and David}}'' (alongside [[Tom Kenny]]) and ''{{w|Clerks: The Animated Series}}.'' These roles effectively cemented his role in popular geekdom.<br /> <br /> In the realm of voice acting, he's provided voices for ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'', ''Tom Goes to the Mayor'', ''Superhero Roommate'', ''Mission Hill'', ''Sym-Bionic Titan'', ''Adventure Time'', ''Steven Universe'' and ''Kim Possible''. He appeared on ''The Sarah Silverman Program'' as Brian, participated in the ''Comedians of Comedy'' tour and TV show alongside [[Patton Oswalt]] and wrote the ever-popular Deadpool for [[Marvel Comics]].<br /> <br /> Despite all this, he's probably best known for his appearances on ''Just Shoot Me'', although few people will actually admit watching it.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{bigquote|I have four hobbies: I play XBox Live, I masturbate, I smoke pot, and I cry.|Brian Posehn}}<br /> <br /> ==Voice roles==<br /> ===''Transformers Animated''===<br /> *[[Nanosec]]<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Brian Posehn being a huge metalhead himself, based his voice for Nanosec off Dave Mustaine of the band ''Megadeath''. <br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.brianposehn.com/ Brian Posehn's official website]<br /> * [http://imdb.com/name/nm0692634/ Brian Posehn on the Internet Movie Database]<br /> * [http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-03-25/voice-choices/nerd-rage/ Brian Posehn interview]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Posehn, Brian}}<br /> [[Category:English voice actors]]</div>

Cwf1997 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Derrick_J._Wyatt&diff=1747644 2024-02-19T18:59:31Z

<p>Cwf1997: </p> <hr /> <div>{{featured}}<br /> [[File:DerrickWyatt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's right. He absolutely lived the dream!]]<br /> '''Derrick James Wyatt''' ([[August 10]], [[1972]] – [[December 16]], [[2021]]) was an American artist and character designer from [[Paw Paw]], [[Michigan]]. He attended the {{w|The Kubert School}} of art in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]], where one of his teachers was [[José Delbo]]. Another was [[Kim DeMulder]]! Later on, he received an internship at Spumco in [[California]], which would graduate to full-time employment with the company. Derrick eventually left Spumco, subsequently getting a job at [[Warner Bros.]] Animation, where he worked on the comedy/wrestling series ''Mucha Lucha'' as a designer. He also provided character design and voices for the Kids WB pilot ''Go! Go! Moba Boy!''. Other opportunities opened up for him while at Warner, where he would join the staff of ''Teen Titans'' and ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' as a full-time character designer. He also worked as a character designer on ''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated'' and ''[[Ben 10]]: Omniverse'' for [[Cartoon Network]].<br /> <br /> He was the art director, lead character designer, and a color stylist on the [[Cartoon Network]]-produced ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''. As a longtime ''Transformers'' fan, this was a dream come true for him.<br /> <br /> ==''Transformers'' portfolio==<br /> {{creatorstub|Like a zillion more character design credits from social media, interviews, etc}}<br /> <br /> ===Art director===<br /> *[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]<br /> <br /> ===Known character design work===<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Animated|Blackarachnia]]<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]<br /> *[[Prowl (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Prowl]]<br /> *[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)#Animated|Sentinel Prime]]<br /> *[[Blitzwing (Animated)#Animated|Blitzwing]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ===Writer===<br /> *[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club]] issues [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|24]]–[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|28]]: ''Animated'' [[Tech Spec]]s.<br /> <br /> ==Convention appearances==<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[BotCon 2008]]<br /> *[[BotCon 2009]]<br /> *[[BotCon 2012]]<br /> *[[BotCon 2014]]<br /> *[[BotCon 2015]]<br /> *[[BotCon 2016]]<br /> *[[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2009]]<br /> *[[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2010]]<br /> *[[Unofficial conventions|Auto Assembly 2010]]<br /> }}<br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Mini Mayhem!''===<br /> <br /> [[Eric Siebenaler]] enlisted Derrick to cook [[Thanksgiving|Thanksgiving Day]] dinner, but Derrick got too distracted while making new designs for ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'', and wound up burning the turkey. He opted to order a pizza instead (and hoped that the delivery guy would be late so it would be free!)<br /> <br /> Derrick and Eric were later seen eating a pie together, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] had something much more exciting to show off... [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] eating a pie! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}<br /> <br /> ===2005 IDW continuity===<br /> [[File:TFvol1 9cvrAuto.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]<br /> At [[Auto Assembly 2010]] attendees could buy a [[toy]] of Derrick in a boxed set alongside similar likenesses of [[Scott McNeil]] and [[Garry Chalk]] at [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s charity auction and tombola. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: &quot;The Land Ironclads&quot;|''The Transformers'' #9 cover}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===''Mighty Muggs''===<br /> *'''Derrick J. Wyatt''' ([[2009]])<br /> :This [[super deformed]] vinyl Derrick J. Wyatt figure uses the standard [[Mighty Muggs]] body template, with swivel joints in his neck and limbs. It depicts him donning a [[Sumdac Systems]] uniform (with the S in the center of the badge changed to a W). It was released by Hasbro in an ''extremely'' limited edition of...one, given to Wyatt himself. Sorry, collectors!<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:WyattToys.jpg|thumb|REALLY lived the dream.]]<br /> * In his position as the main art director and character designer for ''Transformers Animated'', Derrick had a considerable amount of say during the production of the cartoon, to the point where he personally requested changes on this very wiki after the then-unnamed [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]] made their debuts in the cartoon. Following the end of ''Animated'', Derrick occasionally produced ''Transformers'' fanart of obscure characters in the ''Animated'' style, or new characters from the ''Shattered Glass Animated'' universe, which he semi-regularly posted on his Twitter and Instagram accounts. However, as these were produced without Hasbro's input, and were not [[canon]]ized via official sources such as the ''Allspark Almanac'' books, they are not canon for the purposes of the wiki.<br /> * Wyatt cited Bruce Timm and [[Glen Murakami]]'s work on [[Batman|''Batman: The Animated Series'']] as the biggest influence on his art style.&lt;ref&gt;{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1423057661352812551|quote=You could look at the Batman Animated Series art book if you can find it. I learned a lot from it. Everything I do is derivative of Bruce Timm &amp; Glen Murakami|name=Derrick J. Wyatt|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=08|day=04}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * According to an interview, Derrick's favorite Transformers were &quot;[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], [[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Wasp]]inator&quot;. Three of the four made it into the ''Animated'' cartoon, which ain't bad!<br /> * On the ''Transformers Animated'' season 2 DVD set, Derrick provided episode commentary on &quot;[[Mission Accomplished]]&quot; and &quot;[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]&quot; alongside [[Marty Isenberg]], [[Eric Siebenaler]], and [[Matt Youngberg]].<br /> * Derrick preferred the characterizations of the original cartoon over the Marvel comics.<br /> * Derrick's ''Animated'' [[character model]]—essentially [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] with a new head—was scheduled to appear in &quot;[[Human Error, Part I]]&quot;, in the scene with ''Animated'' versions of [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]], [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] and [[Marty Isenberg]]. Unfortunately, it didn't make it in to the final scene. Boo!<br /> * He was briefly brought in early on in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' design process.<br /> * At Botcon 2012, when asked by a young fan why he couldn't watch ''Animated'' anymore, Wyatt allowed the child to pick one of the ''Animated'' toys he had with him for free. A well-deserved standing ovation took place.<br /> * Even after ''Animated'' concluded, Wyatt would occasionally sneak references to it into other shows he worked on, such as a Soundwave-inspired robot in the ''New Teen Titans'' short &quot;Turn Back the Clock&quot;, and a few trophies on [[Khyber]]'s ship in ''Ben 10: Omniverse''.<br /> * The [[Transformers Hall of Fame/2022|2022 Hall of Fame]] event featured a category for favorite ''Animated'' character as a tribute to him.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/ Derrick J. Wyatt's blog]<br /> *[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt Derrick J. Wyatt's Twitter feed]<br /> *[https://www.instagram.com/derrickjwyatt/ Derrick J. Wyatt's Instagram]<br /> *[https://ko-fi.com/thedjw90210/posts Derrick J. Wyatt's Ko-fi page]<br /> *[https://archive.is/ftwNx Derrick J. Wyatt's Formspring page] (archive)<br /> *[http://derrickjwyatt.deviantart.com/ Derrick J. Wyatt's DeviantArt gallery] (deactivated) <br /> *[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1356967/ Derrick Wyatt] at the Internet Movie Database<br /> <br /> ===Interviews===<br /> *[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/derrick-wyatt-interview-166415/ Interview with Derrick Wyatt at TFW2005.com]<br /> *Derrick Wyatt Unicron.com Interview:<br /> **[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2009/04/derrick-wyatt-interview.html Part 1]<br /> **[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2008/04/derrick-wyatt-interview-part-2.html Part 2]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyatt, Derrick J.}}<br /> [[Category:Animated designers]]<br /> [[Category:Convention guests]]<br /> [[Category:Illustrators]]<br /> [[Category:Lead designers]]</div>

Cwf1997 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Sebastian_Evans_II&diff=1747643 2024-02-19T18:56:17Z

<p>Cwf1997: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Sebastian Evans II''' is a composer. His work includes music for ''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'', ''The Drinky Crow Show'', ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', ''Ben 10: Omniverse'', ''Go! Go! Moba Boy!'', ''Edgar and the Voyagers'', and the 2012 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' cartoon.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *On [[December 18]], [[2009]], he briefly put the score for ''Transformers Animated'' up on his website, only to take it down a day later.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1735434/ Sebastian Evans] on the IMDB.<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Sebastian}}<br /> [[Category:Musicians]]</div>

Cwf1997 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Richard_Epcar&diff=1576951 2021-12-12T14:53:50Z

<p>Cwf1997: </p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Richard}}<br /> [[Image:RichardEpcar.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Even electronic brain pancake crystal elderly]]<br /> '''Richard Epcar''' (born [[April 29]], [[1955]]) is an American actor-voice actor / director and writer. He's done over 600 characters in games and animation. He also acts on camera in films, television, commercials and does tons of other voice work on trailers, commercial voice overs and narration of audio books-including 'White Eyes' a Doc Savage Novel. He has also supervised the dubbing of American movies into foreign languages and adapted and directed many foreign films-including many Academy Award winning films into English. <br /> <br /> He's probably best known as Batou in ''Ghost in the Shell'', Daisuke Jigen in the ''Lupin III'' franchise, the eponymous hero of ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and Terra-Xehanort in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, Myotismon and Etemon in ''Digimon: Digital Monsters'', Raiden in the ''Mortal Kombat'' series as well as The [[Joker]] in a small number of DC Comics related properties, Zangetsu and Koga from ''Bleach'', Joseph Joestar in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', Akuma in ''Street Fighter V'', Barbarax in ''Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy'' and both Ben Dixon and Lunk from ''Robotech'', just to name a few.<br /> <br /> Despite being a busy dude, he says he's very proud to be part of the ''Transformers'' universe.<br /> <br /> ==Episode scripts==<br /> ===''Robots in Disguise''===<br /> {{collist|2|<br /> * [[Spychangers to the Rescue]]<br /> * [[Sideburn's Obsession]]<br /> * [[Mirage's Betrayal]]<br /> * [[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]<br /> * [[Wedge's Short Fuse]]<br /> * [[Landfill_(episode)|Landfill]]<br /> * [[A Test of Metal]]<br /> * [[Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus]]<br /> * [[Koji Gets His Wish]]<br /> * [[Galvatron's Revenge]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Voice roles==<br /> ===''Robots in Disguise''===<br /> * [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]]<br /> * [[Montrose Island|Hotel Worker]]<br /> <br /> ===''War for Cybertron/Cybertron Adventures''===<br /> * [[Destroyer (WFC)|Autobot Destroyer]]<br /> * [[Brute (WFC)|Decepticon Brute]]<br /> * [[Heavy Soldier|Decepticon Heavy Soldier]]<br /> * [[Shockwave (WFC)|Retaliator]]<br /> * [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]<br /> * [[Leader (WFC)|Spy]]<br /> * Additional voices<br /> <br /> ==Convention appearances==<br /> * [[BotCon 2002]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.richardepcar.com/ Richard Epcar's official website]<br /> * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258268/ Richard Epcar at the Internet Movie Database]<br /> * [http://therealmcast.com/22000/exclusive-interview-richard-epcar/ Interview with Richard Epcar at the RealmCast]<br /> * [https://twitter.com/RichardEpcar Richard Epcar at Twitter]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Epcar, Richard}}<br /> [[Category:Convention guests]]<br /> [[Category:English voice actors]]<br /> [[Category:Writers]]<br /> [[Category:Activision]]</div>

Cwf1997 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Kevin_Michael_Richardson&diff=1576950 2021-12-12T14:48:57Z

<p>Cwf1997: </p> <hr /> <div>{{disambigm|Kevin (disambiguation)|Michael (disambiguation)}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:KMRichardson.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Oh, Blitznak. He's not the Backstreet Boy.]]<br /> '''Kevin Michael Richardson''' (born [[October 25]], [[1964]]) is an American actor and voice artist. His best known voice over roles are Captain Gantu on ''Lilo &amp; Stitch'', the [[Joker]] on ''The [[Batman]]'', Lobo from an adult oriented DC cartoon of the same name, [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] on ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', Crusher on ''Blaze and the Monster Machines'', Panthro from 2011 reboot of ''ThunderCats'', and the Grimace from ''[[McDonald's|The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald]]''. <br /> <br /> His on-screen roles include Rockefeller Butts on ''The Knights of Prosperity'', Ed Ward on ''Like Family'', and a cameo near the end of ''Clerks II''. <br /> <br /> Richardson also does the best Bill Cosby impression known to mankind.<br /> <br /> ==Voice roles==<br /> ===''Transformers Animated''===<br /> * [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (season 2 only)<br /> <br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen''===<br /> * [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime #2]]<br /> * [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] (credited as Skipjack)<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Prime''===<br /> * Announcer (&quot;[[T.M.I.]]&quot;)<br /> * [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]<br /> * [[Science fair judge|Judge]]<br /> * [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]]<br /> * [[Fast Willy]]<br /> * [[MECH Commando]] (&quot;[[Operation: Breakdown]]&quot;)<br /> * [[Decepticon Miner|Miner]]<br /> * Newscaster (&quot;[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]&quot;, &quot;[[One Shall Rise, Part 2|Part 2]]&quot;, &quot;[[One Shall Rise, Part 3|Part 3]]&quot;)<br /> * [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]<br /> * [[Vehicon (Prime)|Trooper]] (&quot;[[Masters &amp; Students]]&quot;, &quot;[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]&quot;, &quot;[[Sick Mind]]&quot;, &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot;)<br /> * Trooper Pilot (&quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]&quot;)<br /> * &quot;[[Trypticon (WFC)|Warship]]&quot; (&quot;[[Flying Mind]]&quot;)<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''===<br /> *[[Terrashock]]<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]<br /> <br /> ==Convention appearances==<br /> * [[BotCon 2011]]<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * Yes, he is a fan of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the G1 cartoon]].<br /> * He is the voice of &quot;Sir Can-A-Lot&quot;, the official mascot of everyone's favorite canned meat product, Spam.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.kevinmichaelrichardson.com/ KMR's Official website]<br /> * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724656/ Kevin Michael Richardson on the Internet Movie Database]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Kevin}}<br /> [[Category:English voice actors]]<br /> [[Category:Hasbro Studios]]<br /> [[Category:DreamWorks]]<br /> [[Category:Activision]]</div>

Cwf1997 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Bulkhead_(Animated)&diff=1576817 2021-12-12T04:14:51Z

<p>Cwf1997: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot|primusvanguard}}<br /> {{disambig3|Bulkhead}}<br /> :''Bulkhead is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> [[File:Bulkhead-animation model.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|400px|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] called; he wants his head back.]]<br /> <br /> The biggest and strongest of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew, '''Bulkhead''' appears to be little more than a big, dumb lummox at first glance. The second and third glances don't do much to improve that impression. Raised on a backwater [[energon farm]], he joined the Autobot academy to achieve the lofty goal of becoming a lowly [[space bridge]] [[Space bridge technician|technician]] rather than a warrior. He also has an unfortunate tendency to break stuff by accident due to his sheer strength and natural clumsiness. He's wrecked major thoroughfares and toppled skyscrapers in his zeal to be ''helpful''; when he gets angry, he's capable of berserker charges that even the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]] have learned to respect and fear. His penchant for being a little too eager to please others and getting a little too emotional at times further leads him to act without thinking. Add in a seeming lack of skills beyond &quot;destruction&quot;, and it does not paint a pretty picture.<br /> <br /> But despite all these shortcomings, one is hard-pressed to find a bot with a bigger spark, and he has astounding (if sometimes well-hidden) depths. He hates being thought of as the clumsy brute of the team, which has bred a certain amount of careful forethought and cautiousness. He's endlessly loyal to and protective of his friends, especially his best buddy [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and the [[human]] girl [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]], even if their impulsive behavior is sometimes annoying. Since coming to [[Earth]], he has discovered a love of art and the urge to express his true feelings through it. He's not very good at it, but he keeps trying anyways. Perhaps most surprising of all is that he is [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s foremost expert in space bridge technology, even though he may not be able to build one himself without accidentally breaking at least half the components.<br /> <br /> {{quote|You guys got it easy. All people want me to do is break stuff. I've got a sensitive side too, you know... but breaking stuff ''is'' kinda fun.|Bulkhead meditates on his lot in life|&quot;[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Animated'' cartoon===<br /> {{Idw-tfa}}<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Bill Fagerbakke]] (English), [[Kenta Miyake]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Ireneusz Załóg]] (Polish), [[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian), [[Fábio Moura]] (Portuguese), [[Rolando Silva]] (Latin-American Spanish, seasons 1 and 2), [[Harold Leal]] (Latin-American Spanish, season 3), [[Ju-chang Lee]] (Korean), [[Julio Lorenzo]] (Castillo Spanish), [[Bruno Lähteenmäki]] (Finnish), [[Frédéric Cerdal]] (French, seasons 1, 2 and first half of 3), [[Gérard Rouzier]] (French, second half of season 3)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:AutobootCamp-Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|left|300px|&quot;I'm gonna love him, and hug him, and pet him, and call him George!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Having read every space bridge schematic he could get his hands on, {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}} the 'bot who would become &quot;Bulkhead&quot; left the [[energon]] farm to attend [[Autobot boot camp]] in the hopes that he could become a qualified space bridge engineer. It was there that he first met Bumblebee and their trainer, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], who gave him his codename after deciding that the gentle giant was &quot;all bulk and no brains&quot;. Bumblebee initially had no interest in befriending Bulkhead, mockingly calling him a &quot;[[Mudflap (slang)|mudflap]]&quot;, but an unlikely friendship blossomed after Bulkhead saved Bumblebee from some &quot;malfunctioning&quot; turrets, accidentally dropping a building on Sentinel in the process. Although it seemed as though Bumblebee would go on to bigger and better things in the Autobot [[Elite Guard]] after outing their fellow Autobot cadet [[Wasp]] as a Decepticon spy, Bumblebee voluntarily took the blame for injuring Sentinel and the pair were both given the boot and reassigned to space bridge detail {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} aboard the starship ''[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Orion]]'' under the command of Elite Guard washout [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]. While on maintenance detail, the team discovered [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] meditating on an asteroid, and after accidentally blowing up [[Dawn Treader|his ship]] the stoic ninja joined their crew until they could return home to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}<br /> <br /> While repairing one malfunctioning space bridge in an asteroid field far from Cybertron, Bulkhead got his wrecking ball stuck in a rock face and later had to be rescued by Optimus when the space bridge malfunctioned and threatened all five members of the crew with debris. In doing so, however, the team discovered the long-lost [[AllSpark]], which had been deliberately hidden by the Autobots during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. In doing so, however, the team had provoked [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s, who had also been searching for the life-giving artifact. While trying to evade the Decepticon warship after Megatron seemingly perished aboard their ship, Bulkhead did his best to hang on while the Autobots flew their ship through the space bridge and splashed down in [[Lake Erie]] after the crew entered [[stasis pod]]s to survive. <br /> <br /> [[File:Bulkh alt.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Let's see {{w|Grave Digger (truck)|Grave Digger}} beat this!]]<br /> <br /> Fifty years later, the ship's autonomous systems detected a glob of rogue nanotechnology and reactivated its crew. Although the five Autobots decided to intervene against the nanotech monster wreaking havoc in [[Detroit]], the Autobots mistook [[human]]-built robots and machinery for Earth's dominant lifeforms and reformatted themselves with local vehicle modes to blend in. Bulkhead requested help from a group of local drones, then noticed [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] trying to take her keycard away from her robot dog, [[Sparkplug (robot dog)|Sparkplug]]. Assuming Sari was the pet, Bulkhead greeted her—which promptly sent her running and screaming. Although the monster was eventually defeated, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] was left gravely wounded and the Autobots retreated to their underwater vessel to repair him, unaware that Bumblebee had inadvertently smuggled Sari into their ship. Using the power of the AllSpark to energize her keycard, Bulkhead watched incredulously Sari used her &quot;[[AllSpark Key]]&quot; to save Prowl's life.<br /> <br /> In the days that followed their arrival on Earth, the five Autobots became local celebrities as they tried to learn about Earth and its customs, with Bulkhead experiencing a traffic jam firsthand. Eventually, Sari helped fix up the Autobots with a more convineient base of operations by getting them to move into an [[Autobot Earth Base|abandoned automobile factory]]. The Autobots were later on hand to witness the unveiling of the [[Fully Automated Rapid Transit System]], a ceremony that was interrupted by the arrival of [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], who sought to take the AllSpark. The Autobots engaged him in a fierce game of keep-away, and at one point successfully knocked the Decepticon flier out of the air with his wrecking ball. Although the Autobots now had a reputation as local superheroes, the team found that, in the wake of their destructive battle, they'd have to help repair the city. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} <br /> <br /> [[File:HomeIsWhereTheSparkIs-Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br /> <br /> The Autobots continued to settle into their new lives, although Bulkhead remained resentful that humans mostly just wanted him to break things—after all, he had a sensitive side as well, even if breaking stuff ''was'' fun. When Sari came to stay at their factory for a night, Bulkhead and Bumblebee played Twister and listened to a scary story before [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] was able to hack into the deactivated machinery in an attempt to take out the Autobots, and although Bulkhead was able to get in touch with his inner breaker, he was captured and pinned down beneath a hydraulic press before Optimus Prime saved him. Bulkhead tried to catch a [[Pocketbot|tiny machine]] that looked like it might be the culprit, but accidentally smashed the little robot when he grabbed it. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} <br /> <br /> When Bumblebee had a bout with [[Colossus Rhodes]] that escalated into a parking lot brawl, Bulkhead arrived with the others to stop the mad giant and tease Bumblebee about his size. Bulkhead's size proved a liability, however, when he got caught in an opening in [[Sumdac Tower]]'s defense shield. In a second bout with Rhodes, Bulkhead used his wrecking ball to send the brute flying, and when the shield was deactivated he was the first into the tower, scooping up [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] in his fist... a very bad mistake, since the villain was made of acid. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Stiletto-Bulkheadgetsowned.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> <br /> ''Bulkhead was with the rest of the team when they watched a news broadcast, showing Prowl and Bumblebee inadvertently exposing the [[Wraith]]'s modus operandi. Later, when Bumblebee apprehended Colossus Rhodes, Bulkhead helped sign autographs for the grateful Detroiters. Later still, when the Autobots saw &quot;Bumblebee&quot; attack Michigan Stadium, Bulkhead helped clear the little Autobot's name by halting what was really a plot by the increasingly jealous and irrational Wraith.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 2|Attention Surplus Disorder}}<br /> <br /> ''Bulkhead joined the rest of the Autobots into investigating a theft at Sumdac's laboratories. They found out that the crime in question had been committed by an industrial saboteur going by the name of &quot;[[Stiletto (Animated)|Stiletto]]&quot;. She soon attempted to collapse Detroit's Ambassador Bridge, prompting the Autobots to leap into action. During the confrontation, Bulkhead attempted to apprehend Stiletto by clobbering her with his wrecking ball weapon. As he swung it around, however, Stiletto severed the wrecking-ball's cord. This caused the weapon to fly into Bulkhead's head, knocking him out for the remainder of the battle. The Autobots nonetheless managed to capture Stiletto, and Bulkhead could later be seen being fixed at Autobot headquarters.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3|Stiletto}}<br /> <br /> [[File:BlastFromThePast-Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br /> <br /> After an embarrassing incident at the [[Dino Drive]] theme park, Prowl tried to help Bulkhead to become a more graceful warrior, but was unable to impart any of his [[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]] training on the lunkish green Autobot. Things got worse when Bulkhead tried to use Prowl's methods against the rampaging [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]], animatronic dinosaurs upgraded by Cybertronian technology. Finally, Prowl encouraged Bulkhead to do what ''Bulkhead'' would do, and Bulkhead's blunt, powerhouse approach proved to have its place and time for proper use and helped trap the Dinobots in molten tar. Prowl suspected the Dinobots were actually alive, not mere machines, so he enlisted Bulkhead's help in secretly transporting them from their prison to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|a deserted island]] on Lake Erie. Prowl had realized that just because something was big and lumbering and destructive was no reason to give up on it, and Bulkhead knew just what he meant. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}<br /> <br /> When [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], a bounty hunter from Ratchet's past, appeared on Earth to abduct Optimus, Bulkhead and the other Autobots intervened. Though Bulkhead managed to get by the defenses of [[Death's Head (Animated)|Lockdown's ship]], Lockdown managed to paralyze Bulkhead with a quick-drying adhesive spray. Thankfully, Ratchet was able to best the bounty hunter and rescued Optimus while the rest of the team was indisposed. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Nanosec-BulkheadWreckingBall.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> <br /> Bulkhead was trying to enjoy some fireworks while Bumblebee attempted to apprehend the petty thief [[Nanosec|Nino Sexton]], and an argument caused the two Autobots to collapse the pier on which they were standing. The next day, Optimus had Bulkhead and Bumblebee join Prowl on a training exercise, but the three found that Sexton had resurfaced as the impossibly fast supervillain &quot;Nanosec&quot; and were forced to pursue him; during the chase, Bulkhead had to stop a speeding train from crushing his friend. To prevent Detroit's destruction after Nanosec's capture, Bulkhead hurled Bumblebee up into the Earth's atmosphere, where the unstable [[Destronium]] sample Nanosec had stolen could safely explode. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}<br /> <br /> On [[Halloween]] night, Sari tried to teach Bulkhead and Bumblebee the true meaning of the holiday by taking them trick-or-treating. Deciding that he wanted to be a ghost for the night, Bulkhead settled for dressing in a fumigation tent, but the three ran afoul of the Decepticon [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. Bumblebee and Bulkhead were easily charmed and subdued by Blackarachnia's feminine wiles, allowing her to stun both of them. By the time they came to, Blackarachnia had already taken off with Sari; the duo rescued her after Blackarachnia threw her off a rooftop after unsuccessfully attempting to purge her own organic components from her systems. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}} <br /> <br /> [[File:SoundAndFury-BulkheadPunch.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br /> <br /> While on a shopping trip for Sari's birthday present, Bulkhead worked with Sari to rein in the pesky [[Professor Princess]]. The next day, Sari's birthday party began poorly, as the guests were all children of Sumdac Industries employees who found Sari too weird for their tastes. The Autobots' arrival made things a little more interesting, but Bulkhead and Sari found themselves ignored while the kids took rides with the other Autobots. Bulkhead wanted to give Sari her gift, a xylophone, but was too embarrassed to do so when he saw Dr. Sumdac's gift, a musical robot named &quot;[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]&quot;. For the next several days, Sari's attention was drawn away from her friend as she spent her free time plugging her key into the toy to upgrade it. Bulkhead realized that there was something off about Soundwave, but his attempts to prove it just forced a wedge between Sari and himself, a wedge that grew bigger when Megatron—the mastermind behind the Soundwave toy—began manipulating events to further divide the friends. Eventually, Sari upgraded the toy to the point where Soundwave gained sentience and attempted to spark a machine rebellion across Detroit. Bulkhead came to her rescue, and after feigning a change of heart to get close to Soundwave he smashed the musical menace to bits before the pair reconciled. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}<br /> <br /> Soon afterwards, trouble arrived in the form of [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]. Answering their challenge, the Autobots confronted the pair in a construction yard. Bulkhead charged Lugnut and the two engaged in a grapple, but even Bulkhead's power wasn't enough against the massive Decepticon, who threw him aside. The second round didn't go too well either, as Lugnut never had a chance to fight before the Decepticons were defeated by the Autobot ship's main cannon. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} After Sari was abducted by the Dinobots, Prowl and Bulkhead went to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]] to investigate. What they found was Meltdown, who damaged Bulkhead to the point of unconsciousness and trapped Prowl and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] (who had been tailing them) underground. After restoring Bulkhead with her key, Sari showed him that she could take care of herself by kicking him, who pretended to be hurt and accidentally fell into the ship's hold. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Caged bulkhead.jpg|thumb|right|300px|And now we know how the caged Bulkhead sings...]]<br /> <br /> After destroying a good portion of a city block trying to stop a missile impact, Sari suggested to Bulkhead that he explore his more creative talents to show the people of Detroit that he could do more than smash things. Bulkhead had difficulty making his creations (his paint brushes kept snapping between his fingers) and panicked when he learned that Sari had arranged an art show for him. While lamenting his lot in life, he was knocked out cold by a sudden electrical surge. When he came back online, he found that his body had been stolen. As Bumblebee attempted to help him finish his art pieces in time for the show, the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] used Bulkhead's body to take control of a [[Sidney Biggles-Jones Memorial Solar Fusion Plant|solar fusion plant]], intending to detonate it unless he was paid a hefty ransom. Optimus used the ransom delivery to sneak the Autobots into the plant, where they defeated the Headmaster and reattached Bulkhead to his body...backwards. As the reactor reached critical, Bulkhead came up with a drone that would set the rods back, but the drone melted in the process. Not to be daunted, Bulkhead added it to his art collection, showing the citizens of Detroit his art without them even knowing it. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Insincerest-BulkheadhasPowell.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]<br /> <br /> ''[[Porter C. Powell]] decided to use Bulkhead's image as a public figure to market the SWAT vehicle he used as an altmode as a vehicle for everyday citizens, such as &quot;soccer moms&quot;. This infuriated Bulkhead, though Powell informed him that legally, there was nothing he could do about it. Powell rub salt in the wound by using highly doctored footage of Bulkhead to make it seem as though the Autobot endorsed the vehicle in Powell's commercials. The &quot;Bulkheads&quot; proved to be popular vehicles in Detroit, providing further grief for the same-named Autobot. It nearly spoiled a stake-out, when a couple mistook Bulkhead for their own vehicle, and led to further trouble when it turned out both Professor Princess and the Angry Archer possessed Bulkheads, using them to further their criminal careers. Powell's marketing plot was brought to an end when Bulkhead disguised himself as a contestant on a &quot;Pimp my Bulkhead&quot; competition, and managed to trick Powell into admitting that his vehicles were dangerous death-traps on-camera.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4|The Insincerest Form of Flattery}}<br /> <br /> When Decepticon energy signals were detected, the Autobots quickly realized that they were outnumbered. Bulkhead mentioned that the Dinobots might be able to help, not aware that Prowl hadn't told Optimus they had moved them to Dinobot Island. Prime was furious and ordered the two to take him there at once. After searching the island, the Autobots found the Dinobots. They were unwilling to help, so the Autobots left, unsure of their next move. When Bumblebee contacted Prime, saying that Starscream was at Sumdac Tower, he ordered him to stand down. When they arrived at the tower, they saw Bumblebee fighting Starscream. Prime dryly noted that disobeying orders was becoming a habit, but Bulkhead wasn't too insulted. He was too busy being shocked by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] bursting through Sumdac Tower. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}} Quickly regaining his composure, Bulkhead charged Megatron, only to have his wrecking ball severed and be thrown into a building. After the short battle, Sumdac told them how he had rebuilt Megatron. Bulkhead sounded as if he was about to crush the professor, but Prime told him that it was unimportant. Using excess key energy in Sumdac's equipment, the Autobots repaired themselves, and Prime apologized for his harsh words. Ratchet and Sari came by in the ship, picking up the Autobots, but they were shot down over Dinobot Island. During the subsequent battle, Bulkhead brought down Lugnut. The zealous Decepticon was stronger than Bulkhead, but as he activated [[Punch of Kill Everything|his punch]], Bulkhead used his wrecking ball to detonate it, sending Lugnut flying. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TheEliteGuard-arguments.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> <br /> The Autobots managed to drive off the Decepticons, but at a high cost—not only had the AllSpark's physical container been destroyed, scattering fragments of its essence across Detroit, but despite their best efforts to rebuild Prime's Autobots also found that the human residents of the city now viewed them as potential menaces instead of heroes. As Bulkhead bemoaned their situation, [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]], and Sentinel Prime arrived on Earth to investigate, but Sentinel's refusal to believe Prime's story caused tension between the two Autobot teams. Eventually, however, Prime and his team proved their worth by helping Magnus defeat an endless army of police drones at a malfunctioning Sumdac factory. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} Shortly afterwards, Bulkhead greeted Sari when she was thrown out of Sumdac Tower by [[Porter C. Powell]] and forced to live with the Autobots. He and Bumblebee tried to cheer her up by saying that living together would be like a non-stop party, making her food and teaching her about &quot;stuff and how it works&quot;, but were met with limited success. Prowl intervened, and advised the pair to simply listen to their friend. Sari then let out her frustration over recent events, while Bumblebee and Bulkhead comforted her. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}} Bulkhead later helped stop a runaway train powered by an AllSpark fragment. When Starscream stopped by again, Bulkhead tried to knock him out with his wrecking ball, to little effect. Thankfully, Jazz, Sentinel and Optimus were able to take down the AllSpark-powered Decepticon. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead helped clear trash from the city of Detroit during a garbage dispute in an effort to mend strained Autobot/human relations. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}} Later, he helped search for an AllSpark fragment, only for the mission to be interrupted by a group of illegal street racers, the [[Street Demon]]s, zooming by. When one of the racers caused two others to crash, Bulkhead stopped to help [[Roxy Sparkles]] out of his wrecked vehicle. Seeing as he and Sari were fans of the Speed Demon broadcasts, he also took the opportunity to ask for an autograph. But as Captain Fanzone dropped by to arrest the criminals, Bulkhead realized that Sari had mislead him about the legality of the Street Demons' show. He confronted the girl, only for Bumblebee to step in and assure Bulkhead that he would straighten her out instead. Turns out, Bumblebee had become fixated on beating one of the racers, and planned to participate in the races himself. Bulkhead found out, and was none too pleased about this development. He was coaxed into allowing Bumblebee to go through with his plan but followed him to the race, just to be safe. Before he could step in, he was frozen solid by Blitzwing, and only freed later when the adventure was mostly over. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}<br /> <br /> [[File:RiseOfTheConstructicons-chugchugchug.jpg|thumb|left|300px|&quot;Chug it, Bulky.&quot;]]<br /> <br /> While repairing a damaged overpass, Bulkhead had his life saved by the newly created [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], [[oil]]-guzzling construction machines who rescued him after he used dangerous outdated fixatives. Although Bulkhead maintained that these &quot;Constructobots&quot; meant well, their crass mannerisms didn't impress the other Autobots, and eventually Prime evicted the pair after a game of frisbee severed Sari's pigtails. The next day, Bulkhead went looking for his friends but discovered that they had fallen in with Megatron and stolen parts on his behalf. Despite Bulkhead's efforts to turn them back to the Autobots, the newly minted [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] eventually took Bumblebee hostage, and demanded the AllSpark fragments the Autobots had gathered. Bulkhead was able to outwit them by spiking their oil with the same outdated fixative he had used earlier, and the subsequent explosion scrambled their memory circuits. Bulkhead drove the amnesiac Transformers away and sadly admitted that he had been wrong to trust them. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead accompanied Prowl to investigate reports of unusual behavior on Dinobot Island. Prowl discovered a spike wedged in Grimlock's foot, and he and Bulkhead worked together to remove it. Later, when Prowl decided to go off on his own after Starscream, Bulkhead attempted to talk him out of it unsuccessfully. Later still, the Autobots found Prowl, equipped with new Samurai armor, tied up in the middle of the street. After freeing him, Prowl urged them to go after Lockdown, believing that he had captured [[Clone number 2716057|Starscream]], but the Autobots encountered [[Clone number 3370318|''another'' Starscream]] shortly after taking off. It soon became clear that both Starscreams were clones of the original, and on discovering that the clones were rigged with bombs Bulkhead watched as Prowl used his armor to launch the clones into the sky, right into the flight path of the fleeing Decepticons. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}} When Nanosec went on another crime spree, Bulkhead took part in the chase, but the pursuit was abruptly cut short when Bumblebee was temporarily slowed to nothing. Later, Bumblebee alerted the rest of his team that [[Swindle (Animated)|a Decepticon]] had built a machine that could freeze any electronic machine within its range, just as he had been earlier that day. Bulkhead and the others sped out to take on the threat. They were all affected by the device's power before they could reach their destination, and were only able to take on Swindle once Sari had deactivated this weapon. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}} <br /> <br /> [[File:AutobootCamp-Bulkheadaltmode.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> <br /> After [[Wasp]] escaped, Bulkhead tagged along with Bumblebee in an attempt to track a leaked signal, but 'Bee's attitude became unbearable, and Bulkhead stormed off. The kindhearted bot couldn't stay away, however, and helped Bumblebee out of a minor scrape. Bumblebee apologized, but Bulkhead shook it off; their friendship had rock-solid foundations. Reconciled, the two headed back to base, having missed a rather conspicuous mine shaft entrance. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} Bulkhead learned that Meltdown was broken out of prison through a news report and stayed behind at the Autobots' headquarters while Optimus, Prowl and Bumblebee dealt with the escaped criminal. Once Meltdown had been liquified by his own [[genetic modifier]], Bulkhead accompanied Optimus and the others to explain what had transpired to Captain Fanzone. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead found himself going crazy over a persistent dripping noise coming from somewhere in the Autobots' base... looking about, he discovered that the dripping was coming from Bumblebee, who had fallen into the habit of neglecting his chassis. Bulkhead and Ratchet pointed this out to the little 'bot, but Bumblebee was in complete denial over the fact that he might need a tune-up. The conversation was interrupted by Optimus, who informed the Autobots that Scrapper and Mixmaster had resurfaced. The Autobots searched Detroit for the pair, but without Sari's key to track their AllSpark signatures, the search proved fruitless. Then, Blitzwing dropped out of the sky and took on the whole crew. During the fight, the Autobots learned that Sari was dealing with the Construcitcons on her own back at headquarters. But having to deal with Blitzwing, they couldn't head back... until Blitzwing suddenly decided to ditch the battle. The Autobots then headed back to help Sari immediately, but on returning to base, they found out that Sari had taken care of the intruders all by herself. {{storylink|Sari, No One's Home}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TFA ABTC1 Bulkhead Sumdac.JPG|thumb|left|300px]]<br /> <br /> Bulkhead later made an abstract painting of Sari in the style of Picasso, but the other Autobots' suggestions ended up ruining the painting. He and Sari took a walk to clear his head, and Bumblebee came and genuinely tried to apologize. This went rather poorly, and got even worse when Megatron arrived to kidnap Bulkhead and take him to his base. Megatron revealed that [[Shockwave (Animated)|his double agent]] had learned that Bulkhead was Cybertron's top space bridge technician, and forced Bulkhead to help the Decepticons repair a space bridge they had reverse engineered. If Bulkhead refused, Megatron would use a Headmaster unit to steal his body and kill all of Bulkhead's friends, starting with Professor Sumdac. Bulkhead agreed to help, but Professor Sumdac believed that Bulkhead was trying to sabotage the device, and told Bulkhead to let him give the instructions to avoid sounding preposterous. Furious at everyone doubting his skill, Bulkhead actually ''fixed'' the space bridge, allowing Megatron to teleport the Decepticons to an underdefended Cybertron. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}<br /> <br /> During a three-way battle between the Autobots, the Decepticons, and Starscream's [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]], Bulkhead tried to shut down the space bridge, but was locked with [[stasis cuffs]] by a [[Slipstream (Animated)|female clone]]. Trying to amplify the space bridge, Megatron tried to fix the problem by adding Starscream's severed, AllSpark-powered head into the power core. Unfortunately, this caused an overload which Bulkhead theorized would suck up all of Michigan. Fortunately, Ratchet had been able to successfully rouse their old starship to life, revealed to be the ancient [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinel]] [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], who arrived and allowed himself to be sucked into the portal along with Megatron and Starscream. When the Autobots escaped, Bulkhead theorized that they had merely been transported somewhere in space, and hoped that Omega was still alive. Unfortunately, any effort to locate Omega was put on hold when Sari noticed that the skin of her arm had been torn, revealing robotic circuitry underneath! {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TransWarped-Bulkheadchestdrawer.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> <br /> While Bumblebee and Bulkhead were surprised and concerned about Sari's revealed techno-organic nature, they remained focused on the more imminent problem; namely that their old friend Longarm was really a Decepticon spy. However, because Omega Supreme had been transwarped elsewhere in the galaxy, they no longer had a way to contact Cybertron. The Autobots eventually hit on the idea of building their ''own'' Space Bridge to Cybertron, and Bulkhead and Bumblebee set about salvage whatever they could find from the ruins of the Decepticon base, finding a [[plasma dynamic thruster]] and [[retrieval beacon generator]]. However, the malfunctioning thruster accidentally sent Bumblebee on a transwarp jaunt of his own through space, and while Bulkhead had his back turned he was attacked by Henry Masterson, having commandeered his old [[Headmaster unit]] to pilot Starscream's discarded body, easily trouncing Bulkhead and burying him under a pile of rocks.<br /> <br /> Ratchet found Bulkhead and brought him back to base for repairs before Sari used her key to heal him, much to Ratchet's annoyance. When Bumblebee's energy signature could not be found on Earth, Bulkhead realized that he wasn't on Earth. The plasma dynamic thruster must have caught a stray transwarp field and sent Bumblebee to another part of the galaxy. Using the beacon generator, Bulkhead was able to reel Bumblebee back to Earth; Bumblebee, however, had been swallowed by a [[Rock Lord|giant rock creature]], who was also transported to Earth and attacked the city. Bulkhead proved unable to damage the alien without also hurting Bumblebee, and in a spur-of-the-moment decision Sari used her key to upgrade her own body, using her new form to quickly defeat the monster. Sari's powers quickly went wild, however, and the Autobots worked together to remove the key from her system after she accidentally stabbed Bumblebee. Although Bulkhead's advice nearly caused her to self-destruct, Ratchet was finally able to shut her down with his EMP generator. <br /> <br /> Later, the group was at the plant, mulling over the events of the day, including Optimus revealing the Autobots' secret base to Professor Sumdac. When Bumblebee threatened to transwarp again, Bulkhead took the plasma dynamic thruster from Bumblebee's backpack and turned it off. But then Omega Supreme appeared, under the control of Megatron. The group headed for the river to keep Megatron from damaging more of the city. Bulkhead and Bumblebee acted as decoys while Prowl and Optimus worked on freeing Omega from Megatron's control. Their plan worked, only for Starscream's head, which Megatron was using as a battery, to take over Omega's body and toss out Prowl and Optimus. With them unable to get back in and Starscream threatening to transwarp to Cybertron and use Omega to take it over, Bumblebee and Bulkead got the idea of using the plasma dynamic thruster on Omega Supreme. With a little teamwork from them and Optimus Prime, they attached the plasma dynamic thruster to Omega Supreme, causing him to go on an endless and random transwarp cycle throughout the galaxy. However, they still needed to find a way to contact Cybertron about Shockwave. {{storylink|TransWarped}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TFAni Threes a Crowd Stop Hitting Yourself.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself!]]<br /> <br /> Construction on the space bridge began at Sumdac Tower, using an AllSpark fragment as an improvised power source—but Bulkehead's overconfidence led to an accident and the apparent loss of the AllSpark fragment. Realizing that he needed some architectural expertise, Bulkhead set about recruiting the Constructicons and was able to talk the resentful duo into some &quot;off the books work&quot; for him. At the tower, however, they discovered that the accident had combined the AllSpark fragment with a forklift and Sumdac's recovered Headmaster unit to create [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]], a mouthy little control freak with big dreams... and the power to force others to do his bidding. Dirt Boss and his new Constructicon henchmen set about stealing oil to hold the city for ransom, and—since the other Autobots were busy with Lugnut—Bulkhead pursued the trio and learned of their plan to destroy Detroit's fossil fuel refinery. <br /> <br /> Captured by the three Decepticons after getting his wrecking ball stuck in Mixmaster's cement mixer, Bulkhead was dragged to the refinery and nearly brainwashed into igniting the spark that would light the oil tank, even fighting the other Autobots when they arrived to stop Dirt Boss. When the fire proved impossible to contain, Prof. Sumdac came up with the idea of transporting it with the plasma dynamic thruster. The tank, as well as the Constructicons who were on top of it, was transwarped over Lake Erie near Dinobot Island, where it exploded harmlessly. The Autobots still needed to cart away Lugnut, but discovered that he had been freed by [[Ramjet (Animated)|someone]]. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}<br /> <br /> When Wasp came to Earth, he attacked Bumblebee and traded identities with him by switching helmets and using an [[electronic paint job]]. Even Bulkhead was confused by the ruse and nearly smashed &quot;Wasp&quot; with his wrecking ball. Fortunately, Bumblebee was able to make Bulkhead realize who he ''really'' was by reminding them of their time at Autobot boot camp together, and after a brief misunderstanding with Sentinel Prime and his new cadets [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], the Autobots returned to the plant to confront the impostor, pitting the two against one another in a round of [[Ninja Gladiator]] to prove who was the real Bumblebee. When it became clear that Wasp's cover would be blown, Wasp panicked and threatened to slag Bumblebee, claiming that he had once been a good 'bot—but Bulkhead told him that he had always been mean to the two of them and had ''never'' been a good bot. Wasp then shot the lights out and made a break for it. Bulkhead found him outside lying on the ground and jumped on top of him, only to find that Wasp had switched identities ''again'' and Bulkhead had pounded Bumblebee. Oops. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} Bulkhead later witnessed Optimus Prime tell Jetfire and Jetstorm to stop taunting Sentinel behind his back, but later was instructed by Ratchet to roll on home along with Bumblebee and Prowl so Optimus and Sentinel could speak in private. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TFA Human Error Part 1 Automen.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> <br /> While celebrating Christmas Eve with Sari, the Autobots fell victim to Soundwave's new scheme, where, after consuming some spiked oil nog, the Autobots were all trapped inside an elaborate virtual construct. Within this digital simulation, it appeared as though the Autobots had been mysteriously transformed into humans, and the five set off for Sumdac Tower in the hopes that Professor Sumdac could help them. While on the way there, the group stopped off at a nearby Burger-bot restaurant, where Bulkhead stuffed his face with hamburgers and wound up having to go the bathroom to deal with an embarrassing &quot;malfunction&quot;. Finally, after taking the bus to Sumdac Tower, the team dicsovered that the Decepticons had seemingly launched a full-scale attack on Detroit! Realizing that this couldn't be real, the human Autobots were able to defeat the virtual Decepticons and revert to their true forms, only for Soundwave to directly intervene and blast them with electricity. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}<br /> <br /> Although momentarily freed when Sari damaged Soundwave's system, the Decepticon quickly regained control over the network and turned the Autobots back into humans. Ratchet explained that they needed to find Soundwave's interface with the system, and pursued an avatar of Soundwave's alternate mode throughout the city in some conveniently placed vehicles, although their driving skills were poor. They eventually cornered Soundwave in a drive-in movie theater parking lot, but Soundwave had actually trapped them there, and he succeeded in reprogramming the Autobots. Under Soundwave's control, Bulkhead battled the [[Substitute Autobot]]s and wound up getting frozen by Scrapper. Once freed from Soundwave's control, Bulkhead joined the rest of the Autobots in watching the Disposal Droids (and [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]]) clean up the city. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}<br /> <br /> [[File:DecepticonAir-Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br /> <br /> Bulkhead and Sumdac eventually finished building a space bridge in record time, but soon got into an argument over whose fault it was that the bridge wasn't already operational. After Sari settled the matter by getting the bridge running, Optimus received a call for help from Sentinel. Bulkhead located a transwarp field on the Elite Guard flagship that they could use to transwarp Prime to the ship, though it took Sari's skill to lock the space bridge onto the field. Bulkhead was unsure if they'd be able to transwarp Optimus back to Earth, but his leader insisted on going. Before long, the transwarp field separated from the ship, and Bulkhead seriously began to doubt he could transwarp Optimus back—but Sentinel gave Optimus a direct lift back to Earth, so it wasn't necessary. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead eventually helped Bumblebee transwarp to the Moon in order to spy on the Decepticons. 'Bee learned of their ultimate plans for Omega Supreme and managed to open Arcee's com-link, allowing them to listen in on the Decepticons from Earth. Bulkhead and his buddy discovered that the Decepticons were almost ready and warned the others. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}} When the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s attacked Detroit, Prime ordered Bulkhead, Bumblebee, and Ratchet to go to the Moon and sever Lugnut's connection to the clones, and Sari came with them. On the Moon, Bulkhead and Bumblebee took on Shockwave, while Ratchet and Sari got Arcee inside of the real Omega Supreme. Once they defeated and captured Shockwave, Bulkhead and Bumblebee took Sari to the part of the ''Nemesis'' so she could see the protoforms there for herself and better understand her origins. Bulkhead rode back to Earth on Omega Supreme to battle the Starscream Supremes, and was later stunned to hear that Prowl had sacrificed himself in order to save the city. After witnessing Optimus ultimately defeat and arrest Megatron, Bulkhead joined the Autobots when they went back to Cybertron, and he helped carry Prowl's coffin in their return victory/funeral parade. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}<br /> <br /> [[File:StunticonJob-Maincastbox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]<br /> ''Bulkhead attended the Stunti-Con's show in Kaon, unaware that the entire affair was a Decepticon plot to break Megatron out of the nearby Trypticon Prison. Thankfully, [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] and [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] interrupted the show, and with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]'s help thwarted the Decepticons' plans.'' {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}<br /> <br /> ===Animated shorts===<br /> [[File:BulkheadandGrimlock.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br /> [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] attempted to jump over him and the other Autobots as part of a stunt. {{storylink|Evel Knievel Jump}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead saw a mime performance along with Sari and Bumblebee. Sari had to explain to the two confused Autobots what a mime was. After Bumblebee successfully upstaged said mime, the audience applauded. Bulkhead decided to join them... and clapped with such force the shockwaves and wind blew most of the crowd away, prompting Bumblebee and Sari to sneak away in the chaos. {{storylink|Mime Time}}<br /> <br /> He played fetch with Grimlock once, using a tree. Grimlock liked that. {{storylink|Catch}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead was the subject of some less-than-delicate surgery at Ratchet's hands once, with Sari playing nurse. Rather declared the operation a success, though Bulkhead wondered just what all those ''other internal parts'' lying around were all about. After a brief pause, Ratchet quickly scooped them up and stuffed them into Bulkhead's mouth, forcing him to swallow, then strolled away, whistling nonchalantly. {{storylink|Operating Table}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Be the Hero'' books===<br /> {{notemultipath}}<br /> ====''Prime Suspect''====<br /> Bulkhead met the rest of the Autobots outside [[HomeTech]]'s laboratory, after [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Prime]] was caught on camera breaking in the night before. He knocked a hole in the side of the building to allow [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] and [[You|another kid]] to venture inside in search of the footage. When that line of inquiry turned up a sample of oil, the Autobots headed for HomeTech's main warehouse, where they encountered [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], the actual perpetrator behind the crime. Bulkhead helped defeat him. {{storylink|Prime Suspect (Animated)|Prime Suspect}}<br /> ====''Quest for the AllSpark''====<br /> Bulkhead's favorite places in [[Detroit]] were the [[City Art Gallery]] and [[Detroit Sculpture Park]]. When [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] made an attempt to obtain the [[AllSpark]] by taking control of Detroit's robot workforce, the Autobots came up with a plan to hide useless copies of the AllSpark, and Bulkhead opted to head for one of those locations to hide it. [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] managed to find him at the Sculpture Park, trapped in a force field dome created by the AllSpark and, with [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]'s help, extracted him. {{storylink|Quest for the AllSpark}}<br /> ====''Web of Deception''====<br /> When Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Prowl found the Autobot ship inactive, Bulkhead briefly considered using his wrecking ball to &quot;nudge&quot; a power conduit — an idea swiftly shot down by [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. After they discovered Optimus was missing, Bulkhead set out with Bumblebee, Prowl, Sari and a friend to investigate the presence of [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]'s ship on the lake bed nearby. While fighting the bounty hunter, they discovered the involvement of [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who wanted revenge on Prime. They hunted for Blackarachnia, but Bulkhead took a moment to admire an engraving on a cave wall, which inadvertently led to them finding their foe and her downfall. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}<br /> <br /> ====''Time-Quake''====<br /> After strange time disturbances began appearing across Detroit, the Autobots searched the city using special scanners. Bulkhead finally struck pay dirt when he encountered a time-displaced ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. After dealing with the beast, he and a [[You|human]] tracked the signal back to the [[Lions Tower]] in Detroit's financial district where they met up with Bumblebee. On the top floor, the trio found an unstable time machine, that sent Bulkhead and his human friend hurtling back through time. The pair encountered several historical figures, retrieving the time machine's two missing control spheres before returning to the twenty-second century. The culprit behind the time machine's activity turned out to be the Decepticon [[Blast-X]], whom Bulkhead subsequently defeated with a good solid punch. {{storylink|Time-Quake}}<br /> <br /> ===Titan Magazines===<br /> [[Hasbro|Toy companies]] have made an action figure of him! {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 3|Crossroads!}}<br /> <br /> The Dinobots saved him and the others from [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Starscream clones]], which was good. They then didn't leave and Bulkhead's sleeping space was taken up by Grimlock, which was not good. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Dino-MIGHT!}}<br /> <br /> Later, the Autobots were buried by the villain [[Quake-Maker]]. Bulkhead's great strength freed them from the ground, and then he ''vanished completely'' from the battle. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 1|Burnout}}<br /> <br /> On his day off, Bulkhead was dragged to a [[basketball]] game by Sari, Prowl and [[Afterburn]]. Bulkhead didn't see the point of the game and was being mistaken for a litter bin by the humans. Luckily a demented supervillain attacked Detroit and they had to leave the game—but as a diversionary tactic, the evil [[Crossroads]] blackmailed Detroit into trying to destroy the Autobots! The Autobots saw through this and intercepted the villain at [[Sumdac Tower]], with Bulkhead taking down reprogrammed security drones. After beating the villain, Bulkhead now enjoyed basketball and happily watched the game ''for no reason''. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 3|Crossroads!}}<br /> <br /> When the Decepticons raided the Autobot base, Bulkhead joined the gang in successfully driving them back out. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Megatron's Revenge}}<br /> <br /> When Prowl and Bumblebee decided to have a race to see who was fastest, Bulkhead was eager to join in, much to Bumblebee's mockery. Nevertheless, off Bulkhead went... and, thanks to the other two being distracted by Decepticons, he ''won'' and was officially King of Speed. Optimus and Ratchet lifted him up in a display of victory (their shoulders hurt!). {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|The Race}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Cool'' comic===<br /> <br /> Witnessing the mysterious Allspark being uncovered, Bulkhead along with the rest of Optimus Prime's crew fled through a space bridge gate in order to keep the artifact out of Decepticon clutches. Unfortunately, Megatron was able to board their ship and left Bulkhead defeated on the floor, leaving Optimus to deal with the Decepticon leader by himself. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 3}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead was among the Autobots who traveled to the [[Earth]] city of [[Detroit]] in order to protect the [[AllSpark#Animated|AllSpark]] from the Decepticons. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] attacked, Bulkhead joined in the fray. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 1}}<br /> <br /> [[File:The CoolAutobotsRevivePrime01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]<br /> <br /> Bulkhead proved unable to prevent Starscream from seizing the AllSpark (the Decepticon snatching right out of his hands) and was subsequently helpless to defend himself from Starscream's AllSpark-powered aerial attacks. When [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] died stopping Starscream, and was quickly revived by the power of [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]]'s [[AllSpark Key|key]], Bulkhead was there to greet him. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 2}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead later took part in defending [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]] from a Decepticon raid. He was unable to counter [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]'s aerial bombardments, however, and proved little more than a rather large target. Once the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s saved the day, however, Bulkhead saw them off along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}<br /> <br /> After [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] buried Optimus under tons of rubble during a Detroit battle, Bulkhead aided Bumblebee in digging their leader out. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 4}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead was present at [[Sumdac Systems]] headquarters when Megatron was resurrected in a new body. Megatron made short work of Bulkhead, grabbing his mace weapon and yanking him to the ground. Bulkhead survived the altercation and later joined Optimus Prime in greeting the [[Elite Guard]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 5}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead later joined the Autobots in a battle against [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead joined in the battle for the Decepticon [[space bridge#Animated cartoon|Space Bridge]]. When Megatron attempted to power it with Starscream's [[AllSpark#Animated|AllSpark]] fragment, Bulkhead warned him not to, as the power would cause an overload. Bulkhead's prediction came to and he was powerless to stop the Space Bridge, which was sucking everything and everyone into itself. Luckily, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] arrived and sacrificed himself to save the day. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}<br /> <br /> When Starscream attacked Detroit in Omega Supreme's body, Bulkhead was the first to wonder where Optimus Prime had gone to. Prowl informed him that Prime would be back soon, but until then, it was up to them to fend off the villain. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 9}}<br /> <br /> When Optimus returned with the Magnus Hammer and his flight pack, Bulkhead stood heroically beside him, along with the rest of the Autobot crew, ready to face off against the Decepticon threat. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 1}}<br /> <br /> Upon Megatron's defeat, Bulkhead accompanied the rest of the Autobots back to planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where they were all hailed as heroes by the citizenry and even [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode Final}}<br /> <br /> ===''Kre-O'' online manga===<br /> [[File:KreO_Bulkhead.jpg|right|thumb|What [[mouthplate]]? All I see is his ''wiiide'' smile.]]<br /> <br /> Bulkhead was one of the [[Autobot]]s who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]'' in search for energy blocks to alleviate their hunger. Thanks to the boarding of the ''Ark'' by [[Decepticon]]s, the ''Ark'' crashed and the [[Transformer]]s fell into a four million year-long sleep. They woke up to a world filled with blocks. {{storylink|Kreon Story}}<br /> <br /> ===Precursor World===<br /> Multiple incarnations of Bulkhead were members of the [[Green Order]]. One Bulkhead was taking in the natural splendor of the [[Green Planet]] when his commander [[Green Tender 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|Ultra Megatron Omega]] by the [[Primus Vanguard]]'s [[Primus#The old universe|eponymous supreme leader]].<br /> <br /> Another looked on when the dimension-hopping [[Seacon (BW)|pirate]] [[Sea Phantom]] arrived to plunder the Green Order's [[Creation Matrix (GS)|Creation Matrix]].{{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===Transformers Animated: The Game===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Bill Fagerbakke]] (English)}}<br /> [[File:TFAnimated Game Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|right|136px|&quot;You hear me, you bastard?! I'll cut off your nutsack and nail it to my door! Like one of those lion door knockers rich folks got! That will be your balls!&quot;]]<br /> After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] decided some more training was in order, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] set up the factory as an obstacle course and Prime, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and Bulkhead tackled it. No sooner had they finished than word arrived that the robots at a [[Sumdac Systems]] factory had gone haywire. They traveled there with [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] and blasted their way through the rogue robots until they found the problem — an [[AllSpark]] fragment lodged in a control console. Some of the drones escaped, so Prime left to take care of them while Bumblebee and Bulkhead continued at the plant. It turned out [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] was planning to assault [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], so the three Autobots scoured the plant for more AllSpark fragments before tracking a [[Decepticon Transmitter Drone]] to the Decepticon lair.<br /> <br /> After fighting their way into the mine, Optimus, Bumblebee and Bulkhead confronted Megatron, who TransWarped out after they managed to defeat him. The Autobots used the AllSpark fragments they'd gathered to power up Megatron's Space Bridge and step through, however on arrival, Optimus and Bulkhead realized that Bumblebee had been left behind when the Space Bridge closed. They searched fruitlessly for Megatron until Bumblebee arrived, having found a way to repower the bridge. Bulkhead intercepted a Decepticon transmission indicating that the Decepticons had captured a bunch of Space Bridges, and the trio made their way to the Space Bridge Nexus, where they used Cybertron's defense system against him. Megatron was again forced to flee. The Autobots returned to Earth, where Bulkhead announced that he needed a nice long stasis nap. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Animated: ''Action Packs''===<br /> {{note|Bulkhead is featured as a playable game card. He is a green card, has a value of 9 points, and has no additional powers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: Action Packs}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''Animated''===<br /> ====Voyager Class====<br /> [[File:TFAnimated Voyager Bulkhead toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|right|And the world wants his kibble to turn into a chair. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]<br /> [[File:AnimatedVoyagerBulkheadJapan.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Then new villains came along, and blew away his powers! Bulkhead was in a fix, and now has gone Metallix! ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]<br /> * '''Bulkhead''' (Voyager, 2008)<br /> **''Takara ID number:'' '''TA-03'''<br /> <br /> :Bulkhead transforms from an armored, six-wheeled military-type van into a [[robot mode]] that is a bit on the short side for a Voyager, due to the stout, stocky nature of the character. The toy features two &quot;[[Automorph Technology|automorph]]&quot;-style gimmicks in its transformation: after flipping down the back doors, pulling down on them retracts a pair of black tabs holding his arms into pace, allowing them to spring forward into position; and moving his chest into place automatically causes a panel to flip over, exposing his head.<br /> <br /> :The figure's left arm contains the character's signature gimmick, his wrecking ball. A concealed lever activates a pressure-launch system that fires the ball, which is attached to Bulkhead's arm by a sturdy string. Bulkhead's right arm, meanwhile, features a rather strange gimmick: after straightening the arm at the elbow, pressing the black lever on the upper arm causes Bulkhead's forearm to flip upwards. It ''might'' be an uppercut or some other sort of punch attack (although mentioned in the ''Transformers Animated &quot;Starting Dash&quot;'' DVD Promo as a &quot;punching action&quot;), but whatever this feature is supposed to be, it is not mentioned in either the toy's instructions, or on its packaging. [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/animated/bulkhead/1355/1/ A pre-release sample] features a normal expression before it was changed in the final product.<br /> <br /> :No, his kibble can't transform into a chair. ''Aww''.<br /> <br /> :The [[TakaraTomy]] version of Bulkhead (titled &quot;Ironhide&quot;) replaces all his matte green with a blueish green, coats the majority of it with ''very'' shiny metallic green paint, and replaces his silver Autobot symbol with a more traditional red and white one.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Bulkhead/bulkhead.htm More information on Voyager Bulkhead at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|RockinBattle}}<br /> *'''Hard Sound Showdown: Ironhide / Soundwave''' (multi-pack, [[April 24]] 2010)<br /> <br /> : In the Takara ''Animated'' line, &quot;Ironhide&quot; was also available in a &quot;Hard Sound Showdown&quot; (剛音の対決, ''go-on no taiketsu'', also called &quot;Rockin' On Battle&quot; on English on the box-back) two-pack with [[Soundwave (Animated)#Toys|Soundwave]]. Released in the second wave of ''Animated'' product, both toys are identical to their individual releases.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Mudbuster}}<br /> [[File:AnimatedVoyMudbusterBulkhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Bulkhead, el Hijo del Acero. LUUUCHAAARAAAAN!]]<br /> * '''Mudbuster Bulkhead''' (Voyager)<br /> <br /> : A [[redeco]] of the original Bulkhead in green and black, with caution stripes on the sides of the vehicle.<br /> <br /> {{canceledtoy}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Leader Class====<br /> {{anchor|Leader}}<br /> [[File:TFAnimated Leader Bulkhead toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|right|Tired of being known as &quot;the big guy with a gentle heart&quot;, Bulkhead became more trigger happy than [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]].]]<br /> [[File:TFAnimated Leader Bulkhead toy TakaraTomy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|right]]<br /> * '''Bulkhead''' (Leader, 2008)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-43'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Four &quot;air torpedoes&quot;, [[Headmaster unit]]<br /> <br /> : This version of Bulkhead is decidedly more heavily armed than others, sporting several rather uncharacteristic weapons over his body; designer [[Eric Siebenaler]] envisioned them as alterations the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] would have made if he had possessed Bulkhead's body longer.&lt;ref&gt;[http://community.livejournal.com/tf_animated/271043.html Derrick Wyat Q&amp;A] on tf_animated LJ community.&lt;/ref&gt; Additions to his arsenal include a double-barreled turret for his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], two missile racks (one per arm, each holding two removable &quot;air torpedoes&quot;), and a buzzsaw in his right hand which spins when a black tab on his forearm is pressed. He ''doesn't'' have a wrecking ball, but his other hand does feature a &quot;grabby&quot; action, allowing you to clench and open his fingers by sliding a tab in his arm.<br /> <br /> : Bulkhead is outfitted with a significant array of electronic light and sound gimmicks. Pressing the Autobot insignia on his chest in robot mode causes his head to turn and his mouth to open as he speaks one of three sound clips—&quot;Sorry, my bad&quot;, &quot;You can do it, buddy!&quot;, and &quot;Time for the big guns!&quot;—accompanied by flashing yellow lights in his chest, shoulders and eyes. During transformation, when the vehicle mode turret is snapped into or out of place, the classic transformation sound effect plays as his lights flash. In vehicle mode, pressing the Autobot insignia activates a siren noise, which lasts as long as the button is held down and is accompanied by flashing red LEDs that illuminate his vehicle's light bar. Bulkhead also comes packaged with the Headmaster unit, which can fit over the figure's head, altering his sound and changing his yellow lights to red, except for his eyes. Once in place, the Headmaster will scream &quot;Ownage! Total ownage!&quot;, and all of Bulkhead's lights flash, illuminating the villain's translucent horns. This is the Headmaster's only phrase; pressing Bulkhead's insignia repeats the effects. The Headmaster accessory fits over all other Leader class figures, but only changes the lights and speech of Bulkhead.<br /> <br /> : The packaging photography and lineart indicate that Bulkhead's electronic lights shine a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] blue (well, accurate for his eyes, anyway). The final produced toy has yellow lights instead, because blue LEDs are apparently really expensive. <br /> <br /> : ''This'' version of Bulkhead ''can'' transform his kibble into a chair! Hooray!<br /> <br /> : The TakaraTomy version of the toy features &quot;dirt-wash&quot; [[Paint operation|paint application]]s on his green parts, as well as painted mud on his feet.<br /> <br /> :This mold was used to make the second prize of the [[Hasbro UK exclusive limited Edition Handmade Samples]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LeaderBulkhead/bulkhead.htm More information on Leader Bulkhead at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Activators====<br /> {{anchor|Activator}}<br /> [[File:TFAnimated Activators Bulkhead.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|right|&quot;Whoa, I thought I was super-deformed ''before''...&quot;]]<br /> * '''Bulkhead''' (Activator, 2008)<br /> <br /> : [[Activators]] Bulkhead can autotransform from a compressed version of a SWAT military van into his robot form when the middle siren bar is pressed. The vehicle mode lacks the back section's doors and bumper to better accommodate the gimmick, which leaves his [[robot mode]]'s hands sticking out. Unlike all other Activators, Bulkhead lacks knee articulation.<br /> <br /> : His kibble is unable to become a chair as well. '''''Awww'''''. Unless you take the back-piece and switch it round and have him sit on it in a kind of... warped way.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/ActBulkhead/bulkhead.htm More information on Activators Bulkhead at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|AnimatedSuperCollection}}<br /> [[File:AnimatedSuperCollectionVol2Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> *'''Animated Super Collection Vol. 2''' (multipack, 2010)<br /> <br /> : Released on [[October 2]]nd in Japan, the &quot;Animated Super Collection Vol. 2&quot; giftset contained slight redecos of Activators Bulkhead, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] and [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]. Bulkhead's insignia went from silver to a more traditional red and white.<br /> <br /> :While the stock photography of the individual toys showed Animated Super Collection Bulkhead as being a darker green than its American counterpart, this seems to have been a trick of the lighting, as the released toy remained its standard color. <br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Bumper Battlers====<br /> {{anchor|BumperBattler}}<br /> [[File:BumperBattlers Bulkhead toy.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|right|Bulkhead now knows how [[Han Solo]] feels.]]<br /> <br /> * '''Bulkhead''' (Bumper Battler, 2008)<br /> <br /> : Bulkhead is part of the second wave of [[Bumper Battlers]]. Pressing on the vehicle mode's front bumper activates electronic noises and pops up the roof, revealing a relief of Bulkhead's robot form. Pressing on the Autobot [[Insignia|faction symbol]] on the hood activates a randomly-assembled collection of sound effects and voice samples.<br /> <br /> : His face is disturbingly goofy.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/BBBulkhead/bulkhead.htm More information on Bumper Battlers Bulkhead at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Workzone}}<br /> [[File:AniBumperBattlersWorkzoneBulkhead.jpg|thumb|Now all he needs are some tiny ninja turtles.]]<br /> * '''Workzone Bulkhead''' (Bumper Battler, 2009)<br /> <br /> : A [[redeco]] of Bumper Battlers Bulkhead. Alongside [[Jazz (Animated)|Stealth Ninja Jazz]], it saw release in Australian stores, and has seen some limited release in North America (Canada and the US) in 2010.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.unicron.com/sightings/item_view.php?itemID=1409&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Kre-O''===<br /> [[File:KreO-Toy BulkheadKreon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Why does my jaw feel so weak?]]<br /> *'''Bulkhead''' (Micro-Changer, 2013)<br /> **''Collection'': '''2'''<br /> **''Bag number'': '''***** 66'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Logo brick, 2 clip-on rifles<br /> <br /> : As part of the second wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Bulkhead can be rebuilt into a military vehicle of some sort. He uses the [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]] helmet.<br /> <br /> :Care must be taken from his vehicle mode: His face's tampograph (which it serves as his bumper joint) is prone for being scratched off if the toy's vehicle mode is &quot;rolled&quot; on the flat surface. Try to replace it with a black/grey 1x1 cylinder block will amend this, or you can just turn the head around and make sure to lift the cockpit off before taking the head off again.<br /> <br /> : This Collection was still in circulation at &quot;dollar&quot; stores and drug stores up through 2015. They eventually lost the individual-identifying bag codes, but other changes were hidden inside the bag. The 2015 releases replaced the 2x4 logo stand-brick with a new 3x4 logo plate. The Kreon was also given the slight [[retool]]ing to the arm seen in the 2014 Kreons, making the &quot;cuff&quot; parts more sharp-cornered and better adapted to being used as studs. Some of the add-on pieces may also be slightly off-color, possibly due to a change in factories in mid-production.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OBulkhead/bulkhead.htm More information on Bulkhead at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{Anchor|2016}}<br /> * '''Bulkhead''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)<br /> **''Collection'': '''2'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Logo plate, 2 clip-on rifles<br /> <br /> :In 2016, 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; Bulkhead's olive plastic is particularly lighter than his first release. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Bulkhead's [[tampograph]]s also got a bit of a tweak, changing the &quot;toe&quot; paint to black, the tummy-grille gray to shiny silver, and adding a white outline to his Autobot symbol.<br /> <br /> :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.<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> [[File:TFA-Board-Game-Bulkhead-figurine.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Well, at least I don't have a beer belly anymore.]]<br /> *'''Transformers Animated Game Collection''' (2008)<br /> <br /> : Released as part of the board game set, this Bulkhead is a (very) show-accurate, but out-of-scale mini-figure figure based on his animation model.<br /> <br /> : Bulkhead is also sold with Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and Prowl minifigures, and of course: 3 board games (''Transformers Animated Game, Checkers, and Tic Tac Toe), and a 100-piece puzzle.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:RedBulkhead.jpg|thumb|right|Bulkred. Redhead? [[Big Red (G1)|Big Red]]! Wyatt totally got paid for this.]]<br /> <br /> * Bulkhead's design and demeanor likely owe themselves to Crunch from ''{{w|Mighty Orbots}}'', a series [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has admitted as being an inspiration.<br /> <br /> * {{w|Patrick Star|Another}} big lug with a [[Bill Fagerbakke|similar]] voice, Bulkhead is best friends with a {{w|SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|little}} [[Bumblebee (Animated)|yellow guy]]. Obviously this analogy [[Tom Kenny|only goes]] [[Starscream (Animated)|so far]].<br /> <br /> * Upon seeing a red [[Prototype|test shot]] of Bulkhead's ''Voyager''-class toy, Derrick J. Wyatt recolored a Bulkhead character model in the test shot's colors—on company time!&lt;ref&gt;http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2007/09/bulkhead-toy.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * After his reformatting into his APC mode, Bulkhead's robot mode [[kibble]] changes from the ''front'' of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] (where it forms the scoop of the bulldozer) to the ''back'', where it forms the doors of the truck.<br /> [[File:Bulkheadchair.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|right|The next step in Transformers evolution is here!]]<br /> <br /> * Bulkhead can form his [[kibble]] into a chair. This is awesome.<br /> <br /> * Bulkhead has a storage place in his chest which opens in at least two ways, like a drawer or like a door.<br /> <br /> * Bulkhead's eyes can extend from his face and act as a microscope, as shown in &quot;[[Rise of the Constructicons]]&quot;. This is slightly strange, but also awesome.<br /> <br /> * In spite of the visual differences, it would appear that rather than simply swapping out his hands for his signature wrecking balls, Bulkhead's hands actually transform to ''become'' the wrecking balls. Although most episodes show his hand simply retract and then be replaced by the ball, a few instances show it actually stay in place, blur and change into the ball. Furthermore, in cases where Bulkhead has had the tether-line of his wrecking ball severed, he remains conspicuously handless until the ball is re-attached, such as in &quot;[[Transform and Roll Out]]&quot; and &quot;[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> * Bulkhead's vehicle mode design was used as the basis for [[Blurr (G1)|Generation 1 Blurr]]'s personal transport in ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''.<br /> <br /> * Of all the vehicles that Teletran 1 scanned, the SWAT vehicle Bulkhead was reformatted into was the only one that didn't match his color scheme.<br /> <br /> * Bulkhead's vehicle form strongly resembles a futuristic version of the real world: &quot;2007 DURO IIIP 6x6 (Protected Military Tactical Vehicle)&quot; made by General Dynamics: European Land Systems (MOWAG). This mode also has some design traits from the &quot;Unimog&quot; by Volvo.<br /> <br /> *For the Japanese release of ''Animated'', Bulkhead was renamed &quot;Ironhide&quot; to keep the names of the primary ''Animated'' Autobots consistent with the names of the primary [[Transformers (film)|Movie]] Autobots. ''Animated'' [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] was in turn renamed &quot;Armorhide&quot; to escape confusion. <br /> <br /> *[[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]] &lt;ref&gt;Figure Ō #144 magazine interview&lt;/ref&gt; stated that Bulkhead actually ''was'' [[Ironhide (Movie)|Movie Ironhide]], as Animated was supposed to be reworked in order to take place within Movie continuity, and Bulkhead would have his &quot;world view&quot; modified appropriately. The actual ''dub'' of the series contradicted Yamazaki's statements, as Bulkhead remained a big dumb lug as opposed to a psychotic gun enthusiast. In fact, he was played off as even ''dumber'' than in the English version, being prone to screaming things such as &quot;Mommy!&quot; when frightened. The only documented change to Bulkhead to make him more similar to Movie Ironhide was a brief statement in his TakaraTomy online bio, which said that he was &quot;something of a weapons specialist&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/animated/ta03.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> *Bulkhead has the honor of being one of the few Autobots whose name Megatron actually remembers, the others being Ultra Magnus, Omega Supreme, and eventually, Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> *In the ''Transformers Animated'' profile shorts, Bulkhead is introduced to the audience by Optimus in &quot;[[Meet Bulkhead]]&quot; and likewise introduces Prowl in &quot;[[Meet Prowl]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> *An almost-realized [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] from [[Fun Publications]] was a redeco of [[#Voyager Class|Voyager Class Bulkhead]] into [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> *In fellow Derrick J. Wyatt-produced show ''Ben 10 Omniverse'', a Bulkhead toy can be seen in the background of [[Ben 10|Ben]]'s bedroom.<br /> <br /> *In the unproduced fourth season, Bulkhead would have remained on Cybertron with Sari while Ironhide took his place.<br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'')<br /> *''Russian:'' '''Tverdoloby''' (Твердолобый, &quot;Hard Head&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Animated Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Demolitions specialists]]<br /> [[Category:Engineers]]<br /> [[Category:Green Order]]<br /> [[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Kreons]]</div>

Cwf1997 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Bill_Fagerbakke&diff=1576814 2021-12-12T04:08:26Z

<p>Cwf1997: </p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Bill}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Billfagerbakke.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Whoever's the owner of the [[Sedan (Animated)|white sedan]], you left your lights on.]]<br /> '''Bill Fagerbakke''' (born [[October 4]], [[1957]]) is an American actor and voice actor. His most famous on-screen roles include &quot;Dauber&quot; Dybinski on TV's ''Coach'', Tom Cullen in the mini-series version of Stephen King's ''The Stand'', Jonas' dad on ''[[Megan Fox|Jennifer's Body]]'', Marshall Eriksen's dad on ''How I Met Your Mother'', and Detective Pruitt in Netflix's ''Unbelievable''. He also had a notable appearance on ''Heroes'' as a gangster. <br /> <br /> Voice over-wise, he is recognized best as Broadway on ''Disney's Gargoyles'', Big Bear on ''Young Justice'', Patrick Star on ''[[Tom Kenny|Spongebob Squarepants]]'', and as Cpl. Jeff Gossard on ''Roughnecks: Starship Troopers''.<br /> <br /> ==Voice roles==<br /> ===''Transformers Animated''===<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]<br /> *[[Master Disaster (Animated)|Master Disaster]]<br /> *[[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]]<br /> *[[Police drone|Security Bot]] ([[Rise of the Constructicons]])<br /> <br /> ====Incidentals====<br /> * Technician 2 ([[Transform and Roll Out]])<br /> * Citizen (Transform and Roll Out)<br /> * Project Manager ([[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]])<br /> * Teller (Nanosec)<br /> * Customer ([[Sound and Fury]])<br /> * Scientist #1 ([[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]])<br /> * Patrolman ([[Survival of the Fittest]])<br /> * Paramedic ([[Human Error, Part I]])<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * He thinks [[David Kaye]]'s mom is hot. This disturbs David Kaye. '''And''' us.<br /> * In January of 2011, an Idaho newspaper&lt;ref&gt;[http://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story &quot;Rupert's Fagerbakke finds a voice that is truly golden&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; announced Fagerbakke as the voice of a &quot;Chevy Impala stock car&quot; that would appear in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' (presumably meaning one of the three [[Wrecker]]s, who share that base altmode). Why Fagerbakke did not end up voicing any of the Wreckers in the final cut of the film is unknown.<br /> * Before you ask, no. Mayonnaise is ''still'' not an instrument.<br /> * Horseradish is ''still'' not an instrument either.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0265067/ Bill Fagerbakke on the Internet Movie Database]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Fagerbakke, Bill}}<br /> [[Category:English voice actors]]</div>

Cwf1997 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Megan_Fox&diff=1576806 2021-12-12T04:01:17Z

<p>Cwf1997: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Takethismylove950.jpg|right|300px|thumb|&quot;It breaks my heart. And if you know his name, I'll send him a personal apology. I'm horrified—I would never do that. I'm sorry, sweet boy. I would never do that to you, and I would gladly accept your rose.&quot; [https://collider.com/exclusive-megan-fox-talks-about-the-flower-kid-photograph-and-explains-what-happened/]]]<br /> '''Megan Fox''' (born [[May 16]], [[1986]]) is an American actress. She is best known as Jennifer Check in ''Jennifer's Body'', the second actress to play Sydney Shanowski in the sitcom ''Hope &amp;amp; Faith'' and as Carla in ''Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen''. A self-described comic book geek, she collects books such as ''Witchblade'' and the more obscure ''Fathom'' and ''Gen&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;.''&lt;ref name=&quot;comics&quot;&gt;[http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/15253.html ICv2 - Transformers' Megan Fox Reveals Favorite Comics]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> She takes umbrage with her character in [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']] for not wearing a seatbelt. Fox was originally scheduled to appear in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|third live-action Transformers movie]], but was suddenly dropped from the cast on May 19, 2010.&lt;ref name=&quot;fired&quot;&gt;[http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/20/us-transformers-idUSTRE64J04920100520 &quot;Megan Fox dropped from Transformers 3&quot;, Reuters.com May 19 2010]&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> {{quote|I'm terrible in [Transformers]. It's my first real movie and it's not honest and not realistic. The movie wasn't bad, I just wasn't proud about what I did.|Megan Fox on [[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]|[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20246950_20263258_20284375,00.html &quot;Megan Fox: 'Fallen' Angel&quot;] on EW.com}}<br /> {{quote|I’d barter with [Megatron] and say instead of the entire planet, can you just take out all of the white trash, hillbilly, anti-gay, super Bible-beating people in Middle America?|Megan Fox in [http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/06/10/will-megan-foxs-rant-affect-transformers-sequel/ Total Film UK interview].}}<br /> <br /> ==Live-action roles==<br /> ===''Transformers'' (2007)===<br /> * [[Mikaela Banes]]<br /> <br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen''===<br /> * Mikaela Banes<br /> <br /> ==Voice roles==<br /> ===[[Transformers The Game]]===<br /> * Mikaela Banes <br /> <br /> ===[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen The Game]]===<br /> * Mikaela Banes <br /> <br /> ==Departure from ''Dark of the Moon''==<br /> After starring in ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', Megan Fox was absent from the third installment, ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.<br /> <br /> During the publicity in the lead up to the release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and articles thereafter, there was a war of words between Fox and ''Transformers'' director [[Michael Bay]]. Fox commented negatively on the ''Transformers'' sequel, claiming that it was &quot;not a movie about acting&quot; and she spent most of the time &quot;running or screaming, or both&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;foxew&quot;&gt;[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20246950_20263258_20284375,00.html Entertainment Weekly interview with Megan Fox June 10, 2009]&lt;/ref&gt;; furthermore, that she &quot;still didn't know what was happening&quot; in the film despite appearing in it and having read the script, and anyone who understood the movie had to be a &quot;genius&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;meganearly&quot;&gt;[http://movieline.com/2009/06/30/megan-fox-bites-the-migraine-inducing-nonsensical-mess-that-feeds-her/ Appearance by Megan Fox on ''The Early Show'', June 30, 2009, reported by Movieline.]&lt;/ref&gt; Bay, in return, condescendingly remarked that Fox &quot;says some very ridiculous things&quot; and &quot;still has a lot of growing to do&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;baywsj&quot;&gt;[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204621904574249803555118212.html Wall Street Journal interview with Michael Bay, June 25, 2009.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Following the release of the movie, Fox stated in a ''Wonderland'' magazine interview that Bay had a Hitler-like dictator persona on set, and off the set was very socially awkward in an otherwise warm review of the man.&lt;ref name=&quot;bayhitler&quot;&gt;[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html LA Times blog comments on Fox's claims September 2, 2009]&lt;/ref&gt; Evidently having not read the entire interview, three members of &quot;Bay's crew&quot; anonymously responded in an open letter praising Bay and derogatorily citing the difficulty in working with Fox.&lt;ref name=&quot;baycrew&quot;&gt;Open letter by the ''Transformers'' set crew on Michael Bay.com on September 11, 2009. Removed from Bay's site, [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/266237-crews-response-foxs-comments.html mirrored at TFW2005]&lt;/ref&gt; The letter was quickly removed and Michael Bay himself soon responded, saying he didn't condone either the letter or Fox's outlandish comments, but noted her &quot;crazy quips&quot; were part of her &quot;crazy charm&quot;, and since they had a good relationship, he expected further outrageous comments from Fox in the lead up to the third ''Transformers'' installment.&lt;ref&gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/09/13/the-crew-letter/ Michael Bay, responding to the crew letter on his website September 12, 2009]&lt;/ref&gt; This was soon followed by a (this time signed) open letter by ''another'' crew member who described Fox in a much more positive light, and put much of the original letter's criticism into context.&lt;ref name=&quot;letter 2&quot;&gt;[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2009/09/15/megan-fox-michael-bay/ ''Entertainment Weekly'''s Holloywood Insider reporting on the open letter by production assistant Anthony Steinhart], September 2009.&lt;/ref&gt; During her acceptance speech at the 2009 Scream Awards, Fox explicitly objected &quot;a lot of false reports&quot; about how she feels about ''Revenge'', and stated that she always was an &quot;ordinary part of an extraordinary film&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;foxscream&quot;&gt;[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/megan-fox-tune-transformers-completely-grateful-article-1.385467 One of many reports of Megan Fox's acceptance speech at the 2009 Scream Awards], October 2009.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Bay still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month after the interview.&lt;ref name=&quot;bay3-2011&quot;&gt;[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.&lt;/ref&gt; However, even though Fox was still spotted on the ''Transformers 3'' set in May 2010&lt;ref name=&quot;foxonset&quot;&gt;[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.&lt;/ref&gt;, Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn't return for a third movie after all.&lt;ref name=&quot;fired&quot;/&gt; Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.&lt;ref name=&quot;rosierepl&quot;&gt;[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of ''Transformers ''], May 2010.&lt;/ref&gt; Gossip site TheWrap subsequently claimed Fox had quit ''Dark of the Moon'' because Bay had been verbally abusive and &quot;she had enough&quot;. They were told this by &quot;an individual close to the actress&quot; and when asked, her publicist responded to them with &quot;left the project on her own and wishes the franchise well&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;foxwrap&quot;&gt;[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/ind-column/megan-fox-quit-transformers-over-michael-bays-abusive-behavior-17614 Megan Fox Quit 'Transformers' Over Michael Bay's Abuse], TheWrap, May 2010.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> In 2011, however, Michael Bay stated in an interview with ''GQ'' magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the ''Transformers'' movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.&lt;ref name=&quot;baygq&quot;&gt;[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.&lt;/ref&gt; In a later interview, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.&lt;ref name=&quot;baych&quot;&gt;[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> With her sudden appearance and job looking after a car collection, not to mention Fox being on set early on, [[Carly Spencer]] is a pretty clear 'whoops Fox has left' rewrite of previously planned Mikaela scenes.<br /> <br /> Bay reconciled with Fox and let her play April O'Neil in a 2010s ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' film duology produced by Bay.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * In the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game, Mikaela only appears briefly in the game itself, with only a page's worth of dialogue. Despite her small part in the game, Fox was nominated for the &quot;Best Performance by a Human Female&quot; award in the 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards. In reality, the nomination was not based on voice work, but merely to have some stars in attendance.<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1083271/ Megan Fox at the Internet Movie Database]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Megan}}<br /> [[Category:DreamWorks]]<br /> [[Category:On-camera actors]]<br /> [[Category:English voice actors]]</div>

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