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Skyfeather

2024-12-07T14:53:52Z

Cyberdoctor42: /* Kre-O comic */

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:''Skyfeather is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Skyfeather_lines.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Skyfeather, the seventh [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] and human (or rather, robot) shield. Say, that head design is pretty reminiscent of [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]...]]

'''Skyfeather''' (スカイフェザー ''Sukaifezā'') flies, flies, and flies. They form the upper torso of [[Gaia Guardian]] and the shield of [[God Guardian]].

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==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' comic===
{{twoimages|File:Skyfeather_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|File:TransformersLegendsSpecialChapter-LastAutobotSkyfeather.jpg|}}

Skyfeather was with [[Heatrock]] when they tried to stop [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] from stealing [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. Despite Skyfeather being a VTOL Jet, Swindle got away. Hmm. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

Much later, they were among the heroic [[Kreon]]s who visited the [[Legends World]] to defend it from the Decepticons. Unlike [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], they brought a parachute and thus survived their dramatic entrance from the sky unscatched. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Special Chapter|Special Chapter}}

===''Timelines''===
[[Rook (CW)|Rook]], Skyfeather, [[Heatrock]], and [[Medix (G1)|Medix]] were backup [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s. {{storylink|Medix (G1)#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Skyfeather was a substitute Protectobot. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Merchandise==
===G Guardian===
[[File:Kabayatoy-Skyfeather.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Rook (CW)|Rook]] doesn't seem so weird once you remember the Protectobots already have a friggin' fighter jet.]]
* '''Skyfeather''' (Candy toy, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Blaster

: Skyfeather is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]] for their [[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]] series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. They transform from a robot into a VTOL jet. They form the upper torso of Gaia Guardian and the shield of God Guardian.

: Like most of his ''G Guardian'' teammates, Skyfeather manages to avoid the [[Partformer|partforming]] that's commonly associated with Kabaya kits, being able to fully transform from robot to jet and back without requiring any disassembly.

==Notes==
*Despite ''Kre-O'' Skyfeather having a smaller version of the [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] helmet, the rest of the body seems to be made up (as usual with [[Makoto Wakabayashi]]'s style).

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[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]

Megatron (Armada)/toys

2023-08-27T10:03:37Z

Cyberdoctor42: /* Legacy */

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[[File:Armada-Megatron-card art.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Forshadowing [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]'s existence since 2002.]]

'''[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power is your doom! As are his many, many toys.
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada Megatron toy.jpg|upright=2.8|thumb|G2 Megatron gets pimped.]]
[[File:Armada-Megatron-Tidal-Wave-Combined.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron combined with Tidal Wave]]
*'''Megatron with Leader-1''' (Ultra, 2002/2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-01'''
**''Accessories:'' 1 main cannon missile, 2 missile launcher missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''Armada'' Megatron transforms into a green and purple Cybertronic tank. His turret is able to rotate freely and pivot the main cannon up and down (which can also fire a pressure-launched missile with the accompaniment of an electronic "explosion" sound effect). One of the most-[[Mini-Con]] play pattern-intensive toys in the ''Armada'' line, Megatron has many gimmicks and features designed to exploit Mini-Con collectability. Plugging a Mini-Con onto the [[Powerlinx]] hardpoint in the L-shaped trench, then pulling back down the length of the trench and locking it in will flip up a double missile launcher on the opposite side of the turret, with two spring-loaded missiles ready to fire. The launcher flips up over a small black switch which, when pressed, activates a "launching" sound effect; the idea is that when you press the buttons to fire the missiles, the whole launcher will move down a millimeter or two, and trip the switch. Depending on the alignment of the gears in your Megatron, though, the launcher is just as likely to hit the switch right away when it flips into place. Plugging a Mini-Con into the turret hatch hardpoint and then twisting it left or right will activate a sound clip of machine gun fire. All three of these sound effects are accompanied by a flashing red LED which illuminates the Decepticon sigil panel on the front of the turret.

:Megatron came with his personal Mini-Con, [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]. His right-side forward hull protrusion has a flip-out "launch pad" for Mini-Cons, with a sliding Powerlinx post. The left-side forward hull has three spring-loaded, flip-out panels that have Powerlinx hardpoints that reveal themselves at the push of a button. The rear right-side hull has a flip-out ramp for Mini-Cons, and a slide-out capture claw to ensnare them, while the rear left-side hull has a holding compartment for Mini-Cons, although most are too large to fit inside.

:In [[robot mode]], Megatron has decent articulation in his arms, but has exceptionally limited articulation in his legs owing to stability concerns when his various gimmicks are used. Sliding the Powerlinx post on his left forearm forward (with or without a Mini-Con plugged into it) reveals a small knife in his spring-loaded left hand—in homage to the sword present on Japanese releases of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|the original Megatron toy]]!<ref>"I put that knife there on purpose because it echoes the G1 sword hand. How 'bout that?"—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgWvNmMJfE&t=3051s Aaron Archer on ''The Toy Armada'', 2021/12/14]</ref> The entire turret assembly can be rotated around to face forward, then all his weapons can then be pivoted to face forward as well for his '''Full Blast Mode'''. The turret can then be rotated by turning a small crank attached to the right-hand side of Megatron's waist, and as it spins, Megatron will cry "Decepticons, Attack!", and all three of his sound effects (explosion, launching and machine gun) will play in succession. Leader-1 can clip into the compartment in Megatron's right shoulder, his weapon barrels pointing forward, and Megatron's three missiles can do the same over on his left shoulder.

:Megatron can also combine with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], with Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clipping onto his arms and his troop transport clipping onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned in Full Blast Mode configuration) as a jetpack. While the North American instructions only referred to this as Tidal Wave's '''Weapon Mode''', this form was called '''Burning Megatron''' in Japan.

:The American version had a metallic purple face, whereas [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s Japanese release has a dark silver face and more defined Decepticon symbols. The turret on the Takara release uses a slightly different [[mold]] than the Hasbro version; the slot for the sliding switch that activates the dual missile launcher on the turret is different, allowing the launcher to be locked into place without pressing down on the electronics trigger and draining the batteries. The voice clip is also different.

: In Japan, Hello Mac stores offered one of the three [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Ultimate Edition Land Military Microns]] [[campaign item|free with the purchase]] of Megatron in May 2003.

:This mold was used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Armada Galvatron toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|The exact opposite of Captain Planet.]]
*'''Galvatron with Clench''' (Ultra, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-08'''
**''Accessories:'' 1 main cannon missile, 2 missile launcher missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

:Galvatron is a predominantly light purple and white redeco of the previous Giga-Con class Megatron toy, covered in black 'battle damage' scorch mark decos and a paint wash on this torso and tank treads. Functionally the only difference is that the sound clip activated by rotating his turret now says '''"The Power is mine!"''' (a line spoken by Megatron in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] episode "[[Desperate]]", though [[David Kaye]]'s voice was not sampled for the toy).

[[File:Armada-Galvatron-Tidal-Wave-Combined.jpg|thumb|left|Galvatron combined with Tidal Wave.]]
:The Takara release has slight differences from the [[Hasbro]] version. It retains Takara Megatron's dark silver face instead of Hasbro's flat black, as well as slightly darker purples and golds. Fictionally, he retains the Megatron name ("Megatron S") and comes with a powered-up version of Leader-1 rather than the separate character [[Clench (Armada)|Clench]]. The Takara version retains the different switch slot from the first Japanese release, which all US releases of the mold curiously never utilized. Unlike Hasbro's Galvatron version, Megatron S reuses all the same sound clips from the first Megatron release.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Black Micron Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You are a lucky bastard if you own this.]]
*'''Black Megatron''' (Ultra Lucky Draw figure, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' 1 main cannon missile, 2 missile launcher missiles
:This special redeco of Megatron was given away as a [[Lucky Draw figure|prize]] in a contest held in the June 2003 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. Limited to 100 units, this Megatron was, as his name suggests, primarily black with dark olive and purple shades, and bright yellow and green highlights.
::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/black+megatron/1082/black+megatron.html More information on Black Megatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:Armada BTR MegatronCyclonus.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Keep on truckin'.]]
*'''Megatron with Leader-1 and Cyclonus with Crumplezone''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles
:Part of the largest ''Transformers'' series ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' set, Megatron can be assembled into a battle tank, a robot, or whatever your imagination can do with the blocks provided. Megatron is armed with a dual missile launcher based upon the Mini-Con activated version on the regular Ultra class toy. He came with a block-version of his Mini-Con partner Leader-1, as well as Cyclonus with [[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] model.

:He has realllllly long legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/BTRMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Built to Rule!'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy megatron.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|Minty fresh mouthwash laser cannons!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Super, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}
:''Energon'' Megatron transforms into an off-white gray and blue Cybertronic jet, with a [[Super Mode|Hyper Mode]] activated by pulling on the translucent segments of his wings, unfolding their various panels to reveal more weapons. In robot mode, Megatron greatly resembles [[Galvatron (G1)|Generation 1 Galvatron]], with a pair of large pivoting shoulder cannons. While he features decent articulation, especially compared to the ''Armada'' Ultra toy, he has limited posability due to a top-heavy design and spring-loaded auto-transforming hands and feet.

:Megatron's primary weapon is a large tank, based on his ''Armada'' body, featuring a spring-loaded missile launcher and an out-of-place machine gun sound effect. The tank attaches to Megatron in either of his modes as a cannon, either mounting on his back in jet mode, or clipping to his arm in robot mode. Inserting and then removing the rear of the tank into the scabbard on Megatron's back draws out the sword blade stored there, and the tank can then attach to his arm to allow the Decepticon leader to wield the weapon. The sword's connection point is spring-loaded, so that when the blade is struck against something, it activates a sword-clashing sound effect and a red LED that illuminates the translucent blade.

: In the United States, this figure was initially only available at [[Walmart]] stores, and saw a wider release shortly after. It was later redecoed to create ''Energon'' Galvatron (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energon-Ultra-Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Few megalomaniacs can pull off the "tank as fashion accessory" look.]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Ultra, 2004)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-07'''
** ''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

:Rather than release the Super-class ''Energon'' Megatron figure, Takara opted to instead produced a smaller, Ultra-class version of the character. The figure is a down-sized version of the larger toy, with all the same features, new electronic sounds in the tank, and a lighter, more cartoon-accurate colour scheme. Initially exclusive to Japan, the figure was later made available in Hasbro markets in a two-pack (see below).

: This mold was also used to make ''Super Link'' Black Galvatron and Galvatron General (see below), and [[Megatron (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Energon Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy black galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|thumb|You're even luckier if you own this.]]
*'''Black Galvatron''' (Ultra Lucky Draw figure, 2004)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-07'''
** ''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: This redeco of the Ultra-class Megatron/Galvatron figure was offered through both a ''TV Magazine'' prize draw, and live drawings held in Tobu Department Stores. Limited to 50 pieces, it sported a striking new black and red color scheme, with orange translucent parts, and came in the standard toy's packaging, with a sticker denoting it as the redeco. Some units have been found without the sticker; unconfirmed reports suggest that these were the versions given away at Tobu stores.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/black+galvatron/1090/black+galvatron.html More information on Black Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Energon Galvatron toy1.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This repaint brought a tear to the eye of somebody.]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Super, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: As part of the "Powerlinx Battles" line refresh, Hasbro's Super class Megatron was extensively redecoed to resemble [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as much as possible. His predominant color is (naturally) purple, with black plastic and extensive use of metallic silver and metallic red paint for detailing. All translucent plastic was replaced with orange.

: This version of Galvatron was released in Japan as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]" on [[April 28]], 2004.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Galvatron General''' (Ultra, 2005)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-20'''
**''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile, Energy Blade, [[Energon star]]
: As with the original version of Megatron, Takara did not release the Super-class Galvatron figure, instead redecoing their Ultra-size figure as "Galvatron General", or "Galvatron G". Like the earlier Takara figure, the toy features a more cartoon-accurate, if somewhat more garish, color scheme, with a more pinkish shade of purple, yellow translucent parts instead of orange, and a pale blue crown instead of the Hasbro's toy's black. It also includes a purple version of the "Energy Blade" [[Energon weapon]] that was originally packaged with [[Cruellock]], consisting of a small gun and sword which combine to form a larger blade, and a purple Decepticon Energon star.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=1697 More information on ''Superlink'' Galvatron General at Transformers-Universe.com]''

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[[File:Energontoy prime vs megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime vs. Megatron''' (Exclusive multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: Takara's Ultra-sized version of Megatron was released in Hasbro markets in this two pack, along with another previously Takara-exclusive figure, the Deluxe version of ''Energon'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]. A Toys"R"Us exclusive, this two-pack was the only way of obtaining the two toys outside of Japan without importing. The only change made from the Takara original is that the rear landing gear sections are attached by short plastic rods instead of steel pins, likely necessitated by USA safety requirements.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy unreleased megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron''' (Multi-pack, unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Dan Khanna]] (packaging artist)}}

:A grey, black, and green redeco of the Super ''Energon'' Megatron mold was planned to be released in a set with ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] as a Target exclusive, but was ultimately canceled. Artwork for the toy was produced by [[Dan Khanna]] and revealed online by the artist.
 
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Megatron's Unicron cosplay did not turn out well. (Hasbro version pictured.)]]
[[File:GalaxyForcetoy-MocomToy-MasterMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|His power is fading! Quick, desaturate him some more! (Mocom Toy version pictured.)]]
*'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2004/2005)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''GD-01'''
**''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", [[Cyber Key]]
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''lh7d'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Megatron is a [[Triple Changer]], transforming into either a Cybertronic dragster or jet. Megatron comes with a [[Cyber Key]] of unique design, which fits into a slot above his cockpit canopy to activate a "powering up" noise and a pair of spring-loaded, pop up engines. The engines are on either side in a double-barrelled spring-loaded missile launcher, which makes firing noises and flashes with red LEDs when its missiles are launched.

: His instructions for [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] omit the final step of folding his calf-guards back behind his aft, leaving them awkwardly hanging out at his sides.

:In robot mode, Megatron's design is partially based upon ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron's]] design, with very similar shoulders and arms, though the retention of Unicron's trademark orange leads to a rather chaotic color scheme (how appropriate). He features two weapons in this mode, each released by inserting a Cyber Key into the vehicle halves that now sit behind his shoulders. The right opens to reveal a removable, rotating gatling gun weapon made up of his left front car wheel (called the "Death Machine Gun" in Japan), while the left pops loose and unfolds to become his "Unicron power claws", a bladed melee weapon that pegs onto his forearm (called the "Death Claw" in Japan). He sports particularly effective [[light-piping]] in his eyes.

: Megatron can combine with [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]] for '''Dark Claw Mode''', giving him a massive clawed arm (nominal position is with Nemesis as his left arm), though his balance in this form is tenuous at best. In a presumable coincidence, the connection sockets are a match for those used by his old ''Armada'' combination partner [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], so you can attach his arms to this Megatron too.

: The Takara ''Galaxy Force'' "Master Megatron" version of this figure uses lavender on the rubbery parts instead of violet, a paler, more metallic shade of green for all the non-molded green parts, and, strangely, an unpainted robot nose. Unusually for Takara, these differences made it ''less'' show accurate than Hasbro's version, which was released a few months later. The Korean [[Mocom Toy]] release of the ''Galaxy Force'' figure features a painted nose, but keeps the other Takara differences.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Legends Megatron.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|Hasbro version on the left, Takara's "EZ Collection" release on the right.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

:"[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]" Megatron is a simplified version of the Leader class toy. He can only transform into his car mode and has rather limited articulation, sculpt and paint detail.

:The figure was released in Japan under the "EZ Collection" banner, in the same packaging as the Hasbro release but with a small card insert featuring the Japanese logo and nomenclature, similar to a [[USA Edition]]. As with all the EZ Collection figures, this release features a substantially greater number of [[paint operation]]s that increase Megatron's resemblance to his larger figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/LOCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Legends Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy ez clear megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''EZ Collection Clear Set''' (Multi-pack, 2005)

: A Takara [[exclusive]] multi-pack of "EZ Collection" Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#EZClear|Optimus Prime]], and [[Starscream (Armada)#EZClear|Starscream]] recast the figures using primarily clear plastics; in Megatron's case, his grey was replaced with smoky translucent plastic. A mail-away exclusive to ''[[TV Magazine]]'', the set was limited to 3000 pieces.

::*''[http://plasticcrack.net/archives/2007/07/photo-review-takara-galaxy-force-ez-telemag-exclusive-3pack More information on the EZ Collection multi-pack at PlasticCrack.net]

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[[File:Cybertrontoy galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na BATMAN!]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Leader, 2005)
** ''Takara ID number:'' '''GD-14'''
**''Takara release date'':[[August 22]], 2005
** ''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''l65x'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''Cybertron'' Galvatron is a silver, red, and black redeco of Leader class ''Cybertron'' Megatron, with a color scheme based upon [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]]. He retains all the features and accessories of the original figure, including the ability to combine with Nemesis Breaker, which is actively called out on his packaging this time (albeit with a picture of the original Megatron toy). Most of Galvatron's silver parts are actually coated with metallic paint instead of being left as bare silver plastic; Japanese hobby magazine articles noted that the ''Galaxy Force'' release of the figure used paint similar to the hard-wearing kind found on cell phones, and while it is unknown for certain if Hasbro's figure used the same type, it seems quite likely.

: Takara's "Master Galvatron" release of the figure replaced Hasbro's metallic gold details with yellow, and packaged the figure in a unique monochrome purplish-blue version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GalaxyForce EZ MasterGalvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|SHOW-ACCURATE]]
*'''Master Galvatron''' (Dengeki Hobby EZ Collection exclusive, 2005)

: EZ Collection Master Galvatron is a redeco of the earlier Legends/EZ Collection Megatron figure, continuing the Japanese trend of intricate paint jobs on these smaller toys. He was available exclusively with the September 2005 issue of ''[[Dengeki Hobby]]'' magazine, and came in a small box designed to replicate the look of the standard ''Galaxy Force'' packaging—but in full color, unlike Takara's release of the larger Galvatron figure, with a picture of the toy instead of an actual packaging window.

: At least some units (in unopened, new condition) got dumped to Hobby Shop dealers in Asia and were sold at a lower price.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act380/ More information on EZ Collection Galvatron at TFKenkon.com]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy gold galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|NOT SHOW-ACCURATE. But all shiny...]]
*'''Gold Master Galvatron''' (TV Magazine exclusive, 2005)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, Death Machine Gun, Death Claw, Force Chip
:Available as a contest prize in the December 2005 issue of ''TV Magazine'', this redeco of the Megatron/Galvatron Leader mold renders the Decepticon entirely golden with a mixture of golden plastic and golden [[chrome]] parts. Limited to only fifteen pieces, he came in a plain white version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' window box packaging.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/gold+master+galvatron/1100/gold+master+galvatron.html More information on Gold Master Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''
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[[File:Cybertron Legends Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|FOOL! GALVATRON CAN BE AS SHOW-ACCURATE AS HE WANTS!]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)

: While TakaraTomy were the first to release a Legends-size Galvatron, Hasbro trumped their limited-release magazine exclusive with a mass release of their version of the figure in the main ''Cybertron'' toyline in the third wave of Legends figures. Released several months after the Japanese version, Hasbro's Galvatron unsurprisingly features paint operations that are both fewer in quantity and lesser in intricacy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/LOCGalvatron/galvatron.htm More information on Legends Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Deluxe BeastMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This looks familiar... Yesss...]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Missile, Jungle Planet Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''ds9g'''

: A green redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Megatron]], this unusual iteration of Megatron transforms into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|''Tyrannosaurus rex'']] in the pseudo-[[technorganic]]-looking style of the other [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] toys. His tail hides a spring-loaded missile launcher that is revealed when a Cyber Key is inserted into the (unfortunately-placed) key jack.

: While this mold was first released earlier in 2006 as part of the ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' line and is obviously meant to be ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, it was developed to fit in with ''Cybertron's'' Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" the ''Beast Wars'' Anniversary release didn't pan out (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

: This mold was also used to make the [[BotCon 2010]] exclusive [[Cindersaur (G1)#Timelines|Cindersaur]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Jungle Planet Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megatron / Soundwave / Jetfire / Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron multi-pack, 2007)

:This four pack of Legend-class Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]] was exclusive to [[Target]] stores. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.
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===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TargetGenerationsLegends.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"I have achieved [[continuity]] travel!"]]
*'''Generations Legends''' (Target exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

: A Target exclusive, this four-pack of Legends Class figures contains two versions of both Optimus Prime and Megatron, namely [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Movie Legends Optimus Prime]], Legends of Cybertron Megatron, and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Movie Legends Megatron]]. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Armada Megatron Generations Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Female moose flocked from miles around.]]
*'''Armada Megatron''' (Leader, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' 2 pistols (combine to form rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Size class|Leader Class]] toys, Armada Megatron is a retool of the ''Generations'' Leader Class [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron]] he was released alongside, with a new head featuring red [[light-piping|light-piped]] eyes and "antlers" resembling those of Megatron's original ''Armada'' figure. He comes with two [[5 mm post|5 mm]] guns that can combine into one large rifle, and also has a firing [[missile]] in his tank cannon, which becomes an arm-mounted weapon in robot mode. In tank mode, his turret can turn a full 180 degrees, and he features treads that function realistically, a rarity among Transformers toys. Unfortunately, his arm-mounted cannon tends to impede the use of his elbow [[articulation]]. On the plus side, he has multiple [[Mini-Con]] ports, though none of them trigger any [[gimmick]]s. In an unadvertised feature, his two guns can be stored on the underside of his tank mode. He comes packaged with a collector's card featuring his [[package art]].

:Though Megatron's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2015 release, it actually arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2014.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWArmMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Armada Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:LegendsArmadaMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|Am I blue? Am I blue? What are these horns on my head tellin' you?]]
*'''Armada Megatron''' (2015-[[June 21|06-21]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-EX'''
**''Acessories:'' 2 pistols (combine to form rifle)

:Available [[exclusive|only]] at the 2015 [[Tokyo Toy Show]], this is a significantly more show-accurate redeco of the ''Generations'' toy, with new paint applications simulating the face mask slider switch that was in the middle of the chest of the original ''Armada'' mold. In addition, most of what had been red in the ''Generations'' version is now blue.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Class-Armada-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|thumb|right|The sequel you've all been waiting for!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Megatron''' (Leader, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-47'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Tank barrel, antlers
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[April 4]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv8dh66d48 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Delaney Norris]]</ref>

: Marking the 20th anniversary of the Armada franchise, the second Leader Class figure in ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'', "Armada Universe Megatron" is a slightly-stylized version of his original ''Armada'' design, transforming into a Cybertronic H-tank. His [[Evo-Fusion]] ability replicates the original's Full Blast Mode, dubbed as a "chest-mounted Fusion Cannon" in his product description; his turret hinges outwards granting it clearance to swivel to his front while the the barrels can be pointed forward. For some reason, the tank turret is locked from having full rotation, only allowing about 255 degrees of rotation. Similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]] from the same line, he has restricted arm movement as the shoulder pylons do not rotate, whilst the real arms start beneath the flap.

: The front half of Megatron's tank barrel is detachable (though made of a softer plastic which tends to list downwards due to gravity) and can plug into his folded-in wrists via 5mm peg and port connection, the latter function possibly in preparation for a compatible [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] figure. Sadly, unlike the original figure, he doesn't come with a wrist-knife, although the shape of his left hand resembles that of the original toy. He also doesn't come with [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]], but considering how the other ''Armada'' figures in the ''Legacy'' toyline don't come with their respective [[Mini-Con]]s, that's to be expected. His antlers are articulated and are fully removable.

: While the Decepticon insignia is painted on here, in what appears to be a call-back to the sculpted raised insignias on the original toy there are sculpted plates on his shoulders where the symbol would have been originally.
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==Notes==
[[File:Concept-ArmadaMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Killing you. To death.]]
* A conceptual drawing in the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' showed ''Armada'' Megatron as originally being more weapon-laden and certifiably able to '''kill you to death'''.
* Also in the ''Legends of the Microns Yearbook 2003'', ''Armada'' Megatron's cannon's concept art specifically notes that there is an [[Galvatron (G1)|"'80s Galvatron"]] homage sculpted on the barrel.
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] as ORSON on the now-defunct "Orson's World" forum at [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com], ''Armada'' Megatron's "antlers" were part of an aborted Mini-Con grabber gimmick. The gimmick didn't make it, but the antlers remained. Despite lacking the accompanying mechanism, they are still hinged and spring loaded.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=yes the horns had a pincher feature that would extend and grab and retract into the tank. but that was a early model and due to safety concerns around pinch points the feature wasn't taken very far. look at the control art on my feed of megatron i think you can see this feature hinted at.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvOFW7gnlC/c/18007778707220811/r/18045021148131009/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=06|day=15}}</ref>
* Also according to Archer, the chin on ''Armada'' Megatron is supposed to look like a pair of fangs to play up the character's evil nature. How well this was actually pulled off in the final sculpt is debatable.
* ''Armada'' Megatron's signature horns, as well as his clawed feet, are a call-back by Aaron Archer to ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Transmetal 2]] dragon toy. Which was the first Transformers toy Archer helped design. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK5c8GorTY4]</ref>
[[File:Armada megatron toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Mmm... Slanty posing.]]
* The original Hasbro stock photography featured a mis-assembled Megatron toy (seen on the right), with Megatron's feet being flipped with the "grates" from the tops of the feet facing forward.
* ''Armada'' Galvatron's deco is inspired by [[Galvatron (BW)|"Beast Wars" Galvatron]]. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5C9CsSApHA]</ref>
* ''Cybertron'' Megatron has a {{w|Batmobile}}-inspired vehicle mode because the then-upcoming [[2005]] release of {{w|Batman Begins}} meant that [[Batman]] was very much in the zeitgeist, and the designers at Hasbro wanted to capitalise on that. [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Sideways]]'s bat-like jet mode was another example of this.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The closest we got [to a Batman/Transformers crossover] was more tactical—so like, "oh there's a Batman movie coming out," so the ''Cybertron'' Sideways is very bat-inspired. I think there was another car that we went that way... Megatron obviously Batmobile-inspired. I don't know how direct-tactical that is but if bats are in the zeitgeist, if there's advertisement around bats and stuff, well let's... bat-inspired something. More like that is what we ended up with, but no we never went for a direct crossover.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW7bBZgluQQ&t=2169s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: ARMADA STARSCREAM|year=2023|month=06|day=02}}</ref>
* ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's tech spec ratings for strength, endurance, and firepower are "unknown." His Cyber Key Code content states he reduced an entire Gigantion city to crystalline dust.
* Additionally, ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's package motto is "I will crush you with my bare hands!", a line used by both the original Megatron and Galvatron in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated film.]]
*An unused concept for a potential [[Botcon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Megatron based on his ''Energon'' design from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Black Shadow (G1)#Titans Return|Black Shadow]] with an [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] [[Titan Master]] partner redecoed from [[Ominus]]. He would've also included a green version of the sword from [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|''Construct-Bots'' Megatron]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
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Buzzworthy Bumblebee

2021-01-14T22:32:24Z

Cyberdoctor42: Fixing a typo

[[File:Buzzworthy_Bumblebee_logo.jpg|center|upright=2.2]]
 

'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''''' is a cross-toyline [[subline imprint]] focussing on various incarnations of everybody's favourite yellow Autobot, [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]]. Toys from this line began appearing both in stock at online retailers and on store shelves in late [[2020]] and early [[2021]], evidently before [[Hasbro]] had the opportunity to officially announce any of them.

With vibrant yellow packaging like the previous ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Transformers: Bumblebee]]'' toyline, and package art prominently featuring [[Evergreen]] [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' centers around versions of Bumblebee from across the brand's history, as well as his human allies and Cybertronian foes.

The line is [[exclusive]] to [[Target]] in the United States.

{{quote|You've probably heard the buzz, but Bumblebee is kind of a big deal.|Target.com [https://www.target.com/p/transformers-buzzworthy-bumblebee-war-for-cybertron-core-bumblebee-38-spike-witwicky-2-pack/-/A-81262959 marketing copy]}}

==Toys==
===Core Class===
A debutant in ''Generations''' new 3.5-inch Core Class, this diminutive Bumblebee retails at $14.99 USD – $5 more than a normal Core Class figure owing to the inclusion of a Spike Witwicky mini figure. This release features the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' logo on the packaging, and its card art – Bumblebee and Spike in a volcanic environment – ties into the concurrent ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' line.
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===Deluxe Class===
The ''Buzzworthy'' Deluxe Class assortment takes its cues from ''[[Studio Series]]'', consisting of figures redecoed and retooled from previous ''Studio'' assortments along with accessories and cardboard backdrops. Each toy in this exclusive subline features a "BB" as part of its ID number to differentiate it from its mainline release.
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{{Bp-a1|26BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW26|WWII Bumblebee]] (''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|40BB [[Shatter#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Shatter]] (Plymouth, ''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|74BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW74|Bumblebee]] (2008 Camaro Concept, w/ [[Sam Witwicky#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Sam]], ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'')}}
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===Spark Armor===
Representing the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]'' corner of the franchise, the Spark Armor assortment features Warrior-sized figures with drone-vehicles that can convert into equipable armor. While the Megatron is a straight repackaged release, Bumblebee now comes with a version of [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]]'s partner [[Trash Crash]].
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===Mega 1-Step===
Making a surprise return from [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Robots in Disguise|''Age of Extinction'''s ''Robots in Disguise'' line]], Mega 1-Step Bumblebee is a ten-inch tall, simpler toy designed for younger kids.
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Grandus (G1)

2020-10-19T22:56:32Z

Cyberdoctor42: /* Notes */ this seems weirdly fatphobic and pointless. I don't understand why it's in notes among engineering information and gimmick descriptions.

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{{disambig2|the Autobot from ''Return of Convoy''|the Autobot from ''Animated''|Grandus (Animated)}}
: ''Grandus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1Grandus.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]
'''Grandus''' (グランダス ''Gurandasu'') is a colossal Autobot who serves as a base for the numerous Autobot [[Micromaster]]s. He can combine with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars story pages and comic|Star Convoy]] and [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] to perform the [[Triple Combination Battlestar Attack]].

His Micromaster partner is [[Spinner]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Battlestars'' manga and story pages====
[[File:Grandus.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|From left to right: Sixliner, Grandus and Sky Garry]]

To counter the threat of [[Dark Nova]], the Autobots formed an elite sub-group known as the [[Battlestars]], headlined by [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] and Grandus. Their mission was to revive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] so that he might thwart Dark Nova. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 1}}

Aware of the mission of the Battlestars, Dark Nova stole Optimus Prime's body and cloned it as the evil [[False Convoy]]. Grandus and [[Spinner]] proved instrumental in defeating False Convoy before he could kill [[Sixliner]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 3}} After False Convoy's defeat, Grandus and the Battlestars rescued the fallen Supreme Commander's corpse from the [[Novaroid|Great Novaroid]] forces on planet [[Lucifer]]. Using the power of the Zodiac, they brought Optimus Prime back to life and upgraded him into Star Convoy. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 4}}

Later, Grandus was stuck cleaning up the remaining Novaroid and Galaman soldiers on planet Lucifer while Star Convoy and Sixliner faced [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Super Megatron]] alone on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|The Battlestars special}}.

[[File:SkyGarry1.jpg|right|thumb]]

Grandus eventually joined the other Battlestars in a space battle against Super Megatron and his [[Galaman|Great Galaman]] warriors. Combining into the [[Triple Combination Battlestar Attack]], they shot Super Megatron to pieces. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 7}}

Dark Nova then revealed himself and upgraded Super Megatron into Ultra Megatron. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 8}} Then after that, the Decepticon Emperor merged with Ultra Megatron to become the [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 9}} Grandus and the other Battlestars traveled into Star Giant's stomach and took the behemoth apart from the inside-out, narrowly escaping just as their foe exploded and died. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 10}}

====''Legends'' comic====
When Dark Nova stole the body of Optimus Prime, he did so right under the nose of Prime's loyal guard, [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. Sky Garry and Grandus allowed Roller to join the Battlestars and help them in their mission to reform False Convoy and stop Dark Nova. Roller was destroyed fighting [[Novaroid]]s to divert enemy forces from the other Battlestars. When Sky Garry used to Zodiac to revive the Supreme Commander as Star Convoy, he placed the body of Roller next to the Prime, letting him be incorporated into the new leader's form. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}}

In 2038, Grandus and the Battlestars were stationed on [[Micro|Zone]]. They opposed the new Dark Nova and his agents like [[Violen Jiger]] and [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

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===''Wings Universe''===
[[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] once claimed that he went to the [[Fractal Amphitheater]] with Grandus and [[Yoketron (G1)|Yoketron]]. When [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]] pointed out that Grandus couldn't fit through the amphitheater doors, Sprocket had to concede that Grandus wasn't there, but Yoketron totally was! {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

==Toys==
===Return of Convoy===
[[File:Grandus Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You either have this toy or shelf space. There is no both.]]
*'''Grandus''' (Autobot, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-371'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 small antennae, large antenna, radar dish, helipad, missile battery, dual-barrel cannon, 2 triple-barrel cannons, bridge, 2 ramps, Spinner
:Part of the toyline's Micromaster Bases line, Grandus transforms from a short fat box on its stomach, to a fat box with a base sticking out of its stomach, to a fat box standing up. The inventor of the [[Triple Changer]] is rolling over in his grave.
:A terminal point G1-era city-former, he is painfully simplistic and bricktastic in [[robot mode|robot]] and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s, compensating with loads of [[5 mm post|5mm ports]] scattered all over and an arsenal of weapons, as well as Micromaster ramp and base compatibility. The gimmick-laden base mode necessitates and capitalizes on the shoebox-like design to feature a working elevator with a large platform, a repair bay, and a command station. The lower surface offers a play area of nearly 1/2 square foot of continuous space consisting chiefly of a highway with a spring-loaded car launch, and an underpass through-way that also docks a sold-separately [[Micro Trailer]]. Said Micro Trailer forms a "viewing station" in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].
:In 'vehicle' mode, he can be towed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]], and [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] can be placed on top of him. In 'base' mode, a connector from Star Convoy can hook up to him such that Grandus's elevator gimmick is powered by Star Convoy's motor, and this also spins the four 3 mm radar ports on Grandus' shoulders and "ears". Unfortunately, this cool gimmick tends to disconnect within the first few seconds of trying it out.

:Grandus came with a dedicated Micromaster partner, a police car named Spinner.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/Grandus/grandus.htm More information on Grandus at TFU.info.]''

==Notes==
[[File:DagwonDagbase.jpg|thumb|Grandus's toy was refitted as '''Dag Base''' for Takara's [[Brave (franchise)|''Brave'' cartoon]]. (pictured)]]
* According to ''[[Transformers Generations|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'', Grandus had the pre-production name of '''Iron Baron'''.
* Grandus's [[instructions]] show that [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] can use his motor gimmick in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to tow Grandus.
* No instructions show this, but in a bizarre case of convergent engineering, Grandus in transport mode can combine with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] himself in transport mode via the pegs on the former's shoulders and the fist holes on the latter. Jizai Gattai indeed.
*Both Sky Garry and Grandus have special attacks relating to things considered "mysterious". In Grandus's case, he possesses the "Stonehenge Kick", which is... interesting, in that he does not have moving legs.
*Grandus was [[retool]]ed to make the "Dag Base" from ''Dagwon'' toyline, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Brave (franchise)|''Brave'' series]]. Here, it served as both a base and a disturbingly overpowered (once all seven Dagwons are piloting it) "final mecha". Unfortunately, the Dag Base toy has been significantly remolded and somewhat gutted such that he can not be towed in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] by Star Convoy, and Star Convoy cannot power his elevator in base mode. This is one of many examples of late-run ''Transformers'' toys being recycled for a Brave Series release.
*Early catalog images reveal a very different Grandus, one arm possessing fold-out claws, different placements for his tri-barrel cannons, vastly different airstrip designs, and - most notably - the connection cog for use with Star Convoy placed on the back of Grandus in city-mode, rather than the side.

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Talk:Flamewar (G1)

2020-09-08T19:57:47Z

Cyberdoctor42: /* Vote on mainpic */

Shouldn't the disambig be (Timelines)? Or am I misremembering? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:48, 1 April 2012 (EDT)
:[[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal#Moving "(Timelines)" articles]] [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:52, 1 April 2012 (EDT)
::Oh, wait, I made an exception for the Descent into Evil characters. Hurm. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:53, 1 April 2012 (EDT)

==Main image==
I'm not about to get in a pointless edit war over this, but "first design that every single subsequent version is based on" versus "comic" is a very different situation from Lockdown and his entirely new and different billion-dollar-movie body. -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 13:11, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
:The main image from DiE does not even provide an unobscured view of Flamewar's body. Why should we not use a clearly-posed image? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:23, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
::I mean, sure, there's a design throughline from that first design to the IDW2 one, but if you show the two of them to anyone who wasn't already aware of them, I guarantee you they wouldn't realise they were meant to be the same character. If your objection is that the floor-sitting one has part of the body obscured, fine (I disagree on the basis that it's characterful and there's a full-body image in the notes but won't fight for it too hard), but my point is that her original design from when she was a nonentity footnote is leagues away from the one she has in a comic that anyone's actually read.
::(Also, frankly, the IDW2 design is just plain ''better''. I know that's a subjective opinion, I don't much care - I don't think we have a duty to use a pure redeco as a main image over an original design.) --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 14:12, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
:::Plus IDW2 is far more relevant than DiE. The "first body" is more of a guideline that we kinda follow when we feel like it, with how many exceptions we have. I do think we should use the reference at the bottom of the page for the mainpic instead of the in front of the chair, though. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 14:22, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
::::Well then let's just replace every G1 character main image with their Evergreen design. After all, those are the designs that're going on tons of merchandise in thousands of stores globally right now. Or, we could... not. There's not remotely enough distance between the first iteration of Flamewar and the current IDW design to cause any sort of "confusion". And we've had the argument over "relevant" in the past, when people started wanting to put IDW comic sections at the top of characters' Fiction sections over the 80s cartoon/comic/storybooks/etc. No. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 14:25, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
:::::I don't think that's anything close to a fair equivalence. I mean, if we're talking evergreen designs, then isn't that exactly what's been done with [[Barricade (IDW)]]? Who, well, was a non-entity before the implementation of the newer design, unlike "every G1 character"? --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 14:31, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
:::::Also? I know you have seniority over me, but I ''am also an admin'', and all-caps, no-room-for-discussion "NO" feels like a pretty damn disproportionate response to "maybe this image isn't perfectly representative of the character". But, hey, what-fucking-ever. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 14:36, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
::::::This feels like something that should be codified. I think there's a clear difference between "first version of Flamewar ever, from which every design either on or off this particular page flowed", and "a movie-enough toy of an established character that was completely ignored when an actual movie came along". "First body" seems to be paramount only when it's the actual first design of a meta-character. We could make that an actual rule, or discuss alternatives. [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 15:10, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
:::::::Argue slippery slopes all you want, but club fiction will always be less notable and accessible than mass-market media, and thus the latter should take precedent in mainpics. Otherwise, [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] would still be blue. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:13, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
::::::::There is very little I want more than to forget that Fun Pub ever existed, but that's where Flamewar came from. The BotCon toy wasn't just that universe's version of an existing character. This is where I've always assumed the line was, but clearly there's disagreement. [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 15:19, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
::::::::: I think that the big point in favor of a new mainpic is the fact that, well, Flamewar's pretty clearly evolved since she debuted in 2006, and the mainpic we currently use doesn't include her most distinctive design embellishment—the flame patterns on her chest—that every subsequent fictional appearance has featured to some extent. There's being faithful to the original design, but then there's also acknowledging that the character's artistic depictions changed and updating the wiki to reflect that. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 15:40, 8 September 2020 (EDT)

== Vote on mainpic ==

I think I've made my argument for why this is a place to [[Help:Ignore all standards]] (her original design doesn't reflect how she's looked in basically every subsequent appearance, convention fiction is objectively less prominent than just about anything else in Transformers, the current mainpic covers up a good portion of her body and doesn't include the flame motif that her name comes from). Others disagree. Since I've changed my mind on the sitting picture, I think it's down to the current picture versus the character model; Locoman's also proposed the picture of her posing with Cannonball's helmet, if we want something that's still from Fun Pub but better reflects how she's looked in her fictional appearances. Vote away, I guess?--[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 15:42, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
:'''Change''' for all the reasons mentioned. I'm fine with either the model or the helmet pic. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:46, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
:'''Change''' [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 15:47, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
:'''Change'''. Preferably Malkova's art, but I'm chill with the helmet pic too! [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 15:47, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
:'''Change''' in favour of Malkova's art. -- [[User:Star Spangled Sam|Star Spangled Sam]] ([[User talk:Star Spangled Sam|talk]]) 15:53, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
:'''Change''' for the listed reasons, preferably to the Malkova model. [[User:McBaggins|McBaggins]] ([[User talk:McBaggins|talk]]) 15:55, 8 September 2020 (EDT)
:'''Change''' preferably to Malkova's art. -- [[User:Cyberdoctor42|Cyberdoctor42]] ([[User talk:Cyberdoctor42|talk]]) 15:57, 8 September 2020 (EDT)

Skyfeather

2020-09-08T02:44:22Z

Cyberdoctor42: Changed pronouns to gender neutral due to a lack of stated gender in fiction

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:''Skyfeather is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Skyfeather_lines.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Skyfeather, the seventh [[Protectobot_(G1)|Protectobot]] and human (or rather, robot) shield. Say, that head design is pretty reminiscent of [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]…]]

'''Skyfeather''' (スカイフェザー ''Sukaifezā'') flies, flies, and flies. They form the upper torso of [[Gaia Guardian]] and the shield of [[God Guardian]].

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==Fiction==
[[File:Skyfeather_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|left|upright=0.7|thumb|Skyfeather, the seventh Protectobot—they won't show you their [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod Go-Cart]], EVER!]]
===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Skyfeather was with [[Heatrock]] when they tried to stop [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] from stealing [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. Despite Skyfeather being a VTOL Jet, Swindle got away. Hmm. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

===''Timelines''===
[[Rook (Generations)|Rook]], Skyfeather, [[Heatrock]], and [[Medix (G1)|Medix]] were backup [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s. {{storylink|Medix (G1)#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}}
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==Toys==
===G Guardian===
[[File:Kabayatoy-Skyfeather.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Rook (Generations)|Rook]] doesn't seem so weird once you remember the Protectobots already have a friggin' fighter jet.]]
* '''Skyfeather''' (Candy toy, 2012)

: Skyfeather is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]] for their [[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]] series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. They transform from a robot into a VTOL jet. They form the upper torso of Gaia Guardian and the shield of God Guardian.

==Notes==
*Despite ''Kre-O'' Skyfeather having a smaller version of the [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] helmet, the rest of the body seems to be made up (as usual with [[Makoto Wakabayashi]]'s style).

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Heatrock

2020-09-08T02:41:43Z

Cyberdoctor42: Changing the pronouns to gender neutral due to the lack of a stated gender in fiction

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:''Heatrock is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Heatrock_lines.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Heatrock, the sixth [[Protectobot_(G1)|Protectobot]]. Despite those sweet shoulder drills, they're not {{w|Machine Robo: Battle Hackers#Battle Hackers|Drill Crusher}}, {{w|List of Brave Exkaiser characters#Max_Team|Drill Max}}, {{w|The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn#Landers|Drill Lander}}, nor {{w|The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn#Landers|Land Bison}}.]]

'''Heatrock''' (ヒートロック ''Hītorokku'') is all about the drills, drills, and drills. They form the torso of [[Gaia Guardian]] and the chest of [[God Guardian]].

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==Fiction==
[[File:Heatrock_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|upright=0.6|left|thumb|Heatrock, the sixth Protectobot, turns into [[Gaia Guardian|shorts]], or a [[God Guardian|jumper]]. Poor fellow.]]
===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Heatrock was with [[Skyfeather]] when they tried to stop [[Swindle (Kre-O)|Swindle]] from stealing [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

===''Timelines''===
[[Rook (Generations)|Rook]], [[Skyfeather]], Heatrock, and [[Medix (G1)|Medix]] were backup [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s. {{storylink|Medix (G1)#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}}
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==Toys==
===G Guardian===
[[File:Kabayatoy-Heatrock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Heatrock: for when Nosecone's busy.]]
* '''Heatrock''' (Candy toy, 2012)

: Heatrock is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]] for their [[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]] series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. They transform from a robot into a drill tank. They form the torso of Gaia Guardian and the chest of God Guardian.

==Notes==
*Kreon Heatrock uses existing ''Kre-O'' pieces as part of their build; they use the [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] helmet (though it seems to sport a mouth-plate), but the shoulder-drill arms appear to be unique pieces (to make them better match their original counterpart).

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Autorooper

2019-02-26T20:19:06Z

Cyberdoctor42: /* Kiss Players */

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:''Autoroopers are [[Earth Defense Command]]-aligned robots from the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:AutrooperAtari.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|This is everything that's wrong with the world.]]

'''Autoroopers''' (オートルーパー ''Ōtorūpā'') are a group of [[human]]-created artificial [[Transformer]]s that serve the [[Earth Defense Command]]. 48 Autoroopers are known to exist in the [[Tokyo]] Autorooper Team, divided into 12 squads, each named after one of the signs of the {{w|Chinese zodiac}}.

Autoroopers are physically identical to one another apart from their squad markings. They are armed with rifles that fire [[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek]] bullets and can convert into the [[alternate mode]] of a police-style Mazda RX-8.

Each Autorooper is assigned a [[Kiss Player]] partner by the EDC. These young women serve a very important purpose. In times of crisis, a Kiss Player will [[kiss]] her Autorooper, activating a power that lets her merge with the much larger robot, bestowing upon it enhanced combat and regenerative abilities. If the merge's time limit expires, the Kiss Player is disgorged from her partner unconscious, naked and covered in viscous fluid. It is so far unknown what a voluntary separation entails.

Autoroopers are often dispatched to the scene of Transformers-related incidents. This usually brings them into conflict with [[Legion]] attackers, but they also sometimes find themselves battling or pursuing anti-EDC resistance fighters such as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rodimus]], and their human partners.

Autoroopers have an as-yet undisclosed connection to the same [[ParasiTech]] fusion process that Legion units use. One Autorooper partially fused with the corpse of Optimus Prime before [[Marissa Faireborn]] interceded. This fusion caused the resurrected Prime to suffer nightmares of his old enemy [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], suggesting a link between the Autoroopers and the [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]-derived Legion army. This link would eventually bear fruit as the Autoroopers went rogue and merged to reconstitute Galvatron's body.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Kiss Players''====
{{voiceactor|[[Keiji Hirai]] (Ne-04, Japanese)}}
[[File:Kissplay1 atari fuses.jpg|left|thumb|Apparently this is a good thing! Yay!]]
One particular Autorooper is designated "Ne-04", the 4th Autorooper of [[Ne Squad]]. Ne-04 is initially partnered with [[Shaoshao Li]], acclaimed as the most powerful Kiss Player in the EDC. Shao is said to be able to enhance her Autorooper to levels far beyond those of her fellow squad members.

During an encounter with a hostile Legion, the Ne-04 Autorooper was badly damaged. With Shao unconscious and unable to re-merge, the Autorooper turned to the nearby [[Atari Hitotonari]] and demanded that she kiss him. The frightened girl complied and the two together were able to defeat their opponent. During the battle, the merged Atari took on a more violent and bloodthirsty personality.

When it was discovered that Atari was an even more powerful Kiss Player than Shao, Ne-04 was reassigned to her, and Shao left the EDC to pursue resistance activities with her new partner, Hot Rod. Atari has noted that while the giant robot initially behaved in an intimidating manner toward her, she has since found it to have a warmer personality. The Ne-04 Autorooper's compassion for Atari extends to giving her backrubs when she becomes carsick riding in it, a frequent occurrence.

Atari's Autorooper appears to have a slightly mischievous personality, as when it was inexplicably shrunken to palm size following a kiss, it sneaked inside Atari's shirt while she was distracted thinking about desserts. Extremely passive on her best days, Atari exhaustedly capitulated to the tiny robot's advances.

[[File:AutrooperAtari2.jpg|thumb|"Are you sure you're really a doctor?"]]
But this would not be the Ne-04 Autorooper's only experience with shrinking...for soon, Atari would discover that she had a Legion inside her stomach! Instructing Atari to kiss it, the Autorooper shrunk to a diminutive size, promptly forcing itself into Atari's mouth and making her swallow. As it plunged into her wet passage, it noted how warm it was inside her, while Atari pleaded for it not to move around inside her too roughly.

Yeeeeah.

The Autorooper engaged, defeated and destroyed the Legion, but lacked the power to climb back out. Unfortunately, when it ran out of power entirely, it would return to normal size inside the panicked Atari. Claiming that it would escape via [[Transwarp]], the Autorooper instead talked Atari into sticking her finger down her throat and vomiting it up. She proceeded to berate the robot for its trickery.{{storylink|Transformers: Kiss_Players (radio_drama)#CD collections and special episodes|Atari's Close Call?!}}
{{charstubfiction|Expansion, storylinks ({{storylink|Kiss Players issue 1|Kiss Players #1}}, {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}}, {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 3|Kiss Players #3}}, and any other relevant storylinks)}}

====''15 Go! Go!''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Extra Volume?!}}}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:HtF-StrafeandTrooper.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
Autorooper (or at least one Autorooper) was one of the Autobots stationed at the [[Galadria]] space bridge outpost near [[Delta Prysmos]]. He fared poorly when confronted by the Decepticon mercenary [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

===''Cloud''===
In the 15-[[OGSS World|OGSS]] Spacetime, Autoroopers were on patrol at the human/Autobot facility [[Space Bridge T.2]]. {{storylink|Transformers Cloud (issue)|Transformers Cloud}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:HeavyweightvsAutotrooper-CMW.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.65]]
Autoroopers helped guard [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Offworlder Maximum Security Prison along with [[Blastcharge Strika Drone]]s. During a blackout, one of them attempted to stop a group of Cybertron's most wanted criminals already engaged in battle with one of the Strika drones. He was overpowered by the inmates, however. More Autoroopers continued to unsuccessfully stop the prisoners from escaping, but were trounced by the stronger (and craftier) 'bots. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
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==Toys==
===Kiss Players===
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[[File:Atari X Autorooper.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Is the Autotrooper small, or very far away?]]
*'''Atari X Autorooper''' (2006)

: The first Autorooper toy was a very small, simplified version of the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Mazda RX-8 mold that comes with a large PVC figurine of Atari. Its arms will pop off if you so much as look at it, let alone attempt handling it.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Cybertron/Autorooper/autorooper.htm More information on Autorooper at TFU.info]''

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*'''Autorooper X Atari''' (2006)
**''Accessories:''

: A 1/24th-scale Autorooper toy was released in December 2006. It is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of the ''[[Binaltech]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Meister]] Mazda RX-8 mold, with a new head, police lightbar, and police lights and an Imperial chrysanthemum emblem on the grill. The Autorooper features an opening hood with engine, opening "suicide" doors and trunk with a realistic interior. The set comes with small Atari and [[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek]] figurines along with a weapon formed from traffic cones (four are included), a sticker sheet (with options for different EDC unit designations or standard police markings) and an audio drama CD.

:Printed on the inside of the packaging is the "Transformers Kiss Players Chronological Table", a then comprehensive timeline for the Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity.

: This mold was also used to make [[Zoom-Zoom]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys|Shockblast]].

==Notes==
*"Autorooper" is a Japanese portmanteau of "auto" (オート ''ōto'') and "trooper" (トルーパー ''torūpā''). As such, it doesn't kindly Romanize into English.

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Sardines

2018-01-25T16:58:14Z

Cyberdoctor42: /* Other trivia */

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'''Cramped inside Skip, can Team Rodimus share a confined space without driving each other crazy?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], [[Outrigger]], and [[Beak]] successfully track the "last will and testament" message sent by [[Team Rodimus]] back to its source, arriving on [[Necroworld]]. There, they find themselves confronted by the forces of the "[[Disappeared]]" [[Decepticon]]s. While Maximus rescues Outrigger from [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], Red and Cerebros liberate the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s fortress, taking out any Decepticons they find, with [[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] being the last to fall when he makes the mistake of threatening [[Scrounge (G1)|one]] of the surviving [[Autobot]]s. Searching for any Cybertronian tech littering the planet, Fort Max discovers the [[isolation chamber]] containing [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and summons the others to analyze the situation. While Cerebros studies [[Kaput]]'s notes and learns about Tailgate's condition, Red Alert shows off what ''he'' has found: the Necrobot's tattered cape, which turns out to be a "window" through space, focused on the [[Benzene Cluster]]. Red observes that something is not right about the cluster's appearance, but Max interrupts, tabling the subject until they have helped Tailgate. With the aid of Beak's x-ray optics, they peer inside the chamber, and are shocked at what they see...

Off in space, the oversized, [[size changing|mass-displaced]] body of the dead Decepticon [[Skip]] serves as spaceship for [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and his crew as they chase after the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Unfortunately, the cramped quarters aren't conducive to a peaceful environment, and the signs of boredom and trouble are starting to brew, beginning with a prank war that has kicked off between [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Anode]]. For his latest stunt, Swerve convinces [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] to tell Anode that, during a medical examination, she has found a vestigial head growing out of her butt. As revenge, Anode attempts to stick Swerve to the ship's [[recharge slab]] with [[magnetizing spray]], but he wakes up and catches her in the act before she can. His crowing is abruptly curtailed, however, when the recharge slab overheats and bursts into flames, triggering the sprinkler system. Anode legs it, leaving Swerve to shut the sprinklers off, but after doing so he starts to feel woozy and has [[Ten]] call [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] to examine him. The old medic is having problems of his own, his hands having begun to shake again, but he dutifully examines Swerve—and finds a bomb inside his head! Swerve assumes that [[Killmaster]] teleported it in during their last encounter, but as he grumbles about it, Ratchet slaps a hand over his mouth to shut him up... because the bomb's ticking detonator isn't measured in units of time, but in ''words''! Swerve must stop talking or die! And as if ''that'' wasn't alarming enough, Swerve's now-wordless grunts alert Ratchet to something else that has just happened: Ratchet's entire body has turned grey, in the same manner as it would if he had died!

The pair return to the main room, where [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] is alarmed to realize that the colorless Ratchet's "aura" has disappeared. Nearby, as [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] stares off into space through a porthole, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] slides in beside him to make use of the windowsill as a desk. The pair talk about what they will do when they reach [[Cyberutopia]]; Magnus is thrilled at the prospect of all the paperwork that awaits, and hopes to finish "[[Terms of Peace]]," a set of rules he has been working on for millions of years that he thinks will legally ensure peace and happiness. Cyclonus, on the other hand, is unsure of what he will do, having always expected he and Tailgate would reach Cyberutopia together, and Magnus, ever uncomfortable with "feelings," can say nothing to make him feel better, and excuses himself to work elsewhere. No sooner is Magnus settled, however, than Anode interrupts him, with Swerve having used up a few of his remaining words to tell her that the Magnus wanted to see her. As Magnus looks up, Anode is suddenly dragged through the air by magnetic force and stuck to his body! Perfectly willing to expend even more of his limited opportunities for speech to gloat, Swerve explains that he loaded the magnetizing spray into the sprinkler system, and staged the recharge slab "fire" so he could douse Anode in it!

Up in the cockpit, Rodimus fields a dispute between [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], the latter two having crawled inside the former's alternate mode while he was sleeping for some "privacy." Rodimus isn't very interested, though, more concerned about the fact that their lock on the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s location has just been lost. A moment later, a call from Fortress Maximus comes through, and Rodimus ushers the other three out so he can take it. Maximus shares what he has discovered about Tailgate: the inside of the isolation chamber was empty, marked with a scorch pattern that indicates Tailgate's unstable [[spark]] spontaneously combusted, atomizing his body. Rodimus calls Cyclonus in to give him the bad news, and the mournful howl of anguish that Cyclonus unleashes turns the heads of everyone on the ship. He stalks from the cockput in the grip of rage...

...''just'' as [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] manages to pull Anode free from her magnetic bond with Magnus, accidentally sending her flying backward into Cyclonus. All the tensions that have built up in the cramped quarters suddenly explode: out of control with grief and fury, Cylconus whirls around, [[Great Sword]] in hand; Swerve uses up his final few words to yell a warning that alerts Anode in time for her to duck, causing the sword to instead rake Rewind, severing his primary fuel line. As Velocity springs to action to tend to Rewind's wounds, Chromedome and Cylconus begin fighting, each mocking the other over the validity of their relationship. Ratchet attempts to get between the two, only to discover that he has become immaterial when Chromedome's fist passes harmlessly through his body. [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] instead breaks up the fight, realizing that something has happened to Tailgate, and the heartbroken Cyclonus sinks into his arms. Swerve, meanwhile, is shocked to discover that he ''hasn't'' exploded... because the bomb was a fake that Anode had Whirl put in his head while recharging. The pranksters argue while chaos continues around them; the increasingly intangible Ratchet starts to sink through the floor, just as the mass displacement override used on Skip begins to wear off, and he starts shrinking around the crew, threatening to crush them! It's absolute pandemonium... until everyone is silenced by the sound of a clear, commanding voice ringing out. ''Ten'' is speaking, and he declares that the fate of the universe rests on the crew doing exactly as he tells them!

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*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] (4)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (5)
*[[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (6)
*[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] (8)
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*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (18)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (19)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (21)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (22)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (23)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (24)
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*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (25)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (26)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (276)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (28)
{{!}}}

|c2=
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] (3)
*[[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] (7)
*[[Skip]] (10)

|c4=
*[[Outrigger]] (1)
*[[Beak]] (2)
*[[Anode]] (12)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (13)
*[[Ten]] (15)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (16)
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (20)
}}

==Quotes==
"What will you do when we reach Cyberutopia?" 
"Well, my '''immediate''' priority will be the paperwork."
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Ultra Magnus'''

"Once you've created '''paradise''', how do you decide who's allowed to live there? After all, there's only a finite amount of room. As I see it, the only way the '''Knights of Cybertron''' can manage the population without damaging their reputation for '''compassion''' and '''civility''' — is to create a '''visa system''' so '''gruesomely complex''' it deters every prospective applicant except those with a '''passion for bureaucracy''' that borders on the '''fetishistic'''. I can't wait."
:— '''Ultra Magnus''' on Cyberutopia

"Is [''Terms of Peace''] a poem?" 
"It's a '''set of rules'''—a set of rules that covers every conceivable aspect of Cybertronian behaviour in every conceivable scenario. Provided everybody follows every rule to the letter, two things are guaranteed: '''perpetual peace''' and a life of '''eternal joy and contentment.'''" 
"So it's not a poem." 
"It's a self help-book. A self-help book with strict penalties for non-compliance."
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Ultra Magnus'''

"Cyclonus, I... my deep-seated distrust of '''intimate conversation''' and my unwillingness to reflect upon—let alone disclose—my '''own''' feelings usually makes it impossible for me to offer '''meaningful advice''' when those around me '''open up.'''" 
... 
"So I'm just going to sit over there."
:—'''Ultra Magnus'''

"I don't appear to be dead. And I'd know. I'm a doctor."
:—'''Ratchet'''

"Oh. Oh, I know what this is about. I know '''exactly''' what this is about. You're '''jealous.'''" 
"Of?" 
"Me and Rewind. We have what you '''don't''' have. What you'll '''never''' have." 
"You have '''nothing.''' You think you do, but it's not real. Because when it's real, it '''hurts.'''"
:—'''Chromedome''' and '''Cyclonus'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Outrigger, Beak, Fort Max, Red Alert, and Cerebros were all introduced as living together on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] in [[Ten to Midnight|''More than Meets the Eye'' #56]] (but see "Errors"). The [[Last Light|subsequent issue]] noted that Red was trying to track the location of the ''Lost Light'' after they received the "last will and testament" transmission the Rod Squad sent out in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|issue #50]].
*Fortress Maximus quips that he "normally loves animals" as he pummels Fangry, alluding to his fondness for the [[Roboid]]s from [[Animals|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]].
*The "Disposable" Rapidfire threatens to execute is [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]], a luckless character from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Generation 1 comic]] who has made a few appearances dotted through IDW history before (once under this writer and artist, specifically, back in [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|''More than Meets the Eye'' #9]]. His appearance on Luna 1 means he must be one of the "[[Disappeared]]," thought to have died during the war but actually saved by the Necrobot; it seems safe to assume the "apparent death" he was rescued from was seen in ''[[Spotlight: Metroplex]]'', in which he wound up on the wrong side of [[Sixshot]].
*Tailgate was left locked in the isolation chamber after Fangry killed Kaput in [[After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|issue #7]], in which the rest of Team Rodimus departed Necroworld in Skip. In their absence, it very much appears that the Decepticon members of the "Disappeared" have killed most or all the Autobot ones, so we guess leaving a planet full of Decepticons pulled through time fresh out of the war with no context or desire for peace unsupervised wasn't the ''best'' idea Rodimus could have had.
*The Necrobot's cape was left after his body crumbled to dust in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #50. It can't be a coincidence it's trained on the Benzene Cluster; recent issues have established the cluster as an area of interest for the [[Galactic Council]] and [[Black Block Consortia]], and that ''someone'' has taken control of its resources.
*Anode starts the prank war as revenge for the phony survey Swerve had her answer, back in [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|issue #1]].
*Anode notes that she, Lug, Velocity, and Nautica are not long back from their trip to [[Troja Major]], as seen in [[An Axe to Break the Ice|issues #8]]-[[Chasing the Infinite|9]].
*Brainstorm has rebuilt his [[Early Early Warning System]], seen before in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|''More than Meets the Eye'' #30]]. It now "does voices"; we hear "Peace through--OH MY GOD, LOOK OUT!" in the voice of [[Nautilator]] (quoting a portion of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s famous motto because Nautilator was previously established to sound just like Megatron in [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]]), and "Freedom is the right of all sentient--WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" in the voice of [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] (quoting a portion of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s motto because, as established in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', Pyro suffers from [[primus apotheosis]] and tries to imitate Optimus in all things).
*Whatever's going on with Ratchet, it begins with the return of his unsteady hands, a problem the character was facing back at the [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|very start]] of ''More than Meets the Eye'' but which he apparently fixed with acquisition of a [[Pharma (G1)|new pair]] of hands in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]].
*Anode notes the magnetizing spray is used to give [[magnawheels]] their capabilities. We saw these devices in action back in ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]''.
*Swerve thinks Killmaster placed the bomb in his head during their recent encounter in [[Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|issue #3]] (the footnote references [[Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|issue #4]] as the one in which Killmaster was "zapped," but Swerve wasn't in that one, having been zapped himself in #3).
*The story makes a point of having Swerve note that the bomb's timer is "very large". Given that Anode later reveals Whirl put the bomb in Swerve's head, we can conclude that Whirl actually ''built'' the timer with this clock-making skills, and that it's "very large" because his claws prohibit him from carrying out small, delicate work. Whirl was established to be revisiting his old craft in [[The Lopsided Triangle|''More than Meets the Eye'' #47]].
*When Velocity notes that Rewind will survive his wounds, Cyclonus darkly remarks "he always does," referring to Rewind's previous miraculous escapes from death, in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #12 and [[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|#33]].

===Transformers references===
*Cerebros's design has been tweaked a bit from his last appearance to add elements of (and portions of blue coloration from) his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toy. It's not a complete reformat; he still retains the vehicular alternate mode he had in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #56-57, with wheels on his shoulders.

===Real-life references===
*The title of this issue refers to the idiom "be squashed (in) like sardines," which means to be very tightly or snugly squashed together, especially in a small space.

===Errors===
*''More than Meets the Eye'' #57 established that Beak and Outrigger had left Red and Max behind and left Luna 1 with the rest of the Roboids. What, did they just... come back?
*The "radio muffle" speech bubble effect is inconsistently colored this issue. It's blue for Cerebros and Swerve's transmissions on pages 2 and 6, turquoise for the Early Early Warning Device and Fortress Maximus transmisson on pages 7, 13, and 14, and blue again for the Early Early Warning Device on page 20. That's assuming that the last page isn't the only error, and that Maximus's transmission sharing the turquoise effect with the warning device isn't supposed to ''mean'' something, because ''come on'', if you believe Tailgate exploded off-panel, we've got a space bridge to sell you.
*On page 11, panel 7, James Roberts's British spelling of "behavio'''u'''r" slips by the editors!
*On page 14, Max's transmission says "This it's Fortress Maximus" instead of "This '''''is''''' Fortress Maximus."

===Other trivia===
[[File:LL13 rung altmode.jpg|right|thumb]]
*Originally solicited for release in December 2017, this issue arrives noticeably late, in the final stages of January 2018.
*It's obscured by speech bubbles in the retail release, but uncolored pages show that the plinth Fortress Maximus uses to take out Fangry is [[Skids (G1)|Skids']].
*Red Alert receives a new design in this issue, an [[Alex Milne]] original to update the [[Nick Roche]] design he sported during ''More than Meets the Eye''.
*Rapidfire is revealed to have been a member of a Decepticon sub-group called the [[Guncon]]s, which also included a 'bot named [[Zooka]].
*Did you spot Rung on page 7? He's tucked away in the top right corner in his rarely-seen alternate mode, probably trying to take up a little less space (right). The design of his alternate mode doesn't really match the more ornate appearance artist Alex Milne gave it the only previous time he drew it, in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|''More than Meets the Eye'' #29]]; he seems to have hybridized his design with the simpler look [[James Raiz]] gave it when it first appeared in [[Little Victories|''More than Meets the Eye'' #22]].
*Ratchet gives a medical name to the long-established history of Transformers' bodies rapidly fading to grey upon their deaths: "[[aggressive depigmentation]]."

===Soundtrack===
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so-L12LFRR8 Your Silent Face]" by {{w|New Order (band)|New Order}}
*"[https://open.spotify.com/track/5FDTVIaJdEQGiPSyCwPh0a Bored to Hear Your Heart Still Breaks]" by {{w|Tullycraft}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSIPg3iLSbk Good Fruit]" by {{w|Hefner (band)|Hefner}}

===Covers (4)===
*'''Cover A:''' Cyclonus tries to retain his calm amid the cramped chaos, by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Cover B:''' Swerve and Anode plot explosive pranks, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Cover C:''' Rodimus tries to keep the peace, by [[Alex Milne]]; part of IDW's "Artist's Edition" theme for December
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Rodimus by [[J.N. Wiedle]]; one of [[The Chosen One#Covers (2)|a pair]] of variant covers by Wiedle for December's ''Transformers'' titles
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==External links==
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[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Sardines

2018-01-25T16:57:56Z

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'''Cramped inside Skip, can Team Rodimus share a confined space without driving each other crazy?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], [[Outrigger]], and [[Beak]] successfully track the "last will and testament" message sent by [[Team Rodimus]] back to its source, arriving on [[Necroworld]]. There, they find themselves confronted by the forces of the "[[Disappeared]]" [[Decepticon]]s. While Maximus rescues Outrigger from [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], Red and Cerebros liberate the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s fortress, taking out any Decepticons they find, with [[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] being the last to fall when he makes the mistake of threatening [[Scrounge (G1)|one]] of the surviving [[Autobot]]s. Searching for any Cybertronian tech littering the planet, Fort Max discovers the [[isolation chamber]] containing [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and summons the others to analyze the situation. While Cerebros studies [[Kaput]]'s notes and learns about Tailgate's condition, Red Alert shows off what ''he'' has found: the Necrobot's tattered cape, which turns out to be a "window" through space, focused on the [[Benzene Cluster]]. Red observes that something is not right about the cluster's appearance, but Max interrupts, tabling the subject until they have helped Tailgate. With the aid of Beak's x-ray optics, they peer inside the chamber, and are shocked at what they see...

Off in space, the oversized, [[size changing|mass-displaced]] body of the dead Decepticon [[Skip]] serves as spaceship for [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and his crew as they chase after the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Unfortunately, the cramped quarters aren't conducive to a peaceful environment, and the signs of boredom and trouble are starting to brew, beginning with a prank war that has kicked off between [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Anode]]. For his latest stunt, Swerve convinces [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] to tell Anode that, during a medical examination, she has found a vestigial head growing out of her butt. As revenge, Anode attempts to stick Swerve to the ship's [[recharge slab]] with [[magnetizing spray]], but he wakes up and catches her in the act before she can. His crowing is abruptly curtailed, however, when the recharge slab overheats and bursts into flames, triggering the sprinkler system. Anode legs it, leaving Swerve to shut the sprinklers off, but after doing so he starts to feel woozy and has [[Ten]] call [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] to examine him. The old medic is having problems of his own, his hands having begun to shake again, but he dutifully examines Swerve—and finds a bomb inside his head! Swerve assumes that [[Killmaster]] teleported it in during their last encounter, but as he grumbles about it, Ratchet slaps a hand over his mouth to shut him up... because the bomb's ticking detonator isn't measured in units of time, but in ''words''! Swerve must stop talking or die! And as if ''that'' wasn't alarming enough, Swerve's now-wordless grunts alert Ratchet to something else that has just happened: Ratchet's entire body has turned grey, in the same manner as it would if he had died!

The pair return to the main room, where [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] is alarmed to realize that the colorless Ratchet's "aura" has disappeared. Nearby, as [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] stares off into space through a porthole, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] slides in beside him to make use of the windowsill as a desk. The pair talk about what they will do when they reach [[Cyberutopia]]; Magnus is thrilled at the prospect of all the paperwork that awaits, and hopes to finish "[[Terms of Peace]]," a set of rules he has been working on for millions of years that he thinks will legally ensure peace and happiness. Cyclonus, on the other hand, is unsure of what he will do, having always expected he and Tailgate would reach Cyberutopia together, and Magnus, ever uncomfortable with "feelings," can say nothing to make him feel better, and excuses himself to work elsewhere. No sooner is Magnus settled, however, than Anode interrupts him, with Swerve having used up a few of his remaining words to tell her that the Magnus wanted to see her. As Magnus looks up, Anode is suddenly dragged through the air by magnetic force and stuck to his body! Perfectly willing to expend even more of his limited opportunities for speech to gloat, Swerve explains that he loaded the magnetizing spray into the sprinkler system, and staged the recharge slab "fire" so he could douse Anode in it!

Up in the cockpit, Rodimus fields a dispute between [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], the latter two having crawled inside the former's alternate mode while he was sleeping for some "privacy." Rodimus isn't very interested, though, more concerned about the fact that their lock on the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s location has just been lost. A moment later, a call from Fortress Maximus comes through, and Rodimus ushers the other three out so he can take it. Maximus shares what he has discovered about Tailgate: the inside of the isolation chamber was empty, marked with a scorch pattern that indicates Tailgate's unstable [[spark]] spontaneously combusted, atomizing his body. Rodimus calls Cyclonus in to give him the bad news, and the mournful howl of anguish that Cyclonus unleashes turns the heads of everyone on the ship. He stalks from the cockput in the grip of rage...

...''just'' as [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] manages to pull Anode free from her magnetic bond with Magnus, accidentally sending her flying backward into Cyclonus. All the tensions that have built up in the cramped quarters suddenly explode: out of control with grief and fury, Cylconus whirls around, [[Great Sword]] in hand; Swerve uses up his final few words to yell a warning that alerts Anode in time for her to duck, causing the sword to instead rake Rewind, severing his primary fuel line. As Velocity springs to action to tend to Rewind's wounds, Chromedome and Cylconus begin fighting, each mocking the other over the validity of their relationship. Ratchet attempts to get between the two, only to discover that he has become immaterial when Chromedome's fist passes harmlessly through his body. [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] instead breaks up the fight, realizing that something has happened to Tailgate, and the heartbroken Cyclonus sinks into his arms. Swerve, meanwhile, is shocked to discover that he ''hasn't'' exploded... because the bomb was a fake that Anode had Whirl put in his head while recharging. The pranksters argue while chaos continues around them; the increasingly intangible Ratchet starts to sink through the floor, just as the mass displacement override used on Skip begins to wear off, and he starts shrinking around the crew, threatening to crush them! It's absolute pandemonium... until everyone is silenced by the sound of a clear, commanding voice ringing out. ''Ten'' is speaking, and he declares that the fate of the universe rests on the crew doing exactly as he tells them!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] (4)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (5)
*[[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (6)
*[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] (8)
*[[Kaput]]'s remains (9)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (11)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (14)
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*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (17)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (18)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (19)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (21)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (22)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (23)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (24)
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*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (25)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (26)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (276)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (28)
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*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] (3)
*[[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] (7)
*[[Skip]] (10)

|c4=
*[[Outrigger]] (1)
*[[Beak]] (2)
*[[Anode]] (12)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (13)
*[[Ten]] (15)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (16)
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (20)
}}

==Quotes==
"What will you do when we reach Cyberutopia?" 
"Well, my '''immediate''' priority will be the paperwork."
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Ultra Magnus'''

"Once you've created '''paradise''', how do you decide who's allowed to live there? After all, there's only a finite amount of room. As I see it, the only way the '''Knights of Cybertron''' can manage the population without damaging their reputation for '''compassion''' and '''civility''' — is to create a '''visa system''' so '''gruesomely complex''' it deters every prospective applicant except those with a '''passion for bureaucracy''' that borders on the '''fetishistic'''. I can't wait."
:— '''Ultra Magnus''' on Cyberutopia

"Is [''Terms of Peace''] a poem?" 
"It's a '''set of rules'''—a set of rules that covers every conceivable aspect of Cybertronian behaviour in every conceivable scenario. Provided everybody follows every rule to the letter, two things are guaranteed: '''perpetual peace''' and a life of '''eternal joy and contentment.'''" 
"So it's not a poem." 
"It's a self help-book. A self-help book with strict penalties for non-compliance."
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Ultra Magnus'''

"Cyclonus, I... my deep-seated distrust of '''intimate conversation''' and my unwillingness to reflect upon—let alone disclose—my '''own''' feelings usually makes it impossible for me to offer '''meaningful advice''' when those around me '''open up.'''" 
... 
"So I'm just going to sit over there."
:—'''Ultra Magnus'''

"I don't appear to be dead. And I'd know. I'm a doctor."
:—'''Ratchet'''

"Oh. Oh, I know what this is about. I know '''exactly''' what this is about. You're '''jealous.'''" 
"Of?" 
"Me and Rewind. We have what you '''don't''' have. What you'll '''never''' have." 
"You have '''nothing.''' You think you do, but it's not real. Because when it's real, it '''hurts.'''"
:—'''Chromedome''' and '''Cyclonus'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Outrigger, Beak, Fort Max, Red Alert, and Cerebros were all introduced as living together on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] in [[Ten to Midnight|''More than Meets the Eye'' #56]] (but see "Errors"). The [[Last Light|subsequent issue]] noted that Red was trying to track the location of the ''Lost Light'' after they received the "last will and testament" transmission the Rod Squad sent out in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|issue #50]].
*Fortress Maximus quips that he "normally loves animals" as he pummels Fangry, alluding to his fondness for the [[Roboid]]s from [[Animals|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]].
*The "Disposable" Rapidfire threatens to execute is [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]], a luckless character from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Generation 1 comic]] who has made a few appearances dotted through IDW history before (once under this writer and artist, specifically, back in [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|''More than Meets the Eye'' #9]]. His appearance on Luna 1 means he must be one of the "[[Disappeared]]," thought to have died during the war but actually saved by the Necrobot; it seems safe to assume the "apparent death" he was rescued from was seen in ''[[Spotlight: Metroplex]]'', in which he wound up on the wrong side of [[Sixshot]].
*Tailgate was left locked in the isolation chamber after Fangry killed Kaput in [[After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|issue #7]], in which the rest of Team Rodimus departed Necroworld in Skip. In their absence, it very much appears that the Decepticon members of the "Disappeared" have killed most or all the Autobot ones, so we guess leaving a planet full of Decepticons pulled through time fresh out of the war with no context or desire for peace unsupervised wasn't the ''best'' idea Rodimus could have had.
*The Necrobot's cape was left after his body crumbled to dust in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #50. It can't be a coincidence it's trained on the Benzene Cluster; recent issues have established the cluster as an area of interest for the [[Galactic Council]] and [[Black Block Consortia]], and that ''someone'' has taken control of its resources.
*Anode starts the prank war as revenge for the phony survey Swerve had her answer, back in [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|issue #1]].
*Anode notes that she, Lug, Velocity, and Nautica are not long back from their trip to [[Troja Major]], as seen in [[An Axe to Break the Ice|issues #8]]-[[Chasing the Infinite|9]].
*Brainstorm has rebuilt his [[Early Early Warning System]], seen before in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|''More than Meets the Eye'' #30]]. It now "does voices"; we hear "Peace through--OH MY GOD, LOOK OUT!" in the voice of [[Nautilator]] (quoting a portion of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s famous motto because Nautilator was previously established to sound just like Megatron in [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]]), and "Freedom is the right of all sentient--WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" in the voice of [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] (quoting a portion of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s motto because, as established in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', Pyro suffers from [[primus apotheosis]] and tries to imitate Optimus in all things).
*Whatever's going on with Ratchet, it begins with the return of his unsteady hands, a problem the character was facing back at the [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|very start]] of ''More than Meets the Eye'' but which he apparently fixed with acquisition of a [[Pharma (G1)|new pair]] of hands in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]].
*Anode notes the magnetizing spray is used to give [[magnawheels]] their capabilities. We saw these devices in action back in ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]''.
*Swerve thinks Killmaster placed the bomb in his head during their recent encounter in [[Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|issue #3]] (the footnote references [[Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|issue #4]] as the one in which Killmaster was "zapped," but Swerve wasn't in that one, having been zapped himself in #3).
*The story makes a point of having Swerve note that the bomb's timer is "very large". Given that Anode later reveals Whirl put the bomb in Swerve's head, we can conclude that Whirl actually ''built'' the timer with this clock-making skills, and that it's "very large" because his claws prohibit him from carrying out small, delicate work. Whirl was established to be revisiting his old craft in [[The Lopsided Triangle|''More than Meets the Eye'' #47]].
*When Velocity notes that Rewind will survive his wounds, Cyclonus darkly remarks "he always does," referring to Rewind's previous miraculous escapes from death, in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #12 and [[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|#33]].

===Transformers references===
*Cerebros's design has been tweaked a bit from his last appearance to add elements of (and portions of blue coloration from) his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toy. It's not a complete reformat; he still retains the vehicular alternate mode he had in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #56-57, with wheels on his shoulders.

===Real-life references===
*The title of this issue refers to the idiom "be squashed (in) like sardines," which means to be very tightly or snugly squashed together, especially in a small space.

===Errors===
*''More than Meets the Eye'' #57 established that Beak and Outrigger had left Red and Max behind and left Luna 1 with the rest of the Roboids. What, did they just... come back?
*The "radio muffle" speech bubble effect is inconsistently colored this issue. It's blue for Cerebros and Swerve's transmissions on pages 2 and 6, turquoise for the Early Early Warning Device and Fortress Maximus transmisson on pages 7, 13, and 14, and blue again for the Early Early Warning Device on page 20. That's assuming that the last page isn't the only error, and that Maximus's transmission sharing the turquoise effect with the warning device isn't supposed to ''mean'' something, because ''come on'', if you believe Tailgate exploded off-panel, we've got a space bridge to sell you.
*On page 11, panel 7, James Roberts's British spelling of "behavio'''u'''r" slips by the editors!
*On page 14, Max's transmission says "This it's Fortress Maximus" instead of "This '''''is''''' Fortress Maximus."

===Other trivia===
[[File:LL13 rung altmode.jpg|right|thumb] "skip's Rung hole" ]
*Originally solicited for release in December 2017, this issue arrives noticeably late, in the final stages of January 2018.
*It's obscured by speech bubbles in the retail release, but uncolored pages show that the plinth Fortress Maximus uses to take out Fangry is [[Skids (G1)|Skids']].
*Red Alert receives a new design in this issue, an [[Alex Milne]] original to update the [[Nick Roche]] design he sported during ''More than Meets the Eye''.
*Rapidfire is revealed to have been a member of a Decepticon sub-group called the [[Guncon]]s, which also included a 'bot named [[Zooka]].
*Did you spot Rung on page 7? He's tucked away in the top right corner in his rarely-seen alternate mode, probably trying to take up a little less space (right). The design of his alternate mode doesn't really match the more ornate appearance artist Alex Milne gave it the only previous time he drew it, in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|''More than Meets the Eye'' #29]]; he seems to have hybridized his design with the simpler look [[James Raiz]] gave it when it first appeared in [[Little Victories|''More than Meets the Eye'' #22]].
*Ratchet gives a medical name to the long-established history of Transformers' bodies rapidly fading to grey upon their deaths: "[[aggressive depigmentation]]."

===Soundtrack===
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so-L12LFRR8 Your Silent Face]" by {{w|New Order (band)|New Order}}
*"[https://open.spotify.com/track/5FDTVIaJdEQGiPSyCwPh0a Bored to Hear Your Heart Still Breaks]" by {{w|Tullycraft}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSIPg3iLSbk Good Fruit]" by {{w|Hefner (band)|Hefner}}

===Covers (4)===
*'''Cover A:''' Cyclonus tries to retain his calm amid the cramped chaos, by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Cover B:''' Swerve and Anode plot explosive pranks, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Cover C:''' Rodimus tries to keep the peace, by [[Alex Milne]]; part of IDW's "Artist's Edition" theme for December
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Rodimus by [[J.N. Wiedle]]; one of [[The Chosen One#Covers (2)|a pair]] of variant covers by Wiedle for December's ''Transformers'' titles
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[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Rung (G1)

2017-12-08T00:40:43Z

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot|the ''Animated'' Autobot|Rung (Animated)}}
:''Rung is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:IDW Rung.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Tell me again about your mother."]]
The Autobots have this, you know, psy-ops specialist. He's red, right? Orangey-red? And tiny? Basically defenseless? Does anyone remember his name? It's something like... Ring? Rong? Rang? Dang. It's on the tip of my tongue. He files these reports, you know, for [[Autopedia]]? He's written entries for each Autobot, from [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] to [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] to Red Alert again. As part of his duties, he performs the mental assessments of potential [[Wrecker]]s-to-be. He's very important. He's got... these huge eyebrows. You gotta know who this is describing, right? Collects and builds model spacecraft? Seriously. What's his name?

Oh, right! '''Rung'''! Thanks.

Or maybe Wrung. Who knows, really.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
'''Rong of the Pious Pools (sic)''' {{storylink|Little Victories}} may be a quiet, unassuming guy in the background but he's managed to meet almost every post-war surviving Autobot you care to name! [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] has called him a historical constant. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} He thinks his backgrounder status is because [[Mode attachment|he's always kept his original design]], leaving everyone to get used to him; that and those ''gits'' in rival disciplines damaging his reputation as a psychiatrist. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

Unclear if he's ''exactly'' seven or six million years old anymore and sporting the "impressive" serial code of 100000000, Rung's precise age is unknown. In his youth, he lived near the [[Vinvissius Canals]], before they were eventually redeveloped into the Vinvissisus Heights. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} Rung was established in his field as early as the launch of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark-1]]'', with his eponymous "Rungian analysis" being in common parlance. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He's OLD. He's so old he's one of the oldest friends of [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] and Kup is WELL OLD. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

Back when he was first created, he made the [[photonic crystal]]s needed for cold construction [[reproduction]]. He forgot this some time after he moved into psychotherapy and the world assumed the crystals were artificially made. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} The [[Functionist Council]] were unaware of this and so Rung presented them a unique problem: no-one, not even Rung himself anymore, knew the purpose of his altmode and this threatened to undermine their [[functionism|entire philosophy]] and the Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy itself! So poor old Rung was subjected to repeated and rigorous tests and in the meantime, to "reassure" other Cybertronians, he was forced to wear a false wheel on his back to fake an alt mode. Eventually, even the Functionists found themselves stumped as to what Rung's purpose could be and so the problem was neatly sidestepped by creating a new entry in the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]] specifically for Rung's altmode: they classified him as an "[[Ornament class|ornament]]". {{storylink|Little Victories}}

[[File:Stet-Rungwhistle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|They see me rolling...]]
He was called back from serving on the ''Ark-1'' at the last second, as the [[Senate]] allegedly needed him. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}
He was subsequently employed by the [[Senate]] as a patho-psychologist, equal in rank to his professional rival [[Froid]]. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} They were once such good friends that Rung felt able to tell his fellow psychotherapist his deepest, darkest secret: the fact that Rung had been disbarred by practising medicine by a tribunal on the ship ''[[Fateful Archetype]]'', after they'd learned he'd become too close to a patient, but that the entire crew save for himself had died in a crash and nobody knew. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} Unfortunately, over time, their professional rivalry superseded their friendship. They clashed over the proper use of personality adjustment treatment {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} and in later times, Froid actually ''stole'' the [[Froidian Classification System]] of personality types from Rung. The dark secret he knew was always held over Rung. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}

Some time in his life, he picked up a hobby of making models of every ship he'd been part of. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}

In 4th Cycle 499, Rung was returning to his wellbeing clinic when a time-traveling [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] attacked him with electric knuckledusters, knocking the psychiatrist unconscious. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}

In 51st Cycle 500, Rung travelled to [[Mining Outpost C-12|Croteus 12]] after a secret Senate session amended the law to require two signatures on requests for [[shadowplay|personality adjustments]]. His arrival interrupted the use of the procedure on the exiled revolutionary [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], which had been approved by Froid. However, before Rung could assess whether he would countersign the operation, an underground energy surge prompted a complete evacuation of the facility. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}

Once Zeta Prime rose to power, Rung served as a psychotherapist under the new Autobot regime. He provided literature and adjustment assistance to bots undergoing body augmentation or retrofitting, including the New Senate operative [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} After Zeta's death and the outbreak of full-scale war, Rung was present during a battle that saw [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] clash. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

As the war continued, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] became one of Rung's patients. He'd stay one of Rung's patients for six centuries, his paranoia so bad it took ninety-seven sessions before he let Rung see his face, two hundred eighty-eight sessions before he told Rung his '''real''' name, and three hundred thirty-two sessions before he stopped recording their conversations. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Rung did a psychological evaluation of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] before his trial for [[Squadron X|unlawful executions]]. He ended up being physically assaulted and threatened with extreme violence if he tried 'putting ideas' in Impactor's head, but managed to calm the situation down. In the end, Rung was left questioning whether Autobot High Command shared the blame for Impactor's crimes for turning a blind eye to the robot's growing psychopathy. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Impactor's Autopedia entry}}

Over time, Froid and other rivals inflicted irreparable damage on Rung's reputation. Long after their deaths, Rung would write papers but never distribute them. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}} With his reputation wrecked, Rung left Cybertron. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}

Rung later performed a pre-mission psych-screening on new Wreckers [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]], [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] to estimate if they were suited to be put on the [[Garrus-9]] case. Rung was unimpressed by Rotorstorm's unrelenting bragging and joking, and found himself cutting through the charade when he mentioned [[Simanzi Massacre|Simanzi]]. Taking note of his dual personality, Rung declared him cleared for mission. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Rotorstorm's Autopedia entry}} With Pyro, he diagnosed the robot as an extreme sufferer of [[Primus apotheosis]] and noted with sadness that the robot was suppressing his own engaging personality for a copy of another's. He cleared Pyro with reservations, noting that apotheosis sufferers were known for sacrificing themselves. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Pyro's Autopedia entry}} With Guzzle, he cleared the 'bot as having personality flaws but no real psychological flaws, though he was unnerved by his disturbing habit of playing with his gun's safety. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Guzzle's Autopedia entry}}

When screening Ironfist, he was impressed by his enthusiasm and knowledge, but not so much by his actual combat experience and mentality. Rung advised against Ironfist's participation, but retracted his negative conclusion when he received 'unsolicited advice' from [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|an undisclosed party]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's Autopedia entry}}

[[File:Chaos3-KimiaSurvivors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|At least Rung's right there to treat any outbreaks of claustrophobia.]]
Rung treated the shell-shocked Autobot [[Flattop (Autobot)|Flattop]]. He discovered Flattop was a survivor of the [[Babu Yar]] atrocity, but that was not his immediate problem. What pushed him over the edge this time was an encounter with the [[Shimmer]]. Rung tried to give rational explanations for the appearance of Shimmer, but Flattop died right there in his office. {{storylink|Bullets}}

Kup, one of Rung's oldest friends, asked him to examine [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] after a [[zero point]] affliction had left him in a coma. Believing that certain emotional triggers could cause Springer's subconscious to force his [[spark]] across the zero point, Rung asked [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] to read ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs to him in hopes that the memories would have some effect. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

Rung was among the survivors of [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]'s attack on [[Kimia Facility]]. He and the others drifted in a cramped escape pod for some time until they were rescued by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:LiarsAtoD3-RungSkids.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|This large panel is the source of 80% of Transformers-related shipping on Tumblr.]]
After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of the [[D-Void]]'s defeat, Rung joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s crew on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Before he could get on the ship, his arm was detached by a wildly flying Cyclonus. {{Storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} After getting his arm repaired in [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]'s care, Rung was choked by an irrational and unresponsive [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. The psychiatrist managed to get him to release his grip when he reminded Whirl that he would go back to prison, forever, if he didn't stay in line. When [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] joined the crew, Rung informed him of their quest. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Rung later had a close call with a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]], but was saved by Skids. Rodimus used the two to lure the Sparkeater so he could defeat it. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

As a result of his almost never using it, the nature of Rung's [[alternate mode]] became the subject of a 100 [[shanix]] wager between [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]. A early blow in this "war" came when Swerve repeatedly threw a hand grenade at the back of Rung's head, hoping to trigger an involuntary mode change. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], previously thought cured, returned to therapy shortly after the launch of the ''Lost Light''. Rung was concerned that all the progress they had made on Red Alert's rampant paranoia over the years was coming undone. Red Alert informed Rung that he was hearing noises coming from a crack in the floor of the Sparkeater's chamber. He gave him a recording of the noise which Rung vaguely recognized as a voice, albeit tremendously slowed-down. When they sped the sound up, the words "kill...me" could be identified. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Rung held a session with the newly returned [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]], whose mental state had been called into question after he had suffered torture and humiliation at the hands of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] for three years. Rung urged him to open up and explore his trauma, to no avail. Maximus later snapped and went on a rampage across the ''Lost Light'', gunning down Autobots that reminded him of Overlord. Rung was in the middle of a session with Whirl when Max broke in and took them both hostage. Rung was bound to his chair and Whirl was overpowered and pinned to the ground. Rung tried to reason with Maximus, while simultaneously recording and broadcasting what was happening in his office through the microphone in his thumb. When Maximus noticed it, he tore Rung's thumb off.

[[File:Rung FortMax Interiors.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Wait! I'm starting to come down with Stockholm syndrome...handsome!"]]
As the situation dragged on, Rung continued to try and break through to Maximus. Max kept dodging the issue, pinning the reason for his actions on [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s delay in sending help to [[Garrus-9]], instead of acknowledging that Overlord was at the root of his psychosis. Maximus then confronted Whirl, who told Maximus about his life. Rung expressed wonder at this, as there were details that Whirl told Maximus that he had never told Rung. Whirl replied that Rung had never threatened any of his friends, to Rung's visible surprise. When a holo-image of Overlord torturing him was projected into the room by Rewind, Maximus froze up and crumbled to his knees. Rung tenderly comforted him and the hostage situation appeared to be at an end. Unfortunately, a shot from Swerve meant to disable Fortress Maximus instead hit Rung in the head. A memorial service was later held for Rung, which Rodimus presided over. {{storylink|Interiors}}

Surprisingly, Rung's spark and [[brain module]] ''survived'' and the medical staff believed he might pull through: something Ratchet said was akin to a miracle. Later, after a visit by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and a horrified Swerve, Red Alert came to see the comatose psychiatrist. Believing that Rung's near-death was a result of the recording he had played to Rung, the paranoid security officer said he couldn't tell anyone else the truth he'd discovered — the voice was Overlord's, the sadistic Decepticon "strung up and sedated" in the bowels of the ''Lost Light''. Expecting to be killed himself, he left a [[data slug]] of his findings in Rung's hand and said goodbye. Unfortunately, a [[Diagnostic Drone]] had recorded Red Alert's confession, and summoned a mysterious figure who removed the slug... {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} After the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s encounter with a [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], Swerve explained his religious interpretation of events to the comatose Rung. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|How much is the bill?]]
After Rung's head was rebuilt, it took hours of patient work from [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to get Rung to be able to distinguish between people and objects. Then it took Swerve talking for ''147 hours straight'' to get Rung to move again (placing a finger over Swerve's mouth). With Rung still locked into the fog of his own thoughts, {{storylink|Signal to Noise}} Rewind decided that they could help repair the psychiatrist's brain by telling him a story: hearing stories required the brain to use its cognitive functions. He assembled a group of Autobots who'd all been part of interlinked events and tried to use the story to kick-start Rung's brain. And then he tried again. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Not knowing when to try a different tack and intending to finally talk to Rung about [[Dominus Ambus]] {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}, he then tried a third time with a group of 'Bots who had been involved in a chain of events during the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]] and prompted them to talk about it. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Rewind checked Rung again during the story later and still found no mental signs in him {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} and he still showed no signs when the story was finished. Seeing that Rewind was on the wrong track, Skids tried a simpler idea, drawing from the sheer number of connections the psychiatrist had made during his lifespan without leaving an impact on many. He deliberately got his name wrong several times in front of him, and an irritated Rung immediately said his name was "Rung. Forever." {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

After being fully repaired and helping Brainstorm develop [[Holomatter|holomatter avatars]] that could reflect an Autobot's inner psyche, he went down to [[Hedonia]] for shore leave with Swerve, Skids, Tailgate, Rewind and Cyclonus, Whirl, and Ultra Magnus, who just tagged along. The group spent the evening between a bar {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} and a gift shop, where the sight of a memory stick caused the psychiatrist to remember his last conversation with Red Alert. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}} After a violent outburst from Cyclonus saw the group leave the bar, Rung helped bring an unconscious Ultra Magnus back to the shuttle. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Back aboard the ''Lost Light'', Rung shared Red Alert's concerns with Rodimus, but the ship's captain claimed to have greater priorities than immediately investigating. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

[[File:MTMTE22 Rung's alternate mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Maybe he turns into a Playstation Move.]]
As part of the ongoing bet, Tailgate attempted to have Rung transform as part of an "alt-mode party", although the psychiatrist wound up simply bemused. When the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' contacted the ''Lost Light'', Rung was excited at the prospect of meeting its captain, the superlative [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]. However, the famous Autobot wound up held at gunpoint by his First Officer [[Paddox]], who had been revealed as an [[Ammonite]] spy. Rung was instrumental in saving the day, allowing Swerve to wield his "ornamental" alt mode as a blunt instrument with which to bludgeon the aggressor. Rung was also interviewed by Rewind, as part of the documentary the archivist was producing. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

Rung visited Fortress Maximus in the ship's brig, where he forgave the ex-warden for the events surrounding the psychiatrist's near-death. Their moment was interrupted, however, by an alarm signaling Overlord's escape into the ship. In the battle that followed, Rung mostly watched helplessly from the sidelines. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

After Overlord's defeat, Rodimus was left despondent and angry, and made angrier when Rung, correctly, realised his problem was that ''others'' had stopped Overlord and not him. At the funerals, Rung's stern, silent glance got Rodimus to admit that others, including the poor, dead Rewind, had saved the day. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} Speaking truth to power got Rung drafted for a mission to the legendary [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], in pursuit of the missing Ultra Magnus: Rodimus needed someone who was willing to say things he didn't want to hear. After reaching the moon's surface, the group encountered a newly ignited [[hot spot]], but they were quickly chased away by a [[Titan Hunter|gang of mercenaries]] {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} in the employ of [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice Tyrest]].

[[File:HouseofAmbus-Rung&Minimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Given his history, Rung should really know better now than to get involved in situations with angry poets.]]
The group was charged with "crimes against creation", and shoved into a cell with a guy called Minimus Ambus. Rung swiftly picked up that Ambus had the same mannerisms, nervous tics, and speech patterns as Ultra Magnus. Keeping his suspicions to himself at first, Rung tested his theory by wearing his Autobot badge at an angle and deliberately making a mess. Before long, Ambus relented and confirmed his identity, {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} explaining that "[[Magnus Armor|Ultra Magnus]]" was an identity passed down through the ages. Confused by the charges against the ''Lost Light'' crew, Ambus left to confront Tyrest, whilst Skids, Swerve, and [[Getaway]] were dumped into the cell. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

Getaway revealed that he and the amnesiac Skids had been dispatched by Prowl to alter the unstable Tyrest's memories, and used his escapology skills to break the entire group out. Rung and the others confronted Tyrest, his deranged plan to kill all cold-constructed [[Transformer]]s and reach [[Cyberutopia]] revealed. Immobilizing the ''Lost Light''ers, the Chief Justice activated his [[universal killswitch]], {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} but was defeated by Tailgate and Minimus Ambus. Whilst Rodimus and Perceptor used the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to disable the killswitch, Rung comforted First Aid, who had been goaded into killing Tyrest's accomplice [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]. When a final order from Tyrest brought his [[Legislator]] robots back to accost Rung and the others, Tailgate saved the day by amending the law at the Chief Justice's computer console. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} In the aftermath of the battle, Rung met with Fortress Maximus in Swerve's, and the ex-warden revealed that he had been offered the role of Duly Appointed Enforcer of the [[Tyrest Accord]] by Rodimus and Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] and the crew of the ''[[Skyroller]]'' came aboard the ''Lost Light'', Rung was present for the 'welcome aboard' party at Swerve's. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Shortly afterwards, the ship quantum jumped beneath the seas of [[Hydrophena]] in search of Metroplex, and Rung was one of the crew members who disembarked to battle the [[Ammonite]]s who set upon the ''Lost Light''. The psychiatrist was able to split apart one "Minicon" combiner by striking its weak spot, but was immediately shoulder-barged by another. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} Eventually the ship's crew was able to rescue Metroplex and jump the Metrotitan and the ''Lost Light'' back to Cybertron. Rung was among the crew who met up with the contingent of Autobots and Decepticons fighting against [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s machinations. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} With the scientist's [[Necrotitan]] defeated by Metroplex, the psychiatrist and several other Autobots took some time to relax at Swerve's, where Rung watched the bar's owner freak out over [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]]'s presence. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

The festivities were cut short, however, by the materialization of seventy billion Ammonites in the planet's skies, and Rung mostly spent the battle that followed looking on in horror. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} After the dust settled, Rung was present to see Optimus Prime and Megatron stand side-by-side, the Decepticon leader having declared his new faction during the climactic confrontation with Shockwave. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:WordsHangInTheAir-Nightbeat.jpg|thumb|250px|Nightbeat's wondering why Raiz drew it differently.]]
In the days that followed, Rung was in the crowd on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] observing Megatron stand trial for his crimes during the war. By the trial's resolution, Megatron was declared co-captain of the ''Lost Light'', and six months later, after the ship had resumed its quest, the former Decepticon attended a therapy session with the Autobot psychiatrist. Megatron spent much of the session evading Rung's inquiries, at one point changing the subject to the first time he encountered the psychotherapist, at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] in 4th Cycle 496. Unable to remember this incident, Rung took the opportunity to segue into discussing a first-edition copy of Megatron's original autobiography, ''Towards Peace'', that he had been given by new crew member [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]. Of interest was a dedication to 'Terminus' that the ex-Decepticon removed from all subsequent copies. The session was then interrupted by a brief black-out, and Megatron took the chance to end the meeting. As he left, Megatron revealed that Terminus was somebody who taught him "not to get attached." {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Later that day, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] examined a schematic of Rung's enigmatic alt-mode, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} whilst the psychiatrist himself attended a screening of the [[Earth]] film ''{{w|Zulu (1964 film)|Zulu}}'' at Swerve's. The event was interrupted, however, when the ''Lost Light'' began disappearing piece by piece, and Rung escaped onto a shuttle. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Eventually Rung and every other original crew member disappeared, with the remaining ''Lost Light''ers discovering that the ship's initial quantum jump had caused it and its passengers to duplicate. The other ship's Rung, they learned, was "lost" during the explosive jump. Eventually, the ''Lost Light'' and its crew were restored and its duplicate vanished. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Not long after the ship's reappearance, Rung was at [[Swerve's]] when Brainstorm activated an electro-sensitive poison, knocking everybody who'd been drinking from the spiked engex vats unconscious. As a teetotaler, Rung merely wound up buried under a pile of his collapsed crewmates. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}} When Brainstorm, apparently revealed as a Decepticon, travelled back in time, Rung was recruited to the team pursuing the engineer into the past. Materializing in [[Alyon]] in 1st Cycle 502, the group encountered a team of insurgents and [[Outlier]]s, led by Orion Pax, trying to protect a hot spot from Senate forces. Whilst the two teams rested, Rung was startled to discover that [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] was taking [[circuit speeder]]s to keep up with his Outlier teammates, and warned of their health risks. After helping save the hot spot's newborn sparks, the ''Lost Light'' team followed Brainstorm further into the past, {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} to 4th Cycle 501, during the Clampdown.

[[File:Rung Ongoing 22.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|"Hey, I didn't order that!"]]
Rung was assigned to survey Maccadam's New Oil House in [[Rodion]], where he passed the time building a model of the ''Lost Light''. Unbeknownst to him, he was observed by both Brainstorm, who realized that he had been pursued into the past, {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} and [[Quark]] and Nightbeat, who bickered over whether the psychiatrist was a Senate spy or just a billy-no-mates. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} After Brainstorm time-jumped again, Rung's crewmates regrouped at Maccadam's to be sent even further into the past, to 4th Cycle 499. When the group split up, Rung was in the contingent that stayed at the bar, and was dispatched to fetch a [[curly straw]] for Tailgate. In doing so, however, he spilled a Senate cadet's drink. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} After refusing to clean up the spill, the poor 'bot was tossed across the bar, right onto [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] and Megatron's table. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory Part 1}} A barfight quickly ensued, away from which Rodimus dragged the unconscious Rung. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}

Having realized that Brainstorm intended to kill Megatron, Rung and the ''Lost Light''ers pursued the engineer back to 1st Cycle 012, where the Decepticon-to-be had just been created in a cold construction facility. After Brainstorm was hit with a "grenado", Rung checked the facility's computer's and found that the rogue engineer had already wiped Megatron's batch code, and then spent ten minutes pointing his gun at the newborn. When Brainstorm pulled a pistol again, Rung was able to talk him down, realizing that the engineer was still conflicted. A short time later, the crew used Rodimus's "time phone" to send a warning message for their past selves, and Rung chipped in with instructions to not visit [[Delphi]] (though the message failed to reach its intended recipients). After the group returned to the present day, Rung visited Perceptor, who revealed that their actions in the past were pre-destined, already part of established history, and that tampering with the time machine might have lead to a multitude of alternate realities being created. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

[[File:MTMTE48 skids and rung.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Let's face it, Rung isn't Robert's self-insert; he's ''ours''.]]
As well as helping on the ''Lost Light'', Rung was remotely providing aid to Fortress Maximus. The new enforcer of the Tyrest Accord admitted to him how he'd been thrown to discover some Decepticons had been a bunch of damaged guys and not complete monsters. Rung gently steered him towards changing his ultraviolent approach, as many Decepticons may be like that now. {{storylink|Animals}}

While assisting Skids with reclaiming his lost memories, Rung was surprised to find ''Froid'' (who was supposed to be [[death|dead]]) visiting the ''Lost Light''! [[File:MTMTE48 creepy froid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.0|Aaaaaand this panel is the source of the other 20%.]] His rival wrangled a private chat with his "old friend" and began to mock, cajole, intimidate, and outright blackmail Rung to hand over all his patient notes. Even the threat of revealing he shouldn't be practicing therapy anymore wouldn't break Rung. Instead, Rung ran a sting and asked if he could 'help' with anything else while quietly alerting Skids to show up loaded for bastard. Unfortunately, it turned out Froid wanted the patient information as a way of feeding his "prisoner": monstrous serial killer and memory-eating [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]], [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder the Tetraxian Ripper]]!

Sunder remotely accessed Rung's memories of the patients and broke out to have this all-you-can-eat buffet of repressed memories, starting with Skids. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} Rung had been recording the event and transmitted everything to Megatron, who declared the ship on lockdown. As Sunder prowled the ship, attacking anyone who hadn't locked themselves away, Rung was carrying Skids in a search for Chromedome, hoping the mnemosurgeon could stop the guy's memory surge. Froid tagged along and was brutally killed by Sunder before Thunderclash and Megatron could drive him back; when the monster proved too much, Rung saved Megatron with his ''ship collection'', all capable of flight and shooting!

Once the Ripper was finally stopped, Rung resigned as therapist: the transmission meant Megatron knew he had been struck off. When the captain tried to talk him out of this, Rung snapped that the only way you could defend what he'd done is if you thought his work was unimportant.{{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

The crew found a shrinking 'time window' in [[Swerve's]] that could allow you to look back in its past. Rung and Chromedome both went to look back at Rewind's attempt to fix his brain-damaged self, and Rung would have to gently remind Chromedome when it was time to go. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

Rung had been asked (and his mind wiped) by Getaway if he'd be willing to mutiny against Megatron. As he wasn't, the mutiny tricked Rung into leaving the ship with the other Megatron 'loyalists': a transmission was sent from the Necrobot's planet to draw them in. (A dying Necrobot, corrupting it in the hope of scaring people away, made it terrify them; Rung heard something he refused to discuss) The group followed the transmission to the planet and came under immediate, violent attack from the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] and [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] before learning the ''Lost Light'' was abandoning them. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} The Autobots holed up in the Necrobot's old house and Rung helped Rodimus run through their assets. Which were none.

Others found there were dozens of slumbering organics underneath the base and that there was a long-range teleporter, but using the latter meant abandoning the former. Rung listened with weariness as Brainstorm argued for abandoning the organics as they could do far more good for the world if they escaped but, after Megatron spoke in favour of staying, Rung stayed to protect the helpless. While preparing for battle, he and the others realized [[Ten]] had been trying to alert them they could create a forcefield. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} After Nightbeat <s>put in a polite request to</s> begged Minimus Ambus to be allowed to investigate the hollow planet, Minimus agreed so long as Nightbeat had an escort. Nightbeat chose Rung for his total lack of fighting skills. Rung was not amused. Despite the two promising to be back by sunset, they weren't, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} prompting Rodimus and Drift to question what became of them after the D.J.D. had been defeated. [[Image:mtmte50 rung's funeral request.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]] Rung was very close to raising his voice at Nightbeat when the two finally breached the last layer of the "crust" to find the hollow insides where Nightbeat concluded that the intense gravitational forces were playing havoc with their internal clocks...which Rung couldn't care less about since an examination of the landscape, particularly an inverted pattern of the [[Vinvissius Canals]], led him to the conclusion that Necroworld was the mould into which Cybertron was poured. Then a [[Geobomb|geobomb]] showed up to ruin the moment. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Three weeks after the mutiny, the crew's last messages, including Rung's, were received by several parties on Earth and Cybertron. Rung begged them to dismantle him if he died in alt mode and "put me beyond use." {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] tried to take over his mind, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] used Rung's image as his inner voice to override the brainwashing. {{storylink|Last Light}}

The geobomb had not killed anyone and just appeared to have itself out. It would be a while before anyone learned they'd been shunted into [[Functionist Universe|a parallel universe]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} Brainstorm teleported the two (nearly!) back to the surface where Rung asked to see Skids. Ratchet brought him to Skids' corpse. The trauma of the sight causing Rung to involuntarily create a photonic crystal {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} and thus reawakened his old memories of his true purpose. Nightbeat then asked to speak to Rung about the former psychiatrist's issues and feelings of uselessness. Rung confessed that [[Information creep|information creep]] had caused him to forget a good chunk of his past and what he was for. Rung showed Nightbeat the crystals he'd produced much to the detective's shock. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} When Brainstorm had worked out a way back to their reality, Ratchet embraced Rung due to the fate of the psychologist's alternate self. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} Rewind and Chromedome later took Rung aside to tell him the fate of his alternate self and how he'd served as an inspiration for billions much to the psychologist's shock and surprise. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}
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====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:Rung predestination an experts guide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|We ''told'' you he was an ornament.]]
In a [[Functionist Universe|divergent timeline]], no one could figure out the exact purpose of Rung's alternate mode, so he was locked up in [[Cog (base)|The Cog]] and regularly tortured for two million years by the scientist [[Quark]] to try and discern the mystery. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} His unique position in a purely functionist society caused a cult to develop around him. He was hailed as the "Useless One", with his "[[Female protester|followers]]" openly defying the government and being met with [[Death|a reminder of the status quo]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}} Eventually while he was cleaning Rung's cell [[Sweep (IDW)|Sweep]] (a ''janitor'', not a scientist) figured out his purpose, {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} by finding the [[Photonic crystal|photonic crystals]] Rung had unconsciously produced. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} [[One-of-Twelve]] was not pleased, labelling Rung a threat to the [[Functionist Council]] and the spawn of [[Mortilus]]. One-of-Twelve greeted the "Useless One" (which Rung commented was ironic given that One-of-Twelve's alternate mode needed eleven others to form and was useless itself) and pulled a gun to his head. Rung warned him that if he took the shot, the Functionist world would be destroyed and then proceeded to goad him into firing, {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} so as to become a martyr for the [[Anti-Vocationist League]]. One-of-Twelve didn't take the bait and hid Rung for a year to try and work out how to spin this. Six-of-Twelve viewed Rung's purpose as endorsement of cold construction and further testing by One-of-Twelve showed that Rung could produce crystals against his will. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

[[File:AWorldDisplaced-RungAlternateMode.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|His is the drill that will pierce the heavens.]]
A year later, the Functionist Council announced [[Revelation Day]]: at the end of the countdown, they'd disprove this whole "Useless One" anti-functionist talk by revealing exactly what Rung was for. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}}

Supposedly Rung turned into a colossal mining tank with a very conspicuous crystalline drill, something which Team Rodimus found suspicious. According to [[Six-of-Twelve]], the point of Rung's alternate mode was to drill through the [[Ununtrium|ununtrium]] wall that surrounded [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} Rung was teleported to Vector Sigma's chamber but left to the side in his alternate mode. Ratchet managed to return Rung to robot mode (causing the holo-matter treads to disappear and the "drill" to shatter) and he immediately told Ratchet to follow his instructions, {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} by pretending to hold him hostage so that Six-of-Twelve would release [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]. Before the group teleported away, Rung laid into the Council by mocking their own useless alternate mode and saying that all of them were the real "Useless Ones". Materializing in Iacon, Rung directed the group to steal [[Cog (base)|the Cog]] which he intended to ram into Luna 2 to destroy them both. Before that however, Rodimus demanded an explanation of Rung's true purpose and why the Functionists wanted him. Rung reluctantly displayed his ability to produce photonic crystals and explained the Functionists viewed that as Primus endorsing the cold construction process. As such, they wanted to draw more Sparks from Vector Sigma and store them in Rung's crystals to create an army of Cybertronians to purify the galaxy of alien life. When the Cog arrived at Adaptica, Rung locked in a collision course only for Rodimus to insist they save Luna 2 for its teleporter. Rung refused and said that Rodimus would have to fight him for Luna 2. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

[[File:ThisMachineKillsFascists-GiantRung.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Nice.'']]
A single punch across the jaw was all it took for Rodimus to win the "fight" and gain control of the Cog. While Rewind scolded his captain, Rodimus came to his senses and ordered everyone else to evacuate while he and Rung crashed the Cog into Luna 2; however, The Cog was accidentally shot down by [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]]. Emerging from the wreckage, Rung decided to enact his backup plan over Ratchet's protests to his health. To the shock of all, Rung used the mass displacement generator the Functionists had forcibly installed in him to grow to humungous size (far surpassing even the Titans) to punch Luna 2 out of the sky. The moon simply turned its guns on Rung and killed him, sending him back to the ground at normal size and in pieces. Megatron and Terminus briefly paused to comment on Rung before they continued to the teleporter. Rung's fate prompted Ratchet to hug the Rung of his own timeline when they reunited. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} His fate and role as an inspiration to billion was told by Rewind and Chromedome to the Rung of their timeline. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-6-Rung.jpg|75px|thumb|left|Insert appropriate Doc Brown sound here.]]
Rung directed a crane hauling a load of energy blocks into [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Scramble City]] when the [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Constructicons]] attacked. {{Storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}}
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===Transformers Facebook page===
Rung managed to get his own TV show, ''[[Rung Up with Rung]]'', in which he analyzed a weekly Cybertronian guest.

==Toys==
===Fictional toys===
[[File:Mtmte22-coverb-rung-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Quite articulated for a G1 dude.]]
*'''Rung'''
**''Accessories:'' Data Journal, "ARK-1" Model, Tech Specs Decoder

:In some time-lost continuity, Swerve tried to figure out a Rung toy. Its features included moveable eyebrows to alter the robot's expression, and a "Listening Mode". {{storylink|Little Victories}}
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==Notes==
*A psychoanalyst named Rung was referenced in the unofficial Transformers novel ''Eugenesis'', written by [[James Roberts]].
*The name "Rung" is a reference to {{w|Carl Jung}}, founder of analytical psychology.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/tfw2005-interviews-james-roberts-175563/ TFW2005.com interview with James Roberts]</ref> The mention of "Rungian analysis" in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|''More Than Meets the Eye'' #1]] is a further play on this.
*Rung's longest suffering patient was [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]].
*[[Alex Milne]] modeled Rung's appearance on actors {{w|Brent Spiner}} and {{w|David Hyde-Pierce}}.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye vol. 2 Alex Milne interview]</ref>
*While fans thought that [[James Roberts]] had been implying Rung was, well, more than meets the eye since the earliest stories, Roberts clarified the issue in 2015 by explicitly pointing out that there is nothing special about Rung whatsoever, and that we should not pay any attention to Rung, his various quirks, or any of his future adventures.<ref>James Roberts Q&A panel at TFCon 2015</ref> Would James Roberts lie to us? No! So ignore as coincidence that as well as his great age, the notable serial number, and the mystery of what he turned into, there were minor things like:
**The Sparkeater apparently seeks him out as having the brightest Spark on the ship in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|''More Than Meets the Eye'' #3]].
**He somehow manages to stay (mostly) out of harm's way throughout millions of years of war and remain in like-new condition, as commented on by Ratchet in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|''More Than Meets the Eye'' #2]], and rather miraculously survives having his ''head destroyed'' in later issues.
**He is mentioned as having been "lost" in the explosion that created a quantum duplicate of the ''Lost Light''—a curious choice of words.
**When facing death, he requests to have his body torn apart and "put beyond use", "just in case", indicating he's aware something's up.
*In his many Roberts-penned appearances, Rung tends to avoid being identified by his name while he's around others and conscious. In his comic appearances, his name is mispronounced or he's only described, only able to be named by others when they're not in his vicinity or when he's unconscious. In prose stories, others can name him directly while he's around. Rung's dismay at being unidentified and his general inability to be noticed likely tie in to the promo image for ''More Than Meets the Eye'' #1, where Rung was identified as wanting "to be remembered."
*Rung's Holomatter avatar is named {{w|Mary Sue}}, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the literary term of the same name and a wink at fans who consider Rung to be Roberts's own alter-ego.
*In [[Speak, Memory: Part 1|''More Than Meets the Eye'' #48]] we learn Rung collects models of ships he's served on. His collection has all the Arks from 1 to 9, as we know from [[Little Victories|''More Than Meets the Eye'' #22]].
*As with all kre-o manga characters, Rung is made entirely from pre-existing parts. It isn't particularly clear but it seems as though he's using Ironhide's helmet.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/rung-colour-guide-253698917 Rung concept art at Alex Milne's deviantART]
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=rung#/d471m8d More Rung design art, featuring an unused alternate mode concept]

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Thundercracker (G1)/toys

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[[File:G1 Thundercracker Packaging Art.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] has always looked and will always look a lot like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. There are many [[Starscream (G1)/toys|toys of Starscream]] and where there is a Starscream toy, a Thundercracker toy soon follows.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1toy thundercracker.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Decepticon Jet, 1984/1985/1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''24'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 incendiary guns, 2 rockets, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type", Thundercracker transforms into a metallic blue F-15 Eagle fighter jet. His transformation essentially involves removing and reattaching most of his plane parts, though it is possible to do so without removing ''all'' of them, the way the instructions tell you to. As a result of his rather piecemeal design and the fact that neither mode uses all his parts, it can be quite difficult to find an intact original Thundercracker on the secondary market.

:Thundercracker is armed with a pair of missile launchers that mount on his arms in [[robot mode]], and under his wings in jet mode, with a pair of specialized projectiles for each. In jet mode, two short rockets are fitted into the launchers to make them resemble the drop tanks a real F-15 carries, while in robot mode, they are replaced with the long barrels of Thundercracker's incendiary guns. The original ''Diaclone'' version of the mold featured spring-loaded firing mechanisms in these launchers; while this feature was removed for the [[Hasbro]] release of the toy, it was left intact for the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version, and all subsequent reissues.

:While the earliest releases of Thundercracker were basically identical to its ''Diaclone'' predecessor, some small modifications were soon made to the figure which became the standard for all subsequent reissues of the mold. These included the hollowing out of the inner edges of his wings and the tips of his tail-wings, the lengthening of the pegs on his wings, and the addition of extra clips on the inner sides of his fist-gauntlets, allowing them to grip his arms better but creating a visible slit on them. Like all his 1984 brethren, Thundercracker gained a factory-applied [[rubsign]] in 1985, which was added to the left side of his fuselage.

:Thundercracker ceased to be shipped to toy stores in 1986, but continued to be available as a mail-away item in the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" flier packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $10 and two [[Robot Point|robot points]]. He has been [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]]d several further times down through the years; this article strives to list each separate release under its own header.

:Thundercracker shares his mold with his simultaneously-released teammates [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]], and was later [[redeco]]ed into [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. This mold was also [[retool]]ed into [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-decepticon-jets-thundercracker/397/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Thundercracker at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Generation 1 Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Thundercrackeram.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Do not look directly at him, unless you have sunglasses and/or Pepto Bismol handy.]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Action Master Exo-suit, 1991)
**''Accessories'': Solo Mission Jet Plane, sonic boom blaster, 2 missiles

: Released only in European and Australasian markets, [[Action Master]] Thundercracker is, once again, a [[redeco]] of Starscream, a non-transforming action figure that combined elements of both the character's cartoon model and toy-form. Like all Action Masters, Thundercracker came with a transformable accessory — in his case, a Solo Mission Jet Plane vehicle resembling an F-117 Nighthawk that converted into [[Action Master Exo-suit|exo-suit]] battle armor. For whatever reason, Action Master Thundercracker forewent any attempt at rendering the character in his traditional blue and silver color scheme, but instead opted for a fantastically nauseating blend of magenta, purple, blue, gold, and two shades of green that would become the stuff of legend as the ultimate example of the flair this era's European Transformers had for the [[neon|gaudy]]. In fact, this slightly horrifying color scheme would later be used for ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Action Master Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Machine Wars===
[[File:MWThundercracker toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|No, seriously, this guy is Thundercracker.]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Basic, 1996)
**''Accessories'': Two-part rifle

: Sharing a mold once again with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Skywarp]], Thundercracker transforms into a green Dassault Rafale fighter jet with spring-loaded one-step transformation from jet to robot. The two halves of his rifle store in his lower legs. Like all ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' toys, Thundercracker was an [[exclusive]] to Kay-Bee stores and related stores like Toy Liquidators.

: This mold was originally developed for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', but was canceled when that line went under. It is unknown if it was intended to be a new character or a recurring one, though odds are it would have been later [[redeco]]ed into a recurring character if the former was true.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Dirge (BWII)#Toys|Dirge]], ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Skyfire (RID)|Skyfire]], ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Wingstun#Toys|Wingstun]], and the "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]" version of [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Timmelines|Waspinator]]. The toy was repurposed as the [[Thundercracker drone]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Machine Wars Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Collector's Edition===
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[[File:G1toy reissue thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (reissue, 2001)
**''ID number:'' '''24'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 incendiary guns, 2 rockets, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear
:The original Thundercracker toy was reissued for the first time in 2001 as part of Takara's small "Collector's Edition" series, which made several Generation 1 toys available as convention [[exclusive]]s. Sold in new open-faced packaging with no notable changes from the original figure, Thundercracker was an exclusive at the Japanese science fiction convention "Super Festival 21", available only in a set with Skywarp and limited to 1000 pieces. The pair are often mistakenly identified as [[e-HOBBY]] exclusives.

::*''[http://shmax.com/product_details/1323/24_thundercracker More information on Collector's Edition Thundercracker at Shmax.com]''
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===Commemorative Series===
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[[File:G1toy commemorative series thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (reissue, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 incendiary guns, 2 rockets, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear

:The original Thundercracker toy was made available again as part of Hasbro's line of [[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] reissues in. Released in the third wave of the series, it featured functional missile launchers for the first time on a Hasbro version of the toy, but because the launchers now worked, both sets of missiles had to be lengthened [[for safety reasons]]. His incendiary guns didn't turn out ''too'' bad, but as you can see, the once-small rockets just wound up looking ''stupid''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/CSThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Commemorative Series Thundercracker TFU.info]''
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===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
[[File:Smallest transforming thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|You little Thunder Little Thunder you]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, left & right wings, left & right tailfins, landing gear

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' product (dubbed wave "2.5" and available only at CVS stores in Japan), Thundercracker is, of course, a redeco of this line's Starscream. Like all toys in the series, he is a tiny, simplified version of the original Generation 1 toy, transforming into an F-15 fighter jet. As with all previous waves of ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'', these figures were sold [[blindpacking|blindpacked]], with Thundercracker as one of the wave's two rare [[chase figure]]s (the other being a cartoon-colored version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Combat Deck (G1)|trailer]]).

: The same mold is used by ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Skywarp and Thrust.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/SmallestThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Robotmasters===
[[File:RobotMastersThundercracker.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Light blue? Totally neon.]]
*'''Skywarp & Thundercracker''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories'': 2 rifles, 2 missile pods

: ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' Thundercracker is a redeco of [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] from the same series, a smaller yet more advanced version of the original toy, adding more articulation and reducing the amount of [[Partformer|part-forming]] required. He was available only in a two-pack with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]], which also came with a Decepticon sigil pin and chromed missile pods. This set was the very last product released in the ''Robotmasters'' line, and wasn't even strictly sold in a box from that series; instead, it used an e-Hobby Generation 1 reissue box, with a small "''Robotmasters''" sticker in the corner tab noting its origin from the front.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Robotmasters'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:TitaniumHeroesWWThundercracker.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I don't think I have enough little wings on my shoulders.]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Display base

: [[Titanium Series]] Thundercracker is based upon his appearance in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''. He transforms into a Cybertronian 'tetrajet', as reimagined by [[Don Figueroa]]. As with all 6-inch Titanium Cybertron Heroes, he is constructed mostly of fully painted die-cast metal.

: This mold was redecoed into ''[[War Within (toyline)|War Within]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Starscream]], [[Sunstorm (G1)#Titanium Series|Sunstorm]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Skywarp]], and [[Thrust (G1)#Titanium Series|Thrust]].

: Yes. Thundercracker was here first.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Tit6Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Titanium Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
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[[File:Classics Thundercracker Toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You want me, but you can't have me!]]
*'''Games of Deception!''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Left & right launchers, 2 missiles

: Much clamored for by fans following the release of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Starscream and Skywarp in order to complete the original Seeker trio, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''Classics'' Thundercracker was eventually released as part of the "Games of Deception" boxset exclusive to [[BotCon 2007]], along with [[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Timelines|Bugbite]], [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Timelines|Dirge]], [[Dreadwind (G1)#Timelines|Dreadwind]], and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Timelines|Thrust]], only 1500 of which were produced. He is, naturally, a [[redeco]] of the ''Classics'' Starscream toy, using the slightly modified version of the mold first seen with Skywarp which features shoulders with a decreased slope and a fifth rectangular marking.

: Like the other entries in the ''Classics'' series, Thundercracker is a faithful "modernizing" of his original Generation 1 form, updating his original toy with modern standards of toy engineering, transformation, sculpting detail and articulation. He still transforms into an F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an [[wikipedia:F-14 Tomcat|F-14 Tomcat]] fighter jet, and sports a shade of blue closer to that of his ''[[Diaclone]]'' progenitor. As ever, he is armed with a pair of missile launchers, which can mount under his wings, on his shoulders, or in his fists, and fire spring-loaded projectiles. The large size of the missiles (necessary for safety reasons) restricts his arm movement somewhat in robot mode, as they bump into his wings. Like all ''Classics'' figures, he has a heat-activated rubsign, positioned along his fuselage as on his original toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/BCThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Classics Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
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[[File:Henkei Thundercracker toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb| You could have had me . . . but even then you might not want me.]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left and right), 2 missiles

: ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Thundercracker is a Genbo store exclusive redeco of ''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]. He features a metallic flake blue version of his cartoon color scheme, rather than his darker blue Generation 1 toy colour scheme. ''Henkei'' Thundercracker and his fellow [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]] were opened for pre-order on [[May 22]]nd through [[June 20]], and mailed out in September 2008. A second batch was made available on [[November 6]]th, 2008.

:Soon after release, there were numerous complaints from both Japanese and Western collectors about the poor quality control for both Thundercracker and Skywarp. Thundercracker in particular suffered from a widespread issue where his missile launchers did not fit into the holes in his shoulders, due to the holes being too big. Some reported both toys suffering misassembly issues such as having two left or two right thighs.

:Several minor changes were made to this mold for this release. The holes for his missile launchers in his arms were widened, but not the launcher's insertion pegs. The wing's missile launcher insertion points were lengthened and are now curved at the end. The last rectangle on his air intakes, was further modified from the Classics version this time the bottom most rectangle goes completely across the air intake's surface rather than just the center. ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Skywarp and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1 Series|Starscream]] also saw most of these changes.

:The second release (while extremely limited) did not see any of the quality control issues of the early, more heavily produced release. This version of Thundercracker uses the 2nd version of the Classics Seeker mold that was reinstated with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Henkei.21 Henkei.21|Ghost Starscream]] and all subsequent releases thus far. Oddly these versions of Thundercracker do not feature a date stamp etched into his leg like the earlier release.

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===Masterpiece===
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[[File:MP Thundercracker toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Hey, at least I'm ''meant'' to be [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|blue]].]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (November 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-7'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Machine Guns", 2 AIM missile racks, Doctor Arkeville pilot, Megatron Gun clasp, display stand

:A redeco of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]], ''Masterpiece'' Thundercracker eschews the cartoon accuracy that the line normally strives for, transforms into a highly-accurate F-15 Eagle while sporting a more stylized robot mode. He comes with all the features and accessories included with the previous release of the mold: flip-up missile racks built into his pectorals, a two-piece display stand that can be configured to display the figure in mid-flight in either jet or robot mode, a miniature [[Doctor Arkeville]] figurine that fits in his cockpit (now cast in blue plastic), a clip to hold the gun mode Megatron that came with ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime in jet-mode, and an extensive sheet of optional stickers to allow buyers to customize him to their liking. Also like Starscream and Skywarp, Thundercracker features a rotating face with two swappable expressions; a normal, stoic gaze (retooled from Starscream's original one, despite the popular misconception that it is the same) and a new growling glare, replete with bared teeth.

:Some ''Masterpiece'' Thundercrackers feature an assembly error: His left and right pectorals are flipped. This misassembly does not affect transformation at all, and is most noticeable when compared to prior ''Masterpiece'' Seekers. The 2008 pressing of ''Masterpiece'' Skywarp also features this part swap.

:This mold was also used for the ''Masterpiece'' version of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Skywarp]]. It was also redecoed and retooled to create the eleventh ''Masterpiece'' figure, [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP11|Starscream]], which was then redecoed to create [[Sunstorm (G1)#Masterpiece|Sunstorm]] and [[Acid Storm#Masterpiece|Acid Storm]].
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[[File:MP11TT Thundercracker.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Good news everybody - yet another MP seeker.]]

*'''Thundercracker''' (November 2015)
**''ID Number'': '''MP-11T'''
**''Accessories'': 2 null rays, orange hologram pilot figurine
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:Released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, MP-11T Thundercracker is a redeco of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP11|MP-11 Masterpiece Starscream]], with its coloration based on his animation model. The figure is limited to 2000 pieces.

:Like [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Masterpiece11SW|MP11SW Skywarp]], but unlike MP-11 Starscream and the cartoon, the insignias on his wings are the correct way up in robot mode.

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===Encore===
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[[File:G1toy encore skywarp thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Skywarp & Thundercracker''' (reissue multi-pack, 2008)
**''ID number'' '''11'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 incendiary guns, 2 rockets, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear

:Thundercracker's original toy was reissued again as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' series, this time in a two-pack with his erstwhile partner, Skywarp. This release of the figure is cast in a less metallic blue plastic than previous release, and features tampographed wing stripes and Decepticon insignias instead of stickers.

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===Alternity===
[[File:Alternitytoy thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Thundercracker Sonic Blue''' (2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''A-04'''

:Thundercracker is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Alternity|Skywarp]], transforming into a licensed 1:32 scale [[wikipedia:Mitsuoka Orochi|Mitsuoka Orochi]]. Thundercracker replaces Skywarp's purple, flat black, light purple, and metallic gray for metallic blue, glossy black, light blue, and silver. Like the other toys in the line, he features [[die-cast]] metal parts and rubber tires, as well as an opening hood, trunk and doors. This is also currently the only ''Alternity'' mold to feature [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|a fake kibble chest]].

:In car mode, small wings are ''supposed to'' be able to flip out from under Thundercracker's rear wheels, giving him the appearance of a flying car. Unfortunately, this [[gimmick]] suffers from a rather nasty [[design flaw]]: there is simply not enough clearance under the car for the wheels to be able to pass and hinge through, and attempting to do so will result in the plastic reinforcement struts underneath ''deforming the rims and chipping the tires''. His door panels also tend to detach from their [[ball joint]]s ''very easily''.

:This mold was also used to make ''Alternity'' [[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Alternity|Banzai-Tron]], while the original version of it was used by ''Alternity'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Alternity|Starscream]].

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===Generations===
[[File:Genthundercracker.JPG|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You could have me, and you probably want me.]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right launchers, 2 missiles

: Part of the seventh wave of [[2010]]-[[2011]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toys, Thundercracker is a third redeco of the ''Classics'' Starscream mold, and the first one to be released to mass retail.

: This version of Thundercracker features a darker blue than both the greenish-blue of the BotCon release, and the blue of the ''Henkei! Henkei!'' release. He also features a new deco layout and different striping from any of the previous versions. In the stock photo provided, he is slightly mis-transformed at the ankles.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Generations Thundercracker at TFU.info]''

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====GDO====
[[File:Generationstoy-LegendsThundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|As if the guns on his arms weren't enough.]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Legends, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Two guns

:[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Thundercracker is redeco of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers:]] [[Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Starscream]], with [[retool]]ed hands and holes in his wings compatible with [[C joint|3mm post]]s. Thundercracker's deco is slightly different from the EZ collection figure, omitting the black paint on his shins in favor of giving him full-color [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]]s on his wings, and a black painted nosecone. He comes with two compatible guns that are heavily based on Generation 1 Thundercracker's Incendiary Guns (based more on the [[character model|animation model]] rather than the original toy). Each gun features two posts, allowing them to mount/be held in different ways.

:Originally developed by Hasbro Asia for release in their territories, Thundercracker was later released together with various other formerly "Asian market exclusive" toys as a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] exclusive in the [[United States of America|United States]] for the 2012 holiday season.

:The retooled version of this sculpt (including the guns) was later used for a [[variant#running changes|running change variant]] of a "Dollar Store" exclusive version of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDOThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Legends Thundercracker at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Generationstoy-UltimateGiftSet.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|right]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
**''Accessories'': 2 guns

:This unchanged release of Legends Class Thundercracker comes packed with ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]], as well as Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]] and a ''Generation 2''-styled Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Autobot Jazz]].

:The Ultimate Gift Set is an online retailer exclusive in the United States, but is available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets.

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====Thrilling 30====
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Thundercracker-SDCC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''

: An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC|Metroplex]] was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. He comes with 12 small, non-transforming figurines of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Bumblebee]], Thundercracker, [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)#SDCCMetroplex|Hoist]], all in both modes. Similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

:While the figurines in this set are not named, the Seeker in this set is likely Thundercracker, based on the fact that the other ten figurines are based on characters from the first two waves of ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class toys, the second of which includes Thundercracker.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Thundercracker-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''

: Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#HKACGCON|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Hong Kong ACG-CON]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the 12 figurines of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Bumblebee]], Thundercracker, [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)#HKACGCONMetroplex|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.

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[[File:Generationstoy-Thrilling30Thundercracker.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #006'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[2014]]-[[March 29|03-29]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two assault cannons, tail-fin

: Part of the sixth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Thundercracker is a redeco of ''Generations: [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Starscream, and transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. He comes with two spinning, triple-barreled cannons which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the [[Neutron assault rifle]] from ''Fall of Cybertron''. Each of the weapon halves features two [[5mm post]]s, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible. Thundercracker features numerous 5mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides.

:Thundercracker's tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], and store on his back in robot mode.

:Thundercracker is minimally mis-transformed in-package: his jet mode nosecone is extended, rather than folded in as it should be in robot mode. He comes packaged with a copy of [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]''.

:The Japanese release of Thundercracker features a shiny metallic finish and an orange canopy, as well as a few different paint details such as black kneecaps and silver on his face and gun barrels. He was sold exclusively at select Edion, Yodobashi Camera, Yamada Denki, and Best Denki stores, and did not come with a comic.

:Despite using a mold and deco matching [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]]'s appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'', this toy ''technically'' represents G1 Thundercracker, thanks to his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] pack-in fiction. Consequently, the toy is listed in the former's page as a [[repurposing]]. This toy was also utilized as ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' Thundercracker and was also redecoed into TakaraTomy ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Skywarp (WFC)#Generations|Skywarp]] as well as ''Thrilling 30'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generations|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Thrilling 30 Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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====Combiner Wars====
[[File:Generations 30 legends Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Legends, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' 2 cannons
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends toys, Thundercracker is a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#GenLegends|Starscream]], based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s Seeker design from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|original ongoing series]]. Thundercracker includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[To the Rescue]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

:His current stock photo is mistranformed: His wings are not flipped up.

:This mold was also used to make ''Thrilling 30'' [[Acid Storm#GenLegends|Acid Storm]] and ''Combiner Wars'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLegends|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWLegThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Legends Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generations Leader TC.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Seven guns but no [[Buster (IDW)|dog]].]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Leader, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, missile, 2 arm cannons, 2 leg cannons, 2 "Seeker guns"

:Thundercracker is an extensive retool of ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Leader [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generations|Jetfire]], replacing the head, chest, upper arms, and wings so as to resemble the same Guidi design as the preceding Legends Class figure. He transforms from a robot into a jet fighter, and includes Jetfire's original missile launcher and four limb-mounted weapons, plus two new guns based on the traditional Seeker arm rifles. He also features a faux cockpit.

:Thundercracker does not include Jetfire's "Turbo Thruster" booster pack accessory, but is still compatible with it. In an undocumented feature, any of his other guns can be mounted on the sides of his missile launcher, or all of them can be combined together to create an enormous multi-barreled weapon.

:This mold was also used to make ''Generations Combiner Wars'' Leader Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Skywarp]].
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===Chronicle===
[[File:Chronicletoy ez thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|You ''used'' to want me, but now I just feel [[#Legends|inadequate]].]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Thundercracker is a redeco of ''Transformers'' Legends Class Starscream. He transforms into an F-15 with many fuselage details borrowed from the Masterpiece version. This is the first Seeker mold in many years to attempt an entirely new transformation, with the arms now forming the rear of the jet and the legs folding under the wings. Thundercracker was available only in Japan, and like many Japanese "EZ Collection" toys, is [[blindpacking|blindpacked]].

:Surprisingly, Thundercracker was made available months before Starscream was released in the same line.
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreOtoy KreonThundercracker.jpg|thumb|right]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30687'''
**''Pieces'': '''386'''
**''Kreons'': Sentinel Prime, Soundwave, Thundercracker, Fire Chief
**''Accessories'': Seeker arm rifle x2

: The Sentinel Prime construction set comes with a Thundercracker Kreon. He has a helmet, wing back that attaches around his neck, and two blasters that clip onto his arms. This Kreon mold was also used for [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (Kre-O)|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Kre-OThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)

: This version of Thundercracker, voted "Most Indecisive" by the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version. He uses the Seeker-style helmet.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock will be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Class of 1984 Thundercracker at TFU.info]''

===Bot Shots===
[[Image:Bot_Shots_Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B009'''
***''Fist strength'': '''255'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''800'''
***''Sword strength'': '''565'''

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'', Thundercracker is unsurprisingly a redeco of [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], turning into a [[super deformed]] jet. An impact to the jet's nose will trigger his spring-loaded transformation back to robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===BeCool===
[[File:BeCool thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Blue Jet (Thundercracker) ''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B14'''

:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Blue Jet" is practically identical to the ''Bot Shots'' Thundercracker toy, the only difference being that his stickers don't depict power levels but instead drawings of his vehicle mode, a jet's cockpit interior and a fighter pilot's helmet.
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TRU Masterpiece Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You probably want me, but you can't afford me.]]
*'''Masterpiece Thundercracker''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' Two AIM missile racks, hologram pilot, Megatron gun clasp, display stand

:A redeco of the newer ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP11|MP-11 Starscream]] mold, [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Thundercracker features some extensive retooling to wind the ''Masterpiece'' Seeker design back into Kawamori's original, more Generation 1-accurate look, with most of the robot mode being newly tooled parts, including chunkier legs that now incorporate his tail-fins, [[retool]]ed shoulders and wingtips that no longer curve into one another, a new head (with collapsible head fins), new heel spurs that flip out for added support in robot mode, and re-engineered Incendiary Guns attached to extending armatures that mean they no longer have to be [[Partformer|removed]] for transformation.

:Other than the replaced incendiary guns, Thundercracker comes with all the accessories included with the previous releases of the mold, with Dr. Arkeville being replaced with the newer hologram pilot figurine. He features several whimsical [[tampograph]]s, which include Thundercracker holding [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] in tape deck mode, [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] in camera mode, "'''D-24'''" (Thundercracker's Japanese line designation), and various call outs to Hasbro designers, such as "'''[[Joe Kyde|LTC Joe 'Big Daddy' Kyde]]'''" and "'''Cpt. J. 'Dragon' Sass'''". The stock photos of the figure (as shown to the right), however, show all-red Reflector tampographs on the front of his shoulders; on the actual production toy, Reflector appears in full color on the ''back'' of the shoulders (visible on the sides of Thundercracker's jet mode), while the front of his shoulders features the ''Classics'' angled shoulder stripes, colored red to match his ''Generations'' figure.

:Curiously, the accessories, packaging, and instructions for Masterpiece Thundercracker are all specific to the older version of the mold (prior to the changes for MP-11 Starscream), and the packaging recycles the [[package art]] from ''Generations'' Thundercracker and features no pictures of the actual toy itself. The figure may have been intended for release with the older version of the Masterpiece Seeker mold before changes were made to use the newer version of the mold.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/MPThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Hasbro Masterpiece Thundercracker at TFU.info]''

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===United===
[[File:United Thundercracker Toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|To think that a few years ago, there wasn't enough of me to go around...]]
*'''Seekers: Aces''' (2012-[[December 21|12-21]])
**''Accessories:'' Left & right launchers, 2 missiles
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Thundercracker is a fifth redeco of the ''Classics'' Starscream mold, and the first time he is offered with both of his wing mates [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]].
: This version of Thundercracker is heavily based on his cartoon appearance. He features a light blue (lighter than the Henkei! Henkei! figure), dark gray paint on most of his black plastic, an amber cockpit, and shiny metallic blue paint on his shoulders and collar. Paint operations found on the Henkei! Henkei! release were shuffled around for the sake of cartoon accuracy.
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===Construct-Bots===
[[File:ConstructBots thundercracker stockphoto.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.65]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Scout, 2013)
**''Pieces: '''41'''
: Part of Wave 2 of Construct-Bots Scouts, Thundercracker can transform into a jet.

: Surprisingly, Thundercracker is not a [[redeco]] of the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Starscream]] Construct-Bots toy, but does borrow most of his parts. His head is a retool of Starscream's, changing his smirk into an angrier face. Instead of using [[Blitzwing (G1)#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]'s wing and gatling gun parts, Thundercracker uses Triple-Changer [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]'s wing, back armor, and nosecone parts, as well as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Megatron]]'s blasters.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Q-Transformers===
[[File:QTransformers Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66 | Baby! Baby! I'm a baby! I'm zero years old!]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (2015-[[September 19|09-19]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-31'''

:A redeco and minor retool of ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Starscream]], Thundercracker transforms from a [[super deformed]] F-15 to a cute chubby little robot. His face has been changed from Starscream's smirk into a more sullen expression.

:This mold was also retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Skywarp]] and [[Jetfire (G1)#Q-Transformers|Jetfire]].

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|Thunderwarp? Skycracker?]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
*'''Mini Mini Collection''' (multi-pack, 1986)

:Thundercracker was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Decepticons in the series, Thundercracker was molded in soft purple rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. He is, surprisingly enough, ''not'' identical to either Starscream or Skywarp: the stance of his legs and the position of his Decepticon symbols differ, but he is, of course, most prominently distinguished by his raised right arm.

:Thundercracker was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, in a peach coloration in several other box sets, including the Decepticon "Mini Mini Collection", and in a wide variety of colours in "gachapon" capsule machines.

*'''Thundercracker''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''34'''

: The Thundercracker figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (34, in Thundercracker's case). Like all Decepticon Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Decoy Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:Scf thundercracker.jpg|thumb|right]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (2001)

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Thundercracker was available as part of the fourth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line, a redeco of the Starscream figure from the same series. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Thundercracker came with the left leg of the wave's collectable [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.

: This mold was redecoed to create Skywarp, Sunstorm and the [[Air Warrior]]s in the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line (see below), and retooled into Dirge, Thrust and Ramjet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Destron/PewterThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Pewter Super Collection Figure Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Heroes of Cybertron===
[[File:HOC Thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (2003)

: Released in the second wave of Hasbro's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line, this version of Thundercracker differs from his ''Super Collection Figure'' incarnation in several ways. Like all the ''Heroes'' figures, he was cast entirely in translucent plastic then painted over, leaving his eyes and the back of his head unpainted to create a [[light-piping]] effect. Moreover, ''Heroes'' Thundercracker features grey pectorals instead of white, black forearms instead of grey (to match his helmet and feet), and a yellow cockpit instead of an orange one. He was sold in individual blister packaging with a profile card.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/HoCThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Heroes of Cybertron Thundercracker at TFU.info]''

*'''Thundercracker''' (2003)

: ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Thundercracker was also available in a six-pack with Starscream, Skywarp and three [[Air Warrior]]s. This set was offered by [[3H Productions|3H]] at [[OTFCC 2003]] and elsewhere.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/OTFCCThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on 3H's Heroes of Cybertron Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===MyClone===
[[File:Myclone thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (2003)
**''Accessories:'' Grey display base

:''[[MyClone]]'' Thundercracker—who you won't be surprised to hear is a redeco of ''MyClone'' Starscream—was one of two rare chase figures in the second wave of Takara's line of [[super deformed]] PVC figurines (the other being [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#MyClone|"Lava" Galvatron]]). He comes with a hexagonal grey display stand that can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures, and his modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.

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===Titanium Series===
[[File:Titanium-toy RMThundercracker.JPG|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Complete with rocket exhaust. Or possibly [[Goo]]. Or possibly oh dear god please let it be rocket exhaust or Goo.]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand

: A redeco of "Robot Masters" Starscream, Thundercracker is a small, non-transforming die-cast metal figurine based on his cartoon [[character model]]. He is sculpted holding a gun in his left hand and stretching out his right arm, while using his feet-jets to fly up.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Titanium Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroesjazzthundercracker.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Now who's geeky?]]
*'''Jazz Vs Thundercracker''' (2007)

: A redeco of ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Starscream, Thundercracker is a two inch high figure sculpted in a [[super deformed]] style and articulated at the shoulders. He was available in a two-pack with [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]]. This mold was later redecoed as Skywarp in the "Decepticon Sneak Attack" set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Palisades===
[[File:PalisadesThundercracker.jpg|thumb|Thundercracker [[Wikipedia:Jeff Dunham|on a ''stiiick'']].]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Palisades, 2005)

:A [[Palisades Toys|Palisades Direct]]-exclusive redeco of the Starscream statue, Thundercracker is a six inch tall polystone statue with articulated head and arms. He can stand normally or use a stand to take on a "hovering" pose. Thundercracker was limited to 300 pieces, and sculpted by [[3L Creation Group]] from a design by [[George Tremarco]].

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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:DST08 ThundercrackerBust.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Diamond Select, 2008)
:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, Thundercracker was first exclusive to the [[New York Comic Con]] and later on offered by online retailer Big Bad Toy Store. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 400 pieces.
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===The Loyal Subjects===
[[File:LoyalSubjects thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.65]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Gun
:This 3-inch tall vinyl figurine of Thundercracker was released by the [[The Loyal Subjects]] in their first wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''Transformers'' figures. He shares his mold with the simultaneously-released Loyal Subjects Starscream figurine, and was later redecoed to create the [[Rainmaker]] trio and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. He was available at a ratio of two out of every sixteen figures in the wave.
::*''[https://www.theloyalsubjects.com/store/transformers-mini-series-casepack More information on Thundercracker and the rest of wave 1 at TheLoyalSubjects.com]
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===D-Style===
[[File:DStyle thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.65]]
*'''Skywarp & Thundercracker''' (09-2015)
**''ID number:'' 48
**''Accessories:'' Scowling face, smirking face, shouting face, open hand, closed hands, mini F15 jet

:This [[super deformed]] Thundercracker model kit was produced by [[Kotobukiya]] as part of their franchise-spanning ''[[D-Style]]'' line, available in a two-pack with an identical model of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#D-Style|Skywarp]]. Like [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#D-Style|Megatron]] he comes with three different faces and in line with the rest of the line, comes with a miniature figurine of his alt mode figure. He also contains a replaceable open hand. His chest contains flip-up panels in his chest that reveal missile racks based on the weapons seen in the Generation 1 episode "Fire on the Mountain". His incendiary guns can be removed and wielded as guns, and he can also hold Megatron's gun. The kit is only partially painted, and a guide is included with paint colors to help the buyer finish the kit themselves.

:This mold was also used to make ''D-Style'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#D-Style|Starscream]].

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===Mecha Nations===
[[File:Mn10-thundercracker.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Skywarp''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN10'''
**''Accessories:'' alternate hands, display stand.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] G1 Thundercracker is a redeco of Mecha Nations [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Starscream]] with a new face. He stands 6" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, removable armor and replacement hands. He also features LED light up eyes, Decepticon insignias on his wings, null rays and thrusters in his feet, for use when he's "hovering", mounted on the included display stand.

:This figure was also redecoed with a different new face into Mecha Nations [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Mecha Nations|Skywarp]], with whom he was a 2015 Toy Soul exhibition exclusive.

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2017-07-11T01:45:45Z

Cyberdoctor42: /* Poll entries */

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

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

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

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

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

==Poll entries==


*Jetfire, Lio Convoy, ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Preditron [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:50, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:10, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Scrounge, BW Silverbolt --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:20, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Scorponok, Sideways -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:35, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*brainstorm, rung, perceptor-[[user: cyberdoctor42|cyberdoctor42]] ([[user talk:cyberdoctor42|talk]]) 21:41, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bludgeon, Thundercracker [[User:Kyojikasshu|Kyojikasshu]] ([[User talk:Kyojikasshu|talk]]) 21:41, 10 July 2017 (EDT)




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2017-07-11T01:43:37Z

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

2017-07-11T01:39:26Z

Cyberdoctor42: /* Poll entries */

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

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

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

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

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

==Poll entries==


*Jetfire, Lio Convoy, ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Preditron [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:50, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:10, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Scrounge, BW Silverbolt --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:20, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Scorponok, Sideways -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:35, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*brainstorm, rung, perceptor-[[user: cyberdoctor42|cyberdoctor42]] ([[user talk:cyberdoctor42|talk]])




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Lockdown (Animated)

2017-04-11T20:51:15Z

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{{disambig3|Lockdown}}

:''Lockdown is a bounty hunter commonly allied with the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Tfalockdowna.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Not bad, for a human."]]

Driven by the thrill of the chase, '''Lockdown''' is a bounty hunter by choice and a Decepticon only by necessity. He's got no real loyalty towards [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], but the Decepticons always pay on time, better than the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], and allow him access to the systems upgrades he craves. Besides that, he's such a nasty piece of work that it's just easier for him to be a 'Con.

Lockdown has a grisly habit of collecting "trophies" from his victims for his own use. He has attached a number of parts that appear to be stolen, such as his hook, chainsaw weapons, and parts of his left leg. His collection of stolen gadgets include quick-hardening cement spray, smoke bombs, and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s EMP generator. The [[Autobot]]s consider his actions appalling, while [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] views his mercenary ways an insult to the Decepticon cause, but Lockdown doesn't care. As long as Megatron and the Decepticon leadership will give him his upgrades, Lockdown will get the job done.

{{quote|I'm not that good with names and faces, but I never forget a trophy.|Lockdown, "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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{{voiceactor|[[Lance Henriksen]] (English), [[Akio Ōtsuka]] (Japanese)|[[Kaspar Eichel]] (German), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian, "The Thrill of the Hunt" only), [[Marco Balbi]] (Italian, second voice), [[Julio González Littin]] (Latin-American Spanish, seasons 1 and 2), [[Juha Paananen]] (Finnish)}}

Lockdown was a student in [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]]'s [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]], and one of the greater students at that. However, during the Great War he somehow brought shame on the Corps and was booted out and became a bounty hunter instead. His first act as a bounty hunter was to lead a Decepticon attack on Yoketron's training center and to steal the protoforms kept in storage. During the attack, he killed his former teacher and took his helmet. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

[[Image:TFA Thrill Hunt Lockdown Optimus.JPG|right|200px|thumb|"Hnn. No cavities. Figures."]]

One of his other wartime jobs was to bring an [[Arcee (Animated)|intelligence officer]] who carried vital information in for questioning. He encountered [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], broke off one of the Autobot's forehead chevrons and stole his [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] generator, turning the healing tool into a weapon. During said encounter, Lockdown's right arm was destroyed when he launched it at Ratchet, causing him to replace it with a decidedly more menacing one (namely, the hook seen above). He was also indirectly responsible for Arcee losing her memory. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

[[File:LooseStrands-Boottothehead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]
''On modern-day Earth, Lockdown was hired by [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] to bring in the Autobot presumed responsible for [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s death and was allowed to name his price—specifically, Lugnut's [[Punch of Kill Everything]]. Tracking the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' to the location of its crash on the moon, Lockdown, through use of the security footage, determined that a repair crew led by [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] was responsible. Realizing he was not alone, he soon found himself face to face with [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who had her own reasons for being there. Being suspicious of her motives, Lockdown confronted her, only to be knocked out cold by Blackarachnia's [[cyber venom]]. Coming to and seeing her gone, he dismissed this and moved on to capture his real target'', {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4#"A Few Loose Strands"|A Few Loose Strands}} Optimus Prime. He captured Prime using the EMP generator and, impressed by Prime's own personal modifications, stole his axe and forcibly removed Optimus's grapplers, something that traumatized him later on. When the Autobots came to rescue Prime, Lockdown made short work of [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], on the other hand, proved a bigger challenge, but Lockdown came out on top (after having a tire mark smudged on his face). He was about to leave in [[Death's Head (Animated)|his ship]] with his new trophies, when Ratchet, who had been suffering from war flashbacks, came on the scene and soundly thrashed him, partially because the stolen EMP generator didn't work on Ratchet himself. Pinning Lockdown, Ratchet painfully removed both Prime's grapplers and his own EMP generator. Lockdown was forced to watch as Ratchet crippled his ship and escaped with a weakened Optimus. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

After arriving on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Blitzwing remarked that the Decepticons hadn't heard anything from Lockdown since he contacted Blitzwing. Mentioning Lockdown's name made Lugnut get a little bent out of shape. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdowninponcho.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The robot with no name.]]

As it turns out, Lockdown survived the crash and his ship was repaired. Learning of a large bounty on [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], Lockdown headed back to Earth, expecting a serious fight to take him down. It turned out that Prowl managed to take down Starscream for him. During a fight over the Decepticon, they realized that Starscream had escaped. Heading to Earth on his ship, he discovered Prowl had stowed away. Prowl offered to help Lockdown, and the bounty hunter offered a suit of armor to assist.

[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdownwithhelmet.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Why, yes Prowl, I have all this Samurai armor that not only fits you and matches your color scheme, but can also turn into a sidecar that attaches to your vehicle mode! Oh, and by the way, I killed your sensei.]]

Upon landing on Earth, Lockdown and Prowl discovered Starscream ([[Clone number 3370318|both purple and more cowardly than usual]]) and Prowl managed to take him down. Lockdown contacted Megatron to set up a meet, but Prowl wanted to turn him over to the Elite Guard. Lockdown subdued Prowl and took Starscream. At the warehouse, the Autobots arrived with [[Clone number 2716057|''another'' Starscream]]. Lockdown tried to take his leave, but Megatron commanded him to stay. Then the two Starscreams revealed that they were clones with bombs in their chests. Lockdown managed to get away in the chaos, then contacted Prowl with an offer of a partnership. Prowl rejected his offer, saying that all the mods were for weak processors, and warned Lockdown never to contact him again, or he'd turn him over to the Elite Guard. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

At some point after he left Earth, Lockdown traded information to [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] in exchange for weapons. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-LockdownInYoketronHelmet.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I'm gonna carve you a new cake hole!]]

He later came back to Earth, hired by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to capture Decepticons for him so he could look good. Lockdown happily complied until [[Ramjet (Animated)|one of the prisoners]] made a better deal, causing Lockdown to happily turn on the Autobots. He was able to defeat Prowl through his ninja skills and trickery, taking him away to steal his jump-jets and holo-projector so he could replicate the armour Prowl once wore. Shockingly, putting one of the heroes next to a load of kit that said hero could use ''backfired'', and Lockdown found himself fighting a stronger Prowl—especially once the Autobot realised Lockdown had been the one to murder Yoketron.

While beaten, Lockdown was able to escape once again. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} Although his whereabouts remained at large, Ratchet would proceed to recall his history with Lockdown some while later. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

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===Toy bios===
[[Image:Blazinglockdownpackageart.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand alloys and compositions and things with... molecular structures.]]
In the past, Lockdown stole an "active camo" mod from a member of the Autobot [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]. As it renders him nearly invisible, he uses it to do reconnaissance on his targets, learning everything he needs to know about them before striking. Unfortunately, it shorts out in the rain. {{storylink|#Stealth|Stealth Lockdown}}

Lockdown realizes that half the game is psychological, no matter what that game is. If it's bounty hunting, and you have to paint yourself blue with skeletons and a missing optic to give your target a case of the glitches, well, sometimes it's what you have to do. They'll certainly know he's ''coming''—and that nothing is going to stop him. {{storylink|#Bandit|Bandit Lockdown}}

At some point, Lockdown was exposed to exotic energy that supercharged his systems, causing his body to give off a fiery glow. This enhancement went so far as to change his mode of operations; he no longer seeks payment for his actions, and instead simply lives to see the terror coming from the Autobots he destroys. With his chainsaw and a body that now gives off so much heat that it can melt or burn through whatever he comes in contact with, that's a ''lot'' of terror... for however long the condition lasts. {{storylink|#Blazing|Blazing Lockdown}}
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===''Web of Deception''===
Blackarachnia hired Lockdown to get her revenge on Optimus Prime, sending the bounty hunter to [[Archa Seven]] to pick up one of the [[Archa Seven arachnid|giant spiders]] there and bring it back to Earth. Using [[Sparkseeker]] EMP torpedoes, he was able to abduct Optimus Prime right off the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Autobot ship]] and tie him to a bomb next to the spider as part of Blackarachnia's plan. A short time later the rest of the Autobots caused problems for him, and he opted to leave them to it. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}

{{Note|As "Web of Deception" is a multipath adventure, some accounts of the events may vary. In one particular version of events, Lockdown got a better offer from a safari hunter in the [[Kvi Cluster]] and captured Blackarachnia instead.}}

===''The Cool'' comics===
[[Image:The CoolLockdownAndRatchet01.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I'm the dog, the big bad dog...]]

Upon arriving on [[Earth]], Lockdown joined [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] in attacking [[Detroit]]. Transforming from vehicle to robot mode, he faced off against [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] in an attempt to seize the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 1}}

Lockdown later joined up with Prowl (giving him a set of power-boosting armor) in hunting down what he thought was Starscream. Lockdown then doublecrossed Prowl when the Autobot began to have doubts and hauled the bounty off to Megatron by himself. The Starscream he had captured turned out to be nothing more than a clone, rigged to explode by the ''real'' Starscream. Prowl launched the clone into the sky, where it detonated harmlessly, though Lockdown disappeared in the confusion. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Lockdown was with the Decepticons when they showed the "Metrotitan" form of their newly-repainted Decepticon City. {{Storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
:''Voice actor'': [[Lance Henriksen]] (English)
[[Image:TFAnimated Game Lockdown.jpg|thumb|right|139px]]
Lockdown was hired by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] to find [[AllSpark]] fragments in exchange for some sweet upgrades. Lockdown, always the consummate professional, delivered the goods. He later lucked into some more fragments, which had been gathered by [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], and swiped them from the Autobot. Bumblebee furiously chased him along [[Detroit]]'s streets, bumping into him until he had to reboot and the Autobot pinched the fragments back. To add insult to injury, Lockdown was subsequently hunted down and captured by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}
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===Transformers Animated: ''Action Packs''===
{{note|Lockdown is featured as a playable game card. He is a silver card, has a value of 3 points, and has the following powers: " -2 to any Prowl in play" and "+3 to any human in play." His second power was supposed to give "-1 to any human in play," but due to a programming error, it gave them the bonus instead.}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: Action Packs}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
====Deluxe Class====
[[Image:Deluxe Lockdown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Arrr, matey...]]
*'''Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-08'''
**''Accessories'': Hook attachment, engine block/EMP generator
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]'' Deluxes, Lockdown transforms into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar, with lots of spikes and a cow-catcher on his bumper. He looks freaking terrifying. In car mode, pressing down on his engine block/EMP generator flips out twin cannon barrels. A hook can also be flipped from the center of his bumper.

: In robot mode, the entire engine block/center hood assembly pops off to form a "replacement" hook-hand gauntlet that can be used on either arm (though for [[character model|animation model]] accuracy, it would go on his right arm). The engine block can be removed and attached to the [[Ratchet (Animated)|deluxe Ratchet's]] left arm via the "war wound" socket. There was much rejoicing. But it cannot be attached to [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]'s arm. Despite being "normal" size in car mode for a Deluxe, due to his transformation, he towers over most Deluxes in robot mode.

: His wrists are susceptible to breaking off if too much pressure is applied when trying to force his wrists into a more natural "straight down" position, so don't do it. The earliest releases of the toy had issues with the EMP generator; it was hard to trigger the barrel release, plus it didn't lock onto Ratchet's arm too well. Later releases fixed these issues.

: Lockdown is slightly mistransformed in the picture to the right: his legs are not properly extended. Doing so would allow the panels at the top of his legs to fold into his legs and face down, not forward. Also, his shoulder panels should be flipped up. These steps make for a more cartoon-accurate toy.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Adventure]]'' [[Lockdown (Adventure)|Lockdown]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=401 More information on Lockdown at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Lockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Ani-toy StealthLockdown.JPG|right|250px|thumb|"No doubt you want a Starscream redeco instead of this. Hnn, figures."]]
*'''Stealth Lockdown''' (3-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Hook attachment, engine block/EMP generator

: Part of a Target-[[exclusive]] multi-pack, this version of the original Deluxe toy is mostly smoky-clear plastic with light gray [[Plastic|PVC]] plastic for joint tolerances, and only a small number of [[paint operation|paint applications]]. He retains his gimmicks and unfortunately his wrists have the same breakage issues as the normal version.

: He comes with the [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] versions of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. These two are ''almost'' identical to their individually carded mass-retail versions, having silver [[insignia|faction symbols]] instead of red.

: His [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts a [[:Image:StealthLockdownOriginal.jpg|very different version]] of the toy, being completely transparent as opposed to the final toy's translucent-but-smokey coloration.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=1951 More information on Stealth Lockdown at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/StealthLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Stealth Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Blazing Lockdown.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This is what happens when he takes "trophies" from a Ford Pinto.]]
*'''Blazing Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-46'''
**''Accessories'': Chainsaw attachment, engine block/EMP generator

: Part of the fifth wave of ''Animated'' Deluxes, this fiery-themed [[redeco]] and [[Retool|retooling]] of the original Lockdown toy replaces the hook in his hood-attachment with his chainsaw weapon, which is removable, but cannot flip back out of sight like the hook can. He retains all of the [[Gimmick|gimmickry]] from the previous versions of the mold. Due to the fact that the motor block can go on either hand, it is possible to place the hook on the right hand and the chainsaw on the left one on the deluxe figure, thus recreating the flashback scene seen in "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]".

: Blazing Lockdown was retooled into [[BotCon 2011]] [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=1950 More information on Blazing Lockdown at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Lockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Blazing Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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====Activators====
{{anchor|Activator}}
[[Image:Activators Lockdown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bounty-hunting goodness, now in pocket size.]]
*'''Lockdown''' (Activators, 2008)

:Part of the second wave of [[Activators]], this very simplified Scout-class version of Lockdown features a button-activated auto-transformation from vehicle to robot. He lacks the right-arm hook attachment. He's also really squat, even for an Activators toy.

: The cardback refers to his car mode as a "Prowler", for what it's worth.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/ActLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Activators Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TFA-Animated-Super-Collection-Activators-Lockdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Animated Super Collection Vol. 1''' (multipack, 2010)

: Released in October 2010 in Japan, the "Animated Super Collection Vol. 1" giftset contained slight redecos of Activators Lockdown, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. The only change from the Hasbro release is his insignia went from silver to a more traditional red and white.

:While the [[stock photography]] of the individual toys showed Animated Super Collection Lockdown's green plastic is molded in a more mint green than its American counterpart, this seems to have been a trick of the lighting, as the released toy remained its standard green.

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[[Image:BanditLockdown.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ooga booga!]]
*'''Bandit Lockdown''' (Activators, 2008)

: Part of the fourth wave of Activators, Lockdown gets a creeeeeepy black and blue redeco with skeletons on the hood, somewhat evoking ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'''s skeleton-bedecked pirate [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]]. He even has a blacked-out left optic! Arr! Pity he lacks the hook-hand, or the whole pirate thing would be complete.

: The cardback refers to his car mode as a "Bandit Prowler." Whatever that means.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/BanditLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Bandit Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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====Bumper Battlers====
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[[Image:Ani-toy BumperBattlers Lockdown.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Lockdown on his day off]]
*'''Lockdown''' (Bumper Battlers, 2009)

: Part of the fourth wave of [[Bumper Battlers]] toys, this ''extremely'' simplified toy features electronic sounds when the Decepticon symbol on his hood is pressed. Pressing in on his bumper flips up the roof of the car, revealing his robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/BBLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Bumper Battlers Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s blog, his original concept for Lockdown was as a freakish [[Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein-like monster]]. It was altered to better fit Lockdown's more business-like nature.<ref>http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/05/evolution-of-lockdown.html</ref> Lockdown's final model is "reminiscent of skull like head and an undertaker's tux"{{sic}} —hey, he even has coat-tails!<ref>https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=2803441425110630377&isPopup=true</ref>
* Meanwhile, Wyatt has explicitly said that Lockdown is ''not'' based on [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]. The older bounty hunter's name was, however, later used for [[Death's Head (Animated)|Lockdown's starship]].
* The [[Character model|cartoon model]] for Lockdown shows an amusing [[homage]] to the older [[toy]]s. Instead of the ordinary Decepticon symbol seen on the toy, the animated version's chest carries what appears to be a [[rubsign]], presumably to symbolize the character's lack of allegiance to any faction.
* Lockdown's allegiance, in fact, seems to be more than meets the eye. Lockdown has stated outright that he isn't a Decepticon—and according to Derrick Wyatt, no Decepticon ever trained at [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|Master Yoketron's dojo]].<ref>http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1420346893</ref> Combined with the fact that his concept design featured a stolen part whose Decepticon symbol had been ''crossed out'', the evidence strongly points to Lockdown as having been a former ''Autobot''. Lockdown's profile in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' also supports this: Prowl "writes" that he suspects Lockdown to have been an Autobot, based on his size, powers, and car-based altmode. In "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]", [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]] is seen with the same body-type as Lockdown, and all of the [[Team Stunticon|Stunticons]] were said to have taken on Autobot shells for their mission, further pointing to Lockdown being a former Autobot.
* According to the Decepticon character descriptions sent out in the original [[Cartoon Network]] press release for ''Transformers Animated'', Lockdown "can go into a ''[[Predator (alien)|Predator]]''-like stealth mode for brief periods". Thus far, he has never been shown to ''do'' this in fiction, although the idea seems to have been the basis for the Stealth Lockdown toy—whose bio further cemented the ''Predator'' connection by saying his "active camo shorts out in rain".
* In his [[The Thrill of the Hunt|debut episode]], Lockdown's original arm (the one currently outfitted with his hook) came equipped with a rocket powered fist. This weapon was destroyed by Ratchet during the episode, and was not ever seen afterwards, either on the show or in toy form.
* His toy's vehicle mode is adorable yet terrifying. Like if ''[[wikipedia:Cars (film)|Cars]]'' had a serial-killer character.
* Despite having lost the EMP generator, Lockdown retains the external engine it comprises in his vehicle mode, as seen in "[[A Fistful of Energon]]". Perhaps he found a substitute or a replacement?
* The interior of Lockdown's vehicle mode sports a chain-steering wheel and a skull on the gear stick. Now that's hardcore. The skull gear stick was even immortalized in toy form: It's molded on the interior of the Bumper Battles figure.
* Lockdown was responsible for breaking off Ratchet's right-hand chevron, but it would appear that [[The Arrival issue 3#"'Bots of Science"|he wasn't the first]].
* Although it initially seemed that Lockdown had not [[Scanning|scanned]] a local Earth altmode, he was shown doing so [[The Arrival issue 4|in a comic]] immediately prior to the events shown in "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]". This is slightly confusing though, since the Great War flashbacks in "Thrill" do seem to show Lockdown using the same muscle car altmode he would later adopt Earthside—but to be fair, the scene was quite dark. He must have just scanned an extremely similar new form. Shrug.
* He seems to bear resemblance to another bounty hunter: Lobo from DC comics. The two share a fondness for hooked weapons, and the resemblance between their black facial markings is uncanny.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lockdown''' (ロックダウン ''Rokkudaun'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hēi Yǜ Lièh-jén''' (Taiwan 黑獄獵人, "Black Jail Hunter"), '''Fēng Suǒ''' (China, 封锁, "Lockdown")

==References==
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[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]

Megatron (Animated)

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:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Megatronanimated.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An insult to G1, we swear!]]

If you were to ask '''Megatron''' to describe himself in one word, he'd probably go with "heroic". He sees himself as a freedom fighter, [[Decepticon leader#Animated|leading]] the Decepticons out of the days of "[[Autobot]] tyranny". The fact he's hoping to replace that with Decepticon tyranny isn't really a concern. A fanatic at [[spark]], he revels in every Autobot who suffers at Decepticon hands and doesn't register humans as anything more than "collateral damage."

Megatron demands loyalty from the Decepticons, loyalty he gains by his awe-inspiring power. With the combined threat of a sharp mind, his [[fusion cannon]], a pair of deadly swords and simple brute strength, there aren't many who'd dare cross him. Still, he has no problem manhandling troops as a gentle reminder.

The loss of his body and former power was only a minor setback for him, as Megatron proved a master manipulator. He effortlessly duped [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] into helping him—and once Megatron was restored to full power, he turned the tables on his old captor.

He is extremely intolerant of treachery and deals with [[Starscream (Animated)|said treacherous bots]] with a vicious no-nonsense efficiency, [[Megatron (G1)|unlike other Decepticon leaders]]. He is also a shrewd strategist who effortlessly [[Scrapper (Animated)|wraps]] [[Mixmaster (Animated)|others]] around his fingers.

{{bigquote|Decepticons... ''transform and rise up!''|Megatron puts a new twist on [[Roll out|an old saying]]|"[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Norio Wakamoto]] (Japanese)|[[Jan Spitzer]] (German), [[Mirosław Neinert]] (Polish), [[Raffaele Farina]] (Italian), [[Junseok Song]] (Korean), [[Affonso Amajones]] (Portuguese), [[Mario Santander]] (Latin American Spanish, season 1 and 2), [[Alexander Páez]] (Latin American Spanish, season 3), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish)}}

[[File:Megatron Cybertron.jpg|left|thumb|Pointier than thou.]]
''Eons ago, Megatron overthrew the [[Decepticon]] leader [[Megazarak (Animated)|Megazarak]] and took control of the faction for himself. He gave speeches and wrote manifestos calling for the Decepticons to rise up and take control of both Cybertron and the [[AllSpark]] from the Autobots. Finally, on the [[Cycle of Infamy]], he took the Decepticons from mere rhetoric to outright war.''

''The Decepticons overran Autobot space but the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] had one major advantage—[[space bridge]] technology, which allowed them to move about the galaxy more easily. The Decepticon advance ground to a halt.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} However, Megatron's forces continued to fight on until the Autobots sent the AllSpark through the space bridge to random coordinates. Realizing that the AllSpark was the key to defeating the Autobots, Megatron abandoned the Cybertron theater and began searching the galaxy aboard his massive flagship, the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} Megatron also lost the codes to [[Project Omega]] when the bounty hunter [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] failed to bring him [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} ''With the war going badly after this, Megatron tried a last-ditch attempt with the [[False Calm]] and sent his troops at sub-light speeds to Cybertron. During the [[Battle for Iacon]], Megatron destroyed [[Gamma Supreme]]. Ultimately, the attack failed and the Decepticons were finally forced to agree to an armistice and exile.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

[[File:TFA TARO Decepticons attention.JPG|thumb|He's not planning on shaking Prime's hand...he's going to tear it off.]] However, Megatron continued to search for the AllSpark. Four million years later, the ''Nemesis's'' crew discovered a [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|small Autobot repair vessel]] after detecting the AllSpark. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] volunteered to attack, Megatron saw his ambitions all too clearly, and pointedly remarked that he wasn't about to let four million solar cycles of searching for the AllSpark end with Starscream getting his greasy wings on it. No, Megatron would strike the Autobot ship and take the AllSpark himself. Just prior to his departure, Starscream approached him again, ostensibly to wish him luck, but actually to place an overload device on his leader's back. This device went off just as Megatron's fusion cannon was about to breach the hull of the Autobots' ship. The Autobot crew managed to steer the now-failing ship through an asteroid field and into a nearby [[space bridge]].

With the ship now plummeting through the Earth's atmosphere, a wounded Megatron still managed to thrash the crew soundly and nearly claimed the AllSpark. Quick thinking on the part of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] sent the Decepticon leader out the cargo hatch and into free fall. Megatron [[Megatron (Movie)|fell from the sky]] and crashed in Paw Paw, Michigan, where his head (and later, a hand) was found by a young [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]].

Over the next fifty years, Sumdac built a robotics empire by reverse-engineering Megatron's components, while, Megatron's inert head remained secretly in Sumdac's private lab, the source of the human's engineering genius and also a secret shame. Megatron's severed hand was there as well, used by Sumdac as a piece of furniture. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Dispatches}}

[[File:AniMegsHead-TransformAndRollout.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Hey Megatron, don't lose your... oh.]]
After the Autobots re-awoke, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] used her [[AllSpark Key]] to sneak into her father's lab. He stopped her from seeing anything it contained, but the AllSpark energy from the Key was absorbed by Megatron's head, reawakening his spark and bringing him back online. Confused and disoriented, he automatically brought up video footage of Starscream and the Autobots, footage in which Starscream admitted to his treachery. Furious both at Starscream's betrayal and the fact he didn't have the hands to reach out and take the AllSpark which was finally within his grasp, he released a burst of energy which activated a small drone Dr. Sumdac had been working on. Megatron thus realized he could control the extremely primitive (by his standards) technology around him. Learning Sari was going to spend the night at the Autobot base, he secreted his drone into her backpack. Once she arrived, Megatron sent the drone to look for the AllSpark, but his search was fruitless. He decided to try a simpler method: Kill the Autobots and extract the data from their lifeless corpses. Interfacing with the factory's assembly line, he attacked. As the Autobots fought back, he decided to cut out the middleman and knocked a hole in a fuel tank. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] realized the factory was working via motion sensors and managed to get close to the control panel. To counter him, Megatron simply took over the factory arms and snatched up Prowl. However, he failed to stop [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], due to the primitive tools he was forced to use. With his plans foiled, Megatron was out of patience, refusing to work through these worthless proxy machines. He needed a body, which meant it was time to provide some more advanced technology to Sumdac... {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

[[File:Stiletto-Megatronsuccessfulfieldtest.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]
''Megatron hired the industrial saboteur [[Stiletto (Animated)|Stiletto]] to steal from Sumdac enterprises a high-powered laser scalpel and an experimental metal alloy, and then use them to collapse Detroit's Ambassador Bridge. In truth, Megatron didn't care much about whether or not she succeeded in collapsing the bridge, as he simply desired to see if the materials she had stolen would be suitable for his new body. He was satisfied with the results he saw broadcast on television.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3|Stiletto}}

Megatron soon revealed to Isaac that he still functioned and, when Isaac guessed he was a friend of the Autobots, Megatron played along. He persuaded Isaac to keep his existence secret until Isaac had built him a new body, as then the Autobots would be more forgiving of how Isaac had reverse-engineered their friend. Megatron then helped construct the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]], deliberately programming them to go on a rampage and building fire-breath into them as a prototype for a planned army of drones. When they were defeated, Megatron despaired he might never gain a new body, but upon discovering they'd been turned into sentient Transformers, he quickly convinced them that cars, trucks and "[[Autobot|car robots]]" were evil beings that ate the fossil fuels supposedly derived from dinosaurs.

During their second rampage, Isaac realized Megatron had deliberately built weapons into the Dinobots. The tyrant feigned shame, saying he'd added experimental features out of a desire to have a body again. Isaac promised not to tell the Autobots and that Megatron would have a body again one day... {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

[[File:TFA Nanosec Sumdac Megatron chill.JPG|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Rub it in, why don't you?]]
Soon, Dr. Sumdac began attempting to build him some new servos, but these proved inadequate. Megatron revealed that his body would need [[Destronium]] to work, but Isaac responded there was only a small amount available and that it would have to be delivered across town in less than 10 minutes or it would become unstable. Taking notice of an experimental turbo suit Sumdac's labs were developing (with flaws that possibly precluded Isaac considering it as a solution), Megatron manipulated computer systems so the suit was delivered to small-time hood [[Nanosec|Nino Sexton]]. Once Sexton began using the suit to commit crimes too quickly to be stopped, Megatron contacted him with an offer of much money out of Dr. Sumdac's private account if Sexton used the suit to steal and deliver the Destronium. Between Autobot interference and the suit aging him prematurely, Sexton failed. Worse, the Destronium was energized to a critical level, risking an explosion that would destroy [[Detroit]]. The Autobots barely managed to send the Destronium sample into the upper atmosphere before it exploded, and they were left to wonder why a human had tried to steal it in the first place. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}

After Megatron learned of the power of Sari's AllSpark Key and the careless nature in which she used it, he attempted to trick her into assisting him. He designed [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], a musical toy that was secretly meant to grow more powerful every time Sari used the Key upon it, until eventually it would be a suitable robotic body for Megatron himself. When the Key instead brought Soundwave to independent life, Megatron changed his plan and, with convincing logic, recruited Soundwave as a Decepticon warrior. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

When [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] arrived on Earth, Megatron, remembering Starscream's betrayal, was hesitant to act. After witnessing a battle between his soldiers and the Autobots, Megatron concluded that Blitzwing was too unstable, but Lugnut was genuinely loyal. He contacted Lugnut only, instructing him to locate the AllSpark, which would help restore him. Later, he also informed Lugnut about the Key. Unfortunately, Lugnut and Blitzwing were defeated and damaged by the Autobots, severing Lugnut's link with Megatron—and Megatron's only link to the outside world. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

[[File:Sumdac megatron's body.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Yeah, it's a fixer-upper.]]
Although Megatron himself was not mentally involved, his headless body was infected with [[space barnacle]]s, causing the barnacles to mutate into a semi-sentient form. After absorbing two mining bots and attacking a [[Sparkplug (Animated human)|miner]], it was defeated by Bumblebee and Prowl. Later, the body was discovered (minus space barnacles) by Isaac Sumdac and most likely brought back to his laboratory. Sumdac remarked that Megatron would be ''very'' pleased with the find... {{storylink|Nature Calls}}

[[File:MegRisingRebuilt.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Don't call it a comeback; I've been here for years.]] Sumdac attempted to rebuild Megatron, but progress was slowed by a power failure. Frustrated, Megatron again contacted Lugnut and ordered him to bring him the AllSpark Key. This communication triggered Starscream's curiosity, and the treacherous jet located Megatron. Starscream didn't have time to <s>finish his speech</s> slay Megatron before he was distracted by the Autobots—and Megatron used that distraction to take Starscream by surprise and eject him from the lab. When Blitzwing and Lugnut arrived with the Key, Megatron revealed his true identity to his human "friend". Sumdac, seized by the mechanical hand he had so long used as a chair, could only watch and wail in horror as the Decepticon tyrant used the power of the AllSpark to reconstruct himself, more powerful than ever. Finally restored, he burst through the roof of [[Sumdac Tower]], to the horror of the Autobots and Starscream, ready to unleash his vengeance on all of them. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

[[File:PayThePiper.JPG|upright=1.1|left|thumb|"Will anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?"]] Megatron's revenge was quick and brutal. Trashing the Autobots in short order, he called his Decepticons to him. As Starscream bootlicked, Megatron powered up his fusion cannon to destroy the one responsible for his defeat—then used the AllSpark Key to send a painful power surge through Starscream, extinguishing the traitor's spark and reinforcing his authority over Blitzwing and Lugnut. He commanded them to "transform and rise up," and the three Decepticons took to the sky, using the Key to track the AllSpark.

[[File:Megatron Rising 2 All Spark Megs boom.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This is not good...]] Finding it aboard the Autobots' ship, the Decepticons caused the ship to crash on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], where Megatron proceeded to beat the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] out of Optimus Prime. Getting into the ship, Megatron removed the AllSpark from its casing and placed it in his chest, preparing to devastate Earth before conquering Cybertron. However, Professor Sumdac used his knowledge of Megatron's circuitry to disrupt his equilibrium sensors, causing Megatron to drop the AllSpark Key. Optimus Prime used the Key to force a surge of power through the AllSpark within Megatron, causing it to explode and disperse its energy.

And yet, it was not a total loss for Megatron; despite the damage, he escaped and managed to abduct Sumdac. Once again, their fates were intertwined, only this time Sumdac was Megatron's prisoner. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

Establishing a base deep underground in a mine, Megatron quickly adjusted his plans after the loss of the AllSpark. During his battle aboard the Autobot ship, he had managed to download a partial [[space bridge]] schematic from their computers. He planned to use the space bridge to teleport himself, Lugnut, and Blitzwing to Cybertron, then conquer the planet from within. To facilitate this plan, Megatron used the captive Professor Sumdac to reverse-engineer the space bridge and fill in the "gaps" within the schematics. However, when a service bot suddenly malfunctioned, it was revealed that a shard of the AllSpark was embedded within it. This gave Megatron hope that the AllSpark was not destroyed, but dispersed throughout the city of Detroit. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

[[File:Swordscream.JPG|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Yes, Starscream, and we'll keep doing it until you get it right!]]
Finding out about the AllSpark fragments, however, didn't seem to result in any changes in his plans. Megatron received word from a spy that the Decepticons had begun making random assaults on the Autobots. He realized that they needed to make a concentrated effort in order to secure his victory. He had Lugnut and Blitzwing steal a tachyon transmitter from the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] so he could send his message, but was interrupted during his transmission by a revived Starscream. After quickly beating him to a pulp, Megatron relayed his commands to the spacefaring 'Cons, only to be repeatedly attacked by a seemingly invincible Starscream. The renegade even attempted to draw Megatron out with an AllSpark fragment. Megatron emerged victorious every time and was informed by his spy that all was going as planned: With his [[Decepticon Uprisings|forces now drawing the Autobots away from Cybertron]], Megatron could attack a weakened Cybertron from within as soon as his space bridge was completed. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

Later, while at the Decepticon base, Lugnut detected an AllSpark energy signal emanating from Detroit. Megatron quickly dispatched Lugnut to retrieve the AllSpark shard before the Autobots could. Lugnut proceeded to praise his master's "grand and glorious plan", but Megatron, fed up with the adulation to the point of involuntary optic-twitching, curtly commanded his enforcer to get going. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}} As Lugnut failed to retrieve this fragment, Megatron tasked Blitzwing with retrieving the next one the Decepticons detected. The triple-changer proved just as incapable when it came to securing AllSpark fragments. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}

[[File:RiseoftheConstructicons-Megatron'sprivateblend.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Gentlemen, to evil.]]
When Lugnut and Blitzwing brought the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructobots]] back to base, Megatron saw the advantage of keeping them alive, and he invited them to have a look at his space bridge schematics. Impressed by their knowledge, he decided to put them to work stealing supplies. After an encounter with [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], the Constructobots became convinced of "the funny guy's" less-than-noble intentions, and they returned to the mine to confront him. Megatron calmly slammed them both against a rock face and asked them to explain. He feigned shock and brought them in to discuss things over his own private oil blend. Megatron showed himself to be a bit of an oil connoisseur, possessing stylish little goblets for it made of twisted oil drums, as well as a secret stash of top-quality oil and a chamber to drink it in. Megatron spoke of the glories they could achieve as Constructicons: the adulation, the statues in their honor...the barrels of oil they could down. Ever the shrewd worker, it didn't take much for him to convince them to join up, and he promptly sent them to the Autobot base to retrieve the AllSpark fragments. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

[[File:Rise Constructicons Megatron what.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Constructicons say WHAAAAAT?]]
When Starscream escaped from the Elite Guard's ship, Megatron received [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]'s alert to the Autobots thanks to the stolen tachyon transmitter. Megatron had placed a bounty on the traitor, and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] (with the unknowing aid of Prowl) pretty much took the opportunity to bring him to the Decepticon leader. Lockdown contacted Megatron to confirm that he had captured a purple-ish "Starscream" (who was acting quite odd and cowardly) and agreed to meet at an abandoned warehouse for the exchange. As "Starscream" was brought to Megatron, Prowl, who was hiding on a rafter high above, accidentally scuffed a small bolt, which grabbed the Decepticons' attention. Not too long after, the Autobots appeared with another, different-colored Starscream. Megatron intercepted Lockdown's escape and announced confusedly that no one was to leave until they found out which was the true Starscream. However, it turned out that both Starscreams were clones with bombs in their [[spark]] chambers designed to destroy Megatron and the Autobots in one go. Quickly thinking up a plan, Megatron and the other Decepticons transformed and escaped forcibly through the ceiling. However, Prowl used the upgrades given to him by Lockdown to send the [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]] into the air, not too far from the fleeing Decepticons, when the bombs exploded. It is unknown if they were wounded, but Megatron later raised the bounty on Starscream—insisting on the ''real'' one this time. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

He was later contacted by [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], who attempted to sell him a new weapon. Nothing came of this, as Swindle was defeated before the deal could be closed. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}} Megatron also made some ''"secret"'' transmissions to his [[Shockwave (Animated)|double agent]] on Cybertron in order to settle his new plans for the coming Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} Blitzwing also successfully retrieved the Constructicons for him. {{storylink|Sari, No One's Home}}

[[File:TFA ABTC1 Megatron Sumdac Hostage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Did I tell you about the time I killed the cult leader?"]]
Megatron's plans finally seemed on the verge of fruition when Sumdac and the Constructicons completed the space bridge. However, some vital technical aspects made it inoperable. In order to remedy this, Megatron contacted Shockwave to learn who was Cybertron's leading [[Space bridge technician]], which turned out to be the Autobot Bulkhead. Not wishing to leave Doctor Sumdac alone to sabotage the Constructicons' efforts, Megatron took him along as a hostage while he went to capture Bulkhead. Once he had the big Autobot in custody, Megatron threatened to use the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit on him if he didn't help make the space bridge operational. To Megatron's satisfaction, Bulkhead agreed and finished the project. Just as the machine was activated, both the Autobots and Starscream and his clone army attacked. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

The three-way free-for-all ironically forced Megatron and Optimus Prime to team up temporarily, but this quickly ended when Megatron used Prime's body as a shield against one of Starscream's clone's attacks. Despite putting up a decent resistance, Megatron was overwhelmed and held down by two of the Starscream clones. As the original Starscream gloated, he was head-jacked by Isaac Sumdac in the Headmaster unit. Sumdac prepared to fight Megatron himself, but Megatron simply used his strength to throw the two Starscream clones at him, knocking off the Headmaster unit and proving himself the victor. With Starscream incapacitated, the clones sided with Megatron. He then made his own victory speech to his soldiers, declaring he would send Optimus Prime through the bridge to test it. However, the Autobots got some [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|reinforcements]]. Megatron quickly ordered the majority of his forces to deal with this new menace while the Constructicons cleared the space bridge area of rubble. Grabbing Optimus, Megatron threw him into the portal, but was frustrated when Prowl freed his leader in the nick of time, at which point the bridge shut down. Bulkhead declared the power source wasn't strong enough to maintain the link for long, so Megatron grabbed Starscream's AllSpark-powered head to maintain the gateway. However, this provided too much power, sending the space bridge portal out of control. An enraged Megatron decided to terminate Optimus Prime, only for Optimus to slap [[stasis cuffs]] on him, causing him to lose his grip and fall into the portal.

[[File:TFA ABTC2 Megatron Screamer End.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|"Stop staring at me!"]]
With the overload having deleted the space bridge's receiving coordinates, the defeated Megatron was transported to some unknown sector of space. Still immobilized by the stasis cuffs, Megatron's only companion was now Starscream's head, which a cruel twist of Fate had deposited right next to him. Forced to remain face to face with his traitorous ex-lieutenant, Megatron could only trade verbal blows. A most cruel fate, indeed. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

After their bickering subsided, Starscream began trying to free Megatron from the stasis cuffs, but having no body was a hindrance. Megatron was only freed when Starscream revealed a previously unseen weapon from his mouth. Before they could react, Omega Supreme appeared, offline. Getting aboard him, Megatron was captured by Omega, but was able to convince the simple processor possessing behemoth to take him to Cybertron to face a war crimes tribunal. However, Omega Supreme's attempt to transwarp to Cybertron left them somewhere else in space, but did drain Omega for the time being. Initially disgusted that he was trapped aboard the cause of the Decepticons' defeat, as well without his weapons and only Starscream for company, Megatron soon realized that if he could reprogram Omega to serve him, he would be at a great advantage.

Managing to hotwire the Autobot with the stasis cuffs and Starscream's AllSpark charged head, Megatron contacted Shockwave to give him a status report on the Earth space bridge. However, the situation was worse than Megatron realized: not only was the space bridge network shut down, but the Earth Autobots could expose Shockwave at any moment. Although Omega Supreme provided an advantage that could end both problems, Megatron decided that the space bridge invasion plan was a failure, and issued a fleet wide stand down order. Heading to Earth, Megatron attempted to use Omega to destroy the Autobots (even though he couldn't remember their names). However, Prowl and Optimus Prime managed to board Omega and sever Megatron's control over him. Unfortunately, Starscream managed to gain control over Omega Supreme, capturing Megatron again. Ever the manipulator, Megatron convinced Starscream that his time would be better spent conquering Cybertron. However, the Autobots managed to install the [[plasma dynamic thruster]] from Megatron's space bridge into Omega Supreme, sending Omega and the two Decepticons aboard warping through space randomly. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

[[File:TFAni Decepticon Air Lugnut Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't you just hate it when fanboys keep following you?]]
Later, as Lugnut was floating through space following his half-successful escape from the Elite Guard flagship, Omega Supreme transwarped to directly in front of him and he smashed into the bridge window. When Starscream asked Megatron if they were picking up hitchhickers, Megatron simply slapped his head of its position. That was for asking stupid questions.. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

Soon thereafter, Megatron gained control of Omega Supreme's transforming mechanism, and by detaching the plasma dynamic thruster was also able to direct their transwarp jumps; however, he could not get the weapons online without the proper access codes. Megatron brought the ship to Cybertron, where they could do little but float helplessly in the air; Megatron reasoned—correctly—that the Autobots would not dare fire on their own most famous weapon (though [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] sure wanted to). Megatron ordered Shockwave to hurry up his search for the access codes; once Shockwave successfully abducted Arcee and boarded the ship, they transwarped into Earth orbit right before Sentinel opened fire. Megatron welcomed Shockwave aboard as his "most loyal" servant, to the great concern of Lugnut. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

Now on the moon, Megatron commanded Shockwave to extract the access codes from Arcee's mind. When Starscream re-attached his head to another clone body, Megatron pursued him and destroyed all the remaining clones, teasing Starscream for having always thought on a small scale. Megatron's ultimate plans for the protoforms aboard the ''Nemesis'' was to use them to create his own clone fleet of Omega Supremes—based on the personality template of his ''truly'' most loyal minion, Lugnut. That part of the plan went just fine, but Shockwave was still unable to get Arcee to do his bidding—perhaps because although she was fooled by his Longarm Prime persona, she saw the evil Megatron standing right behind him and refused to cooperate. After a few technical bypasses put Lugnut in mental command of the "[[Lugnut Supreme]]" fleet, Megatron ordered his new weapons to test their skills by destroying the Earthbound Autobots. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

[[File:TFA-Endgame-PanAcrossEveryone.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.34|...No Comment]]
Observing from within one of the Lugnut Supremes, Megatron's first target for destruction was his former prison, Sumdac Tower. But when the tower's forcefield proved impenetrable and Optimus Prime was able to destroy the Lugnut Supremes he was riding in and severely damage the other two by using the [[Magnus Hammer]], Megatron settled on a new plan: destroying everything that wasn't him. He flew cover over the advancing Lugnut Supremes, directly engaging Optimus Prime (at first mistaken for [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], then dismissed as a [[knockoff|"cheap imitation"]]) so Prime would not again be able to use the Magnus Hammer on the giants. As the battle raged and failures mounted, Megatron finally addressed Prime by his real name, to the Autobot's bitter satisfaction. The two were later trapped within a prison of Allspark energy—meant to seal in the timebomb that Starscream had secretly placed in one of the Lugnut Supremes. [[File:StunticonJob-LugnutMegatronPrison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|'''Lugnut''': Master, do you have anymore toilet paper? '''Megatron''': WE'RE GIANT ROBOTS YOU ''BLOATED BEAN BAG'' WHY DO YOU EVEN ''NEED'' TOILET PAPER?!?]] Undetered, Megatron accepted that even if he himself had to die, he could at least take Prime with him. But Prowl's ghost was having none of that, and Megatron soon found himself left alone to be blown up. Though massively damaged, he survived this and turned to attack the Autobots once more. He was quickly defeated by Optimus Prime, and when Megatron then wearily invited Prime to kill him, Prime retorted that that would be "the easy way out," which Megatron did not deserve. Megatron was placed in [[stasis cuffs]] and arrested, then brought back to Cybertron and displayed as a prisoner before the cheering Autobot masses. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

''He was incarcerated in [[Trypticon Prison]], and [[Team Stunticon]] failed to rescue him.'' {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} ''While this happened Shockwave's old Kremzeek program became active and began making its way to Fortress Maximus to destroy Cybertron. Megatron then questioned what could prompt Shockwave to create such a stupid program and the scientist meekly admitted that the program was only supposed to be activated if they were not on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}}

''If [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] is to be believed, Megatron would have become '''Galvatron''' in the future and kill [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]].'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Quest for the AllSpark''===
Megatron took to hanging around [[Internet|online]] using the alias "Meg A. Tron". Masquerading thusly, he was able to recruit the unwitting help of [[Heinz Von Furstwartz|Professor Heinz Von Furstwartz]] in his scheme to sow confusion amongst the Autobots and get hold of the AllSpark. He was also able to take control of Detroit's legion of robot workers, forcing the Autobots to enact an elaborate plan to keep the AllSpark safe. {{storylink|Quest for the AllSpark}}

===Titan Magazines===
[[File:MegatronTitan23.jpg|thumb|"NIXON'S BAAACK!"]]

Apart from showing interest in the activities of [[Quake-Maker]], {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 1|Burnout!}} Megatron seemed idle... but what the Autobots were unaware of was that he'd constructed a Spark-less drone unit, [[Afterburn]], as a prototype of a future army, and then sent Afterburn off to spy on the Autobots.

He not only received repeated communications from his spy, but gained directions to the Autobot base! Megatron entered with explosive results {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}} and then ''killed'' Afterburn while rubbing [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]'s nose in it. He proceeded to summon the other Decepticons and thrash most of the Autobots with ease, making some really bad puns along the way, only stopped when [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] secretly got him buried under a crane. Starscream then "saved" him, making Megatron think he'd turned over a new leaf and thus giving him temporary command until he got better. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Megatron's Revenge}}

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===Animated shorts===
[[File:MockMegs-bunny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|If only [[Cyclonus (Animated)|he]] was around to see this]]
While Megatron gave an inspirational speech to his Decepticons (which seemed to be very similar to [[Mission Accomplished|another message]] he'd sent out), Starscream proceeded to make fun of him behind his back—making faces, giving Megatron bunny ears, and shaking his butt at his leader. Megatron was suspicious of Starscream's actions, but each time he turned to look, his lieutenant was standing there innocently, doing nothing unseemly. Megatron apparently decided to let it go, as did the other Decepticons (even Lugnut), until he finally caught Starscream in mid-heckle and dealt with him by blasting him through a wall. {{storylink|Starscream Heckles Megatron}}
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===''The Cool'' comic===
[[File:TheCoolMegatronChokesPrime01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|All aboard the Crazy Train! ''Toot! Toot!'']]

Stumbling across Optimus Prime's band of Autobots, who had recently discovered the long-lost Allspark, Megatron pursued the Space Bridge repair crew relentlessly, even after they lost the rest of Megatron's band of Decepticons by going through a Space Bridge gate. Having invaded the Autobot's ship, he beat down the entirety of its crew, save for their leader. Though already having all-but lost an arm in combat when he confronted Optimus, Megatron engaged in vicious melee combat, gloating all-the-while that the Universe would be under his possession when the Allspark would be in his possession. Defiantly, Optimus managed to expulse Megatron from the ship's cargo bay door as the vessel was plummeting though the Earth's atmosphere, reducing the mighty Decepticon to a smoldering head, to be discovered by a young boy...{{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 3}}

At some point, [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] double-crossed Megatron and attempted to kill him. Unbeknownst to anyone, Megatron's head survived his destruction and had hooked into [[Detroit]]'s closed-circuit video surveillance system. Following the dispersion of the [[AllSpark]] (and Starscream's apparent demise), Megatron became intrigued by [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari's]] [[AllSpark Key|key]] after she used it to bring [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] back to life. Interests piqued, Megatron declared the time was right to initiate the next phase of his operation. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 2}}

Megatron eventually got his hands on the key and used its power to revive himself. After killing Starscream, Megatron engaged Optimus Prime in a sword-to-axe duel. The outcome of that fight is unknown, though apparently the Autobots survived the day. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 5}}

Megatron later hired [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] to capture the (somehow still alive) Starscream. Lockdown mistakenly captured [[Clone number 3370318|Clone #3370318]], instead, while the Autobots captured [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]]. Megatron was met with both clones at his meeting place in a warehouse and demanded to know why there were ''two'' Starscreams. When the clones turned out to be bombs, Megatron attempted to flee in helicopter mode, only to be chased down by the explosives after [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] attached a pair of rockets to them. Megatron screamed in confusion as he was caught in the explosion. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}

With the [[space bridge#Animated cartoon|Space Bridge]] nearly completed, Megatron was caught off-guard by a surprise attack from Optimus Prime and the Autobots. Clashing sword with Prime's axe, Megatron arrogantly told the Autobot he could never win, though his efforts were amusing. Megatron was then met by a second surprise: an attack by Starscream and his [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Clone Army]]. Megatron was forced to fight side by side with Optimus, but quickly dissolved the partnership when he use Prime as a shield to block one of [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]'s shots. Dropping Prime's smoking body, Megatron informed all listening that the universe belonged to him. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}}

[[image:TheCool10TitlePage01.jpg|thumb|250px|left|]]

Megatron then installed the severed head of Starscream into the Space Bridge in order to power it with his AllSpark fragment. The fragment proved ''too'' powerful and caused the Space Bridge to overload. Optimus, recovered, took Megatron's distraction as an opportunity to defeat the villain once and for all. Slapping a pair of stasis cuffs on him, Optimus kicked Megatron in the jaw and sent him hurtling into the vortex. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}

Megatron found himself warped to the same coordinates as Starscream's head and Omega Supreme. Megatron attempted to use Starscream's [[spark]] to jumpstart Omega Supreme, but the plan backfired and Starscream took control of Omega's systems. Starscream sized Megatron in his giant hand and, taunting him, returned to [[Earth]] for vengeance against the Autobots. Megatron would not be so easily defeated, however, and breaking free, teamed with Optimus Prime to sever Starscream's connection to Omega. That dealt with, Megatron and Optimus then agreed to end their rivalry with a final battle. Flying off into the sky, the enemies clashed sword with hammer. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 9}}

Megatron found himself outmatched by Optimus's Wingblade and Magnus Hammer, however, and chose to even the odds by blasting his foe with his fusion cannon, powered by Starscream's AllSpark fragment! The blast blew Optimus to pieces, but just to be sure, Megatron impaled his foe through the [[spark]] chamber with his sword, anyway. Optimus refused to be beaten and absorbed the power of the AllSpark fragment into himself... somehow. Repaired and now apparently invincible, Prime mopped the floor with Megatron. The defeated [[Emperor of Destruction]] was then carted back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in shackles. {{storylink|The Cool Episode Final}}

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==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English)
[[File:TFAnimated Game Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|126px|Helmet design provided by Lego.]]
After completing a space bridge terminal in his hidden mine base on [[Earth]], Megatron began to prepare to attack Cybertron. He hired [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] to collect [[AllSpark]] fragments to power his Space Bridge and obtained enough to do so, however while he was in the process of powering it up, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s team found the base and attacked him. Though he boasted he could beat them easily without the use of weapons, they used an electromagnet to defeat him, and he was forced to escape by transwarping to Cybertron.

There, he was able to take control of some of the planet's defense systems, driving the Autobots away from the Space Bridge Nexus, and sent out a message ordering his forces to take control of the Space Bridges around the rim of the galaxy. [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] soon reported that they'd captured more than a dozen Space Bridges. Before Megatron could take control of the nexus, Optimus's team caught up with him. Commandeering some of the defense systems, they managed to defeat him. Growling that the Decepticons would rise again, Megatron transwarped out to parts unknown. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}

===Transformers Animated: ''Action Packs''===
{{note|Megatron is featured as a playable game card. He is a silver card, has a value of 6 points, and has the following power: "+1 to every Deception in play."}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: Action Packs}}

===Transformers Battle Universe===
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]s) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}

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==Toys==
===Animated===
====Deluxe Class====
[[File:TFAnimated Deluxe BattleBegins Megatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|SPAAAACE ROOOAAACH!]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins''' (Entertainment Pack, 2008)

:Megatron transforms into a sleek spacecraft with, er, VTOL turbofans (presumably designed to show some lineage with his eventual helicopter mode. It's best if you don't think about it too hard). His signature fusion cannon forms the central chassis and cockpit section of the spacecraft (officially, a "Fusion Fighter"); his sword sections mount on the sides of the cannon for storage, though the blade is unremovable and effectively useless. Like the [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Prime]] figure he comes with, he features a punching gimmick, having a spring-loaded waist that snaps back when twisted. Unfortunately, Megatron's balljoint hips and the swivel joints between his thighs and knees are rather loose, making it difficult to pose the figure in such a way that he stands on his own. The figure features a silver color scheme and battle damage paint applications. Also included was [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video#Pack-in disc|a DVD]] featuring the first episode of ''Transformers Animated''.

:The design makes it tricky to tell which end of his Fusion Fighter mode is the front and which is the back.

:This toy was also released in a 2-pack with Prowl as a Wal*Mart [[exclusive]] (see below).

:If you want to be pedantic about it, the battle implied by the battle-pack pairing is technically a timeline impossibility, insofar as it depicts Cybertron Mode Megatron versus Earth Mode Optimus. It is also [[scale]]d incorrectly, as Megatron was shown as being notably larger than Optimus in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]".]

:This mold was used to make the third prize of the [[Hasbro UK exclusive limited Edition Handmade Samples]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=429 More information on Battle Begins Megatron at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/BattleBeginsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on "The Battle Begins" Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Fight of Start''' (Deluxe 2-pack, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-F'''

:For its Japanese release, "Battle Begins" Megatron was given a shinier metallic paint job (sans battle damage) and white-bordered Decepticon symbols, like the majority of the TakaraTomy ''Animated'' toys. The figure was only available in a 2-pack with a redecoed version of the Deluxe-scale CYBERTRON Mode Optimus Prime.

:The title of this set in Japanese is "hajimari no taiketsu" - which amounts to "the battle begins" when translated, but the back of the box chooses to render the phrase as "Fight of Start". [[Engrish|Oh well...]]

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[[File:AniDXMegsGoldVersion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| All that glitters is gold.]]
*'''Megatron Gold Version''' (Deluxe, 2011)

:A gold-chromed version of the Deluxe-class Battle Begins Megatron, Megatron Gold Version was made available to residents of Japan via a lottery. There were several ways to enter the drawing for him: one could clip out and send in a barcode from a single standard ''Animated'' toy or a single standard ''Autobot Alliance'' live action film series toy (or four EZ Collection barcodes), '''or''' send in 5 Sega Transformers trading cards, '''or''' cut out and send in the appropriate portion of the character cards included with volumes 4 or 5 of Paramount of Japan's ''Animated'' DVDs or the "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge]] Greatest Hits" DVD. The entry period of the drawing was November 1st, 2010 to January 16th, 2011.

:Megatron Gold Version was limited to 1,000 pieces.

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====Voyager Class====
[[File:Animated megatron voyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Curse you, Earth's atmosphere! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TFA-TA06-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''CYBERTRON Mode Megatron''' (Voyager, 2008/2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-06'''
**''Accessories'': Missile

: A larger, bulkier, more detailed, and more gimmick-laden iteration of the same character design used in the deluxe-scaled versus pack toy. Note that while both modes of both toys look very similar, they have different transformation mechanisms and are not a simple upscaling/downscaling of each other. Where the deluxe version is straight silver, this version has a pearl-gray paint scheme. The figure features an [[Automorph Technology|automorph]] gimmick in the chest, which closes like a clamshell in transforming to robot mode. A second automorph gimmick is built into the energon blades on the cannon, swinging them into place to form a polearm. Red translucent plastic is heavily used throughout the figure, including in the light piping for the head and the missile for the spring-loaded cannon. Even his ''fingers'' are made of energon, it seems.

:This toy apparently had a safety modification done late on in the design process (late enough that it doesn't show up on the instructions), possibly as a result of drop test failure. The strut that holds his fusion cannon has been reinforced, and as a result, his cannon cannot be mounted flush against his arm. It is also noted that his cannon easily pops off.

:As with the smaller figure above, it's not obvious exactly what end is the front of his spaceship mode. Neither orientation really matches up to the version seen in the show, which had the fusion cannon mounted in a way that's impossible with both toys.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=431 More information on Megatron (Cybertron Mode) at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/VoyagerMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cybertron Mode Megatron at TFU.info]''

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====Leader Class====
[[File:Animated megatron leader.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I kill you till you're dead!" ''(Hasbro Version pictured)'']]
[[File:TFA-TA26-Light-and-Sound-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2008/2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-26'''
**''Accessories'' Missile, 2 rotor-swords

: Megatron's "Earth" robot mode bears a significant resemblance to Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars story pages and comic|Super Megatron]] from the ''Battlestars'' storyline, and thus, in turn, to his original G1 body. His alt-mode is a dual-rotored helicopter design, somewhat like an [[Incinerator (Movie)|Osprey]] [[Obsidian (BM)|helicopter]] or the [[Cobra]] Mamba. Its rotors form double-bladed swords. The fusion cannon is attached to the left arm out of the box, but it can be detached and put on either arm. It has wheels for use in vehicle mode, and if it is removed, then (undocumented) landing gear can be deployed to make up for the loss. Interestingly, it seems the alt-mode was originally intended to allow for the removal of the cannon without removal of the bottom half of the fuselage. With a fair amount of force the cannon can be popped off (and will reattach), but the cannon mount/fuselage lower half does not provide the front landing gear with sufficient clearance to fully extend. The toy has a [[Gimmick|voice chip]], activated by pressing the Decepticon symbol on his chest. If used in robot mode it says one of three quotes: "Crush the Autobots!", "Where is the AllSpark?", and (glorious) evil laughter, all three lines are terrifically cheesy. In helicopter mode it makes the sound of the rotors warming up, spinning, and powering down. When the cockpit is moved during transformation the classic G1/Animated [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] is heard. It is compatible with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] toy, but it does not change his quotes.

: The instructions leave a couple of things out. First, the shoulders should be pushed backwards/upwards for vehicle mode. This lowers the wings down and aligns the front of the engines with the back. Second, the barrel of the cannon can be rotated 180 degrees (at a separate pivot from the one at its base) for robot mode, to better match how it looks in the cartoon, with the red stripes facing his arm. Considering how padded the instructions are to mask the relatively simple transformation (two whole steps just to move the rear landing gear), leaving all this out is quite a feat. Bad Hasbro.

:There is no doubt whatsoever as to which end is the front and which is the back of his vehicle mode.

: The TakaraTomy version of the toy, titled "'''Megatron Light & Sound'''", features a metallic silver and red paint job, and replaces the English voice clips with typically hammy Japanese ones by [[Norio Wakamoto]]: "I am Megatron" in Japanese and "Megatron, transform!" and "Fusion Cannon!" in [[Engrish]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=430 More information on Megatron (Leader Class) at Transformers-Universe.com]''
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[[File:SBAniMegs..jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I defy the Unicron Trilogy. Defy it, I say!]]
*'''Shadow Blade Megatron''' (Leader, 2008)

: A [[Black repaint|black]], grey and purple redeco of Megatron's leader class mold with a slight remolding to the tail... that's NOT called [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]]. YeabuhWHA?

:Surprisingly for a Hasbro produced redeco, Shadow Blade Megatron is cast entirely in black plastic with the exception of his translucent parts. His nose is not painted, so whenever his lights light up...his nose glows red.

: Many units of this figure have a slight molding problem that prevents him from actually moving his face when the Decepticon insignia is pressed. However, as many units are also unaffected, this may have been an inconsistent problem or corrected by a running change.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=2079 More information on Shadow Blade Megatron at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/SBMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Shadow Blade Megatron at TFU.info]''

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====Activators====
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[[File:Megatronanimatedactivator.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Transform and shrink down!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (Activators, 2008)

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Activators]], this version of Megatron is a very simplified, roughly-Basic-sized version of his Earth mode. His spring-loaded transformation from vehicle to robot mode is activated by a single switch on the back of his copter mode.

:Despite having a cannon on the bottom of his vehicle mode, he does not possess one on either arm in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=2080 More information on Megatron (Activator) at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/ActMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Activators Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Animated Super Collection Vol. 1''' (multipack, 2010)

: Released in October 2010 in Japan, the "Animated Super Collection Vol. 1" giftset contained slight redecos of Activators Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. Like Activators Optimus Prime, Megatron is unchanged from it's American release.

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====Fast Food toys====
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[[File:McdonaldsAnimatedMegatron.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Nope, it's still just a robot lying down.]]
*'''Megatron''' (McDonald's Happy Meal Toys, 2008)

:This is a very simple representation of Megatron in his Earth form. It transforms by rotating the head, lying face down and flipping the arms onto the back. The robot mode seems to have taken priority in the design process, since the vehicle mode looks like his robot mode lying down. Megatron does not come with his signature arm cannon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/McMegatron/megatron.htm More information on McDonald's Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TFA McD Megatron Jumpstarter.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb| look on the bright side; at least he has his arm cannon this time.]]
*'''Megatron''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toys, 2008)

:This is a very simplistic version of Megatron, he converts from non-articulated robot mode to a "folded" robot with three wheels (which is a very non-show-accurate alt-mode). Like the G1 [[Jumpstarter]]s toys he features a pull-back motor in vehicle mode that propels him forward on smooth surfaces; after a short run the latch that keeps his spring-loaded legs releases, causing him to flip forward and into upright robot mode.
:Like the rest of his assortment, this Megatron was only available in Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela.

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====Other====

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[[File:MarauderMegatron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Tonight, I dine on turtle soup!]]
*'''Marauder Megatron'''
**''Accessories:'' Missiles

:A mold of Megatron as a [[Triple Changer]] in the canceled fourth season. He has a jet mode and a tank mode, and his robot mode head has a muzzle-like plate over the mouth in a homage to ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] also based the design on [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars story pages and comic|Super and Ultra Megatron]] from ''[[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)| Return of Convoy]]''.[http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/878717866]

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==Notes==
[[File:AnimatedMegatronMovieHat.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|They moonlight as lawn darts.]]

[[File:AnimatedMegatronAltmode.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"''That's'' a ship?!" "Who cares, as long as it flies."]]

[[File:AniMegsKatana.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Where is my [[fusion cannon]]?! All Megatrons should have them! ALL OF THEM, I TELL YOU!!!]]

* Megatron's pre-Earth head has a rather pointed resemblance to the somewhat early head of 2007 movie's [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], which went unused in the actual movie but appeared on loads of promotional materials and merchandise. Also in common with Movie Megatron, ''Animated'' Megatron lay inert for many years while his technology was [[Sector Seven|reverse-engineered by humans]].
* He is, additionally, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|not the only Megatron]] to spend time as [[Grand Mal|a giant, disembodied head]].
* Megatron's cannon makes the same sound as his [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s weapon, except with additional effects mixed in to make it actually sound like a laser cannon and not a blender.
* Megatron's outer space alt mode, shown for all of 20 seconds, has ''two'' toy molds devoted to it. Though these "Cybertron mode" toys resemble each other, neither looks anything like the alt mode of the pre-Earth Megatron seen on the show.
* Megatron is the only one of the original 5 Decepticons in ''Animated'' actually to have a Cybertronian vehicle mode design. Although the others have different robot mode kibble before they scan their Earth modes, none of them had an alt-mode created. Having a toy helps. (This is in contrast to the Autobots, who all had Cybertronian-modes designed for them from the start, even if we didn't see them in the first episode.)
* Sumdac found Megatron's head intact in its original Cybertronian mode. The head housed in his lab, however, is essentially a damaged version of his Earth-mode head. Presumably, this change is the result of Sumdac's destructive tinkering and research over the fifty years Megatron was in stasis lock.
* According to ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The Allspark Almanac]]'', Megatron's Earth mode cockpit seats five.
* When he was a disembodied head, Megatron had a pupil in his right eye, similar to the Autobots. Once he regained his body, this never appeared again.
* An early image of Megatron's Earth body had slight differences from the finished product, most notably the lack of a fusion cannon and the presence of a katana instead of his twin swords. This image originally appeared as part of an Amazon.com listing for [[Transformers Animated Volume 2|volume 2]] of [[IDW Publishing]]'s screenshot-based ''[[Transformers Animated (IDW)|Transformers Animated]]'' adaption series.
* In the initial planning phases of the never-greenlit fourth season, Megatron would have broken out of prison on Cybertron and become a [[Triple Changer]], as detailed in the ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II]]''.
*In the Transformers Animated profile shorts, Megatron is introduced to the audience by Optimus in "[[Meet Megatron]]."

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')

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:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Megatronanimated.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An insult to G1, we swear!]]

If you were to ask '''Megatron''' to describe himself in one word, he'd probably go with "heroic". He sees himself as a freedom fighter, [[Decepticon leader#Animated|leading]] the Decepticons out of the days of "[[Autobot]] tyranny". The fact he's hoping to replace that with Decepticon tyranny isn't really a concern. A fanatic at [[spark]], he revels in every Autobot who suffers at Decepticon hands and doesn't register humans as anything more than "collateral damage."

Megatron demands loyalty from the Decepticons, loyalty he gains by his awe-inspiring power. With the combined threat of a sharp mind, his [[fusion cannon]], a pair of deadly swords and simple brute strength, there aren't many who'd dare cross him. Still, he has no problem manhandling troops as a gentle reminder.

The loss of his body and former power was only a minor setback for him, as Megatron proved a master manipulator. He effortlessly duped [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] into helping him—and once Megatron was restored to full power, he turned the tables on his old captor.

He is extremely intolerant of treachery and deals with [[Starscream (Animated)|said treacherous bots]] with a vicious no-nonsense efficiency, [[Megatron (G1)|unlike other Decepticon leaders]]. He is also a shrewd strategist who effortlessly [[Scrapper (Animated)|wraps]] [[Mixmaster (Animated)|others]] around his fingers.

{{bigquote|Decepticons... ''transform and rise up!''|Megatron puts a new twist on [[Roll out|an old saying]]|"[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Norio Wakamoto]] (Japanese)|[[Jan Spitzer]] (German), [[Mirosław Neinert]] (Polish), [[Raffaele Farina]] (Italian), [[Junseok Song]] (Korean), [[Affonso Amajones]] (Portuguese), [[Mario Santander]] (Latin American Spanish, season 1 and 2), [[Alexander Páez]] (Latin American Spanish, season 3), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish)}}

[[File:Megatron Cybertron.jpg|left|thumb|Pointier than thou.]]
''Eons ago, Megatron overthrew the [[Decepticon]] leader [[Megazarak (Animated)|Megazarak]] and took control of the faction for himself. He gave speeches and wrote manifestos calling for the Decepticons to rise up and take control of both Cybertron and the [[AllSpark]] from the Autobots. Finally, on the [[Cycle of Infamy]], he took the Decepticons from mere rhetoric to outright war.''

''The Decepticons overran Autobot space but the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] had one major advantage—[[space bridge]] technology, which allowed them to move about the galaxy more easily. The Decepticon advance ground to a halt.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} However, Megatron's forces continued to fight on until the Autobots sent the AllSpark through the space bridge to random coordinates. Realizing that the AllSpark was the key to defeating the Autobots, Megatron abandoned the Cybertron theater and began searching the galaxy aboard his massive flagship, the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} Megatron also lost the codes to [[Project Omega]] when the bounty hunter [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] failed to bring him [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} ''With the war going badly after this, Megatron tried a last-ditch attempt with the [[False Calm]] and sent his troops at sub-light speeds to Cybertron. During the [[Battle for Iacon]], Megatron destroyed [[Gamma Supreme]]. Ultimately, the attack failed and the Decepticons were finally forced to agree to an armistice and exile.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

[[File:TFA TARO Decepticons attention.JPG|thumb|He's not planning on shaking Prime's hand...he's going to tear it off.]] However, Megatron continued to search for the AllSpark. Four million years later, the ''Nemesis's'' crew discovered a [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|small Autobot repair vessel]] after detecting the AllSpark. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] volunteered to attack, Megatron saw his ambitions all too clearly, and pointedly remarked that he wasn't about to let four million solar cycles of searching for the AllSpark end with Starscream getting his greasy wings on it. No, Megatron would strike the Autobot ship and take the AllSpark himself. Just prior to his departure, Starscream approached him again, ostensibly to wish him luck, but actually to place an overload device on his leader's back. This device went off just as Megatron's fusion cannon was about to breach the hull of the Autobots' ship. The Autobot crew managed to steer the now-failing ship through an asteroid field and into a nearby [[space bridge]].

With the ship now plummeting through the Earth's atmosphere, a wounded Megatron still managed to thrash the crew soundly and nearly claimed the AllSpark. Quick thinking on the part of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] sent the Decepticon leader out the cargo hatch and into free fall. Megatron [[Megatron (Movie)|fell from the sky]] and crashed in Paw Paw, Michigan, where his head (and later, a hand) was found by a young [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]].

Over the next fifty years, Sumdac built a robotics empire by reverse-engineering Megatron's components, while, Megatron's inert head remained secretly in Sumdac's private lab, the source of the human's engineering genius and also a secret shame. Megatron's severed hand was there as well, used by Sumdac as a piece of furniture. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Dispatches}}

[[File:AniMegsHead-TransformAndRollout.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Hey Megatron, don't lose your... oh.]]
After the Autobots re-awoke, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] used her [[AllSpark Key]] to sneak into her father's lab. He stopped her from seeing anything it contained, but the AllSpark energy from the Key was absorbed by Megatron's head, reawakening his spark and bringing him back online. Confused and disoriented, he automatically brought up video footage of Starscream and the Autobots, footage in which Starscream admitted to his treachery. Furious both at Starscream's betrayal and the fact he didn't have the hands to reach out and take the AllSpark which was finally within his grasp, he released a burst of energy which activated a small drone Dr. Sumdac had been working on. Megatron thus realized he could control the extremely primitive (by his standards) technology around him. Learning Sari was going to spend the night at the Autobot base, he secreted his drone into her backpack. Once she arrived, Megatron sent the drone to look for the AllSpark, but his search was fruitless. He decided to try a simpler method: Kill the Autobots and extract the data from their lifeless corpses. Interfacing with the factory's assembly line, he attacked. As the Autobots fought back, he decided to cut out the middleman and knocked a hole in a fuel tank. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] realized the factory was working via motion sensors and managed to get close to the control panel. To counter him, Megatron simply took over the factory arms and snatched up Prowl. However, he failed to stop [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], due to the primitive tools he was forced to use. With his plans foiled, Megatron was out of patience, refusing to work through these worthless proxy machines. He needed a body, which meant it was time to provide some more advanced technology to Sumdac... {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

[[File:Stiletto-Megatronsuccessfulfieldtest.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]
''Megatron hired the industrial saboteur [[Stiletto (Animated)|Stiletto]] to steal from Sumdac enterprises a high-powered laser scalpel and an experimental metal alloy, and then use them to collapse Detroit's Ambassador Bridge. In truth, Megatron didn't care much about whether or not she succeeded in collapsing the bridge, as he simply desired to see if the materials she had stolen would be suitable for his new body. He was satisfied with the results he saw broadcast on television.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3|Stiletto}}

Megatron soon revealed to Isaac that he still functioned and, when Isaac guessed he was a friend of the Autobots, Megatron played along. He persuaded Isaac to keep his existence secret until Isaac had built him a new body, as then the Autobots would be more forgiving of how Isaac had reverse-engineered their friend. Megatron then helped construct the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]], deliberately programming them to go on a rampage and building fire-breath into them as a prototype for a planned army of drones. When they were defeated, Megatron despaired he might never gain a new body, but upon discovering they'd been turned into sentient Transformers, he quickly convinced them that cars, trucks and "[[Autobot|car robots]]" were evil beings that ate the fossil fuels supposedly derived from dinosaurs.

During their second rampage, Isaac realized Megatron had deliberately built weapons into the Dinobots. The tyrant feigned shame, saying he'd added experimental features out of a desire to have a body again. Isaac promised not to tell the Autobots and that Megatron would have a body again one day... {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

[[File:TFA Nanosec Sumdac Megatron chill.JPG|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Rub it in, why don't you?]]
Soon, Dr. Sumdac began attempting to build him some new servos, but these proved inadequate. Megatron revealed that his body would need [[Destronium]] to work, but Isaac responded there was only a small amount available and that it would have to be delivered across town in less than 10 minutes or it would become unstable. Taking notice of an experimental turbo suit Sumdac's labs were developing (with flaws that possibly precluded Isaac considering it as a solution), Megatron manipulated computer systems so the suit was delivered to small-time hood [[Nanosec|Nino Sexton]]. Once Sexton began using the suit to commit crimes too quickly to be stopped, Megatron contacted him with an offer of much money out of Dr. Sumdac's private account if Sexton used the suit to steal and deliver the Destronium. Between Autobot interference and the suit aging him prematurely, Sexton failed. Worse, the Destronium was energized to a critical level, risking an explosion that would destroy [[Detroit]]. The Autobots barely managed to send the Destronium sample into the upper atmosphere before it exploded, and they were left to wonder why a human had tried to steal it in the first place. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}

After Megatron learned of the power of Sari's AllSpark Key and the careless nature in which she used it, he attempted to trick her into assisting him. He designed [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], a musical toy that was secretly meant to grow more powerful every time Sari used the Key upon it, until eventually it would be a suitable robotic body for Megatron himself. When the Key instead brought Soundwave to independent life, Megatron changed his plan and, with convincing logic, recruited Soundwave as a Decepticon warrior. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

When [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] arrived on Earth, Megatron, remembering Starscream's betrayal, was hesitant to act. After witnessing a battle between his soldiers and the Autobots, Megatron concluded that Blitzwing was too unstable, but Lugnut was genuinely loyal. He contacted Lugnut only, instructing him to locate the AllSpark, which would help restore him. Later, he also informed Lugnut about the Key. Unfortunately, Lugnut and Blitzwing were defeated and damaged by the Autobots, severing Lugnut's link with Megatron—and Megatron's only link to the outside world. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

[[File:Sumdac megatron's body.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Yeah, it's a fixer-upper.]]
Although Megatron himself was not mentally involved, his headless body was infected with [[space barnacle]]s, causing the barnacles to mutate into a semi-sentient form. After absorbing two mining bots and attacking a [[Sparkplug (Animated human)|miner]], it was defeated by Bumblebee and Prowl. Later, the body was discovered (minus space barnacles) by Isaac Sumdac and most likely brought back to his laboratory. Sumdac remarked that Megatron would be ''very'' pleased with the find... {{storylink|Nature Calls}}

[[File:MegRisingRebuilt.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Don't call it a comeback; I've been here for years.]] Sumdac attempted to rebuild Megatron, but progress was slowed by a power failure. Frustrated, Megatron again contacted Lugnut and ordered him to bring him the AllSpark Key. This communication triggered Starscream's curiosity, and the treacherous jet located Megatron. Starscream didn't have time to <s>finish his speech</s> slay Megatron before he was distracted by the Autobots—and Megatron used that distraction to take Starscream by surprise and eject him from the lab. When Blitzwing and Lugnut arrived with the Key, Megatron revealed his true identity to his human "friend". Sumdac, seized by the mechanical hand he had so long used as a chair, could only watch and wail in horror as the Decepticon tyrant used the power of the AllSpark to reconstruct himself, more powerful than ever. Finally restored, he burst through the roof of [[Sumdac Tower]], to the horror of the Autobots and Starscream, ready to unleash his vengeance on all of them. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

[[File:PayThePiper.JPG|upright=1.1|left|thumb|"Will anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?"]] Megatron's revenge was quick and brutal. Trashing the Autobots in short order, he called his Decepticons to him. As Starscream bootlicked, Megatron powered up his fusion cannon to destroy the one responsible for his defeat—then used the AllSpark Key to send a painful power surge through Starscream, extinguishing the traitor's spark and reinforcing his authority over Blitzwing and Lugnut. He commanded them to "transform and rise up," and the three Decepticons took to the sky, using the Key to track the AllSpark.

[[File:Megatron Rising 2 All Spark Megs boom.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This is not good...]] Finding it aboard the Autobots' ship, the Decepticons caused the ship to crash on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], where Megatron proceeded to beat the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] out of Optimus Prime. Getting into the ship, Megatron removed the AllSpark from its casing and placed it in his chest, preparing to devastate Earth before conquering Cybertron. However, Professor Sumdac used his knowledge of Megatron's circuitry to disrupt his equilibrium sensors, causing Megatron to drop the AllSpark Key. Optimus Prime used the Key to force a surge of power through the AllSpark within Megatron, causing it to explode and disperse its energy.

And yet, it was not a total loss for Megatron; despite the damage, he escaped and managed to abduct Sumdac. Once again, their fates were intertwined, only this time Sumdac was Megatron's prisoner. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

Establishing a base deep underground in a mine, Megatron quickly adjusted his plans after the loss of the AllSpark. During his battle aboard the Autobot ship, he had managed to download a partial [[space bridge]] schematic from their computers. He planned to use the space bridge to teleport himself, Lugnut, and Blitzwing to Cybertron, then conquer the planet from within. To facilitate this plan, Megatron used the captive Professor Sumdac to reverse-engineer the space bridge and fill in the "gaps" within the schematics. However, when a service bot suddenly malfunctioned, it was revealed that a shard of the AllSpark was embedded within it. This gave Megatron hope that the AllSpark was not destroyed, but dispersed throughout the city of Detroit. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

[[File:Swordscream.JPG|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Yes, Starscream, and we'll keep doing it until you get it right!]]
Finding out about the AllSpark fragments, however, didn't seem to result in any changes in his plans. Megatron received word from a spy that the Decepticons had begun making random assaults on the Autobots. He realized that they needed to make a concentrated effort in order to secure his victory. He had Lugnut and Blitzwing steal a tachyon transmitter from the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] so he could send his message, but was interrupted during his transmission by a revived Starscream. After quickly beating him to a pulp, Megatron relayed his commands to the spacefaring 'Cons, only to be repeatedly attacked by a seemingly invincible Starscream. The renegade even attempted to draw Megatron out with an AllSpark fragment. Megatron emerged victorious every time and was informed by his spy that all was going as planned: With his [[Decepticon Uprisings|forces now drawing the Autobots away from Cybertron]], Megatron could attack a weakened Cybertron from within as soon as his space bridge was completed. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

Later, while at the Decepticon base, Lugnut detected an AllSpark energy signal emanating from Detroit. Megatron quickly dispatched Lugnut to retrieve the AllSpark shard before the Autobots could. Lugnut proceeded to praise his master's "grand and glorious plan", but Megatron, fed up with the adulation to the point of involuntary optic-twitching, curtly commanded his enforcer to get going. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}} As Lugnut failed to retrieve this fragment, Megatron tasked Blitzwing with retrieving the next one the Decepticons detected. The triple-changer proved just as incapable when it came to securing AllSpark fragments. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}

[[File:RiseoftheConstructicons-Megatron'sprivateblend.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Gentlemen, to evil.]]
When Lugnut and Blitzwing brought the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructobots]] back to base, Megatron saw the advantage of keeping them alive, and he invited them to have a look at his space bridge schematics. Impressed by their knowledge, he decided to put them to work stealing supplies. After an encounter with [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], the Constructobots became convinced of "the funny guy's" less-than-noble intentions, and they returned to the mine to confront him. Megatron calmly slammed them both against a rock face and asked them to explain. He feigned shock and brought them in to discuss things over his own private oil blend. Megatron showed himself to be a bit of an oil connoisseur, possessing stylish little goblets for it made of twisted oil drums, as well as a secret stash of top-quality oil and a chamber to drink it in. Megatron spoke of the glories they could achieve as Constructicons: the adulation, the statues in their honor...the barrels of oil they could down. Ever the shrewd worker, it didn't take much for him to convince them to join up, and he promptly sent them to the Autobot base to retrieve the AllSpark fragments. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

[[File:Rise Constructicons Megatron what.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Constructicons say WHAAAAAT?]]
When Starscream escaped from the Elite Guard's ship, Megatron received [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]'s alert to the Autobots thanks to the stolen tachyon transmitter. Megatron had placed a bounty on the traitor, and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] (with the unknowing aid of Prowl) pretty much took the opportunity to bring him to the Decepticon leader. Lockdown contacted Megatron to confirm that he had captured a purple-ish "Starscream" (who was acting quite odd and cowardly) and agreed to meet at an abandoned warehouse for the exchange. As "Starscream" was brought to Megatron, Prowl, who was hiding on a rafter high above, accidentally scuffed a small bolt, which grabbed the Decepticons' attention. Not too long after, the Autobots appeared with another, different-colored Starscream. Megatron intercepted Lockdown's escape and announced confusedly that no one was to leave until they found out which was the true Starscream. However, it turned out that both Starscreams were clones with bombs in their [[spark]] chambers designed to destroy Megatron and the Autobots in one go. Quickly thinking up a plan, Megatron and the other Decepticons transformed and escaped forcibly through the ceiling. However, Prowl used the upgrades given to him by Lockdown to send the [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]] into the air, not too far from the fleeing Decepticons, when the bombs exploded. It is unknown if they were wounded, but Megatron later raised the bounty on Starscream—insisting on the ''real'' one this time. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

He was later contacted by [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], who attempted to sell him a new weapon. Nothing came of this, as Swindle was defeated before the deal could be closed. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}} Megatron also made some ''"secret"'' transmissions to his [[Shockwave (Animated)|double agent]] on Cybertron in order to settle his new plans for the coming Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} Blitzwing also successfully retrieved the Constructicons for him. {{storylink|Sari, No One's Home}}

[[File:TFA ABTC1 Megatron Sumdac Hostage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Did I tell you about the time I killed the cult leader?"]]
Megatron's plans finally seemed on the verge of fruition when Sumdac and the Constructicons completed the space bridge. However, some vital technical aspects made it inoperable. In order to remedy this, Megatron contacted Shockwave to learn who was Cybertron's leading [[Space bridge technician]], which turned out to be the Autobot Bulkhead. Not wishing to leave Doctor Sumdac alone to sabotage the Constructicons' efforts, Megatron took him along as a hostage while he went to capture Bulkhead. Once he had the big Autobot in custody, Megatron threatened to use the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit on him if he didn't help make the space bridge operational. To Megatron's satisfaction, Bulkhead agreed and finished the project. Just as the machine was activated, both the Autobots and Starscream and his clone army attacked. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

The three-way free-for-all ironically forced Megatron and Optimus Prime to team up temporarily, but this quickly ended when Megatron used Prime's body as a shield against one of Starscream's clone's attacks. Despite putting up a decent resistance, Megatron was overwhelmed and held down by two of the Starscream clones. As the original Starscream gloated, he was head-jacked by Isaac Sumdac in the Headmaster unit. Sumdac prepared to fight Megatron himself, but Megatron simply used his strength to throw the two Starscream clones at him, knocking off the Headmaster unit and proving himself the victor. With Starscream incapacitated, the clones sided with Megatron. He then made his own victory speech to his soldiers, declaring he would send Optimus Prime through the bridge to test it. However, the Autobots got some [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|reinforcements]]. Megatron quickly ordered the majority of his forces to deal with this new menace while the Constructicons cleared the space bridge area of rubble. Grabbing Optimus, Megatron threw him into the portal, but was frustrated when Prowl freed his leader in the nick of time, at which point the bridge shut down. Bulkhead declared the power source wasn't strong enough to maintain the link for long, so Megatron grabbed Starscream's AllSpark-powered head to maintain the gateway. However, this provided too much power, sending the space bridge portal out of control. An enraged Megatron decided to terminate Optimus Prime, only for Optimus to slap [[stasis cuffs]] on him, causing him to lose his grip and fall into the portal.

[[File:TFA ABTC2 Megatron Screamer End.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|"Stop staring at me!"]]
With the overload having deleted the space bridge's receiving coordinates, the defeated Megatron was transported to some unknown sector of space. Still immobilized by the stasis cuffs, Megatron's only companion was now Starscream's head, which a cruel twist of Fate had deposited right next to him. Forced to remain face to face with his traitorous ex-lieutenant, Megatron could only trade verbal blows. A most cruel fate, indeed. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

After their bickering subsided, Starscream began trying to free Megatron from the stasis cuffs, but having no body was a hindrance. Megatron was only freed when Starscream revealed a previously unseen weapon from his mouth. Before they could react, Omega Supreme appeared, offline. Getting aboard him, Megatron was captured by Omega, but was able to convince the simple processor possessing behemoth to take him to Cybertron to face a war crimes tribunal. However, Omega Supreme's attempt to transwarp to Cybertron left them somewhere else in space, but did drain Omega for the time being. Initially disgusted that he was trapped aboard the cause of the Decepticons' defeat, as well without his weapons and only Starscream for company, Megatron soon realized that if he could reprogram Omega to serve him, he would be at a great advantage.

Managing to hotwire the Autobot with the stasis cuffs and Starscream's AllSpark charged head, Megatron contacted Shockwave to give him a status report on the Earth space bridge. However, the situation was worse than Megatron realized: not only was the space bridge network shut down, but the Earth Autobots could expose Shockwave at any moment. Although Omega Supreme provided an advantage that could end both problems, Megatron decided that the space bridge invasion plan was a failure, and issued a fleet wide stand down order. Heading to Earth, Megatron attempted to use Omega to destroy the Autobots (even though he couldn't remember their names). However, Prowl and Optimus Prime managed to board Omega and sever Megatron's control over him. Unfortunately, Starscream managed to gain control over Omega Supreme, capturing Megatron again. Ever the manipulator, Megatron convinced Starscream that his time would be better spent conquering Cybertron. However, the Autobots managed to install the [[plasma dynamic thruster]] from Megatron's space bridge into Omega Supreme, sending Omega and the two Decepticons aboard warping through space randomly. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

[[File:TFAni Decepticon Air Lugnut Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't you just hate it when fanboys keep following you?]]
Later, as Lugnut was floating through space following his half-successful escape from the Elite Guard flagship, Omega Supreme transwarped to directly in front of him and he smashed into the bridge window. When Starscream asked Megatron if they were picking up hitchhickers, Megatron simply slapped his head of its position. That was for asking stupid questions.. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

Soon thereafter, Megatron gained control of Omega Supreme's transforming mechanism, and by detaching the plasma dynamic thruster was also able to direct their transwarp jumps; however, he could not get the weapons online without the proper access codes. Megatron brought the ship to Cybertron, where they could do little but float helplessly in the air; Megatron reasoned—correctly—that the Autobots would not dare fire on their own most famous weapon (though [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] sure wanted to). Megatron ordered Shockwave to hurry up his search for the access codes; once Shockwave successfully abducted Arcee and boarded the ship, they transwarped into Earth orbit right before Sentinel opened fire. Megatron welcomed Shockwave aboard as his "most loyal" servant, to the great concern of Lugnut. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

Now on the moon, Megatron commanded Shockwave to extract the access codes from Arcee's mind. When Starscream re-attached his head to another clone body, Megatron pursued him and destroyed all the remaining clones, teasing Starscream for having always thought on a small scale. Megatron's ultimate plans for the protoforms aboard the ''Nemesis'' was to use them to create his own clone fleet of Omega Supremes—based on the personality template of his ''truly'' most loyal minion, Lugnut. That part of the plan went just fine, but Shockwave was still unable to get Arcee to do his bidding—perhaps because although she was fooled by his Longarm Prime persona, she saw the evil Megatron standing right behind him and refused to cooperate. After a few technical bypasses put Lugnut in mental command of the "[[Lugnut Supreme]]" fleet, Megatron ordered his new weapons to test their skills by destroying the Earthbound Autobots. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

[[File:TFA-Endgame-PanAcrossEveryone.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.34|...No Comment]]
Observing from within one of the Lugnut Supremes, Megatron's first target for destruction was his former prison, Sumdac Tower. But when the tower's forcefield proved impenetrable and Optimus Prime was able to destroy the Lugnut Supremes he was riding in and severely damage the other two by using the [[Magnus Hammer]], Megatron settled on a new plan: destroying everything that wasn't him. He flew cover over the advancing Lugnut Supremes, directly engaging Optimus Prime (at first mistaken for [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], then dismissed as a [[knockoff|"cheap imitation"]]) so Prime would not again be able to use the Magnus Hammer on the giants. As the battle raged and failures mounted, Megatron finally addressed Prime by his real name, to the Autobot's bitter satisfaction. The two were later trapped within a prison of Allspark energy—meant to seal in the timebomb that Starscream had secretly placed in one of the Lugnut Supremes. [[File:StunticonJob-LugnutMegatronPrison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|'''Lugnut''': Master, do you have anymore toilet paper? '''Megatron''': WE'RE GIANT ROBOTS YOU ''BLOATED BEAN BAG'' WHY DO YOU EVEN ''NEED'' TOILET PAPER?!?]] Undetered, Megatron accepted that even if he himself had to die, he could at least take Prime with him. But Prowl's ghost was having none of that, and Megatron soon found himself left alone to be blown up. Though massively damaged, he survived this and turned to attack the Autobots once more. He was quickly defeated by Optimus Prime, and when Megatron then wearily invited Prime to kill him, Prime retorted that that would be "the easy way out," which Megatron did not deserve. Megatron was placed in [[stasis cuffs]] and arrested, then brought back to Cybertron and displayed as a prisoner before the cheering Autobot masses. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

''He was incarcerated in [[Trypticon Prison]], and [[Team Stunticon]] failed to rescue him.'' {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} ''While this happened Shockwave's old Kremzeek program became active and began making its way to Fortress Maximus to destroy Cybertron. Megatron then questioned what could prompt Shockwave to create such a stupid program and the scientist meekly admitted that the program was only supposed to be activated if they were not on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}}

''If [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] is to be believed, Megatron would have become '''Galvatron''' in the future and kill [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]].'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Quest for the AllSpark''===
Megatron took to hanging around [[Internet|online]] using the alias "Meg A. Tron". Masquerading thusly, he was able to recruit the unwitting help of [[Heinz Von Furstwartz|Professor Heinz Von Furstwartz]] in his scheme to sow confusion amongst the Autobots and get hold of the AllSpark. He was also able to take control of Detroit's legion of robot workers, forcing the Autobots to enact an elaborate plan to keep the AllSpark safe. {{storylink|Quest for the AllSpark}}

===Titan Magazines===
[[File:MegatronTitan23.jpg|thumb|"NIXON'S BAAACK!"]]

Apart from showing interest in the activities of [[Quake-Maker]], {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 1|Burnout!}} Megatron seemed idle... but what the Autobots were unaware of was that he'd constructed a Spark-less drone unit, [[Afterburn]], as a prototype of a future army, and then sent Afterburn off to spy on the Autobots.

He not only received repeated communications from his spy, but gained directions to the Autobot base! Megatron entered with explosive results {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}} and then ''killed'' Afterburn while rubbing [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]'s nose in it. He proceeded to summon the other Decepticons and thrash most of the Autobots with ease, making some really bad puns along the way, only stopped when [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] secretly got him buried under a crane. Starscream then "saved" him, making Megatron think he'd turned over a new leaf and thus giving him temporary command until he got better. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Megatron's Revenge}}

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===Animated shorts===
[[File:MockMegs-bunny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|If only [[Cyclonus (Animated)|he]] was around to see this]]
While Megatron gave an inspirational speech to his Decepticons (which seemed to be very similar to [[Mission Accomplished|another message]] he'd sent out), Starscream proceeded to make fun of him behind his back—making faces, giving Megatron bunny ears, and shaking his butt at his leader. Megatron was suspicious of Starscream's actions, but each time he turned to look, his lieutenant was standing there innocently, doing nothing unseemly. Megatron apparently decided to let it go, as did the other Decepticons (even Lugnut), until he finally caught Starscream in mid-heckle and dealt with him by blasting him through a wall. {{storylink|Starscream Heckles Megatron}}
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===''The Cool'' comic===
[[File:TheCoolMegatronChokesPrime01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|All aboard the Crazy Train! ''Toot! Toot!'']]

Stumbling across Optimus Prime's band of Autobots, who had recently discovered the long-lost Allspark, Megatron pursued the Space Bridge repair crew relentlessly, even after they lost the rest of Megatron's band of Decepticons by going through a Space Bridge gate. Having invaded the Autobot's ship, he beat down the entirety of its crew, save for their leader. Though already having all-but lost an arm in combat when he confronted Optimus, Megatron engaged in vicious melee combat, gloating all-the-while that the Universe would be under his possession when the Allspark would be in his possession. Defiantly, Optimus managed to expulse Megatron from the ship's cargo bay door as the vessel was plummeting though the Earth's atmosphere, reducing the mighty Decepticon to a smoldering head, to be discovered by a young boy...{{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 3}}

At some point, [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] double-crossed Megatron and attempted to kill him. Unbeknownst to anyone, Megatron's head survived his destruction and had hooked into [[Detroit]]'s closed-circuit video surveillance system. Following the dispersion of the [[AllSpark]] (and Starscream's apparent demise), Megatron became intrigued by [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari's]] [[AllSpark Key|key]] after she used it to bring [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] back to life. Interests piqued, Megatron declared the time was right to initiate the next phase of his operation. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 2}}

Megatron eventually got his hands on the key and used its power to revive himself. After killing Starscream, Megatron engaged Optimus Prime in a sword-to-axe duel. The outcome of that fight is unknown, though apparently the Autobots survived the day. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 5}}

Megatron later hired [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] to capture the (somehow still alive) Starscream. Lockdown mistakenly captured [[Clone number 3370318|Clone #3370318]], instead, while the Autobots captured [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]]. Megatron was met with both clones at his meeting place in a warehouse and demanded to know why there were ''two'' Starscreams. When the clones turned out to be bombs, Megatron attempted to flee in helicopter mode, only to be chased down by the explosives after [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] attached a pair of rockets to them. Megatron screamed in confusion as he was caught in the explosion. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}

With the [[space bridge#Animated cartoon|Space Bridge]] nearly completed, Megatron was caught off-guard by a surprise attack from Optimus Prime and the Autobots. Clashing sword with Prime's axe, Megatron arrogantly told the Autobot he could never win, though his efforts were amusing. Megatron was then met by a second surprise: an attack by Starscream and his [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Clone Army]]. Megatron was forced to fight side by side with Optimus, but quickly dissolved the partnership when he use Prime as a shield to block one of [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]'s shots. Dropping Prime's smoking body, Megatron informed all listening that the universe belonged to him. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}}

[[image:TheCool10TitlePage01.jpg|thumb|250px|left|]]

Megatron then installed the severed head of Starscream into the Space Bridge in order to power it with his AllSpark fragment. The fragment proved ''too'' powerful and caused the Space Bridge to overload. Optimus, recovered, took Megatron's distraction as an opportunity to defeat the villain once and for all. Slapping a pair of stasis cuffs on him, Optimus kicked Megatron in the jaw and sent him hurtling into the vortex. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}

Megatron found himself warped to the same coordinates as Starscream's head and Omega Supreme. Megatron attempted to use Starscream's [[spark]] to jumpstart Omega Supreme, but the plan backfired and Starscream took control of Omega's systems. Starscream sized Megatron in his giant hand and, taunting him, returned to [[Earth]] for vengeance against the Autobots. Megatron would not be so easily defeated, however, and breaking free, teamed with Optimus Prime to sever Starscream's connection to Omega. That dealt with, Megatron and Optimus then agreed to end their rivalry with a final battle. Flying off into the sky, the enemies clashed sword with hammer. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 9}}

Megatron found himself outmatched by Optimus's Wingblade and Magnus Hammer, however, and chose to even the odds by blasting his foe with his fusion cannon, powered by Starscream's AllSpark fragment! The blast blew Optimus to pieces, but just to be sure, Megatron impaled his foe through the [[spark]] chamber with his sword, anyway. Optimus refused to be beaten and absorbed the power of the AllSpark fragment into himself... somehow. Repaired and now apparently invincible, Prime mopped the floor with Megatron. The defeated [[Emperor of Destruction]] was then carted back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in shackles. {{storylink|The Cool Episode Final}}

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==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English)
[[File:TFAnimated Game Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|126px|Helmet design provided by Lego.]]
After completing a space bridge terminal in his hidden mine base on [[Earth]], Megatron began to prepare to attack Cybertron. He hired [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] to collect [[AllSpark]] fragments to power his Space Bridge and obtained enough to do so, however while he was in the process of powering it up, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s team found the base and attacked him. Though he boasted he could beat them easily without the use of weapons, they used an electromagnet to defeat him, and he was forced to escape by transwarping to Cybertron.

There, he was able to take control of some of the planet's defense systems, driving the Autobots away from the Space Bridge Nexus, and sent out a message ordering his forces to take control of the Space Bridges around the rim of the galaxy. [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] soon reported that they'd captured more than a dozen Space Bridges. Before Megatron could take control of the nexus, Optimus's team caught up with him. Commandeering some of the defense systems, they managed to defeat him. Growling that the Decepticons would rise again, Megatron transwarped out to parts unknown. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}

===Transformers Animated: ''Action Packs''===
{{note|Megatron is featured as a playable game card. He is a silver card, has a value of 6 points, and has the following power: "+1 to every Deception in play."}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: Action Packs}}

===Transformers Battle Universe===
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]s) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}

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==Toys==
===Animated===
====Deluxe Class====
[[File:TFAnimated Deluxe BattleBegins Megatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|SPAAAACE ROOOAAACH!]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins''' (Entertainment Pack, 2008)

:Megatron transforms into a sleek spacecraft with, er, VTOL turbofans (presumably designed to show some lineage with his eventual helicopter mode. It's best if you don't think about it too hard). His signature fusion cannon forms the central chassis and cockpit section of the spacecraft (officially, a "Fusion Fighter"); his sword sections mount on the sides of the cannon for storage, though the blade is unremovable and effectively useless. Like the [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Prime]] figure he comes with, he features a punching gimmick, having a spring-loaded waist that snaps back when twisted. Unfortunately, Megatron's balljoint hips and the swivel joints between his thighs and knees are rather loose, making it difficult to pose the figure in such a way that he stands on his own. The figure features a silver color scheme and battle damage paint applications. Also included was [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video#Pack-in disc|a DVD]] featuring the first episode of ''Transformers Animated''.

:The design makes it tricky to tell which end of his Fusion Fighter mode is the front and which is the back.

:This toy was also released in a 2-pack with Prowl as a Wal*Mart [[exclusive]] (see below).

:If you want to be pedantic about it, the battle implied by the battle-pack pairing is technically a timeline impossibility, insofar as it depicts Cybertron Mode Megatron versus Earth Mode Optimus. It is also [[scale]]d incorrectly, as Megatron was shown as being notably larger than Optimus in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]".]

:This mold was used to make the third prize of the [[Hasbro UK exclusive limited Edition Handmade Samples]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=429 More information on Battle Begins Megatron at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/BattleBeginsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on "The Battle Begins" Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Fight of Start''' (Deluxe 2-pack, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-F'''

:For its Japanese release, "Battle Begins" Megatron was given a shinier metallic paint job (sans battle damage) and white-bordered Decepticon symbols, like the majority of the TakaraTomy ''Animated'' toys. The figure was only available in a 2-pack with a redecoed version of the Deluxe-scale CYBERTRON Mode Optimus Prime.

:The title of this set in Japanese is "hajimari no taiketsu" - which amounts to "the battle begins" when translated, but the back of the box chooses to render the phrase as "Fight of Start". [[Engrish|Oh well...]]

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[[File:AniDXMegsGoldVersion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| All that glitters is gold.]]
*'''Megatron Gold Version''' (Deluxe, 2011)

:A gold-chromed version of the Deluxe-class Battle Begins Megatron, Megatron Gold Version was made available to residents of Japan via a lottery. There were several ways to enter the drawing for him: one could clip out and send in a barcode from a single standard ''Animated'' toy or a single standard ''Autobot Alliance'' live action film series toy (or four EZ Collection barcodes), '''or''' send in 5 Sega Transformers trading cards, '''or''' cut out and send in the appropriate portion of the character cards included with volumes 4 or 5 of Paramount of Japan's ''Animated'' DVDs or the "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge]] Greatest Hits" DVD. The entry period of the drawing was November 1st, 2010 to January 16th, 2011.

:Megatron Gold Version was limited to 1,000 pieces.

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====Voyager Class====
[[File:Animated megatron voyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Curse you, Earth's atmosphere! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TFA-TA06-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''CYBERTRON Mode Megatron''' (Voyager, 2008/2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-06'''
**''Accessories'': Missile

: A larger, bulkier, more detailed, and more gimmick-laden iteration of the same character design used in the deluxe-scaled versus pack toy. Note that while both modes of both toys look very similar, they have different transformation mechanisms and are not a simple upscaling/downscaling of each other. Where the deluxe version is straight silver, this version has a pearl-gray paint scheme. The figure features an [[Automorph Technology|automorph]] gimmick in the chest, which closes like a clamshell in transforming to robot mode. A second automorph gimmick is built into the energon blades on the cannon, swinging them into place to form a polearm. Red translucent plastic is heavily used throughout the figure, including in the light piping for the head and the missile for the spring-loaded cannon. Even his ''fingers'' are made of energon, it seems.

:This toy apparently had a safety modification done late on in the design process (late enough that it doesn't show up on the instructions), possibly as a result of drop test failure. The strut that holds his fusion cannon has been reinforced, and as a result, his cannon cannot be mounted flush against his arm. It is also noted that his cannon easily pops off.

:As with the smaller figure above, it's not obvious exactly what end is the front of his spaceship mode. Neither orientation really matches up to the version seen in the show, which had the fusion cannon mounted in a way that's impossible with both toys.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=431 More information on Megatron (Cybertron Mode) at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/VoyagerMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cybertron Mode Megatron at TFU.info]''

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====Leader Class====
[[File:Animated megatron leader.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I kill you till you're dead!" ''(Hasbro Version pictured)'']]
[[File:TFA-TA26-Light-and-Sound-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2008/2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-26'''
**''Accessories'' Missile, 2 rotor-swords

: Megatron's "Earth" robot mode bears a significant resemblance to Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars story pages and comic|Super Megatron]] from the ''Battlestars'' storyline, and thus, in turn, to his original G1 body. His alt-mode is a dual-rotored helicopter design, somewhat like an [[Incinerator (Movie)|Osprey]] [[Obsidian (BM)|helicopter]] or the [[Cobra]] Mamba. Its rotors form double-bladed swords. The fusion cannon is attached to the left arm out of the box, but it can be detached and put on either arm. It has wheels for use in vehicle mode, and if it is removed, then (undocumented) landing gear can be deployed to make up for the loss. Interestingly, it seems the alt-mode was originally intended to allow for the removal of the cannon without removal of the bottom half of the fuselage. With a fair amount of force the cannon can be popped off (and will reattach), but the cannon mount/fuselage lower half does not provide the front landing gear with sufficient clearance to fully extend. The toy has a [[Gimmick|voice chip]], activated by pressing the Decepticon symbol on his chest. If used in robot mode it says one of three quotes: "Crush the Autobots!", "Where is the AllSpark?", and (glorious) evil laughter, all three lines are terrifically cheesy. In helicopter mode it makes the sound of the rotors warming up, spinning, and powering down. When the cockpit is moved during transformation the classic G1/Animated [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] is heard. It is compatible with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] toy, but it does not change his quotes.

: The instructions leave a couple of things out. First, the shoulders should be pushed backwards/upwards for vehicle mode. This lowers the wings down and aligns the front of the engines with the back. Second, the barrel of the cannon can be rotated 180 degrees (at a separate pivot from the one at its base) for robot mode, to better match how it looks in the cartoon, with the red stripes facing his arm. Considering how padded the instructions are to mask the relatively simple transformation (two whole steps just to move the rear landing gear), leaving all this out is quite a feat. Bad Hasbro.

:There is no doubt whatsoever as to which end is the front and which is the back of his vehicle mode.

: The TakaraTomy version of the toy, titled "'''Megatron Light & Sound'''", features a metallic silver and red paint job, and replaces the English voice clips with typically hammy Japanese ones by [[Norio Wakamoto]]: "I am Megatron" in Japanese and "Megatron, transform!" and "Fusion Cannon!" in [[Engrish]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=430 More information on Megatron (Leader Class) at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Leader Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:SBAniMegs..jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I defy the Unicron Trilogy. Defy it, I say!]]
*'''Shadow Blade Megatron''' (Leader, 2008)

: A [[Black repaint|black]], grey and purple redeco of Megatron's leader class mold with a slight remolding to the tail... that's NOT called [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]]. YeabuhWHA?

:Surprisingly for a Hasbro produced redeco, Shadow Blade Megatron is cast entirely in black plastic with the exception of his translucent parts. His nose is not painted, so whenever his lights light up...his nose glows red.

: Many units of this figure have a slight molding problem that prevents him from actually moving his face when the Decepticon insignia is pressed. However, as many units are also unaffected, this may have been an inconsistent problem or corrected by a running change.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=2079 More information on Shadow Blade Megatron at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/SBMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Shadow Blade Megatron at TFU.info]''

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====Activators====
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[[File:Megatronanimatedactivator.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Transform and shrink down!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (Activators, 2008)

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Activators]], this version of Megatron is a very simplified, roughly-Basic-sized version of his Earth mode. His spring-loaded transformation from vehicle to robot mode is activated by a single switch on the back of his copter mode.

:Despite having a cannon on the bottom of his vehicle mode, he does not possess one on either arm in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=2080 More information on Megatron (Activator) at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/ActMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Activators Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Animated Super Collection Vol. 1''' (multipack, 2010)

: Released in October 2010 in Japan, the "Animated Super Collection Vol. 1" giftset contained slight redecos of Activators Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. Like Activators Optimus Prime, Megatron is unchanged from it's American release.

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====Fast Food toys====
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[[File:McdonaldsAnimatedMegatron.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Nope, it's still just a robot lying down.]]
*'''Megatron''' (McDonald's Happy Meal Toys, 2008)

:This is a very simple representation of Megatron in his Earth form. It transforms by rotating the head, lying face down and flipping the arms onto the back. The robot mode seems to have taken priority in the design process, since the vehicle mode looks like his robot mode lying down. Megatron does not come with his signature arm cannon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/McMegatron/megatron.htm More information on McDonald's Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TFA McD Megatron Jumpstarter.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb| It's hard to keep in shape when you spend so much time as a disembodied head!]]
*'''Megatron''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toys, 2008)

:This is a very simplistic version of Megatron, he converts from non-articulated robot mode to a "folded" robot with three wheels (which is a very non-show-accurate alt-mode). Like the G1 [[Jumpstarter]]s toys he features a pull-back motor in vehicle mode that propels him forward on smooth surfaces; after a short run the latch that keeps his spring-loaded legs releases, causing him to flip forward and into upright robot mode.
:Like the rest of his assortment, this Megatron was only available in Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela.

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====Other====

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[[File:MarauderMegatron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Tonight, I dine on turtle soup!]]
*'''Marauder Megatron'''
**''Accessories:'' Missiles

:A mold of Megatron as a [[Triple Changer]] in the canceled fourth season. He has a jet mode and a tank mode, and his robot mode head has a muzzle-like plate over the mouth in a homage to ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] also based the design on [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars story pages and comic|Super and Ultra Megatron]] from ''[[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)| Return of Convoy]]''.[http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/878717866]

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==Notes==
[[File:AnimatedMegatronMovieHat.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|They moonlight as lawn darts.]]

[[File:AnimatedMegatronAltmode.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"''That's'' a ship?!" "Who cares, as long as it flies."]]

[[File:AniMegsKatana.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Where is my [[fusion cannon]]?! All Megatrons should have them! ALL OF THEM, I TELL YOU!!!]]

* Megatron's pre-Earth head has a rather pointed resemblance to the somewhat early head of 2007 movie's [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], which went unused in the actual movie but appeared on loads of promotional materials and merchandise. Also in common with Movie Megatron, ''Animated'' Megatron lay inert for many years while his technology was [[Sector Seven|reverse-engineered by humans]].
* He is, additionally, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|not the only Megatron]] to spend time as [[Grand Mal|a giant, disembodied head]].
* Megatron's cannon makes the same sound as his [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s weapon, except with additional effects mixed in to make it actually sound like a laser cannon and not a blender.
* Megatron's outer space alt mode, shown for all of 20 seconds, has ''two'' toy molds devoted to it. Though these "Cybertron mode" toys resemble each other, neither looks anything like the alt mode of the pre-Earth Megatron seen on the show.
* Megatron is the only one of the original 5 Decepticons in ''Animated'' actually to have a Cybertronian vehicle mode design. Although the others have different robot mode kibble before they scan their Earth modes, none of them had an alt-mode created. Having a toy helps. (This is in contrast to the Autobots, who all had Cybertronian-modes designed for them from the start, even if we didn't see them in the first episode.)
* Sumdac found Megatron's head intact in its original Cybertronian mode. The head housed in his lab, however, is essentially a damaged version of his Earth-mode head. Presumably, this change is the result of Sumdac's destructive tinkering and research over the fifty years Megatron was in stasis lock.
* According to ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The Allspark Almanac]]'', Megatron's Earth mode cockpit seats five.
* When he was a disembodied head, Megatron had a pupil in his right eye, similar to the Autobots. Once he regained his body, this never appeared again.
* An early image of Megatron's Earth body had slight differences from the finished product, most notably the lack of a fusion cannon and the presence of a katana instead of his twin swords. This image originally appeared as part of an Amazon.com listing for [[Transformers Animated Volume 2|volume 2]] of [[IDW Publishing]]'s screenshot-based ''[[Transformers Animated (IDW)|Transformers Animated]]'' adaption series.
* In the initial planning phases of the never-greenlit fourth season, Megatron would have broken out of prison on Cybertron and become a [[Triple Changer]], as detailed in the ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II]]''.
*In the Transformers Animated profile shorts, Megatron is introduced to the audience by Optimus in "[[Meet Megatron]]."

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')

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