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Kiss

2022-06-04T01:22:32Z

DJ-Dee: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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[[File:Arcee_and_Aileron.jpeg|right|thumb|upright=2.2|"Japan surrenders, end of war!"]]
A '''kiss''' is a peculiar sort of bonding ritual involving (sometimes mutual) oral contact, especially among [[human]]s. The reasons for this strange phenomenon are usually beyond some [[Transformer]]s' understanding, resulting in many an uncomfortable line of questioning. Are these fleshlings transmitting data? Is it an energy-transferral process? Why are they doing it in [[Bumblebee (G1)|my back seat]]? Why, when the humans do kissing on me, does it [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|grant me special powers?]]

Some other Transformers understand kissing juuuuust fine.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
[[File:Hardtoexplain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.55|More of a "tongue-transferral process."]]
Shortly after the Transformers first woke up on [[Earth]], an [[Autobot]] reconnaissance expedition was thoroughly confused by the sight of automobiles parked in a drive-in theater playing a movie that featured two humans kissing. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Kissprimitiveform.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Looks like he's about to round third base as well.]]
It has been stated on a few occasions that the kiss is an act of atonement for past perceived misdeeds. However, this information comes from a very small dataset, specifically the individual human named [[Jesse (G1)|Jesse]]. While in the company of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], she has repeatedly described the act of kissing as "apologizing". Since the use of this term has not been observed in use by any other human (other than Buster himself, seemingly part of an attempt to encourage continued kissing from Jesse), the conclusions one can draw are strictly limited. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}

Kissing is not limited to the humans of Earth. The ritual is also practiced on [[Nebulos]] by the Nebulans [[Gort]] and [[Marita]]. The Autobot [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] was able to witness this event, which caused a short but violent war between their race and the Transformers. Clearly volatile emotions surround this act. Highbrow, at the time, was not able to ascertain whether kissing was akin to a [[binomial data transfer]], and even after [[binary bonding]] with Gort, answers have not been forthcoming. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}
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====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
[[File:Megrimlocknokisser.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|ME GRIMLOCK SAY NO MEANS NO. ''(Grimlock and Re-Cycle are to the left.)'']]
During the [[Golden Age]], the [[Autobot]]s were known to have engaged in kissing, as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] was kissed by his girlfriend [[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[Attack of the Alien Robots|Dash Jordan]] was such a brave fool, he deserved a kiss—several times. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

The dominant species of the planet [[Brobdingnag]] also engaged in kissing. The boy [[Aron]] received a goodnight kiss from [[Aron's parents|his father]] after a day with some conflict between them. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}

[[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|Astoria]] kisses [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]'s face before parting. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

The [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] have adopted the human ritual of kissing, apparently after watching much of their television transmissions. [[Re-Cycle]] even kissed the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot leader]] [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. This act greatly confused the Dinobot leader, and caused him to reassert his status as "king". {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] described the (to him) pleasing sound of the [[harmony]] as "a musical kiss". {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

[[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Dirk Manus]] shared several kisses during their time together, confusing the witnessing [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], who called it a bizarre Earth ritual. Dirk used one kiss to distract Marissa as he stole her blaster. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}}

[[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] used hugs and kisses to distract [[Guyhawk]] from just hearing him plot to get rid of him. {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}}
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====Beast Era====
[[File:AgendaPart3 Rattrap kisses Rhinox.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
The [[Maximal]] [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] were depicted as implicitly kissing on several occasions, but the act was typically kept off-screen. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} The closest we got to seeing the pair smooch was when their lips ''juuuuuust'' about touched right before a camera-pan out cut away from the action. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} After Blackarachnia's Transmetal 2 upgrade, the pair's first kiss zapped Silverbolt with "Transmetal power," leaving his head crackling with energy. {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}}

When Rhinox caught Rattrap, saving him from a nasty fall, Rattrap comedically kissed Rhinox on the cheek, prompting Rhinox to drop him to the ground. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}.

After finally deciding to quit the Predacons, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] sarcastically implored [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] to plant a "big wet juicy one" right on his posterior. They declined the invitation and shot him instead. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] kissed in the midst of an argument, but as with Blackarachnia and Silverbolt's past lip-locks, the act went unseen. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}} Silverbolt and Blackarachnia almost celebrated the reformatting of Cybertron with a kiss, until Waspinator flew bewtween them, interrupting them. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}

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====''Kiss Players''====
Oh God. You don't want to know. You shouldn't know. But your curiosity will get to you. [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|We apologize for any damage caused to your psyche or immortal soul.]]

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:ThePriceOfYou-smoochy.jpg|Right|thumb|upright=1.66|Let's merge.]]

As part of [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]'s dream of a happy domestic life with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], the two bots got very close to kissing before the dream was interrupted by a [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgically]]-connected [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|The Price of You}}

[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] gave [[Aileron]] a big ol' smooch right on the lips as thanks for saving her life. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}} Apparently both sides found it enjoyable, as Arcee gave Aileron another kiss on the forehead shortly after she was teleported to [[Earth]] and decked Starscream across the face. {{storylink|Road's End}}

[[File:ASparkAmongEmbers-smoochy.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.9|Die mad about it.]]

[[Anode]] and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]], awaiting a possibly deadly battle, kissed before expressing their love for each other. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep5-Blackarachnia-kisses-Airazor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
After being saved from falling to her death by [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] thanked her "heroine" by kissing her on the cheek—much to the former's surprise. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
[[File:Tread&Circuits2 KnockOutBreakdownKiss.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|They said "start race", not "suck face"!]]

[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] shared a kiss just before the [[Speedia 500]] started. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}}

===Live-action film series===
[[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] could be found macking on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] hood (note: he was in car mode) to the strains of [[Linkin Park]], as the other Autobots watched. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===

[[File:TFA Black Friday ME GRIMLOCK IN LOVE.jpg|thumb|left|Spoiler alert, he doesn't get the kiss.]]

[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] sometimes look to come close to doing this but it tends to just be a trick on Blackarachnia's part. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}} {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] has shown interest in wanting to steal a kiss from Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The Autobots were shocked and bewildered by the sight of two humans kissing on [[television]]. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
After exchanging playful banter, [[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] and [[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] started making out in front of the other [[Underbase]] bots. [[Demolishor (SG)|Demolishor]] questioned this practice while [[Highwire]] expressed fear that he and his friends had been turned into cyborgs specifically for smooching purposes. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

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Oracle (G1)

2022-06-04T01:05:47Z

DJ-Dee: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Oracle}}
:''The Oracle is a mysterious being from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Oracle COTP thumb.gif|thumb|upright=1.66|Primacron's assistant was a lava lamp?]]

The '''Oracle''' was once the assistant of [[Primacron]], an ageless creature of magnificent intellect. Primacron built the Oracle to help him create life, but the Oracle's corporeal existence was cut short after the birth of [[Unicron]].

It is also known as '''Primacron's assistant'''.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Gregg Berger]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Werner Abrolat]] (German)}}
[[File:CallOfThePrimitivces Primacron's assistant.jpg|thumb|left|]]

Originally an ape-like robotic creature, the Oracle was badly damaged when Unicron attacked Primacron. His essence fled to a dead world at the center of the universe, where it resided for millions of years.

In 2006, when Primacron created a new universe-destroying monster, [[Tornedron]], the Oracle telepathically summoned the "Primitives", all of the animal and monster Transformers from both the [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] factions, to his world. There, appearing to them only as iridescent energy within a subterranean cave, he explained his hope that the Primitives' simple instincts could defeat the meticulous planning of Primacron. The Primitives tried their best, but Tornedron sucked their life forces dry, leaving only [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], who had been overlooked when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] collapsed on him. Grimlock pursued Tornedron back to Primacron's laboratory, where he saved the day by proving the Oracle right; he randomly chose to flip a switch that reversed Tornedron's energy flow, causing him to dissipate and restoring everything he had consumed to life. {{Storylink|Call of the Primitives}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{main|Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

==Notes==
[[File:OracleMatrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|That Matrix sure gets around!]]
*The name "Oracle" was never used in the episode-itself, with "Primacron's assistant" being the only name spoken for the character. The name comes from the episode's script as well as Japanese sourcebooks.
*The cast notes for "Call of the Primitives" explain that the Oracle is the life force of one of Primacron's Primitives, thereby explaining his unusual, ape-like appearance and bodiless nature. What is infinitely ''more'' enigmatic about the character, however, is the scene in which we are shown his essence leaving his body—an essence that is visually identical to the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. What this means has never been clarified in English fiction. Whether or not it was [[Authorial intent| intended]] by the [[Donald F. Glut|writer]] is unknown, but seems unlikely, given that said writer could not care less about the franchise. Likewise, whether it was something added by someone else, or even if it was just an unintended animation mistake is, at this point, never likely to be known. In Japan, however, the scene is taken at face value and is the subject of a long running retcon.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Oracle''' (オラクル ''Orakuru'')
*''German:'' '''Orakel'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shèngxián''' (China, 圣贤, "Sage")

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File:Lord chumley plaque.jpg

2022-05-30T01:13:09Z

DJ-Dee:

{{G1cap|The plaque on [[ Chumley| Chumley's]] wall for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime's]] head.|Prime Target (episode)|5|eptitle=Prime Target}}

Sky Lynx (SG)

2022-05-27T19:06:01Z

DJ-Dee: /* Notes */

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{{disambig3.5|the humble evil Autobot|his egotistical heroic counterpart|Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx}}
:''Sky Lynx is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:SkyLynxSG.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|He probably sounds just like Droopy.]]
Humble and self-deprecating, '''Sky Lynx''' feels eternal shame. He was once Lieutenant Commander of [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'s grand and sinister [[Autobot]] army, but after suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of [[Wheelie (SG)|Wheelie]], he tendered his resignation. After a bitter exile which he himself enforced, he was courted by [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]'s cult. In the service of the Old One's agents, he dares to hope of finding redemption.

Sky Lynx's space shuttle form is able to split into two bestial components: the shuttle portion transforms into a winged cat mode, and the shuttle's cargo underbelly transforms into a reptile form. Each half can be operated independently. Curiously, due to the [[unspace|subspace]] generators installed within, the interior of his combined shuttle mode is three times the volume of his exterior.

He is prone to fly into anxiety attacks whenever he hears poetry, music, or any kind of rhyming speech.

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==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[File:SGAlphaTrioncultists.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|Nom nom nom nom.]]
Sky Lynx was the Lieutenant Commander of the Cybertron Army's Ninth Omega Sentinel Brigade, but when the Great War began, he left to follow Optimus Prime. Though Sky Lynx had limited success, when the barbarian-lord Wheelie crushed his army in a humiliating defeat, he shamefully announced his retirement and retreated to the shadows. After a period of exile, the former Lieutenant Commander was recruited by the agents of Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26|Sky Lynx's profile in Club magazine #26}}

Alpha Trion returned to his dimension after an absence, and Sky Lynx was happy to once again humbly serve his master. Having found and subdued [[Breakdown (SG)|Breakdown]] outside the Old One's lab, he laid the defeated Decepticon down at Alpha Trion's feet. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 1}}

Weeks later, after the assassination of [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], Sky Lynx and [[Nightscream (TransTech)|Nightscream]] followed Alpha Trion to confront Optimus Prime, intent on his assassination as well. Unfortunately, the three had not counted on Prime's new warrior, [[Omega Doom]], and Sky Lynx and Nightscream stared dumbfounded after one blast left their leader a distant smear on the ground. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}}

Some time later, Sky Lynx had rejoined the Autobots. When the Autobot assault on [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon City]] on [[Earth]] failed, Sky Lynx acted as getaway transport for the villains. {{storylink|Restoration}} He had to apologetically inform [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] that unless they lightened his load, they weren't going to make it to their destination. Rodimus took that as his cue to kick Optimus Prime and a few other Autobots off the ship. {{storylink|Familiar Reflections}}

When the dark [[Primus]] assumed his robot mode, Sky Lynx transported many of his fellow Rodimus-aligned Autobots in fleeing the transforming world, traveling for parts unknown. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}

==Notes==
*Although Sky Lynx is described as being able to split into two parts like his [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], the artwork depicts him as a triple changer instead, with shuttle and cargo sections present in both reptile and lynx modes.
*While it isn't able to split into two components, the Combiner Wars toy for Generation 1 Sky Lynx is capable of turning into the winged lynx mode of this Sky Lynx with a bit of [[Fan mode| fiddling around.]]

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File:ChooseMe-engagement.jpg

2022-05-27T11:19:42Z

DJ-Dee:

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Kreon

2022-05-26T17:01:54Z

DJ-Dee: /* Standard Kreons */

[[File:Megatronkreo-wallpaper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I Am Empire]]

'''Kreons''' are a form of brick-made beings, coming in both [[Transformer]] and [[human]] varieties.<ref>Okay, with the introduction of the ''Cityville'' line there are monster Kreons too. But so far there's been no fictional crossover between ''Transformers'' and ''Cityville'' so we're discounting that for now. Carry on.</ref> This difference seems to be largely superficial in nature.

Generally, Kreons are mischievous, eccentric troublemakers given to acting ridiculous. Thanks to their brick-made nature, they can be taken apart and put back together pretty easily, with no real harm done. (Well, physically, at least. Mentally? Probably not so much either, given the Kreons' general disposition.)

==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Kreons hail from two different brick-based worlds; Transformer Kreons come from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and [[human]]s from [[Earth]]. The Autobots left Cybertron in the hopes of finding energy blocks that would feed them, with the Decepticons in hot pursuit. They crash-landed on Earth and woke up millions of years later in search of blocks! {{storylink|Kreon Story}} While the Autobots work alongside the human Kreons peacefully, naturally the Decepticons have no such intentions.

Both sides of Transformer Kreons have displayed the ability to manipulate the block-based world, turning ordinary vehicles into "Mega" versions of themselves via their "Block-Transform" power.<ref>"[[Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!]]"</ref><ref>"[[Bumblebee! The Gentle-Hearted Autobot Warrior]]"</ref> These larger robots appear to have very limited intelligence, mostly obeying the commands of their creators.

==Toys==
:*''For a complete listing of all Kreons and the sets they come with, see '''[[Kre-O#Building sets|here]]'''.''

===Standard Kreons===
[[File:KreO-Toy KreonBuild.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Parts is parts.]]
Kreons are miniature figures roughly 1¾ inches tall. They follow the nominal parts list of the industry standard, the [[LEGO]] Minifigure: head, torso, left & right arms, hands, waist, left & right legs. The head has a single hollowed top-stud to add a helmet/hat/hairpiece to. However, the Kreons feature some very key design differences from the Minifigure, many of which ''really'' come into play with the Micro-Changer series (see below).
* The waist is connected to the torso with a single large post, which is the same length and width as the neck post, itself the width of a standard connector stud. This not only gives the figure a swivel-waist, but allows "backpack" pieces to be attached at the waist, and for normal bricks to be attached to the waist-post.
* The arms and legs are connected to the torso and waist by a ball-and-socket connection, and both use exactly the same size. This not only increases the Kreons' posability, but enables arms and legs to be swapped. There are other pieces designed to be attached to these connectors.
* Kreon arms have a thin "bicep" that is the same size as a standard accessory post, enabling c-clip pieces to be attached to them. At first this was mainly used to add ornamental accessories to the Kreons, like smokestacks to [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and arm-blasters to [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]], but since then has become a valuable tool in alt-mode construction. Unfortunately, many early Kreons suffer from this arm-clip connections being too loose.
* The wrist part of the arm is the same width at the "cuff" as a standard brick stud. While there are some tolerance issues with earlier sets that can cause stress markings, this enables you to plug bricks onto the Kreon wrists once you remove their hands. Unfortunately, the wrist socket is just a hair too wide to snugly fit an accessory-width post. There are, however, a few different accessories that can be firmly plugged in there, including a blaster, a blade, and a claw. In 2014, the cuff was [[retool]]ed to be less "soft edged", with sharper angles and a flat 90-degree cut at the cuff socket, making it a better post.
* Each leg has an accessory-post hole on the outer face, largely for use in adding wheel pieces as decoration; later ''[[Star Trek]]'' sets would use this peg to "holster" phasers and other accessories that have a short peg on the side. The holes for the feet also have a thinner "trench" deeper inside that is accessory-post width.

Almost every ''Kre-O'' set comes with at least one Kreon. Sets with large robot/vehicle builds typically include a Kreon version of that character, as well as a human companion.

Among the older [[fandom]], the Kreons were the real highlights of the line. Lucky for them, in the second year of ''Kre-O Transformers'', the line shifted to a heavier focus on Kreon-scaled play, rather than gigantic robot/vehicle builds. Subsequent sets featured Kreon-compatible mini-playsets and vehicles, including a few "[[army-building|army-builder]]" sets without large-robot builds at all.

In 2013, Hasbro released two [[Kre-O#Kreon Ultimate Collection|Kreon Ultimate Collection]] packs that each contain five different Kreon characters, all of which have been featured in various previous sets. These Kreons come with nothing but their own weapons. Later that year, Hasbro introduced the [[Kre-O#Custom Kreons|Custom Kreons]], a line of individually-boxed Kreons that come with numerous extra accessories and body parts, and a buildable "parts rack" to put all the extra stuff on. Many of these pieces are [[vacuum metallizing|chromed]] or translucent, and the [[tampograph]]s a bit more elaborate than previous versions of the characters.

====2015 Revision====
For the 2015 line and beyond, the Kreon body was ''extensively'' retooled; only the head seems to have gone unaltered. Much of the tooling is not immediately noticeable and done for structural stability, but the end result is a major changeup:
* The hands are no longer centered vertically on the wrist-socket, giving them a raised side that can be used as a standard stud like LEGO Minifigures have had since forever and is extremely useful and ''why wasn't this part of Kreon construction from the beginning aaaarrrrrrrgh''. The new wrists have a smaller locking ring than the older ones.
* The waist connection now uses a "peg-in-post" method, with a hollow stud-width post on the waist, and a thin post inside the torso that slides inside. This makes the joined parts much stronger, seemingly in response to the extra weight of the larger Battle Changer builds (see below), but also means you can mount accessories on the waist-post, which can probably be useful in ''some'' manner.
* Where the prior torso was designed to attach at the bottom to a normal stud in the center, with notches in the sides to allow for the studs to either side, the new torso now sits centered on two studs, just like LEGO figures have since forever. (''Much'' more useful for "building up" Kreons.)
* The waist is now symmetrical front-to-back, lacking the recessed -ahem- groin and tiny "belt buckle" indent indicating the front of the waist.
* The neck-post is similarly hollow, and can be used as an accessory-mount.
* The arm and leg ball-and-socket joints are smaller than the prior Kreon connections. The sockets also have extra slots cut into them to minimize plastic stressing.
* The problem of items clipped to the biceps having loose, floppy connections has been eliminated completely, if not taken to juuuust a hair too ''tight'' a grip.
* The cuffs are even more sharply-defined than the 2014 retooling.
* The soles of the feet now feature a deeper post-hole inside, rather than the shallow trench in the prior build. This makes it a lot easier to plug accessories into the feet (a feature not used often in ''Transformers'' kits, but one the later China-only ''Armor Hero Captor'' sets would use to interesting effect).

All of these changes make the new-style Kreons almost totally incompatible with the prior four years' Kreon parts. You can swap heads freely, you can put a new lower body onto an older-style Kreon's torso, but not the other way around, and that's about it as far as cross-compatibility goes. On the other hand, the relative scarcity of 2015 ''Kre-O'' product, especially in the US, means this might not be an issue for most fans in the first place.
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===Micro-Changer Kreons===
[[File:KreO-Toy ArceeKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], a fairly standard robot/car Micro-Changer.]]

Introduced in [[2012]], the [[Micro-Changer]]s sub-line adds a new element to Kreon figures; extra parts allow each figure to "transform" into a vehicle or beast (or whatever) by being taken apart and rebuilt, a feature that takes full advantage of the Kreons' unique construction as described above. These alt-forms are very simple, and none of them have actual rolling wheels or anything, but for the size, it's pretty slick. Cars, tanks, jets, beasts... a ''lot'' of variety of form for such tiny builds. These Kreons also have slightly different hands than non-Micro-Changers; these have much straighter wrists, so hand-held wheels aren't all wonky in ground-vehicle mode and such.

The majority of these figures come as [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] individual figures in waves of twelve. Individual code numbers were printed on each bag, so you can get the specific one you want if you have the code/bot listing on-hand, or at least avoid the unintentional purchase of doubles if you don't. By late 2014 however, the bag codes vanished from new runs of these figures -distributed primarily through drug stores and "dollar" stores- apparently due to gambling laws. (No, we don't know how, but that's what Hasbro told us. ''All'' blindbagged figures from ''every'' toymaker similarly dropped ID codes about then, so yeah, very likely true.)

There are also Micro-Changer Combiners, boxed sets of four Kreons and extra parts that enable them to not only be rebuilt into individual vehicles/beasts/whatevers, but also combine into a larger single robot, a little under the size of a modern Deluxe-class Transformer. As most of these sets are based on pre-existing combiner teams with at least ''five'' members, the missing fifth (and sometimes sixth) member typically ends up in a concurrent wave of the blindbagged figures. Integrating them into the combined mode is a puzzle for you to figure out on your own.

:*''For a list of all Micro-Changer Kreons, see '''[[Micro-Changer]]'''.''

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==Notes==
* The first year and change of the line had quite a few tolerance issues with the Kreons, ''especially'' the arms. The wrist/cuff connectors often had stress marks right out of the package, and the biceps could oftentimes be just a ''teeeeeeeny'' bit too thin, resulting in clip-on guns and such just flopping around. Later runs largely fixed these issues, though you still might wanna exercise caution with the wrist/cuff thing.
* Also, be very careful with certain Kreon helmets, like those belonging to [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Soundwave (Kre-O)|Soundwave]]. These tend to be a little tight on a Kreon head (even moreso on a LEGO Minifigure head), and getting the head out of the helmet can be tricky. The simplest way is to pull the head sideways (so that you're increasing the friction against the neck post) while also pulling up. That should create enough friction to let the helmet pop loose. If that doesn't work try stuffing a thin eraser into the hole in the head, something that will push outward and find purchase without stressing the part.
* In ''Kre-O''{{'}}s second year, [[human]] Kreons were given a new arm type with rounded-off shoulders rather than the blocky-angular ones still employed by the Transformers characters, a design move concurrent with the human-centric ''Kre-O Battleship'' line. So far only one Transformer ''intentionally'' uses this shoulder type, [[Nautilator (Kre-O)|Nautilator]]. Your [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] may or may not accidentally use this, as there is a red-armed human [[Construction Worker]] in the same set, and, well, [[misassembly]] errors happen.
* Another jump-over from the ''Battleship'' series into ''Transformers'' are the arms used by the alien Kreons. So far, this piece has only appeared in the [[Kre-O#Custom Kreons|Custom Kreon]] sets as bonus parts. The wrist/cuff connector has been overhauled, making it a normal hollowed-stud that is easier to use with standard pieces. It also snugly fits both the standard Kreon wrist-accessories ''and'' the normal accessory posts. Pity it's all weird techy-organicy-looking and longer than a normal Kreon arm, limiting its usefulness somewhat.
* In 2015, the Kreons had screw-holes added to their waist joints and neck posts, while smaller posts for the waist were added inside the torso, and the arms's and legs's ball-and-socket joints became slightly smaller.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Kre-O humans]]
[[Category:Kre-O]]
[[Category:Kreons| ]]
[[Category:Transformers]]

File:Chaos RunamuckonBlastOff.jpg

2022-05-23T15:45:11Z

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{{G1cap|[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] fires [[death crystal | death crystals]] while riding on [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]].|Chaos (episode)|6|eptitle=Chaos}}

Titan Hunter

2022-05-22T03:03:40Z

DJ-Dee:

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:''The Titan Hunters are a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTE-17-TitanHunters.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]

The [[Titan (group)|Titans]] were huge, ancient Cybertronians and possessors of near-mystical abilities including the ability to [[Space bridge|warp space and time]]. They left Cybertron millions of years before the war began, taking their secrets with them. Unfortunately, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] had heard enough stories to think finding these legendary figures, murdering them and salvaging their body parts was a ''really'' good idea. To this end, he assembled the '''Titan Hunters''', an elite group of Decepticons who follow the wakes Titans leave behind.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
The Titan Hunters were formed after [[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Metroplex's disappearance]] to find and locate him so that Megatron could utilize his space bridge technology. They hunted after him in the [[Empirion]] with Thundercracker acting as a science officer for the group. After countless fruitless searches Thundercracker found a piece of metal from Metroplex that he used to track the Titan to another asteroid (telling Bludgeon that it was a hunch). The new asteroid turned out to be populated by [[Urtuskian]]s and filled with a reservoir of energon. This asteroid did turn out to be the location of Metroplex who soon left after being discovered by Thundercracker and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]. These events led to Thundercracker being kicked out of the Titan Hunters. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Sometime later, the group discovered [[Quintessa (IDW)|a different Titan]] who [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] managed to kill and control—leading to him being separated from the group. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

An unknown period of time later the Titan Hunters came under the employ of [[Solomus|Tyrest]] with the mission to—unsurprisingly—kill Titans. Under the employ of Tyrest the group found and killed a vast amount of Titans. [[Minimus Ambus]] was unaware of this alliance—suggesting that Tyrest wished it to remain secret. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

Once again on the trail of Metroplex the hunters attacked the ''[[Lost Light]]'' with the intention of retrieving his thumb from the ship. The group easily took control of the ship due to [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trail<s>breaker</s>-cutter]] being the only member of the crew active. Trailcutter first dealt with the Insecticons Chop Shop and Venom before retrieving a remote control from [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s lab. Trailcutter used the remote to turn off the gravity and fool the Decepticons into believing that he still had his forcefield powers. Trailcutter then convinced Lockdown that he had his spark contained in a forcefield- sending the hunters into a retreat. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

The Titan Hunters later attacked [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s scouting group on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] while they were exploring the reignited [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} The Hunters chased the group through the bodies of the Titans in the graveyard of the giant 'bots. Likely due to their experience of taking down the citybots, the Titan Hunters were more effective at hunting down Rodimus and cornered down the impulsive 'bot last, but not without the loss of two "Vehicons". Lockdown's team later took the group to Tyrest to face charges of "crimes against creation". {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

The Titan Hunters later abandoned the Moon after Tyrest was defeated. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

==Members==
===Bludgeon's team===
{{collist|2|
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (Leader)
*[[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]
*[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]
*[[Guardminder]]s
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]
*[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]
}}

===Lockdown's team===
{{collist|2|
*[[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] (Leader)
*[[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
*[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]
*[[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
*"[[Vehicon (G1)|Vehicons]]"
*[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]
}}

Lockdown's team also includes numerous unnamed "[[generic]]" Transformers, who are all based on non-[[Generation 1 continuity family]] characters, including a few who have nothing to do with ''Transformers'' at all.
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:ReluctantSpecialist-BlitzvingLugnut.jpg|Based on [[Blitzwing (Animated)|''Animated'' Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|''Animated'' Lugnut]]; appear in ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]''
File:DenO.jpg|Based on {{w|Kamen Rider Den-O (character)|the title character}} of ''{{w|Kamen Rider Den-O}}''; appears in [[Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|''More than Meets the Eye'' #17]]
File:RemainInLight Prime Insecticon.jpg|Based on the [[Insecticon (WFC)|''Prime'' Insecticons]]; appears in [[Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|''More than Meets the Eye'' #18]]
File:ReluctantSpecialist-V3.jpg|Based on {{w|Kamen Rider V3 (character)|the title character}} of ''{{w|Kamen Rider V3}}''; appears in ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]''
</gallery></center>

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[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]

Yoketron (Animated)

2022-05-21T04:04:41Z

DJ-Dee: /* Foreign names */

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{{disambig2|Prowl's sensei from ''Animated''|Sprocket's imaginary friend from ''Wings Universe''|Yoketron (G1)}}
:''Yoketron is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].
[[Image:YoketronAnimated-model.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"I find that offensive. Just because I am of Japanese ancestry, you assume I know karate. Have I ever led you to believe I have studied karate?"]]

'''Yoketron''' is a wise old Autobot responsible for training the Autobot [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]] at the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo]], but more importantly, he protects the Autobots' cache of [[protoform]]s, which will have to be activated if [[Project Omega]] fails. He is a master of many martial arts, including [[Circuit-Su]], [[Metallikato]], [[Crystalocution]], [[diffusion]], [[Tekkaido]], [[Tahtib-tron]], and [[Laser Lathi]].

{{quote|You must not sacrifice a piece of the future to bring back the past.|Yoketron's last words to [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], "[[Five Servos of Doom]]"}}
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==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[George Takei]] (English), [[Kinryū Arimoto]] (Japanese)|[[Sylvain Lemarié]] (French), [[Rafael Gómez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Gileno Santoro]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-Yoketron.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Well, no, but you never talk about yourself." "Well maybe if you showed a little interest!"]]

During the final stages of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], when the [[Elite Guard|Elite Guardsman]] [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] dragged in a young draft-dodger named [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], Yoketron decided to train him instead of throwing him in the stockade. Prowl was a rebellious and cocky young upstart at the time, and so Yoketron tried to humble and ground him. Yoketron stripped him of his weapons and mods, and slowly trained Prowl in the ways of the ninja.

After Prowl was close to finishing his Cyber-Ninja training, Yoketron revealed that he hoped Prowl would become his replacement. He showed Prowl a vast, hidden chamber behind his quarters which stowed an army of unborn protoforms, the Autobot army's last resort in the war. But Prowl was unable to mimic Yoketron's usage of [[processor-over-matter]] to seal the chamber, so Yoketron sent him on an "optics quest" to find his center.

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-Yoketron%27sDeath.jpg|thumb|right|220px|"Let's take him out with us. Do you guys have a self destruct code, like destruct sequence 1A, 2B, 3-" (explosion) "Thanks a lot Takei, now ''everyone'' knows!"]]

However, while Prowl was gone, one of Yoketron's former students, [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], betrayed him, stealing most of the protoforms for the Decepticons, and leaving Yoketron to die. Prowl returned during the aftermath, and he attempted to revive Yoketron by transferring his spark to a protoform that had been left behind. Though Yoketron formed from the new Protoform, Yoketron chastised Prowl for not accepting fate, telling him he "...must not sacrifice a piece of the future to bring back the past." As he told Prowl that he would understand when his time came, Yoketron relinquished his spark, and his new body grayed. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}
{{--}}

===''The Cool'' comic===
[[Image:TheCoolYoketron01.jpg|thumb|left|210px|[[Obi-Wan Kenobi|You must go to the Dagobah system...]]]]

After donning a set of power-boosting armor, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] soon discovered that his newfound powers came at the expense of the land and the living things around him (when he inadvertently destroyed an entire city park). Prowl then recalled a lesson from his Cyber-Ninja master, Yoketron, informing him that with power there is always a choice. Later, after using his brains to defeat a pair of [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] clones, Prowl discarded his armor, recalling another of Yoketron's lessons: that power comes not from the weapon, but the one who wields it. Prowl then thanked the memory of Yoketron and swore to start his training over from scratch. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}
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==Notes==
* Yoketron is named for [[TakaraTomy]]'s lead designer, [[Hideaki Yoke]].
* According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]]'s twitter feed, Yoketron transforms into some kind of Cybertronian race car.[https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1458156818]

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Yoketron''' (ヨケトロン ''Yoketoron'')

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[[Category:Ninjas]]
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Dinobot (BW)/toys

2022-05-16T21:16:32Z

DJ-Dee: /* Kabaya */

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All '''Dinobot''' toys have honor!

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW-toy Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wasn't he in ''Jurassic Park''? (Hasbro version pictured)]]
[[File:BW-toy DinobotTakara97.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Let's hide the legs in beast mode by making them bright translucent orange! (Takara redeco pictured)]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, [[1996]]/[[1997]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-4'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|"Cyber-slash" tail weapon]], sword

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' product, Dinobot transforms into what his bio claims is a "vicious ''[[Popular beast alternate modes|Velociraptor]]''". His tail detaches and separates to form a gear-powered, spinning blade weapon, while the central "tail bone" separates to be used as a sword. The entire assembly can store in [[robot mode]] by flipping down the tail-mount and pegging the blade's base to the peg on his lower back. Like all early Deluxe-and-up ''Beast Wars'' toys, he has a "mutant mask", halves of a dino-skull that flip up to cover his more robotic head. Thankfully these pieces are not pinned in, and can be easily removed for better clearance and show-accuracy.

:The original Dinobots shipped on cards with "rocky"-shaped bubbles. Later (and more numerous) assortments moved to a smooth, rounded bubble, leading the first packaging type to become sought-after collectibles on the secondary market. The second packaging variant also saw a slight difference in the toy's tooling, leaving a blank square cut out of his abdomen mold for a [[rubsign]] in preparation for [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|his 1997 repaint]].

:Takara's initial release of the toy was identical to the [[Hasbro]] version (save packaging, of course). In January 1998, Takara [[redeco]]ed many of the ''Beast Wars'' toys and re-released them in slightly more show-like tones; Dinobot's distressingly pinkish skin was changed to tan, his orange robot eyes became red, his flat blue face became metallic blue, his orange dinosaur eyes became white, and his helmet was painted in metallic gold. This version also features the blank square for a rubsign.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BJ's-Wholesale-Club-Dinobot-and-Tigatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Deluxe Beast Assortment (Dinobot and Tigatron)''' (two-pack, 1996)
**''Accessories:'' sword, "Cyber-slash" tail weapon

:Sold exclusively at [[BJ's Wholesale Club]], Dinobot was released alongside [[Tigatron]] in a two-pack card.

:Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

::*''[https://www.shmax.com/product_details/9280/dinobot_and_tigatron_deluxe_beast_assortment_two_pack More infromation on Shmax.com]''

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[[File:VS4-DinobotTarantuas.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I prefer to package my toys the old-fashioned way... BRUTALLY!!!]]
*'''Ferocious Showdown: Dinobot VS Tarans''' (VS pack, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-4'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|"Cyber-slash" tail weapon]]

:In Japan, Dinobot was available both as an individual and in a "Ferocious Showdown" (凶暴の対決, ''kyōbō no taiketsu'') two-pack with "[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#VS4|Tarans]]". Both toys in this set were identical to their individual, nigh-identical-to-the-Hasbro-versions releases.

:Both the original toy and Takara's later "more show-like" redeco of Dinobot was released via this VS set.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1418228061464678400 Dinobot and Tarans VS pack comparison.]</ref>

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*'''Gold Dinobot''' (Deluxe "Lucky Draw", [[1998]])
**''Accessories:'' [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|"Cyber-slash" tail weapon]], sword

: In 1998, ''[[TV Magazine]]'' offered a gold chrome Dinobot as a prize. One individual gold Dinobot was awarded, and one other Dinobot as part of a set of other gold ''Beast Wars'' toys.<ref>http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-news/story/10280/Revealed+-+Gold+BW+images+and+info.html</ref>

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[[File:Mcdinobot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from ''Velociraptor'' to wolfman.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Happy Meal Transmetal, 1998)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''

:Part of the second [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal promotion, [[Transmetal]] Dinobot transforms into a robotic ''Velociraptor''. To tie in with the chrome plastic [[gimmick]] of the retail Transmetal toys, parts of his [[beast mode]] are cast in glittery metallic plastic. Like the other McDonald's toys from this assortment, he shares nothing in common with his previous body other than [[alternate mode]] choice.

:This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' to represent an [[Dinobot (Transmetal)|initial prototype]] of Dinobot's evil clone, [[Dinobot II]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Transmetal Dinobot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:FK-Dinobot-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Eww...perhaps using the power sander to buff his scales wasn't a good idea.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Fox Kids Deluxe, [[1999]])
**''Accessories:'' sword, "Cyber-slash" tail weapon

:Part of the first wave of "[[Fox Kids]]" redecoes (so called because of the callout on the package to the Fox Kids programming block where the cartoon had recently moved), this version of Dinobot is more dark brown than the original, with red stripes instead of the original's brown, with a red robot mode face and green eyes. This toy uses the [[retool]]ed mold with the shoulder ratchets and the (unused) "[[rubsign|energon chip]]" space that were created for ''Beast Wars'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Grimlock]].

:Hasbro solicitations named this toy "Live Wire Dinobot",<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/C30fV9dqOK0/gPO8D3N_PAUJ</ref> but the name never made it to final packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/FKDinobot/fkdinobot.htm More information on Fox Kids Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary''===
[[File:BW10Dinobot toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He disagrees with everything that ''T. rex'' says, but you know they're best friends.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' "Energo-drill" sword, spinning blade tail weapon, Transmutate left arm

:This release is yet another redeco of the original Dinobot toy. Though the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' line's aim was "[[show-accuracy]]", the resulting Dinobot toy confused some fans, with its dark brown base color, odd placement of blue, and, mostly, the metallic green on his bone-like decorations. Like the other ''10th Anniversary'' toys, he has a faction symbol tampoed on his body; in Dinobot's case, there's a Maximal logo on the left side of his robot chest. Like Fox Kids! Dinobot, this toy has the Energon Chip indent and shoulder ratchets that were added for ''Beast Wars'' Grimlock.

:''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' Dinobot came with the left arm to the "build-a-bot" figure [[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]], plus a DVD containing the obvious Dinobot-themed episode, "[[Code of Hero]]".

:Unfortunately, Dinobot is ''highly'' susceptible to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. Just about any part of this Dinobot is made of metallic plastics that collectively hit their expiration dates around [[2013]], making him highly fragile. The neck, helmet halves, shoulder ratchets, and hip joints are usually the first to snap.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on 10th Anniversary Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Botcon2006Dinobot toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Can you dig it?]]
*'''Dawn of Future's Past''' (Multi-pack Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Golden Disk Key

:Part of the five-toy [[BotCon 2006]] [[exclusive]] boxed set (along with [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]), ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Darksyde Dinobot" is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] mold, itself a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Hoist]]. Dinobot uses almost all of Longrack's new-mold parts save for the head; Hoist's was a dead ringer for Dinobot in the first place. He transforms into a Cybertronic excavator. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] or [[Cyber Key|Golden Disk Key]] into his shoulder assembly unlocks a shovel-punch attack activated by pressing on the plunger mechanism above the key port. Like Longrack, he does ''not'' come with a [[Mini-Con]] partner. The color scheme is partially based on his ''10th Anniversary'' toy.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ransack (Universe 2003)|Ransack]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Predacon/BCDinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Timelines Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
[[File:Japanese10thDinobot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|At last, I CAN TALK!]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''ID number:'' '''TM-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Dino Sabel, Cyber Shield

:Celebrating Japan's 10th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' (one year later than the West), the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha]]'' version of Dinobot is yet another (and final?) redeco of the venerable tooling, including the shoulder ratcheting added to the previous Hasbro versions. While definitely more [[Show-accuracy|accurate to the CGI model]] than the Hasbro [[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|10th Anniversary]] version from the previous year, most of its color-scheme decisions favor the robot mode, such as bronze/gold shoulder joints. The result of this is a less consistently colored beast mode than the Hasbro version. It is the first (and only) version of the mold to place deco on the "mutant mask" halves.

:Though there are some colors dropped between the transition from CGI model to toy, Telemocha Dinobot does currently hold the prize for the sheer number of paint applications used on this mold, and by a large margin. Perhaps most significant to many fans, however, is that this version of Dinobot has a mouth, if only in the form of a paint operation.

:This release of Dinobot came with a DVD containing the ''Beast Wars'' episode... "New Weapons of Terror!", the Japanese dub of "[[The Probe]]" and not "Code of Hero".
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Telemocha Dinobot at TFU.info (scroll down)]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Dinobotuniversedeluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just in time for the original mold to be practically cheese by now.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, [[2009]])
**''Accessories:'' Tail/missile launcher, missile/sword

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Dinobot transforms into a brown and amber ''Jurassic Park''-style ''Velociraptor'' with a robot mode styled heavily after the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI model, including a face with a nose and mouth. His transformation has been altered to produce more human-like proportions, with his robot legs now becoming the raptor legs and the arms hiding mostly inside the torso. He also sports a fully show accurate robot head which can be raised to a 45 degree angle as well as turn. On his chest is a panel that can swap between a Maximal symbol, a Predacon symbol and a blank third panel (for the beast mode head). His [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] double opposable thumbs can be swapped out for "proper" fists. His tail still detaches and splits to become a weapon, but no longer rotates. Instead, it fires a missile shaped like his sword from the cartoon, which can be held as a sword by either the regular fist or claw hands. The tail can also clip onto his back for storage.

:This toy was also later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Beast Wars Shattered Glass'' [[Dinobot (BWSG)|Dinobot]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Predacon/TFUDinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Universe Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Then I'll be brief! Oh, happy dagger, this is thy sheath. There rust and let me die."]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, 2009-[[March 12|03-12]])
**''ID number:'' '''C-16'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail/missile launcher, missile/sword

:The ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' release of Dinobot is in more traditional colors than the Hasbro version, decoed in brown with several tan stripes, plus blue and golden detailing. Clear red plastic replaces the clear orange found on the ''Universe'' version. Like all ''Henkei! Henkei!'' releases he features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] parts, particularly his missile/sword.
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===''Device Label''===
[[File:DeviceLabel-Dinobot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sorry, you've been replaced.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Device Label, 2009)

:Dinobot would have transformed from a working USB laser mouse into a brown and gold mechanoid raptor, but an early [[BigBadToyStore]] solicitation for him was almost immediately supplanted by a solicitation for "[[Trypticon (G1)#Device Label|Dinosaurer]]" (Trypticon), once better information was had.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-BW-MP-41-Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What a piece of work is Dinobot! How noble in reason! How infinite in... currency.]]
* '''Dinobot (Beast Wars)''' ([[2018]]-[[July 28|07-28]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-41'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|Cyber Shield]], Dino Sabel, 4 robot faces, beam effect, [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], disk stand, disk adapter, base adapter (beast mode), base adapter (robot mode), base A, base B, base arm

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Dinobot transforms from a show-accurate ''Velociraptor'' to a show-accurate robot. It scales correctly with the other ''Masterpiece Beast Wars'' figures. Unlike Primal or Cheetor, Dinobot features printed details and a coat of chip-resistant paint, making him a lot more durable.

: Dinobot also comes with many accessories: first, his two trademark weapons—his tail weapon with working spinning gimmick and the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. The Disk is fully detailed, complete with the "The Sounds of Earth" label sculpted on it. Dinobot also comes with 4 different faces for the robot (serious, smirking, smiling and growling); the latter one has clear eyes that can glow via a LED inside his head; a switch will allow the eyes to light up both in red and green. To complement the latter option, the figure also comes with an extra piece that represents Dinobot's eye beams. The light-up feature is fueled by two LR44 batteries (not included). The raptor head can also emote, but needs no extra pieces: a panel on top of the head can be flipped to replace the regular eyes with a second, narrower pair. A final accessory, a stand is formed by a 2-piece base that can be united in multiple directions, the regular arm and 3 extra attachments: one is to hook the Golden Disk onto the base, one is for Dinobot's robot mode and the last one is a cradle to place Dinobot's raptor mode on the stand. Much like the new ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' figures, Dinobot's robot mode mouth can open and close.

: Due to a [[design flaw]] on the initial release, moving Dinobot's robot shoulders through their normal outward range of motion carries a risk of breaking off a small ridge inside the ratchet joint due to an overly strong spring. Lubricating the joints with grease or dish soap can prevent the issue, and it was rectified on later releases with a weaker spring and slightly thicker ridge within the ratchet.

: Some Dinobot figures drain the battery power unusually fast, with some owners reporting that batteries died less than two days after installation and with minimal use.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Voyager Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Rattrap's "Dino-Butt" insult seems to have taken on a new meaning 25 years later.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Voyager Class, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K16'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-08'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 26]], 2021
**''Accessories'': "[[Cyber-slash tail weapon#Generations|Cyber slash tail weapon]]"<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-voyager-wfc-k18-dinobot "Tail detaches from raptor mode during conversion and becomes his Cyber Slash tail weapon and sword accessories."]</ref>, sword, Golden Disk card

:Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Dinobot is a Voyager Class-sized mold that transforms from a cartoon-accurate robot into a ''[[Jurassic Park]]''-accurate ''Velociraptor'' in 28 steps. His hands have a [[5 mm post|5 mm port]] that can hold both his weapons and can close to hold objects (for example: the Golden Disks associated with the [[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Titan Class Ark]]). He also has 5mm ports under his heels and one under his back-[[kibble]]. His tail can detach and split into two components: his Cyber Slash tail weapon, and his signature sword. The sword's tip is molded with the same texture as Dinobot's skin, presumably to better blend in as the tail tip in beast mode. Due to the Cyber Slash weapon connection, the sword cannot be held by other Transformers toys with traditional 5mm port hands. The Cyber Slash weapon can store in robot mode by attaching to the same port as beast mode. Much like most of the toyline, Dinobot comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character, Dinobot being one of them. Dinobot's packaging labels him as a Predacon instead of a Maximal, though the toy itself has no faction symbols.

:The toy was announced using photos of the actual toy with no alterations, while his packaging's [[:File:Kingdomtoy-Dinobotpackaging.jpg|stock renders]] feature some different colors and are missing some transformation seamlines.

:The faux-head flaps used for the chest in Dinobot's robot mode are prone to developing stress marks due to the thinness of the plastic and stiff swivel they're mounted on. It's advised to handle these flaps at the base of the swivel mount rather than pulling on the ends to avoid these stress marks or potentially breaking the flaps.

:Dinobot was later retooled as ''Kingdom'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Grimlock]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Dinobot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And I say, "Dinobot, you are ''bad guy'', but this does not mean you are bad ''guy''."]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])
**''Series'': '''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
**''Accessories'': Cyber-slash tail weapon, sword
:Part of the cross-franchise ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' subline, this version of Dinobot is a [[:File:BW-toy Dinobot.jpg|'90s toy-inspired]] redeco of the above ''Kingdom'' figure with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Grimlock]]'s head sculpt.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars'' puzzle===
*'''Beast Wars Transformers 200 piece puzzle''' (puzzle, 1996)

:A [[Beast Wars Transformers Jigsaw Puzzle|200-piece puzzle]] from [[Milton Bradley]] featured art of Dinobot and [[Razorbeast]] fighting [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. It was very chrome-foil-y! [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-00081.html]
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===Kabaya===
[[File:BWmerch-KabayaDinobotkit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Hope you like putting stickers over molded detail!]]
*'''Dinobot''' (candy toy model kit, 1997)

:Part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]] model kits (which included Cheetor, Rattrap, and Terrorsaur), Dinobot is a peg-together model kit. The parts come on pink and yellow sprues, plus there are stickers, instructions for assembly, and a stick of terrible gum. Transformation involves removing the tail, robot legs, and robot arms, and pegging them elsewhere as needed.

*'''Dinobot''' (candy toy, 1997)
[[File:BWmerch-KabayaDinobotfigurine.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Eat it, other [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] nominees! But don't eat the candy. Or raw chicken.]]
:A tiny plastic Dinobot figurine molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released by Kabaya. Labeled toy 6 of 6, the other characters in his wave were Cheetor, Rattrap, Megatron, Optimus Primal, and Rhinox. They were also available in smokey translucent plastic? [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-01805.html] As always, terrible candy is included.

*'''Dinobot''' (candy toy, 1997)
:A tiny superdeformed Dinobot was also available from Kabaya. It's way too adorable. [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-00714.html]
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===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Dinobotmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)

:Dinobot was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===''Beast Wars Mini-Busts''===
[[File:BWDinobot minibust.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Legs are for the weak.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (?)

:In 2006, [[First 4 Figures]] announced a seven-inch tall mini-bust of Dinobot. He was sculpted by Ryan Bailey and was to be limited to 1,996 pieces. He is based upon his animated appearance, mounted on a silver pedestal adorned with the Maximal sigil.
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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Premium Masterline Beast Wars Megatron.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|]]
*'''Megatron''' (2017)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTFBW-02''' / '''02EX''' (exclusive)

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Masterline'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Prime 1 Studio|Megatron]] is a highly detailed statue of Megatron's robot mode posing over the bits of a destroyed Dinobot.
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==Notes==
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
*Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
[[File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|An abandoned deco?]]
*In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
*Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
[[File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]
*An actual (i.e. non-McDonald's affiliated) Transmetal Dinobot apparently made it to concept art stages, but not much further. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
*Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
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Terrorsaur (BW)

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{{disambig3|Terrorsaur}}
:''Terrorsaur is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Terrorsaur-jp.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Smugly Starscreamish]]
Power-hungry, cunning, and opportunistic, but somewhat lacking in the courage department, '''Terrorsaur''' never misses a chance to improve his standing within the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. From cutting deals with [[Maximal]]s to finding and keeping new power sources for himself, he is always thinking two steps ahead. Unfortunately, the big guns of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] are usually thinking at least ''four'' steps ahead, and Terrorsaur always ends up on the short end. However, as the war progresses, he matures into a more reliable subordinate to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], perhaps even more loyal.

As the only fliers in the Predacon platoon, Terrorsaur and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] are permanent partners. The two seem to get on, working as a somewhat formidable team and sometimes having banter about their mission. They have their fair share of knocking down [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] with every chance they get.

{{quote|Think of the cosmic magnificence. Together we'll overthrow these low-grade metal knock-offs you've joined, and then rule the Predacons with two iron fists! NOTHING CAN STOP US!|Terrorsaur reveals his ambition to [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]|"[[Equal Measures]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Megatron personally supervised Terrorsaur's genetically engineered creation, resulting in a stealth fighter who remained hidden until the opportunity to strike arose! Terrorsaur was nothing short of absolutely terrifying, having been compared to a demonic dragon. On top of it all, he was an absolute glutton, devouring entire flocks of birds by simply flying mouth-opened through their flight formations. {{storylink|#Toys|Terrorsaur bio}}

Not only did the [[quantum surge]] resulting from the destructicon of an "[[Planet Buster|alien planetary destruction device]]" enhance Terrorsaur physically, but it had also pushed his destructive tendencies to new heights. Not only had his rage towards the Maximals intensified to an alarming degree, but his greater resilience had filled him with new found courage... giving him a new battle strategy of crashing into things at high speeds, kamikaze style. To top it all off, he possessed a pyromania that he satisfied by igniting the terrain as he flew above it. {{storylink|#TM1|Transmetals Terrorsaur bio}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Doug Parker]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese)|[[Teng Kuixing]] (Chinese), [[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian, 1st dub), [[Marcos Henrique Melo Hailer]] (Portuguese), [[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[François Siener]] (French, season 1), [[Holger Potzern]] (German), [[Héctor Lee]] (American Spanish, 1st voice), [[Herman López]] (American Spanish, 2nd voice), [[Luis Gaspar]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

[[File:BeastWars2 Megatron strikes Terrorsaur.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"And I'll tell you ''another'' thing about Megatr... he's standing behind me, isn't he?"]]
Terrorsaur was one of the original members of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s crew. After the ''Darksyde'' crashed on a [[Earth|mysterious planet]], he picked a Pteranodon for his [[beast mode]], and the Predacons began searching for the [[Maximal]]s. Terrorsaur took part in the first battle, until the Maximals retreated and the Predacons started suffering from Energon buildup. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} The Predacons followed the Maximals to their base and attacked [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] as the two battled on a natural rock bridge. When the attack failed to eliminate any Maximals, Megatron thumped Terrorsaur out of frustration. The uncovering of a large cache of Energon gave the Predacons a new mission, and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and Terrorsaur attempted to slow the Maximals down so that the Predacons could get there first. They were seen off by one of Primal's missiles, but rejoined the other Predacons and took part in the battle atop the mountain of energon. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

[[File:Terrorsaurseated.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|I don't think they had pteranodons in mind when they built this thing, Chewie.]]
Much later, Terrorsaur and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] were assigned to install a mega-cannon as part of the defences for the Predacon base. {{storylink|The Web}} When an energon accident caused [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] to be teleported into the Predacon base, Terrorsaur gave him a warm welcome. Cheetor managed to throw him through the teleport to the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', where he attempted to talk Dinobot into teaming up with him to defeat both sides. Dinobot went along with him long enough to get information, and then stuffed him into a waste disposal unit. Terrorsaur returned to the Predacon base, where he and Megatron cornered Cheetor, only to discover that the Maximals had sent a bomb through the teleport. Once Cheetor detached the bomb from the console, Terrorsaur flew it into the sky and was blown up for his troubles. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

During a battle at the [[Standing Stones]], Terrorsaur blew up the pile of energon in the center, earning Megatron's ire at the loss. Whatever punishment he got wasn't enough to prevent him from taking part in a subsequent attack on the ''Axalon''. He was able to bring the ship's shields down, but [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] managed to raise the shields again, as well as blasting Terrorsaur out of the air. He was still able to attempt to stop the Maximals retrieving Primal from an [[Vok probe|alien probe]], but the Maximals ultimately succeeded, and the Maximal leader chased off the Predacons. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

[[File:Power Surge Terrorsaur pointing.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|[[Burning justice|BURNING INJUSTICE!]]]]
Terrorsaur's shining moment came when he discovered a [[flying mountain]] with a huge source of powerful energon at the top. Powered-up, he immediately returned to the ''Darksyde'' and blasted Megatron to scrap, declaring himself the new leader of the Predacons. Having exhausted his charge, Terrorsaur left [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] in charge and went to refuel at the mountain. (None of the other Predacons paid attention to any of the commands Terrorsaur had made.) Unfortunately for him, Optimus Primal and Rattrap had already found the mountain. While he was able to defeat Primal, Rattrap had set up charges, and Terrorsaur was forced to flee. When he returned to the Predacon base, he discovered that Megatron had been repaired in his absence and was very, very angry. All he could squawk was "Help!" while turning a ghostly white. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}}

When a Maximal [[stasis pod]] crashed, Waspinator and Terrorsaur ambushed Optimus Primal outside the Maximal base, taking the Maximals' only flier out of the game. After reporting back to Megatron, the pair were dispatched to reach the pod first and ensure the [[protoform]] inside became another Predacon. On the way, Terrorsaur and Waspinator encountered the Maximals, going by ground, and delayed them by knocking out an ice bridge. The two Predacons reached the pod first, but a transmission sent by Primal and Dinobot had already activated the protoform, and they were attacked by [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}
[[File:TerrorsaurcagedRT.jpg|left|upright=1.35|thumb|A pet mouse, just what I've always wanted!]]
Terrorsaur, Waspinator, and Tarantulas reached another stasis pod, this time with success, and set an ambush for Primal and Dinobot. As Waspinator took the pod away to the ''Darksyde'', Terrorsaur shot Primal in the back to prevent him from gaining the Predacons' prize. This led to the initiation of the new Predacon, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Later, Terrorsaur spotted Rattrap in [[Sector 12]] and had him outmatched. As he was about to finish his adversary, he instead became intrigued by the Maximal's sudden change of allegiance. Together, they teamed up with the Maximal and overthrew Megatron. After having Rattrap and Megatron both locked up (the former to be released in case he was needed later), Terrorsaur took control of the Predacons once more. Little did he know that Rattrap's "defection" was planned by Optimus Primal from the start to infiltrate the ''Darksyde'' and retrieve a Maximal computer chip from the Predacon console; the Predacons were deprived a strategic advantage, right under Terrorsaur's nose. Meanwhile, Terrorsaur had a tough time keeping Scorponok, Megatron's most loyal follower, in line on the subject of who was in charge. He momentarily found himself at a loss when the Maximals attacked and the other Predacons looked to him for leadership. Megatron, having freed himself, deferred leadership until it was made plain that Terrorsaur was incompetent as leader. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Terrorsaur was subsequently assigned with Waspinator and Blackarachnia to dig under the Maximal base, so that they could use a [[sonic emitter]] to break in. When Waspinator left in frustration, Terrorsaur commanded Blackarachnia to "start digging." Unfortunately for him, Blackarchnia held him at blaster-range and forced him to use his heat vision to create a bigger hole for the device. To make matters worse, Waspinator unwittingly alerted the Maximals to their presence, and while he managed to give Optimus Primal the slip, he, Terrorsaur, and Blackarachnia were arguing over when to set the device off. Finally, Terrorsaur and Blackarachnia agreed that Primal would never discover them in time; they were right on that aspect, at least, because Tigatron found them instead. Once the emitter was set, Tigatron attacked the Predacons and stole it. The trio tried to get it back, but Tigatron triggered the emitter and the three Predacons fled before it exploded. {{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}} After Scorponok's [[Cyberbee]] turned Primal into a berserker and he invaded the ''Darksyde'', Terrorsaur and Blackarachnia attempted to keep the other Maximals out of the Predacon base. They were unable to stop Cheetor from slipping inside to rescue Optimus. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

[[File:Victory Terrorsaur guns out.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|HAW HAW H-]]
When Scorponok spotted the Maximals building a communications array, he passed footage of the device to Terrorsaur, who flew it back to Megatron. The Predacons quickly discovered the tower was meant to communicate with a Maximal [[temporal probe]] which was passing through the system. Terrorsaur successfully distracted the Maximals at the array long enough for the other Predacons to sneak up from the other direction-a strategy that would lead to the eventual destruction of the array. {{storylink|The Probe}} Terrorsaur took part in a mock rebellion after he discovered that he and other Predacons had been bugged. After making the Maximals believe they'd been destroyed, the Predacons hid in a crevasse until the ''Axalon'' was made operational, intending to take the ship themselves. While waiting, Terrorsaur started to become hysterical in the cramped hiding place and wanted to leave now. But Megatron reminded him that no one was leaving until he said so. When their hiding place was discovered by Dinobot, Terrorsaur and Waspinator were the first to pursue their former comrade, only to be squashed by a large rock. Terrorsaur still recovered in time to rejoin the fight outside the ''Axalon'', managing to shoot down a distracted Optimus Primal before Cheetor blasted him out of the sky. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

After [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was turned into a Predacon by Megatron's [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]], Terrorsaur realized that Rhinox was actually working to undermine Megatron's leadership. Terrorsaur suggested teaming up to overthrow the Predacon commander, but was somewhat roughly turned down and forced to shut up. Once Megatron discovered Rhinox's deception, the former Maximal was able to reveal Terrorsaur's duplicity, and an outraged Scorponok attacked Terrorsaur, until the both of them were pounded by Rhinox. After the whole sorry affair was over, Terrorsaur attempted to explain to his less-than-receptive leader. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

[[File:TheSpark Terrorsaur's head.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|-Awwww, Hell.]]
Terrorsaur "helped out" Dinobot one time, when Dinobot was complaining of being bored. Terrorsaur lured him into a cave and trapped him there, so that Megatron could put into effect a plan involving a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]]. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}} After another stasis pod crashed, Terrorsaur and Waspinator arrived to face Cheetor. Although Waspinator was quickly defeated, Terrorsaur blasted Cheetor and proceeded to the pod, only to encounter the newly awakened [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], who blasted him to pieces. {{storylink|The Spark}}

[[File:CalloftheWild Terrorsaur shot up.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I'm sensing...]]
Waspinator and Terrorsaur attacked Tigatron while the Maximal was trying to radio base. The pair pursued Tigatron into a cloud, only to be blasted by some sort of [[Brigadoon|flying island]], and subsequently reported back to Megatron. Finished, Terrorsaur fainted on top of Waspinator, pinning him to the floor. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} After repairs were made, the two fliers started back for the island. On the way, they found and attacked Optimus Primal and Rattrap. At first Optimus was at a major disadvantage because Rattrap was riding on his back in rat mode. Suddenly, either Waspinator or Terrorsaur shot them, causing them to split and fall down. Optimus managed to gain control, but was kept busy with the flying Predacons. Terrorsaur couldn't resist a chance to tease Rattrap up close while matching the speed of his falling adversary; he even had the nerve of scratching Rattrap's chin and flicking his nose, the jerk! But at the last moment, Rattrap transformed and blasted Terrorsaur at point blank range, forcing him to resort to beast mode. Terrorsaur found himself acting as Rattrap's transport at a blaster's edge, temporarily at least. While arriving on the island, he dislodged Rattrap by running him into a tree branch. He and Waspinator later attempted to catch up with Blackarachnia on the island, but she tricked them into firing, so that the island's defenses took them out. While falling, Waspinator went as far as calling Terrorsaur a "pterodactyl idiot." {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

During a Predacon attack on the ''Axalon'', Terrorsaur and Waspinator stole the [[rectifier coil]] from the Maximal base. When remaining in their beast modes drove the sleep-deprived Maximals to be overcome by their beast instincts, the Predacons hunted them through the jungle, at least until the Maximals were able to regain control and fight back. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}} After some of the Maximals were blinded by an energon explosion, Terrorsaur was sent to help Waspinator find and finish them off. Unfortunately, even blinded, the Maximals were able to fight them off. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}

[[File:Before the Storm Terrorsaur.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.34|...a trend here.]]
After Waspinator was possessed by the [[spark]] of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the Predacons attacked the ''Axalon''. Terrorsaur attempted to stop Primal from escaping, only to get a face full of monkey fist. In the end, the attack was successful; the Maximals were driven out and the Predacons now had control of the ''Axalon''. When Starscream was subsequently given command of the Maximal ship, Terrorsaur complained about the Decepticon getting promoted, but was swiftly silenced by Megatron. {{storylink|Possession}} Later, Terrorsaur, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], and Waspinator served as a distraction while attacking the ''Axalon'' from the air. This gave Tarantulas the chance to shoot Rhinox with an [[energon discharge virus]]. Seeing the mission a success, Terrorsaur gave the order to fall back. While being the last to leave, he had the misfortune of having his tail literally toasted by a hiccup blast from Rhinox. He yelped like a scared puppy all the way back to the ''Darksyde''. He was still recovering when news of Tarantulas' disappearance came around. Terrorsaur was among the Predacons blasted into a tree by Rhinox's almighty fart. {{storylink|The Low Road}} On another mission, Terrorsaur was given leadership of Waspinator and Inferno. Partway through the battle, Terrorsaur realized that Waspinator wasn't doing anything—as it turned out, he was still awaiting Terrorsaur's signal to attack. Later, the trio successfully defeated Dinobot, but their victory was short-lived, as Optimus turned up and blew Terrorsaur and Waspinator away. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

[[File:BW Scorponok Terrorsaur deaths.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Terrorsaur, Scorponok, we're condemning you to a fiery death cause Waspinator has a bigger fan club.]]
During a rare truce between the two sides, Terrorsaur found Tigatron snooping around the Predacon base and sounded the alarm. He and Scorponok collided while trying to prevent the Maximal's escape and were sent out to try to get Tigatron back. The Maximals employed "non-violent" means to aid in Tigatron's escape, and Terrorsaur found himself running into a piece of bulkhead. He then attempted to charge Rattrap, only to be sat on by Rhinox. He returned to base by stretcher. {{storylink|Before the Storm}}

Terrorsaur was one of the Predacons who turned up at the [[Bio-Dome|alien bungalow]]. He was blasted by Rattrap and left lying over a rock as the construct blasted a signal into space, exposing one of the moons as a [[Planet Buster]] weapon. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} A short time later, he was back at the Predacon base, able to monitor the escalating situation. Megatron's admiration for the aliens surprised him, and he pointed out loudly that the aliens were trying to kill them. As it turned out, Megatron had matters in hand, and the alien weapon was soon destroyed. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} The weapon's explosion sent out a [[quantum surge]], which began mutating the forms of some of the [[Transformer]]s. Both Terrorsaur and Scorponok lost control of their hover platforms, colliding with each other and plunging to their apparent doom in the lava below. No one seemed to notice or care. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====Bios=====
Terrorsaurer (テラザウラー ''Terazaurā'') was upgraded by Megatron into a gaudy purple body that increased his speed and evasion. He was renamed "Terrorsaur" (テラソー ''Terasō''). {{storylink|Super Lifeform Transformers Beast Wars Official Guidebook|Beast Wars Official Guidebook}}

Terrorsaur became even more of an obnoxious chatterer after his [[Transmetal|Metals]] upgrade and he still sought to be Predacon leader. However strong his new body may have been, he was still a small-thinking wimp at heart. {{Storylink|#TM1|Metals Terrorsaurer bio}}

=====Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base=====
Terrorsaur was witness to [[Predacon computer|NAVI-ko]] being sent through [[unspace|transwarp]] to acquire [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]] for the Predacon forces. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}

=====''Cloud''=====
While the Maximals were trying to help out the wayward [[Hot Rodimus]] and [[SARA]] of the [[Cloud World]], they investigated an energon mine, only to find the Predacons waiting there. The two sides battled, and Hot Rodimus took the opportunity to transform into helicopter mode to pursue his true quarry. Bemused by the presence of this larger [[Transformer]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] sent [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and Terrorsaur to give chase. Rodimus was able to shoot down Terrorsaur and shred Waspinator to ribbons with his rotors. {{storylink|Wild (Cloud)|Wild}}

In another fight with Shockwave, Hot Rodimus thought back to their confrontation with the Beast Warriors, including Terrorsaur. {{storylink|TFC-A03}}

====''Universe'' comic====
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|You all fight Razorclaw, I'll go make sure the escape routes are... clear. Yes.]]

The Terrorsaur of [[Primax 1103.12-R Gamma]] was one of the many Cybertronians kidnapped from his universe by [[Unicron]] and held in the [[Cauldron]]. Terrorsaur was plucked from the lava just before his death during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], at a much earlier point in his reality's timeline than his fellow abductees [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. While in the Cauldron, Terrorsaur gave into his base urges, arguably becoming a [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minion of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}} However, Terrorsaur escaped in a mass jailbreak instigated by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]. Along the way, he teamed up with [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] to fight [[Reptilion]] and [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]. Presumably, Terrorsaur returned to his home reality as did the other escapees. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Terrorsaur fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Terrorsaur served under [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] at the tail-end of the Great War. Though the Tripredacus Council sought to let hostilities between the Autobots and the Decepticons die out after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] both fell in combat, Megatron had more aggressive plans. His squadron attacked [[Tigatron]] when he approached them to broker peace between the two factions. While [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] dealt with Tigatron's entourage, Megatron and his troops headed off for the Primal Council's base of operation to bring them down. Once there, they managed to surround their targets, only for [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Under-3|Unit-3]], and [[Tigatron]] (who had caught up to them) to combine into [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] and strike back. Terrorsaur was sure to take a jab at Megatron's leadership capabilities at this point in time. As they were being pushed back, the Tripredacus Council arrived on the scene, and surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Decepticons, ending the war. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

While [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timeline, he witnessed several key moments during the Beast Wars. Among those moments was Terrorsaur blasting away at Cheetor. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

Terrorsaur survived the quantum surge, along with Scorponok and became a Transmetal. They awoke after a period of stasis lock and after the Beast Wars ended. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:TheftOfTheGoldenDisk Terrorsaur.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]
While the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] stole the [[Maximal]] relic, the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], the Predacon who would later call himself Terrorsaur, along with [[Waspinator (BW)|the future Waspinator]] and [[Buzzbomb]], secured a getaway ship from [[Predacon Transwarp Research Center D-F]]. They were meant to be working for [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]]—however, Megatron had his own agenda that "Terrorsaur" was in on and Buzzbomb wasn't. True to form, "Terrorsaur" shot Buzzbomb in the back. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

[[File:Terrorsaurbwdawn.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Don't let him name your stolen ship.]]
"Terrorsaur" and "Waspinator" stole the Predacon gang's ship. The two had a contest to decide who would get to name the ship, and "Terrorsaur" won. He settled on ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', though Megatron agreed that the loser's suggested name, ''Buzzerbot'', would have been more desirable.

Picking up the rest of their group, with the Golden Disk in tow, they left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s orbit. After a space battle with the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', and an unidentified Predacon ship, both the ''Axalon'' and the ''Darksyde'' entered a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal to an undisclosed time and place. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

Two weeks after [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Terrorsaur fought to defend an orbital weapon from the Maximals. Terrorsaur and the launching pad were handled with by Airazor. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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====Waspscream continuity====
In [[Primax 208.06 Zeta]], the [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] of [[Primax 206.15 Gamma]] arrived and joined [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces, armed with knowledge of Optimus Primal's gambit. The resulting defeat of the Maximals prompted the Vok to try and fail to sterilize their experiment, the resulting quantum surge granting Terrorsaur a [[Transmetal]] form. Terrorsaur subsequently joined the hybrid "Waspscream"'s successful coup against Megatron. While Waspscream's crew was en route back to modern day Cybertron, a temporal disturbance sent Megatron ahead to Cybertron, where he conquered the planet with a [[transformation virus]] and converted the populace's bodies into [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]. Upon arrival, Terrorsaur's transmetallization protected him from the virus; he and Waspscream's Predacons were drawn to the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], who granted them technorganic bodies. The Predacons waged a valiant [[Spark War]] against Megatron, prompting Megatron to unleash a new Vehicon general: [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. After overthrowing Megatron, Obsidian used increasingly barbarous tactics against the anti-Vehicon forces: [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and Terrorsaur died screaming at his command. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:MetalsTerrorsaurMangaDeath0.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|How the hell does this work?]]

Having survived the quantum surge, Terrorsaur was upgraded into a [[Transmetal]]. However, these days were short-lived. After recovering the mindless body of Optimus Primal, Megatron attempted to turn it into a Predacon slave. Rhinox was able to return Primal's spark to its body just in the nick of time. Now a Transmetal himself, Optimus Primal proceeded to go on a rampage, taking out all of Megatron's drone forces and slicing Terrorsaur in half with his mace. Terrorsaur showed woeful disappointment in this turn of events. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}} He survived the experience, only to be shot dead by [[Jaguar]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

When Megatron freed the sparks eaten by [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], their energies revived Terrorsaur as a mindless zombie. He attacked Optimus Primal alongside several other zombies, but was destroyed for good by Primal's rocket-fists. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When [[human]] archaeologists uncovered a cave filled with primitive language, [[Mini-Con]] [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] translated it for them. The markings told of a time when the Maximals and Predacons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, though the stranded Transformers were seen by the protohumans as gods. One in the form of a "flying lizard with fangs and claws" was among them. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

===Legends World===
The [[Legends World]]'s Terrorsaur attended the [[Transformers Celebration 2014]]. {{storylink|Legends Bonus Vol.}} The head of factory lines at [[Tera-Kura Co.]], he sought to overthrow [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and become the new company president. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 13#Rivals! Tera-Kura Co.!|Rivals! Tera-Kura Co.!}} At one point, he witnessed Megatron break [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] into pieces for talking about Transformers instead of doing his job. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 13#Buzz Buzz Buzz, Wasps Flyyy|Buzz Buzz Buzz, Wasps Flyyy}}

During a work day, Terrorsaur, Scorponok, and Waspinator admired Slipstream's and Blackarachnia's looks, but their attentions quickly switched to Nightbird when she took off her mask. Terrorsaur immediately proposed that the company sell this kind of cuteness, which they did with "Nightbird Maskless Version". {{Storylink|LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel}} When the giant Waspinator of another world took over Tera-Kura Co., he forced Terrorsaur to fan him with a palm leaf. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

Following a merger with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] faction, Terrorsaur made his move, reaching out to [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] with an offer to build them [[transtector]]s in exchange for capturing [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. With Trion's [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] powers under their control, they could then overthrow [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Chairman Megatron]] together... or so Terrorsaur had hoped, but once Scourge had Trion, he saw no reason to have to share leadership with Terrorsaur and blasted his benefactor. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 26|Bonus Edition Vol. 26}} After Decepticon Tera-Kura acquired [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] as their base, Terrorsaur laughed smugly at the previous Autobot owners. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}

Terrorsaur let the Decepticon Headmasters the Tera-Kura facilities to finish constructing the stolen [[Godbomber]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}} He and his fellow employees were later charged with hiding Metroplex's [[transformation cog]], but they were located by [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] who stole the cog. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War |Decepticon Civil War}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:IdentityPolitics beatdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
On a dystopian post-war Cybertron, Terrorsaur was a high-ranking thug in the employ of the Maximal crime boss [[Thunderhoof (BWU)|Thunderhoof]]. When Thunderhoof met with an ambitious Predacon named Gnashteeth about a supply of black-market [[energon cube]], Terrorsaur accompanied his boss. The negotiations quickly soured, and so Thunderhoof wound up beating Gnashteeth senseless. When Gnashteeth threatened violent retribution on his tormentor, Terrorsaur mockingly nicknamed the upstart "Megatron".

It wasn't so funny a deca-cycle later, as Gnastheeth had found a way to ruin Thunderhoof's criminal enterprises by framing him for the murder of the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] [[Double Punch]]. When Gnashteeth offered the gang a second chance at negotiations, Thunderhoof, Terrorsaur, and [[Scavenger (BM)|Scavenger]] attended the meeting. What Thunderhoof didn't know was that Gnashteeth had bribed his two henchmen–who were sick of Thunderhoof's abuse–with a warehouse full of Energon. When he gave the word, the duo killed their old boss and joined up with Gnashteeth... who soon adopted the name of "Megatron". {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

[[File:NotAllMegatrons-newbodies.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Over the next few years, Terrorsaur served as a loyal second-in-command for his new boss as the [[Grand Uprising]] began and threw Cybertron into chaos. Musing on the best way to take advantage of the Maximal and Predacon rebellion, Megatron determined that their species' thirst for energon would forever shackle them to Cybertron's crumbling industry; hoping to find a way to circumvent said thirst, Megatron began work on an experimental procedure that would allow Cybertronians to metabolize their own energon by adopting [[mechanimal]] alternate modes. The process was imperfect, and after Terrorsaur procured a "[[Paralon (BWU)|volunteer]]" for one of the fatal experiments it turned out that Terrorsaur had unwittingly picked up a member of the [[Predacon Secret Police]] who had been tailing the illegal activities of the Darksiders. Though displeased with Terrorsaur's incompetence, a brief interrogation revealed that an ex-Autobot by the name of [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] had conducted similar experiments, and so Megatron sent Terrorsaur to the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps]] to find and recruit the scientist.

Working alongside local guide [[Darksteel (BWU)|Darksteel]], Terrorsaur encountered a group of [[Slicer (group)|Slicers]], which were revealed to be the handiwork of their quarry; successfully convincing the skeptical Builder to work alongside Megatron, Leatherhide and Terrorsaur returned to Megatron's base of operations to further their experiments. The gambit paid off when Leatherhide proved able to successfully hybridize Cybertronians with mechanimals, creating [[Inferno (BW)|Formikon]] as the first Transformer to have undergone the "[[Beast mode|Beast Upgrade]]." Terrorsaur was one of the last members of Megatron's inner retinue to undergo the process, but, after Leatherhide forcibly shoved the fearful Predacon into the machine, Terrorsaur safely emerged, pleased by his new beast mode. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Leasing the upgrade to all paying customers, the Darksyders swiftly used their wealth and power to relocate into a new headquarters as Leatherhide and [[Labrat]] continued to innovate. In the final days of the Grand Uprising, the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] ravaged Iacon; from their new base, Terrorsaur and the other Darksyders helped to repel the Vehicons as they threatened to overrun their position. They were saved by Leatherhide and Labrat, who deployed an [[Esau|experimental weapon]] designed to hack into the Vehicon network, using [[Waspinator (BW)|Wasp]] as a guinea pig, they were able to safely redirect the unstoppable tide of Vehicons around their base. {{storylink|Derailment}}

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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
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Terrorsaur was part of [[Megatron (BW)|Galavar]]'s cell of Predacon separatists in the service of the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Power-hungry and cruel by nature, he took a particular delight in bullying his fellow Predacon, the insecure [[Skold]]—ostensibly as part of a plan to ensure that the timid Predacon never used her formidable strength to the fullest and seize the power ''he'' craved. {{storylink|Pod Part 1}}

When Galavar, now going by the name of "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]", launched a plan to steal the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] from the Maximal's [[Ministry of Science]], Terrorsaur, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] attacked the facility that held the disk, easily overwhelmed the Maximal guards, and stole the relic. After meeting up with the other half of their crew, who'd hijacked the Maximal warship ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', the Predacons fled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the intent of using the ship's [[Transwarp Drive]] to follow the coordinates inscribed on the disk to an unknown planet. Their heist caught the attention of the Maximal crew of the science vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''; after the Maximals pursued them across space and time, the ensuing space battle disabled both ships and caused them to crash-land on the planet below, where their ship's computer reformatted the Predacons with new [[beast mode]]s to protect them from the planet's high levels of ambient [[energon radiation]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

[[File:SavageLandingPart2-Terrorsaur.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Shortly after reactivating, Terrorsaur glimpsed a momentary flash of light—unbeknownst to him, this was the only sign of the three invisible [[Vok]] as they returned to [[unspace]]. While on a reconaissance flight in his new pterosaur form, Terrorsaur encountered the Maximal flyer [[Nyx]] on a scouting mission of her own. After a brief aerial dogfight, Terrorsaur was able to outmaneuver her, incapacitate her with his blasters, and carry her unconscious form back to base. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}} When Megatron and Tarantulas's attempts to interrogate Nyx went nowhere, Terrorsaur joined in the fun as the Predacons tried to execute her. However, this callous behaviour provoked a crisis of conscience in Dinobot, and the Predacon warrior turned on his former allies, defeating them one by one before using a voice command to lock them all in the ''Darksyde''. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}} After Tarantulas overrode the locks, Megatron ordered Terrorsaur and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] to scout ahead to find Dinobot. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 4}}

The Predacons followed Dinobot to the crash site of the ''Axalon'', and after spying on the Maximals for some time Megatron decided to launch a full-scale attack on his enemies. In the ensuing battle, Terrorsaur and Waspinator teamed up to fire on [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], but the young Maximal was able to evade their shots. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 5}} While observing the battle from on high, and musing that Megatron's potential death could open up a power vacuum that he'd exploit, Nyx jumped Terrorsaur and, after a brief struggle, threw him into the path of Megatron's cannon arm. As the Maximals retreated behind the ship's shields, Dinobot's Predacon spark signature left him unable to fall back with his new allies. As Tarantulas stabbed him in the back, the other Predacons closed in to beat him to death, but Optimus was able to man the ''Axalon''{{'}}s weapons in time to save Dinobot's life and convince the other Predacons to retreat. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}

[[File:ThickerSkin-TerrorsaurSkold.jpg|thumb|right|200px|You'll be sorry...]]

Several weeks later, Megatron grew increasingly withdrawn and obsessed with decoding the Golden Disk. While arguing with Scorponok, Terrorsaur speculated that their leader was losing his mind and it wouldn't be long until someone else seized power. As he and Waspinator prepped for their energon gathering mission, the flying Predacon took a moment to push Skold around some more, and explained his strategy to keep Skold in her place to Waspinator. {{storylink|Pod Part 1}}

Once [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] joined the Predacons, Terrorsaur took part in the celebration commemorating their new arrival, but his ambitions far outstripped his actual tactical acumen—a comment about using [[time travel]] to change history earned him a harsh rebuke from Megatron, and when he brought Blackarachnia's loyalty into question he wound up on the receiving end of a humiliating beatdown from the newest Predacon. {{storylink|Thicker Skin}} One day, Terrorsaur pulled a cruel prank on Skold by pushing her down the stairs and "accidentally" locking her in the ship's brig, but later watched in shock as the little Predacon escaped after befriending and subsequently beheading their prisoner [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]]. {{storylink|Skold's No Good, Very Bad Day}}

[[File:MaximalsStrikeBackPart2-Terrorsaurdies.jpg|thumb|left|250px|See what I mean?]]

Finally, during a routine training session, an impatient Terrorsaur snapped that he'd had enough of Megatron's indecisive leadership and that it was time for a new Predacon to take command. Unfortunately for him, Terrorsaur had the bad luck to say this within earshot of Megatron himself; although Megatron offered him the opportunity to prove himself in pitched combat then and there, Terrorsaur first tried to flee, then wound up pinned underneath Megatron's foot. Ultimately, however, it was Tarantulas who saved him from complete deactivation—not out of any affection for the loudmouthed backstabber, but because if he'd been melted then the mad scientist wouldn't be able to scavenge anything from his corpse. Moments later, a sudden fusillade of explosive material heralded the arrival of the Maximals, who'd launched a preemptive strike on their enemies in an attempt to take back the Golden Disk. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}}

In the ensuing battle, Terrorsaur faced off against the Maximal's newest recruit, [[Razorbeast]]. However, when Razorbeast abandoned their battle to try and stop his friend Skold from fighting the Maximals, Terrorsaur took advantage of his lapse in concentration to swoop down in his beast mode, pluck Razorbeast from the battlefield, and drop him into a nearby floating mountain of energon crystals, causing a cataclysmic explosion that instantly killed the Maximal. Upon returning to the battlefield, Terrorsaur found a traumatized Skold trying to process the loss; when he threatened to do to ''her'' what he'd just done to the "stupid Maximal", however, Skold finally snapped and finally killed her tormentor by ripping his [[spark]] out. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 2}} Skold quickly covered her tracks by lying that he'd fallen in combat; when the Maximals retreated empty-handed, Tarantulas made good on his earlier promise and began cutting up Terrorsaur's dead body to salvage any spare parts. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 3}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
A [[quantum surge]] killed nearly every Maximal and Predacon, with Terrorsaur being one of the sole survivors. {{storylink|Source:Kingdom Golden Disk Collection#CHAPTER 3: ENTER THE MUTANT WARRIOR|''Golden Disk Collection'' Chapter 3}}

Terrorsaur, submerged in the lava, was protected from the [[quantum surge]] by the lava. Some of the surge's energy still reached Terrorsaur, giving him the power to breathe fire. Finding the other survivor, [[Tigatron]], he took advantage of the Maximal's amnesia and made him his new second-in-command. With no known opposition, he started enacting his plan: utilizing a transwarp drive planted by [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] in the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' to travel back in time, eliminate [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], and become the ruler of the Predacons. By the time they found the ship, however, [[Puffer]], [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]], and [[Sights (G1)|Sights]], had caught wind of this plan, and ambushed the two. Terrorsaur, in the midst of the fight, dropped the [[Golden Disk (Vok)|Golden Disk]] he had found, and sent Tigatron to retrieve it. However, Tigatron, once he touched the disk, regained the memories of the Maximal warrior he once was, and turned on Terrorsaur. With the help of the Autobots, Terrorsaur was quickly subdued. The timeline was then promptly restored via Tigatron sacrificing himself by ramming the ''Nemesis'' into the quantum surge, with Terrorsaur's death via lava happening without any interruptions. {{storylink|Source:Kingdom Golden Disk Collection#CHAPTER 4: THE TERRORFYING CONCLUSION|''Golden Disk Collection'' Chapter 4}}
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]," the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

=====Maximal Campaign=====
When the Predacons were on the verge of defeat, Terrorsaur was the last Predacon that stood between the Maximal and entry to the Predacon ship. He rained down laser blasts onto the Maximal while strafing him aerially, but was ultimately defeated and sent skywards upon his destruction.

=====Predacon Campaign=====
{{Note|Terrorsaur is a playable character for "rescue missions" gameplay.}}
Terrorsaur was absent from the main conflict with both Maximals and the [[Skriix]], instead he flew rescue missions, using his flight capabilities to rescue captured Predacons from the Maximals' prison ships. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
[[File:N64 Terrorsaur.jpg|thumb|200px|All your favorite 3D Transformers...and Transmetal Terrorsaur.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Doug Parker]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese)}}

At the end of a decisive battle, Terrorsaur stood the victor, having defeated all of the other beast warriors. As a result, Terrorsaur took command of the Predacon forces, dethroning Megatron. Under his leadership, the Maximals were beaten into submission, and the Predacons took control over them. Unfortunately, Terrorsaur loved being in command too much... so much so that he forgot to devise a plan to escape prehistoric Earth. Then the ice age came around, and froze the entirety of the Predacon forces. Terrorsaur thus has the next hundred thousand years to contemplate his fate, as he remains encased in an icy prison. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if Arcade Mode was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages; see the other characters' pages for Terrorsaur's fate in those outcomes.}}

===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
Megatron was capable of summoning Terrorsaur forth to the battlefield in his attempts to acquire the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]]. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Terrorsaur, along with Blackarachnia and Waspinator, arrived at the crash site of a large stasis pod marked with a red "X". Finding the Maximal [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] already there, the trio overpowered the Maximal. But Terrorsaur inadvertently unleashed the content of the pod in the scuffle... And from within the monstrous [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] emerged! The fighting began anew with both Maximals and Predacons having to contend with the newly emerged monster. Later, after being rejoined by Blackarchnia and Silverbolt, who had been blown away earlier in the fight, Terrorsaur, Waspinator and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] managed to defeat Rampage. {{storylink|When Sparks Fly}}
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW-toy Terrorsaur.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You ignore my god-damn throat-legs.]]
[[File:BWtoy-Terrorsaur-ShowColours.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Amazing what releasing a toy a year after the show model was made can do for show-accurate toy decos.]]
*'''Terrorsaur''' (Basic Class, [[1996]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''D-5'''
**''Takara release date'': [[July]] [[1997]] (standard deco), [[January]] [[1998]] (redeco)
**''Accessories'': Pistol

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toys in both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] markets, Terrorsaur transforms from an organic ''Pteranodon'' to [[robot mode]] with a spring-loaded mostly-one-step transformation, activated by pulling back on his beast-mode head. (His hands and feet need to be folded out separately.) His handgun folds up to store inside the empty area behind his robot mode head, tucking away neatly in beast mode.

: As a first-wave figure in the US, Terrorsaur initially shipped on cards with "rocky" plastic bubbles. This was quickly changed to a smooth rounded-off bubble with wave 2, and Terrorsaur continued to ship on this card style. The "rocky bubble" cards are harder to find and somewhat more expensive on the secondary market if you care about things like that.

: In Japan, there are two different versions of this toy. The initial releases are functionally identical to the [[Hasbro]] version. In January 1998, many of the first-wave figures were given new decoes with varying degrees of "show-accuracy": Terrorsaur was cast in a darker red base plastic, dark-gray plastic replaced the black, yellow paint was added to his beak, the green spots were removed altogether, and his purple paint changed to a medium-gray. So... ''very'' show-accurate in this instance.

: There are also two different versions of this toy in the European market, but they're much more subtle. The initial releases are the same as the North American version, but later releases actually use the completely-new tooling developed for [[Lazorbeak#Toys|Lazorbeak]]. The Lazorbeak-mold version also has his robot nose painted purple rather than white.

: This mold was later used to make [[Fractyl#Toys|Fractyl]], and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Strafe]] (no, seriously). The Lazorbeak version of the mold was used to make [[Hydra (BW)#Toys|Hydra]] and ''[[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots]]'' [[Terranotron (Dinobots)|Terranotron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Terrorsaur/terrorsaur.htm More information on Terrorsaur at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BW-toy VS05 Rattle Terrorsaurer.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Rocky Mountain Showdown: Rattle VS Terrorsaurer''' (Vs pack, July 1997/January 1998)
**''ID number'': '''VS-5'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol

: In Japan, Terrorsaur was available both separately and in a "Rocky Mountain Showdown" (岩山の対決, iwayama no taiketsu) two-pack with [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#VS5|Rattrap]].

: Two variants of the set exist, including the original and [[redeco]]ed versions. In both instances, the toys are identical to the individual releases.{{-}}

[[File:BWLazorbeakToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Lazorbeak''' (Basic, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Pistol
{{note|Lazorbeak was repurposed(?) by ''Beast Wars Official Guidebook'' as "Terrorsaur", an upgraded form of "Terrorsaurer".}}
: The only new toy in the third wave of year-two ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Basics, [[Lazorbeak]] is actually an entirely new mold-set based on the original Terrorsaur mold, transforming from an organic ''Pteranodon'' to [[robot mode]] with a spring-loaded mostly-one-step transformation, activated by pulling back on his beast-mode head. (His hands and feet need to be folded out separately.) His handgun folds up to store inside the empty area behind his robot mode head, tucking away neatly in beast mode.

: Lazorbeak's most immediately-noticeable physical change from Terrorsaur is the addition of an indent for an [[Rubsign|energon chip]] under his beast-mode right wing, but there are lots and lots of small proportion and detail changes throughout the two toys, especially in the faces.<ref>https://twitter.com/Slightlyonfire/status/1264877411533049856 Terrorsaur/Lazorbeak mold comparisons on Twitter</ref>

: Lazorbeak was also [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Beast Wars Shattered Glass'' [[Terrorsaur (BWSG)|Terrorsaur]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Lazorbeak/lazorbeak.htm More information on Lazorbeak at TFU.info]

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[[File:BW-toy TerrorsaurTM.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Gaburincho! Pteragordon!!]]
*'''Terrorsaur''' (Deluxe Transmetal, [[1998]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''D-43'''
**''Takara release date'': [[September]] [[1999]]
**''Accessories'': Left & right wing-blades

: Part of the third wave of Transmetal Deluxes, Transmetal Terrorsaur transforms into a robotic ''Pteranodon''. He has a third "vehicle" mode; reconfiguring his wings and revealing VTOL fans, plus its tail section splits open to reveal twin thruster engines. In robot mode, its wing-tips detach to form blade weapons.

: In Japan, this mold had silver detail added to its face, and had the word "Destron" replace the "Terrorsaur" tampographed onto his beast butt.

: This mold was later [[redeco]]ed and slightly [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Terranotron (BM)#Toys|Terranotron]], and then redecoed and retooled ''differently'' to make ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Toys|Terrorsaur]]. The mold was also the base model for the non-toy ''Wreckers'' iteration of [[Fractyl]] as well as ''Legends of the Microns'' [[Ravenus]].

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

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[[File:BW-toy RattrapVsTerrorMetals.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Flash Showdown: Metals Rattle VS Metals Terrorsaurer''' (September 1999)
**''ID number'': '''VS-43'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-whip

: In Japan, Transmetal Terrorsaur was available both as an individual and in a "Flash Showdown" (閃光の対決, ''senkō no taiketsu'') VS pack with [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#VS43|Transmetal Rattrap]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:BotCon2016_Terrorsaur.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's a smirker! Don't let him combine with anybody!]]
*'''Terrorsaur''' ([[BotCon 2016]] attendee freebie)
**''Accessories'': Double barreled gun

: A BotCon 2016-exclusive, Terrorsaur is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Generations|Air Raid]], who is in turn a retool of Deluxe Class [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Generations|Skydive]], and he transforms into a red F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. He is also capable of turning into an arm or leg for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager figure. Terrorsaur was free for customers who bought the Primus Package or Golden Ticket during the registration. Unlike many ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxes, he does not include the hand/gun/foot weapon.

: This version of the mold was redecoed into [[Fractyl#Generations|Wrecker Fractyl]] while the mold was differently retooled and redecoed into ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]]. This version of the mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hydra (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hydra]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Predacon/BCTerrorsaur/terrorsaur.htm More information on Combiner Wars Terrorsaur at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:TF-WFC-GDC-The-Terrorfying-Conclusion-Terrorsaur.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Constantly doing the "Jurassic Chicken Dance".]]
*'''Terrorsaur''' (Golden Disk Collection, [[2022]])
**''Chapter 4: The Terrorfying {{sic}} Conclusion''
**''Accessories'': [[Golden Disk (Vok)#GDC|Golden Disk (Vok)]], blaster, arm blades

: The final release in the [[War for Cybertron: Kingdom#Exclusives|Golden Disk Collection]], ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Terrorsaur is a retool of [[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Airazor]] from the same line, transforming into a ''Pteranodon'' in 22 steps. He retains the forearms, hands, lower legs, and various structural parts from Airazor. His beast mode is more posable than it has ever been, with multiple joints in his wings, legs, and head, including an opening beak. He includes a blaster, arm blades to attach to his forearms for [[show-accuracy]], and the Golden Disk. The product description claims it is the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]]<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TQSZQCX Amazon] product description: "Includes a Golden Disk (Voyager) accessory and his blaster accessory."</ref>, though the actual toy comes with the Vok disk, redecoed from ''Kingdom'' [[Ark (G1)#Toys|Autobot Ark]]. As such, it is a strange amalgamation of both, with ''The Sounds of Earth'' on one half and the Vok Disk on the other. His blaster can store on his thighs or under his wings in both modes.

: Many copies of Terrorsaur shipped with misassembled wings; the friction joints that attach the wings to the body are reversed in package. Luckily, these joints are held by friction and can be carefully removed and put back in the proper position. Caution is also advised when discarding the packaging, as his arm blade accessories are taped to the back-side of the cardboard insert, wrapped up in tissue paper, meaning they can easily be missed if one doesn't know where to look for them.

: Terrorsaur was revealed and made available for pre-order on [[September 30]], 2021, and was the last of the four daily announcements concerning the Golden Disk Collection; as with the other sets in this series, Terrorsaur's packaging is printed with a portion of a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] graphic, and customers are encouraged to collect all four packs to unite the full image. The figure is an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive in the [[United States of America|U.S.]], [[Canada]], and the [[United Kingdom]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Terrorsaur.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Local legends call him Rodan, the Fire Demon."]]
*'''Terrorsaur''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
**''Series'': '''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
**''Accessories'': Arm blades
:Part of the cross-franchise ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' subline, this version of Terrorsaur is a [[:File:BW-toy Terrorsaur.jpg|'90s toy-inspired]] redeco of the above ''Kingdom'' figure.
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==Merchandise==
===Kabaya===
*'''Terrorsaurer''' (candy toy kit, 1997)
:A [[Kabaya]] "[[candy toy]]" version of Terrorsaur was made available in Japan. Since he was [[Gang-molding|gang molded]] with the other three toys in the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum#Part 1 (Beast Wars)|Beast Wars Gum DX]]'' assortment, this unpainted plastic kit was mainly peach and yellow.

===''Beast Wars'' magnet set===
*'''Beast Wars magnet set''' (1997)
:An adorable "super-deformed" magnet of Terrorsaur was made as part of a set of show-cast ''Beast Wars'' magnets in Japan.

===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Terrorsaurmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Seen here in his rarely-used Skesis mode.]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Terrorsaur was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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==Notes==
*Terrorsaur is an obvious homage to the crafty and backstabbing Decepticon Air Commander Starscream. The two are practically identical characters, featuring a screeching voice, being aerial-combat based, are constantly seeking to lead their respective armies and more often than not fail miserably due to overestimating their chances and ability. Despite this, even after a disembodied Starscream himself appeared among the Predacons, the parallels between the two were never acknowledged.
* As [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]'s [[beast mode]] takes many ''Jurassic Park''-style liberties, so too does Terrorsaur's beast mode bear little resemblance to an actual ''Pteranodon''. The ''Beast Wars'' cartoon continually depicts his beast mode as bipedal, walking around on the ground on his hind legs like a bird—while on the ground, pterosaurs were actually quadrupedal creatures who used their long arms and powerful flight muscles to pole-vault themselves into the air. Instead of scales, real pterosaurs possessed a coat of fluffy, hair-like {{w|Pterosaur#Pycnofibers|pycnofibers}} as a kind of insulation. Terrorsaur's proclivity for snatching things with his feet like an eagle is dubious; real pterodactyloid feet were comparatively small, limited in their range of motion, and not well-adapted for grabbing things. The presence of teeth in his beak is another bit of artistic license—although many other pterosaur species had teeth, ''Pteranodon'' did not.
*Terrorsaur apparently knows how to disarm a bomb (if he has enough time), since in "[[Equal Measures]]" Megatron orders him to disarm the Maximal bomb that was sent into the Predacon base.
*As Terrorsaur was dying in lava, his hand was briefly seen glowing, indicating that Terrorsaur was going through [[transmetal]]ization. This was probably included as a backdoor so the writers could resurrect Terrorsaur or Scorponok if they needed them later. Incidentally, the original plan for Season 2 of Beast Wars had Terrorsaur survive and become a Transmetal. However, the popularity of [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] convinced the writers to spare him instead.
*Terrorsaur's CGI model in "Theft of the Golden Disk" is a virtual redeco of [[Skyblast (Energon)|''Energon'' Skyblast]]. However, his CGI model is somewhat different from his appearance in "Dawn of Future's Past".
*Terrorsaur is the first known contributor to the plight of the {{w|bald eagle}}, by eating one.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Terrorsaur's verbal tic was a habit of punctuating sentences with ''ginsu'' (ぎんす), the Japanese equivalent of the "caw" onomatopoeia for birds.
*In the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Terrorsaur's Cybertronian body is a revamped version of his ''Combiner Wars'' toy featuring lime-green detailing and purple shins in homage to his original ''Beast Wars'' toy.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on twitter]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Terrorsaurer''' (テラザウラー ''Terazaurā''),<ref>Japanese sources consistently romanize the name as "Terrorsaur". This, of course, skips over the fact that the katakana indicates the last vowel sound to be an extended "a" sound.</ref> '''Terrorsaur''' (テラソー ''Terasō'')
*''French:'' '''Terrosaure''' (France, cartoon dub), '''Dinomenace''' (Canada)
*''German:'' '''Terrorsaurus'''
*''Italian:'' '''Metal Terrorsaur''' (Transmetal)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yì-lúng''' (Taiwan, 翼龍, "Pterosaur"), '''Shé Niǎo''' (China, 蛇鸟, "Snake Bird")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Terrorssauro'''
*''Russian:'' '''Pterodactyl''' (Птеродактиль ''Pterodaktil<nowiki>'</nowiki>'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Terrorsaur''' (Spain), '''Terrorsaurio''' (Latin America)

==References==
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[[Category:Armada Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:Cloud Predacons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Gangsters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Predacons]]
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Blitzwing (G1)/toys

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[[File:G1 boxart Blitzwing.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
'''Blitzwing''' is the archetypal tank-jet [[Triple Changer]].

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from back-to-front tank to unflyable plane to feetless robot and back!]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer, [[1985]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''43'''
**''Accessories'': [[gyro-blaster rifle]], [[electron scimitar]], 3 [[concussion weapon|concussion missiles]]
:Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy (the only ''Transformers'' [[Triple Changer]] who had a previous ''Diaclone'' release), Blitzwing can transform from [[robot mode]] to two different [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s; a Soviet MiG-25 fighter jet or a Japanese Type-74 assault tank. Like most early G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode, with only his arms being able to move up and down a little. He does, however, have a swiveling turret and deployable front landing gear in his vehicle modes.

:All U.S. versions had the spring-loaded missile launchers severely weakened. The Japanese releases, however, kept the full-strength launching mechanisms. The tank turret on the original Blitzwing toy can be taken off, while later releases feature a turret that cannot be removed.

:This mold was returned to its ''Diaclone'' coloration and re-released in 2005 as [[Overcharge (G1)#Collector's Edition|Overcharge]], an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on Blitzwing at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
*'''Blitzwing''' ([[2005]])
**''ID number'': '''17'''
**''Accessories'': gyro-blaster rifle, electron scimitar, 3 concussion missiles
:Blitzwing was reissued as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series. Despite being included in the instruction manual, the [[rubsign]] was nowhere to be found on this version. The tank turret cannot be removed on this release.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Voyager Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ich bin wieder da! Und wo ist der verfluchte [[Warpath (G1)/toys|Bolschewist?!]] ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TakaraTomy-Generations-TG22-Blitzwing.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Mit der Geschwindigkeit eines Kampfjets und der Stärke eines Panzers! ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer Voyager, [[2013]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 002'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TG22'''
**''Accessories'': rifle, scimitar, [[missile]]
:Part of the third wave of [[2012]]-[[2013]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Blitzwing is a modern reinterpretation of his original toy, and transforms into two vaguely futuristic vehicles: a jet with an opening cockpit and back-mounted rocket boosters, as well as a tank with a rotating turret and a spring-loaded cannon that launches its missile when the barrel is compressed. The cannon can be swung out and deployed for use in jet mode. He comes with a blaster and a sword, both of which mount/are held by [[5 mm post]]. He features 5 mm ports for his hands, shoulders/vehicle sides, cannon base, and wings, while both weapons have numerous additional posts and ports.

:In a nod to his ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Blitzwing (Animated)|incarnation]], he sports a face-swapping feature, allowing him to switch between a more traditional, visored face, a monocled face (inspired by the ''Animated'' character's 'Icy' persona), and a black jack-o'-lantern-like face (inspired by the ''Animated'' character's 'Random' persona). Unlike his inspiration however, the toy's faces spin vertically rather than horizontally.

:The toy is renowned for two significant [[design flaw]]s. The first is that tabs meant to anchor the robot shoulders to the chest never solidly lock into place—they are simply too far apart. This makes his shoulder assemblies swing up and out of his chest when the shoulders are rotated up. Pressing the shoulder slots into the chest tabs ''sometimes'' works to counter this, but it depends on the [[Quality control|tolerances]] of each individual figure. The problem can be completely eliminated with a little work:
:#For those not wishing to modify the toy itself, spacing material can be affixed to the back of the shoulder piece. This creates support in the back and allows the front tabs to remain in place.
:#Alternately, one can disassemble the figure and lightly sand the screw mounts and inside chest walls on the front half, bringing the back of the figure and the front closer together, and allowing the shoulder assemblies to lock in completely solid as originally intended. This has the potential risk of over-sanding, which prevents the legs from clipping securely to his chest for his vehicle modes.
:The second major flaw concerns the face-swapping feature; almost universally, this does not actually end up working because the rotating faces are rendered immobile by an excess of paint on the inside of the helmet, including the post the faces are mounted on. This can be fixed by dismantling the head, removing the faces, and trimming the excess paint in the helmet interior, or in some circumstances, by leaving the toy in a freezer until the inner-helmet paint becomes brittle enough to crack by exerting pressure on the faces, allowing the faces to move as designed. Unfortunately, the yellow paint is also prone to rubbing off when transformed due the rubber used to create the jet mode's nosecone.

:There are two [[variant]]s of Blitzwing: The first version sports an all-silver Decepticon [[insignia]] on its chest and has the missile inserted into the turret inside the packaging, no extra space for the missile in the plastic tray behind the turret and no holes cut for tying down the missile, while a later running change changed the Decepticon insignia's color to purple, with a silver outline, and has the missile tied down in the plastic tray behind the turret.<ref name="genvari1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/944880-variant-generations-blitzwing.html TFW2005 thread] about ''Generations'' Blitzwing's Decepticon insignia variant.</ref><ref name="genvari2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/897354-generation-blitzwing-packaging-bubble-variant-fyi.html TFW2005 thread] about ''Generations'' Blitzwing's missile-placement-inside-the-packaging variant.</ref> Oddly, the official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photo]] of the toy inside its packaging depicts the later version.

:The Japanese release sports a more metallic gold paint application as opposed to the lemon yellow gloss of his helmet, additional purple paint on his thighs and shoulders, dark metallic gray paint within his cockpit, and additional silver paint on his torso. The neck of the figure is now painted black rather than yellow to better blend in with the lower portion of his three faces. Some of the silver detailing on his torso was changed to gold. The figure also features a lighter, more metallic purple, lighter tan, and silver paint on all his gray plastic. The rubberized nose cone's colors are now more in sync with the entire body's purple. The scimitar weapon is molded in a solid purple plastic as opposed to the Hasbro version's "blade" being painted in a lighter hue to simulate an "energon" effect. The same design flaws that plagued the Hasbro release were also carried over in the Tomy version with the exception of the face switching gimmick issue.

:Blitzwing was [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Doubledealer#Generations|Doubledealer]] and ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Starscream_(Cloud)#Cloud_2|Starscream]], neither of which fixed the mold's shoulder problem. The design of the figure also inspired the look of [[Flywheels#2005 IDW continuity|Flywheels]] in the 2005 IDW continuity.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenBlitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on ''Generations'' Blitzwing at TFU.info]''

===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Construct-bots-blitzwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wishes he had a face-changing gimmick.]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple-Changer, 2013)
: Part of Wave 1 of ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Triple-Changers, Blitzwing can transform into something that vaguely resembles a jet and something that vaguely resembles a tank. He is armed with a projectile launching main cannon, a set of non-firing Gatling guns and a blaster. His face was retooled into [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Ironhide]]'s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBBlitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on Blitzwing at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots 3pack Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Scourge / Sergeant Kup / Blitzwing''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 007'''
***''Fist strength'': '''181'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''845'''
***''Sword strength'': '''594'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 2 three-packs, Blitzwing is a [[redeco]] of Series 1 [[Brawl (Movie)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Brawl]] in transparent purple, transforming into a tank with a [[Autotransformation|spring-loaded automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when the front is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. As a Super Bot, he has more lopsided strength ratings.

: He comes with [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Scourge3Pack|Spin Shot Scourge]] and [[Kup (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Spin Shot Sergeant Kup]]. He shares parts with Series 1 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Megatron]] and Series 1 [[Shockwave (Movie)#Bot Shots|Shockwave]].

:The second wave of Series 2 three-packs didn't reach mass retail in the United States, only showing up in discount stores like Ross.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSBlitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on ''Bot Shots'' Blitzwing at TFU.info]''

===''Kre-O''===
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*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'' '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Class Jock
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol, curved blade

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' Blitzwing, President of the Chess Club that year, is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection.

: He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OBlitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on Class of '85 Blitzwing at TFU.info]''

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*'''Blitzwing''' (Kreon Triple Changer, 2015)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, Buildable Scimitar

:Part of the (ultimately unreleased) Battle Changers Kreon Triple Changer line, Blitzwing transforms from robot to jet to tank and back without removing any parts! As a nod to his [[Blitzwing (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]], he comes with two optional heads.

:Blitzwing (along with Drift) was shown at Toy Fair 2015, but no accounts of it seeing release in any market have ever surfaced.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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[[File:Platinum-edition-g1-blitzwing.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blitzwheels? Flywing?]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (Platinum Edition, 2015)
**''Accessories'': gyro-blaster rifle, electron scimitar, 3 concussion missiles
:Part of a ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' two-pack with [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Astrotrain]] released under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, this reissue of Blitzwing features an unprecedented light brown and red color scheme. The exact inspiration for this deco is unknown, with the currently prevalent theory being that it's supposedly an homage to the [[Duocon]] [[Flywheels]]'s colors.

:This set was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States and Canada. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In the United Kingdom, it was available via A1Toys.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Fever Dream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/PlatinumBlitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Blitzwing at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Blitzwing.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Titan Master not being named [[Triple Takeover|"Zone"]] is a war crime.]]
*'''Decepticon Hazard & Blitzwing''' (Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': seated gun, tank barrel, scimitar, Hazard Titan Master
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Blitzwing is a redeco/retool of [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Titans Return|Megatron]]. He also comes with [[Hazard]], a Titan Master who transforms into Blitzwing's head. Hasbro's stock photo (see right) has the figure transformed using Megatron's instructions, but a more animation-accurate depiction of the character can be achieved by simply rotating the tail wings forward, leaving the jet wings unfolded, and keeping the tank barrel attached to the turret. Like Megatron, Blitzwing is capable of transforming into his tank mode without removing his head, though this leaves it exposed completely on the vehicle's back. The Titan Master gimmick also gives creative buyers an oppurtunity to recreate his ''Animated'' counterpart's face swapping gimmick.

:A recurring issue with many examples of the figure involves the figure's thighs being coated in so much paint that it affects the clearance and range of motion on the joints connected to them. This results in stiff thigh swivels and may sometimes prevent the shins from properly folding up and locking into the hips for either vehicle mode. The Blitzwing face on Hazard's back is also coated in heavy amounts of paint, causing the facial details to become nearly indiscernible. Additionally, the tabs that keep the arms in place in robot and tank mode and the panels in the legs in vehicle mode are both very prone to popping out. The stickers on the wings seem especially prone to peeling, sometimes doing so right out of the box.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG-59-Blitzwing.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's a RECTANKLE]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Voyager Class, [[2018]]-[[January 27|01-27]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-59'''
**''Accessories'': seated gun, tank barrel, scimitar, Headmaster
:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Blitzwing is a redeco of the [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Voyager toy]] in cartoon-accurate colors and with easier to see facial features. He comes with [[Big Convoy#Legends|Big Fight]], redecoed from the beast/vehicle accessory of ''Titans Return'' [[Shuffler#Generations|Shuffler]].

:Interestingly, his instructions and stock photography depict an alternate transformation for the robot mode, leaving the jet mode tail fins less transformed in order to more closely match his animation model.
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===''Legacy''===
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[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Class-Blitzwing.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Warpath will make sure to [[Dinobot_Island,_Part_2#Quotes|'''tank''']] him.]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Leader Class, [[2022]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-10'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' 2x blasters, sword, [[Energon]] hands/missile racks
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Leader Class toys, Blitzwing is a mostly cartoon-accurate version of the character. He transforms into either his Soviet MiG-25 fighter jet mode (with ''very'' visible tank kibble) in 32 steps, or his tank mode which is based on a Bradley fighting vehicle (with ''even more'' visible plane cockpit in a poor attempt to adhere to cartoon accuracy) in 41 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount to any of his vehicle modes, his signature scimitar (which is molded in soft plastic), and two [[Energon]] hands, which can plug into his robot mode as gauntlets. These can transform and double as missile racks in his vehicle modes.

:Like ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Astrotrain]], ''Legacy'' Blitzwing is a Voyager-sized figure sold at a Leader Class price-point; accounting for the figure's extra accessories/transformation intricacy. If one wishes to replicate ''Animated'' Blitzwing's ice and fire powers on ''Legacy'' Blitzwing, the blue and red [[Fire Blast effect]]s from [[Tricranius]] can be attached to Blitzwing's jet and tank modes respectively.

:This figure was revealed by CBR a day prior to the [[April 12]], [[2022]] Fan First Tuesday.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/new-transformers-generations-legacy-figure-line-announced-by-hasbro ''EXCLUSIVE: Transformers Debuts Wild Rider, Blitzwing Legacy Figures'' - on CBR</ref>

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Blitzwing''' ([[1986]])
:[[Decoy]] Blitzwing is a small, purple, soft-rubber figure that came randomly packed with smaller carded toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on Decoy Blitzwing at TFU.info]''

===Transformers Gum===
*'''Blitzwing''' (1986)
**''Accessories:'' "Gyro-Blaster Gun"
:Essentially a downsized version of the original Blitzwing toy, the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' kit is sculpted from black, red, and grey plastic, features stickers rather than paint applications for details, and came with a stick of gum.
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===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[File:Blitzwing Energon Wars.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|My life is a mystery.]]
*'''Blitzwing''' ([[2007]])
:A 30-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Blitzwing "transforms" into a burgundy and blue tank. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (film)|Movie]] [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Warpath (G1)/toys|Warpath]].

:Blitzwing ''really'' looks like [[Quake (G1)|Quake]]. However, his stat card is clearly intended for Blitzwing, listing several of that character's trademark weapons as attacks.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb|[[Blitzwing (Animated)|German accent]] not included.]]
*'''Autobot Hound & Blitzwing''' (Two-pack, [[2008]])
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Blitzwing is a [[super deformed]] figure sculpted holding his electron scimitar. He has articulation in his neck and shoulders and came in a two-pack with [[Hound (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Hound]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/RHBlitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Blitzwing at TFU.info]''
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
[[File:Blitzwingtls.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Blitzwing''' ([[2014]])
:[[The Loyal Subjects]] Blitzwing is a Wave 3 figure with standard articulation. He features a pumping cannon gimmick. He also has a sword and a gun. There are two Blitzwings per 16 figures.
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Blitzwing.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Blitzwing, Relentless Foe''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T09/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11
:Blitzwing, Relentless Foe is one of forty-six character cards released as part of Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners. In order to depict the [[Triple Changer]] nature of the character, Blitzwing, Relentless Foe is a folding card, with both Alt Modes depicted when the card is folded in half, and Bot Mode depicted when the card is unfolded.

:The line-art for the card's jet mode was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]], while the artwork for tank and robot mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Blitzwing''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Gyro-blaster rifle, electron scimitar

:Released in the third wave of Super7's line of multi-property 3.75-inch action figures, ''ReAction'' Blitzwing is a non-converting action figure with 5 points of articulation and is based on his appearance in the original cartoon. As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Blitzwing comes packaged in a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]] [[Star Wars (franchise)|''Star Wars'']] action figures of the late 1970's.
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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Blitzwing was slated to be one of the Rook pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Pop!''===
*'''Blitzwing''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome'': '''Common'''
***''Static'': '''Common'''
***''Glowing'': '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome'': '''Uncommon'''
***''Original'': '''Epic'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFTs}} depicting Blitzwing in the Funko style.
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File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_BLITZWING_MONOCHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_BLITZWING_STATIC.gif|Changes from statue to statue...''to statue''!
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_BLITZWING_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_BLITZWING_PURPLECHROME.gif
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==References==
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Wildrider (G1)

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{{disambigm|Wildrider (disambiguation)|Brake-Neck (disambiguation)}}
:''Wildrider is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEWildrider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|When slow people race Wildrider, THE TERRORISTS WIN.]]
What [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] does for air travel, '''Wildrider''' (aka "Wild Rider"<ref name="classic">Wildrider's name was consistently spelled "Wild Rider", in two words, on several different packaging versions of the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)|Classic]] Stunticon" release (English, French/Dutch and Spanish), as well as on the [[cross-sell]] for the French/English Canadian packaging version for his fellow "Classic Stunticon" Breakdown. It was also later used as a [[trademark]] friendly name for his Legacy toy.</ref>) does for the roadways. The difference is that the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] honestly means no harm and this insanely wild-riding [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] most ''definitely'' does. Some of his Decepticon comrades suspect him of playing insane to enhance his street cred, but those who have come to know him the best realize that it's no act. Wildrider really is as crazy as they come and a very real danger to anything on the road with him. Even his fellow Stunticons are wary of driving anywhere near him.

Which is a problem because if things get too quiet, if all he can hear is ''himself'', Wildrider becomes afraid there's enemies closing in on him, waiting to get him...

Wildrider combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

More recently, he has started to call himself '''Brake-Neck''', a change that his teammates worry is symptomatic of his worsening insanity.

{{bigquote|I'm Wildrider, and I wanna bust something up!|Wildrider, speaking his first words|"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Terry McGovern]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, "The Burden Hardest to Bear"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Starscreams Brigade"), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Masquerade"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Trans-Europe Express" & "Masquerade"), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Orlando Drummond]] (Portuguese, "Starscream's Brigade")}}

[[File:KeyVectorSigma1 Wildrider fly.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt in the new Stunticons. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. While the other Stunticons pledged their loyalty to Megatron, Wildrider merely stated his desire for destruction. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons, who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form Superion defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:TransEuropeExpress riding Wildrider.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Not Mr. Toad.]]
When the Autobots got involved in the fake [[Europa 2000]] charity race he had set up, Megatron needed them removed from the playing field to stop any interference with his plans to dig up the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]] and steal an experimental car engine from [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]], the top US driver. He had the Stunticons intercept and eliminate the Autobots, and Wildrider helped disable [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] with his fellow Decepticons. [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] refused to just lay down, though, dodging the Stunticons' ramming attacks and jumping atop Wildrider's hood. The crazy Stunticon eventually shook Bluestreak off by just crashing hood-first into a mountain at over 150 mph. Afterwards, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor's face. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:CosmicRust Wildrider speedboat.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|The Hate Boat/Soon will be making another round...]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Wildrider drove a speedboat while Drag Strip water skied behind him. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, trying to stop the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as they were having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:Masquerade BreakdownWildriderdefeated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|How mortifrying!!]]
In his next scheme, Megatron charged the Stunticons with bringing him the last key items for his new molecular disrupter cannon. Wildrider and his partner [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] broke into an optics laboratory and robbed a scientist of his experimental lenses for Megatron's weapon. Upon their escape, though, the Stunticons ran into [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] blocking the road. Wildrider took the challenge and managed to just miss hitting the Autobots with his crazy driving, and dodge the missiles fired at him by Inferno. He tested his luck on a second drive-by, though, and was blasted into submission by Hoist. The Stunticons were all captured and imprisoned inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], while several Autobots employed camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in a Trojan Horse ploy to find out what Megatron wanted with the components. The Autobot warrior [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] took Wildrider's place. After the Autobots took off, however, Breakdown managed to free his fellow Stunticons, and they all joined up to form Menasor, easily smashing through the remaining Autobots guarding them. As Menasor, they returned to Megatron and attempted to convince him they were the true Stunticons. Though ultimately successful, the Autobots had made alterations to the stolen components which caused Megatron's weapon to blow up in his face, and the Decepticons beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:BurdenHardesttoBear Stunticons Matrix.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|And now I am Wildimus Prime!!]]
After their exile to [[Chaar]] in 2006, the Stunticons had been reduced to fighting over scraps of energon with the other Decepticons. When [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned with the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], Wildrider expressed the threat that they had better have brought some energon with them. When questioned by Dead End what he would do if they hadn't, Wildrider was at a loss. Nevertheless, he donated his share of energon to revive [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When the Quintessons arrived offering them energon in exchange for defeating the Autobots, Wildrider was among those Decepticons who were incredulous of the terms due to their weakened state, but signed on regardless. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

Later, Wildrider and Dead End got into a street race with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] in [[Japan]], ultimately forcing him off the road. After the crash, the two Stunticons found the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had been blown clear by the impact, and Wildrider brought it back to his leader, Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Wildrider and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeeded where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Wildrider and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Sixshot first app.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Wildrider fought the Autobots on Earth under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s command. They tried to prevent [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s troops from reaching the Space Bridge, but failed. He and the Stunticons soon arrived on Cybertron to participate in Galvatron's siege. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Wildrider and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the Battleship Maximus. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Wildrider and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Hm9 Stunticons.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Wildrider and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Wildrider's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Wildrider and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Wildrider and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Wildrider and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander Sixshot began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Wildrider was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Wildrider Riding Car.jpg|thumb|180px]]
Sometime beyond the year [[2036]], Wildrider and the other Stunticons enjoyed themselves with their own personal annual event: stealing human cars and use them to race each other. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, the Stunticons as Menasor were involved in a fight wherein [[Grand Scourge]] dropped in through a tear in space-time and used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Though Wildrider attempted to flee, Grand Scourge managed to have him form the right leg of his gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} He was freed when Grand Scourge was defeated by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and fled with the other Stunticons. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Wildrider listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Wildrider and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Wildrider, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see Wildrider and the rest of his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Wildrider participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Wildrider only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Wildrider and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. Though Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field. Superion then gained the upper hand against Menasor by dislodging Wildrider as the combiner's leg, and having Slingshot take his place. Menasor was beaten down, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''When [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began having strange visions of combiner robots following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashing the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in his head, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] rigged up a device to monitor his dreams.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} ''Together, Optimus and Buster watched these new "[[Special Teams]]" fighting over the abandoned [[Pullen Power Plant]]'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''unaware that [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were also listening in. Their futuristic combining technology impressed Shockwave so much that he immediately ordered his troops to begin plans for the Stunticons' construction.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Wildrider was given life by the Creation Matrix at the same time as the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Through [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]] in Optimus Prime's mind, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was able to tap into and divert some of the Matrix energy to bring an equal number of his own troops to life. The Stunticons' first mission was to tail the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and besmirch the Autobot's good reputation by causing carnage on a freeway. They were engaged by [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] forces and Wildrider received a nasty shock from [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] before [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] managed to knock her out of the air. When the Aerialbots arrived, the Stunticons pretended to defend their "comrade" Skids, convincing Circuit Breaker and the human forces that there were no good robots. As both teams combined into their gestalt forms and did battle, Circuit Breaker used up all her power disabling [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], leaving [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] victorious. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
''Wildrider was stationed at the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base]] when Motormaster ill-advisedly suggested that the Stunticons could take out Optimus Prime, earning Megatron's ire. Wildrider and the others looked on as Megatron nearly crushed the Stunticon leader with a boulder.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} Later, Wildrider served aboard the Decepticons' [[Club Con|island starship]] under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and took part in a massed ambush of the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where he was seen tangling with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]. [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to put aside their differences long enough in order to rally their troops into a counter-attack, sending the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Totaled!}} When the Decepticons converted their base into a human holiday resort, Wildrider was posted on the beach to warn bathers not to swim out too far. After [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] ignored his advice and provoked the wrath of the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], causing a battle on the beach, Wildrider stood by as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] apologised to the traumatised holidaymakers. {{storylink|Club Con!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In [[2003]], the Stunticons were recruited by [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] to steal some classified documents from the Autobots, about their upcoming plans for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Wildrider and his cronies ran the courier, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], off the side of the road and beat him till he gave up the information. Then they beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when he tried to interfere because, well, it was fun. Ultimately, the plans turned out to be fakes, so the Decepticons didn't gain anything from them. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:SpacePiratesSoundwaveLeader.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Soundwave's defensive driving classes are wasted on Wildrider.]]
By [[2008]] the Stunticons were stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the command of Shockwave. They combined into Menasor in an attempt to protect him from an assassination attempt by [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] but were unsuccessful so leadership of the Decepticons passed to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

Later, Wildrider was among the Decepticon soldiers aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] was leading them in an assault on [[Autobase]]. They were themselves attacked by the [[Quintesson]]s en route. Previous information that Decepticon commander Soundwave had received, informing him that the Autobots were mostly off-world, turned out to be a ruse orchestrated by the aliens to ambush his troops. The Decepticons were forced to call upon the Autobots for assistance in thwarting the Quintessons' forceful colonization of their homeworld. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Secrets Wildrider at console.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Wildrider worked on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s team when he and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] were vying for control of the Decepticons. When the conflict between the two Decepticon factions reached its peak, both leaders called for an [[Enclave]], where they could negotiate an alliance. The peace-talks were sabotaged by the Autobots, and Wildrider was swept up in the fracas that broke out afterwards. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

A poisoned [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] staggered into Wildrider's quarters, and gave him a tape of battle plans to transmit to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Wildrider assumed that Soundwave had been betrayed by traitors in Megatron's faction of Decepticons, and attempted to send the plans in secret. When Megatron saw him doing so, however, he assumed that the Stunticon was trying to send them to his rival Shockwave, making him the traitor who had betrayed him to Shockwave earlier. With one blast from his [[fusion cannon]], Megatron promptly killed him. Which was exactly what Soundwave (who had not been poisoned and was, in fact, the traitor) had planned. Harsh. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Wildrider and the Stunticons fought the Autobots while trying to steal from Earth's resources. They formed Menasor in battle with Defensor, but were soon dismantled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

===The Special Teams===
Wildrider and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Wildrider and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Wildrider, the other Stunticons and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] were sent to 1930s [[Chicago]] when [[Teletran 3]] malfunctioned, and were left dormant in the forms of cars from that time. They were soon found and used by a criminal gang led by [[Tommy Fingers]], until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members arrived from the future to retrieve the lost Transformers and prevent the apocalypse. Wildrider, Dead End and Drag Strip were awakened by Breakdown, who wasn't so dormant after all, and started chasing Optimus Prime and the humans across the city. Eventually the two groups ran into Motormaster, and everyone were promptly transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] started reunifying the Decepticons into his own army, Wildrider and the other Stunticons were among his earliest recruits. They helped capture a group of Autobots and Joes that followed Serpent O.R. to Cybertron, then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony in the form of Menasor. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} The giant used his Wildrider leg to stomp at least one innocent civilian to death. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Wildrider joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|Transformers vol. 1 #3]] (modern era)
[[File:MegatronOrigin3 DeadEnd Wildrider.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|An optimistic Dead End? A mellow Wildrider?! What is this, some kind of alternate universe?!]]
Wildrider was seen with other Stunticons entering the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] arena to join the newly formed Decepticons for some good ol' fashioned civil disobedience. He also did us all a favor and told [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] to be quiet because, let's face it, a cheery and optimistic Dead End signals the coming of [[Unicron|the End of Days]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

[[File:Broadcast-BreakdownWildrider.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
During the brief Decepticon reign of Cybertron, Wildrider and Breakdown set out to take out the anti-Decepticon pirate news broadcaster, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], according to [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s location. They attacked Blaster only to be defeated by the arriving [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}} When [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] usurped [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] as Decepticon leader, the Stunticons protested and left both the Decepticons and Cybertron to become highwaymen on [[Magmara Nine]]. While robbing [[Strongbox]] there, they were approached by [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] who told them Megatron had taken back command. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Returning to the fold, the Stunticons participated in Megatron's assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which they tried to attack Optimus Prime only to get blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

Millions of years later, Wildrider was among the Decepticons captured by [[Skywatch]] after the Stunticons were abandoned on Earth. {{Storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Luckily for him, he was soon rescued by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s splinter faction of Autobots and Decepticons trying to get off the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

[[File:Wildrider Enemies of the System.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right]]
Wildrider and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] went on a mission to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from their group. They were disgusted to find that their comrade was being driven by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|a human]], and Wildrider rammed him, telling Drag Strip that they could always fix him later. They met with some resistance from the human, but eventually recovered Breakdown and took him back to base. A few hours later, the Stunticons revealed that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] had given them the ability to combine, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

However, despite Menasor's power, his effectiveness as a warrior was stunted by the fact that his components kept arguing amongst themselves. The Autobots took note of this weakness and distracted the combiner by targeting the individual Stunticons, and eventually he was taken down by Optimus Prime. Like most of the Decepticons, Wildrider was taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

Months later, the Stunticons were freed from their captivity when Decepticons under Megatron's command returned to Earth and attacked the Skywatch facility where they were held. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} The Decepticons intended to rejoin Megatron on Cybertron, but were interrupted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s attempts to sabotage their [[space bridge]]. Wildrider and the other Stunticons stayed behind to take care of the Autobot, but were knocked out by an energy surge when Bumblebee interrupted the bridge's power flow. {{storylink|The Question}} The Autobots subsequently captured the Stunticons and brought them to a restored Cybertron, where they were imprisoned alongside the rest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} Following their release, Wildrider was among a Cybertronian crowd recruited by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to pressure [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. Later underground, they witnessed a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}

Wildrider was so disappointed in his team for losing to Bumblebee that he up and left the Stunticons altogether, leaving his space to be filled by [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]]. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
Wildrider was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wildrider and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:BotShots Brake-Neck.jpg|thumb|right]]
Wildrider participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Wildrider and Breakdown were sent to stop a convoy of Autobots from delivering a vital component to a power station to prevent it exploding. Possibly because they were the only ones crazy enough not to realize they'd be in danger if they were near the station when it exploded. They failed anyway. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:BrakeNeckTransformersEarthWarsOfficial.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Ahhhhh! Much better! Now for the TERRORISTS!]]
Brake-Neck doesn't care that he's nuts and reckless, and that's what makes him so dangerous. Despite this, Brake-Neck is a bag of nerves, and sudden loud noises are prone to make him take off like a bat out of hell. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Brake-Neck bio}}

When Offroad arrived on Earth, Breakdown asked what happened to Wildrider, and he replied he didn't want to know.
{{storylink|Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad Research}}

But forget about him, because '''Brake-Neck''' was hired by Megatron to retrieve the [[Nova Power Core|Nova Core]] after Reflector's mishap. But he wouldn't go near the structure with radiation leaking out in its current state, but he did have his sights on [[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]], and attempted to execute him. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Bit of a Longshot}}

He continued to wait out the radiation until the atmosphere levels were safe enough for him to recover the Nova Core. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Battle Hardened}}

When [[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reflector]] asked for Brake-Neck's cover fire, Brake-Neck really didn't want to help Reflector. He just wants to shoot humans and their emergency response vehicles. Smokescreen kept him busy while First Aid went after Reflector and the Nova Core.

After the battle was over, Brake Neck shot a Medibot ''and'' Viewfinder in the back, because he was annoyed at Reflector for being an "annoying cameraman". {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Big Bang!}}

As soon as he arrived at the Decepticon base, he dashed towards the mountains at breakneck speed, which alarmed [[Luca]]. From there he showed off his sniping skills by shooting Starscream in the foot. He then wanted to find some Autobots and aim for their heads.

*'''Class:''' Special (Sniper)
*'''Lowest Star rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Brake-neck uses a custom-built [[Quasar rifle]] with a hair trigger and thermo-optic guidance system. He snipes targets dealing great damage at a slow rate from long range, well out of the range of Laser Turrets and Shock Towers.
*'''Ability: Execute!:''' Instantly destroys a building if less than 20/25/35% health (except the HQ), or snipe an enemy bot dealing very high damage!
**'''Cost:''' 3 ability points with no point increase!

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:brake-neck Brake-Neck at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Wildrider toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|If you don't buy this toy, then the terrorists have... lost, I guess?]]
*'''Wildrider''' (Stunticon, [[1986]])
**''Team ID number'': '''S3'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-53'''
**''Accessories'': [[Scatter blaster|scattershot gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Wildrider transforms into a dark grey Ferrari 308 GTB sports car. He comes with a large, black double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches onto the back of his vehicle mode.

:In [[robot mode]], Wildrider is armed with a black scattershot gun. He usually forms Menasor's left leg, but as a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner limb, he can also occupy any other limb position.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Wildrider/wildrider.htm More information on Wildrider at TFU.info]''

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*'''Menasor''' (Gift set, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-55'''
:Wildrider was also made available as part of a full Stunticon five-pack in the US, European, and [[Japan]]ese markets. All of the figures inside were identical to their individual releases.

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*'''Wild Rider'''<ref name="classic"/> ([[1990]])
**''Accessories'': scattershot gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:"Wild Rider" and the other Stunticons were rereleased without changes in 1990 as part of the European/Australian [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line.
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===''Generation 2''===
*'''Wildrider''' (Stunticon, Unreleased)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S5'''
[[File:G2-Wildrider.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Watch out! I'm bright!]]
:For the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]], Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in [[1994]], with Wildrider being cast primarily in yellow plastic, with blue and black accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsWilderiderProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Wildrider in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1533/Generation+2/Wildrider.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Wildrider in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref>

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===''Gentei! Gentei!''===
{{anchor|Gentei}}
[[File:Wildrider gentei.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Just give him the [[facial hair|goatee]] and be done with it...I mean, "''Lettle Lady, non!''"]]
*'''Stuntron Wildrider''' ([[August 30]], [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile
:An [[exclusive]] item from the "Chara Hobby 2008" show in Japan on August 30th, 2008, ''Gentei! Gentei!'' (Japanese for "Exclusive! Exclusive!") Wildrider is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Deluxe Class [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Classics|Rodimus]] with a very vaguely Wildrider-inspired color scheme (but retaining all of ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Rodimus' [[paint operation]]s, including the flames), transforming into a Dome Zero concept car. His rear "thruster" fires a spring-loaded missile, and the back section can be flipped up to turn it into a roof-mounted weapon. The thruster becomes a hand-held blaster in robot mode, and can also be mounted on his back as a "jetpack". His left arm hides a flip-out (non-spinning) buzzsaw.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Brake-Neck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2013]])
**''Number'': '''T009'''
***''Fist strength'': '''345'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''655'''
***''Sword strength'': '''610'''
:A redeco of the [[Topspin (DOTM)#Bot Shots|Topspin]] Bot Shot in dark grey, Brake-Neck (Wildrider renamed for [[trademark]] issues) automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)#Bot Shots|Motorbreath]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Dead End (G1)#Bot Shots|Dead End]], and [[Breakdown (G1)#Bot Shots|Breakdown]].
::*[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSBrake-Neck/brake-neck.htm Brake-Neck at TFU.info]

===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy BrakeNeckKreon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Wait, ''I'm'' the one they didn't want in [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]]?!]]
*'''Brake-Neck''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])
**''Bag number'': '''33501 44'''
**''Accessories'': stand brick, small pistol
:Part of the fourth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Brake-Neck can be rebuilt from a robot to a low-and-lean street racer.

: He uses the [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OBrake-Neck/brake-neck.htm More information on ''Kre-O'' Brake-Neck at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:Unite-Warriors-UW02-Wildrider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yes, but does it come with a stolen Matrix of Leadership?]]
*'''Stuntron Combined Soldier Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''English name:'' '''Decepticon Stunticons Combiner Menasor'''
**''Accessories'': exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] features Wildrider, a retool and redeco of [[Dead End (G1)#Unite Warriors|Dead End]] from the same set, sporting a new head sculpt. However, unlike the Hasbro release (see below), Wildrider has more paint details and plastic color changes on his vehicle and robot modes to better resemble his Generation 1 design.

:This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Scourge Grand Prime]].

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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:GenerationsBrake-NeckPromoPic.jpg|thumb|300px|You know you'll get me instead of the [[Offroad (CW)|guy]] with the totally new mold.]]
*'''Brake-Neck''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
**'''2 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories'': exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot
:Hasbro's release of the ''Unite Warriors'' Wildrider figure, (again) renamed for [[trademark]] issues. ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Brake-Neck is a retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]] which transforms from a supercar resembling a Ferrari 458 Italia to robot and back. As a Combiner Wars Deluxe limb, he is able to combine with any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], and [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]] (though his cardback and instructions show him replacing Dead End rather than [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]]). His cardback bio contains a cute reference to his original name, citing how 'even the unpredictable Stunticons see him as an out-of-control ''wild rider'''.

:Like Dead End, Brake-Neck comes with a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #8" (actually [[Heavy Is the Head|''Robots in Disguise'' #16]]).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWBrake-Neck/brake-neck.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Brake-Neck at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Brake-Neck.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Chiquita Dave's robotsona.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons, this Brake-Neck is based on his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys, including an [[Circular reporting|erroneous]] purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. Compared to his fellow G2 ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons, Wildrider is the most accurate to [[#Generation 2|his G2 toy]].
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===''Legacy''===
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[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Wild-Rider.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|All... my... friends... know the Wild Rider.]]
*'''Decepticon Wild Rider''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
**'''2 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-07'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' 2x Energon blasters
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Wild Rider" (he got his name back!) is a mostly cartoon-accurate version of the character, except for the rather clumsy backpack. He transforms into a close approximation of his Ferrari 308 GTB sports car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount to his race car mode.

:This figure is not related to the ''Combiner Wars''/''Power of the Primes'' system of combination.

: This figure was revealed by CBR a day prior to the [[April 12]], [[2022]] Fan First Tuesday. <ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/new-transformers-generations-legacy-figure-line-announced-by-hasbro ''EXCLUSIVE: Transformers Debuts Wild Rider, Blitzwing Legacy Figures'' - on CBR</ref>

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==Notes==
[[File:Generations Scout DeadEnd.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*In 2005, the mold used for ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]] was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line. Originally, Takara intended to name their version of the toy "Wildrider", possibly because the Hasbro version's deco resembled the unreleased ''Generation 2'' Wildrider toy's color scheme. However, Takara ultimately had to abandon that idea because they couldn't get the trademark. Instead, they decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't meet their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on the Transmetal 2 incarnation of Beast Wars [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], with the toy's name being changed to "Blackwidow", Takara's name for the character. Ultimately, however, Takara decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the upcoming ''Binaltech Asterisk'' toys) would be too repetitive. Plans to release the toy as part of a different line were dropped.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/5d6d41f6d6b3f57e/ Doug Dlin relaying a response from Hirofimi Ichikawa regarding the fate of the Honda S2000 redeco at alt.toys.transformers]</ref> [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Then they apparently changed their minds again.]]
*A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] in the Asian-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line (later picked up for American release by Toys"R"Us) in 2012 is named Dead End and has a bio fitting the character's name. However, his color scheme and tech specs are both clearly patterned off of Wildrider.
*Wildrider and Brake-Neck are apparently two separate Stunticons in [[Transformers: Earth Wars]]; Offroad implies that Wildrider suffered an unknown fate, and Brake-Neck appears later as an actual in-game character.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wildrider''' (ワイルドライダー ''Wairudoraidā''), '''Brake-Neck''' (ブレークネック ''Burēkunekku'')
*''French:'' '''Faroucho''' (Canada, 1986 release), '''Chauffard''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Italian:'' '''Squalo''' ("Shark")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mǎngzhuàng''' (莽撞, "Reckless")
*''Russian:'' '''Bezumec''' (Безумец, "Madman")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Wildrider/wildrider.htm Wildrider at TFU.info]

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Motormaster (G1)

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:''Motormaster is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEMotormaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A man of means by no means.]]
When '''Motormaster''' (aka '''Motorbreath''') booms out orders in his hollow, bottomless-deep voice of doom, his [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] soldiers listen in very real fear. A cold and brutal tyrant, without an ounce of mercy or care for any lesser being, he considers himself the true "King of the Road." He longs to one day prove his claim by destroying [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], though he knows that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] might kill Prime first. His fellow Stunticons are too terrified of him to dare disobey his orders.

Motormaster knows the mental disorders and insecurities of his team well, and he'll prey on these weaknesses often. He ostensibly does this in order to make them more effective warriors. The truth is that he just thinks it's funny to provoke them. This abuse makes the other four hate him as much as they fear him, and is one of the root causes of the psychological instabilities [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] suffers from when all five combine.

{{quote|Well, look who's here! The old King of the Road! When I'm finished with ya, you'll be King of the Junkyard!|Motormaster, to Optimus Prime|"[[Masquerade]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, most of Season 3), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, "Webworld"), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Starscream's Brigade"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Masquerade" & "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade"), [[Michel Barbey]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 - 2"), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "Webworld"), [[Luiz Carlos Persy]] (Portuguese), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "Starscream's Brigade"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 - 4")}}

[[File:Stunticons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from the [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] stole a truck that would become Motormaster from a [[hard hat]]-wearing trucker named [[Possum Brown]]. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Motormaster immediately pledged his loyalty to Megatron, though his burning desire was to defeat [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor... with a little help from [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Teurox wheeljack vs motormaster.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And it's hard to say, just how somethings never change! And it's hard to find, an attempt to draw the line! I'm just burning doing the neutron dance!]]
Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold a [[Europa 2000|fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal US driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. Motormaster personally saw to the disposal of the Autobots' stunt driver, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. It was an extended battle between skill and power, but the Stunticon leader eventually caught his prey by crushing him underneath his massive frame. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Eventually, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor's face. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Motormaster ensnared Perceptor with a commandeered ferry's anchor. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from matter-duplicating more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as they were having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:G1 cartoon Motormaster slagged.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|If that isn't just deserts, I don't know what is.]]
On another mission from Megatron, Motormaster dispatched his fellow Stunticons to collect several scientific components which the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] needed to finish a new Super Weapon. Motormaster himself stole the world's largest and most perfect ruby from its place in a museum. His path back to base was blocked by Optimus Prime himself, giving Motormaster his long-awaited chance to prove he was the true "King of the Road". After he and Optimus rammed into each head-on at full speed, though, Prime only had a slight headache while Motormaster blew out his tires, crumpled his trailer, broke his windows and shattered his ego. Beaten and bruised, Motormaster and his fellow Stunticons were all towed back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and held prisoner. Unaware of Megatron's full plans for the components, the Autobots conceived of a scheme to infiltrate the Decepticon camp disguised as the Stunticons, using camouflage paint to alter their appearances. To add insult to injury (well, injuries), Optimus Prime took Motormaster's place among the faux Stunticons. After the Autobots left, though, Breakdown managed to vibrate himself loose from his cage and let Motormaster and the others free as well. They merged to become Menasor and swept aside the meager resistance the Autobots put up at the Ark. Flying to Megatron's hidden construction site as Menasor, the Stunticons confronted their impostors and exposed the Autobots' Trojan Horse play. Still, Prime had arranged a double-cross and had tampered with the ruby's properties, causing Megatron's Super Weapon to explode after only a short use. Menasor fled, and the other Decepticons quickly followed suit. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:Decepticons w galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|*cue ''Harvey Birdman'' [[theme song|theme]]*]]
Like most Decepticons, Motormaster was left leaderless and near-powerless after the destruction of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the disappearance of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. By 2006, he and the other Decepticons had retreated to a burnt-out hunk of a planet called [[Chaar]], a world of ash in ruin. Certain that the Decepticons could be reborn as a fighting force if only they had a leader, Motormaster contributed nearly the last of his energon for [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s hunt for Galvatron and collapsed on the spot as a result. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were resurrecting Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Motormaster called on a vote to decide if they would follow the aliens, and with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] being the only negative, the desperate Decepticons put themselves under the command of the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned, though, he first shot Motormaster before ultimately agreeing to go along with the Quintessons anyway. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[File:MotormasterAnimated.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I'm Jerkwad-bot, and I drank all the beer.]]
This might be why Motormaster felt so strongly about Galvatron's inadequacy as Decepticon leader in later months. Along with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], he eventually confronted second-in-command Cyclonus and demanded that something be done about Galvatron or else there would be mutiny. It seemed to be an empty boast, however, as Galvatron just kept on being crazy. {{storylink|Webworld}}

Motormaster and the Stunticons accompanied Galvatron to Europe for a scheme involving the theft of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. However, they failed to hold off Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus while the Witwickys infiltrated Trypticon to steal his cog in retribution. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Later, Motormaster sieged the lab of [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]] with Galvatron, and became one of the first Decepticons infected with the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:ScrambleCity Motormaster Buried.jpg|thumb]]
Motormaster and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Motormaster and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb|left]]
Motormaster and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the Dinobots and Throttlebots, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Motormaster and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the Battleship Maximus. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with Hot Rod's quest for the Matrix. Motormaster's team were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:IRMLFE Decepticon cheer.jpg|thumb]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Motormaster and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Motormaster's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} In [[San Francisco]], Motormaster and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Motormaster and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Motormaster was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Motormaster was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====e-HOBBY comics/''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Motormaster Dead End.jpg|thumb|left]]
When the Stunticons enjoyed themselves with their personal annual event—stealing human cars and having a violent race with them—Motormaster was responsible for waving the chequered flag at the finish line. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, the Stunticons as Menasor were involved in a fight against the Autobots, which was interrupted by dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]]. After Scourge split Menasor apart into his component 'bots, Motormaster was forced to flee as the dimensional intruder forcefully combined with the other four Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} He watched as [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, freeing the other Stunticons, then retreated on Megatron's orders. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Menasor and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself. Motormaster was left abandoned on the battlefield as [[Abomenaticus]] charged back into the fight. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}
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====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:DecepticonTrailerBrigade1.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|"I'm so tall! Ha-ha-ha! ''I'm so tall!''"]]
Motormaster and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Motormaster, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor... only to see his men were already retreating into the distance. As members of the [[Decepticon Trailer Corps]], Motormaster and Onslaught attempted to invent powerlinx modes a few decades early, summoning their "great wheel attack". Hot Spot and Inferno managed to loop the Decepticons around their ladders, hurling the 'Cons right into a finishing blow by Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Motormaster participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
When the Decepticons kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]], the famous scientist, the Autobots tried to raid Trypticon and save him. Motormaster and Onslaught linked up to the Dino-base in their launcher modes, sending their teammates flying at the Autobots at high speeds. Superion was torn limb from limb, and Motormaster then ordered the Stunticons to combine into Menasor to finish them off. The Protectobots managed to hold off the Decepticons long enough for Hot Spot to repair the Aerialbots and Blades to rescue Dalton. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, Motormaster led his Stunticons out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. Though Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, the Stunticons, as well as the rest of the Decepticons, were sent packing when a massive amount of Autobot reinforcements arrived to turn the tide of the battle. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashed the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in his head, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began having strange visions of combiner robots. Investigating further, Optimus and Buster shared a prophetic vision.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} ''In it, the "[[Special Teams]]" fought over the abandoned [[Pullen Power Plant]], combining into their gestalt forms throughout the clash.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''but unbeknownst to them, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were also listening in, thanks to Shockwave's Matrix-monitoring equipment. Impressed by the vision of the Stunticons and calling them the "ultimate progression" of the combiner process, Shockwave immediately began plans for their construction.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Feeling a bit marginalized...]]
Motormaster and the Stunticons were given life by the Creation Matrix, at least inadvertently. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had "bugged" Optimus Prime with a [[cerebro-shell]] and, when the Autobot leader unleashed the power of the Matrix to bring the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to life, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was able to tap into and divert some of the energy to bring an equal number of his own troops to life. The Stunticons' first mission was to further the Decepticon plans for anti-Autobot propaganda. Recognizing that the Autobot efforts on Earth were stymied as long as the humans could not tell the difference between the two factions, Megatron had taken great efforts to ensure ALL the "giant robots" were hated by the public. When the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] selflessly saved a woman trapped by power lines, however, that good publicity threatened his plans. Therefore, Megatron sent Motormaster and the Stunticons out to find Skids. Once they did, the Stunticons drew attention to themselves by demolishing a highway, and then pretended to be "defending" Skids once [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] forces arrived. Their efforts not only successfully tarnished the Autobot image in the eyes of the humans, but even led to the deactivation and capture of the Aerialbots by RAAT. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[File:Motormaster prey.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''Later, Motormaster managed to earn Megatron's ire with his suggestion that the Stunticons could take out Optimus Prime, to which he quickly appended the proviso "once you'd beaten [him] to within an inch of his life". Though Megatron's paranoia had grown to extreme levels by this point, Soundwave persuaded him that Motormaster's "idea" of using weight of numbers against Prime had some merit and Megatron sent for the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Upon their arrival from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Predacons used Motormaster for target practice, to Megatron's great amusement, though he escaped unharmed.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Motormaster was part of a Decepticon convoy led by Megatron to set up the hydrothermocline in the Florida Keys, though the trip was interrupted by the Decepticon leader's paranoid fantasy that the dead Optimus Prime would appear and attack him. Motormaster took the first opportunity to leave Megatron on the side of the road. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

Motormaster and his team saw little action after that. Decepticon internal politics caused leadership to change hands several times over the following months, and the Stunticons were ultimately lost in the shuffle. Under Ratbat's leadership, Motormaster followed Onslaught into battle on the [[moon (moon)|Moon]], where the Decepticons' surprise attack managed to catch the Autobots unawares. Though they struck a devastating first blow, the Decepticons were ultimately forced into a retreat when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], then squabbling over Autobot leadership, managed to put aside their differences and rallied their forces into a counterattack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Motormaster front line.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"King of the Road", my central processor]]
Motormaster appeared to have...conflicting loyalties during the [[Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon faction split]] on Earth. He was first seen fighting alongside [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} However, by the time of the [[Enclave]], he was seen working alongside Megatron. When Autobot saboteurs faked an assassination attempt on Megatron, all chance for peace-talks between his and Shockwave's faction became a thing of the past, and Motormaster was swept up in the brawl that ensued. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Motormaster was later present with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s troops outside [[Decepticon Louisiana bayou base|their base]] when Soundwave and Starscream announced they were taking over. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}} Later, the Decepticons learned a human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]] would be writing an exclusive about the Autobots to upgrade their public image. In order to stop this, they sent Motormaster and the Stunticons out to snatch the human. Using his henchmen as a distraction, Motormaster rammed [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] from behind and pulled the reporter into his cab to make a getaway. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} It wasn't that easy, however, as the Autobots gave chase. Motormaster ran Prowl off the road again, and surprised [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] into running into his trailer by disconnecting from it (a surprise to everyone, no doubt). In the end it was his own Stunticons who did Motormaster in, though—[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] tried to ram [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] as they were following Motormaster's cab, but the Autobots dodged at the last second and the 'Con cars barreled into their own leader, sending him into a ditch. Bumblebee then ripped off Motormaster's door and rescued the human. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In [[2003]], Motormaster and the Stunticons took on a mission to steal the plans for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] from their courier, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]. They surrounded the Autobot, and Motormaster had his goons tag-team the old wreck until they got their hands on the data tape. Thinking they were done for the day, the Stunticons got lucky and had a second beatdown when the hotheaded Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] chased after them alone to retrieve the tape. Needless to say, they beat the ball bearings out of him. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:SpacePiratesSoundwaveLeader.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|left]]
Five years later, Motormaster and the Stunticons were present on Cybertron when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] (under the influence of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]) attempted to take [[Decepticon leader]]ship from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Combined into Menasor, the Stunticons tried to save their commander but were, alas, too late. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Later, under [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s command, the Decepticons were engaged in an extended guerrilla war with the Autobots for control of Cybertron. After getting a tip from the [[Quintesson]]s, Soundwave had Motormaster and his other lieutenants gather the troops for a full-scale attack on the Autobots. The tip turned out to be a trap, however, and Motormaster and the others had to bail out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in mid-flight to protect themselves from a mass of invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Motormaster and the Stunticons attacked Earth's energy resources, and formed Menasor to battle Defensor for possession of their prize. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Motormaster appeared among the Decepticons and Autobots preparing Earth for an apocalyptic encounter with the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===The Special Teams===
Motormaster and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle against them. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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During the start of the war, Motormaster served as Starscream's enforcer. After Starscream had disposed of Megatron by making him fall into Cybertron's vast underground, he had Motormaster forcibly extract the data held within [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to uncover what Megatron had been planning prior to his take-over. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Uncovering the means to transform their entire planet, Starscream had Motormaster assist him in his attempts to have [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] mechaform [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]... by threatening Scrapper with being mechaformed by Motormaster himself. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} During the subsequent Autobot assault on the base, Motormaster was on the verge of killing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] rammed into him at full speed, sending Motormaster flying into a far-off wall. Grimlock one, Motormaster zero. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} During the [[Dark Ages]], he joined up with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], helping him steal raw energon, only to have Grimlock and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] steal the energon. Grimlock: two, Motormaster: zero. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] united the Autobot forces, and managed to convince the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace accord. Starscream, seeking to prevent this merging of factions, tasked Motormaster with sniping Ultra Magnus. He failed, as Grimlock took the bullet for Magnus. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Despite the wound appearing fatal at first, Grimlock ended up surviving. Grimlock: three, Motormaster: zero.

At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok in Iacon for a while, until Ultra Magnus arrived and began to attack Menasor by insulting the Stunticons individually. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily halting Menasor's destruction. At that point, Ultra Magnus is quoted to have said: "'King of the Road' eh? We'll see about that," just before ramming the combiner in the chest while in vehicle mode, forcing Menasor to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJvsTFv2Issue2Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[E. J. Su]] gives us a brief glimpse of [[The Transformers: Infiltration|things to come]] from him.]]
When the Stunticons were transported into 1930s [[Chicago]] by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]], a group of human criminals found them dormant in their car modes and started using them. Planning to rob a bank, they filled Motormaster with dynamite, only to find themselves in a firefight between the other Stunticons and the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] sent from the future to retrieve the Transformers. The [[Baroness]] detonated the dynamite inside Motormaster and stuck a [[disruption unit]] on him, reactivating him (albeit with a headache) and sending the whole group back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Some time later, Motormaster attended a meeting arranged by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who was gathering Decepticons for his army. As Menasor, he and the other Stunticons then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} [[File:Motormaster razorclaw prime art of war.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]] Following the battle, Motormaster and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] delivered the captive Optimus Prime to Serpent O.R., {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} but Prime soon got loose from his chains and attacked the Decepticon leader, so Motormaster and several other subgroup leaders came to his aid. While Prime fought back bravely, taking out several Decepticons, Motormaster and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] eventually beat him to a pulp and allowed Serpent O.R. to steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Unfortunately, [[Cobra Commander]] chose that moment to take control of Serpent O.R.'s body and use it to attack the two Decepticons, apparently killing them. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Motormaster joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
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The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #3]] (modern era)
[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Motormaster.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Sentinel Prime goes Indiana Jones on Motormaster.]]
Apparently hailing from the city-state of [[Altihex]], Motormaster took up the open invitation to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s discontented populace and journeyed to the secret bloodsport arena to join [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] in his insurrection against the [[Senate]]'s control. He was seen in the presence of the Stunticons, suggesting they had already formed a team bond prior to the first major uprising. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} During the opening battle of the war with Security Services in Kaon, Motormaster continued with his (apparent) goal of being run down by every [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] who turns into a truck when he leapt in the way of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was flattened by the no-nonsense commander. That 'Con just doesn't know when to quit, does he? {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Being opposed to [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]]'s brief leadership of the Decepticons, the Stunticons deserted and became highwaymen on [[Magmara Nine]] until informed by [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] that Megatron had returned. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Returning to the fold, Motormaster participated in the invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} where he as per tradition tried to ram [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] head on. Despite his bravado, however, he was sent flying by the collision while Prime went unharmed. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

In one of the war's countless battles, Motormaster witnessed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] get destroyed in a Decepticon-Autobot crossfire. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

[[File:Motormaster Seasons in Flight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]] In the modern era, Motormaster accompanied Megatron on his invasion of [[Earth]], only to be left behind and captured by the human organization [[Skywatch]] along with two of his subordinates, [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. The Stunticons' deactivated bodies were later retrieved by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], who was leading a group of Autobots and Decepticons brought together by the same goal: getting off Earth. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} Motormaster was brought back online, and joined the other Stunticons in the construction of a starship. However, their ranks were still missing [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], and Motormaster and Dead End had an inkling as to where he was. Via [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], they convinced Hot Rod (now "Rodimus Prime") to let them retrieve their final comrade, but before they could start searching, Motormaster noticed an intruder approaching. He suspected it could be humans, but Swindle confirmed that it was actually [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

The Stunticons eventually found Breakdown, and got rid of his [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|driver]] when Motormaster threatened to ram him head-on. The missing Stunticon was loaded into Motormaster's trailer and brought back to the building site of the starship, where the Stunticons revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners! Motormaster combined with his subordinates into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], whom Swindle ordered to kill Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} During the subsequent battle, Swindle's lack of experience in adapting the combiner technology proved to be Menasor's downfall. The other Stunticons began arguing with each other, pulling on Motormaster as Menasor was damaged, and refused to protect him when Optimus Prime ordered an attack on the combiner's torso. After Menasor fell to pieces, the component Stunticons were arrested by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

Months later, the Skywatch facility where the Stunticons were held came under attack from [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and other Decepticons who had returned from space. Motormaster and his men were freed, and quickly joined in the destruction of the base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} After traveling to a Decepticon base where Megatron had reestablished command of the Decepticons, Motormaster watched as a fight between Optimus Prime and Megatron began. He was presumably caught in the explosion when Optimus dropped a satellite on the base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but the Decepticons were interrupted when [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them. Motormaster and the Stunticons were ordered to stay behind and kill the Autobot, but were all knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

Much later, Motormaster was brought back to Cybertron, where he was part of an angry Decepticon crowd who demanded answers from the Autobots for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s death. {{storylink|Stick Together}} When the long-lost Megatron returned, Motormaster joined a Decepticon mob that intervened when the Autobots attempted to execute him on the spot. {{storylink|City on Fire}} The return of Megatron invigorated him and the other Decepticons, and they soon took to rioting in the streets. {{storylink|The Verge}}

Motormaster and the Stunticons eventually took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. There, they joined in with a group of malcontents and attacked Optimus Prime and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] as they made their way through the neighborhood. Ironhide and Chromia eventually intervened and managed to get the 'Cons to disperse. Back at their base, they were approached by Swindle; Motormaster was still bitter about Swindle's bodge job and vocalized his displeasure, until Swindle revealed that he had gotten his hands on the [[Enigma of Combination]]. Reunited into the new and improved Menasor, Swindle and the Stunticons travelled to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] with the express intention to loot the entire planet. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Motormaster was soon liberated by Swindle, and formed Menasor as a distraction. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons were defeated once again by Superion, Defensor, and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], and summarily re-imprisoned. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Motormaster was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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==Commercial appearances==
Motormaster and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

==Games==
===The Transformers (PS2)===
{{Note|Motormaster is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:BotShots Motorbreath.jpg|thumb|D'these people even give a damn anymore? I swear they stopped trying after Season 2!]]
Motormaster participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Motormaster and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Motormaster and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Motormaster participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Motomaster led a convoy consisting of [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] which attempted to deliver the final component of a Decepticon super weapon to Decepticon HQ. An interception by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] forced them to destroy the super weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands, and Motormaster and his crew scattered. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}} Motormaster was among the Decepticons who joined with the Quintessons in an attempt to destroy the Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Motormaster appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Corporal Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Marc Swint|And that's when the prince realized that when you grab a bull by the horns, sometimes, he'll take you for a ride]].]]
Motormaster participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Menasor's Might" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|300px|And that's when the time-traveller realized that his sword was about as useless as a screen door on a submarine.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Liam O'Brien]]}}
After Starscream dropped the damaged [[Plasma Core]], Motormaster challenged the Autobots to a no-rules road race to reach it, but they left him eating their dust. Motormaster suffered an acute case of road rage over this defeat, so the next time he challenged the Autobots he made sure to bring the rest of the Stunticons with him to form Menasor. Even though the Autobots overcame the combiner, he was still able to throw the plasma core to a waiting swarm of Insecticons for delivery to Megatron. He would next challenge the Autobots as one of the many Decepticons that tried to stop them from reaching the [[Ferrotaxis]], then finally formed Menasor a second time for a tag-team brawl with Devastator. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Motormaster-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|ALL MY STUNTICONS ARE IN [[Transformers: Earth Wars|ANOTHER GAME]]!!]]
Motormaster was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Motormaster_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| GUESS WHO'S HERE! Wait.... [http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/22/transformmissions-m01e-powertrain-not-motormaster-full-color-pics-331355 Did I change?]]]
Motormaster is the leader of the Stunticons and rightful ruler of the roads!

One day, Optimus Prime and Megatron got into a huge brawl, and both were heavily damaged. Motormaster saw this as an opportunity, and took Megatron's body, claiming that he was to be the new ruler of the Decepticons! It... didn't go so well for him.
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*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Motormaster uses the rocket pods on his shoulders to deal moderate damage from afar, and uses his Sword when up close to smash his targets.
*'''Ability: '''Lightning Burst - Overcharge the Sparks of your allies, making them deal damage in an area around them over 5 seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:motormaster Motormaster at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Motormaster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Nemesis Prime? Nemesis Prime? Frag Nemesis Prime!"]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Stunticon, [[1986]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''S5'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-50'''
**''Accessories:'' [[ionizer sword]], [[cyclone gun]], [[roller car]]/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, Menasor's hands, Menasor's feet, blast deflector
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Motormaster transforms into a black Kenworth K100 Aerodyne sleeper truck pulling a long, dark-silver trailer. Unlike Optimus Prime's toy, his trailer is permanently attached to the cab and makes up the entirity of all of his modes, though this also results in Motormaster's truck mode being half the size of Optimus' own truck mode. Motormaster can assume a base/repair bay mode which can connect to the Decepticon city [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], a feature only documented in Trypticon's [[instructions]]. (He can also connect to [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]], but this is undocumented for obvious reasons.) His small "[[roller car]]" gains relevance in this mode, as it is scaled for the base-mode's ramp. The Japanese release includes a launcher mechanism to propel the car, much like Optimus Prime's Combat Deck propels Roller. (As with [[Silverbolt (G1)#Toys|Silverbolt]], Motormaster's various knock-offs include the launcher.)

:In [[robot mode]], he is armed with a long, purple cyclone gun and a large, silver, vacuum-metalized ionizer [[sword]]. He also forms the central body of Menasor, with the roller car becoming his chest piece and Menasor's mask covering his face. Menasor's hands and feet were included in Motormaster's box.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Motormaster/motormaster.htm More information on Motormaster at TFU.info]''

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' ionizer sword, cyclone gun, roller car/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, Menasor's hands, Menasor's feet, blast deflector
:Motormaster was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. He is identical to the individually-packaged release.

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*'''Motormaster''' ([[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' ionizer sword, cyclone gun, roller car/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, Menasor's hands, Menasor's feet, blast deflector
:Motormaster and the other Stunticons were rereleased without changes in the European/Australian-exclusive [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:MotormasterG2.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|I'm still all man.]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S1'''
:The Stunticons and Protectobots were planned to be released as part of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]], but were ultimately canceled (though Breakdown saw "release" as the [[BotCon 1994]] [[exclusive]]). The smaller limb-robots all have had packaged samples appear, but no packaged samples of Motormaster or Hot Spot are known to exist, and the two leaders are the hardest of their sets to come across nowadays. Recent samples have appeared on [[eBay]], though at ridiculously high prices reaching US $26,000!<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/unreleased-g2-menasor-sells-for-26815-on-ebay/30758/</ref> Production samples, unlike the earlier sample pictured on the wiki, sport a raised 5mm posthole where the rubsign indent originally was, intended as a mounting point for a G2 missile launcher. Some have even included the launcher and missiles, which are the type created for G2 Starscream and Ramjet. The launcher is black, the missiles are the same bright orange-ish red used by Silverbolt.

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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003MenasorTestshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|This is like a diametrically opposite kind of distasteful from Thunder Clash.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Ultra, unreleased)
:A redeco of [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]] as Motormaster (called "Menasor" because of [[trademark]] issues) was planned as a store exclusive for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', but was ultimately canceled.

::*''[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/datatrax_002.php Unproduced Universe Menasor package art at Iacon One Datatrax]''

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===''Generations''===
[[File:GenerationsMotorbreathToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Even in tiny size, he's still a big 'ol jerk.]]
*'''Motorbreath''' (Legends Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': Ionizer sword
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] "Motorbreath" (named so for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#RTSLegends|Optimus Prime]]. He features new hands and a hole on his head/[[Alternate mode|vehicle]] roof compatible with [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and comes with a compatible [[ionizer sword|sword]] (sculpted after Generation 1 Motormaster's sword) that features two posts and a hole, allowing it to be held and mounted in different ways. Originally developed by Hasbro Asia for release in their territories as part of a large line-up referred to under the ominous term "GDO" (which was later revealed to stand for "Global Development Organization"), Motorbreath was later released together with various other formerly "Asian-[[exclusive]]" toys as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in the United States for the 2012 holiday season.

:This retooled version of the sculpt (including the sword) was later redecoed for a [[Variant#Tooling|running change variant]] of the "Dollar Store"-exclusive version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Optimus Prime]], and was also redecoed without the sword as [[EZ Collection#Transformers: EZ Collection Gum|''EZ Collection Gum'']] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#EZ Collection Gum|Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDOMotorbreath/motorbreath.htm More information on Motorbreath at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-UltimateGiftSet.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Fated to be a King of the Junkyard anytime soon.]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
**''Accessories'': Ionizer sword
:This unchanged release of Legends Class Motorbreath comes packed with ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]], as well as Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]] and a ''Generation 2''-styled Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generations|Autobot Jazz]].

:The Ultimate Gift Set was an online retailer exclusive in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Motorbreath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"When I'm finished with ya, I'll be King of the Jumpers!"]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2013]])
**''Number'': '''T006'''
***''Fist strength'': '''930'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''170'''
***''Sword strength'': '''520'''
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 2 five-packs, Motorbreath is a translucent-purple [[redeco]] of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotSuperBot|the truck version of Megatron]]. He transforms into a teeny little long-nosed semi truck with "trailer", with a spring-loaded [[Autotransformation|automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. Despite possessing translucent plastic and more lopsided stats than a regular Bot Shot, he is apparently not labeled as a Super Bot. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Dead End (G1)#Bot Shots|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Wildrider (G1)#Bot Shots|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)#Bot Shots|Breakdown]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSMotorbreath/motorbreath.htm More information on Motorbreath at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Motorbreath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Howdy, folks. I'm Android 13. Look at mah trucker hat.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol
:"Motorbreath" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either truck or part of Menasor's torso and left arm. His deco is based on the [[#Toys|Generation 1 Motormaster toy]], and he wears a black Constructicon helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OMotorbreath/motorbreath.htm More information on Motorbreath at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''

:Menasor was reissued in a 3-pack along with Superion and Bruticus mostly unchanged. Due to [[trademark]] re-availability, Motorbreath was renamed Motormaster.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generations-CW Voyager Motormaster stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Larger and more versatile ol' jerk!]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, gun
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class toys, Motormaster is a [[retool]] of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Optimus Prime]], now in gray and black and featuring almost a complete re-shelling, making his truck mode in particular very distinct from the figure on which he's based. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager torso, he can combine with any Deluxe Class toys released as part of the same subline–but, of course, he's intended to be combined with [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], and [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]] (or [[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|Brake-Neck]]) to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]].

:Motormaster comes with a sword and a gun that can combine to form Menasor's big sword. Tabs on the weapons allow them to lock together in order to be stored on the trailer hitch in vehicle mode, and in theory to a dedicated slot on the underside of the Menasor "skirt" when the skirt is folded up onto Motormaster's "backpack"; unfortunately, the connection is rarely tight enough for this to work properly. In torso mode, his chest is designed after the original Motormaster's [[Roller car]], and can be opened to reveal a second chest detailed similarly to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]]'s.

:Motormaster also includes a collector's card featuring art from the "[[Eagle Eyes]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

:As a retool of Prime, the initial wave 2 release of Motormaster unfortunately suffers from the same design flaw as his predecessor: his hips have very heavy ratchet joints with too few stopping points controlling their outward motion, which makes it very difficult for the figure to strike a natural pose below the belt. In addition, the feet are designed to rest flat on the ground when the legs are spread, but the only stable positions possible with the hip joints are with the legs straight down or spread at a much wider angle than intended. This also afflicts Menasor, as the gestalt shares Motormaster's hips. The gestalt feet are designed to rest flat on the ground when the lower legs are straight down, but in this mode, the only stable position possible with the hip joints is with the legs spread.

:This flaw was eventually fixed by a change to the ratcheting joints, with the gears having their cogs shifted half a position, finally enabling both Motormaster and Menasor's legs to be in stable positions while the feet rest flat on the ground, as originally intended. The improved hips were first found on the TakaraTomy ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of Motormaster/Menasor (see below). However, soon afterwards, wave 4 of the ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager Class assortment not only featured a redeco/retool of Optimus Prime (named "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CWBC|Battle Core Optimus Prime]]") that featured the improved hip joints, but also a re-release of Motormaster himself that incorporated the update. The two versions of Motormaster can be told apart with relative ease by a five digit manufacturing date code embossed on the rear of the figure's packaging and etched into the toy's left foot: the flawed wave 2 version features a date code starting with a "4", indicating that the figure was manufactured in 2014, whereas the improved wave 4 version features a date code starting with a "5", indicating a 2015 year of manufacture. The re-release also had the unfortunate effect of turning Motormaster into a recurring [[shelfwarmer]].

:Despite the ratchet fix however, Motormaster is also the weakest link of the Stunticons' gestalt combination, due to a number of design failures attributed to his torso mode. The square holes-and-tabs used to secure the arms together when in torso mode are too weak to remain locked in place (though a very small number of copies can secure the arm well), and are prone to falling out of position should an attached arm be moved. The torso mode's skirt plate is also attached to the stomach rather than the pelvis, rendering the waist swivel nearly worthless due to the skirt obstructing articulation. The pegs used to secure Blackjack to Menasor's chest are also molded incorrectly, leaving the connection unsecure.

:He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up in the USA at TJ Maxx at reduced prices.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Motormaster was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWMotormaster/motormaster.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Motormaster at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Motormaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Colorful and Gaudy ol' jerk!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the aforementioned ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Motormaster is based on his [[#Generation 2|cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors.

:Like all versions of the ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime and Motormaster toys released after mid 2015, this Motormaster has improved hip joints. Despite this, the pegs that hold Blackjack in gestalt form are still unchanged.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWMotormaster/motormaster.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Generation 2 Motormaster at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:Takaratomy-unite-warriors-motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A better paint-detailed jerk! (only in Japan.)]]
*'''Stuntron Combined Soldier Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''English name:'' '''Decepticon Stunticons Combiner Menasor'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, gun
:The ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of Motormaster is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set that includes the five original "Stuntrons". Motormaster features mostly metallic gunmetal plastic, and more paint details on his vehicle and robot modes to better resemble his G1 design. He has the retooled hip ratchets also applied to the revised Hasbro Motormaster and Battle Core Optimus Prime, allowing him to stand naturally in both robot and torso mode.

:Unfortunately, there are some reports<ref>https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uw-motormaster-has-disintegrated-from-the-waist.1096466/</ref> that due to the molded [[Gold Plastic Syndrome#Other notable instances|''swirly'' gunmetal plastic]] on the majority of Motormaster's body, the upper torso's stomach section will eventually tear itself apart after a few years of play.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Commander-Class-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|High play-value jerk!]]
*'''Decepticon Motormaster''' (Commander Class, [[2022]])
**'''5 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, base gun
:Being ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''s Commander Class showing, Motormaster is a cartoon-accurate version of the character, transforming into a Kenworth K100 Aerodyne sleeper truck.

:Unlike his previous ''Combiner Wars'' toy, Motormaster comes with a trailer, which has a variety of functions. The trailer can form a base with a turret, albeit with it being incompatible with previous base connection ports, much like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]] from the same line.

:More noteworthy, however, is the fact that the trailer can split open and form a frame for Menasor, with the built-in turret forming a gun. Motormaster himself fits in the center, with the other Stunticons, in their assigned placements, snapping on to the frame (through splitting or mistransforming slightly) to form a cartoon-accurate Menasor. As a result of all the things the trailer has to do, however, Motormaster himself is only made from the truck cab. This also leaves some holes in the front of the trailer.

:This figure was revealed through the Hasbro Taobao store, hours prior to the [[April 12]], [[2022]] Fan First Tuesday.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Gum''===
*'''Motormaster''' (Candy toy, 2009)
*'''Dead End / Breakdown''' (Candy toy, 2013)
*'''Drag Stripe / Wildrider''' (Candy toy, 2013)
[[File:Kabaya menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A jolly, candy-like jerk!]]
:Motormaster was released through the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line and is a snap-together model kit, based on the original G1 toy, that uses stickers for details and came with a stick of gum. Along with his truck and robot modes, he can also be transformed into the same base mode the original G1 toy featured as well. He includes his sword, rifle and the additional kibble required to transform him into his torso mode, including the roller car.

:Motormaster is cast in gray and navy-blue plastic, instead of his more recognizeable black. Due to this, he is entirely reliant on the included stickers to create his recognizeable color scheme. This stickers are considerably large, cover a wide area, must wrap around curved-surfaces and corners, and are highly prone to peeling off after application, especially if even slightly misapplied. The figure includes no molded details on the truck cab, meaning simply painting them alone will not suffice to replace the stickers.

:Motormaster can be combined with the limbs released under the ''[[Gaia Scramble]]'' line to form Menasor.
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Motormaster.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Motormaster, Stunticon Leader''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T30/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Motormaster, Stunticon Leader was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Motormaster, Stunticon Leader is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Motormaster, Stunticon Leader depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s head and torso, which, as with most depictions, is formed by Motormaster in the artwork.

:The artwork for Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game and is based on the original G1 Motormaster design, while the Bot Mode artwork is reused from Motormaster's [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] toy's box art, and is based on said figure.

:Motormaster, Stunticon Leader can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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==Notes==
*Though the Generation 1 toy is clearly a single-trailer rig, the seams of Motormaster's transformation were often misinterpreted by artists as being a division between two trailers. Thus, Motormaster is sometimes portrayed as a double-trailer rig, even though the "front trailer" doesn't have any rear wheels.
*Unlike Optimus' Prime, Motormaster's original robot mode design is formed from both his truck cab and trailer, although in most depictions he is depicted as still being similar in height to Optimus regardless. Subsequent redesigns or retakes on Motormaster's design often form his robot mode from the cab alone due to the difficulties in engineering a transformation that can accomodate both the truck and trailer without compromising the size difference, or more often results in Motormaster being released without a trailer at all. It is also not uncommon for Motormaster to simply be released as a black redeco of an existing Optimus Prime figure, which often leads to comparisons (and confusions) with [[Nemesis Prime]].
**In the 2006/2007 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' line, a [[redeco]] of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] was intended to be Motormaster, but again, the name could not be obtained. The toy was given the name "Menasor" and the super robot's function of "Super Warrior", effectively making him Menasor, not Motormaster.
*Motormaster has three different pieces of box art. The art on his Japanese packaging has him transformed correctly, while the art on his individual Hasbro release shows him mistransformed, with his upper legs out to the side instead of down. In what is presumably an attempt to fix this, the art on the Hasbro gift set uses the lower legs from the Takara art, but this leaves Motormaster's upper legs mistransformed.
*Motormaster's design in ''Earth Wars'' is modeled on the "[[IP infringement|third party]]" Powertrain figure by TransFormMissions, which is itself an interpretation of his design in IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Motormaster''' (モーターマスター ''Mōtāmasutā'')
*''French:'' '''Pilot-As''' (Canada, 1986 release), '''Cerveau''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Gépmester''' ("Machine-master")
*''Italian:'' '''Barracuda'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mǎdá Dàshī''' (Taiwan, 馬達大師, "Motor Master"), '''Qìchē Dàshī''' (China, 汽车大师, "Auto Master")
*''Russian:'' '''Motomaster''' (Мотомастер)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/ Universe Motormaster/Menasor's art (and other tidbits) at Iacon One]

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Jhiaxus (G2)

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:''Jhiaxus is a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]], [[Decepticon]], or an unaligned [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Jhiaxusg2.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Seeker on steroids.]]
'''Jhiaxus''' is no ordinary Transformer. He possesses unusual origins compared to most of his race and has a drive to forge a united Cybertronian civilization across the known universe.

Jhiaxus is not one for improvisation. He has been denying his impulses for so long, it has weakened his ability to think on his feet in many situations. Once Jhiaxus has set a course of action, it is tough for him to diverge from his strategy.<ref name="UniProf">[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 1|''Universe'' Jhiaxus profile]]</ref>

{{note|Jhiaxus is a character with differing origins and personalities for each of his incarnations. See his fiction subsections for further details.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
{{bigquote|We had ''order''. Structure. A perfect, faultless mechanism that was destined to re-shape the galaxy. Then ''you'' came! Old, ''flawed''... an evolutionary stage we had risen far beyond. A reminder of every ''primal'' instinct we had ''buried''.|Jhiaxus doesn't like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] very much|"[[A Rage in Heaven!]]"}}

[[File:G2issue5-PowerandtheGlory-BuddingSteps.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Whozh a baby? Whozh a baby? Ish it you? Yesh you is! Yesh you is!]]
Millions of years ago, some time after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] left Cybertron and crashed on [[Earth]], Jhiaxus was born through the long-forgotten "budding" means of [[reproduction]]. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} At first a cruel and petty tyrant ruled by his irrational desires, Jhiaxus learned slowly to bury this part of himself beneath layers of icy control. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}} Tired of the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] conflict, Jhiaxus left with his budded brethren into space, determined to begin a new [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] free of the war waged by those he deemed "evolutionary throwbacks". {{storylink|War Without End!}} He was anointed the rank [[Liege Centuro]] of this new Cybertronian faction by the [[Liege Maximo]], {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}} and Jhiaxus began to wipe out what he considered to be inferior life and terraform their conquered worlds.

[[File:Jhiaxuswarwithoutend.jpg|250px|thumb|Wonder where he keeps the remote.]]
A decade after Optimus Prime and Megatron's war had restarted on Earth, Prime and his Autobots found out about this empire while pursuing the remnants of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons across the universe. Quickly thereafter, Jhiaxus's ship, the ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]'', abducted them and delighted in telling Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] that for his side of the universe, the war had been over for millions of years and that Prime and his adversaries were embarrassments to him. Jhiaxus hoped that Prime would see the error of his ways, but he escaped in a stolen ship with his fellow Autobots. However, Jhiaxus had launched a ship of his own to follow them. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

Jhiaxus traced the Autobots to the [[K'tord Nebula]], and his Cybertronians battled Prime's bitterly on the surface of one of its planets. [[Shadow parasite|Parasitic creatures]] on the planet began to feed on the hate and fury buried in the minds of both sides, which caused Jhiaxus to revert to the barbaric version of himself he thought he'd long buried. Despite Prime's own problems with the parasites' induced rage, he was able to convince Jhiaxus and their respective warriors to stop fighting and go their separate ways. Still, Jhiaxus refused to acknowledge that Prime had a point in saying that the Cybertronians' mission of conquest bore any similarity to Decepticon savagery, and ordered the parasites' extermination once he was out of their psychic range. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}} Upon retreating to his flagship, Jhiaxus thanked the [[Primus|maker]] that, as far as he knew, there were no Decepticons left of the original generation to cause him further conflict. Sadly, he was misinformed. {{storylink|Primal Fear!#"Old Evils"|Old Evils}}

[[File:Jhiaxusaltmodetotalwar.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Basically, Jhiaxus's limbs detach and his torso flies around.]]
When Grimlock and a bloodthirsty group of Autobots tried to sneak a [[Chaosmaster Bomb]] on board the ''Twilight'', Jhiaxus easily saw through their ruse and captured the lot of them. He shipped the survivors in a prison ship to be examined by the Liege Maximo, but the ship was intercepted by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Later, Jhiaxus made a visit to [[Outpost D-109]], a recently conquered planet the Cybertronians were busy [[cyberforming|eco-structuring]] into a Cybertron-like world. Though the process was ahead of schedule, Jhiaxus was still disappointed. The Autobots had mysteriously halted their attacks on his troops, and their absence worried him. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

One of his teams crossed paths with the original-generation Decepticons, and the incident ended badly. Jhiaxus decided to make his move, and ordered a full-scale attack on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Warworld]] near [[Tykos]]. This altercation resulted in casualties in Megatron's forces while Jhiaxus battled Megatron himself in orbit. Jhiaxus relished condescending to his opponent, an act reinforced by his superior might. He shot Megatron out of orbit, leaving him for dead on the moon's surface. {{storylink|New Dawn}} However, Megatron miraculously survived, and his Decepticons and the Autobots forged an uneasy alliance against the Cybertronians. Increasingly frustrated, he vowed to escalate his galactic efforts, ordering that every planet be stripped of life. He hoped to force the hand of the original generation Transformers and overwhelm them, a plan that nearly worked on [[Ethos]] against the Autobots until Decepticon reinforcements arrived. {{storylink|Escalation!}} Indeed, the battle there decimated [[Ethos raiding party|the best of Jhiaxus's forces]]. But Jhiaxus soon gained an unexpected advantage—[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] sold out the location of the original generation's base of operations in exchange for a high-ranking position. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}}

Jhiaxus attacked the base on Earth. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Tales of Earth Part Six}} The headquarters itself was quickly destroyed, but Optimus and Megatron's troops fought back strongly and met the challenge equally. Jhiaxus wanted to end the conflict here and then, so he called for reinforcements from every corner of his empire. {{storylink|Total War!}} Adding insult to injury, Jhiaxus was informed that his troops had lost the Warworld to the backstabbing Starscream. Jhiaxus lost his composure, and when he tossed his subordinate, [[Rook (G2)|Rook]], in anger, Rook arranged a trip to the Liege Maximo. Jhiaxus returned to the ''Twilight'', and upon receiving a transmission from Optimus Prime on board the Warworld, he acted upon his anger by targeting a [[San Francisco|random spot on the Earth]] with nuclear weapons. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}} Before Jhiaxus could order another shot, the ''Twilight'' was knocked away by a blast from the Warworld and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] arrived. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!|Tales of Earth Part Eight}}

[[File:Jhiaxusyouhavedestroyedme.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|What good is a phone call... if you're unable to speak?]]

Despite [[Crushable Cybertronian soldier|his officers]]' pleas to withdraw, Jhiaxus's troops were ordered to stay their ground even as the Swarm ate its way through them effortlessly. Optimus Prime, ever trying to reach a solution, arrived on the ''Twilight'' to talk, but Jhiaxus would not have it. He threw Prime around, powered by his increasing rage, and blamed him for how his life, his empire, had disintegrated. Before he could strike the final blow, however, the Swarm broke through the bridge of the ''Twilight'', and Jhiaxus challenged it. Jhiaxus was consumed. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
Grimlock reported that his team had run into Jhiaxus and his splinter Decepticons, and barely escaped with their lives. He wanted to retaliate with an immediate, massive strike but Optimus deferred. {{storylink|War Zone}}

=====Ask Vector Prime=====
In [[Primax 994.0 Gamma]], Jhiaxus would go on to lead the Cybertronian Empire in mechaforming a peaceful organic world, rechristening it [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. Ultimately, however, the Cybertronian Empire fell and the Liege Maximo's ascension to godhood was thwarted. [[Liege Centuro]] [[Firecrest]] was forced to order the remnants of the empire to retreat to Planet X, which later fled its home reality entirely to evade the never-ending search of [[Swoop (G1)|The Veteran]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/05}}

====''Timelines''====
In an unspecified reality, Topspin left Cybertron to serve under Jhiaxus and follow his army to other worlds. Topspin was less interested in Jhiaxus's specific plans of conquest, however, and more simply convinced that the Liege Centuro's sense of purpose and strong personality would lead him on the path to [[Nexus Prime|the great destiny]] he sensed was out there. Eventually, during a great space battle over an alien planet, Topspin was separated from Jhiaxus's army and flung at near-light speeds into space, helpless to stop [[Axiom Nexus|his trajectory]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|Topspin's profile in Club magazine #25}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Jhiaxus hot rod less than zero.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|It'd probably be safer to have a flashback while you're NOT standing in the middle of the road during an F-Zero race.]]
Before the Great War, Senator Jhiaxus met with High Circuitmaster [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]], [[Tallus]], [[Decanus]], and [[Rokan]], all members of a "Brain Trust", in [[Nova Cronum]]. As the "five greatest minds" on Cybertron, they had agreed to upload their combined knowledge together into a database they called the [[Underbase]]. However, Jhiaxus was tired of the isolationist policies that dominated Cybertron in that day, and so he took control of the uploading process, "slaying" the virtual avatars of Boltax and the others, rendering them unconscious. Jhiaxus proceeded to download the knowledge he needed to create his own galactic empire, and proceeded to delete his records from the memories of the others, as well as throughout all records on Cybertron. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}} {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

[[File:Jhiaxus high chamber destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|"Thank you for your allegiance child. All creatures, no matter how small, have a place in service of Horde Prime."]]
Millennia later, Jhiaxus, situated at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], spoke with [[Rook (G2)|Rook]] after the latter personally investigated the aftermath of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s attack on [[Cresta Superior]]. Jhiaxus ruminated on his inevitable conflict with the Autobots and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

After witnessing Jhiaxus's betrayal in his trip through [[Zero Space]], {{storylink|Less Than Zero}} [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] established a team to investigate the meaning of the various incidents he witnessed in Zero Space, and this "[[Zero Unit]]", headed by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], chose to focus on Jhiaxus first. As a former Senator, they reasoned that he would have had off-world contacts, and while he may have deleted memory of his existence from Cybertron's records, those other worlds still might have their records. They never received a response to their inquiries, however, as Jhiaxus chose to return to Cybertron himself, announcing to Rodimus that he had come in peace! {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

[[File:Jhiaxus the war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
Rodimus conferred with his men at the [[Presidium (facility)|Presidium]]'s [[Ops-Command HQ]], and decided to proceed with Bumblebee's idea of inviting Jhiaxus to the surface to meet with the Autobot leader. Jhiaxus arrived at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] via an advanced form of [[space bridge]], along with his top warriors, his [[Primum Fugae]]. Rodimus asked Jhiaxus, who was aware enough to point out the Autobot snipers that were standing by, to take their discussion to a private location. Jhiaxus agreed, and proceeded with the new Prime to [[Nova Point]].

Upon their arrival, Rodimus asked Jhiaxus about his activities since his departure from Cybertron, and why Primus would consider him a threat to his grand plan. Jhiaxus scoffed at the mention of their progenitor and explained to Rodimus that he ceased to believe in any such "plan" long ago, and set out to remake the universe in the image of his own idea of order. Jhiaxus displayed a holographic image of the Hub Network, a cosmos-wide structure of interconnected metallic planets, and invited the Autobot leader to add Cybertron to its ever-growing web. Rodimus realized, however, that these worlds were not newly-built, but mecha-formed from existing worlds, and asked Jhiaxus how many of those worlds supported life. Jhiaxus sneered at the insinuation, retorting that it depends on how one ''classifies'' life. Rodimus violently rejected the offer, slamming Jhiaxus against a wall, only to be tossed aside. Jhiaxus chose to take his leave, interrupting the Primus Fugae's attack on the [[Demon|Primordials]] to have them return with him to the Hub. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

Rodimus chose to lead a pre-emptive assault on the Hub Network by launching surgical strikes on key areas on the fringes of the network, hoping that the resulting chain reaction would bring down the entire Hub. However, the early successes of the raids led the Autobots to suspect that Jhiaxus anticipated their move; their fears were validated when their plan failed and Jhiaxus ordered his fleet to attack the invaders. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}

[[File:Rook jhiaxus rodimus war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]
On the Hub's [[Throneworld]], Jhiaxus had Rodimus brought before him, and once again petitioned the young Prime to join his empire. He even offered to incorporate Autobots of Rodimus's choice—presently held in the Hub's "[[Corral]]"—into his forces, recreating them with new bodies... except for those who have been modified with "external species innovations". His negotiations were interrupted by a panicked Rook, who reported that the [[Wrecker]]s were continuing their attack, severing worlds from the network and destabilizing it as they moved between worlds through the "[[slam rail]]" transit system. Jhiaxus ordered Rodimus to stop them, executing [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] to demonstrate his intent, but Rodimus replied that he had no means to communicate with the Wreckers, and thus nothing short of death would stop them. Jhiaxus ordered his fleet to search for them.

In the face of greater numbers, however, the Wreckers would not yield, and continued on their campaign, taking out chunks of Jhiaxus's forces in the process. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] got in on the act as well, severing even more worlds from the Hub and using the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to defend himself. Finding the situation untenable, Jhiaxus ordered Rodimus escorted from the throneroom, and prepared to enter the fray himself. However, before he could take off, he was confronted by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], who was now fully possessed by the power of the re-emergent Underbase. Jhiaxus recognized the force controlling Starscream as the essences of Boltax and the others whom he betrayed so many eons ago, and they now sought to complete themselves by absorbing Jhiaxus back into their communal mindscape. As the Underbase consumed him, Jhiaxus screamed for help, but Rook fled in terror, leaving his leader to his fate. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma]], Unicron's destruction of Cybertron caused Primus's essence to be spread among his children, now mostly composed by the Cybertronian Empire, which experienced a moral reformation. When Unicron stumbled upon the Hub and tried to destroy it, the Cybertronians fought back. Jhiaxus was dispatched as an emissary to Earth to enlist the aid of the last three Autobots and to [[Styx]] to enlist the aid of the last Decepticons. Together, Autobot, Decepticon, and Cybertronian fought as one and vanquished Unicron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:Jhiaxustfu.jpg|upright=1|thumb|left|"Nothing to fear but me myself."]]
In [[Primax 094.0 Gamma]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/30}} Jhiaxus was a strategic commander in the [[Liege Maximo]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 1|Jhiaxus's profile in Club magazine #1}} It was he who was most responsible for the death of the Decepticon [[Rumble (G1)#Minion of Unicron|Rumble]]'s brother [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] during the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] War. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/30}} [[Unicron]] abducted Jhiaxus's [[spark]] and stripped him of his rank and power. Though he once again wore the brand of an ordinary Decepticon, he still nursed a hatred towards Autobot and Decepticon alike. They were all, of course, unevolved, inferior throw-backs. This bias forced him to work alone. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 1|Jhiaxus's profile in Club magazine #1}}

While still abducted by Unicron, Jhiaxus was kept locked inside one of the chambers within the [[Cauldron]] and periodically forced to combat other Transformers so that Unicron could feed on the loser's Spark. He was freed along with countless others (including [[Jhiaxus (RID)|another Jhiaxus]]) when [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] orchestrated a prison break. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Nightbeat]]'' (obscured); ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]'' (fully seen)}}

[[File:PrimusAllGoodThings-introdump.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|How often do you get to see a G2 guy in a G1-styled comic?]]

'''Jhiaxus of [[Tesarus Minor]]''' {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} made a name for himself in the years that followed the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], becoming [[Nova Prime]]'s chief theoretical strategist—a pioneering scientist whose experiments revolved around the development of the Cybertronian species {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} and a mentor to an idealistic young [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} Few knew that he was also completely without morals, and not at all averse to performing horrible experiments on his fellow Cybertronians in the name of science. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

As part of Nova's inner circle, Jhiaxus was present when the Prime located [[Crystal City]] and ushered Cybertron into an age of prosperity. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} On Nova's orders, Jhiaxus spent the [[Golden Age]] developing a viable [[combiner]], seeking to rediscover the secrets behind [[Nexus Prime]]'s [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Eventually, Jhiaxus turned his talents to recreating other "lost aspects" of Cybertronian society that had vanished with the [[Thirteen]]; seeking to reintroduce the concept of "gender" to his species, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} he found a volunteer in [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} By rewriting Arcee's [[CNA]], Jhiaxus was able to rebuild his test subject to his specifications, but the procedure somehow went wrong and left her traumatized and desiring nothing more than to tear her "creator" limb from limb. Jhiaxus wrote her off as a failure and abandoned her. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} During his tenure as Nova Prime's top scientist, he also developed the [[vamparc ribbon]], a weapon that drained the lifeforce from its victims to use it as ammunition. {{storylink|Parasites}}

By the end of Cybertron's Golden Age, Jhiaxus had successfully recruited [[Pretender Monster|six Transformers]] and bonded them together into a single combiner: intended to be the ultimate Cybertronian in both body and mind. When he unveiled his creation, however, his combiner was revealed as a violently insane creature that dubbed itself "[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]" and necessitated the intervention of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} Jhiaxus left Cybertron as part of the crew aboard the original [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'' spacecraft]] before the failure that was Monstructor had a chance to disgrace him. His student, Shockwave, remained behind to continue his master's work and clear his name, later naming the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] after him. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

[[File:DarkCybertron1 JhiaxusradiosShockwave.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Jhiaxus is of course referring to Homer Simpson's ten foot sandwich.]]
When the ''Ark'' encountered a spatial anomaly within the [[Benzuli Expanse]], its never-before-seen energies left even Jhiaxus at a loss. He rejected [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]]'s theory that it was a portal to some mythical "[[Dead Universe]]", but Nova Prime was intrigued and had the ship enter the anomaly. Jhiaxus transmitted a final message to Shockwave, urging him to continue his work. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} The crew was subsequently trapped within the Dead Universe, only able to leave for brief periods before dying. Jhiaxus became a confidant for the rechristened ''Nemesis'' Prime and plotted on a plan to merge the Dead Universe with the regular one, allowing them to go home ''and'' gain power over the combined reality. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:Jhiaxusnemesisprimedevastation.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Yeeesss, maaaasssster!]]
Jhiaxus began prepping [[Nega-Core]]s on three worlds, which would enable this universal "[[Expansion]]". {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} He also set up an underground base on [[Gorlam Prime]], where a large portal to/from the Dead Universe resided; he then began poking Gorlam Prime's evolution with a stick, accelerating the development to an advanced technological race with the end result of turning them into [[Micromaster|tiny Transformers]]. These were the template for what all life would be turned into to survive the Expansion, and the first few batches served as guards and general minions. (Shockingly, while murderous and with monstrous origins, they ''weren't'' insane.) {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

On the eve of the Expansion, Jhiaxus told Nemesis Prime that he suspected [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] of having his own agenda. The point would become moot, however, once their plans unfurled. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}} After [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] secured the Nega-Core and activated [[Thunderwing (G1)|its guardian]], Jhiaxus initiated the Expansion with Nemesis Prime and the rest of the [[Dead Universe]] crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Jhiaxus was in mental control of [[Thunderwing (G1)|the]] [[Monstructor (G1)|three]] [[Sixshot (G1)|guardians]] of the Nega-Cores, {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} and also took mental control over Nightbeat and sent in hordes of Micromasters when the Autobot, alongside [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], began investigating on Gorlam Prime. Unfortunately, his intricate and long-plotted strategy was undermined by Hardhead's "shoot people in the head" plan. The Autobot then leapt into the Dead Universe portal. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

He also monitored the Autobots' efforts to withstand their attacks. When he noticed [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] preparing to disrupt his mental control over the guardians, he took mental control of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to defend the project. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[File:SpotlightSideswipe Jhiaxus deathbecomeshim.jpg|upright=1.67|left|thumb|What did I do to deserve this?? ...Oh right.]]
Unfortunately, as Jetfire pointed out, the Autobots were quickly destroying all his hard work, and his attention was divided. So much so that he not only was frozen and distracted from offing Jetfire, he didn't realize someone was in his control room until they sliced off his arm. Turning round, he was faced with a gleeful Arcee.

Making a run for it, and using his Micromasters to keep Arcee busy, he made his escape through the portal... or he would have if an undead Hardhead hadn't popped up, slowing Jhiaxus down enough for Arcee to stab him and cut off his head. But, in the realm between the living and dead universes, Jhiaxus was practically immortal. Which meant Arcee could keep killing him for as long as she liked. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Helpless, Jhiaxus spent several years being repeatedly killed by Arcee over and over again, until one day when the portal to the Dead Universe suddenly began to act strangely and lure people into mindlessly wandering into it. The entire population of Gorlam Prime disappeared into the Dead Universe, and though Jhiaxus was also tempted, he was seemingly too damaged to follow them. Arcee and Hardhead subsequently left him to investigate the matter. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}} Eventually, his broken body was discovered by Galvatron, who had earlier betrayed Nemesis Prime and stolen the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] from him. Jhiaxus was restored by the power of the Darkness, though he was disoriented and couldn't explain where everyone on the planet had gone to. He led Galvatron and his men to the Dead Universe portal, which had now turned from a pool into a large sphere. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}}

[[File:Jhiaxus Arcee HeartofDarkness2.jpg|right|upright=1.55|thumb|I'm sure I had my dignity with me when I came in here.]]
At the portal's location, Arcee and Hardhead returned and attacked them. Filled with terror upon seeing his tormentor again, Jhiaxus tried to fight back against her, with little success. Galvatron managed to chase Arcee off and read Hardhead's memories to learn what happened on Gorlam Prime, eventually learning of the "[[D-Void]]", a major threat to all Transformers. He subsequently took Jhiaxus with him to raise an army capable of opposing this entity. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Jhiaxus quickly got to work rebuilding the [[space bridge]] network, based out of Gorlam Prime, allowing Galvatron to travel the galaxy and recruit soldiers for his army. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Later, after Galvatron's ship was infested by [[zombie]]s and crashed on [[Earth]], Jhiaxus put up a space bridge portal that allowed the crew to leave. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}} Jhiaxus found the zombie virus very intriguing, especially its ability to infect both organic and robotic lifeforms, but Galvatron dismissed it as irrelevant and inefficient. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

After using the [[Kimia Facility]] to blow a large hole in Cybertron's surface, Galvatron took Jhiaxus with him to the blast crater. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Their goal was to reach and destroy the planet's core, though they were briefly hindered by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] on the way. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} When they located [[Vector Sigma]], Galvatron inserted the Heart of Darkness into it in the hopes that this would stop D-Void. Then Optimus Prime caught up and fired on them, and Jhiaxus wasn't seen again during the events that followed. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:Jhiaxus Syndromica1.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|'''''"INSANITY IS NOT A WEAKNESS!!"''''']]
Rendered catatonic by the reformatting of Cybertron, Jhiaxus was taken captive by Hardhead, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Garnak]] and imprisoned in their ship, to be kept floating in space forever to protect Cybertron from his evil. Some time into his imprisonment, Jhiaxus was reawakened by a signal from [[Arduria]], which seemed to drive him into a frenzy, screaming the words "Pax" and "Prime". Believing him to be referring to Orion Pax—the once and former Optimus Prime—Hardhead's team joined up with Orion to investigate Arduria, but they soon discovered they had walked into a Decepticon trap when they were attacked by Jhiaxus's old creation, Monstructor. While they were occupied, Bludgeon liberated Jhiaxus, and the villains set off together to track down the worlds which had been the subjects of the [[Regenesis]] program created by Jhiaxus's old student, Shockwave. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}}

At [[LV-117]], Jhiaxus and Bludgeon tried to take control of [[Ore-1]], a Regenesis ore capable of traveling through time. He met Orion Pax again in an era close to the planet's destruction, and explained that his screams had had nothing to do with him, but were referring to a vision he had during the reformatting: a vision of a future where [[Pax Cybertronia|''Pax'' Cybertronia]] happened on Gorlam ''Prime''. Before Orion could stop him, he took the Regenesis control device and left on a time-traveling starship sent to the planet by Shockwave, claiming to have plans to use the Ore-1 to bring back Gorlam Prime's past, prosperous self. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}} In fact, Jhiaxus was merely goading Orion Pax towards Gorlam Prime so that the former Prime could awaken an [[Ore-2]]-infused [[Titan (group)|Titan]] lying dormant on the planet. Contacting [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the only one capable of controlling the Titan, Jhiaxus brought him to Gorlam Prime to trick Pax into raising the Titan for them. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} As he awaited Pax's arrival he reported his progress to Shockwave and reflected on his return to the planet where he'd spent so many years in between life and death. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} After his plan had succeeded, Jhiaxus again contacted his student to report that the awakened Titan was on its way to Cybertron and Orion Pax had been left alive as per his orders. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}}

[[File:DarkCybertronFinale-StarscreamVsJhiaxus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Reactive armor was kept out of the loop on the specifics of pretooling.]]
Jhiaxus used the time-ship to return to Cybertron and provide Shockwave with the Ores he and Bludgeon had collected during his journey. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} He then reported that Nova Prime was no longer in control of the Dead Universe, paving the way for Shockwave to use the ship's chronal drive to harness the dimension's energy for himself. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} By hooking the time machine up to Shockwave and using Galvatron as a portal, the two scientists siphoned the ''potential'' life force of the Dead Universe, causing it to be dead to begin with and granting Shockwave the power to control his Ores—and with them, time and space. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

As he activated the chronal drive, Jhiaxus admitted that Shockwave's intellect had now surpassed his, then donned [[reactive armor]] in preparation for those who would try to stop their plan. Sure enough, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] and [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] soon tried to infiltrate the time-ship, but the scientist defended it by using his armor to replicate Metalhawk's arm-blades and Starscream's new body. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Being in better control of the body than Starscream himself, Jhiaxus attacked him relentlessly, mocking him for his role in the Dark Cybertron prophecy. Unfortunately, his use of the body's energy swords tipped Starscream in on the fact that he even had swords to begin with, allowing the ex-Decepticon to strike back and impale the mad scientist, finally killing him. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

====''Timelines''====
After the seeming death of [[Viewfinder]], [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]] sought out Jhiaxus to stabilize them for individualized life. {{storylink|Reflector (G1)#CombinerWars|BotCon 2016 Reflector profile card}}

===Theft of the Golden Disk===
A statue of Jhiaxus was kept in the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]]. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:FlashForward1-Jhiaxus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|He needs a little Earth globe to crush.]]
With the Decepticon conquest and occupation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] sought a solution of his own. Using the remains of a Decepticon deep-space shuttle, Alpha Trion built a Transformer and used [[Vector Sigma]] to grant his creation life. Not only did the supercomputer give the Decepticon life, but also a conscience and a need to bring all Cybertronians under the same banner and protect them. To this end, Jhiaxus amassed a cadre of Decepticon followers willing to seek peace with Autobots who wished to return home. The then-current caretaker of Cybertron, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], opposed the visionary and his attacks led Jhiaxus to realize that the Decepticon Empire would never be a force of reunification. So Jhiaxus attacked Shockwave and his Decepticons, only to fail and his followers killed off. Jhiaxus was thought to have died in the crossfire, but he secretly went into hiding, plotting his comeback. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|''Wings Universe'' Jhiaxus bio}}

After having been absent from Cybertron for a very long time, Jhiaxus made a secret return. He enlisted the [[Battlecharger]]s to fill him in on what he had missed, culminating in the events of the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and [[The Rebirth]]. With [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] out of the picture, and everyone else unawares, it was the perfect time to rebuild the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], with himself in control! {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

[[File:FlashForward3-Nightracer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Jhiaxus is so evil he made us hafta split up a bunch of pages.]]
He teamed up with [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], who provided him with [[forestonite]], and [[Clench (G1)|Clench]], who supplied him with the [[Firecon]]s and blueprints stolen from [[Quantum Laboratories]]. He also sent the Battlechargers to find some [[personality component]]s. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}} They returned with a bonus surprise—an amnesiac [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]. They next headed for [[Nebulos]], where Jhiaxus had the Battlechargers kidnap [[Hi-Q]]. With the aid of the [[Nebulan|Nebulon]] scientist, Jhiaxus was able to create a "second generation" of Cybertronians. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}} These newly created Cybertronians were trained at a secret facility on the formerly barren planet [[Qre]].

Jhiaxus left a deliberate trail to lure the Autobots to his training grounds so he could capture them, incapacitate them and force them to listen as he waxed philosophical. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} He introduced [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] and the other Autobots to his clones. When the [[Sideswipe (G2)|Sideswipe clone]] apparently woke early, Jhiaxus showed him off as well, however it was actually the original [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] who then freed Pyro. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} Jhiaxus squared off against Pyro, who was reluctant to attack due to the fact Jhiaxus had Hi-Q concealed in his chest cavity. Unfortunately [[Fizzle|Blaze]] was an expert marksman and shot Jhiaxus in the face, allowing the Autobots to make off with the captive and blow up the base. Jhiaxus and Sky-Byte later watched from a rocky outcrop as the Autobots prepared to leave, and Jhiaxus reflected that for his second generation to succeed, the first generation would have to be wiped out. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

[[File:MegaplexkillsJhiaxus-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left]]
To that end, Jhiaxus created an army consisting of clones of various Decepticons. The commander of this army was a clone of Megatron himself: [[Megaplex]]. As a trump card, he created [[Sandstorm (MW)|a clone]] of [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and sent him to impersonate his progenitor on Cybertron. The clone army first struck at [[Sigma Seven]] to take out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], leaving the Autobots without his guidance, and soon invaded Cybertron itself. At the end of a decisive battle between the natives and the clones, Jhiaxus personally arrived with more clones and informed Megaplex that he had fallen short of his expectations, becoming far too similar to Megatron. He offered him the same choices as the defeated resistance: leave Cybertron or be destroyed. {{Storylink|Termination}}

As Strika and Obsidian swore they would combat Jhiaxus's invasion of Cybertron until the bitter end, Jhiaxus commented that their bravado was meaningless, as the history records would only note that they led their soldiers to the death. The battle progressed for a time, until Jhiaxus found himself ambushed by Serpentor, who had found a way to sneak behind enemy lines. Jhiaxus easily overpowered the human-built ‘bot, commenting on how Earthlings continued to impress him, unlike the “dull” Nebulans. Before he got a chance to dismantle Serpentor to inspect the humans’ craftsmanship, Serpentor managed to impale him with his [[Serpent Scepter]]. Now too weak to fight back, he ordered his troops to stand down, commenting that he had already won; Autobots and Decepticons were now fighting side by side for a united Cybertron, as had been his goal all along. He then surrendered to Serpentor, only to be murdered by Megaplex immediately afterwards. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-5-Jhiaxus.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Jhiaxus was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Preditron]] remembered Jhiaxus as a philosopher-king as he compiled his manifesto. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|''Transformers'' #11]]}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartOne-Jhiaxus.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Today the tattoo industry, tomorrow, THE WORLD!!"]]

[[Senate|Senator]] Jhiaxus was a member of the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} and appeared in one of Megatron's many political broadcasts to Cybertron in the aftermath of an attack on [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Ascenticon headquarters]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} Following Megatron's rebranding of the Ascenticon faction into a more aggressive group, Jhiaxus helped to rebrand members of the organization with their new logo by stamping it on their body. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}} Not long afterwards, Jhiaxus and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] were with Megatron when the three witnessed an explosion in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Over his better judgement, Jhiaxus then pumped an appreciable percentage of their reserve energon directly into Megatron's systems. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}}

After the [[Tether]] had fallen, Megatron ordered Jhiaxus to rally their followers in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and protect the [[energon storage field]]s. Though chafing under the orders, Jhiaxus agreed to follow Megatron's commands. For now. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} As Megatron staged a hostile takeover of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Jhiaxus enacted his own takeover of Tarn, claiming the city for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}}

Jhiaxus allocated troops from Tarn to bolster Strika's assault on [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} After a temporary truce had been forged between the Autobots and Decepticons, Jhiaxus took command of Strika's forces and had them bombard the Autobots' path forward during their trek to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] radioed Jhiaxus for an explanation, who dismissively claimed they were suppressing [[Insecticon clone]]s. In actuality, the Decepticons were keeping the Autobots boxed in so they'd soon encounter an incoming horde of [[rust worm]]s. {{storylink|Radical Time}}
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==Games==
===Transformers Legends===
Jhiaxus was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Jhiaxus and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsJhiaxus.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
Jhiaxus participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited after collecting 75 units of Cybermetal and 36 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Jhiaxus was part of the Mission of Cybertronian Expansion, serving as a scientist aboard the ''[[Proudstar]]'' under [[Nova Prime]]'s command. While excited for the potential scientific discoveries, Jhiaxus admired Nova Prime and his belief in the nobility of their mission, even admitting that he himself might one day choose to call himself an Autobot. However, after briefly touching down on a [[Unicron|certain planet]], the entire crew began experiencing much darker urges. Jhiaxus became paranoid and began using unwilling crewmembers in his experiments, believing an outside force to be influencing their sparks. He became determined to reverse the force's effects and save Cybertron, no matter who or what had to be sacrificed to accomplish it. Despite that he could detect nothing, he firmly believed a consciousness was watching and influencing them. He believed it had come from the mysterious mechanical planet and knew it to be phenomenally powerful. [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] believed Jhiaxus to be the only one on the ship smart enough to find his hidden sabotage commands he installed on the ''Proudstar'', hoping that he would only do so after Kranix had made his escape. Jhiaxus was presumably still aboard the ''Proudstar'' when it crashed into Earth's surface. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
*'''Jhiaxus''' (Deluxe, [[2003]])
[[File:RIDtoy-Jhiaxus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Surprise, I'm me!]]
{{note|''Robots in Disguise'' [[Jhiaxus (RID)|Jhiaxus]] was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 2 Jhiaxus in the [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe'' comic]] and in ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}

:Jhiaxus is a [[redeco]] of the deluxe-sized [[Jetstorm (BM)#Beast Machines|Jetstorm]] toy in orange and gray. His jet mode cockpit has a spring-loaded extension, giving him a bird-like head in this form that is articulated at the neck to "search" for targets. Both jet and [[robot mode]]s feature spring-loaded "energy blast" missiles. He also has an alternate robot mode, which folds his legs into a "flight cone" and reveals jet thrusters. Jhiaxus was available [[exclusive]]ly at [[KB Toys]] stores.

:Although most previous versions of the mold have the wingtips swept forward in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Jhiaxus was packaged and depicted in his instructions with the wingtips swept back. His toy art and instructions also show the robot mode wingtips swept forward, as shown here; this contrasts with the ''Universe'' art above.

:This mold was also used for [[Aero Drone|Sonic Attack Jet]], [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Storm Jet (RID)|Storm Jet]], and the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Generation 1 Skywarp]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Jhiaxus/jhiaxus.htm More information on Jhiaxus at TFU.info.]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TFGenerations Deluxe Jhiaxus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Orange is the new Jhiax.]]
*'''Jhiaxus''' (Deluxe, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number:'' '''02 / #018'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 guns

:Part of the tenth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Jhiaxus is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Generations|Armada Starscream]], transforming into a futuristic jet fighter. He features a new head and nosecone-canopy assembly/robot upper torso, sculpted after [[E. J. Su]]'s design for the character first seen in ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'', along with remolded wings and new dual guns in place of the original's swords. His coloration, however, is based on the ''Universe'' toy, due to it being the reference available in Hasbro's archives and a push for brighter colors at the time.<ref>{{twitter|Inspiration for Jhiaxus? Mark's idea. Worked on Thrilling 30 one - at the time, there was a push towards brighter colors, hence the orange colors similar to RID01.|https://twitter.com/TFU_INFO/status/1516871260369739777|TFU.info|2022|04|20}}, paraphrasing designer [[Mark Maher]]</ref> His turbines can each fire a missile in either mode via pressure-launch, and can be positioned in robot mode to either face forward or lay flat on his back. His guns peg into his hands via [[5 mm post|5mm post]], and can also mount underneath his wings using different, smaller pegs.

: On many copies, the figure's left elbow can't bend the full 90 degrees.

:He comes packaged with a copy of "[[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10]]".

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenJhiaxus/jhiaxus.htm More information on Generations Jhiaxus at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
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[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Class-Jhiaxus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|To whoever axed him a question, it's safe to say they're not living anymore.]]
*'''G2 Universe Jhiaxus''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-09'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, pistol
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Voyager Class toys, Jhiaxus is a ''Generation 2''-accurate version of the character that transforms into a Cybertronian spacecraft. His accessories include a rifle and a pistol.

:This figure was officially revealed by Hasbro on the [[April 12]], [[2022]] Fan First Tuesday.
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==Notes==
*Jhiaxus's name is a play on "gee, axe us", a phrase which expressed writer [[Simon Furman]]'s dread of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]]'s cancellation by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]].
*''Generation 2'' Jhiaxus's [[robot mode]] design seems to be based loosely on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. He keeps the air-duct boobs, the cockpit torso, the ear-vents, the wing placement, one shoulder-mounted jet intake (including [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Starscream]]'s stickers), and a nosecone on the back of the head.
*Among the many, many toy ideas [[Glen Hallit]] suggested was a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|Go-Bots]]'' [[Aero-Bot]] as Jhiaxus. It was to be distributed as the Dinner Exclusive at [[OTFCC 2003]], but as with most of Hallit's toy proposals, it was not produced.<ref>[http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/hce_2003/3h_tidbits.php 3H Collector's Event: Productions/BotCon Tidbits at ASM]</ref>
*Jhiaxus's name is apparently very difficult for IDW's writers to spell. Known variations to date include "[[Spotlight: Metroplex|Jiaxus]]", "[[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|Jihaxus]]", and "[[Parasites|Jihauxus]]".
*In ''Universe'' #2, Jhiaxus is portrayed in his original ''Generation 2'' body, but he is seen in his ''Robots in Disguise'' body during a flashback in the [[Escape (Universe)|following issue]]. It's possible that this was either a misunderstanding between two different artists, Jhiaxus morphed into a new body as he left the Cauldron, or there were two Jhiaxuses. In 2015, the Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] chose the latter option, establishing that there was also a ''Robots in Disguise''/[[Viron]] Jhiaxus alongside the ''Generation 2''/[[Primax]] Jhiaxus in the Cauldron.
*''Kre-O'' Jhiaxus is a bit of a hard one to suss out in the comic. He's wedged into a corner behind [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], whose scythe obscures his chest details. But the cockpit is just visible, so mixed with the yellow chest, red [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]-style helmet, and he's in a panel that otherwise holds nothing but Decepticon leader-types... yeah.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jhiaxus''' (ジアクサス ''Jiakusasu'')

==References==
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Masterdominus

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{{factions|wreckers}}
:''Masterdominus is a [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] [[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology|Fossilizer]] from the [[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Legacy-Wreck-N-Rule-Masterdominus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Dominus effect.]]

New recruit '''Masterdominus''' is the powerhouse of the Wreckers, fighting alongside the defense specialist [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]].<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09QBKHNJ2 Amazon product description for the Leadfoot and Masterdominus segment of the ''Legacy'' Wreckers subline]</ref> This black-masked warrior rams through the enemy lines, clearing the way with a full-frontal assault. Kinky.

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==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
*'''G2 Universe Leadfoot & Masterdominus''' (2-pack, [[2022]])
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, shoulder-mounted launcher, missile, Wreckers hammer piece

: Part of the second pack in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Store exclusives|Wreck N' Rule Collection]]'', Masterdominus is a heavy retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class [[Ractonite#Toys|Ractonite]], transforming into a mastodon skeleton.

: As a [[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology|Fossilizer]], Masterdominus can split into weapons and armor compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] for use by other ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' figures (or any figure with [[5 mm post]] compatibility).

: In the United States, Masterdominus was exclusively released in the [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] ''Wreck N' Rule Collection'' two-pack with [[Leadfoot (G2)#Legacy|Leadfoot]]. The two-pack itself was revealed on [[May 10]], 2022. All packs in the ''Wreck N' Rule Collection'' contain a piece of the Wreckers' hammer insignia, with this pack having an unknown piece, as well as the box art being able to be put together to form a display piece.

: This mold was differently tooled to make [[Tricranius#Toys|Tricranius]].
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==Notes==
*The name "Masterdominus" is a pun on "{{w|mastodon}}", an elephant-like prehistoric mammal.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Fossilizers]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Unreleased toy/gallery

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This page contains photographs and conceptual/design/control artwork of '''unreleased toys'''.

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==Toy photos==
===''The Transformers''===
<center><gallery>
File:Unicron Proto.jpg|[[Unicron/toys|Unicron]]'s 1980s prototype by Hasbro
File:G1toy-UnicronprotoTakara.jpg|[[Unicron/toys|Unicron]]'s 1980s prototype by Takara
File:G1ArceeProto.jpg|[[Arcee (G1)/toys|Arcee's]] 1980s prototype
File:DoublePretenders.jpg|The unnamed spider and gorilla [[Double Pretender]]s
File:DoublePretenders2.png|The unnamed spider and gorilla [[Double Pretender]]s
File:TFGDropshot.jpg|Unnamed Triplechanger, alias "Dropshot"
</gallery></center>

===''Generation 2''===
<center><gallery>
File:Un autorollers.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G2General|General Optimus Prime]] and [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Sgt. Hound]]
File:G2AutoJetter.jpg|A [[jet Auto Roller]]
File:G2Autolauncher.jpg|An [[APC Auto Roller]]
File:G2toy ATB megs and screamer.jpg|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron A.T.B.]] with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ATB|Starscream]]
File:CombatHeroPrime.jpg|Hero [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#CombatHeroOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] in a navy blue with red deco
File:CombatHeroMegatron.jpg|Hero [[Megatron (G1)/toys#CombatHero|Megatron]] in a gray deco with black camouflage stripes
File:LaserCycleJazz.jpg|[[Laser Cycle]] [[Jazz (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|Jazz]]
File:LaserCycleSoundwave.jpg|[[Laser Cycle]] [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|Soundwave]]
File:MotormasterG2.JPG|[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]
File:G2-Hotspot.jpg|[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]
File:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|[[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|Menasor and Defensor]]
File:Blocktown.jpg|''[[Block Town]]'' sets
File:G2Go-Bot911PoliceCar.jpg|[[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] "[[911|911 Police Car]]"
File:G2Go-BotBlackViper.jpg|[[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] "[[Black Viper Go-Bot|Black Viper]]"
File:G2Go-BotGTPRacer.jpg|[[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] "[[Crash Test (G2)#Toys|GTP Racer]]"
File:G2RumbleProStock.jpg|[[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Rumble]]
File:G2Greasepit-toy.jpg|[[Greasepit (G2)#Toys|Greasepit]]
File:G2GoBotsUnmadeJeepAndCar.jpg|A [[Purple Mercedes Go-Bot|unnamed purple Mercedes-Benz Go-Bot]] and Go-Bot [[Hound (G1)/toys#G2Gobot|Hound]]
File:Unproduced GIJoe Generation2 Transformer.jpg|The [[unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer|unnamed G.I. Joe Autobot]]
</gallery></center>

===Beast Era===
<center><gallery>
File:BWNeo-Unicron.jpg|[[Unicron/toys|Unicron]]'s toy for [[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|''Beast Wars Neo'' toyline]].
File:Starscream-transtech.jpg|''[[Transtech]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]
File:Ramuluscatalog.jpg|An abandoned redeco of [[Transmetal 2]] [[Ramulus]]
File:BW-variant-unreleased-Optimus Minor.jpg|An abandoned redeco of [[Transmetal 2]] [[Optimus Minor]]
</gallery></center>

===Unicron Trilogy===
<center><gallery>
File:Ramjet-BTR.jpg|''[[Built to Rule!]]'' [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]].
File:Rollout-BTR.jpg|''[[Built to Rule!]]'' [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]].
File:ExMagnus-SST.jpg|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team|Street Speed Team]] redeco from ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''. L-R are: [[Brakedown (Energon)|Brakedown]], [[Override (Energon)|Override]], [[Clocker (Energon)|Clocker]].
</gallery></center>

===''Universe'' (2003)===
<center><gallery>
File:Leatherhide.jpg|[[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]]
File:Blackarachnia unreleased.jpg|[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] toy
File:Nightprowler.jpg|[[Nightprowler]]
File:Waspinator unreleased.jpg|[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] toy
File:Spacewarp-r.jpg|[[Spacewarp]] and the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], the former toy eventually became [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|''Timelines'' Astrotrain]]
File:UnreleasedBIABSmokescreen.jpg|[[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]]
File:Unreleased-Drench02.jpg|[[Drench (Universe)|Drench]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]], the toys eventually became [[Sideswipe (SG)|''Timelines'' Sideswipe]] and [[Whisper (SG)|Whisper]]
File:Toxitron.jpg|[[Toxitron (Universe)|Toxitron]]
File:Universe2003MenasorTestshot.jpg|[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]/[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]
</gallery></center>

===''Alternators/Binaltech''===
<center><gallery>
File:PorscheMiniSubaru.jpg|Porsche 986 [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] and miniature [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]
File:Blackwidowwildrider.jpg|''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackwidow]]
File:BinaltechParadronMedic.jpg|''Binaltech'' [[Paradron Medic]]
</gallery></center>

===Convention exclusive===
<center><gallery>

File:DevconCatalog.jpg|Catalog photo of the [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] toy
File:RotorboltCatalog.jpg|Catalog photo of the Wrecker [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]] toy
File:Alphalion.jpg|Catalog photo of the Wrecker [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] toy
File:Fractyl Catalog.jpg|Catalog photo of the Wrecker [[Fractyl]] toy

File:Defensorotfcc.jpg|[[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] for [[OTFCC 2004]]
File:MidnightDefensorSuper.jpg|[[Defensor (OTFCC)|Midnight Shield Defensor]] for [[OTFCC 2004]]
</gallery></center>

===''Titanium Series''===
<center><gallery>
File:Titanium-toy_RMCliffjumper.JPG|''Robot Masters'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys|Cliffjumper]]
File:Titanium-toy_RMSoundwave.JPG|''Robot Masters'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]
File:Titanium-toy_RMSunstreaker.JPG|''Robot Masters'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]]
File:Arceetitanium.jpg|''Cybertron Heroes'' [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]
File:Titanium bumblebee.jpg|''Cybertron Heroes'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]]
File:TitaniumSeries-Cosmos.jpg|''Cybertron Heroes'' [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]
File:Primalprimetitanium.jpg|''Cybertron Heroes'' [[Primal Prime]]
File:Shockwavetitanium.jpg|''Cybertron Heroes'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys|Shockwave]]
</gallery></center>

===Live-action film continuity===
<center><gallery>
File:MovieGunbarrelToy.jpg|''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]]
File:MovieReverbToy.jpg|''Transformers'' [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]]
File:MovieBacktrackToy.jpg|''Transformers'' [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]]
File:2007_Robot_Fighters_Bumblebee_Barricade.jpg|''Transformers'' "Robot Fighters" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]]
File:ROTF Voyager JetPowerOptimusPrime toy.jpg|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jet Power]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]
File:ROTF UniteforUniverse Megatron toy.jpg|''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]
File:TF2010toy sideways sneak attack.jpg|''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Sideways Sneak Attack" multi-pack
File:TF2010 BlueMaximus instructions.jpg|''Transformers'' [[Blue Maximus]]
File:TF2010 Crosshairs instructions.jpg|''Transformers'' [[Crosshairs (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Crosshairs]]
File:TF2010 Drydock instructions.jpg|''Transformers'' [[Drydock (TF 2010)|Drydock]]
File:TF2010 Undertow instructions.jpg|''Transformers'' [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]]
File:MovieTrilogyBumblebee.jpg|''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Movie Trilogy Series|Bumblebee]]
File:TF-DOTM-Deluxe-Blaster-Prototype.jpg|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Blaster (DOTM)#Toys|Blaster]]
</gallery></center>

===''Animated''===
<center><gallery>
File:TF Hero Rhinox Hot Rod resin.jpg|Early resin prototypes from "''Transformers: Heroes''", the series that would evolve into ''Animated''. The designs have been identified as Hot Shot (under his Japanese name, Hot Rod) and Rhinox.
File:MarauderMegatron.jpg|[[Megatron (Animated)|Marauder Megatron]]
File:Animatedtoy-HotShot.jpg|[[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]]
</gallery></center>

===''Generations''===
<center><gallery>
File:Generationstoy-BrawnGDO.jpg|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Generations|Brawn]], which was eventually used for ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Brawn (Cloud)|Brawn]]
</gallery></center>

===''Prime''===
<center><gallery>
File:TFPunreleasedgears.jpg|Transformers Prime [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] retool, possibly [[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]].
</gallery></center>

==Concept art==
<center><gallery>
File:Concept-HeadmasterArcee.jpg|[[Arcee (G1)/toys|Arcee]]'s [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] toy
File:TFGRodimus.jpg|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Notes|New Rodimus]]
File:Skywarpatron.jpg|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]]/[[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] Triple Changer
File:Megalvatron.jpg|[[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]/(proto-)Galvatron Triple Changer
File:Beet-Papil.jpg|Beet Papil
File:DraculaTransformer01.jpg|[[Dracula]]
File:GillmanTransformer01.jpg|The [[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]
File:TheFlyTransformer01.jpg|The [[Fly]]
File:TransformersVault_stingray.jpg|"Decepticon Stingray"
File:BigBang1.jpg|[[Big Bang (G1)|Big Bang]]
File:HyperdriveTurboConcept.jpg|[[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]]
File:Buffalo-dump motorworld concept.jpg|[[Bonecrusher (disambiguation)|Buffalo-Dump]]
File:G2MirageVaultArt.jpg|[[Mirage (G1)/toys|Mirage]]
File:G2SandstormVaultArt.jpg|[[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]]
File:G2 Blackout art.jpg|[[Blackout (G2)|Blackout]]
File:Albitron.jpg|[[Albitron]]
File:Silverbolttranstechconcept.jpg|''[[Transtech]]'' [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]
File:TransCharge.gif|''[[Transtech]]'' [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]
File:TransScream.gif|''[[Transtech]]'' [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]
File:Cheetortranstechconcept.jpg|''[[Transtech]]'' [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]]
File:Decep-Landslide01.jpg|''Cybertron'' [[Landslide (Decepticon)|Landslide]]'s final deco sheet
File:OTFCC unreleased Brawn.jpg|OTFCC 2005 exclusive [[Brawn (G1)/toys|Brawn]]
File:OTFCC unreleased Roadbuster.jpg|OTFCC 2005 exclusive [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]
File:Devconslugslinger.jpg|OTFCC 2005 exclusive [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]
File:Classics cosmos concept.gif|''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]
File:Classics_Soundwave.jpg|''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]
File:AlternatorsBumblebeeDesign.jpg|''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]]
File:Alt-rumble-toyfairuk2.jpg|''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Rumble (G1)/toys|Rumble]]
File:DeviceLabel-Dinobot.jpg|''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]
File:Alternity Jazz Pilot.jpg|''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Jazz
File:AllSparkAlmanacII-PowermasterPrime.jpg| ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Powermaster [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Optimus Prime]]
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Quality control

2022-05-14T12:46:13Z

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'''Quality control''', or '''QC''', refers to efforts on behalf of a company to ensure that their mass-manufactured products are free from flaws that affect the functionality and/or aesthetic quality of the product. This has nothing to do with [[for safety reasons|safety-testing]] which is usually done at an earlier stage of the development process, and which only aims to make sure that the product isn't harmful to the target audience (in the Transformers [[toy|toys']] case, children), but says nothing about the functionality or quality of the product (in fact, safety measures may sometimes affect the functionality).

Usually, quality control involves picking individual samples from a production run and testing them to make sure they're free from a variety of errors. Testing the ''entire'' production run is not commercially feasible, so instead, the manufacturer relies on just testing random samples, hoping to catch at least the more widespread problems this way.

Unfortunately, despite these efforts, errors still occasionally creep their way into products available on store shelves. While for the most part, these are limited to flaws on individual samples which aren't caught due to the very nature of the quality control process, the occasional widespread error exists, some of which even affect an entire production run, or at least a considerable percentage of it.

==Fields of quality control==
===Molding===
[[File:G1toy tfc jazz.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Though somewhat in character, the facial expression is one of the most infamous examples of mold degradation.]]
[[File:DOTM-toy Rav.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|The good and the bad and ugly.]]
Transformers [[toy]]s are assembled from many smaller parts usually made out of [[plastic]], [[die-cast]] metal or rubber. These parts are cast from mass-manufacturing [[mold]]s. There are several problems that can occur at this stage:
* Too little material can be used for the molding of one part by accident, resulting in an incomplete or deformed part. This is usually limited to individual samples.
* Parts can be damaged during the molding process or after it, again resulting in incomplete or deformed parts, but again limited to individual specimens.
* The sculpting may be imperfect due to a [[design flaw]], which can result in aesthetically flawed (incomplete or damaged) parts, but also in too little or too much space between connected and moving parts, or too tight or too loose joints. This usually affects the entire production run, and is therefore more likely to be caught during quality control, although some cases still slip through. For example, [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'']] Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]'s shoulders are connected to the torso with diamond-shaped pegs as part of the transformation, but the ports into which they plug are in the wrong shape, resulting in the shoulders being unable connect to the torso. This problem was eventually fixed for the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Deep Desert Brawl [[redeco]] of the toy, however. Meanwhile, initial batches of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|Hun-Gurrr]] were unable to fold the claws over all the way in both directions due to problems with the plastic tolerances. This was amended by a [[variant#running change|running change]], which also affected international releases of the figure. All subsequent releases and redecos of the sculpt came with problem-free claws.
* The molds can wear out and deteriorate due to excessive use, resulting in the same problems caused by imperfect sculpting. Again, this would affect the entire production run. ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Class "Preview" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] and ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)|Alert]] are just two of many examples. Though this sort of problem is usually also spotted during quality control, [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] only address this in rare instances (such as ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]]'s head whose mouth had degraded into an ugly smirk with various reuses of the mold, and which was eventually either restored or replaced by a brand new, flawless mold), instead just hoping that the flaws aren't being noticed that much, and eventually just retiring the molds in question altogether. Various iterations of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Starscream]] sculpt also came with varying degrees of unstable connections for the included missile launchers. ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Thundercracker]] is particularly notorious in this regard, with subsequent uses of the sculpt having the problem fixed. A particularly nasty example a of molding flaw that affected a considerable portion of the production run (but not the entirety of it) was ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Mini-Con]] [[Rav (DOTM)|Rav]], whose [[Powerlinx]] socket was deformed to the point of uselessness on many specimens.
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===Materials and stability===
[[File:Electrogoldplasticsyndrome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Okay, this was honestly hard to foresee.]]
Sometimes a toy that was perfectly stable as a [[prototype]] may develop problems at the manufacturing stage. This can be due to the materials used for the mass-produced version having different properties and qualities than the materials used for the prototypes.
* Some types of plastic may turn out to be too brittle to be used for small parts or parts put under a lot of stress as part of the transformation process. This affects clear plastic in particular. This is a flaw that usually affects most, if not all of the production run and therefore should theoretically be caught during quality control. {{main|Design flaw#Common breakage points}}
* Some plastic types will deteriorate after being exposed to air or sunlight for a while. Although in some cases one couldn't realistically expect quality control to notice the problem (such as the infamous [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], which doesn't manifest until ''years'' after exposure to the elements), there are instances where materials have degraded very quickly, such as [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'']] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Scorponok (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Scorponok]]'s tail stinger, which might be the reason why the toy has only been [[redeco]]ed once thus far.
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===Assembly===

{{main|Misassembly}}

===Paint operations and tampographs===
[[File:Generations-toy Dirge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Something's missing from these Decepticon insignias.]]
[[File:HFTD rotorwashrumble tailwhip.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Meanwhile, ''these'' Decepticon insignias have something they're not supposed to have.]]
Sometimes something goes wrong at the [[paint operation|painting]] or [[tampograph]]y stage, resulting in weird parts of the deco. Sometimes this is caught before mass production, but the occasional weird fluke gets through:
*''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spy Changer]] [[Ironhide (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ironhide]] (from the [[Walmart]] exclusive two-pack with [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#WMSC|Ultra Magnus]] has "escort vehic'''al'''" tampographed onto the rear end of his <s>vehical</s> vehicle mode.
*''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Camshaft (G1)#Alternators|Autobot Camshaft]] features tampographed deco details (based on ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Bluestreak]], the ''Alternators'' toy's originally intended name) on the ''back'' of his shoulders. It's ''possible'' that this happened because the deco designer didn't take into consideration the fact that the pegs that connect the forearms to the shoulders in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] are located on the front side of the shoulders, which would have made it difficult to tampograph the deco around them, and thus ''maybe'' someone at the factory decided to put the deco on the side without the peg.<ref name="altcamshaft1">[http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=galerie/Bildergalerie.php&cat_ID=1262 ''Alternators'' Autobot Camshaft with unmodified shoulders, pegs pointing forward.]</ref><ref name="altcamshaft2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/toys/Alternators/Autobots/Camshaft/ ''Alternators'' Autobot Camshaft with swapped shoulders, deco pointing forward.]</ref>
*Hasbro [[prototype]]s of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] used for [[stock photography]]<ref name="unisunstreaker1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/universe-classics-20-autobots-262/sunstreaker-1596/ Various Hasbro stock photos for ''Universe'' Sunstreaker], all featuring a "WE R 82" license plate.</ref> and comparison photos in Japanese magazines<ref name="uniprowl2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/185434-classics-henkei-sunstreaker-prowl-comparison-pictures.html Scans from ''Dengeki Hobby Magazine''], also depicting ''Universe'' Sunstreaker with a "WE R 82" license plate.</ref> sported an incorrect "WE R 8'''2'''" license plate. Fortunately, this got caught in time, and the entire production run of the mass-released toy sports the correct "WE R 8'''4'''" license plate deco.<ref name="unisunstreaker3">[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=1484&size=0&start=25 Seibertron.com gallery of ''Universe'' Sunstreaker], featuring a correct "WE R 84" license plate.</ref> (It's also possible that the "82" version might have been a reference to the year the ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor of Sunstreaker, the "first transforming car-to-robot toy" according to Hasbro, was released.)
*Meanwhile, ''Universe'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]] had an odd problem with the paint on his doors and roof becoming sticky when exposed to warm surroundings (such as the touch of a human hand), resulting in the black paint taking on a washed out look. The problem was repeated with the [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Silverstreak]] [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of the sculpt, and was not corrected for the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' release. This is also partly a [[design flaw]], since it was never noticed that the paint and translucent plastic failed to bond.
*[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Tailwhip]] (from the [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Rotorwash Rumble" two-pack with Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]) sports tiny "™" [[trademark]] symbols next to his Decepticon faction [[insignia]].<ref name="tailwhip">[http://www.shmax.com/part_details/22224/tailwhip 2010 ''Transformers'' Tailwhip] at Shmax.com.</ref> As the symbols commonly show up this way on toy packaging, presumably someone grabbed the wrong file during production. The "™" symbols however do ''not'' appear in the stock photos of Tailwhip depicted on the back of the box, most probably because the stock photos use a hand-painted [[prototype]].<ref name="rotorwash">The [http://www.shmax.com/product_details/7099/rotorwash_rumble_arcee_vs_tailwhip 2010 ''Transformers'' "Rotorwash Rumble" two-pack] at Shmax.com.</ref>
*Initial batches of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Dirge (G1)#Generations|Dirge]] were missing the white section in the center of the crest for all three Decepticon faction symbols. This was fixed by a running change.<ref name="dirge">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations/dirge/2160/4/ Comparison between both versions of ''Generations'' Dirge.]</ref>
*Some of the ''Kre-O'' Kreons' tampographs. For example, Micro-Changers [[Highbrow (G1)#Kre-O|Highbrow]], Custom Kreon [[Grimlock (Kre-O)#Robots in Disguise|''Robots in Disguise'' Grimlocks]] had misaligned eyes and mouth tampographs.
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===Packaging images and labelling===
The packaging can also turn out to sport errors. Sometimes they are corrected before production starts, sometimes a [[variant|running change]] fixes them in the middle of the production run, and sometimes they are never corrected at all:
[[File:ROTFDeadEndDetour.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|A vampire going by multiple names.]]
[[File:GrappelGripMudflapEuro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Apparently [[Mudflap (ROTF)|he]] don't do much spelling, either.]]
[[File:2012CyberverseSoundwaveCardback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right| You gotta be ***in' kidding me.]]
*''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shrapnel (G1)#Generation 1|Shrapnel]]'s [[package art]] for his Hasbro and [[Milton Bradley]] releases hilariously depicts him with two left hands. For Takara's Japanese release, this error was corrected.
*Considerable quantities of the Generation 1 [[Jumpstarter]]s were available with each other's package art depicted in their [[Tech Spec]]/[[bio]] strips. Many fans consider the erroneous versions genuine [[variant]]s.
*[[Prototype#Packaging prototypes|Proof cards]] of the Generation 1 [[Micromaster]] [[Off Road Patrol]] featured errors in the [[instructions]]: The line art drawing for [[Powertrain]] was based on an earlier prototype which had the rear wheels attached to the feet rather than the shins. This was corrected for the production version, as well as a minor fix for [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]'s line art that reflects the small indentations added to the inside halves of the wheels on his shoulders.<ref name="microproof">[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Proofs/ProofCardOffRoadPatrol1.html Proof cards for Micromaster Off Road Patrol at Super Toy Archive]</ref>
*Some versions of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage]]'s packaging refer to his weapon of choice as a "p'''i'''asma mine blaster".<ref name="bmmirage1">[http://www.unicron.us/tf2000/toypics/mirage.htm ''Beast Machines'' Mirage's on-packaging bio] featuring the typo "piasma mine blaster".</ref> Presumably, that was the initial production run, since the correct spelling "plasma" also exists.<ref name="bmmirage2">[http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=galerie/pic.php&cid=109&pid=1558 ''Beast Machines'' Mirage's on-packaging bio] featuring the correct spelling "plasma mine blaster".</ref>
*Both the [[OTFCC 2003]] [[exclusive]] [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Sideswipe]]<ref name="otfccsideswipe">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/exclusives/sideswipe/485/ OTFCC 2003 Sideswipe], named "Sideswipe" on his own packaging.</ref> and the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] Super-Con [[Side Swipe (Armada)#Armada|Side Swipe]]<ref name="armadasideswipe1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/toys/Armada/Autobots/Side+Swipe/side1.jpg.html ''Armada'' Side Swipe in original packaging], named "Sideswipe".</ref> sported the toy's name rendered as "Sideswipe" (one word) on their packaging, although Hasbro had the spelling "Side Swipe" (two words) registered as a [[trademark]] at that point. However, the [[cross-sell]] on the packaging for the OTFCC 2003 exclusive [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]]/[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] two-pack referred to OTFCC Sideswipe as "Side Swipe",<ref name="otfccvipersisters">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/exclusives/shadow-striker/483/1/10/ Cross-sell on the OTFCC 2003 Shadow Striker/Roulette two-pack's packaging], identifying Sideswipe as "Side Swipe".</ref> whereas a packaging variant for the Armada toy released as part of the "[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Unicron Battles]]" [[subline imprint|refresh]] of the ''Armada'' line also saw the name changed to "Side Swipe".<ref name="armadasideswipe2">[http://www.shmax.com/product_details/835/sideswipe_with_nightbeat ''Armada'' Side Swipe in "Unicron Battles" packaging], named "Side Swipe".</ref>
*''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series VI]]'' [[Grapple (G1)#Commemorative Series|Autobot Grapple]]'s name was misspelled as "Au'''ot'''bot Grapple" in several instances on the packaging.<ref name="auotbot">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-funnies/217304-beyond-your-wildest-imagination-28.html#post3354333 "Auotbot" typo on ''Commemorative Series VI'' Autobot Grapple's packaging.]</ref>
*A typo on ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Megatron]]'s packaging refers to the [[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]] as "Pre'''ad'''con ship" rather than "[[Predacon (BW)|Pre'''da'''con]]". Since the name sports a trademark "®" symbol after it, Hasbro fixed the error with a sticker sporting the correct spelling,<ref name="predaconsticker">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/view/beast-wars-10th-anniversary/megatron/963/2/9/ Sticker covering a typo on ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' Megatron's packaging with correct "Predacon" spelling.]</ref> so they wouldn't falsely claim a trademark they don't actually have registered.
*''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Megatron]] sports the [[cannon (disambiguation)|typo]] "working scope becomes anti-proton pulse ''[[canon]]''!" on the back of his packaging.<ref name="canon">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/classics/megatron/928/2/20/ ''Classics'' Megatron's packaging misspells "cannon" as "canon".]</ref>
*Both ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alternators|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Decepticon Rumble]] sport the number "24" on their packaging. Since Nemesis Prime was released earlier, common consensus among fans is that Rumble's packaging is the faulty one, seeing as there is no ''Alternators'' toy sporting the number "25".
*A packaging sample of the ''Classics''-affiliated [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] "Commemorative Edition" [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] displayed at [[BotCon 2006]] identified the included [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette]] companions as "[[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]]" and "[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]", even though the latter name should have been "[[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]]" instead.<ref name="commsoundwave1">[http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=view&album=6610&pic=IMG_3858.jpg&dispsize=800 Packaging sample for ''Classics'' "Commemorative Edition" Soundwave on display at BotCon 2006], identifying Ravage as "Buzzsaw".</ref> This was fixed for the final packaging, although Ravage was referred to as "Battle Ravage" (a name previously used by an ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Battle Ravage|toy]] and an ''Alternators'' toy),<ref name="commsoundwave2">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/view/classics/soundwave/1169/2/22/ ''Classics'' "Commemorative Edition" Soundwave's final packaging], identifying Ravage as "Battle Ravage".</ref> whereas the [[instructions]] simply identified him as "Ravage", a name subsequently used by multiple other toys.
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Scout Class [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] sported an earlier working name, "Detour", on the cardboard insert inside the packaging for the first batch of the [[multilingual packaging|European]] production run (as well as for the official in-packaging [[stock photography|stock photo]] of the European version<ref name="detour1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/rotf-decepticons-384/dead-end-scout-2113/ Official Hasbro stock photos of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Scout Class Dead End], including European "Detour" version in packaging</ref>), although the name was "Dead End" everywhere else on the packaging. Later shipments saw the cardboard insert corrected to the name "Dead End".<ref name="eurodeadend">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/62713543@N00/3625412256/sizes/l/in/datetaken/ Scout Class Dead End in European packaging], named "Dead End".</ref> In at least one case, the European "Detour" name insert was accidentally even included with a US Dead End packaging.<ref name="rotfdetour2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/234588-package-variant-rotf-dead-end.html Standard US ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Dead End side by side with error version with misapplied ''European'' "Detour" name insert.]</ref>
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Fast Action Battlers]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Grapple Grip Mudflap]]'s name was misspelled as "Grapp'''el''' Grip Mudflap" all over the packaging for the entire European production run. However, considering that the spelling was ''also'' used on Hasbro's public website<ref name="fabhasbro">Hasbro website entry for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Fast Action Battler "Grappel Grip" Mudflap, [http://web.archive.org/web/20090612230515/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=B237456C-7A23-1014-B596-FBA5EE4D560D&product_id=24286&src=endeca archived version]</ref> and several store websites,<ref name="grappelamazon">[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TLY4WY ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Fast Action Battler "Grappel" Grip Mudflap listing on Amazon.com.]</ref><ref name="grappelwalmart">[http://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers-Movie-2-Revenge-of-the-Fallen-Fast-Action-Battlers-Grappel-Grip-Mudflap/10974789 ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Fast Action Battler "Grappel" Grip Mudflap listing on Walmart.com.]</ref><ref name="grappeltru">''Revenge of the Fallen'' Fast Action Battler "Grappel" Grip Mudflap listing on ToysRUs.com, [http://web.archive.org/web/20100226153721/http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3519327 archived version].</ref> and is repeated with [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] "[[Grapple (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Solar Storm Grapp'''el''']]",<ref name="solarstorm">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/reveal-the-shield/solar-storm-grappel/2284/ ''Reveal the Shield'' Solar Storm "Grappel".]</ref> this makes the North American packaging (which uses the correct "Grapple" spelling<ref name="grapplegrip">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/revenge-of-the-fallen/grapple-grip-mudflap/2269/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Fast Action Battler Grapple Grip Mudflap in US packaging.]</ref>) the odd one out, thus raising the question whether the "Grappel" (mis)spelling was in fact intentionally used for [[trademark]] reasons...
*The [[Walmart]] exclusive ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "[[The Fury of Fearswoop]]" multi-pack features the Voyager Class Decepticon toys [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] as [[cross-sell]]s on the bottom of the packaging, but mislabels them as an Autobot named "Longarm" and Grindor's mold-mate [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]].<ref name="fearswoop">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/revenge-of-the-fallen/fearswoop/1937/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "The Fury of Fearswoop" multi-pack], identifying Voyager Class Long Haul as an Autobot named "Longarm" and Grindor as "Blackout".</ref>
*2012's ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Cyberverse 2|Soundwave]] (a redeco and retool of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Cyberverse Legion Class Soundwave) features a [[bio]] that is printed in white instead of black ink, making it impossible to read on the white background of the cardback.<ref name="soundwavewhite">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/transformers-cyberverse/soundwave/2765/ Cyberverse Soundwave] with "white text on white background" bio.</ref>
*[[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] "Classic" Legion Class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (G1)#LegionClass|Strafe]], redecos of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predacon Rippersnapper]] and [[Windrazor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Windrazor]], respectively, have their [[instructions]] printed on the back of their packaging... but those instructions are entirely inaccurate, as they depict the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Cruellock]] and ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] sculpts, respectively, which were redecoed into [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]] and [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Strafe]] from two [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' two-packs around the same time.
*Both ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]] and [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]] were released in "Decepticon" style boxes despite being Autobots. (On the other hand, prior to this, ''all'' ''Combiner Wars'' and ''Titans Return'' figures came in ''Autobot''-style boxes, which makes this one a little more questionable.)
*''Generations [[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' [[Dazzlestrike]], who came in a two-pack with [[Greenlight#Generations|Greenlight]], is spelled "Dazlestrike" with a single "z" on the front of the two-pack's packaging, but with a double "z" on the back of the box and in the instructions.
:The Walmart exclusive ''Siege'' "35th Anniversary" figures ([[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#S65|Classic Animation Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#S66|Classic Animation Megatron]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#S63|Soundblaster]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Bluestreak]] were some of the first figures to be released in a new "worldwide" multilingual packaging style that combines the languages previous found on American packaging and the languages previously found on European packaging. However, while the other three figures feature French, German, Spanish and Portuguese translations of all the English texts (omitting those translations that would be identical to one another or to the English version), Optimus Prime's packaging repeats the English phrases "Classic Animation", "Special Edition" and "Function: Autobot Leader" four times.
{{See also|Japanese language}}

==Notes==
*[[TakaraTomy]] products are manufactured under much the same production conditions as [[Hasbro]]'s, as pretty much everything for both markets is made in China—in fact, according to Hasbro [[Australia]] representative and Hasbro designer [[Eric Siebenaler]], ''all'' of the Transformers toys jointly developed between Hasbro and Takara/TakaraTomy are manufactured at factories contracted to the Japanese toy company.{{fact}} This means Takara is (at least indirectly) responsible for whatever quality control problems occur with Hasbro-released toys. Takara's standards of quality control for their domestically-released toys are just as likely to let mistakes creep through, and any claims that "Takara's toys have better quality control" are a complete [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|myth]].

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*{{w|Quality control|Quality control at Wikipedia}}

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Quality control

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'''Quality control''', or '''QC''', refers to efforts on behalf of a company to ensure that their mass-manufactured products are free from flaws that affect the functionality and/or aesthetic quality of the product. This has nothing to do with [[for safety reasons|safety-testing]] which is usually done at an earlier stage of the development process, and which only aims to make sure that the product isn't harmful to the target audience (in the Transformers [[toy|toys']] case, children), but says nothing about the functionality or quality of the product (in fact, safety measures may sometimes affect the functionality).

Usually, quality control involves picking individual samples from a production run and testing them to make sure they're free from a variety of errors. Testing the ''entire'' production run is not commercially feasible, so instead, the manufacturer relies on just testing random samples, hoping to catch at least the more widespread problems this way.

Unfortunately, despite these efforts, errors still occasionally creep their way into products available on store shelves. While for the most part, these are limited to flaws on individual samples which aren't caught due to the very nature of the quality control process, the occasional widespread error exists, some of which even affect an entire production run, or at least a considerable percentage of it.

==Fields of quality control==
===Molding===
[[File:G1toy tfc jazz.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Though somewhat in character, the facial expression is one of the most infamous examples of mold degradation.]]
[[File:DOTM-toy Rav.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|The good and the bad and ugly.]]
Transformers [[toy]]s are assembled from many smaller parts usually made out of [[plastic]], [[die-cast]] metal or rubber. These parts are cast from mass-manufacturing [[mold]]s. There are several problems that can occur at this stage:
* Too little material can be used for the molding of one part by accident, resulting in an incomplete or deformed part. This is usually limited to individual samples.
* Parts can be damaged during the molding process or after it, again resulting in incomplete or deformed parts, but again limited to individual specimens.
* The sculpting may be imperfect due to a [[design flaw]], which can result in aesthetically flawed (incomplete or damaged) parts, but also in too little or too much space between connected and moving parts, or too tight or too loose joints. This usually affects the entire production run, and is therefore more likely to be caught during quality control, although some cases still slip through. For example, [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'']] Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]'s shoulders are connected to the torso with diamond-shaped pegs as part of the transformation, but the ports into which they plug are in the wrong shape, resulting in the shoulders being unable connect to the torso. This problem was eventually fixed for the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Deep Desert Brawl [[redeco]] of the toy, however. Meanwhile, initial batches of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|Hun-Gurrr]] were unable to fold the claws over all the way in both directions due to problems with the plastic tolerances. This was amended by a [[variant#running change|running change]], which also affected international releases of the figure. All subsequent releases and redecos of the sculpt came with problem-free claws.
* The molds can wear out and deteriorate due to excessive use, resulting in the same problems caused by imperfect sculpting. Again, this would affect the entire production run. ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Class "Preview" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] and ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)|Alert]] are just two of many examples. Though this sort of problem is usually also spotted during quality control, [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] only address this in rare instances (such as ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]]'s head whose mouth had degraded into an ugly smirk with various reuses of the mold, and which was eventually either restored or replaced by a brand new, flawless mold), instead just hoping that the flaws aren't being noticed that much, and eventually just retiring the molds in question altogether. Various iterations of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Starscream]] sculpt also came with varying degrees of unstable connections for the included missile launchers. ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Thundercracker]] is particularly notorious in this regard, with subsequent uses of the sculpt having the problem fixed. A particularly nasty example a of molding flaw that affected a considerable portion of the production run (but not the entirety of it) was ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Mini-Con]] [[Rav (DOTM)|Rav]], whose [[Powerlinx]] socket was deformed to the point of uselessness on many specimens.
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===Materials and stability===
[[File:Electrogoldplasticsyndrome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Okay, this was honestly hard to foresee.]]
Sometimes a toy that was perfectly stable as a [[prototype]] may develop problems at the manufacturing stage. This can be due to the materials used for the mass-produced version having different properties and qualities than the materials used for the prototypes.
* Some types of plastic may turn out to be too brittle to be used for small parts or parts put under a lot of stress as part of the transformation process. This affects clear plastic in particular. This is a flaw that usually affects most, if not all of the production run and therefore should theoretically be caught during quality control. {{main|Design flaw#Common breakage points}}
* Some plastic types will deteriorate after being exposed to air or sunlight for a while. Although in some cases one couldn't realistically expect quality control to notice the problem (such as the infamous [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], which doesn't manifest until ''years'' after exposure to the elements), there are instances where materials have degraded very quickly, such as [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'']] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Scorponok (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Scorponok]]'s tail stinger, which might be the reason why the toy has only been [[redeco]]ed once thus far.
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===Assembly===

{{main|Misassembly}}

===Paint operations and tampographs===
[[File:Generations-toy Dirge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Something's missing from these Decepticon insignias.]]
[[File:HFTD rotorwashrumble tailwhip.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Meanwhile, ''these'' Decepticon insignias have something they're not supposed to have.]]
Sometimes something goes wrong at the [[paint operation|painting]] or [[tampograph]]y stage, resulting in weird parts of the deco. Sometimes this is caught before mass production, but the occasional weird fluke gets through:
*''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spy Changer]] [[Ironhide (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ironhide]] (from the [[Walmart]] exclusive two-pack with [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#WMSC|Ultra Magnus]] has "escort vehic'''al'''" tampographed onto the rear end of his <s>vehical</s> vehicle mode.
*''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Camshaft (G1)#Alternators|Autobot Camshaft]] features tampographed deco details (based on ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Bluestreak]], the ''Alternators'' toy's originally intended name) on the ''back'' of his shoulders. It's ''possible'' that this happened because the deco designer didn't take into consideration the fact that the pegs that connect the forearms to the shoulders in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] are located on the front side of the shoulders, which would have made it difficult to tampograph the deco around them, and thus ''maybe'' someone at the factory decided to put the deco on the side without the peg.<ref name="altcamshaft1">[http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=galerie/Bildergalerie.php&cat_ID=1262 ''Alternators'' Autobot Camshaft with unmodified shoulders, pegs pointing forward.]</ref><ref name="altcamshaft2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/toys/Alternators/Autobots/Camshaft/ ''Alternators'' Autobot Camshaft with swapped shoulders, deco pointing forward.]</ref>
*Hasbro [[prototype]]s of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] used for [[stock photography]]<ref name="unisunstreaker1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/universe-classics-20-autobots-262/sunstreaker-1596/ Various Hasbro stock photos for ''Universe'' Sunstreaker], all featuring a "WE R 82" license plate.</ref> and comparison photos in Japanese magazines<ref name="uniprowl2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/185434-classics-henkei-sunstreaker-prowl-comparison-pictures.html Scans from ''Dengeki Hobby Magazine''], also depicting ''Universe'' Sunstreaker with a "WE R 82" license plate.</ref> sported an incorrect "WE R 8'''2'''" license plate. Fortunately, this got caught in time, and the entire production run of the mass-released toy sports the correct "WE R 8'''4'''" license plate deco.<ref name="unisunstreaker3">[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=1484&size=0&start=25 Seibertron.com gallery of ''Universe'' Sunstreaker], featuring a correct "WE R 84" license plate.</ref> (It's also possible that the "82" version might have been a reference to the year the ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor of Sunstreaker, the "first transforming car-to-robot toy" according to Hasbro, was released.)
*Meanwhile, ''Universe'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]] had an odd problem with the paint on his doors and roof becoming sticky when exposed to warm surroundings (such as the touch of a human hand), resulting in the black paint taking on a washed out look. The problem was repeated with the [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Silverstreak]] [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of the sculpt, and was not corrected for the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' release. This is also partly a [[design flaw]], since it was never noticed that the paint and translucent plastic failed to bond.
*[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Tailwhip]] (from the [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Rotorwash Rumble" two-pack with Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]) sports tiny "™" [[trademark]] symbols next to his Decepticon faction [[insignia]].<ref name="tailwhip">[http://www.shmax.com/part_details/22224/tailwhip 2010 ''Transformers'' Tailwhip] at Shmax.com.</ref> As the symbols commonly show up this way on toy packaging, presumably someone grabbed the wrong file during production. The "™" symbols however do ''not'' appear in the stock photos of Tailwhip depicted on the back of the box, most probably because the stock photos use a hand-painted [[prototype]].<ref name="rotorwash">The [http://www.shmax.com/product_details/7099/rotorwash_rumble_arcee_vs_tailwhip 2010 ''Transformers'' "Rotorwash Rumble" two-pack] at Shmax.com.</ref>
*Initial batches of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Dirge (G1)#Generations|Dirge]] were missing the white section in the center of the crest for all three Decepticon faction symbols. This was fixed by a running change.<ref name="dirge">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations/dirge/2160/4/ Comparison between both versions of ''Generations'' Dirge.]</ref>
*Some of the ''Kre-O'' Kreons' tampographs. For example, Micro-Changers [[Highbrow (G1)#Kre-O|Highbrow]], Custom Kreon [[Grimlock (Kre-O)#Robots in Disguise|''Robots in Disguise'' Grimlocks]] had misaligned eyes and mouth tampographs.
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===Packaging images and labelling===
The packaging can also turn out to sport errors. Sometimes they are corrected before production starts, sometimes a [[variant|running change]] fixes them in the middle of the production run, and sometimes they are never corrected at all:
[[File:ROTFDeadEndDetour.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|A vampire going by multiple names.]]
[[File:GrappelGripMudflapEuro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Apparently [[Mudflap (ROTF)|he]] don't do much spelling, either.]]
[[File:2012CyberverseSoundwaveCardback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right| You gotta be ***in' kidding me.]]
*''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shrapnel (G1)#Generation 1|Shrapnel]]'s [[package art]] for his Hasbro and [[Milton Bradley]] releases hilariously depicts him with two left hands. For Takara's Japanese release, this error was corrected.
*Considerable quantities of the Generation 1 [[Jumpstarter]]s were available with each other's package art depicted in their [[Tech Spec]]/[[bio]] strips. Many fans consider the erroneous versions genuine [[variant]]s.
*[[Prototype#Packaging prototypes|Proof cards]] of the Generation 1 [[Micromaster]] [[Off Road Patrol]] featured errors in the [[instructions]]: The line art drawing for [[Powertrain]] was based on an earlier prototype which had the rear wheels attached to the feet rather than the shins. This was corrected for the production version, as well as a minor fix for [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]'s line art that reflects the small indentations added to the inside halves of the wheels on his shoulders.<ref name="microproof">[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Proofs/ProofCardOffRoadPatrol1.html Proof cards for Micromaster Off Road Patrol at Super Toy Archive]</ref>
*Some versions of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage]]'s packaging refer to his weapon of choice as a "p'''i'''asma mine blaster".<ref name="bmmirage1">[http://www.unicron.us/tf2000/toypics/mirage.htm ''Beast Machines'' Mirage's on-packaging bio] featuring the typo "piasma mine blaster".</ref> Presumably, that was the initial production run, since the correct spelling "plasma" also exists.<ref name="bmmirage2">[http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=galerie/pic.php&cid=109&pid=1558 ''Beast Machines'' Mirage's on-packaging bio] featuring the correct spelling "plasma mine blaster".</ref>
*Both the [[OTFCC 2003]] [[exclusive]] [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Sideswipe]]<ref name="otfccsideswipe">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/exclusives/sideswipe/485/ OTFCC 2003 Sideswipe], named "Sideswipe" on his own packaging.</ref> and the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] Super-Con [[Side Swipe (Armada)#Armada|Side Swipe]]<ref name="armadasideswipe1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/toys/Armada/Autobots/Side+Swipe/side1.jpg.html ''Armada'' Side Swipe in original packaging], named "Sideswipe".</ref> sported the toy's name rendered as "Sideswipe" (one word) on their packaging, although Hasbro had the spelling "Side Swipe" (two words) registered as a [[trademark]] at that point. However, the [[cross-sell]] on the packaging for the OTFCC 2003 exclusive [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]]/[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] two-pack referred to OTFCC Sideswipe as "Side Swipe",<ref name="otfccvipersisters">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/exclusives/shadow-striker/483/1/10/ Cross-sell on the OTFCC 2003 Shadow Striker/Roulette two-pack's packaging], identifying Sideswipe as "Side Swipe".</ref> whereas a packaging variant for the Armada toy released as part of the "[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Unicron Battles]]" [[subline imprint|refresh]] of the ''Armada'' line also saw the name changed to "Side Swipe".<ref name="armadasideswipe2">[http://www.shmax.com/product_details/835/sideswipe_with_nightbeat ''Armada'' Side Swipe in "Unicron Battles" packaging], named "Side Swipe".</ref>
*''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series VI]]'' [[Grapple (G1)#Commemorative Series|Autobot Grapple]]'s name was misspelled as "Au'''ot'''bot Grapple" in several instances on the packaging.<ref name="auotbot">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-funnies/217304-beyond-your-wildest-imagination-28.html#post3354333 "Auotbot" typo on ''Commemorative Series VI'' Autobot Grapple's packaging.]</ref>
*A typo on ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Megatron]]'s packaging refers to the [[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]] as "Pre'''ad'''con ship" rather than "[[Predacon (BW)|Pre'''da'''con]]". Since the name sports a trademark "®" symbol after it, Hasbro fixed the error with a sticker sporting the correct spelling,<ref name="predaconsticker">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/view/beast-wars-10th-anniversary/megatron/963/2/9/ Sticker covering a typo on ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' Megatron's packaging with correct "Predacon" spelling.]</ref> so they wouldn't falsely claim a trademark they don't actually have registered.
*''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Megatron]] sports the [[cannon (disambiguation)|typo]] "working scope becomes anti-proton pulse ''[[canon]]''!" on the back of his packaging.<ref name="canon">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/classics/megatron/928/2/20/ ''Classics'' Megatron's packaging misspells "cannon" as "canon".]</ref>
*Both ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alternators|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Decepticon Rumble]] sport the number "24" on their packaging. Since Nemesis Prime was released earlier, common consensus among fans is that Rumble's packaging is the faulty one, seeing as there is no ''Alternators'' toy sporting the number "25".
*A packaging sample of the ''Classics''-affiliated [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] "Commemorative Edition" [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] displayed at [[BotCon 2006]] identified the included [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette]] companions as "[[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]]" and "[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]", even though the latter name should have been "[[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]]" instead.<ref name="commsoundwave1">[http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=view&album=6610&pic=IMG_3858.jpg&dispsize=800 Packaging sample for ''Classics'' "Commemorative Edition" Soundwave on display at BotCon 2006], identifying Ravage as "Buzzsaw".</ref> This was fixed for the final packaging, although Ravage was referred to as "Battle Ravage" (a name previously used by an ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Battle Ravage|toy]] and an ''Alternators'' toy),<ref name="commsoundwave2">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/view/classics/soundwave/1169/2/22/ ''Classics'' "Commemorative Edition" Soundwave's final packaging], identifying Ravage as "Battle Ravage".</ref> whereas the [[instructions]] simply identified him as "Ravage", a name subsequently used by multiple other toys.
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Scout Class [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] sported an earlier working name, "Detour", on the cardboard insert inside the packaging for the first batch of the [[multilingual packaging|European]] production run (as well as for the official in-packaging [[stock photography|stock photo]] of the European version<ref name="detour1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/rotf-decepticons-384/dead-end-scout-2113/ Official Hasbro stock photos of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Scout Class Dead End], including European "Detour" version in packaging</ref>), although the name was "Dead End" everywhere else on the packaging. Later shipments saw the cardboard insert corrected to the name "Dead End".<ref name="eurodeadend">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/62713543@N00/3625412256/sizes/l/in/datetaken/ Scout Class Dead End in European packaging], named "Dead End".</ref> In at least one case, the European "Detour" name insert was accidentally even included with a US Dead End packaging.<ref name="rotfdetour2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/234588-package-variant-rotf-dead-end.html Standard US ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Dead End side by side with error version with misapplied ''European'' "Detour" name insert.]</ref>
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Fast Action Battlers]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Grapple Grip Mudflap]]'s name was misspelled as "Grapp'''el''' Grip Mudflap" all over the packaging for the entire European production run. However, considering that the spelling was ''also'' used on Hasbro's public website<ref name="fabhasbro">Hasbro website entry for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Fast Action Battler "Grappel Grip" Mudflap, [http://web.archive.org/web/20090612230515/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=B237456C-7A23-1014-B596-FBA5EE4D560D&product_id=24286&src=endeca archived version]</ref> and several store websites,<ref name="grappelamazon">[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TLY4WY ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Fast Action Battler "Grappel" Grip Mudflap listing on Amazon.com.]</ref><ref name="grappelwalmart">[http://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers-Movie-2-Revenge-of-the-Fallen-Fast-Action-Battlers-Grappel-Grip-Mudflap/10974789 ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Fast Action Battler "Grappel" Grip Mudflap listing on Walmart.com.]</ref><ref name="grappeltru">''Revenge of the Fallen'' Fast Action Battler "Grappel" Grip Mudflap listing on ToysRUs.com, [http://web.archive.org/web/20100226153721/http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3519327 archived version].</ref> and is repeated with [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] "[[Grapple (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Solar Storm Grapp'''el''']]",<ref name="solarstorm">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/reveal-the-shield/solar-storm-grappel/2284/ ''Reveal the Shield'' Solar Storm "Grappel".]</ref> this makes the North American packaging (which uses the correct "Grapple" spelling<ref name="grapplegrip">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/revenge-of-the-fallen/grapple-grip-mudflap/2269/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Fast Action Battler Grapple Grip Mudflap in US packaging.]</ref>) the odd one out, thus raising the question whether the "Grappel" (mis)spelling was in fact intentionally used for [[trademark]] reasons...
*The [[Walmart]] exclusive ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "[[The Fury of Fearswoop]]" multi-pack features the Voyager Class Decepticon toys [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] as [[cross-sell]]s on the bottom of the packaging, but mislabels them as an Autobot named "Longarm" and Grindor's mold-mate [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]].<ref name="fearswoop">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/revenge-of-the-fallen/fearswoop/1937/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "The Fury of Fearswoop" multi-pack], identifying Voyager Class Long Haul as an Autobot named "Longarm" and Grindor as "Blackout".</ref>
*2012's ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Cyberverse 2|Soundwave]] (a redeco and retool of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Cyberverse Legion Class Soundwave) features a [[bio]] that is printed in white instead of black ink, making it impossible to read on the white background of the cardback.<ref name="soundwavewhite">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/transformers-cyberverse/soundwave/2765/ Cyberverse Soundwave] with "white text on white background" bio.</ref>
*[[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] "Classic" Legion Class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (G1)#LegionClass|Strafe]], redecos of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predacon Rippersnapper]] and [[Windrazor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Windrazor]], respectively, have their [[instructions]] printed on the back of their packaging... but those instructions are entirely inaccurate, as they depict the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Cruellock]] and ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] sculpts, respectively, which were redecoed into [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]] and [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Strafe]] from two [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' two-packs around the same time.
*Both ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]] and [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]] were released in "Decepticon" style boxes despite being Autobots. (On the other hand, prior to this, ''all'' ''Combiner Wars'' and ''Titans Return'' figures came in ''Autobot''-style boxes, which makes this one a little more questionable.)
*''Generations [[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' [[Dazzlestrike]], who came in a two-pack with [[Greenlight#Generations|Greenlight]], is spelled "Dazlestrike" with a single "z" on the front of the two-pack's packaging, but with a double "z" on the back of the box and in the instructions.
:The Walmart exclusive ''Siege'' "35th Anniversary" figures ([[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#S65|Classic Animation Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#S66|Classic Animation Megatron]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#S63|Soundblaster]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Bluestreak]] were some of the first figures to be released in a new "worldwide" multilingual packaging style that combines the languages previous found on American packaging and the languages previously found on European packaging. However, while the other three figures feature French, German, Spanish and Portuguese translations of all the English texts (omitting those translations that would be identical to one another or to the English version), Optimus Prime's packaging repeats the English phrases "Classic Animation", "Special Edition" and "Function: Autobot Leader" four times.
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==Notes==
*[[TakaraTomy]] products are manufactured under much the same production conditions as [[Hasbro]]'s, as pretty much everything for both markets is made in China—in fact, according to Hasbro [[Australia]] representative and Hasbro designer [[Eric Siebenaler]], ''all'' of the Transformers toys jointly developed between Hasbro and Takara/TakaraTomy are manufactured at factories contracted to the Japanese toy company.{{fact}} This means Takara is (at least indirectly) responsible for whatever quality control problems occur with Hasbro-released toys. Takara's standards of quality control for their domestically-released toys are just as likely to let mistakes creep through, and any claims that "Takara's toys have better quality control" are a complete [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|myth]].

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*{{w|Quality control|Quality control at Wikipedia}}

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[[Image:Bwreborn text.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Is the silhouette really necessary for the all black toy?]]
'''Logos Prime''' (ロゴスプライム ''Rogosu Puraimu''), also known by the alias '''Soundblaster''' (サウンドブラスター ''Saundoburasutā''), is a member of the [[Thirteen]], possessing extraordinary power over space and time. He can take any name and form that he chooses, and is partnered with the bird-bot [[Hell Buzzsaw]], through whom he speaks to mere mortals.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Originally protoformed to "quest for logic", Logos Prime was driven mad after encountering the [[Hytherion]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} Before then, [[Vector Prime]] shared many happy times with him, and noted he was exceptional at social gatherings. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/15}} During this time, Logos was given the [[Zeonomicon]] by Solus Prime. After he went mad, he invested his essence into it and used it to cause mayhem, before it was confiscated by Vector Prime. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} Vector Prime also noted that there were [[universal stream]]s where Logos went by the name Logos [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

===''Beast Wars Reborn''===
Logos Prime was one of [[Thirteen|the original clan]] of Transformers created by [[Primus]] before the god assumed the form of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Possessing great power over space and time like his kin, Logos was even recognized by [[Vector Prime]] as having superior skill at it than him. Logos acted as galactic protector over the endless streams of space-time, but eventually lost sight of his objective, becoming lost to Vector Prime and the memory of his existence falling to the darkness of time. In his own words, Logos Prime was "no more", leaving only "a living corpse with a shattered soul, awaiting imminent destruction". {{storylink|Planetfall (BWR)|Planetfall}}

After the [[Great Transformation]], Soundblaster abducted [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] onto his space-travelling "temple" that served as an interface for his power, erasing their memories in the process. After a series of confusing escapades between the two, Logos Prime introduced himself as Soundblaster, speaking through Hell Buzzsaw. He offered his powers over space and time to Megatron, hoping that he'd be his successor. On the astral plane, Vector Prime, sent by Primus, confronted his old comrade {{storylink|Master of the Game}} and recognized Soundblaster as his fellow Ancient, Logos Prime, in an unfamiliar form. Vector was aghast at the idea of Logos granting his power to a tyrant such as Megatron, but Soundblaster could only give a cryptic response of his own motives.

At the temple, Optimus Primal attempted to attack Soundblaster, but the Ancient easily blew back the Maximal. Megatron, while more than willing to gain power, did not believe Soundblaster's offer. Regardless, Soundblaster began the "rite of succession", sending the [[Zeonomicon]], the core of his power, to the planet [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Animatron]], underneath the temple. Despite Optimus Primal attempting to steal the [[Golden Disk (BWR)|Golden Disk]] that the process of the rite was recorded on, Soundblaster sent the two to Animatron and restored their memories. Soon after, the temple detonated. {{storylink|Planetfall (BWR)|Planetfall}}

On the astral plane, Soundblaster was cut down by his brother. Desperate, this fragment of Soundblaser's being attempted to merge with Vector Prime, but the fusion was undone. However, the process gave Vector glimpses of Logos Prime's mental state and [[Hytherion|the true reason]] for his madness. {{storylink|The Extraordinary Reformat}}

===''Kiss Players''===
Upon meeting the lost [[Shaoshao Li]] on his universe's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] noted that Logos Prime had brought two Transformers from Shaoshao's [[G1 World|world]] to this universe a long time ago. It was prudent for Shaoshao to find how they may have returned to their native universe, as staying longer outside of her universe threatened her future. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)#Weekly Kiss Players Position shows|Kiss Players Position #50}}

===Fun Publications comics===
[[File:AnotherLight-Thirteen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Our best guess is that Logos Prime is the pair of legs on the far left.]]

When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Logos and the other [[Thirteen]] were drawn to the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Logos Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} This effect rippled backwards and forwards throughout time and space; consequently, Vector was able to recall (or rather, from our point of view, had ''previously'' recalled) at least two realities where Logos was not one of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14 and 2015/08/08}}
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==Toys==
===''Galaxy Force''===
[[Image:GalaxyForcetoy-Soundblaster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|In the beginning was The Word. And The Word was a [[black repaint]]...]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager Class, [[2006]]-[[March 23|03-23]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GX-03'''
**''Accessories:'' "Hell Buzzsaw" partner, "Laser Cannon", "Blaster Gun", Planet X type Cyber Key

:''Galaxy Force'' Soundblaster is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''/''Galaxy Force'' [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]] toy, transforming into a Cybertronic stealth bomber. He comes with three hexagonal prism "bombs"; one converts into his partner Hell Buzzsaw, the other two unfold into non-firing blaster weapons. Any one of these "bombs" can be stored in his robot-mode chest, which opens by plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into him. The other two store in indents on the underside of his wings. He comes with a silver-bordered Planet X style Cyber Key.

: He was only available as a [[Toy's Dream Project]] [[exclusive]].

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' version of [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Blaster]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Destron/Soundblaster/soundblaster.htm More information on Soundblaster at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[Image:Original13.jpg|thumb|300px|Doritos Logos Prime.]]
*Though Soundblaster's box was new, he came with Soundwave's instructions.
*Logos Prime was once established as a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being across all space and time, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*Given Logos Prime's incredible powers over space and time, his status as an "Ancient" and "one of [Vector Prime's] own", and his very ''name'', ''Beast Wars Reborn'' author [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] seems to have strongly intended for him to be one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]]. This would be further supported by a silhouetted image of the Thirteen produced by [[Yuji Kaida]] for [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[World of the Transformers]] web site (written by Ichikawa), which included a shadowed figure closely resembling Logos Prime (see right). However, a noncommittal [[Hasbro Q&A/May 2010: Answers|Hasbro Q&A]] answer indicated that Hasbro did not consider Logos part of their definitive canonical list of thirteen, which was confirmed with the release of ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''.
**The Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] would eventually clarify that Logos Prime was indeed a member of the Thirteen, just not in the Aligned continuity family ([[Uniend]] universal cluster), which had its own set of Thirteen. However, the events of "[[Out of the One, Many]]" nullified the concept of multiversal singularities, so any contradictions are now irrelevant as every continuity/universe can plausibly have a different set of Thirteen.

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Ransack (ROTF)

2022-05-13T21:45:55Z

DJ-Dee: /* Titan movie comics */

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:''Ransack is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Titan2_Ransacktransforms.jpg|right|300px|thumb|That magnificent 'con being a flying machine.]]

Early in the development of flight technology on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], countless ages ago in the era of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], the great [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] '''Ransack''' was a pioneer. One of the first flying aces, blasting opponent after opponent out of the sky, his ruthlessness was feared by all!

These days, though, he's old and outdated. Some Decepticons like [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] remember his glory days and idolise the man, but the current Decepticon high command merely see him as a means to [[Tomb of the Primes|an end]] and many young Autobots are unaware who he ''is''. But Ransack is still resourceful and he still remains active, waiting patiently for the day when [[The Fallen|his beloved master]] will call for him once more.

{{bigquote|I'm a Seeker. Far, far older than either of you... a whole other, superior order of Cybertronian lifeform! Have some respect!|An angry Ransack berates [[Mudflap (ROTF)|the]] [[Skids (ROTF)|twins]]|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Titan movie comics===
[[Image:Titan2_Ransackversusdirt.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Take that, dignity!]]
One of [[The Fallen]]'s agents on Earth, Ransack hadn't heard directly from the Fallen in a long time. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}} In his time on Earth, he had discovered the [[Tomb of the Primes]], location of the lost [[Matrix of Leadership]]... but, recognising no other commander besides the Fallen, he stayed on Earth for ''decades'' and wouldn't give the information to anyone but his master. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}} He also shows some knowledge of [[Jetfire (Movie)|someone who switched sides]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}

He eventually received an order from his master via [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]: murder [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] before they could warn the other Autobots of the Decepticon's upcoming plans. First bombing the interstate they were driving on, he went on to pursue them into the countryside, soon strafing them in an open field. A proud [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] and servant of his lord, he got a bit pissed at these young whippersnappers dissing his alternate mode and was likely ''more'' pissed off when they temporarily disabled him with dirt.

Recovering quickly, and helped by their lack of energon, he soon had them ran to ground and was about to execute them. At that moment, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] arrived and sent him running. Ransack warned that in the long run, ''he'd'' be the winner... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

[[Image:Titan7_Ransacktowed.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"A helicopter? When did [[Snoopy]] get a $&*#! ''helicopter''?!"]]

Later, Soundwave would try to get the location of the Tomb from the Seeker. Ransack, not trusting him, refused to give the information to someone who wasn't the Fallen. The twins, at this point pretending to have defected, hunted him down for Soundwave, and Ransack was glad for the chance to finish them off. Skids ended the fight quickly by lying they had been sent by the Fallen to bring him back in, with Mudflap adding the Fallen was incapacitated; having not heard from his master in a long time and wanting to come in from the cold, Ransack was easily conned into standing down.

Unfortunately for him, that's when [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] attacked, blowing his wings out and taking him prisoner! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}

[[Image:Titan8_Ransackteeth.jpg|left|200px|thumb|You haff no vays of making him talk.]]

Dragged to the Decepticon base on Phobos, [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Ransack found himself questioned by Soundwave, i.e. punched in the effing face and yelled at to talk. He still refused to speak, and instead began to insult Soundwave for being a mere cog in the Fallen's machine, unable to grasp the true plan; [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] quickly stepped in to stop the angry officer from killing the Seeker, noting it wouldn't go well if the Fallen found out they'd killed one of his Seekers. Ransack was just left amused by the squabbling and Starscream's threats of 'loosening' him up. He knew from their actions that the Fallen was genuinely incapacitated and that, because of this, the Decepticons thought they had freedom of action and were pursuing their own agenda. This freedom was an illusion, and they'd learn that soon enough...

[[Image:Titan2-8_ransack_intheback.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Nab him, jab him, tab him, grab him: stop that Starscream ''NOW!'']]

His chance came when Skids and Mudflap attacked the Phobos base. The instant Starscream was distracted, Ransack shot him in the back and fled into space. He roared that he was going to inform the Fallen of just what the Decepticons had been up to... there'd be nowhere for them to hide after that! Soundwave and Starscream hurriedly chased after him, desperate to make sure he wouldn't be able to talk.

Since the two errant generals were still working for the Fallen and the Tomb was undiscovered [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|later on]], I guess they ''did'' make sure he didn't talk...! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' novel===
When [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] transported [[Sam Witwicky]]'s group through a [[Space bridge|transspacial portal]] to Egypt, the energy discharge caught the attention of Ransack, who followed them through his own portal. Ransack flew towards the group until his engine sputtered out and he crashed in front of Jetfire. Ransack then transformed and started to pick a fight with Jetfire, calling him a yellow-bellied traitor. Taking the "yellow" comment the wrong way, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] wanted to intervene, but Sam convinced him that the dispute was between the two of them and they shouldn't get involved.

Declaring that they were going to settle things right there and then, Ransack took a shot at Jetfire...which bounced off him, causing no damage. Jetfire abruptly ended the conflict by stomping Ransack to [[death]].

Jetfire later identified himself and Ransack as [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

===Toy bios===
Divebomb altered his form to resemble Ransack's, in honour of the veteran. He immediately [[Scattorshot (ROTF)|regretted]] it. {{storylink|Divebomb (Movie)#Toys#Revenge of the Fallen|Divebomb (ROTF)}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[Image:RansackROTFNefarious.jpg|thumb|right|300px|But he has a wonderful personality.]]
At some undetermined point while he was on Earth, Ransack fell into the clutches of the mysterious human organization known as the [[Initiative]], who had developed a means to control Transformers. Kept on ice in the Initiative's base, Ransack was thawed out in [[2010]] and sent into action to down the helicopter carrying [[Theodore Galloway]] and his men before they could intrude on the Initiative's attempt to harvest residual [[AllSpark]] energy from [[Hoover Dam]]. Remotely controlled by Initiative operative [[Woolf]], Ransack struck while most of the Autobots were out escorting the captured [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave in]] [[New Mexico]], destroying [[Cox|Captain Cox]]'s helicopter and shooting down Galloway's. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} He transformed into robot mode to finish the job on the ground, but was soon interrupted by Skids and Mudflap, who had been dispatched to Galloway's aid. They kept Ransack busy until a [[NEST]] unit arrived to finish the Seeker off rather definitively by blowing him out of the sky. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}}
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==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[Image:ROTFtoy-RansackScout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|So Hasbro said to themselves, "We can make just about anything for the movie line and people'll buy it? Well, let's go for friggin' broke."]]
*'''Ransack''' (Scout Class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-09'''

[[Image:ROTF Ransack BattleMode.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Battle mode.]]
: Ransack is part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Scout Class figures. He transforms into a German {{w|Albatros D.III}} biplane. This means he's really awesome. He has a non-firing weapon on each arm and totally metal details around the very large Decepticon [[insignia]]s on his wings. His official battle mode may be designed to give him mechanically-aided robot-mode [[flight]] capabilities.

:The ball joints on his shoulders are especially loose, and the pegs that hold his hands in place in vehicle mode (as well as the joints in his elbows) are much stronger. As such, his arms are going to pop off about 90% of the time while converting the figure. His weapons are also swapped on his [[package art|card art]].

: Ransack's mold was also used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Divebomb (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Divebomb]], and was planned to be used for the cancelled [[Blue Maximus]].

::''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Ransack/ransack.htm More information on Ransack at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:ROTF Ransack concept.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
* Ransack is based on a concept design created during production of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', which existed in both a [[Ford Model T Seeker|Ford Model T]] variant<ref name="procter">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter's concept designs for ROTF]</ref> and the biplane variant used for the toy. In a featurette on ''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s home video release, a scale chart is visible that includes the biplane design among the film's Decepticons, with a height of 12 feet.
* Ransack's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Ransack (G2)|counterpart]] also has a propeller-driven airplane [[alternate mode]], though it's a single-wing fighter. The name Ransack has thus been used for both WWI-era and WWII-era Transformer planes.
* Ransack is not named in the novelization, but he is described as an elderly biplane with Decepticon insignias on his wings.
* In his second and third Titan appearance, he was coloured green and black in robot mode... and then gained his toy colours in plane mode?
* While his [[bio]] doesn't say he's a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]], both the novelization and Titan Magazines have made him one. Also, in the movie, a picture [[Agent Simmons]] produces of a presumed Seeker contains a biplane.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ransack''' (ランサック ''Ransakku'')

==References==
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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Seekers]]
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Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys

2022-05-13T21:35:40Z

DJ-Dee: /* The Transformers */

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[[File:MP Magnus book cover art.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|He can't deal with the obligatory joke now!]]
Sometimes [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] looks a lot like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. There are a lot of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime toys]], and they need to be [[redeco]]ed into SOMETHING. Ergo...

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:Ultramagnusg1toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Honkimus Prime]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (1986, 1987)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-69'''
**''Accessories:'' Large robot head, rifle, chest plate, 2 trailer connectors/waist plates, 2 small robot fists (left & right), 2 large robot fists (left & right), 2 missile launchers, 4 missiles

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Ultra Magnus is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Powered Convoy" figure, itself a redeco and slight retool of "Battle Convoy", the toy that became the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] figure, sporting a new trailer. One of the last few ''Diaclone'' toys to be released in the ''Transformers'' toyline, Magnus was recolored from the original toy's dark blue, red and black color scheme into a more patriotic red, white and blue. His chestplate, which was rendered white in his package art, was molded in the same blue as his shoulders. He transforms into a White Freightliner WFT-8664T cabover semi-trailer truck, towing a car-carrier trailer capable of transporting up to four normal-sized Autobot cars. As with Optimus Prime, his cab transforms into a small robot, which can then combine with the trailer to form a "super robot", although all original Generation 1 fiction prior to the 21st century ignored this and simply rendered the super robot as Magnus's default robot form. To facilitate this combination, Magnus sports a slightly longer front axle than Prime, thereby creating tabs on either side of the cab that slide into grooves in the trailer to help lock the small robot into place. He is armed with a rifle sporting two handles that allow either of his [[robot mode]]s to hold it, and two shoulder-mounted missile launchers, whose spring-loaded firing mechanism was removed for the Hasbro release of the figure.

:Despite having extensive arm articulation on the same level as his inner Prime mold, Magnus's completed robot mode's arms are somewhat hindered by protrusions along the sides of his body. While this does not particularly impede his arms from moving, positioning them at certain levels will cause said protrusions to force them outwards. The helmet also features empty eye-sockets, which show nothing but his inner Prime's upper brow behind them as opposed to actual eyes.

:The ''Diaclone'' Powered Convoy figure had several additional features and modes which were mostly excised or left unmentioned for the ''Transformers'' release of Ultra Magnus. Principally, Powered Convoy came packaged with "Powered Buggy", who was left out of Magnus's release (see [[#Notes|notes below]] for further details). Omitted from Magnus's instructions is the ability of his chestplate and super robot head to combine to form a small vehicle; the Powered Convoy version of the figure included small rolling wheels on the underside of the chestplate which were removed for Ultra Magnus. Three additional modes were included in the ''Diaclone'' instructions that Hasbro left out: a "preparation base" mode and an "Autobot base" mode were excluded entirely, while the third, a "catapult launcher" mode originally intended and proportioned to accommodate the ''Diaclone'' Jet Robo figure that became [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], was shown only on the front of his packaging, interacting with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. The Japanese release of Ultra Magnus—released as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Toys 2|Scramble City]]'' sub-line—''did'' include instructions for the preparation base and catapult launcher modes, but replaced the original Autobot base mode with a new configuration.

:The original Ultra Magnus figure has been reissued and redecoed several times down the years, and this article strives to list each edition of the figure under its own heading. The first alteration to Magnus, however, was a [[variant|running change]] made while he was still on shelves: Originally, his tires were made of [[rubber tires|rubber]] and he sported paint on both his small and large robot heads, but this version was replaced with one featuring plastic tires and no paint on either head. In addition, the clear yellow plastic that formed his windows was removed from the cab, leaving just holes instead; and his thighs and fuel tanks were left white, as opposed to the vacuum metalized chrome ones of the original release.

:The small robot component, as well as being part of Optimus Prime, was also released with a different trailer as [[Pepsi Convoy]]. The white Optimus Prime redeco was also repurposed to be [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] himself in the ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' [[The War Never Ends|#11]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Reissue ultra magnus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (December 2000)
**''ID number:'' '''C-69'''
**''Accessories:'' Large robot head, rifle, chest plate, 2 trailer connectors/waist plates, 2 small robot fists (left & right), 2 large robot fists (left & right), 2 missile launchers, 4 missiles

:Ultra Magnus was first reissued in Japan in December of 2000, featuring no discernible changes from the original Japanese edition of the figure. His packaging sported a metallic golden sticker commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of the ''Transformers'' franchise in Japan.

:This reissue of Magnus was accompanied by two exclusive redecos, noted below.

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[[File:Ultra-magnus Matrix Glow.JPG|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Till All Go Number One!]]
*'''Shining Magnus''' ([[December 26]], 2000)
**''ID number:'' '''C-69'''
**''Accessories:'' Large robot head, rifle, chest plate, trailer connector/waist plate, 2 small robot fists (left & right), 2 missile launchers, 4 missiles

: With a yellow cab and an entirely translucent yellow trailer, Shining Magnus is intended to recall the moment in the ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', just before Optimus Prime dies, when the Matrix is passed to Ultra Magnus and he is bathed in its light. Which was... ''blue'' in the animated movie, but is actually from the Marvel Comics adaption of the said movie.

:Shining Magnus was one of two exclusive redecos released in the wake of the 2000 reissue of the original Ultra Magnus toy. Limited to only 800 pieces, it was available only at the 20th Century Toy Museum toy show, held on [[December 26]], 2000 at the Mitsukoshi Department Store in Yokohama, Japan. The toy is sometimes known as "Matrix Glow Magnus" amongst collectors, or less favorably, "Urine Magnus".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/UltraMagnusMatrixGlow/ultramagnus.htm More information on Matrix Glow Magnus at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1 UltraMagnusPreviewVersion toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Blue Honkimus Prime]]
*'''Ultra Magnus Yokokuhen Version''' ([[February 26]], 2001)
**''ID number:'' '''C-69'''
**''Accessories:'' Large robot head, rifle, chest plate, trailer connector/waist plate, 2 small robot fists (left & right), 2 missile launchers, 4 missiles

: In the early stages of the development of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional footage]] for the movie was released that depicted Ultra Magnus in the black, red, and dark blue color scheme of the original ''Diaclone'' Powered Convoy toy. As the second of two exclusive redecos released in the wake of the 2000 reissue of the original Ultra Magnus toy, the "Movie Preview Version" (予告編バージョン ''Yokokuhen Bājon'') of Ultra Magnus paid homage to this early appearance. He ''is'' just a redeco of the Magnus figure, however, and so despite his resemblance to the ''Diaclone'' figure, he still lacks that toy's exclusive features, like Powered Buggy, wheels in his chestplate, and a Diaclone pilot.

: Movie Preview Version Ultra Magnus was available exclusively at Toy Festival 2001, held on [[February 26]], 2001 in Tokyo, Japan, limited to 1,500 pieces.

: This toy doubles as the separate characters [[Delta Magnus]] and [[Magna Convoy]]

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/UltraMagnusPre-Movie/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus Movie Preview Version at TFU.info]''
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====''Transform Jr''====
[[File:Ultramagnus jr.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|And thus a trend is foreshadowed]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Gokin, 1985)
**''ID number:'' '''C-69'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, two fists (left and right), head, cardboard trailer

:As one of the first ''[[Transform Jr]]'' toys, this version of Ultra Magnus was released under the early name for the series, ''Transform Gōkin''. Naturally, the figure is a redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transform Jr|''Transform Jr'' Optimus Prime toy]], a smaller, simplified version of the original Generation 1 cab robot figure intended as a low-cost alternative for younger children. Magnus features a similar transformation to his larger toy, with a removable head in addition to fists, but lacks rubber tires and translucent windows. As with most other ''Transform Jr'' figures, he lacked most of his major accessories, coming only with a rifle (a white redeco of [[Ion blaster|Prime's gun]], rather than Magnus's own unique weapon) and a cardboard replacement for his trailer that had to be assembled by the buyer, and which unsurprisingly, could not form armor.

::*''[http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/reminator4/HTML/g1auto/magnusjr.htm More information on Transform Jr Ultra Magnus at an Ultra Magnus fan site]''
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[[File:Tfjr magnus galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ultra Magnus vs Galvatron''' (multi-pack, 1987)
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, two fists (left and right), head, cardboard trailer

:Later, by the time the line had been rebranded with the more familiar ''Jr'' title, the Magnus figure was re-released in a two-pack with a [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Seven|vinyl figurine of]] [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]], which also came with a die-cast figurine of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].
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===''Commemorative Series''===
[[File:G1toy commemorative magnus.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|So the reissue was later reissued....''All right, give me the bomb''.]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (2002/2012)
**''Accessories:'' Large robot head, rifle, chest plate, 2 trailer connectors/waist plates, 2 small robot fists (left & right), 2 large robot fists (left & right), 2 missile launchers, 4 missiles

:Part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' of Generation 1 reissues, Ultra Magnus was released in the first series (Series I) and has proper functional missile launches for the first time in the Western Hemisphere, but this meant that, like all the other ''Commemorative Series'' toys with renewed firing projectiles, his formerly short missiles were infamously lengthened to absurdity [[for safety reasons]]. Additionally, like the ''Commemorative'' Optimus Prime toy, his smokestacks were shortened to prevent breakage.

:The figure was given a surprise re-release in late 2012, Though the "''Commemorative Series''" label was not printed anywhere on the packaging, the included instructions retained the name. The figure is largely similar to its previous ''Commemorative'' release. Despite early product listings by online stores depicting the figure with long smokestacks,<ref name="longstacks">[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=19045 Premature announcement of long smokestacks for the 2012 Asia reissue of Commemorative Series Ultra Magnus] at TFormers</ref> the stacks are actually still short like on the previous release.<ref name="shortstacks">[http://vxt.ca/2013/01/05/transformers-reviews-commemorative-series-ultra-magnus-missile-modification-tutorial/ Review of the 2012 Asia reissue of Commemorative Series Ultra Magnus] at VTX (the long stacks seen in the photos are explicitly stated to be a custom job)</ref> The cab also has the modified hitch that the Optimus Prime cab received for the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G1MoviePrime|2011 ''Chronicle'' DOTM two pack]]. In any case, [[Mold#Deterioration|mold deterioration]] is beginning to catch up to the tooling.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/CSUltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on ''Commemorative Series'' Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiece UltraMagnus toy.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|I looked like this in a comic [[Revelation (War and Peace)|once]]. ONCE!]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (2005/2008)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-2'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, Megatron gun with removable silencer, scope and stock, Matrix of Leadership, energon axe

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Ultra Magnus is a white redeco of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy (Optimus Prime) with all the same accessories, though some have been redecoed. Additionally, his box can be refolded into his classic trailer configuration, but doesn't hold up since it's, well, cardboard. He retains the Matrix, which he can indeed open. Dammit, open.

: As a [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] product, ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus was never released in the US, but was eventually released by Hasbro Australia in 2005 for their market as a Target exclusive, retaining his Japanese packaging, with simple stickers stating a recommended age of 8+, as well as presenting Hasbro Australia's details and explaining what the product was.

: Additionally, [[TakaraTomy]] reissued Masterpiece Ultra Magnus in 2008 sporting their logo in the top right-hand corner of the box to replace the Takara logo in the bottom right featured on the original release in 2005. This reissue has been met with some [[quality control]] issues much like that of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp4|Convoy Perfect Edition]], such as bad paint applications and chipping, misaligned doors, and even [[Misassembly|mis-assembled]] headlights which have been installed upside down.

: Like all the Japanese versions of this mold, Ultra Magnus features different images on his communicators than all other releases. In his case he features [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and a digital readout.

: This mold was also used to make ''Masterpiece'' "[[Eldedroid#Masterpiece|Convoy Black Version]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Masterpiece Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:MP22-UltraMagnus.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|You know what? He can deal with this n...hold on, WHY THE HELL DOES HIS CAB HAVE A RED BUMPER-- ''*looks at screencaps*'' oh huh]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' ([[2014]]-[[December 27|12-27]]/[[2018]]-[[January 27|01-27]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-22'''
**''Accessories:'' Super Blaster Gun, 2 missiles, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#MP22|Spike figure]], [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#MP22|Daniel figure]], left & right Matrix hands, neutral face, screaming face

: The second release of ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus is an all new, much more show-accurate mold, transforming into a car carrier with a functioning gate/ramp. He can carry 4 smaller ''Masterpiece'' Autobots in the top and bottom of his trailer, which features small indents to stop them from rolling off. While the cab in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] is heavily modeled on the MP-10 Optimus Prime mold, it doesn't transform into a separate white Optimus Prime figure, but rather folds inside-out to form his upper torso. The cab is much lighter than the MP-10 cab (due to it being hollow), and neither can carry the other's trailer due to differences in the height of the back section and a different attachment process.

:He is designed to interact with the Matrix of Leadership of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Optimus Prime]] in many ways: His chest opens to reveal a Matrix compartment, and he comes with an extra pair of hands specifically molded to hold the Matrix. To complement this, his regular, "neutral" face can be replaced with an alternative "screaming" face. Both faces can store on a panel in his back, and removing his face reveals a white face-plated design underneath the helmet, as a reference to the "White Optimus in armor" design of the original toy.

:For his other accessories and features, he comes with his gun, and his two non-firing shoulder missile launchers. The gun stores in the trailer in vehicle mode, while the launchers have removable missiles, and are no longer detachable, instead being connected to poseable armatures. Finally, he also comes with articulated figurines of Spike and Daniel, who can ride in his cab in vehicle mode.

[[File:MP-22 Ultra Magnus stock.jpg|right|1px]]
:The artwork on the spec card and instruction booklet are in a different style to other TakaraTomy ''Masterpiece'' releases. Also, early [[Stock photography|stock photo]]s depicted him [[:File:MP-22 Ultra Magnus stock.jpg|with red inner legs and a gray gun.]]

:If bought in Asian markets outside Japan, Ultra Magnus comes with a [[collector coin]]. The coin comes in a package designed after Ultra Magnus's chest, although the white "belt" is upside-down compared to the ''Masterpiece'' figure.

:In Australia, Ultra Magnus was a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], being limited to 400 pieces. This release has a different box design (the same artwork as the instruction manual on the regular release) and instructions in English.

:This figure was reissued on [[January 27]], [[2018]].

:''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus was later redecoed as [[Delta Magnus#Masterpiece|Delta Magnus]].
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* '''Ultra Magnus''' Mini Die-Cast figure (2017)
**''ID number:'' '''2'''

:The Hasbro Asia release of ''Masterpiece'' [[Grapple (G1)#Masterpiece|Grapple]] comes with a mini Ultra Magnus figure, the second in a range of non transformable collectables made from <s>lost art</s> Die-Cast metal and based on the corresponding ''Masterpiece'' figure (MP-22).
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===''G-2''===
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[[File:G2toy-LaserUltraMagnus.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Probably the only Magnus repaint of Prime we'll ever get who isn't just white.]]
*'''Laser Ultra Magnus''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' ''' TRF-13-S'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, sword, 5 discs, ripple missile launcher, 10 missiles, 1 foam missile, foam missile launcher air bellows

: An [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive, ''G-2'' Laser Ultra Magnus is a redeco of Laser Optimus Prime, transforming into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX extended-hood truck pulling a blue and white tanker trailer. He was packaged in the reissue Laser Optimus Prime's box, along with Prime's instructions, bio card, and sticker sheet. Yes, the stickers that have "Optimus Prime" written on them.

:In [[robot mode]], the bottom of the truck becomes a windowed chest based upon the original Optimus Prime toy (and the original Ultra Magnus's cab). His main gimmick is light-up LED headlights and a [[Light-piping|lightpipe]] in the bottom of his right fist, illuminated by an LED in his right forearm, that illuminates his clear sword or his double-barreled rifle if they are placed in that hand. All three LEDs are activated simultaneously by pressing the sunroof-like depression on the roof of the truck.

:The trailer unfolds to form a battle station bristling with many firing weapons. Primarily, these are an air-powered missile launcher, a ripple rocket launcher with 5 missiles that can be launched individually (This turret can also be mounted in Laser Magnus's hand) and a "disc launcher" that fires several white plastic discs. This disc launcher is the only weapon that can be used in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

:This release uses the toolings that were modified for the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Scourge]] toy, and thus has smooth discs and a less pointy sword. This mold was also planned to be used for the canceled ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Toxitron (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Toxitron]] toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Cybertron/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Laser Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Transformers-classics-BfAC-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Arctic Camo Prime!]]
*'''Ultra Magnus vs Skywarp: Battle For Autobot City''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestack/laser cannons, Wind vane/blaster

: A [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]], Ultra Magnus transforms into a modern cab-over style truck of made up model, dominated by a large wind vane on his roof. In robot mode, his wind vane transforms into a large ion blaster, and his smokestacks transform into a smaller laser cannon. Additionally, both weapons can combine together to form a double-barreled over-shoulder weapon. As with most ''Classics'' toys, he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: He was released with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Skywarp]] as part of the "Battle for Autobot City" set. He was also available in Woolworth stores throughout the United Kingdom.

: The final production toy has several major paint application differences compared to [[:File:ClassicsUltraMagnus toy.jpg|the toy depicted on the packaging]], including the loss of all light blue paint (including his faceplate and crest, both replaced with silver) and darker blue on his thighs. Also, his red eyes are replaced with blue light-piped eyes, and it seems the smokestacks/double-barreled gun were originally going to be cast or painted white instead of the final version's unpainted black.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsUltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Classics Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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*'''Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestack/laser cannons, Wind vane/blaster

:In Asian markets, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, Ultra Magnus was also made available as part of a special two-pack with Voyager Class Optimus Prime in late 2007. Aside from the unique packaging, the toys are identical to their single releases.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumHero UltraMagnus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh, that's right, this Ultra Magnus guy had a trailer or something, didn't he?]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle, display stand, 2 rocket launchers

: ''Titanium Cybertron Heroes'' Ultra Magnus is an all-new sculpt constructed mostly of die-cast metal. For the first time, Ultra Magnus's cab and trailer are one piece, rather than a [[partformer]] like the Generation 1 toy version, although the cab is only held on by a peg and can be detached, resulting in a small, super-deformed cab. The toy's wheels can all spin. He transforms very similarly to the original toy, but the aforementioned truck cab now folds down into his back rather than detaching and reconnecting, with his head flipping out of the back of the cab.

: Ultra Magnus is armed with a gray laser rifle and two shoulder-mounted, non-firing rocket launchers which, due to some mistake, face top-down when attached in [[robot mode]]. It is unknown whether the launchers were somehow mirror-flipped in manufacture or if his shoulder assemblies [[Misassembly|were switched]]. The latter is perhaps supported by the orientation of molding detail shown in the [[instructions]] and on the Generation 1 toy, although the [[tampograph]]s could argue against this. One can easily "correct" this by unscrewing his blue forearms and swapping out the shoulders, allowing the launchers to face top-up.

: Unfortunately, due to the robot mode-oriented design of this figure, as well as size limitations, the rear ramp is now solely part of his legs as detail and cannot fold down, nor is there clearance space for any other vehicles to be transported. For some reason, on the side of each of Magnus's legs/ the back of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] trailer there are white flip-out wing shaped panels. The paint on these panels flakes off easily, so it's best never to touch them. Like most, if not all, 6-inch Titaniums, his joints are very floppy. His left shoulder on some copies is one of the loosest (if not ''the loosest'') ball joints on a Transformers figure ever. In another possible mis-assembly issue, the figure's knees bend far more ''forwards'' than backwards. Strangely, the molded detail on the tops of the thighs contradicts this being a mis-assembly. The vehicle mode also has a hard time staying as it should as very few pieces actually tab together.

:His chest panel can flip up to reveal a shallow recess for the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, though no Matrix accessory to date is actually flat enough to fit inside.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TitUltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Titanium Series Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Titanium WarWithin ultramagnus.JPG|right|upright=1.67|thumb|A toy to remember that time Ultra Magnus never looked like this in ''The War Within''.]]
*'''(War Within) Ultra Magnus''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle, display stand

: A [[redeco]] of the 6-inch War Within Optimus Prime, transforming into a Cybertronian truck mode used by Prime (but not Magnus) in "[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]" comics. The original Prime figure was personally designed by comic artist [[Don Figueroa]], who created the original comic design in the first place, and his signature is left on the figure in the most literal way: The word "DON" can be seen sculpted into the barrel of his gun.

: As a ''[[Titanium Series]]'' figure, Magnus is made in large part from [[die-cast]] metal, but like so many of the other toys in the ''Titanium'' line, his plastic joints have trouble supporting his heavy metal weight. He comes with the generic display stand shared by all of the 6" "Cybertron Heroes", with a unique, removable nameplate.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TitTWWUltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on War Within Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternity''===
[[File:Alternity Ultra Magnus.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Because a car carrier isn't a car.]]
*'''Ultla Magnus {{sic}} [Brilliant White Pearl]''' (2010)
**''ID number:'' '''A-01U'''

:An [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive redeco of ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]], Ultra Magnus transforms into a white 1:32 scale Nissan GT-R, featuring die-cast metal parts, an opening hood, trunk and doors, as well as an interior, complete with his feet and thighs being sculpted to form the back seats. This complex figure stands at 6.5" tall and is armed with a pair of blasters on each arm.

:The e-HOBBY version came packed with an [[Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)|exclusive comic book]]. A version available via Hasbro Asia is identical to the e-HOBBY version except it does not include the pack-in comic (like most e-HOBBY exclusives released outside of Japan).

:The mold suffers from a [[Design flaw|minor design oversight]], wherein the rear Nissan badge collides with his left leg strut when the left foot is hinged over and pegged into a clear plastic socket during transformation, with the results being that the connection is slightly crooked, isn't very secure, and sometimes pops off, and that the crooked pegging often causes the socket to crack.

:This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Alternity 2|Convoy Super Black]] and ''Alternity'' [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Alternity|Dai Atlas]], and retooled to make [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Megatron]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-UltraMagnus.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|If you can't afford the [[#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus]], you can still get yourself a<s>n Albino Optimus Prime</s> Cabnus.]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' ([[September 29]], 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestack/laser cannons, Wind vane/blaster

: ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Ultra Magnus is a redeco of [[#Classics|his ''Classics'' toy]], replacing his opaque blue plastic with white, omitting his blue and black [[paint operation]]s, painting his hands and shin-vents white, adding silver paint to his kneepads, thighs, pelvis, and smokestack cannons, painting his [[mouthplate]] and crest blue, replacing his bronze-painted wheel rims with silver, and [[vacuum metallizing]] his vehicle grill and fenders. He was exclusively released in Hasbro Asia's markets.

:While unconfirmed, it seems likely that this release was conceived to satisfy then-high collector demand for the original ''Classics'' Ultra Magnus, a result of the unofficial City Commander upgrade kit released for the figure by "[[IP theft|third party]]" company FansProject. Of course, as an unlicensed product, the kit was not acknowledged in any official marketing material for the re-released toy.
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:TCCSS1-UltraMammoth.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|If I'm a mammoth I'm a very manly mammoth.]]
*'''Ultra Mammoth''' (Ultra Class, 2012)
**''TFSS1 number'': '''6'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Blue Bolts]] cannon, two Energy Bolts, two Thunderstrike missiles, [[Reconfiguration Matrix]]

: Representing the new body [[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Classics|Ultra Magnus]] used in ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]'', the Ultra Mammoth toy is a light blue and white redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Big Convoy]]. Like Big Convoy, Ultra Mammoth is a [[shellformer]], as practically all of his [[beast mode]] components are shells that fit around the compressed robot to form this mode. He technically has a beast "[[attack mode]]", in which his large cannon is folded out. His main body has a similar color scheme to Ultra Magnus's "Super Mode" (though with more white), and his head has the color scheme of regular Magnus.

: In [[robot mode]], Ultra Mammoth is absolutely chock-full of weapons and gimmicks. First and foremost, the spring-loaded Blue Bolts cannon, formed out of the beast's head, back, and tail, can fire two missiles from two barrels in succession with a rotating dial. It is held in his hands via [[5 mm post]] and can be stored on his back, though doing so may cause some stability problems owing to its weight. Second, his shoulders can be swung up to reveal sculpted, non-firing missile pods. Third, he has flip-out {{w|tonfa}} melee weapons in his forearms. Fourth, the two beast panels on the sides of his legs feature two spring-loaded missile launchers that fire his anchor-shaped projectiles, which can be loosely held in his hands. Last, but certainly not least, his chest panel flips down, revealing a removable Matrix toy accessory in vacuum-metalized sliver with a transparent blue center. This accessory can be held by any figure with standard 5mm fist holes.

: The anchor-shaped Thunderstrike missiles have been retooled since the previous two uses of this mold, presumably for safety reasons, and as a result can no longer be kept loaded in beast mode. The instructions refer to the space in his chest as a "[[Dead Matrix]] annex", but the Matrix within is referred to as the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] in packaging and was ultimately depicted by [[Beast Wars Shattered Glass|tie-in fiction]] as the [[Origin Matrix]].

: Ultra Mammoth is one of the first six [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[exclusive]] figures to be offered via the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Figure Subscription Service]] in 2013.

:The Ultra Mammoth figure was also repurposed as a different guy also called [[Ultra Mammoth]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Maximal/TFCCUltraMammoth/ultramammoth.htm More information on Ultra Mammoth at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BStoy-3packUltraMagnus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Hasbro|They]] didn't even bother painting me white this time.]]
*'''Red Alert / Ultra Magnus / Mirage''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BP010'''
***''Fist strength'': '''840'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''248'''
***''Sword strength'': '''532'''

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 2 three-packs, Ultra Magnus is a [[redeco]] of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#BotShotJumpShot|Jump Shot Optimus Prime]], and turns into a heavily-armed futuristic firetruck heavily based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. As a Jump Shot toy, an impact to his front bumper will cause him to spring up and [[Autotransformation|autotransform]] into robot mode. He also has an "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. He comes in a three-pack with [[Red Alert (G1)/toys|Jump Shot Red Alert]] and [[Mirage (G1)#3pack|Super Bot Mirage]].
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===Ultra Magnus Pen===
[[File:UltraMagnusPen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Transformers Ultra Magnus Pen''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Blaster

: A white redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Optimus Prime Pen|Optimus Prime Pen]] produced by [[Sentinel (company)|Sentinel]] as part of the 30th anniversary of ''Transformers'', Ultra Magnus Pen is a well-articulated robot that folds into the shape of a rather chunky, but functional ballpoint pen. The tip of the pen is formed from his blaster, with the barrel acting as a cap. Ultra Magnus Pen was sold exclusively through [http://www.hlj.com/ HobbyLink Japan].

: This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Black Convoy Pen|Black Convoy Pen]].
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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Magnus: The Hand of Fate.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': Missile-launching rifle, missile, energy axe, cannon, left & right rocket pods, "Ultra Magnus" right forearm & fist

: Part of the first wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Ultra Magnus is represented as a spare forearm that is included with Optimus Prime, but does not appear in the line as a complete figure. The arm is a retooling of [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Hero Mashers|Bulkhead]]'s, removing the spring-loaded missile-launcher gimmick.
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===''Kre-O''===
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[[File:KreO-Toy UltraMagnusC84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Teacher's Pet
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

:[[Kreon]] Ultra Magnus is based on the inner "white Optimus" robot of the original toy, with extensive toy-based details, including red eyes.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

:And yes, his inclusion in this 1984-themed set is confusing, as Magnus did not appear in ''Transformers'' in any capacity until 1986.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OUltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
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[[File:Transformers-2014-legion-ultra-magnus-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My other pants are in the cleaners.]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Legion Class, 2015)

:Legion Class Ultra Magnus is a redeco of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|Optimus Prime]], with the retooled hands and head/vehicle mode roof originally created for [[Transformers: Generations#Asian market exclusives ("GDO")|''Generations'' GDO]] Legends Class [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]]. While the deco partially follows previous redecos of Optimus Prime figures as Ultra Magnus's "inner robot", with a teal/blue [[mouthplate]], a teal/blue forehead crest [[paint operation]], red eyes and blue/teal windows, it also features several rather ''odd'' deco choices, namely extremely dark charcoal gray legs (to the point of nearly looking ''black'') and ''white'' wheels (though coincidentally based on his Transform Jr. toy).

:Ultra Magnus comes in packaging that is based on the packaging design for the concurrently released ''Combiner Wars''-era ''Generations'' figures, but replaces the name ''Generations'' with "Authentic Transformers". Since Ultra Magnus and his [[wave]]-mates ship with three figures previously released under what we consider a generic [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014) toy line]], all of them now in the new packaging style, we consider Ultra Magnus to be part of that line as well. The [[package art]] used for Ultra Magnus is hilariously inaccurate, as it is recolored from artwork originally created for the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|''Legends'' mobile game]], depicting Ultra Magnus's armored form ''colored as his inner robot''.

:The wave that contains Ultra Magnus has thus far been found at Fred's, Gordmans, Dollar General, and Family Dollar stores in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hong Kong and from Australian Target stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/FDUltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]
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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:CombinerWarsUltraMagnus.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"You may take Albino Prime from me, but you can never leave my chest empty!"]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Two guns, [[Minimus Ambus]] figure

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Ultra Magnus is an all-new Leader Class mold, with a [[robot mode]] based on [[Nick Roche]]'s design for the character in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' and transforming into a truck and trailer. Although the truck and trailer cannot be separated, they are connected by a pivot joint that still allows one to move independent of the other. He includes a small [[Minimus Ambus]], based on [[Alex Milne]]'s design for the character, that can be stored inside his chest in robot mode. In vehicle mode, the trailer-bed has a set of 3 notches that seemingly correspond with tabs on Minimus, however, it is a loose fit, and Minimus will detach with a little shaking. Artist [[Andrew Griffith]] also worked with Hasbro on Minimus's toy design and "cockpit" within Magnus.<ref>[https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/566697537730408449 Andrew Griffith on Twitter, 14 February 2015] Awesome that they finally showed the Leader Ultra Magnus. Have they shown Ambus' cockpit yet? That's the part I got to work on. Oh yeah I forgot I worked on the design of Minimus too lol. (In plastic form.)</ref> Minimus is not necessary for transformation and Ultra Magnus can be completed without seating him in the cockpit.

:Ultra Magnus includes two [[5 mm post|5 mm]] guns, which can be combined with his shoulder-mounted missile launchers to form a large hammer weapon, in homage to the character's [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|''Animated'']] and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|''Prime'' incarnations]]. Note that in robot form, Ultra Magnus lacks 5mm holes in his hands for his guns; instead, his fingers open and close like the hands of Combiner class Combiner War toys. This means that he isn't able to strongly hold his guns, making them prone to falling out. The door sculpted into Ultra Magnus's cab suggests that it is intended to represent a positively ''gargantuan'' vehicle, with the trailer being perhaps seven stories tall if [[scale]]d to a human. Hasbro representatives at [[Toy Fair 2015]] said that his ladder sculpts were intended to match in scale similar ladder sculpts on ''Combiner Wars'' [[Devastator (G1)#Generations|Devastator]].

:Ultra Magnus comes with a character card based on his packaging art, which was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]].

:The mold was also heavily retooled into ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Titans Return|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWUltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]
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===''Legends''===
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[[File:Takaratomy-lg-14-ultra-magnus-and-alpha-trion.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Of course he comes with Alpha Trion! Why wouldn't he? Those two hang out all the time!]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' ([[September 19]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-14'''
**''Accessories:'' two guns, Alpha Trion figure

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Ultra Magnus is a redeco of the [[#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Ultra Magnus]] toy. Compared to the Hasbro release, ''Legends'' Ultra Magnus features whiter plastic, and a deco closer to his original toy (including his rifles) and his appearances in [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|IDW's ''More Than Meets The Eye'']] comics (down to the red thighs and unpainted eyes). The figure includes a small [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legends|Alpha Trion]] figure, which is redecoed from Minimus Ambus. His profile names his buildable hammer the [[Magnus Hammer]].

:Unlike most ''Legends'' releases which feature Takara-original art, Ultra Magnus features the ''Combiner Wars'' toy's [[Marcelo Matere]]-drawn packaging art on his box, only recolored to match the toy's new paint job (and slightly modified to accommodate Trion's longer beard).

:Ultra Magnus also comes with [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14]] of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]].
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers UltraMagnus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|A totally realism-minded superdeformed Ultra-Munchkin vehicle, just like all the others!]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' ([[January 30]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''QTF-05'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Ultra Magnus is a retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|QT-19 Convoy]] with a new head and arms/trailer, transforming from a [[super deformed]] car carrier with integrated trailer to a cute little robot. This toy was first available for sale at a special ''Q-Transformers'' event on [[January 16]]th, two weeks before it was released in stores.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Q-Transformers|Black Convoy]].
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Heroes-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"Beware, my retool is nearby.."]]
*'''Autobot Heroes''' (5-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Springer's weapons (dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword), Arcee's weapons (2 swords), Kup's "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe, Ultra Magnus' 2 guns, Blurr's weapons (Sniper rifle, left & right pistols), Minimus Ambus figure

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Ultra Magnus is a redeco of his ''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class toy, featuring some plastic color changes: The white plastic parts are now truly ''white'', compared to the more creamy color of the original version; also, several parts previously cast in blue plastic have been changed to white and vice versa, with some of them being (at least partially) painted over to restore the original color. The metallic blue color for the chest section and the forearm panels is not only visibly rather conspicuous compared to his unpainted blue parts, but also makes tabbing his arms together in truck mode considerably more difficult, due to the paintjob resulting in a thicker tab and smaller slot. Additional painted details include painted rims and a blue striping on his cab. He also retains his [[Minimus Ambus#Platinum Edition|Minimus Ambus]] figure, who is cast in the same white plastic as Ultra Magnus's white parts and features more light and dark green paint operations on his torso than the original release, both of which are considerably darker and more saturated than the original's lighter, "pearly" green paint operations.

:Ultra Magnus was released as part of 5-pack with [[Arcee (G1)/toys#AutobotHeroes|Arcee]], [[Springer (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Autobot Springer]], [[Kup (G1)/toys#AutobotHeroes|Sergeant Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)/toys#AutobotHeroes|Blurr]]. The set also included a recreation of the theatrical poster for the 1986 movie. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, but was only available via the company's website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not. In Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website but never found in stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was available via [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and the website. In Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of both [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online. In Germany, it was available via retailer Real and specialty store Rappelkiste Ahlen, also only available online.
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes UltraMagnus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Collection'': '''1'''

:A retool of ''[[Alt-Modes]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Alt-Modes|Optimus Prime]] with a new head and chest, Ultra Magnus is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a truck when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in the first collection of the toyline.

:The original version of the mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alt-Modes|Nemesis Prime]].
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===''Titans Return''===
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[[File:TitansReturntoy-UltraMagnus.jpg|thumb|The smallest Soldier who ever lived!]]
*'''Leinad & Arcee''' / '''Ultra Magnus''' (Special Edition, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Generations|Leinad]] Titan Master, Ultra Magnus Titan Master, guns

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Ultra Magnus is a redeco/retool of ''Titans Return'' Titan Master [[Fangry (G1)#Generations|Fangry]] with a new Titan Master head, and he is a solo [[Titan Master]] included with [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Arcee]], a redeco/retool of [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blurr]]. The Titan Master in robot mode is themed after the original toy's inner robot figure, while his head mode face is based on the armored Magnus head. The set debuted at [[HasCon 2017]] before a later release at [[New York Comic Con]] 2017 and a standard release<ref>[http://io9.gizmodo.com/hasbros-own-convention-will-sell-you-a-giant-transforme-1797331311 Hasbro's Own Convention Will Sell You a Giant Transformer That Actually Charges Your Phone]</ref> at [[Toys"R"Us]]. Like [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#TRCOV|Rodimus Prime]], [[Thunderwing (G1)#Titans Return|Thunderwing]], and [[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Generations|Scorponok]], Ultra Magnus also features a die-cast Titan Master torso and head mode face.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Leader-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|It comes with a white Magnus cab that ''isn't an Optimus redeco?'' Time to channel ''Unsolved Mysteries'', with [[Robert Stack]]!]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S13'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-07'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[February 23]], 2019'''
**''Hidden message code'': '''FORGEOFSOLUS'''
**''Accessories'': "RT-15 Stethoscopic Detector", 2 "C-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers", 2 "W-HV-1000 Simulacrum Blasters", 7 [[Magnus Armor]] pieces

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Leader Class figures, Ultra Magnus transforms from robot to a car carrier truck inspired by his ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|incarnation]] and back! The most notable feature of this toy is that the trailer transforms into the Magnus Armor and combines with the Voyager-sized inner robot to form the super robot mode, making this the first official mainline representation of the armor since Magnus's original toy back in 1986. Ultra Magnus also features "battle damage" paint applications on several parts of his body, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions. He includes five weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. His "RT-15 Stethoscopic Detector" is silver in painted samples at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2018|SDCC 2018]], Hasbro's stock renders, and [[stock photography]], while [[TakaraTomy]] stock photography (to the right) shows it in red with silver highlights. The final blaster is molded in red and painted silver, except for the grip which is left as bare red plastic. Though his two black blasters continue the ''Robots in Disguise'' Ultra Magnus homage, mirroring the detailing placed just behind that Magnus's cab, their hexagonal tips resemble that of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]'s Super Mode leg cannons, a comparison strengthened by the stock photos using the black blasters as leg mounted cannons.

:Although both the inner robot and Magnus armor have sideways ankle joints, the feet of the Magnus armor are molded to set the feet permanently at an angle, forcing Ultra Magnus' legs into an A-stance. While this doesn't hinder the robot mode to any great degree, it creates visibly slanted protrusions while in truck mode. Additionally, be sure the truck cab's upper half is moved as far forward as possible when transforming to truck mode, otherwise the connection between the truck cab and trailer will be placed under a great deal of strain once connected.

:The inner robot, while still resembling Optimus Prime in general appearance, is actually a different mold from ''Siege'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]].

:Though designated for release in the first quarter of 2019, Magnus's wave reached U.S. store shelves in late 2018.

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:Netflix-WFC-Ultra-Magnus-Rung-Spoiler-Pack.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|[[Play-Doh|Fun to play with, not to eat.]]]]
*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, [[2020]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''WFC-08'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[December 19]], 2020
**''Accessories:'' "RT-15 Stethoscopic Detector", 2 "C-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers", 2 "W-HV-1000 Simulacrum Blasters", 7 [[Magnus Armor]] pieces, [[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Battlefield Rung]] [[Battle Master]], 2 "Fire Blasts", 3 [[energon cube]]s, [[Play-Doh|compound]]

:Promoting the ''Siege'' season of the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Leader Unboxing set contains a slathered redeco of ''Siege'' Leader Ultra Magnus, plus some extras that beef up the price (including the translucent pink "[[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Battlefield Rung]]" and a compound in which a buyer can dig to reveal energon cubes).

:The Cybertronian text on the package reads "BATTLEFIELD RUNG", while the 'spoiler' text inside features a Decepticon-themed quote: "I ULTRA MAGNUS / IN GOOD FAITH / HEREBY SURRENDER / TO YOU" and an Autobot-themed one: "THIS CAN ONLY / MEAN ONE THING / [[Ultra Magnus Dies!!|ULTRA MAGNUS IS DEAD]]". These are direct quotes that refer to Ultra Magnus's decision and its consequences in the [[Siege episode 2|second]] and [[Siege episode 4|fourth]] episode of the ''Siege'' chapter, respectively. It is noteworthy that the black gradients are meant to represent his final moments in the ''Siege'' cartoon. The included Rung also has a striking resemblance to the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]]. While the set does not include the cloak Magnus sported in the second episode, the cloak from ''[[Studio Series]]'' ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS34|Megatron]] can be used as a decently accurate stand-in if one wishes.

:This set is a shared exclusive between online retailers and [[Walmart]] in Canada and the USA, and in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy]] Mall exclusive. The Japanese release is packaged in a standard windowed box. The set also found its way into numerous discount retailers, often at a steep deduction to its price tag.
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[[File:Behold Galvatron Ultra Magnus.JPG|thumb|200px]]
* '''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, 2022)
:Ultra Magnus was also released as a non-transforming and immobile minifigure, barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#HasLab|HasLab Unicron]] figure and its clear display base. This was one of a set of 14 minifigures in the "Unicron Companion Pack" that was included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Leader Ultra Magnus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|ER Prime forgot to bleach his colors before the photoshoot, so they had to get a new guy for the pictures.]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader Class, February [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K20'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-11'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 31]], 2021
**''Accessories'': "RT-15 Stethoscopic Detector", 2 missile launchers, 7 [[Magnus Armor]] pieces

:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Leader Class toys, Ultra Magnus is a retool of the above ''Siege'' toy, transforming from robot to car carrier truck. Like the ''Siege'' version, the figure is composed of the truck cab, which transforms into the inner robot, and the trailer, which transforms into the armor for the main robot. The wheels, Magnus Armor head, two chest pieces, shoulders, side car-carrier panels, and crotch, core-body chest, back, and rear-end have been changed to more closely resemble Ultra Magnus's original "Generation 1" cartoon appearance in both modes. As such, his cab and trailer are more separate, lengthening the truck mode, although the two halves cannot swivel independently from one another. Due to the retooling, the armor's shoulders no longer attach to the trailer itself in vehicle mode, and the robot mode hands of the truck cab are visible. The cab retooling also limits the backward hip movement in his core-body and the waist in his main body (though the latter can be worked around with the back's sliding rail). Additionally, exercise caution when using the forward hip movement, especially during transformation, as the upper edge of Ultra Magnus’ thighs can scrape off the white paint on the Magnus Armor side of his crotchplate.

:The front end of Ultra Magnus's trailer also features small molded details shaped like the Autobot [[insignia]] to be placed to better replicate his [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] model and his [[#Generation 1|original toy]], although there is no Autobot symbol present. Ultra Magnus has a similarly blank spot on his right shoulder for an Autobot sigil, but no sigil exists.

:His "RT-15 Stethoscopic Detector" remains the same, though his missile launchers are differently molded, and he lacks the leg-mounted "C-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers". While the armor parts are still compatible with the original ''Siege'' inner robot, the front torso armor cannot clip into place due to the distance of both the tabs and holes.

:Much like most of the toyline, Ultra Magnus comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character.

:Hasbro stock photography (right) is mistransformed; the inner Magnus robot has the truck mode's front bumper left slid down and the torso slid forward, while the armored robot form has the waist plate left in the configuration used for his standard robot form. Both truck modes have the torso piece of the cab slid back instead of all the way forward. The CGI renders on the back of the box do not have these mistakes, though his armored robot chest is missing red.

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===''Premium Finish''===
[[File:Premium-finish-siege-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|thumb|350px|Dude, are you sure you are Ultra Magnus? You look more like a poorly tanned [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]...]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader Class, [[December 29]], [[2021]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PF WFC-03 / PFGR 03'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GE-03'''
**''Accessories'':"RT-15 Stethoscopic Detector", 2 "C-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers", 2 "W-HV-1000 Simulacrum Blasters", 7 [[Magnus Armor]] pieces

:As part of the third wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|''Premium Finish'']]'' subline, Ultra Magnus is a detailed redeco of the [[#WFC-S13|Siege]] mold, featuring more paint applications that represent his appearance in [[War for Cybertron: Siege|''Transformers: War For Cybertron: Siege'']] and with the same weapons as the aforementioned mold. Alongside sporting a dark grey paint scheme instead of white (or white & grey), his Shoulder Pylons are now cracked. He may have stiff limbs, and his legs may not connect when transforming him into truck mode.
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==Notes==
[[File:TrasformerSuperBuggy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The child custody battle was a long and painful process.]]
*The ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy that would become Magnus—called "Powered Convoy"—came in a couple different varieties. Aside from the version that was eventually turned into "Movie Preview" Magnus, there was a "chrome" version that used a lighter gray outer plastic and chromed the central body/lower ramps of the trailer unit. This version was also available in a multi-pack with a red version of the toy which would become [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Toys|Mirage]], and the black version of the toy which would become [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Toys|Sideswipe]]. (Decades later, the red and blue Magnus would inspire the character [[Delta Magnus]] while the black Sideswipe would be used as [[Deep Cover#Toys|Deep Cover]]).

*All versions of the ''Diaclone'' Powered Convoy toy came with a red "Powered Buggy" (パワードバギー) partner-robot that transformed from futuristic buggy (with a space for a Diaclone pilot) to robot and could also use the large rifle in either mode. Why this was excised from the ''Transformers'' incarnation is unknown. The Italian ''[[Trasformer]]'' line by [[GiG]], however, ''did'' release the vehicle as the "Super Buggy" on its own.

*White redecos of Optimus Prime toys that ''look'' like Ultra Magnus, but which surprisingly aren't, include ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#STTWhite|Convoy (White)]], ''[[Transformers Sports Label|Sport Label]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#marine|Convoy featuring Nike Free 7.0 Marine Version]], and ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Music Label|Convoy —playing iPod speaker—]] (though it was actually made from the Ultra Magnus version of the mold), ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Polar Assault Team Optimus Prime]], ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#TakaraTomy BeCool line|BeCool]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GarbageTruck|Garbage Truck (Clean Optimus)]], ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP711|Convoy (7-Eleven ver.)]], and ''au x Transformers'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#InfobarANNIN|INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN)]] .
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.diaclone.net/orid/dia057/index.html Diaclone Powered Convoy at Diaclone.net (Japanese-language site)]

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Jolt (G2)

2022-05-08T21:28:06Z

DJ-Dee: /* Generation 2 */

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:''Jolt is a [[Decepticon]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:G2 Jolt cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Give me your purse.'']]
If ever there were an eager little flunky, it's '''Jolt'''. Under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s approving eye, he will leap into battle and carve his name into the nearest Autobot. Jolt will joyfully confront his enemies in combat... so long as his massive commander's shadow is on him. Left alone, Jolt's courage quickly runs low on fuel. He's fled more than one battle when the odds turned against him. Megatron appreciates Jolt's talent for malice, but it remains to be seen whether that appreciation will keep him turning a blind eye to his subordinate's cowardice forever.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Newdawn-jolt.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|First person to insert a "Don't lose your head" gag gets summarily banned.]]
Jolt and his [[Laser Rod]] compatriots were designed and constructed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons as the [[Bludgeon's new army|next wave of warriors]]. Bludgeon returned to Earth to cause enough chaos and destruction to draw [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] back and steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from his chest, in order to bring life to his new soldiers. Bludgeon got all blowed up and decapitated by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], but his plan was still sound, and the new (old) Decepticon leader carried it through and brought Jolt and the others to life with the stolen Matrix.

Their first mission was to raid the moon of [[Tykos]] for a supply of the metal-reinforcing gas, [[rheanimum]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} After a severe beating at the hands of the second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], the Decepticons joined forces with the Autobots against their common foe, and fought alongside them to defend the planet [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}} Jolt fought alongside friend and foe alike against the Cybertronians and the fearsome [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] when both forced them into a last stand on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual''===
After the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Megatron created the Illuminator named Jolt as a counter to Prime's Sparkabots. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Hotrod's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] returned from a scouting mission with exciting news, Jolt impatiently waited for the Seeker to stop basking in the attention and make his report. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
{{note|The Japanese Generation 2 story pages and mini-manga followed the continuity of the animated series, as opposed to the Marvel US Generation 2 comics, which followed the continuity of the Marvel comic series.}}

Jolt initially confronted the Autobots with the might of Megatron at his back, but was quickly blasted away by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}}

Later, he and [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] attempted to double-team [[Electro]], making clear their intent to reduce him to Autobot scrap. The Autobot countered with his knee-flash kick, then made clear ''his'' intent to turn ''them'' into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

[[File:JG2JoltMinicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Jolt lives up to the name that he doesn't have in Japan!]]

Jolt would eventually get his payback, however. At the sight of Electro and Volt fleeing combat, Megatron ordered Jolt to follow them and find Optimus Prime's whereabouts. Jolt followed and took them both out with a powered-up jump-kick. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #5}}

Not long after, he and Sizzle joined the [[Cyberjet]]s in surrounding the Autobot Laser Rods. [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] managed to catch him off-guard with a smokescreen, then sliced his sword in half. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

He would later get his chance at a rematch with Road Rocket, when the lone Autobot attempted to infiltrate Decepticon headquarters and was spotted. Along with Sizzle and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]], he chased the Autobot to a dead end. Luckily for Road Rocket, [[Aero Raid]] arrived through an airvent and to his rescue. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}

Some time afterward, when Electro was taken prisoner by Megatron, Jolt was beaten to a pulp by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who had stormed the Decepticon base to rescue his comrade. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Jolt joined the Decepticons in their final assault on the Autobot base. When Megatron was defeated, all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Jolt began serving [[Galvatron II]], the new Decepticon leader who rose in Megatron's place after his downfall. Galvatron led the Decepticons in an attack on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. Jolt and Sizzle terrorized the small Legends World refugees during the invasion, but the tiny [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] managed to cast a force field to protect her and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] from the Laser Rods. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} Jolt and the Decepticons were eventually driven off the Beast planet by its inhabitants. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grotusque)|Grotusque Chapter}}

===''G-2 Comic Bom Bom'' manga===
[[File:Jolt g2 bombom.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|All the sugar, twice the caffeine!]]
During a space battle, Jolt chased Electro all the way to [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Confronting Electro in a sword fight, Jolt was nearly crippled when the Autobot's shaft saber was plunged straight through his chest. Jolt only survived by turning on his afterburners and frying his opponent off before he could finish the killing blow. Still, Electro recovered and very nearly sliced Jolt in two. He died cursing the Autobot Laser Rod with his last breath. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}

===''TransTech''===
Jolt was one of many displaced [[lowtech|Offworlder]]s on the streets of [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{Storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Jolt electro g2 redux.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Jolt was a "second generation" Transformer created on Earth through a fusion of human, [[Nebulan]], and Cybertronian technology. Brought online at one of the many [[Cyberfactory|Cyberfactories]] created around the globe, Jolt and his sword-wielding partner [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] ended up joining the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] when the newly minted Transformers began choosing sides. In [[2010]], he was at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in Switzerland when [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] took over the complex. The Autobots [[Electro]] and [[Volt]] fought with Jolt and Sizzle for control of the Collider's systems when [[forestonite]] gas spread throughout the complex, mutating them into more powerful forms. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Jolt appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them, he soon realized their actions were actually embodying the peace he had fought for. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Jolt assisted in a prison transfer for [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] alongside [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. They were ambushed by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]], and Jolt was burned and beaten down by the latter two. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2 Jolt toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The most [[Neon|faaabulous]] Decepticon ever.]]
*'''Jolt''' / '''Hotrod''' (Laser Rod, 1994)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-5'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword

: Jolt transforms into a Ford "Deuce Coupe" hot rod with flame detailing. As a [[Laser Rod]], pressing a button on his hood causes a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In [[robot mode]], this LED could be moved around at the end of a wire, and could plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his light saber to be similarly illuminated. Also like other Laser Rods, he had a number of different hinges in his limbs and a rubber band waist similar to those of [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] figures, giving him an unusually large amount of [[articulation]] for the time.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Jolt/jolt.htm More information on Jolt at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/instructions/G2/jolt_instruct.jpg Jolt's instructions] actually transform him the wrong way, ending literally ass-backwards, with his face concealed partially behind the tab that locks the front portion of the car in place. All this done despite the correctly transformed version ''shown in the very first panel''. Considering Jolt has never appeared like this elsewhere, it is probably not a preproduction issue, just a goofy mistake.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Row''' (ホットロウ ''Hotto Rō''), '''Jolt''' (ジョルト ''Joruto'')
*''French:'' '''Secousse''' (Canada, "Jolt")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yáohuàng''' (China, 摇晃, "Jolt")

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Victoria Falls

2022-05-07T22:05:54Z

DJ-Dee: /* The Veiled Threat */

[[File:RoadsEnd-victoriafalls.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Anyone else suddenly feel the urge to go to the bathroom?]]
The '''Victoria Falls''' are a natural formation located on the [[Zambezi River]] in [[Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park]], between [[Zambia]] and [[Zimbabwe]].

==Fiction==
===''The Veiled Threat''===
The Decepticons lured [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] into the Zambezi, intending to hold them there until they went over Victoria Falls. With the help of the human members of the team, Ironhide and Ratchet escaped that fate, but Optimus plunged over thanks to [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]], and was only saved by the teamwork of the other Autobots present. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Following [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s destruction of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], and the remaining inhabitants of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] were teleported to Earth and wound up on the banks of Victoria Falls. {{storylink|Road's End}} The falls subsequently became the primary base of Cybertronian operations against Unicron, {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}} until the arrival of Unicron's [[Maximal]]s prompted Metroplex to abandon the falls and teleport into Earth's orbit in anticipation of the final battle. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

==External links==
*{{w|Victoria Falls}} at Wikipedia

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Mocklate

2022-05-06T23:59:09Z

DJ-Dee:

{{factions|sugarshocks}}

:''Mocklate is a member of the [[Sugar Shocks]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].''

[[File:Mocklate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Remorsel]] has fallen! I, Mocklate, am now the best chocolate!"]]

'''Mocklate''' ''knows'', deep down down in his little chocolaty heart, that nobody really likes white chocolate. But maybe... just maybe, someday white chocolate ''will'' find the fame and recognition that's eluded it for so long. Until that day, he'll pretend to be super sweet and lovable, because what nobody really knows is that this sinister chocolate bar is just waiting for the right moment to overthrow his fellow members of the [[Sugar Shocks]] and install himself on the candy throne.

Oh, and then they'll pay.

They'll ''all'' pay.

==Fiction==
===''BotBots Adventure''===
{{issuestub}}
{{storylink|Transformers BotBots Adventure|BotBots Adventure}}

===''BotBots Official Sticker Book''===
Mocklate had the power of icky, sticky, sickly sweetness. {{storylink|Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book|BotBots Official Sticker Book}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
[[File:BotBots-toys Mocklate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack, 2019)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Level'': '''3 Star'''

: Part of the second series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', Mocklate is a redeco of [[Remorsel]], and transforms from a tiny robot into a white chocolate bar.

: He is only available in one of the "[[Spoiled Rottens]]" themed 8-packs, along with [[Atomic Freeze]], [[Big Botti]], [[Bogus Pocus]], [[Brotato]], [[Dizzy Bones]], [[Sour Wing]], and the [[Lost Bots|Lost Bot]] [[Abominable Soundman]].

: This mold was also used to make [[DJ Fudgey Fresh]] and [[Sweet Cheat]].

{{note|This pack is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 2 BotBots. What with the only-in-this-pack Mocklate.}}

[[Category: Sugar Shocks]]

Cigar

2022-05-06T23:49:57Z

DJ-Dee:

{{disambig2|the human apparatus|the Transformer apparatus|cy-gar}}
[[File:HoSAbner.JPG|thumb|upright=1.95|]]

A '''cigar''' is a tube of dried tobacco leaves. They are designed so that a [[human]] can place one end in his mouth and light the other end on fire and puff the resulting smoke.

They are apparently also referred to as '''stogies'''.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Mechanical Difficulties! Greco arrests Juan.jpg|100px|thumb]]
[[Nicholas Fury]] enjoys a good cigar. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} So do some of the patrons of [[Mister O's]]. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} And Detective [[Greco]]. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}}

It's not only on Earth where cigars are smoked. [[Berko]] and [[Big Top]] indulged from time to time. {{storylink|The Cosmic Carnival}}
{{-}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwain.jpg|left|100px|thumb]]
[[Abner]] of the [[United States military]] liked cigars so much that he lit one up, only to be chastised by a superior, who reminded him that they were running "dark" and the light from a cigar would give away their presence. Abner tossed the cigar while mocking the idea that somebody would attack the train they were defending. The train was soon attacked by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s' [[Insectrain|locomotive mode]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

[[Mark Twain]] enjoys cigar smoking. He once used a lit cigar to ignite a natural gas leak in a home occupied by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
{{-}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:IDW Kup's non-cigar.jpg|thumb|Clearly, it's Outback's thumb.]]
[[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] uses a cigar-like [[cy-gar]] for treatment. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}}

When Commander [[Sparkplug Witwicky#2005 IDW continuity|Daniel Witwicky]] asked him what was with his "cigar", he inquired as to what a cigar ''was''. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Kup was introduced in ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' chomping on a cigar-like object as a form of [[Humanization|humanizing]]. This caused significant enough fan commentary that [[Shane McCarthy]] belatedly [[tvtropes:Main/LampshadeHanging|hung a lampshade on it]]. Nevertheless, an in-fiction explanation was later [[retcon]]ned for it by [[Nick Roche]] in the ''All Hail Megatron'' Coda.

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File:BeeandJohnHenry-HOS2.jpg

2022-05-02T22:39:51Z

DJ-Dee:

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File:BumblebeestreetcarbodyInfestation2-1.jpeg

2022-05-02T22:38:31Z

DJ-Dee:

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Simanzi

2022-05-01T23:19:48Z

DJ-Dee: /* Trivia */

'''Simanzi''' is a place on Cybertron. Little is known about it except the fact that it was the location of the [[Simanzi Massacre]], a conflict so devastating that the Cybertronian race was cut in half.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
During the Massacre, something called the [[Crucible]] was located in Simanzi, and it took the involvement of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] to stop over a thousand [[Autobot]]s and neutrals from falling into it.

Meanwhile, [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]]'s intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from being wiped out. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Rotorstorm's Profile}} {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Pyro's Profile}}

==Trivia==
* Apparently, "Simanzi" can mean grief, depression, or deep sorrow in Swahili. We can't say for sure whether this was intentional, but it seems pretty apt considering the implicit level of devastation, and [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro's]] respective traumas.

[[Category:IDW (2005) locations]]

Knok

2022-05-01T11:42:10Z

DJ-Dee: /* Generations Selects */

{{factions|autobot|decepticon}}
:''Knok is an [[Autobot]] [[Powermaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Knok-mtmte.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Who's there?]]

'''Knok''' is the [[Powermaster]] partner of [[Doubledealer]]. Though loyal to the Autobot cause, he's also a money-grubbing little fellow, making him a good match for the ambitious Doubledealer whose business office he helps run.

When transformed into Doubledealer's power-supply engine, Knok allows him to transform to his humanoid [[robot mode]]. Little does Knok suspect the true levels of Doubledealer's duplicity—he is totally unaware of Doubledealer's [[Decepticon]] form, or the [[Skar (G1)|other Powermaster partner]] that enables it.

{{TOCclear}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Doubledealercommercial.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Knok is the blurry little thing, not to be confused with the blurry large things that are Optimus Prime and Doubledealer. (Hasbro, can we get these commercials on DVD pleeeeeeeeeease?)]]
After Doubledealer spoke with Optimus Prime, he transformed into his missile carrier mode. Knok then transformed and attached himself to his larger partner. Knok was nowhere to be seen when Doubledealer arrived at the Decepticon camp and linked-up with [[Skar (G1)|Skar]] instead. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Doubledealer|Doubledealer commercial}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Knok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm really a boy with big glasses, honest. In Japan anyway.]]
* '''Doubledealer''' (Powermaster, 1988)

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Knok is one of two Powermaster engine figures that came with [[Doubledealer#Toys|Doubledealer]]. Like most Powermaster engines, he transforms by wrapping his legs around himself sideways. After transforming into an engine, he plugs into a socket on Doubledealer to unlock his Autobot [[robot mode]].

:In Japan, this mold was slightly [[redeco]]ed to make [[Clouder#Toys|Clouder]]'s Autobot armor and would have been used for [[Shinichi (Masterforce)|Shinichi]] in earlier plans.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Knok/knok.htm More information on Knok at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Knok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave Spy Patrol 3rd Unit''' (Deluxe Class multi-pack, [[2020]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'''''
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS10'''

: A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Knok is a retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Rumble (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Rumble]], transforming into a flattened box that is theoretically compatible with ''Siege'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]] and Soundblaster. However due to Knok's large size, he fits very tightly into their chest compartments. He can also attach to Soundwave and other figures as some sort of shield. Primarily, Knok is meant to compliment ''Earthrise'' [[Doubledealer#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Doubledealer]], who features a chest compartment similar to the ''Siege'' Soundwave mold. Doubledealer's torso engine block can be removed and attached to Knok's back via the flip-down tab, giving him a slightly more accurate appearance to his original toy while also allowing his engine mode to appear accurate when plugged into his larger partner's chest.

: The toy is labeled "Decepticon Knok" in the instructions, but online retailers such as [[Hasbro Pulse]] instead use "Autobot Knok"; the toy itself has no faction symbols.

: Knok was released in a Deluxe-sized four-pack with his mold-mate [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Frenzy]], [[Wingthing (G1)#Generations|Wingthing]], and fellow Powermaster [[Skar (G1)#Generations|Skar]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Unlike most [[Binary bonding|binary-bond]] partners, it has never been made explicit that Knok is a [[Nebulan]] or even an organic. ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' refers to both him and [[Skar (G1)|Skar]] as "Transformers".

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Smashdown

2022-04-30T18:02:04Z

DJ-Dee: /* Generations Selects Special Comic */

{{faction|autobot|wreckers}}
:''Smashdown is an [[Autobot]] [[Battle Master]] from the [[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:WFC-Siege-Smashdown-Card-Art.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] ''wishes'' he looked this good!]]

As the mascot of the [[Wrecker]]s,<ref>Hasbro presentation at New York [[Toy Fair 2019]]</ref> '''Smashdown''' is exactly what you'd expect from someone who transforms into a hammer used to... well, "smash down". He's very loud, he's very proud of his ability to hit things real real hard, and he leaves a trail of destruction behind him.

Smashdown doesn't know the meaning of the word "subtle" and would probably punch you if you tried to explain it to him. Most Autobots feel the need to cover their audio receptors and leave his presence in fairly short order. But for the Wreckers, his ability to always be a bull in any china shop suits them just fine.<ref>''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' bio</ref>

Sometimes, he is a mass-produced body-type of [[Selector]]s.

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Smashdown was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Artillery Private]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> During this period, Smashdown was an Air Command Artillery Private. {{storylink|#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}}

===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
[[File:Volcanicuscomic1-Smashdown.jpg|left|thumb|300px| Super! Smashdown! MELEEEEEE!!!]]
A type of [[Selector]] created by [[human]]s with the power of [[Angolmois Energy]], Smashdowns were used as tools in the evacuation of more Angolmois Energy. However, the Selectors didn't care for their position in life and sought to rebel against humanity with the help of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s. With their assistance, the Smashdowns and other Selectors began their rebellion in [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

One Smashdown stood by Selector leader [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] as he denounced [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s treatment of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, and later watched as the new combiner [[Volcaticon]] announced his intent to find a solution that would benefit both humans and Selectors, moments before the [[Quintesson]]s and their [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] servants invaded. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} The Terrorcons were hungry for Angolmois Energy inside the Selectors, and began to feed. A Smashdown was among the first victims of [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] considered Smashdown to be a trusted ally and included him in a list of potential recruits for a new team of Wreckers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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==Toys==
===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:Siege-toy Smashdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Red bull gives you dings.]]
*'''Smashdown''' (Battle Master, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S31'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-29'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 30]], 2019
**''Accessories'': Hammer handle, impact "[[Fire Blast effect]]"

:Part of the third wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Battle Master]]s, Smashdown transforms from a robot mode inspired by the mythical {{w|Minotaur}} into the "Airquake Hammerclaw" weapon. In an undocumented feature, the hammer handle can be slotted into the inside of the left forearm (under his "main" arm) to give him a blaster rifle. Otherwise, the handle either sits unused... or stays awkwardly sticking out of his robot-mode butt as a very long tail.

:Smashdown comes with a "Fire Blast" effect part, which can be attached to the "face" of the hammer mode, to simulate smashing against objects. This effect can also be attached in reverse to small pegs on other figures in the line.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:WFC-E2 Smashdown Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7]]
*'''Smashdown''' (Battle Master, [[2020]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-E2'''
**''Accessories'': Hammer handle, "Fire Blast" impact effect

: Smashdown later received a [[package refresh]] in the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', one of a handful of ''Siege'' toys used to "bridge" the two lines. Because of this, he is, alongside [[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Rung]], the only ''Earthrise'' Battle Master ''not'' to transform into a shield. The two releases are identical outside of packaging.

:Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the cardboard back of the ''Earthrise'' version of Smashdown's package includes an exclusive cut-out collectible piece of a larger star map. Unlike most larger toy size classes, this piece does not include a named location. Sadly, if you already bought Smashdown in ''Siege'' but you want to collect the whole ''Earthrise'' star map, you'll have to buy another one, or at least the package.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3PPrivateSmashdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Private Smashdown, Ground Command-Artillery''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3P: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''P3/2019'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Private Smashdown, Ground Command-Artillery was released as an in-store play promo for the Transformers Trading Card Game's Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I release. As a [[Battle Master]], when Smashdown is KOd, the card is played on the '''Airquake Hammerclaw''' side as an Upgrade - Weapon onto another character. The art on the robot mode side reuses Smashdown's stock art.
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Smashdown's gender was unclear for a time. The character was referred to as male by [[Hasbro]] representatives at [[Toy Fair 2019|New York Toy Fair 2019]] but female by a member of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] crew in a YouTube interview, neither of which were accompanied by any narrative fiction. A solid answer would not come until the ''Earth Wars'' mobile game released a bio in an October 2020 update.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TFU_INFO/status/1316391647278755841 Press release tweet by @TFU_INFO, 14 October 2020]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Smashdown''' (スマッシュダウン ''Sumasshudaun'')

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
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Megatron (G1)/toys

2022-04-21T01:26:21Z

DJ-Dee: /* Masterpiece */

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[[File:G1 megatron boxart.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.95|CROTCH ACTIVATE!]]
Many toys have been made of '''[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'''. So many, in fact they have to get their own page!

Due to the popularity of the character and the evergrowing Generation 1 continuity family, this article had become far too large, causing internet browsers to struggle loading all of its contents—and in the most extreme cases—crashing entirely. For the sake of a nice clean split, we have opted to move all of Megatron's ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys into a separate article which can be found '''[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys|here]]'''.

==''The Transformers''==
[[File:G1Megatron toy.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This photo needs an orange cap or someone might shoot the wiki.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Decepticon Leader, 1984/1985)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''16'''
**''Accessories (Hasbro release)'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared [[laser cannon]]"
**''Accessories (Takara release)'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets

:Released in the first year of the ''Transformers'' toyline, the original Megatron toy began life as the ''[[Microman]]'' figure "Gun Robo - P38", which transforms into an accurate replica of a Walther P-38 pistol. This ''Microman'' figure was available in two forms: a standard version in two color schemes (one grey, one black), and the "Gun Robo - P38 U.N.C.L.E.", outfitted with three distinctive accessories—a scope, a silencer and a stock—that replicate the appearance of the unique, specialized Walther pistol seen in the popular 1960s spy television series ''{{w|The Man from U.N.C.L.E.}}'' <ref>"U.N.C.L.E. Special" Carbine at CIA Museum, [http://web.archive.org/web/20100324191047/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-museum/spy-fi-archives/item08.html archived version]</ref> It was the "U.N.C.L.E." version, with all of its special accessories, that was released by Hasbro as Megatron. When the figure is in [[robot mode]], the sight doubles as his signature arm-mounted [[fusion cannon]], but can also be combined with the other attachments to form either a "[[Particle beam cannon|Particle Beam Cannon]]" weapons emplacement that Megatron can man, or a "Telescopic Laser Cannon" that connects to the figure as an over-shoulder weapons array. The pieces can also form a turret that a ''Microman'' figure can sit on and operate (that's what the tiny handles on Megatron's fusion cannon are for), but this feature was naturally left out of the ''Transformers'' version's instructions. Megatron also came with a chromed silver "high-density infrared laser cannon" that plugs into either of his hands.

:The original ''Microman'' release of the toy that would be Megatron featured a spring-loaded firing mechanism that allowed the toy to shoot ([[for safety reasons|dangerously small]]) plastic bullets one at a time from its barrel. A similar launching mechanism was also built into the stock piece, which could launch the bullets when the accessories were configured into their weapons emplacement mode, or attach to Megatron's hip when in robot mode and launch the bullets through his barrel. As with all missile-firing gimmicks, this feature was removed from the Hasbro release of the toy, though the ports into which the bullets were inserted are still present.

:Megatron has had several variations, reissues and [[redeco]]s released down through the years; this article strives to list each distinct edition of the toy under its own respective series. The earliest variation of the toy came in 1985, when (like all toys originally available in 1984) a factory-applied [[rubsign]] was added to Megatron's right arm while another version had the rub sign on his left hip guard. Then, the following year, when he was no longer a part of the toy assortment sold at retail, Megatron was made 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 in with boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $21.50 and five [[Robot Point]]s. To coincide with the 1986 animated movie release, he was also offered in 'The Autobots Have A Special Mission For...' mail-away pamphlet and came with a special "Movie Edition Certificate" and a round sticker that read " Movie . Edition . Transformer" with the Autobot symbol in the middle. (This item is considered rare.)

:Perhaps the most significant variant of Megatron released in these early years was the version of the figure released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in Japan (pictured below). Instead of using the ''Microman'' "U.N.C.L.E." figure as Hasbro had, Takara released the ''standard'' version of the Gun Robo P-38 ''Microman'' figure, in its grey color scheme, which featured flat grey plastic on the chest and arms (where Hasbro's toy was chromed), and blue plastic on the inner arms and legs (where Hasbro's was red). Most notably, like that standard ''Microman'' figure, Takara's Megatron did not come with the stock, silencer and scope accessories (lacking even the attachment point for his cannon on his right arm), but instead came with a silver-chromed sword and retained his original bullet-firing mechanism. Takara's [[package art]] for the figure was an entirely different illustration from the Hasbro version, showing this toy's accessories, but it still erroneously showed the figure with red plastic on its limbs. This coloration was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] by [[e-HOBBY]] for a new character named [[Megaplex]].

:Megatron is probably the most troubled ''Transformers'' toy in all of ''Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki> history, due to being originally Japanese which had different toy laws, he is frequently [[For safety reasons|banned]] due to being a realistic gun while lacking an orange cap to indicate it's not a real gun. Some countries banned it or deemed it illegal due to criminals or kids misusing it as a real gun and terrorizing others, or law enforcement mistaking it for a real firearm and shooting innocent people dead (as has happened multiple times in the past). For you American fans, it may actually be easier to own a ''real'' Walther P-38 handgun than this original Megatron toy.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''
::*[http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=ngAuAAAAEBAJ Patent info]
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[[File:G1toy japanese megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy VS Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1985)
**''ID number'': '''VSX'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets

:In Japan, Megatron was also made available in a special two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases. In Megatron's case, that means unchromed gray plastic, blue instead of red, and a functional firing mechanism and sword, instead of the scope, silencer and stock. This box also used an altered version of the individual release's box-art, turning his head sideways to face Prime, as opposed to the original's camera-facing head position.

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[[File:G1toy gb megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''The world can be one together, Cosmos without hatred. Stars like diamonds in your eyes...'']]
*'''Good Bye Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1986)
**''Accessories'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets, targeting sight/fusion cannon

:Megatron was released again as part of a special "Good Bye" set to commemorate his passing ([[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|of sorts]]) in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', packaged with [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] (who also was now no more). Although it still lacked the chrome seen on the Hasbro version of the toy, this edition of the figure replaced the blue plastic seen on previous Takara releases with Hasbro's show-accurate red, and included the fusion cannon accessory for the first time with a Takara release, complete with the mounting point now added to Megatron's right arm. Though still lacking the silencer and stock, the toy retained its Japanese-exclusive sword accessory and its bullet-firing mechanism, with one modification: The bullets, formerly blue, were now red.

:Despite the change to the toy's colors, the box art on this set, the same art used for the [[Hasbro]] releases, was recolored to match the blue of the ''previous'' releases. Whoops.
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*'''Galvatron''' (Decepticon [[City Commander]], 1986)
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[[File:Neutro-fusiontanktoy1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Uh-oh! Visual interest!]]
*'''Neutro-Fusion Tank with Megatron''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories'': Neutro-Fusion Tank, 4 missiles, "twin laser cannon"

:Megatron returned as an ''[[Action Master]]'' in 1990, and as with most ''Action Master'' figures, he could not transform. His sculpt was based heavily upon the character's animation model design. Megatron is compatible with all other Action Master accessories and vehicles.

:He came packaged with the [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]], a large tank vehicle whose hull could transform into a base/gun emplacement, with the turret forming a flight pod. Four "corrosive smoke shell" accessories mounted on both sides of the tank. There are seats for two Action Master figures on the front on either side of the barrel, another seat inside the turret, and four pegs on the back of the tank for standing additional Action Master figures.

:The tank's turret can detach and become a "jet throne," which features flip-out wings, and the body of the tank transforms into a missile-launcher battle station. The battle station has two seats on either side behind the missile launchers (non-firing) and a stowing bay in the center for an additional figure.

:In a fairly notable omission, ''Action Master'' Megatron did not come with the character's iconic fusion cannon accessory. In 1992, however, a Japanese fan sculpted his own cannon accessory, which could plug into the figure's arm using the shoulder peg-hole (seen in the image at right). In a surprising move, Takara gave this cannon their approval and allowed it to be officially sold with their copyright stamp at a Japanese convention {{fact|which one?}} for only one day, at the price of 2000 yen.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Action Master Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy 2000 megatron reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron''' (reissue, 2001)
**''ID number:'' '''16-S'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

:This reissue of the original Megatron figure combines the best aspects of the Hasbro and Takara versions into the most "complete" version of Megatron available at that point. The set features the chromed chest and arms and red plastic of the Hasbro release, and includes the silencer, stock and sight/cannon, while also coming with Takara's sword and functional bullet-firing mechanism.

:This reissue was redecoed to make the simultaneously available exclusive "Megatron Black Version" (see below).
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==''Collector's Edition''==
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[[File:G1toy black megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Black repaint|Blacktron]], nemesis of the Space Police.]]
*'''Megatron Black Version''' ([[2001]]/[[2009]])
**''ID number:'' '''16-S'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

: Where the original Takara Megatron toy made use of one of the two color schemes of the original ''Microman'' MC-12 Gun Robo P38 toy, this redeco of the 2000 reissue Megatron is an homage to the ''second'', black color scheme for the ''Microman'' toy, though serving more as a "What If" for the black MC-12 if it had received the U.N.C.L.E. upgrade with chrome and red plastic like its grey and blue brother. Available exclusively through e-Hobby and pre-orders at [[BotCon Japan 2000]], "Megatron Black Version" features dark gunmetal chrome, black plastic instead of grey, and distinctive brown gun handle-grips, fists and "inner helmet". The chrome replaces the flat black plastic chest and arms of the original ''Microman'' toy, while the original MC-12's blue has been swapped to traditional Megatron/U.N.C.L.E. package red. The toy was limited to 1000 pieces.

: e-Hobby later reissued Megatron Black Version in February 2009, now in [[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]] packaging. This release includes a [[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.|mini-comic]] explaining the story behind the redeco.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Destron/BlackMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron Black Version at TFU.info]''
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==''Generation 2''==
[[File:G2Megatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|G2 Megatron is always ready for tank combat in one of Earth's many green and purple jungles.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Decepticon, 1992)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Owing to Hasbro's [[for safety reasons|inability]] to re-release the original Megatron because that toy was a pistol, ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' instead saw the release of an entirely new Megatron toy in 1992, now as a large green M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. His main gimmick is his gravity-fed cannon, which holds four of his missiles at once (the remaining two can store in clips inside his legs) and can rapidly launch them one after the other. Pulling back on the cannon's tab drops a missile into the firing tube and triggers a "lock and load" sound effect, and pressing the launch button is accompanied by a firing sound effect. In tank mode, pressing a panel on his forward section trigger's the toy's infamous battle cry of '''"Megatron Attack!"''', while pressing down on the tank body while it is on a flat surface activates engine noises.

: In robot mode, Megatron is, by the standards of the time, a very large robot, towering over all ''Generation 2'' incarnations of Optimus Prime. His legs are immobile, but he has upper shoulder rotation and elbow joints; when raised, his left arm triggers an electronic laser sound effect. His cannon and all its sound effects still work in this mode, as does his "Megatron Attack!" sound effect, now triggered by pressing down on the figure's head. Megatron also features an autotransforming gimmick on the head, as it pops out once the cannon is slid to the right.

: This sculpt was slightly [[redeco]]ed (with new stickers) as ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Megastorm#Toys|Megastorm]].

: Furthermore, a [[retool]]ed version of the toy's lock-and-load shoulder cannon (or a new sculpt heavily based on it) was used as the main cannon on the [http://www.yojoe.com/sgtsavage/panther.shtml I.R.O.N Panther Tank] in the very short-lived 1995 ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' line ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles''.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Generation 2 Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G2-toy Megatron Hero.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|By this point, the purple had almost completely taken over his body.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Hero, 1993)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''TRF-2'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 2 air-launch missiles

: Megatron was released again the following year as [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] Megatron: a smaller, but similarly styled tank based off the M1 Abrams. In both modes his main cannon is attached to a bellows that launches the included air-propelled missiles when quickly compressed. Both missiles can be kept on Megatron thanks to clips on his turret, which become his robot mode arms, which can also kinda simulate the "classic" Megatron arm cannon to boot by turning them so their warheads point backwards.

: Hero Megatron was designed with articulation in mind, so he is loaded with multiple swivel and universal joints, giving him far greater movement compared to his original ''Generation 2'' toy. However, it's really just friction that keeps his joints tight and his parts together in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] (no pegs or clips) so after a bit of time and play, he turns pretty floppy. The joints connecting his biceps to his shoulders are also reportedly easy to break due to overly-tight tolerances, so caution is advised.

: This toy was released in Europe, albeit with a "MEGATRON RULES!"-free blank chest sticker, as [[Archforce#Toys|Archforce]]. It was also redecoed into [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)#Toys|Bludgeon]] (which has since been [[Repurposing|repurposed]] to become "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]" [[Bludgeon (SG)|Bludgeon]]), and retooled to become ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[#reverseconvoy|Reverse Convoy]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Hero Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Megatron-G2GoBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He'd be a better shot if he could only see over his hood-chest.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: Part of the second assortment of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], this version of Megatron is a mild [[redeco]] of the Autobot [[Blowout#Toys|Blowout]], transforming into a 1:64-scale Porsche 959 sports car with through-axle construction. This not only makes him roll exceptionally fast in car mode, but also makes him largely compatible with playsets from the "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" toy-car lines. Megatron and Blowout share the same blue and black inner robot colors, but Megatron uses opaque silver plastic with a shiny metallic silver paint overcoat, as opposed to Blowout's smoky-clear plastic. (All of the toys from the first wave that had transparent plastics were released in this wave with opaques instead; Blowout and [[Firecracker]] became new versions of Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] respectively, while [[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]] stayed themselves.)

: In Europe, this deco was sold as Blowout himself rather than Megatron (at least in the French/Dutch/German packaging variant).

: In Japan, his hood was tampographed with a stylized "T" with the ''Transformers'' logo set within the top bar, the same deco that appears on Go-Bots [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]] and the Japanese release of Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]].

:This sculpt was also redecod for the third wave of Go-Bots to become [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Frenzy]], and later still into the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spy Changer]] [[Hot Shot (RID)#Toys|Hot Shot]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Go-Bot Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CombatHeroMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I AM POWERED BY UNOBTAINIUM!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Hero, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': rifle, 2 air-launch missiles

: This Megatron was to be a kinda-sorta "arctic"-camo version of the [[#Hero|Hero Megatron]] toy. Packaged samples of this toy were produced, but it was ultimately never released.

: Since much of the advertising for the ultimately unreleased redeco used an older, outdated name for the "Heroes" assortment, "Combat Heroes", Megatron and an equally unreleased redeco of "Hero" Optimus Prime are commonly referred to by fans as "Combat Heroes" compared to the original "Heroes" releases, although all evidence suggests that Hasbro had never actually intended such a distinction, instead treating them as mere color variants. Though the packaging is mostly unchanged (including a reuse of the existing packaging art depicting the original release's color scheme), one of the few minor alterations sees the addition of the name "Hero" (rather than "Combat Hero") to Megatron's name above the (otherwise unchanged) UPC barcode.

: At [[BotCon 1996]], a donated Hero Megatron redeco was one of the items in the charity auction, along with several other canceled ''Generation 2'' toys.

::*''[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/HeroMegatronProtoMOSC.html "Combat Hero" Megatron in packaging at Super Toy Archive]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+2/camoflague+megatron/3725 Image gallery of a loose "Combat Hero" Megatron at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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[[File:G2toy ATB megs and screamer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cancelled?! This is all YOUR fault, Starscream!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Advanced Tactical Bomber, limited test market release)
**''Accessories'': 12 missiles, 2 missile launchers

: A planned-but-more-or-less-canceled redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing]], this two-pack of Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ATB|Starscream]] was only released to test markets in Ohio in very limited quantities, and never saw a wide release. Megatron and Starscream combine to form a "flying wing" Advanced Tactical Bomber, with an under-slung six-missile gatling cannon that can rapid-fire six missiles by twisting the back end. Each wing can store three more missiles, which can "carpet-bomb" targets below by pressing the pressure-launch buttons above each. Removing Starscream from the jet mode triggers an autotransformation mechanism in Megatron's wings, folding them up and starting him on his way to his third mode as a treaded "tank." According to the Toy Fair 1995 Transformers presentation, the toy's missiles were intended to glow in the dark.

: With this release cancelled, the toy was instead made available, with some small but significant deco changes, in the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]'' toyline as [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)#Toys|Starscream]]. Remember that ATB Megatron uses light gray plastic rather than BB's silver plastic, lacks chrome on his wings, and has pale, supposed-to-glow-in-the-dark missiles rather than bright yellow. The missiles are also [[retool]]ed with a different, pointier back-end, indicating the launchers' interiors were also retooled; this tooling is however completely different from the retooling done to each individual later use of the mold, meaning ''none'' of the missiles are interchangeable between them. Of course the stickers are also different, but those can be replicated and put onto a BB, so heads up!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/issue02/atbmegs.htm ATB Megatron in packaging at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+2/+megatron+atb/3590 Image gallery of a loose ATB Megatron at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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==''Beast Wars''==
{{Note|Very early in the life of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline (before the debut of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon), Hasbro treated the series as an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and so Megatron was presented as being the same character as Generation 1 Megatron.}}

[[File:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Go Gators!]]
*'''Optimus Primal VS Megatron''' (Basic Class Two-pack, [[1996]]/[[1997]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''VS-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail

:The initial version of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Megatron transforms into a green alligator. The toy shares a mold with [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], sporting different beast and robot mode heads and lacking the lizard's frill (though the screw hole for the frill bracket remains); as the two toys were released at the same time, it is unknown if one is a [[retool]] of the other, or if the mold was designed for both simultaneously. Megatron transforms via a spring-loaded one-step process, and his removable [[beast mode]] tail hides a non-firing blaster cannon that becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode.

:This mold was redecoed into the purple Megalligator ([[#CDgator|see below]]), released individually to be his own character [[Megalligator]] and a different redeco was proposed for the unproduced [[Albitron]]. The Iguanus version of the mold was redecoed into [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1996/Predacon/MegatronGator/megatron.htm More information on ''Beast Wars'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Bwmegatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't call him Barney.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Ultra Class, 1996)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''D-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, water squirter

: This version of Megatron transforms into a purple organic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', and is loaded with multiple play features. His dinosaur head, which becomes his right hand in robot mode, features a [[water-squirting gimmick]] activated by opening the dinosaur's mouth, while his tail folds into a working plunger-operate pincer that forms his left arm. The outer shells of his dinosaur thighs conceal spring-loaded missile launchers that fire anchor-shaped projectiles, and like all larger ''Beast Wars'' figures of the era, he features a [[mutant head]], formed from two bat-like wing adornments that fold around his robot head.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] [[T-Wrecks#Toys|T-Wrecks]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''T. rex'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CDMegaligator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Because a solid grey alligator would just be silly.]]
*'''Amazon Showdown''' (Two-pack, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-S1'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail

:This figure is a purple [[redeco]] of Megatron's alligator form ([[#Hero|likely taking his colors from the ''G-2'' Megatron toy]] released in Japan), and was sold with a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSS1|red and white redeco]] of the bat version of Optimus Primal. This toy was released with a bio that indicates him to be Generation 1 Megatron, having been a "Walther P38-type pistol robo" who evolved into a new form by scanning an alligator. The set also came with a CD-ROM featuring tech specs and video clips of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon cast and images to color.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Destron/MegagatorJapan/megatron.htm More information on Amazon Showdown Megalligator at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://ameblo.jp/aburachoujin/entry-12545863577.html Review including CD-ROM images at aburachoujin's blog]''
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==''Machine Wars''==
[[File:MW-toy Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And that's why Thundercracker turned green.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Basic Class, 1997)
**''Accessories'': 2-part rifle

: Sharing a mold with his concurrently-released ally [[Megaplex#Toys|Megaplex]] (which had been a canceled mold developed for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''), ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Megatron transforms from a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet]] to robot mode with a spring-loaded one-step transformation. The two halves of his rifle store in the back of his robot mode legs.

: Oddly, the ''Machine Wars'' stock photos (and even the boxart) portray Megatron as the gray F-22 jet and Megaplex as the blue one, the ''opposite'' of the actual toys. This means that either the package designers made the mistake, or the toys were packaged on the wrong cards. The latter is more likely, since gray is more associated with Megatron than blue... but we list them how they were packaged, oh well. Like most other toys in the line, the boxart was recycled from an earlier figure, in this case from the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] [[Falcon (G1)|Falcon]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Machine Wars Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Choro-Q Robo''==
[[File:Choroq megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Does he really count as ''Mega''tron at this size?]]
*'''Megatron TV Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/03'''

:''[[Choro-Q|Choro-Q Robo]]'' Megatron is a small, cutesified transforming figure of the Decepticon leader. He is the only ''Choro-Q Robo'' Transformers figure that does not come with a weapon accessory, but after all, he does turn ''into'' a gun. In a bizarre and hilarious touch, Megatron has wheels on his base and barrel, so that he can share the common feature of the ''Choro-Q Robo'' figures: a pull-back motor!

:Sadly, Megatron's gray plastic is ''extremely'' prone to [[Photodegradation|yellowing]] even when not exposed to sunlight and becomes brittle just as quickly, shattering to bits easily. Thankfully, the black version has no such problem.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Destron/ChoroQMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Choro-Q'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megatron Black Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/04'''

:This version of ''Choro-Q Robo'' Megatron is a redeco of the first, decked out in a metallic color scheme based on the "Black Version" of the reissue of the Generation 1 figure released earlier that year.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Destron/ChoroQBlackMegs/megatron.htm More information on ''Choro-Q'' Black Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''The Transformers Collection''==
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[[File:G1toy tfc megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I LOVE YOU KITCHEN GUN]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets, [[energon mace]]

:The original Generation 1 Megatron figure was again reissued in 2003 as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series. This release was identical to the previous 2000 reissue, in that it featured the colors of the Hasbro release of the toy, and all the accessories of both the Hasbro and Takara versions, but this time, it also included a new [[energon mace]] weapon which plugs over Megatron's hand, as used by the Decepticon leader in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]". Much like the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|"New Year Special"]] version of Optimus Prime released the previous year, Megatron also came with a sheet of Decepticon [[insignia]] stickers of different sizes, and a Decepticon mouse pad.

: If ordered in several non-Japan sites like BigBadToyStore, Megatron comes with an orange tip installed on his barrel.

: This version of the toy was used to make [[Megaplex#Collector's Edition|Megaplex]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Transformers Collection Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFC09ScreamerHoldingMegs.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sometimes I just... want to be held.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Transformers Collection, 2003)
**''ID number:'' '''9'''

: A diminutive version of Megatron in his Walther P-38 mode was included as a new accessory with the ''Transformers Collection'' release of Starscream. Needless to say, he doesn't transform, but can be held by Starscream in both modes. Megatron's handle disconnects to reveal a peg, which can then be inserted into either of Starscream's fists, which were specifically resculpted for this purpose. Each fist also features a tab on its underside, into which Megatron's handle can be inserted, completing the effect. Megatron can also attach to Starscream's jet mode; the right-hand side of Megatron's handle features a square peg which is designed to fit snugly in gaps in Starscream's pectorals, as in the Generation 1 episode, "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]". Unfortunately, this peg has, for no fathomable reason, been cast in the same sky blue color as Starscream's hands, unnecessarily making it ''as obtrusive as humanly possible''. An additional tabbed right fist for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] (complementing his then-upcoming ''Transformers Collection'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|Convoy]] release) was included as well.

: Megatron's post is compatible with [[5 mm post|5mm post]] fist holes, provided there is sufficient clearance for both the trigger and the back of the gun, and if you don't mind not using the handle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/AnimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Transformers Collection Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==''Commemorative Series''==
[[File:TF-Commemorative-Series-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|Did NOT kill Squadron X.|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (<s>200?</s>, unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword

: Hasbro attempted to include the original Generation 1 Megatron toy in their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' of reissues, but his realistic-gun-ness posed [[for safety reasons|a challenge]]. In an attempt to convince Toys"R"Us (the retailer through whom the line was exclusively available) to carry the toy, Hasbro proposed an extensive redeco of the figure, replacing its silver chrome with blue and its grey plastic with bright orange, including the tip of his silencer, in accordance with standard safety measures taken with toy guns. Even this was not enough to convince the chain to release the figure and it was shelved, but the design was shown to fans at [[BotCon 2002]], where it was noted that a potential way to the market the unusually-colored toy would have been to brand it as "'''Lava Megatron'''", depicting the Decepticon leader after his dunk in lava at the end of the cartoon episode, "[[Heavy Metal War]]". Fans, however, had another nickname for it that became better known: "'''Safety Megatron'''". Notably, this version of the toy would apparently have come with Megatron's Japanese-exclusive sword accessory.

:The same images were later shown at [[BotCon 2005]]. Sadly, photography was not allowed at either panel the toy was shown at.

:*''[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=177341559109628&set=a.129078730602578.24553.129076873936097&type=1&theater Images of "Safety Megatron" on The Spacebridge's facebook page]''
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==''Smallest Transforming Transformers''==
[[File:STFMegatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime's gun.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2004)
**''ID number:'' '''GTF 07'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon/scope

: ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Megatron was released in the second wave of the diminutive Takara toyline, including only his fusion cannon. Easily the most complex of the ''Smallest Transforming'' figures, Megatron is a just-barely-simplified version of his original Generation 1 toy, possessing the same [[transformation scheme]] and retaining most of his articulation. The transformation step involving sliding his chest upwards away from his hips is extremely difficult and will usually result in the chest popping off; this is fixable.

:Just as ''Smallest Transforming'' Optimus Prime's trailer was released as a separate figure in the line, so too were a set of silencer and stock attachments originally intended to be released for Megatron in the line's third wave. Unfortunately, this wave, and most of the other original figures it was set to contain, was cancelled, and so Megatron was left under-armed.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Destron/SmallestMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wst vsx megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (multipack, 2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''VSX'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon/scope

:Available exclusively as a freebie through the September 2004 issue of [[Dengeki Hobby]] magazine, this ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' two-pack contains both Optimus Prime and Megatron, in homage to the original 1984 "VSX" giftset containing the original versions of the two leaders. While Optimus is unaltered from his original release, Megatron takes the homage a little further, removing the swirled pattern from the original figure's chest and replacing the red plastic with blue to emulate the original Takara version of the full-size Generation 1 figure.
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==''Robotmasters''==
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[[File:RMtoy reverse convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My Convoy counterpart is nearby. Real nearby.]]
*'''Reverse Convoy''' ([[May 26]], 2005)
**''ID number:'' '''RM-24'''
**''Accessories'': "Reverse Blaster", missile

: A [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Deluxe-sized "Hero Megatron" toy, Rebirth Megatron transforms into a heavily modified blue and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|M1 Abrams tank]]. In addition to a new "[[Reverse Convoy]]" head that flips out of the same compartment as the head on the original version of the mold, the toy features a brand new "Mega Blaster" cannon assembly that houses most of the toy's new features. The Mega Blaster fires a spring-loaded blue missile, and the rear of the cannon can be removed and transformed into the hand-held "Reverse Blaster" weapon, featuring twin barrels and a rack of six (non-removable) missiles. Once the Reverse Blaster is removed, the toy's "Rebirth Megatron" head can be rotated out from the back of the cannon to take the place of Reverse Convoy's head between the figure's shoulders.

: The original version of this mold was use to make [[Archforce]] and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|Bludgeon]] (which has been [[Repurposing|repurposed]] to also be ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Bludgeon (SG)|Bludgeon]]) and [[Yellow Megatron]]. The toy still retains the opening panels on its forearms, despite no longer featuring the large missiles they are designed to store.

: This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Brightes]] and as [[Blue Megatron]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/ReverseConvoy/reverseconvoy.htm More information on Reverse Convoy at TFU.info]''
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==''Masterpiece''==
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[[File:GunmodeMegsMasterpieceConvoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bang bang! He shot me down! Bang bang! I hit the ground...]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2003/2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime included an accessory of Megatron in his classic Walther P-38 altmode. Although non-transforming, it is quite detailed and includes the individually removable silencer / barrel extension, scope, and (hinged) stock. Although notionally [[scale]]d to be wielded by Prime, Megatron is really rather small, so a diagonal sliding joint is added to his handle, allowing it to be lengthened and narrowed enough so that Prime can actually hold it. Both the stock and the sliding butt-end of the handle are made of a soft, rubbery vinyl, compared to the hard plastic of the other pieces. The stock extension connecting clamp is prone to breakage, much to the chagrin of owners who keep theirs sealed and untouched.

:Needless to say, the later-released ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]] (and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|his]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|redecoes]]) can also hold this version of Megatron, and each include a small round clip that plugs in under their nosecones, allowing them to wield Megatron while in jet mode, as Starscream did in "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]".

:As the ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime mold has been has re-released multiple times, so too has Megatron. He was made available again without changes as an accessory for Takara's MP-4, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP4|Convoy Perfect Edition]]" and MP-1L, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP1L|Convoy Last Production]]", and Hasbro's "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20thDVD|DVD Edition]]", but has also been redecoed several times: these distinct new versions of Megatron are listed below.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/20thPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MPtoy gold megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This thing was badass in ''GoldenEye''.]]
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw Figure, 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:Offered as part of a Lucky Draw campaign in August 2004, this extremely rare version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MPGold|''Masterpiece'' Prime]] is almost entirely vacuum-metalized gold, lacking any other painted detail or stickers. The same is true of the Megatron accessory, who is all chromed golden save for the butt of his handle and his stock, which are metallic golden plastic.

::*''[http://www.goldoptimusprime.com/ More information on gold ''Masterpiece'' Convoy at GoldOptimusPrime.com]''

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[[File:MPtoy magnus megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-2'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:When ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime was recolored to become [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ultra Magnus]], Megatron received a new coat of paint as well: the black and brown color scheme of his ''Micro Change'' progenitor, which had previously been used on the e-HOBBY exclusive "Megatron Black Version".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Masterpiece Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MP05 megatron.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|You will pay dearly for this. Literally and metaphorically...]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[March 29]], 2007)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-5'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, energon mace, energy dagger, laser pistol, [[Kremzeek]] figure

: Scaled to the same height as ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime and designed in only twelve days by [[Hisashi Yuki]],<ref name="mpmegsdev">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-masterpiece-47/takaratomy-staff-interview-hisashi-yuki-on-masterpiece-180888/ TakaraTomy Staff Interview - Hisashi Yuki on Masterpiece]: - I hear the first Masterpiece figure you created was MP-5 Megatron and you hold the fastest development record with it.
[Yuki]: That is right. (*laughs) I was not assigned to be in charge of it initially, but due to the circumstance within the company I was unexpectedly handed down the project. The schedule came with it and I was stunned when I realised that I was only given 12 days, about 2 weeks...To make it worse, at the time of my receiving the task, even the product size wasn't decided. (*tears)</ref> ''Masterpiece'' Megatron is an incredibly complex figure—potentially one of, if not ''the'', most complicated ''Transformers'' toys to date—designed to depict a fairly [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] Megatron capable of transforming into a realistic (if oversized) Walther P-38. In achieving this seemingly impossible goal, Megatron winds up with the least articulation of the ''Masterpiece'' line, as well as a notably low percentage of die-cast metal.

: Like Prime before him, Megatron comes with several of his iconic accessories from the Generation 1 cartoon: his energon mace from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2", the energy dagger and laser pistol used in his duel against Prime in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and a tiny translucent [[Kremzeek#Masterpiece|Kremzeek]] figure. His fusion cannon also contains a powerful red LED activated when the round detailing on the side of his cannon is pressed. Unfortunately, Megatron lacks the extended-stock and silencer parts to complete his gun mode, leaving him as a standard pistol aside from the mounted-scope made from his Fusion Cannon.

: Due to concern surrounding updated realistic toy gun laws, some online importers modified ''Masterpiece'' Megatron in order to safely get the toy through United States customs. This customarily involved inserting plugs into the tip of the toy's barrel, from rounded red ones affixed by adhesive to [[:File:HLJplug.jpg|flat-tipped yellow ones]] that could be easily removed. Ultimately, there were no reports of problems with the toy making its way into America, but Australia was another matter. Considered a replica gun and therefore a "restricted import" by Australian Customs, both mass shipments and individual packages of the toy were seized, requiring buyers in some areas to obtain a special permit to own him.

: Given the relatively thin clips throughout the toy to hold it tightly together in gun mode, Megatron's plastic components are particularly prone to breakage, especially on the clips on the upper black grip plates and some of the silver sections near the trigger. Many owners of this figure have also reported rust and tarnish problems on what few metal pieces he has; if your Megatron is a sufferer, check out [http://seibertron.com/energonpub/viewtopic.php?t=16106 this guide] for solutions.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/MPMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Masterpiece Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MPtoy eldedroid megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... Don't suppose these are [[Megaplex#Collector's Edition|Megaplex]]es now, are they?]]
*'''Convoy Black Ver.''' ([[November 21]], 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1B'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:The version of Megatron included with this black redeco of Prime—representing a mass-produced [[Eldedroid]]—was much the same as the original accessory, but with dark metallic silver paint.

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[[File:MPtoy sleep mode megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now even ''more'' breakable!]]
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' (June 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4S'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:Just as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#sleepmode|this release]] of Optimus Prime was recolored in the faded black and grey hues of he took on with his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', so too did his Megatron accessory get a movie-themed makeover: this Megatron is cast entirely in translucent purple plastics, evoking the scene of his transformation into Galvatron from the film, in which he is first reduced to a transparent purple wireframe model.

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[[File:TRU Masterpiece Soundwave-MegatronGun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[January 26]], [[2013]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-13'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:A [[repaint]] and [[retool]] of the Megatron gun originally included with MP-01 and his redecos, the '''Megatron gun''' included with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|MP-13 Soundwave]] has been retooled in response to the breakage issues the original version suffered from. Both the sliding butt-end of the handle and the stock have been molded in hard plastic instead of the soft rubbery vinyl of the MP-01 version. A joint has been added to the stock connection point on the handle; for the joint in the stock itself, a straight pin has replaced the original rivet-style pin the softer plastic required. The stock itself no longer emulates the transforming accessory from the G1 toy, and instead features a smaller cylindrical shaft that more closely resembles the original U.N.C.L.E Special. In terms of deco, the minute red paint application on the scope is omitted.

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*'''Soundwave''' (2013)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-02'''
**'''09 OF 30'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:The [[Hasbro]] version of ''Masterpiece'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Soundwave]] also comes with the Megatron gun. It is seemingly unchanged.

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[[File:Megatron mp-13b.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now in cherry flavor.]]
*'''Soundblaster''' ([[February 22]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-13B'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:A [[repaint]] and [[retool]] of the Megatron gun originally included with MP-01 and his redecos, the '''Megatron gun''' included with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#MP13B|MP-13B Soundblaster]] features the same retooling as the version released with MP-13 Soundwave, although this time the pieces are cast in translucent red plastic. The only paint application is a silver Decepticon symbol.

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[[File:MasterpieceGoldMegs.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Does not come studded with Swarovski Elements]]
*'''Megatron Gold Ver.''' (December 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-5G'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, energon mace, energy dagger, laser pistol, [[Kremzeek]] figure, [[Reflector (G1)#MP5G|Reflector]] figure

: A gold-chrome redeco of the original MP-5 mold, Megatron Gold Version is a Hasbro Asia release under the TakaraTomy label (making it the first TakaraTomy Masterpiece to not be released, thus far, in Japan). It comes with all the same accessories as the original release as well as a new, non-transforming Reflector in camera mode.

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*'''Skywarp''' (January [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-11SW'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:The Asia only MP-11 version of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP11SW|Skywarp]] comes with the original MP-1 version of the Megatron gun.

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*'''Destron Laserwave''' ([[March 26]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-29'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right fists, translucent right fist, gun barrel (opaque and translucent), saluting right hand (opaque and translucent), "Laser Vulcan", stand, die-cast Megatron Gun accessory (Asia reissue)

:When reissued by Hasbro Asia in 2016, ''Masterpiece'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Laserwave]] included a non-transforming diecast Megatron gun accessory which could be held by Laserwave. The accessory is similar, but not identical, to the Megatron gun included with MP-01/MP-13. Of particular note, the very detailed single-piece accessory is sculpted with the barrel extension and scope, but not the stock, and features the loop/swirl pattern found on the original toy's robot mode chest.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-36-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|US/Australia import ban awaiting to happen.]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[April 1]], [[2017]]/[[January 27]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-36'''
**''Accessories'': Fusion cannon/scope, stock, silencer, energon mace, jointed chain for mace, angry face, smiling face, neutral face, damaged face, chestplate, damaged chestplate, clone control helmet, energy dagger, laser pistol, [[Key to Vector Sigma#MP36|Key to Vector Sigma]]

:A completely new mold, this second version of Megatron transforms from a more accurate-looking and well-articulated robot mode into a more realistically-sized gun; those extra design goals make this figure's transformation even more challenging than the 2007 figure (and, really, anything else). He comes with the stock and silencer parts for the gun that the MP-5 mold was missing, which can be combined to create both the "telescopic laser cannon" and "particle beam cannon" arrays the pieces were capable of forming on the Generation 1 toy; the stock also transforms into a "flight stand" that can support the figure in mid-air. In addition to his "regular" face, Megatron has alternate angry and smiling faces, plus a fourth, damaged face that, together with an alternate damaged chestplate, replicates his injuries from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. When his face is removed, it exposes a detailed recreation of the interior of his head as it was shown during the "x-ray" sequence in the film, when he was reformatted into Galvatron.

:Like the previous ''Masterpiece'' figure, Megatron comes with the pistol and energy dagger used during his battle with Prime in the movie, and his energon mace from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2," which this time comes with a jointed plastic chain that allows the weapon to be posed dynamically, in addition to a regular, "real" chain. Finally, he also comes with a diecast Key to Vector Sigma from the [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|two]]-[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2|part]] Generation 1 cartoon episode of the same name, and the clone control helmet he wore in "[[A Prime Problem]]."

:Unfortunately, this figure is prone to paint damage on areas that scrape together during transformation. Significant care must be taken when covering the robot face with the chestplate (or you can just take the face off beforehand as a precaution). It is apparently impossible to attach the silencer without scraping some paint off the gun barrel, not helped by the fact of some copies having the silencer stuck due to the inner plastic piece meant to slide inside the gun barrel being too thick.

:Megatron holds the distinction of being the first ''Masterpiece'' figure with a soundbox, activated by pressing a button on the fusion cannon, with a red switch to give a selection. The three positions of the cannon's sliding switch now denote a singular laser noise, the transformation sound effect (played forwards and backwards), and five speech clips by his Japanese voice actor, [[Seizō Katō]]: "Wa-ha-ha-ha, kono orokamono-me!" (Bwah ha ha ha! You fools!), "Eei, Cybertron wo hineri-tsubuse!" (Hrr--crush the Autobots!), "Kono yaku-tatazu mono ga!" (You're all useless!), "Eei, hakai shite kureru wa!" (Grrah, I'll destroy you!), and "Destron gundan, transform!" (Decepticon army, transform!). Due to Katō's death three years prior, Megatron's clips were reused from the 2005 reissue Galvatron.

:When purchased in some non-Japanese online stores like [[BigBadToyStore]], Megatron comes with an orange plug.
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:On the other hand, Megatron also comes with a [[collector coin]], if bought in Asian countries outside of Japan.

:This figure was reissued by TakaraTomy on [[January 27]], [[2018]].

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP-36+Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| I have fewer accessories than the other one while being more nostalgic, I'm just as difficult to transform, but your money is in your hands right now, oh whatever shall you do?]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[December 29]], [[2018]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-36+'''
**''Accessories'': Fusion cannon/scope, stock, silencer, toy-accurate face, neutral face, angry face, smiling face, chestplate, cartoon-accurate chestplate

:A redeco of MP-36, this Megatron replicates his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 toy's appearance]], complete with vacuum-metalized parts and several stickers. Subsequently, most of the original MP-36 accessories are omitted, such as the Key to Vector Sigma, Clone Control Helmet, and the 1986 movie accessories. However, it maintains all face plates based from the MP-36 mold, but with yellow eyes, and suitable for either figure, as well as adding a shiny chromed version of the cartoon-accurate chest plate, for those who prefer to interpret the Megatron's coloring in the cartoon as silver rather than gray.

:In aid of the "toy-accurate" theme, Megatron's gun barrel is now nominally positioned next to his right hip rather than on his back; this required no retooling as it can also be achieved with the regular MP-36. Among the toy-accurate deco enhancements is the addition of Decepticon logos onto the handle of the gun mode. Due to the transformation pattern, these logos end up [[Wikipedia:tramp stamp|amusingly placed]] on his butt.

:When purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, MP-36+ comes with a collector coin. The coin and the card it's mounted on appear almost identical to the one included with the original version, except for a "+" added on the reverse side of the coin, and the "2018" date stamp on the back of the card.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-52-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream Ver. 2.0''' ([[June 26]], [[2021]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-52'''

:The all-new-for-2021 ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|Starscream]] includes his own Megatron gun mode accessory, produced without a removable scope or stock. Megatron can peg underneath Starscream's fuselage in his vehicle mode, or his handle can extend for Starscream to wield him in robot mode.

:Despite a history of many ''Masterpiece'' Starscreams and many gun mode Megatron accessories, this is the first time that a ''Masterpiece'' Starscream has actually ''included'' a Megatron!

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-52-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skywarp Ver. 2.0''' ([[December 25]], [[2021]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-52+'''

:MP-52 Starscream's redeco [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP52|Skywarp]] also includes the same Megatron accessory, now painted in a slightly darker grey.
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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:TitaniumGIJoeHeroesMegatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|THE BOX OF DOOM.]]
*'''Megatron''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Stand with nameplate

:Part of the very first wave of six-inch ''[[Titanium Series]]'' toys, Megatron was inspired by [[Dreamwave Productions]]' first ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe]]'' comic book series, set in an alternate-reality World War II. Since the gun mode Megatron sported in that story was nonviable as a toy, this toy features a newly-designed tank alternate mode of made-up model. The backstory of the Megatron from the crossover, including references to Cobra, was retained on the package, make it the first U.S. figure ever produced as part of a ''G.I. Joe / [[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' crossover.

:The toy suffers from a number of unusual shortcomings, and proved a rather hefty [[shelfwarmer]]. Notably, due to a large number of [[design flaw]]s, it is known to fall apart very easily, with the crotch coming undone with minimal force and the arms and legs often popping off over the course of basic transformation or even movement. In particular, the lower body is attached to the torso by very thin open clips, unsuited for holding up the weight of entirely [[die-cast]] legs, and the lower arms, which need to be pulled out, are extremely liable to disconnect from their balljoints rather than extending properly. Many of the joints are also extremely loose, owing to both poor construction and the excessive weight of the limbs.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Titanium Megatron at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.yojoe.com/archive/actfig/tmegs/ Packaging images and text at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Megatrontitaniumtww.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|THE... NAP OF DOOM?]]
*'''War Within Megatron''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Arm cannon, shield, stand with nameplate

:The second ''Titanium Series'' Megatron is based on his [[Transformers: The War Within|''War Within'']] design snd was initially shown at [[BotCon 2006]], and was released in spring of 2007. Like the original comic book design, his robot mode has a removable arm cannon and shield. In contrast to his previous ''Titanium'' toy, this Megatron has a more posable robot mode, but a fairly unimpressive alternate mode with a transformation that consists of little more than lying the toy on its back and attaching the gun/shield. There is a small clip on the back of the toy which designer [[Don Figueroa]] said was to hold his sword, seen in the comic book, but that accessory was ultimately not produced.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitTWWMegatron/megatron.htm More information on War Within Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Titanium war within 2pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|NAP OF DOOM ''IN'' A BOX.]]
*'''War Within Optimus Prime vs. War Within Megatron''' (Two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Arm cannon, shield

:This [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''Titanium'' two-pack includes the previously-released ''War Within'' Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titanium|Optimus Prime]] figures along with a copy of [[The War Within issue 5|''The War Within'' #5]] with an exclusive variant cover. Despite being mentioned in the joint [[instructions]] leaflet for the set, the display bases which came with the individual releases of the figures are not included.

:As the mass retail release of the last waves of the ''Titanium'' "Cybertron Heroes" figures was delayed for several months, this two-pack release Megatron was initially more widely available than the individually-sold one. The pack itself was available in two variations: One version has the Optimus Prime figure more or less identical to its individual release, whereas the other one drops the additional black paint weathering, making him much cleaner-looking.
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==''Classics''==
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[[File:Megatronclassicstoy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Foam Darts Sold Separately]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2006)

:After years of tanks and jets, ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Megatron finally found a way to take Megatron back to his root as a transforming gun, complete with a working crosshairs in his scope and a spring-loaded clicking trigger. Described on-package as a "fusion blaster", Megatron's gun mode is apparently based on a [[:File:N-strike maverick.jpg|Nerf N-Strike Maverick blaster]], and decked out in a [[for safety reasons|safety-regulation-friendly]] color scheme consisting of lots of green and purple (in an apparent homage to his old ''Generation 2'' colors), plus bright orange on both the tip of the barrel and the scope. Years later, it would be discovered that, for currently unknown reasons, the bright color of this orange plastic would fade over time, even if not directly exposed to sunlight.

:Early [[stock photography|official Hasbro photographs]], including those appearing on the toy's [[packaging]], show the gun mode's trigger and other small parts as being orange, those parts were gray in later stock photography and the final release. They also depict Megatron with noticeably different "eyebrow" [[paint operation]]s that matched those of the original Megatron toy, consisting of two small black triangles on his gray plastic forehead. The finished toy inverts this, painting most of his forehead black and leaving the triangles unpainted grey.

:In a glaring example of poor [[quality control]], the back of the packaging reads "working scope becomes anti-proton pulse ''[[canon]]''!"<ref name="canon">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/classics/megatron/928/2/20/ ''Classics'' Megatron's packaging misspells "cannon" as "canon".]</ref>

:''Classics'' Megatron was redecoed in Japan [[#Henkei! Henkei!|as part of]] the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' line by [[TakaraTomy]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Classics Voyager Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Classicstoy ultimate battle megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Former moonwalker extraordinaire.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle''' (Deluxe Class versus set, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: "Ultimate Battle" Megatron evokes his ''Generation 2'' form as a green tank. Like his pack-in partner, who has a spinning "power punch" action, Megatron features a similar "spinning dervish action" gimmick, his right arm ending not in a fist but a bladed polearm which whirls around with the press of a button at his shoulder. At best, it looks silly, but at worst, it comes off easily. He comes with a small rifle with a rather pointless flip-out stock extension. The very tip of his cannon is a detachable piece, and can become lost ''very'' easily.

: Megatron is [[misassembly|misassembled]] in-package, with his feet swapped and attached backwards. Although not immediately noticeable due to the fact that [[:File:MegatronUltimateBattle.jpg|promotional]] and box-art photography also show this misassembly, any attempt to transform Megatron into tank mode immediately demonstrates the mistake, which is easily corrected by unscrewing his lower legs, reversing the foot pieces, and attaching each to the opposite leg (as has been done in the picture at right).

:In the United States, Megatron was only available in a special two-pack with a similarly unique ''Classics'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime toy]], and the specially-produced "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle|The Ultimate Battle]]" DVD (which is, inappropriately enough, entirely about the [[Unicron Trilogy]]). The two-pack (including the DVD) was also available as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] "Bonus Value" version with two randomly selected members of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]], in the combinations [[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]]/[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]], Overcast/[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] and Deepdive/Longarm. International markets, including European countries, saw the two-pack in a considerably smaller, differently-shaped box that was lacking the DVD case (in the [[United Kingdom]] and the Netherlands, the DVD just came in a paper sleeve; in other European countries, it was instead made available separately). In addition, the two figures were also sold on [[#cardedultbattle|individual cardbacks]] in some countries (see below). For the United States market, the two-pack was [[rebranding|rebranded]] and [[#universeultbattle|re-released]] in the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'']] line in 2007, and [[#2010ultimatebattle|again in 2011]] for the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] line.

:Not initially released in Japan, this sculpt only got a TakaraTomy release six years later when it was redecoed into "[[#UnitedTank|Tank Megatron]]" for TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsDVDMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Classics Deluxe Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Classicstoy ultimate battle megatron carded.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

:The "Ultimate Battle" version of Megatron was also sold on his own in several countries, Mexico, Singapore, and some European countries including the [[United Kingdom]], the Netherlands, Hungary and also Russia. He is identical to the two-pack version, down to his misassembled feet.
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==''Universe'' (2003)==
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*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2007/2008)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:The "Ultimate Battle" two-pack, sans DVD, was [[rebranding|rebranded]] for inclusion in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy line, and one was one of the last releases to come out of the line, several years after it had ceased regularly releasing figures. The set appeared in liquidation outlets like Big Lots! and Dollar General stores in Fall 2007, then later in [[KB Toys]] in Summer 2008. The figures remain identical to their previous releases, with Megatron's feet still coming assembled backwards.
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==''Sports Label''==
[[File:Nikeatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Some idiots thought I was going to be life-sized! Fools! Foooools!!!]]
*'''Megatron featuring Nike Free 7.0''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''02'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun

:''[[Transformers Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' Megatron is a retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Sports Label|''Sports Label'' Convoy]], one of the strangest examples of licensed ''Transformers'' products in that he transforms into a ''shoe''. Something of a [[shellformer]], this baffling incarnation of Megatron is primarily black and silver in his alternate mode as a realistic-looking (if notably undersized) Nike Free 7.0 sneaker, complete with gratuitously long real fabric shoelaces (characterized as "electrical discharge cables" in his bio). In robot mode, he sports some additional red paint applications and a somewhat uniquely-shaped yet instantly recognizable Generation 1-inspired head. Also in this mode, Megatron's feet are sculpted in the likeness of his own sneaker mode, making it seem like he's wearing himself!

:His gun splits into two halves and stores inside his [[kibble]] in shoe mode. It can be held in his hands or mounted on his forearm in traditional Megatron fashion. In an undocumented feature, it has two handle pegs on opposite sides, so that it can be held either at its far end or halfway along its length. The gun halves can also be plugged together in two different ways.

:This mold might have been planned for a redeco into [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Sports Label|''Sports Label'' Starscream]], but that's a bit vague.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/SLMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Sports Label'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Encore''==
[[File:Encoretoy megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''02'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

:The original Generation 1 Megatron figure was reissued yet again in 2007 as part of TakaraTomy's new line of ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' reissues. Like previous reissues, this Megatron features the Hasbro colors and the accessories from both Hasbro and Takara editions of the figure, with the distinguishing new feature of a tan shade to both his gray plastic and his chrome.
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==''Henkei! Henkei!''==
[[File:Henkeitoy megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Megatron's palette must be swapped... no matter the cost."]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[March 13]], [[2008]])
**''ID number:'' '''D-01'''

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' Megatron is a redeco of the ''Classics'' Voyager Class mold. Not bound by the safety regulations that necessitated ''Classics'' Megatron's more colorful appearance, ''Henkei'' Megatron features a significantly different color scheme of black, silver and red designed to make him resemble his original Generation 1 appearance, including translucent red plastic to replicate his classic cartoon "Decepticon red" eyes. All ''Henkei'' toys feature (somewhat randomly-applied) vacuum-metalized chrome parts; in Megatron's case, his chest plate and kneecaps are chromed silver.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Henkei Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Universe'' (2008)==
{{anchor|2008legend}}[[File:Megatronlegend2008.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His shoulders hurt too, buddy!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2008)
**''Series'': '''G2 Series'''
:A [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] version of Megatron inspired by [[#Generation 2|his ''Generation 2'' tank design]], although featuring a more realistic shade of green.

:Sadly, because of his transformation, when transformed into tank mode his turret doesn't turn around. Some of Legends Class Megatron's transformation shares several similarities to his Generation 2 toy.

:Although his first stock photography features a slightly long turret, the final product had it shortened.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/LegendsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Universe Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe2008-toy SEMegatron.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|"Psst, my cannon shoots Nerf darts."]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class: Special Edition, 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''SE-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle
:This "Special Edition" of Megatron is a redeco of the "Ultimate Battle" Megatron from ''Classics'', this time featuring a Generation 1-inspired deco of grays, red and black. This new deco takes advantage of the toy's mould break-up to add a fifth plastic colour (where the original only had four), dividing the parts which were dark grey on the original version between light grey, red and black plastic. Also marking this figure as a particularly "special" edition is the fact that it's the first release of the figure to assemble his feet the correct way around. Amusingly, his [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts him as ''missing a part'': his cannon's detachable tip is missing, and the tip of the cannon's stub is painted red to somehow compensate for that.

:Like all the figures in the small Special Edition line, Megatron was designed for Australasian markets and features a bookbox style packaging with black-and-white boxart, retailing at about 150% of the price for a normal deluxe outside of the United States. He was not available at retail in North America, but was for sale on Hasbrotoyshop.com, like the other Special Edition toys. Years later, Hasbro liquidated excess stock of the special edition figures through Marshall's stores and were sold for a fraction of the original prices.

:Oddly enough, this Megatron and the three other Universe Special Edition toys were included in Taiwanese special value packs each containing a [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)/home video|''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Special Edition Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Alternity''==
[[File:Alternity Megatron Toy Blade Silver.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Behold, my Inertia Manipulating Device under my Skirt Armor!!!]]
*'''Megatron Blade Silver''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"
:The ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Megatron toy transforms into a 1:32 scale model of a Nissan 370Z and features die-cast metal parts and rubber tires. The figure wields two "tesseractal swords" which can be pegged at its hips, or stored under the car in vehicle mode. Each forearm features a flip-out "gravital blade."

: In the hyper-dimensional world of the oft-confusing ''Alternity'' fiction, each figure from this line represents a distinct version of a character from a separate [[universal stream]], but which precise Megatron the "Blade Silver" toy embodies has not been disclosed. Upon its initial release, this toy was also available in blue (see below), and later redecoed in a black variant as well. It was later redecoed into ''Alternity'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Alternity|Galvatron]].

:[[:File:Alternity Megatron Cannon.jpg|Early concepts]] for ''Alternity'' showed him with the trademark fusion cannon rather than his twin swords, as well as a pronounced Decepticon [[insignia]] on his chest.

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[[File:Alternitytoy blue megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron Premium Le Mans Blue''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"

: "Premium Le Mans Blue" Megatron is a blue redeco of the "Blade Silver" version, representing the Megatron of [[universal stream]] [[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]. The figure was available simultaneously with Megatron Blade Silver, sharing the same packaging and pack-in materials, save for the color of the illustration on the front of the box, and a sticker that identified the figure within.

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[[File:Alternitytoy black megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron Diamond Black''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"

: Another redeco of ''Alternity'' Megatron, this time transforming into a black car with robot parts in red and gold, and specifically representing the Megatron of universal stream [[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]. It was released several months after the first two Megatrons and featured a new package illustration.
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==''United''==
[[File:Unitedtoy cybertron megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron Cybertron Mode''' ([[December 25]], 2010)
**''ID number'': '''UN-04'''
**''Accessories'': Cannon/missile launcher, energy-blast missile

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' product, "Cybertron Mode" Megatron is a [[redeco]] of the Deluxe Class [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Generations|''War for Cybertron'' Megatron toy]], transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank or in a horizontal, hovertank configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm.

:Megatron is cast in a deep dark metallic gray plastic rather than the light gray plastic of the Hasbro version. He also features a blood red metallic paint instead of the more traditional red used on the Hasbro version. Other notable differences include the Decepticon symbol upon his chest as well as lacking paint on the sliding mechanism within his fusion cannon.

:This mold was also used to make [[Darkside Megatron]].

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[[File:United Megatron voyager toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, I didn't direct any of the ''Taken'' films!]]
*'''Megatron''' (December 25, 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-09'''

:The second ''United'' Megatron (but still part of the first assortment) is a redeco of the Voyager Class mold from ''[[#Classics|Classics]]''/''[[#Henkei! Henkei!|Henkei!]]''.

:This release of Megatron features an extensive silver paint job, as well as metallic crimson for details. This figure's deco is based on the G1 cartoon model, removing any extraneous painted details from the previous releases. The face and eyebrow crest are painted white, giving it an appearance very similar to the initial solicitations of ''Classics'' Megatron.

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[[File:Unitedtoy thunder megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Megatron rules!" isn't written anywhere on my body, so doesn't that technically make me [[Archforce]]?]]
*'''Tank Megatron''' ([[January 28]], 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-25'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:Tank Megatron is the first Japanese release of the "Ultimate Battle" Deluxe Class Megatron mold from ''Classics'', in a new color scheme paying homage to his [[#Hero|''Generation 2'' "Hero" deco]]. The connection is strengthened by the [[:File:United Megatron Rules.jpg|photo on the back of the packaging]], which depicts Megatron standing in a ruined, burning landscape, surrounded by over a dozen "Megatron Rules" signs.

:Like the 5th and 6th wave figures, Tank Megatron's package feature a sticker that said "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this figure is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment.

:Like the [[#UniSpecEd|''Universe'' Special Edition figure above]], Tank Megatron features correctly assembled feet. He was originally solicited as "'''Thunder Megatron'''".
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==''Transformers'' (2010)==
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[[File:TF2010-toy Legends Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Safety first!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legends Class, 2011)

:Part of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' line]]'s "[[Reveal the Shield]]" [[subline imprint]], this toy is based on Megatron's Generation 1 cartoon appearance (with a little inspiration from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' design around the abdomen), transforming into a variation on Megatron's original gun mode (referred to as a "blaster" on Hasbro's website). As he was part of Reveal the Shield, he has a [[rubsign]] on his chest.

[[File:MP Acid Storm-Chronicle gun Megatron-Pull My Trigger.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.85|To hell with safety!]]
:In a fit of complete awesomeness, the figure is sculpted with notches in its handle that specifically allow the ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]] mold to grip it. Additionally, the slightly thicker portion of the barrel closer to the main body can be held by the clip included with ''Masterpiece'' Starscream and attach to his jet mode. Unfortunately, Megatron can only be held vertically.

:Despite his tiny size, Hasbro had to cast much of the gun (his arms, the barrel/fusion cannon, and the upper half of his torso) in orange plastic [[for safety reasons]] (Not helped by the fact that [https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-tiniest-cutest-guns-that-shoot-real-bullets-1683682859 functional small guns do exist]). Official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] and early [[prototype|samples]] from China had the orange plastic on the barrel fully painted over in gray, yet the final toy leaves the end of the barrel unpainted.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/RTSMegatron/megatron.htm More information on "Reveal the Shield" Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF2010toy ultimate battle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''The Ultimate Battle''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:Another [[rebranding|rebranded]] re-release of the ''Classics'' "[[#Ultimate.2BBattle|Ultimate Battle]]" set, again lacking the DVD and featuring [[misassembly|misassembled]] feet on Megatron. This particular release of the set was available as a "shared exclusive" between Dollar General stores and online retailer [[BigBadToyStore]]. This set was also available at Canadian Tire stores in [[Canada]].

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*'''Megatron''' (Legends Class, 2012)

:A [[rebranding|rebranded]] version of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class Megatron without changes (besides the packaging) was released as a "Dollar Store" exclusive (available at stores such as Dollar General and Big Lots) in generic 2010 ''Transformers'' packaging packaging alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Starscream]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Bumblebee]].

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==''Kre-O''==
[[File:KreO Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Megatron''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30688'''
**''Pieces'': '''310'''
**''Kreons'': Megatron, [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Shockwave]], [[Specialist]], [[Police Officer]]
**''Accessories'': Clip-on Megatron cannon

: While the large brick-built Megatron in this ''[[Kre-O]]'' set is based on the [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action film Megatron]] in his ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' body, the accompanying Megatron [[Kreon]] is very much a Generation 1 Megatron, at least from the neck down. The helmet is definitely a "cleaner" take on the movie-style helmet, but those [[tampograph]]s are a simplified version of the [[#Generation 1|original Megatron toy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Kre-OMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy MegatronCustomKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Gwilled, gwilled, gwilled, gwilled cheese, if you pwease.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A6088'''
**''Pieces'': '''36'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, clip-on Megatron cannon, bazooka, Cobra Commander pistol, wing-pack, claw attachment, double-bladed staff

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Megatron comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreon, and his plastics have a slight metal-flake sheen. His "normal" helmet and arm cannon are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms and a wing-pack (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable bazooka, a small pistol (originally [[Cobra Commander]]'s from the ''Kre-O [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' series), a claw-attachment for his wrists, and a double-headed staff weapon.

: The cross-sell advertisement from the back of the packaging features a bizarre error: [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Custom|Soundwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Custom|Starscream]] are mislabeled. Soundwave is labeled as Starscream, while Starscream is labeled as Megatron.

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[[File:KreO-Toy MegatronC84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Of course we take class pics on a bad helm day.]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Best Frenemies (With Starscream)
**''Accessories'': Clip-on Megatron cannon

: The [[Kreon Class of 1984]] version of Megatron is ''even more'' toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior versions, including his face detailing. Yes, it's a whole new tampograph layout. He's also mostly in metallic silver plastic, yet his helmet remains light flat gray.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "Kreon Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

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*'''Brick Box''' (2015)
**''Set number'': '''B2961'''
**''Pieces'': '''88'''
**''Accessories'': Megatron clip-on cannon

: Sold only at discount chains like Family Dollar, this version of Megatron uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes them incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons. He also features entirely new face and chest tampographs. So version number four of the same base design.

: The set comes with two bags of Kre-O parts, one coming from the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|first-year Starscream kit]] (mostly all the small bits and landing gear), the other "new" with some basic bricks and plates. The set has no instructions, as it's just a box of bricks to make whatever with.

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[[File:Kre-O-Battle-Changers-2-pack-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime VS Megatron''' (Battle Changers 2-pack, 2015)
**''Set Number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': ''198''

:Available in a two pack set with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BattleChangers2pack|Battle Changers Optimus Prime]], this Megatron is an entirely a new buildable toy, transforming from robot to tank without removing any parts. Megatron also features battle damage on his Kreon chest.

:All of the 2015 ''Transformers Kre-O'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia and various Asian markets. In late 2015, much of the line was finally released at discount in the US through TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, including this set.
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==''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''==
[[File:JoevsTF megatron accessory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's nice, but where's the [[Joey Slick]] figure?]]
*'''Starscream Sky Striker (XP-21F) with Cobra Commander''' (2011)

: Produced exclusively for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, this redeco of the ''G.I. Joe'' [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]] jet plane [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|into Starscream colors]] comes with a 3.75" [[Cobra Commander#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Cobra Commander]] pilot figure, among whose accessories is a non-transforming gun mode Megatron.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/11/cobracommander47.shtml More information on Cobra Commander (v47) (with Megatron) at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Ninja Force Megatron toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|"What'sss thisss? A Megatron for antsssssssss????"]]
*''' G.I. Joe featuring Ninja Force and Transformers''' (2017)
:A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#GenerationsLegends|Legends Class Megatron]] in G2 colors was included in a crossover set sold by [[Fun Publications]]. The toy is translucent to represent a 3D hologram of Megatron's design schematics, thus giving a reason for why it is so small in relation to the other figures in the set. Also included is a redeco of the above gun mode Megatron accessory.

:Also in the box set were [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ratbat]], the ''Joe'' figures [[Scarlett#NinjaForce|Ninja Force: Scarlett]], [[Sidney Biggles-Jones#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones]], and [[Cobra Commander#FubPub|Cobra Commander]], a figurine of [[Blackcat (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Black Cat]], and accessories of [[Toaster#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Toaster]] and three [[Crusticon#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Crusticon]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/17/megatron.shtml More information on Megatron (v1) at YoJoe.com]''
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==''Chronicle''==
[[File:Chronicletoy ez megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:A redeco of the 2010 ''Transformers'' Legends Class Megatron was released in Japan as part of the ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection line. Due to Japan's different gun laws, he is instead cast in gray plastic, with the barrel being fully painted. The gray paint on the aforementioned barrel is also darker and metallic, (instead of Hasbro's glossy light-gray paint) his red [[paint operation]]s are darker, and he replaces the rubsign with a full-color Decepticon symbol [[tampograph]]. This toy was only available [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]].

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[[File:Chronicletoy-CH02G1Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''G1 Megatron & Movie Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''CH02'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

:This reissue of the original Generation 1 Megatron toy comes in a two-pack with a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Voyager Class [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|Megatron]]. This version of Megatron is made to the specifications of the 1986 "[[#GoodBye|Goodbye Megatron]]" release, featuring red plastic (as opposed to the original Takara blue) but lacking any silver chrome, including his fusion cannon but not his stock and silencer, armed with his laser cannon and sword, and retaining his bullet-firing mechanism. Like most Megatron reissues, the toy features a slight variation in plastic colors from previous releases, this time giving him a darker warmer gray than normal. In a new twist, this version of Megatron features tampographed symbols on his chest and back.
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[[File:Chronicletoy ez series2 megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Trukk not munky|Gunn not Tank]]!...no wait, tank is cooler.]]
*'''Megatron''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Megatron, this time inspired by his smaller ''Generation 2'' "Hero" tank design.
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==''Generations''==
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==''Bot Shots''==
[[File:Bot Shots S1 BP004 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Nemesis Prime / Megatron / Acid Storm''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''170'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''820'''
***''Sword strength'': '''625'''

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 three-packs, Megatron is a teeny tank that borrows some elements from both the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Megatron designs. He has [[Autotransformation|a spring-loaded automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front is pressed, and has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels.

:He comes with [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Super Bot Acid Storm]]. He shares parts with [[Brawl (Movie)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)#Bot Shots|Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BS3pkMegatron/megatron.htm More information on 3-pack Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-MegatronLauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''530'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''900'''
***''Sword strength'': '''210'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 Launchers, this is a [[redeco]] of the ''Bot Shots'' tank Megatron mold in bronze. He comes with a large "trailer" tank body extension that transforms into a battle station with flip-out cannons and a launching mechanism. The large, main cannon on the launcher has detailing reminiscent of the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[fusion cannon]], such as the "dials" on the sides.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSLMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Launcher Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Bot_Shots_Super_Bot_Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''285'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''465'''
***''Sword strength'': '''870'''

:Part of the third wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, "Super Bot" Megatron transforms into a semi-truck with trailer, taking inspiration from the ''[[Kre-O]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Megatrons. As a Super Bot, he has more lopsided stats (sorta), and was [[Shortpacking|shortpacked]] one per case.

:This mold was redecoed into [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]]. He shares parts with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Optimus Prime]] and Nemesis Prime.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSSBMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Super Bot Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-BattlefortheMatrix-LauncherMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''UB003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''875'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''330'''
***''Sword strength'': '''415'''

: This redeco of the tank version of Megatron is cast in a warmer, non-metallic shade of black, with bronze details, a brighter silver face, and brighter red eyes. He comes with a redeco of his launcher, also in black, bronze, and silver.

: The set also comes with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Optimus Prime with his launcher]], [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Bumblebee]], and a [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Bot Shots|Matrix]] prize.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSBFTMMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Battle for the Matrix Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-CybertruckMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron doesn't ''need'' your puny windshields.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B018'''
***''Fist strength'': '''800'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''520'''
***''Sword strength'': '''300'''

:Part of the fifth wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, this Megatron is a redeco of Super Bot Megatron in opaque plastics and with a painted "tanker" trailer section. The online Bot Shots checklist refers to this toy as "Megatron Cybertruck", a name not found on the packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSB018Megatron/megatron.htm More information on "Cybertruck" Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots Dragon Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Infused with the power of DORK Energon.]]
*'''Dragon Track''' (Playset, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''UB002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''480'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''735'''
***''Sword strength'': '''405'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher

:Available only with the Dragon Track set, this version of Megatron is a new Flip Shot mold, changing into a purple jet with animalistic styling on its nose, and featuring a robot mode that's inspired more by ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' Megatron. An impact to the front of the jet will cause Megatron to flip back into robot mode. He comes with a launcher that can be connected to the track, as well as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DragonTrack|Flip Shot Optimus Prime and his launcher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDTMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Dragon Track Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots FireAssault Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I—I stayed out in the sun too long, okay!?"]]
*'''Decepticon Fire Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T016'''
***''Fist strength'': '''290'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''86?'''
***''Sword strength'': '''462'''

:A redeco of the original Megatron mold in red and orange, this version of Megatron was available in a five-pack with similar redecos of [[Shockwave (Movie)#FireAssaultTeam|Shockwave]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#FireAssaultTeam|Starscream]], [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#FireAssaultTeam|Barricade]], and [[Lockdown (ROTF)#FireAssaultTeam|Lockdown]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDFAMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Fire Assault Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-SpinShotMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|At least, we think it's a car.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''B008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''725'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''220'''
***''Sword strength'': '''675'''

:Part of the third wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 single-packs, this new-mold Megatron transforms into a vaguely-animalistic black-and-silver car with wings, and with a robot mode that's also inspired by ''Prime'' Megatron. As a Spin Shot, one manually winds up his upper body beforehand when transforming him into vehicle mode, where striking the front of the vehicle will cause him to burst open and spin while auto-transforming.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSSSMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Spin Shot Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''BeCool''==
[[File:BeCool TankLorry.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Tank Lorry (Megatron)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B18'''

:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Tank Lorry" is a redeco of the ''Bot Shots'' truck [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#BotShotSuperBot|Megatron]] mold in orange with metallic silver paint on his head, chest, windshield and tanker section. Instead of game stats, the stickers in his chest spinner feature drawings of his vehicle mode, a gas pump and the {{w|kanji}} for "danger" (危).

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[[File:BotShots_BeCool_HyperTankBaseMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In Japan, it's Megatron who gets ''[[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|ANGRY]]''.]]
*'''Hyper Tank and Hyper Tank Base (Megatron)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''BS04'''

:"Hyper Tank" is a redeco of the tank [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Bot Shots|Megatron]] mold in bright green that comes with the Hyper Tank Base, a dark green and bronze redeco of the Megatron Launcher. His chest stickers now display pictures of the launcher in base mode, Megatron pulling it in trailer mode, and a compass, and he also comes with an additional sticker sheet for decorating the trailer.
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==''EZ Collection Gum''==
[[File:EZ-colle-gum-G2-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I have been mistransformed? STARSCREAM!!]]
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*'''Megatron''' (EZ Collection Gum, [[july 30]], 2012)
**''ID number'': '''4'''

:Part of the new EZ Collection Gum made by TakaraTomy A.R.T.S., This Megatron is a metallic redeco of the Universe Legends Class Megatron toy. While the purple plastic is painted with metallic purple, the paint applications are identical to the [[#Chronicle|Chronicle toy]]. As per the toyline's name, he comes with a yellow candy-shelled piece of lemony-flavored gum.

:His alt mode stock photo is mistransformed: the arms are not folded up to form his tank turret.
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==''GT''==
[[File:GT Megatron.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|]]
*'''GT-R Megatron''' ([[July 27]], [[2013]])
**''ID number:'' '''GT-03'''
**''Accessories:'' "EX. Cannon", [[Noa]] race queen figure

: ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' "GT-R Megatron" is a heavy retool of the ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]] toy, transforming into a 1:32 scale replica of the S Road REITO MOLA GT-R race car used by [http://www.mola-international.co.jp/mola.cgi?field=%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84%3C%3E%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E4%BD%93%E5%88%B6 MOLA] in the {{w|Super GT}} racing championship series. He features die-cast metal parts, an opening hood, trunk and doors, as well as an interior, complete with his feet and thighs being sculpted to form the back seats. His armaments include flip-out non-firing blasters on his arms as well as a handheld gun called the EX. Cannon, a weapon designed to resemble the fire extinguishers used at races. Like all ''GT'' toys, Megatron also comes with a [[GT Sister]], a poseable human figure themed after a {{w|race queen}}, his partner being a lady named Noa.

: This mold was also used, with different heads and accessories, to make the other ''Transformers GT'' toys: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Prime]], [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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==''Go!''==
[[File:Transformers-Go-G09-Hunter-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The ultimate apotheosis of Megatron, apparently. Don't tell the [[#Alternity|Alternity]] guys.]]
*'''Hunter Ratchet''' ([[August 31]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''G19'''
**''Accessories:'' Drill
{{note|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#Go.21|''Go!'' Hunter Ratchet]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the final form of Megatron in "[[Cybertron Magna Convoy]]" and the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' comic.}}

:Part of the fourth wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Ratchet is a green, black, and translucent-red redeco of the ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class Ratchet toy. Unusually, he's identified as a Decepticon, complete with [[insignia]]! According to a translated version of the bio, Ratchet was captured by the Decepticons, and forcibly exposed to Dark Energon thus mutating him into a Decepticon.

:This toy was previously repurposed as [[Green Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/HunterRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Hunter Ratchet at TFU.info]''
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==Nike==
[[File:NikeMegatronRises.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.95|''"Peace through touchdowns."'']]
*'''Calvin Johnson Megatron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': 2 wings (combine to form fusion cannon), football
:Calvin Johnson Megatron was available with the purchase of {{w|Nike, Inc.|Nike}}'s CJ81 Megatron Trainer Max, inspired by American football player {{w|Calvin Johnson}}, who is [[Megatron (human)|nicknamed]] after the Decepticon leader. A redeco of his ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toy, Megatron transforms from robot to stealth bomber, with his wings detaching to form a fusion cannon in robot mode. He features Johnson's signature printed on his chest, and also includes an American football accessory redecoed from the one included with Red Dog in the 2011 ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' "Slaughter's Marauders Battle Set" which Megatron is totally incapable of actually holding, though since the ball has a divot carved in one side it can be neatly pegged onto the two prongs on the ends of his forearms.
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*'''Megatron Rises 3-Pack''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': 2 wings (combine to form fusion cannon), football
:The Calvin Johnson Megatron figure was also available in the "Megatron Rising 3-Pack", which includes three pairs of Megatron-themed shoes: the Nike CJ81 Megatron Trainer Max, the Megatron Nike Air Trainer SC II, and the Nike CJ81 Megatron Elite TD Cleat, the last of which is exclusive to the pack. The pack was limited to 81 pieces, in reference to Johnson's shirt number, and available only from Nike's 21 Mercer Street store in [[New York City]], select Nike Yardline stores, and Nike.com.{{-}}

==''Construct-Bots''==
[[File:Megatron Construct-Bots.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Elite Class, 2013)
: Megatron transforms into a wheeled tank-like vehicle. He includes the same parts as the Ultimate Class figure however his armor is translucent purple plastic and he features numerous paint differences. He includes giant red swords, blasters, and a projectile-launching gun.
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[[File:ConstructBots 2pack Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)
: Megatron's Elite Class toy was packed alongside his eternal nemesis [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]]. This version is identical to his Elite-Class single release in construction, but this version features a more Generation 1-based paint scheme. He retains the gimmickry of the Elite-Class version but also includes a myriad of extra parts; enough to switch his alternate form from a tank to a jet if one were so inclined.

:Megatron's blaster was later redeco/reused for [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Thundercracker]] and one of ''Timelines'' [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s weapons.
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==''Hero Mashers''==
[[File:HM-toy Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I will destroy Optimus Prime! Then use his arm as a back scratcher!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': Backpack, spring-loaded cannon, missile, blaster, energy flail, 2 blaster-pods, "Skywarp" right forearm

: Part of the first wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Megatron is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. His design is mostly based on Generation 1 Megatron, but with angles and styling very evocative of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory. As a first-wave figure, he has extra ankle articulation that is not present in later waves (a cut that was made to all ''Hero Mashers'' lines, not just the ''Transformers''-branded ones).

: He is designed with a removable head, forearms, thighs, and lower legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

: While he is (roughly) the same size as a standard Hero Masher, his larger [[size class|price point]] is made up for with a lot more parts and gimmicks. Both of his hands are removable, which allows for accessories to be placed in his wrist sockets, notably his "energy flail" piece. His ''massive'' "fusion cannon" piece is a spring-loaded missile launcher. He also comes with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Skywarp]]'s right forearm, which is a [[redeco]] of ''Hero Mashers'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Starscream]]'s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/HMMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''EZ Collection''==
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[[File:EZ-Collection-EG-06-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (EZ Collection, [[April 27]], 2014)
**''ID number'': '''EG-06'''

:Another [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class Megatron, this individual carded release of ''EZ Collection'' Megatron features gray plastic with purple-painted hands. His stock photography retains the G2 Decepticon symbol, though the toy proper has original Decepticon symbols.
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==''Bearbrick''==
[[File:Bearbrick Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm an ''intensive'' care bear.]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[July 17]], 2014)

: A special edition [[Bearbrick]] released in celebration of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, Megatron transforms from a Bearbrick painted up like Megatron to a bear-eared robot. He has no accessories, but holes in his robot mode hands can accommodate other toys' weapons.

: This mold, with a different head sculpt, was also used for the simultaneously released Bearbrick [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|G1 Optimus Prime]] and the later released [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Bearbrick|''Age of Extinction'' Optimus Prime]] and the exclusive [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Bearbrick|G1 Nemesis Prime]], and was further retooled into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].
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==''Transformers'' (2014)==
[[File:Transformers-2014-Legion-Class-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legion Class, 2014)

:Another re-release of the ''Universe'' Legends Class Megatron sculpt, this time with a slightly lighter shade of green and darker shade of purple camouflage patterns from its previous iterations. Bizarrely, the [[package art]] is taken from the ''Generations'' Legends Class Megatron/Chop Shop two-pack's packaging and half-heartedly recolored–ignoring the black and yellow safety striping from the design the art was originally made for–to match the broad strokes of this figure's deco.

:In the United States, Megatron was found at at discount stores such as Big Lots and Family Dollar. In Australia, he was available at general retail, however was packaged alongside the previous wave of Legion Class figures instead of the wave he was intended for. For unknown reasons, the wave that Megatron was intended to be in was released at general markets in Europe, but did not include Megatron himself.
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==Mega Drive Megatron==
[[File:MegaDriveMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|SEEEEEGAAAAA]]
*'''16-Bit Mega Drive Megatron''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, gamepad, game cartridge

: Released under the "TakaraTomy Arts" banner alongside a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation|Sony PlayStation version of Optimus Prime]] and outside of any other toyline, Mega Drive Megatron transforms from robot to a scaled-down Japanese [[Sega]] {{w|Sega Genesis|Mega Drive}} video game console–which ironically is about the size of a real-life Mega Drive cartridge. He comes with a gamepad that features pushable buttons which splits in two and attaches to his back like a pair of wings, while the left side of the console detaches and transforms into an arm-mounted cannon attached to his back via the gamepad's cord. He also includes a cartridge depicting the Japanese release of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' that slots into the console/his chest.

: This figure includes what is most likely the smallest accessory to ever be included with a Transformers toy; a small cap that covers the hole left if one does not insert the gamepad into the console mode. The piece is sculpted to resemble an open slot for a gamepad and is a teensy bit ''smaller'' than even the fist parts for a ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]].

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[[File:SegaGenesisMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blast processing.]]
*'''Sega Genesis Megatron''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, gamepad, game cartridge

: Sega Genesis Megatron is a redeco and slight retool of Mega Drive Megatron in the form of its North American release, the Sega Genesis. In addition to the changes to the console, the red on Megatron's robot mode has been replaced with purple, and the art on the ''Sonic'' cartridge has been changed to match its American release. Even the packaging is changed to evoke Genesis packaging, right down to featuring (awkwardly translated) English text on the back. This version of Megatron is a TakaraTomy Arts online store exclusive.

: Curiously, the promotional pictures of Sega Genesis Megatron appear to show the retooled "16-Bit" panel molded to read "1'''5'''-Bit", but the final release has it correctly molded.

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[[File:MegaDriveMegatronGold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|ALL HAIL SEGATRON]]
*'''Mega Drive Megatron Gold Ver.''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, gamepad, game cartridge

: A [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] gold chrome redeco of Mega Drive Megatron was one of the prizes in a lottery open to those who purchased the ''{{w|Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives}}'' [[Nintendo DS|Nintendo 3DS]] game. For this release the cartridge art was changed to that of ''Bare Knuckle'', the Japanese release of ''{{w|Streets of Rage}}'' and one of the games included in ''Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives''. The lottery was open from December 18, 2014 to January 31, 2015, with only 5 golden Megatrons up for grabs.
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==''Q-Transformers''==
[[File:QTransformers Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[April 25]], 2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-20'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Megatron is a small [[super deformed]] toy that transforms from Lamborghini Veneno to robot. He comes with a code for unlocking Megatron as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

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[[File:QTransformers BlackMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Black Megatron''' ([[November 14]], 2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-32'''

:Released appropriately alongside [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Q-Transformers|Black Convoy]], Black Megatron is a redeco of the previous toy in darker colors with red highlights in new places, blue windows and a Lamborghini logo in place of his Decepticon insignia.

:Although usually sold in Japanese markets, some department stores in Asia had sold the figure as well.

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*'''Decepticons 3-Figure Set''' (2016)
**''ID number:'' '''QTFS-02'''

:During the second ''Q-Transformers'' series, the Megatron toy was available in a three-pack alongside [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Shockwave]]. He is identical to the original ''Q-Transformers'' toy.
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==''Legends''==
{{anchor|LG13}}
[[File:Tf-legends-lg-13-megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[May 30]], [[2015]])
**''ID number'': '''LG13'''
**''Accessories'': 2 guns (combine to form rifle), fusion cannon

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Megatron is a redeco of the ''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Megatron toy. Aside from the show-accurate paint applications, he also features some changes slightly different from the Hasbro release: Several number of his red plastic is replaced with grey, and his Decepticon insignia (slightly larger than Hasbro's) is now tampographed on his chest. He comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 13|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 13]] mini-comic.

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[[File:Legendstoy-MegatronHM.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Who shrunk me?! This is all YOUR fault, Starscream!]]
*'''Galvatron''' ([[July 23]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG23'''
**''Accessories:'' Megatron Headmaster, cannon

:Available with ''Legends'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legends|Galvatron]], Megatron is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] and transforms into Galvatron's head. He features paint applications to resemble his appearances in the cartoon, while his Headmaster mode features silver paint on his face, and some purple details.

:This mold was also used to make ''Legends'' [[Megalligator#Legends|Megaligator]].

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[[File:Legendstoy-LG63-G2Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Beast Wars ''and'' G2? What is this, [[Alignment]]?]]
*'''G2 Megatron''' ([[February 24]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG63'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, rifle, Headmaster, [[Noble (BM)#Legends|Noble]] Partner Drone

:''Legends'' G2 Megatron is a redeco of the [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Voyager Class figure]] in his "[[#Hero|Hero]]" colors. He also comes with [[Noble (BM)#Legends|Noble]], who is redecoed from [[Fangry (G1)#Generations|Fangry]]'s drone accessory.

:In fiction, this toy represents a transtector body initially owned by [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legends|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] before coming into G1 Megatron's possession.
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==''au x Transformers''==
[[File:INFOBAR-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Ring ring, It's TYRANNY calling!"]]
*'''INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Mini flip-phone, display stand, swappable display cards

:Released in conjunction with Japanese cellphone maker au,<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/product_release/pdf/p170201.pdf TakaraTomy au x Transformers Project press release]</ref> ''au x Transformers'' INFOBAR Megatron is a retool of the same line's [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Optimus Prime]], with a new head and decoed in traditional Megatron colors.

:The INFOBAR figures celebrate 15 years since the 2002 au Design Project that resulted in the INFOBAR cellphone, as well as the 10th anniversary of the [[Live-action film series|live-action films]]. He transforms into a (non-functional) scaled-down replica of the 2002 au INFOBAR, and in lieu of cellphone functions, the figure can be paired via Bluetooth with a smartphone, such as an iPhone, to act as a notification alarm in either robot or INFOBAR mode. The screen is also non-functional, but pre-printed cards are included which can be slid into the screen to show an Autobot logo, Decepticon logo, a mockup of a cellphone home screen, or a technical "Transformers INFOBAR" design. He features articulated hands for grasping the included tiny flip-phone accessory (which can flip open) that is stored in the bottom of the cell phone mode. The figure also includes a display stand.

:The project was crowdfunded through Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/31/transformers-x-au-transforming-phones-launch-crowdfunding-campaign-332289 Transformers x au Transforming Phones Launch Crowdfunding Campaign at TFW2005.com]</ref> Both Megatron and Bumblebee could only be obtained by contributing 16,2000 yen to the project to receive a package of all three INFOBAR figures; at the 5,400 yen level, contributors received only INFOBAR Optimus Prime. The project received one million yen in the first 24 hours, ultimately topping out at over 32 million yen.

:This figure was differently retooled, with another head, and redecoed into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Bumblebee]].

::*''[https://time-space.kddi.com/au-transformers/ More information on au x Transformers website (Japanese)]''
::*''[https://www.makuake.com/project/au-transformers/ More information on INFOBAR Megatron at Makuake crowd-funding site (Japanese)]''
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==''Authentics''==
[[File:Authentics 5inch Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Good luck turning me into a blaster.]]
*'''Decepticon Megatron''' (Bravo, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon

:''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' "Decepticon Megatron" is a figure roughly the size of a 2015 [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|''Robots in Disguise'' Battle Pack]] toy. He changes from an [[evergreen]]-inspired robot into a tank in just six steps, and he comes with a tank barrel that doubles as his fusion cannon, and he features two 5mm-compatible hands, and his head is made out of a slightly soft, rubbery plastic. Like [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Authentics|Starscream]], he actually possesses elbows. And like all ''Authentics'' toys, Megatron features sculpted insignias, notably on the chest and the right sole.

:Unfortunately, Megatron does not have any functional small wheels on his painted treads, making them prone to chipping while attempting to roll him forward. Also; the forearms and the cannon's posts are ''not'' 5mm/3mm compatible.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Alpha-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Megatron''' (Alpha, 2018)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon

:Part of the second wave of ''Authentics'' 7-inch toys, This Megatron is functionally an upsized copy of the 5-inch toy above, though with several modifications like the reversed chest, rotating waist, and flip-out chest panel with a head-tucking gimmick, which allows him to transform into vehicle mode from the front view. He also features functional small wheels for the treads.

:This Megatron saw first release in the Philippines in December 2018.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Titan-Changer-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Titan Changer, 2019)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon

:This Megatron is an all-new Titan Hero-sized mold, utilizing a different transformation scheme compared to his previous ''Authentics'' figures. The Fusion cannon can be mounted on either arm or held in either fist via a 5 mm post. Like most Titan Changers, he only features articulation in his shoulders.

:This figure was primarily only available in dollar stores like Family Dollar and similar chains.
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==''Street Fighter II × Transformers''==
[[File:TF-X-Street-Fighter-Vega-(M.-Bison).jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|YES! '''YES!''']]
*'''Convoy [Ryu] vs Megatron [Vega]''' ([[May 26]], [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': Cannon, rifle, Headmaster

:Part of the Japan-exclusive ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, Megatron is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' Voyager Class [[#Titans Return|Megatron]] in [[Vega]]'s traditional colors, fleshy bits and all. He transforms from robot to tank to fighter jet (both of made-up model), complete with [[Shadaloo]] [[insignia]]. The smaller [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] unit's robot mode is also painted to resemble Vega.

:Like all Voyager Class ''Titans Return'' figures, he has a pair of pop-up parts to fill in the area around his head; in this case, a pair of missile racks. However, those parts heavily restrict his neck articulation when deployed; unlike many others in his size class, his chest does not contain a pivoting assembly for better range of movement. Due to the nature of his transformation, it is possible to transform Vega into tank mode without removing his head.

:His cannon can plug into the short barrel of the tank turret or the rifle/Headmaster vehicle weapon. In an undocumented additional feature, the rifle can be inserted into the front end of the cannon. The cannon can be mounted on his forearm or held by any figure with 5mm hands. It also has a peg hole that an accessory such as his rifle can plug into, with extra square peg holes specifically to hold the rifle in place.

:Vega was only available in a two-pack with with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Convoy]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ryu#Toys|Ryu]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. This set was available for pre-order on [[TakaraTomy Mall]] from [[November 22]] to [[November 27|27]], with orders fulfilled in late May 2018. A pre-order goal was set as well: if 3000 units were pre-ordered total, the set would also come with clear display stands for both toys.
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==''Vintage G1''==
[[File:TF-Walmart-exclusive-G1-Starscream-reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (exclusive reissue, 2018)

:A slight redeco of the Megatron accessory that came with the Takara TFC-09 Starscream reissue, this version of Megatron was included with the [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] G1 Starscream reissue under the ''[[Vintage G1]]'' label.
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==Notes==
[[File:MicroChangeGunRoboWalther.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|[[Megaplex]] Black Version?]]
[[File:Skywarpatron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Skywarp really DID need close supervision.]]
[[File:UnmadeVideoCameraMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*To date, an exact copy of the black ''[[Microman]]'' ''[[Micro Change]]'' Walther P-38 toy has not been reissued as a Transformer. The e-Hobby version replaced the blue plastic with red and most of the black plastic parts with dark silver chrome.
*It seems that no one could get Megatron's [[package art]] right in Japan. His standard release used edited box art from the standard Microchange P-38 toy's black deco, recolored to Megatron's US toy color scheme with shiny "chrome" and red on his legs and arms instead of the Japanese toy's flat gray and blue. The VS-X art replaced the red with blue, but kept the "chrome". The art on the "Goodbye Megatron" set used edited US box art (which in turn was the Microchange P-38 UNCLE art with an added sigil) that replaced the red with blue, yet this toy used red plastic.
*In a fit of madness, a triple changer was proposed that would switch between [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]] (possibly mistaken for Starscream), Megatron, and Skywarp's jet mode.
*In a slightly more sane attempt, [[:File:Megalvatron.jpg|another triple changer]] was proposed which would switch between Megatron, a very awkward [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]], and a Walther P-38 handgun with a futuristic silencer and laser sight.
*Two kitbashed mock-ups of Megatron as a '90s video camcorder exist, one using the ''Generation 2'' tank Megatron mold to showcase a robot mode, and a nontransforming camera model. According to [[Vincent D'Alleva]], during the short turbulent period after G2 and before Beast Wars, one of the ideas floated was going back to highly realistic electronics for the line, and camcorder Megatron was a proof of concept model before it was decided that Beast Wars was the more viable option[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVRZdx1fFz8&ab_channel=TheToyFilesPodcast]. The mock-up was originally offered for sale in [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4f98fe3d58bfe696/b1d0163d38587281?q=ramjet+whiz+bang+toys&pli=1 October of 2000] from Whiz Bang Collectibles, along with other items from a former Hasbro employee's collection.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/MegatronVideoCameraMock1.html Megatron Video Camera at Toyarchive.com]</ref>
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1783/Generation+2/Megatron+ATB.html Gallery of ATB Megatron with comparison to BB at Transformers At the Moon]
*[http://www.theunclegun.com/ Unclegun.com - The Walther P-38 as seen in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]
*[http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=ngAuAAAAEBAJ Megatrons patent]

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A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)

2022-04-21T01:08:04Z

DJ-Dee: /* Real-world references */

{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the mobile game event|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)}}
{{episode
|image=G1toon starscream king of the castle.jpg
|caption="It's only a model." "Shhh."
|series=G1toon
|ep=40
|prev2=Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2
|next2=The Golden Lagoon (episode)
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=30
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=11
|prev3=The Master Builders (episode)
|next3=The Golden Lagoon (episode)
|title="A Deceptacon Raider in King Arthur's Court" "A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court"
|airdate=[[October 24]], 1985
|written by=[[Douglas Booth]]
|production code=#700-39
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|Unknown]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci98CseGP-g
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''The Transformers go to the sixth century but avoid Camelot, as it is a silly place.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Ramjetinpast.gif|left|thumb|You yellow bastard! Come back here, and get what's coming to you! I'll bite yer legs off!]]

[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] are battling it out with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. When the [[Decepticon]]s retreat out of exhaustion, Rumble detects energy in a nearby cave, only for the Decepticons to get caught in a cave-in when they enter to investigate. While searching for the energy source, they accidentally activate ancient runes that transport them to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in the year 543 A.D. There, they are greeted by Sir [[Wigend of Blackthorn]] and his knights, who believe the [[Transformer]]s are knights of an enemy realm.

[[File:Raiderrumblejoust.jpg|thumb|Listen... in order to maintain airspeed velocity, Ramjet needs to spin his turbines 43 times every second, right?]]

The Decepticons agree to help Wigend's knights win their conflict with rival Sir [[Aetheling the Red]], but Starscream obviously wants to rule and have a land of his own. Nearby, Aetheling's daughter [[Nimue]] is spying on their conversation and runs to warn her father, but is detected by Ravage and pursued until the newly arrived [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]], Warpath and Hoist rescue her.

Aetheling decides to organize a jousting tournament in hopes of settling his feud with Wigend peacefully. After Spike fails in the tournament, Wigend sends Ramjet and Rumble to compete on his behalf (Rumble riding Ramjet in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]), but they are defeated by Warpath and Sir Aetheling. An enraged Starscream is sick of chivalry, kidnaps Nimue and threatens her life unless Sir Aetheling agrees to give up his realm. The Autobots give chase but cannot keep up due to lack of energy and collapse out of exhaustion. The chase is also observed by an [[Solomon|owl]], who flies off to inform his master, the wizard [[Beorht]], of this new development.

[[File:Raiderstarscreamcooks.jpg|left|thumb|What manner of man are you, that can summon up fire without flint or tinder?]]

Starscream holds Nimue prisoner in Wigend's castle, which he has commandeered, and forces its residents to construct and power a primitive electrical generator to keep the Decepticons energized. Having gathered sulfur, charcoal and rock salt to make gunpowder, Starscream then sends Rumble to get the last ingredient...{{w|potassium nitrate}} from lots of bird droppings.

[[File:Raiderrollinthehay.jpg|thumb|Yes! Yes! You must give us ALL a good spanking!]]

Spike attempts to rescue Nimue from Wigend's keep, only to find Sir Wigend has switched sides and the two of them are now a happy couple. Despite feeling rejected, Spike still agrees to help fight the war against the Decepticons. Meanwhile, the Autobots and Sir Aetheling's knights charge towards the castle to battle it out with the Decepticons. The Autobots help the knights cross the moat and scale the walls, but they can't put up much of a fight due to their dangerously low energy levels. Starscream's gunpowder projectiles make short work of the invading forces.

[[File:Raiderdragonvsautobots.jpg|left|thumb|When suddenly... the ANIMATOR suffered a fatal heart attack! And the cartoon peril was no more.]]

Beorht the wizard appears and summons lightning that repowers Warpath and Hoist back up to fighting strength, though not enough to use their weapons. They take back the battle with Starscream and are victorious, destroying Starscream's power dynamo. Beorht concludes the robots are [[time travel]]ers and that the cave they arrived in was the [[Dragon Mound]], a time travel structure of his own design. He leads the Autobots and captive Decepticons back to the cave, only to find it guarded by the eponymous [[dragon]]. Starscream refuses to go any closer, but Beorht pulls out a pouch of "[[Dragon's Bane]]", his own name for gunpowder, noting that a little bit of it works every time. He throws the concoction at the dragon and it explodes, frightening away the beast.

Spike and the Transformers re-enter the Dragon Mound and return to the present. When they arrive back in their own time, they are greeted by multiple cannon blasts by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Starscream tackles his leader in a burst of enthusiasm at being back safely. Megatron, on the other hand, isn't nearly as happy to see Starscream, who has just ruined his shot...
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (5)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (2)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (3)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (4)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (17)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (18)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (19)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (20)

|c3=
*[[Nimue]] (7)
*[[Wigend of Blackthorn]] (8)
*[[Wulf]] (9)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (11)
*[[Deore]] (12)
*[[Aetheling the Red]] (13)
*[[Beorht]] (14)

|c4=
*[[Solomon]] (10)
*A [[dragon]] (15)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Beorht01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Look! It's the old man from Scene 24!]]
[[File:Raiderrumblepoo.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"Who's that there?" "I dunno. Must be a king." "Why?"]]

"Oohh! I just changed heads last week!"
:—A ground-bound '''Ramjet''' learns that even a tough jet is no match for [[Warpath (G1)|a tank]].

"Out of the way, Rumble! It could be dangerous. As your leader, I must take the risk. Anyway, I'm lower on energy than you!"
:—'''Starscream''' acting true to form.

"Huh! Inferior construction, even for an Autobot. One good whack, it breaks right in two!"
:—'''Ramjet''' examining the "wreckage" of Sir Wulf and his horse.

"What's more important is that we have 1,451 years to go before we have to worry about the Autobots and that bungler Megatron!"
:—Even trapped in the past, '''Starscream''' looks on the bright side, unaware his math is failing.

"Whatcha waiting for, Red Knight? Don't you wanna rumble with Rumble?"
:—"Sir" '''Rumble''' prepares to joust.

"Make some idiot twenty feet tall, and he thinks he rules the Earth."
:— '''Beorht''' isn't too impressed by Starscream.

"Starscream! Lower the drawbridge! ''Ugh!'' I got your stupid potassium nitrate!"
:—'''Rumble''', carrying a pot of bird droppings while also covered in same.

"What's the matter? Aren't you glad to see us?" 
"RRRRAGGGH!!"
:—'''Starscream''' asks a rather loaded question of '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script: 8 March 1985
* Script revised by [[Ron Friedman]]: 13 March 1985

===Continuity notes===
[[File:G1 DecepRaiderinKingArthurs WarpathramsRamjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''In war we're tough and able Quite in-de-fa-ti-gable Although at times, we're given rhymes That are quite un-sing-able!'']]
* Ramjet apparently changes his head on a regular basis. Hah!
* Fans have made much of the fact that Warpath defeats Ramjet in a collision, but really, Ramjet's specialty is hitting ''other planes''. Even a tough jet doesn't compare to a ''tank''. It's impressive he withstood one hit when you get down to it.
* Warpath makes a strange observation, noting that he's so low on energy that he "can't even stay transformed". Apparently, remaining in vehicle mode consumes energy.
* Warpath speaks with a moving mouthplate in this episode, rather than the cheek blinkers he sometimes has.
* Even if he can't fire lasers, Warpath can still fire shells (and does so, trying to hit Ramjet in the castle).
* Given it was established that Starscream was a scientist before the war, it makes sense he's the one who takes the lead in creating the electric generator and the gunpowder.

===Real-world references===
[[File:Exteriordragonmound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|SO, brave knights, if you do DOUBT your courage or your strength, come no further, for ''[[Death|DEATH]]'' awaits you all... with nasty, big, pointy [[teeth]]!]]
* The title of this episode is an homage to the novel ''{{w|A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court}}'' written by [[Mark Twain]] and published in 1889.
* The Dragon Mound is surrounded by a {{w|Stonehenge}}-like structure.
* The instrument panel on the time-travel device is written in {{w|Runic alphabet}}. [[:File:Runes1.jpg|[1]]] [[:File:Runes2.jpg|[2]]] [[File:Runes1.jpg|1px]][[File:Runes2.jpg|1px]]
* Sir Wigend was to have sworn by {{w|Wodin}} in a deleted line.
* Surprisingly, there is a slight bit of Arthurian legend present in the episode. Nimue (better known as the Lady of the Lake) is an Arthurian character who fell in love with Merlin. Unsurprisingly, that Nimue is nothing like this episode's Nimue.
* ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
** [[Luke Skywalker]]'s [[lightsaber]] deflecting the seeker ball bolts can be faintly heard as Beorht recharges Warpath and Hoist.
** The sound of a lightsaber igniting is used as Beorht drops his electrically charged staff.
* Despite the title, [[King Arthur]] doesn't make an appearance in this tale, thus making him Sir-Not-Appearing-In-This-Film.

===Animation or technical errors===
*This episode omits Warpath's glowing blue faceplate-slits, which light up when he talks throughout the rest of the season. In fact, when he consoles Spike after Nimue is captured, his mouthplate moves up and down, which it doesn't do in any other episode.
*Warpath's chest cannon's length changes frequently during the episode.
* The first shot of Warpath has him rolling along in tank mode, drawn at about a 1/4-angle viewpoint, but the ground beneath him is scrolling parallel to the camera.
* A bizarre flash of energy envelopes Ramjet as he returns to [[robot mode]] after colliding with Warpath.
* When Starscream raises his right arm to point, the Decepticon emblem on his wing is no longer there.
* Again showing a wanton disregard for the background matte, Warpath slides sideways as he drives down the hill.
[[File:DecepticonRaider Nimue.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Oh, wicked, bad, evil, ''naughty'' Zoot!]]
*Nimue has cleavage that appears and disappears from shot to shot and sometimes frame to frame. And no, you are not a pervert if you watched the episode six times to chronicle this error.
* The script seems to have called for a trumpet fanfare to summon Spike to the jousting field (thus Hoist's "That's your call!" line.) The sound editors complied by timing a fanfare in the background music to coincide with the moment, but the resulting effect is that Warpath seems to be listening to the background music.
* A glint of light from Sir Aetheling's sword gets a ''very'' loud sound effect. Since sunlight is so loud, y'know.
* When Ramjet rams into Warpath in the jousting duel, his canopy is smashed and nose cone crushed in, yet less than a minute later, he's back to normal when the remaining Decepticons attempt to flee with Starscream.
* As Starscream walks up to kidnap Nimue, the background scrolls behind him much faster than the speed of his walk.
* Starscream is missing his wing emblems as he drives off with Nimue.
* Warpath's tank mode is rather consistently portrayed as bigger and taller than Hoist's truck mode. While that would be accurate in the real world, Hoist is taller than Warpath in robot mode.
* Starscream's mouth doesn't move during most of his "No, Rumble, not I..." line.
* After he throws the gunpowder and puts his hands on his hips, one of Starscream's arm guns isn't quite attached to his arm.
* The tires on Hoist's feet are white instead of black as he stands up after the lightning recharge.
* Hoist tackles Starscream even though one frame later he's seen in vehicle mode.
* A bit of clumsy sound editing towards the end of this episode results in a small but noticeable error. As Hoist says, "That is, if there's a way—" his voice is very abruptly cut off. Then Beohrt announces: "Hoist said 'time'!" when Hoist has actually said nothing of the sort. The line as recorded was "That is, if there's a way back to our own time!" and it was followed by a short scene of Starscream feebly requesting a little energy and being threatened by Warpath, before Beorht makes his proclamation. The removal of the Warpath/Starscream scene appears to have inadvertently clipped the relevant few words off the end of Hoist's line.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Spike gets kissed.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look, let me go back in there and face the peril." "No, it's too perilous." "...Oh, let me have just a little bit of peril?"]]
* The historical accuracy of some aspects of this episode is somewhat lacking. (No! Really?)
** While the recipe for gunpowder expressed in this episode is roughly correct, gunpowder would not make its way to medieval Europe for another eight hundred years or so, and then only from the Far East. Of course, the whole ''point'' of its appearance is that it's a rare, mysterious, wizardly type of thing, so hey.
** Plate armour of the kind worn by the various knights in this episode was not introduced into medieval Europe until around the year 1400—almost a thousand years from the stated ''anno domini'' 543. Even so, one should be fair to the writers and cartoonists, given that major motion pictures like ''Excalibur'' also made this sort of error (or used it for dramatic effect because audiences would easily recognise a stereotypical "knight" as opposed to a historically accurate version). We can let slide the armor that Hoist creates for Spike.
**Also, everyone seems to be speaking {{w|Early Modern English}} instead of {{w|Old English}}. Way to go!
* Starscream's math is off by a decade: 543 + 1451 = 1994, rather than the correct date of the Transformers' awakening, 1984.
* If anyone can figure out how Starscream was able to create wire from gold and jewels by simply squeezing them with his hand, let us know. Please. It keeps us up at night.
* Warpath's cannon changes from shooting lasers to shells again
* As usual, many humans are pretty much invincible. Wulf survives getting headbutted off his horse by Ramjet with barely a scratch. Even with his armor on, half of Wulf's bones should have been shattered to bits by a blow like that.

===Trivia===
[[File:Deceptacon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Nu!" "No no no no, it's not that, it's 'ni'." "Nu!" "No no, 'ni'. You're not doing it properly."]]
* The original broadcast version of this episode featured the misspelled title, "A Decept'''a'''con Raider..." The error was corrected for the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' version of the episode. Likewise, when [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] recreated the title cards for their DVD release of the series, it was also amended. This flub seemed minor then, [[Scorpinok (episode)|but]] [[A Tale of Two Heros|years]] [[Imprisoned Inferno|later...]]
* Per the [[dialogue script]], Starscream was going to say the "Autobots have us trapped like [[robo-rat]]s!" after the Decepticons were caved in by Warpath, but the line was shortened as-aired. Robo-rats would later be name-dropped in "[[Sea Change]]".
* Spike actually gets a kiss from a girl. What will [[Carly]] think?
* This episode is one of four pre-movie episodes in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] does not appear.
[[File:DecepticonRaider-NotHank.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Fear not, Ranger! Or is that "Fear not-Ranger"?]]
* Among the audience members watching the joust is a dark-skinned man whose outfit greatly resembles the one worn by Hank the Ranger in the {{w|Dungeons and Dragons (TV series)|''Dungeons and Dragons'' animated series}}—not entirely surprising, as that program was produced by [[Marvel Productions]], who partnered with [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] on ''Transformers'', and both shows were animated by [[Toei Animation|Toei]]. Next to "Hank" are a man with a shield and a woman in a cloak, but they do not otherwise strongly resemble Eric the Cavalier or Sheila the Thief, characters who were associated with magical versions of those items in the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' cartoon.
*Beorht wishes "godspeed" to the departing time-travelers, which has to be pretty rare as '80s cartoons go.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Um Cavaleiro Decepticon na Corte do Rei Arthur'''" ("A Decepticon Knight in King Arthur's Court")
:*''Original airdate:''

'''French'''
:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast):'' "'''La cour du roi Décepticon'''" ("The court of the Decepticon king")
:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' "'''La cour du roi Deceptican'''" ("The court of the Decepticon king")
:*''Title (European French DVD release):'' "'''Un commando Decepticon à la cour du Roi Arthur'''" ("A Decepticon Commando in King Arthur's Court")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''German'''
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' "'''Sprung in die Vergangenheit'''" ("Jump into the Past")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 9]], [[1994]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Un Decepticon alla corte di re Artù'''" ("A Decepticon in King Arthur's Court")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
:* This episode was never broadcast in Italy in the '80s and, as such, it only got dubbed in Italian with the 2008 full G1 redubbing.

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Time Traveller'''" (タイムトラベラー, "Time Travellers")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 7]], [[1986]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bàtiānhǔ Rùqīn Yàsè Wángcháo'''" (霸天虎入侵亚瑟王朝, "Decepticons Invade King Arthur's Dynasty")
:*''Original airdate:''

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Deseptikony pri dvore Korolya Artura'''" (Десептиконы при дворе Короля Артура, "A Decepticons in King Arthur's Court")
:*''Original airdate:''?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 4 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 9 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 04: Stagione Due Parte Seconda ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-39.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ssSwRIGXT24_8xAN3hePqgdFpgsSKkG3 Digital restoration of first draft script, originally submitted 8th March 1985]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GFwum58xVCsE7FmWgQnnvzL0XCGAheBW Full episode script, as revised by Ron Friedman 13th March 1985]

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[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]

File:Galvatron's accessories.jpg

2022-04-17T13:05:08Z

DJ-Dee:

The ship and figurine add-ons included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Unicron Companion Pack]].
{{WFCTrilogystock}}

File:Galvatron's accessories.jpg

2022-04-17T13:04:29Z

DJ-Dee:

The ship and figurine add-ons included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for cybertron trilogy|Unicron Companion Pack]].
{{WFCTrilogystock}}

Show-accuracy

2022-04-17T13:00:21Z

DJ-Dee: /* Modern-day toys of Generation 1 characters */

[[File:Ratchet-charactermodel.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|So when we were kids, some of us pretended that he combined with that sled thing to make the full robot. But that's just [[Personal canon|crazy talk]].]]
Transformers characters are frequently represented in multiple different media, ranging from plastic toys to animation to comic books. Their appearances frequently vary between these, leading many fans to select one version that represents the character's "real" appearance and rate others in terms of their similarity to this one. '''Show-accuracy''' is typically a toy's resemblance to the animation's depiction of the same character; conversely, '''toy-accuracy''' is a show character's degree of similarity to the corresponding toy.

In most cases, Transformers are designed as toys first, with cartoon and comic [[character model]]s being artists' interpretations of the toy designs. As such, for the most part, it is toy-accuracy that has the most relevance to the production process. A notable exception to this rule is ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', which featured a large group of new characters whose toys were (for the most part) based on animation designs, rather than vice-versa.

==Modern-day toy lines and media==
[[File:G1 Reissue Galvatron.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb|Not toy accurate!]]
Occasionally, toy and fiction designs are created cooperatively, such as the case of the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] toys and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' series. [[Hasbro]] worked closely with [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] and [[Cartoon Network]] to ensure that the fictional designs for each series were workable as toys and that they could get the toys and fiction as close visually as possible (accounting, of course, for the movie and toy line's differing production schedules). In the case of the movie lines, Hasbro later released new-sculpt toys of existing designs that often managed to mimic the movie designs much better than the earlier toys. Just compare ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Battle Blades Bumblebee]] to 2007 ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007ConceptCarmaro|Concept Camaro Bumblebee]].

Another exception frequently happens with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s releases of Transformers [[franchise]]s in Japan. Due to the delays in importing shows, Takara frequently has the chance to tweak their releases to resemble the respective animation models better, mostly in regard to color schemes. The most notable example of this was the Japanese release of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' as ''Beast Wars Returns''; the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] had already been around for years, so it was far easier for Takara simply to produce the toys in different, show-based colors.

In early ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' in particular, toy-accuracy and show-accuracy are both frequently very low, with the character models differing greatly from the toys. The gap steadily narrowed, to the point where Transformers in the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] were often nearly identical to the toys due to the relatively simple design of their CGI models, sometimes to the absurdly literal point of including design oddities that probably wouldn't exist on "real" Transformers. The character model for [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], for example, includes the push button that spins the toy's rotor blades. This would later be repeated with the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon. As Hasbro's original CAD models were utilized by the show's animation team, character models were so toy-accurate they even retained their peg holes. History repeated itself when these toys, upon which the animation was based, received decoes to replicate the specific colours and patterns that appeared on the show.

Lately, however, show-accuracy does not achieve quite the same level of exactness. Characters in the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|''Prime'' franchise]], for instance, have multiple toys, with the designs and engineering differing from the "First Edition" and "Robots in Disguise" releases as well as different [[size class]]es. Some of these toys feature greater show-accuracy than others, but even at their most accurate, the toys cannot hide their vehicle parts as well as their streamlined onscreen counterparts can. The toys occasionally have prominent chunks of [[kibble]] that are simply absent in the show, including the side panels on [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'s motorcycle.

In a few cases, [[Generation 1 reissues]] have been [[retool]]ed to enhance their resemblance to their animated counterparts. In the case of the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]] reissue, Takara not only retooled the toy but went so far as to [[redeco]] it.

==Non-transforming toys of ''Generation 1'' characters==
Various non-transforming toys have been made that are designed to resemble Generation 1 cartoon character designs better. Several [[Action Master]]s bore closer resemblance to their animation models (though many had color differences, if not outright sculpt issues). More recently, there have been lines such as the highly cartoon-accurate [[Heroes of Cybertron#Mega SCF|Mega SCF]] line, the [[Revoltech]] line, and the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]]]'' line. (Though Revoltech's designs ''specifically'' resembled [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave's]] art style rather than Generation 1 cartoons, Dreamwave's designs are frequently heavily based on Generation 1-based models.)

Many non-posable (or at least, not ''very'' posable) figurines exist based on animation models as well, such as the ''Super Collection Figure/Heroes of Cybertron'' (or "SCF", not to be confused with Mega SCF) line, ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Robot Masters (not to be confused with ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''), or stylized examples like the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' line.

==Modern-day toys of ''Generation 1'' characters==
[[File:TF2010toy-Unicron.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Transformers 2010 (toyline)|Transformers 2010]] [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] was retooled from ''Armada'' Unicron to look like himself from [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]].]]
Several newer Transformers take Generation 1 cartoon designs into account to varying degrees, such as the [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] figures, Robot Masters figures, or more abstractly show-accuracy-inspired examples like the [[Titanium Series|Titanium Cybertron Heroes G1 figures]] and the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' lines. Occasionally, new designs for a given series resemble old G1 characters for whom there were no adequately show-accurate likenesses produced originally—for instance, ''Energon'''s heavily G1-esque [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Galvatron]]. Similarly, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire's]] original G1 cartoon design deliberately bore little resemblance to his toy for licensing reasons, and with subsequent [[homage]] toys, Jetfire has come to resemble the cartoon design more closely.

TakaraTomy sometimes takes "show-accuracy" to an absurd maximum with their ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'', ''[[Transformers United|United]]'', ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' lines, where toys from Hasbro's ''Classics'', ''Universe'' and ''Generations'' lines are given almost slavish recreations of their Generation 1 cartoon decos. Some notable examples include:
*''Henkei'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Lambor]], who had the supercharger engine accessory of his ''Universe'' Sideswipe release ''omitted'' in order to make him more "Generation 1-accurate" and visually distinguish him further from his brother [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]].
*''Unite Warriors'' [[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Firebolt]] and [[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Sling]], both of whom feature black paint operations on the backs of their jet modes that represent the ''transformation hinge joints'' found on the characters' ''Generation 1'' toys (but not on the ''Unite Warriors''/''Combiner Wars'' toys due to a different [[transformation]] scheme and a different plastic color layout for the toolings) ''because the animation models included those stripes''.
*''Unite Warriors'' [[Drag Strip (G1)#Unite Warriors|Drag Stripe]] features black paint operations on his shoulders that represent the extra wheels his ''Generation 1'' counterpart has (whereas the ''Unite Warriors''/''Combiner Wars'' toy only sports four wheels total).
*Since 2018, Hasbro and Takara have merged resources in the ''Transformers'' brand, and now release identical products. As a result, the resulting figures are ''extremely'' close to the animation models.

In addition, TakaraTomy also went to great lengths "justifying" the shoulder cannons found on ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Prowl]] (which the ''Generation 1'' animation model typically doesn't have) with [[:File:MTMTEProwlstreak.jpg|a screencap]] from the cartoon featured in the toy's [[instructions]]... which was actually an [[animation error]] depicting [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] in Prowl's colors. Whoops.

[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Show-accuracy

2022-04-17T12:58:48Z

DJ-Dee: /* Modern-day toys of Generation 1 characters */

[[File:Ratchet-charactermodel.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|So when we were kids, some of us pretended that he combined with that sled thing to make the full robot. But that's just [[Personal canon|crazy talk]].]]
Transformers characters are frequently represented in multiple different media, ranging from plastic toys to animation to comic books. Their appearances frequently vary between these, leading many fans to select one version that represents the character's "real" appearance and rate others in terms of their similarity to this one. '''Show-accuracy''' is typically a toy's resemblance to the animation's depiction of the same character; conversely, '''toy-accuracy''' is a show character's degree of similarity to the corresponding toy.

In most cases, Transformers are designed as toys first, with cartoon and comic [[character model]]s being artists' interpretations of the toy designs. As such, for the most part, it is toy-accuracy that has the most relevance to the production process. A notable exception to this rule is ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', which featured a large group of new characters whose toys were (for the most part) based on animation designs, rather than vice-versa.

==Modern-day toy lines and media==
[[File:G1 Reissue Galvatron.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb|Not toy accurate!]]
Occasionally, toy and fiction designs are created cooperatively, such as the case of the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] toys and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' series. [[Hasbro]] worked closely with [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] and [[Cartoon Network]] to ensure that the fictional designs for each series were workable as toys and that they could get the toys and fiction as close visually as possible (accounting, of course, for the movie and toy line's differing production schedules). In the case of the movie lines, Hasbro later released new-sculpt toys of existing designs that often managed to mimic the movie designs much better than the earlier toys. Just compare ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Battle Blades Bumblebee]] to 2007 ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007ConceptCarmaro|Concept Camaro Bumblebee]].

Another exception frequently happens with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s releases of Transformers [[franchise]]s in Japan. Due to the delays in importing shows, Takara frequently has the chance to tweak their releases to resemble the respective animation models better, mostly in regard to color schemes. The most notable example of this was the Japanese release of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' as ''Beast Wars Returns''; the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] had already been around for years, so it was far easier for Takara simply to produce the toys in different, show-based colors.

In early ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' in particular, toy-accuracy and show-accuracy are both frequently very low, with the character models differing greatly from the toys. The gap steadily narrowed, to the point where Transformers in the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] were often nearly identical to the toys due to the relatively simple design of their CGI models, sometimes to the absurdly literal point of including design oddities that probably wouldn't exist on "real" Transformers. The character model for [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], for example, includes the push button that spins the toy's rotor blades. This would later be repeated with the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon. As Hasbro's original CAD models were utilized by the show's animation team, character models were so toy-accurate they even retained their peg holes. History repeated itself when these toys, upon which the animation was based, received decoes to replicate the specific colours and patterns that appeared on the show.

Lately, however, show-accuracy does not achieve quite the same level of exactness. Characters in the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|''Prime'' franchise]], for instance, have multiple toys, with the designs and engineering differing from the "First Edition" and "Robots in Disguise" releases as well as different [[size class]]es. Some of these toys feature greater show-accuracy than others, but even at their most accurate, the toys cannot hide their vehicle parts as well as their streamlined onscreen counterparts can. The toys occasionally have prominent chunks of [[kibble]] that are simply absent in the show, including the side panels on [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'s motorcycle.

In a few cases, [[Generation 1 reissues]] have been [[retool]]ed to enhance their resemblance to their animated counterparts. In the case of the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]] reissue, Takara not only retooled the toy but went so far as to [[redeco]] it.

==Non-transforming toys of ''Generation 1'' characters==
Various non-transforming toys have been made that are designed to resemble Generation 1 cartoon character designs better. Several [[Action Master]]s bore closer resemblance to their animation models (though many had color differences, if not outright sculpt issues). More recently, there have been lines such as the highly cartoon-accurate [[Heroes of Cybertron#Mega SCF|Mega SCF]] line, the [[Revoltech]] line, and the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]]]'' line. (Though Revoltech's designs ''specifically'' resembled [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave's]] art style rather than Generation 1 cartoons, Dreamwave's designs are frequently heavily based on Generation 1-based models.)

Many non-posable (or at least, not ''very'' posable) figurines exist based on animation models as well, such as the ''Super Collection Figure/Heroes of Cybertron'' (or "SCF", not to be confused with Mega SCF) line, ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Robot Masters (not to be confused with ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''), or stylized examples like the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' line.

==Modern-day toys of ''Generation 1'' characters==
[[File:TF2010toy-Unicron.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Transformers 2010 (toyline)|Transformers 2010]] [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] was retooled from ''Armada'' Unicron to look like himself from [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]].]]
Several newer Transformers take Generation 1 cartoon designs into account to varying degrees, such as the [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] figures, Robot Masters figures, or more abstractly show-accuracy-inspired examples like the [[Titanium Series|Titanium Cybertron Heroes G1 figures]] and the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' lines. Occasionally, new designs for a given series resemble old G1 characters for whom there were no adequately show-accurate likenesses produced originally—for instance, ''Energon'''s heavily G1-esque [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Galvatron]]. Similarly, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire's]] original G1 cartoon design deliberately bore little resemblance to his toy for licensing reasons, and with subsequent [[homage]] toys, Jetfire has come to resemble the cartoon design more closely.

TakaraTomy sometimes takes "show-accuracy" to an absurd maximum with their ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'', ''[[Transformers United|United]]'', ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' lines, where toys from Hasbro's ''Classics'', ''Universe'' and ''Generations'' lines are given almost slavish recreations of their Generation 1 cartoon decos. Some notable examples include:
*''Henkei'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Lambor]], who had the supercharger engine accessory of his ''Universe'' Sideswipe release ''omitted'' in order to make him more "Generation 1-accurate" and visually distinguish him further from his brother [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]].
*''Unite Warriors'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Firebolt]] and [[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Sling]], both of whom feature black paint operations on the backs of their jet modes that represent the ''transformation hinge joints'' found on the characters' ''Generation 1'' toys (but not on the ''Unite Warriors''/''Combiner Wars'' toys due to a different [[transformation]] scheme and a different plastic color layout for the toolings) ''because the animation models included those stripes''.
*''Unite Warriors'' [[Drag Strip (G1)#Unite Warriors|Drag Stripe]] features black paint operations on his shoulders that represent the extra wheels his ''Generation 1'' counterpart has (whereas the ''Unite Warriors''/''Combiner Wars'' toy only sports four wheels total).
*Since 2018, Hasbro and Takara have merged resources in the ''Transformers'' brand, and now release identical products. As a result, the resulting figures are ''extremely'' close to the animation models.

In addition, TakaraTomy also went to great lengths "justifying" the shoulder cannons found on ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Prowl]] (which the ''Generation 1'' animation model typically doesn't have) with [[:File:MTMTEProwlstreak.jpg|a screencap]] from the cartoon featured in the toy's [[instructions]]... which was actually an [[animation error]] depicting [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] in Prowl's colors. Whoops.

[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Show-accuracy

2022-04-17T12:58:23Z

DJ-Dee: /* Modern-day toys of Generation 1 characters */

[[File:Ratchet-charactermodel.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|So when we were kids, some of us pretended that he combined with that sled thing to make the full robot. But that's just [[Personal canon|crazy talk]].]]
Transformers characters are frequently represented in multiple different media, ranging from plastic toys to animation to comic books. Their appearances frequently vary between these, leading many fans to select one version that represents the character's "real" appearance and rate others in terms of their similarity to this one. '''Show-accuracy''' is typically a toy's resemblance to the animation's depiction of the same character; conversely, '''toy-accuracy''' is a show character's degree of similarity to the corresponding toy.

In most cases, Transformers are designed as toys first, with cartoon and comic [[character model]]s being artists' interpretations of the toy designs. As such, for the most part, it is toy-accuracy that has the most relevance to the production process. A notable exception to this rule is ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', which featured a large group of new characters whose toys were (for the most part) based on animation designs, rather than vice-versa.

==Modern-day toy lines and media==
[[File:G1 Reissue Galvatron.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb|Not toy accurate!]]
Occasionally, toy and fiction designs are created cooperatively, such as the case of the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] toys and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' series. [[Hasbro]] worked closely with [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] and [[Cartoon Network]] to ensure that the fictional designs for each series were workable as toys and that they could get the toys and fiction as close visually as possible (accounting, of course, for the movie and toy line's differing production schedules). In the case of the movie lines, Hasbro later released new-sculpt toys of existing designs that often managed to mimic the movie designs much better than the earlier toys. Just compare ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Battle Blades Bumblebee]] to 2007 ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007ConceptCarmaro|Concept Camaro Bumblebee]].

Another exception frequently happens with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s releases of Transformers [[franchise]]s in Japan. Due to the delays in importing shows, Takara frequently has the chance to tweak their releases to resemble the respective animation models better, mostly in regard to color schemes. The most notable example of this was the Japanese release of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' as ''Beast Wars Returns''; the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] had already been around for years, so it was far easier for Takara simply to produce the toys in different, show-based colors.

In early ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' in particular, toy-accuracy and show-accuracy are both frequently very low, with the character models differing greatly from the toys. The gap steadily narrowed, to the point where Transformers in the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] were often nearly identical to the toys due to the relatively simple design of their CGI models, sometimes to the absurdly literal point of including design oddities that probably wouldn't exist on "real" Transformers. The character model for [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], for example, includes the push button that spins the toy's rotor blades. This would later be repeated with the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon. As Hasbro's original CAD models were utilized by the show's animation team, character models were so toy-accurate they even retained their peg holes. History repeated itself when these toys, upon which the animation was based, received decoes to replicate the specific colours and patterns that appeared on the show.

Lately, however, show-accuracy does not achieve quite the same level of exactness. Characters in the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|''Prime'' franchise]], for instance, have multiple toys, with the designs and engineering differing from the "First Edition" and "Robots in Disguise" releases as well as different [[size class]]es. Some of these toys feature greater show-accuracy than others, but even at their most accurate, the toys cannot hide their vehicle parts as well as their streamlined onscreen counterparts can. The toys occasionally have prominent chunks of [[kibble]] that are simply absent in the show, including the side panels on [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'s motorcycle.

In a few cases, [[Generation 1 reissues]] have been [[retool]]ed to enhance their resemblance to their animated counterparts. In the case of the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]] reissue, Takara not only retooled the toy but went so far as to [[redeco]] it.

==Non-transforming toys of ''Generation 1'' characters==
Various non-transforming toys have been made that are designed to resemble Generation 1 cartoon character designs better. Several [[Action Master]]s bore closer resemblance to their animation models (though many had color differences, if not outright sculpt issues). More recently, there have been lines such as the highly cartoon-accurate [[Heroes of Cybertron#Mega SCF|Mega SCF]] line, the [[Revoltech]] line, and the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]]]'' line. (Though Revoltech's designs ''specifically'' resembled [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave's]] art style rather than Generation 1 cartoons, Dreamwave's designs are frequently heavily based on Generation 1-based models.)

Many non-posable (or at least, not ''very'' posable) figurines exist based on animation models as well, such as the ''Super Collection Figure/Heroes of Cybertron'' (or "SCF", not to be confused with Mega SCF) line, ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Robot Masters (not to be confused with ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''), or stylized examples like the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' line.

==Modern-day toys of ''Generation 1'' characters==
[[File:TF2010toy-Unicron.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Transformers 2010 (toyline)|Transformers 2010]] [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] was retooled from ''Armada'' Unicron to look like himself from [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]].]]
Several newer Transformers take Generation 1 cartoon designs into account to varying degrees, such as the [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] figures, Robot Masters figures, or more abstractly show-accuracy-inspired examples like the [[Titanium Series|Titanium Cybertron Heroes G1 figures]] and the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' lines. Occasionally, new designs for a given series resemble old G1 characters for whom there were no adequately show-accurate likenesses produced originally—for instance, ''Energon'''s heavily G1-esque [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Galvatron]]. Similarly, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire's]] original G1 cartoon design deliberately bore little resemblance to his toy for licensing reasons, and with subsequent [[homage]] toys, Jetfire has come to resemble the cartoon design more closely.

TakaraTomy sometimes takes "show-accuracy" to an absurd maximum with their ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'', ''[[Transformers United|United]]'', ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' lines, where toys from Hasbro's ''Classics'', ''Universe'' and ''Generations'' lines are given almost slavish recreations of their Generation 1 cartoon decos. Some notable examples include:
*''Henkei'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Lambor]], who had the supercharger engine accessory of his ''Universe'' Sideswipe release ''omitted'' in order to make him more "Generation 1-accurate" and visually distinguish him further from his brother [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]].
*''Unite Warriors'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Firebolt]] and [[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors 2|Sling]], both of whom feature black paint operations on the backs of their jet modes that represent the ''transformation hinge joints'' found on the characters' ''Generation 1'' toys (but not on the ''Unite Warriors''/''Combiner Wars'' toys due to a different [[transformation]] scheme and a different plastic color layout for the toolings) ''because the animation models included those stripes''.
*''Unite Warriors'' [[Drag Strip (G1)#Unite Warriors|Drag Stripe]] features black paint operations on his shoulders that represent the extra wheels his ''Generation 1'' counterpart has (whereas the ''Unite Warriors''/''Combiner Wars'' toy only sports four wheels total).
*Since 2018, Hasbro and Takara have merged resources in the ''Transformers'' brand, and now release identical products. As a result, the resulting figures are ''extremely'' close to the animation models.

In addition, TakaraTomy also went to great lengths "justifying" the shoulder cannons found on ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Prowl]] (which the ''Generation 1'' animation model typically doesn't have) with [[:File:MTMTEProwlstreak.jpg|a screencap]] from the cartoon featured in the toy's [[instructions]]... which was actually an [[animation error]] depicting [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] in Prowl's colors. Whoops.

[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Show-accuracy

2022-04-17T12:57:19Z

DJ-Dee: /* Modern-day toys of Generation 1 characters */

[[File:Ratchet-charactermodel.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|So when we were kids, some of us pretended that he combined with that sled thing to make the full robot. But that's just [[Personal canon|crazy talk]].]]
Transformers characters are frequently represented in multiple different media, ranging from plastic toys to animation to comic books. Their appearances frequently vary between these, leading many fans to select one version that represents the character's "real" appearance and rate others in terms of their similarity to this one. '''Show-accuracy''' is typically a toy's resemblance to the animation's depiction of the same character; conversely, '''toy-accuracy''' is a show character's degree of similarity to the corresponding toy.

In most cases, Transformers are designed as toys first, with cartoon and comic [[character model]]s being artists' interpretations of the toy designs. As such, for the most part, it is toy-accuracy that has the most relevance to the production process. A notable exception to this rule is ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', which featured a large group of new characters whose toys were (for the most part) based on animation designs, rather than vice-versa.

==Modern-day toy lines and media==
[[File:G1 Reissue Galvatron.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb|Not toy accurate!]]
Occasionally, toy and fiction designs are created cooperatively, such as the case of the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] toys and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' series. [[Hasbro]] worked closely with [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] and [[Cartoon Network]] to ensure that the fictional designs for each series were workable as toys and that they could get the toys and fiction as close visually as possible (accounting, of course, for the movie and toy line's differing production schedules). In the case of the movie lines, Hasbro later released new-sculpt toys of existing designs that often managed to mimic the movie designs much better than the earlier toys. Just compare ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Battle Blades Bumblebee]] to 2007 ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007ConceptCarmaro|Concept Camaro Bumblebee]].

Another exception frequently happens with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s releases of Transformers [[franchise]]s in Japan. Due to the delays in importing shows, Takara frequently has the chance to tweak their releases to resemble the respective animation models better, mostly in regard to color schemes. The most notable example of this was the Japanese release of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' as ''Beast Wars Returns''; the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] had already been around for years, so it was far easier for Takara simply to produce the toys in different, show-based colors.

In early ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' in particular, toy-accuracy and show-accuracy are both frequently very low, with the character models differing greatly from the toys. The gap steadily narrowed, to the point where Transformers in the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] were often nearly identical to the toys due to the relatively simple design of their CGI models, sometimes to the absurdly literal point of including design oddities that probably wouldn't exist on "real" Transformers. The character model for [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], for example, includes the push button that spins the toy's rotor blades. This would later be repeated with the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon. As Hasbro's original CAD models were utilized by the show's animation team, character models were so toy-accurate they even retained their peg holes. History repeated itself when these toys, upon which the animation was based, received decoes to replicate the specific colours and patterns that appeared on the show.

Lately, however, show-accuracy does not achieve quite the same level of exactness. Characters in the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|''Prime'' franchise]], for instance, have multiple toys, with the designs and engineering differing from the "First Edition" and "Robots in Disguise" releases as well as different [[size class]]es. Some of these toys feature greater show-accuracy than others, but even at their most accurate, the toys cannot hide their vehicle parts as well as their streamlined onscreen counterparts can. The toys occasionally have prominent chunks of [[kibble]] that are simply absent in the show, including the side panels on [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'s motorcycle.

In a few cases, [[Generation 1 reissues]] have been [[retool]]ed to enhance their resemblance to their animated counterparts. In the case of the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]] reissue, Takara not only retooled the toy but went so far as to [[redeco]] it.

==Non-transforming toys of ''Generation 1'' characters==
Various non-transforming toys have been made that are designed to resemble Generation 1 cartoon character designs better. Several [[Action Master]]s bore closer resemblance to their animation models (though many had color differences, if not outright sculpt issues). More recently, there have been lines such as the highly cartoon-accurate [[Heroes of Cybertron#Mega SCF|Mega SCF]] line, the [[Revoltech]] line, and the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]]]'' line. (Though Revoltech's designs ''specifically'' resembled [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave's]] art style rather than Generation 1 cartoons, Dreamwave's designs are frequently heavily based on Generation 1-based models.)

Many non-posable (or at least, not ''very'' posable) figurines exist based on animation models as well, such as the ''Super Collection Figure/Heroes of Cybertron'' (or "SCF", not to be confused with Mega SCF) line, ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Robot Masters (not to be confused with ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''), or stylized examples like the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' line.

==Modern-day toys of ''Generation 1'' characters==
[[File:TF2010toy-Unicron.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Transformers 2010 (toyline)|Transformers 2010]] [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] was retooled from ''Armada'' Unicron to look like himself from [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]].]]
Several newer Transformers take Generation 1 cartoon designs into account to varying degrees, such as the [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] figures, Robot Masters figures, or more abstractly show-accuracy-inspired examples like the [[Titanium Series|Titanium Cybertron Heroes G1 figures]] and the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' lines. Occasionally, new designs for a given series resemble old G1 characters for whom there were no adequately show-accurate likenesses produced originally—for instance, ''Energon'''s heavily G1-esque [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Galvatron]]. Similarly, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire's]] original G1 cartoon design deliberately bore little resemblance to his toy for licensing reasons, and with subsequent [[homage]] toys, Jetfire has come to resemble the cartoon design more closely.

TakaraTomy sometimes takes "show-accuracy" to an absurd maximum with their ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'', ''[[Transformers United|United]]'', ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' lines, where toys from Hasbro's ''Classics'', ''Universe'' and ''Generations'' lines are given almost slavish recreations of their Generation 1 cartoon decos. Some notable examples include:
*''Henkei'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Lambor]], who had the supercharger engine accessory of his ''Universe'' Sideswipe release ''omitted'' in order to make him more "Generation 1-accurate" and visually distinguish him further from his brother [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]].
*''Unite Warriors'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Firebolt]] and [[Slingshot (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Sling]], both of whom feature black paint operations on the backs of their jet modes that represent the ''transformation hinge joints'' found on the characters' ''Generation 1'' toys (but not on the ''Unite Warriors''/''Combiner Wars'' toys due to a different [[transformation]] scheme and a different plastic color layout for the toolings) ''because the animation models included those stripes''.
*''Unite Warriors'' [[Drag Strip (G1)#Unite Warriors|Drag Stripe]] features black paint operations on his shoulders that represent the extra wheels his ''Generation 1'' counterpart has (whereas the ''Unite Warriors''/''Combiner Wars'' toy only sports four wheels total).
*Since 2018, Hasbro and Takara have merged resources in the ''Transformers'' brand, and now release identical products. As a result, the resulting figures are ''extremely'' close to the animation models.

In addition, TakaraTomy also went to great lengths "justifying" the shoulder cannons found on ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Prowl]] (which the ''Generation 1'' animation model typically doesn't have) with [[:File:MTMTEProwlstreak.jpg|a screencap]] from the cartoon featured in the toy's [[instructions]]... which was actually an [[animation error]] depicting [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] in Prowl's colors. Whoops.

[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Oil Slick (G1)

2022-04-17T02:16:32Z

DJ-Dee: /* Notes */

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{{disambig3|Oil Slick}}
:''Oil Slick is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Of Masters and Mayhem]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:OilSlick TheToxicTransformer.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|I'm [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s evil twin.]]
'''Oil Slick''' is a Decepticon scientist who wears a monocle. He and [[Loudpedal]] specialize in creating new weapons of mass destruction for the Decepticon cause.

==Fiction==
===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Oil Slick and Loudpedal reported via telecommunications to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] on the re-engineering of a test subject into [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] the living bioweapon. They later reported on the successful creation of a gun which could channel Toxitron's sludge, but it was during this call that they realized Toxitron was plotting to escape the facility. They were forced to trigger Toxitron's backup paralysis implant and abandon the facility immediately. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

==Notes==
* Oil Slick is based on a combination of the [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#EmergencyGreen|''Encore'' Ratchet Emergency Green]] toy (itself a color [[homage]] to [[Ratchet (Movie)|live-action movie Ratchet]]) and [[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#Go!|''Go!'' Hunter Ratchet]].

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[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Scientists]]

Prowl (G1)/toys

2022-04-15T18:27:36Z

DJ-Dee: /* Transformers Trading Card Game */

{{picsneeded|many of the toys}}
{{suite}}
[[File:G1 boxart Prowl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Play with this prick.]]
[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] has many toys! All of them are pricks.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Prowl toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I ain't fallin' for no banana in the tailpipe...]]
[[File:Prowl-Mexico.jpg|thumb|South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)]]
*'''Prowl''' (Autobot Car, [[1984]]/[[1985]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''09'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Acid pellet|acid pellet gun]]", left & right missile launchers, 3 "wire-guided [[incendiary missile]]s"
:Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Police Car Fairlady Z", Prowl was one of the original assortment of [[Autobot Cars]] released in 1984. He transforms into a {{w|Nissan 280ZX|Datsun 280ZX Turbo}} sports car (known in Japan as a "Fairlady Z") decorated in police car livery; the original figure featured the word "Diaclone" on the police badges that decorate his shoulders and chest, but these were naturally removed for the Transformers version of the toy. He is armed in robot mode with a silver-chromed hand-held [[Acid pellet|acid pellet gun]], and two shoulder-mounted missile launchers. The spring-loaded firing mechanism for these launchers was disabled by Hasbro, but remained intact on the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of the figure.

:In 1985, a heat-activated [[rubsign]] was added to the front of Prowl's hood. That same year, his [[Mexico|Mexican]] release featured a more startling variation: this release of the figure rendered his helmet, arms, and boots black, plus his "POLICE" decals became "POLICIA". There was also a widely available running change [[variant]] (or just factory error) that left out the black paint on his car hood.

:Prowl's toy has been [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classic Heroes]]'' line in 1990, ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' in 2002, and the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' in 2003. See below for individual entries on these releases.

:This mold was retooled to create the simultaneously-released [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Bluestreak]], and again for [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys|Smokescreen]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-Prowl/177/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Prowl at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Prowl/prowl.htm More information on Prowl at TFU.info]''
{{G1ProwlBluestreakMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|ActionMaster}}[[File:G1toy ActionMasterProwl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It's the PRICK-CYCLE!!!!!]]
*'''Turbo Cycle with Prowl''' (Action Blaster Vehicle, [[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' Turbo Cycle, small cannon, 2 missiles, 2 engine intakes (left & right), shield/gas tank cover
:[[Action Master]] Prowl is a non-transforming action figure whose appearance is styled after his cartoon model, with a few toy-based liberties taken. Like all Action Masters, he can interact with all the line's vehicles and weapons; as part of the "Action Blasters Vehicles" assortment, Prowl came packaged with the [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]], which transforms from motorcycle to a gun emplacement. An undocumented feature of the Turbo Cycle is that the lower front cowling assembly can be pegged into the screw hole on Prowl's back, allowing him to somewhat mimic the original Prowl figure's door-wing appearance.

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

{{-}}{{anchor|Classics}}
[[File:G1toy ClassicHeroProwl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Would seem like less of a prick if they hadn't airbrushed out his yo-yo...]]
*'''Classic Prowl''' (Classic Heroes, 1990)
**''Accessories:'' "acid pellet gun", left & right missile launchers, 3 "wire-guided incendiary missiles"

:The original Prowl toy was first reissued in Europe alongside several other early Transformers, as part of the "[[Classics (Europe)|Classic Heroes]]" range. He is not entirely identical to the original, however: for reasons unknown, the ''Classics'' release of Prowl features the original ''Diaclone'' labels on his chest and shoulders, with the word "Diaclone" on his police badges, while his forehead crest, previously a pair of stickers, is now painted.
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:Prowl-bw-magnaboss-toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Prick with claws. Gitit, gitit, huh huh huh?]]
*'''Magnaboss''' (Ultra Class three-pack, [[1997]])
**''Accessories:'' Tail
{{note|The lion Prowl toy represents both the original Autobot and a [[Prowl (Magnaboss)|latter-day Maximal]].}}
:''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Prowl transforms from a lion into a robot, with his cat-butt turning into a "cyber tail claw" weapon. He is able to combine with [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Ironhide]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)#Beast Wars|Silverbolt]], his package buddies, into [[Magnaboss (BW)#Toys|Magnaboss]]. Prowl transforms into Magnaboss's head.

:This mold was used to make [[Lio Junior#Toys|Lio Junior]].

:The Magnaboss toy included no information about its three components beyond their names. The character was established by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] to be Generation 1 Prowl in [[2007]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''. By contrast in [[2021]], the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' mobile game opted to depict lion Prowl as a separate individual from police car Prowl.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Prowl/prowl.htm More information on ''Beast Wars'' Prowl at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Machine Wars''===
[[File:MW-toy Prowl.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Do I have any idea how fast I was going?]]
*'''Prowl''' (Basic Class, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' 2-part rifle
:Sharing a mold with ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Mirage]], Prowl transforms into a Penske PC-18 Indycar, and converts to robot mode with a spring-loaded, one-step transformation. His rifle-halves store in his legs in car mode. He —and the entire ''Machine Wars'' line— was available only at [[KB Toys]] stores.

:Prowl's usual function is "strategist", but, in this first non-police car form he is described as "chief of security". The "BOYC" sticker is likely a nod to Hasbro employee [[John Boyce]].<ref>https://twitter.com/BFSAndrew/status/1393598140687785990 Andrew Franks on twtter</ref>

:This toy is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with the other three Basic molds in the line. Specifically, his shoulders and spine share plastic with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Megatron]]'s inner robot parts, his head shares plastic with [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Thundercracker]]'s jet parts, his seat shares plastic with [[Hubcap (MW)#Toys|Hubcap]]'s truck parts, plus he shares the pearlescent-gray optics plastic with, well, everyone.

:This mold was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as a [[Prowl (MW)|clone of Prowl]] and as [[Prowl drone|drone clones of Prowl]]. A redeco of the rifle mold (both pieces) was also included in the ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TargetCyberverseVs|Bumblebee]] vs [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TargetCyberverseVs|Megatron]] two-pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Autobot/Prowl/prowl.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Prowl at TFU.info]''
{{MWMirageMold}}
{{-}}

===''The Transformers Collection''===
{{anchor|TFC}}[[File:G1toy tfc prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Reissued prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' ([[July 20]], [[2002]])
**''ID number:'' '''2'''
**''Accessories:'' "acid pellet gun", left & right missile launchers, 3 "wire-guided incendiary missiles"

:Takara's first reissue of Prowl was the second installment in their ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues, and was mostly identical to the original figure, save for a few small differences: the text on his hip stickers is changed to "2002 08" from the original's "2800 ZP", his rubsign is relocated from its original obtrusive spot at the front of his hood to just below his windshield (winding up on the back of his head in robot mode), and like the ''Classic Heroes'' version, his forehead crest is painted. As with the previous Takara release of the figure, his missile launchers are functional.
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===''Commemorative Series''===
{{anchor|Commemorative}}[[File:G1toy commemorative series prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Neutered prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' ([[2003]]/[[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' "acid pellet gun", left & right missile launchers, 3 "wire-guided incendiary missiles"
:In 2003, Hasbro released their own reissue of the original Prowl toy as part of their [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series IV]]'' that was available in the United States, Canada, and Australia. This version of Prowl featured all the modifications made to the original toy for Takara's ''Transformers Collection'', and a few more besides. Like his mold-mate Bluestreak, released in the previous wave, Prowl's gun and missiles are cast in unchromed black plastic, and his missile launchers are once again disabled, in lieu of enlarging the missiles to the disproportionate length required [[for safety reasons]] (as was done for several other Commemorative figures). Where his original toy's launchers merely had their springs removed, leaving their trigger mechanisms intact to hold the missiles in place, this figure actually recasts the launchers as solid pieces with no triggers, into which the missiles are simply popped.

:In 2006, three years after the US release and long after the ''Commemorative Series'' had been discontinued by Toys"R"Us in America, Prowl and several other figures were released as Toys"R"Us exclusives in the United Kingdom. Unlike previous UK releases of ''Commemorative Series'' figures, the packaging for this batch was no longer [[multilingual packaging|multilingual]], but in English only. Despite this, the packaging was ''not'' identical to the previous US version; it lacked the "Commemorative Series", "classic re-issue", and "choking hazard" safety warning labels and all [[trademark]] ™ and ® markings, and moved the "Ages 5+" recommendation to a new position.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Prowl/prowl.htm More information on Commemorative Series reissue Prowl]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:STF Prowl.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Wee-woo-wee-woo-wee-woo.]]
*'''Prowl''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''GTF-09'''
:Released in Wave 2 of ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'', this Prowl is the smallest possible transforming toy based upon the original Prowl toy. He faithfully reproduces the transformation sequence for the most part, but due to parts-cost limitations, he has little articulation, his legs cannot separate and his wheels do not roll.

:This mold was also used to make the ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' version of [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Bluestreak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestProwl/prowl.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Prowl]''
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===''Alternators/Binaltech''===
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[[File:AlternatorsProwl.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You better get a lawyer, son...''(Alternators Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:BinaltechProwl.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|...you better get a real good one.''(Binaltech Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Prowl''' (Alternator, [[2005]]/2006)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''16'''
**''Binaltech ID number:'' '''BT-15'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun, traffic direction baton aka "Blight Stick"
:''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Prowl transforms into a fully-licensed 1:24-scale {{w|Acura RSX}} with police lights, opening doors, hood and trunk. His engine becomes a (non-firing) gun, while a clear-plastic nightstick is hidden under his car mode rear section. He was among the last of the "red box" Alternators, but was included in new "white box" assortments in 2006. The "white box" version of Prowl has additional Acura logos on the rear of the car that the "red box" version did not have.

:For his standard Japanese ''Binaltech'' release, Prowl got a different vehicle mode deco based on a real Japanese police car (the [[Hasbro]] version's deco being based more on the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 toy]]), a different spoiler mold, "Type R" rims compared to the ''Alternators'' version's "Type S" rims, right-side steering, a Japanese police cherry blossom emblem instead of an Acura logo, and gray plastic instead of stony-blue. He was also labeled as a "Honda Integra Type-R" on the packaging, the model's make in Japan.

:Multiple reports suggest that at least the ''Binaltech'' version suffers from a [[design flaw]]: The wing mirrors are simply ''glued'' onto the doors for whatever reason, and the glue is not particularly strong. Trying to open a door by pulling on the mirror could likely result in the mirror snapping off.

:At [[OTFCC 2004]], Hasbro stated that there was no Prowl ''Alternators'' toy in the works, but some other emergency vehicle (which got a chorus of boos). Considering the development schedule of ''Transformers'' toys, this was most likely referring to the fact that the Acura RSX sculpt was originally intended to be [[Red Alert (G1)/toys|Red Alert]], with a different head sculpt. Eventually, however, it was decided to release the toy as Prowl instead, even though the Subaru Impreza sculpt's robot mode had more resemblance to Generation 1 Prowl and the Acura RSX sculpt's robot mode had more resemblance to Generation 1 Red Alert. [[Control drawing]]s of the figure with the originally intended Red Alert head sculpt can be found in the Japanese ''[[Transformers Collection 2007]]'' book, among other places.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltProwl/prowl.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Prowl]''
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[[File:Binaltech Blue Prowl toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Prowl on his day off.]]
*'''Prowl Vivid Blue Pearl Edition''' (Binaltech, 2005)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-15'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun, traffic direction baton
:Like [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Meister]], Prowl got two different ''Binaltech'' decos released in equal numbers. The second version, known as Vivid Blue Pearl Prowl, is a civilian version with no police lights, a mostly blue interior, a Honda logo (instead of the cherry blossom emblem) on the grill, and a solid blue car shell. His robot mode parts remained mostly the same color, however.

:This mold (the Japanese blue Prowl [[variant]], combined with parts from American police Prowl) was used to make ''Alternators'' [[Camshaft (G1)|Autobot Camshaft]]. This toy was also [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Prowl 2]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/BTProwl/prowl.htm More information on ''Binaltech'' Prowl Vivid Blue Pearl Edition]''
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*'''Prowl Satellite Patrol Edition''' (Binaltech "USA Edition", 2005?)
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun, traffic direction baton
:The [[Hasbro]] version of Prowl, using the Hasbro red box packaging, was supposed to have been released in Japan as an exclusive "[[USA Edition]]" to a satellite TV provider named Takarand. The only notable difference from the Hasbro version was the "Satellite Patrol" (spelled "satillite" in official preview photos) markings on his doors. It is unknown if this toy was ever actually released, however, as Takara changed owners around the same time.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy ProwlSpyChanger2005.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|One of forty-six toys called "Prowl" in that toyline... that year.]]
*'''Prowl''' (Autobot Spy Changer, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle
:A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Prowl 2#Toys|Prowl 2]] mold, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' Prowl transforms into a modified Chevrolet Caprice police car with through-axle construction for super-speedy rolling on smooth surfaces. His gun hides as his car mode's tailpipe. Originally only available at Kay-Bee stores in packaging with no sub-line markings, his entire assortment was later repackaged under the ''Universe'' banner and sold through "dollar store" chains like Family Dollar.

:This mold was also used to make the ''Universe'' incarnation of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Prowl (RID)#Universe (2003)|Prowl]]. It was originally intended for an [[911|unspecified character]] in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpyProwl/prowl.htm More information on ''Universe'' (2003) Spychanger Prowl]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe 2008 Prowl toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Sticky prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' (Deluxe Class, [[2008]])
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''
**''Accessories'': Gun
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Prowl transforms into a modified {{w|Nissan 350Z}} similarly to Prowl's appearance in [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[2005 IDW continuity|Generation 1 comics]]. Like previous Generation 1 Prowl toys, his paint job is based upon that of a Japanese police car. The [[prototype]] and pre-production versions of Prowl featured a traditional American-style rectangular light bar, but the production toy features a swept-back modern light bar.

:Many buyers have reported that after repeated handling of the toy, the paint on the pieces of Prowl molded from translucent plastic (his doors, his roof, the sides of his hood and front bumper) quickly becomes sticky to the touch and begins to smear and rub off. Presumably, this owes something to the plastic and paint failing to bond properly, although what allowed the toy to leave factories with this flaw undetected is unknown. Sticky paint has not been reported on ''every'' Prowl; there is some suggestion that temperature and humidity play a role in whether or not it occurs. It has been suggested that the problem only affects the first run of Prowl figures, but sticky figures have been purchased at retail when the line was launched in Europe just over a month after its American debut. Also, on a lot of the UK release toys, all the pieces that are molded white plastic have a very faint pink tinge.

:This mold was redecoed for ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetstar]] and retooled to make ''Universe'' [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Silverstreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Smokescreen]] and ''Timelines'' [[Rapido#Timelines|Rapido]]. The lightbar was also used for ''Universe'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratchet]] and ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generations|Red Alert]]. This toy also served as the model for the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUProwl/prowl.htm More information on ''Universe'' (2008) Prowl]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Prowl toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Shiny prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' ([[September 19]], 2008)
**''ID number'': '''C-08'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun
:The Japanese ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Prowl is a retool and redeco of ''Universe'' Deluxe Class Prowl, changing the swept-back American light bar with a more rounded Japanese lightbar, and having a more consistent coating of white paint. He also features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] silver parts such as his gun, Acid Blasters and his vehicle mode spoiler. Universe Prowl's orange Autobot symbol was changed to the more standard red for the Henkei release.

:Soon after his release, some customers have reported that ''Henkei'' Prowl suffers from the same sticky paint problem that plagued many ''Universe'' Prowls.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titaniumtoy ww prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Heavy metal prick.]]
*'''War Within Prowl''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
:This version of Prowl transforms into a Cybertronic hovercar, based on his design from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' comics. Initially canceled due to the end of the Titanium Series line, Hasbro eventually released this figure as a Toys"R"Us [[exclusive]] in the fall of 2008.

:The vehicle mode as pictured on the packaging for this toy contains two transformation errors (compared to the instructions). His toes (sticking up at the rear of the vehicle) should be folded back, revealing small red and blue emergency lights. Also, the left and right sides of the vehicle should be slid outwards, turning them into nacelles rather than integral parts of the main body.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TitProwl/prowl.htm More information on ''Titanium Series'' War Within Prowl at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
{{anchor|2010legend}}[[File:TF2010 Legends G1Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Tiny prick (tee-hee).]]
*'''Prowl''' (Legends Class, [[2011]])
:Part of the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' subline, Legends Prowl transforms into a police car resembling his 2008 Universe toy with a rubsign on the hood. As a robot he features limited articulation, and no painted eyes.

:This mold was also used to make [[Safety Prime]] and, without the lightbar, ''[[Transformers Chronicle]]'' [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Chronicle|Streak]] and ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Generations|Bluestreak]]. The instruction line art on the back of Prowl's packaging gave a hint of this by showing a robot mode with no lightbar on the back.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSLegProwl/prowl.htm More information on ''Reveal the Shield'' Prowl at TFU.info]''
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===''Chronicle''===
[[File:EZCollectionProwlToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Slightly modified tiny prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' (EZ Collection, 2011)
:''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Prowl is a slight redeco of the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Prowl toy, without a rubsign. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO toy Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Now seen on ''Reno 911: Miami''.]]
* '''Prowl''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30690'''
**''Pieces'': '''190 '''
**''Kreons'': Prowl, [[SWAT Commander]]
**''Accessories'': Small pistol
:''[[Kre-O]]'' Prowl can be rebuilt from a robot to Generation 1 Prowl-inspired highway patrol police car that seats a [[Kreon]]. He also comes with two Kreons: Prowl and a human SWAT Commander. Kreon Prowl oddly has black door-wings... maybe he's [[#The Transformers|Mexican Prowl]]?

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OProwl/prowl.htm More information on Prowl at TFU.info]''

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[[File:SDCC2014_KreonClassof1984_Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Woot woot, its da sound of da Police!]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Best Logic Processors
**''Accessories'': Blaster
:This version of Prowl has much more extensively-detailed toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version. Oddly, his door-wings are ''still'' black.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

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

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* '''Prowl''' ([[2015]])
**''Set number'': '''B2844'''
**''Pieces'': '''149'''{{sic}}
**''Kreons'': Prowl, "SWAT"
**''Accessories'': Small pistol
:The Prowl kit was among many re-released as "dollar store" budget versions in 2015. Though the contents of the box are exactly the same as the original, with the full complement of 190 pieces, the large robot-mode build has been ''completely'' excised from the box-art and instructions, leaving you with 41 extra parts... which "explains" the on-box parts count of 149 pieces.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot Shots S1 BP003 Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cute little Prick.]]
*'''Sentinel Prime / Prowl / Bumblebee''' ([[2012]])
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''540'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''255'''
***''Sword strength'': '''835'''
:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Bot Shots|Barricade]], Prowl is a teeny little police car with a spring-loaded automatic transformation to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. He was only available in a three-pack with [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#Bot Shots|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Bumblebee]].

:This mold was also used to make ''Bot Shots'' [[Streetwise (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Streetsmart]]. Prowl's main car body, arms and legs were also used to make [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Bumblebee]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys|Mirage]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSProwl/prowl.htm More information on Prowl at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots_UnreleasedProwl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Jumping prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' (<s>2013</s>)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''B013'''
***''Fist strength'': '''???'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''557'''
***''Sword strength'': '''???'''
:Part of the unreleased fourth wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2, Prowl is a Jump Shot that transforms into a heavily modified police car and carries a gun in the right hand.
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===''BeCool''===
[[File:BotShots_BeCool_PatrolCarProwl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(Be)Cool prick.]]
*'''Patrol Car (Prowl)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B01'''
:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Patrol Car" is a practically identical to the ''Bot Shots'' Prowl toy, the only difference being that his power level stickers have been replaced with simple drawings of a lightbar, a traffic light and a rope.
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===''EZ Collection Gum''===
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*'''Prowl''' (EZ Collection Gum, [[July 30]], 2012)
**''ID number'': '''3'''
:Part of the ''EZ Collection Gum'' candy toy made by TakaraTomy A.R.T.S., this Prowl is a metallic redeco of the ''Universe'' Legends Class mold. Unlike other toys in the same line, Prowl is cast in pearlescent white. He also utilizes the retooled arms/side doors used for the [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Generations|GDO release of Bluestreak]], and this release features a running change omitting the side doors handles. As per the toyline's name, he comes with a yellow candy-shelled piece of lemony-flavored gum.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Collector's prick, mistransformed!]]
*'''Prowl''' ([[September 28]], [[2013]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-17'''
**''Accessories:'' Semi-automatic Rifle, missile launcher (Amazon.co.jp only)
:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Prowl transforms into a licensed Nissan Fairlady 280Z-T. As with other figures in the ''Masterpiece'' line, he is intended to be an accurate representation of his [[Character model|cartoon model]], and even features an extensive glossy white and black [[Paint operation|paint]] scheme. Roughly as tall as a [[Size class|Voyager Class]] figure, he is also in [[scale]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Optimus Prime]], and can fit inside [[Combat Deck (G1)#mp10|Prime's trailer]] in vehicle mode. In contrast to previous larger entries in this line, Prowl lacks [[die-cast]] parts, and his tires are cast in hard, non-rubberized plastic. There are some issues concerning aligning the car's roof onto the body of the figure. In order to properly attach the back/roof top of the mold, the mid chest panel located in front of the torso must be tilted slightly forward and attached to the small indentation under the figure's "car hood". This will allow the back frame to straighten and get the two pegs on the windshield to lock into the two slots at the back of the car hood.

:For accessories, he comes with his rifle, which can be held with his hands, or can mount onto a peg-hole on the back of his light-bar via the separate peg on its jointed handle. He also comes with a pair of built-in shoulder cannons, based on Bluestreak's cartoon character model's cannons, that can be deployed in robot mode. Prowl's [[instructions]] even feature a screencap from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] that depicts Prowl with the launchers; however, that is actually an [[animation error]] from [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|the very first episode]] that has Bluestreak (with his very distinctive head design) colored as Prowl.

:If purchased in Japan through [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]], one additionally gets a single non-firing toy-accurate missile launcher accessory, which can cover and replace either of his shoulder cannons, as well as tab onto the rear sides of his vehicle mode. If purchased in other Asian markets outside of Japan, a [[collector coin]] is included instead of or in addition to the launcher. The coin itself is star-shaped, and comes in a package shaped like a police badge.

:This mold was redecoed and retooled each time into [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-18 Streak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-19 Smokescreen]]. Streak and Prowl were to be released simultaneously, but Prowl was pushed back one month and Streak two months to meet demand.
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[[File:Hasbro MP Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mistransformed cheap collector's prick .]]
*'''Masterpiece Prowl''' (2014)
**'''27 OF 30'''
**''ID number:'' '''MP-04'''
:The Hasbro release of the figure, again available as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive.

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[[File:TF-MP-17+-Prowl-Anime-Color.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Mistransformed animation-accurate collector's prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' ([[September 29]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-17+'''
**''Accessories:'' Semi-automatic Rifle, two missile launchers
:A [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive re-release of ''Masterpiece'' Prowl in a color scheme much closer to the character’s on screen appearance, including off-white paint replacing the pure white seen on the original release, baby blue windows and headlights, a white rifle, and red lower headlights. His Autobot logo is bigger and uses the cartoon variant. He is missing the "Highway Patrol Police" lettering from the doors.

:He comes with two missile launchers that share a mold with the Amazon exclusive from the original release. If purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, he includes a collector coin. Although sharing a similar "sheriff's badge" motif with the original release's coin, MP-17+'s is a new design, and comes mounted on a folding card resembling his hood/chest on the front, and his waist detail on the inside.
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===''EZ Collection'' (2013)===
*'''Prowl''' (EZ Collection, [[April 27]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''EG03'''
:This ''EZ Collection'' Prowl is another slight redeco of ''Transformers (2010)'' Legends Class mold, utilizing the deco from the ''Chronicle'' release, but does not use the retooled arms/side doors from the GDO exclusive Bluestreak toy. Deco-wise, differences include is the blue windows being replaced with gunmetal, and the ''Generation 1'' Autobot insignia is replaced with a movie-style livery.
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Super deformed]] prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' ([[December 26]], 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-06'''
:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Prowl transforms from [[super deformed]] Nissan Fairlady 280Z-T police car to cute little robot. He comes with a code for unlocking Prowl as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

:This mold was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Smokescreen]].
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWDlxProwl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Combining prick ([[Devastator (G1)|Yeah, we wish too]]).]]
*'''Prowl''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**''Accessories:'' "acid core" blaster, dual "missile launcher" gun/fist/foot
:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe class toys, Prowl is a [[retool]] of [[Streetwise (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Streetwise]] sporting a new head. Being a ''Combiner Wars'' figure, he is able to form either an arm or leg for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, was intended to combine to form [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Toys|Optimus Maximus]]. He is also officially associated with [[Betatron (CW)#Toys|Betatron]] and [[Magnaboss (BW)#Generations|Magnaboss]]. A sticker sheet was sold at [[BotCon 2016]] to enhance Prowl's resemblance to the [[#Beast Wars|original ''Beast Wars'' figure]]. Unlike Streetwise, the pegs on Prowl's legs seem to have signs of mold degradation, as the legs/vehicle rear had a small gap while they're attached together.

:Prowl comes packaged with the comic book "[[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON]]". In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, he was available in different types of [[multilingual packaging]] including a character card featuring his comic book cover/[[package art]] instead. He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up at TJ Maxx in the U.S. at reduced prices with the collector card.

:As a part of the third and fourth wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Prowl was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/28/transformers-combiner-wars-sticker-sheet-for-wave-3-and-4-figures-300471 Protectobot and Optimus Maximus sticker promotion on TFW2005]</ref>

:This mold was originally heavily retooled from [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], was [[redeco]]ed as [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generations|Smokescreen]], and was differently retooled as [[Dust Up#Generations|Dust Up]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWProwl/prowl.htm More information on Combiner Wars Prowl at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-UW05-Prowl.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Japanese exclusive Combining Prick. (Still not a head though.)]]
*'''Convoy Grand Prime''' (Multi-pack, [[February 27]], [[2016]])
**''ID number'': '''UW-05'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons, 4 Gun/Fist/Foots
:Released as part of the TakaraTomy Mall exclusive [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Unite Warriors|Convoy Grand Prime]] set, Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Maximus is sold in a gift set including all five Autobots (minus the [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Rodimus]] mold).

:Compared to the [[#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' release]], Prowl has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon: his white, grey, and black unpaintable parts are swapped, additional paint applications are featured on the feet, waist & flip-out chest, and his silver headlights are replaced with the same metallic blue from his windows. In addition, the shoulder badge from the [[#Toys|Generation 1 toy]] is also added on the hood.

:This toy is also associated with [[White Gallant Convoy|White Convoy Grand Prime]].
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes Prowl.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Mini prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Collection'': '''1'''
:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Prowl is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a car when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in the first case of the first series.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Alt-Modes'' [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Smokescreen]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Bluestreak]].
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===''Cyber Series''===
[[File:TF-Cyber-Battalion-Prowl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Big and simple prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' (Cyber Battalion, [[2017]])
:Released in part of a second wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion figures, Prowl is a new roughly voyager-sized mold and changes from police car to robot and back in a few easy steps. He has a chunkier design and is intended for a younger audience, but despite that he has an excellent range of poseability. His vehicle mode appears to be inspired by the deluxe version from ''Universe''. This figure was sold in the United States at Walgreens stores after being available in Latin American and Asian markets.

:The transformation seems to partially be based of the ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends figure. This figure was retooled into ''Cyber Series'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Sideswipe]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:WFC-Siege-Deluxe-Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Aerodynamic prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S23'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-23'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 31]], 2019
**''Hidden message code'': '''PRAXUS'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, light bar (combine to form "W-45 Acid Pellet Strikeblaster")
:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Prowl transforms from robot that is partially inspired by his [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators|''Alternators'' toy]] into a Cybertronian police car. He includes a gun compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], as well as a detachable light bar. They can combine to form the "W-45 Acid Pellet Strikeblaster," as a blaster or an axe that he cannot actually hold like an axe. He also features multiple hardpoints to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions. Unlike most ''Siege'' figures, Prowl is basically spotless, with no battle damage paint applications anywhere on his body. Prowl is also noticeably smaller than most Deluxe scale figures in both modes, only just barely bigger than the original Scout size class.

:His car doors read "Police" in [[Alphabet#Autobot script|Autobot script]].

:This mold was retooled as ''Siege'' [[Barricade (IDW)#Toys|Barricade]], [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Smokescreen]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Bluestreak]]. According to Smokescreen's [[Hasbro Pulse]] page, Prowl is a [[Praxus|Praxien]] character to add to the "Praxus-native collection," along with the aforementioned Smokescreen and Barricade.<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-selects-smokescreen "Smokescreen joins Barricade and Prowl (each sold separately, subject to availability) as the third Praxian character designed in his native Cybertronian form."]</ref>

::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0e_-S_MTAE Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Autobot-Alliance-2-Pack-Prowl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The definitive prick.]]
*'''Autobot Alliance 2-Pack''' (Multi-pack, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E31'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-18'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[February 20]], [[2021]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Blaster, light bar
:Released in the Autobot Alliance two-pack with [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ironhide]] in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' toyline, Prowl is a remold of [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Bluestreak]] which is a remold of [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Smokescreen]] with a new face and front grill, transforming into a police car none-too-dissimilar from his original Datsun mode. ''Earthrise'' Prowl's transformation scheme shares many similarities to his ''Siege'' counterpart, but uses completely new parts. Prowl comes with a single blaster, but like the aforementioned figure does not include shoulder cannon accessories, although he can use the ones included with his moldmates.

:Prowl's head is a straight redeco from Bluestreak's rather than using his actual head design. If you desire however, similar to Optimus Prime of the same and previous lines, ''Earthrise'' Prowl's head can be (carefully) popped off and replaced with that of his ''Siege'' figure, giving him his proper head. In some cases, this might require a bit of sanding of the neck's ballpeg, especially considering some instances of the figure's neck ballpeg can be oversized even for the stock head. Two different variants of Prowl exist with slightly different knee joints, one of which adds a tiny tab of plastic to the inside of the kneecap and includes additional tabs behind the car hood to better secure the car mode.

:His shared map piece is the previously unknown Nebulon Station, next to a Dead Universe portal...

:This pack was exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the U.S. and Canada.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:TFcaramel prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Stiff prick.(stop snickering).]]
*'''Prowl''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Prowl was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue, and yellow.
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===''Transformers Choco''===
*'''Prowl''' (1985)
:A solid-color, snap-together model kit of Prowl was released by Kabaya as part of their ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line of candy toys. It was available in various colors, and came with candy-coated chocolates.
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===''Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Kabaya-Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Revived candy toy prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' (2009)
:Released in the second wave of the revived ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2009, this transforming model kit of Prowl is made from black and white plastic, with a lot of stickers for detail. It's based on the ''Henkei'' Prowl toy.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Prowl was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Prowl was molded in soft red rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Prowl was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Prowl''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''19'''
:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, Prowl was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Prowl/prowl.htm More information on Decoy Prowl at TFU.info]''
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===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero Prowl bust.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Who needs legs when one has LOGIC??]]
*'''Prowl''' (2002)
:A cold-cast porcelain bust labeled as number 3 in [[Hard Hero]]'s series of ''Transformers'' busts, Prowl is sculpted to be six inches tall, having a seven-inch wide "wingspan", and wielding his acid pellet gun in his left hand. 100 copies of this product were signed by sculptor [[Jason Ray]].
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Tf2-16-400.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|I got a big... gun.]]
*'''Prowl''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)
**''Accessories:'' Missile
:Planned to be in part of the Series 2 wave of ''[[Attacktix]]'', Prowl is a Captain class unit with the special ability to stun an opposing player unit. His sculpt is based upon his Generation 1 cartoon model with some additional details. His weapon is a '''hugely''' oversized version of his rifle, capable of firing a large silver projectile.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:3DBattleCard Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Paper prick.]]
*'''Prowl''' (2007)
:A 25-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Prowl "transforms" into a black and white police car that vaguely resembles a Nissan Z. He uses the same parts layout as ''[[Movie (franchise)|Movie]]'' [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Transformers 3D Battle Card Game|Barricade]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#3D Battle Card game|Bumblebee]], [[Swerve (Movie)#3D Battle Card Game|Swerve]], and [[Dino#3D Battle Card Game|Mirage]].
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:Prowl statue.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Prowl 2 of Prowl busts.]]
*'''Prowl''' (Diamond Select, 2009)
:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2009, Prowl was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and was limited to 500 pieces. Prowl, along with his "brothers" [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Transformers - Mini Bust|Bluestreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Transformers - Mini Bust|Smokescreen]], is exclusive to online retailer [[Toyrocket|Toyrocket.com]]. The bust features Prowl's acid pellet gun and twin missile launchers, and the missile launchers and car doors can be attached via magnets on either side of his head.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesprowllaserbeak.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He's smiling—must have his DVDs alphabetized.]]
*'''Prowl & Laserbeak''' (Two-pack, <s>2009</s>)
:''Universe [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Prowl would have been a happy little non-transforming figure. The figure has the standard swiveling head and arms, and in a bizarre sculpting oddity, has a wheel well on one foot but not the other. He would have come in a two-pack with [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Laserbeak]], but the ''Universe'' portion of the ''Robot Heroes'' line was canceled before they saw retail release. Several unpackaged samples have made it into the hands of collectors, however.
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===''Mighty Muggs''===
[[File:MightyMuggs Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Adowable pwick.]]
*'''Prowl''' (2010)
:''Accessories:'' Gun
:This [[super deformed|super-deformed]], non-transformable Prowl figure mostly uses the standard [[Mighty Muggs]] body template, and features same door-wings molds as [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Mighty Muggs|Jazz]]. He has swivel joints in his neck and arms, and comes with his trademark acid pellet gun. Prowl was originally meant to be released in the fourth wave of Mighty Muggs Transformers, but the Transformers section of the toyline was canceled before the wave was released. The toy was eventually made available as an exclusive at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2010|San Diego Comic-Con 2010]].
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===''Tiny Titans''===
*'''Prowl''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''9/12'''
:Part of the initial assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Prowl is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode, cast in dark grey plastic.

:He includes a collectible card that, interestingly, renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
[[File:Prowltls.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Mystery prick.]]
[[The Loyal Subjects]] Prowl is a Wave 2 figure with standard articulation. He is mostly based on his animation model. For every 16 figures, there are 2 Prowls. This toy was also recolored into [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#The Loyal Subjects|Bluestreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#The Loyal Subjects|Smokescreen]].
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*'''Prowl''' (Gamestop exclusive, 2014)
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prick a card, any card!]]
*'''Prowl, Military Strategist''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T31/T40'''
**''Stars: ''6
:Prowl, Military Strategist is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game, and is based on the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Transformers: Universe]]'' Prowl toy.
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[[File:W2Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Prowl, Strategic Mastermind''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T35/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7
:Prowl, Strategic Mastermind was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Prowl, Strategic Mastermind is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Prowl, Strategic Mastermind depicts the lower right portion of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus']], of whom Prowl forms the right leg.

:The artwork for Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, while the Bot Mode artwork uses the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] Prowl figure's packaging art.

:Prowl, Strategic Mastermind can be used to form Optimus Maximus, Ultimate Defender with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Sentinel Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Sentinels are in Bot mode on the battlefield and/or KO area.
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[[File:W3MajorProwl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Major Prowl, Infantry-Strategist''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T08/T48'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Major Prowl, Infantry-Strategist is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Prowl toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and original artwork for Alt Mode, with line-art by [[Dan Khanna]] and colors by [[Kyxarie Peralta]].
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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Prowl was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===Jada Toys===
*'''Transformers 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Prowl is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded holding his blaster. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with other [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen figurines]].
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==Notes==
*Prowl's ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor also came with additional, optional stickers that would identify him as being part of the police forces from existing Japanese cities, namely Tokyo, Sapporo, Sendai, Osaka, and Fukuoka. The original ''Transformers'' instruction booklet shows a visible ''Diaclone'' label sheet, complete with these optional stickers, which did not make it to the final product.
*Before creating [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], Hasbro initially conceived the ''Beast Wars'' panther character as Prowl, with a potential head retool as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Notes|Optimus Prime]]. Elements of this plan ultimately manifested as the McDonald's toy character [[Panther]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CJC-i7cgfHR/ Hasbro document scan regarding Fold-Out Transformers, by Instagram user @roboticplanettoys</ref><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CJE7ynpgIbp/ Hasbro document scan regarding Creature Auto Rollers, by Instagram user @roboticplanettoys</ref>
*Also in early ''Beast Wars'' planning, Hasbro conceptualized [[McDonald's]] toys of vehicular [[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Roller]]s, including one of Prowl as a moon buggy<ref>{{instagram|The last proposed Happy Meal Transformers were not the familiar Beast Wars animals, and would have included Prowl, Starscream, Hound and Rumble as Vehicle Auto Rollers, functionally similar to the Creature Auto Rollers.|https://www.instagram.com/p/CJIcRo5Aqym/|@roboticplanettoys|2020|12|23}}</ref> perhaps paralleling the unreleased ''Generation 2'' [[APC Auto Roller]] ultimately used in Japan for ''Beast Wars II'' [[Autolauncher#Toys|Autolauncher]].
*''Machine Wars'' Prowl's card-art is actually an altered version of the art for the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Laser Rod]] [[Jolt (G2)#Toys|Jolt]].
*The [[BotCon 2013]] redeco of [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Mirage]] almost became [[Prowl (MW)|''Machine Wars'' Prowl]], but it ended up being replaced by [[Mirage (G1)/toys#BotCon2013|''Machine Wars'' Mirage]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>

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Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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DJ-Dee: /* Early days */

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[[File:BumblebeeIDW-fromDevastation1coverA.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The name's Principle...{{w|Peter Principle}}.]]

Bumblebee was born on the precipice of a changing era. His youthful enthusiasm was tarnished but never entirely lost as war gripped his homeworld, forcing him to change professions from civilian courier to law enforcer, sniper, and scout. Bumblebee also never quite shook the image of youth itself and even after millennia of bitter conflict, one would be hard-pressed to find someone who didn't still look on him as a wide-eyed and likeable "kid brother".

So well-regarded was Bumblebee, that when the opportunity unexpectedly arose, he was democratically voted in as leader of the Autobots. It was a job Bumblebee didn't ask for or want, but one he still attempted to undertake to the best of his ability. He quickly learned that being liked wasn't the same as being respected, and his tenure as leader was marked by indecision, quagmire and crisis. Tragically, it may have been Bumblebee's newfound position of authority itself that interfered with his natural affinity for forging bonds and uniting others.

Indeed, it was Bumblebee's fellowship that eventually made even [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] start to truly question their lives of malice and deception. Despite all the hardships he's endured, Bumblebee's innate sincerity and heroic nature still shines through, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s unshakeable faith in him was ultimately justified.

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{{quote|No, wait, '''''hang on''''', Prowl--I'm in '''''charge''''' here!"|quote2=What? Come '''''on'''''.|[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] sums up Bumblebee's leadership in three words|"[[The Question]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Early days===
[[File:GhostStories-Bumblebeealtmode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Put-put-put.]]

'''Bumblebee of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]''' was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|forged]], {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} one of the last generation to be born before the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s cooled. Given his nimble alternate mode, he worked as a courier while spending his leisure time with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] at the races. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} In the days of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Bumblebee attended the joint funeral of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], who had been killed by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and his goons. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} During [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s regime, Bumblebee saw [[Decepticon]]s beating [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] up in the street and being the nice guy that he was, managed to trick the assailants into retreating. He tried to offer aid, but the battered Jetfire rudely brushed him off. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

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One day, Bumblebee was plagued by nightmares of spirits demanding him to deliver a package. The nightmares lasted for a month before he delivered the package but to his dismay they resumed shortly after, one containing a bomb that destroyed the Tygun factory. Overcome with guilt, he immediately turned himself in where he first met [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] who managed to deduce that Bumblebee was being influenced by an outside signal that was being broadcasted into his processor. Despite being told to remain behind, Bumblebee followed Pax and Prowl to the Decepticon hideout. An enraged Bumblebee attacked [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] for the attack highlighting that Decepticons were supposed to fight ''for'' the people. In the aftermath, he asked to join Pax's squad. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Bumblebee was somewhat taken aback when he began to notice how the job was making Orion increasingly disillusioned and violent, as was evidenced when Pax was brutal with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] during a raid on the criminal's illegal weapons-manufacturing operation. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

Bumblebee eventually became an experienced sharpshooter and key member of Pax's squad. In a mission in [[Nyon]], Bumblebee stopped Orion before he could execute the re-offending Swindle in plain sight of civilians and berated him for almost killing a defenseless enemy. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} After training with [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] at the shooting range, {{Storylink|Parasites}} Bumblebee was sent to pursue [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], who had infiltrated a [[Senate]] meeting where Zeta Prime unveiled the [[vamparc ribbon]]. Bumblebee was taken down by [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] in the ensuing battle and held at gunpoint by Decepticons who arrived to rescue Soundwave. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Given an offer by Megatron to speak privately at the [[Jump Joint]], Bumblebee felt Pax should accept it, although the rest of the team was against that notion. {{storylink|Post}} Bumblebee was taken hostage to force the issue and he and Orion were able to escape the Decepticons when their comrades bailed them out and brought [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] for evac. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Orion Pax's crew were soon sent on another mission to Nyon, this time to apprehend [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. However, the Autobots were willing to listen to Hot Rod's argument. {{Storylink|Ruins}} When Zeta Prime's [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructor]]s attacked the city, Bumblebee and the others attempted to help defend the city, but Hot Rod was forced to detonate bombs scattered around the city, destroying it. Zeta savagely attacked Orion Pax, {{Storylink|Purge}} but [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons came to the rescue. The Autobots were taken to [[Kolkular]], where they witnessed Orion Pax agreeing to join forces with Megatron. {{storylink|Choices}} Together, the Autobots and Decepticons attacked Zeta Prime's forces. {{Storylink|Overthrown}}

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With Zeta's defeat, Megatron betrayed the Autobots and began hunting them down, and Bumblebee went into hiding with Ironhide and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Before they could decide on a course of action, they were captured in a Decepticon raid on their safehouse. {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}} After a violent interrogation, Bumblebee was set to be executed alongside his fellow Autobots. However, on witnessing the ruthless execution order, Hot Rod decided to join the Autobots and freed the prisoners. They then rendezvoused at Orion's ID signal and learned of his recent transformation into Optimus Prime and the awakening of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Rise}} When Optimus Prime made a rallying call for additional support for their cause against the Decepticon's tyranny, Bumblebee watched possible enemy positions. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Bumblebee participated in the battle at the [[Citadel]] and after the battle, was approached by the survivors of the attack on Nyon who told him that they would now be chroniclers. {{storylink|Endgame}}

In the earliest days of Optimus Prime's leadership, Bumblebee was his assistant during the meetings of the [[Grand Convocation]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} He later helped defend the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] from [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} The battle ended in tragedy as the refinery exploded, killing many civilians as well as Autobots. Having survived, Bumblebee attended the memorial service held by Autobots to honor the lost lives. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} During a subsequent Convocation meeting, he interrupted Prime with an emergency report from [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Massacre}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was unleashed upon Cybertron, Bumblebee stood by Prime's side as the Autobots worked to contain the beast and showed deep regret for the destruction of [[Harmonex]] that ensued. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} Their struggle didn't go well, and he had to pull a fellow Autobot to safety during Trypticon's rampage. {{storylink|Annihilation}} With the monster heading towards Iacon and Optimus Prime being unable to stop it, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] was ready to give up, but Bumblebee urged him to hold onto hope. Indeed, Trypticon was finally felled by the combined efforts of [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] and Megatron, allowing the Autobots to return home and repair the injured Prime. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

In one of the war's countless battles, Bumblebee witnessed [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|a yellow Autobot]] get destroyed in a Decepticon-Autobot crossfire. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Not long after Trypticon's defeat, Bumblebee detected a spacecraft on collision course with Iacon and reported it to Prime. Realizing it was Trypticon—now under Decepticon control—the Autobots had Metroplex transform into [[robot mode]] and fight the beast. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Once both giants had fallen, the Decepticons and their new [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] allies invaded the city, forcing the Autobots into battle. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} Bumblebee tried to prevent Megatron from reaching Trypticon's fallen form, and though the Decepticon leader acknowledged his courage, he would not be deterred and impaled the young Autobot on a piece of debris. Once the Autobots had won the battle, Bumblebee was carried to safety and repaired by [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} Megatron was eventually defeated and captured by Optimus Prime, but soon rescued in a violent jailbreak. Bumblebee watched Prime and Prowl argue whether Megatron could still be reasoned with at this point in the conflict. {{storylink|Post}}

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500,000 years ago during the climactic battle over Metroplex, Bumblebee scouted the Decepticon forces and surmised their offensive wasn't going to end any time soon, prompting the Autobots to send Metroplex off into space for his own protection. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} As they watched the Titan leave, he listened to Prowl lament the stupidity of war. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

Always willing to lend an ear to others' problems, Bumblebee developed a reputation as something of a secret-keeper in the Autobot ranks: he was one of the few Autobots who would eventually learn that the modern [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was an imposter, a diminutive Cybertronian piloting a [[Magnus Armor|suit of armor]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

[[File:TheHuntingParty-BumblebeeNightbeat.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Hey, lookit me bein' this body in the past at some point now, I guess.]]

Some time after Metroplex's departure, Bumblebee, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] were in space pursuing [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Empirion|ship]] from a distance, trying to put a stop to them despite being vastly outmatched. When Bludgeon found a remote planet with a small civilization of [[Urtuskian]]s and his troops started blowing up the place, Bumblebee decided that there was no time to call for reinforcements and he and his two friends would have to make do. He ordered Jetfire to ram their ship into the Decepticons' and the three would fight the troops personally on the surface. Bumblebee took out [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]] before finding himself trapped below ground standing between the legendary, missing Metroplex and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]. Bumblebee was faring badly when a Urtuskian surprisingly lept to his defense. Deciding Bumblebee wasn't worth his time, and secretly feeling disillusioned about the Decepticons at the time, Thundercracker abandoned the mission. With their ship destroyed, Bumblebee and the others found themselves stuck on the planet for an unspecified amount of time until they were eventually found and rescued. Thankfully, this was another of those "Bumblebee makes a friend" stories, as Nightbeat put it, and so they had hospitable hosts for the duration. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Some 20,000 years ago, Optimus and Bumblebee attempted to contact Prowl aboard the ''[[Ark-19]]''. Their boosted message was intercepted by Shockwave over prehistoric [[Earth]], and inadvertently bounced it to the passing [[Maximal]] starship, ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. After [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] shot down the craft, [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]]—whose memories had been scrambled by a [[Talisman (G1)|mysterious artifact]], and who bore a passing resemblance to Bumblebee himself—glimpsed the message and wondered aloud if he ''was'' Bumblebee, which gave Shockwave an idea for an [[Ice Age Wars|illuminating experiment]]. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}
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===Mission to Xetaxxis===
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In the mid-19th century, after Cybertron had been rendered uninhabitable, Bumblebee and [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] would work under one Ultra Magnus—a particularly hotheaded individual named [[Convoy (G1)|Convoy]]—on a deep space patrol. On their second month, the trio passed through the distant [[Zugzwang Cluster]] where they found some Decepticons investigating the remains of a [[Galactic Council]] shuttle. Magnus brought Bumblebee with him to make sure nobody had survived the attack, ignoring Bumblebee's sympathizing with the Council's fears about the Cybertronian race. Magnus correctly deduced that the Decepticons had deliberately tried to hide the attack and hacked into the ship's computer to learned that it had been headed to the frigid world of [[Xetaxxis]]... a planet that none of the Autobots had heard of. After another week of travel, the Autobots arrived at Xetaxxis to find that the Decepticons had beaten them there and besieged the [[Solstar Order]] space station ''[[Orchid Crossing]]''. Leaving Sky Blast in the ship, {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}} Bumblebee and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] made a dramatic entrance into [[Orchid Crossing|a space station]] and found themselves face to face with [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}}

[[File:ShiningArmor2-wereintrouble.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Derp.]]

The fight quickly turned into chaos as [[Rom]] shot Magnus; Bumblebee tried to keep order before Magnus turned on the [[Space Knight]] and blew him and Starscream through a wall. Though Magnus ordered his subordinate to kill everyone on sight, Bumblebee managed to persuade him that the Solstar Order were on their side; as Ultra Magnus ploughed into the fray, Bumblebee tried to approach [[Stardrive]], a Cybertronian Space Knight, to figure out if she was a Decepticon... only for Stardrive to mistake him for an enemy and shoot him in the chest. When he recovered he was horrified to see Sky Blast had also joined the fight, but had been assimilated by a [[Dire Wraith]] and mutated into an out of control monster. Its rampage threatened the structural integrity of the already damaged space station, and Magnus shut down the ship's forcefields in the hopes that the beast would burn up in Xetaxxis' atmosphere. As their shuttle arrived, Bumblebee offered Stardrive a ride but his moment of mercy bought time for Starscream to snipe and destroy their ship.

Trapped aboard the burning space station, the two Autobots were rescued by Stardrive, who used her starfighter form to ferry the two Autobots down to the planet. All three Cybertronians made a rough landing on the planet and survive... at which point Magnus, to Bumblebee's horror, arrested Stardrive for violating the [[Tyrest Accord]]s. Stardrive complied if they helped her find her fellow Space Knights; though Bumblebee was sympathetic, Magnus was less so, and his anti-organic rant bought time for said Space Knights to arrive and shoot him. Faced with surrender at gunpoint, Bumblebee desperately tried to rouse a stunned Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

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The two Autobots engaged the aliens, with Bumblebee grappling with a vengeful [[Sata]] before Stardrive broke up the fighting and properly introduced herself to Magnus and Bumblebee. Bumblebee and Magnus helped Rom to understand that the Cybertronians were unlike the pan-planetary socieites of the Solstar Order. Stardrive revealed the existence of her [[energon synthesizer]] to the group — the reason why Starscream had targeted her in the first place — and the threat that the device posed prompted the Autobots agree to a temporary truce with the Space Knights so that they could find and retrieve the artifact. The two Autobots and Sata rolled out after the fliers, but Bumblebee, compelled to help out the native [[Xetaxxan|Xetaxxians]], delayed the group so that he could use his lasers to superheat some rubble to help warm up the little organics. The two Autobots received a transmission from [[Livia]], who warned them that the Decepticons had beaten them to the space station — prompting Bumblebee's "Xetaxxian" friends to reveal themselves as Wraiths in disguise. Magnus then told Bumblebee to take Sata and head for the energon synthesizer while he held the off the Wraith horde. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

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Zooming towards the wreckage, Sata and Bumblebee argued about going back to help Magnus; when the rookie Space Knight called Bumblebee an unfeeling machine, Bumblebee snapped that Magnus had been his friend and his sacrifice would be in vain if they didn't reach the energon synthesizer first. The two of them arrived in time to see Stardrive fighting her allies in the wake of another of Livia's increasingly amoral choices, threatening to leave the Space Knights entirely. Bumblebee, mistaking her for a Wraith imposter, attacked but was quickly swatted aside. The Autobot-Space Knight alliance managed to come to a tentative agreement regarding the sacrifice of innocents in their battle, which was immediately cut short when Ultra Magnus returned, now infected by the Wraith leader [[Vekktral]]... and who promptly betrayed his Decepticon allies of convenience to infect them as well. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}}

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With the situation spiraling out of control, Bumblebee tried to convince Magnus to fight the parasite from within as he helped blast the Wraiths off the Decepticons, but was promptly grabbed by the murderous fusion. Yet Bumblebee's last pleas managed to pierce Magnus' consciousness and give him the mental fortitude required to open his own chest compartment so that Rom could attack his [[Spark]]. Bumblebee briefly eulogized his fallen friend, and explained the inadvertent reveal of Convoy's existence to the aliens, before Starscream's parting sabotage of the energon synthesizer forced Bumblebee, carrying his fallen friend, and the Space Knights to flee aboard Stardrive's alternate mode. Safely in orbit as the planet below burned, Bumblebee sadly watched as Stardrive shed her metallic armor and renounced her Space Knight allegiance as she departed. Though Rom invited Bumblebee to join them on one of the ''Orchid Crossing's'' escape shuttles, Bumblebee used the recall switch inside the Magnus Armor to return home to the [[Autobot fleet]].

Back home, Bumblebee explained the circumstances behind Convoy's death to Optimus Prime, who commended the fallen Autobot as a hero. Bumblebee never told the other Autobots about the existence of the Solstar Order's energon synthesizer, out of fear that their species' thirst for energon would prove the prejudices of other races correct. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}
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===Infiltration on Earth===
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Over a century later, Bumblebee was part of Prowl's secret counter-infiltration unit on [[Earth]]. When Ratchet broke cover by rescuing a [[Hunter O'Nion|trio]] [[Verity Carlo|of]] [[Jimmy Pink|humans]], {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltation #0}} Bumblebee was the one Autobot who supported his efforts. He was true to his role as an espionage agent and ferreted out their plans to continue joint operations against orders and joined in. Verity thought his alternate form and his [[holomatter]] avatar was "coool!" {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

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He accompanied Ratchet and the humans to investigate an abandoned [[Decepticon]] bunker in [[Nebraska]]. When Ratchet mentioned how he hated putting their humans at risk, Bumblebee pragmatically commented that, given the need for evidence of unusual Decepticon activity and the consequences of Decepticon Siege Mode, the humans would be "acceptable losses". While the humans were exploring the bunker, two Decepticons attacked, and Bumblebee managed to take down [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], but not before Ratchet was shot and run over by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

As the bombardment by the Decepticons caused the bunker to collapse, Verity had trouble climbing out of the shaft through which they entered. Bumblebee leapt into action when the tree the rope was attached to buckled under the crumbling terrain. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} He left the humans with Ratchet and traveled to [[Oregon]], the location of the second Decepticon command bunker, observing the situation until the rest of the Autobot unit could arrive. After witnessing Megatron "disciplining" Starscream and subsequently downgrading the infiltration unit's status to [[Infiltration protocol|Phase Two]], Bumblebee departed Oregon with the rest of the unit. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Bumblebee went with the Autobots to investigate Decepticon activity in the country of [[Latveria]]. There they discovered a heavily shielded "array" that the Decepticons were using as a base. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} There they skirmished with the humans that were assembled outside who were under the influence of the Decepticons' mind-altering [[Psycho-Prism]].

[[File:Bumblebee blasts LukeCage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Oldest trick in the book.]]

Bumblebee used his holomatter avatar in a "damsel in distress" ruse that distracted [[Luke Cage]] long enough for Bumblebee to get a clear shot. Ratchet was able to attach an inhibitor device to [[Captain America]] which nullified the effects of the Psycho-Prism. He gave Captain America enough devices for everyone on his team. Now calmed down, the two groups teamed up to destroy the Psycho-Prism. They began attacking the array's defenses which caused the Decepticons to attack. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}}

As they fought, Ratchet, Prowl, and Luke Cage were able to slip into the array. Outside, Bumblebee, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], and Prime gave a power-boost to [[Iron Man]] in his Transformer-sized armor. After the battle quieted down, Megatron communicated via hologram from inside the array with his new ally [[Doctor Doom]]. They showed their captives, Ratchet, Prowl, Luke Cage, and [[Spider-Man]]. Megatron ordered their surrender or the captives would die. Optimus Prime ordered the quick destruction of the array. [[Falcon (Marvel)|Falcon]] objected because their teammates were still inside. Bumblebee argued that those few humans were expendable. There was a brief discussion, but Optimus Prime's orders won out and they all attacked the array. Megatron turned on Doctor Doom for being incorrect about them surrendering. Megatron didn't go through with his threat to kill his captives, instead he went outside to face his opponents and carrying Luke Cage. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}}

While Megatron was attacking, Bumblebee, Jazz, and [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]] [[orbital jump|orbital bounced]] into the array. They found that Doctor Doom switched sides and freed Spider-Man, so they went to find the Psycho-Prism. They found it guarded by [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who wasn't in the mood to fight for Megatron's cause and left. Wolverine destroyed the Prism. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

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He was present when Optimus Prime announced he was bringing in reinforcements from elsewhere to bolster the Earth unit's ranks, due to how pivotal Ore-13 had made the theatre {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}}, but did not take part in the subsequent mission to [[Brasnya]]. After that mission was complete, Bumblebee was tasked by one of those reinforcements, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], to check the area surrounding their base for surveillance. He found a great deal of it, prompting the decision to relocate the ''[[Ark-19]]''. He was aboard when the ship was attacked by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} and as the ship went down he reported that they were fully visible to human sensors at [[Robins Air Force Base]] {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} He survived but was injured in the subsequent battle with the living Decepticon weapon of mass destruction. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} He was presumably on the ''[[Ark-32]]'' when it left Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

Bumblebee was present to hear Ratchet diagnose Sunstreaker after the latter's de-Headmasterification. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Replay}}

[[File:AHM4BumblebeeWheeljack.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Slag it, Bumblebee, stop making our jokes for us!]]

Having returned to Earth, Bumblebee was among the Autobots who fell into a Decepticon trap and were soundly defeated by [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Decepticons banished them all to Cybertron to be eaten by the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}

Frustrated at being stranded on Cybertron, he listened to [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks's]] story about how awesome and cool Jazz is to pass the time. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Bumblebee and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] were sent to search for energon by Jazz, but found the going rough in their Earth modes. Wheeljack suggested he whip up a polymer, but 'Bee very quickly pointed out the fact they hadn't the equipment. To make matters worse, the pair were being followed and their only hope of signaling for help was a million to one shot! Not willing to wait for back-up that wasn't coming, Bumblebee dragged Wheeljack along in an attempt to track the stranger down... when Hot Rod was knocked through a wall by Ironhide. Bumblebee was surprised to see Hot Rod, but more surprised to hear the other bot thought they were a rescue party! {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

Later, while being chased by the Insecticon swarm, Bumblebee made a disparaging comment about [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], but [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] quickly put him in his place. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} As tensions rose, he almost had a throw-down with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} Along with the other Autobots, Bumblebee was rescued and transported back to Earth by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Together with the rest of the Autobots, he fought the Decepticons and drove them off the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:Hidden BumblebeeArm.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Bumblebee makes a wish on a monkey-bot's paw to be leader.]]
After the departure of the Decepticons, the human military hunted down any remaining Transformer. Somehow Bumblebee got separated from his team in the ruins of New York. He managed to avoid detection until he was forced to reveal his location when a toppling building threatened the families inside. Bumblebee used his body to support the building, even as the nearby military fired into his body. Thankfully, Bumblebee was able to hold out until the humans inside had evacuated, and the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and the others kept the military from finishing him off. Once Bumblebee had been restored to working order, he asked Ratchet if they had heard his radio distress calls. No, Ratchet responded, Bumblebee's radio had been busted, but they heard about his plight on the humans' frequencies. Ratchet laughed, noting that was Optimus Prime's idea, who felt that it was only a matter of time before Bumblebee would have to save somebody and out himself. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

===Leadership===
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Following the resignation of Optimus Prime and his surrender to the human organization [[Skywatch]], Bumblebee was elected to the position of Autobot commander despite not putting himself forward for the role. Ratchet posited his trustworthiness and dependability as factors in his being chosen. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} {{storylink|Ride-Along}}

Though at first there was jubilation at Bumblebee's rise to leadership, his diplomatic nature and desire to be nice to everybody eventually led to problems. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} The first of many challenges in Bumblebee's new command was Ultra Magnus, who had arrived to investigate the death of [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. Magnus questioned Bumblebee's suitability for command in light of [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] leading his own group of Autobots away, and was not interested in helping Bumblebee with their current woes. Unfortunately, it was then that [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] decided to lead yet another exodus of Autobots (consisting of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]) away from the main group. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Wheeljack had little time or respect for Bumblebee's moping or his perceived lack of leadership ability, leading to several cutting remarks, much to the annoyance of Ratchet. Through some interference from Wheeljack, Bumblebee met with Skywatch rogue Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]] who gave them protection from Skywatch if the Autobots helped capture Decepticons. Unfortunately this "protection" could also lock them into [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] if they misbehaved, which Horiuchi did when Cliffjumper refused to capture Blurr. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

[[File:TheImpossibleKnot BumblebeeSpeech.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"And y'know, saying this all out loud, I'm realizing that I AM making quite a hash of things. Anyone else want to take a swing at this leader stuff?"]]
Tracking down Blurr, Bumblebee attempted to talk the fugitive Autobot over, to convince him to come quietly. Blurr was shocked that Bumblebee would agree to work with the humans, the people who had imprisoned others of their kind. When Bumblebee revealed that Blurr didn't have much of a choice, the latter decided to take his chances and shot Bumblebee at point blank range, which shorted out his kill-switch badge. Back at base, when Bumblebee refused to turn over Blurr, Horiuchi decided the Autobot needed a reminder of who was holding the leash and attempted to activate his kill-switch. Naturally, it didn't work, but Ratchet convinced Bumblebee to play along and pretend he was locked into vehicle mode. Seeing an opportunity, the Bumblebee concocted a plan where the reluctant Blurr would find a Volkswagen to take his place, allowing him to find a way to free the rest of the Autobots. Before leaving, Bumblebee gave the Autobots an inspiring speech that actually caused [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to break character, surprising the Skywatch operatives who were listening in on those Autobots with functional kill-switch badges. Later, communicating with Ratchet via a text-only comm channel, Bumblebee located a large shipment of darmstadtium, the rare metal used in the kill-switches at a shipping port. As he was skulking around, he discovered the Constructicon [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], who had repainted himself to disguise his identity from the humans, as well as the hope that he sneak onto one of the container ships. Bumblebee tried to convince him that they had to earn the respect of the humans, but Scavenger angrily scoffed at this, stating he would rather hide than work with them. Bumblebee left him in peace. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}}

[[File:TheGiftHorse Bumblebee Serena.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|"As the gas was closing in, I looked up and saw God... And you know what? God is made of steel."]]
When Skywatch arrived to repair "Bumblebee's" kill-switch badge, they inadvertently revealed the identity of [[Sanjay Bharwaney]], a Skywatch researcher who was responsible for the secondary master control board for all of the badges. Bumblebee followed Bharwaney home, following Wheeljack's advice that altering the control board would short out the badges. Obviously unable to retrieve the control board directly, Bumblebee befriended Bharwaney's daughter, [[Serena Bharwaney|Serena]], in the hopes she could help him. Much to his distaste, Bumblebee had to lie to Serena, claiming that the control board would harm her father if he didn't "fix" it. He felt so bad about the whole thing that he believed doing this all but confirmed Humanity's opinion of the Transformers, a position that Wheeljack did not tolerate. Unfortunately, it was discovered the control board contained tracking devices, meaning Bumblebee would be unable to get it back to their hideout before Colonel Horiuchi would notice and disable all the Autobots. This forced Bumblebee to make the modifications himself, a task he scarcely completed before Bharwaney returned home. As his friend Serena took the item back into her house, Bumblebee hoped that one day, he could repay her for his betrayal of her trust. {{Storylink|The Gift Horse}}

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However, as he was making his way back to the Autobot hideout, Bumblebee detected Skywarp heading towards the Bharwaney house. Arriving just in time to save Bharwaney and his daughter, Bumblebee discovered the scientist to be an embittered man whose wife had died during the Decepticon invasion, and who now saw all Transformers, Autobot and Decepticon alike, as the same destructive aliens. During their flight, Bharwaney decided to use the control board to destroy both Bumblebee and Skywarp, seeing Bumblebee as a traitor to Horiuchi. When Serena appealed to her father, Bharwaney forced Bumblebee to admit that he did use Serena to get to the control board, and 'Bee apologised to the young girl. Letting them both out, Bumblebee asked Bharwaney for the control board so he could free his fellow Autobots. As they argued, Skywatch lieutenant [[Daniel Klonowski]] appeared and saved the trio from Skywarp, but despite his interference, Skywarp cut off Bumblebee's escape. Declaring that, unlike Skywarp, he had friends who would fix him, Bumblebee activated the control board, which simultaneously destroyed the kill-switch badges on the Autobots and seriously damaged himself and Skywarp. Sometime later, after Klonowski paid a visit to the Autobot hideout, Bumblebee emerged with a brand new, more powerful body and a new confidence befitting his command of the Autobots. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

[[File:IDWBumblebeeDesignvsStyle.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|left|He's very picky about his looks.]]
Bumblebee's new confidence was tested when Ultra Magnus barged back into the Autobot caves, requisitioning a strike force to arrest Hot Rod for colluding with the enemy. Magnus forced Bumblebee and the others to go along with him almost by sheer force of personality, and they soon arrived at the launch site where Hot Rod and his Autobot & Decepticon allies were planning to leave the planet. Bumblebee and Hot Rod tried to debate the situation, but Ultra Magnus soon grew tired of listening to their concerns and laid down the line: "Right, wrong, I'm the guy with the badge." Any dissention in the Autobots ranks came to a sudden stop when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] turned on his "friend" Hot Rod, unleashing the new [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] combiner named [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

Most of the Decepticons joined Swindle and the Stunticons in turning against their Autobot comrades. [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in particular took great joy in showing the Constructicons could still hack it in light of the new combiner robot, and tried to strangle Bumblebee one-handed. Bumblebee was saved by the timely but unexpected intervention of Thundercracker, who had grown just as tired of the war as many Autobots.

Watching the Stunticons at work as Menasor, Bumblebee noticed how poorly integrated their consciousnesses were, and devised a plan to break them apart. By directing the Autobots to focus their firepower first on [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], then [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], he successfully led the group in dismantling Menasor. Even Optimus Prime and the latecomers from Skywatch looked to him for direction. Afterwards, Prime blessed Bumblebee's leadership, and 'Bee decreed it was time for the Autobots to stop running. He faced [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] head on and made arrangements for a true peace with Skywatch. Bumblebee still had to deal with Ultra Magnus, however, who was insisting on arresting Rodimus for treason. Bumblebee finally told Magnus where he could stuff his statutes. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

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Bumblebee was one of the Autobots who helped fight back against the undead horde that came to Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} He and Spike noted the increased firepower that [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] was packing now. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

Bumblebee and the Autobots then entered into a formal arrangement with Skywatch, and took up residence inside the organization's bunkers. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Despite his decision, some like Jetfire continued to question the idea of living among those who had hunted them for the last three years. Bumblebee earnestly defended his choice, however, stating essentially that trust had to begin somewhere or else they'd never survive on Earth. Spike soon alerted Bumblebee that [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Combaticons had made their presence known in North Korea along the demilitarized zone. Bumblebee quickly determined that, despite appearances, the Combaticons were not loyal mercenaries to the North Koreans, but were playing a larger game. With the President of the United States declaring all Transformers "illegal weapons of mass destruction", though, Spike and Bumblebee decided they would have to intervene...in disguise. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}}

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Bumblebee later stated to Optimus Prime he had a plan and asked Thundercracker to join the Autobots. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}} Thundercracker turned down the offer but Bumblebee eventually convinced the Seeker to join, reminding him of his seeker heritage. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} Bumblebee, unsure what to do, was back at base watching a full brawl between the Autobots, Combaticons, and Predacons with Kyle Pennington and Silverstreak. The brawl revealed the Autobots to the public and Bumblebee confronted the media to try to solve the already shaky alliance between humans and Autobots. He got blasted by a protester instead. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

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Bumblebee was severely wounded from the shot but managed to regain composure. Kyle Pennington told the Autobots not to hurt his would be assassin, but Brawn did not like the decision. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} In an interview, [[Ben Simpson]] stated Bumblebee's recent action was insane and he had no say in the US policy. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} The assassination was followed by a Decepticon attack on the Skywatch base, and though the Autobots attempted to evacuated, they were followed and defeated by a returned Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} Dumped in a city in the middle of scared and armed humans, Bumblebee and the others ended up held at gunpoint by a [[John Powell|policeman]]. He attempted to talk the human down using reason, but before he could have any success Jazz arrived and, to his shock and horror, killed the human. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} The Autobots were able to escape from the city, escorting the shell-shocked Jazz back to Omega Supreme {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} where they began repairs on Bumblebee. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

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After a few weeks Bumblebee was back on his feet, though Ratchet couldn't find him a leg replacement joint, leaving him temporarily in need of a walking stick. While joking around with the similarly injured Pennington, they were interrupted by Bluestreak who informed the group that Rodimus was alive and had returned with Ironhide and Sunstreaker, who were also supposed to be dead. Informed by Rodimus that Cybertron was habitable again but occupied by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], Optimus Prime rallied the Autobots to return home, which only served to remind poor Bumblebee that nobody listened to ''him'' even though he was supposed to be leader. While reassuring him he was still in charge, Prime told him Spike Witwicky was suspected of having lied to the Autobots and murdered [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in cold blood, prompting Bumblebee to requisition some Autobots and remain on Earth to investigate Skywatch and track down remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} {{storylink|Police Action: Prologue}}

With Megatron having surrendered to the Autobots, Bumblebee appeared on Omega Supreme via hologram to discussing his sentence and voted for life imprisonment. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}}

[[File:Bumblebee The Question.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|He's a robot with the proportional agility of a bee.]]
Whilst Prowl focused on investigating their human allies, Bumblebee led the search for Decepticons, taking [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] on a fruitless night raid. After an argument with Prowl the next morning, {{storylink|The Question}} Bumblebee was asked by Jazz for permission to hunt down the remaining Decepticons, but was denied due to his murdering a human last time he was in the field. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1|Police Action #1}} Realizing that he did know ''one'' Decepticon's location, Bumblebee paid a visit to Thundercracker, who after extended pestering surrendered a suspicion that Megatron's new body sported a [[space bridge]] and a bridge energy signature from his [[Titan Hunter|Titan hunting]] days. Searching for the signature with help from Sanjay Bharwaney, the Autobot leader was able to locate a veritable army of Decepticons preparing to enter a space bridge linked to Megatron, now on Cybertron with the other Autobots. Bumblebee's attempt to secretly disable the bridge was discovered, and he wound up in a battle with the Stunticons as their allies fled through the portal. Although severely outmatched, he was able to jam his cane into the bridge's cabling and trigger a massive electrical discharge, knocking his opponents unconscious. His captives in tow, Bumblebee returned to base with a renewed faith in himself. {{storylink|The Question}}

He and Ultra Magnus questioned Sandra about Spike Witwicky, and discovered that Spike murdered Scrapper. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} The Autobots later tried to bring in Ben Simpson. They found Simpson under the influence of one of the Megatron-guns and opened fire on him. Swindle was located at the scene, and he revealed he knocked out Brawl in order to keep his secrets. Swindle told the Autobots that Skywatch's advanced weapons technology came from him via a deal he made with Spike. After severing their ties with Skywatch and Earth, {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}} the Autobots returned to Cybertron on a ship sent by their colleagues on their home planet.

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===Rebuilding Society===
[[File:DoOP matrix bequeathed.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|left|Thanks for the, uh... paper-weight, Prime.]]
When Bumblebee's contingent arrived on Cybertron, they found the [[D-Void]]'s Chaos War ended, Galvatron defeated, and the planet somehow alive and primordial. Thousands of non-aligned Cybertronians began arriving back, and Bumblebee had his work cut out for him keeping the situation from inflaming. After Optimus returned with the Matrix, [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] discovered that it contained a map apparently to the [[Knights of Cybertron]], and Rodimus and Bumblebee disagreed on what their priorities should be. Optimus presented half of the Matrix to Bumblebee who intended to stay on Cybertron, and the other half to Rodimus, who intended to follow the map. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} To Bumblebee's disappointment, Ratchet was one of those who opted to leave on the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Bumblebee tried unsuccessfully to contact Rodimus immediately prior to the ship launch, and he and Prowl watched as the ship apparently exploded in the sky during takeoff. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:WorldAndEverythingInit-yikesBee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|Don't taze me, Bee!]]
Bumblebee and non-aligned leader [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] went to greet newly arrived [[Hipotank]], but Bumblebee found his point of view being drowned out by Metalhawk's anti-Autobot rhetoric. Prowl was using Decepticons to enforce the peace, and while Bumblebee was arranging a memorial for the ''Lost Light'' crew, some of them began exercising their authority a little too vigorously with [[Zetca]]. Consequently, Bumblebee had to activate [[Horri-Bull]]'s [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chip]], killing the Decepticon. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} When Starscream approached Autobot headquarters, Bumblebee stunned the Decepticon with his new modified cane and announced he was done trusting Decepticons. The memorial went ahead, with Bumblebee giving a speech, unaware that the Decepticons were planning to assassinate him. The plot was foiled, thanks to information from Starscream, who interrupted Bumblebee's speech to assert that he, Starscream, must be part of the government. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}}

After a mysterious explosion, Bumblebee called in Wheeljack to investigate, though he wasn't keen on being called "King Bee". He tried to suppress his suspicions that the Decepticons were behind the explosion, which turned out to be false anyway when Wheeljack discovered what was happening. As many Cybertronians were saved thanks to Starscream's help, Bumblebee agreed to let Starscream be part of the government, despite the idea angering [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] enough to knock Bumblebee down and depart with his team. {{storylink|Stick Together}} The three leaders held a speech, though to Bumblebee's dismay, Starscream dominated proceedings. He later found himself having to deal with an increasingly-paranoid Prowl. {{storylink|Devisive}} When [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] arrived, Bumblebee passed on turning out to greet the newcomer, as he knew Metalhawk and Starscream would be there to undermine him. Following a brawl and some persuasive words from Metalhawk and Ironhide, Bumblebee made the decision to have the I/D chips deactivated as a first step towards equality between Autobot and Decepticon. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

[[File:NightAndTheCity BumblebeeProblems.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|THIS IS MY LIFE NOW.]]
When a ship flying Decepticon colors materialized in Cybertron's sky, Bumblebee summoned Wheeljack to observe the ship's landing. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} Metalhawk and Starscream began pressuring him to have an election to let the populace choose their leader, but he claimed not to be ready yet, mostly out of fear of what may happen if they elected Starscream. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} When an injured [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] appeared from the wilderness outside the city borders claiming to have lost Ironhide and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Bumblebee rejected Metalhawk and Starscream's offer for help, believing that the election would go in their favor if they found the missing 'bots. Instead he went to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] and convinced Blurr to aid in the search, but regretfully did so by playing to his emotions and asking him to do it for Ironhide's sake even though his true motives were political. To add to all this stress, [[Turmoil]]'s time-traveling ship then disappeared right under his nose. {{storylink|Night and the City}} Bumblebee was too busy investigating the disappearance to deal with the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] discovered by Blurr, Metalhawk and Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} Starscream's popularity skyrocketed after the Titan declared him a conqueror who would unite all Cybertronians, causing Bumblebee to fear the results an election even more, even as he knew himself to be at the risk of looking like a dictator if he kept refusing to hold one. After Starscream's luck turned around due to an apparent Decepticon bombing that had crippled Omega Supreme, Bumblebee was surprised to find that Metalhawk trusted him enough to investigate the attack. This kind of honesty nudged him out of the political mindset, and he started an investigation to search for the truth rather than to blame the Decepticons. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:BeforeTheDawn-BumblebeeKRONCH.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|Yeah, that about sums up this page.]]
Shortly afterwards, Megatron wandered into Iacon from the wilderness, claiming to come in peace. Bumblebee refused to believe this and ordered the Autobots to kill him where he stood, but they were stopped in their tracks by the Decepticon population, who convinced him to take Megatron alive. While he did so, he refused to honor the Decepticon leader's requests to speak with him, knowing it never went anywhere when Optimus Prime tried. {{storylink|City on Fire}} The return of their leader caused the Decepticons to start rioting, with Bumblebee being unable to calm them down. Realizing that things were never going to be stable under his Autobot government, he finally decided to hold elections the next day and let Metalhawk win. {{storylink|The Verge}} This was put on ice when he was approached by Blurr and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who claimed that Prowl was working with Megatron and had been behind all the unrest since day one. While he didn't want to believe them, Bumblebee came with them and Metalhawk to investigate Prowl's quarters, where they indeed found him smack in the middle of believed-dead Decepticons, holding Wheeljack at gunpoint. To his horror, Prowl killed Wheeljack before he could tell him something important, then went on to explain that he was in fact under the control of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who had been using him to manipulate events anticipation of Megatron's return. As their plan came to fruition, a freed Megatron turned Prowl into the head of Devastator, crushed Bumblebee's head and prepared to conquer Cybertron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

[[File:HeavyIsTheHead BumblebeeVSMegatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|"What are you doing?" "Taking care of business!"]]
Heavily injured but defiant, Bumblebee asked Prowl's partner, [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], what her role in the Decepticon plan was. This prompted her to reveal that she wasn't on the Decepticons' side at all and kill Bombshell, shutting off Devastator and giving the Autobots the chance to fight back. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} On Metalhawk's suggestion, Bumblebee and the others went after Megatron to save Starscream from his clutches, though as Dirge rightly pointed out, the Autobots were really just out to kill Megatron. When they reached him, the Decepticon leader was preparing to take Prowl's place as Devastator's head, but Bumblebee realized just in time that the "important" thing Wheeljack had mentioned was his trademark system bypass codeword. By using it, the Autobots activated a force field belt hidden inside Megatron by Wheeljack, incapacitating him and saving Cybertron. In the aftermath of the battle, Bumblebee was ready to rebuild, but with Metalhawk killed in battle, Starscream became leader of the NAILs and convinced them to banish Autobots, Decepticons and their war from Iacon. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:SecondExodus-GoldfireBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Bumblebee thought he was safe, far from [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but nope!]]
Out in space, where the ''Lost Light'' had survived, crew member [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] would used a recording of Bumblebee saying "so here" in his stitched-together final message to [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} When the crew finally got their communications back online, Rodimus contacted Cybertron hoping to see the planet united under Bumblebee's leadership, only to be met with a grinning Starscream instead. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

Not wanting to cause further conflict with the NAILs, Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots agreed to leave, but an encounter with some friendly Constructicons led to the unfortunate revelation that not ''all'' of Prowl's unlawful manipulations had been Bombshell's fault—he had in fact been behind the assassination of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. This revelation, piled on top of his injuries and many regrets as a leader, was too much for Bumblebee, who collapsed on the spot. He was forced to receive an extensive repair job from [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], who incorporated [[Goldfire shielding]] and parts of his second Earth mode in the process, resulting in a brand new body. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

As a bright light appeared, Bumblebee and the other Autobots approached it, only for a [[Quintessa (IDW)|Titan]] to emerge from the ground in front of them. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} While Bumblebee tried to organize his troops to surround the behemoth, it stayed motionless. Instead the Autobots found themselves under attach from Soundwave's Decepticons. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Bumblebee tried fruitlessly to appeal to Soundwave to stop the fighting, however they were interrupted by Starscream approaching the Titan. The giant unleashed a wave of destructive energy that left the forces present in disarray. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} While Prowl thought they should press the attack Bumblebee favored a more logical approach, which was when Soundwave heard Megatron screaming. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

Following the sound, the combined force found Shockwave's lab, where Nova Prime and Galvatron were attempting to emerge from the Death Universe through a space bridge in Megatron's chest. Startled to find Metalhawk alive, Bumblebee appealed to him to help, but Metalhawk was not pleased at Starscream being handed control of the planet, and attacked Bumblebee. The fight abruptly ended when Shockwave called in the Titan. As Soundwave and Bumblebee's forces emerged to count their wounded, they were met by Megatron, who was promptly ripped in half by Galvatron. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Bumblebee later confronted Galvatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in an attempt to retrieve Megatron's body, though he turned out to not be a match for Galvatron, only being saved by the fact that Megatron had been playing possum. With Galvatron down, Bumblebee picked up Megatron and headed for Iacon. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

[[File:MTMTE26 megs and bee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|"Walk, Dragon, walk! Enter the room!"]]
Arriving back at the city, Megatron revealed his plan to evacuate to [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], however Bumblebee refused to concede Cybertron, at which point [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and the ''Lost Light'' arrived via quantum jump to fight the Titan. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Greeting the ''Lost Light'' crew as they disembarked, Bumblebee took Megatron aboard the ship to find Metroplex's thumb. Though wary of Megatron's motives, Bumblebee let him space bridge away with the thumb, and when nothing subsequently happened, assumed Megatron had simply cut and run. The ex-Decepticon leader did reunite the thumb with its owner however, allowing Metroplex to win the battle. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Bumblebee insisted Megatron get the best of medical treatment. Once Megatron was repaired, he asked to see Bumblebee and admitted to the Autobot that he'd come to the realization that the war was a mistake. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

[[File:RID27 Bumblebee dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Oh well, next body please!]]
Unfortunately Shockwave's plans weren't as foiled as they'd thought, and as billions of [[Ammonite]]s poured down on Cybertron, Bumblebee tried to coordinate a retreat until Perceptor broke the news that the universe was literally ending. Bumblebee gathered together a team to return to Shockwave's lair, and used Skywarp's teleportation power to get there. While most of the team battled Shockwave's waiting forces, Megatron and Bumblebee went onwards and encountered Galvatron. Megatron was ready to end Galvatron's life, but Bumblebee managed to talk him out of it, shortly before Shockwave blew a hole through Bumblebee, critically wounding him. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Moved by the death of his compatriot, Bumblebee's sacrifice led Megatron to take Bumblebee's insignia as his own, and he and Optimus subsequently talked Shockwave out of destroying the universe. Shockwave's [[chronal drive]] collapsed into a singularity, and though Megatron tried to save Bumblebee's body, it was swallowed up by the growing blackness. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

===Infraspace===
[[File:ExRID 44 ghost bumblebee and starscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|Thanks to [[Bumblebee (Movie)|him]], I matter even in death!]]
Wheeljack, thought dead since the Decepticon uprising, eventually recovered and was saddened to learn of Bumblebee's fate. The fact that he died saving the universe didn't make it feel any better. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} Thundercracker felt the universe was "overrated" and Bumblebee should have looked out for himself. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

Unbeknownst to the population of Cybertron, Bumblebee had ''survived'' his encounter with Shockwave, after a fashion. Though critically injured, Bumblebee's consciousness had survived the destruction of his physical body thanks to the properties of the singularity, coming to inhabit the transitional realm known to Cybertronians as [[infraspace]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Though essentially trapped in the singularity, aimlessly wandering the ruins of the Crystal City, Bumblebee found a way to project his consciousness back into the living world, essentially becoming a virtual "ghost." {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} For reasons currently unknown, Bumblebee's disembodied consciousness remained invisible and intangible to all... all except [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who found an unlikely companion and verbal sparring partner as he tried to keep order in the turbulent months following the formation of the [[Republic of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} {{storylink|The Transgressors}} Unaware of what was really happening, Starscream eventually came to believe that he was experiencing vivid hallucinations brought on by his own insecurities. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

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Following the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], Bumblebee brought up the fact that nobody in Iacon wanted Starscream in control, pointing out that all they had on their side was [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] - who was not-so-subtly gunning for his boss's job. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Even after bringing together five of Cybertron's lost colonies, Starscream still didn't feel any better about himself. Bumblebee suggested that if Starscream thought about others more, then he might be happier... a suggestion that Starscream misunderstood, believing that the "others" should all think about ''him''. {{storylink|Choose Me}} When the Decepticons hijacked the space bridge to Earth, Bumblebee brought up the fact that Cybertronians tended to repeat their history, and that another cataclysmic war was on the horizon. His needling prompted Starscream to open communications to [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and inform her about the situation. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

As the Cybertronians and colonists settled into their new lives, Bumblebee continued to wheedle at Starscream, accusing him of obsessing over the whereabouts of the supposedly-dead Swindle. {{storylink|07:00:00}} As an angry mob prepared to batter down the doors to Starscream's office, Bumblebee criticized Starscream's attitude and his handling of the situation thus far. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

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Following Optimus Prime's controversial annexation of Earth, Starscream had a brief chat with Bumblebee as he gloated about Optimus's recent fall from grace. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Starscream sent [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] to Earth to ambush Optimus and provoke him into making risky moves; a ploy that Starscream gloated about to Bumblebee. Bumblebee suggested that Optimus's heroism in the face of adversity would only improve his ratings among the population of Iacon. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} When Optimus went ahead and raised a Titan from beneath Earth, Bumblebee smugly pointed out he had warned him about what would happen. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

[[Scarlett]] and [[Joe Colton]] remembered Bumblebee as they discussed the original Cybertronian conflict on Earth and the current threat they posed to the planet {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

When [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] remembered the launch of the ''Lost Light'', his subconscious warned him of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|danger]] by introducing 'continuity errors' into his memory which included Bumblebee boarding the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

[[File:ThePriceOfYou-StarscreamBumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|"I'm from Wolfram & Hart." "I'm his date."]]
Fifteen minutes before the Titan apocalypse, Starscream spoke to Bumblebee about optimism in the face of impossible odds. When Metroplex fell, Bumblebee advised Starscream to seek reinforcements. {{storylink|Ping}} When Starscream prepared to conquer [[Vigilem|Carcer]], Bumblebee asked what he was going to tell the troops to which Starscream responded that he would simply tell them whatever it took. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} Bumblebee later commented to Starscream that if he and Windblade weren't adversaries, the two jets could get a lot accomplished. Starscream merely reminded Bumblebee what happened last time the Decepticon considered someone a friend. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} After the undead Titans had all been felled, Bumblebee joined Starscream in cheering. {{storylink|Rubicon}} In the aftermath, Starscream was assaulted from all sides by the realm of politics Bumblebee pushed him to make the morally correct choices only for Starscream to relapse. {{storylink|Heavy}} Bumblebee later scolded Starscream over this only to vanish when [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] met with Starscream. {{storylink|The Price of You}}

Starscream refusing to delegate the resources to help Windblade however was the final straw for Bumblebee who snapped and demanded why Starscream always felt the need to alienate everyone and push them all away. Starscream raged that every single time he let someone in or lowered his guard as the grand schemer, life (usually wearing Megatron's face) would give a really good trouncing with the Seeker telling Bumblebee to just leave if he found him so despicable. And leave Bumblebee did. Bumblebee reappeared days later when Starscream had succumbed to his conscience and decided to help Windblade. {{storylink|If I Know You}} Within Starscream's mind, a spectre of Bumblebee appeared as one of the Cybertronians who had a great impact on Starscream's life. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

[[File:GhostStories-CrystalCity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Banished... to the Phantom Zone!]]
When Starscream flew to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] to spy on Optimus Prime and [[Pyra Magna]], Bumblebee provided him with advice on flying in hazardous conditions and commented on Starscream's ironic views on mental health. As the two listened to Optimus recount Bumblebee's origins, Bumblebee pointed out that it was good that Optimus had someone who questioned him. As the conversation moved on to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Starscream dismissed the entire thing as figments of imagination created by guilt, fear and doubt like Bumblebee was to him, unaware that he stood only a few feet away from where Bumblebee's consciousness resided. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

As [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] used the [[Void Scepter]] to have [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] attack his allies, Bumblebee's "ghost" questioned the Decepticon's actions noting that he was no longer acting according to Starscream's plan. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Bumblebee then rushed to tell Starscream what was happening which prompted the Seeker to shatter the Void Scepter. In the aftermath, Starscream thanked Bumblebee for what he'd done, glad to have someone (even an "imaginary" someone) on his side. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

[[File:TheChosenOne StarscreamPlans.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75|They've graduated to the "tabletop games" stage of friendship.]]
After Windblade had revealed [[Liege Maximo]]'s freedom to the public, Bumblebee commented on the public support for her before he cautioned Starscream that he wouldn't be able to lie and cheat his way out of the current crisis only for the Seeker to reveal he had no intent of doing so, intending to win by the strength of his argument. After Starscream outlined his power infrastructure plans to Bumblebee, Windblade arrived with his list of crimes. After failing to manipulate the Camien however, Starscream went on the offensive, looking for loopholes in his crimes only for Bumblebee to inform him he wouldn't help fight against Windblade. Though Starscream insisted he was the only logical choice for leadership and wanted only the best for Cybertron, Bumblebee said he had to decide how much his future expansion meant to him. Bumblebee appeared to Starscream one last time just before the Seeker was due to make his debate speech. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

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After Starscream had publicly confessed to his myriad of crimes and received a life sentence, Bumblebee continued to appear to him. When [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] came to visit however, Bumblebee stepped out to investigate a strange noise. He was shocked to find [[Nemesis (BW)|a giant optic]] in the sky and ran back to inform Starscream. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} When Onyx Prime and [[Liege Maximo]] made planetfall, Bumblebee observed Optimus interacting with the former and the [[Cybertronian Security Force]] establishing a perimeter only to notice Starscream was angsting about his "true form". Bumblebee didn't buy the Seeker using his body dysmorphia as an excuse for his poor choices thinking everyone was defined by their life choices, not how they were born. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} When Starscream was abducted by [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]], he screamed for Bumblebee to help him but the minibot could do nothing but watch. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

As Devastator carried Starscream to glory, both he and Bumblebee watched Optimus Prime be consumed by the Crystal City [[black hole]] before the combiner announced his theory that Starscream was [[the Fallen]] reborn. Though scoffing at the theory, Bumblebee's attention was soon drawn to Optimus appearing in his realm. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} Though Bumblebee was eager to see his friend, Optimus only had enough energy to explain that they were in [[infraspace]] before he gave up. After Bumblebee voiced his theory on how he'd been able to speak to Starscream, he began to blame himself for the post-War mess. Optimus dissuaded that notion, stating the chaos of society was his fault for letting the title of Prime go to his head. Bumblebee scoffed at that, noting that, despite the innate power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he was still just Orion Pax, with the talisman having only ever been an idea. Inspired, Optimus "opened the Matrix" in an attempt to use the artifact's metaphysical weight to punch open a hole back to the real world. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} When the pathway formed, Optimus told Bumblebee to go and leave him only for the scout to grab Prime and drag him along. The two emerged in the body of [[Pyra Magna]] with their minds in [[antespace]]. As one, the three of them captured Shockwave, taking him alive in spite of a mutual desire to see him dead. Once the Decepticon was brought before the Council, Optimus scolded him for throwing away his chance at redemption only for Shockwave to reveal all he had done was embrace the arrival of chaos. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

===Back for the end===
[[File:UnstoppedAndUnstoppable-windbladebumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|"I think this is the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|start of a beautiful]] [[2019 IDW continuity|continuity-jumping friendship]]."]]
After having his mind downloaded from Pyra's and placed in a new body, Bumblebee was properly introduced to [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] who caught up him up on recent events and the existential threat the Cybertronian race was now facing: [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Once Optimus had awoken and been briefed on the threat, [[Rom]] arrived with the news that [[Elonia]] was under threat. Part of the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'' crew, Bumblebee travelled to Elonia to aid in the evacuation of the natives via a variant of [[space bridge]] technology. While Bumblebee was warped back to Cybertron with the [[Elonian]]s, the nature of the technology meant [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] had to stay behind, dying with the planet. When the [[Space Knight]]s caught up with the refugees, Bumblebee oversaw their settling and Rom's attempt at rallying his fellows. {{storylink|Our Darkest}} {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} {{storylink|Ad Infinitum}}

In the interim, Optimus had decided to lay a trap for Unicron at [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], allowing the monster to consume the planet while Optimus ventured within it and destroyed it. Part of the plan, Bumblebee boarded a one-bot ship which he rammed directly into [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]' starship mode when the Titan touched down on Unicron. When Optimus, Bumblebee, and Arcee ventured into the monster, they found an amalgamation of all the worlds it had consumed along with a ruined [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]. As Bumblebee pondered whether or not Unicron truly was the uncreator, its [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]] attacked forcing them to teleport out. Once Caminus had died, the ''Ark-Zero'' quantum jumped back to Iacon, where Starscream dramatically announced the Decepticons would be saving Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

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Inspired by Arcee's familiarity with the dead Sentinel, Bumblebee sought out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] for answers on Unicron's past. Though only having come to check on the Sentinel's health, Bumblebee somehow mind melded with Omega Supreme, receiving a vision of Cybertron's invasion of [[Antilla]] and the world's refashioning into Unicron as a weapon to be used against the Cybertronian race. With this knowledge, Bumblebee ran to Optimus only to be greeted by the sight of Unicron having already arrived above Cybertron, now having gained a [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

When Bumblebee arrived in the war room, he explained his findings to the Council, with Arcee arriving to confirm the story. As Unicron began physically tearing into Cybertron, Optimus went to Shockwave for answers who simply encouraged everyone to join him on [[Earth]] to hep him rebuild their race. When Windblade flew off however, everyone decided to wait for her plan. {{storylink|Our Finest}} Winblade soon convinced the [[Spectral Knight]]s to teleport the population away, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] space bridged himself and his inhabitants to the [[Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park]] where Bumblebee told Starscream to stop whining. {{storylink|Road's End}}

[[File:Post BumblebeeStarscreamSignOff.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|"''...and on rocky paths, there was but one set of footprints...because Starscream had long since buggered off by then.''"]]
As everyone took stock, Prowl arrived in the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' with new information on Unicron and the threat it posed to the galaxy. As part of the distraction, Bumblebee joined in the fight on the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] where he told Rom that the Cybertronians were a bit more than just machines. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} As the Autobots fought, Bumblebee was unsurprised by Starscream's heroic sacrifice before Ironhide was raked to death. Soon enough, Optimus's gamble paid off and Unicron collapsed in on itself, Bumblebee joining [[Aileron]] in rescuing Arcee before they retreated to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] where he caught up [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] on what he'd missed. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

In the aftermath, Prowl arranged for Cybertron to open diplomatic ties with the [[Galactic Council]] with Bumblebee being chosen as their representative. The night before he was due to depart, Bumblebee spoke with the ghostly Starscream (now himself trapped in infraspace) on a beach about legacies and the future before he attended Optimus Prime's funeral. {{storylink|Post}}
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==Spotlight: Mirage==
Bumblebee was part of a unit heading towards the Pegasus Star Cluster to link up with the last remnants of the Autobots under Optimus Prime's command. He never made it, as the unit was ambushed as soon as it entered the cluster. The self-serving mercenary [[Mirage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Mirage]] took his form to fool the remaining Autobots to allow him to enter their base.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

==Notes==
[[File:Infiltration3-BackOfBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Hey! [[Michael Bay|Bay]]! [[Megan Fox|Stop filming]] [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley|my ass!]]]]
[[File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Hello! I am Lindsay Lohan!]]
*Bumblebee appears on six different covers, plus two "foil enhanced" variants reusing art from another cover, during ''Infiltration''—of which only ''one'' (#5D) used [[E. J. Su]]'s redesign, which follows a different transformation schema that, amongst other things, places the roof of the car on his back rather than his chest as in his G1 character model. [[:File:IDWBumblebeeDesignvsStyle.jpg|Things would only get worse from there]].
*According to [[E. J. Su]], Bumblebee's [[Holomatter]] avatar is modeled after {{w|Lindsay Lohan}}, an actress who plays a girl that drives [[Herbie]], a sentient Beetle. ''Um, well''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160322111449/http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
* Su would also confirm that Furman's script had asked for Bumblebee's avatar to be female.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ejsu28/status/1350155055849082880 Su's twitter, 15th Jan 2021:] "To answer a question in the article, the script called for a non-specified female avatar, I decided to make reference to Love Bug with Lindsay Lohan."</ref>
*[[Mike Costa]] had originally intended to kill ''Bumblebee'' in "[[...For All Mankind]]", believing it was the most shocking death he could do. [[Hasbro]] said "NO".<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>
*Bumblebee [[:File:NightAndTheCity BumblebeeProblems.jpg|was redesigned]] by [[Andrew Griffith]] beginning in ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|#1]] based on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|his Aligned counterpart]]'s [[:File:WFC Bumblebee.jpg|video game model]] from [[High Moon Studios]].
*In ''[[Transformers: Unicron|Unicron]]'' [[Our Darkest|#0]], Bumblebee's new body is his [[evergreen]] design.

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[[File:BumblebeeIDW-fromDevastation1coverA.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The name's Principle...{{w|Peter Principle}}.]]

Bumblebee was born on the precipice of a changing era. His youthful enthusiasm was tarnished but never entirely lost as war gripped his homeworld, forcing him to change professions from civilian courier to law enforcer, sniper, and scout. Bumblebee also never quite shook the image of youth itself and even after millennia of bitter conflict, one would be hard-pressed to find someone who didn't still look on him as a wide-eyed and likeable "kid brother".

So well-regarded was Bumblebee, that when the opportunity unexpectedly arose, he was democratically voted in as leader of the Autobots. It was a job Bumblebee didn't ask for or want, but one he still attempted to undertake to the best of his ability. He quickly learned that being liked wasn't the same as being respected, and his tenure as leader was marked by indecision, quagmire and crisis. Tragically, it may have been Bumblebee's newfound position of authority itself that interfered with his natural affinity for forging bonds and uniting others.

Indeed, it was Bumblebee's fellowship that eventually made even [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] start to truly question their lives of malice and deception. Despite all the hardships he's endured, Bumblebee's innate sincerity and heroic nature still shines through, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s unshakeable faith in him was ultimately justified.

{{first|[[Infiltration issue 3|''Infiltration'' #3]]}}

{{quote|No, wait, '''''hang on''''', Prowl--I'm in '''''charge''''' here!"|quote2=What? Come '''''on'''''.|[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] sums up Bumblebee's leadership in three words|"[[The Question]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Early days===
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'''Bumblebee of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]''' was [[Reproduction|forged]], {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} one of the last generation to be born before the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s cooled. Given his nimble alternate mode, he worked as a courier while spending his leisure time with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] at the races. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} In the days of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Bumblebee attended the joint funeral of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], who had been killed by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and his goons. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} During [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s regime, Bumblebee saw [[Decepticon]]s beating [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] up in the street and being the nice guy that he was, managed to trick the assailants into retreating. He tried to offer aid, but the battered Jetfire rudely brushed him off. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

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One day, Bumblebee was plagued by nightmares of spirits demanding him to deliver a package. The nightmares lasted for a month before he delivered the package but to his dismay they resumed shortly after, one containing a bomb that destroyed the Tygun factory. Overcome with guilt, he immediately turned himself in where he first met [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] who managed to deduce that Bumblebee was being influenced by an outside signal that was being broadcasted into his processor. Despite being told to remain behind, Bumblebee followed Pax and Prowl to the Decepticon hideout. An enraged Bumblebee attacked [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] for the attack highlighting that Decepticons were supposed to fight ''for'' the people. In the aftermath, he asked to join Pax's squad. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Bumblebee was somewhat taken aback when he began to notice how the job was making Orion increasingly disillusioned and violent, as was evidenced when Pax was brutal with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] during a raid on the criminal's illegal weapons-manufacturing operation. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

Bumblebee eventually became an experienced sharpshooter and key member of Pax's squad. In a mission in [[Nyon]], Bumblebee stopped Orion before he could execute the re-offending Swindle in plain sight of civilians and berated him for almost killing a defenseless enemy. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} After training with [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] at the shooting range, {{Storylink|Parasites}} Bumblebee was sent to pursue [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], who had infiltrated a [[Senate]] meeting where Zeta Prime unveiled the [[vamparc ribbon]]. Bumblebee was taken down by [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] in the ensuing battle and held at gunpoint by Decepticons who arrived to rescue Soundwave. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Given an offer by Megatron to speak privately at the [[Jump Joint]], Bumblebee felt Pax should accept it, although the rest of the team was against that notion. {{storylink|Post}} Bumblebee was taken hostage to force the issue and he and Orion were able to escape the Decepticons when their comrades bailed them out and brought [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] for evac. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Orion Pax's crew were soon sent on another mission to Nyon, this time to apprehend [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. However, the Autobots were willing to listen to Hot Rod's argument. {{Storylink|Ruins}} When Zeta Prime's [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructor]]s attacked the city, Bumblebee and the others attempted to help defend the city, but Hot Rod was forced to detonate bombs scattered around the city, destroying it. Zeta savagely attacked Orion Pax, {{Storylink|Purge}} but [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons came to the rescue. The Autobots were taken to [[Kolkular]], where they witnessed Orion Pax agreeing to join forces with Megatron. {{storylink|Choices}} Together, the Autobots and Decepticons attacked Zeta Prime's forces. {{Storylink|Overthrown}}

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With Zeta's defeat, Megatron betrayed the Autobots and began hunting them down, and Bumblebee went into hiding with Ironhide and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Before they could decide on a course of action, they were captured in a Decepticon raid on their safehouse. {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}} After a violent interrogation, Bumblebee was set to be executed alongside his fellow Autobots. However, on witnessing the ruthless execution order, Hot Rod decided to join the Autobots and freed the prisoners. They then rendezvoused at Orion's ID signal and learned of his recent transformation into Optimus Prime and the awakening of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Rise}} When Optimus Prime made a rallying call for additional support for their cause against the Decepticon's tyranny, Bumblebee watched possible enemy positions. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Bumblebee participated in the battle at the [[Citadel]] and after the battle, was approached by the survivors of the attack on Nyon who told him that they would now be chroniclers. {{storylink|Endgame}}

In the earliest days of Optimus Prime's leadership, Bumblebee was his assistant during the meetings of the [[Grand Convocation]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} He later helped defend the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] from [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} The battle ended in tragedy as the refinery exploded, killing many civilians as well as Autobots. Having survived, Bumblebee attended the memorial service held by Autobots to honor the lost lives. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} During a subsequent Convocation meeting, he interrupted Prime with an emergency report from [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Massacre}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was unleashed upon Cybertron, Bumblebee stood by Prime's side as the Autobots worked to contain the beast and showed deep regret for the destruction of [[Harmonex]] that ensued. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} Their struggle didn't go well, and he had to pull a fellow Autobot to safety during Trypticon's rampage. {{storylink|Annihilation}} With the monster heading towards Iacon and Optimus Prime being unable to stop it, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] was ready to give up, but Bumblebee urged him to hold onto hope. Indeed, Trypticon was finally felled by the combined efforts of [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] and Megatron, allowing the Autobots to return home and repair the injured Prime. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

In one of the war's countless battles, Bumblebee witnessed [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|a yellow Autobot]] get destroyed in a Decepticon-Autobot crossfire. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Not long after Trypticon's defeat, Bumblebee detected a spacecraft on collision course with Iacon and reported it to Prime. Realizing it was Trypticon—now under Decepticon control—the Autobots had Metroplex transform into [[robot mode]] and fight the beast. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Once both giants had fallen, the Decepticons and their new [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] allies invaded the city, forcing the Autobots into battle. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} Bumblebee tried to prevent Megatron from reaching Trypticon's fallen form, and though the Decepticon leader acknowledged his courage, he would not be deterred and impaled the young Autobot on a piece of debris. Once the Autobots had won the battle, Bumblebee was carried to safety and repaired by [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} Megatron was eventually defeated and captured by Optimus Prime, but soon rescued in a violent jailbreak. Bumblebee watched Prime and Prowl argue whether Megatron could still be reasoned with at this point in the conflict. {{storylink|Post}}

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500,000 years ago during the climactic battle over Metroplex, Bumblebee scouted the Decepticon forces and surmised their offensive wasn't going to end any time soon, prompting the Autobots to send Metroplex off into space for his own protection. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} As they watched the Titan leave, he listened to Prowl lament the stupidity of war. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

Always willing to lend an ear to others' problems, Bumblebee developed a reputation as something of a secret-keeper in the Autobot ranks: he was one of the few Autobots who would eventually learn that the modern [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was an imposter, a diminutive Cybertronian piloting a [[Magnus Armor|suit of armor]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

[[File:TheHuntingParty-BumblebeeNightbeat.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Hey, lookit me bein' this body in the past at some point now, I guess.]]

Some time after Metroplex's departure, Bumblebee, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] were in space pursuing [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Empirion|ship]] from a distance, trying to put a stop to them despite being vastly outmatched. When Bludgeon found a remote planet with a small civilization of [[Urtuskian]]s and his troops started blowing up the place, Bumblebee decided that there was no time to call for reinforcements and he and his two friends would have to make do. He ordered Jetfire to ram their ship into the Decepticons' and the three would fight the troops personally on the surface. Bumblebee took out [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]] before finding himself trapped below ground standing between the legendary, missing Metroplex and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]. Bumblebee was faring badly when a Urtuskian surprisingly lept to his defense. Deciding Bumblebee wasn't worth his time, and secretly feeling disillusioned about the Decepticons at the time, Thundercracker abandoned the mission. With their ship destroyed, Bumblebee and the others found themselves stuck on the planet for an unspecified amount of time until they were eventually found and rescued. Thankfully, this was another of those "Bumblebee makes a friend" stories, as Nightbeat put it, and so they had hospitable hosts for the duration. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Some 20,000 years ago, Optimus and Bumblebee attempted to contact Prowl aboard the ''[[Ark-19]]''. Their boosted message was intercepted by Shockwave over prehistoric [[Earth]], and inadvertently bounced it to the passing [[Maximal]] starship, ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. After [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] shot down the craft, [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]]—whose memories had been scrambled by a [[Talisman (G1)|mysterious artifact]], and who bore a passing resemblance to Bumblebee himself—glimpsed the message and wondered aloud if he ''was'' Bumblebee, which gave Shockwave an idea for an [[Ice Age Wars|illuminating experiment]]. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}
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===Mission to Xetaxxis===
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In the mid-19th century, after Cybertron had been rendered uninhabitable, Bumblebee and [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] would work under one Ultra Magnus—a particularly hotheaded individual named [[Convoy (G1)|Convoy]]—on a deep space patrol. On their second month, the trio passed through the distant [[Zugzwang Cluster]] where they found some Decepticons investigating the remains of a [[Galactic Council]] shuttle. Magnus brought Bumblebee with him to make sure nobody had survived the attack, ignoring Bumblebee's sympathizing with the Council's fears about the Cybertronian race. Magnus correctly deduced that the Decepticons had deliberately tried to hide the attack and hacked into the ship's computer to learned that it had been headed to the frigid world of [[Xetaxxis]]... a planet that none of the Autobots had heard of. After another week of travel, the Autobots arrived at Xetaxxis to find that the Decepticons had beaten them there and besieged the [[Solstar Order]] space station ''[[Orchid Crossing]]''. Leaving Sky Blast in the ship, {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}} Bumblebee and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] made a dramatic entrance into [[Orchid Crossing|a space station]] and found themselves face to face with [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}}

[[File:ShiningArmor2-wereintrouble.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Derp.]]

The fight quickly turned into chaos as [[Rom]] shot Magnus; Bumblebee tried to keep order before Magnus turned on the [[Space Knight]] and blew him and Starscream through a wall. Though Magnus ordered his subordinate to kill everyone on sight, Bumblebee managed to persuade him that the Solstar Order were on their side; as Ultra Magnus ploughed into the fray, Bumblebee tried to approach [[Stardrive]], a Cybertronian Space Knight, to figure out if she was a Decepticon... only for Stardrive to mistake him for an enemy and shoot him in the chest. When he recovered he was horrified to see Sky Blast had also joined the fight, but had been assimilated by a [[Dire Wraith]] and mutated into an out of control monster. Its rampage threatened the structural integrity of the already damaged space station, and Magnus shut down the ship's forcefields in the hopes that the beast would burn up in Xetaxxis' atmosphere. As their shuttle arrived, Bumblebee offered Stardrive a ride but his moment of mercy bought time for Starscream to snipe and destroy their ship.

Trapped aboard the burning space station, the two Autobots were rescued by Stardrive, who used her starfighter form to ferry the two Autobots down to the planet. All three Cybertronians made a rough landing on the planet and survive... at which point Magnus, to Bumblebee's horror, arrested Stardrive for violating the [[Tyrest Accord]]s. Stardrive complied if they helped her find her fellow Space Knights; though Bumblebee was sympathetic, Magnus was less so, and his anti-organic rant bought time for said Space Knights to arrive and shoot him. Faced with surrender at gunpoint, Bumblebee desperately tried to rouse a stunned Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

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The two Autobots engaged the aliens, with Bumblebee grappling with a vengeful [[Sata]] before Stardrive broke up the fighting and properly introduced herself to Magnus and Bumblebee. Bumblebee and Magnus helped Rom to understand that the Cybertronians were unlike the pan-planetary socieites of the Solstar Order. Stardrive revealed the existence of her [[energon synthesizer]] to the group — the reason why Starscream had targeted her in the first place — and the threat that the device posed prompted the Autobots agree to a temporary truce with the Space Knights so that they could find and retrieve the artifact. The two Autobots and Sata rolled out after the fliers, but Bumblebee, compelled to help out the native [[Xetaxxan|Xetaxxians]], delayed the group so that he could use his lasers to superheat some rubble to help warm up the little organics. The two Autobots received a transmission from [[Livia]], who warned them that the Decepticons had beaten them to the space station — prompting Bumblebee's "Xetaxxian" friends to reveal themselves as Wraiths in disguise. Magnus then told Bumblebee to take Sata and head for the energon synthesizer while he held the off the Wraith horde. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

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Zooming towards the wreckage, Sata and Bumblebee argued about going back to help Magnus; when the rookie Space Knight called Bumblebee an unfeeling machine, Bumblebee snapped that Magnus had been his friend and his sacrifice would be in vain if they didn't reach the energon synthesizer first. The two of them arrived in time to see Stardrive fighting her allies in the wake of another of Livia's increasingly amoral choices, threatening to leave the Space Knights entirely. Bumblebee, mistaking her for a Wraith imposter, attacked but was quickly swatted aside. The Autobot-Space Knight alliance managed to come to a tentative agreement regarding the sacrifice of innocents in their battle, which was immediately cut short when Ultra Magnus returned, now infected by the Wraith leader [[Vekktral]]... and who promptly betrayed his Decepticon allies of convenience to infect them as well. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}}

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With the situation spiraling out of control, Bumblebee tried to convince Magnus to fight the parasite from within as he helped blast the Wraiths off the Decepticons, but was promptly grabbed by the murderous fusion. Yet Bumblebee's last pleas managed to pierce Magnus' consciousness and give him the mental fortitude required to open his own chest compartment so that Rom could attack his [[Spark]]. Bumblebee briefly eulogized his fallen friend, and explained the inadvertent reveal of Convoy's existence to the aliens, before Starscream's parting sabotage of the energon synthesizer forced Bumblebee, carrying his fallen friend, and the Space Knights to flee aboard Stardrive's alternate mode. Safely in orbit as the planet below burned, Bumblebee sadly watched as Stardrive shed her metallic armor and renounced her Space Knight allegiance as she departed. Though Rom invited Bumblebee to join them on one of the ''Orchid Crossing's'' escape shuttles, Bumblebee used the recall switch inside the Magnus Armor to return home to the [[Autobot fleet]].

Back home, Bumblebee explained the circumstances behind Convoy's death to Optimus Prime, who commended the fallen Autobot as a hero. Bumblebee never told the other Autobots about the existence of the Solstar Order's energon synthesizer, out of fear that their species' thirst for energon would prove the prejudices of other races correct. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}
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===Infiltration on Earth===
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Over a century later, Bumblebee was part of Prowl's secret counter-infiltration unit on [[Earth]]. When Ratchet broke cover by rescuing a [[Hunter O'Nion|trio]] [[Verity Carlo|of]] [[Jimmy Pink|humans]], {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltation #0}} Bumblebee was the one Autobot who supported his efforts. He was true to his role as an espionage agent and ferreted out their plans to continue joint operations against orders and joined in. Verity thought his alternate form and his [[holomatter]] avatar was "coool!" {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

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He accompanied Ratchet and the humans to investigate an abandoned [[Decepticon]] bunker in [[Nebraska]]. When Ratchet mentioned how he hated putting their humans at risk, Bumblebee pragmatically commented that, given the need for evidence of unusual Decepticon activity and the consequences of Decepticon Siege Mode, the humans would be "acceptable losses". While the humans were exploring the bunker, two Decepticons attacked, and Bumblebee managed to take down [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], but not before Ratchet was shot and run over by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

As the bombardment by the Decepticons caused the bunker to collapse, Verity had trouble climbing out of the shaft through which they entered. Bumblebee leapt into action when the tree the rope was attached to buckled under the crumbling terrain. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} He left the humans with Ratchet and traveled to [[Oregon]], the location of the second Decepticon command bunker, observing the situation until the rest of the Autobot unit could arrive. After witnessing Megatron "disciplining" Starscream and subsequently downgrading the infiltration unit's status to [[Infiltration protocol|Phase Two]], Bumblebee departed Oregon with the rest of the unit. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Bumblebee went with the Autobots to investigate Decepticon activity in the country of [[Latveria]]. There they discovered a heavily shielded "array" that the Decepticons were using as a base. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} There they skirmished with the humans that were assembled outside who were under the influence of the Decepticons' mind-altering [[Psycho-Prism]].

[[File:Bumblebee blasts LukeCage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Oldest trick in the book.]]

Bumblebee used his holomatter avatar in a "damsel in distress" ruse that distracted [[Luke Cage]] long enough for Bumblebee to get a clear shot. Ratchet was able to attach an inhibitor device to [[Captain America]] which nullified the effects of the Psycho-Prism. He gave Captain America enough devices for everyone on his team. Now calmed down, the two groups teamed up to destroy the Psycho-Prism. They began attacking the array's defenses which caused the Decepticons to attack. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}}

As they fought, Ratchet, Prowl, and Luke Cage were able to slip into the array. Outside, Bumblebee, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], and Prime gave a power-boost to [[Iron Man]] in his Transformer-sized armor. After the battle quieted down, Megatron communicated via hologram from inside the array with his new ally [[Doctor Doom]]. They showed their captives, Ratchet, Prowl, Luke Cage, and [[Spider-Man]]. Megatron ordered their surrender or the captives would die. Optimus Prime ordered the quick destruction of the array. [[Falcon (Marvel)|Falcon]] objected because their teammates were still inside. Bumblebee argued that those few humans were expendable. There was a brief discussion, but Optimus Prime's orders won out and they all attacked the array. Megatron turned on Doctor Doom for being incorrect about them surrendering. Megatron didn't go through with his threat to kill his captives, instead he went outside to face his opponents and carrying Luke Cage. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}}

While Megatron was attacking, Bumblebee, Jazz, and [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]] [[orbital jump|orbital bounced]] into the array. They found that Doctor Doom switched sides and freed Spider-Man, so they went to find the Psycho-Prism. They found it guarded by [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who wasn't in the mood to fight for Megatron's cause and left. Wolverine destroyed the Prism. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

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He was present when Optimus Prime announced he was bringing in reinforcements from elsewhere to bolster the Earth unit's ranks, due to how pivotal Ore-13 had made the theatre {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}}, but did not take part in the subsequent mission to [[Brasnya]]. After that mission was complete, Bumblebee was tasked by one of those reinforcements, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], to check the area surrounding their base for surveillance. He found a great deal of it, prompting the decision to relocate the ''[[Ark-19]]''. He was aboard when the ship was attacked by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} and as the ship went down he reported that they were fully visible to human sensors at [[Robins Air Force Base]] {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} He survived but was injured in the subsequent battle with the living Decepticon weapon of mass destruction. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} He was presumably on the ''[[Ark-32]]'' when it left Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

Bumblebee was present to hear Ratchet diagnose Sunstreaker after the latter's de-Headmasterification. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Replay}}

[[File:AHM4BumblebeeWheeljack.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Slag it, Bumblebee, stop making our jokes for us!]]

Having returned to Earth, Bumblebee was among the Autobots who fell into a Decepticon trap and were soundly defeated by [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Decepticons banished them all to Cybertron to be eaten by the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}

Frustrated at being stranded on Cybertron, he listened to [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks's]] story about how awesome and cool Jazz is to pass the time. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Bumblebee and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] were sent to search for energon by Jazz, but found the going rough in their Earth modes. Wheeljack suggested he whip up a polymer, but 'Bee very quickly pointed out the fact they hadn't the equipment. To make matters worse, the pair were being followed and their only hope of signaling for help was a million to one shot! Not willing to wait for back-up that wasn't coming, Bumblebee dragged Wheeljack along in an attempt to track the stranger down... when Hot Rod was knocked through a wall by Ironhide. Bumblebee was surprised to see Hot Rod, but more surprised to hear the other bot thought they were a rescue party! {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

Later, while being chased by the Insecticon swarm, Bumblebee made a disparaging comment about [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], but [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] quickly put him in his place. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} As tensions rose, he almost had a throw-down with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} Along with the other Autobots, Bumblebee was rescued and transported back to Earth by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Together with the rest of the Autobots, he fought the Decepticons and drove them off the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:Hidden BumblebeeArm.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Bumblebee makes a wish on a monkey-bot's paw to be leader.]]
After the departure of the Decepticons, the human military hunted down any remaining Transformer. Somehow Bumblebee got separated from his team in the ruins of New York. He managed to avoid detection until he was forced to reveal his location when a toppling building threatened the families inside. Bumblebee used his body to support the building, even as the nearby military fired into his body. Thankfully, Bumblebee was able to hold out until the humans inside had evacuated, and the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and the others kept the military from finishing him off. Once Bumblebee had been restored to working order, he asked Ratchet if they had heard his radio distress calls. No, Ratchet responded, Bumblebee's radio had been busted, but they heard about his plight on the humans' frequencies. Ratchet laughed, noting that was Optimus Prime's idea, who felt that it was only a matter of time before Bumblebee would have to save somebody and out himself. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

===Leadership===
[[File:Bumblebee 1 Leader.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left|And there was much rejoicing.]]
Following the resignation of Optimus Prime and his surrender to the human organization [[Skywatch]], Bumblebee was elected to the position of Autobot commander despite not putting himself forward for the role. Ratchet posited his trustworthiness and dependability as factors in his being chosen. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} {{storylink|Ride-Along}}

Though at first there was jubilation at Bumblebee's rise to leadership, his diplomatic nature and desire to be nice to everybody eventually led to problems. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} The first of many challenges in Bumblebee's new command was Ultra Magnus, who had arrived to investigate the death of [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. Magnus questioned Bumblebee's suitability for command in light of [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] leading his own group of Autobots away, and was not interested in helping Bumblebee with their current woes. Unfortunately, it was then that [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] decided to lead yet another exodus of Autobots (consisting of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]) away from the main group. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Wheeljack had little time or respect for Bumblebee's moping or his perceived lack of leadership ability, leading to several cutting remarks, much to the annoyance of Ratchet. Through some interference from Wheeljack, Bumblebee met with Skywatch rogue Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]] who gave them protection from Skywatch if the Autobots helped capture Decepticons. Unfortunately this "protection" could also lock them into [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] if they misbehaved, which Horiuchi did when Cliffjumper refused to capture Blurr. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

[[File:TheImpossibleKnot BumblebeeSpeech.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"And y'know, saying this all out loud, I'm realizing that I AM making quite a hash of things. Anyone else want to take a swing at this leader stuff?"]]
Tracking down Blurr, Bumblebee attempted to talk the fugitive Autobot over, to convince him to come quietly. Blurr was shocked that Bumblebee would agree to work with the humans, the people who had imprisoned others of their kind. When Bumblebee revealed that Blurr didn't have much of a choice, the latter decided to take his chances and shot Bumblebee at point blank range, which shorted out his kill-switch badge. Back at base, when Bumblebee refused to turn over Blurr, Horiuchi decided the Autobot needed a reminder of who was holding the leash and attempted to activate his kill-switch. Naturally, it didn't work, but Ratchet convinced Bumblebee to play along and pretend he was locked into vehicle mode. Seeing an opportunity, the Bumblebee concocted a plan where the reluctant Blurr would find a Volkswagen to take his place, allowing him to find a way to free the rest of the Autobots. Before leaving, Bumblebee gave the Autobots an inspiring speech that actually caused [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to break character, surprising the Skywatch operatives who were listening in on those Autobots with functional kill-switch badges. Later, communicating with Ratchet via a text-only comm channel, Bumblebee located a large shipment of darmstadtium, the rare metal used in the kill-switches at a shipping port. As he was skulking around, he discovered the Constructicon [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], who had repainted himself to disguise his identity from the humans, as well as the hope that he sneak onto one of the container ships. Bumblebee tried to convince him that they had to earn the respect of the humans, but Scavenger angrily scoffed at this, stating he would rather hide than work with them. Bumblebee left him in peace. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}}

[[File:TheGiftHorse Bumblebee Serena.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|"As the gas was closing in, I looked up and saw God... And you know what? God is made of steel."]]
When Skywatch arrived to repair "Bumblebee's" kill-switch badge, they inadvertently revealed the identity of [[Sanjay Bharwaney]], a Skywatch researcher who was responsible for the secondary master control board for all of the badges. Bumblebee followed Bharwaney home, following Wheeljack's advice that altering the control board would short out the badges. Obviously unable to retrieve the control board directly, Bumblebee befriended Bharwaney's daughter, [[Serena Bharwaney|Serena]], in the hopes she could help him. Much to his distaste, Bumblebee had to lie to Serena, claiming that the control board would harm her father if he didn't "fix" it. He felt so bad about the whole thing that he believed doing this all but confirmed Humanity's opinion of the Transformers, a position that Wheeljack did not tolerate. Unfortunately, it was discovered the control board contained tracking devices, meaning Bumblebee would be unable to get it back to their hideout before Colonel Horiuchi would notice and disable all the Autobots. This forced Bumblebee to make the modifications himself, a task he scarcely completed before Bharwaney returned home. As his friend Serena took the item back into her house, Bumblebee hoped that one day, he could repay her for his betrayal of her trust. {{Storylink|The Gift Horse}}

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However, as he was making his way back to the Autobot hideout, Bumblebee detected Skywarp heading towards the Bharwaney house. Arriving just in time to save Bharwaney and his daughter, Bumblebee discovered the scientist to be an embittered man whose wife had died during the Decepticon invasion, and who now saw all Transformers, Autobot and Decepticon alike, as the same destructive aliens. During their flight, Bharwaney decided to use the control board to destroy both Bumblebee and Skywarp, seeing Bumblebee as a traitor to Horiuchi. When Serena appealed to her father, Bharwaney forced Bumblebee to admit that he did use Serena to get to the control board, and 'Bee apologised to the young girl. Letting them both out, Bumblebee asked Bharwaney for the control board so he could free his fellow Autobots. As they argued, Skywatch lieutenant [[Daniel Klonowski]] appeared and saved the trio from Skywarp, but despite his interference, Skywarp cut off Bumblebee's escape. Declaring that, unlike Skywarp, he had friends who would fix him, Bumblebee activated the control board, which simultaneously destroyed the kill-switch badges on the Autobots and seriously damaged himself and Skywarp. Sometime later, after Klonowski paid a visit to the Autobot hideout, Bumblebee emerged with a brand new, more powerful body and a new confidence befitting his command of the Autobots. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

[[File:IDWBumblebeeDesignvsStyle.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|left|He's very picky about his looks.]]
Bumblebee's new confidence was tested when Ultra Magnus barged back into the Autobot caves, requisitioning a strike force to arrest Hot Rod for colluding with the enemy. Magnus forced Bumblebee and the others to go along with him almost by sheer force of personality, and they soon arrived at the launch site where Hot Rod and his Autobot & Decepticon allies were planning to leave the planet. Bumblebee and Hot Rod tried to debate the situation, but Ultra Magnus soon grew tired of listening to their concerns and laid down the line: "Right, wrong, I'm the guy with the badge." Any dissention in the Autobots ranks came to a sudden stop when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] turned on his "friend" Hot Rod, unleashing the new [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] combiner named [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

Most of the Decepticons joined Swindle and the Stunticons in turning against their Autobot comrades. [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in particular took great joy in showing the Constructicons could still hack it in light of the new combiner robot, and tried to strangle Bumblebee one-handed. Bumblebee was saved by the timely but unexpected intervention of Thundercracker, who had grown just as tired of the war as many Autobots.

Watching the Stunticons at work as Menasor, Bumblebee noticed how poorly integrated their consciousnesses were, and devised a plan to break them apart. By directing the Autobots to focus their firepower first on [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], then [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], he successfully led the group in dismantling Menasor. Even Optimus Prime and the latecomers from Skywatch looked to him for direction. Afterwards, Prime blessed Bumblebee's leadership, and 'Bee decreed it was time for the Autobots to stop running. He faced [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] head on and made arrangements for a true peace with Skywatch. Bumblebee still had to deal with Ultra Magnus, however, who was insisting on arresting Rodimus for treason. Bumblebee finally told Magnus where he could stuff his statutes. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

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Bumblebee was one of the Autobots who helped fight back against the undead horde that came to Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} He and Spike noted the increased firepower that [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] was packing now. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

Bumblebee and the Autobots then entered into a formal arrangement with Skywatch, and took up residence inside the organization's bunkers. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Despite his decision, some like Jetfire continued to question the idea of living among those who had hunted them for the last three years. Bumblebee earnestly defended his choice, however, stating essentially that trust had to begin somewhere or else they'd never survive on Earth. Spike soon alerted Bumblebee that [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Combaticons had made their presence known in North Korea along the demilitarized zone. Bumblebee quickly determined that, despite appearances, the Combaticons were not loyal mercenaries to the North Koreans, but were playing a larger game. With the President of the United States declaring all Transformers "illegal weapons of mass destruction", though, Spike and Bumblebee decided they would have to intervene...in disguise. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}}

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Bumblebee later stated to Optimus Prime he had a plan and asked Thundercracker to join the Autobots. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}} Thundercracker turned down the offer but Bumblebee eventually convinced the Seeker to join, reminding him of his seeker heritage. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} Bumblebee, unsure what to do, was back at base watching a full brawl between the Autobots, Combaticons, and Predacons with Kyle Pennington and Silverstreak. The brawl revealed the Autobots to the public and Bumblebee confronted the media to try to solve the already shaky alliance between humans and Autobots. He got blasted by a protester instead. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

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Bumblebee was severely wounded from the shot but managed to regain composure. Kyle Pennington told the Autobots not to hurt his would be assassin, but Brawn did not like the decision. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} In an interview, [[Ben Simpson]] stated Bumblebee's recent action was insane and he had no say in the US policy. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} The assassination was followed by a Decepticon attack on the Skywatch base, and though the Autobots attempted to evacuated, they were followed and defeated by a returned Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} Dumped in a city in the middle of scared and armed humans, Bumblebee and the others ended up held at gunpoint by a [[John Powell|policeman]]. He attempted to talk the human down using reason, but before he could have any success Jazz arrived and, to his shock and horror, killed the human. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} The Autobots were able to escape from the city, escorting the shell-shocked Jazz back to Omega Supreme {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} where they began repairs on Bumblebee. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

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After a few weeks Bumblebee was back on his feet, though Ratchet couldn't find him a leg replacement joint, leaving him temporarily in need of a walking stick. While joking around with the similarly injured Pennington, they were interrupted by Bluestreak who informed the group that Rodimus was alive and had returned with Ironhide and Sunstreaker, who were also supposed to be dead. Informed by Rodimus that Cybertron was habitable again but occupied by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], Optimus Prime rallied the Autobots to return home, which only served to remind poor Bumblebee that nobody listened to ''him'' even though he was supposed to be leader. While reassuring him he was still in charge, Prime told him Spike Witwicky was suspected of having lied to the Autobots and murdered [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in cold blood, prompting Bumblebee to requisition some Autobots and remain on Earth to investigate Skywatch and track down remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} {{storylink|Police Action: Prologue}}

With Megatron having surrendered to the Autobots, Bumblebee appeared on Omega Supreme via hologram to discussing his sentence and voted for life imprisonment. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}}

[[File:Bumblebee The Question.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|He's a robot with the proportional agility of a bee.]]
Whilst Prowl focused on investigating their human allies, Bumblebee led the search for Decepticons, taking [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] on a fruitless night raid. After an argument with Prowl the next morning, {{storylink|The Question}} Bumblebee was asked by Jazz for permission to hunt down the remaining Decepticons, but was denied due to his murdering a human last time he was in the field. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1|Police Action #1}} Realizing that he did know ''one'' Decepticon's location, Bumblebee paid a visit to Thundercracker, who after extended pestering surrendered a suspicion that Megatron's new body sported a [[space bridge]] and a bridge energy signature from his [[Titan Hunter|Titan hunting]] days. Searching for the signature with help from Sanjay Bharwaney, the Autobot leader was able to locate a veritable army of Decepticons preparing to enter a space bridge linked to Megatron, now on Cybertron with the other Autobots. Bumblebee's attempt to secretly disable the bridge was discovered, and he wound up in a battle with the Stunticons as their allies fled through the portal. Although severely outmatched, he was able to jam his cane into the bridge's cabling and trigger a massive electrical discharge, knocking his opponents unconscious. His captives in tow, Bumblebee returned to base with a renewed faith in himself. {{storylink|The Question}}

He and Ultra Magnus questioned Sandra about Spike Witwicky, and discovered that Spike murdered Scrapper. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} The Autobots later tried to bring in Ben Simpson. They found Simpson under the influence of one of the Megatron-guns and opened fire on him. Swindle was located at the scene, and he revealed he knocked out Brawl in order to keep his secrets. Swindle told the Autobots that Skywatch's advanced weapons technology came from him via a deal he made with Spike. After severing their ties with Skywatch and Earth, {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}} the Autobots returned to Cybertron on a ship sent by their colleagues on their home planet.

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===Rebuilding Society===
[[File:DoOP matrix bequeathed.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|left|Thanks for the, uh... paper-weight, Prime.]]
When Bumblebee's contingent arrived on Cybertron, they found the [[D-Void]]'s Chaos War ended, Galvatron defeated, and the planet somehow alive and primordial. Thousands of non-aligned Cybertronians began arriving back, and Bumblebee had his work cut out for him keeping the situation from inflaming. After Optimus returned with the Matrix, [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] discovered that it contained a map apparently to the [[Knights of Cybertron]], and Rodimus and Bumblebee disagreed on what their priorities should be. Optimus presented half of the Matrix to Bumblebee who intended to stay on Cybertron, and the other half to Rodimus, who intended to follow the map. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} To Bumblebee's disappointment, Ratchet was one of those who opted to leave on the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Bumblebee tried unsuccessfully to contact Rodimus immediately prior to the ship launch, and he and Prowl watched as the ship apparently exploded in the sky during takeoff. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:WorldAndEverythingInit-yikesBee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|Don't taze me, Bee!]]
Bumblebee and non-aligned leader [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] went to greet newly arrived [[Hipotank]], but Bumblebee found his point of view being drowned out by Metalhawk's anti-Autobot rhetoric. Prowl was using Decepticons to enforce the peace, and while Bumblebee was arranging a memorial for the ''Lost Light'' crew, some of them began exercising their authority a little too vigorously with [[Zetca]]. Consequently, Bumblebee had to activate [[Horri-Bull]]'s [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chip]], killing the Decepticon. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} When Starscream approached Autobot headquarters, Bumblebee stunned the Decepticon with his new modified cane and announced he was done trusting Decepticons. The memorial went ahead, with Bumblebee giving a speech, unaware that the Decepticons were planning to assassinate him. The plot was foiled, thanks to information from Starscream, who interrupted Bumblebee's speech to assert that he, Starscream, must be part of the government. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}}

After a mysterious explosion, Bumblebee called in Wheeljack to investigate, though he wasn't keen on being called "King Bee". He tried to suppress his suspicions that the Decepticons were behind the explosion, which turned out to be false anyway when Wheeljack discovered what was happening. As many Cybertronians were saved thanks to Starscream's help, Bumblebee agreed to let Starscream be part of the government, despite the idea angering [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] enough to knock Bumblebee down and depart with his team. {{storylink|Stick Together}} The three leaders held a speech, though to Bumblebee's dismay, Starscream dominated proceedings. He later found himself having to deal with an increasingly-paranoid Prowl. {{storylink|Devisive}} When [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] arrived, Bumblebee passed on turning out to greet the newcomer, as he knew Metalhawk and Starscream would be there to undermine him. Following a brawl and some persuasive words from Metalhawk and Ironhide, Bumblebee made the decision to have the I/D chips deactivated as a first step towards equality between Autobot and Decepticon. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

[[File:NightAndTheCity BumblebeeProblems.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|THIS IS MY LIFE NOW.]]
When a ship flying Decepticon colors materialized in Cybertron's sky, Bumblebee summoned Wheeljack to observe the ship's landing. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} Metalhawk and Starscream began pressuring him to have an election to let the populace choose their leader, but he claimed not to be ready yet, mostly out of fear of what may happen if they elected Starscream. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} When an injured [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] appeared from the wilderness outside the city borders claiming to have lost Ironhide and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Bumblebee rejected Metalhawk and Starscream's offer for help, believing that the election would go in their favor if they found the missing 'bots. Instead he went to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] and convinced Blurr to aid in the search, but regretfully did so by playing to his emotions and asking him to do it for Ironhide's sake even though his true motives were political. To add to all this stress, [[Turmoil]]'s time-traveling ship then disappeared right under his nose. {{storylink|Night and the City}} Bumblebee was too busy investigating the disappearance to deal with the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] discovered by Blurr, Metalhawk and Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} Starscream's popularity skyrocketed after the Titan declared him a conqueror who would unite all Cybertronians, causing Bumblebee to fear the results an election even more, even as he knew himself to be at the risk of looking like a dictator if he kept refusing to hold one. After Starscream's luck turned around due to an apparent Decepticon bombing that had crippled Omega Supreme, Bumblebee was surprised to find that Metalhawk trusted him enough to investigate the attack. This kind of honesty nudged him out of the political mindset, and he started an investigation to search for the truth rather than to blame the Decepticons. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:BeforeTheDawn-BumblebeeKRONCH.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|Yeah, that about sums up this page.]]
Shortly afterwards, Megatron wandered into Iacon from the wilderness, claiming to come in peace. Bumblebee refused to believe this and ordered the Autobots to kill him where he stood, but they were stopped in their tracks by the Decepticon population, who convinced him to take Megatron alive. While he did so, he refused to honor the Decepticon leader's requests to speak with him, knowing it never went anywhere when Optimus Prime tried. {{storylink|City on Fire}} The return of their leader caused the Decepticons to start rioting, with Bumblebee being unable to calm them down. Realizing that things were never going to be stable under his Autobot government, he finally decided to hold elections the next day and let Metalhawk win. {{storylink|The Verge}} This was put on ice when he was approached by Blurr and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who claimed that Prowl was working with Megatron and had been behind all the unrest since day one. While he didn't want to believe them, Bumblebee came with them and Metalhawk to investigate Prowl's quarters, where they indeed found him smack in the middle of believed-dead Decepticons, holding Wheeljack at gunpoint. To his horror, Prowl killed Wheeljack before he could tell him something important, then went on to explain that he was in fact under the control of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who had been using him to manipulate events anticipation of Megatron's return. As their plan came to fruition, a freed Megatron turned Prowl into the head of Devastator, crushed Bumblebee's head and prepared to conquer Cybertron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

[[File:HeavyIsTheHead BumblebeeVSMegatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|"What are you doing?" "Taking care of business!"]]
Heavily injured but defiant, Bumblebee asked Prowl's partner, [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], what her role in the Decepticon plan was. This prompted her to reveal that she wasn't on the Decepticons' side at all and kill Bombshell, shutting off Devastator and giving the Autobots the chance to fight back. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} On Metalhawk's suggestion, Bumblebee and the others went after Megatron to save Starscream from his clutches, though as Dirge rightly pointed out, the Autobots were really just out to kill Megatron. When they reached him, the Decepticon leader was preparing to take Prowl's place as Devastator's head, but Bumblebee realized just in time that the "important" thing Wheeljack had mentioned was his trademark system bypass codeword. By using it, the Autobots activated a force field belt hidden inside Megatron by Wheeljack, incapacitating him and saving Cybertron. In the aftermath of the battle, Bumblebee was ready to rebuild, but with Metalhawk killed in battle, Starscream became leader of the NAILs and convinced them to banish Autobots, Decepticons and their war from Iacon. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:SecondExodus-GoldfireBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Bumblebee thought he was safe, far from [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but nope!]]
Out in space, where the ''Lost Light'' had survived, crew member [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] would used a recording of Bumblebee saying "so here" in his stitched-together final message to [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} When the crew finally got their communications back online, Rodimus contacted Cybertron hoping to see the planet united under Bumblebee's leadership, only to be met with a grinning Starscream instead. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

Not wanting to cause further conflict with the NAILs, Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots agreed to leave, but an encounter with some friendly Constructicons led to the unfortunate revelation that not ''all'' of Prowl's unlawful manipulations had been Bombshell's fault—he had in fact been behind the assassination of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. This revelation, piled on top of his injuries and many regrets as a leader, was too much for Bumblebee, who collapsed on the spot. He was forced to receive an extensive repair job from [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], who incorporated [[Goldfire shielding]] and parts of his second Earth mode in the process, resulting in a brand new body. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

As a bright light appeared, Bumblebee and the other Autobots approached it, only for a [[Quintessa (IDW)|Titan]] to emerge from the ground in front of them. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} While Bumblebee tried to organize his troops to surround the behemoth, it stayed motionless. Instead the Autobots found themselves under attach from Soundwave's Decepticons. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Bumblebee tried fruitlessly to appeal to Soundwave to stop the fighting, however they were interrupted by Starscream approaching the Titan. The giant unleashed a wave of destructive energy that left the forces present in disarray. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} While Prowl thought they should press the attack Bumblebee favored a more logical approach, which was when Soundwave heard Megatron screaming. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

Following the sound, the combined force found Shockwave's lab, where Nova Prime and Galvatron were attempting to emerge from the Death Universe through a space bridge in Megatron's chest. Startled to find Metalhawk alive, Bumblebee appealed to him to help, but Metalhawk was not pleased at Starscream being handed control of the planet, and attacked Bumblebee. The fight abruptly ended when Shockwave called in the Titan. As Soundwave and Bumblebee's forces emerged to count their wounded, they were met by Megatron, who was promptly ripped in half by Galvatron. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Bumblebee later confronted Galvatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in an attempt to retrieve Megatron's body, though he turned out to not be a match for Galvatron, only being saved by the fact that Megatron had been playing possum. With Galvatron down, Bumblebee picked up Megatron and headed for Iacon. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

[[File:MTMTE26 megs and bee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|"Walk, Dragon, walk! Enter the room!"]]
Arriving back at the city, Megatron revealed his plan to evacuate to [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], however Bumblebee refused to concede Cybertron, at which point [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and the ''Lost Light'' arrived via quantum jump to fight the Titan. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Greeting the ''Lost Light'' crew as they disembarked, Bumblebee took Megatron aboard the ship to find Metroplex's thumb. Though wary of Megatron's motives, Bumblebee let him space bridge away with the thumb, and when nothing subsequently happened, assumed Megatron had simply cut and run. The ex-Decepticon leader did reunite the thumb with its owner however, allowing Metroplex to win the battle. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Bumblebee insisted Megatron get the best of medical treatment. Once Megatron was repaired, he asked to see Bumblebee and admitted to the Autobot that he'd come to the realization that the war was a mistake. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

[[File:RID27 Bumblebee dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Oh well, next body please!]]
Unfortunately Shockwave's plans weren't as foiled as they'd thought, and as billions of [[Ammonite]]s poured down on Cybertron, Bumblebee tried to coordinate a retreat until Perceptor broke the news that the universe was literally ending. Bumblebee gathered together a team to return to Shockwave's lair, and used Skywarp's teleportation power to get there. While most of the team battled Shockwave's waiting forces, Megatron and Bumblebee went onwards and encountered Galvatron. Megatron was ready to end Galvatron's life, but Bumblebee managed to talk him out of it, shortly before Shockwave blew a hole through Bumblebee, critically wounding him. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Moved by the death of his compatriot, Bumblebee's sacrifice led Megatron to take Bumblebee's insignia as his own, and he and Optimus subsequently talked Shockwave out of destroying the universe. Shockwave's [[chronal drive]] collapsed into a singularity, and though Megatron tried to save Bumblebee's body, it was swallowed up by the growing blackness. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

===Infraspace===
[[File:ExRID 44 ghost bumblebee and starscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|Thanks to [[Bumblebee (Movie)|him]], I matter even in death!]]
Wheeljack, thought dead since the Decepticon uprising, eventually recovered and was saddened to learn of Bumblebee's fate. The fact that he died saving the universe didn't make it feel any better. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} Thundercracker felt the universe was "overrated" and Bumblebee should have looked out for himself. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

Unbeknownst to the population of Cybertron, Bumblebee had ''survived'' his encounter with Shockwave, after a fashion. Though critically injured, Bumblebee's consciousness had survived the destruction of his physical body thanks to the properties of the singularity, coming to inhabit the transitional realm known to Cybertronians as [[infraspace]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Though essentially trapped in the singularity, aimlessly wandering the ruins of the Crystal City, Bumblebee found a way to project his consciousness back into the living world, essentially becoming a virtual "ghost." {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} For reasons currently unknown, Bumblebee's disembodied consciousness remained invisible and intangible to all... all except [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who found an unlikely companion and verbal sparring partner as he tried to keep order in the turbulent months following the formation of the [[Republic of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} {{storylink|The Transgressors}} Unaware of what was really happening, Starscream eventually came to believe that he was experiencing vivid hallucinations brought on by his own insecurities. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

[[File:ChooseMe DeadBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2]]
Following the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], Bumblebee brought up the fact that nobody in Iacon wanted Starscream in control, pointing out that all they had on their side was [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] - who was not-so-subtly gunning for his boss's job. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Even after bringing together five of Cybertron's lost colonies, Starscream still didn't feel any better about himself. Bumblebee suggested that if Starscream thought about others more, then he might be happier... a suggestion that Starscream misunderstood, believing that the "others" should all think about ''him''. {{storylink|Choose Me}} When the Decepticons hijacked the space bridge to Earth, Bumblebee brought up the fact that Cybertronians tended to repeat their history, and that another cataclysmic war was on the horizon. His needling prompted Starscream to open communications to [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and inform her about the situation. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

As the Cybertronians and colonists settled into their new lives, Bumblebee continued to wheedle at Starscream, accusing him of obsessing over the whereabouts of the supposedly-dead Swindle. {{storylink|07:00:00}} As an angry mob prepared to batter down the doors to Starscream's office, Bumblebee criticized Starscream's attitude and his handling of the situation thus far. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

[[File:NoFairFights IToldYouSo.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Following Optimus Prime's controversial annexation of Earth, Starscream had a brief chat with Bumblebee as he gloated about Optimus's recent fall from grace. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Starscream sent [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] to Earth to ambush Optimus and provoke him into making risky moves; a ploy that Starscream gloated about to Bumblebee. Bumblebee suggested that Optimus's heroism in the face of adversity would only improve his ratings among the population of Iacon. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} When Optimus went ahead and raised a Titan from beneath Earth, Bumblebee smugly pointed out he had warned him about what would happen. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

[[Scarlett]] and [[Joe Colton]] remembered Bumblebee as they discussed the original Cybertronian conflict on Earth and the current threat they posed to the planet {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

When [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] remembered the launch of the ''Lost Light'', his subconscious warned him of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|danger]] by introducing 'continuity errors' into his memory which included Bumblebee boarding the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

[[File:ThePriceOfYou-StarscreamBumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|"I'm from Wolfram & Hart." "I'm his date."]]
Fifteen minutes before the Titan apocalypse, Starscream spoke to Bumblebee about optimism in the face of impossible odds. When Metroplex fell, Bumblebee advised Starscream to seek reinforcements. {{storylink|Ping}} When Starscream prepared to conquer [[Vigilem|Carcer]], Bumblebee asked what he was going to tell the troops to which Starscream responded that he would simply tell them whatever it took. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} Bumblebee later commented to Starscream that if he and Windblade weren't adversaries, the two jets could get a lot accomplished. Starscream merely reminded Bumblebee what happened last time the Decepticon considered someone a friend. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} After the undead Titans had all been felled, Bumblebee joined Starscream in cheering. {{storylink|Rubicon}} In the aftermath, Starscream was assaulted from all sides by the realm of politics Bumblebee pushed him to make the morally correct choices only for Starscream to relapse. {{storylink|Heavy}} Bumblebee later scolded Starscream over this only to vanish when [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] met with Starscream. {{storylink|The Price of You}}

Starscream refusing to delegate the resources to help Windblade however was the final straw for Bumblebee who snapped and demanded why Starscream always felt the need to alienate everyone and push them all away. Starscream raged that every single time he let someone in or lowered his guard as the grand schemer, life (usually wearing Megatron's face) would give a really good trouncing with the Seeker telling Bumblebee to just leave if he found him so despicable. And leave Bumblebee did. Bumblebee reappeared days later when Starscream had succumbed to his conscience and decided to help Windblade. {{storylink|If I Know You}} Within Starscream's mind, a spectre of Bumblebee appeared as one of the Cybertronians who had a great impact on Starscream's life. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

[[File:GhostStories-CrystalCity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Banished... to the Phantom Zone!]]
When Starscream flew to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] to spy on Optimus Prime and [[Pyra Magna]], Bumblebee provided him with advice on flying in hazardous conditions and commented on Starscream's ironic views on mental health. As the two listened to Optimus recount Bumblebee's origins, Bumblebee pointed out that it was good that Optimus had someone who questioned him. As the conversation moved on to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Starscream dismissed the entire thing as figments of imagination created by guilt, fear and doubt like Bumblebee was to him, unaware that he stood only a few feet away from where Bumblebee's consciousness resided. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

As [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] used the [[Void Scepter]] to have [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] attack his allies, Bumblebee's "ghost" questioned the Decepticon's actions noting that he was no longer acting according to Starscream's plan. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Bumblebee then rushed to tell Starscream what was happening which prompted the Seeker to shatter the Void Scepter. In the aftermath, Starscream thanked Bumblebee for what he'd done, glad to have someone (even an "imaginary" someone) on his side. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

[[File:TheChosenOne StarscreamPlans.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75|They've graduated to the "tabletop games" stage of friendship.]]
After Windblade had revealed [[Liege Maximo]]'s freedom to the public, Bumblebee commented on the public support for her before he cautioned Starscream that he wouldn't be able to lie and cheat his way out of the current crisis only for the Seeker to reveal he had no intent of doing so, intending to win by the strength of his argument. After Starscream outlined his power infrastructure plans to Bumblebee, Windblade arrived with his list of crimes. After failing to manipulate the Camien however, Starscream went on the offensive, looking for loopholes in his crimes only for Bumblebee to inform him he wouldn't help fight against Windblade. Though Starscream insisted he was the only logical choice for leadership and wanted only the best for Cybertron, Bumblebee said he had to decide how much his future expansion meant to him. Bumblebee appeared to Starscream one last time just before the Seeker was due to make his debate speech. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

[[File:TheHallowing BumblebeePrimeReunite.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55]]
After Starscream had publicly confessed to his myriad of crimes and received a life sentence, Bumblebee continued to appear to him. When [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] came to visit however, Bumblebee stepped out to investigate a strange noise. He was shocked to find [[Nemesis (BW)|a giant optic]] in the sky and ran back to inform Starscream. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} When Onyx Prime and [[Liege Maximo]] made planetfall, Bumblebee observed Optimus interacting with the former and the [[Cybertronian Security Force]] establishing a perimeter only to notice Starscream was angsting about his "true form". Bumblebee didn't buy the Seeker using his body dysmorphia as an excuse for his poor choices thinking everyone was defined by their life choices, not how they were born. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} When Starscream was abducted by [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]], he screamed for Bumblebee to help him but the minibot could do nothing but watch. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

As Devastator carried Starscream to glory, both he and Bumblebee watched Optimus Prime be consumed by the Crystal City [[black hole]] before the combiner announced his theory that Starscream was [[the Fallen]] reborn. Though scoffing at the theory, Bumblebee's attention was soon drawn to Optimus appearing in his realm. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} Though Bumblebee was eager to see his friend, Optimus only had enough energy to explain that they were in [[infraspace]] before he gave up. After Bumblebee voiced his theory on how he'd been able to speak to Starscream, he began to blame himself for the post-War mess. Optimus dissuaded that notion, stating the chaos of society was his fault for letting the title of Prime go to his head. Bumblebee scoffed at that, noting that, despite the innate power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he was still just Orion Pax, with the talisman having only ever been an idea. Inspired, Optimus "opened the Matrix" in an attempt to use the artifact's metaphysical weight to punch open a hole back to the real world. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} When the pathway formed, Optimus told Bumblebee to go and leave him only for the scout to grab Prime and drag him along. The two emerged in the body of [[Pyra Magna]] with their minds in [[antespace]]. As one, the three of them captured Shockwave, taking him alive in spite of a mutual desire to see him dead. Once the Decepticon was brought before the Council, Optimus scolded him for throwing away his chance at redemption only for Shockwave to reveal all he had done was embrace the arrival of chaos. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

===Back for the end===
[[File:UnstoppedAndUnstoppable-windbladebumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|"I think this is the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|start of a beautiful]] [[2019 IDW continuity|continuity-jumping friendship]]."]]
After having his mind downloaded from Pyra's and placed in a new body, Bumblebee was properly introduced to [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] who caught up him up on recent events and the existential threat the Cybertronian race was now facing: [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Once Optimus had awoken and been briefed on the threat, [[Rom]] arrived with the news that [[Elonia]] was under threat. Part of the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'' crew, Bumblebee travelled to Elonia to aid in the evacuation of the natives via a variant of [[space bridge]] technology. While Bumblebee was warped back to Cybertron with the [[Elonian]]s, the nature of the technology meant [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] had to stay behind, dying with the planet. When the [[Space Knight]]s caught up with the refugees, Bumblebee oversaw their settling and Rom's attempt at rallying his fellows. {{storylink|Our Darkest}} {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} {{storylink|Ad Infinitum}}

In the interim, Optimus had decided to lay a trap for Unicron at [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], allowing the monster to consume the planet while Optimus ventured within it and destroyed it. Part of the plan, Bumblebee boarded a one-bot ship which he rammed directly into [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]' starship mode when the Titan touched down on Unicron. When Optimus, Bumblebee, and Arcee ventured into the monster, they found an amalgamation of all the worlds it had consumed along with a ruined [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]. As Bumblebee pondered whether or not Unicron truly was the uncreator, its [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]] attacked forcing them to teleport out. Once Caminus had died, the ''Ark-Zero'' quantum jumped back to Iacon, where Starscream dramatically announced the Decepticons would be saving Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

[[File:StrangerEons BumblebeeOmegaVision.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
Inspired by Arcee's familiarity with the dead Sentinel, Bumblebee sought out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] for answers on Unicron's past. Though only having come to check on the Sentinel's health, Bumblebee somehow mind melded with Omega Supreme, receiving a vision of Cybertron's invasion of [[Antilla]] and the world's refashioning into Unicron as a weapon to be used against the Cybertronian race. With this knowledge, Bumblebee ran to Optimus only to be greeted by the sight of Unicron having already arrived above Cybertron, now having gained a [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

When Bumblebee arrived in the war room, he explained his findings to the Council, with Arcee arriving to confirm the story. As Unicron began physically tearing into Cybertron, Optimus went to Shockwave for answers who simply encouraged everyone to join him on [[Earth]] to hep him rebuild their race. When Windblade flew off however, everyone decided to wait for her plan. {{storylink|Our Finest}} Winblade soon convinced the [[Spectral Knight]]s to teleport the population away, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] space bridged himself and his inhabitants to the [[Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park]] where Bumblebee told Starscream to stop whining. {{storylink|Road's End}}

[[File:Post BumblebeeStarscreamSignOff.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|"''...and on rocky paths, there was but one set of footprints...because Starscream had long since buggered off by then.''"]]
As everyone took stock, Prowl arrived in the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' with new information on Unicron and the threat it posed to the galaxy. As part of the distraction, Bumblebee joined in the fight on the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] where he told Rom that the Cybertronians were a bit more than just machines. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} As the Autobots fought, Bumblebee was unsurprised by Starscream's heroic sacrifice before Ironhide was raked to death. Soon enough, Optimus's gamble paid off and Unicron collapsed in on itself, Bumblebee joining [[Aileron]] in rescuing Arcee before they retreated to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] where he caught up [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] on what he'd missed. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

In the aftermath, Prowl arranged for Cybertron to open diplomatic ties with the [[Galactic Council]] with Bumblebee being chosen as their representative. The night before he was due to depart, Bumblebee spoke with the ghostly Starscream (now himself trapped in infraspace) on a beach about legacies and the future before he attended Optimus Prime's funeral. {{storylink|Post}}
{{--}}

==Spotlight: Mirage==
Bumblebee was part of a unit heading towards the Pegasus Star Cluster to link up with the last remnants of the Autobots under Optimus Prime's command. He never made it, as the unit was ambushed as soon as it entered the cluster. The self-serving mercenary [[Mirage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Mirage]] took his form to fool the remaining Autobots to allow him to enter their base.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

==Notes==
[[File:Infiltration3-BackOfBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Hey! [[Michael Bay|Bay]]! [[Megan Fox|Stop filming]] [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley|my ass!]]]]
[[File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Hello! I am Lindsay Lohan!]]
*Bumblebee appears on six different covers, plus two "foil enhanced" variants reusing art from another cover, during ''Infiltration''—of which only ''one'' (#5D) used [[E. J. Su]]'s redesign, which follows a different transformation schema that, amongst other things, places the roof of the car on his back rather than his chest as in his G1 character model. [[:File:IDWBumblebeeDesignvsStyle.jpg|Things would only get worse from there]].
*According to [[E. J. Su]], Bumblebee's [[Holomatter]] avatar is modeled after {{w|Lindsay Lohan}}, an actress who plays a girl that drives [[Herbie]], a sentient Beetle. ''Um, well''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160322111449/http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
* Su would also confirm that Furman's script had asked for Bumblebee's avatar to be female.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ejsu28/status/1350155055849082880 Su's twitter, 15th Jan 2021:] "To answer a question in the article, the script called for a non-specified female avatar, I decided to make reference to Love Bug with Lindsay Lohan."</ref>
*[[Mike Costa]] had originally intended to kill ''Bumblebee'' in "[[...For All Mankind]]", believing it was the most shocking death he could do. [[Hasbro]] said "NO".<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>
*Bumblebee [[:File:NightAndTheCity BumblebeeProblems.jpg|was redesigned]] by [[Andrew Griffith]] beginning in ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|#1]] based on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|his Aligned counterpart]]'s [[:File:WFC Bumblebee.jpg|video game model]] from [[High Moon Studios]].
*In ''[[Transformers: Unicron|Unicron]]'' [[Our Darkest|#0]], Bumblebee's new body is his [[evergreen]] design.

==References==
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The "Knights of Unicron" "[[Smooth Jazz]]" toy. 
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:''Tracks is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Tracksg1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|If [[Primus|God]] had wanted Tracks to multiply, he would have given him the Creation Matrix and luscious lips. But he only gave him the luscious lips.]]
'''Tracks''' is a total narcissist, according to his Autobot buddies. But surely they're just jealous, since no one else turns into a sports car as stunningly stylish as he does. Not to mention his flight mode, which lets everybody ooh and aah over his elegant curves and paintjob as he glides about looking down on them all.

Whether defending [[San Francisco]] or displaying his trademark moves in [[Dancitron]], Tracks always makes sure to be the center of attention. His blinding [[black beam gun]] casts everything around him into darkness. Since nothing besides himself is worth looking at, you're welcome!

He should be a dangerous opponent, but his concern with preserving his stylish appearance and poor ability to work with fellow Autobots hampers him. Often he simply cruises the metro area, looking for a good scene that he can make even better.

His [[Action Master partner]] is [[Basher]].

{{bigquote|Tracks--PAH! Had enough of him before. Crawler, vain, pain in...|[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] isn't much of a fan|"[[Makin' Tracks!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Dinobot Island, Part 2" thru "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1", "Triple Takeover", "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese, "The Secret of Omega Supreme")|[[Xia Zhiqing]] (Chinese), [[Carlos Nieto]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Federico Di Pofi]] (Italian, second dub), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "Dinobot Island, Part 1" to "Blaster Blues"), [[Dario de Castro]] (Portuguese, "Make Tracks" onwards), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "The Secret of Omega Supreme" & "Prime Target"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "Auto-Bop" and "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French, "Megatron's Master Plan"), [[Pierre Garin]] (European French, "Make Tracks")}}

[[File:DinobotIsland2 Tracks robotmode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|How this show lasted this far without me, I'll never know.]]
Tracks was one of several Autobots who appeared out of nowhere one day. He listened in as [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] reported the discovery of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|an island full of dinosaurs]]. Following another [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] mishap at base, Tracks helped with repairs. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} He, [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] were sent out to intercept and drive back a pirate ship that had appeared through a temporal anomaly due to Megatron's interference on the temporally displaced [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Tracks took part in a game of [[basketball]] with the Dinobots, and failed to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] from making a slam dunk. As Prime observed that Tracks was in need of maintenance, and he admitted that he'd had a deuce of a time trying to get an appointment with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]. As it turned out, Hoist and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] had somehow fallen in with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to build Grapple's [[Solar Power Tower]]. Tracks was part of the mission to see what was going on, and ended up fighting [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]]. Following the Autobot victory, he helped dig through the ruins of the tower to find Grapple and Hoist. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

[[File:MMP1 Tracks fires black beam gun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|And I said "let there be dark!"]]
When the Decepticons attacked a new solar power plant in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], Tracks took to the air and blasted [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] with his black beam gun. In retaliation, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] rammed Tracks, knocking the Autobot out of the sky. The Decepticons retreated, much to the delight of the [[human]]s present. Tracks complained about the annoying cheering noise they were making. He was happy enough to take part in [[Autobot Day]], until an incriminating video (faked by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] of course) was shown and the crowds turned against the Autobots. They retreated to Headquarters, but a short time later, the authorities turned up to arrest them and put them on trial. The verdict was swiftly delivered, and the Autobots forced to leave the planet on a spaceship provided by [[Shawn Berger]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Locked on course to the [[Sun]], the Autobots abandoned ship and used [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] to return to [[Earth]], where the Decepticon plot had already been revealed. The Autobots freed the enslaved humans and chased off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} After the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and Tracks reported from the field that they hadn't detected any Decepticon activity. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:G1MakeTracks TracksRaoul.jpg|left|upright=1.34|thumb|It's not what it looks like, honestly!]]
Tracks and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] assisted the [[New York City|New York]] Police Department's Crime Buster program by parking themselves in a seedy, run-down neighborhood to entice car thieves to steal them, then capturing the thieves and their buyer. Back at [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s garage, Tracks opined that New York City was exhilarating and that they could remain there forever as far as he was concerned, to the amusement of the other Autobots. Annoyed at their attitude, Tracks took off for a joyride, but almost immediately fell prey to a gang of would-be car thieves who shot out Tracks' tires as he tried to run them off the road. Crashing into a streetlight, Tracks was badly damaged and unable to transform. Fortunately, the car thief with a heart of gold, [[Raoul]], happened by and decided to take possession of Tracks, who quickly revealed he was no ordinary badly damaged dark blue Corvette Stingray with a giant flaming logo on his hood.

Together, the pair tailed the [[Geddis brothers]] to a Decepticon installation in the [[Pine Barrens]], where the Constructicons were converting stolen cars. When an electrical fault disabled Tracks during the course of the investigation, Raoul came to his rescue, and they both fled through the woods, eventually running into some more Autobots. Tracks joined Bumblebee, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] in defending downtown from the stolen vehicles, converted into drones by the Decepticons, and was appalled when they damaged the [[Chrysler Building]]. Tracks and Raoul took part in the assault on the Decepticon base, however Megatron grabbed the young human. Tracks announced that if Raoul was harmed, there'd be trouble, but the threat proved unnecessary, as Raoul made use of a can of spray paint to escape. At Prime's invitation, Tracks demolished the base with a few well-placed shots. Later, he volunteered Raoul to help [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] fix all the cars that the Decepticons had messed with. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Inferno puts out Tracks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|But this is!]]
Tracks was part of a disastrous attempt to stop the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] from eating Earth crops. [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] set him on fire, forcing Inferno to put him out. Tracks bravely fought on until [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] called a retreat and they returned to Headquarters for repairs. Some time later, after Cosmos had become trapped by an infestation of [[Morphobot]]s, Tracks took part in rescue efforts. As [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] used his music to repel the creatures, Tracks and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] helped hook Cosmos up to Hoist. Unfortunately during the subsequent fight with the Decepticons, the [[robotic insecticide]] was destroyed, leaving them with no weapon against the Insecticon army. It all turned out okay, as said army was eaten by the Morphobots anyway. Tracks watched as the Morphobots were launched into space to wreck some other planet's ecology. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:SecretOmegaSupreme Tracks is alarmed.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Tracks Threatens his Hand: Part 1]]
When [[San Francisco]] was threatened by an [[Asteroid bird alien|alien bird creature]], Tracks risked his life in battle to defend the city until [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived to drive it off. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Following Megatron's disappearance, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] took over a sports stadium and had the Constructicons build a maze leading to it. Tracks, [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] attempted to traverse the maze, only to get totaled by Blitzwing and built into a throne. Fortunately Hoist came to the rescue and fixed them all up in time to witness Megatron's return and the downfall of Blitzwing and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. The four repaired Autobots jokingly arranged themselves into a throne for Optimus afterwards. Optimus declined their kind offer. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Whilst out on a supply run with Bumblebee, Tracks opined that Optimus Prime had sent him out on this task to show the humans that Autobots didn't just have strength, but refinement as well. When Bumblebee sharply pointed out his comrade's lack of humility, Tracks replied that he feared ''some'' Autobots had much to be humble about. Together, they watched a storefront television report by [[Hector Ramirez]] on the disappearance of a [[Daina|top secret Soviet jet]], for which blame was placed on the [[United States of America]]. Bumblebee suspected Decepticon involvement, which was convenient, as Tracks saw Astrotrain and Blitzwing lurking about nearby. The Autobots gave chase, only to discover the 'Cons were holographs projected by the big game hunter [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]], and the pair were quickly subdued. After several more Autobots were captured, the imprisoned hostages were forced to run through several cruel and unusual torture devices. Tracks in particular was forced to race around a small, spiked track while laser cannons fired at him. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[File:G1Auto-Bop Tracks girl.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|"Eeek, Mr. Tracks, can I have your autograph?" "Sure thing, baby."]]
Tracks and Blaster were reunited with Raoul when the human and [[Bop Crew]] were being chased by [[Furg]]'s gang outside of the [[Dancitron]] night club. Tracks stylishly defeated the thugs by arcing his laser fire horizontally, simultaneously destroying several of the weapons wielded by Furg's men. As he did so, he noticed that one of the gang members was a man dressed in a business suit. The Autobots decided to investigate further.

Inside the club, Tracks declined to dance with some girls, and [[Stylish man|another patron]] asked him where he could "get those threads" (meaning Tracks's robot body). As Tracks left, remarking that Dancitron wasn't ''his'' kind of club, he noted that there were more out-of-place humans, including a housewife in a bathrobe and a garbage man. Tracks and Blaster came to Raoul's aid again when the driver of a train in which the humans were traveling was "activated' by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and accelerated the train to unsafe speeds. Later, Tracks and Raoul were attacked by brainwashed "workers" at a construction site for something large and mysterious. Bravely risking his paint job, Tracks protected Raoul from red-hot rivets fired by a brainwashed construction worker.

[[File:Trackscruc2.jpg|left|upright=1.45|thumb|Tracks forgot his safeword.]]
Returning to the club, Tracks was lured into a trap by the mind-controlled [[Poplock]] and [[Rocksteady]]. Barely evading Starscream's attack, Tracks was assaulted by the rest of the club's patrons and chained up to the sound system, where the Decepticons hoped the music would eventually shake him apart. After Raoul de-hypnotised the club patrons by getting them slightly wet, the humans freed Tracks, who proceeded to take off after the fleeing Starscream. Crazy like a fox, Tracks seeded the clouds above the mysterious construction site, causing rain to fall down on the hypnotised workers, totally ruining Starscream's plan forever. Knowing that despite his good looks, he was outgunned and outpowered, Tracks used his superior agility to trick Starscream into flying into the half-constructed building and damaging himself when the Decepticon failed to avoid obstructions. With the Decepticons defeated, Tracks and Blaster destroyed the mysterious building. Grateful to the Bop Crew for saving his life, Tracks had Blaster help them out by acting as the boom box for their curbside breakdance sessions, to the latter's horror. {{storylink|Auto-Bop}}

[[File:HoistGoesHollywood Sunstreaker Tracks masks.jpg|upright=1.34|thumb|"What are the chances? The only two Autobots marching and we turned up wearing the same outfit."]]
After Hoist was hired to be in a film, a number of other Autobots got wind of it and decided to volunteer their services as well. Tracks and the others impressed the [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] enough that he cast them, and Tracks ended up as a stunt vehicle, flying into a fake brick wall. The Autobots were dissatisfied with their assigned roles and told Hoist to try and pull some strings. The director decided to rethink the movie, and had Tracks and the others dressed as "evil alien robots". Tracks confessed he felt like a fool, but refused to quit. While shooting another scene, the pyrotechnics turned out to be bigger than expected, and the Autobots were nearly blown up. The shoot had been sabotaged by the Decepticons, who were after film of Dirge, who had crashed while carrying a device stolen from [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s [[Wheeljack's workshop|workshop]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After the affair was resolved, Tracks and the other Autobots decided not to be a part of the movie business after all. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Later, Tracks was one of several Autobots facing off against the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] near the [[Seattle|Seattle-Tacoma area]] when Megatron was using the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] to transform the land into metal. He was rammed by [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] into a boulder and flipped over. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Tracks was one of several Autobots who participated in the [[Europa 2000]], a charity race from Paris to Istanbul which, if the Autobots won, would have netted them a million dollars, which they would give to charity. Tracks was disdainful of the arrogant American driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] and his suped-up [[Symultech Industries]] car. During the race, Tracks tried to contact the other Autobots, only to find out they had been disabled by the Stunticons in Megatron's quest to stop the Autobots from interfering with his plans for the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. Teamed up with Cahnay and [[Teranova|a scientist who mysteriously disappeared]] during the course of the battle, the Autobots defeated [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and destroyed the Pearl. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Masquerade Tracks firing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|... And Part 2]]
After [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] was abducted by the Decepticons, Tracks was one of the Autobots who volunteered to go on the rescue mission, and was subsequently struck down with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Fortunately a cure was soon forthcoming. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} He also took part in the defense of Headquarters during a Decepticon attack. Megatron soon retreated, not because of anything the Autobots did, but because he had realised that Starscream was behind everything. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Tracks helped defend a human city from the Insecticons, however a [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] plan saw the Autobots searching for a component to get the [[space bridge]] working so they could reach Cybertron. They eventually tracked the component down, only to find the Insecticons had chewed it up. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Tracks was part of a responsive strike against a series of Stunticon raids on human compounds. He took to the air at one point, prompting [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] to remark that his flying car mode was "droll". In retaliation for this unwarranted remark, Tracks blinded Dead End with his black light gun, which caused the Decepticon to drive into the car-crushing fists of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Masquerade}}
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====''The Transformers'' public service announcements====
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Scramble City=====
Tracks assisted in the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and helped defend it when the Decepticons tried to interfere. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Tracks defended the Autobot base when the Decepticons attacked to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Tracks was led to Japan by Optimus Prime, along with a small team of other Autobots, to stop the Decepticons’ latest Energon-gathering scheme. Optimus ordered him to pursue Astrotrain to prevent the Decepticons from escaping with their loot. {{storylink|Activation}}

Tracks was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the ''[[Trigger]]'' in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the ''Trigger'' to create a powerful new body for himself, Tracks had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream's star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
When the Decepticons unleashed Cosmic Rust on Earth, Tracks was one of the many Autobots infested with the virus. As [[Earth Defense Command]] created the Binaltech Project in order to help the Autobots, Tracks was one of the first patients to undergo transference into an [[electro-cell]] powered new body. With the help of his fellow Binaltech Autobots (Smokescreen, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]), Tracks and his new powers were used to drive the Decepticons off the planet. He remained part of the soldiers based at Autobot City on Earth.

Tracks had the power to change and update his paint job at will. {{storylink|Binaltech Is...}}

======BT World======
Tracks was stationed on a spaceship alongside a human crew and four BT Smokescreens when Mirage pulled [[Large switch|a switch]] on Cybertron that was meant to immobilize all transformers. As Tracks and the Smokescreens continued to function even after the switch had been pulled, the Autobots came to the realization that all those in Binaltech bodies were unaffected by the device. With most of the Decepticons incapacitated, the Autobots secured an easy victory over their enemies. {{storylink|Kill Switch}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:JHeadmasters09Tracks.jpg|thumb|"Look, I'll stop asking you to fix my every little nick and scratch, '''I swear!'''" "KIYAAAAAAAA!"]]
Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Tracks briefly engaged the Decepticons with his comrades. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Years onward, Tracks was seen on Earth working with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Alongside [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], he was dispatched to intercept invading Decepticons and prevent them from interfering with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s search for the Matrix. The group was not actually seen to confront anyone. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Later, while defending Cybertron, Tracks got kicked in the face ''really hard''... by [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. Uh, heat of the moment? {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Tracks was stationed in the Autobots' Japanese subdivision when [[Kenji]] came by for a visit. Kenji was excited to meet the new Autobot City Commander [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], whom Prime was fawning over while giving the tour. Tracks slyly whispered to Kenji that Prime thinks of Magnus as his "kid brother". Tracks' jest was interrupted by a sudden attack on Yokohama by Megatron, Starscream and Blitzwing. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
Tracks accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
Tracks was present during the battle for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], where he was grabbed by Devastator and lifted off the ground. Afterwards, he escaped with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] in a science vessel and hid out in the [[Rayzor Nebula]]. They were contacted by [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] when the old Autobot's vessel had come under fire, and at his request came out of hiding. This drew the attention of [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] and his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. When Scourge saw [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] engaged with Kup's ship, Scourge attacked Cyclonus to ensure that ''he'' would get to destroy the Autobots... this only served to allow all the Autobots to escape. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Tracks was part of a team which took down [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] after the Decepticon breached [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They had to retreat when the Constructicons fought back. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Skidsgrapplesmokescreenhoisttracks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I was rebuilt out of better spare parts than the rest of you!]]
Tracks was (re?)constructed on Earth by the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when the Autobots' forces were depleted using the [[mind bank]], his mind downloaded into a new body from a memory crystal. He attended [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]'s field training exercise on human culture—rock and roll wasn't quite Tracks's taste, but when the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] tried to steal and convert sonic energy from the concert, surface-to-air combat with the enemy seemed quite a bit more enjoyable for him. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} On a later mission, he attempted to help [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] prevent [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] from being reawakened by the Decepticons, but the mistrustful human armed forces kept them at bay long enough for [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to revive his leader. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

[[File:RockNRollOut-Tracksdriver.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Oh, well that just makes too much sense.]]
''Upon discovering that the human [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] had gone to take on the Decepticons alone in his [[battlesuit]], Optimus Prime assembled a team of Autobots including Tracks, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], Bumblebee, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] to rescue him.'' {{storylink|Robot Buster!}} ''Shortly thereafter, Tracks joined [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] in guarding Buster as he attended a demolition derby. Tracks found the spectacle to be unsavory, as it resulted in scuffs and dents on the vehicles. The show was interrupted by Soundwave and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], intent on abducting the boy. Tracks and Smokescreen actually managed to hold their own against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] for a short period of time. But victory came unexpectedly, as Soundwave called for a retreat despite having the advantage.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

''Tracks was on a reconnaissance mission in [[Greater Portland]] when he ran into [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], who grievously wounded him. Tracks transformed into vehicle mode and was discovered by [[Mark Brookes]] and [[J.D.]], two hoodlums who used him as a getaway vehicle for a series of robberies heading east to [[New York City]]. Meanwhile, when Tracks didn't report in back at the Ark, Optimus Prime had [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] search for him in Greater Portland while he plugged himself into the Ark's [[Aunty|computer]] to try and locate him. Ultimately it was [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] that found Tracks by listening in on human law enforcement communications. Prime dispatched [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and Hoist to retrieve Tracks but they got caught up in J.D. and Mark's latest robbery before they were able to return him to the Ark for repairs.'' {{storylink|Missing in Action}}

Tracks also was part of the Autobot strike on [[Wyoming base|Decepticon headquarters]] which allowed Bumblebee to record Devastator's transformation and combination sequence, giving the Autobots a chance to replicate the unique gestalt technology. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''The Autobots experienced a major setback when Optimus Prime, Prowl, and Ratchet dematerialized before their eyes at a meeting, seemingly atomized in seconds. Matters only became more pressing when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Decepticon commander of [[2006]], arrived in the present, kidnapped Jazz, and co-opted the Constructicons for his own purposes. Goaded into rash action by their friend's distress, the Autobots rushed into battle with the new warriors. Tracks stood shoulder to shoulder with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Ironhide, and Smokescreen against Galvatron, but the future Decepticon just laughed and voluntarily allowed them to unload their firepower on him. Staser bolts, high-density lasers, thermal charges, fracture rockets... all hit Galvatron dead center, and all did absolutely nothing. To add injury to insult, he then beat the helpless Tracks and his comrades into a pulp for good measure.''

[[File:Brawn trailbreaker tracks target 2006.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Phew, that acid could have really ruined my finish...... I mean ''ohnoTrailbreaker!''"]]
''Beyond desperate, the Autobots actually stooped to reviving Megatron from where Galvatron had left him to rust earlier, and working with him to concoct a strategy against their common foe. Their gambit was somewhat successful, as Tracks and the Autobots managed to capture Galvatron's lieutenant, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], with Megatron's aid. When Tracks and the others went for a prisoner exchange to get Jazz back, however, they found that Galvatron had lobotomized their friend and turned him into a rampaging zombie. Jazz disabled Tracks and the others for a time, and they only woke up into time to wander into the climax, when [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the future ''Autobots'' destroyed Galvatron's new space cannon in a massive explosion, convincing him to return the future empty-handed. Needless to say, the Autobots were glad when Optimus Prime and the others miraculously returned after Galvatron and his men returned to the future, reversing the [[mass substitution]] effect.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

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While spying for the Autobots on [[Christmas]] Eve, Bumblebee spotted Soundwave and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] using an [[Power siphon|energy siphon]] to drain all the electricity from the town of [[Midville]]. He called in Tracks, Prowl, and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and in the face of superior numbers, the Decepticons fled. Tracks and Bumblebee went after them but Laserbeak brought a tree down across their path, endangering the lives of [[Megan Perry]] and her family. Bumblebee stayed to look after the humans while Tracks pursued the Decepticons but he lost them and after meeting up with Prowl and Hoist again, he realised he had lost Bumblebee as well. They eventually found him in Midville, using his engine to provide electricity to power the town's Christmas tree. {{storylink|The Night the Transformers Saved Christmas}}'' Later, Tracks was present at the Ark to hear Prime announce that he was going on a lone reconnaissance mission into Decepticon territory.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:DarkStar-BlotTracks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"''Aiggh'', acid!! Now I know how Trailbreaker felt! Oh cruel karma!"]]
Following Optimus Prime's death, Tracks and the other Earthbound Autobots looked on as Ratchet tried and failed to repair his body. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} They became much less involved in Earth affairs when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] assumed control of the army afterwards and took the Ark back out into space, where Tracks formed part of a security detail to apprehend the captured [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], though they were stood down when it was discovered that the Decepticon was [[mode lock]]ed and only contained some [[Spacehikers|human children]]. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Tracks disembarked with the rest of the Earth-bound Autobots from the Ark onto Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where they witnessed a battle for leadership between Grimlock and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. This was a moment of opportunity for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons, who attacked Tracks and the others on the moon's surface. Tracks was hit in the enemy's first volley. Subsequently, he was left trapped on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] for some time with the combined crews of the Ark and ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'', as the attack had damaged their transport. {{storylink|Totaled!}} He was later deactivated while battling the combined Decepticon armies in the Arctic, when he received an unexpected acid bath from [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s [[slime gun]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:MakinTracks-Tracks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|We have the same reaction to ''Glee.'']]
In his [[Body Shop]] at Autobot [[Earthbase]], Wheeljack was attempting to revive Tracks, but Grimlock kept sabotaging his efforts, hoping to move efforts towards Autobots he thought were more deserving. Not only did he fail to stop the reconstruction, Optimus Prime ended up assigning Tracks to Earthforce, to Grimlock's eternal regret. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}}

Later on, he joined the other Autobots in hunting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], who had kidnapped their human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]]. The other [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] tried to stop them, and did manage to derail several others, but Tracks and Bumblebee got Motormaster to separate from his trailer (apparently he can do that..?) and then led [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] into knocking their own leader off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
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Tracks was operating out of [[Autobase]] on Earth after the Autobots began confronting the threat of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] agreed to join forces with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prime]], Tracks began working closely with the Decepticon [[Rotor Force]] members [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] and [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]]. It's possible his friendship and influence had something to do with their interest in switching sides. {{storylink|Total War!}}
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====''Classics''====
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Tracks was stationed at the [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]] base when it was invaded by [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] and the evil Autobots of the [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|negative polarity universe]]. Tracks tried to defend the Autobot station from attack, but he was cut down by Magnus's [[Terminus Blade]]. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

After the heroic Autobots' Earth passed through into the negative universe, however, Tracks was eventually rebuilt with a new body. {{storylink|Solar Requiem}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Jhiaxus rodimus tracks war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
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Tracks travelled to a devastated planet Earth in [[2012]] with Optimus Prime in order to confront Megatron one last time. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} After returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Tracks and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] provided security at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s meeting with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
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Shortly after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]] its damaged computer [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] registered the approaching [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] as a threat and as a defensive measure, downloaded and copied the memory engrams of the Autobots' reserve assets [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and Tracks, creating new drone bodies for them but leaving their [[spark]]s in magnetic limbo. However, before the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander could reach the Ark, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] arrived looking for [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and engaged the drone Tracks and its companions in battle. Stripped of their Autobot morality and controlled by AUNTIE, the drones fought well against the [[Conehead]]s {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} but were shut down when Grimlock fought his way past [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units and a reanimated [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to take AUNTIE offline. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
When the Decepticons invaded a car show at the Coliseum, Tracks was one of the robots in disguise who infiltrated the show to thwart the Decepticon plot. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
If Optimus Prime decided to stop the [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] with an immediate all-out attack to make sure they didn't reach a human city, Tracks shot [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the eyes with his black-beam gun, provoking a harmless blind charge. He apparently did nothing else of note in that fight, even when Optimus ordered his troops to, "Bring them down fast and hard."

In an alternate path, Tracks was aerial back-up for [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] in a battle with Megatron's warrior jets. He cheered, "Got him!" as Powerglide's thermal beam laid waste to the Decepticons, "him" most likely being [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], who had just dropped a missile on [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
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====Desert Flight====
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Tracks was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. When the convoy heard a large explosion in the distance, Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.

If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus's convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town, but began floating in mid-air before being able to reach it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.

If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam's influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.

If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth's surface to float helplessly out into space.

Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy's suggestion. In actuality, Tracks and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus's trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes.

In the event that Buddy tampered with the gravity gun in the ensuing battle, the Autobots would emerge victorious.

If Buddy instead ran towards Beachcomber and Tracks over the course of the battle, Laserbeak would fire at the group at the same time as the gravity beam reached them, creating a tear in space-time above the group.

If Tracks and Buddy dived into the time anomaly, the pair were flung three hours into the future. They emerged to find all of the Autobots either dead, injured, or prisoners of Megatron. Tracks was forced to surrender, the situation now hopeless.

If Tracks decided that Beachcomber could wait, he helped Optimus overload the anti-gravity gun, starting a chain-reaction that would cause the weapon to explode in a tremendous explosion.

If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. Smokescreen hatched a plan where the Autobots would use their exhaust fumes to provide themselves with cover.

If Optimus went along with Smokescreen's plan, the Autobots gained the time they needed to transform and engage the Decepticons. A fierce battle ensued, though the Autobots began to lose ground when Dirge put to good use his fear-inducing engines. Tracks proved to be especially vulnerable to Dirge's engines.

The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Tracks was an active member of the Autobot forces as far back as the days of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. He attended the ceremony that turned Optronix into Optimus Prime, and witnessed their new leader deal with three Decepticon assassins. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Tracks was present in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] when the Decepticons launched an all-out assault on the Autobot stronghold. He alerted Jazz to a squad of incoming Decepticons, allowing the Autobots to detonate mines to defend themselves. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} But the Decepticons' offensive pressed on, and Tracks found himself a part of the Autobots' last desperate stand against Shockwave and his forces. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Afterwards, Tracks went on to serve with the Autobots for several million years until the time of the [[Great Shutdown]]. He worked with Prowl's faction during the Dark Ages, when Optimus and Megatron both disappeared into a prototype space-bridge, leading to the splintering of both their factions. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

At some point, Ultra Magnus took command of the Autobots, and reunited them into a single faction. Under his leadership, the Autobots gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. This eventually forced the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. Tracks was in attendance at the signing of the truce, which was interrupted by a bombing, engineered by Starscream and his Predacons. This act of aggression only served to unite the Autobots, Ultracons, and Decepticons however, who struck back against Starscream's troops. A united Cybertron finally seemed within reach... that is, until Megatron made a dramatic return, accompanied by an army of [[Air Warrior]]s. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Megatron quickly took over the planet, and enslaved the majority of Autobots. Tracks was among the many unfortunates captured, and put to work in [[Internment Camp Pi]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

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Optimus returned to Cybertron, and the Autobots were freed from slavery. {{Storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

Afterwards, Tracks seemed to lapse into semi-retirement while other Autobots worked towards establishing a new unified Cybertronian government with the Decepticons. He was seen among the general populace observing the Anti-Prime propaganda [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was pumping out through the cortex. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} He eventually recognized the rotten core of their alliance with Shockwave, though. When Optimus sent out a call to arms to all Autobots, Tracks openly rebelled again the totalitarian leader alongside [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} They and their [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]] allies joined the major offensive alongside Optimus Prime, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the other cells, which ultimately overthrew Shockwave's control. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

===''Universe'' comic===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English)}}
In some incarnation of the past, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] were stuck with a mopey Tracks on the Autobot stellar freighter ''[[OTFCC (ship)|OTFCC]]''. Tracks was disgruntled about the low-importance mission and considered himself increasingly marginalised as a [[Classics (Europe)|classic Autobot]] in a world of binary-bonding and Pretenders. Meanwhile, in another time and place, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] had built a device to counteract [[Unicron]]'s attempts to abduct Transformers from across the multiverse and that accidentally sucked the <s>''3H''</s> ''OTFCC'' into the [[Universe War]].

While the others investigated a distress signal, Tracks was left behind and picked up a space battle. He teleported the Maximals off their ship to the safety of the ''OTFCC'' (who deliberately tried to avoid telling him he was in the wrong time zone). After a brief and victorious battle, Tracks was happy to hear the future Transformers were going to do "whatever it is" that brought them here to send them back. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Tracks was among the ranks of a team of Autobots led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], waiting for [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s hostages to escape so that they could assault the Decepticon base. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} When the opportunity arose, they headed into the fray alongside human reinforcements from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], eventually defeating the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
Tracks was one of the many oppressed Cybertronians who sought freedom when their planet's halls of power grew dark with corruption, greed and malice. He was one of the first Autobots to travel to Earth, and took on an alternate mode to disguise himself amongst the populace. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}
{{note|Near the end of Action Blast 1, as the Autobots are taking on their Earth modes, Sideswipe is shown in robot mode amongst the other Autobots, but not Tracks. When the cartoon cuts back to the Autobots, now in their vehicle modes, Tracks has inexplicably taken Sideswipe's place in the line-up.}}
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===''TransTech''===
Tracks (in his [[Binaltech]] body) is one of countless "offworlders" residing in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Tracks was among the Autobots who battled the Decepticons on Earth millions of years ago, until an ice age forced them to hide underground, powered down. He was reactivated in the mid-19th century when the Autobots learned that the Decepticons had woken up. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1]]

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Tracks was the brother of [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and an overbearing one at that. The two went into business together to make [[Chic Chips]] but Tracks decided, against his brother's wishes, to market them as a high-end flashy product rather than something for the masses. Things came to a head when he obliviously mocked his brother's new [[Decepticon|political beliefs]] and his new friend [[Horri-Bull]] (Tracks joking called him Needlenose's [[Conjunx Endura]], not realising his brother did really have feelings for the Con); Needlenose stormed out, telling Tracks to be careful he wasn't on the wrong side of history. Chic Chips died a death under Tracks alone (how much of that was ''because'' of him, he ain't sayin') and he viewed this as Needlenose wrecking their chance to become somebody. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

In the early days of the war, Tracks was among the new Autobot soldiers lined up to be inspected by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] believed he'd never hack it in the war! {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}}

[[File:SpotlightJazz-promise.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|He's too pretty (and too 1985) to die!]]
On his very first combat mission, Tracks' unit was attacked and he was the only survivor. He was rescued by [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], who was being tracked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. The Predacons pinned the two down, but thanks to bravery and trickery by Jazz, three of the 'cons were disabled. When Jazz faced off alone against the remaining two, Tracks overcame his doubts and cowardice and attacked [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], knocking them both unconscious. Jazz battled [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] alone and was saved by a shuttle crew of [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], who repaired the two Autobots and took them back to base. Tracks didn't know Jazz's identity until later, but he knew what it meant to be an Autobot. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}} (Suck it, Ironhide!)

During the battle for [[Sherma Bridge]] early in the war, Tracks and all other combatants dropped what they were doing to watch the first duel between Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

Four million years ago, Tracks was present at a victory celebration after the Autobots halted a major Decepticon energon convoy. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

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In the modern day, both Tracks and Jazz ended up as part of Optimus Prime's forces on [[Earth]], only to be defeated in battle with [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] and unceremoniously dropped on the ruins of Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} There, they had to fend against the [[Insecticon swarm]] while [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] tried to repair Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} At one point during their stay on the planet, Tracks boosted his comrades' spirits by telling them the story about how Jazz had heroically saved him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}} Unfortunately, the positive emotions didn't seem to last, and everyone was back to brooding before long. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} When the crew of the ''[[Trion]]'' crashlanded on Cybertron, Tracks listened to [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s tale about how it happened. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} He wanted to know when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] got scary. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

Tracks later defended the Autobot base against a massive swarm attack. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} The battle didn't go in their favor, but thankfully they were saved by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} Omega ferried Tracks and the rest back to Earth, where they battled the Decepticons in [[New York City]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}

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Two years later, Tracks defected alongside [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], as they were afraid that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] might arrest the Autobots on Earth due to various recent events. The four left to join [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s team instead, only to come under attack from [[Skywatch]]. Upon seeing [[Campolongo]] take out Beachcomber, Tracks raised his gun at the human in panic and anger, but Hoist stopped him from firing. He tried to run for it, but didn't make it far before being stuck in vehicle mode and captured. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Eventually, Skywatch realized that the Autobots were good guys and formed an alliance with them, freeing Tracks in the process. He and the other Autobots fled the Skywatch base after a Decepticon attack, were chased by angry humans for a while, then were soundly defeated in battle with a newly upgraded Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

Tracks was present at the Autobot base when Hot Rod (now calling himself Rodimus) showed up to warn everyone that Cybertron, which was habitable again, had been conquered by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. The Autobots quickly left Earth to reclaim their home planet. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} Once they arrived, it turned out Galvatron was using [[Kimia Facility]] to attack the planet. Led by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], Tracks and the other Autobot fliers attacked Kimia and fought with the many [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

Following the defeat of Galvatron and the end of the war, Tracks remained on Cybertron and never once visited his brother in the Decepticon's makeshift prison. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} He later fought back against the Decepticons when they inevitably rejected the peace and tried to conquer the planet. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} The [[NAIL|neutral]] population, led by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], didn't appreciate their continuing the war and banished both Autobots and Decepticons from [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. As they set up camp out in the wilderness, Tracks witnessed a fight break out between the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

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Years later, when they were let out of the wilderness, a very bored Tracks had to run the spaceport. He learned that his brother Needlenose was involved in Decepticon revivalism and stormed off to the nearest 'Con bar to 'talk some sense into him'. Tracks being Tracks, that went as well as you expect. Unable to find common ground with his brother, he ended up ''decking him'' when Needlenose said Horri-Bull was the ''only'' one he'd ever loved. Tracks was aghast to hear that his brother felt he'd only ever taken and never asked what he thought; he only got out without a physical beating to go with the emotional one because of an intervention by Arcee, who he'd previously insulted by claiming she'd never lost anyone (i.e. actually cared about anyone). His brother told him to tell Prime that the Decepticons didn't want to fight but would if they 'had' to. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

When [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] went berserk in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], Tracks was one of those who tried to get him to calm down, but this was to little avail. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} During another day on the job at the spaceport, Tracks paid little heed at first when [[Zetca]] reported a mob of Decepticons marching outside, but soon changed his tune when he learned they were heading for the [[space bridge]]—with none other than his brother leading them! Frustrated by Starscream's not taking any action about this, Tracks went outside to confront Needlenose and his compatriots himself. Despite Needlenose's refusal to leave, and even inviting his brother to join them, Tracks continued to insist that he abandon the other Decepticons and threatened to call Optimus. This turned out to be a mistake, however, as [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] then blasted Tracks in the chest to keep him from saying anything. With his last moments of consciousness, Tracks reached out for his brother, only to be kicked aside by him. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Luckily, this wound wasn't fatal and Tracks survived. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

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Tracks ended up joining Optimus's Autobots on Earth, and was asked by Prime to make contact with his brother on [[Sanctuary Station]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} While Arcee was checking on the comatose [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]], Tracks had a conversation with her about how Needlenose hated the Autobots because of their killing the love of his life, Horri-Bull; this reminded Arcee of the true circumstances of Horri-Bull's death. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Tracks was part of the small army formed by the new alliance of Optimus's Autobots and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons and sent to attack the undersea ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in an attempt to stop Galvatron's dreams of conquest once and for all. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Tracks was one of those Needlenose led into the ''Nemesis'', arguing with his brother all the way. However, when the team found [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], both brothers stopped each other from getting hit by [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s gunfire. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

While rounding up the prisoners, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] managed to break free prompting Tracks to ask Needlenose about any weaknesses the Triple Changer had. {{storylink|White Light}} When the [[Earth Defense Command]] began attacking, Blitzwing took the opportunity to sock Tracks in the jaw. Unconscious, Tracks was then loaded aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] by his brother. {{storylink|White Heat}}

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When the time came for Earth to properly join the [[Council of Worlds]], Tracks was interviewed for his opinion on the subject. While understanding that Prime liked the [[human]]s (or felt guilty about the Earth war or whatever), Tracks felt the safety of Cybertron should come first. That and the humans once locked him in his [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}

After the [[Iron Ring]]'s invasion and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s return to Cybertron, Tracks was being visited by Needlenose in time for Soundwave to gather a posse with which to interrogate [[Liege Maximo]]. When expanding his thoughts to try and read the traitorous Prime's mind, Soundwave read that Tracks wished him to be an Autobot. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} After an explosion erupted through the [[Spire]], Tracks tried to help the mortally-injured [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]], but was unable to do anything to save him. When Needlenose discovered that it was actually Soundwave who had murdered Horri-Bull, Tracks reminded his shocked brother that he had tried to warn him about the Decepticons since falling in with them all those years ago. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} As the remaining Decepticons fell back in with Starscream, Needlenose was too disgusted with the Decepticon movement to join Starscream or help Soundwave regain power. Instead, he welcomed reconnecting with his brother Tracks, intent on spending time with someone who truly cared about him. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

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After contact with [[Velocitron]] was lost, Tracks helped operate the space bridge that sent a recon team to investigate. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} When the monster [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] approached Cybertron, Tracks worked to maintain order among the panicked populous until a mental message from Soundwave reached all Decepticons, telling them that Starscream was planning to flee the planet without them. This sparked a riot and Tracks was shoved aside by his own brother Needlenose in the mad dash to escape Unicron. {{storylink|Our Finest}} However, everyone froze in fear as Unicron sank its claws into Cybertron's surface and began to tear the planet apart. Tracks and the others were thrown at super-speed by Blurr into a magical ribbon of energy generated by the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]], teleporting them to Earth and relative safety just before Cybertron was destroyed. {{storylink|Road's End}} After Unicron arrived in Earth's orbit, Tracks was part of an attack force that opposed the planet-eater's [[Maximal]] army. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} He fought alongside his brother and fellow allies, ultimately seeing Unicron defeated. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

In the post-Unicron world, Tracks and Needlenose sought to restart their Chic Chips business up again, seeking out the blessing of the new Mistress of Flame, [[Pyra Magna]]. She gave it despite Needlenose's rudeness and her confusion over what usefulness Chic Chips actually HAD. Tracks and Needlenose later attended Optimus Prime's funeral. {{storylink|Post}}

===''United''===
Tracks was amongst the victims of a deadly nano-virus. Thankfully, a team of Autobots were successfully in retrieving a cure for the disease from the planet [[Nebulos]]. Fully recovered, Tracks attended the ceremony that commended the Autobots responsible for saving his life. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Timelines''===
After a [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|negative polarity Ultra Magnus]] instigated [[Invasion (issue)|multiversal chaos]] by destroying [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]], two iterations of Tracks of unspecified universal streams were caught in the chaos as their dimensions were suddenly merged into one. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Tracks was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I Joe''===
Tracks was among the Autobots that penetrated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], alongside [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Tracks was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He and his comrades followed their commander [[Blue Big Convoy]] into battle when a duel between [[G1 World|dimension-tossed]] future warriors [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] threatened the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] and [[Beast People|its people]]. The Warrior received a direct hit from Ultra Megatron for his trouble. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

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

Tracks' function was a warrior, and he [[trans-scan]]ed into a flying car. His subsonic [[flight]] and heat-seeking [[missile]]s were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his narcissism, stylishness, and being the center of attention. Tracks' message from the future was that appearances are not everything. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>
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==Commercial appearances==
* During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], Tracks, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}
* When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] led an attack on the Autobots' launch site, Tracks followed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] into battle to repel the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
* Tracks was being carried down a highway by Ultra Magnus when Galvatron and his troops came upon them. He, Jazz, Red Alert, and Smokescreen dealt with Starscream and Skywarp while their commander faced off against Galvatron. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}
* Tracks was part of a troop of Autobots who interrupted a Decepticon Energon-gathering mission. Megatron ordered [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] to deal with the meddlers. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}
*Tracks was one of four 'bots guarding the entrance to an Autobot base. When some humans approached, Jazz and Cosmos shined their headlights on them, revealing their allegiance. The humans were cleared for entry, since they were wearing Transformers [[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Reflective patches|Prizes in Disguise contest/reflective patches commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Tracks took some time out from polishing himself to help [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] track down the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], so they could stop the Decepticon team from committing crimes in back alleys. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} When [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] accidentally released a space beast from an asteroid, Tracks joined in defending [[San Diego]] from it. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Tracks-(G1).jpg|thumb|400px|I'm so more strong and stylish than any of those other Epic bots.]]
Tracks (G1) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who first appeared in the "Disaster: Code Blue" event, and could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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*'''Class''': Air
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: '''Smoke Bomb: Cover an area in smoke, hiding your allies and blocking damage to them for a set amount of seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:tracks Tracks at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{main|Tracks (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Tracks (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:1985MuralRedTracks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.]]
*As mentioned above, the red ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of Tracks appears on Hasbro's 1985 packaging mural (along with several other toys in early or unused color schemes). What makes this particular appearance stranger than the rest is the red Tracks' depiction – apparently confronting [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and shooting at [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] – which implies the artist thought proto-Tracks was a [[Decepticon]].
*In both the original [[Commercial/Generation 1|commercial]] advertising the new 1985 Autobot cars, and any episodes animated by the [[unknown Generation 1 animation studios]] (including his first ''spotlight'' episode, "[[Make Tracks]]"), Tracks appears with an outdated color model. This model colors his head, wings, upper arms and launchers a stark, bright white instead of greyish off-white; his wheels the same grey as his arms and legs, instead of their normal darker, near-black shade; and his windows in robot mode (but not vehicle mode) solid black, instead of their usual clear/off-white.
*In storyboards for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', during the Battle for Autobot City after Devastator had breached the Defenses for Autobot City, Tracks, along with Ultra Magnus, Sideswipe, and Red Alert, would have attacked Devastator using their Missile mounts, forcing the gestalt to transform back into the Constructicons. However, this didn't make it into the final film.
*It is frequently joked amongst Transformers fans that Tracks is homosexual, although the character has not actually demonstrated any romantic interest in other male characters. All his romantic interest was focused squarely on himself. An ''Auto-sexual'', if you will.
**(Not that there's anything wrong with that, Jerry.)
*Voice actor [[Michael McConnohie]] claims Tracks is not meant to be interpreted as a gay stereotype. He chose the voice of Thurston J. Howell III from ''Gilligan's Island'', played by {{w|Jim Backus}}, as the basis for Tracks' snooty voice and mannerisms. McConnohie refers to Tracks's [[Accent|manner of dialect as a "Harvard Lockjaw"]].
*Tracks appeared in one of five original Generation 1 [[public service announcement]]s, warning kids not to steal cars, even if it's just for joy-riding. He seems to have a ''thing'' for carjackers, that Tracks.
*In recent years, toys of "Tracks" have required an additional prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence toys being officially named "'''Autobot Tracks'''" or "'''Turbo Tracks'''".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tracks''' (トラックス ''Torakkusu'')
*''French:'' '''Le Sillage''' (Canada, "The Trail")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vágány'''
*''Italian:'' '''Puma'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lúntāi''' (China, 轮胎, "Tire")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rasto''' (Portugal comic, "Track"), '''Trilho''' (Brazil comic, "Track")
*''Russian:'' '''Krakh''' (Крах, "Failure")

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