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Crossing the Rubicon

2018-05-13T11:32:34Z

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{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=48
|image=Crossing the Rubicon title shot.JPG
|caption=Man, female characters just can't catch a break.
|title="Crossing the Rubicon"
|production company= [[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate= [[February 22]], 1999
|written by= [[D. C. Fontana]]
|directed by= [[Trenton Carlson]]
|animation studio= [[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity= [[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''After she experiments with the Transmetal Driver, Blackarachnia's core consciousness begins to crash.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Crossing the Rubicon Blackarachnia driver.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Seriously, they never do get a break.]]
Some distance from [[Mount St. Hilary]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] is setting up some equipment that will convert her into a [[Transmetal 2]]. However, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] detects Blackarachnia's [[energy signature]], and, not understanding, pulls her from the machine. As Blackarachnia berates Silverbolt, she short circuits. Heading to the [[Maximal]] base, Rhinox concludes that the [[shell program]] is starting to degrade, and will erase her [[core consciousness]] if not treated soon. He can remove the shell, but it's never been done before.

Wandering off to think, Blackarachnia is followed by Silverbolt. She maintains that she's still a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], and that becoming a Maximal scares her. Silverbolt points out that she's only a Predacon due to [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], and deep down, she is one of the good guys. The touching moment is ruined when Blackarachnia short circuits again.

[[Image:Shell program.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Nice-looking arcade game.]]
In the lab, Blackarachnia has decided to go through with the procedure. Before she does, there is one last thing to do: transfer the access codes to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], thinking that he'd have the best chance to keep them from [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. They begin the shell removal, but it has safe guards that will destroy Blackarachnia's core consciousness. Rhinox is able to destroy the first one. At his [[Tarantulas's lair|lair]], Tarantulas discovers the removal process. He contacts Megatron, informing him of the situation. Megatron notes that such an act risks destroying [[Teletraan I|Teletron 1]]'s access codes, and concludes that she gave them to Primal. Tarantulas informs Megatron of his safeguards, but the Predacon leader decides to cause a little more trouble.

[[Image:Crossing the Rubicon Blackarachnia dead.jpg|left|200px|thumb|By Grabthar's hammer, you shall be ''avenged!'']]
[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] are sent under Tarantulas to attack the Maximals. Optimus leads [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] in the defense of the base. Rhinox is almost finished, but two more power surges head for her core consciousness. Rhinox blasts one, but Tarantulas fires a rocket which causes Rhinox to miss the other surge, which hits Blackarachnia's core consciousness and extinguishes her [[spark]]. Rhinox leaves to inform Optimus and allow Silverbolt to be alone. Upon leaving, Silverbolt snarls out "Tarantulas…".

[[Image:Crossing the Rubicon Blackarachnia TM beast.jpg|right|200px|thumb|She's back and she's...blue?]]
Detecting that his creation is dead, Tarantulas orders the Predacons to break off, as Rhinox tells the others. Gathering around Blackarachnia, they express their regrets over not giving her their full trust, if only for Silverbolt's sake. As Rattrap notices that the Fuzor is absent, Primal realizes what he's planning to do, and the Maximals head to stop him. Unseen, the Transmetal Driver begins to glow. Tracking down Tarantulas, Silverbolt easily defeats him and, with the villain unconscious, prepares to execute him. However, Rampage has been watching this and defeats Silverbolt. Preparing to strike the killing blow, Rampage is stopped—by Blackarachnia, now a Transmetal 2. Blackarachnia quickly defeats Rampage, and takes Silverbolt back to base.

In the control room, Blackarachnia explains to the Maximals that she saw only darkness, then a light, and thought Silverbolt was in danger. Primal points out that her actions weren't very Maximal, but Silverbolt express their gratitude at her return. Blackarachnia warns Silverbolt to stop rushing after her, but to show no hard feelings, [[kiss]]es him, sending a power surge through him and disorienting him.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (1)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (3)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (4)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (5)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (6)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (7)
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (9)
*[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] (10)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"Oh, yeah. Sure. Like you were gonna help the Pred get more power." 
"Maximal or Predacon, you're one of us! You should know that by now."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Optimus Primal'''

'''Rhinox''': How do you feel? 
'''Blackarachnia''': Like someone's been playing 'squash the spider' with an energon bomb.
:—'''Blackarachnia''' gives a cheery view of her symptoms.

"See you soon, boys... if you're lucky."
:—'''Blackarachina''' says what she thinks may be her final words.

"Ahh, the avenging hero!"
:—'''Tarantulas''' on Silverbolt's attack

"Ah, such pain. I must help ''deepen'' it."
:—'''Rampage''', spying on Silverbolt

"Not a very Maximal approach." 
"Even if I'm good, I'm still bad."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Blackarachnia'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*Just as in "[[Proving Grounds]]", when Blackarachnia sits up in the scanning machine, the spider legs on her arms are missing.
*Each of the "wires" connecting the Predacon shell program to Blackarachnia's core consciousness has only one base point where they connect to the shell program. However, when Rhinox destroys the first link, the barely-visible link in the background also turns blue-only the near one should do so.
*When the Predacons are attacking the Maximal base, Primal first has his blast shields on his shoulders while talking to Rattrap. Then, when the camera goes back to Optimus, his blast shields are on his forearms, where they are in every one of his modes ''except'' robot mode.
*Rattrap's forearm compartments are rendered differently here, and are notably wonky-looking.

===Continuity errors===
*Throughout season 3 (not just in this episode), pre-Transmetal Blackarachnia appears to have battle damage (grey areas) which disappear when she's in the base. The damage extent also seems inconsistent, but in the same areas. Did she get into a fight between getting checked into the base and talking with Silverbolt outside? Or does the bright light of the base conceal her damaged body?
*Optimus Primal says "Maximize" despite already being in battle mode. Instead, he changes to flight mode. Previously, he has said "Optimus Primal—Flight Mode" to do this.
*Optimus Primal says that going off on your own isn't a very Maximal thing to do. Clearly, he hasn't been paying attention, since [[The Web|Cheetor, Rattrap]], [[The Agenda (Part 2)|Silverbolt]], [[Deep Metal|Depth Charge]], and [[Fallen Comrades|Tigatron]] have all done so at one point or another.

===Continuity notes===
*Blackarachnia's invention at the start of the episodes appears to be a replica of the cloning device Megatron built in "[[Feral Scream Part 1]]".
*This episode sees the culmination of Blackarachnia's plan to acquire a Transmetal upgrade, a character arc that was first foreshadowed in "[[Cutting Edge]]" and touched on with varying degrees of subtlety over the next few episodes.
*Megatron's "bath time [[Rubber Ducky|rubber duckie]]" is seen again in this episode, but it has undergone a slight makeover. It now has metallic rings around it and an antenna on its head, probably a reference to the Transformers' Transmetal changes.
*Megatron refers to Tarantulas as "lieutenant", a reference to his rank in the Predacon secret police.
*After Tarantulas deduces that Blackarachnia transmitted the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s access codes to Optimus, Megatron notes that "fits in nicely with our little plan for him." That foreshadows [[Master Blaster|the next episode]].
*Silverbolt isn't just trying to kill Tarantulas, he's trying to kill Tarantulas after the guy is already unconscious and utterly helpless. This is a jarringly ruthless move, and although it seemingly clashes with his chivalrously goofy personality, it foreshadows a [[In Darkest Knight|later development]] in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Rampage carries a telescope.
*This episode contains the second instance of Inferno getting slagged while assaulting the Maximal Base. This time (and the next) by an Auto-cannon.

===Transformers references===
*Blackarachnia describes her near-death experience as first seeing darkness, followed by a light. While this might just be a reference to real-world individuals who have undergone such an experience, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] described a very similar experience in "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]".

===Real-world references===
*The Rubicon is a river in Italy. During the Roman Republic era, it was illegal for a Roman general to have his army cross it, thus protecting Rome from a military threat. Julius Caesar crossed it and started a civil war which would eventually lead to Rome switching from a republic to an empire. During this, he uttered, "Alea iacta est", Latin for "the die is cast". Today, "crossing the Rubicon" is an idiom meaning to go past the point of no return.
*When Blackarachnia goes offline, a flatline, as one from hospital monitoring equipment, can be heard in the background.
*The Maximals seem to treat Blackarachnia's shell program as a cancerous brain tumor, as evidenced by Rhinox's description of it and the risky surgery to remove it.
*Rattrap sings a fragment of "[[w:Pop Goes the Weasel|Pop Goes the Weasel]]" as he takes out Rampage.
*Blackarachnia's spark produces a sound that's very similar to an electronic heartbeat. It even quickens and slows down at different points.

===Trivia===
*"Proving Grounds" had Blackarachnia concluding that she's "fine with the way she is." Oh, really?
*The Predacons' plan involved the whole Predacon army in a coordinated effort with the sole purpose to kill an incapacitated Blackarachnia so she stays dead. When you think about it, that's one of the more openly diabolical schemes in a cartoon that usually involves battles where the losers limp home to [[CR chamber]]s.
*The missile Tarantulas fires to finally disrupt Blackarachnia's surgery bears a "[[w:No_symbol|No]] Maximals" symbol on its nose cone.
*Once again, the mysterious Transmetal Driver gives us a ''[[w:deus ex machina|deus ex machina]]'' at its finest- once Blackarachnia's Transmetallization plan goes wrong, Rhinox's antivirus program fails, and she's left for dead, the Driver activates, brings her back to life, and gives her a Transmetal 2 body... because...?
*Don't ever piss off Silverbolt.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Passage'''" (Canada, "The Passage")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' '''Addio Arachnia''' ("Goodbye Arachnia")

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pikapikā Sha!'''" (ぴかぴかーしゃ!, "Sssshiny!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 23]] [[2000]]
::*The hissing noise "ssha" was Blackarachnia's verbal tic in the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', indicating she is the one speaking the title.

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Atravessando o Rubicon'''" ("Crossing the Rubicon")

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cambiando de Bando'''" (America, "Switching Sides")

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Shēngsǐ Yīxiàntiān '''" (生死一线天, "The Line that Linked Life and Death")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Sssshiny! ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 3 ([[Universal]])
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Third Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Seasons 2 & 3 ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 3 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Victory (episode)

2018-04-29T13:48:34Z

Dahveeeeeeeed: /* Real-world references */

{{disambig3|Victory}}
{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=12
|series2=BWJtoon
|ep2=15
|prev2=The Trigger, Part 2
|next2=Dark Designs
|image=Victory Dinobot.jpg
|caption="I never noticed what great legs Tarantulas had."
|title="Victory"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[November 1]], 1996
|written by=[[Wendy Reardon]]
|directed by=[[Steve Ball]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|packaged with=[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Telemocha Series|DX Convoy]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''A rebellion (and explosion) at the Predacon base seemingly leads to a Maximal victory.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Victory Predacon rebellion.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"The Predacons are revolting!" "We know!"]]
Through a secret spy cam installed in the [[Darksyde (BW)|Predacon base]], the [[Maximal]]s watch as the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] attempt to use a device to increase the size and power of [[energon crystal]]s. But when the experiment fails and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] demands another crystal specimen for a retest, his troops refuse; apparently, the continuous testing has wasted most of their [[energon]] supplies, and this latest failure has convinced the other Predacons to turn on their leader. A firefight soon breaks out, which ends up detonating the remaining energon in a huge explosion that seems to destroy the Predacon base. As the video feed goes dead, the Maximals are shocked; they have just won the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]].

[[File:Victory Optimus rhinox.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Yep, it's Megatron's light bulb collection all right.]]
Heading to the Predacon base to investigate, the Maximals find it in ruins, with little more than charred debris and a few scant Predacon parts to confirm the group's demise. [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], sensitive guy that he is, is rather pleased at the development, while [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] is more somber, enough to completely ignore Rattrap's attempts to pick an argument with him; despite defecting, he still feels some kinship with the Predacons, and laments their destruction. However, Dinobot's loss is the other Maximals' gain, as they decide to ransack the Predacon base for its [[star drive]] components in order to repair the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' for the trip home.

[[File:Victory Predacons spot dinobot.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"And here you can see the once formidable pterosaur, about to be torn apart by other predators."]]
As the repairs are completed, Dinobot comes clean with [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] about his mood as of late; he's convinced that he'll be executed as a Predacon criminal if he returns to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and would rather try and tame the wild world they've found themselves on. Optimus Primal, being an Optimus, tries to convince him that they'll stand up for him, but his mind is set, and he is eventually let go to wander the wilderness. Just as the Maximals are ready to take off, though, the wandering Dinobot stumbles upon the very alive and functional Predacon crew hiding in a crevasse; they had found the spy camera before the incident, and used it to trick the Maximals into thinking them dead, planning on stealing the repaired ''Axalon'' and leaving the Maximals stranded. Dinobot makes a mad dash back to the Maximal ship to warn them of the Predacons' duplicity, but gives himself away to the Predacons, who give chase in an attempt to stop him.

[[File:Victory Optimus dinobot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Quick, man! Cling tenaciously to my buttocks!]]
Fortunately, Dinobot is able to get within the Maximals' visual range before he's gunned down, and Optimus Primal and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] head down to help him; the launch cannot be aborted, though, so he insists they take off without him or Dinobot if they're not able to get back on in time. Cheetor is able to get Dinobot to safety in the ensuing firefight, but Optimus is tagged by an errant missile from [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]], sending him plummeting. Soon afterwards, Megatron himself manages to get on board, and briefly takes out most of the other Maximals, before being subdued and ejected from the ship by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]. The scuffle, though, has the unforeseen consequence of jamming Megatron's tail weapon into the control console, cutting the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engines and sending it on a one-way trip back to terra firma.

All seems lost, when Optimus—now fully recovered—comes in to save the day, pulling a [[Superman]] and exhausting his jetpack to slow the ship's descent enough to ease it back in its original place. Although no one is critically injured, the collateral damage has been done; the ''Axalon'' will never fly again. And just to ensure that everything is back to normal, Rattrap and Dinobot are right back to verbally tearing into each other, to the other Maximals' amusement.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (5)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (6)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (7)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (8)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (9)
*[[Tigatron]] (12)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (2)
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (3)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (4)
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (10)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"Cool. Now, aren't you glad we got cable?"
:—'''Cheetor''' upon seeing the fake uprising.

"Alas, poor Tarantulas. I knew him, Cheetor. This is the leg that stalked so many victims. That it should come to this..." 
"Aww, do you need a hug?"
:—'''Dinobot''' and '''Cheetor''', sharing a moment.

"I understand. Nonetheless, let the record show that I advise against this action. It will eventually lead to your destruction." 
"Eventually... Eventually can be a long time, Optimus Primal."
:—'''Optimus''' is about to leave '''Dinobot''' in charge of prehistoric Earth. Eesh.

"Give Waszzpinator more room! Tarantulas ''fat enough already!''" 
"If Waspinator does not stop cuddling me like a '''stuffed toy''' when he sleeps, I'll eat him as well!" 
"I'd like to see you try!" 
"Yes, I will!"
:—'''Tarantulas,''' shedding light on '''Waspinator''' and his soft side before both devolve into petty arguing.

"You all make me sick! Ah, I can't stand this any longer, Megatron! I—''I've gotta get out!''" ''[laughs manically]''
:—'''Terrorsaur''' cracks under the pressure of close quarters with his teammates.

"This is strategically unsound."
:—'''Dinobot''' on his imminent rescue.

"You... <''coughs''>... should have left me behind." 
"Hey pal! Optimus got left behind just to save your scaly skin! So don't spoil the sacrifice, capiche?" 
"Oh, but it ''is'' already spoiled! Yeeees."
:—'''Dinobot''' and '''Rattrap''''s latest argument is interrupted by '''Megatron'''.

"WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIIIE!" 
"Wait! Look! Down in the sky! Is it a bird?" 
"Maybe a plane!" 
"Nah! IT'S OPTIMUS!" 
:—'''Rattrap''', '''Dinobot''', and '''Rhinox''' looking at "Super Primal" saving them.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Victory clipping problems.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Get your hand out of my nipple, Maximal!]]
*When the Maximals are watching the false rebellion, the markings on Dinobot's chest are out of alignment, leaving half of his chest light brown and the other half dark brown.
*The Energon-filled tube that Megatron hides behind during the false rebellion has a large scorch mark before the Predacons even start firing at their leader.
*When Dinobot walks down a corridor in the Preds' ship, the tips of his spinning shield pass under his feet, making it look like he's floating.
*In the following few shots, as Rattrap talks to Optimus, the former' lower arms slowly twist around, coming off their "hinges".
*When Dinobot swipes at Cheetor, his left arm and his shield clip completely into the wall.
*As Dinobot menaces Cheetor after the latter suggests he needs a hug, there are a multitude of clipping errors: Cheetor's hand slowly passes into Dinobot's chest, Dinobot's chin clips through the "collar" around his neck, Rattrap's left hand clips through Dinobot's arm, and finally, still in the same shot, Dinobot's sword clips completely through Rattrap's shoulder.
*As Rhinox repairs the transwarp drive, Optimus mentions alerting Tigatron—but he very clearly pronounces his name "Tigertron" with an audible "r," likely a typo in the script.
*When Rattrap fantasizes about the dames back at home, his fists clip into each other, and after that, the rod holding his left shoulder clips into his neck.
*When Tarantulas devours the rat, a large drop of drool slides down the outside of his fangs before dripping on Terrorsaur's head. Presumably, the drool should have come from the inside edge.
*As Tarantulas transforms to [[robot mode]] prior to chasing Dinobot, his chest is briefly light purple before visibly changing to a darker shade of purple.
*When Dinobot is shot by Megatron's forces, he falls. After the cutaway to Optimus Primal, it pans out to show Dinobot "floating" on the ground for a few seconds.
*The reflections disappear from Tigatron's arms and hands when he transforms inside the ''Axalon'', and as he sits down, his left fists sink into his chest. Then, as Rhinox orders him to activate the guns, his left lower arm clips through its outer plate.
*As Optimus covers Dinobot during the Predacon assault, the latter's helmet clips into Optimus' shield.
*Sounds of Waspinator's gun firing can be heard as the Predacons attack Optimus, despite Waspinator himself apparently being taken out before the Preds even arrived at the ''Axalon''.
*While Optimus begins flying away from the Predacons with Dinobot in tow, one of the shots that hits his shield clearly has the sound effect of Terrorsaur's cannons. However, Terrorsaur immediately appears to shoot Optimus from behind, so it couldn't be him.
*On the subject of Terrorsaur, his shoulder cannons are shown to be deployed ''and'' undeployed at the same time when he shoots Optimus; the deployed cannons are hovering over the raised "bumps" of their undeployed forms.
*When the Predacons charge the ''Axalon'' as it fires at them, the first few shots seem to pass right through Megatron, and Tarantulas is also missing the [[beast mode]] [[kibble]] on his back (the purple and yellow part that forms his spider mode abdomen). It's especially noticeable since Tarantulas is shown in the next shot with his kibble intact.
*As the ''Axalon'' is falling from the sky, the ship itself is flipped. The antennas and such are normally on the port side of the ship, however during the fall, they are on the starboard side.

===Continuity errors===
*The Predacon plan involves hiding until the Maximals repair the ''Axalon'', at which point they attack and steal the ship for themselves. However, there seems to be no way for them to tell that the ship is repaired; they only arrive at the ''Axalon'' while pursuing Dinobot. So how, exactly, was Megatron going to know ''when'' the ''Axalon'' was flight-capable, without giving away the plan?
*When Dinobot is shot, Optimus Primal is in his robot mode. However, when we come back from the break and Dinobot's retaliation against the Predacons, Optimus is in his beast mode, which he changes out of less than a minute later. Weird.
*Optimus and Cheetor are both in robot mode when they leave the Axalon to rescue Dinobot, who has been in robot mode for some time. And yet somehow Optimus is affected with an energon overload first, forcing him back to beast mode. Cheetor is fine as he lies on the Axalon's lift, and then we see beast mode Optimus carrying robot mode Dinobot, who is ''still'' not suffering from energon overload.
*Cheetor only drags himself halfway onto the Axalon's lift before collapsing, but a moment later he's fully on the lift.
[[File:AxalonComp.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The back of the ship is mangled...]]
[[File:AxalonFalling.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|...and now it's fixed!]]
*It's pretty clear that the rear section of the Axalon was damaged in the original crash. Not only were the fins bent out of position, the rear is missing much of its armor, and is bent. This is quite clearly shown in the computer targeting system Tigatron uses to lock to the Predacons. From the moment the ship takes off to the end of the episode, the entire rear section, fins included, are "reconstructed" and in their proper places. However every episode that follows shows the ship as it was before. Screwy.
*Speaking of that, the Axalon takes off, flies in a horizontal direction for a bit, and then loses power and starts to crash. And yet it somehow ends up landing in exactly the same position it was before? Okay then.
*Everyone acts as if Optimus has been abandoned when he gets knocked down to the ground. There's no dialogue to indicate that the Maximals can't steer the ship. Is there some reason the ''Axalon'' can't loop back around and pick him up? Or even hover in place to allow him to fly up to it?

===Continuity notes===
* Dinobot's aversion to being rescued was explained in the [[The Probe|previous episode]].
* Though the two have been at odds since the beginning of the series, this is perhaps the first episode where Rattrap and Dinobot's constant feuding moves towards good-natured bickering. Rattrap is relieved when angsting Dinobot starts issuing comebacks to his insults again and offers constructive criticism on them; at the end of the episode, Optimus and Cheetor watch them volley insults back and forth with fondness.
* Gadgets and powers:
** Rhinox carries around a tricorder-like device capable of detecting Predacon energy signatures.
** Megatron displays the ability to "charge" his laser weapon, opening the jaws of his beast mode head with a visible orb of energy within it. Why he never seems to use it beyond this one episode is unclear, but his [[Transmetal]] form would make extensive use of a similar mechanic.
** The ''Axalon'' is equipped with a complement of riot shield-like devices. It's anyone's guess as to why a peaceful exploration ship would carry such an armory (although later episodes show that there's more to the Axalon than is [[Rampage (BW)|initially apparent]]), but one does wonder why the Maximals don't use these more often.

===Real-world references===
*Dinobot paraphrases ''[[w:Hamlet|Hamlet]]'' for the first time upon finding several of Tarantulas's legs. More specifically, his little monologue is inspired by Hamlet's famous "Alas, poor Yorick!" scene.
*Rattrap refers to Tigatron as "Tigatron the Barbarian", a reference to pulp-magazine icon [[w:Conan the Barbarian|Conan the Barbarian]].
*The exchange between Dinobot, Rhinox, and Rattrap as Optimus saves the ''Axalon'' ("Look! Down in the sky! Is it a bird"? "Maybe a plane?" "No, it's Optimus!") riffs on a cliché line from [[Superman]], as does the John Williams-esque music that plays immediately afterwards.

===Trivia===
* While bickering with Tarantulas, Waspinator speaks in first-person.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Victoire'''" ("Victory")

:*''Title:'' "'''Victoire'''" ("Victory")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Vittoria'''" ("Victory")

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Make Drama da Destron'''" (メーク・ドラマだデストロン, "The Destrons' Dramatic Finish")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 7|7 January]] [[1998]]
::*The Japanese release of ''Beast Wars'' significantly reordered the episodes. As a result, there's a noticeable continuity error in this episode: no [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. When viewed in this order, it ends up looking like the Maximals are leaving "him" behind on [[Energoa]].
::*As an example of this dub's tendency to add levity which completely alters the mood of a scene: After dramatically bidding farewell to the Maximals and storming off into the lightning-riddled wastelands, Dinobot sings a carefree melody to himself using his humorous verbal tic (''Daaa daaa danananananaaaa''). His singing continues after the commercial break, as he tramples over the white rat. As he steps over the crevasse where the Predacons are hiding, he mumbles inanely to himself about the weather.
::*The "It's a bird, it's a plane, etc" reference made it through to the Japanese dub intact.

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Vitória'''" ("Victory")

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Victoria'''" ("Victory")

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kǎixuán Guīlái'''" (凯旋归来, "Return with Victory")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' — Beasties Escape ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Robots-Bêtes'' — L'Évasion (Alliance Video) — French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — The Destrons Make Drama ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' / ''Robots-Bêtes'' Three pack (Alliance Video) — Available in English or French audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 2 ([[Universal]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 4 ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Maximal Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 2 ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season (Rhinomation) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 2 — The Saga Continues! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio. 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]
[[Category:MSTF]]
[[Category:Pack-in material]]

The Spark

2018-04-29T13:47:38Z

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{{disambig3|Spark}}
{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=15
|series2=BWJtoon
|ep2=12
|prev2=A Better Mousetrap
|next2=The Trigger, Part 1
|image=The Spark Rhinox spark.jpg
|caption="I got your soul!"
|title="The Spark"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[November 11]], 1996
|packaged with=[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]
|written by=[[Larry DiTillio]]
|directed by=[[Colin Davies]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
|packaged with=[[Rhinox (BW)##Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Rhinox]], [[Gimlet#Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Gimlet]]
}}
'''Rhinox and Cheetor assist a downed stasis pod and the damaged protoform within.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:The Spark Falcon.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Oh, hey, more foreshadowing.]]
In orbit around [[Earth|the planet]], a [[stasis pod]] is clipped by a piece of space debris, causing the pod to descend to the surface. [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] detect this, and dispatch [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] to capture it.

Meanwhile, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] happens to be scouting the landing area in his [[beast mode]], observing that the local raw [[energon]] deters the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] from properly fortifying the terrain. He witnesses the pod descending and, unable to radio for support, goes to recover the pod by himself. In another area, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] sees the pod and, after radioing the news to [[Tigatron]], heads to where he anticipates the pod will land.

[[File:The Spark Rhinox pod.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rhinox struggles to work this really old video game console.]]
Rhinox is first to reach the pod, but finds that because of the local energon, his [[robot mode]] is in risk of damage from prolonged exposure to the energon radiation. Worse, the [[protoform]] within the pod could expire if the pod itself isn't repaired soon. Cheetor then arrives at the pod's crash site.

Meanwhile, Tigatron freezes Scorponok's journey to the stasis pod, but Blackarachnia paralyzes him with a dose of her [[cyber venom]].

At the pod, Rhinox tells Cheetor that his body contains [[Locking chip|a component]] the pod needs to save the protoform. Cheetor voluntarily deactivates to allow Rhinox to harvest the hardware that will protect the new [[Maximal]] from energon damage. While in deep sleep, Cheetor envisions himself learning about the concept of a Transformer [[spark]] from Rhinox. After Cheetor reactivates, a tense Rhinox installs the chip and gives the dormant Transformer a second chance.

[[File:The Spark Cheetor Waspinator.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Waspinator only want one kiss!"]]
Blackarachnia arrives and exchanges trash talk as she battles Cheetor, who uses his robot mode conservatively. Cheetor manages to shove her own venom dart into her forehead, knocking her out. Next, Cheetor faces [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]. With his robot mode pushed to the max, Cheetor uses his beast mode to draw the two fliers away.

Rhinox tries to interface his own systems with the stasis pod to assist the protoform, but is disconnected by feedback and left trapped in his own beast mode.

[[File:The Spark Airazor.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Don't mess with this lady.]]
Cheetor fries Waspinator with some maneuvering around one of the local natural energon geysers. However, Terrorsaur is able to score a direct hit on Cheetor, and proceeds to the now-unprotected pod. At the last possible moment, the pod scans a bird circling overhead, providing the biological information needed to complete the new Maximal.

The fresh-from-case avian Transformer drags Terrorsaur away from the crash site. His attempts to fry the bird with gunfire are dodged. Announcing her name to be [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], the new Maximal transforms and blasts the Predacon to pieces.

Back at the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', Rhinox and Cheetor introduce the rest of the Maximals to their new friend.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (3)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (4)
* [[Tigatron]] (5)
* [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (10)
* [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (11)
* [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (12)
|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
* [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (1)
* [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (6)
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (7)
* [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (8)
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"''Just as Megatron said! Just as Megatron said!'' Don't you ever get ''tired'' of grovelling to that saurian?"
:—'''Blackarachnia''' mocks Scorponok

"Bah, I'll tell you ''nothing'', Maximal! Scorponok, ''terrori—''" ''[is zapped and frozen]'' 
"Sorry, I don't have time to play."
:—'''Scorponok''' and '''Tigatron'''.

"When a Spark goes online, there is great joy. When one is extinguished, the universe weeps."
:—'''Rhinox'''

"''Whoa'', that was ultra gear!"
:—'''Cheetor''', coming out of his tripped-out dream.

"By the way, how do you dance with all those skinny legs?" 
"''Ugh'', this must be my day for cats!"
:—'''Cheetor''' to '''Blackarachnia'''

"You don't know what fast ''is'', furball." 
"I know what ''ugly'' is, and you're it!"
:—'''Blackarachnia''' feels '''Cheetor''''s burn.

"Who ''dares'' attack Waszzpinator?!"
:—A better question would perhaps be who ''wouldn't'' dare attack '''Waspinator'''.

==Notes==

===Animation and technical errors===
* The appearance of protoforms continue to fluctuate; whereas in "[[Double Jeopardy]]" the protoform had Blackarachnia's head prior to formatting, Airazor's protoform has a blank head.
* When Cheetor reports the falling stasis pod to Tigatron, the white on his underbelly disappears in a few shots.
* As he experiences an energon surge whilst hiding behind a rock column, Cheetor's left arm loses its shine.

===Continuity errors===
* When Cheetor arrives at the pod, why does Rhinox ask him why he's there? Surely it's obvious!
* Rhinox changes to robot mode before making a dash for the pod, even though in other situations where he needs to cover a long distance in a [[Code of Hero|hurry]], he stays in his beast mode.
* Interestingly, when Scorponok is frozen mid-command code activation, he's still in [[beast mode]]. Contrast with Tarantulas in "Double Jeopardy", who was similarly interrupted, but managed to transform to [[robot mode]] before getting shot.

===Continuity notes===
* One of the most important episodes in defining the physiology of Transformers, "The Spark" introduced and defined the concept of a spark to the Transformers mythos. Every subsequent series will go on to incorporate sparks in some way, and the concept will even be [[retcon]]ned back into the original Generation 1 continuity.
* This episode further confirms that the characters don't ''really'' need to say their activation phrases in order to transform. After Tigatron breaks cartoon convention and shoots Scorponok mid "Terrorize", Blackarachnia then sneaks up behind Tigatron and transforms without saying a word.
* Cheetor's youth really shows when he calls Blackarachnia "ugly". He doesn't seem to think so when he [[Feral Scream Part 2|grows up]] a little, but right now she clearly has cooties.
* Gadget's and powers:
** Rhinox carries a selection of repair tools in a pouch on his left leg.
** Blackarachnia's [[cyber venom]] makes its debut here.
** Cheetor experiences another precognitive dream. His vision correctly predicts the last line in the episode from Rhinox: "When a spark comes online, there is great joy." Cheetor makes a face indicating he recognizes it, and smiles to himself.

===Transformers references===
* Rhinox refers to the Transformer race as "Cybertrons", the Japanese name for [[Autobot]]s.
* Airrazor's toy wasn't designed to be female. [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]] wanted a larger female presence on the show, and so when they decided to use Airrazor, they asked Hasbro who changed the pronouns on the toy's bio to be female.

===Real-world references===
* In the vision, Rhinox greets Cheetor with the line "what's new, pussycat?", referencing the Tom Jones [[w:What's New Pussycat? (song)|song]] of the same name. The same reference makes a return in [[The Trigger, Part 1|the next episode]], suggesting that someone in the writer's room really liked this joke.

===Trivia===
* Tarantulas snickers to himself after detecting the pod. When Megatron appears, realises that a pod has crashed and sets out to claim it, Tarantulas is visibly annoyed. Tarantulas's desire to obtain a pod for himself becomes a bigger plot point [[Spider's Game|later on]].
* Later stories (published after the show was over) would retcon Airazor's origin, establishing her as a character who had once existed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before being transferred into a protoform aboard the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. This revised timeline doesn't really gel with the episode itself - Rhinox's lines about sparks are pretty implicit that a new Transformer is being "born", as opposed to a pre-existing character returning to life. But then, that wouldn't be the only time something in the print stories doesn't quite line up with the TV series.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'Étincelle'''" ("The Spark")

:*''Title:'' "'''L'Étincelle'''" ("The Spark")

'''Italian'''
*''Title:'' "'''La scintilla'''" ("The Spark")

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hayabusa Senshi Airrazor'''" (ハヤブサ戦士エアラザー, "The Falcon Warrior Airrazor")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 17|17 December]] [[1997]]
::*During the scene where Waspinator chases Cheetor through the rocks, Waspinator spends the entire scene making mocking comments toward Cheetor (mainly questioning his speed and skill). When hit by the energon geyser, Waspinator shouts "bikkuri!" ("what a surprise!").
::*As is rather well known, Airazor was made ''male'' for the Japanese dub of the series. A fairly ''effeminate'' male, but a male never-the-less.

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' '''A Centelha''' ("The Spark")

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La Chispa'''" (America, "The Spark")

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Huǒzhǒng '''" (火种, "The Spark")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' — Warning from Space ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Robots-Bêtes'' — Alert Dans L'Espace (Alliance Video) — French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Goodbye Rattle!? ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' / ''Robots-Bêtes'' Three pack (Alliance Video) — Available in English or French audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 3 ([[Universal]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Predacon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 3 — The Battle Rages On! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio. 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spark}}
[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]
[[Category:Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]
[[Category:Pack-in material]]

Rescue Jan!!

2018-04-21T15:27:13Z

Dahveeeeeeeed:

{{episode|
|series=Victory
|ep=14
|title="Rescue Jan!!"
|japanese=ジャンを救出せよ!!
|romaji=Jan o Kyūshutsuseyo!!
|image=Rescuejean.jpg
|caption=Jean, Jean, you're young and alive/Which beats being old and dead...
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|writer=[[Hajime Suzuki]]
|director=[[Michihiro Kanayama]]
|airdate=[[July 4|4 July]] 1989
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Hellbat invades the Shuttle Base and kidnaps Jan and Holi.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:RescueJean Drillhorn peekaboo.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Is there anywhere Drillhorn ''won't'' stick his head?]]
The [[Decepticon]]s attack a fleet of tankers on the open ocean, destroying their gunship escorts, but [[Leozack]] is furious that [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] has not turned up for the mission, as he is the only one who knows which tanker contains the energy they are after. News of the attack quickly reaches the [[Autobot]]s, and [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] takes off to help, accompanied by [[Galaxy Shuttle]], carrying the [[Brainmaster]]s. The whole thing is missed by [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]] and [[Holi]], who arrive just as the heroes are leaving, with Jan planning to use the [[Rocket Base|Shuttle Base]]'s computers to do his summer vacation homework quickly, for which Holi chastises him. Their arrival, however, is observed by Hellbat...

Star Saber and his team arrive at the scene just as Leozack is tearing through the ships to try and find the energy, and as the battle breaks out, Star Saber orders Galaxy Shuttle to return to the Shuttle Base to aid the [[Multiforce]] in protecting it.

[[Image:RescueJean Hellbat makes off.jpg|thumb|200px|right]]
Meanwhile, back at the Shuttle Base, Jan and Holi are out taking a break from work when Hellbat, who has staged the whole tanker ploy to leave the Shuttle Base undermanned, chooses to strike. He sneaks into the base from beneath and manages to avoid laser sensors and security cameras, but eventually trips an alarm when he attempts to access the computer databank for information on Star Saber. He snatches a data disk from the computer in hopes of getting away with something, but as he opens an access hatch to escape through, he finds his way blocked by the gigantic frame of Galaxy Shuttle, who has returned just in time. Galaxy Shuttle reaches his massive arm into the hatch to try and grab Hellbat, but can't quite reach. Holi and Jan return to the strange sight of Galaxy Shuttle grappling with the Shuttle Base and use the teleporter to travel up to the floor in question to ask him what he's doing... only to be immediately seized by Hellbat. With two hostages in his grasp, Hellbat forces the Autobots to stay back, and makes good his escape.

Back on the tankers, Star Saber defeats Leozack, and the [[Breastforce]] leader calls retreat. As the Decepticons pull out, Star Saber receives a communication from the Shuttle Base, alerting him to Jan and Holi's capture.

[[Image:RescueJean Hellbat equations.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Either Jan or one of the animators is bad at fractions.]]
Hellbat brings Jan and Holi to a secret base he has constructed for himself within a cave network, to which he has also summoned the [[Dinoforce]]. Hellbat explains to [[Goryu (Victory)|Goryu]] that he plans to discredit Leozack, and offers him the chance to join him in claiming some glory in the eyes of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] by presenting the emperor with Star Saber's secrets. Unfortunately for the villains, Jan is able to resist Hellbat's hypnosis waves, and Goryu only winds up hurting himself when he starts waving his mace around threateningly, so Hellbat has them tossed back into their pit-cell and goes off to study the data disk he took from the Shuttle Base. While Hellbat is trying to fathom the mathematical code the disk appears to be written in, however, Jan quickly comes up with a plan: using the art class supplies in his backpack, he hastily fabricates a "testcard" pattern, which he slips in front of the security camera watching them. This distracts Kakuryu long enough for them to get out of the pit, but when Hellbat and Goryu uncover the deception, the pair is quickly found scurrying around in the pipes and ducts overhead. Jan manages to reclaim his communicator and radios Star Saber for help as he and Holi flee from Goryu through the caves.

[[Image:RescueJean captives safe.jpg|thumb|200px|right]]
The pair stumbles into an underground stream, which washes them clear out of the cave and falling through the air, but at the last moment, Galaxy Shuttle and Star Saber swoop in to safely catch them. The cliff face then explodes as [[Dinoking]] emerges from within it, and Star Saber transforms to battle the giant Decepticon. Using his Saber Blade attack, Star Saber collapses the mountain on Dinoking, and when Galaxy Shuttle transforms, Dinoking cuts his losses and flees, disengaging and diving back into the water. Jan thanks Star Saber for saving them, but Jan is still worried that Hellbat might have stolen something important. As it turns out, the disk the villain stole was simply the program that Jan was using to do his homework! Jan's not very happy about this, but Holi laughs and says he should have done it himself in the first place.

Back on the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'', Hellbat grovels before Deathsaurus and blames both Leozack and Goryu for the day's failures, before presenting his emperor with the "valuable data" he has stolen. He inserts the disk into the ''Thunder Arrow'''s computer, and Jan's math homework flashes up on the screen, followed by a bunch of doodles, including Jan shooting Deathsaurus himself. Deathsaurus screams to the high heavens, and Hellbat drops to his knees in terror.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Galaxy Shuttle]] (1)
*[[Blacker]] (2)
*[[Dashtacker]] (3)
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] (4)
*[[Wingwaver]] (5)
*[[Fire]] (6)
*[[Pīpō]] (7)
*[[Machtackle]] (8)
*[[Boater]] (9)
*[[Braver]] (10)
*[[Laster]] (11)
*[[Holi]] (13)

|c2=
*[[Drillhorn (Victory)|Drillhorn]] (1)
*[[Jallguar]] (2)
*[[Killbison]] (3)
*[[Leozack]] (4)
*[[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] (12)
*[[Kakuryu]] (15)
*[[Goryu (Victory)|Goryu]] (16)
*[[Doryu]] (17)
*[[Rairyu]] (18)
*[[Gairyu]] (19)
*[[Yokuryu]] (20)
*[[Dinoking]] (21)
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] (22)
*[[Tigerbreast]] (23)

|c3=
*[[Jan Minakaze]] (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"Those who live by the computer will die by the computer!" 
"Who said that?" 
"I did!"
:—'''Holi''' and '''Jan'''

"Nyah-hah! If you can't fit, go on a diet!"
:—'''Hellbat''' cruelly taunts Galaxy Shuttle.

''(under his breath)'' "Convincing an idiot sure is tiring." 
"What was that?!" 
"Ha ha, it's all for glory and for getting Leozack"
:—'''Hellbat''' and '''Goryu'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*As Galaxy Shuttle's passengers disembark above the tankers, Wingwaver is animated in place of Blacker.

===Continuity errors===
*In his previous speaking appearance back in "[[Sneak Attack! Dinoking]]", Galaxy Shuttle had a really high-pitched, heavily-modulated "computerized" voice. In this episode, his voice has become a booming, echo-y one.

===Real world references===
*When Hellbat grabs Holi and Jan and thanks the Autobots for these "gifts", Holi cries out for the Decepticon not to treat them like "manjū". Manjū is a kind of Japanese pastry, with many varieties that are unique to specific regions of Japan. As such, a region's specific type of manjū is like a souvenir for that area. To sidestep confusion, the [[Metrodome]] DVD release of the episode just replaces the term with "souvenir".

===Trivia===
*Closed circuit cameras in 2025 are conveniently like those of the late 80s, with analogue error screens.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Rescue Meekon'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 11]], [[1991]]
::*Jan wishes that there was a computer that could do his homework, while in the Japanese audio, he's intent on using the base computer.
::*Machtackle and Dashtacker's conversation about cleaning their guns turns into complaining about Jan having messed up the computer. After saying it'll take a while to fix, they... leave the room for no apparent reason.
::*Hellbat is after all of the Autobots' secrets, rather than just the secret of Star Saber's powers.
::*It's Goryu's turn to have a different voice actor in the English dub.
::*Though the English soundtrack on the R4 DVDs usually stops before the next episode preview, this one has the English narration of preview included.

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hay que rescatar a Marcos'''" ("We must rescue Marcos")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Victory'' — DVD Box 01 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 3 — ''Transformers: Victory'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Victory'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) — Optional [[Omni Productions|Omni]] dub. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) — Optional Omni dub. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers: The Japanese Collection'' ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Japanese Collection: Victory'' (Shout! Factory)

[[Category:Victory episodes]]

Redwing

2018-04-21T14:02:21Z

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#REDIRECT [[Red Wing]]

The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis

2018-03-15T00:56:41Z

Dahveeeeeeeed: /* Continuity notes */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' #16
|prev=Kill All 'Cons
|next=The Everlasting Voices (2)
|image=LL16_cvrA.jpg
|title="The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 14]], [[2018]]
|coverdate=March 2018
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Jack Lawrence]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}
'''Death is just the beginning of the next step on Team Rodimus's journey.'''

==Synopsis==
One by one, the members of [[Team Rodimus]] awaken in unfamiliar surroundings. All separated from one another, each finds themselves on a slab inside individual, one-person rooms. Simultaneously, [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] awaken and step outside, where they are greeted by the sight of a vast, empty metal plain, and a sight that shocks Rodimus, but fills Cyclonus with elation... a gigantic [[Matrix of Leadership]] hovering above the unknown planet's surface!

Rodimus starts walking across the barren landscape. With no clue of how he wound up in his current location, he radios [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], but the ex-lawman, still back in his room, is equally stumped, though he can at least confirm they're on the same planet, since he can see the Matrix too. As they talk, Rodimus stumbles across [[Ten]], who cheerfully greets him, still possessing his inexplicably-restored ability to speak beyond simply saying his own name. Ten can't explain his speech any more than Rodimus can, but is positively thrilled by it—not just because he can ''speak'', but because being ''able'' to speak gives him the chance to at last thank Rodimus for the home and friendship that the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' have given him. As the ebullient Ten finishes voicing his gratitude, however, the giant Matrix overhead flares with blue light, projecting a beam that envelops Ten. The smile never leaving his face, Ten's body splits open and his [[spark]] emerges, ascending into the light and leaving his deceased mortal remains behind.

Elsewhere, [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] find [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], still in her room, examining the symbols etched onto her slab. Even as Brainstorm's [[Early Early Warning System|Early Early Warning Device]] drones an alert non-stop, Nautica translates the symbols as the "Primal Sacrament," the version of the Cybertronian creation myth told by the [[Clavis Aurea]] religious order that states [[Primus]] subdivided himself to give life to the pantheon of gods called the [[Guiding Hand]]. They are soon interrupted by an excited [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], who calls for them to join him outside.

[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] arrives at Rodimus's location and has just completed examining Ten's body—confirming him to be dead—when Ultra Magnus, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] show up as well. Swerve concludes that Ten has "ascended," an enigmatic comment that pushes Whirl's patience to the breaking point, until Cyclonus arrives to explain what he and Swerve have both realized...

''The last thing anyone can remember, back aboard [[Skip]], Ten had begun speaking, declaring the "fate of the universe" to be at stake. As it turns out, that seems to have been deliberate hyperbole just to get everyone's attention, as the [[Legislator]] uses his new voice—which Nightbeat notes seems to be different from his regular one—to take charge of the situation. To save the de-materializing Ratchet, Ten instructs the crew to set course for the nearest [[Mederi Facility]], and guides them in modifying Skip's engines so they can fast-travel via "compressed space"—knowledge that Ten himself is unsure how he possesses. Unfortunately, mid-transit, the mass-displacement technology being used to enlarge Skip gives out completely, and the crew are forced to bail out to avoid being crushed. They are consumed by the ravages of compressed space...''

''...and die.''

Cyclonus and Swerve inform their comrades that they are all dead and in the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], a claim that is met with skepticism from several of the group, not least of all confirmed atheist Ratchet. He is about to go off on a rant until Whirl bonks him on the head to silence him; ''wherever'' it is they are, they're there because they were attempting to save Ratchet's life, so he could at least not be a jerk about it. Ratchet sighs and concedes the point, but announces aloud that he still needs to see some proof that they're in the land of the dead. As if on cue, in a flash of light, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] and [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] appear in front of the group! Cyclonus is the quickest to overcome his shock, and without a word, transforms to jet mode and streaks off into the distance.

Meanwhile, Drift has given the same explanation to Brainstorm, Nautica, and Nightbeat, crediting his ability to remember the details to his having "attuned himself to liminal spaces." While Drift and Brainstorm ponder Ratchet's potential reactions to the news, Nautica and Nightbeat discuss heavier matters. Following his experiences on [[Necroworld]], Nightbeat had hoped to solve the mystery of life after death, only for the answer to now wind up dropped in his lap—just the latest in a line of "solutions" to the big mysteries of the universe that he has failed to solve under his own power. He is snapped out of his melancholy by the sound of an engine, and looks up to see [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] speeding toward the group on a bike. Roller hops off and the bike transforms, revealing itself to be Roller's old police co-worker, [[Springarm]], who died millions of years ago. Roller still feels guilty about not being there to save him, but Springarm has long since forgiven him, and the two friends zoom off together again. As Nautica tries to call after them, Brainstorm's Early Early Warning Device overheats to the point it burns his hands...

While Ratchet examines Pipes, Trailcutter explains to the others that they are in the Afterspark "in repose," a transitional plain to protect them from the brilliance of the true afterlife, to which they will ascend, as Ten did, when they are mentally and spiritually ready. Some distance away, punctuating Trailcutter's point, Cyclonus locates what he set off to search for: [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who has been waiting for Cyclonus to find him so they can ascend together.

Ratchet attempts to perk up the depressed Rodimus so they can deal with the situation, but proves unable to motivate him. Whirl, on the other hand, knows the secret word to do just that: what, Whirl wonders, would ''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'' do in this situation? His ego appropriately threatened, Rodimus springs into action, refusing to let a little thing like "being dead" stop him from retaking the ''Lost Light'' from the mutinous [[Getaway]]. Arrogantly addressing the heavens, Rodimus demands an audience with Primus himself, berating and goading the invisible deity. With a thunderbolt, Rodimus's "prayers" are answered: he is reduced to a pair of smoking footprints, but reappears elsewhere on a dais that floats in front of the titanic forms of the Guiding Hand themselves! Staring his gods in the face, Rodimus grins and extends a hand in greeting...

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (1)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (6)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (7)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (8)
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*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (10)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (11)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (12)
*''[[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'' (14)
*''[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]'' (17)
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*''[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]]'' (18)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] (19)
*[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] (20)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (22)
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*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (2)
*[[Ten]] (4)
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (13)
*''[[Anode]]'' (15)
*''[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]]'' (16)
*[[Springarm]] (21)
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*[[Solomus]] (23)
*[[Mortilus]] (24)
*[[Primus]] (25)
*[[Epistemus]] (26)
*[[Adaptus]] (27)
{{!}}}
}}

==Quotes==
"So let me get this straight. You wake up in a '''strange place''' with no memory of how you got there, and the first thing you do is call '''me?'''" 
"Of course!" 
"Well, I must say that's... that's very '''flattering.''' I suppose we '''have''' been through a lot together..." 
"Right? I mean literally who else would I call?" 
"I don't know, I thought you and '''Drift''' were—" 
"Yeah, I tried Drift, he's not picking up."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus'''

"Abandon Skip!"
:—'''Rodimus''' makes us all wonder if the Decepticon's name was always a set-up for this joke...

"I'm not religious. I don't trust any system that trades on compliance—especially one that bribes you with '''forgiveness.'''"
:—'''Whirl'''

"I'm not having the best of days. First, I survive a terminal illness by dying—something which makes even '''less''' sense when I say it out loud. And then I'm told that everything I lived my life by—everything I defined myself with reference to—science, medicine, rationalism—was wrong." 
"I believe they call that a '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>double-whammy.<nowiki>'</nowiki>'''"
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Ultra Magnus'''

"If I'd know death was going to be like this, I wouldn't have '''courted''' it so much. Angry denials, stunned silences, gasps of disbelief... it's like that time Magnus tried to tell a joke."
:—'''Whirl'''

"I knew you'd find me."
:—'''Tailgate''', to Cyclonus

'''Swerve:''' "You can't just—you can't just '''demand''' an audience with god." 
'''Rodimus:''' "Watch me." 
''<Rodimus whistles>'' 
'''Rodimus: <big>"YO! Primus!</big>''' Rodimus here. Long time fan, first time caller." 
'''Swerve:''' "Oh. My. God." 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "And yet, if Rodimus were ever going to engage in a '''theological conversation,''' this is exactly how it would play out."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This issue rejoins Team Rodimus following the events of [[Sardines|issue #13]].
*The creation story Nightbeat and Nautica translate from the ideograms is exactly the same one, word for word, as that recited by Cyclonus back in [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|the 2012 ''More than Meets the Eye'' annual]], which was the first time the story of the [[Guiding Hand]] was related. The story makes clear this is specifically the ''version'' of the story, known as the "Primal Sacrament," believed in by Cyclonus's religious order, [[Clavis Aurea]]; we already know this from the annual, in which Cyclonus referred to the story with that name and Rewind observed he had never heard it before, but Nautica and Nightbeat weren't part of the crew back then.
*The [[Mederi Center]]s were first mentioned back in [[An Axe to Break the Ice|issue #8]], in which it was noted Velocity left [[Caminus]] to study at one.
*"Compressed space" and the dangers of being exposed to it were introduced in [[The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|issue #11]].
*Nightbeat lists off the "Big Three" mysteries he always wanted to solved, which he originally mentioned way back in ''[[Spotlight: Nightbeat]]''. He previously identified the fates of [[Moonbase One|Luna-1]] and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark-1]] as two of the three in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|''More than Meets the Eye'' #29]]; this issue finally confirms that the third mystery—as long suspected by readers—was "what was Rung created to do?" which we got our answer to back in [[Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|issue #5]].
*Nightbeat also talks about his loss of faith and his experiences on [[Necroworld]], as seen in [[The Not Knowing|''More than Meets the Eye'' #44]].
*Trailcutter died in [[Births, Deaths, and Interventions|''More than Meets the Eye'' #32]]; Pipes in [[Under Cold Blue Stars|''More than Meets the Eye'' #15]]; Springarm in [[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #23]]; and Tailgate, off-panel, somewhere between [[After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|issue #7]] and issue #13. ''Ssssssupposedly.''
*Springarm finally gives a name to the drink that comes in those little boxes with [[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeeks]] on them that Roller has often been shown sucking on in past issues: "[[K-Juice]]."
*In addition to everything else, the appearance of the Guiding Hand is deeply suspicious. According to scripture, Mortilus rebelled against the group, leading to a civil war that saw him killed outright, Primus forced to merge with [[Vector Sigma]], [[Solomus]] sealed into the [[Matrix of Leadership]], and [[Epistemus]] and [[Adaptus]] reduced to a brain module and a transformation cog respectively. Yet here they are, all standing together in their original forms...
*The projection of the Afterspark that Trailbreaker shows the gang looks suspiciously like Cyberutopia, as seen at the end of issue #12. ''Hmmmm''.

===Real-life references===
*The title of this multi-part story is taken from the {{w|W. B. Yeats}} poem, "The Everlasting Voices," which is quoted at the end of the issue.
*The subtitle of this issue (pronounced "meTAH-sta-sis," FYI, not "meta-STAY-sis") is a piece of medical terminology referring to the spread of a disease to additional areas of a victim's body beyond the original site of infection.

===Other trivia===
*Boy, ''Lost Light'' really ''has'' got back on schedule; this issue arrives only two weeks after [[Kill All 'Cons|issue #15]]!
*When this issue was originally solicited in December of 2017, the image of Cover A that accompanied the listing miscolored Velocity's foot (just poking in on the left hand side of the cover, above Rodimus's head) in very [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]-like red and blue.

===Soundtrack===
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwMwtAFw2LE Let Me Live]" by {{w|Queen (band)|Queen}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwC1swvlBPs Kelly Watch the Stars]" by {{w|Air (band)|Air}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEC4TZsy-Y Perfect Day]" by {{w|Lou Reed}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efq95Pfqt5U Jesus, Etc.]" by {{w|Wilco}}

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' The dead (?) bodies of the crew are laid out, by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Cover B:''' Rodimus surrounded by the spirits of the departed, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Milne's uncolored line-art from Cover B
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==External links==
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[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

2018-01-22T16:39:54Z

Dahveeeeeeeed: /* Continuity errors */

{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=69
|series2=2010
|ep2=4
|prev2=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3
|next2=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5
|image=FFOD4 Rodimus journey.JPG
|caption=What the hell did [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] give me?
|title="Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"
|production code=#700-89
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|airdate=[[September 18]], 1986
|written by=[[Flint Dille]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
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'''Seeking answers about their mysterious new foes, Rodimus Prime takes a journey through the Matrix to learn the truth about the Quintessons... and the origins of the Transformers.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:FFOD4 Autobots no hit.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|It's like they're being shot at by Decepticon Targetmasters.]]

On [[Goo 8739B|Goo]], the [[Decepticon]]s open fire on the [[Autobot]]s (and miss spectacularly). [[Deliberata|Judge Deliberata]] cheers them on, until Grimlock slams him into the goo. As they get closer, Galvatron arrives, intending to punish the Decepticons for their "disloyalty". Upon seeing (and being shot by) their long-lost leader, the Decepticons repledge their loyalty to Galvatron and tell him that they were bribed into following the [[Quintesson]]s for [[energon]]. Galvatron is not happy and decides to punish the Quintessons for their usurpation.

On Goo, the Autobots find the control center, and Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus find out that the planet is a garbage collection system for the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. Contacting Wreck-Gar, they request assistance after managing to "talk [[Television|Teevee]]".

On [[Io]], Blurr and Wheelie are under attack by the [[lightpole]]s, who are ferociously flapping their wings in the two Autobots' faces. Wheelie is overtaken, but tells Blurr to leave him and take Metroplex's [[transformation cog]]. Instead of leaving his comrade to die, Blurr heads right into the thick of the swarm. [[Marissa Faireborn]] arrives and manages to drive off the lightpoles, but a number of them transform into missiles and destroy her ship. The three begin a search through the ship's wreckage, hoping that the communications are still working.

[[File:FFOD4 Autobots lightpoles.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"I'm Batman." "No, I'm Batman." "Hey, I'm Batman!" "I'm Man-bat."]]

Galvatron introduces himself by firing on the Quintesson ship. Realizing that Galvatron must be handled differently, the Quintessons offer an alliance with the Decepticons against the Autobots, but Galvatron says he never asked for their help. They offer Galvatron the [[Decepticon Matrix|Decepticon Matrix of Leadership]], but Galvatron simply demands it in exchange for letting them live. The Quintessons say that their lives are not enough, and that the Autobots must be destroyed.

Galvatron attacks the Autobots, but the Junkions arrive and melt the goo out from under the Autobots, sucking them right through the planet. Judge Deliberata winds up getting ejected in the process. Galvatron destroys Goo, but by the time he's done, the Junkions and Autobots have fled.

Heading back to the ship, Galvatron rants at the Quintessons, who counter that they would be powerful allies. Galvatron demands to know why the Quintessons haven't destroyed the Autobots themselves. They explain that the Autobots have been made unpredictable by their interactions with the [[human]]s. Sneering at the Quintessons' fear of the flesh creatures, Galvatron agrees to an alliance. The Decepticons cry "Hail Galvatron!" to affirm their support of their leader, and even the Quintessons give out a shout.

[[File:RodimusBack.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|No thanks, I can hold down this pile by myself.]]

On [[Junkion (planet)|the Planet of Junk]], Wreck-Gar restores Springer to life. However, Rodimus is not as cheered up as expected. He has questions about the Quintessons—about their hostility towards the Autobots, how they know so much about them, and about their intentions. Rodimus has become convinced that the answers behind the Quintessons lie in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], but he still doesn't know how to consult the wisdom of the ages. Springer makes a sarcastic suggestion, saying that he should just come close to death again. Although Arcee says not to do that, Springer assures her that Rodimus is not as stupid as he looks. Wandering off, the [[Supreme Commander|Autobot commander]] short-circuits himself and falls unconscious.

[[File:Ancientrobot ffod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Luke, you must go to the Dagobah system.]]

Rodimus enters the Matrix, where he is greeted by the spirits of the [[Ancient Autobots]], who show him the face of the creators of the Transformers...the Quintessons! Eons ago, the Quintessons used [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as a factory to build two lines of robots: consumer goods and military hardware, who evolved into the Autobots and the Decepticons, respectively. Millennia of torturous abuse led the Autobots to rebel and drive the Quintessons off Cybertron. Afterwards, the Cybertronians warred with each other for control, which was ended when the Autobots developed the art of [[transformation]]. A [[Golden Age]] followed, which was ended when the Decepticons mastered transformation and created a new leader: [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. He killed the [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Matrix-bearer]], who passed the Matrix to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], one of the oldest among them. However, Alpha Trion did not take the Matrix for himself, but gave it another who would challenge Megatron. This was [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], who became the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] for the [[Great War (G1)|Third Cybertronian War]], which has raged for nine million years and continues to rage even now.

Rodimus reactivates to find Springer and Arcee seriously freaked out. Dismissing their concerns, he tells them that they need to get to Cybertron as soon as possible.

[[File:FFOD4 Trypticon lives.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|When a guy has cannons for a tongue, it's time to panic.]]

Near Cybertron, Galvatron and the Quintessons plot their strategy. They will attack on two fronts: [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and Cybertron. On [[Earth]], the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] are making changes to a human city. At dawn, they activate a transformation sequence, and the city begins to change. As the humans flee, the dust settles to the ground. In the place of the city now stands...Trypticon!

On Cybertron, an [[Earth Defense Command]] ship requests emergency landing clearance. Perceptor warns that it might be a trick, but Kup refuses to allow a ship full of innocents to perish, giving them clearance to land. But the ship instead crashes into Cybertron's central power facility, shutting down the planet's defenses. Storming from the Quintesson ships, Galvatron leads the Decepticons in an attack. Aboard the vessels, the Quintessons are pleased, for soon the Autobots will be destroyed, and then they will deal with the Decepticons.

[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5|To be concluded...]]

{{-}}

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in the episode's Matrix-guided history flashbacks.) 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
*[[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (10)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (11)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (18)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (19)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (21)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (22)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (23)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (25)
*[[Hood Transformer]] (26)
*[[Pole vault Transformer]] (27)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (30)
*''[[Primon|Ancient Robot]]'' (31)
*''[[Prima|Powerful Robot]]'' (32)
*''[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|U-Haul Robot]]'' (33)
*''[[Prime Nova|Brooding Robot]]'' (34)
*''[[Guardian Prime|Pre-Transformer]]'' (36)
*''[[Zeta Prime|New Narrator]]'' (38)
*''[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'' (48)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (49)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (52)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (53)

|c2=
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (1)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (2)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (3)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (12)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (13)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (14)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (15)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (16)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (17)
*[[Octane]] (28)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (29)
*''[[Trannis|Early Decepticon leader]]'' (35)
*''[[ASD-324-ddd-3e3c1 model Decepticon|Ancient Decepticons]]'' (37)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (39)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (40)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (41)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (42)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (43)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (44)
*''[[Hauler]]?'' (45)
*''[[Gravedigger]]?'' (46)
*''[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'' (47)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (50)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (51)

|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (20)

|c4=
*[[Deliberata]] (9)
*Various [[Quintesson]]s (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"Last big party of the summer, folks! Let's go out with a bang!" 
"Just once, couldn't your attitude reflect the gravity of the situation?!" 
"Not if I can help it!"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' and '''Ultra Magnus''' have rather different leadership styles.

"Yes! Yes! Even if it means my life is forfeit, destroy them! Destroy th—ooh!" 
''[Tail smack]'' 
"Me Grimlock say shut your faces!"
:—'''Judge Deliberata''' annoys '''Grimlock'''.

'''Galvatron''': Now, Decepticons, learn the price of your disloyalty! Attack! 
'''Cyclonus''': Attack whom? 
''[Galvatron shoots Cyclonus]'' 
'''Galvatron''': EVERYONE!
:—Galvatron isn't so good with specifics.

'''Wreck-Gar''': Bulletin: You are in danger of being canceled or losing your time slot. 
'''Ultra Magnus''': What's he talking about? 
'''Rodimus Prime''': We're gonna get killed.
:—Rodimus shows the value of knowing a second language.

"He ran right back into the danger! My digital watch is smarter than that!"
:—'''Marissa Faireborn''' isn't impressed with Blurr's tactics.

[[File:Ffod4 rodimus in matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
"Through all these centuries, they have waited for the proper moment to strike, to reclaim the planet that we Transformers took from them." 
"And now they're going for the gusto, right?"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' is an iconic figure. '''Rodimus Prime''' is the one you'd have a beer with.

"Are you crazy?! Why'd you short-circuit yourself?! Wake up, you - you ''moron''!" 
"It was the only way... into the Matrix." 
"I was wrong. He ''is'' as dumb as he looks." 
:—'''Springer''' has a love-hate thing goin' on with '''Rodimus Prime'''

==Season 5==
{{note|When this episode was rebroadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it contained new bookending segments with original story material.}}

[[File:SadTommy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]

[[Tommy Kennedy (G1)|Tommy]] and [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] meet in the barren wasteland and Tommy seems troubled. He asks Prime if he's remembering the story correctly. Prime thinks Tommy's calling him a liar, but Tommy elaborates, saying that the odds are so stacked against the Autobots that there's no way they could've come out on top. Prime tells him that he hasn't exaggerated or misremembered a thing; times really ''were'' that bad...

{{bigquote|And Springer... was he ''really'' ground up into little pieces?}}
{{bigquote|Yes, Tommy.}}

After hearing the tale, Tommy is more disturbed than ever; he can't fathom how the Autobots will make it out alive. Optimus tells him that things will look up, as [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] enters the fray. Unfortunately, the Autobots on Earth still have to deal with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], so it doesn't look ''that'' hopeful after all. Prime tells Tommy not to lose all hope, as the Autobots still have an ace up their sleeves... which he'll learn next time, when Optimus returns to transform his day into an adventure.

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Pretransformer ffod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Some looks never go out of style!]]
*This episode's act-long history lesson fills us in on the history of the Transformers in general and the Great Wars in particular. It jibes pretty well with the (extremely vague) history we saw in "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]".
*It also gives us good, long looks at lots of early Transformers and Autobot leaders. Apart from Optimus Prime and Alpha Trion, these ancient (pre-)Autobots were only given descriptive names in the episode's the shooting script. More than 20 years later, ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II]]'' would assign them identities derived from the many past Primes mentioned in various different continuities. Those descriptors and their ''Almanac''-assigned names are:
**[[Primon|Ancient Robot]] (Primon)
**[[Prima|Powerful Robot]] (Prima)
**[[Prime Nova|Brooding Robot]] (Prime Nova)
**[[Guardian Prime|Pre-Transformer]] (Guardian Prime)
**[[Zeta Prime|New Narrator]] (Zeta Prime)
**[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|U-Haul Robot]] (Sentinel Prime)
*It also portrays the origin of Megatron, though all we really learn is that he was created after the Decepticons had figured out how to transform.
*Trypticon is seemingly brought to life without the use of [[Vector Sigma]], which we were [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|previously assured]] is the only way to grant life and/or sentience and/or "cybernetic personalities" to new Transformers. Of course, it's not as if he is unique in that respect: the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were also made without the use of the computer, and Trypticon wound up being as dim as they are. The Technobots would likewise be created without Vector Sigma.
*Hook and another Constructicon vehicle can be seen helping the Autobots on building work prior to the War starting suggesting they were not converted to evil which is consistent with "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]" only for the inconsistency to show up later in creating Megatron??
*This episode features the second and final instance of Rodimus referring to Springer with the nickname "Springo".

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The [[Prima|Powerful Robot]] attacks the [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|U-Haul Robot]] with the sound of [[Obi-Wan Kenobi|Ben Kenobi]] and [[Darth Vader]]'s [[lightsaber]]s clashing aboard the [[Death Star]], and [[Luke Skywalker]]'s lightsaber deflecting seeker bolts aboard the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]''.
**The Powerful Robot launches against his Quintesson overseers with the same Death Star firing/Alderaan exploding sound effect that Galvatron used in Part 2.
*Wreck-Gar's lines are mostly based on generic sales pitches ("Batteries not included", "for a limited time, your money back," "Doors closing at midnight!" hilariously timed to coincide with Galvatron confronting a closing donut hole of goo). A few lines have more specific origins, though:
**"Glad you used the dial, wish everybody would." parodies the "Aren't you glad you used Dial?" soap ad campaign.
**"Why'd you come on down to Goo?" is based on the famous "Come on down, you're the next contestant on..." catch phrase of ''The Price is Right''.
**"Wreck-Gar will put you in good hands" references the "You're in good hands with Allstate" insurance ad campaign.
**"You'll have Springer back faster than Snap Crackle Pop", the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.
**"I believe in me" would reoccur as a Junkion mantra in "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]".
*Rodimus Prime's own fluency in TV/Junkion-speak is likewise mostly generic, however his request to "let's all be there?" references [http://youtu.be/Bhk7Vw1PROA a mid-80s NBC television network slogan].
*Galvatron gives the thumbs-down as he declares war on the Junkions, a gesture used by Roman gladatorial audiences to decide a defeated gladiator's fate.

===Animation and technical errors===
*[[Victor Caroli]]'s opening recap narration says that Quintessa "was detonated by the deadly Quintesson". Maybe a single Quint really did push the button all by himself, but the use of the singular is a bit odd.
*Like all AKOM episodes, this one features some incorrect color models:
**Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
**The characters introduced in the Movie almost all have colored mouth interiors: Blurr and Magnus's mouths are blue, Galvatron and Cyclonus's are purple, Wreck-Gar's is red, Springer's is (very dark) green, and Kup's is slate blue.
[[File:FFOD4 mass mistakes.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"Dead End, are we the only ones here NOT colored wrong?" "Who cares? We're doomed either way."]]
[[File:Generic palette swap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*The [[generic]] Decepticon army:
**The first two shots, of the Decepticons pouring out of the Quintesson ship and firing at the Autobots, are loaded with too many screwups to count, as a mixture of made-up characters and off-model characters with the wrong color scheme pads out the background. An off-model Blitzwing colored like Air Raid is just one example.
**A subsequent shot gives us a better look at the crowd-filler Decepticons. In addition to Air Raid/Blitzwing, we have Ramjet missing most of his wings, with a black head, and one of his lasers on backwards. Every other character in the shot is entirely made up, though two of them appear to be using Octane's wing design.
**In the next shot, as [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] are discussing how easy it is to destroy the Autobots, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] is colored like Kup, [[Octane]] is colored like Grimlock, and an off-model [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] shows up colored like Rodimus Prime. Also there is an early version of [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]'s [[character model]] with Cyclonus' color scheme right behind Kup-colored Motormaster. What's more, standing near the miscoloured Snarl is a Decepticon coloured like Wheelie. Yikes.
**As the wimpy-sounding Decepticons hail Galvatron, two [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwaves]] are shown colored like [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], alongside a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] colored like [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]].
**More Decepticon generics and off-models after Galvatron arrives. A shot of the tail end of the mob includes Soundwave, Scavenger, Swindle and Onslaught all in white, a generic with Octane's wings, a generic with what looks like Rodimus's spoiler, and several totally made-up generic guys.
**When Motormaster is blasted by Galvatron, Onslaught is in the background, with Six Gun's white-and-red color scheme.
**The horde of miscolored generic Decepticons is recycled for the attack on Cybertron.
*In the wide shot of the Autobots, Kup, Magnus, Arcee and Rodimus are in front. Grimlock and Deliberata are in back, and behind them are two guys that don't look like any of the Aerialbots (who remain AWOL throughout the sequence.)
*Just before Magnus starts to chastise Rodimus, Rodimus's torso is orange instead of red, and his waistline has climbed half way up his stomach, kinda like an old man being swallowed by his trousers.
*In the closeup shot of Rodimus and Magnus, yellow lasers are flying past them, despite the Decepticon lasers being pink in all the other scenes.
*How long do the Autobots intend to stand there without shooting back at the Decepticons? Why are they just strolling along without defending themselves?
*When Judge Deliberata is celebrating the impending destruction of the Autobots, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] is shown with them, despite not being part of the group that landed on Goo.
*Coloring errors:
**Galvatron's lower helmet rim is gray instead of purple as he first appears. Man, AKOM sure does that a lot.
**Rodimus's spoiler ridge is so often colored yellow instead of orange that it's almost more noteworthy when they get it ''right''.
**Galvatron is colored with a gray "goatee" after he blasts the Decepticon ship, and again as he climbs aboard. As he scoffs at the Quintessons, the whole area around his mouth is gray; the gray disappears as he turns and fires. The goatee returns as he rants at the Quintessons after destroying Goo. Then the beard returns as well.
**As Galvatron accepts the Quintessons as allies, his left hand goes from purple to gray and back.
**When Rodimus deactivates himself, the Matrix is all-gray rather than silver and gold.[[File:FFODHaul.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Not the A-list animation team. Not the B-list either. In fact they'd run out of letters by this point.]]
**When the Decepticons assemble Trypticon, [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] is colored like Octane and [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] is colored like the [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|U-Haul Robot]].
**When the Constructicons celebrate Trypticon's awakening, they're drawn as generics and colored like the core Movie Autobots: Magnus, Kup, Wheelie, and Arcee's color schemes are all visible.
**As Kup, Perceptor and Cosmos watch the incoming ship, Perceptor is colored like Grimlock, and Cosmos's arms are on backwards.
**The Aerialbots who fly to intercept the ship are all colored the same light gray and medium blue. Only Silverbolt and Skydive are on-model.
*Galvatron ''literally'' jogging through space right after the above shot.
*Motormaster has the wrong voice as he reacts to Galvatron's return. He has the right voice in his next line ("Spare me and I'm yours to command!")
*When Swindle and Motormaster fly up to pledge their allegiance to Galvatron, the Autobot [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] is with them for two different consecutive shots.
*During his "Sloppiness. Disorganization." line, Magnus has much smaller eyes than usual.
*After the Decepticons break off their assault, Rodimus and Magnus once again just walk right out of the inescapable goo.
*As Marissa's ship enters the Jovian system, it passes over what looks like a post-Movie Cybertron!
*Improbable viewpoints:
**Marissa's screen shows Blurr and Wheelie from a surface point of view, even though she's still high above the moon's surface. She reacts to this full-screen image of the two by saying "I think I've spotted them", as if there were some doubt.
*As Blurr charges back into the lightpole swarm, most of the creatures aren't animated, despite being in the air.
*No wing-flapping in the shot of the lightpoles surrounding Wheelie, either. They just magically bob up and down in the air.
*How does Marissa's [[jet pack]] support her in mid-air when she's upside-down?
*The jetpack's flames change from non-existent, to blue, to orange when Marissa lands.
*Marissa loses her Mid-Atlantic accent for one line, when she says "Help me find out if the radio's still working!"
*"Tell me? What?" The Quintesson in this shot is missing his energy beam.
*The Quintessons are pretty clearly mechanical, yet one of them makes a squishy noise when Galvatron slams him into the ship's deck, and again when Galatron smacks Deliberata out of his way.
*Deliberata is missing his energy beam as Kup takes aim at Galvatron.
*As Kup and company open fire on Galvatron, Bonecrusher is firing with them! In the background are two pipe-cleaner-thin generics.
*Galvatron rises back into the frame after destroying Goo, as if he just returned to [[robot mode]], but there's no transformation noise.
*We see seven Sweeps aboard the Quintesson ship, the most we've seen so far in the whole mini-series. Some previous shots have indicated that there are as few as three.
*Seriously. No combination of known Decepticon voices would result in that lame-o chorus of "Hail Galvatron."
*And while they hail him, Galvatron's Decepticon logo is just a red square.
*On Junkion, Arcee continues to be without the bridgeline of her nose.
*When Arcee and the repaired Springer speak with Rodimus, the latter is drawn in his [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] form.
*The sprawled, unconscious Rodimus changes positions between the end of Act 2 and the opening of Act 3; specifically, his arms move from eagle-spread to down by his sides.
*The [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|U-Haul Robot]]'s barbed mace phases through the foot of the [[Prima|Powerful Robot]] after it hits the ground.
*Vehicles based on Hook and Scavenger are used as generic construction vehicles during a shot showing the Transformers' freedom from the Quintessons (prior to inventing transformation). Or maybe all construction vehicles are green and purple on Cybertron.
*The "Matrix" Alpha Trion holds looks like a giant gold football rather than the sphere with handles; it was shown correctly earlier in the flashback.
*When he wakes up, Rodimus says that "''Ctyber''tron's in deadly danger."
*As Rodimus gets up and walks away, Arcee's Autobot symbol is missing (with only the outline of a square in its place).
*Cosmos's voice lacks its usual reverberated echo.
*Really makes you wonder how [[AKOM]] actually gets work, doesn't it?

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Lightpole missiles from Five Faces of Darkness.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*Dead End and Blast Off's conversation is screwed up more ways than one:
**"We owe this grand opportunity entirely to our new allies" is about as obvious a statement as one could make, yet Blast Off has to ask for an explanation.
**The explanation seems to come from Swindle, but he's not in the shot.
**The pointless explanation ("He means what other opportunities—") is suddenly truncated by Galvatron's arrival. Maybe he sensed the scene was going nowhere.
*The lightpoles have totally changed size since the last episode. Instead of a deep-throated growl, they now give off high-pitched squeaks. They aren't glowing anymore, either.
*The animation does absolutely nothing to tell us what's so bad about being swarmed by lightpoles. From what we see in this episode, it would seem to be little more than a mild annoyance.
*Why doesn't Wheelie transform and drive to escape the lightpoles?
*The animators and writers alike seem to have forgotten that Blurr's defining physical trait is that he's ''fast''. In this episode, he runs like a grandmother.
*Marissa's space suit has no visor or anything covering her face.
*Speaking of which, how can these creatures fly by flapping their wings when Io has only the thinnest of atmospheres?
*Marissa's demand that the lightpoles "eat null rays" doesn't make much sense, as an actual [[null-ray]] affects electronic circuits. Marissa's gun instead causes the lightpoles to violently explode.
*On the other hand, her assertion that they are "bags of protoplasm" doesn't make much since either, since they can ''transform'' (complete with the transforming noise) into ''rocket-propelled missiles''.
*There appears to be some missing lines in the [[Primon|Ancient Robot]]'s monologue: "Now, the machines could manufacture themselves. And before long, they grew too lazy and greedy even for that. There were simpler ways to wring performance out of their slaves." The "they" in the second sentence clearly refers to the Quintessons, not the machines.
*How does one recycle a robot by dumping it into a molten vat?
*Where did those dancing robots get the cloth sheet things they're waving around?
*The ancient Autobot that gets knocked off of the motorcycle is a recycled character model; he was last seen standing alongside Wreck-Gar on the Junkion ship, just a few scenes ago!
[[File:Megatronffod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ve must have ze brain on ze table! Chop chop!]]
*One of the most famous continuity gaffs of the entire series comes as the Matrix journey wraps up. A scene showing Megatron's creation millions of years ago is illustrated with him surrounded by Constructicons. It's problematic because, according to "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]", the Constructicons weren't actually ''evil'' until ''Megatron himself'' reprogrammed them to be Decepticons. And according to a one-off line in "[[Heavy Metal War]]", Megatron and the other Decepticons built the Constructicons on Earth in 1984!
*On top of that, there's eight Constructicons! None of them are really on-model; three appear to be entirely made up. Many years later, Japanese continuity would retroactively assign the identities of [[Hauler]] and [[Gravedigger]] to the two extra members of the group, while [[Fun Publications]]' "[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]" would present all eight as being new, unnamed characters who belonged to the same pre-Decepticon faction as the main six.
[[File:Alphatrionagesbackwards.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*Somebody forgot that we'd already seen an 11-million-years-younger Alpha Trion, back in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]"... and he looked visibly different than the elderly Trion of 1985! He is shown in his "elderly" design when he receives the matrix from the dying Autobot leader; chronologically, the events of "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" happen after this, but in that episode he's portrayed with a much younger look.
*The Constructicons build (or rebuild, depending on whether you're watching ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|2010]]'') [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city overnight. And no one notices.
*The idea of rebuilding a human city into a Transformer only makes any sense if the city was made ''entirely of metal''.
*Cybertron appears to have gotten a remodel since we saw it in the Movie. Who had time to patch up all those holes?

===Trivia===
*The original video cassette release of this episode featured some odd audio edits to the final scene: all of Cosmos's lines were missing, as were the fake pilot's claim that their "engines have just gone critical", and the Quintesson's declaration that their decoy worked and that Cybertron is helpless. The [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] DVD of this episode restores all the missing lines, but they are all once again missing on the subsequent [[Shout! Factory]] release.

===Foreign localization===

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die fünf Gesichter der Finsternis, Teil 4'''" ("The five Faces of Darkness, Part 4")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''I cinque volti del male, Parte 4'''" (First dub, "The Five Faces of Evil, Part 4"), "'''Le cinque facce dell'oscurità, Parte 4'''" (Second dub, "The Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' マトリクスの秘密 (''Matrix no Himitsu'', "The Secrets of the Matrix")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 5]], [[1986]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wǔmiànguài (4)'''" (五面怪 (四), "Five-Faced Monsters (4)")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1990 — ''The Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness ([[Family Home Entertainment]])
;[[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]]
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1990 — ''The Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness (Family Home Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness: Parts 1-5 ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-89.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Talk:The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1

2018-01-21T16:48:14Z

Dahveeeeeeeed: /* "I'm Wildrider and I wanna bust a nut!" */

== Reanimated drones ==

Did anybody else think that the way the centurion robots destroyed the reanimated drone decoys was far more violent than most actual fighting that happens between the Transformers themselves? I don't have the episode on hand, but I seem to recall a lot of smashing of heads and ripping and tearing and stuff. [[User:CarrerCrytharis|CarrerCrytharis]] 05:29, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Tricob's reply (02/08/2010; 10:49 P.M. Central Time) - Agreed. It's comparable to War Dawn at some points. They were also kind of brutal to Alpha Trion as well. Speaking of Alpha, although it probably wasn't the writer's intention, we learn - offhandedly - that Alpha definitely wasn't built (or re-designed) for combat, even after millions of years in the war. The only weapons he ever uses are guns attached from the ceiling of his own lab, and he displays no fighting tactics of any kind when the Autobots fight the Centurion Droids.

== "Cybernetic" VS "Cybertronian" ==
From Megatron's description of the Stunticons as "cybernetic," the "Transformers References" section infers that Vector Sigma isn't supposed to give life to robots that weren't built on Cybertron. I submit that Megatron wasn't saying the Stunticons were Cybertronian; "cybernetic" and "Cybertronian" aren't synonyms, as evinced by the existence of cybernetic beings that did not come from Cybertron - like the Xetaxxins.[[User:Thirtysilver|Thirtysilver]] 01:53, 10 August 2011 (EDT)

== "I'm Wildrider and I wanna bust a nut!" ==

That has to be the actual line, right? It barely sounds like "bust something up".
:You're trolling us, right? It most definitely is "bust something up".--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:55, 19 January 2018 (EST)
::It wouldn't hurt to get a sense of humor, y'know.
:::You're right, it wouldn't hurt you at all to actually get one. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:33, 21 January 2018 (EST)
::::You're the one that has a stick up the ass. Maybe if you take it out, it'll hurt less than you getting a sense of humor.

Talk:The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1

2018-01-21T12:48:17Z

Dahveeeeeeeed: /* "I'm Wildrider and I wanna bust a nut!" */

Talk:The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1

2018-01-19T16:17:17Z

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Nautilator

2018-01-15T16:11:15Z

Dahveeeeeeeed: /* Notes */ Trivia about Nautilator appearing in The Disaster Artist

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:''Nautilator is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:G1Lobclaw cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Doctor Zoidberg in Decepticon form.]]
'''Nautilator''' is a genuine card-carrying bungler in every conceivable way, shape and form. Anguished, rage-filled bellows of ''"Nautilatooooooooorrrr!!!"'' echo endlessly throughout the corridors of the Decepticon Headquarters, as both his peers and superiors struggle in vain to cope with his brand of oafish buffoonery. A total train-wreck of a soldier, Nautilator can hardly manage to ''swim'', much less follow complicated instructions within an aquatic environment (traits that aren't helped by his unfortunate tendency to rust if submerged for too long). It is often said that the only positive quality he brings to the table is his inexplicable ability to return from the ocean depths with objects of value... but only ''after'' he's sunk himself there and had to be rescued.

Of course, if one were to question Nautilator as to why he's such an incompetent doofus, he'd be quick to point a claw at anyone but ''himself''. After all, it's certainly not ''his'' fault that the pencil-pushing eggheads at Decepticon Command chose to turn him into a lobster when he ''clearly'' had no deep sea combat training of any kind (or at the very least, they could have issued him some floaties).

When he isn't sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic, Nautilator can combine with his fellow [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Nautilatorenemyaction.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|As performed by Joey Lawrence, apparently.]]
''When [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Nautilator and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came a'calling. In the battle, Nautilator managed to sneak up on Galvatron and grip his head in one of his pincers, only for Galvatron to break his grip and hurl him away. In the end, even the combined might of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] couldn't beat Galvatron, and the Seacons were left laying unconscious on the sea bed.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

''At some point, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] shot down [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] over the ocean while he was carrying a vital power source. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s descended to retrieve it but were ambushed by Nautilator and the Seacons, who had the upper hand in their home environment. Prime ordered [[Hi-Q]] and the other [[Nebulan]]s to take the power source and return to the surface, but with that gone the Seacons decided that rather than press their advantage against the Autobots, they couldn't afford to let [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] drown and rescued them instead.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

''After Shockwave was deposed, the new commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] kept the Seacons on retainer for another mission.'' The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the [[Caribbean Sea]] around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

With their headquarters relocated to the [[Arctic]], Nautilator and the other Seacons were the first to respond to the arrival of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]], even combining into Piranacon to attack the encroaching craft. After all involved realized they were on the same side, they attempted to join forces. Though relations between Ratbat and Scorponok's were tenuous at best, further manipulations by Starscream pushed them into entering a Decepticon Civil War. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Unfortunately for them, this was all part of a sequence of events orchestrated by the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in order to acquire the [[Underbase]] for himself. The Autobots and Decepticons of Earth were forced to unite in order to stop him from seizing ultimate power. The Seacons attacked Starscream in unison in the waters around Manhattan, but were destroyed in a single energy discharge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Sometime later, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] traveled back in time and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the [[Underbase Saga]], in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], and the Seacons met their fate as before. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
The characteristics of Nautilator and the other "Small Targetmaster Seacons" were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Classics''====
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When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] detected an apparent traitor in his organization, he assembled Snaptrap, Nautilator and the Seacons to face the betrayer. Unfortunately, their target was [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], leader of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, and Terrorcons stick together. Literally. As [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] formed inside the Decepticon armory, Nautilator and the others took aim at the giant's weak points, but were unable to break up the combination robot. The Seacons then switched tactics, forming their own giant warrior, Piranacon. [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] remained separate from his fellows and, after the initial bout of grappling and melee, lept into the fray in his stormsurge cannon mode, blasting Abominus in the face with a foot-wide blast of corrosive fluid.

The enraged behemoth continued fighting back, knocking Piranacon to the floor. Nautilator slipped free from the combination form and joined Overbite behind Abominus. The smaller warriors were beneath Abominus's notice until they concentrated their firepower on his lower leg, bringing him down. As Overbite and Nautilator reconnected with Piranacon, the latter shifted into weapons mode and further disabled Abominus with a blast from his torpedo cannon. One final swipe from Piranacon's coral blade, and Abominus was finished.

Believing the imminent battle with Megatron's Decepticon forces was compromised, Bludgeon summoned the Seacons to his command centre to prep for the attack. Bludgeon was so enthralled with analyzing the attack pattern of Megatron's incoming ships that he failed to notice the Seacons merge once more. The real traitors, they formed Piranacon and obliterated Bludgeon using their mass compression cannon before alerting Megatron's forces that the area was secure. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

As the universe was obliterated, Nautilator was aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' which was pulled into an [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]]. The ''Talon'' crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]], much to Megatron's displeasure, and both Nautilator and Tentakil were sent outside to secure the area. The pair spotted a herd of buffalo, but before they could open fire, they were both incapacitated by [[energon radiation]]. Moments later, the herd trampled them to pieces. {{storylink|Shattered Time}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar2 Nautilator.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And the judges say it's a 6.4]]
While making his way through the [[Gladiator Zone]], Nautilator found himself under attack by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who were none too happy about the Seacon intruding on their territory. Nautilator retreated to his comrades and combined with them, leading to a fight between Piranacon and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Piranacon was defeated, but before the Predacons could finish the Seacons off, they were interrupted by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

As Piranacon, the Seacons helped capture the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] that had followed Serpent O.R. to Cybertron, then fought [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] during an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Piranacon was defeated when [[Sixshot]] rammed into his face, and Nautilator and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] were subsequently assigned to guard the humans. Unfortunately, while the two were curiously inspecting [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Scarlett]], the ninja prisoner hypnotized Breakdown into gunning down poor Nautilator. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:NautilatorInfestation2-1.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=0.5]]
Like his fellow Seacons, Nautilator was awakened from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

{{IDW HOS}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Nautilator before & after.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|"Hello, is that Snap Trap? It's, er, Megatron calling. Give Nautilator a raise."|left]]
Following the end of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Snap Trap's group, including Nautilator, invaded [[Temptoria]] in search of resources. They set up "[[Battery|The Battery]]" and began using [[pink alchemy]] to convert the natives into [[energon]]. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, Nautilator was on watch and called [[Blip]] in to show him what was happening. Blip was at first too distracted by the fact that Nautilator sounded exactly like [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] to look at the monitor. During the fight, Nautilator had the misfortune of going up against [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and attempted to surrender. Whirl was likewise amused at Nautilator's voice and attempted to do an impression of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] before getting annoyed and blowing the Decepticon's head apart. {{storylink|Before & After}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Nautilator and the Seacons attacked a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine deep underwater. They then combined into [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to wreak havoc in a city. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Seacons|Seacons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Using a storm as cover, Nautilator and the other Seacons attempted to steal oil from an off-shore oil platform. Upon arrival, they were confronted by [[Waverider]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. Once the weather subsided, the Seacons were forced to retreat as Autobot reinforcements could now come to aid defend the platform. {{storylink|Deadly Depths}} Overbite and Nautilator attacked a coastal town, hoping to secure some research, but they were seen off by [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and his team. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Nautilator.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Why get Nautilator if we can get naughty ''now?'']]
Nautilator participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character available as a reward in the "Piranacon Hunt" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Nautilatorg1toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Tastes great with butter.]]
*'''Nautilator''' (Seacon, [[1988]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''SE3'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Triple crusher cannon]]", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

:Nautilator transforms into a robot lobster. He also has a third [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] mode,<ref>1988 [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' catalog</ref> a [[Torpedo cannon|heat-seeking torpedo cannon]] that can be mounted on the weapon stand formed from the "Tripod Rifle" and other accessories, or held in the hand of the Seacons' combined robot. As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form an arm or leg to any compatible robot combination; the instructions included with the individual Seacons depict Nautilator as the right leg of Piranacon, while most other art depicts him as the right arm. The instructions and boxart associated with the Piranacon giftset omit Nautilator entirely, since he himself was omitted from the set.

:His [[beast mode]] lobster-claws are not really meant to be separate accessories and are not listed as such in his instructions, but they are easily removable, and therefore often missing from loose samples.

:This exact toy was released in Japan as the [[Lobclaw]] drone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Nautilator/nautilator.htm More information on Nautilator at TFU.info]''

===''Timelines''===
[[File:Nautilatortimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the seafood lover in you!]]
*'''Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, [[2008]])

:A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, ''Timelines'' Nautilator was available exclusively as part of a [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Official Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes. He is once again depicted as the right arm of the combined super robot. He now transforms in his weapon mode into a [[Coral Cannon]].

:This toy was originally intended as an exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team were called the Piranhacons and their combined form was Piranhaking, but this other Nautilator's name would have remained Nautilator.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFCCNautilator/nautilator.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Nautilator at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Nautilator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|For all your nautilation needs.]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, [[2010]])
**''Accessories'':

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BBTSNautilator/nautilator.htm More information on 2010 Nautilator at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Nautilator.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Block Lobster!]]

*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A4475'''
**''Pieces'': '''95'''

:Nautilator comes as part of the Piranacon [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his [[robot mode]] into a lobster. He can also contribute his bricks with [[Overbite (G1)#Kre-O|Overbite]], [[Snaptrap (G1)#Kre-O|Snaptrap]], and [[Tentakil (G1)#Kre-O|Tentakil]] to form Piranacon. His helmet was originally used for [[Warpath (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Warpath]] and his gun for [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]]. His [[beast mode]] legs and claws come from ''Kre-O Battleship''. For whatever reason, he uses the human-Kreon style arms with smaller and rounder shoulders rather than the blockier shouldered arms that most Transformers Kreons use.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-ONautilator/nautilator.htm More information on Nautilator at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Nautilatorsback.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Look, Ma, no backpack!]]
*How big a screw-up is Nautilator? Well, he was ''left out'' of the US/UK Piranacon gift set and he's the only Seacon not to be [[redeco]]ed for the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Seacon (BWII)|subgroup]]. He wasn't even drawn in the super-robot art.
*Poor Nautilator is ''so'' incompetent that his fellow Seacons prefer to relegate him into taking on the Targetmaster role when combining, since this means they don't have to mentally merge with him. They have discovered that when he does participate in the primary gestalt, Piranacon's effectiveness is noticeably impaired.<ref>Nautilator and Piranacon profiles from Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #5</ref>
*Nautilator has the worst backpack [[kibble]] of the Seacons, but you wouldn't know it from reading the Marvel Generation 1 comic. Artist [[José Delbo]] must have only had art of Nautilator's front, since he drew Nautilator from the back twice, and not only are his lobster head and claws not there, but it's a different set of details each time.
*Not all hope is lost for Nautilator, though, as he was featured in the 2017 film "The Disaster Artist", starring James and Dave Franco. His G1 toy is seen on Tommy Wiseau's dashboard, when Tommy tells Greg Sestero to not look at the "robot crab", because "he's shy."

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Nautile''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Medusa''' ("Jellyfish")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fan Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Seacons]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Desperate Actions

2017-12-13T00:29:58Z

Dahveeeeeeeed: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Transformers: Titans Return]]'' ep 6
|prev=At the Last Second
|next=
|image=TF-TR-Cartoon-Ep6-Megathrow.jpg
|caption=So long-eh, Bowser!
|title="Desperate Actions"
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]], [[Machinima]]
|written by=[[Eric S. Calderon]] [[F.J. DeSanto]] [[Adam Beechen]]
|director=[[Yuzo Sato]]
|airdate=[[December 12]], [[2017]]
|animation studio=[[Tatsunoko Production]]}}

'''Optimus takes back what was his, while Megatron finds a fight instead of answers.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] continues his march through the city, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] barrels into the [[Primal Basilica]], where [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] continues activating the defenses. At [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], [[Victorion]] decides the [[Combiner]]s should return to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex City]], but [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] appears and tells her not to bother, as the city is a lost cause. Instead, he has sought Victorion to seek answers of a religious nature, as she is the next best resource after the now-deceased [[Mistress of Flame]]. Upon learning of the Mistress's death, Victorion accuses Megatron of her murder and the Combiners attack him, though he evades all their blows and asserts his innocence.

Perceptor runs to the Prayer Chamber to find the Mistress of Flame, only to discover her corpse. Optimus arrives and attempts to calm the panicked Perceptor, reminding him of the more urgent matters at hand. Optimus finishes activating the defenses in the form of a massive electrical blast that fires at Trypticon and repels him, believing it will delay the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] at least for a while. As Optimus leads Perceptor to the chamber of the [[Chorus of the Primes]], he explains that he was summoned to the Basilica by the [[Matrix of Leadership]], now understanding why after Perceptor reveals Rodimus had reverted to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. Finding the Matrix inside the chamber, Prime calls on the Chorus and asks to bear it once more; they agree and restore it to him.

Still fighting, Megatron grows increasingly angry that no one will listen to his claims, but the Combiners point out the [[Decepticon]] isn't exactly known for his honesty. Despite the odds, he finally manages to fight them all off, even picking up [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] single-handedly and throwing him aside, leaving them all on the ground and demanding they listen. An indignant Victorion throws her sword at him when his back is turned, but it's knocked away at the last second by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], who arrives on the scene with [[Emissary (Generations)|Emissary]] and demands to know what is going on. Megatron once again asserts that he did not kill the Mistress, this time displaying a holographic video of her last words that proves [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s guilt. Victorion insists the Combiners return to Metroplex City to punish the murderer, but Megatron first asks her if the [[Enigma of Combination]]'s discovery and the Titans' return are meant to signal the beginning of the end. While Victorion is unsure, she too believes unseen forces are behind the events at play, and suggests Megatron seek answers directly from the one he worships. Emissary claims the Combiners alone won't be enough to stop Trypticon, but Victorion states that she and the other Combiners should be able to form themselves into a super-Combiner, though his has never before been willingly attempted. The others can only stand and watch as the four Combiners are pulled into the air and, in a bright flash, transform into a giant spectral being that radiates energy as it teleports away. Resuming their initial mission as Megatron departs, Emissary states that his attempts to wake Fortress Maximus are failing due to the Titan's mind being inaccessible. Instead, he attempts to link Windblade to Fortress Maximus's systems to control him directly. Windblade reluctantly agrees to the process, but as Emissary begins linking her to Fortress Maximus's limbs, she is overwhelmed by the energy and begins screaming in pain. Emissary finishes the operation and yells at Windblade to disconnect, but she can only continue to scream as everything is engulfed in a bright light.

==Featured characters==
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|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (3)
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (5)
*[[Victorion]] (7)
*[[Emissary (Generations)|Emissary]] (12)

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*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (1)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (4)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (6)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (8)

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*[[Mistress of Flame]] (9)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (11)

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*[[Chorus of the Primes]] (10)
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==Quotes==
"Combiners, to arms! Do not give this vile traitorous fuse box a chance to sway us with his honeyed words!"
:—'''Victorion''' isn't interested in talking.

"Statement: past falsehoods indicate probable current dishonesty."
:—'''Computron''' lays the facts bare.

"I seek to reclaim that which is all of ours...and what was once mine."

:—'''Optimus Prime''' bears the Matrix once more.

'''Computron:''' "Observation: Megatron has not proven trustworthy for the last 14,281 cycles." 
'''Victorion:''' "When have you ''ever'' told the truth, fiend?!" 
'''Megatron:''' "Well...''now'', for once, I-"

:—Even Megatron knows he doesn't have the best track record.

"I will cut you from hood ornament to rear spoiler!" 
"Good luck with that."

:—'''Victorion''' and '''Megatron''' engage in good old-fashioned banter.

"Why didn't you show us this before?" 
"I didn't exactly have a free second before a ''sword'' was thrown at my head!"

:—'''Emissary''' and '''Megatron'''.

"Perhaps, Megatron, you are finally seeing the light beyond control through tyranny."

:—'''Victorion''' finally calms down.

'''Emissary:''' "With any procedure, there's always a ''slight'' possibility of something going wrong." 
'''Windblade:''' "How 'slight' a possibility?" 
'''Emissary:''' "Maybe...2 in 3?" 
'''Windblade:''' "2 in 3?!" 
'''Emissary:''' "You got a better option?" 
'''Megatron:''' "...well, don't look at me."

:—Never tell Windblade the odds.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Megatron's holovideo plays a clip from the [[At the Last Second|previous episode]]. Why he was recording it, or how he managed to continuously capture the scene from multiple angles, is anyone's guess.
* Victorion mentions Starscream's [[A War of Giants|previous unsuccessful attempt]] to become a super-Combiner.

===Transformers references===
* Victorion claims she follows the will of [[Nexus Prime]], the original Combiner.

===Animation and technical errors===
* Emissary demands to know why they weren't shown Megatron's footage sooner, but he literally had only arrived with Windblade about 30 seconds prior; not exactly like he'd been waiting long or like he knew why they were fighting in the first place.
* How, exactly, did Megatron reach Fortress Maximus before Windblade? She can fly!

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.go90.com/videos/9CFURVWNuQ6 "Desperate Actions" on Go90] (US only)

[[Category:Titans Return episodes]]

Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

2017-10-05T21:07:44Z

Dahveeeeeeeed: /* Command of the Decepticons */

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[[File:Devastation6 CoverB Galvatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Many wars and feuds did he fight. Honor and fear were heaped upon his name and, in time, he became a king by his own hand... And this story shall also be told.]]
Never [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], not a servant of [[Unicron]], but rather a timelost warrior from an earlier, more brutal era, '''Galvatron''' will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He's convinced he has a higher calling to the point of recklessness, leading to unwitting servitude to the monstrous [[D-Void]], which suppressed his less-civilized nature...for a time.

As [[Decepticon leader]], his barbaric side has returned in full force and with it an abiding disgust for what he sees as the weaknesses and compromises of the modern age. Galvatron has little patience or regard for those he considers inferiors, but respect for those few [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|warriors who can give him a good fight]].

{{quote|All is '''fair''' in '''hate''' and '''conquest.'''|Galvatron's one and only rule|"[[All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again]]"}}

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==IDW Generation 1 comics==
===Savage beginnings===
[[File:OriginMyths-ArceeAndGalvatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Millions of years ago, '''Galvatron of [[Protihex|Protohex]]''' {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} was a gladiator forced to fight for the amusement of [[Septimus Prime]] and his [[Supplicants of Arrius]]. One match pitted him against his own twin, [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], but before the fight could have a fatal outcome it was interrupted by [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], come to conquer Protohex. Megatronus let Galvatron and Arcee kill their tormentor before freeing them, and the two joined his [[Darklands|Darklanders]] and participated in the battle against [[Onyx Prime]]'s forces. After the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] made peace and built the foundation for the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], Galvatron very much enjoyed the special treatment he received as a warrior of Megatronus, prompting Arcee to reflect that in spite of once being a slave, he had nothing against hierarchies... as long as ''he'' was on top. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} During his time serving Megatronus, he was known as '''Galvatron of the Darklands'''. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:TheMindBomb-whoareyou.jpg|thumb|right|200px|There are some who call me... Tim?]]

Galvatron rose to fame during the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] between the Thirteen Primes, becoming known as a hero for his part in defeating [[Nexus Prime]]'s [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} During the war, he left Megatronus's tribe and would declare he served no Prime. Disgusted by the Headmasters (they combined with ''beasts!'' Urrrgg!), he butchered them across known space and eventually made his way to the castle of their creator, Nexus Prime, and his [[Enigma of Combination]]. There, Galvatron unleashed his cannon's might directly into the Prime's spark, killing him. Unable to destroy the Enigma, Galvatron took and hid it. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] would later consider Nexus's death to be the reason the other Primes fled the planet. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

[[File:Galvatron takes Dai Atlas away Primus All Good Things.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
After his victory in the [[Battle of Aegiax]], he was approached by Alpha Trion, who offered to give him everything he ever wanted. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Alpha Trion revealed to Galvatron that he was one of the [[Thirteen]] Primes and requested Galvatron's help in uniting Cybertron. At Trion's urging, Galvatron traveled to [[Prima]]'s [[Citadel of Light]] only to find it beset by the bestial forces of [[Onyx Prime]]. Joining forces with [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]], the two beat back the entire army, forging a friendship and inspiring a legend. After the other remaining Prime, Onyx Prime, left the planet, Alpha, Nova, and Galvatron began Cybertronian civilization anew. Nova Major became [[Nova Prime]] and began working on discovering the secrets of the Thirteen, such as the Enigma of Combination. Galvatron was opposed to this and nearly revealed that the Enigma was a physical object. Fearful of Trion's suspicions, he launched it off world. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Galvatron was among those present when Nova Prime rediscovered [[Crystal City]], along with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Later, Galvatron joined Nova's crew on the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', {{storylink|Shockwaves}} intending to help fulfill Nova's dream of expanding Cybertronian domination throughout the cosmos. Their voyage brought them to the [[Benzuli Expanse]], where they discovered a mysterious anomaly leading to another universe: on Nova's orders, Galvatron had the ship enter the portal, sending them into the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

===The Expansion===
[[File:SpotlightGalvatron Galvytransforms.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|My cannon knows where to go because IT FEARS ME!!!]]
The transition killed the crew and revived them as undead beings who could not survive for long in the "living" universe, a consequence Galvatron blamed himself for. Within the Dead Universe, he became a herald for Nova, who was now calling himself "Nemesis Prime" and making plans to merge the two universes.

Millions of years later, Galvatron was sent on two missions in the living Universe: to destroy an alien starship conducting research on the anomaly in the Expanse, and to return to Cybertron to secure the inactive [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. After killing [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] by touch alone, Galvatron shrugged off attacks by the [[Autobot]] squad under [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]'s command and then shocked them when he got up after having half of his head blown off by [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]]. In a small act of defiance to his master, he merely incapacitated the Autobots and returned with Thunderwing's body to [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

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After [[Sixshot]]'s deployment to [[Earth]], Nemesis Prime sent Galvatron there as well to make sure nothing would forestall their second coming. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} From a hidden vantage point, Galvatron observed the [[Decepticon]]s' desperate fight against the powerful alien army known as the [[Reaper]]s. As Nemesis Prime's plans required Earth to survive, at least for a while, Galvatron took steps to prevent the Reapers from taking over and laying waste to the planet. Galvatron approached the Reapers' leader, the [[Deathbringer (IDW)|Deathbringer]], and unleashed the power of death that was his to command, turning the Reaper into living decay who spread death and disintegration to his fellow Reapers on contact, casually blasting a bird-like Reaper who saw this happen when it attacked. This turned the tide of battle rapidly, and the Decepticons won the day. Galvatron then returned to the Dead Universe to await new orders. However, Nemesis Prime remarked to [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] that he suspected that Galvatron had his own plans... {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

After [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] secured the [[Nega-Core]] and activated its guardian, Galvatron initiated the [[Expansion]] with Nemesis Prime and the rest of the [[Dead Universe]] crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} Galvatron was paired with Cyclonus to patrol the Benzuli Expanse, charged with destroying anything that might interrupt the Expansion. He let his partner have dibs on destroying [[Cloudburst]] and his crew on the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]''. {{storylink| Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

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Heading to [[Garrus-9]], Galvatron watched the battle of the Primes, waiting for Nemesis to become completely focused on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], before taking his chance and shooting the corrupt [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in the back. When Nemesis fell, the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]] jumped to Optimus. As the Autobot leader tried to resist, Galvatron gave him a choice: kill himself in the nearby [[solar pool]] or allow the Darkness to pass on to its ''rightful'' owner. Prime reached out for Galvatron, but as the Darkness crossed between them, Optimus grabbed Galvatron's hand, and hurled him into the solar pool, destroying both the Darkness and its would-be host.

===Building an army===
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Or not. Some time later, as the Autobots were recuperating from a series of upheavals, Galvatron's hand burst from the solar pool. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} The Darkness had consumed him whole! However, both it and he were changed, and with it redubbed the "Heart of Darkness", Galvatron decided that all that exploration had taught him that change was the one constant in the universe... and now, he and his men were going to ''force'' change!

He arrived on [[Gorlam Prime]], where Cyclonus and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] were the last surviving members of the Dead Universe crew, and began babbling his intentions at them while throwing Scourge into a smelting pool... causing it to resurrect him, and create [[Sweep (G1)|a clone army]]! He then used the Darkness to bring Cyclonus back to life, telling him his spirit had always refused to die anyway, and led his army off to fulfil his mission! (The army thinks he might be a bit loopy.) {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Rebirth}}

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On Gorlam Prime, they discovered that the entire population of the planet had vanished and set out to solve this mystery. Returning to the site of the portal to the Dead Universe, they found numerous dead "[[Micromaster]]s", presumably the ones killed by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]]. The whole time Galvatron displayed mood swings, sudden irrational anger, and incredible strength, all of which disturbed Cyclonus, who worried what would happen if Galvatron turned against them. Discovering the ruined body of Jhiaxus, Galvatron restored him to his old self using the power of the Heart of Darkness, and the group discovered a clear silver sphere that acted as a portal into the Dead Universe. As Galvatron was about to use the portal to enter the Dead Universe, however, they were suddenly ambushed by Arcee and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}}

Damaged beyond his ability to quickly self-repair by their attack, Galvatron was forced to watch as his "Seekers" were overwhelmed by the hostile pair of 'Bots, until he managed to drag himself to the portal. Reaching into it, he felt the power of the Dead Universe recharge and repair him, upon which he easily dispatched Hardhead and forced Arcee to flee, coldly noting that he was the only future that mattered.

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While Cyclonus and Scourge were sent to capture or kill the fleeing Arcee, Jhiaxus prepared to torture Hardhead for information, but Galvatron stopped him, demonstrating how he could simply reach into the Autobot's mind and display his memories for his underling to see. Once he had learned how the entire population of Gorlam Prime had marched, seemingly hypnotized, into the Dead Universe, he used the Darkness to brainwash Hardhead into serving him, seeing him as a useful servant, before deciding to journey into the Dead Universe himself. Once there, he was confronted by a monstrous being called the [[D-Void]] who fed on the life-[[spark]] of robotic life. Narrowly escaping and returning to Gorlam Prime, he informed the others that they would need to gather an army to fight what was coming. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

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Ignoring Cyclonus's misgivings about the D-Void's existence, Galvatron travelled widely from his base on Gorlam Prime using the [[space bridge|spacebridge]] network Jhiaxus reconstructed, resurrecting numerous fallen Autobots and Decepticons through the power of the Heart of Darkness and recruiting other robotic life forms who would be susceptible to attack from the D-Void. When his army was a million strong, he sensed an incursion by the D-Void and journeyed to the remote planet [[Dykayra‎]]. There they found numerous dead Autobots and Decepticons that Galvatron claimed he could not resurrect, something Cyclonus was sceptical of. They also discovered evidence that an ancient race that had once occupied Gorlam Prime had also occupied Dykayra‎, and Galvatron speculated that somehow they were connected to the D-Void and perhaps manipulating events unnoticed.

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Discovering a second portal into the Dead Universe, Galvatron was shocked as the ruined body of Nemesis Prime stepped from it, returned to life by the D-Void and anxious for revenge on Galvatron. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}}

Initially, Galvatron had the upper hand as the two old allies battled. However, the D-Void appeared to take control of Nemesis Prime, nearly killing Galvatron before Galvatron's army launched a full attack. forcing the D-Void back into the sphere and seemingly killing him. Declaring that the threat was not over, Galvatron decided that to be ready for the D-Void, they would need to conquer Cybertron. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

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Galvatron and crew discovered a frozen mass of organic and metal in space and brought the strange blob aboard their ship to investigate. The blob thawed, revealing a swarm of [[zombie]]s and robots from another universe. The zombie leader, [[Britt]], used the power of suggestion to make the crew think she was actually one of their own named Bayonet, while she sabotaged the engines to bring the ship crashing to [[Earth]]. {{Storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}} There, Galvatron tried to enlist the help of Optimus Prime and his Autobots, but they rebuffed him until he was subdued by [[Skywatch]] devices. Galvatron finally convinced Prime they should be fighting this menace on the same side, while [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] broke Britt's cover. {{Storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} Kup was compromised though, and to stop Britt and the zombie horde from ravaging Cybertron of the past, Galvatron gave the coordinates to Prowl, who used Kup, to send the whole shebang to the very beginning of the Dead Universe. The Earth and Cybertron saved for now, Galvatron again offered his leadership to the Autobots, who of course refused, and Galvatron and crew swore they would be enemies when they next met. {{Storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

When [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], believing Cybertron to still be, well, ''habitable'', brought [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and their new alien friend [[Garnak]] to Cybertron, they discovered not only [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], and their new pet [[Insecticon swarm|Insecticon]] [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], but also Galvatron and an army of Sweeps, who had conquered the entire planet. Fleeing back to Earth, the group warned Optimus Prime of what had happened, fearing that Galvatron was a threat to them all. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

===Confronting the D-Void===
This proved to be true as, shortly after conquering Cybertron he sent Cyclonus to attack the [[Kimia Facility]] with a group of Sweeps. Though the Autobots there tried to fight back, Cyclonus and the Sweeps slaughtered them all. Informing Galvatron that the weapons facility was now theirs, Galvatron congratulated Cyclonus on his good work and commanded him to return to Cybertron with it, where he was waiting along with his army of Sweeps.

When Optimus and his fellow Autobots arrived on Cybertron, Galvatron had his entire army fire into the air to send a message in binary telling the Autobots to meet with him; this doubled as a display of power, showing the sheer size of his army. Optimus took Ironhide, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], Sunstreaker, Bob, and Rodimus to the surface to meet with Galvatron. There, the ancient Cybertronian gave them a simple ultimatum: the Autobots could either join his forces or be destroyed. Optimus, not impressed by Galvatron's threats or his refusal to reveal his long term plans for Cybertron, said that the Autobots would not be his slaves, but if his intentions were peaceful they wouldn't harm him. Galvatron replied by trying to kill them all, claiming that anyone who wasn't with him was against him and that if the Autobots wouldn't serve him they would die. They managed to fight back against his army of Sweeps, but Cyclonus arrived to pull Galvatron away from the fight.

Cyclonus then revealed to Galvatron that Kimia was now above Cybertron and Galvatron. Galvatron, pleased, ordered Scourge and his sweeps to begin its [[transformation]]. It turned out that Kimia was not just a weapons facility but could ''transform into'' a [[weapon]]. Galvatron ordered Scourge to fire the giant [[laser]] at Cybertron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

However, his target was not the Autobots, but Cybertron itself, and he gave the order for Kimia to focus its beam on the planet, doing horrific damage that threatened to destroy it. As a Sweep reported to Galvatron of an attack on Kimia conducted by flight-capable Autobots, they were interrupted when Wheelie shot the Sweep in the head with his sniper rifle. Enraged, Galvatron ordered his Sweeps to kill the Autobots.

After the two surviving [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] managed to destroy Kimia from within, Galvatron was even more furious, grabbing Jhiaxus and commanding him to follow to the spot which the beam had struck, hoping that the damage it had already done was enough. He was unaware that Optimus and Ironhide had spotted him leaving and followed him, Optimus sensing something within Galvatron that he believed the Matrix would be needed to stop. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

Both Galvatron and Jhiaxus were chased by Optimus, Ironhide, Rodimus, and Drift deeper down into the interior of Cybertron through an opening blasted into the surface of the planet. Optimus Prime commanded Galvatron to stop, but then a mad force coming from Galvatron suddenly halted all of the Decepticons on Cybertron. The Decepticons then clustered together as one to form [[Deceptigod|a towering avatar for the D-Void]]. The rampaging abomination distracted and attacked the Autobots, so Galvatron was able to flee with Jhiaxus again. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

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Optimus Prime went after Galvatron once again, attempting to prevent Galvatron from unleashing the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], therefore releasing the D-Void. However, Galvatron believed the opposite, that the power from the Heart of Darkness would save the universe from the D-Void. [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who had been holding off the D-Void's giant puppet, eventually blasted the creation into pieces. Galvatron, deep under the surface of the planet, felt pain from this without knowing why. However, it was too late by the time Optimus Prime and his group caught up with Galvatron—he had already unleashed the Heart of Darkness into [[Vector Sigma]]. Galvatron declared his supposed victory as Cybertron crumbled apart and the D-Void entered into the universe, but got hit by Arcee and Hardhead's landing craft. Galvatron then got up and shot Optimus Prime in the back while Optimus deliberated with Rodimus over whether to use the Matrix in order to save the universe. Galvatron declared himself the leader of the Cybertronians, but was then swatted by Cyclonus, furious that Cybertron had been destroyed. Galvatron pushed aside Cyclonus, but then realized how wrong he had been as he began to atomize, before Optimus Prime used the Matrix to revivify Vector Sigma, denying the D-Void its dead world for a portal and so saving the universe from destruction. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

===The return===
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Galvatron was believed dead by the Autobots following his apparent disintegration, {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} when in fact he had merely returned to the Dead Universe and reunited with Nemesis Prime, now freed from the D-Void's influence and calling himself Nova Prime again. Being long-time comrades, the two had no problem putting aside their little conflicts while under the spell of Heart of Darkness, and rejoined forces to focus on leaving the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

Their way back was to be provided by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], Jhiaxus's understudy, {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} but his Titan's [[space bridge]] was lost, causing Nova Prime to lash out at Galvatron in rage. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Shockwave was soon able to provide a backup bridge in the form of Megatron, whom Galvatron and Nova Prime used a portal to journey back to the living universe. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron joined forces to put a stop to Shockwave's plan, beating Nova Prime back through the portal, but Galvatron was able to emerge and rip Megatron in half at the waist. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} He advocated pursuing the escaping Autobots and Decepticons only for Shockwave to overrule him. The Autobot Bumblebee came to him later to rescue the bisected Megatron. Galvatron easily bested the smaller Autobot, while mocking him that his short four million year war had made him soft. As he gloated about his longer war and superior skills, Megatron shot him unconscious. When he stirred, the two were gone. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

When Optimus Prime killed Nova Prime, Galvatron felt his death through his own link to the Dead Universe, which Shockwave took great interest in. When the [[Necrotitan]] fell, Galvatron sulked that Cybertron would not get its new golden age. Shockwave then revealed that the master plan was never about Primes or Golden Ages, but to fuel Cybertron forever and that Galvatron himself would serve as conduit to absorb the energies of the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Galvatron was restrained by Monstructor while Jhiaxus used Galvatron's link to the Dead Universe in concert with the Time Drive to remove all its energy from the moment of its birth (causing it to always have been ''dead''). Galvatron demanded to know what Shockwave was planning and the scientist revealed that he was using the Ores from his Regenesis program to fulfill the Dark Cybertron prophecy and Galvatron was the link making it possible. When the Ores fused into Shockwave, he revealed to Galvatron he was creating an ultimate singularity that would bend all the resources of time and space to feed Cybertron for eternity. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

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Galvatron barely managed to limp away from Shockwave, only to meet Bumblebee and a repaired Megatron. Knowing he had made Shockwave's plan possible, he submitted himself to the Decepticon leader's wrath and was only spared when Bumblebee convinced Megatron he was better than Galvatron. When Shockwave killed Bumblebee, Galvatron made his escape. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] later rescued Galvatron and Dreadwing from [[Crystal City]] as it collapsed into a singularity. When the Decepticons expressed shock that Megatron had changed sides, Galvatron agreed with them and suggested a new approach. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} This new approach was making Galvatron the new Decepticon leader.

Watching [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] transform to city mode, as shelter for the Autobots and civilian Cybertronians, Galvatron asked [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] where the Decepticons came from. Soundwave replied that they were a movement of working class Cybertronians that had risen up against their oppressors. Reminded of his talk with Alpha Trion from the first war and seeking a new purpose in life, Galvatron suggested the Decepticons form their own community and he offered to aid them. Soundwave suggested abandoning Cybertron for Earth. Galvatron assumed this meant he wanted to conquer the planet, but Soundwave clarified that they would be following the true Decepticon path: Peace. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

===Command of the Decepticons===
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Reformatted into a mobile battle cannon, Galvatron led his new troops to [[Earth]], where they met up with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|General Witwicky]] and [[Marissa Faireborn|Director Faireborn]] and established an alliance with the [[Earth Defense Command]] through the information that Megatron had joined the Autobots and the help of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Galvatron did not enjoy the alliance, but relented to Soundwave's reasoning, as he did not live through the eras of [[Nominus Prime|Nominus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} In exchange for aid against the Autobots, the humans agreed to build the Decepticons [[Sanctuary Station|a massive satellite]] orbiting [[Jupiter]] where they could reside. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

When the Autobots eventually showed up, Galvatron led his troops to ambush Optimus Prime at Thundercracker's home before the EDC showed up and placed the Autobots under arrest. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World| Hello Cruel World}} The battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons ended up in the town of [[Poverty Flat]], where Galvatron refused to disguise himself from the populace. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Into the battle, a "[[Mind Bomb]]" knocked out all the Decepticons, who were summarily beamed up to their ship. Galvatron's fury at this turn of events was abated when Soundwave informed him that through [[Scavenger (G1)|their spy]], they had found the location of Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

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Tracing the Mind Bomb to an EDC facility, Galvatron and Soundwave beamed down to the building, confronting General Witwicky and [[Sanjay Bharwaney]]. After making a threat to kill the entire populations of [[New Mexico]] and [[Mexico|Old Mexico]] if the Mind Bomb were used on him again, Galvatron watched as the Autobots began their rescue attempt for Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Galvatron was given a demonstration on how the Mind Bomb could be used to fight off Cybertronian intruders as the weapon was used on Prowl. The weapon turned out to be a double-edged sword, however, as Prowl was able to use it to hack into the EDC's systems and fire the same missiles that had been previously used to attack the ''[[Ark-7]]'' on the Decepticon ship above the EDC base. In the aftermath of this attack, Galvatron confronted General Witwicky alone and admitted that, while he was impressed with the Mind Bomb, he could not forgive its use on himself and killed the general. Seizing the opportunity to slander the Autobots, Soundwave claimed to Faireborn that Prowl had killed Witwicky. {{Storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

While Soundwave busied himself with the construction of their Jupiter commune, Galvatron took advantage of his absence and rallied the Decepticons hunt for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]]. Galvatron suspected Spike, as former head of [[Skywatch]] and current fugitive, may have had information about the [[Enigma of Combination]] and could be seen as suitable disposable to their human allies. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} In [[Tokyo]], Galvatron's Decepticons interfered with Prowl and the Constructicons' attempt to capture Spike for themselves. Arcee was also on-scene to corral Prowl, leading Prowl to orchestrate a stand-off with the Decepticons on one side, the Constructicons on the other, and Arcee caught in the middle as he absconded with Spike. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}}

[[File:OFFonOFF-GalvatronArcee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Mike broke the Hubble! Mike broke the Hubble!"]]

Galvatron and Arcee had a brief orbital battle that brought them crashing down to [[Australia]]. Galvatron commented on how delightful Arcee was as a warrior, and retroactively commended Jhiaxus for his work. Typically a poor decision in Arcee's presence, but Galvatron won her over by voicing his "concern" over Prowl's mental state, his alleged killing of General Witwicky, and tying it all back to the influence of Combination. He convinced Arcee that destroying the Enigma, especially before Prowl could get it, was more important than their current fight. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} At [[G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock's]] Wanmu facility, Galvatron, Arcee, and the Decepticons ostensibly arrived to "protect" their human allies from the attack of Devastator. During the fight, however, one of [[Scoop (G1)|Starscream's acolytes]] managed to make off with the Engima, leaving Galvatron's forces empty-handed. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

Galvatron and Arcee continued to have private meetings on Earth, although both were upfront about the total lack of trust between them, despite occasionally mutual goals. He put his plan into action by giving her an Onyx tablet and 'encouraged' her to look at it on the ''Ark-7'' {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

[[File:Aphelion-wearedecepticons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I'll build a wall, and [[Eukaris]] will pay for it."]]

When the Autobots entered the atmosphere to track the Onyx code to its source, Galvatron decided against moving against them as he knew the humans had something planned. When the ''[[Ark-7]]'' was crippled, Galvatron refuted any part in the act but decided to move to take the [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] aboard the craft. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Before departing he made a broadcast to Cybertron, inviting all remaining Decepticons to join him in taking the galaxy. When analyzing the inverted deflector shield that the ''Ark-7'' was trapped in, Galvatron compared it to a "black egg" he had seen in his youth (shocking Astrotrain that Galvatron had once been young). {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} He then contacted Soundwave on the Jupiter commune to make ready to seize the ''Ark-7''.{{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} With Skywarp, he teleported into the [[Earth Defense Command|Earth Defense Command's]] base to seize G.B. Blackrock, whom Galvatron had long since deduced was a sleeper agent of [[Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}}

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With all the pieces in place, Galvatron made ready for his conquest of Earth only for Soundwave to demand an explanation for why the Decepticons on ''Ark-7'' were aiming to conquer the planet. Galvatron explained it was always his intent before Skywarp teleported the two to [[Shanghai]] where the ''Ark-7'' crashed. Before Galvatron could do anything however, Optimus Prime arrived via Space Bridge claiming Earth as his own and under his protection. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} Galvatron responded [[Fusion cannon|as expected]]. When the Mind Bomb was to be detonated, Galvatron forced Blackrock to give [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] the Mind Bomb's code to shield the Decepticons. Mindwipe only managed to shield a handful of Decepticons as opposed to Wheeljack shielding all the Autobots. Galvatron opted for a retreat, having Skywarp teleport the operational Decepticons away. He was pleased when Optimus began acting like a true Prime by conquering Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

Using the Onyx code, Galvatron was able to spy on everything occurring on Earth and watched as the [[President of the United States]] removed Marissa Faireborn in favour of Spike Witwicky. He found it amusing that humanity thought itself capable of defending itself against Cybertronians. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} Meeting up with Arcee at the Copahua volcano, he put forth the notion that Optimus' new attitude had come from being part of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] with Prowl, influencing the Prime to take more drastic actions. He and Arcee both agreed that one of them would one day kill the other. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

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Using the Onyx code to spy on Optimus and Soundwave, Galvatron tipped off the E.D.C. to their location. When the ''Nemesis'' came under attack, Galvatron unleashed the [[Seeker clone|Seeker clone combiners]]. When Superion and Victorion entered the fray, Galvatron revealed that Blackrock had unintentionally turned the Earth itself into a giant Enigma. He used it to disassemble Victorion and create [[Sky Reign]] and [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Before he could destroy Superion, the Aerialbot combiner managed to shatter the Earth Enigma at the cost of him never being able to combine again, destroying the ''Nemesis'' in the process. With his warship now truly worthless, Galvatron saw fit to retreat aboard Astrotrain. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

[[File:NoFairFights-galvatrondies.jpg|thumb|left|300px|SYNERGY! <ref> https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/540ch7/we_are_john_barber_cullen_bunn_fico_ossio_chris/?st=iyk6p5f9&sh=ffd937c0 John Barber Reddit AMA </ref>]]

He set sail towards the Sanctuary Station to seize control of it. When they reached Jupiter, the two Decepticons were attacked by [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and Arcee where Galvatron used his cannon to disable the former before he managed to strike Astrotain's engines, causing him to fall into Jupiter's gravity well. Badly damaged, Astrotrain requested Galvatron take him the rest of the way to Sanctuary Station for medical treatment. Galvatron instead used Astrotrain's body as a battering ram before Arcee sliced the latter in half, killing him. Galvatron quickly engaged her in battle before Optimus and Soundwave arrived to back her up. The ancient warrior engaged them all, while discussing philosophies, holding his own until Soundwave shot him in the back. Arcee used this distraction to destroy his fusion cannon, the resulting explosion destroying most of his right side. Defeated, Galvatron mocked the Decepticon ideals before warning that far worse things in the galaxy and Onyx Prime was coming to Earth. For that reason, Galvatron agreed to ally with them. Optimus however, was not interested in alliances and told Galvatron what he honestly thought of him. Terrified, Galvatron surrendered only for Optimus to blast him point blank killing him. While Galvatron's body fell into Jupiter, the Prime removed the Decepticon's head and presented it to the [[President of the United States|President]] as proof that the threat had passed. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Galvatron's alliance with, and subsequent betrayal of, the EDC were remembered by [[Scarlett]] and [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] as they discussed the threat the Cybertronians posed to the planet Earth. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} His predictions regarding the Primes came true when [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] showed up, turned Blackrock into [[Sovereign]] and revealed that both of them were [[Titan Master]]s and servants of [[Onyx Prime]]. Both Optimus and Soundwave paused to remember Galvatron's words and wondered if they'd been wrong to kill him. When Sentinel expressed a low opinion of Galvatron due to his killing of [[Nexus Prime]], Optimus sardonically noted that Sentinel was someone Galvatron would have loved to kill. {{storylink|White Heat}}

A few months after Sentinel Prime, [[Pyra Magna]] brought up Galvatron's execution to highlight her growing displeasure at Optimus' decisive and unilateral actions. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} After [[Oiler]] perished, and the Autobots had an advantage over the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], [[Slide]] told the colonist soldiers to end [[Rum-Maj]] like Optimus had Galvatron. [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] asked Rumble and Frenzy who Galvatron was and what Optimus did to him being informed that Galvatron had been shot through the Spark and had his head ripped off. Nothing serious for a Junkion. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} Despite everything they'd been through, Arcee still considered Galvatron her brother and when inside a simulation meant to humanely end Sideswipe's life, she mournfully confessed to having stood by as Optimus and Soundwave killed him though tactfully leaving out any names. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} When [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] recounted the origins of [[Thirteen]], he revealed that Arcee and Galvatron were twin brothers. Starscream had a hard time believing this. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

==Notes==
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*[[Simon Furman]] was very clear from the start that IDW Galvatron was not Megatron in any way, shape or form, time-traveller or otherwise.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/06/27/futures-past/ FUTURE’S PAST | simon furman]: Originally, Galvatron (as all fans of the original animated movie know) was the future version of Megatron, recreated by Unicron from the shattered remains of the former Decepticon leader. However, this Galvatron is NOT IDW Megatron in a new body. In fact, he pre-dates IDW Megatron... by some way.</ref> He did, however, spend some time teasing an Ultra Magnus/Galvatron fight in homage to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comic]], but had abandoned it by the time he wrote ''Revelation''.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/its-qa-time-again/ IT’S Q&A TIME AGAIN! | simon furman] ''
''20. You previously mentioned that we’d see Ultra Magnus vs Galvatron. Is this still going to happen?
SF) This was where my plans for Revelation/Expansion really did change, and not just because of the shift in format. Originally, I really wanted to have an Ultra Magnus/Galvatron smackdown in the tradition of the one from Target: 2006, but once I’d arranged all the players in Revelation I realised it just wasn’t going to work.</ref>
*Galvatron's tank-based alternate mode depicted in ''Heart of Darkness'' conflicts with his depiction in his previous cannon-based alt-mode in the concurrently-set ''Infestation''.
*On assuming leadership of the Decepticons, Galvatron was redesigned and given a mobile battle-tank alt-mode {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}.<ref>https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/466294118331990017/photo/1</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Dead Universe]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]

First Strike issue 1

2017-08-10T12:10:05Z

Dahveeeeeeeed: /* IDW continuity notes */

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'''On the day of Earth's induction into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds, Baron Ironblood strikes!'''

==Synopsis==
The day has finally arrived: after months of discord following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s annexation of the planet, [[Earth]] is about to be inducted into the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[Council of Worlds]], with [[Marissa Faireborn]] as its representative. With breathable atmosphered pumped into [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and kept in place by a forcefield courtesy of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Marissa and the other human dignitaries all travel to Cybertron for the ceremony, with [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]]'s G.I. Joe team as bodyguards, while the whole shebang is covered live by Joe newscaster [[Hashtag]] and [[Iacon Communication Service]] reporter [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]], the broadcast beamed via [[space bridge]] signal back to television audiences on Earth. Those audiences include [[Scarlett]]'s Earthbound Joe team, who keep themselves entertained by cracking jokes about the formal wear their teammates on Cybertron have been forced to wear, with [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] even joining in to highlight the superiority of [[Caminus|Camien]] fashion over Cybertronian. Scarlett herself doesn't share in her team's levity; though she believes in Optimus Prime's good intentions, she cannot help by worry that humanity is perpetually out of its weight class in the conflicts which contact with Cybertron seems to result in.

As ruler of Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] takes the podium to begin the ceremony, but before he can get three words out, a huge explosion suddenly rocks the area. Hashtag and camera-bot [[Longtooth]] move in for a closer look, while the Joes and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s security forces begin evacuating the area. [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] spots a robot standing in the middle of the chaos who is not moving, but when she attempts to get them to safety, the mechanoid reveals itself to be a Trojan horse as it opens up to release a small army of the biomechanical ninja known as the [[Red Shadows]]! One by one, other robots in the crowd do the same, unleashing more ninja, [[Iron Grenadier]] robot troopers, the [[Dreadnok]]s, and the mastermind of the whole evil operation, [[Baron Ironblood]]! As Ironblood's forces target non-combatants and sow panic in the crowd, Ironhide, realizing most of these invaders are not fully human, authorizes lethal force, while Starscream orders the space bridge shut down to contain the situation.

With the deactivation of the bridge, Hashtag's broadcast cuts out, and Scarlett's Joes scramble for a plan of action. During the team's recent encounter with Baron Ironblood, they discovered that, underneath his helmet, he is actually their founder [[Joe Colton]]—which would be bad enough news on its own, if facial recognition scans of the video of the attack did not also identify prominent [[Cobra]] members [[Destro]] and [[Storm Shadow#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Storm Shadow]] among his retinue. Scarlett observes that the villains' troop movements on Cybertron are disorganized, unlike anything the Colton she knew would put together, giving her some hope that all is not as it appears.

Cross-referencing Ironblood's activities with Colton's files leads the Joes to a bunker in the Swiss [[Alps]]. [[Doc (Carla Greer)|Doc]] is able to easily hack its electronic lock and grant the team access, and the absence of any obvious guards makes it look like the mission will be a smooth one... right up until their way is barred by oscillating laser beams. Worse yet, as [[Quick Kick]] vaults his way through the beams to deactivate them from the other side, a platoon of Iron Grenadiers comes running up on the Joes, seemingly leaving no room for doubt over which side Colton is really on. Once Quick Kick has turned off the beams, a running gunfight ensues through the base's corridors, until the Joes hit a door sealed by a passcode Doc cannot crack. Fortunately, Scarlett figures it out in a flash: 96563, or YOJOE. Shutting the door behind them to keep the Grenadiers off their tail, the Joes venture deeper into the base, where they discover Colton's nerve center—a replica of his old office, right down to the rustic computer. Knowing that Colton would never store important information digitally, Scarlett locates a floor safe, which turns out to be keyed to open at her fingerprints. Inside, she finds a letter addressed to her, in which Colton expresses his regret over the inevitable fact that she will try to stop him from what he is doing, but vows that Cybertron will be destroyed in order to protect Earth.

Meanwhile, on Cybertron, with the Transformers occupied battling the Red Shadows and Grenadiers, Ironblood orders Destro and Storm Shadow to roll into action, as the next phase of the villains' plan begins!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters

|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] (6)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (12)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (13)
*[[Pyra Magna]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (4)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (8)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (9)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (10)
*''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'' (24)
*''[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]'' (35)

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*[[Hashtag]] (3)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (15)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (17)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (18)
*[[Scarlett]] (19)
*[[Quick Kick]] (20)
*[[Doc (Carla Greer)|Doc]] (21)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (22)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] (23)
*[[Zilong Qian|Talon]] (26)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (32)

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*[[Red Shadows]] (27)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (28)
*[[Baron Ironblood]]/[[Joe Colton]] (29)
*[[Dreadnok|Ripper]] (30)
*[[Iron Grenadier]]s (31)
*[[Destro]] (33)
*[[Storm Shadow#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Storm Shadow]] (34)

|h5=Other humans|c5=
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (2)

|h6=Other Cybertronians|c6=
*[[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] (5)
*[[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]]? (7)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] (16)
*[[Longtooth]] (25)
}}

==Quotes==
"Marissa, following human custom, can I first ask, 'who are you wearing?'" 
"Thank you, Circuit. I'm actually wearing a Barber original." 
"And how exactly did you kill them before you put them on?"
:—'''Circuit''' misunderstands '''Marissa Faireborn'''

"Look at those cuffs. It's like [Flint's] going to space-prom... in the '70s! Now check out Starscream. He may be an autocratic maniac, but that new design is sleek with a capital S." 
"If anyone is "winning" this event, it's Pyra Magna. Everyone knows Camiens are by far the most fashionable 'bots around."
:—'''Roadblock''' and '''Skywarp''' talk fashion

"This peace of theirs is a breath. And when the Cybertronians' war starts again, they will be the end of us, even if they don't intend it. After all, how many ants have you stepped on today without noticing it?"
:—'''Joe Colton''' lays out his motives to '''Scarlett'''.

==Notes==
In addition to this 20-page main story, ''First Strike'' #1 also includes the four-page [[The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club|first chapter]] of an ongoing back-up strip, "[[The Origins of Evil]]," detailing how Ironblood assembled his evil allies.

===IDW continuity notes===
*This issue opens with a flashback to [[Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|''The Transformers'' #49]], including dialogue cribbed from Optimus Prime's annexation speech.
*Aruna Singh is the G.I. Joe "Hashtag," an IDW-original character who previously appeared from 2013-2014 in {{i|G.I. Joe vol. 3|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3}}. She self-identifies as a Joe in this story, but it seems like she might have retired from the military; when last seen in 2014's {{i|Siren's Song: Conclusion|''G.I. Joe'' vol 3. 15}}, she was definitely feeling emotionally troubled by the Joes' work. It appears she's been working on her journalistic career instead, using her codename as the name of her news show.
*The fact that the president had chosen Marissa Faireborn as Earth's representative to Cybertron was alluded to in [[The Life of Sideswipe|''Optimus Prime'' #9]], but hadn't been outright stated before now; it kinda feels like maybe that was supposed to happen before this issue got released (in ''Optimus Prime'' #10, presumably), especially since the original preview for this issue in [[First Strike issue 0|''First Strike'' #0]] actually cut off the first page, so as to not reveal Marissa's new job.
*The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] are seen serving as Starscream's personal guards following the events of [[If I Know You|''Till All Are One'' #11]]. Windblade is also up and about again following injuries sustained in [[Rubicon|''Till All Are One'' #8]], which she recovered from in [[Till All Are One issue 12|issue #12]], published on the same day as ''First Strike'' #1.
*Surprised to see Skywarp among the ranks of G.I. Joe? Then you've obviously not been reading [[G.I. Joe vol. 5|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 5]], in which he is a regular character, having joined up with the team after the events of the [[D.T.A.|''G.I. Joe: Revolution'' one-shot]].
*Scarlett remarks that Cybertron has dragged Earth into "two and a half" different wars; we're not sure how she's counting, but presumably that refers to some combination of the metal planet's own civil war, the recent [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] crisis, and Baron Karza's invasion from [[Microspace]] in the ''[[Micronauts: Wrath of Karza|Wrath of Karza]]'' mini-series... with the "half" probably relating to the [[Dire Wraith]]/Karza "team-up" from ''Revolution''...?
*Baron Ironblood and his villainous alliance have been the principal villains of the eight-issue ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' series that has run the gap between ''[[Revolution]]'' and ''First Strike''. Unfortunately, at the time of his issue's publication, ''Revolutionaries'' was running two full months late; issue #8 was ''supposed'' to have been released prior to ''First Strike'' #1 (as indicated by the footnote which explains that it featured Baron Ironblood being unmasked to reveal he was Joe Colton), but in practice, issue #6 had only just been released two weeks before it. So, uh, hope you weren't looking forward to that surprise reveal in issue #8...!
*Flashbacks appearing alongside the narration from Colton's letter show Colton's encounter with [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], thirty-odd years prior, as chronicled in [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb|''Revolutionaries'' #3]].

===Transformers references===
*On Retailer Incentive Cover B, Cybertron is drawn with the "honeycomb" appearance it had in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'' film]].
*A purple insectoid Transformer is shown from behind in the crowd scene on page 2, who looks to be the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' character [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]]. As the only full-color character on the page who ''isn't'' a pre-established IDW cast member, we'll assume she's going to be important later!
*Marissa's dress is a "Barber original," referring to ''Transformers'' comic book writer [[John Barber]], who's been responsible for writing pretty much all of Marissa's IDW stories so far.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The vehicle that Destro and Storm Shadow roll out in on the issue's final page is the Razorback, Destro's personal vehicle from the "Iron Grenadiers" sub-range of figures, released in 1989.

===Errors===
*On page 7, when Optimus says to get Starscream and Marissa to Echo Point, Starscream is flanked by what appears to be two Onslaughts. One of these is a miscoloured Brawl; the same miscolouration is repeated in a panel further down the page.

===Covers (10)===
*'''Cover A:''' Our heroes and villains, by [[Freddie E. Williams II]] and [[Jeremy Colwell]]
*'''Cover B:''' Optimus Prime beset by Red Shadows, Scarlett is shocked, and Storm Shadow leads the Iron Grenadiers, by [[Max Dunbar]] and [[Ander Zarate]]
*'''Cover C:''' Optimus Prime and Scarlett, by [[Alex Ronald]]
*'''Cover D:''' Optimus Prime and Scarlett, by [[Rob Duenas]]
*'''Convention exclusive cover:''' Starscream gives his speech in the moment before a missile impact, by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]; available at IDW's booth at various 2016 conventions

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*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Scarlett finds Baron Ironblood's helmet in a locked chest while Joe Colton sneaks out, by [[Jay Fosgitt]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' G.I. Joe battle bio-mech creatures while Cybertron floats above Colton, by [[Davide Fabbri]] and [[Monica Kubina]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover C:''' The Joes, Optimus Prime, and Baron Ironblood, by [[Leonardo Manco]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover D:''' Scarlett versus Baron Ironblood, by [[Whilce Portacio]] and [[Thomas Deer]]; first in a series of connecting covers
*'''Retailer exclusive cover:''' Soundwave and Destro, by [[Livio Ramondelli]]; available exclusively from an oddly unspecified retailer

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[[Category: First Strike issues]]

Slugslinger (G1)

2017-07-11T19:02:26Z

Dahveeeeeeeed: /* Toys */ Added description for LG Slugslinger

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:''Slugslinger is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Slugslingerg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His name is fun to say.]]
If you ask '''Slugslinger''' to describe himself, he'll tell you all about how he'll never turn down a chance to duel anyone, because he knows he'll always win. That is, assuming his [[Nebulan]] partner, [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]], still has some ammo left for Slugslinger to use to gun down his opponent from a distance. Take that away, and suddenly he's not such a tough guy after all.

Funny, that.

Sometimes he combines with other Transformers to form [[Sky Reign]].

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Kenichi Sakaguchi]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:TheRebirth1 TriggerhappySlugslinger.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother? I slaggin' hurt people.]]
Slugslinger was under the command of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] when they attacked [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] as part of a division while the Decepticon Clones stole the Key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. After Scourge successfully activated the chamber on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (and inadvertently sent a shuttle full of Autobots and the key halfway across the galaxy), Slugslinger attempted to restrain [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s anger towards the prone Scourge. When he arrived on the distant world of [[Nebulos]], Slugslinger defiantly shouted about leaping into battle... though the actual "leaping" was delayed because [[Triggerhappy]] kept standing in front of him. Yeah, that's it. However, he did extol Trigger's battle cries. Lucky Autobots. He'll get them next time. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

Despite the Decepticons managing to capture several Autobots, when their friends arrived with their new-fangled [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster technology]], the Decepticons had their asses handed to them. Slugslinger got a lucky break, being a jet, when the Decepticons met up with the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]: Cyclonus didn't offer their new partners his head. Instead, he was partnered with [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]], a Hive member who claimed to have never missed a shot in his life, which Slugslinger pointed out was because he had never taken a shot before. Not that he was scared, mind you. He's just an honest sort. Yeah, that's it. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

Slugslinger and the other Targetmasters returned to Cybertron just in the nick of time to save Galvatron from the remainder of the Autobot forces. They may have done better to stand aside, for when Galvatron learned about the Hive, he was on the verge of scrapping them right there. But Slugslinger wasn't worried. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}

Slugslinger was a Decepticon aerial warrior partnered with [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Triggerhappy]]. Their campaigns typically took place far away from recognizable worlds such as Cybertron, Earth and [[Chaar]], battling against [[Pointblank]] and other Autobots on deep space missions. In 2011, Slugslinger and his men allied themselves with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] just before his siege of the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] began. When a group of six refugees fled the planet seeking aid, Slugslinger, Misfire and Triggerhappy joined [[Sixshot]] in pursuing them. They crossed paths with the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] and their old foes Pointblank, [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] out in space. As the fighting raged outside, the refugees befriended [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and volunteered to dispose of the [[plasma energy]] bombs aboard the battleship. As the refugees flew out in their starship to take the bombs to a safe distance, Slugslinger led his men to intercept them, but they were blocked by Pointblank's forces. The bombs exploded early, washing over all the Transformers present. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Sixshot retrieved Slugslinger and his partners after the explosion, bringing them back to Master. The plasma energy had somehow [[Binary bonding|binary-bonded]] each of the Decepticons to one of the refugees. A permanent link now existed between Slugslinger and [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]], who could transformed into a powerful weapon for his new Decepticon master. Slugslinger and his Targetmaster partners rejoined the battle for Master at Scorponok's side. Their Targetmasters weapons were the equal of Pointblank and his men, who had also become Targetmasters in the plasma explosion. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} As the Decepticon Targetmasters mingled with the Headmasters, Slugslinger demonstrated that he (much like his Autobot counterpart Pointblank) is a humongous tool. His braggadocio quickly got on the nerves of [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], leader of the Headmaster regiment. During a fight for data on the [[Master Sword]], Slugslinger callously knocked the Headmasters aside as they got in the way of his shot. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

Slugslinger and his partners got into another fight with Pointblank's trio, and believed the Autobots were dead after triggering a flash flood that washed them out of sight. Slugslinger's self-congratulation rankled Weirdwolf even more, especially after his fellow Headmasters started gushing over the Targetmasters' skill. Luckily for Weirdwolf's ego, the Autobot Targetmasters later turned up alive and well. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} With the Zarak Shield fully reforged out of [[G-Metal]], the Decepticons began making preparations to leave Master for Earth. Caliburst alerted Slugslinger that the Autobot Targetmasters had uncovered their location, and Slugslinger flew out with Sixshot and the Targetmasters to confront Pointblank's crew. They also unleashed massive devastation on a Master city when MegaZarak emerged from beneath it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

As Scorponok's ship touched down on [[Pallas]] for repairs, Slugslinger and the Targetmasters defended it against Autobot attack. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} At the North Pole, they were involved in the final battle against the Autobots, fighting their Targetmaster counterparts. After Fortress Maximus was tricked onto the platform of [[crysmagnetal]], Slugslinger and the other Decepticons fled out into space. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''The Headmasters'' manga====
[[File:HM issue 7 Decepticon Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Slugslinger and the Decepticon Targetmasters attempted to disrupt the Autobots' efforts to put out a blazing fire on Earth. The Autobots' split focus left them vulnerable, until the Battleship Maximus extinguished the entire fire in one sweep. [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] and [[Artfire]] then turned their full attention on Slugslinger and his allies, driving them from the scene. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 7|The Headmasters #7}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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Slugslinger participated in a raid on an Autobot city on Cybertron, ending with its incineration. Several prisoners of war were captured by his squad and as they were forcefully marched towards their doom at the [[smelting pool]]s, Slugslinger engaged in some banter with [[Triggerhappy]], openly mocking their prisoners' fate. The procession was interrupted by an Autobot ambush led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]], and Slugslinger was quick to take to the skies to avoid the enemy's fire. The rest of his team was swiftly overwhelmed, and their commander, [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]], ordered a retreat. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

Of all their opponents, the Autobots led by Fortress Maximus were the greatest rivals Slugslinger's group had faced off against, and so they were more than a little perturbed when their favorite sparring partners vanished into the night. A foolish interstellar phone call from [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]], though, led the Decepticons to them on [[Nebulos]]. Learning that several of the Autobots were holed up in [[Koraja]], Slugslinger participated in a full-scale assault on the city. In retaliation, Fortress Maximus and four other Autobots emerged, having underwent a [[binary bonding]] process. Thanks to the newfound power this upgrade afforded them, the Autobots [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] sent the Decepticons into a panicked retreat. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}}

Nonetheless, the Decepticons quickly managed to take Zarak and his people hostage, and began laying waste to the planet. Scorponok managed to replicate the Headmaster procedure and applied it to his own men. He didn't make Slugslinger a Headmaster but, for some reason, when he was choosing warriors who might need a boost of confidence from becoming a super-charged, gun-slinging [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], Scorponok did think of him, and Slugslinger was binary-bonded to the Nebulan Caliburst. Slugslinger tested out his newfound might when the Autobot Headmasters, who had previously been taken captive, broke out of their cell. The battle was brief, as the Autobots soon fled to rejoin the rest of their forces. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}} ''After capturing the Autobot Targetmasters, Slugslinger and the other Decepticons ambushed [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] so that Scorponok could capture one of them to examine the Headmaster process more closely. However, while Scorponok busied himself studying Highbrow, the remaining Autobot Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

[[File:Targetmasters final conflict.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
''Thanks to a bug previously planted in the Autobots' headquarters, the Decepticons learned that their enemies had manufactured a fuel convertor that would allow them travel to [[Earth]]. They put together a plan to steal it. Slugslinger, Misfire, and Triggerhappy approached Fortress Maximus under the pretense that they had a message to deliver: Scorponok wanted to challenge him to a death match, and whoever emerged victorious would be declared triumphant in the greater conflict. Maximus accepted, unaware that the duel was merely a distraction. As it raged, Slugslinger snuck into [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s lab and made off with the fuel convertor. Once this was done, the duel came to a premature end, the Decepticons made their way off-world, and the Autobots were forced to follow.'' {{storylink|The Final Conflict}}

{{note|The events in this UK story differ in significant ways to the [[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]] mini-series.}}

Not long after, the Decepticons left Nebulos behind, chasing the Autobots of the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' towards Earth. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

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Slugslinger remained on call with Scorponok's forces after they arrived on Earth. ''When [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] managed to decapitate Scorponok and escaped with his head, Slugslinger was among several Decepticons who pursued, catching up to him just as he neared the Autobots' spaceship. As they forcefully retrieved their leader's head, the Decepticons witnessed several Autobots materialize from the future, leading to some infighting among the Autobots' ranks. Irritated over being left out of the battle, Scorponok's Decepticons were about to join in, only to be temporarily shunted off to [[Limbo]] when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s troops from the year [[2009]] arrived in [[1989]].'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} He later battled with a group of Autobot fliers after they had been lured to the Decepticons' Arctic base by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}} Slugslinger also stood up to Scorponok with his fellow Decepticons to challenge Starscream's place in the army. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Slugslinger took part in an attack on [[Tau-Ursa]], picking up one of the locals as a threat, while Galvatron obtained a vital component for his [[Nullification Cannon]] from [[Monitorus]]. Afterwards, he and the other Decepticons pretty much destroyed the entire city, just to show the Tau-Ursans who was boss. Their next stop was Cybertron, where Galvatron used his new toy to nullify the planet's [[energon]] supply. With [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] approaching, Galvatron ''threw'' Slugslinger at him, prepared for Slugslinger to die in order to facilitate his own escape. Prime decked Slugslinger, resulting in the Decepticon clinging to the edge of a precipice and pleading to Optimus to save him. Apparently unaware that Slugslinger's alternate mode was a space fighter, Prime stopped to help him, allowing Galvatron to escape. Slugslinger laughed that the Autobots were doomed, and was probably promptly slapped in a detention cell. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Slugslinger was among the Decepticons who traveled to [[Nebulos]], but soon grew dissatisfied and announced they needed a proper plan. This led to the Decepticons trying to tap the cosmic energy beamed to the planet from a pulsar. Unfortunately that resulted in [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] sinking into the ice at the planet's pole after the Autobots melted it. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

When the Decepticons suspected that the Autobots were up to something, Misfire and Slugslinger joined [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] on a reconnaissance flight, successfully locating an oil pipeline the Autobots had built. After sabotaging the pipeline, they made an attempt to ambush [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] who came to fix it, but the two Autobots got away when the Decepticons slipped over on the spilled oil. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Slugslinger was a member of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]] faction by the end of the Dark Ages. He participated in the attack on the peace treaty at [[Tyger Pax]] along with the other Predacons, but was quickly overrun by the combined Autobots, Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s who survived their first bombing run. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:Slugslinger cheers Megatron Origin 2.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3]]
Back before the war, Slugslinger appeared among the crowd in the [[Forge]] watching [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron's]] first pit fight against [[Cy-Kill (G1)|Cy-Kill]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

After the Chaos War, Slugslinger was among the Decepticons living on Cybertron with the Autobots and the [[NAIL]]s. When Megatron returned from the wilderness, the Decepticons began rioting in the streets. {{storylink|City on Fire}} He flew by the Autobot prison just before the Decepticons stormed it and freed Megatron. {{storylink|The Verge}} When Megatron was free to lead the Decepticons in the conquest of Cybertron, Slugslinger participated in a strafing run on the defending Autobots. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} He was fighting [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] in the skies around the time the Decepticons were defeated. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Sometime later, Slugslinger accepted [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]'s offer of a place at [[Sanctuary Station]], the new Decepticon commune orbiting Jupiter. He and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] arrived aboard the ''[[Peace Without Tyranny]]''. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Slugslinger and the Decepticons pulled their guns on [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] when the Autobot arrived upset that his friends were missing, but Soundwave ordered them to lower their weapons. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} He was still on board the station when Soundwave learned Galvatron had ordered a new invasion of Earth without his knowledge. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} Angered by his actions, Soundwave announced to Slugslinger and the others that they were turning on Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} He was present as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] visited Sanctuary Station to forge an alliance with Soundwave against Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

Soundwave's Decepticons traveled to [[Earth]] and joined the Autobots in attacking Galvatron's underwater base, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. During the battle, Slugslinger was forced by Galvatron's mastery of the [[Enigma of Combination]] to combine with some of his allies into [[Sky Reign]], forming the combiner's right leg. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} After they were separated and the battle was won, Slugslinger and the other combatants rested up on rafts {{storylink|White Light}} until [[Earth Defense Command]] started attacking, at which point they retreated on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|White Heat}}

===''United''===
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Yes, I'm there. Look harder.]]
A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Slugslinger and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Slugslinger and the others quickly fell into disarray, unfortunately, when their leader [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] was singled out and defeated. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''TransTech''===
During the conflict between the [[Screaming Eagle]]s and S.K.A.R. in [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Slugslinger was binary-bonded to [[Wreckage (S.K.A.R.)|Wreckage]], a prototype super-soldier who had been augmented with tech from the [[I.R.O.N. Army]]. The Decpticons and their human allies were ultimately defeated by [[Sgt. Savage]]'s [[Screaming Eagles]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

==Commercial appearances==
When the Transformers' war resumed its course on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Slugslinger could be seen fighting alongside his fellow Decepticon [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] against their Autobot counterparts, while [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] grappled in the distance. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}

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

===''Transformers Legends''===
{{Note|Although Slugslinger was not included in a storyline for the Transformers Legends game, he was featured as a playable character.}} {{storylink|Signature Series featuring Guido Guidi|Signature Series}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Slugslinger-g1targmast-twincone.jpg|upright=2.46|thumb|Actual Twinbee from a Twinhive.]]
*'''Slugslinger with Caliburst''' ([[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-90'''
**''Accessories:'' Caliburst Targetmaster gun

:Slugslinger transforms into a Cybertronian twin-cockpit space fighter with possibly the most conservative colour scheme of the Targetmaster Transformers, being predominantly grey. His packed-in Targetmaster partner [[Caliburst (G1)#Toys|Caliburst]] attaches to a [[5mm post|5mm post hole]] on the dorsal hull behind the cockpits.

:As typical with some of the larger 1987 ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toys, Slugslinger has decent articulation with shoulder and elbow joints, as well as hip and knee joints (though the latter is mainly to facilitate his transformation sequence).

:Like the other '87 Targetmasters, his [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release lacks a [[rubsign]], though Slugslinger alone among them has a small but significant change from his [[Hasbro]] release: Takara Slugslingers have gold chrome circles on the robot abdomen rather than the Hasbro silver.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Slugslinger/slugslinger.htm More information on Slugslinger at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Deluxe-Slugslinger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|But does he turn into an [[Sky Reign|arm or a leg?]]]]
*'''Caliburst & Slugslinger''' (Deluxe, 2017)

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===Legends===
[[File:LG_Slugslinger.jpg|upright=1.16|thumb|]]
*'''Targetmaster Slugslinger'''
**''ID number'': '''LG55'''
**''Accessories:'' Headmaster, "Caliburst" Targetmaster

{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Linkage5-PreEarth.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Targetbastards.]]
*Slugslinger is, of course, the inspiration for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''-series [[homage]]-toy [[Slugslinger (Energon)#Energon|Slugslinger]].
*Slugslinger's design was used as a "generic" Decepticon in the mini-manga [[Linkage Part 5]], in a flashback showing [[Redline]] and [[Flat-Out (MD)|Flat-Out]]'s former Decepticon masters. This fits in with the general theme of using Generation 1 [[character model]]s as unnamed extras in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]]. Of course, his actual'' appearance'' fits in with artist [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]'s general theme of using the [[toy]]s as a visual reference rather than the character models used in animation; that is so not Slugslinger's animation design.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slugslinger''' (スラッグスリンガー ''Suraggusuringā'')
*''French:'' '''Lance-Balle''' (Canada)
*''Spanish:'' '''Skull''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Proteus'''

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Tantrum (G1)

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:''Tantrum is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Tantrum boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|STOP MOCKING MEEEE!!!]]
'''Tantrum''' is loads of fun. He's all violence and no patience. Give him a can of [[Kremzeek]][[Trademark|™]] energy drink with the tab pulled off, and he'll quickly devolve through frustration to crazed screaming to smashing the recalcitrant can to a splattered soup of oily drink and metal shavings. Such outbursts are common, and they usually end with a pile of smoking rubble, and Tantrum in the middle, with a happy, smiling face, the calmest and coolest of Decepticons, for a very short while, until next time the fit takes him.

The Decepticon command, [[Megatron (G1)|in their infinite wisdom]], have augmented the [[Electro-sword|sword fighting]], electrostatic-discharging, and fuel-carrying abilities of this walking Internet with a [[catalytic carbine]] rifle. This can be good for a lot of laughs when it converts the metal in a target to enjoyably dangerous isotopes for [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] to snack on and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] to play with.

Tantrum and his fellow [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] can combine to form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. He is sometimes known as '''Headlock'''<ref>This name in ''Kre-O'' is probably the result of an erroneous switch with [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]], but alas, we're stuck with it.</ref> or '''Torox'''.

{{bigquote|If I live to be a billion, I'll never understand why they call destruction "mindless." Destruction's all I think about!|Tantrum|"[[The Gathering Darkness]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Tantrum prey.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Charging here!]]
''As [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s paranoia reached its peak, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] suggested that they enlist the help of the Predacons to flush out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], allowing Megatron to finally defeat him. However, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] called them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and gave the Predacon leader [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] secret orders to turn on Megatron at a crucial moment. The Predacons successfully hunted down Optimus, and when Megatron arrived, as Shockwave ordered, they turned on him.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''Tantrum and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] tackled down Megatron together, allowing [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] to swoop in and snatch away the Decepticon leader's [[fusion cannon]]. With their target disarmed, the Predacons then fled the scene to allow Prime to finish off his adversary. After learning of Shockwave and the Predacons' betrayal, Megatron summoned a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron to escape, but Prime flung them both through the bridge before it had fully materialized.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

[[File:Predacons-GoneButNotForgotten.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Leaping there!]]
''Fortunately for Tantrum and the other Predacons, Megatron lost his memory of this incident when [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] attempted to take over his body. The Predacons were coincidentally sent to Cybertron by Shockwave just as Optimus and Megatron were warped back to Earth, allowing the whole matter to be easily swept under the rug.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}} Contacting Razorclaw on Cybertron, Shockwave hired the Predacons to kill Megatron ''again, this time'' disguised as [[Autobot]]s. Although Tantrum and the others managed to damage the [[Decepticon leader]], he was too strong for them so Razorclaw gave the order to unite into Predaking. Even in this combined form, Megatron humiliated and bested them. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''Later, after [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] complained about being bored on [[Earth]], the Predacons destroyed a human [[O'Connor's Circus|circus]] for kicks, where Divebomb was attacked by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]]. Tantrum and company took it in turns to beat up on Swoop until his Dinobot comrades showed up to rescue him, whereupon Tantrum began battling [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]]. Ultimately the fight ended in a no score draw when Swoop persuaded [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to call off his attack.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}

[[File:Predacons-ColdWar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Predacons fell under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and with Grimlock's Autobots off Earth, they were pressed into service raiding liquid oxygen from a chemical storage facility near [[Huntsville]], [[Alabama]]. In response, the [[human]] organisation [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] apparently executed the captive [[Throttlebot]]s. Ratbat and the Predacons raided Triple-I's [[Oregon]] headquarters to investigate the execution but when it was discovered that the Autobots' [[brain module]]s had been removed, Ratbat sent Tantrum and the other hunters to track their scent. First they tracked the Throttlebots to [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|garage]], but when the mechanic refused to co-operate they tore the building down around him. They caught up with the Throttlebots (their brain modules ensconced inside toy cars) at a shopping mall and attempted to destroy the pint-sized Autobots, with Tantrum tearing through a bookshop in his pursuit. However, this was less than successful and all the Throttlebots escaped. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} Still, Ratbat successfully captured [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and so ordered the Predacons to withdraw. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Tantrum next participated in a daring attack against the Autobots on the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. The Decepticons struck a devastating first blow, but were ultimately driven back when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock, then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to momentarily put aside their differences and rallied the Autobot forces together. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Relocated to the [[Arctic]], Tantrum was among the Decepticons who rushed to defend themselves from an apparently hostile [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]] before it was revealed that the ship also contained Decepticons. When negotiations between Ratbat and [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] turned nasty, Tantrum and the Predacons prevented the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from leaving, triggering an all-out battle between the two Decepticon forces. For his part, Tantrum was torn in half by Scorponok. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

Repaired by the time the Autobots showed up and attacked, Tantrum engaged the enemy briefly before a ceasefire was sounded. [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] had tricked both factions into fighting one another while he pursued the near-unlimited power of the [[Underbase]], and posed the greatest threat to both Autobots and Decepticons alike. Their united forces were unable to prevent Starscream from taking into himself a portion of the Underbase's power however, and several squads were formed to counter Starscream as he attacked human cities. Tantrum found himself forming part of Grimlock and Scorponok's team in [[Tokyo]], but was easily dispatched by the super-powerful [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] when the Predacons and Decepticon Pretenders rushed him. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
Tantrum was probably a member of Shockwave's faction on Earth, like his fellow Predacons, although this isn't entirely clear. When the [[Enclave]] broke out into total carnage due to an Autobot trick, Tantrum was right in the thick of it, probably enjoying every moment of chaos. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} He later joined [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the Decepticons in attacking the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Tantrum gathering darkness.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I've got an idea for a film and it's a bloody good one! It's called... 'There's a Rhino Loose in the City!'"]]
Somehow resurrected after his demise at Starscream's hands, Tantrum fell under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command and was transported aboard the [[Warworld]] to attack Earth in an attempt to draw out Optimus Prime. When Bludgeon was deposed by Megatron, the plan remained pretty much the same and Tantrum had enormous fun slaughtering humans and causing massive property damage.

Unfortunately for Tantrum the plan worked all too well, and Prime announced his presence by running full-tilt into him in truck mode, smashing the Predacon into scattered chunks. Some people can't take a joke. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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When Megatron awoke in [[1994]] and seized control of the Ark, Tantrum was one of the offline Decepticons "recruited" into his lobotomised [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} In [[2012]] he was part of the force that attacked the Autobots arriving from Cybertron but when [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] disabled [[Aunty|Auntie]] aboard the Ark, Megatron's control over the zombies was severed and they just..."bit the dust". {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Philip L. Clarke]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese)|[[Imo Heite]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Chaos"), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Call of the Primitives")}}
[[File:Chaos-headstrong-tantrum.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
Tantrum was among the crowds of battered Decepticons on Thraal who cheered when Cyclonus announced the survival of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Tantrum and the Predacons were first seen in action during an alliance between the Decepticons and [[Quintesson]]s. They were sent to [[Io]] to stop [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] from recovering [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], leaving the Autobot city helpless against the coming attack of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Tantrum charged Wheelie like the bull he resembles, but the nimble Autobot leapt out of the way and Tantrum crashed into [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] instead. The battle was kicked up a notch when the Predacons combined into Predaking and had their first fight with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate him, but after they got knocked into separate components again, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] began to retreat and Tantrum was forced to flee as well. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:Tantrumchaos.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|MESS WITH THE BULL, YOU GET THE HORNS!!!]]
On the planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], the Predacons were overseeing construction of a massive cannon which would allow Galvatron to destroy Cybertron with a huge blast of [[death crystal]]s. An Autobot strike team landed on the planet while the Preds were patrolling, and the Decepticons engaged the scouts, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Blurr. While Razorclaw and Rampage kept Kup busy, Tantrum and Headstrong rammed Blurr into quickmud, and watched him sink. He would've been obliterated, but Sky Lynx came looking for his Auto-buddies and pulled the motormouth free. The cocky Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate Sky Lynx, but his delusions of adequacy were quickly shattered as the Predacons were forced into a retreat. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:Nightmare-planet-tantrum-gunfondle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
During an attack on [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] on Cybertron, Tantrum and the Predacons became the unwilling subjects of a Quintesson reality-altering effect, where a dream machine was turning [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s nightmares into tangible threats and screwing up the environment. After Razorclaw and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] were hauled off by a flying dragon, Rodimus Prime suggested a cease fire so that the Autobots and Predacons could work together and find their friends. Tantrum made a counter-offer, and suggested he wouldn't obliterate the Autobots right that moment if they stayed out of his way. He did manage to blow up a giant plant with the electro-blasts from his horns, so maybe Tantrum didn't need help after all. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]

Tantrum and the Predacons were part of Galvatron's strike force on Cybertron in 2011, seeking to wrest control of [[Vector Sigma]] from the Autobots. While invading [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Tantrum happened across an unguarded [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. Never one to pass up an opportunity to maul a small child, Tantrum immediately attacked. Unfortunately for him, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] burst onto the scene, tackled him and beat him senseless. ''Wheelie''. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Later, the Predacons traveled to Earth in order to stymie Hot Rod's attempt to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Tantrum's unit found the former Autobot leader in the Arctic, but were held off by [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]]s, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Tantrum and the Predacons were among the Decepticons Galvatron brought with him to the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], although they were absent during the Autobot attack that drove the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

When the Autobots created a new kind of metal on Cybertron called [[Cybertonuron]], Galvatron wanted to claim it for himself. He sent Tantrum and the Predacons to Cybertron as an advance guard to pave the way for his forces. They mowed down Cybertron's standing guardians and began to wreak havoc on the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Once the Autobots arrived from Earth, the Predacons were confronted by [[Shouki]] and the [[Trainbot]]s. Their attempts to intimidate the Light-Speed Commander failed utterly, and a fight broke out. Tantrum ended up knocking himself unconscious colliding with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] when [[Getsuei]] and [[Suiken]] lept away from his ferocious charge. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Tantrum and the Predacons assembled as Predaking to help [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite, but they were driven off by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Next, Tantrum and the Predacons helped Scorponok stage a crisis to keep the Autobots distracted, by setting off a volcano in [[Peru]]. On-scene to keep the Autobots from rescuing innocent villagers, Tantrum's group first clashed with the Trainbots before joining forces as Predaking and once again fighting Raiden and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

As Scorponok began his plan to capture the [[plasma energy]] of Mars by blowing it up, Tantrum and the Predacons stood guard on Mars as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s began planting the necessary bombs. When the Trainbots stumbled across the plot, the Predacons started up a firefight to dispose of the meddling Autobots. With Daniel Witwicky and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] missing, the Trainbots tagged out with the Autobot Headmasters to go looking for them. Razorclaw gave the order and Predaking was formed. Unfortunately, even Predaking was no match for [[Transtector]] power, and he was felled by a quadruple jump kick by the Headmasters. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Regrouping on Chaar, Tantrum and the Predacons bore witness to the unveiling on MegaZarak, Scorponok's new super weapon Transtector. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Tantrum and the Predacons attended Scorponok's ceremony on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. They were scattered by the Autobot attack, but rallied around Galvatron's late arrival and drove off their heroic opponents. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Tantrum was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} He also helped retrofit the [[Zarak Shield]] out of indestructible [[G-Metal]] so that it could stand up to the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}
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=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Tantrum was among the selected, but only as a part of Predaking. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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[[File:Sky-ByteRampageandTantrum-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]]
Splitting off from the Decepticons in the wake of their peace accords with the Autobots, the Predacons formed their own faction, supplementing their forces with Transformers from stasis pods that [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] pilfered from [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s laboratory. {{Storylink|A Common Foe}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Tantrum and the Predacons were only ever identified as long lost "warlords" who had apparently been exiled from Cybertron in the distant past. It was not made clear if they were particularly warlike Decepticons, or had been warriors who actually predated Megatron's rise to power. Whatever the case, they had ended up on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]] and, by modern times, had descended into feral [[beast mode]]s, operating purely on animal instinct. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

Megatron, who was similarly in exile at the time, challenged their leader Razorclaw and defeated him in battle. He then reprogrammed the Predacons to be loyal only to him, and gave them the combiner form of Predaking. Tantrum and the others then helped Megatron resume control over the Decepticons, first traveling to Cybertron to oust Shockwave from command of the Decepticons hiding in the planet's wastelands, {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} then to Earth, where they similarly helped their leader retake control of Starscream's splinter army. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I.Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Decepticons art of war issue 4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Tantrum and his Predacon comrades attacked [[Nautilator (G1)|Nautilator]] when he dared to intrude on the Predacons' piece of the [[Gladiator Zone]], but Nautilator fetched his own [[Seacon (G1)|friends]] and formed [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], prompting the Predacons to combine as well. Predaking eventually defeated Piranacon, but before he could delivered the killing blow, he was frozen in place by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who convinced Tantrum and the others to join his new Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

When a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] came hunting after Serpent O.R., Predaking stomped on [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] with his Tantrum leg. During a Decepticon gathering later on, Divebomb got into a fight with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] and tried to goad Tantrum into attacking the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] by claiming Hun-Grrr called him "slow on the upload". Oddly enough, ''Headstrong'' was the one to take offense to this. As Predaking, the Predacons then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Tantrum was later seen among the Decepticon forces preparing to defend their base from a major Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive, Tantrum joined his fellow Predacons in a battle against the Dinobots. Then, when the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], Tantrum joined his fellow Predacons into forming Predaking. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Megatron Origin 2 Tantrum.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Tantrum fought for [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] in the illegal gladiatorial deathmatches held in the [[Forge]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He and the future Predacons also became some of the first Decepticons, turning the fighting towards the public and launching an insurrection in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] against the [[Senate]], under Megatron's command. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] usurped Megatron, the Predacons refused to serve him, and instead went on an interplanetary hunting trip that eventually left them stranded on [[Canis Tor]] after they'd killed ''all'' life there. Starving, Tantrum and Headstrong watched Rampage and Razorclaw fight it out over who was to blame before all four decided to just eat a weakened Divebomb. Fortunately for Divebomb, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] showed up and let them know Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Rejoining the Decepticon army, the Predacons participated in an assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], where they killed [[Slinger]] and battled the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

At one point during the subsequent war between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Predacons killed a squad of Autobots, leaving only one survivor in [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. When [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] came to evacuate him, they shot down his transport and attacked the two Autobots. Tantrum was taken out early in the fight that ensued. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

After the first defeat of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] in a cataclysm during the war that followed, Tantrum and the other Predacons led the attack against the beleaguered Autobot positions soon after the Autobot morale-booster [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was taken out by his [[Beachcomber (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

[[File:Stormbringer4 DCon groundforces.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Surprisingly mellow for Tantrum.]]
In modern times, he served with the rest of the Predacons aboard the ''[[Thanatos]]'', and joined Headstrong in leading a ground envoy onto Cybertron's surface to help the [[Wrecker]]s battle the resurrected Thunderwing. Their aid helped turn the tide, so Razorclaw didn't have to use the ship's starblitz torpedoes to obliterate the entire planet. That makes the Predacons heroes! (Say that again, though, and Tantrum will make sure you get obliterated.) {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[File:All My Sins remembered Prowl vs Tantrum.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]]
Several years later, Tantrum, Headstrong, Rampage, and Divebomb were among the many Decepticons stranded on [[Earth]] with no source of [[energon]]. In order to survive, they became hired guns for [[China]], protecting the nation's borders in exchange for precious energy. Led by Rampage, the Predacons intervened when a battle between the Autobots (allied with [[Skywatch]]) and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] (allied with [[North Korea]]) got too close for comfort. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

While Tantrum and his teammates were initially willing to leave without a fight, they mistook a blast from [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as an Autobot act of aggression, and responded in kind. The battle was a short one, though, as the Predacons soon learned that the [[Russia]]ns were sending a nuke to take them all out of the picture. They wasted no time in leaving the area, and later abandoned their alliance with China after [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] blew up the nation's energon factories. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Years later, Tantrum was one of the disenfranchised Decepticons of Cybertron who rose to [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s banner of new conquests back on Earth. They stormed the spacebridge chamber and made their way to China (where Tantrum once served). In the three way war between the forces of Optimus, Galvatron, and [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force|the Chinese]], however, Tantrum was one of several casualties in battle. Clearly injured, his ultimate fate remains unrevealed. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}
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===Dawn of Future's Past===
{{note|The events of "Dawn of Future's Past" are also incorporated into the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}
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After the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Predacons (or those of them surviving) founded the new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon faction]]. Years later, now in a reformatted technorganic body, Tantrum was once again plotting with his old team mates. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}
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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[File:Tantrum Symbol.png|100px|thumb|Moo!]]
A group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a [[Transwarp|transwarp shunt]] device on Cybertron. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a tiger. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Headstrong and the Predacons were so cuddly and adorable in [[beast mode]], the Autobots could not bring themselves to fight back. The Predacons went from adorable to abominable when they formed Predaking, though, and the Autobots had a renewed fighting spirit...at least until the Predacons split into beasts again. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Tantrum and the rest of the Predacons came to the aid of a trio of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. The Predacons barreled over [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] before combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and pushing the advantage. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}

Headlock was part of a massive battle between Kreons. After fighting for a bit as individuals, he and his teammates combined into Predaking. They then chased the Autobots off alongside [[Bruticus (Kre-O)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When an Autobot team led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] launched a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base, Tantrum, Rampage and Headstrong were only too happy to stop them. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}}

After an uneasy alliance with the Autobots, Tantrum and the other Predacons gave in to their base animal instincts, and decided to hunt down Autobots they considered weaklings. They were defeated by a group of Autobots led by Bumblebee. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}}

Tantrum was caught up somehow in a Quintesson plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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Tantrum would rather crash right through a problem, then stamp all over it, rather than apply reason or logic. Get in his way, annoy him, or you just exist, and his overheated rage is a sight to see. Steam literally puffs out of his nasal ducts before he charges. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars| Tantrum Bio.}}

Tantrum came to earth during the battle for the Codex key. He also particcipated in a battle where Mixmaster commented that the stuff they just stomped over wasn't just Energon. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}

He is a key component of Razorclaw's task force.

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 1 star
*'''Weapons''': Tantrum uses his Electro-sword to attack targets.
*'''Ability: Reflective Shield''': Put on a shield that reflects 50% damage back to attackers for a few seconds and attracts defenses!
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points + 2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:tantrum| Tantrum at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]]

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Tantrum''' (1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''5'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-76'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Electro-sword]], "[[catalytic carbine]]", Predaking foot/back cannon

:Tantrum transforms into a robotic water buffalo. He can form either leg of Predaking, but his nominal placement is as the right leg. His double-barrelled cannon can attach to his back in beast mode and doubles as Predaking's foot. As with the rest of the Predacons, the initial release of Tantrum had [[die-cast]] metal parts which were later replaced by plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Tantrum/tantrum.htm More information on Tantrum at TFU.info]''
*'''Predaking''' (multi-pack, 1986, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-78'''

:While they were only sold separately in the west, in Japan, all five Predacons were also made available as a very large gift-set. This set was reissued in 2004, using the die-cast construction of the initial releases.

*'''Predaking''' (Gift set, 2010)
: Reissued along side the other Predacons for the 2010 Celebration line, Tantrum features significant differences from the prior versions. His red, gray, and black plastic is altered to a metal fleck equivalent color. Nearly all of his label stickers were redesigned, and he now features cartoon accurate golden optics instead of red. Also included are optional labels for Tantrum's optics to make them red in both modes.
:This version of Tantrum features diecast metal parts.

*'''Predaking''' (Platinum Edition Gift set, 2013)
: Similar to the 2010 release, except now named "Torox" for [[trademark]] reasons, after [[GiG]]'s old Italian ''Generation 1'' name of the character.

===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Headlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Predaking''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2227'''
**''Pieces'': '''79'''

:Headlock comes as part of the Predaking [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his [[robot mode]] into a bull. He can also contribute his bricks to form Predaking.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OHeadlock/headlock.htm More information on Headlock at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Titanium Series===
[[File:Titanium Predaking.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Red Bull gives you wings!]]
*'''Predaking''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, sword

:Technically Predaking's right leg is Tantrum. [[Customizing|Saw off]] this leg and you have "[[Action Master]] [[Combiner]] mode [[Smallest Transforming Transformers|World's Smallest]] ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Tantrum". (No refunds).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Titanium Series'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroesricochetpredaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ricochet & Predaking''' (Robot Heroes, 2009)
:The right leg of this PVC is also technically Tantrum. Packaged with [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]], this versus set saw only limited release in some parts of Europe and Australia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Tantrum's [[alternate mode]], a buffalo, is not a predator in nature, but a herbivore.
*His box and instructions, as well as the Predacons' ''[[Secret Files of Teletraan II|Secret Files]]'' profile, refer to his beast mode as a "buffalo", presumably an African or Asian variety. However, he is elsewhere often referred to as a bull, even in fiction (such as when [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5|Wheelie shouts "olé" when dodging him]]), most likely attributed to the American use of "buffalo" to refer to bison (which Tantrum doesn't resemble).
*''Kre-O'' Headlock is modeled after Generation 1 Tantrum, but with a new name, presumably due to [[trademark]] issues. Oddly enough, his new name is closer to [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]], and yet his rhino teammate got the more bull-related name "Torox". It's likely that the packaging accidentally got the names mixed up, and the name Torox was later correctly applied to Generation 1 Tantrum for his ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' toy. Torox is also the Italian name of the original Tantrum.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tantrum''' (タントラム ''Tantoramu''), '''Headstrong''' (''Kre-O'', ヘッドストロング ''Heddosutorongu'')
*''French:'' '''Coléro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Torox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yěniú''' (野牛, "Buffalo")
*''Russian:'' '''Bujvol''' (Буйвол, "Buffalo")

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Predacons]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One zombies]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Predacons]]