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Slipstream (Cyberverse)

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:''Slipstream is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:SlipstreamCyberverse-magazinemodel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''I admit that in the past I've been a nasty. They weren't kidding when they called me, well, a witch.'']]
As the captain of an elite [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] unit (and later the commander), '''Slipstream''' is really good at bossing others around and even better at thinking up ways to destroy the [[Autobot]]s. Even [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] finds her leadership skills to be effective.<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>

She ''really'' doesn't like [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]].

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==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Slipstream - Cyberverse - Whiteout.jpg|thumb|200px|''Soon I'll have that little Windblade, and the planet will be mine!'']]
{{Voiceactor|[[Lianne Marie Dobbs]] (English), [[Akeno Watanabe]] (Japanese)|[[Luisa Ziliotto]] (Italian), [[Éléonore Meeùs]] (French), [[Anna Dramski]] (German), [[Liliana Barba]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Rita Oliveira]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Slipstream's altmode (Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity).jpg|thumb|left|300px|''And I fortunately know a little magic; It's a talent that I always have possessed.'']]
In the midst of the war, during a party the [[Decepticon]]s were having at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], Slipstream bore witness to the Beatboxing battle between [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] and [[Soundblaster (Cyberverse)|Soundblaster]]. She attempted to celebrate Soundwave's victory but was stopped by a jealous [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]].{{storylink|The Immobilizers}} When the Decepticons tracked the [[AllSpark]] to [[Earth]], Starscream sent Slipstream to scout the organic planet while he gathered his fleet. {{storylink|Fractured}} In their early clashes with the Autobots, Slipstream accompanied [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] and [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]] in locating [[Decepticon scout ship|their stolen ship]], which was currently in the possession of the Autobots Bumblebee and [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]. The three Seekers were eventually defeated and buried in snow by Windblade. {{storylink|Whiteout}}

When the Decepticons caught up with their shuttle, Slipstream engaged it in a dogfight only to be shot down. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}} Using her own ship, Slipstream had another go at it. During the fight, Bumblebee jumped onto Slipstream's craft and blasted the cockpit with a [[triple-barrel ion shoulder cannon]] sending the Seeker spiralling towards Earth. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}
[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] eventually interfered, trapping Bumblebee in a fake memory and telling Slipstream to retrieve the stolen ship. With the vessel now under her remote control, Slipstream used it to harass Windblade before Bumblebee triggered its self-destruct and allowed the Autobot duo to escape. {{storylink|Sabotage}}

The Seekers soon came across [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] and used the drone to bait a trap for the Autobots. Unfortunately for them, the drone's protocols led to it attacking them allowing Bumblebee, the only one who could access Teletraan, to escape. Undeterred, Slipstream ordered Windblade restrained. {{storylink|Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X}}

[[File:Slipstream after looking through Windblade's memories.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"Triton's daughter will be mine, and then I'll make him writhe. I'll see him wriggle like a worm on a hook!"]]
Using a [[cortical psychic patch]], Slipstream tried to gain useful information from Windblade to avail, only succeeding in triggering a power surge that knocked out all the Decepticons. When Slipstream awoke, she found Starscream and Shockwave waiting for her. While the former had rallied the [[Decepticon fleet]] and was on his way, the latter directed Slipstream to repair Earth's [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Siloed}}

When Shockwave arrived, he dressed down Slipstream before revealing his plan to use [[magnetic disruptor]]s to destroy Earth's geomagnetic field and cleanse the planet of organic life. Slipstream led the ship operating at the [[Arctic|North Pole]] only for the Autobots, now bolstered by [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] to destroy the craft. {{storylink|The Extinction Event}}

It wasn't all bad though. One of [[Shockwave's drones]] had managed to tail the Autobots, leading the Decepticons to [[Mount St. Hilary]], the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s resting point. After receiving another beat down from Windblade, Starscream called to let her know the fleet was approaching Earth only for Slipstream to reveal Shockwave had already arrived much to the Air Commander's ire. {{storylink|Awaken Sleeping Giants}}

After some more failed melee combat, the Decepticons tried to use the last magnetic disruptor to destroy the ''Ark'' only for the vessel to be reactivated in time to defend itself. With the crew awoken, the Earth-bound Decepticons regrouped with Starscream's fleet. {{storylink|Eruption}}

Some time later, the Decepticons attempted to turn a [[Moon (moon)|moon]]-based [[Planet Smasher]] on Earth, the Seekers serving as the air defence for the weapon before Grimlock tossed them around. Despite [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] calling Starscream for air support, the SIC led the group beneath the Planet Smasher's [[force field]], hoping that the Autobots would destroy the warlord, only to find he'd survived. When Starscream tried to blame Slipstream for his lack of his reinforcements, Megatron backhanded him and named Slipstream the new leader of the Seekers. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}}

When the Planet Smasher was destroyed, the Decepticons fled to an underground bunker where Shockwave activated a set of [[planetary engine]]s, intending to slam the moon into the Earth so they could fish the AllSpark out of the debris field. As Megatron attempted to order Slipstream to guard the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']], his injured leg caused him to collapse. Before aid could be rendered, Starscream mercilessly attacked Megatron, seemingly killing him and declaring himself [[Decepticon leader]], ordering a retreat back to the ''Nemesis'' when the Autobots neared the control room. Aboard ship, Slipstream remained in the hangar bay with her troops before Starscream crashed through the wall, hurled by a furious and still alive Megatron, who killed the traitor and dumped his corpse on the lunar surface before ordering the ''Nemesis'' elsewhere. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}}

Shortly after, the Decepticons held a ceremony eulogizing Starscream for the benefit of the people of Earth, which was directly followed by Megatron offering the now vacant position of second-in-command to whoever could bring him the head of Optimus Prime. As the other Decepticons hurried off the bridge, Megatron briefly detained Slipstream to remind her of how useful and valuable leadership of the Seekers could be, along with a pointed reminder not to squander the opportunity. The message loud and clear, Slipstream hurried to the hangar bay to issue marching orders, only to discover the bay was empty except for Thundercracker. Slipstream then spent most of the day searching the ship for her missing troops until she finally discovered a group of them carrying [[Vector Sigma]] out of Shockwave's lab. As she was demanding an explanation, the Autobot [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] bowled her over as he escaped the ''Nemesis'', and by the time she recovered the Seekers were gone. {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}}

Annoyed by this, Slipstream pursued the Seekers by following their tracker chips' signal. She was briefly thrown off the trail when she discovered they'd discarded the trackers, but caught the trail of their energon signatures instead, leading her to the silo they'd previously used to hold Windblade captive. She threatened to execute the lot of them and demanded to know what was going on, only to be met by their true leader: Starscream, having just returned from seizing the AllSpark! {{storylink|Trials}}

Falling back in line with the others, Slipstream listened to Starscream's claims of having journeyed to the AllSpark and back following his death at the hands of Megatron. She was much less enthused when Starscream revealed his endgame: by liberating all sparks from all combatants so they could become one with the AllSpark for eternity, he would bring an end to the Autobot/Decepticon war. Her appeals to the other Seekers that he'd gone mad went unheard, even more so when he used the AllSpark to create [[spark armor]] for himself. She resorted to trying to steal the AllSpark while Starscream was distracted, but he quickly knocked her aside. Rather than finish her, Starscream offered his hand instead, asking her to wait and see what he could do with the AllSpark. Any lingering trust or belief she had in him was finally extinguished when he used Vector Sigma and the AllSpark to create [[Scraplet|monstrosities]]. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}

When Starscream addressed several of the newly created monsters as [[Solus Prime]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and [[Zeta Prime (Cyberverse)|Zeta Prime]], that was the last straw. Assuring Starscream she would share the truth of his insanity with the world, Slipstream fled the silo with both creatures and Seekers in pursuit. Despite her arm being disabled by a savage bite from one of the monsters, she successfully escaped. Returning to the ''Nemesis'', Slipstream approached Soundwave to warn him of the threat, but Soundwave, thinking her to be a traitor like the other Seekers, attacked her instead. She managed to fight him off and flee, looking for someone else to warn. Eventually meeting her old enemy Windblade, her desperate plea was enough to move Windblade into believing her. Tragically, before they could do anything else, she was stabbed in the back by [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]], triggering a short but sharp battle that derailed the peace talks that were ongoing at the time. As the ''Nemesis'' departed and the peace talks lay in ruin, Slipstream's wounds proved fatal and she perished. {{storylink|Parley}}

Windblade attempted to avenge Slipstream by trying to assassinate Bludgeon, but she nearly lost her own life before a last-minute rescue by [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Secret Science}} Slipstream was eventually avenged when Windblade and Wheeljack used weaponized [[unspace]] material to imprison Bludgeon between universes along with Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battlegrounds''===
{{voiceactor|[[Erin Yvette]] (English)|[[Marie Zidi]] (French), [[Anna Dramski]] (German), [[Eva Padoan]] (Italian), [[Antía Jiménez Álvarez]] (Spanish)}}
{{charfictionstub|{{storylink|Transformers: Battlegrounds}}}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:Cyberverse-Scout-Class-Slipstream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Poor unfortunate soul.]]
*'''Slipstream''' (Scout Class, [[2018]])
**''Action Attack'': "Wing Slice"

:''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Scout Class Slipstream is a straight redeco of [[Starscream_(Cyberverse)#Scout_Class|Starscream]], and converts from robot to <s>Gerwalk mode</s> jet with limbs, officially called a "transformational mode", and back. Her wings swing around in a spring loaded "Wing Slice" attack attached to her waist, which can be locked in using the landing gear. In transformational mode, Slipstream can fold her legs up to approximate a more "complete" jet mode.

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[[File:Cyberverse-Ultra-Class-Slipstream-Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Life's full of tough choices, innit?"]]
*'''Slipstream''' (Ultra Class, [[2018]]-[[2019]])
**''Action Attack'': "Sonic Swirl"

:Ultra Class Slipstream is a roughly Voyager-sized mold. As this toy is the first ''Cyberverse'' Slipstream toy to ''not'' share a mold with Starscream, it is also the first toy of the character to feature show-accurate robot and jet modes. She features a "Sonic Swirl" Action Attack, which unfurls a large free-spinning rotor setup from her wings to the back of her jet mode when her left arm is pushed in. As this is not sculpted to resemble some kind of energy effect or in-motion part like other Action Attacks in the line, it comes across more as an odd form of propulsion for her jet mode.

:In an odd quality control error, Slipstream's packaging refers to her with the feminine inflections of "Seeker" in Spanish and Portuguese but the masculine inflection in French.<ref>[http://bwtf.com/toyreviews/cyberverse/ultra/slipstream BWTF photo review of ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Slipstream, 14 May 2019]</ref>

:Slipstream was released twice: First in late 2018/early 2019 in the original ''Cyberverse'' packaging design, and then again in late 2019 in the ''Power of the Spark'' subline imprint packaging refresh.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Slipstream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Yes I’ve had the odd complaint, but on the whole I’ve been a saint.'']]
*'''Slipstream''' (Warrior Class, 2019)
**''Action Attack'': "Sonic Swirl"

:''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Warrior Class Slipstream is a redeco of Warrior Class [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Starscream]] and converts from robot to jet and back. Her Action Attack gimmick is activated by winding up a spring in her waist and releasing the upper part of the figure, allowing it to spin and flip out its spring-loaded wing blades with centrifugal force. The waist can be locked in place by pegging her landing gear onto a peg on her backside. Additionally, she has non-firing Null Ray blasters molded into her forearms with [[5 mm post]] hole hands.

:While her arms have articulation comparable to other ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, this mold has the unusual distinction of having its hip swivels molded together, meaning the front-to-back movement is in tandem. She also lacks knees, likely due to the entirety of the legs being cast from the same cyan plastic. Despite this otherwise restricted movement, she can splay her legs out to the sides due to hinges on her hips, allowing splits and high kicks.

:Warrior Class Slipstream is exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada and is part of the ''[[Power of the Spark]]'' subline. In 2021 the toy started showing up on clearance at discount chain Marshalls.

:This mold was also redecoed into [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thundercracker]], [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Acid Storm]] and [[Transformers:_EarthSpark_(toyline)#Warrior_Class|EarthSpark]] [[Skywarp_(ES)#EarthSpark|Skywarp]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Tiny Turbo Changers}}
[[File:CV-toy TTC Slipstream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Slipstream''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2020)
**''Series'': '''4, 5'''
**''Bag code'': '''H''' (Series 4), '''B''' (Series 5)

:Released in the fourth series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Slipstream is a recolor of Starscream from series 1. She changes from futuristic fighter jet to robot and back in a few simple steps.

:Slipstream was re-released without changes in Series 5. This mold was also used to make [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]].
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slipstream''' (スリップストリーム ''Surippusutorīmu'')

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Slipstream
|disambig=Slipstream (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], the female [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clone of Starscream]] from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]], the Decepticon Seeker from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]], the Decepticon from [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]].}}

==References==
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[[Category:Cyberverse Seekers]]
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Laurence Fishburne

2023-05-09T13:15:35Z

Dallin06:

[[File:Laurence Fishburne.jpeg|thumb|200px|[[FIRRIB|you can take the red rumble or the blue rumble]]]]

'''Laurence Fishburne''' (born [[July 30]], [[1961]]) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for starring in several movies such as ''Apocalypse Now'', ''The Color Purple'', ''School Daze'', ''Boyz n the Hood'', ''What's Love Got to Do with It'', ''Mystic River'', ''Akeelah and the Bee'', ''Contagion'', ''Man of Steel'', ''Ant-Man & The Wasp'', and the Keanu Reeves led franchises, ''[[The Matrix]]'' and ''John Wick''. On the television side of things, he has starred in ''CSI'', ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'', ''Hannibal'', ''Black-ish'', and ''MacGruber''.

In the voice acting front, he has voiced Thrax in ''Osmosis Jones'', the Silver Surfer in ''[[Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]'', the Beyonder in ''Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'' (which he also executive produces), an animated reprisal of Bill Foster in ''What If?'', and the narrator of the 2007 ''TMNT'' animated movie.

==Voice roles==
===''[[Transformers One]]''===
*Alpha Trion

==Notes==
*From 2002 to 2018, Fishburne was married to [[Gina Torres]].

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000401/ Laurence Fishburne on IMDB]

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Cristo FernÃ¡ndez

2023-05-04T18:57:28Z

Dallin06:

[[File:Cristo Fernandez.jpg|thumb|230px|we know [[Kikmee|someone]] is excited.]]

'''Cristóbal Fernández''' (born, [[January 27]], [[1991]]) is a Mexican actor and former professional footballer. Prior to his acting career, he was a member of the Estudiantes Tecos Club of the Liga Premier de México, inspired by his love of the sport at a young age. A knee injury would, unfortunately, end his career in professional football. Despite his loss, he later pursued acting with the encouragement of his parents during college and later moved to London. He then later received international attention as soccer player Dani Rojas in the AppleTV+ streaming series, ''Ted Lasso''. Other roles include a brief cameo in the mid-credits scene of ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' as a bartender, and a role in the unreleased animated film, ''Scoob! Holiday Haunt''.

==Voice roles==
===''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''===
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9434831/ Cristo Fernández on IMDB]
*[https://twitter.com/cristofernandez Cristo Fernández on Twitter]
*[https://www.youtube.com/@cristofernandez_mx Cristo Fernández's Youtube Channel]

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Kaitlyn Robrock

2023-05-04T17:43:08Z

Dallin06:

[[File:Kaitlyn Robrock.jpeg|thumb|200px|]]

'''Kaitlyn Robrock''' (born [[December 30]], [[1983]]) is an American voice actress. She is best known as the current voice of [[Disney]]'s Minnie Mouse, having assumed the role in [[2020]]. Other roles include Felicia Sundew in ''Amphibia'', Shizuka Joestar in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', and Retsuko's mother in ''Aggretsuko''.

==Voice roles==
===''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]''===
*[[Rosato]]
*[[Taylor (ES)|Taylor]]
*Crowd ("[[Home, Part 1]]")

==External links==
* {{w|Kaitlyn Robrock}} at Wikipedia

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Michelle Yeoh

2023-04-28T13:56:54Z

Dallin06:

[[File:Michelle Yeoh Cannes 2017.jpg|thumb|180px|Not the first time she played as a [[Wikipedia:Silver_Hawk|bird]].]]

'''Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng'''<ref>"Choo Kheng" is her given name at birth while "Yeoh" is her surname.</ref> (杨紫琼 ''Iônn Tsú-khîng'', born [[August 6]], [[1962]]) is a Malaysian actress. She rose to prominence starring in a number of action films in Hong Kong during the late 20th century. Consisting of the likes of ''Yes, Madam'', ''Police Story 3: Super Cop'', ''The Heroic Trio'', ''Tai Chi Master'', and ''Wing Chun''. Between 1997 through 2000, she achieved international fame for starring as the James Bond girl, Wai Lin in ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' and Yu Shu Lien in Ang Lee's Wuxia epic, ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''. Her later film credits include ''Memoirs of a Geisha'', ''The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'', ''Crazy Rich Asians'', the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Cinematic Universe films, ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2'' and ''Shang Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings'', the ''Avatar'' sequels, and ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'', which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. On the television front, she has starred as Captain (and Emperor) Philippa Georgiou in ''[[Star Trek]]: Discovery'' and Guanyin in ''American Born Chinese''.

In the realm of voice acting, she has voiced the Soothsayer in ''Kung Fu Panda 2'', Master Chow in ''Minions: the Rise of Gru'', and Yuki in ''Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank''.

==Voice roles==
===''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''===
*[[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|Michelle Yeoh}} at Wikipedia
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000706/ Michelle Yeoh] at IMDB

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User:Dallin06

2023-02-14T18:38:50Z

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Nicole Dubuc

2022-12-12T17:01:55Z

Dallin06:

[[File:Nicole Dubuc WGA Award.jpg|thumb|right|]]
'''Nicole Dubuc''' (born [[November 6]], [[1978]]) is a television writer. She started out as a child actor, appearing in the sitcom ''{{w|Major Dad}}'' as Robin, one of the kids. After graduating from Yale, she began a career in children's animated television, writing a number of episodes for ''Kim Possible''. She has since written scripts for shows such as ''W.I.T.C.H.'', ''Todd World'', ''Jackie Chan Adventures'', and ''Finley the Fire Engine''. She served as story editor for season 2 of ''My Friends Tigger & Pooh'', and is currently a trustee for the Animation Guild. As well as writing scripts (and theme song lyrics) for ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'', she co-developed the series with [[Jeff Kline]] and [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and was story editor. She went on to create and executive produce the show's sequel series ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy]]'', and later served as an executive producer on ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]''.

==Scripts==
===''Transformers: Prime''===
* "[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]"
* "[[Deus ex Machina]]"
* "[[Out of His Head]]"
* "[[Metal Attraction]]"
* "[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]" (with [[Duane Capizzi]])
* "[[Orion Pax, Part 1]]"
* "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]"

===''Transformers: Rescue Bots''===
{{collist|2|
*"[[Family of Heroes]]"
*"[[Under Pressure]]"
*"[[Walk on the Wild Side]]"
*"[[Shake Up]]"
*"[[It's a Bot Time]]"
*"[[A Virtual Disaster]]"
*"[[Buddy System]]"
*"[[Changes]]"
*"[[Double Villainy]]"
*"[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]"
*"[[Unfinished Business]]"
*"[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"
*"[[Today and Forever]]"
*"[[New Normal]]"
*"[[Arrivals]]"
*"[[Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy]]"
*"[[Upgrades]]"
}}

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''===
* "[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]" (story, with [[Steven Melching]])

===''Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy''===
*"[[Recruits Part I]]"
*"[[Recruits Part II]]"
*"[[All Washed Up]]"
*"[[Metal Munchers]]"

===''Transformers: EarthSpark''===
''All episodes co-written with [[Dale Malinowski]]''
*"[[Secret Legacy, Part 1]]"
*"[[Secret Legacy, Part 2]]"
*"[[Age of Evolution, Part 1]]"
*"[[Age of Evolution, Part 2]]"

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers: Rescue Bots''===
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (All episodes except [[Uninvited Guest]])<ref>Dubuc recorded Bumblebee's speech, which would then be replaced with sound effects in the finished episodes.</ref>
*[[CAT]]
*[[Mrs. Luskey]]

===''Transformers: EarthSpark''===
*[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]]
*[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]]

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2013]]
* [[BotCon 2014]]

==Notes==
* Having [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] complain "I needed that!" originated in Dubuc's scripts.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/NicoleDubuc Nicole Dubuc's Twitter]
*{{w|Nicole Dubuc|Nicole Dubuc on Wikipedia}}

===Interviews===
*August 2021—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofz6mCIxVks&t=3251 TFNation] (''Rescue Bots'', with [[Brian Hohlfeld]], [[Jeff Kline]], and [[Greg Johnson]])
*August 2021—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT6tvD6NyzY&t=14459s TFNation] (''Prime'', with [[Jeff Kline]], [[Marsha Griffin]], [[Joseph Kuhr]], [[Steven Melching]], and [[Duane Capizzi]])

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[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Hasbro Studios]]
[[Category:Writers]]

File:Nicole Dubuc WGA Award.jpg

2022-12-12T16:57:33Z

Dallin06: Dubuc receiving the AWC WGA Award (2018). {{fairuse}}

Dubuc receiving the [[Wikipedia:Writers Guild of America Awards|AWC WGA Award]] ([[2018]]).
{{fairuse}}

Tiana Camacho

2022-12-12T15:50:56Z

Dallin06:

[[File:Tiana_Camacho.jpg|thumb|right|yeah [[Rattrap_(BW)|he's]] my husbando, gotta problem with that?]]
'''Tiana Camacho''' (born; [[April 17]], [[1991]]) is an American voice actress. Some of her notable roles include Bea from ''Pokémon'', Glynda Goodwitch in ''RWBY'', Mikuri Kairo in ''86'', and Ermes Castello from ''JoJo's Bizzare Adventure''.

==Roles==
===''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Earthspark]]''===
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]]

==Notes==
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] has been Camacho's favorite ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' character since childhood.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/TianaCamachoVO/status/1075193370371227649|quote=Rewatching Beast Wars for the first time since I was a lil girl this is my new old husbando guys|name=Tiana Camacho|website=Twitter|year=2018|month=12|day=8}}</ref>

==Reference==
{{Reflist}}

==External Links==
*[https://twitter.com/tianacamachovo Twitter Feed]
*[https://www.tianacamacho.com Personal Website]

{{DEFAULTSORT: Camacho, Tiana}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]

File:Tiana Camacho.jpg

2022-12-12T15:39:59Z

Dallin06: Tiana Camacho. {{fairuse}}

[[Tiana_Camacho|Tiana Camacho]].
{{fairuse}}

Sean Kenin Reyes

2022-12-12T05:05:59Z

Dallin06:

[[File:Sean Kenin.jpeg|right|thumb|300px|Hey guys, [[Maverick_(Collaborative)|Tiny Tom Cruise]] here.]]
'''Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes''' (born [[October 7]], [[1972]]) is an American voice actor. He is best known for voicing Tiny Tom Cruise in ''Family Guy'', Hubie & Bertie in ''Looney Tunes Cartoons'', Manny in ''The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild'', Gendas in ''Horizon: Forbidden West'', Laird in ''The Casagrandes'', Raban in ''Berserk'' and both Professor Rowan and Wallace in the ''Pokemon'' anime.

==Roles==
===''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]''===
*[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]]

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1039930/ Sean Kenin Reyes on IMDB]
*[https://twitter.com/seankenin Sean Kenin Reyes on Twitter]
*[http://seankenin.com/index.html Personal Website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kenin Reyes, Sean}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]

File:Sean Kenin.jpeg

2022-12-12T04:58:48Z

Dallin06: Sean Kenin Reyes.

[[Sean_Kenin_Reyes|Sean Kenin Reyes]].

Zeno Robinson

2022-10-15T20:41:13Z

Dallin06: added photo

[[File:Zeno_Robinson.jpeg|thumb|upright=0.9|I just wanna enjoy myself. Seriously. Do some leisurely patrolling, put in a few appearances, say "Aw shucks, no trouble today," and get a good night's sleep! That's my ideal life! I wanna make this world one where heroes have time to kill.]]
'''Zeno Robinson''' (born [[November 25]], [[1993]]) is an American voice actor. He is best known for roles such as Hawks on ''My Hero Academia'', Remy Remington on ''Big City Greens'', Goh on the ''Pokémon'' anime, Alan Albright in the ''Ben 10'' franchise, Cyborg on ''Young Justice'', and Hunter on ''The Owl House''.

==Roles==
===''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]''===
*[[Thrash Malto]]

==Notes==
*Being a fan of the franchise growing up, Robinson cited the [[Transformers (film)|2007 film]] to pursue an acting career.<ref>[https://www.tvinsider.com/1057040/transformers-earthspark-cast-danny-pudi-bumblebee-twitch-thrash-paramount-plus/]</ref>

==Reference==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|Zeno Robinson}} at Wikipedia

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[[Category:English voice actors]]

File:Zeno Robinson.jpeg

2022-10-15T20:39:58Z

Dallin06: Dallin06 uploaded a new version of "File:Zeno Robinson.jpeg": Voice actor Zeno Robinson.

Voice actor Zeno Robinson.

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2022-10-15T20:30:40Z

Dallin06: Voice actor Zeno Robinson.

Voice actor Zeno Robinson.

Buzzsaw (Armada)

2022-09-27T13:31:50Z

Dallin06: /* Armada */

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{{picsneeded|Fiction, toys}}
:''Buzzsaw is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:ArmBuzzsawCard.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|I don't HAVE a saw. I have tiny buckets. TINY BUCKETS.]]
'''Buzzsaw''' knows that in order to create, sometimes you must also destroy. He's come to accept this, but it's all a matter of ''what'' must be destroyed. Unlike his leader [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]], he doesn't believe that you can just up and sacrifice anything or anyone to get whatever you want. But Buzzsaw lacks the strength of resolve to stand up to Dualor, and the guilt of watching innocents suffer has begun to take its toll on him.

His only relief is in his work as a builder, and his hobby as an artist. Though certainly any symbolism in his creations is lost on Dualor.

{{bigquote|You need to tear down before you can build.|Buzzsaw's [[bio]] quote.}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and the Destruction Mini-Con Team were sent to destroy a satellite dish that could have helped detect [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. While they succeeded at destroying the dish, the Destruction Team were tied up by the Autobots guarding it. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 2}}
{{-}}

===''Armada'' cartoon===
[[File:Vow Megatron fullblastmode.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|left|You won't find me, not even in the file description!]]
Buzzsaw was one of several Mini-Cons captured in quick succession by the Decepticons after [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] gained the power of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Conspiracy}}

On a later mission, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] gathered Buzzsaw and a number of other Mini-Cons to help him in a scheme against [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime managed to win the Mini-Cons' loyalty, however, by absorbing their laser fire without resistance or fighting back. Moved by his actions, Buzzsaw and the others turned on Megatron and accompanied Optimus back to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|Vow}}

Buzzsaw, seemingly stolen back by the Decepticons along with the other Mini-Con defectors, was present working a "tune up" for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Runaway}}

Buzzsaw was later found by [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] and the Autobots, working on the [[Hydra Cannon|Decepticon ship]]. He, along with his [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|teammates]] were rescued by the Autobots and taken back into their custody. {{storylink|Rescue}}

After his rescue, he helped prepare the Autobots' new spaceship to chase the Decepticons back to Cybertron. Buzzsaw and the united Mini-Cons were seen helping with the construction work. {{storylink|Remorse}} Buzzsaw and the Mini-Cons all chose to willingly follow the Autobots into space aboard the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'', fighting alongside them against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Depart}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
Buzzsaw appeared to be in the hands of the [[Decepticon]]s when the other Mini-Cons left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2|Armada #2}} but this was apparently an illusion or something, as he was also among the Mini-Cons who ended up on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. After [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] built a [[Mini-Con Moonbase|fortress base]] and summoned even more Mini-Cons to it, Buzzsaw helped up by pointing a gun at them in case they didn't like being summoned. The Decepticons soon attacked the base, but Buzzsaw assured [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] that it was impenetrable. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} He and the other Destruction Team members were then blasted unconscious by [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] while organizing their defenses. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}} This led to their capture at the hands of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}}

The Destruction Team didn't give up so easily, though. By activating a failsafe program, they overloaded the Decepticons with power and saved themselves from being used against their will. This allowed Dualor to strike a deal with Megatron: They'd lend the Decepticons their strength in exchange for some degree of leadership. Megatron accepted and handed Buzzsaw and the others to [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], whom they promptly drove insane with power anyway. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} Megatron mused that he knew that the Mini-Cons would betray him, then retrieved them alongside the unconscious Cyclonus. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}}

Buzzsaw and his teammates were subsequently punished via [[Punishment Cube]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} They were not among the Decepticon-held Mini-Cons released to join the fight against [[Unicron]]. Megatron was vague on their fate, simply saying that the Decepticons were "better off without them". {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}
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===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
Unsurprisingly, Buzzsaw was among the Mini-Cons who supported Dualor's plan to get rid of Megatron in the early stages of the war. The plan consisted of luring the Decepticon leader to [[Autobot Command HQ]], where Buzzsaw and [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] had planted [[magno-web]] charges to blow him up. Ultimately, the plan failed due to Sparkplug's unwillingness to sacrifice the Autobots. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}}

In the modern era, Buzzsaw and his teammates lived on Earth's moon following the crash of the Mini-Con escape vessel. One day, they found Cyclonus crashed on the moon's surface, and agreed to pay the Decepticons back for their crimes. Power-linking with the unconscious Decepticon, the Destruction Team boosted his power and took control of his body, then used him to attack the Decepticons' moonbase. They even managed to defeat Megatron himself, but before they could finish him off, their power-links were severed by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s [[sonic destabiliser]]. Buzzsaw and the others escaped back to their hideout, where Starscream later contacted them and offered them a deal... {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Dawn of Destruction!}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada-toy Buzzsaw.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Not even Mini-Cons are safe from Hasbro's stock photography mistransformations!]]
*'''Destruction Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2002/2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MM-04'''

: Buzzsaw transforms into a bucket-wheel excavation machine. He features a gear-wheel system that causes his bucket-wheel to spin when he is rolled in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. He can also be attached to the underside of the ''Armada'' Cyclonus mold, interacting with the Decepticon’s gear-wheel rotor system.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Landslide (Mini-Con)|Landslide]] and [[Saw Boss|Zigzag]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Buzzsaw/buzzsaw.htm More information on Buzzsaw at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaBuzzsawMold}}

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*'''Sandstorm & Cannon with Destruction Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MS-04'''

: In Japan, the Destruction Team was available both as an individual Team, and in a multi-pack with Cyclonus. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:2003-destructionmicron-xdimension-toys.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Destruction Micron Exdimensions''' (Basic, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MM-09'''

: A limited-edition (yet still standard retail) [[redeco]] of the Destruction Team was released in Japan. The entire team was given an orange and gray color scheme.

: This toy also doubles as the separate character [[Wheel]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/XWheel/wheel.htm More information on Exdimensions Wheel at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaBuzzsawMold}}

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*'''Wheel Undergrove Edition''' (Mini-Con, 2003)

: [[Exclusive]] to Ito Yokaido stores in Japan, one member of the "Undergrove Edition" Destruction Team was given at random to customers who bought ''Legends of the Microns'' product in January (or until they ran out of them).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/IYWheel/wheel.htm More information on Undergrove Wheel at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaBuzzsawMold}}

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[[File:Arm-toy BuzzsawWhite.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Wheel White Micron''' (Mini-Con, 2003)

: In [[April]] 2003, Japanese "[[TF Station]]" affiliate stores gave out solid-white versions of the Destruction Team as part of the "Golden Week" holiday. These pieces were made with the intent of being "paint your own" versions.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/WhiteWheel/wheel.htm More information on White Wheel at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaBuzzsawMold}}

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[[File:Arm-toy BuzzsawSGE.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb|Stupid expensive. And we do mean stupid.]]
*'''Wheel Space Galaxy Edition''' (Mini-Con pack-in, 2003)

: In May, [[JUSCO]] stores in Japan got in special versions of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Convoy Super Mode]] that contained one member of the "Space Galaxy Edition" Destruction Team per box... but the bonus Mini-Cons were ''[[Blindpacking|blind-packed]] inside the boxes''. As such, this version of the Team is among the most expensive of the promotional Mini-Cons on the secondary market, as you had to buy at ''least'' three 6000-yen Optimus Primes (roughly $50 each at the time), if you were lucky.
{{ArmadaBuzzsawMold}}

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[[File:Transformer Armada Wrecker Buzzsaw.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2003)

: Late in the ''Armada'' line, a redeco of the Destruction Team was put out under a new Team name (but as the same individual characters). This version is primarily green with gray parts.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/BuzzSaw/buzzsaw.htm More information on Road Wrecker Buzzsaw at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaBuzzsawMold}}

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*'''Blurr with Incinerator and Bonus Mini-Con''' (Bonus pack, 2003)
*'''Sideways with Rook & Crosswise and Bonus Mini-Con''' (Bonus pack, 2003)

: In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Max-Con (Deluxe) toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price as a normal Max-Con during Toys"R"Us's [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] sale. Each of the Destruction Team Mini-Cons could come packaged with either [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] or [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]].

===''Energon''===
*'''Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team & Night Attack Mini-Con Team'''

: An unaltered version of the Road Wrecker Team was released as part of an ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]].
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==Notes==
* In regards to Buzzsaw and the Destruction Team's ambiguous fate in the Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic, [[Simon Furman]] has said in the [[letters page]] of "[[Multiplicity, Pt. 3]]" that it can be assumed that Megatron strapped them to a rocket and fired them into the sun.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheel''' (ホイール ''Hoīru'')

[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Japanese promotion exclusives]]

File:Transformer Armada Wrecker Buzzsaw.jpg

2022-09-27T13:27:24Z

Dallin06: Armada Wrecker Buzzsaw.

[[Transformers:_Armada_(franchise)|Armada]] Wrecker [[Buzzsaw_(Armada)|Buzzsaw]].

Breakdown (WFC)

2022-09-26T16:53:06Z

Dallin06: /* McDonald's */

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{{disambig3|Breakdown}}
:''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeBreakdown-HowToDraw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He ain't nobody's leg any more.]]

Despite a level of skill to match any Decepticon warrior's, '''Breakdown''' is almost crippled by a persistent paranoia, especially when he is in crowds. He is much happier working alone, away from the eyes he is sure are watching him at every moment. That said, he is quick to come at [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s call, as his fear of his powerful leader may be the only thing outreaching his agoraphobic tendencies.<ref>[[How to Draw Transformers Prime]] Breakdown bio</ref>

After spending most of his time on Cybertron in a smaller form, the scout later upgraded to a bulkier, more threatening body following a clash with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], a clash which initiated a heated rivalry between the two.<ref>[[Arms Micron]] War Breakdown's tech spec bio</ref> Breakdown has brought that rivalry to present-day Earth, where he assists [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] in his various misdeeds. The two have become good friends in their long partnership, and seem to value each other as much as any pair of friends could.

Since joining the war on Earth, Breakdown has proven to have some quite intriguing depths to his character, besides his deep friendship with Knock Out. He doesn't treat the cannon fodder [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] as such, and even chats to them about romance and is sure to thank them for their hard work. He also has a healthy dose of respect for his foes, as well as gratitude. However, these noble traits are tempered by his boisterous temper; always eager to join a fight or pound some dents into someone, even on his best days.

Sometimes, Breakdown is the right leg of the cross-dimensional [[Combiner]] [[Grand Galvatron]].

{{bigquote| Never run when you can fight.|Breakdown|"[[Operation: Breakdown]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====IDW ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:BreakdownPrime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|His self-esteem ruined by his small size, Breakdown resorted to steroid use.]]
Breakdown was on [[Earth]] when he received [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s signal. He found the air commander buried under rubble by [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|a little Autobot]], whom he promptly pummeled. [[Arcee (WFC)|An even smaller, blue Autobot]] shot at Breakdown, which pleased him, because it meant he was going to kill two Autobots today. At Starscream's insistence, Breakdown got him out of the rubble, and they began chasing and shooting at the Autobots. Breakdown finally cornered them and overwhelmed them with his missile launcher. As they lay dying and Starscream was about to finish them, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] got the jump on him and shot Breakdown into the face of a mountainside, causing him to flee to fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Adam Baldwin]] (English), [[Atsushi Imaruoka]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian; season 1), [[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Fábio de Castro]] (Portuguese), [[Christoph Banken]] (German), [[Walter Rivetti]] (Italian), [[Arturo Cataño]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jaime Roca]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Juhani Rajalin]] (Finnish), [[Adam Krylik]] (Polish, "[[Operation: Breakdown]]" and "[[Metal Attraction]]"), [[Bruno Bulté]] (French)}}

[[File:DeusExMachina-Breakdowntruck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Shiny. Let's be bad guys."]]
Breakdown had a long history with the Autobot known as [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} to the point one would call them "archenemies". During their rivalry, Breakdown caused Bulkhead great pains. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

When Starscream requested that [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown come to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', Breakdown was much too busy trying to track down an [[energon]] trace. He reached an excavation site in [[Greece]], where he encountered an old friend—Bulkhead—and spotted a depiction of an [[Energon Harvester]] on an ancient fresco. After breaking the fresco with Bulkhead's head, Breakdown proceeded to the ''Nemesis'', where [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] located the device in a museum. As the Autobots had surrounded said museum, Knock Out and Breakdown drew them around to the front for a fight, where Breakdown caused [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee to collide with each other and sent Bulkhead flying into Knock Out. This distraction allowed Soundwave to sneak in the back and steal the Harvester. The Harvester was successfully obtained, and Breakdown and Knock Out accompanied Starscream to the energy vein in Greece to test it out. When Bulkhead turned up there to stop them, the two Decepticons attacked him but came off decidedly second-best, as Bulkhead managed to make Breakdown hit Knock Out by accident which allowed Bulkhead to steal Knock Out's [[Energon prod]] and use it to shock Breakdown into submission. They fled once the Harvester was destroyed and the other Autobots turned up. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|If you're going to give him as a [[A Gift For Megatron|present to Megatron]], [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2#quotes|be sure to wrap him up and put a little bow on him.]]]]

Breakdown was buffing Megatron's <s>corpse</s> body when Starscream asked him where Knock Out was. Knock Out, it turned out, had been street racing with the humans again. Some time later, Knock Out radio'd Breakdown to let him know there was another street race on. Much later still, Knock Out contacted him with the news that Bumblebee' human friend had been captured. Breakdown joined the other 'Con in setting a trap for the Autobots in a storage facility. Once Bumblebee and Bulkhead turned up, Breakdown ambushed them. He was able to hold his own against the two Autobots until Knock Out announced he was bugging out, and the distraction resulted in Breakdown being knocked into a wall by Bulkhead. Returning to the ''Nemesis'', Breakdown bore silent witness to Starscream's "cosmetic punishment" of Knock Out. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:OutHead-BulkheadBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Foefist!]]
During a Decepticon plan to melt a glacier to find some energon, Breakdown was hanging around on the hull of the ship when Bulkhead and Arcee appeared nearby. On Knock Out's order, he jumped from the ship and started fighting the two Autobots, unaware that it was a diversion while Optimus Prime scaled a nearby cliff face. He was still fighting them when Optimus caused the heat ray atop the ship to explode and was sent flying by the blast wave. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

While out scouting an energon source, Breakdown took the opportunity to ambush Bulkhead. Though the Autobot fought back vigorously, Breakdown overcame him and was about to deliver the killing blow when he was zapped by an energy beam from a nearby helicopter. He came around to find himself a captive of the [[human]] organization [[MECH]], the leader of which, [[Silas]], informed him that they wanted to take him apart for his technology. Breakdown was defiant, but the MECH technicians disabled his pain receptors and began dismantling him, including removing his right eye. He was stunned when he was rescued not by the Decepticons, but by Bulkhead. The pair emerged from the rail tunnel to face the main MECH force, and when Silas's helicopter again fired its energy weapon, the 'Con knocked Bulkhead out of the way. After Starscream arrived and chased MECH off, he demanded Breakdown destroy Bulkhead. Breakdown was initially reluctant, but Starscream talked him into it. Though Bulkhead bested Breakdown and used his body to bash the Vehicons, Breakdown was still able to retreat, and Starscream later told him to remember the rescue when the time came to choose between Megatron's leadership and Starscream's. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[File:TFP ep18 BD optic patch.jpg‎|thumb|left|upright=1.4|[[Major Bludd]] knows how you feel, Breakdown.]]
Breakdown took to wearing an eye-patch as a reminder of his failure. When Soundwave detected a magnetic signature, Breakdown saw the chance to redeem himself and insisted on being the one to retrieve the [[polarity gauntlet]]. Once there, however, he found himself under attack by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who also coveted the device and made a failed attempt to trap him underground. The two fought over it until Arcee and Bulkhead arrived and joined in the party. Breakdown was able to use the gauntlet to magnetically stick the two Autobots together, but while he was on his way back to the ''Nemesis'', Airachnid ambushed him and webbed him to a derelict gas station. He was freed when the Autobots turned up and the gauntlet was triggered, yanking him off the wall. At one point during the following battle, he got hold of the weapon and used it to hit Bulkhead with an oil derrick. After some more fighting, Airachnid tried to make a getaway with the gauntlet and Bulkhead threw her at Breakdown. Breakdown was forced to return to the ship without the gauntlet, but made up for it by presenting Megatron with Airachnid, who had become stuck to his back. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Knock Out and Breakdown were sent with some Vehicons to secure a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], which the Autobots were also after. Breakdown not only got to fight, but got to be on the winning side for a change. Unfortunately when they got back to the ''Nemesis'', they discovered that the cylinder's contents had already been discharged. After Megatron went to try and find Bulkhead, whose noggin held the data, Knock Out detected where Bulkhead was hiding out, and thus he and Breakdown went to the monster truck track. Bulkhead went and hid in the car park, so the two Decepticons started searching in their own ways—in Breakdown's case, smashing random vehicles. They eventually found Bulkhead, but the cylinder data was lost in the process. The pair were ready to take out some revenge until the arrival of more Autobots forced them to retreat. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

The pair teamed up again to transport energon around. Though Breakdown was keen to GroundBridge out of there when the Autobots turned up, Knock Out reminded him that they were under orders to lead the Autobots on a chase so the foe would deplete their energon reserves. When Ratchet turned up and bashed their Vehicon escort around, Breakdown was ready to take on the newcomer, but he and Knock Out had to leave after the other Autobots attacked them. Some time later, Breakdown was chatting to a [[Decepticon Miner|miner]] when Ratchet entered the cavern. The rematch was short lived as Ratchet overpowered Breakdown. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Breakdown and Knock Out watched Soundwave and Airachnid dispute over whether Megatron would return from a visit with [[Unicron]]. When Megatron came back to the ship, Breakdown was on the bridge to greet him, though the others had to restrain him when he saw that Megatron was being accompanied by Optimus Prime whom Megatron addressed as "Orion Pax". {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The Decepticons, including Breakdown and Knock Out, hit a military base and managed to get away with the energy source they needed for their new [[space bridge]], though they did accidentally let Arcee get on board the ship. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Breakdown attempted to contact the Vehicons at the space bridge and, though he had trouble getting through at first, was told [[William Fowler|everything was fine]]. When asked how ''he'' was doing, Breakdown replied with surprising kindness and sincerity, responding that he was fine, acknowledging the Vehicons' thankless job and encouraging them to keep up the good work. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee2 Breakdown Knockout find Forge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|STOP! Pick up the Hammer Time!]]
Sent with Knock Out to retrieve a hidden Cybertronian treasure, Breakdown was no doubt pleased to run into Bulkhead again. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} After their previous success, Breakdown and Knock Out went to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Breakdown again found himself fighting Bulkhead, but during a moments distraction, Bulkhead hit him with the Forge. After Megatron secured the Forge, Breakdown retreated through the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

[[File:Crossfire MECH finds Breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"We have a crime scene here."]]
Breakdown was assigned to accompany [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and Airachnid on a mission, the purpose of which was to get rid of Airachnid. Breakdown's quick temper proved their undoing, as Airachnid goaded him into attacking her. After spending a short amount of time trying to unstick the webbing from his face, Breakdown pursued her, leaving Dreadwing webbed to a tree. Though he caught up with Airachnid, it proved to be a trap, and she swiftly dismantled him. A short time later, a MECH team discovered him in pieces. They elected to bring the remains back to base. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

After [[Silas]] was badly crushed, the [[MECH Surgeon]] intended to use Breakdown's body to revive him. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}

Knock Out would continue to hunt Iacon relics in Breakdown's memory, {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} though he missed Breakdown's buffing. {{storylink|Hurt}}

[[File:Thirst-restinpeace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He's dead?! He's supposed to be a llama!!]]
While Breakdown was offline, MECH worked to rebuild and partially repair his body. Eventually, his body was reactivated and integrated with the remains of their leader, producing what Silas declared a "Cybernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis", or "Cylas". This had the side-effect of bringing Breakdown's life signals back online, though they appeared corrupted to the Decepticon sensors. Cylas made good use of Breakdown's body, at least until he failed Megatron and was consigned to Knock Out's dissection table. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

Cylas had become Knock Out's guinea pig for virtually any test he could think of. Knock Out had no qualm about experimenting even further on Breakdown's corpse, believing that his deceased partner would approve of the situation's irony. Cylas became a new form of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] who fed on a host's Energon, and the ensuing plague ravaged the Decepticons' ranks and numbers. Cylas was finally killed when he freed Airachnid, who left Breakdown's inactive body a lifeless and, ahem, empty husk once more. {{storylink|Thirst}}
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====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
Breakdown and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] took over a TV studio which was filming ''[[Down and Out]]'', and modified the course into a death trap which they then invited [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to take part in. To ensure they complied, they put the show's crew and audience into a box suspended over a pit of spikes, and Breakdown held on to [[Chuck Chuckles]]'s unconscious form as extra insurance. Unfortunately for the pair, the death trap was less than deadly, and the two Autobots had brought [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], who shot the floor out from under the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}

====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|King of the Road}}}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|Japanese continuity does not include the final season of ''Prime''.}}
=====Japanese ''Prime'' bios=====
Breakdown was a member of the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticons]] alongside [[Wildrider (Prime)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|Wildrider (Prime)#Prime|Stunt Wildrider}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:BreakdownNewBody-GrandGalvatronChapter.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.7|...wait, never mind.]]
Breakdown managed to survive his repeated deaths and wandered Earth as a malicious zombie. The undead Decepticon's sheer malice attracted the attention of [[Unicron]], {{storylink|#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' bio}} who would summon Breakdown, among others, to his universe to convince [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to combine with them in lieu of using Unicron for his new "[[Grand Galvatron]]" body. Breakdown was resurrected in a new combiner body as "Zombie War Breakdown", and he could serve as a limb to Grand Galvatron. The assembled combiner team was ordered by Unicron to conquer [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so that the planet would become Unicron's new body. Galvatron, not much for obeying anybody, ignored the order and set out to conquer in his own name as Grand Galvatron. {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}} While Breakdown was loyal to his new master, he sought to return to his universe and reunite with his partner. {{storylink|#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' bio}}

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], the main component of Grand Galvatron, had the group undergo training by exposing them to the lava pools of [[Thrull]], which Breakdown actually found enjoyable. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Special Training in the Lava Baths of Planet Thrull!|Special Training in the Lava Baths of Planet Thrull!}}

[[File:Epilogue-War-Breakdown-home.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Grand Galvatron attacked Cybertron only to be separated into his components by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. As the team continued the battle on foot, Breakdown was shocked to run into Knock Out on the battlefield and tearfully embraced him, unaware that his partner was merely a hologram projected by [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] as a distraction. After realizing his mistake, he rejoined the others and combined back into Grand Galvatron to fight [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} When the battle was interrupted by [[Megaempress]], Grand Galvatron's limbs detached and fled out of fear, but Breakdown and Roller were cornered by [[Flowspade]] and forced to transform into giant fist weapons for her to wield. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} Then Unicron showed up to conquer Cybertron himself, prompting the team to reform Grand Galvatron and participate in the battle with the Chaos-Bringer. After the battle was won, Breakdown was able to return to his home universe through a dimensional rift and was happily reunited with Knock Out. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

Knock Out later showed Breakdown the schematics to the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}
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===Toy bios===
Breakdown wore the powerful [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]], which was armed and upgraded with ancient weaponry given by the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Apex Armor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Apex Hunter Armor with Breakdown}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|I'm gonna come outta my shell at the [[Enclave]] and show everybody who's whooooooooooo!]]

Breakdown witnessed [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s little temper-tantrum over getting pummeled by a newly powered-up [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]. He also witnessed Megatron pummeling Knock Out after the latter's attempt to power-up Megatron went humiliatingly wrong. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}} Following the embarrassing defeat of [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], Breakdown was one of those in charge of the Constructicons' tickle training. {{storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}} He was present during Megatron's (brief) takeover of [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]], now wearing an eyepatch. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}} Breakdown, again with two optics, was present during Megatron's [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]-helmet-induced rampage, and after it ended, he was horrified to see that Knock Out had learned nothing from the experience and was developing more new helmets for Megatron. {{Storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}} He tried to warn [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] about [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s manipulative ways, to no avail. {{storylink|The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!}}
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===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Breakdown was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. When the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was slain in the ensuing brawl. Vanguard supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] later loaded the Warrior's lingering [[spark]] into his [[Golden Noah]] in an attempt to ferry his soul to the [[G1 World|next world]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Unfortunately, this did not work. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Crispin Freeman]] (English)|[[Thierry Mercier]] (French), [[Antonio Abenójar]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Grzegorz Mikołajczyk]] (Polish)}}

{{bigquote| I'm the fastest thing on 4 wheels.|Breakdown in his vehicle mode}}

[[File:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee!"]]
Breakdown joined [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] in the invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attacking the [[Stellar Galleries]] behind the [[Autobot]]'s front lines in order to acquire the [[Omega Key]]. When it turned out [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] had moved it, Megatron lead them on a run-and-gun mission through the city to the [[Vaults]] itself. Breakdown seemed most comfortable during their time in the train tunnels, even challenging Soundwave to a race. However, when Megatron told him in a paternalistic voice to "try not to get crushed by the trains", Breakdown was confused, wondering aloud if his leader had made a joke. After utilizing [[Dark Energon]] bombers to blast their way into the Vaults, the squad came up against Zeta Prime himself. He was utilizing a vast machine that rendered him unassailable, allowed him to control portions of the ceiling so they dropped to crush anyone in the room, and generated an arbitrary number of energon clones bearing his likeness that battled savagely in melee combat. Soundwave's interest in the clones caused Breakdown to deride him as a total nerdlinger, but he didn't have any words of mockery when Soundwave discerned the machine's weakness: a core that rapidly overheated and so had to open up to cool off. Even in defeat, however, Zeta Prime had put one over on the Decepticons, as they took from him not the Omega Key, but the device that activated it. And the Key was cranky about being woken up from its nap.

Though he had shot another soldier for daring to contradict him verbally, Megatron probably realized Breakdown's last-ditch maneuver to avoid crashing into [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] against Megatron's orders had saved all their lives, and so did not summarily execute him. Nor was Breakdown shot for his constant whining during the team's cat-and-mouse chase with Omega Supreme through the upper spires of Iacon towards a platform studded with some anti-air guns, which would hopefully give them a chance to fight back against the robot of unusual size. They managed to crack open Omega's armor with the emplacements, causing him to crash, but the behemoth remained on his feet—literally, as he transformed to robot mode to continue the fight. Breakdown continually expressed amazement and frustration at the seeming unstoppability of Omega Supreme, but Megatron's confidence was proven justified, as they sabotaged the means by which the giant had been repairing himself, apparently bringing him down. Seemingly unable to believe it despite having participated in the fight, Breakdown could only note, "Uh... all hail Megatron!" Yet even then, Omega Supreme was not defeated, badly damaged though he was. At that point, however, he was unable to continue repairing himself and his armor was badly damaged, allowing concentrated fire to finally overwhelm him.

Breakdown remained at Megatron's side as he tamed Omega Supreme, gaining access to Cybertron's core and infecting it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
{{Note|Breakdown is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. He can be unlocked by beating Dam 6 in Arena Mode.}}

When Megatron and his Decepticons destroyed a dam they had been using, Breakdown confronted them. Breakdown declared if Megatron could prove to be tougher than he was, then he'd join the Decepticons. Breakdown was eventually defeated, and, true to his word, he joined the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{Note|Breakdown does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron'', however he is available in multiplayer.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (console)===
{{Note|Breakdown appears as an Escalation only character. His default ability is the Hover Slam, and the Scatter Blaster as his default weapon.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers Online''===
Breakdown found [[War Rotor]] to be creepy. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Breakdown and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Enraged that Optimus Prime had defeated Knock Out in combat, Breakdown faced off against the Autobot leader resolved to destroy him. He alternatively shot laser blasts, unleashed energy waves and charged Optimus Prime throughout their battle. He was defeated however, and sent running off. He later returned when Megatron did battle against Optimus, and aided his leader throughout combat. The Decepticons were defeated once more, and ran off again. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

==Toys==
===''Prime''===
{{anchor|Voyager}}
[[File:Primetoy-WarBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|At least when you drop a buttload of cash to import it, you get a good toy.]]
*'''War Breakdown''' ([[June 30]], [[2012]])
**''ID number'': '''AM-12'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Zamu#Toys|Zamu]]" Arms Micron

: Only available in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' line, "War Breakdown" transforms into a massive armored truck mode. He features a single [[C joint]] bar at the rear of the truck, and as part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] [[gimmick]], Breakdown has an ''incredible'' number of [[5 mm post|5mm post]]-holes to attach Arms Microns to. He comes with his packed-in partner [[Zamu#Prime|Zamu]], who transforms into Breakdown's wrist-mounted hammer (though it actually attaches to the truck mode roof bit which flips up over his wrist, but it's a close enough approximation).

:While the mold was contemporarily available for [[Hasbro]] to use, its production cost is in "no man's land",<ref>http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2012-hasbro-has-no/17901/news.html</ref> which allegedly stymied Hasbro's ability to put it in their normal price points. Eventually, this mold finally saw release in 2020 as a Hasbro Pulse item for the U.S. and Canada.

: This mold was differently [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed each time into [[Swerve (Prime)#Toys|Swerve]] and [[Silas#SilasBreakdown|Silas Breakdown]], the latter of which was retooled further into [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|''Timelines'' Megatron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/AMWarBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on War Breakdown at TFU.info]''

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1588.html War Breakdown at Alfes's blog]''
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====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:Prime-toy BreakdownCyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|IT'S... hammer time?]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series/Number'': '''2 / 006'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-14'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[June 30]], 2012'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: Part of the second wave of Series-2 Legion-class [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]], Breakdown transforms into an armored car as per usual. He comes with a large triangular-barreled cannon based on his roof-mounted vehicle mode cannon, which has multiple 3mm posts and holes so it can be combined with other weapons and vehicles. As he is a Legion class toy of a bulky, broad-shouldered character, he is really, really, really short even compared to other Legions, let alone his rival [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Commander-class Bulkhead]].

: This sculpt was also [[redeco]]ed into [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]], who features a recolor of the same weapon, and [[Berserker#MtCWalmart2Pack|''The Last Knight'' Berserker]], who features no weapon at all.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/LegBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Prime-EZ-Collection-Deception-Set-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, [[November 24]], 2012)
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: This version of Breakdown (officially "War Breakdown") is cast in an ever-so-slightly darker shade of plastic than his Hasbro counterpart. The silver [[paint operation]]s are also a tad darker, the [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon [[insignia]] on his chest is significantly darker, his spare wheel is painted in glossy rather than flat black, and his regular wheels and upper legs are cast in dark gray rather than black plastic.

: He was only available in a TakaraTomy ''[[EZ Collection]]'' six-pack with the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Megatron]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]].

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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-ApexArmor-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'm still alive?]]
*'''Apex Hunter Armor with Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2013)
**''Series/Number'': '''3 / 002'''
**''Accessories'': Large missile-firing blaster, four missiles, small blaster
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Vehicle playsets, the "[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]]" comes with a green redeco of Legion Class Breakdown. He retains the purple blaster accessory.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CybApexBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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====''10 Year Anniversary''====
[[File:TFP-10th-War-Breakdown-Vehicon-2-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Scalpers receive double the Breakdowns!]]
*'''War Breakdown and Vehicon 2-Pack''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': "Zamu" Arms Micron

: Released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of ''Prime'', this Breakdown is a re-release of the TakaraTomy ''Prime'' figure, sticker sheet and all. He also includes [[Zamu#10 Year Anniversary|Zamu]], his Arms Micron, who still comes as parts on a model kit sprue. There are a number of small differences between the two releases, the most noticeable being the addition of a production number stamp on his right heel, and his sticker sheet uses plastic-matching dark blue rather than dark purple. Other small differences include a lighter shade of dark gray plastic, and a more orange-tinted shade of red paint used for his face.

: War Breakdown is packed with the similarly-previously-TakaraTomy-line-only [[Vehicon (Prime)#10 Year Anniversary|Jet Vehicon]] (oddly just called "Vehicon" despite Breakdown carrying the "War" prefix from the Takara release). This set was exclusive to [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the U.S. and Canada, made available for preorder concurrently with [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] on [[September 26]], [[2020]]. This set was also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong.

: Amusingly, despite being a Voyager-equivalent figure, War Breakdown was designated as part of the Deluxe Class for this release, and the set was priced accordingly. What a bargain!

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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Breakdown Construct-Bots.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Do you wish for Heavy to KILL YOU!? WISH GRANTED!]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Scout, 2013)
**''Pieces: '''45'''
: A Construct-Bots Scout, Breakdown can transform into a truck. His head is a remold of Hound's head with an angry grimace.

:Other than a new face, none of his parts are original. His vehicle hood, head, chest armor, and leg armor are all from Hound, his shoulder armor is Ironhide's thigh armor, and his feet, thigh armor, forearm armor, and axe are from Optimus Prime.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
{{anchor|UniteWarriors}}
[[File:UW-toy BreakdownZombieWar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Breakdown (G1)|Aaand we're back where we started.]]]]
*'''Grand Galvatron''' (giftset, [[April 30]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-06'''
**''Accessories'': Axe, hand/foot/gun

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' "Zombie War Breakdown" is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]], transforming into a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck. He includes a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] axe weapon (which can form a side-mounted exhaust pipe for truck mode), and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot for his limb modes or a gun for robot mode, and can also be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

:As a Deluxe-sized ''Unite Warriors'' figure, Breakdown can form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Combiner, or become one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, although he is nominally part of [[Grand Galvatron#Toys|Grand Galvatron]]. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also has a tendency to dislodge if he collides with Optimus Prime/Motormaster's and Hot Spot's protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem. Thankfully, he does not have this problem with his normal Combiner team.

: War Breakdown was sold in a [[TakaraTomy Mall]]-exclusive giftset of Grand Galvatron, along with [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Tactician Cyclonus]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]], [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]], and [[Roller (G1)#UW06|Wandering Roller]].
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:TransformersPrime Breakdown happymeal toy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''
:Happy Meal Breakdown is a non-transforming SUV. Rotating the rear-mounted spare tire rotates the roof to reveal a cannon resembling the one he possessed on the show.

[[File:Breakdown_Prime_McD_Toy.jpg|thumb|Breakdown is now an unofficial SPEEN enthusiast!]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Happy Meal, 2013)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''
:This Happy Meal Breakdown is a non-transforming robot. Equipped with a hammer for each hand, squeezing his legs will cause the upper torso and arms to spin. With its size, it's reasonably in scale with Commander Class Bulkhead, whereas the Cyberverse Breakdown was too puny to properly match up to his rival's toy.
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==Notes==
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hammer this [[Superman]]!]]
*Breakdown's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Racer-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Saboteur-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).
*While Breakdown's bulky design is largely dissimilar from [[Breakdown (G1)|his G1 counterpart]], his red face and yellow eyes are directly lifted from his G1 toy, which had similarly colored features.
*Promotional blurbs for the episode "[[Deus ex Machina]]" mentioned that [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] would be in the episode. Given that Breakdown acts as a rival for Bulkhead in the finished episode—which [[Lugnut (Animated)|''Animated'' Lugnut]] was played up as for [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] in the original ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Cartoon Network]] promotional material—the fandom concluded that Breakdown was meant to be Lugnut at some point in the episode's production. The Hub's [[Mike Vogel]] challenged this notion at [[BotCon 2011]], claiming that Lugnut had been Knock Out's original name, which had been changed because "Lugnut" wasn't "sexy" enough for the character. The ''Prime'' Season 1 Blu-ray commentary, however, corroborated the original theory: Breakdown's place in the show was originally intended to belong to Lugnut, since a loyal Decepticon bruiser was desired, but the show creators wanted a land-based Decepticon instead.
*Breakdown's [[license plate]] in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" is DGOT 441.
*Breakdown's body parts were available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Breakdown parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop. While all the characters in the game are hue-shifted from their normal coloration, Breakdown ended up noticeably less-different than his peers, essentially just having a different face color.
*The bio for the Japanese "War Breakdown" release explicitly ties together his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War For Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' appearances, explaining that he had his physical form upgraded in order to better face Bulkhead.

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Breakdown has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''War Mode''' (ウォーモード ''Wō Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Jida, Noji, Zamu
: Breakdown's box-back Arms Up mode is just him using the [[Big Scissor]] weapon. Yep! Despite all his other link-points, it's just him using a hand-held weapon. ''Imaginative''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''War Breakdown''' (ウォーブレイクダウン ''Wō Bureikudaun'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dǎjī''' (China, 打击, "Strike")

==See also==
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*[[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], the bulky [[Velocitron]]ian and [[Conjunx Endura]] to [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}

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2022-09-26T16:50:43Z

Dallin06: The Other Happy Meal Breakdown.

The Other Happy Meal [[Breakdown_(WFC)|Breakdown]].

Skids (G1)

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Dallin06: /* Masterpiece */

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:''Skids is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Skidsg1.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Everyone forgets me, [[Nudge gun|even me]].]]
'''Skids''' is a theoretician. This is appropriate, as some would say his existence is merely theoretical; everyone forgets who he is or that he was there. But if they got to know him, they'd learn that he likes to daydream, get built into furniture, and pick up cowboy chicks. Skids unfortunately favors daydreaming while traveling in vehicle mode, but thankfully his excellent brakes spare him and others from incurring TOO much damage after inevitable fender-benders.

Skids is also a fast learner, voraciously absorbing and compartmentalizing new information he receives. This allows him to adapt to new environments and unexpected situations very quickly. His calm, reflective nature and tendency to fade into the background sometimes causes some to question his ability to fight, but make no mistake; Skids can handle himself in battle.

He'd just rather...listen to some music, y'know?

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Chain]] (English, "[[Quest for Survival]]"), [[Dan Gilvezan]] (English, "[[Triple Takeover]]"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "Quest for Survival"), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "Triple Takeover")|[[Lu Jun]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Albert Augier]] (European French), [[Ionei Silva]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival-SkidsRoboticInsecticide.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Those arms go allll the way up, to his ribcage.]]
Skids was part of a strike force that was sent to stop the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] from ravaging a human farm, only to meet with failure. Apparently injured in the battle, Skids underwent some repairs by [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] upon return to Autobot Headquarters, where he responded incredulously to [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]'s report that he had retrieved [[robotic insecticide]] from the planet [[Floron III]] to deal with the Insecticon threat. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:TripleTakeover Skids.jpg|thumb|Racing into obscurity.]]
Later, Skids was part of a team sent to investigate bombs that were raining down on a city from a football stadium (the work of the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]). Blitzwing, however, had the stadium surrounded by a massive "Zone Defense" maze built by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], and while attempting to traverse it, Skids crashed into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and was driven over by tank mode Blitzwing. Skids and the other Autobots' remains were then gathered by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], who built a throne for himself out of them. These Autobots were soon rescued and quickly rebuilt, and participated in the crises that ensued as Blitzwing, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] vied for Decepticon leadership. Following that skirmish, Prowl opined that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was the greatest leader in the universe, which prompted himself, Skids, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] to form themselves into a throne for Prime; Prime refused to sit, saying that thrones were for Decepticons—he'd rather roll. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga=====
[[File:Skids and screech.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left]]
When Skids successfully proved the existence of particles able to cross over between dimensions, he put his discovery to work for the forces of good, coating his armor in these "[[Dimension Slide]]" particles and endowing himself with the power to move between realities, as well as a snazzy new green paintjob. In this quest to examine anomalies within the multiverse, Skids found he could summon other versions of himself from different dimensions to aid him, but for unknown reasons, one of these alternate versions wound up trapped in Skids's home dimension, unable to return to his own world. Renamed "[[Screech (Generations)|Screech]]" (presumably to save all the Autobots a headache), this alternate Skids teamed up with his counterpart, and together, the pair worked as "Quantum Operatives" policing the multiverse while searching for a way to get Screech home. {{storylink|#Toys|Skids's toy bio}} {{storylink|Screech (Generations)|Screech's toy bio}}

Hot on the trail of one such multiversal anomaly, Skids and Screech pursued [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost across the multiverse to a [[Primax 209.20 Gamma|parallel dimension]] where he was causing trouble. While the two dimension-hoppers kept the ghost busy with wordplay and pop culture references, the [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] of that world used his illusion casting powers to scare Starscream into fleeing the dimension by projecting an illusion of his greatest fear: [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}

=====Ask Vector Prime=====
[[Vector Prime]] claimed Skids was from [[Primax 308.0 Zeta]] while Screech was from [[Primax 1008.15 Gamma]]. The two worked with him in [[Primax 308.13 Beta]]. {{Storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 23, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 23/07/2015}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:LegendsComic DimensionalInvestigatorSkids.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
Skids would later take on a new body, blue as usual but more heavily armed, styling himself as a "dimensional investigator" (次元捜査官 ''jigen sōsakan''). When [[Deadlock (Cloud)|Deadlock]] caused trouble in the [[Legends World]] by bringing [[SARA]] there, Skids showed up to teach him how to use SARA's powers to return to [[Cloud World]], and also warned the Decepticon against causing any more interdimensional chaos. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

Finding there to be many more Transformers from other dimensions in the Legends World, Skids regarded this as problematic and decided to send them all back by force and seal off the dimension. Met with resistance from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his cohorts, he summoned the [[Skids Squadron]] to fight the Decepticon leader while he personally dealt with the others. When Megatron came to their rescue, Skids entered "Full Burst Mode" and seemingly killed the Decepticon with a mighty barrage, only to realize the villain just sacrificed himself for his comrades. Following protests by the natives of the Legends World, Skids caught on to the fact that their world was a peaceful one without factions or war and that ''he'' was the one causing chaos and violence, prompting the investigator to abandon his plans and undo the seal. He continued to keep the dimension under surveillance, and even stuck around to look up its fictional representations of himself. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}

Skids would come to join the [[Dimensional Patrol]], a G1 World organization dedicated to battling multiversal threats. He was guarding [[Megatron (RID)|Devil Gigatron]] at [[Neo Brave Maximus|their base]] when [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]]'s group came to break him out. Devil Gigatron had reformed, however, and refused to leave with Black Convoy. In fact, he removed the corruption in Black Convoy's spark he had placed there years earlier, reverting Black Convoy to his original Autobot state. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}} With the Commandos still corrupted, Skids and Black Convoy pursued the fugitives to the Legends World on behalf of the Patrol. The people of the Legends World were less than enthused by the presence of this occupying military force. Even after the Commandos were captured and reverted to protoforms, Skids and the Patrol insisted on staying until the [[Dark Ai]] computer entity was found. Instead, the Headmasters of the [[Axalon Trading Company]] helped Dark Ai re-install Black Convoy's original personality, and he then helped drive Skids and his Dimensional Patrol drones off of their world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Black Convoy Bonus Edition}}

At some point in their career, Skids and Screech prevented the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] from consuming the universe by defeating them with a new type of [[robotic insecticide]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}}

Eventually, Sky-Byte convinced Skids and the Dimensional Patrol that the Legends World was not a threat, but was worth preserving. Skids brought the Dimensional Patrol to the Legends World as protectors, defending the populace against an invading army of [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]], and the rampage of [[Majin Zarak]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}}

Skids continued working with the Dimensional Patrol, under the leadership of the combined Devil God Fire Convoy. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}
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=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
[[File:Binaltech skids cardart.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|After using up all of his vacation and sick days, Skids returned to work to find that the Transformers cartoon had been cancelled.]]
In [[BT World|an offshoot timeline]], Skids was the first of the Binaltech Autobots created simply with the intent of upgrading an existing, healthy Transformer, rather than in the name of repairing one that had been injured. Outfitted with self-repairing nanomechanical antibodies, Skids's body could, barring heavy damage in battle, theoretically function for thousands of years without maintenance. In both his original and new body, Skids dedicated time to studying the chronal warp on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], which gave rise to the Autobot strategy known as "[[Operation: Distant Thunder]]", a last-ditch scheme should the Decepticons tamper with the fabric of space-time. That horror occurred in [[2004]] when Ravage used the [[Kronosphere]] to alter the timeline, and Skids prepared to initiate the plan and send [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s memory data back in time to avert the catastrophe. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (prose)|Darkest Hour}}

The data probe was launched, but, as the timeline was righting itself, a [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived, and manipulated the temporal wave to preserve the Binaltech timeline separate from the original continuity. Possessed by the Spark of the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Protector]], hailing from some future point in time, Nemesis Prime informed Skids and the others that their timeline was destined to produce great warriors capable of safeguarding the entire multiverse, and therefore must continue on its new course. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

Skids returned to base with the other Autobots after the defeat of Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

======''Legends'' comic======
Binaltech Skids was a member of the [[Skids Squadron]], a group of dimension-hopping versions of Skids led by [[#Japanese cartoon continuity|dimensional investigator Skids]], who summoned them to help force [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] out of the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Marvel22-heavy-traffic-skids-tracker.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Skids exists! Really!]]
In the event that the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s mission would require more manpower, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had several Autobots encode copies of their personalities as light patterns within [[crystalline containment vessel]]s, including Skids. When a large number of Prime's troops were then injured during the opening volleys of the war on [[Earth]], Prime arranged for the construction of new bodies, which the personalities were then programmed into, bringing Skids and the others to life "for a second time".

[[File:Skidsnatives.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|We bet you can't.]]
Now in a new body that transformed into a blue van equipped with a bandana-wearing driver, Skids went with Bumblebee and the other new Autobots to learn about their new home. Along the way he learned about an upcoming [[Brick Springstern]] concert, and immediately took a liking to the music of Earth and the possibilities of what could be learned from interacting with mankind. When the concert turned out to be the target of a Decepticon attack, Skids and the others were forced into action, engaging Shockwave and three Decepticon jets in battle. They quickly retreated after routing their foes, so that the show could go on. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] ran out of fuel in the middle of the [[Powder River Basin]] in [[Wyoming]], Optimus Prime took Skids and a few other Autobots to prevent harm to the humans who had discovered him. Unfortunately, these humans (and their [[United States military|military]]) forced the Autobots into a retreat. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

Skids voiced some concerns about Optimus's plans to raid the heavily fortified [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]] for information on the combining process, but Prime vetoed them. En route, distracted by a human radio station, Skids nearly forgot to activate his facsimile driver; a moment later he accidentally clipped the car of hot-tempered [[Jake Dalrymple]], who pursued the Autobots on their mission. Despite the wall of weaponry facing them, Skids made it through the battle unscathed; but as the Autobots retreated with the information, they encountered Jake Dalrymple again, who distracted Skids just long enough for [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] to blast him off a cliff. Although Optimus Prime mourned the loss of Skids, neither the Autobot leader nor any other Autobot thought to recover the believed deactivated body of Skids later after their mission had been completed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[File:Marvelus-21-showdown-skids-beyourcar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.]]
Lying crippled and unable to transform, Skids was shortly discovered by register girl [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]], who, thinking he was an ordinary van, had him fixed up with the intent of keeping him for herself. Skids was open to the idea at first, preferring a peaceful life to that of a warrior, but after another bout of road rage with Dalrymple, the unearthly stunts he performed left him no option but to reveal his true nature of Charlene.

[[File:Showdown-polishmyhubcaps.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|''Baby you can be my car And maybe I'll wash you'']]
A somewhat unusual [[Transformer romance|relationship]] ensued between the two, but more trouble soon came Skids's way in the form of [[Donny Finkleberg]], who was being hunted down by Ravage. Fleeing from the Decepticon with Charlene and Donny, Skids hid out at an abandoned mining town, but yet again, the raging Dalrymple tracked him down and shattered his windshield, knocking him unconscious and into a dream where he died through his refusal to attack Megatron and save Charlene. Reawakening, he engaged Ravage in battle again, finally finding the strength to act, and causing his foe to tumble down a mineshaft. Skids then parted ways with Charlene, having come to the realisation that their two roles in life were too different for their relationship to work out. {{storylink|Showdown!}}

[[File:Marvel22-heavy-traffic-skids-reason.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Oh god my arms, my arms!]]
Skids returned to the Ark with Finkleberg, with Optimus pleased to find him alive. Jetfire was sent to verify Finkleberg's claim about a [[Cybertron Seven|group of missing Autobots]], uncovering a trail of spilled Transformer fuel. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} Skids was outfitted with a chemical tracker to follow the fuel trail; taking Finkelberg with him, he began tracing the fuel back to its source. En route, he broke cover to save a trapped driver from some downed power lines, a move that caught the Decepticons' attention. The newly created Stunticons were dispatched to "ambush" Skids - by acting as though they were his allies. The humans' [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team]] and the Aerialbots soon arrived and engaged in a three-way battle. When it was over, the Aerialbots were defeated, the Autobots' reputation was smeared, and the Stunticons were triumphant; Skids could do little but clear out to continue his mission with Finkleberg. Unfortunately, money still governed Finkleberg's actions, and that evening he sold out Skids to RAAT's leader [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]] while Skids was deactivated for the night. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[File:DecepticonGraffiti-CBDonnySkids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Shoulda stuck with the nice cowboy lady.]]
Skids was disassembled for study, but when the Decepticons [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] appeared on Earth and began defacing landmarks, RAAT operative [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] was forced to enter into a deal with the Autobots to stop them. Skids and the other Autobots' components were combined to form a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|jury-rigged robot]] that Circuit Breaker used to stop the [[Battlecharger]]s, but in return for their co-operation, Skids and the Autobots were allowed to go free. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

''On the return trip to the Ark, however, Skids was abruptly torn from reality when the future Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] [[time travel|traveled back in time]] from [[2006]], shunting Skids into [[Limbo]] to maintain temporal balance.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

{{note|While Skids was lost to Limbo in the UK comics, no such fate befell him in the American stories. Luckily enough for continuity's sake, he never did anything important in the US comics again, only showing up in crowd scenes. To maintain consistency, the UK printings of these stories either redrew Skids into a different, [[generic]] robot, or erased him from the art entirely.}}

Skids attended Optimus Prime's funeral, {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} witnessed the arrival of a group of [[Spacehikers|children]] within the space-borne Ark, {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} and watched [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] fight for Autobot leadership on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. He was presumably either off-lined during the subsequent Decepticon ambush, {{storylink|Totaled!}} or during [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Underbase]] powered rampage. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

[[File:Skidslimbo.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|left|Oh, hey, remember Skids?]]
[[File:Skidssurvivors.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And then he stole [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]]'s head.]]
''Skids remained in Limbo for two years while Galvatron ran amok on Earth, his mind steadily succumbing to the dream-illusions created by the [[Limbo parasite|parasites]] native to the realm.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} ''In his dreams, a brutish Skids led monsters in orgies of destruction. With Galvatron's eventual death during the [[Time Wars]], Skids was finally returned to Earth, but he had spent too long in Limbo—the Limbo parasites had succeeded in shaping a reality from his dreams, and the nightmarish monsters that he had imagined materialised on Earth with him. Fleeing from the beasts, horrified at the "weakness" that had led to him making them, Skids was convinced by the creatures that they would exist so long as he was alive. Their goal was to break him into joining them in their bloody rampages (and also to just mess with him). Skids lured them into a [[Hudden Nuclear Power Plant|nuclear power plant]] which he had planned to detonate, wiping out the monsters and himself. However, he struggled to find the courage to end his own life in order to spare the Earth from the horrors he had birthed.''

''Thankfully, it didn't come to that, as the remnants of the Autobot [[Wreckers]]—joined by [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] of the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]—arrived to aid him, defeating the monsters even as the creature's leader admitted they'd made up that whole 'die to stop us' thing. Skids joined with this group of Transformers, forming the [[Survivors]].'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

''Carnivac soon tired of Autobot life and Skids and the others could only watch as he fell out with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and struck out on his own.'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''When a human called in the rest of the Survivors to help Carnivac against the new Mayhem Attack Squad, Springer was adamant that they shouldn't help the renegade Decepticon, but Skids, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] were swayed by Catilla's pleas to get involved.'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''They arrived just in time to save Carnivac from the Decepticons, but Catilla was killed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and Carnivac swore vengeance''. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

{{note|Due to the somewhat convoluted nature of the Marvel UK continuity, the "Survivors" plotline was continued in the Earthforce timeline, detailed below.}}

[[File:Grimlockwasthatwise.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, who here remembers when I was damaged and shoved into the medbay? No? Well, that makes all of us.]]
Grimlock traveled to [[Hydrus Four]] to use [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] to revive the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Returning to the Ark, he also pumped Nucleon into the med bays, reviving Skids and several others, and headed towards [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Grimlock used the Ark as a blunt instrument across [[Unicron]]'s head, forcing Skids and the others to evacuate and join the battle against the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Survivors wolf in the fold.jpg|thumb|left]]
When Carnivac ran off on his own to avenge Catilla's death, Skids and the other Survivors insisted Springer contact Grimlock and the Earthforce for back-up. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} Though Grimlock was hesitant to lend any warriors in order to save a Decepticon, he was swayed into doing so in exchange of the Survivors' word that they would permanently join up with his unit afterwards. Hooked up with these Autobot reinforcements, Skids and the others stormed the Mayhem Attack Squad's tropical island base. Skids personally confronted [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] in single combat, holding his own against the murderous [[Pretender]]. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

On a later mission for Earthforce, Skids and the Survivors protected an [[oil tanker]] from [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], while the rest of the Decepticons were trying to distract the Autobots with an all-out assault on their base. Undeterred by the sleight-of-hand, the Survivors caught up with Starscream in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Skids used a flying leap by Carnivac as a distraction to catch Starscream with his liquid nitrogen cannon, and then [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] knocked the Decepticon commander into the drink. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Skids was part of the Autobot team when they battled the Decepticons in defense of Earth's precious energy resources. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

Goldbug later recalled the events of the previous battle. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|The Cosmic Adventure: Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Lancer two crew war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|Remember when I was a main character back in our [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel]] days? Let's do that again.]]
In [[2012]], when Optimus Prime discovered Megatron was still active on Earth, he took an armed assault squad of Autobots, including Skids, to put an end to the tyrant's menace once and for all. Battling Megatron's reanimated Decepticon [[zombie]]s as the two leaders clashed, Skids called dibs on taking out [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

After the battle, Skids and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] attended to [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] as he recovered from a [[Scraplet]] infection. He then departed Earth with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} As they arrived back at Cybertron, the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' was targeted by missiles from the [[Civil Defense Hub]], though they were called off at the last second. Nonetheless, Skids and the rest of the armed assault squad prepared for immediate deployment upon landing. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

Skids would later respond when Jhiaxus's ''[[Primum Fugae]]'' began attacking the [[Demon]]s and Dinobots indiscriminately and upon [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s orders, he and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] began prepping the Dinobots for medevac. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}} During the invasion of the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], Skids and a team of Autobots comprising [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Getaway]] aboard the ''[[Lancer Two]]'' were shot down by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s forces when they revealed their full defensive power. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Auntie activates autobot drones secrets and lies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Shortly after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]] its damaged computer [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] registered the approaching [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] as a threat and as a defensive measure, downloaded and copied the memory engrams of the Autobots' reserve assets Skids, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], creating new drone bodies for them but leaving their [[spark]]s in magnetic limbo. However, before the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander could reach the Ark, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] arrived looking for [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and engaged the drones in battle. Stripped of their Autobot morality and controlled by AUNTIE, the drone Skids and its companions fought well against the [[Conehead]]s {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} but were shut down when Grimlock fought his way past [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units and a reanimated [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to take AUNTIE offline. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
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===Dinobots Strike Back===
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{{note|In the first book in this series, Skids transforms into a red compact, matching the description of his toy's Honda City Turbo [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]] in one of its [[Diaclone]] color schemes. He is apparently even smaller than Bumblebee}}
[[File:DinobotsStrikeBackBumbleandSkidsinSub.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Seen here pouting because he gets no screen time.]]
Although Skids had reported the strange electromagnetic readings he'd been getting from [[Dolphin's Bay]] even before [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] sent [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] to [[Bandit's Bluff]] to remove the [[cerebro-shell]]s from the rampaging [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], it took [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s report that evening to prompt Optimus to have Skids investigate it for possible Decepticon activity. Prime chose [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to accompany him in [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s [[Star mini-submarine|new mini-submarine]], but wasn't sure whether to assign [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] to the mission as well, since Skids clearly didn't want him along.

If Prime left Sludge out, Skids celebrated by absentmindedly crashing into [[Mount Lomas]], crumpling his hood and causing Bumblebee to notice a suspicious trail in the woods. If the pair followed it instead of continuing to the bay, they walked into a trap set by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and [[Gravedigger]], who disassembled Bumblebee and Skids to serve as the first components of the [[Autobot Memorial Power Plant]].

If they continued to Dolphin's Bay and the sub, Skids traced electromagnetic waves back to some [[black coral]], then hacked into a Decepticon computer and learned of a plot to convert the coral into superfuel. Bumblebee then exited the hatch to break a piece off, triggering an explosion which trapped him in a canyon beneath broken columns of crimson coral. Without underwater gear, Skids had only two options: If he went back to the channel for help, Seaspray used his laser to free Bumblebee, then tried to sail back to the Ark, only to have Starscream blow all three of them up with a cluster bomb. If Skids tried translating some nearby [[dolphin]]s' language, he succeeded in five minutes, talking the three largest dolphins into moving the broken coral. Skids and Bumblebee brought the black coral and his report back to Optimus Prime, ensuring an Autobot victory.

If Prime ''did'' include Sludge, Skids, and Bumblebee made it to the bay first, then used the sub to track the readings to an underwater cave. Bumblebee entered it, radioed Skids about Operation Black Coral, then failed to reemerge. If Skids chose to return to the Ark for help, two possible endings saw an Autobot assault save Bumblebee and destroy the Decepticons' base. If Skids tried to radio Bumblebee, the sub was promptly hit by a sonic attack from Frenzy, making it go haywire and tear through the bay. Whether Skids tried to stop it by activating the backup systems or shorting the controls out with his [[electron blaster]], he was saved by Sludge, ensuring an Autobot victory in two more endings. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Skidswreckers2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|In the context of science, "theory" does not mean "guess" or "hunch", Rodimus. You should probably pay attention.]]
Several months after the defeat of [[Unicron]] in 2005, Skids was among the senior scientists (including [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], and [[Rad (G1)|Rad]]) who questioned [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s plan to send out the best of the remaining Autobot science and research members to establish deep-space reconnaissance posts. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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8.2 million years ago, Skids took part in the defense of [[Altihex]], serving under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s command. They were forced to retreat after the Decepticons overran the city. Later, Skids was in the [[Chamber of the Ancients]], observing the ceremony in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] was given the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and transformed into Optimus Prime. Immediately, three Decepticon assassins attacked, and though Skids acted to protect the new Prime, his arm was cut off by [[Umbra]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}

Skids was repaired and he returned to his post at the [[Decagon]]. While Prime was absent, Skids picked up radar of incoming Decepticon invaders and a transmission from the force's field commander, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Skids helped man auto-defenses from inside the Decagon and coordinated troops in the field. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Eventually, the Autobots' [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] units were destroyed. Picking up their personal weaponry, Skids and the other Autobots were all that was left to defend [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and made a desperate last stand against Shockwave and his forces. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Autobots were only spared from annihilation because Starscream at that point activated one of Cybertron's planetary engines. This caused a chain reaction, which crumbled Iacon into a crater, driving away the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

[[File:Revelation SkidsVehicleMode.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Trypticon plays "Hit the Skids".]]
During the Dark Ages, when Optimus Prime and Megatron both disappeared into a prototype spacebridge, both factions splintered into several sub-groups. Skids served under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s faction of Autobots. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Together, they investigated reports that the Decepticons were in the process of building a mobile fortress, only to find [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] already completed and battle-ready in the [[Praetorus Wharf]]. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}} Finding that nothing they threw at the giant Decepticon had any effect, the Autobots tried to outrun it instead. Skids hid in a nearby building, onto which Trypticon jumped to crush him. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} Though battered by the incident, Skids managed to survive it, and was brought back to [[Autobase]] for repairs. As [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was tending to his wounds, The Fallen broke into the Autobots' headquarters, re-appropriated [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] from one of their holding cells, and took off. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} Once The Fallen's base of operations was uncovered, Skids joined a cross-faction army in rushing it to put an end to the ancient Transformer's scheme. Ultimately, The Fallen was defeated by the power of [[Primus]] himself, and all factions agreed to keep the chamber The Fallen had tried to breach sealed to prevent anyone from further abusing the power held within it. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

At some point, Ultra Magnus took command of the Autobots, and reunited them into a single faction. Under his leadership, the Autobots gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. This eventually forced the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. Skids was in attendance at the signing of the truce, which was interrupted by a bombing, engineered by Starscream and his Predacons. This act of aggression only served to unite the Autobots, Ultracons, and Decepticons however, who struck back against Starscream's troops. A united Cybertron finally seemed within reach... that is, until Megatron made a dramatic return, accompanied by an army of [[Air Warrior]]s. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Megatron quickly took over the planet, and enslaved the majority of Autobots. Skids was among the many unfortunates captured, and put to work in [[Internment Camp Pi]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

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Optimus returned to Cybertron, and the Autobots were freed from slavery. {{Storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

[[File:RevelationWaP SkidsReflects.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|''Did [[Pat Lee]] actually draw what is beyond this window? The question haunts my very being.'']]
Skids was not among the Autobots who traveled to Earth aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], remaining behind on Cybertron as the planet slipped into the deactivated state known as the [[Great Shutdown]]. When Shockwave began reactivating the planet and successfully unified the Autobot and Decepticon factions, Skids was a member of the council of Autobots who served to represent their faction in the alliance. Few of the council members were actually suited for leadership, however, and slowly found themselves giving more and more control to Shockwave. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Even when Perceptor presented the council with evidence that Shockwave was performing immoral experiments on fellow Cybertronians, the High Council was unwilling to take any constitutional action against Shockwave. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Eventually, the example shown by the Ark's returning crew and several homegrown Autobot insurgency cells tore the blinders from the council's optics, and Skids gathered his fellow councilmen in taking to the streets and ousting the Decepticons from power. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Skids BlackHorizon1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Not even Prowl remembers him.]]
During an Autobot peace ceremony on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Skids reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] had yet to find the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] that had gone missing while chasing [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] Their conversation was then interrupted due to a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

Skids was later stationed on the ''[[Arc II]]'' on Earth, where he helped his comrades in the field by warning them about incoming G.I. Joe [[S.H.A.R.C.]]s. When the ship came under attack by the [[Pretender Monster]]s, Skids was knocked out by [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] while alerting the others on board. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} He was sent to [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|the Pit]] for repairs and was expected to quickly recover from his injuries. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
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===''TransTech''===
In an Offworld Zone of [[Axiom Nexus]], a Skids was yet another victim of [[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]], murdered for a cred-key. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent brawl between the Autobots and Decepticons, Skids could do nothing but avert his eyes as [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] began distributing wanton carnage onto the battlefield. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

Later, Skids was amongst the few Autobot survivors still intact despite the brutality of the battle. He and a small number of surviving Autobots rode in Optimus Prime's trailer in a desperate effort to outrun The Beast. He was then killed when the Beast took a swipe at Optimus's trailer, crushed utterly in The Beast's monstrous paw. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]] (mentioned); [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|#2]] (depicted)}}
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Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], '''Skids of [[Nova Cronum]]''' trained as a theoretician at [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]]'s [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology|Academy of Advanced Technology]], {{storylink| Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} secretly recruited to the school because of his status as an "[[Outlier (group)|outlier]]" with special powers—in Skids's case, a "super-learning" ability that allowed him to master many skills. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} He was present at the academy on the day that [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] arrived to take Shockwave into protective custody, and his attempt to stop them was quickly quashed when the towering Roller intimidated him into silence. {{storylink| Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} It was not long, however, before Skids's teacher returned and recruited him and classmates "[[Tarn (DJD)|Glitch]]" and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] for a plan formulated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] to steal a bomb disguised as the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from [[Nominus Prime]]'s body as it lay in the [[Primal Basilica]]. Skids was somewhat disappointed that his sole contribution to the plan was not one of his many skills, but merely the fact he had a grappling hook in his arm that they could use to lower Pax into the Basilica. Despite a minor snag when the technology-disrupting Glitch accidentally jammed his hook's winch, the mission was a success. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Unfortunately, the aftermath of the mission meant the outliers and Pax had to go on the run. Out in the [[Alyon]] region, they discovered a new "hot spot" for infant sparks which looked like the Hand of Primus (or, for Skids, ''was definitely'' the Hand of Primus). [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]], their man in Iacon, warned them the Senate wanted to destroy the spot to stop the [[Functionist Council]] exploiting it and so the fugitives had to fight off the [[Elite Guard]] repeatedly. Time-travellers under [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] popped up and, when Skids mistook them for reinforcements from Zeta, rapidly claimed that. They saved the day but the time travellers wiped everyone's memories after... unfortunately including memories that Roller was missing in action. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

[[File:mtmte 48 grindcore.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|What did I do last night?]]
After graduating to full-fledged theoretician status, Skids went on to join the Autobot army. Shortly after the [[Simanzi Massacre]], when the planet still was cooling, he became a bomb negotiator: disabling the [[anti-personal mine]]s made out of Autobot prisoners so they could die without going off. This ended when he made the mistake of mentioning Primus to the unfortunate [[Heavy Tread]], who detonated himself in a rage that anyone could believe in a god that did this to him. When Skids came to, he was a Decepticon prisoner and off to the notorious [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore gulag]] with a "[[Inhibitor spike|mouth flower]]" inside his mouth that would destroy his [[Brain module|brain]] if he dared transform. Skids used his outlier learning skills to disable the "flower", having seen how the guards put it in, and began pumping his cellmate [[Quark]] for info. This brought him to the attention of the camp commandant, {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} who turned out to be his old friend Glitch, having since joined the Decepticons and granted an upgraded body. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

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Glitch, in an act of basic sadism, decided to make a project out of the religious 'bot. He asked Skids to repair Grindcore's teleporter, promising it would mean fifty prisoners would be sent to Decepticon colony world [[Ambervalia]] to work as slaves. Skids told Quark that this was collaboration that would help and the fifty would be better as slave workers than at the prison; and while he didn't say outright, Skids was relaxed around the Commandant and felt he could try and make demands for more prisoners sent to the colonies, assuming he could half-trust his old friend even if he had switched side. What he did not realise until it was too late was that Glitch had been making him rebuild the camp ''smelting chamber''... something he learned only after demanding Quark get to be 'teleported'. Skids' faith died as he was forced to watch fifty Autobots die horrific deaths because of him. The memory was so traumatic that he overwrote it {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} and the only thing he remembered of it in his missing months was "[[The Empyrean Suite]]", unable to remember the name or that this was the future [[Decepticon Justice Division]] leader's favourite music to play during a massacre. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Skids used to have an [[Amica Endura]] called [[Chopper (G1)|Chopper]]. They broke up because Chopper was "an absolute arse". {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

[[File:Getaway Skids ArmTheLonely.jpg|thumb|He's been trained to kick your ass. Theoretically, of course.]]
Long into the war he joined the [[Diplomatic Corps]], working to persuade other races to support the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} At some point, he disappeared and was believed dead, {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} but had, in fact, become part of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s covert [[Special Operations]]. Partnered with [[Getaway]], he was sent on a mission to influence [[Solomus|Tyrest]], using a [[nudge gun]] to implant the impulse to resign in the Chief Justice's mind. The plan failed and Tyrest sicced [[Legislator]]s on the duo, capturing Getaway and hitting Skids with an [[inhibitor claw]] in the back. Skids was barely able to escape using a shuttle made from [[mode lock]]ed Legislators. Using the nudge gun's other charge, Skids erased his own memory after setting the shuttle to home in on the nearest of his handlers, the [[Duobot]]s. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

[[File:LiarsAtoD2-Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|left|How do you like me now?]]
It was in this amnesiac state that he arrived on the planet where the ''[[Lost Light]]'' had crashed. Abruptly, the mode lock deactivated and the ship began transforming, so Skids made an impulsive decision: he reactivated the lock, sent the ship crashing into the surface, and bailed out. Making it to the ground safely, Skids found himself under attack from the Legislators that had made up his ship—though one of them had been killed in the crash, the other two were coming after him with giant swords and fire breath. Skids came upon the deceased bodies of two Autobots who had failed to survive the ''Lost Light'' crash—[[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]] and [[Polaris]]—and used their weapons and abilities to eliminate another of the pursuing robots. Running from the lone survivor, Skids came upon a small party of Autobots from the ''Lost Light'', who deactivated the inhibitor claw for him, allowing him to access his weapons and destroy the last Legislator. Skids was invited to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'', though he was less than enthusiastic about [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s proposition that the pair of them should team up. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:LiarsAtoD3-RungSkids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|MEANWHILE IN A 20 MILE RADIUS OF THIS EVENT]]
When a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] got loose aboard the ''Lost Light'', requiring the crew to be sealed in their quarters, Skids, decided to exploit his missing memories to entirely reinvent himself. Deciding he disliked confinement, he left through the ventilation system. Drawn by [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s cries, he saved the psychiatrist from a close call with the Sparkeater, and at [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s request, led the creature through the vents to the engine room where Rodimus disposed of it. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} As a celebration of the death of the Sparkeater, Swerve opened a [[Swerve's|bar]] where Skids got drunk together with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. He failed to notice that Chromedome stole his gun while he was messing around with his grappling hook and a server-robot. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} After attending a ceremony to commend Chromedome, [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] on recent heroics, {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Skids was next spotted still hanging out at the bar with some other Autobots as [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] put Chromedome's ability to identify an Autobot based on their transformation sound to the test. {{storylink|Interiors}} He later tried to comfort Swerve following his accidental shooting of Rung. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

When a swarm of [[Nanocon]]s that had lain dormant inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s body were mysteriously reactivated, Skids and a few others were shrunk by Brainstorm's mass-displacement gun and sent inside Magnus to eliminate them. Once that was dealt with, Skids attended [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s Autobot Initiation Ceremony, during which he relayed Swerve's report from the engine room that dead crewmember [[Ore]] had come back to life. The chaos only continued when Skids and a team of Autobots were abruptly teleported by [[Galactic Council]] to the planet [[Theophany]], there to investigate the razing of [[Crystal City]]. Beneath the city, they found a slumbering [[Titan (group)|Titan]], leading to discussions on the Transformers' creation myths and the meaning of life; Skids and Chromedome shared a belief that life was shaped not by destiny or gods, but by interactions with others. Skids theorized that both the Nanocons and Ore had come back to life thanks to the psychic emanations of the Metrotitan, then helped [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] fend off the Galactic Council's forces until the Autobots could free the Metrotitan, which teleported them all back to the ''Lost Light'' and quantum-jumped the ship to safety. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

Inspired by their talk, Skids requested that Chromedome use his [[mnemosurgery]] to unlock his lost memories; Chromedome discovered that only Skids's last year of memories had been erased, while the others had been repressed by a trauma so horrific he did not dare restore them. Chromedome was, however, able to identify the music in his head as the "The Empyrean Suite", and hoped Skids would never learn its significance. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

[[File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|"Legs: Yes. Bow-tie: Cool...I can buy a fez."]]
Skids was among the group of Autobots gathered by [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] in Swerve's bar to help tell a story to aid in Rung's mental recovery. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} When his old altercation with Roller came up, Whirl called him a wuss, and he countered that his skills as a theoretician wouldn't have been useful in a fight. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} At the culmination of the story Rung still showed no signs of recovery...until Skids deliberately mispronounced his name a couple of times, prompting the psychiatrist to speak and correct him. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} The storytelling session was brought to an end by the sounding of alarm to ready the crew for a battle with Decepticons on the planet [[Temptoria]]; during the fight, Skids, Chromedome and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] battled [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} Later, to unwind, Skids joined the crew of the ''Lost Light'' on some "shore leave" on the planet [[Hedonia]], where he tried out his new personality-generated [[holomatter]] avatar, only to find his amnesia kept it from creating a fake identity for him. As the group played the "Nemesis Game" in a bar, Skids identified [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] as his worst enemy, and then wound up getting into a drunken brawl with [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Skids and Whirl also engaged in some oneupsmanship with a group of [[Ammonite]]s they met in the bar, comparing the length and breadth of their races' respective galaxy-spanning conflicts. When the [[Imperius Drax|leader]] of the Ammonites' rival faction the [[Terradore]]s happened to walk in, Whirl casually murdered him to show up their new drinking buddies, much to Skids' chagrin. {{storylink|Little Victories}} Skids bought Rodimus a [[Galactic Council]] captain's hat as a souvenir of the trip. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

When the mass-murdering Decepticon [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] ran wild on the ship, Skids joined in the futile effort to hold back his rampage. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Overlord was ejected from the ship thanks to the sacrifice of Rewind, and Skids tried to console Chromedome over the loss of his lover, only to find that the mnemosurgeon was eerily calm about the whole thing. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:TheFecundMoon-Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|Skids kind of lost it a bit after Charlene left.]]
When the ''Lost Light'' encountered the long lost satellite [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Skids got Chromedome to accompany the band of Autobots heading to the surface to see if the satellite had a way to return Skids's memories. He went to the ship's oil reservoir for some alone time, where he was attacked by a number of [[Legislator]]s. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} While he managed to hold them off long enough for Swerve to arrive to help, a [[Star Saber (G1)|mysterious and enigmatic robot]] appeared behind him, and impaled him with a large sword. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

Fortunately for Skids, he survived this, and was later teleported by Star Saber into a cell which contained Rodimus' crew. Perceptor examined his wound, while Swerve explained what happened to them. After Skids said that he would apologize for whatever he had done to Tyrest, Star Saber returned to the cell, carrying his [[Getaway|"Partner in crime"]] with him. Chromedome then explained that when he read Skids' mind, he had done it wrong, and misinterpreted the remnant memory as an "Imperative to escape". In actuality though, it was a name, Getaway. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Getaway was able to fill Skids in on his lost memories of their ill-fated mission to change Tyrest's mind, and explained Tyrest's mad plan to reach [[Cyberutopia]]. With the newcomer's help, Skids and the others were freed from the cell and confronted Tyrest, only to be incapacitated by the lawmaker's suggestion weapon. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

[[File:ThisCalamitousLife SkidsMeetsAdaptus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Thanks to Tailgate, the suggestion weapon was disabled, and Skids cuffed [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], only for the medic to promptly escape when his back was turned. The Autobots caught up with him at Tyrest's gate to Cyberutopia, but only Skids, finally at peace with himself, was able to step through the guilt-detecting force field. He found himself standing on a strange landscape being talked to by a multi-colored [[spark]]. On hearing cries for help from Rung, he dashed back through the portal to help fight the Legislators until Tailgate was able to shut them down with some amendments to the law. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

Once everything was over, he tried telling Rodimus what he saw, but he couldn't make sense of all it. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} Not helping was the fact that whatever he saw proved difficult to remember for any length of time. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

Before the ''Lost Light'' left Luna 1, Skids played a film compiled by Rewind to detail the ship's voyage. Unfortunately the film failed to impress the members of the [[Circle of Light]] who rejected any notion of joining the crew. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

[[File:IntoTheAbyss SkidsGetawayRodPod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Skids was among the Autobots who welcomed Orion Pax and his team aboard the ''Lost Light''. Swerve remarked to him how weird [[Garnak|some]] of Pax's crew were. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Skids was later seen having a drink at Swerve's {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} When the ''Lost Light'' was assaulted by Ammonites, Skids met up with Getaway and Ultra Magnus to help organize a counterattack. Skids hesitantly suggested that they use the [[Rodpod]] to fight back. Despite the other's and his own concerns about damaging it and making Rodimus angry, they ended up boarding and using the vessel. Skids piloted the craft, and used it to defend the ship's fuel quills, while blasting Ammonites that attempted to combine. Skids was forced to pilot the Rodpod away from the battle when a group of Ammonites combined and gave chase to them. In an attempt to lose them, he piloted the vessel into what appeared to be an abyss, but was really the optical cavity of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

As everyone else tried to figure out where Metroplex's eye had gotten to, Getaway had a minor breakdown over the fact that A: they were inside someone's eye canal, and B: they were in a spaceship shaped like someone's head. Skids consoled him and said it was best to just roll with it. The group took Ratchet's suggestion to find Metroplex's brain, only on arrival in his brain chamber found it was surprisingly absent. In light of that, they decided to go find his spark instead. As they approached, Whirl noticed the flooding had been sealed off, which surprised Skids.

[[File:TheDeadAreNotEnough SkidsArrows.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|left]]
On setting down, Getaway quickly found an arrow pointing toward the spark chamber, which everyone decided to follow. Skids was the one to ask whether they would lock the Rodpod, which no-one else was concerned about. The arrows took everyone on a strange course through Metroplex's interior, until they came upon... the Rodpod again. Before Whirl could properly blame the ship, an Ammonite appeared, and blew it up. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Fortunately, they were saved by a wall appearing to block the explosion, at which point Skids realized the purpose of the arrows: Metroplex was moving his interior about, and the odd journey the arrows had taken them on was because the direction they were meant to be pointed had change too. Then, they received a call from Swerve informing them to avoid the water, or they'd contract an alchemical virus and die horribly, and worse than that, two thousand Ammonites were heading their way. As Magnus gave orders to barricade the room, Whirl turned out an Ammonite, having beaten an explanation out of him. However, when the little guy told them who he was working for, he promptly self-destructed. Before everyone present could dwell on that, [[Chromia (G1)|two]] [[Nautica (G1)|newcomers]] appeared and told them to surrender. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

Before Getaway could charm the two fellow Autobots, several Ammonites burst through the walls. While Ultra Magnus,Ratchet and Brainstorm went off with their new friends, Skids stayed behind to fight off the attackers (that he was being mobbed by several of them anyway probably helped). As Skids fought, Metroplex was recharged by the ''Lost Light's'' engines, and transported himself back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} This didn't get rid of the Ammonites, though. That took Megatron giving the titan his missing thumb, containing the Regenesis Ore-7, which healed him and reactivated his immune system, killing the Ammonites dead. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:BlackPlanet SkidsVBludgeon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|SHOW ME YA MOVES!]]
In the apparent aftermath of Shockwave's scheme, Skids and Getaway relaxed in Swerve's, and were witness to Swerve suffering a bad bout of hero worship when Blurr walked in. The celebrations were rudely interrupted when Shockwave made his move, summoning all the Ammonites to attack Cybertron. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Fortunately, Bumblebee had a plan of taking the fight to Shockwave. Skids was included in the team to be sent, thanks to his secret-agent-know-how. Getting to Shockwave's base of operations in the Crystal City seemed impossible, until Starscream showed up with [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], who managed to get them there. On arrival, the group was attacked by Bludgeon. Ultra Magnus offered to hold him off, and Skids decided to volunteer his skills as well, along with a suddenly-ill Brainstorm. However, Skids's outlier abilities weren't able to match Bludgeon's mastery of [[Metallikato]], and he quickly wound up defeated. Fortunately, Brainstorm's unease turned out to be Optimus Prime, Rodimus, Cyclonus, [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] using the Dead Universe portal in his chest to escape that dying realm.{{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They quickly mopped up Bludgeon, but Cyclonus' injuries meant someone had to help Brainstorm haul him back to his lab. While this meant Skids had to miss the climactic showdown, he did get to see time itself falling to pieces in the sky above Cybertron. That, and Rodimus managing to play on Brainstorm's insecurities. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Once the crisis was truly over, Skids decamped to [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] to watch [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s trial. Evidently, he was not dissuaded from rejoining the ''Lost Light'' on its quest once the former Decepticon Leader was added to the ranks, and he set off again, this time coming along of his own volition. Six months into the quest, he was sufficiently worried to pay a visit to the widowed Chromedome with Nightbeat, though their friend remained secluded in his hab suite and Nightbeat's interest was quickly derailed, to Skids' dismay. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Shortly thereafter, he, [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] all shot the bull about the ship's new gossip mag, the ''Lost Light Insider''. Though Nautica decided to exit before any rules were broken, she and Skids exchanged a bit of friendly banter before he and Riptide convinced the massively intoxicated Trailcutter to steal Megatron's "superfuel" out of the medibay. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}.

[[File:PredestinationABeginnersGuide SkidsRodimusTheory.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Actually performing his [[function]].]]
When a pod containing the corpse of another Rodimus showed up, 'our' Rodimus called in Skids as part of his investigation team. Using all the facts, Skids and Chromedome worked out (wrongly as they'd soon learn!) that this was a near-future Roddy who'd die and be sent back in time, and Skids was left aghast by his leader's desperate attempts to 'change history' like lopping an arm off. Everything was then interrupted when the ship started to ''vanish'' around them {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} and he was left stuck on a spaceship with Megatron (and Skids, who kept making snide asides when he was trying to listen). Soon, the Autobots on board began to disappear one by one and everyone had to reveal personal secrets in an attempt to figure out what was the common denominator. (In the process, Skids helped fill in Nautica on [[M.T.O.]]s and expressed his distaste for High Command's lack of interest in educating the "warborn".)

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After realising only the launch crew were disappearing, the newbies like Skids found the ''Lost Light'' returned but in ruins! {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} He agreed with Riptide that this must be the future ''Light'' that dead-Rodimus had come from and worried that the evidence they found meant they bring back the crew, only for the ship to be ripped apart. In an investigation, they came across a dead Ultra Magnus, one killed by a [[fusion cannon]], and Skids turned on Megatron, believing this showed he was going to inevitably turn on them! To his disquiet, when Megatron immediately requested to be locked up until all the facts were gone, he felt ''bad''' about doing it. As he admitted to Getaway during their search, he worried he was going to stop hating the killer. The search found yet more corpses and to Skids horror, they had all been executed and their transformation cogs removed: acts that revealed the ship had been butchered by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. Luckily for all concerned, the discovery of a still-alive Rewind proved this ''wasn't'' the future ''Lost Light'' but a duplicate of the 'real' one. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

[[File:MTMTE33 megatron skids right there.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|Look at you! You gotta look inside yourself and say, 'what am I willing to put up with today?' NOT SLAGGIN' THIS!!"]]
Skids rushed to Rewind as he came through, making sure the guy was okay and filled in on things like Megatron-the-Autobot, and was pissed when Nightbeat pushed Rewind too soon to explain what had happened to the ship. That was how they learned the copy was created when the ship launched, thanks to an issue with the quantum engines, and ''exactly'' what hell Rewind had gone through. Said quantum engines were also leaking, endangering a nearby organic planet, and Skids knew they ahd to act. When Megatron refused to, bothered at the idea of risking his life for a handful of fleshy strangers, Skids tore into him for violating what the Autobrand stood for and that if being an Autobot ''didn't'' force him to modify his behaviour instead of getting what he wanted, then none of his 'rehab' meant a damn.

A brief aside from Getaway gave Skids an idea of how to save the planet: using a mass displacement gun he knew Brainstorm had been making to shrink down someone to help already-tiny Rewind fix the engines. That was a bust. Nothing was found except proof that ''Brainstorm was secretly a Decepticon spy'' but no time for that now, Skids! To Skids' amazement and joy though, his bollocking had worked and a guilty Megatron admitted he could be rigged to downsize and thus he could help Rewind. Skids thanked him. Once the damage was fixed, the duplicate ''Lost Light'' vanished and the 'real' one started to come back, and a happy Skids told a returning Chromedome to head up to the roof where Rewind was waiting. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Oh yeah, that Brainstorm thing. Turned out he was going back in time to change history, which was going to result in [[Functionist Universe|a hideous dystopia]], and the time travellers sent to bring him back ended up running into an early Skids.{{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} Things turned out fine in the end! While time-travelling, Rodimus tried to warn the past "don't let them [the Legislators] take Skids" but nobody heard it, which was good as Cyclonus pointed out that Skids being captured turned out to be necessary for saving half the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

[[File:MTMTE42 dance dance skidsvolution.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''What a feeling'' ''Being's believing'']]
Skids' friendly nature struck a chord with [[Ten]], the former [[Legislator]] turned into a bartender. In a mural of Ten's favourite crewmembers, Skids was in the front. A further friendship was struck up when Ratchet asked Skids to chat with Rung some time, as the guy would truly appreciate being visited by someone who didn't want help from him; when Skids bought Rung a drink, the therapist was surprised and delighted. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

Skids, Getaway, and Brainstorm all hung out at Nautica's, showing off their cool skillz and generally hanging. When Rung came up, Skids was bothered by Getaway dissing the guy, but they didn't have time to discuss Getaway's passive aggressive whiny defence of it as news came in that Thunderclash was dying and everyone was invited to the pre-wake on the ''Vis Vitalis''. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} During the party, Getaway asked him if he wanted to mutiny against Megatron. Skids declined... and had his mind wiped with the nudge gun. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Believing his splitting headache to be too much partying, he decided to flump out at the ''Vitalis'' and get picked up tomorrow. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} That made him a target for the parasitical [[personality tick]]s, secretly feeding off his energy! Not knowing why he was so tired {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} he reached out to Nautica, sensing something was up with her, and she asked him {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} to teach her to dance. While busting a move, he coaxed out her issues with her old college friend [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] before the ticks begun a public rampage. After they were repulsed, Skids got better and everyone went back to the ''Light'' for a ''biiiig party at Sweeerve's!!!''

[[File:MTMTE43 skids swerve humans.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.0| Anything could be a Transformer!]]
Until Swerve suddenly vanished {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} and a horrified Skids checked his room to find the bartender facedown, rusted, and half-dead from an infected wound. He rushed him to the medical bay for aid (inadvertently making him worse) and learned from [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] that Swerve had been holed up in his room for months, neglecting himself, and using a holomatter avatar to seem 'fine'. To Skids' great shame, he'd never visited Swerve—hadn't even known his ''room number'' until he remembered it was Red Alert's old one—and completely missed any chance to see one of his best friends needed help. He joined a rescue team sent to "[[Swearth]]", a vast hologram Earth operating on sitcom rules that Swerve was projecting, to find the guy's consciousness and fix him. In his new, brooding holomatter avatar, Skids and his friends did track down Swerve and tried to convince him to focus on the physical pain he was feeling, so they could realise where he was hurting. Skids, an expert in suppression, knew Swerve was pushing it down. Once they identified that Swerve was cripplingly lonely and depressed, they were able to convince him that he truly was loved and valued by them. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

Soon after, Skids went with a crew to check out the legendary [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]. He needled Nightbeat for having the 'debunking' itch and said that, while he no longer believed, he understood why other people were attracted to the idea that there was something after death. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

[[File:MTMTE48 skids and rung.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7| Tell me where Skywalker is.]]
Under incremental recollection sessions with Rung, where he also helped fix model ships as a focusing tool, Skids had finally managed to remember ''entering'' Grindcore if nothing else; while frustrated with the slow process, Rung admonished him that learning all of it in one go would re-traumatise him. While chatting, Skids was surprised to see the long-lost [[Froid]] appear. An old friend of yours, Rung? Well, I'll leave you to get caught up! (Off he went to brood at the oil pools, trying to remember more.) Within minutes Rung sent him a coded radio message to meet him at Froid's ship as something ''dodgy'' was going on but by the time Skids arrived, Rung had learned Froid had the infamous [[Sunder (G1)|Tetrahax Ripper, Sunder]], on board and that guy ''fed'' on bad memories. The very first sight of Skids woke Sunder up and caused him to attack, starting to rip up Skids' traumatic memories to the surface {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} before Rung could get him to safety. During the running battle against the serial killer, Rung kept trying to get Skids to Chromedome for memory suppression and Sunder duly followed them, constantly bringing up memories. Luckily Sunder was defeated by the point Skids remembered repairing Grindcore's teleport chambers for Tarn and ''not'' by the point he'd remember how he'd killed five hundred souls.{{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

When a small time window opened up in Swerve's, Skids used it to look back at the day the new crew members joined the ''Light'', a day that Trailcutter was still alive and openly happy. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds SkidsCarriesNautica.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]]
Skids had been part of Megatron's classes on the Knights of Cybertron and in one, to his surprise, Megatron showed the symbol that the strange spark being had 'said' to him back at possibly-Cyberutopia. Nautica advised him to write it out phoenetically to try and retain the knowledge of what it was, but everything was interrupted when Megatron and several others received bizarre messages coming from a distant planet. Rodimus assembled Skids with the rest of 'Team Rodimus' and they headed out to discover it was coming from the Necrobot's planet...

...where the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] and [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] were waiting. The Rodpod was shot down and Skids carried the wounded Nautica from its wreckage, everyone making their way inside the Necrobot's fortress. They found the Necrobot had been murdered and Skids spared a moment of empathy for Nightbeat, who had forged a bond with the ancient Transformer. A message came in from ''Getaway'', telling them that the crew had mutinied against Megatron and all those considered loyal to him, exiling them all off the ship under false pretenses. Skids was enraged to discover his former friend had actually mindwiped him, an act he ''knew'' was a violation, to keep this a secret. When the message ended and the sheer horror sunk in, Skids embraced Nautica to console her. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

The DJD made their presence known by attacking the Necrobot's fortress before retreating... promising to return at sunset as part of their intimidation tactics. Skids weighed up their options with the other stranded crew members, suggesting that they dig in and devise an escape route. The Necrobot's body had revealed a key that unlocked a room filled with at least sixty organic creatures inside strange pods. Discussion arose whether to flee, or stay and defend the people inside the pods, but the Autobots ultimately decided to stand their ground. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} Their forces were bolstered by the returning Drift and Ratchet, who had caught wind of their predicament through [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]. Skids had the awkward task of introducing Ratchet to his replacement. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

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With death staring them in the face, Skids was one of the Autobots who Nautica assembled for the rite of [[Amica Endura]]. She opened her spark to them, recited the ritual, and told them all how they were valued. When Rung departed with Nightbeat to investigate the mystery of the Necroworld, Skids bade him a terse and awkward farewell. Skids and Nautica spent much of the remaining time before the inevitable attack clinging to each other for comfort. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

Shortly afterwards, Velocity hit on a potential way out: Tailgate's spark 'explosion', triggered by extreme trauma, had supercharged two security guards ala [[Ore-13]] and that could be done now! All it required was someone willing to be traumatised. Skids offered himself up and pleaded with Chromedome to finally let him know about his deep, hidden trauma. As Tarn began playing "[[the Empyrean Suite]]" from outside, creating the ideal conditions, Skids' memories began bubbling to the fore. A sorrowful Chromedome spoke some trigger words to his friend, finally unlocking that repressed trauma and Skids' spark erupted. As his supercharged friends ran outside to confront the Decepticons, Ratchet worked to keep the shattered Skids stable as his spark began to shrank.

[[File:sleep tight, soldier.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left|He's dead, Jim.]]

Unfortunately, Skids came to and crawled off his slab, desperate to find Brainstorm and apologise for Quark's death, feebly crying that he was "scum" for what he'd done. Ratchet was desperate to get him back on the slab before he died but Megatron, the only other person in the fort, had left to join the battle and there was nobody to help. Skids died in Ratchet's arms, only Brainstorm noticing as his friend's 'statue' winked out. After the Autobots retreated back to the Necrobot's fortress, a distraught Nautica embraced the corpse. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} She stayed with it until at least the morning as events unfolded outside, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} and at some point removed its [[brain module]] for safe-keeping, hiding it in her eye socket. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

In honor of Skids, the crew of the ''Lost Light'' painted their [[insignia|Autobot Insignias]] grey. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

During a visit to [[Troja Major]], Nautica revealed that she was seeking the [[Epistemus|Resus Cradle]], a device that was said to be capable of reviving dead Cybertronians provided there were some form of remains for it to work with—the reason she had removed Skids' brain module from his corpse. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} Upon making contact with [[Mengel]], who possessed the Resus Cradle, Nautica discovered the cost of Skids' resurrection would be steep indeed. An emotion-trafficker, Mengel suggested Nautica sell her grief towards Skids, as well as her feelings of friendship toward Velocity. Nautica initially agreed to the process, but ultimately could not foresake Velocity's friendship, abandoning her plan to resurrect Skids. However, being as Mengel had already removed her grief- and thus ALL warm feelings she had towards him beforehand, it didn't bother her at all and she left Skids' brain module behind. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}} A simulation of Skids appeared to Nautica on [[Mederi]] that tried to coax her to join him in the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]]. Bereft of her old emotions towards him, the prospect held no appeal to Nautica and Skids' apparition disappeared. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} Skids appeared among the spirits of the dead that welcomed [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] into the Afterspark. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] named Skids, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] as three characters who had been produced as toys for the popular ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' line. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Skids was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He and his comrades followed their commander [[Blue Big Convoy]] into battle when a duel between [[G1 World|dimension-tossed]] future warriors [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] threatened the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] and [[Beast People|its people]]. When Vanguard supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] deigned to personally intervene, the Warrior knelt in deference. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

Evidently felled in the subsequent brawl when the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was later memorialized with a hologram in the inner sanctum of the [[Ivory Towers]] by [[Magna Convoy]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
Following [[King Sombra]]'s awakening on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Skids was one of the many unsuspecting Cybertronians who fell under the tyrannical [[unicorn]]'s thrall. Making his way to the desert, Skids tried to ambush [[Applejack]] but was knocked down by [[Wildwheel (G1)|Wildwheel]], mourning that he'd failed his king. {{storylink|One-Trick Pony}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Skids was one of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
During the war on Cybertron, Skids was among a group of Autobots led by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], who went to [[Tyrest]] in an attempt to reason with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. They were ambushed by the Decepticons, and Sentinel Prime was killed. {{storylink|The War Within}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
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Skids participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Rare character that could be recruited by collecting 130 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 45 hunter cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:G1 Skids toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Introducing the new Nikahimi Deathtrap. With its poly-cotton body shell, it's the fastest car in the world... to open with the jaws of life. The Nikahimi Deathtrap—the last car you'll ever drive.]]
*'''Skids''' (Autobot Car, [[1984]])
**''Accessories'': [[liquid nitrogen rifle]], [[Electron blaster|twin electron blaster]], rocket pod launcher, 3 rockets
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Skids began life as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, where he was known simply by the name of his [[alternate mode]], the {{w|Honda City (AA)|Honda City Turbo}}, and was available in blue, red, or black color schemes (see [[#Notes|Notes]], below). The blue version of the figure was used by [[Hasbro]] as part of the ''Transformers'' toyline, sans {{w|Honda Motocompo|a small scooter accessory}} that the ''Diaclone'' figure had come with which stored inside his trunk. Despite sharing this common point of origin with many of his fellow Autobot cars, he features a few unusual touches: his rear wheels fold into his feet for added [[robot mode]] stability, and his weapons attach by clipping over his forearms, rather than plugging into his fists. Among his armament is a "rocket pod", the spring-loaded missile-firing mechanism of which was neutered for Hasbro's release of the figure.

:Skids had a somewhat odd release history: Because he was not one of the original eleven [[Autobot Cars]] released at the line's inception, he is commonly grouped in with the later 1985 Autobot Cars both fictionally and in the minds of [[fandom|fans]]. However, Skids was actually added to the 1984 Autobot Cars assortment (taking the place of a second [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Mirage]] in a [[case]] of twelve) very late in the year (December 1984 is the earliest confirmed availability of the figure as of this writing), during which time he came in 1984 packaging including a ™ mark by the "Transformers" logo, rather than an ® mark. Like the other 1984 cars, at least some of these early Skids releases lacked the [[rubsign]] on the roof that would later be added to all Transformers toys in 1985.<ref name="earlyg1">[http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2016/11/early-g1-timeline.html "Early G1 Timeline"] at TF Scraps.</ref> Presumably due to this early release, he got the short end of the stick in 1985: That year, the "Autobot Cars" price point was divided into two separate assortments, each of which contained six of the figures that had debuted in 1984 (packaged one per case in a case of 12) and three of the new figures that debuted in 1985 (packaged two per case). Since Hasbro apparently considered Skids a 1984 release, he ended up being packaged only one per case, thus making him somewhat more rare than his peers.

:Skids has been reissued several times; this article lists each reissue separately where appropriate. This mold itself is a [[retool]] of an earlier ''Diaclone'' toy, the Honda City R; this earlier tooling was used to make [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] and the ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3]]'' exclusive [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-skids/519/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Skids at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Skids/skids.htm More information on Skids at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy vsz set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Maybe the kids will notice me now that I'm bundled together with two other guys?"]]
*'''Skids & Sunstreaker vs Buzzsaw''' (multi-pack, [[1985]])
**''ID number'': '''VSZ'''
**''Accessories'': liquid nitrogen rifle, twin electron blaster, rocket pod launcher, 3 rockets
:Skids was not released on his own in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Japanese Generation 1 toyline]], and was instead available only in a multi-pack with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], which was also the only way to get the other two on the Japanese market at the time. This box set remains a considerable rarity on the secondary market.

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[[File:G1toy quantum operative skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You sure you can call this an homage?]]
*'''Skids & Screech Quantum Operative Ver.''' (exclusive multi-pack, [[2009]])
**''Accessories:'' "Material acceleration pistol", dual-barreled gun, "quantum shield" launcher, 3 rockets, scooter
:"Quantum Operative" Skids is a green redeco of the original Generation 1 toy, available in conjunction with his [[#Encore|''Encore'' release (below)]], and including for the first time the scooter accessory from the ''Diaclone'' toy that was eliminated for his original Transformers release. He was sold in a set with [[Screech (Generations)#Toys|Screech]] that was a mail-away [[exclusive]] available only with volume 3 of [[Hero-X|Million Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3]]''. While Skids's colors are an homage to ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], Screech is likewise a match for Skids's twin [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]].

:Amusingly, the color scheme for this exclusive was accidentally revealed early by TakaraTomy when they [[:File:Encore Skids Tokyo Toy Show 2009.jpg|mistakenly included its missile launcher]], denoted by its bright green launching tab, with the normal ''Encore'' version that was on display at [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2009.<ref name="internat">[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/5790/20/ TakaraTomy Accidentally Gives Clue to TF Generations Vol. 3 Mail Away Figure?!]</ref>
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Skids/skids.htm More information on Quantum Operative Skids at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:TF Collection 3 Skids.jpg|thumb|"Oh boy, a reissue! Now people are ''actually'' going to notice me!"]]
*'''Skids''' ([[September 27]], [[2002]])
**''ID number'': '''3'''
**''Accessories'': liquid nitrogen rifle, twin electron blaster, rocket pod launcher, 3 rockets
:Skids received his first reissue in 2002, when [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made him available as part of their "book-box" ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' series, surprising many with the inclusion of such an overlooked character so early in the line. He features no significant differences from the original (save for a working missile launcher, as with the original Japanese release), though the figure suffered from a common, if not universal, problem: an excess of plastic on the underside of Skids's right foot means that his rear wheel can not fold down flat beneath it, resulting in a slightly unstable robot mode. Since the original Japanese figure was released only in a giftset, Skids did not get a [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] at the time, a situation this reissue rectifies by retroactively giving him the ID number '''96''' on the included [[Tech Spec]] and [[bio]] card.

:The aforementioned Crosscut was released exclusively through [[e-HOBBY]] in conjunction with this reissue.

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Skids_template.html More information on Transformers Collection Skids at TF-1.com]
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===''Commemorative Series''===
[[File:G1toy commemorative skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Whoa, two reissues! Good old Skids is moving up in life!"]]
*'''Autobot Skids''' (2004)
**''Accessories'': liquid nitrogen rifle, twin electron blaster, rocket pod launcher, 3 rockets
:Skids got his first Hasbro reissue as part of the eighth wave of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line, [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores. He features no notable differences from the earlier Takara ''Transformers Collection'' release, except for the fact that his launcher's spring has been removed.
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===''Alternators''/''Binaltech''===
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[[File:Alt Skids toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Heavily clearanced so fanboys could customize him into Ironhide.]]
*'''Autobot Skids''' (2005)
**''Alternator ID number'': '''17'''
**''Binaltech ID number'': '''BT-16'''
**''Accessories'': Engine-rifle
:Skids transforms into a 1:24-scale blue Scion xB. All four doors open, revealing a fully-detailed realistic interior with seats for a driver and passengers, plus his hood pops open to reveal his engine. His robot mode is very reminiscent of his original toy, with his head sculpt based off his animation model with toy details. His engine pops out and unfolds to become his hand-held pistol.

:The Hasbro ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' release (part of the first wave of new "bubble packaging" toys) differs from the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Binaltech'' release in that it has a much darker shade of blue, tinted windows, and various Scion-type tampographed flame decals. The Japanese release naturally has die cast metal parts, is painted a lighter shade of blue, has different paint decos, and is branded as a Toyota bB to reflect the models' name in Japan. It also includes a sheet of stickers, including flames resembling the ones printed on the ''Alternators'' version, as well as some Generation-1-style red stripes, and most humorously, a Japanese "New Driver" badge.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Binaltech Asterisk|Broadblast]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#16|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Skids's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AltSkids/skids.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Skids at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:G1toy encore skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Three reissues?! Wow, I must be really popular by this point, r-right?"]]
*'''Skids''' (October 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''18'''
**''Accessories'': liquid nitrogen rifle, twin electron blaster, rocket pod launcher, 3 rockets
:TakaraTomy reissued Skids again in October 2009 as part of their ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' series. This version of the figure shifted its colors a little, changing him from tomato-red and blue to cherry-red and blueish-purple, as well as noticeably lightening the translucent blue plastic used for his windows. His Autobot symbol and tail light stickers were replaced with [[tampograph]]s, while some of his other stickers were updated slightly, including his factory-applied front grill sticker. Like past reissues, this figure too suffered with an unstable robot mode, and ''both'' feet had wheels that would not fold away flat.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations Skids.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The theoretician the world deserves, not the one it needs right now.]]
*'''Autobot Skids''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #009'''
**''Accessories:'' nudge gun & nitrogen gun (combine to form rifle)
:Part of the seventh wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Autobot Skids" transforms from a contemporary-looking hatchback into a robot mode largely based on [[Alex Milne]]'s design for [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic, most notably featuring that body's numerous integrated weapons. He also includes the [[nudge gun]] carried by Skids in said comic and a new version of the liquid nitrogen rifle from his original toy, the two of which can combine into a larger rifle. Both weapons can peg onto his hands or vehicle sides via [[5 mm post]].

:There are numerous reports of the figure's hips being assembled the [[Misassembly|wrong way round]], thus affecting the car mode as well as hampering the leg articulation (and it could even result in the ball joints at the waist snapping off), this can simply be fixed by popping them out and swapping them to the right place (just as long as you are careful with the aforementioned ball joints). At least some later releases fixed this issue. Unfortunately, Skids has a great deal of difficulty standing up due to his overall poor balance, unless posed in a way that offsets the weight.

:He comes packaged with the [[Little Victories|twenty-second issue]] of IDW's aforementioned ''More than Meets the Eye'' comic series, featuring a cropped version of its retailer incentive cover, which is called out as a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' on its front.

:Skids was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Rollbar (AOE)#Toys|Rollbar]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Diaclone]]'' [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burn Out]], which was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Skids (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Skids]]. This mold was also [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Crosscut (Autobot)#Generations|Crosscut]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenSkids/skids.htm More information on ''Generations'' Skids at TFU.info]''
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|As a last ditch effort to be relevant, Skids tried appealing to the "kawaii culture" crowd. It didn't work.]]
*'''Skids''' ([[June 27]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-21'''
:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Skids is a redeco and retool of [[Hound (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|QT-15 Hound]], transforming into a [[super deformed]] Suzuki Hustler.
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===''Kre-O''===
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*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'' '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Most Thoughtful
**''Accessories'': 2 clip-on rifles
:''[[Kre-O]]'' "Autobot Skids" is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His body [[tampograph]]s are heavily toy-based, with a ton of intricate design.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OSkids/skids.htm More information on Class of '85 Skids at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|He might be a forgotten character but at the very least he can now be ignored by fans while sporting a relatively cool deco.]]
*'''Skids''' ([[May 28]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-20'''
**''Accessories:'' nudge gun & nitrogen gun (combine to form rifle)
:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Skids is an extensive redeco of the ''Generations'' Skids toy. It features a color scheme faithful to the character's appearance in the ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic, with a darker shade of blue, black front grill with red details under the grill, silver and black detailing on the feet, painted front lights and pink striping on the front hood and on the back's sculpted detail.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-53-Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|What was once a theoretical Masterpiece has become a reality.]]
*'''Skids''' ([[November 20]], [[2021]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-53'''
**''Hasbro release name:'' '''Autobot Skids'''
**''Accessories:'' liquid nitrogen rifle, twin electron blaster
:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Skids was announced by TakaraTomy at the beginning of 2021 with black-and-white model drawings, and later was shown in prototype form by Honda Japan's Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1344810572752318473 Tweet by @TF_pr, 1 January 2021]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1344810823181611010 Tweet by @TF_pr, 1 January 2021]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/HondaJP/status/1364802317023924229 Tweet by @HondaJP, 25 February 2021]</ref> Like the other Masterpiece Autobot cars, Skids can fit inside Convoy's ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10]] or [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44]]) trailer in vehicle mode.

:Designed in collaboration with {{w|Honda}} to celebrate the 40th anniversary of {{w|Honda City}}, ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Skids transforms into an officially-licensed 1st generation Honda City Turbo vehicle mode, featuring opening front doors, an opening hood with engine detailing underneath, an openable rear trunk that can store some of his accessories, and a basic interior capable of fitting the Spike Witwicky figurine that came included with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]] inside.

:For accessories, Skids comes with his liquid nitrogen rifle and twin electron blaster, both of which can be stored in his alt mode's openable rear trunk. In robot mode, both weapons can either peg into the top of the forearm like the original G1 Skids toy or on the side of the forearm via dedicated slots.

:This toy was retooled into MP-54 [[Reboost#Masterpiece|Reboost]] that was released simultaneously, and the Reboost tooling of the mold would subsequently be redecoed into both MP-53+ [[Crosscut (Autobot)#Masterpiece|Crosscut]] and MP53+B [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|Dia Burnout]].

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, I've got a new toy! You guys are still on ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', right? ...Right?]]
*'''Autobot Skids''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-01'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], 2022
**''Accessories'': [[Energon]] axe/rifle, liquid nitrogen rifle, twin electron blaster

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Autobot Skids" is a (mostly) cartoon-accurate version of the character which transforms into an approximation of a Honda City Turbo. He comes with his trademark liquid nitrogen rifle and twin electron blaster, as well as a translucent-blue Energon rifle that doubles as an axe (though the instructions make no note of using it this way). The three weapons can combine to form a super weapon.

: [[Show-accuracy|If one feels the need]], Skids's shoulders are on multiple hinges, so they can be dropped down to the mistransformed position his Generation 1 [[Character model|cartoon model]] was based on. Skids's back kibble can also slide up and down, giving one the option to have Skids displayed with the iconic-look or a cleaner silhouette; though, sliding it all the way up for the iconic-look will hinder his head articulation, so leaving it at the midway notch may be preferable. Additionally, his entire back kibble/car roof assembly is made of painted translucent plastic, so caution is recommended when adjusting or transforming him. Some buyers have reported it impossible to fully tab Skids's roof into place in vehicle mode, likely due to differing plastic tolerances. In a similar vein, it's recommended to not fully insert his twin electron blaster into either of his arms' peg holes, as the tight fit and lack of clearance to wiggle it out can cause the gun to snap off its peg.

: This figure was revealed by IGN as a teaser for the ''Legacy'' line on [[October 20]], [[2021]].<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/new-transformers-generations-legacy-figure-line-announced-by-hasbro ''Transformers Generations: Legacy'' toyline announcement] - on IGN</ref>

: This figure was retooled with a new head into ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Burn Out]], and heavily retooled into [[Crankcase (G1)#Legacy|Crankcase]].
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy skids.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Skids was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" soft rubber ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the figures in the series, Skids featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. He was available in red as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, in peach as part of various other randomly-packed box sets released by Takara subsidiary [[Seven]], and in a wide variety of different colors in "gachapon" capsule machines.

*'''Skids''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''12'''
:The Skids figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Skids/skids.htm More information on Decoy Skids at TFU.info]''

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===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[File:EnergonWarsSkids.jpg|thumb|Are, uh, you sure you're a G1 character?]]
*'''Skids''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
:A 26-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Skids "transforms" into a grey pickup truck of indeterminate make. He uses the same parts layout as [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]].

:He is equipped with a LN2 Cryo Rifle, an Electron Blaster, and a Rocket Launcher, which are similar to his G1 weapons — but due to the interdimensional nature of the Energon Wars subset, the Battle-Card may or may not also represent the [[Skids (Movie)|live-action movie Skids]].
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==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneSkids.jpg|thumb|A rainbow of theoretical flavors.]]
[[File:Skidsdiacloneconceptart.jpg|thumb|Suck it, Ironhide! This head was mine first!]]
*The ''[[Diaclone]]'' Honda City Turbo (ホンダ・シティ・ターボ) was additionally available in black or red. The [[BotCon 2015]] toy and character [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burn Out]], a non-Cybertronian ''Diaclone'' mecha, is based on the black version.
*Skids's animation model head appears to be based on early ''Diaclone'' promotional concept art. The toy's head would be different... and ultimately different from the [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] head shown in his instructions, which also popped up a few times in the UK comics. Much like [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]'s [[character model]], Skids is hilariously drawn with his shoulders sitting about midway from his torso, likely due to the toy pictures the animators were working from. However, unlike Huffer, Skids's toy can actually have his arms repositioned to where they should be.
*Though Skids's toy turned into a Honda City Turbo, his car mode was often misinterpreted in Transformers fiction as one of the then-new minivans, despite the fact that a Honda City Turbo is a subcompact car, which could theoretically be stowed in the back seat of an actual minivan. This is likely because most Americans in 1985 would have not known what a subcompact car was.
*As Skids was released in the interim between the original 1984 launch and the big push of new 1985 figures, the character consequently fell by the wayside in the Generation 1 fiction of the 1980s. He was not included in the commercial promoting the new 1985 range of Autobot Cars, as he wasn't technically part of it. Similarly, he was also left out of the list of new 1985 product in the Generation 1 cartoon's [[production bible]] intended for inclusion in the show's second season, and as such, only managed to appear in little more than cameo roles in just two episodes, speaking one line in each and voiced by a different actor each time. He fared a little better in the Marvel comics, debuting alongside (an incomplete roster of) the other 1985 cars, but after getting an issue dedicated to himself, he all but completely vanished from the book and was banished to [[limbo]] by the UK comic for upwards of 100 issues, abandoned and forgotten.
*In "[[Survivors!]]", Skids is drawn with the original ''Diaclone'' toy's head (which years later would be used for the new character [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]]). "Survivors!"' artist, [[Dan Reed]], previously drew him with his real head, so it'd be interesting to learn why and how this change happened.
*His [[holomatter]] avatar in [[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|''More than Meets the Eye'' #13]] is based on {{w|Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith}} as the {{w|Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh}} [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' while in [[The One Where They Go to Earth|''More than Meets the Eye'' #43]] it is based on {{w|Christopher Eccleston}} as the {{w|Ninth Doctor|Ninth}} Doctor.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skids''' (スキッズ ''Sukizzu'')
*''French:'' '''Platon''' ("Plato")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szán'''
*''Italian:'' '''Furetto''' ("Ferret")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shāchē''' (China, 刹车, "Brake")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Patins''' (Brazil comic, "Roller Skates"), '''Pé-de-cabra''' (Portugal comic, "Crowbar")
*''Russian:'' '''Tormoz''' (Тормоз, "Brake")

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Drift (RID)

2022-08-26T01:18:16Z

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:''Drift is an [[Autobot]] and former [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RID2015-Drift.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Now use head for something other than target.]]
While [[Death's Head (G1)|some]] [[Lockdown (Animated)|bounty]] [[Axer (G1)|hunters]] may be unscrupulous thugs for hire, '''Drift''' is a rarity: he's a bounty hunter with a conscience. Dedicated to hunting down wrongdoers and crooks across the galaxy, Drift aims to bring his targets in fairly and honorably, with the goal of rehabilitating them into contributing members of Cybertronian society. This rigid moral code may be an attempt to distance himself from his shady past — he doesn't like to talk about his old life as the [[Decepticon]] thief '''Deadlock''' in the employ of [[Shadow Raker]], nor his time with the decidedly amoral [[Ronin]].

Not that he's all sunshine and roses, however. As a result of his training with the [[Circle of Light]], Drift is an exacting perfectionist in everything he does. He adheres to an unbending code of honor he follows ''to the letter'', a level of strictness even [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] finds excessive. He is blunt and dismissive, rarely giving even slight praise, which often leaves his two [[Mini-Con]] students, [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], feeling unappreciated. They stick with him because he helped lift them out of the gutter, but....

Drift is an expert in blade combat, eschewing blasters for the up-close approach, leaving his Mini-Cons to handle outside distractions while he focuses on his target. Turns out he needs the backup, as he's quite unpopular with other bounty hunters... particularly [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], who's itching to turn Drift into so many metal shavings. He can also form the sword of [[Ultra Bee]].

{{bigquote|Solutions to the most troubling problems come to the calmed mind.|Drift|"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Bauza]] (English), [[Tomokazu Sugita]] (Japanese)|[[Su Xin]] (Chinese), [[Raffaele Farina]] (Italian), [[Andreas Müller]] (German), [[Jean-Michel Vovk]] (French), [[Jorge Badillo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Luiz Antônio Lobue]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:HuntingSeason Drift.jpg|thumb|left|275px|"We make sacred pact. I promise teach karate to you, you promise learn. I say, you do, no questions."]]

Back when he was Deadlock, Drift was once a student of the Decepticon [[Shadow Raker]]. He eventually left Shadow Raker's tutelage, taking the Mini-Cons Slipstream and Jetstorm with him. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}

Drift and his Mini-Cons headed to [[Earth]] to collect on the bounty on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s head, however arriving at the same time was [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]. Drift tangled with the Decepticon at a deserted ranch, however Fracture got the better of him, and it was only through Bumblebee's help that Fracture was sent into a retreat. Drift saw this as a life debt and insisted on protecting Bee, though his following Bumblebee everywhere wore thin fast. After [[Denny Clay|Denny]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] were captured by Fracture to use as a trade, Drift remained resolute in sticking with Bumblebee who pointed out that there was more to honor. When Fracture was defeated, mostly thanks to Slipstream and Jetstorm hijacking the Decepticon's ship, Drift was released from his life debt, though admitted that as Bumblebee had proven himself to be honorable, he would not pursue the bounty, instead leaving in [[Drift's ship|his ship]]. {{Storylink|Hunting Season}}

[[File:TRID_E_17_Drift_Earth_Vehicle_Mode.jpg|thumb|right|300px|They wouldn't let Denny within a 5-mile radius of this thing during filming.]]

Drift later returned to Earth in search of Jetstorm, who had abandoned his master after polishing his sword incorrectly. Drift and Slipstream met up with Bumblebee's team again and encountered Jetstorm, who had decided to adopt [[Russell Clay]] as his new master. Before they could argue the matter any further, Bumblebee recruited all three of them to help re-capture [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] and [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], who had escaped captivity. The Autobots headed out in pursuit of the two Decepticons, and eventually discovered that they had commandeered a [[human]] tank. Drift took a blast from the tank, knocking him unconscious, and his two students rushed to his aid instead of contributing to the fight. As soon as he came round, Drift reprimanded his Mini-Cons for disobeying him... until Russell gave him a piece of his mind. Humbled, Drift reluctantly went along with Jetstorm's plan to disable the tank, which turned out to be successful. In the aftermath, Drift welcomed Jetstorm back into the fold, and announced to Bumblebee that he planned to remain on Earth for the time being so that he could learn more about teamwork. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

[[File:RID-Driftmeditates.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Hey, Drift, in ''An Officer and a Gentleman'', did you really do all those sit-ups?" "I wish! I did one, and they just showed it a thousand times."]]

Drift and his Mini-Cons participated in a training exercise. They later [[GroundBridge]]d underwater with the rest of the Autobots, who were in pursuit of [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]. After the Decepticon broke into an Cybertronian spaceship, Drift pursued him inside, but wound up trapped in a room with Sideswipe. Undeterred, Drift instructed his two students to meditate, and Sideswipe reluctantly went along with it. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}}

Drift helped Fixit zero in on a pair of Decepticon signals. They turned out to belong to [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], and the Autobots, sans Grimlock, tried to GroundBridge into Crown City. The bridge malfunctioned and wound up stranding the team in the Arctic. A second GroundBridge had them materialize outside the city limits, and the team were held up by traffic while Grimlock and Fixit fought the two Decepticons. {{storylink|The Champ}}

When Fixit reverted to his sentry programming and armed the scrapyard's security systems, Drift suggested that Fixit might have to be destroyed. He and his two students were trapped by containment fields, but he managed to escape and pursued [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s components when they managed to escape from stasis. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Drift and the other Autobots found themselves trapped outside their own base after Steeljaw's team moved in and set up a subsonic field to keep them out. While the others created a diversion, Drift and Bumblebee rigged up a catapult which they used to get Drift's Mini-Cons into the scrapyard, disabling the subsonic field so Drift and the others could retake the base. {{storylink|Lockout}}

After Grimlock tried to befriend [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], Drift joined in the hunt for the villainous Dinobot and did his best to redirect a runaway train. When Scowl attacked a nearby spa, Drift and his two students searched for their quarry in the showers; Scowl managed to get the drop on all three of them and took the trio down. {{storylink|Similarly Different}} Drift joined up with newcomer [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] when the team tried to bring in [[Zizza]]. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}}

[[File:GhostsAndImpostors Spooky Drift.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"George Takei?" "That's right. And I would never have gotten away with it, regardless of you meddling kids."]]

After some of the Autobots began feeling homesick for Cybertron, Bumblebee decided to take them on a vacation. The team GroundBridged to abandoned [[Edmondville]] after an erupting volcano proved unpopular. The team had fun scaring off a group of human tourists, although Drift didn't get the chance to show off his ghost costume. Drift later had to deal with [[Pseudo|an imposter]], who escaped into the town's abandoned mineshaft. With the help of Drift's Minicons, the team managed to flush Pseudo out and incapacitate him. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

[[File:OverloadedPart2-ArcticDrift.jpg|thumb|left|275px|A warrior is a master of himself and his environment.]]

When Sideswipe and Strongarm were kidnapped by Decepticons, Drift and the other Autobots set off to rescue their comrades from the Decepticon's base of operations. They discovered that the Decepticons were using the [[Crown City Colossus]] to summon [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] from another dimension. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} With their forces bolstered by the return of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], Drift freed his allies and fought against the Decepticons while Optimus took on Megatronus. After Steeljaw's forces were routed, Drift and Sideswipe hacked off part of the Colossus's arm and pinned Megatronus beneath its weight, allowing Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Sideswipe to power up using their [[Decepticon Hunter]]s and finish off Megatronus. Afterwards, Drift returned to their base with the others. Like the other Autobots, he chose to remain on Earth under Bumblebee's command. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

As Decepticons were being detected far from the scrapyard, Drift was assigned to be part of an "away team" to hunt them. He and the rest of the team were sent on a mission to the [[Arctic]] under [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s command, however as they tracked the Decepticon, they found themselves having to deal with Optimus's weakened state as a result of the Primes taking back the power they had bestowed on the Autobot leader. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} After rescuing Optimus from a cliff and then becoming the victims of an avalanche, the Autobots managed to sneak up on [[Polarclaw]] by [[scanning]] some arctic camouflage. Drift took part in the mountain chase, which saw Polarclaw driven into an ice floe and incapacitated. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

[[File:CoverMe-desertdriftandminicons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Dull brown surprise!]]
Travelling south, the away team switched paintjobs again, this time adopting desert camouflage from an offroad jeep. During the hunt for another Decepticon, Drift had to suffer Sideswipe's ceaseless chattering. When the team was ran across [[Swelter]] and [[Glacius]], Drift deployed his students to test their skills, though he had to intervene after they were defeated. Searching for [[Razorpaw]], the Autobots ended up at a military base where Drift and Sideswipe were ambushed by the two Mini-Cons again. Though the pair were trapped in a metal cocoon by their foes, Drift was at least grateful for the fact that it had silenced Sideswipe. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

[[File:GraduationExercises-injureddrift.jpg|thumb|left|275px|"Until then, let's all have a drink. I've got soda, beer, and Hetap."]]

Investigating possible interference with one of Windblade's caches, Optimus's team found themselves up against [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] and his army of Mini-Cons. During the ensuing firefight, Slipstream and Jetstorm pretended no to hear their master's orders in a bid to act independently in the field. Drift was injured as a result, and sealed himself in the cache. While the other Autobots dealt with spererate squadrons of Stockade's troops, Drift successfully used the cache's force field and the weapons it contained to hold off the Decepticons. After witnessing his students acquit themselves against the foes, he informed them that their education was complete, and they were free to act as they themselves saw fit. However, they insisted on remaining his students. Drift accepted to continue teaching the Mini-Cons, though he warned he would no longer tolerate disobedience in the line of fire. The stealth team then learned that the scrapyard's GroundBridge had been repaired, and Drift was carried back to base by Grimlock through a portal. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

After a chance encounter resulted in [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] joining the team, the Autobots got a lead to the location of the remaining Decepticons on Earth; [[Toolbox]], a recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." They used a ruse to infiltrate the crashed ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' which the Decepticons were using as a base by posing as captives. Though they made good headway in their infiltration at first, an argument between Bumblebee and Optimus caused them to pause, allowing the Decepticons higher ups to catch wind of their presence. In due course, the Autobots found themselves completely surrounded by the enemy. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

[[File:DecepticonIslandPart2-DriftAndRatchet.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"What are you doing?" "Dunno, a fangirl told me to stand over here next to you."]]

Thanks to an impromptu distraction created by Windblade, the rest of the Autobots were able to make a break for it and escape from Steeljaw's troops. They then split up into smaller teams, with Drift and Ratchet sent to free the captured Windblade. They found [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] putting her in a stasis pod and fought with the Decepticon. Drift became trapped in a pod himself and missed Overload's defeat, but he and the others were able to escape the ship before the [[cryo-gas]] bomb went off, freezing all on board. In the aftermath, several Autobots decided to return to Cybertron, as the Decepticon threat had been eliminated. Drift opted to remain on Earth under Bumblebee's command so they could work on building a permanent base of operations, and better meet any future threats that came to the planet. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}} When news of the Bee Team's exploits reached Cybertron, Drift became one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

Bumblebee took his team on a tour of interesting locations on Earth, culminating in them visiting the remains of Autobot Outpost Omega One, only to find a strange bomb had been set up to detonate. Though the team split up, Drift ended up coming to the aid of Bumblebee and Sideswipe against [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] and [[Buzzstrike]], only to be knocked out by the two scavengers. He later recovered in time to watch Bumblebee prevent the bomb from doing significant damage. {{storylink|History Lessons}} When Bumblebee split up the team to search sites of Cybertronian significance, Drift was assigned look in Canada. The team was accidentally bridged back to the scrapyard instead of Mount St. Hilary because Denny and Russell didn't know what they were doing. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}}

Drift and Strongarm checked out the [[Great Wall of China]] during the search. When they later joined Grimlock after the Dinobot encountered [[Thermidor]] and [[Tricerashot]], Drift joined in the pursuit, only to be stopped by a fallen tree. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

[[File:MightyBigTrouble-Driftandminicons.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"He's the single most frustrating man I've ever met."]]

Team Bee retrieved a [[high energy pulse generator]] from [[Egypt]], only to have to destroy it when it threatened to fry their brains. Following an invasion of the scrapyard by the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Drift was outraged when Fixit, Jetstorm and Slipstream were abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], and used as leverage to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} Joined by Optimus, the team split up to search for Starscream. After the others ran into the Weaponizer Mini-Cons and teamed up, Drift joined them in the middle of [[Aerobolt]]'s story. A short time later, they ran into the Scavengers, and then during the fight with them, the Mini-Cons were captured by Starscream. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} The Scavengers defeated, Drift and the rest of the team located Starscream's ship, and during the ensuing battle with the Decepticons, they were knocked out by Starscream. They eventually managed to defeat Starscream, despite him successfully merging with the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, by dragging him down into range of Fixit's signal so he could be de-merged. After farewelling Optimus and the Mini-Cons, Drift gave his Mini-Cons permission to hang out with Sideswipe for a while, and Team Bee split up to search more Cybertronian sites. {{storylink|Worthy}}

[[File:RiD2015-S3E3-03.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"There is literally nothing left that he could do to make this situation worse."]]

During the Autobots' downtime, Drift continued practicing with his sword. He joined Bumblebee and Grimlock in going to the aid of Sideswipe and Strongarm when it turned out [[Heatseeker]] was too much for them to handle. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 1)}} His knowledge of the missiles Heatseeker was using allowed the Autobots to disable them. During the ensuing battle against the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]], the whole team was knocked unconscious and temporarily merged into [[Ultra Bee|one robot]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}}

After Drift used Grimlock in a demonstration with Jetstorm, the Dinobot insisted on becoming his "poodle". To Drift's chagrin, Grimlock's clumsy attempts to put his teachings into practice were actually successful, leading to the capture of [[Crustacion]]. {{storylink|Defrosted}} The team joined up with [[Rescue Bot]] [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] during a mission to secure the Decepticon [[Ragebyte]]. At one point Drift retrieved a jetboat from the scrapyard, only to fall out when Sideswipe commandeered it. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Despite [[Zorillor]] spraying him with blinding gunk, Drift was able to slice the end off the Con's gun and dispatched his pupils to finish taking down the Decepticon. Along with the rest of the team, Drift found himself infatuated with the [[Sphere of Doradus]] Zorillor had been carrying, and had to fight its effects long enough to capture Springload. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} Drift took part in a mission to try to get a Decepticon Hunter back from [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]] and [[Wildbreak]]. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

[[File:TheGreatDivide-DriftSword.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Whoso pulleth out this Drift..."]]

After a methane explosion during the pursuit of Drag Strip, the team were temporarily again merged into one robot, with Drift as the sword. In the aftermath they found themselves having to cope with two Sideswipes. {{storylink|The Great Divide}} Drift and the rest of the team captured [[Boostwing|three]] [[Pilfer|Decepticon]] [[Jacknab|brothers]] as a result of Strongarm employing her detective skills. {{storylink|Get a Clue}} When Shadow Raker arrived on Earth to reclaim the Mini-Cons, Drift was initially evasive towards the rest of his team, but eventually admitted his prior history with the Con. Shadow Raker managed to reclaim the Mini-Cons for a while, but they were able to trick him into remaining on Earth long enough for Drift and the team to track him down and capture him. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}

Another of Fixit's combiner experiments led to the Autobots switching bodies. Occupying Sideswipe's form during the subsequent mission to defeat the Stunticons led to Drift tripping up when he forgot he no longer had his Mini-Cons, however he and Sideswipe succeeded in taking down the Decepticon team. {{storylink|Disordered Personalities}} A visit by Strongarm's old friend [[Nightra]] turned out weird when the team discovered Nightra was actually a criminal being hunted by the Autobot bounty hunter [[Blastwave]]. After the truth was revealed, Drift was nearly blown out of [[Blastwave's ship]] by Nightra, barely being caught by the ''real'' bounty hunter on his way out of the cargo bay. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}}

Drift remained back at the scrapyard while Grimlock was dabbling in the art world. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}} Then later while the team was trying to recapture [[Simacore]], they had to also deal with Grimlock given super speed by another of Fixit's experiments. {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}} Slipstream accidentally shattered Drift's katana while cleaning it, leading to Sidweswipe covering it up by slipping Drift a nerf sword instead. Drift remained unaware during the mission to prevent the Stunticons from stealing a maglev train's power supply, until he inevitably drew the sword and instantly pinned the blame on Sideswipe. When Slipstream later admitted his wrongdoing, Drift conceded that maybe Sideswipe shouldn't be judged on his past pranks—and immediately fell victim to another prank while trying to fix his sword. {{storylink|Railroad Rage}}

[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemy Grimlock hugs Drift.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]
Bumblebee announced strict new discipline as they continued the hunt of the Stunticons, and began micromanaging the team's operation, much to Drift's annoyance. The team managed to combine into their Ultra Bee form without the aid of Fixit's equipment and fought Menasor. {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}} When Optimus returned to recruit Drift for a mission, Drift insisted on completing the team's current mission to secure Windblade's cache on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] first. During the mission, the team again merged and managed to defeat the Decepticons once and for all. Drift and his students were then able to leave Earth with Optimus, but not before Drift got a last hug from Grimlock. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

In order to prove Optimus's theories, Drift infiltrated the High Council chambers and gathered evidence that the leaders of Cybertron were using mind control on the population. Drift rejoined the rest of the Bee Team as they traveled back to Cybertron to expose the new council, however after evading the planetary defenses, they landed and were immediately surrounded by security. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} With the help of Dropforge and Steeljaw, the team managed to gain entry to the [[High Council Tower]]. Discovering that the council were actually disguised Decepticons led by [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]], Drift and his pupils took out [[Riotgear]] using a Deployer technique they have been working on. The team later merged into Ultra Bee to combat the Decepticons' [[Galvatronus (RID)|own combined form]] while Fixit disabled the Decepticon mind control. A protracted battle followed, but the Autobots prevailed, and in the aftermath, Optimus assigned the Bee Team as ambassadors to Earth. The team returned to the planet they now regarded as home, and found themselves again pursuing Steeljaw. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
[[File:TwoPlusTwoEqualsMore Drift hugs his mini-cons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|To Serve Bot.]]
Drift watched Grimlock and Fixit perform in a talent show. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}

Drift allowed Jetstorm and Slipstream to watch a "[[television|training simulation]]" when Sideswipe came along and explained to them the concept of "dibs". Then, Fixit detected that the two [[Cyclone]]s [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] and [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] were on the loose and informed the Bee Team as such. Slipstream called "dibs" on recapturing the rogue Mini-Cons, which Drift allowed, despite Bumblebee's concern. {{storylink|The Power of Dibs}} When Slipstream and Jetstorm returned to base with the Cyclones in hand, Drift met them with an uncharacteristic "welcome back" hug. Though he quickly regained his composure, Drift confided to his students that he was glad they were unharmed. {{storylink|Two Plus Two Equals More}}

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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
Drift was once a homeless bot, forced to steal Energon. He came to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s attention and joined the Decepticon army as Deadlock, however when he was nearly destroyed during a battle, he was found and repaired by the [[Circle of Light]]. They taught him the ways of the Samurai until the war eventually reached them. Deadlock eventually joined up with a group of bounty hunters known as the [[Ronin]]. When they tracked a target to a moon of [[Athena]] and [[Foxtrot]]'s solution was to destroy the moon, Deadlock rebelled against the plan. He destroyed the ship and fled. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

Drift was out searching for [[energon]] when the rest of Bumblebee's team hunted down [[Scuzzard]] and [[Filch]], but arrived back in time to help prevent Filch from escaping captivity a second time. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} Drift's reluctance to work with the rest of Bumblebee's team did not endear him to 'Bee. When the team caught the Ronin [[Forager]], who recognized Drift as Deadlock, Bumblebee began to doubt Drift's motives, leading Drift to opt to leave the team. When Foxtrot and [[Stilts]] later captured Team Bee, Drift posed as his old self, which allowed him to get back into the scrapyard and surreptitiously free the Autobots so that they could defeat the Ronin. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

During the incident with [[Skinkbomb]], Drift and his Mini-Cons were off on a scouting mission, and Fixit didn't have any luck contacting them. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

As part of the "away team", Drift helped apprehend [[Shocksprocket]]. The team headed to [[Chomolungma|Mount Everest]] to hunt [[Abominus (RID)|Abominus]], only to be temporarily captured after falling into one of the Decepticon's boobytraps, until Slipstream rescued them. They later successfully apprehended Abominus. {{storylink|Autobot World Tour}}

===''Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee''===
A disgruntled Drift tried to prepare Bumblebee to battle the Decepticon spy [[Phantomjaw]], but the training was going poorly until one of Drift's blows left Bumblebee floundering in mud. With his new, darker color, Drift had a hard time seeing him, and observed that it gave Bumblebee an advantage. Suddenly, Phantomjaw himself interrupted the lesson, much to the dismay of an indignant Drift. Bee was losing his fight until Drift, seized with inspiration, told him to scan a black car, mimicking the stealthy coloration of his earlier mudbath. Phantomjaw lost track of the new "Black Knight" Bumblebee and was sent flying by the Autobot's fist as a result. {{storylink|Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:RID05-driftlaunchesminicons.jpg|thumb|left|150px|High Expectations Asian Father.]]
When Team Bee was lured to [[Fort Tucker]] to fight a pair of Vehicons, Drift was forced to aid Grimlock after the Dinobot was felled while protecting some humans. It later turned out to be a distraction while Steeljaw and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] abducted Fixit and Russell from the scrapyard. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}}

Returning to base, the team found empty stasis pods and the computer trashed, and were forced to resort to their own wits to work out where Steeljaw was. After Grimlock reasoned that he was somewhere in the [[Sierra Vistas]], Drift spotted some [[energon]] left on Bumblebee by the Vehicons. The team was able to track the source of the energon to the cave in question, rescuing Fixit and Russell before engaging Steeljaw's crew. Drift found himself double-teamed by Fracture and [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], until the three Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was not part of Megatron's command. In the aftermath Team Bee was left with the majority of Steeljaw's team as prisoners. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

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==Commercial appearances==
Drift faced off against Fracture in the middle of some woods, launching his two Mini-Con partners as the Decepticon did the same. Slipstream and Jetstorm were victorious in their fight, and Drift loomed over them proudly as the two smaller robots high-fived. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise Deployers toy commercial}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
*''unlock Starter'' — 500 Energon Cubes or 10 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock 1-Step'' — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Warrior'' — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Deployer'' — 6000 Energon Cubes or 120 Ultra Sparks
When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

===Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker===
Drift acted as a goalkeeper in a soccer match between him, [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]; and the Decepticons [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], and [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker}}

==Toys==
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
====Warrior Class====
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[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|You have no honor! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TAV18Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Your pitiful American version lacks honor.''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Warrior Class, 2015-2016)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[June 27|06-27]]'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV18'''
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword

: First released as part of the second wave of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior Class assortment, "Autobot Drift" transforms from a samurai robot into a futuristic orange car that appears to be a cross between [[Drift (AOE)|AOE Drift's]] Bugatti Veyron alt-mode and a Gumpert Apollo. In robot mode, his two swords can be stored on his left hip. In car mode, they store on his underside by using the tabs on his legs with the slots in the sword handles.

: His scannable [[insignia]] is dead-center on his chest, easily scanned even in-package.

:Despite being succeeeded by the "Blizzard Strike" redeco in wave 6, which itself was later re-released under the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' subline imprint packaging refresh, the original orange version of Drift was later ''also'' re-released in ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' packaging.

:The [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toyline|Adventure]] version of Drift features a yellow-y orange plastic, and features extra paint applications on his feet, shoulder and arm panels, chest, & his mustache. Like his Hasbro counterpart, he features a different scannable badge. In-package, this is covered up by a "dummy sticker" to prevent scanning without purchase. Scanning the real sticker unlocks Drift in the Transformers Chronicle checklist app.

:A redeco of this figure with a new head sculpt was also released under TakaraTomy's ''Adventure'' line under the name "[[Drift (G1)#Adventure|Drift Origin Mode]]", now representing an alternate universe counterpart of the character.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/Drift/drift.htm More information on Drift at TFU.info]''

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[[File:2015RIDWarriorClassStealthDrift.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|After [[Drift (G1)|the G1 deco]], you knew they were bound to do [[Drift (AOE)|this one.]]]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift''' (Warrior Class, 2016-2017)
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword

:"Blizzard Strike Drift" is a redeco of the original Warrior Class Drift, featuring a light-blue "arctic" coloration. Drift also features clear plastic on his wheels and his car roof kibble.

:Like his original toy, his scannable [[insignia]] is dead-center on his chest, easily scanned even in-package. Strangely, his [[stock photography]] depicting him having a [[:File:RID15-Warrior-Class-Blizzard-Strike-Drift-Decepticon-badge.jpg|''Decepticon'' sticker-badge]] rather than his Autobot badge, which ''also'' unlocks the same character if scanned.

:Blizzard Strike Drift was first released as part of the sixth wave of the Warrior Class assortment, but was later re-released under the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' subline imprint packaging refresh.
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Warrior-Class-Alpine-Strike-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Candy Cane Drift]]
*'''Alpine Strike Autobot Drift''' (Warrior Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword

:"Alpine Strike Autobot Drift" is yet another redeco of the Warrior Class figure, featuring a deco pattern based on his IDW counterpart, but does not use the alternate head retool from the VS set, unfortunately.
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====One-Step Changers====
[[File:2015RIDOneStepDrift.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|No one is truly disabled as long as he has honor! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-adventure-TED-13-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TED13'''
: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' One-Step figures, Drift transforms from a stumpy samurai robot into a futuristic orange car in just one step, sharing the same transformation scheme with One Step Changer Bumblebee. Drift features articulation on his pair of shoulders and includes 3mm compatible hands. Like Bumblebee, Drift cannot ride on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp .26 Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]] due to how the legs are molded.

: His scannable [[insignia]] is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, easily scanned even in-package.

: This figure was released twice: First in 2015 in the original ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging design, and then again in 2016 in the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' [[subline imprint]] packaging refresh.

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[[File:TF-RID-Combiner-Force-1-Step-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (2017)

: Part of the upcoming wave of One-Step Changers, and the first of the ''Combiner Force'' subline, Autobot Drift is another mold that shares a similar transformation to ''Age of Extinction'' [[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|One-Step Changer Drift]] (oh the irony!). His scannable badge is on his vehicle mode's roof. Although the badge is accessible while in-package, the badge was neutered by a thin string, unless you want to take the toy out from the packaging. This Drift can ride on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp .26 Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], but does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

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====Mini-Con Deployers====
[[File:RID2015-Mini-Con-Deployers-Autobot-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from brick to brick and back again! ''Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TAV-27-Micron-Shooter-Autobot-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, you can't put my Mini-Cons on my arms. Buy me.''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift & Jetstorm''' (Mini-Con Deployer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[September 19|09-19]]'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV27'''
**''Accessories'': Jetstorm Mini-Con (Hasbro only), Slipstream & Jetstorm Microns (TakaraTomy only), armor sprues (1 for the Hasbro release, 2 for the Takara release)

:Packaged with Jetstorm, this new Warrior-sized mold of Drift transforms from a Cybertronian Car to a robot with very limited articulation. He also features a deployer gimmick, which works with any saw blade-type Mini-Con. His mustache is still not painted. He also features 3mm compatible holes on his arms and a 5mm compatible left hand.

:Although his stock render shows that his scannable [[insignia]] is placed on the left side of his vehicle mode, the final product features his badge on his robot mode chest, easily scanned even in-package.

:The Adventure release of Deployers Drift, titled '''Micron Shooter Drift Set''', features additional paint applications, and both of his original Mini-cons Slipstream and Jetstorm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/DeployerDrift/drift.htm More information on Deployer Drift at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Deployer-Blizzard-Strike-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift & Jetstorm''' (Mini-Con Deployer, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Jetstorm Mini-Con, armor sprues

:A redeco of Deployers toy, the set features blizzard-themed colors of Drift & Jetstorm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/BSDeployerDrift/drift.htm More information on Deployer Blizzard Strike Drift at TFU.info]''

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====Legion Class====
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[[File:RID2015-Legion-Class-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pocket-sized honor!]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Legion Class, 2016-2017)
:Part of the sixth wave of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class lineup, Drift transforms from a robot into a futuristic car in several steps, and he features 3mm compatible hands.

:This figure has been released twice: First in late 2015/early 2016 as part of wave 6 of the Legion Class assortment in the original ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging design, and then again in mid-2017 in the ''Combiner Force'' subline imprint packaging refresh, as part of wave 12 of the Legion Class assortment along with [[Cyclonus (WFC)#Legion|Cyclonus]] and [[Heatseeker#Legion|Heatseeker]], although that latter wave was only ever released internationally, with no confirmed sighting at US retail.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/LegDrift/drift.htm More information on Legion Drift at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-49-Legion-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobots vs Clampdown''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2016-[[May 31|05-31]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV49'''
:A redeco of the Legion Class Autobot Drift figure, the toy features some paint applications on his parts for show-accuracy.

:Drift was released along with Optimus Prime, Ratchet, and Clampdown. Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).

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[[File:Blizzard Strike Legion Drift toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Icicle-sized honor!]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift''' (Legion Class, 2016)
:Another redeco of the Legion Class for wave 8, Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift figure features a light-blue coloration inspired from ''Generation 1'' [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr's]].

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====Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changers====
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift''' (Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer, 2015)
[[File:RID2015-three-step-changer-blizzard-strike-drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Coming soon: Activision Attack Drift!]]

:Three-Step Changer Autobot Drift is an entirely new mold and shares a transformation with Three-step Bumblebee and Sideswipe. Strangely, the toy features a Blizzard-themed deco before he was released in his original colors, and he features a masked faceplate. Blizzard Strike Drift also features 5mm compatible hands, which can be used to wield any Mini-Cons from the Mini-Con Weaponizers subline.

:His scannable insignia is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, easily scanned even in-package.

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[[File:Transformers-adventure-TED-18-Big-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The TV Colors version is also available as an alternate downloadable content skin!]]
*'''Big Drift''' (Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer, [[2016]]-[[February 27|02-27]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TED18'''

:Part of the 8th wave of the ''Easy Dynamic Series'' line, Big Drift is for some reason, a redeco of Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift in his original colors, instead of the other way around. The toy also features a maskless faceplate.

:His scannable insignia is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, compatible to TakaraTomy's ''Transformers: Chronicle'' app. This was restricted by a dummy sticker in-package.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Mini-Con-Weaponizers-Three-Step-Autobot-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with least honorable paint operations!]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer, 2016)

:Part of the 8th wave of Three-Step Changers, and the first of the Mini-Con Weaponizers subline, this Drift is a redeco of his ''Easy Dynamic Series'' release of the mold but features limited paint operations & differences compared to the Japanese release of the toy.

:His scannable insignia is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, easily scanned even in-package. His 3D stock render still depicts him having a masked head.

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====Team Combiners====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Team-Combiner-Drift-Sword.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Ultra Bee''' (Team Combiner, 2017)

:Drift is a non-transformable sword that serves as Ultra Bee's weapon. He can also be stored in Grimlock's tail (exactly ''how'' is unclear, given the vague instructions). The packaging and instructions made no mention of Drift himself. The blade's lower section features two pairs of tabs, which can be mounted on Ultra Bee's back. The handle can pivot left and right for unknown reasons.

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==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Number'': '''1/12'''

: Part of the third assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Drift is a soft-plastic, minimally-painted figurine, depicted swinging his swords with a severe torso-twist action.

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

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*'''Autobot Drift''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''8/12'''

:Part of the fifth assortment of ''Tiny Titans'', this version of Drift is now molded in red plastic, and is in a more "normal" front-facing battle-ready pose.

:As per usual, he includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

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===Dickie Toys===
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Single Pack, 2016/2017)
:Released as part of the Single Pack assortment, Drift is a show-accurate, non-transforming die-cast vehicle based on his alternate mode. He features through-axle construction, allowing for super-speedy racing on smooth surfaces, and his car mode is compatible with many tracks and playsets from ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox''.

:He was also available with the following redeco variants:
:*'''Power Up''', which features metallic blue paint applictions.
:*'''Neon''', which features a brighter hue of yellow.
:*'''Cybertron''', which features a gray scale redeco.
:*'''Arctic''', which features a white redeco.
:*'''Energon''', which features shiny metallic paint.
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*'''Autobot Drift''' (Plastic Robots & Car 2-pack, 2017)
:This 2-pack features an unchanged Drift toy car, but with a show-accurate, non-transforming robot mode figure as a bonus!
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*'''Robots in Disguise 5-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 8-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 11-Pack''' (2017)

:The unchanged Drift car (or any of his random redecoes) was also available in either of these multi-packs. He would probably be bundled with his robot mode figurine though.
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==Notes==
[[File:KreonDrift - Lunchbox Commercial.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
* In the Japanese dub of the series, ''Transformers Adventure'', Drift speaks in an archaic dialect associated with the samurai, often ending sentences with "de gozaru" (でござる) (an honorific that eventually evolved into "desu"). This was also the verbal tic previously used for [[Tigatron]] (who was played as a samurai, too), though Drift doesn't ramble it in nearly as much excess (he leaves ''that'' goofiness to Slipstream and Jetstorm).
* Drift's color scheme is seemingly derived from early designs for ''Age of Extinction'' [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]].<ref>[http://i.hizliresim.com/GRPvpZ.jpg]</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/PG_023_Samurai_003_1411660401.jpg]</ref>
* His voice actor Eric Bauza was a huge fan of [[Drift (G1)|the original Drift]], so don't be surprised if he calls this one of his favorite roles.
* A late-series ''[[Kre-O]]'' "[[Transformers Lunchbox]]" [https://vimeo.com/143328397 commercial] shows a CG-rendered [[Kreon]] of Drift. This is the only indication that a Drift Kreon was potentially in the works; no listings or production samples have surfaced.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drift''' (ドリフト ''Dorifuto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Piāoyí''' (China, 漂移, "Drift")

==References==
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[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) combiners]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Tiny Titans]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Studio Series

2022-08-16T16:54:56Z

Dallin06: /* Core Class */

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[[File:StudioSeries-01-MV1-Deluxe-Bumblebee-w backdrop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|From L'Oreal]]
First revealed at New York [[Toy Fair 2018]], '''''Transformers Generations: Studio Series''''' (aka '''''Transformers: Studio Series'''''), acts as a celebration under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' banner of over ten years of live-action movies, with characters from every movie represented. It also coincided with ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', the sixth film in the [[live-action film series]].

Each figure from the Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments is numbered, with an indication of their movie of origin. The same also applies to store exclusive figures and multi-packs. All figures also come with a cardboard backdrop depicting a notable scene from their respective movie. In some instances, backdrops are repeated between separate figures representing the same scene. If those figures are released as part of different [[size class]]es, the backdrops are rescaled accordingly.

With rough robot mode [[scale]] as a line-wide goal, each figure is sized in relation to other toys, even in the same [[size class]]; 18 Deluxe Bumblebee is shorter than Jazz and 01 Bumblebee, who are in turn shorter than Ratchet and Lockdown.

The toyline boosts a greater accuracy than lines previous, due to using relative scale, as mentioned above, and using models in the films for reference as opposed to concept art, though this does fall short for early ''Bumblebee'' toys. ''Studio Series'' also explores toys for characters who had none before, or were left to a smaller size class.

In [[2021]], ''Studio Series'' started to include the additions of characters from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', in celebration of the film's 35th anniversary. These toys feature a separate numbering system in Hasbro markets that utilizes "86" before the number of the respective figure. The '86 figures follow the same style, scale and play pattern of those from the concurrently-ran ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toylines, complete with [[Fire Blast effect]]s and [[5 mm post|5 mm port]]s that can support [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizers]] and [[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology|Fossilizers]].

In [[2022]], ''Studio Series'' introduced the Core Class that was first introduced in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' line, putting in characters that are both smaller-sized versions of the core cast, as well as characters too small to be included in the Deluxe class. Notably, unlike the main figures in the line, the toys in the Core Class are not numbered.
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==Toys==
===Core Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Movie)#SSBB|Shockwave]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ravage (ROTF)#SSBB|Ravage]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Studio Series|Exo-Suit Spike Witwicky]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Ratchet]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (G1)#SSCore|Autobot Wheelie]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Upcoming'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Laserbeak (DOTM)#SSCore|Laserbeak]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rumble (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Rumble]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
|[[File:Studio-Series-Core-Class-Bumblebee-Ravage.jpg|thumb|200px|Core Class [[Ravage (ROTF)#SSBB|Ravage]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Laserbeak, Rumble (G1)}}

===Deluxe Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Bumblebee]] (1976 Camaro, ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|03 [[Crowbar#Studio Series|Crowbar]] (''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'')}}
{{Bp-a1|04 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Transformers'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|10 [[Jazz (Movie)#Studio Series|Autobot Jazz]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
{{Bp-a1|18 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS18|Bumblebee]] (Beetle, ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Dropkick (Movie)#Studio Series|Dropkick]] (SuperCobra, ''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:StudioSeries-03-MV3-Deluxe-Crowbar.jpg|thumb|200px|03 Deluxe Class [[Crowbar#Studio Series|Crowbar]]]][[File:Studio-Series-86-Kup.jpg|thumb|200px|86-02 Deluxe Class [[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]]]][[File:SS-toy Brawn.jpg|thumb|200px|80 Deluxe Class [[Brawn (ROTF)#Studio Series|Brawn]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|26 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS26|WWII Bumblebee]] (''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'')}}
{{Bp-a1|27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS27|Clunker Bumblebee]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|28 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Barricade]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1|29 [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Sideswipe]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|30 [[Crankcase (DOTM)#Studio Series|Crankcase]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|39 [[Cogman#Studio Series|Cogman]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
{{Bp-d1|40 [[Shatter#Studio Series|Shatter]] (Plymouth, ''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|41 [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)#Studio Series|Constructicon Scrapmetal]] (''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
{{Bp-d1|46 [[Dropkick (Movie)#SS46|Dropkick]] (Javelin, ''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|47 [[Hightower (ROTF)#Studio Series|Constructicon Hightower]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|49 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS49|Bumblebee]] (2008 Concept Camaro, ''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1|50 [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#Studio Series|WWII Autobot Hot Rod]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
{{Bp-d1|51 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Studio Series|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Laserbeak (DOTM)#Studio Series|Laserbeak]], ''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|52 [[Chromia (ROTF)#Studio Series|Chromia]] • [[Arcee (Movie)#Studio Series|Arcee]] • [[Elita-One (Movie)#Studio Series|Elita-1]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|57 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS57|Offroad Bumblebee]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|58 [[Roadbuster (DOTM)#Studio Series|Roadbuster]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|59 [[Shatter#SS59|Shatter]] (Harrier, ''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|62 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#SS62|Soundwave]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-a1|63 [[Topspin (DOTM)#Studio Series|Topspin]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|64 [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Studio Series|Cliffjumper]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|86-01 [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Jazz]] (''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'')}}
{{Bp-a1|86-02 [[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|86-03 [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Blurr]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|70 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS70|B-127]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|71 [[Dino#Studio Series|Autobot Dino]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|74 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS74|Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Sam Witwicky#SS74|Sam Witwicky]], ''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-a1|75 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Studio Series|Jolt]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-qu2|86-08 [[Gnaw (G1)#Studio Series|Gnaw]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|78 [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#SS78|Sideswipe]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|80 [[Brawn (ROTF)#Studio Series|Brawn]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|81 [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|82 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS82|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|86-11 [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Perceptor]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|84 [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#SS84|Ironhide]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|85 [[Arcee (Movie)#SS85|Arcee]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|86-16 [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Arcee]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|87 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SSDOTM|Bumblebee]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|88 [[Sideways (ROTF)#Studio Series|Sideways]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|}

===Voyager Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|05 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-d1|06 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Starscream]] (''Transformers'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|12 [[Brawl (Movie)#Studio Series|Decepticon Brawl]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|13 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Megatron]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|14 [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Ironhide]] (''Transformers'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|21 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS21|Starscream]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:StudioSeries-13-MV2-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|thumb|200px|13 Voyager Class [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Megatron]]]][[File:TF-Studio-Series-Voyager-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|200px|65 Voyager Class [[Blitzwing (BB)#Studio Series|Blitzwing]]]][[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-09-Voyager-Wreck-Gar.jpg|thumb|200px|86-09 Voyager Class [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Studio Series|Wreck-Gar]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|32 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|Optimus Prime]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|33 [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Studio Series|Bonecrusher]] (''Transformers'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|37 [[Rampage (ROTF)#Studio Series|Constructicon Rampage]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-a1|38 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS38|Optimus Prime]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|42 [[Long Haul (ROTF)#Studio Series|Constructicon Long Haul]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-d1|43 [[KSI Boss#Studio Series|KSI Boss]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|53 [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Studio Series|Constructicon Mixmaster]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-d1|54 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS54|Megatron]] (''Transformers'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|60 [[Scrapper (ROTF)#Studio Series|Constructicon Scrapper]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-a1d1|61 [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#Studio Series|Sentinel Prime]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}} 
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|65 [[Blitzwing (BB)#Studio Series|Blitzwing]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|67 [[Skipjack (ROTF)#Studio Series|Constructicon Skipjack]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|86-04 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Hot Rod]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-d1|86-05 [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|72 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS72|Starscream]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|76 [[Thrust (Movie)#Studio Series|Thrust]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|86-09 [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Studio Series|Wreck-Gar]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|86-10 [[Sweep (G1)#Studio Series|Decepticon Sweep]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|83 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#SS83|Soundwave]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|86-14 [[Junkyard (G1)#Studio Series|Junkheap]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|89 [[Thundercracker (Movie)#SS89|Thundercracker]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Transformers: Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|86-?? [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ironhide]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|}

===Leader Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
{{Bp-d1|08 [[Blackout (Movie)#Studio Series|Decepticon Blackout]] (w/ [[Scorponok (Movie)#Studio Series|Scorponok]], ''Transformers'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|34 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS34|Megatron]] (w/ [[Igor#Studio Series|Igor]], ''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|35 [[Jetfire (Movie)#Studio Series|Jetfire]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|44 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|Optimus Prime]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|55 [[Scavenger (ROTF)#Studio Series|Constructicon Scavenger]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-a1d1|56 [[Shockwave (Movie)#Studio Series|Shockwave]] (w/ [[Brains#Studio Series|Brains]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)#Studio Series|Wheelie]], and [[NEST#Studio Series|Paratrooper]], ''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Studio-Series-35-MV2-Leader-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|200px|35 Leader Class [[Jetfire (Movie)#Studio Series|Jetfire]]]][[File:Studio-Series-86-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|200px|86-06 Leader Class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]] & [[Wheelie (G1)#Studio Series|Wheelie]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|66 [[Overload (ROTF)#Studio Series|Constructicon Overload]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|86-06 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]] & [[Wheelie (G1)#Studio Series|Autobot Wheelie]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|73 [[Grindor (ROTF)#Studio Series|Grindor]] & [[Ravage (ROTF)#Studio Series|Ravage]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-a1|86-07 [[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Dinobot Slug]] & [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Studio Series|Daniel Witwicky]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|86-12 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Coronation Starscream]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|86-15 [[Sludge (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Sludge]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#Studio Series|The Fallen]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 10}}

===Multi-packs and exclusives===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-SS-68-Deluxe-Leadfoot.jpg|thumb|300px|68 Deluxe Class [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])]]
These are even more complicated than usual, and that's ''before'' international releases come into play. Thundercracker was originally released as a worldwide [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive, but due to the bankruptcy of Toys"R"Us in several countries, he only had a very short availability window in those markets. and was never added to the Toys"R"Us online store before the latter ceased operations. Likewise, the Bumblebee/Charlie 2-pack was originally intended as a Toys"R"Us exclusive but ultimately was only released that way in Canada, which still ''had'' Toys"R"Us by the time it came out. In the United States, both Thundercracker and the 2-pack were eventually made available through numerous online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]], Entertainment Earth, ToyWiz, and TFSource, although the 2-pack was also inexplicably found at a single [[Target]] store several months earlier.

The Bumblebee Then & Now Two-pack was exclusive to Target and BigBadToyStore in the United States and to Kmart in Australia; the Bumblebee Vol. 1 Retro Rock Garage set debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018 and was later also made available via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] (and additionally was also available at general retail in Taiwan and was offered at Comic-Con Paris 2018); and both the Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway set and the Drift/Baby Dinobots set appear to be "online exclusives" shared between the same online retailers that also offered Thundercracker and the Bumblebee/Charlie 2-pack, although both were initially claimed to be exclusive to Entertainment Earth. We say "appear" because the Retro Pop Highway set was ''also'' available at GameStop stores in the United States, ''and'' both sets were ''also'' listed in Diamond Comic Distributors' ''Previews'' catalog, so really the only "exclusivity" for these appears to be that neither of them is available from Walmart or Target. Battle Damaged Megatron was first found stocked by Hong Kong shops, and much later, was put up for pre-order on Toys"R"Us' Canadian website, and then on Target's US website before being found in stores. "As Seen In Parks" Megatron was officially exclusive to Universal Studios, but was released (almost a ''year'' after he had been officially revealed) in Hasbro's Asian markets first. Due to the global {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}, the toy was only released exclusively to online retailers in the US. Leadfoot was released as a Target exclusive in the US.

2020 started the celebration of everyone's favorite yellow Autobot in the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line, exclusive to Target in the U.S. Late 2021 saw reissues of the Battle Damaged Megatron and Bumblebee Then & Now Two-Pack at Target.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]], ''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|77 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS77|N.E.S.T. Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Sam Witwicky#SS77|Sam Witwicky]], ''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|09 [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|31 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS31|Battle Damaged Megatron]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|48 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SSUniversal|As Seen In Parks Megatron]] (''[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:StudioSeries-09-Voyager-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|09 Voyager Class [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]]]][[File:TF-ROTF-Studio-Series-69-Devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|69 [[Devastator (ROTF)#SSBoxset|Devastator]]]][[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Bumblebee-VS-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Bumblebee VS Dropkick set]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|15 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS15|Bumblebee]] (1976 Camaro, w/ [[Charlie Watson#Studio Series|Charlie]], ''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1d1|19 Vol. 1 Retro Rock Garage (''Bumblebee'')}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS19|Bumblebee]] (1976 Camaro)}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Dairu#Studio Series|Dairu]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Uruaz#Studio Series|Uruaz]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|20 Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway (''Bumblebee'')}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS20|Bumblebee]] (Beetle)}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Uriad#Studio Series|Uriad]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Zauru#Studio Series|Zauru]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Then & Now Two-Pack}}
:{{Bp-a1|24 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS24|Bumblebee]] (Beetle, ''Bumblebee'')}}
:{{Bp-a1|25 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS24|Bumblebee]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
{{Bp-a1|36 [[Drift (AOE)#Studio Series|Autobot Drift]] & [['Tops#Studio Series|Dinobot 'Tops]], [[Pterry#Studio Series|Dinobot Pterry]], [[Sharp-T#Studio Series|Dinobot Sharp T]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|69 [[Devastator (ROTF)#SSBoxset|Devastator]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (ROTF)#SSBoxset|Constructicon Scavenger]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (ROTF)#SSBoxset|Constructicon Hightower]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)#SSBoxset|Constructicon Scrapmetal]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Skipjack (ROTF)#SSBoxset|Constructicon Skipjack]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (ROTF)#SSBoxset|Constructicon Long Haul]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (ROTF)#SSBoxset|Constructicon Scrapper]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Overload (ROTF)#SSBoxset|Constructicon Overload]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (ROTF)#SSBoxset|Constructicon Mixmaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|''Transformers'' 15th Anniversary (''Transformers'')}}
:{{Bp-a1|04 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|10 [[Jazz (Movie)#SS15thAnniversary|Autobot Jazz]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|14 [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Ironhide]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|32 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|49 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|15BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Studio Series 2|Bumblebee]] (1976 Camaro, w/ [[Charlie Watson#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Charlie]], ''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|26BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW26|WWII Bumblebee]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
{{Bp-d1|40BB [[Shatter#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Shatter]] (Plymouth, ''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|74BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW74|Bumblebee]] (2008 Camaro, w/ [[Sam Witwicky#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Sam]], ''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|18BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW18|Bumblebee]] VS 46BB [[Dropkick (Movie)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Dropkick]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1d1|27BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW27|Clunker Bumblebee]] VS 28BB [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Barricade]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|70BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW70|B-127]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|86-02BB [[Kup (G1)/toys#BW8602|Kup]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|86-13BB [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#BW8613|Cliffjumper]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|}
{{--}}
{{comingsoontoy|''Transformers'' 15th Anniversary multi-pack}}
;Asia only
Meanwhile, in Singapore, a special Bumblebee was a giveaway at Toys"R"Us with purchase of a currently unknown total value of Transformers.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Singapore (Toys"R"Us)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BattleDamagedTRU|Bumblebee]] (1976 Camaro, ''Transformers'')}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''China (TaoBao)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SSTaoBao|Bumblebee]] (1976 Camaro, ''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|08 [[Blackout (Movie)#TaoBao|Decepticon Blackout]] (w/ [[Scorponok (Movie)#TaoBao|Scorponok]], ''Transformers'')}}
</ul>
|[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Hasbro-TaoBao-exclusive-Blackout.jpg|thumb|200px|TaoBao exclusive 08 Leader Class [[Blackout (Movie)#TaoBao|Decepticon Blackout]]]]
|
|}
{{--}}

==''Studio Series'' (TakaraTomy)==
Similar to ''Power of the Primes'', in Takara's '''''Transformers Studio Series''''' (トランスフォーマースタジオシリーズ ''Toransufōmā Sutajio Shirīzu'') line, all figures are identical to their Hasbro counterparts, forgoing Takara's past practice of using more movie-accurate paint jobs. This is most likely due to the line being an official collaboration between Hasbro and [[TakaraTomy]], much like the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece#Masterpiece Movie Series|Masterpiece Movie Series]]'' line. ID numbering differs after number 8 compared to the Hasbro release, since some of the exclusives are not released in Japan. From wave 4 through wave 12, the packages featured the franchise's 35th anniversary logo.

In 2021, Takara decided to go back to its old ways and launched the exclusive ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|Premium Finish]]'' toyline, featuring rereleases of some ''Studio Series'' figures with much more movie-accurate decoes.

=== Regular retail ===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 21|Apr 24]], 2018)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Bumblebee]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-03 [[Crowbar#Studio Series|Crowbar]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-04 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Ratchet]] (''Transformers'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|SS-05 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-06 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Starscream]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-08 [[Blackout (Movie)#Studio Series|Blackout]] (w/ [[Scorponok (Movie)#Studio Series|Scorponok]], ''Transformers'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[July 21|Jul 21]], 2018)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-09 [[Jazz (Movie)#Studio Series|Autobot Jazz]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-10 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-11 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Megatron]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-12 [[Brawl (Movie)#Studio Series|Brawl]] (''Transformers'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 15|Sep 15]], 2018)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-13 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-14 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-15 [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Ironhide]] (''Transformers'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 27|Oct 27]], 2018)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-16 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS18|Bumblebee]] (Beetle, ''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-17 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-18 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS21|Starscream]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[January 26|Jan 26]], [[2019]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-19 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS26|World War II Bumblebee]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-20 [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Sideswipe]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-21 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Decepticon Barricade]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-22 [[Crankcase (DOTM)#Studio Series|Crankcase]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[March 23|Mar 23]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-23 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS27|Rusty Bumblebee]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-24 [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Studio Series|Bonecrusher]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-25 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|Optimus Prime]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-26 [[Jetfire (Movie)#Studio Series|Jetfire]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-27 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS34|Megatron]] (w/ [[Igor#Studio Series|Igor]], ''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-28 [[Dropkick (Movie)#Studio Series|Dropkick]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[April 27|Apr 27]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-29 [[Shatter#Studio Series|Shatter]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-30 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS38|Optimus Prime]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-31 [[Cogman#Studio Series|Cogman]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-32 [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)#Studio Series|Decepticon Scrapmetal]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-33 [[Rampage (ROTF)#Studio Series|Decepticon Rampage]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[July 27|Jul 27]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-34 [[Long Haul (ROTF)#Studio Series|Decepticon Long Haul]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-35 [[KSI Boss#Studio Series|KSI Boss]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[August 31|Aug 31]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-36 [[Dropkick (Movie)#SS46|Dropkick 2]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-37 [[Hightower (ROTF)#Studio Series|Decepticon Hightower]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-38 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Sky Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-39 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|Jetwing Optimus Prime]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[January 25|Jan 25]], 2020)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-40 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS49|New Bumblebee]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-41 [[Chromia (ROTF)#Studio Series|Chromia]] • [[Arcee (Movie)#Studio Series|Arcee]] • [[Elita-One (Movie)#Studio Series|Elita-1]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-42 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Studio Series|Soundwave]] with [[Laserbeak (DOTM)#Studio Series|Laserbeak]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-43 [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Studio Series|Decepticon Mixmaster]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[February 29|Feb 29]], 2020)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-44 [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#Studio Series|WWII Autobot Hot Rod]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-45 [[Shockwave (Movie)#Studio Series|Shockwave]] (w/ [[Brains#Studio Series|Brains]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)#Studio Series|Wheelie]], and [[NEST#Studio Series|Paratrooper]], ''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[March 28|Mar 28]], 2020)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-46 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS54|Megatron]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-47 [[Scavenger (ROTF)#Studio Series|Decepticon Scavenger]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[April 25|Apr 25]], 2020)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-48 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS57|Offroad Bumblebee]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-49 [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#Studio Series|Sentinel Prime]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[May 30]], 2020)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-50 [[Roadbuster (DOTM)#Studio Series|Roadbuster]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-51 [[Scrapper (ROTF)#Studio Series|Decepticon Scrapper]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[June 27|Jun 27]], 2020)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-52 [[Shatter#SS59|Shatter 2]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15.5''' ([[August 1|Aug 1]], 2020)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-54 [[Overload (ROTF)#Studio Series|Decepticon Overload]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[August 29|Aug 29]], 2020)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-53 [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Studio Series|Cliffjumper]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[September 26|Sep 26]], 2020)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-55 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#SS62|Soundwave]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-56 [[Topspin (DOTM)#Studio Series|Topspin]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18''' ([[October 23|Oct 23]], 2020)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-57 [[Blitzwing (BB)#Studio Series|Blitzwing]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19''' ([[November 28|Nov 28]], 2020)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-58 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]], ''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 20''' ([[April 20|Apr 20]], [[2021]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-59 [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Jazz]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-60 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Hot Rod]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-61 [[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 21''' ([[May 29]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-62 [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-63 [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Blurr]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-64 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]] & [[Wheelie (G1)#Studio Series|Autobot Wheelie]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 22''' ([[June 26|Jun 26]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-65 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS70|B-127]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 23''' ([[July 31|Jul 31]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-66 [[Dino#Studio Series|Autobot Dino]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-67 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS72|Starscream]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 24''' ([[August 7|Aug 7]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-68 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS74|Bumblebee]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 25''' ([[November 27|Nov 27]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-69 [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Studio Series|Wreck-Gar]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-qu2|SS-70 [[Gnaw (G1)#Studio Series|Gnaw]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-71 [[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Slug]] & [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Studio Series|Daniel Witwicky]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 26''' ([[February 26|Feb 26]], [[2022]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-73 [[Thrust (Movie)#Studio Series|Thrust]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-74 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Studio Series|Jolt]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 27''' ([[April 30|Apr 30]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-75 [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Perceptor]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-76 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|New Destruction Emperor Starscream]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-77 [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#SS78|Sideswipe]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 28''' ([[May 28]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-78 [[Ravage (ROTF)#SSBB|Ravage]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-79 [[Shockwave (Movie)#SSBB|Shockwave]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-80 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS82|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-81 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#SS83|Soundwave]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29''' ([[June 25]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-82 [[Sweep (G1)#Studio Series|Decepticon Sweep]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-83 [[Brawn (ROTF)#Studio Series|Brawn]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-84 [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 30''' ([[August 27]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-85 [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Studio Series|Exo-Suit Spike Witwicky]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-86 [[Arcee (Movie)#SS85|Arcee]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-87 [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#SS84|Ironhide]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-88 [[Junkyard (G1)#Studio Series|Junkheap]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-89 [[Sludge (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Sludge]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 31''' ([[October]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-90 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SSDOTM|Bumblebee]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-91 [[Sideways (ROTF)#Studio Series|Sideways]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-92 [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Arcee]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 32''' ([[November]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-93 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-94 [[Thundercracker (Movie)#SS89|Thundercracker]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Everything beyond wave 27}}

===''Premium Finish''===
{{main|Transformers Premium Finish}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 30]], [[2021]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|PFSS-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Premium Finish|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[November 27]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|PFSS-02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Premium Finish|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[December 29]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|PFSS-03 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Premium Finish|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[January 29]], [[2022]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|PFSS-04 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Premium Finish|Ratchet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PF-SS-02-BB-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|250px|PFSS-02 Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 30]], [[2022]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|PFSS-05 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PFSS05|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Tokyo Comic Con#2018|Tokyo Comic Con 2018]]/[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|SS-EX Vol. 1 Retro Rock Garage (''Bumblebee'')}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS19|Bumblebee]] (1976 Camaro)}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Dairu#Studio Series|Dairu]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Uruaz#Studio Series|Uruaz]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Omni7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-EX [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#7NetBattleDamage|1967 Rusty Bumblebee]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-EX [[Drift (AOE)#Studio Series|Autobot Drift]] with [[Mini Dinobot#Studio Series|Mini Dinobot]]s (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-EX [[Skipjack (ROTF)#Studio Series|Skipjack]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-BB-SS-EX-Rusty-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|SS-EX [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#7NetBattleDamage|1967 Rusty Bumblebee]] (Takara release of 24 Deluxe Class Bumblebee)]]

|}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*''Studio Series'' can be considered a "sister series" to Hasbro's ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]: The Black Series'' and ''Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years'', which are based around a similar concept and feature a similar overall packaging design.
*In July 2017, photos of a computer screen taken during an internal Hasbro presentation were leaked to the public that revealed, among other things, the very ''existence'' of the ''Studio Series'' general retail line-up, though not the actual title "Studio Series" yet (which was later revealed through separate leaks). The fact that the slides incorrectly featured projected release dates for "2017" instead of 2018 (which included dates ''predating'' the leak) led some fans to assume that the still unannounced line-up had long since been canceled. It wouldn't be until several leaks later that Hasbro ''finally'' acknowledged the existence of the ''Studio Series'' line, and revealed the first few [[wave]]s during New York [[Toy Fair 2018]], even offering a limited quantity of the first wave of Deluxe Class figures as an early release through the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website. Simultaneously, [[TakaraTomy]] revealed their version of the line at [[Wonder Festival]] Winter 2018.
*Among the figures whose existence was revealed through the aforementioned July 2017 leak that were ''not'' officially unveiled at Toy Fair was Voyager Class Ironhide, who made his worldwide debut at retail in Singapore in June 2018. Subsequently, Hasbro announced the redeco of Voyager Class Starscream (based on his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''), the final figure revealed through the July 2017 leak, via their "[[Hasbro Pulse]]" Instagram account a few days before [[San Diego Comic-Con]], even though they ''still'' hadn't officially acknowledged the existence of Ironhide by that point.
* Like with previous movie-based lines, ''Studio Series'' also assigned code names to at least some of its characters. This time, the "theme" for those code names was "Australian race horses":
{{collist|3|
:::*Bumblebee: "Stryker"
:::*Dropkick: "Blue Lightning" or "Blue Light"
:::*Megatron: "Fox"
:::*Optimus Prime: "Radar"
:::*KSI Sentry: "Sentry"
:::*Shadow Raider: "Mercenary"
:::*Shatter: "Red Lightning" or "Red Light"
}}
:The code names of many of the other figures, assuming they even ''had'' code names, are still unknown, as those toys have (thus far) consistently been listed under their actual characters' names. Meanwhile, a listing for a supposed Voyager Class figure using the code name "Destroyer" later turned out to be a mislabeled Energon Igniters Speed Series [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Bumblebee|Barricade]] from the [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|''Bumblebee'' movie toy line]], with which the ''Studio Series'' shares its code names.
*A few of the Voyagers and Deluxes of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Generations .28Series M4.29|previous]] [[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)#Premier Edition|two]] movie toylines scale fairly well with ''Studio Series'' figures. The latter of the two toylines, ''The Last Knight'', seems to have a greater tie-in to the ''Studio Series'' lineup, as a [[Nitro Zeus#Toys|few]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ThirdTLKDeluxe|molds]] [[Cogman#Deluxe|were]] also redecoed in this toyline as well [[Nitro Zeus#Toys|as a]] [[Drift (AOE)#Premier Edition|few]] [[Berserker#Toys|retools]]. Furthermore, the static figurine of [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] scales perfectly among these molds and also seems to serve as an inspiration for later pack-in figurines like [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], [[Brains]] and the [[Mini Dinobot]]s.
*Certain figures reuse packaging artwork from the last two movie toylines, as well as promotional renders for the first three films. There are also some artwork that retools existing renders for better screen accuracy.
*One of the biggest [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|misconceptions]] surrounding the ''Studio Series'' toyline is that there is a [[Subline imprint|subline]] called "Studio Series 86". This came about from leaked listings on Walmart's website where the number "86" was misinterpreted as part of the toyline's title, rather than the ID numbers of those toys. While the toys based on characters from the [[1986]] movie do feature a separate numbering system, the line itself doesn't acknowledge them as being any different from the live-action movie toys they are sold alongside.
**While it has never been confirmed, the move to include 1986 characters in the ''Studio Series'' toyline after three years of continuous focus on the live-action films, was likely done to allow Hasbro and TakaraTomy to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the film, without stepping on the toes of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' 25th anniversary, which was celebrated as a part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''. Evidence suggesting this is the inclusion of some of the film's main characters ([[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Kingdom|Cyclonus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Kingdom|Galvatron]]) being sold in the concurrently-ran ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' toyline and the shared design aesthetics of the toys between both lines.
**It is also very likely that the '86 toys in the ''Studio Series'' toyline were originally meant to be sold in the ''Kingdom'' toyline alongside their movie co-stars and the ''Beast Wars'' characters as part of a combined anniversary line, but with the COVID 19 pandemic and the halt on worldwide distribution, delays were made and the waves for ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' were cut short, leaving products that were presumably intended for the line being held back for their eventual release in ''Kingdom''.

[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series]]

Shockwave (G1)/toys

2022-06-23T18:53:39Z

Dallin06: /* Legacy */

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[[File:G1 boxart Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|All these toys are my fault...for being awesome!]]

'''Shockwave''' has many toys, so logic dictates that they should receive a page. Logic also dictates that they should be awesome.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Shockwave toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You can try to play Duck Hunt with him all day long, but it just doesn't work.]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Decepticon, 1985)
**''Takara ID number'': '''49'''
**''Accessories'': "Magnetic impulse defuser" barrel

: Shockwave was one of the very first 1985 toys to see release, if not ''the'' first. Shockwave transforms into a large Cybertronian handgun, and features light and sound electronics powered by a 9-volt battery. Pulling his trigger activates a flashing light in his gun arm and one of two (fairly generic) blaster-sound frequencies, which are toggled between by a small switch on his backpack; in gun mode, the light winds up in his barrel. As a robot, he has a large, if not the most, amount of articulation for the era. Officially, his [[die-cast]] feet are rotated into his legs in gun mode, but if you wish to display him free-standing, leaving the feet out (as shown in the picture to the right) balances the figure and keeps him from tipping forward from the weight of his arms and barrel.

: The large Decepticon [[insignia]] on his chest has a thin purple outline tracing just beyond the margins of the symbol itself, a decorative feature unique in the entire history of the [[Transformers brand|brand]].

: Shockwave was initially sold without a rub sign; one was later added to the side of his torso.

:Shockwave is one of the most oft-broken G1 toys, owing to a mixture of weak plastics clashing against die-cast metal, overpowered springs and ratchets shearing themselves apart, and outdated electronics corroding into uselessness. The rubber hose covering the wires connecting his torso and arm's electronics is particularly prone to dry-rotting. Be careful!

:The Shockwave mold was licensed from the [[Japan]]ese toy company [[ToyCo]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ActionMaster Shockwave.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Small and deadly.]]
* '''Shockwave with Fistfight''' (Action Master, 1990)
** ''Accessories'': Double-barreled "Turbo Rifle"

: As an [[Action Master]], Shockwave is a non-transforming action figure who combines elements of his cartoon model and original toy, with a few more details. He is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle. Part of the third assortment of individually-carded Action Master figures, he came with his small robot [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Fistfight (G1)|Fistfight]], who combines with Shockwave's handgun to form a "Lightning Gun" cannon.

: An early [[prototype]] of the figure depicted in both the 1990 Hasbro [[catalog]] leaflet included with the figures and a more elaborate catalog that was available in Germany seems to be an entirely different sculpt with slightly different proportions and detailing, including a right hand is sculpted in an open position, and on top of that also featured different colors, with a darker, more saturated shade of purple, the arm cannon and chest colored blue instead of orange, and Fistfight with his black and purple colors swapped. Additionally, there are reports of an early "test market" release that supposedly included a rubber hose that connects from his gun-arm to his back, like the original toy. There are holes in the toy's gun-arm and backpack; the black hoses included with many old ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' toys can fit in these holes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Action Master Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators/Binaltech''===
{{anchor|Alternators}}
[[File:AlternatorsShockblast toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Guns akimbo.]]
*'''Shockblast''' (Alternator, 2004)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''12'''
**''Binaltech ID number:'' '''BT-13'''
**''Binaltech release date'': '''[[April 4]], [[2005]]'''
**''Accessories'': Muffler-blaster

: The ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' version of Shockwave is [[retool]] of "[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Meister]]" from the same line. Named "Shockblast" for [[trademark]] reasons, his [[alternate mode]] is a licensed, 1:24 [[scale]] {{w|Mazda RX-8}}, changing Meister's standard street model into a Mazdaspeed-modified version with new front and rear fenders, doors, side skirts and a spoiler (the Japanese ''Binaltech'' version, Laserwave, is specifically marketed as a "Mazdaspeed Version II"). He features [[rubber tires]], opening doors, hood and trunk, a detailed interior including seats and a dashboard complete with steering wheel, and a working "steering" mechanism (which is not connected to the steering wheel, though). In robot mode, his muffler unfolds to become a hand-held blaster; it can also be arm-mounted thanks to the holes near the robot's elbow joints compatible with the muffler's vehicle-mode mounting peg. Shockblast also features a new head sculpt with a single eye that is illuminated using some very effective [[light-piping]], and an arm cannon made out of clear plastic that replaces his left hand. Undocumented in the instructions is a tab on the underside of each foot that can be positioned to make the figure more stable in certain poses.

: Takara's ''Binaltech'' Laserwave has quite a number of small but significant changes from the ''Alternators'' version. As usual with ''Binaltech'' releases, his car shell is partially constructed of [[die-cast]] metal rather than all-plastic, as well as having all the car body parts (including those made out of plastic) covered in a metal-flake paint. His passenger compartment has a hard-plastic steering wheel on the right-hand side of the car (as they are in Japan). He has [[Vacuum metallizing|vac-metal]] side-mirrors and "LWAVE" on his license plate (rather than Shockblast's "SHKWAV"). The "steering" mechanism uses a magnet assembly to connect the steering axle to the front wheels instead of the ''Alternators'' version's plastic insertion point. Plus it comes with a bonus large Decepticon [[insignia]] [[sticker]] that can be applied to a real car.

: Shockblast was later re-released as part of a Europe-only wave of ''Alternators'' toys in the same packaging style as the second North American ''Alternators'' assortment, the latter of which Shockblast was ''not'' re-released in. Despite Hasbro re-claiming the "Shockwave" name by then, this re-release still calls him "Shockblast".

: The original Meister version of the sculpt was also released in a ''Binaltech''-only red version ([[repurposing|repurposed]] into "[[Zoom-Zoom]]" by the [[Story of Binaltech|official ''Binaltech'' fiction]]) and was later retooled into ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Autorooper]]. The Mazdaspeed car parts, but with Meister's original head sculpt and left hand, were later used to make the ''Binaltech''-only [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Argent|Argent Meister]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#13|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Laserwave's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/AltShockblast/shockblast.htm More information on Shockblast at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Shockwavetitanium.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Cancelling me is illogical.]]
*'''Shockwave'''

: A 6" transforming Shockwave toy was designed and displayed at [[BotCon]] 2007, but [[Titanium Series]] was canceled before its tooling could be completed.
{{Canceledtoy}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not having my own Kre-O set is highly illogical.]]
* '''Megatron''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30688'''
**''Pieces'': '''310'''
**''Kreons'': [[Megatron (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Megatron]], Shockwave, [[Specialist]], [[Police officer]]
**''Accessories'': Gun hand

:Available in the [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|Megatron]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' kit, Shockwave is a one-eyed purple [[Kreon]] with a gun for a left hand. Interestingly, Kreon Shockwave's chest is orange, like [[#ActionMaster|Action Master Shockwave]], while the lines in the orange section harken to [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Energon'']] [[Shockblast]]'s chest design.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Kre-OShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy ShockwaveC84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|He's easier to blind with science, what with the singular eye.]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Best Optics
**''Accessories'': Flask

: This version of Shockwave has much more detailed, original-toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, plus his wrist-blaster is now clear-purple plastic. You can also replace the blaster with his clear-purple flask, which gives him a more "accurate" smaller blaster-hand.

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

: His inclusion in the set is somewhat more justified than other 85~86 characters who appear in it, as while the original Shockwave toy was released in 1985, the character made an early debut in 1984 in both comics and cartoon.

: (Also... voted "Best Optics"? Wow, guys, ''cruel''.)

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

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[[File:Kre-O-Battle-Changer-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Battle Changer, 2015)

:Released as part of the second wave of Battle Changers, Shockwave is a massively built-up Kreon that transforms from robot to Cybertronic tank and back without removing any parts! The robot mode is based on that of Generation 1 Shockwave while the vehicle mode is based on that of [[Shockwave (WFC)|''Prime'' Shockwave]].

:All of the 2015 ''Transformers [[Kre-O]]'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. In late 2015, much of the line was finally released at discount in the US through TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, including this set.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This repurposing is very logical indeed.]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01 / #003'''
**''Accessories:'' Two-piece laser cannon
{{note|The ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Shockwave (WFC)#Generations|Shockwave]] toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Shockwave.}}

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Shockwave transforms into a "Cybertronian mobile artillery" mode. The front center fuselage of the vehicle becomes a [[5 mm post|hand-held]] "laser cannon" that's modeled after the [[Sling Shock#Generations|Sling Shock]]. It can be stored on a 5mm port on his back, and undocumented in his [[instructions]], can replace his hands by folding either one of them in, revealing a socket on his wrist that a tab underneath his cannon can mount to. As another undocumented feature, the cannon actually consists of two pieces, with a large y-shaped barrel that can be removed, revealing the sculpted ends of a triple-barreled gun. The y-shaped barrel part can also be stored on Shockwave's back, forming some sort of [[jet pack|jet-pack]] exhaust.

:Shockwave features two examples of [[Kibble#faux-parts|faux-parts]]: The undersides of his heels resemble the front end of the y-shaped barrel part, effectively serving as an extension of the barrel in vehicle mode, whereas a fake replica of the top end of his head (including his signature "ear" panels) is sculpted on the top side of his vehicle mode (which ends up on the underside of his backpack in robot mode).

:The figure has a "dramatic reveal" feature, where pressing the chest into place causes the head to pop up. The clasp used to hold the spring-loaded piece in place is fairly strong, and requires a small amount of force to latch if the head isn't pressed down before moving the chest assembly. Depending on the individual quality of the figure, this can cause the latch to wear out, and the spring is strong enough that the head will push the whole assembly out of place in vehicle mode if not properly retracted. As such, care should be taken on this step of conversion.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed/retooled into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Fireflight (FOC)#Generations|Air Raid]] and [[BotCon 2014]] [[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)#Timelines|Brimstone]].

:Unsurprisingly for an Aligned toy inspired by Generation 1, ''Fall of Cybertron'' Shockwave was used in multiple Generation 1-based stories, with the Hasbro deco [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|appearing]] in IDW Publishing's ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series<ref>Shockwave's new body in "season 1" of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' is actually drawn according to his Aligned counterpart's [[:File:War for Cybertron Shockwave.jpg|appearance]] in the High Moon Studios video games as opposed to the toy, but all things considered, the toy is a good match.</ref> and the short comic "[[Starscream's New Power]]" and the TakaraTomy deco [[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: All Spark|appearing]] in the ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]'' manga series and the ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'' stories.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GenShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Generations'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Elite Class, 2013)

: ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Shockwave transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian jet, in a design loosely based on [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|''War for Cybertron'']] [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. He includes a blaster that covers his fist and resembles his original weapon. Also included are two parts that connect over the gun to mimic the original Shockwave's barrel cover.

:Most of his parts were used to make [[Silverbolt (G1)#Construct-Bots|Silverbolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|All are dead cute.]]
*'''Shockwave''' ([[August 29]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-26'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Shockwave transforms from a [[super deformed]] Toyota Crown Athlete S21 to a cute little robot.

:Shockwave was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Arcee]].

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*'''Decepticons 3-Figure Set''' (2016)
**''ID number:'' '''QTFS-02'''

:During the second ''Q-Transformers'' series, the Shockwave toy was available in a three-pack alongside [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Soundwave]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Megatron]]. He is identical to the original ''Q-Transformers'' toy.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP29-Laserwave.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Fans are literally quaking in their boots at this figure.]]
* '''Destron Laserwave''' ([[March 26]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-29'''
**''Accessories:'' Left and right fists, translucent right fist, gun barrel (opaque and translucent), saluting right hand (opaque and translucent), "Laser Vulcan", stand, die-cast Megatron Gun accessory (Asia reissue)

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' "Destron Laserwave" is a painstakingly cartoon-accurate and toy-accurate figure, transforming into a large Cybertronian handgun and scaling with the rest of the Masterpiece line (since [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-9]]), standing slightly taller than the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP11|MP-11 seeker mold]] and slightly shorter than [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|MP-13 Soundwave]]. Though this figure's light purple coloration was controversial in some parts of the [[fandom]], it is based directly off Shockwave's original [[character model|animation model]].

:Similarly to [[#Generation 1|his original toy]], Laserwave has two separate electronic light gimmicks (but no sounds!). Two LR44 batteries power the light in his left arm, which is activated by clicking a button on his forearm and causes his arm cannon to glow with purple light, pulsing in and out eight times after a single push. 2 AAA batteries power the light in the gun barrel, activated by—what else?—pulling his trigger; toggling a small switch on his abdomen determines if the gun barrel LED remains illuminated for as long as the trigger is held, or if it will automatically pulse in and out ten times. His eye lights up using [[light-piping]] from a large panel in the back of his head.

:He includes a left fist that can be swapped out for his arm cannon, to replicate his two-handed appearance from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", and an open "saluting" hand that can be swapped for his right fist based on the same scene from the same episode. Additionally, he includes translucent versions of his arm cannon and both right hands to match his original toy's appearance. The barrel of his gun mode ends up on his back in robot mode, in contrast to his original toy, for which it was attached as a separate piece (something that was also true for the cartoon, in which it usually flew in from off-screen when he transformed). To cover this change, he comes with a stand for his gun mode that folds up into a show-accurate backpack and clips over the barrel. To avoid the potential dry-rot and pliability issues of a rubber tube, the connector tube for Shockwave's gun arm is made of a thin spring-like metal.

:He comes with a mini version of himself in gun mode which he can wield (called a "Laser Vulcan" in the instructions), as seen in the episode "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]]", and a sticker sheet allowing him to have either classic Decepticon logos or cartoon-styled ones (with smaller eyes and a three-pointed central crest).

:In Asian countries outside of Japan, he comes with a [[collector coin]]. The coin package is shaped after Shockwave's chest on the outside with the inside part being decorated after his target scope, and refers to the character as Destron Laserwave (a deviation from the other collector coins, which always used the western names even for characters who have different names in Japan). In Asia, the figure was later reissued and came with a die-cast Megatron Gun accessory.

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[[File:MP-29+Defense-Officer-Laserwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dark purple is the new lavender. Deal with it.]]
*'''Destron Laserwave''' ([[November 24]], [[2018]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-29+'''
**''Accessories:'' Translucent left and right fists, opaque right fist, gun barrel (opaque and translucent), opaque saluting right hand, "Laser Vulcan", stand

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-29+ "Destron Laserwave" is a [[redeco]] of MP-29 sporting a much darker shade of purple that's more in line with both the [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 toy]] and most of his animated appearances. It was [[exclusive]] to [[TakaraTomy Mall]].

:He features a new head sculpt with slightly different details and proportions from the earlier Masterpiece, most obvious in his eye now being smaller and a less greenish shade. The hose on his small gun accessory is now made of plastic instead of fabric.

:His forearms now feature tampographed G1-cartoon styled Decepticon symbols, rather than the [[Sticker|decal]] options of the original ''Masterpiece'' figure. In addition, some of his dark purple is actually painted, as is the silver on the barrel of his gun mode. This means special care must be taken to avoid scratching the paint when clipping the backpack around the gun barrel in robot mode.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:CWLegendsShockwave.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Shockwave regains his firearms license.]]
*'''Decepticon Shockwave''' (Legends Class, 2016)

:Part of the fifth wave of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class figures, "Decepticon Shockwave" is an all new mold that transforms into a "cannon" that resembles his original laser gun mode! Homaging a scene from "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]", a 5 mm peg folds down from the bottom of the cannon to form a gun mode which ''Combiner Wars'' [[Bruticus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bruticus]] (or any other ''Combiner Wars''-style Combiner mode fist, or even his [[#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' figure]]) can wield, though a molded gun handle a few millimeters ahead of the 5 mm peg makes the connection incompatible with many figures. Shockwave's weight unfortunately prevents most figures from being able to actually hold up without bringing said figure's arm or entire body down, even the combiners made specifically to hold him. The 5 mm peg/gun handle combo also plugs into either the back of Bruticus or on top of [[Onslaught (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Onslaught]]'s vehicle mode, though the open space for Bruticus's head makes the latter attachment somewhat unstable. Shockwave only features a 5 mm-compatible right hand.

:Shockwave also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art.

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

:This mold was later redecoed/retooled as [[BotCon 2016]] [[Reflector (G1)#Combiner Wars|Reflector]] and [[Flash Sentry#Toys|Flash Sentry]] and served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Movor#Beast Wars: Uprising|Movor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, it's the ''barrel'' [[For safety reasons|you have to paint orange]], not the whole- oh, forget it.]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Collection Pack, 2016)

:Available only with ''Combiner Wars'' G2 [[Bruticus (G1)#CWG2|Bruticus]] set, this Shockwave is a redeco of the Legends Class figure above, which is inspired by both [[#ActionMaster|his Action Master toy]] and ''Generation 2'' [[Onslaught (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Onslaught]]'s missile launcher. Despite appearing in a G2-themed set with G1 logos, this Shockwave comes with the movie version of the Decepticon faction symbol.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWG2Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars G2'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG24-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Legend-ary logic.]]
*'''Shockwave & Cancer''' ([[August 27]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG24'''
:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Shockwave is a another redeco of his [[#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Legends Class figure]], transforming from robot to 5 mm-compatible cannon and now featuring a deco closely based on the Generation 1 cartoon (although his show-accurate purple is a slightly brighter hue). He is packaged with [[Cancer (G1)#Legends|Cancer]], a redeco of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]]. As a ''Combiner Wars'' mold, Shockwave is not actually designed to interact with [[Titan Master]] figures, though Takara stock photographs and the instructions suggest rearranging his arms in cannon mode to form an awkward seat for Cancer. If you wish, you could pair him with ''[[Unite Warriors]]'' Bruticus.

:Unusually for a ''Legends'' release, he's referred to by his English market name rather than "Laserwave", presumably for trademark and/or marketing reasons. [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|A later ''Legends'' story]] would note that in-universe, Laserwave had changed his name to "Shockwave". According to [[Shogo Hasui]], Shockwave was not originally intended to be released as part of the ''Legends'' lineup.<ref>https://twitter.com/Hasui_TF/status/769560271580979200</ref>

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-2670.html Legends Shockwave & Cancer at Alfes's Blog]''
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===''Cyber Series''===
[[File:Cyber-Battalion-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Remember when I was the closest thing you had to a [[CHUG]] Shockwave?]]
*'''Decepticon Shockwave''' (Cyber Battalion, 2018)
:Released in the third wave of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion figures, Shockwave transforms into a spaceship in a few easy steps. Unlike most figures in the Cyber Series, Shockwave is not based on any existing ''Transformers'' mold and has unique engineering. Additionally, he features a 5 mm-compatible fist and a well-articulated upper body, but lacks bicep swivels and knee articulation. His vehicle mode is loosely based on his original blaster mode but also takes some design cues from the [[#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'']] and [[#Construct-Bots|''Construct-Bots'']] Shockwaves.

:In vehicle mode, the upper body does not connect solidly anywhere resulting in parts moving out of place in copies with loose hinge joints. This is somewhat harder to correct than many figures due to how small the joint is and how it is recessed into the chest. His plastic is also cast in two different shades of purple, which contrast strongly against one another.

:Amusingly, considering how easily he transforms between modes, his alt-mode is mistransformed in the stock photo. The robot mode Shockwave head rotates to an altered head in a different shade of purple for the vehicle mode.

:Debuting in Asian markets, this figure was later sold in the United States at Walgreens stores.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:WFCS-Leader-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A forewarned Shockwave is four-armed Shockwave.]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S14'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-14'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 30]], [[2019]]
**''Hidden message code'': '''TARN'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "LV Duo-Pulse Radiographs", 2 "LV Gamma-Disruptor Launchers", backpack

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Leader Class figures, Shockwave is a heavily G1-inspired Voyager-sized robot that can assume a small Leader-sized super robot mode with ''four arms'' by combining with armor consisting of two shoulder pads, two platform boot pieces, and a backpack. These pieces are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and can be placed in many configurations on his body, but there are only two official ones. Shockwave features multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons (such as his cannon arm now called the "LV-1 Thermal Range Neuron Beam") to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions. Although promotional images of the figure depict the waist, upper arms, shoulder joints, and the backs of Shockwave's calves as a more vibrant violet, the retail version has these molded in the deep indigo as the rest of the figure. Like other figures in the same line, Shockwave features "battle damage" paint. Unlike the others however, the only paint applied to the primary figure is found on his feet, while a great deal has been applied to the armor pieces instead. The figure also features two [[light-piping]] effects, one for the eye in robot mode and another for the bridge in spaceship mode.

:Shockwave himself transforms into a spaceship resembling [[Sixshot (G1)#Generations|an upside-down laser gun]]. His armor pieces can also combine with this mode, augmenting it into a Cybertronian spacecraft not entirely dissimilar to the shape and details of [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|another Shockwave]]'s [[:File:ArmadaTidalShockwave.jpg|pre-Earth mode]], itself a callback to the 1985 ray-gun.

:The armor pieces can combine to form a hovercraft the figure can stand on as well. The platform boot pieces are nominally attached under Shockwave's feet to give him a height boost, but they can also attach to the sides of his legs to give him [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|leg-mounted guns]], as seen in the picture at right, which also has a different positioning for the shoulder cannons. This configuration is only in a few TakaraTomy stock photos, and along with the hovercraft, isn't featured in the instructions.

:Caution should be taken with the rubber hose on the figure, as it's very prone to stress and breaking, especially at the plug connection point. This seems to be due to it being slightly too short, causing a great deal of tension on the point where it attaches to Shockwave's body when he's in spaceship mode or has his arm extended. The plug itself and the corresponding "correct" ports on his forearm and bridge tower seem to be slightly larger than standard 5mm posts, suggesting the size difference may be intentional to deter connecting the hose in a way that would lead to damage. However, the difference isn't enough to fully prevent the peg being pushed in with a small amount of force. This has the added effect of making some of his ports too loose to hold accessories properly while others may be slightly too tight.

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

:Shockwave was released in both the first and last waves of the ''Siege'' toyline. The latter release unfortunately turned him into a massive shelfwarmer, particularly at Target stores, where he could still be found throughout the entirety of 2020 alongside the ''Earthrise'' toyline.
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===''Generations Selects''===
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[[File:Selects-WFC-Siege-Leader-Galactic-Man-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Definitely NOT just a monochrome 'shop of his regular stock photos, honest!]]
*'''Galactic Man Shockwave''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Siege'''''
**''ID number'': '''WFC-GS03'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "RS Duo-Pulse Radiographs," 2 "RS Gamma-Disruptor Launchers," backpack

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''Siege'', "Galactic Man Shockwave" is a redeco of the Leader Class figure above, homaging the colors of [[:File:ToyCoAstroMagnum.jpg|RadioShack's "Galactic Man" toy]], down to the "Galactic Man" name across the upper chest. The accessories use black as opposed to the dark grey of the main figure. Unlike the retail figure, Galactic Man Shockwave lacks battle-damage paint.

:It is ''incredibly'' likely that the "RS" in his weapons' names is a reference to Radio Shack. Like, how could it not be?
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WarForCybertronCenturionDroneWeaponizerPack.jpeg|250px|thumb|Ironically, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] got a [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave Blaster]] before Shockwave did.]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, [[2020]])

:The ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]] includes a small non transforming accessory of Shockwave in his ray gun mode. The ray gun is molded in a solid gray plastic and is completely unpainted. Like all ''Siege'' weapons, the gun is compatible with all figures who have 5 mm ports.
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===''Authentics''===
*'''Shockwave''' (7 inch, [[2021]])
**''Accessories'': Wing pack

:Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' Alpha figures, Shockwave is a Voyager-sized toy based on his heavily stylized [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'']] incarnation, which is in turn influenced by his [[Evergreen]] design. He transforms into a Cybertronian starfighter which greatly resembles and shares engineering with the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Cyber Series Battalion]] figure from [[2018]]. He features a rubber hose connecting his gun arm to his abdomen. His wing pack is removable, though it doesn't need to be for his transformation.

:It seems plausible that the stock renders and instructions erroneously depict the toy upside down in vehicle mode, as the "bottom" of the jet mode appears to be a more coherent vehicle mode and features more paint applications.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.11|Lord Megatron, it is only logical that I have the entire pizza to myself|thumb]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Core Class, [[2022]])
**''Accessory:'' Radar dish
: Part of the second wave of Legacy core class, This Shockwave is a new mold, with is alternate mode resembling his one from Siege. He comes with a radar dish as his only accessory.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:Caramel shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Laserwave''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Shockwave was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue, and yellow.
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===Decoy===
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[[File:Decoy shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Shockwave was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Decepticons in the series, Shockwave was molded in soft purple rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Shockwave was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

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*'''Shockwave''' (Decoy, 1987)
**''Decoy number'': '''51'''

:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (51, in Shockwave's case). Like all Decepticon Decoys, Shockwave was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Decoy Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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===Bust===
[[File:Shockwave bust.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Shockwave reminisces back to when he had two hands.]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Bust, 2003)

: In 2003, [[Hard Hero]] released a six-inch tall polystone bust of Shockwave, based upon his Generation 1 cartoon appearance. It was limited to 2500 pieces worldwide, with an additional 100 specially signed by the sculptor.

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[[File:HardHero MetallicShockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
* '''Shockwave Metallic Exclusive''' (Bust, 2003)

: Hard Hero's Shockwave was also released in shiny "metallic" coloration. This version was in even shorter supply, limited to only 500 copies.
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===Mini Statue===
[[File:Shockwaveministatue.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Meet me in the bank... it's going down...]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Mini statue, 2005)

: Diamond Comics Distributors also released a small, six-inch polystone statue of Shockwave made by [[Palisades Toys]], based upon [[Pat Lee]]'s rendition of the character in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s Transformers comic books. An image of this statue made a cameo in the 2009 film ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', featuring in a newspaper that was sucked up by [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]].
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Shockwave-atx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)

: Shockwave was likely to have been one of several ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' Booster pieces, using a wide, powerful, spring-loaded "blaster" missile launcher attack. He was to be a 40-point Leader-class piece. Though displayed as part of the ''Attacktix'' display at the [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] "Celebration IV" convention, Shockwave was ultimately never released as the ''Attacktix'' toyline was put on ice.

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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium cancelled figure checklist.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Shockwave''' (unreleased)
:*''Accessories:'' Decepticon stand?
:The final ''[[Titanium Series]]'' catalogue listed a number of "Micro Figures" intended for release, though many of them never saw the light of day. Among those listed was a 3" Robot Masters Shockwave... and that's all we know about it. Many of Shockwave's peers in ''Titanium Series'' were based on either their ''Generation 1'' or ''[[War Within (comic)|War Within]]'' designs, though in Shockwave's case there are only minor cosmetic differences between the two choices. A frugal option would have been a retool of the line's [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Jazz]] with a new head to represent [[#Alternators.2FBinaltech|''Alternators'' Shockblast]]. See, kids: the logical choice is not always the sensible one.

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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:G1 RobotHeroes ShockwaveVsGrimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's logical ''and'' cute.]]
* '''Grimlock & Shockwave''' (Two-pack, 2007)

: The most adorablest Shockwave ever, ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Shockwave is a stumpy PVC figurine that combines toy and animation model details into a single package. He has limited articulation (neck and shoulder swivels only), but he's so cute it doesn't matter. He was available in a two-pack with a similarly lovable version of [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Grimlock]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Shockwave''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: In some countries outside of North America, Shockwave was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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===Sota Toys===
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:Two identical Shockwave pieces were to be the Decepticon-side Rooks on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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===Boss Coffee===
*'''Laserwave''' (2008)

:A non-transforming PVC figure of Shockwave was released as part of a promotion by [[Boss Coffee]]. The small figure was randomly included with single cans of the company's "Rainbow Mountain Blend" coffee, contained in a plastic capsule affixed to the top of can which then became a display base for the figurine once removed. Shockwave features articulation at the shoulders and waist, and came with a small catalog leaflet that could be folded up and attached to the lid/base to form a diorama background for added display value.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Destron/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Boss Coffee Laserwave at TFU.info]''
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===Mini Bust===
[[File:Shockwave statue.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|"Yeah, I had to sell the trigger and most of the handle to feed my family."]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, Shockwave was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1,000 pieces. Both his fist and "gun hand" are translucent to better match his toy incarnation.
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===''Mighty Muggs''===
[[File:MightyMuggs Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Cute ''and'' frightening plus angry about my big head]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Mighty Mugg, 2009)

: Part of the third wave of [[Mighty Muggs]], Shockwave is a [[super deformed]], non-transformable PVC figure with articulated arms and head. As all Mighty Muggs are made from the same mold, he has a really weird-looking round head. His left arm, however, is [[retool]]ed to include his trademark gun hand.

: Shockwave was briefly believed to be canceled, but Hasbro revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2009 that his wave would be released. Along with the rest of his wave, Shockwave was eventually released as an exclusive at Diamond Distributors and [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.
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===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:ShockwaveHISS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"The [[Terrordrome]] will remain exactly as you leave it!"]]
*'''Shockwave H.I.S.S. Tank with two figures & Energon''' ([[July 12]], 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Astroblaster, missile

:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012, this is a [[redeco]] of the 2012 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' [[HISS tank]] in Shockwave's colours, including an adorable painted yellow "eye" on the nose of the cockpit. Shockwave's body can rotate independently from its chassis, which features sculpted faux treads with rolling wheels on the undersides. The body can also rock forward into an "elevated attack position". Shockwave is armed with two tilting Gatling cannons, one either side of his revolving tank turret; the turret features a spring launching missile, the same hole for which can also hold an included additional "Astroblaster" cannon piece designed to resemble the original Shockwave toy's gun barrel. Shockwave can seat a ''G.I. Joe'' figure in both the turret and his cockpit.

:The set also includes the [[Cobra]]s [[Destro#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Destro]] and a "[[Battle Android Trooper#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Constructicon B.A.T.]]" with a trolley for carrying [[Energon cube]]s. Destro's many accessories include [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave]] in the form of a non-transforming tape deck, along with three "[[Mini-Con]] [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s" – a.k.a. compatible micro-cassettes. The toy's press release identifies the tapes as [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Laserbeak]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ravage]], and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Ratbat]], but since all three sport the sculpted details of the original Laserbeak toy and are colored red, gold, and orange they visually appear to be Laserbeak and his redecos [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys|Buzzsaw]] and [[Sundor]], respectively.

::*[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/shockwavehiss/ More information on Shockwave at YoJoe.com]
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===''Thrilling 30''===
*'''Shockwave''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / #17'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base

:A super-deformed Shockwave was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''2'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Shockwave figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Bumblebee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Ultra Magnus]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Grimlock]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Rodimus]].
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Shockwave''' (2014)
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*'''8" Shockwave''' (2014)
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===''Tiny Titans''===
*'''Shockwave''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Number'': '''7/12'''

: Part of the third assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Shockwave is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode, firing his blaster-arm.

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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===Kidrobot===
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
====Enamel Pin Series====
*'''Shockwave''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Shockwave inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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====Vinyl Mini Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Shockwave mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Shockwave''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 24
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Shockwave receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Shockwave featured articulation in each shoulder. For whatever reason, he also featured two hands, which is not true of his comic appearance.
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===Bouncing Ball Heads===
[[File:BouncingBallHead Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb|The lost Purple [[Bomberman]].]]
*'''Shockwave''' (2017)
:"Bouncing Ball Head" Shockwave is a small, super deformed figurine with a removable head that doubles as a bouncy ball. A Decepticon logo is tampographed on the back of his head and his name is written under his feet.

:He is (apparently) available in both gacha-style machines and in an 8-pack with the whole collection, and comes inside a spherical capsule with a unique purple color.

:Despite clearly representing Generation 1 characters, the collection is advertised as a 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' product.
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===McDonald's===
[[File:2018-McD-Authentics-Bumblebee-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Shockwave''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] June 2018 Happy Meal Toys along with [[My Little Pony]], this Shockwave is a [[super deformed]] toy. His [[gimmick]] consists of his little pop-out rocket boots. They are activated when you pull his arms forward.

:This toy was rereleased in the US as [[Shockwave (Movie)#McDonald's|Shockwave]] for the ''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'' promotion.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1DecepticonShockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Shockwave, Cybertron Commander''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T14/T40'''
**''Stars: ''11
:'''Decepticon Shockwave, Cybertron Commander''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game, and is visually based on the version of the character seen in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' video games. This design was also used for [[Shockwave (G1)|G1 Shockwave]] in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' comic books.

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[[File:W3MajorShockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Major Shockwave, Applied Sciences-Sciences''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T09/T48'''
**''Stars: ''14

:Major Shockwave, Applied Sciences-Sciences is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Shockwave toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and original artwork for Alt Mode, with line-art by [[Dan Khanna]] and colors by [[Harvey Bunda]].
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===''Keshi Surprise''===
*'''Decepticons''' (2018)

:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These [[blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Shockwave was available in red, orange, blue, and purple and included a foil trading sticker.
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===''Metal Earth''===
[[File:Metal Earth Legends Shockwave.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Legends, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''MEM057'''
:''Metal Earth Legends'' Shockwave is a DIY 3D steel model kit in the shape of a super deformed version of the [[evergreen]] Shockwave design. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "moderate".
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===ReAction===
[[File:TF-Super-7-ReAction-Figures-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Shockwave''' (2020)

: Released in the second wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Shockwave is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike most ''ReAction'' figures, Shockwave's right hand is a closed fist that cannot hold an accessory. Not that he comes with one.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Shockwave comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.
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===Figural Bag Clip===
[[File:FiguralBagClip Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Shockwave''' (2020)
:Released by Monogram, this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi evergreen Shockwave.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.

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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime-1-Studio-WFC-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cancelling a product based on his imminent defeat was the most logical choice.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (<s>2022</s>)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-05UT'''

:A statue based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#P1SWFC|Optimus Prime]]'s appearance in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon by [[Prime 1 Studio]]. The exclusive version includes a defeated Shockwave as part of the statue's base.

:This item was canceled due to the combination of rising production costs and insufficient preorders.

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===Eaglemoss===
[[File:EaglemossChess Shockwave.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb]]
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Shockwave was slated to be one of the Knight pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Minimates''===
*'''Shockwave''' (Series 1, 2021)

:Part of the first wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from [[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]], this Shockwave is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Shockwave G1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Shockwave''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''83'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and exclusive to both Funkon 2021 and Target, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Shockwave is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy.

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*'''Shockwave''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
***''Original:'' '''Epic'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Shockwave in the Funko style.
<center><gallery heights=200>
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_SHOCKWAVE_MONOCHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_SHOCKWAVE_STATIC.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_SHOCKWAVE_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_SHOCKWAVE_PURPLECHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_EPIC_SHOCKWAVE_ORIGINAL.gif|Yeah, that's not how his "eye" works...
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===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''===
[[File:RED-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Logical they upgrade my Action Master, no?]]
*'''Shockwave''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': Half-open silver hand, closed silver hand, half-open translucent purple hand, closed translucent purple hand, silver blaster, [[Fire Blast effect]]s (2), [[Megatron_(G1)/merchandise#REDshockwave|Megatron]] (pistol mode)

: Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' figures, Shockwave is a 6-inch tall non-transforming action figure based directly on his cartoon appearance. He includes 4 right hands that are interchangeable (two of which are a cartoon-accurate silver, and two of which are a toy-accurate translucent purple), 2 interchangeable blasters of different colors (the same as the fists), 2 purple blast effects, and [[Megatron_(G1)|Megatron]], in his pistol mode. Megatron is blast-effect compatible, and is able to be wielded by Shockwave.

: Like all ''R.E.D.'' figures, he is a [[Walmart]] exclusive in the US and Canada, also available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Shockwave is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with other [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen figurines]].
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===Icon Heroes===
*'''Shockwave X Starscream Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Shockwave's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Icon Heroes|Starscream]] pin.

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==Notes==
[[File:Starbrigade.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Product and colors (and franchise) may vary.]]
* A silhouette of Action Master Shockwave's card art appears on the back of the [[1993]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] [[Star Brigade]]'' action figure cardbacks... as [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]!

===Generation 1 toy history===
[[File:ToyCoAstroMagnum.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|"Shackwave"? '''"Shackwave"?!''' RADIOWAVE, [[fandom|you]] idiots!]]

* Although Shockwave was depicted in the very first episode of the original cartoon series, he did not receive a toy release until early in [[1985]]. Unlike the bulk of early Transformers that drew their molds from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' toys, Shockwave's original form was first produced by [[Japan]]ese toy company [[ToyCo]] as the "4 Changeable Astro Magnum".<ref name="SWO">[http://soundwavesoblivion.blogspot.com/2015/05/shockwave-toyco-variants-part-1.html Astro Magnum mold uses on Soundwave's Oblivion]</ref> As such, similar non-''Transformer'' toys using the same mold were released in 1985, including a [[RadioShack]]-exclusive called "Galactic Man". A minor but amusing difference between the RadioShack version, humorously called "Shackwave" by fans, and the [[Hasbro]] version, is that Shockwave's inconveniently placed trigger was remolded and appears less... inconvenient.
** The name "4 Changeable" refers to the fact that the toy was advertised as having four modes. Before you get excited, though, those other two modes are "Vulcan Base" (the gun mode with the legs separated and feet folded out) and "Gunborg" (gun mode, arms separated and splayed a bit, feet folded out). There's a reason you never noticed them before.
* Originally, the Astro Magnum mold was produced in Japan around [[1983]], before ToyCo decided to shift production to [[South Korea]] around 1985 (presumably due to it being cheaper). Around this time, ToyCo started to license out the mold to other companies. All of the known 1985 versions of the mold changed the "Made in Japan" stamps found on the original Astro Magnum toy to "Made in Korea" stamps, while the ToyCo trademark stamp was altered to feature the mold's original year date "1983", which was something the Astro Magnum lacked.<ref name="SWO"/> At some undisclosed point afterwards, ToyCo shifted production again, this time to [[China]] where it was cheaper to make products, before they eventually lost the metal mold. The rights were later sold on to another company whose identity is unknown, meaning that any chances of an official Shockwave reissue by Hasbro or Takara are ''very'' slim.<ref>[https://tformers.com/transformers-astro-magnum-tracking-down-the-shockwave-mold/9709/news.html "Presently, the rights were transfered to the other companies and we do not think that there is a thing that can be resold by our own discretion as of now."] - Interview with ToyCo at Tokyo Toy Show in [[2008]].</ref>
* Shockwave was also released by ToyCo in Korea at the same time Hasbro released him elsewhere. The only difference between the Korean version and the Hasbro release is a large "ToyCo" sticker on the front of the box.
*On top of that, ToyCo ''also'' licensed the figure to a Korean company named Intecs, who released it under the name "4-Changeable Spark Man". For a long time, this figure was incorrecty believed to be a [[knockoff]].<ref name="sparkman">[http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2019/05/spark-man-forgotten-pre-transformer.html "Spark Man: the forgotten pre-Transformer"] at TF Scraps.</ref> Spark Man is also the earliest known use of the mold to be produced in Korea before Shockwave and Galactic Man.<ref name="SWO"/> The name "Spark Man" was also used in a 1985 Hasbro briefing binder when referring to Shockwave's toy.<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/ron-friedman-auction-hasbro-briefing_15.html 1985 Hasbro briefing binder] - [[Jim Sorenson|Disciples of Boltax]] on Blogspot (Megaupload link in the blog is now defunct)</ref>
* The Astro Magnum mold also appears to have been licensed to a small company called Village Toys in the 1980s, where it showed up in their ''[http://counter-x.net/footnotes/convert-a-bots/index.html Convert-A-Bots]'' line under the name "N-4-SR" (..."Enforcer", get it?). There are at least two variants; one was dark grey, with purple highlights,<ref name="n4sr1">[http://plasticcrack.net/archives/2009/04/convert-a-bot_shockwave_that_is_not_shockwave ''Convert-A-Bots'' N-4-SR, variant 1]</ref> the other pale green, also with purple highlights.<ref name="n4sr2">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1NVirID3fc ''Convert-A-Bots'' N-4-SR, variant 2]</ref>
* Shockwave bears the distinction of receiving a number of high quality knockoffs, all of which known retain the electronics and some even having odd ''{{w|Flash Gordon}}''-esque [[retool]]s. Knowing that the rights to the mold were sold on to a company (presumably) in China, it would partially explain the frequent use the mold still gets today.
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==References==
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Devastator (G1)

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:''Devastator is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:DevastatorManga1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He devastates things. Devastates them right in the mouth.]]
'''Devastator''' is an immensely powerful warrior, and in that sense the combination of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] into a merged being is a huge success. Mentally, on the other hand, he's very much less than the sum of his parts. Devastator's primitive psyche is limited to only the thoughts and actions on which all his components can agree, which results in raging bouts of destructive fury. Given the sheer power Devastator brings to these rages, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has no complaints.

As an [[Action Master]], he is [[Action Master partner|partnered]] with [[Scorpulator]].

Normally he is composed of the six robots...

*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (leader) — right leg
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] — upper body
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] — left arm
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] — lower body
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] — left leg
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] — right arm

In some realities, this arrangement changes. See individual entries below for details.

{{bigquote|Nothing defeats the Devastator, nothing!|Devastator|"[[Heavy Metal War]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:TFTM Devastator.jpg|thumb|Robo-Smasher]]
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The first combiner, Devastator was created after his component Constructicons were brainwashed into the loyal servant of their own creation, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] using the [[Robosmasher]]. Forming special enmities with their former friend, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he would continue to be a major Decepticon weapon through the years, even as later combiners eroded his edge.

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:TFUS10 all crumble before devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The prototype.]]
No sooner had the Constructicons been created—by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], on Earth, using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] and the facilities of [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]]—than they were dispatched on their first mission to construct a massive communications dish that would allow [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to broadcast a message to long-lost Cybertron. When the dish came under attack by a squad of Autobots, the Constructicons merged to form Devastator for the first time, much to the surprise of the attacking Autobots. The titan shrugged off the Autobots' attacks, even including [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]]'s liquid nitrogen blasts, but things took a turn for the worse when Soundwave, wired into the dish and unable to defend himself, made the mistake of calling on Devastator to destroy a ''specific'' Autobot—[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], who had slipped close to the dish in the chaos. The dull-witted Devastator struggled to process this precise instruction, taking out each Autobot one after the other until he found the one that Soundwave had been talking about; fortunately for the Decepticons, Huffer's own indecision gave Soundwave time to successfully transmit his message. The dish was subsequently destroyed by Huffer's human ally [[Bomber Bill]], and Soundwave ordered retreat, grading Devastator's performance as "notably deficient." {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[File:UK62 Devastator.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Concept art for Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter vs Transformers]]
''Following this poor initial outing, Devastator was subsequently put through training and tests that managed to improve his operation and co-ordination. With the Constructicons now operating better together, Shockwave charged them with attacking a demolition derby that the Autobots' human friend [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] was attending in order to kidnap him for use as leverage. Faced with Buster's Autobot protectors, the Constructicons formed Devastator to deal with them, but the very sight of the combiner sent Buster catatonic. While Devastator battled the Autobots—during which he was toppled by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and blinded by [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]'s [[black beam gun]]—Soundwave scanned Buster's mind to discover what had happened to the human, and immediately ordered the Constructicons to separate and retreat upon discovering that the Matrix had implanted a vision for the future of combiner technology in Buster's brain.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

''Seeking to make a reality out of the information the Matrix had planted in Buster's mind'', the Autobots staged an attack on the Decepticon's [[Wyoming base]] in order to draw out Devastator so they could observe his technology in action. When Shockwave ordered Devastator into action, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], watching from afar, monitored and recorded the Constructicons' transformation pattern. He reported his success to Optimus Prime, who ordered a retreat, and the Autobots subsequently used the information derived from Devastator to create their own team of [[combiner]]s, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[File:Devastator blasted apart-All Fall Down.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Superion's [[stress fracture cannon]] is known to cause explosive neck-farts.]]
''While on a mission in [[Yukon]] territory, the Constructicons formed Devastator to chase [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] down after they spotted the pair spying on their construction project. The chase took them through a forest and before a hydro-electric dam, which Devastator was duped into blasting. The structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water onto the Constructicons, and washing them away.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

Devastator next appeared to defend the Decepticons' [[Club Con|base in the Florida Keys]] from a joint attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], [[Cobra]], and the [[Autobot]]s. He brawled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] until a blast from Superion's rifle caused a malfunction in his coupling links and he broke up into his components. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}
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====Movie Future Timeline====
[[File:Devastator the planet-eater.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|The Not-So-Jolly Green Giant.]]
In the assault on Autobot City, Megatron ordered the Constructicons to form Devastator. His efforts to breach their defenses were diverted by the arriving reinforcements of the Dinobots. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}
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====Earthforce====
[[File:Devastator rebuild.png|thumb|Did they forget he'd need two legs or what?]]
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The Constructicons were rendered incapable of combining at one point. Unwilling to lose Devastator's raw power, they attempted to construct a new and separate version of him in the Bahamas, surrounding the construction side with an [[Automated defence ring]]. [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] were able to master the ring's challenges, and wrecked the project before the new Devastator could be completed. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

=====Ask Vector Prime=====
The Constructicons were unable to combine due to [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
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====''Classics''====
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[[File:CrossingOver3 devastator vs grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Mixmaster was voted off the combiner.]]
The Constructicons were among the Decepticon warriors assembled by Megatron as he re-established his power base on Earth 15 years after the fall of [[Unicron]]. For some unexplained reason, Hook and Mixmaster were no longer part of the group, replaced by a new Constructicon named [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. As a result, Devastator's combination was significantly altered.

The giant Decepticon warrior was assembled to battle the Autobots in the Southern Hemisphere, when both groups were seeking out the source of a new set of energy readings. Devastator confronted the Dinobot [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and the force of their battle was enough to cause the landscape to cave in, revealing the caverns below. The Constructicons were disassembled by the impact, however, and were forced to fight Grimlock individually. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
The Devastator was "phase 2" of Megatron's latest plot to take over the Earth. After having taken millions of humans hostage, Megatron ordered the Constructicons to combine. The Devastator then proceeded to overpower everything the Autobots threw at him... until the Dinobots arrived. Though The Devastator mocked the Dinobots' slow pace at first, his mockery was cut short by Swoop blasting him at point blank range, killing Hook and Scrapper in the process. The rest of The Devastator's components were then slaughtered one by one. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

[[File:DevastatorvsSunstreaker-ASW.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Devastator, stop looking into the camera!]]
Happening upon [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] admiring his reflection in a pond, Devastator moved in to capture the vain Autobot. The task shortly accomplished despite Sunstreaker attempting to fight back, Devastator brought him to Decepticon headquarters. After locking Sunstreaker in a prison cell, Devastator split up into his component pieces.

The Constructicons once more joined to form Devastator when a rescue party stormed Decepticon headquarters to rescue Sunstreaker. Devastator made short work of [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] as well, and stuffed them in Sunstreaker's holding cell.

The Constructicons merged once more to view an Autobot peace offering; Optimus and his troops had left before the Decepticons' headquarters a life-size statue of Devastator. Accompanying the statue was a letter from Optimus Prime, explaining that the effigy was meant as a symbol of the Autobots' surrender. The rest of the Decepticons cheered as Devastator neared the statue to contemplate it. But the moment the giant Decepticon touched the statue, an ambush part of Autobots burst forth from within it. Each Autobot fired at Devastator from a different side. This resulted in Devastator's attention to be so thoroughly divided that his components transformed back into their individual selves. With the playing field evened-out, the Decepticons wound up losing against the Autobots once again. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Autobot Alert!===
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[[File:AutobotAlertDevastatorSeville.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In one possible scenario, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to retrieve a sunken ship off the California coast. Within the ship was a sphere of cybertite, which contained the formula for an ancient Autobot power-booster. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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===Frito-Lay posters===
[[File:HiCThePowerStruggle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[[Jointron|Frito Banditos]].]]

Devastator joined Megatron and other Decepticons in a battle to seize a tremendous energy source (another dam), but were countered by the Autobots. [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] attempted to blast Devastator in the back but missed. Somehow. {{storylink|The Power Struggle}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Devastator and Starscream tried to attack some power-lines, only for Optimus Prime to step in and thwart their insidious plot. Devastator was left grumbling in pain after Optimus Prime had toppled him to the ground. {{storylink|Sweepstakes Offer!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:DarkAges2 cybertronian devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He wants the biggest purse in the world!]]
Devastator was the first combiner, the result of the Constructicons' research into [[mass intellect]]. However, he suffered a huge drawback in that he would only do what his components agreed on, which was usually smash stuff. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Although the process would later be refined, leaving the method by which Devastator was formed considered primitive by comparison, the sheer destructive power of the combiner was so great that the Constructicons were actually forbidden from trying to modifying their own combination for fear that Devastator's effectiveness would be compromised. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #2}}

During the [[Dark Ages]], between 7.4 and 6.5 million years ago, when the Decepticons and Autobots fractured into several smaller factions, the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] was signed, ruling the [[Special Teams]] non-aligned. However, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] managed to convince the Constructicons to side with the [[Ultracon]]s, and they accompanied him when he made his push to take the [[Tagan Heights]], forming Devastator to battle the [[Wrecker]]s. Hopelessly outmatched by the giant, the Wreckers were bailed out when the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] chose to disobey the accord and aid them, merging into Defensor to give Devastator a run for his money. {{storylink|Escalation}} The resultant clash of titans destabilized the surrounding area, but in the end, Defensor realized he couldn't beat Devastator with strength. While Devastator became distracted by Springer, Defensor split back up into the individual Protectobots, and plugged Devastator into the local power grid, hitting him with a massive electrical shock that overloaded his combination system and forced him to separate. {{Storylink|Devastation}}

In 2002, when the Decepticons returned to menace Earth after a period of inactivity courtesy of the schemes of [[Robert Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], Devastator played the central role in the grand display of destruction a furious Megatron unleashed upon humanity. At Megatron's command, Devastator disembarked the Decepticons' temporary base in the [[Northwest Territories]], walking along the seabed down the west coast of North America, heading for [[San Francisco]], destroying a US Navy submarine along the way. [[File:DW devastator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Somebody help me I'm drowning-Oh.Lucky I'm so tall.]] Bursting from the waters of San Francisco Bay, the absolutely gigantic Devastator immediately set to work putting the city to ruin, until confronted by Superion. Devastator speedily triumphed in the battle that followed, reducing the Autobot combiner to his component Aerialbots, {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} then turned on the other Autobots who had arrived, stomping Trailbreaker flat despite his [[force field]] and slamming [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] between his monolithic palms. To no-one's surprise, it was Optimus Prime who was finally able to take the giant down, ramp-jumping to his head-height in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] so that he could shot him point-blank in the face, blowing much of his head and shoulders to bits and sending him toppling into the waters below. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}

''Over the following months, Starscream had the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] secretly rebuild Devastator and the Constructicons without Megatron's knowledge. When Megatron vanished off the face of the Earth, Starscream took the opportunity to bring his secret weapon back into the light. Devastator made his return debut in the canyons of Nevada, where Starscream led the unwitting Autobot named [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] right into a blast from Devastator's [[Solar Energy Beam Rifle]]. He was a major force in Starscream's control of [[Las Vegas]] as well, and battled [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] when the Dinobot commander attempted to free the city from Decepticon domination. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

''When Megatron returned from deep space, Devastator unhesitatingly remained at Starscream's side, and was prepared to tear his former leader limb from limb at Starscream's command. When the Decepticons split into two factions between Megatron and Starscream, the Constructicons were steadfastly loyal to Starscream. They were captured, along with the rest of Starscream's men, when the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] settled in Las Vegas. Trapped inside an energy net, Devastator tried to bludgeon his way out at first, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] convinced the Constructicons to separate so they could dig their way out from underneath the field. Once they were freed, the Constructicons reformed Devastator as the Autobots and Decepticons united in an attempt to destroy the Keepers before the American government carried out the final solution and nuked Las Vegas off the map. Didn't work—the xenophobic [[President of the United States|President]] jumped the gun and fired off the nuclear missile early in the hopes of eliminating the Transformers as well as the Keepers. Still, the impending nuclear holocaust wasn't enough to deter Devastator's one-track mind, and he continued to hunt down the Keeper-possessed [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (since that was the one Autobot [[Starscream (G1)|mommy]] and [[Megatron (G1)|daddy]] would let him destroy at the moment). During the fight, the Keepers managed to trap Devastator and his massive comrade [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] outside a protective field, while they engaged the smaller Transformers inside. This eventually meant that Devastator was too far away to be protected by Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-constructed shields when the nuclear missiles finally struck. The combined Constructicons suffered massive damage as a result. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}''

[[File:DWG1ongoing0 devastators remains.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|This is what happens when you buy a "loose" Devastator on eBay.]]
''In the aftermath of the nuclear assault on Las Vegas, the Constructicons were trapped permanently in their Devastator form as a result of their injuries. Devastator was present in the Nevada desert when the American military forces ambushed the Autobots and Decepticons. After that, Megatron sent him and Omega Sentinel to keep watch on the Void gateway being built on [[Allister Greaves]]' property to allow the Keepers back into normal space. Optimus Prime and Megatron soon joined them there, and began the final battle against the Keepers' pawn, [[Franklin Townsend]], and his puppets Bluestreak and Starscream. Devastator attempted to swat Starscream out of the sky, but eventually stopped when the Keepers' power faded and Starscream returned to his ever-so-likeable self. Instead, he was forced to contend with the far more formidable Omega Sentinel, who had broken free from Megatron's control and returned to his original Guardian programming. Ultimately, the Omega Sentinel sacrificed himself to stop the Keepers by plunging into the Void, and pulled Devastator with him. When the Keepers' control crystal was shattered, the Void was destroyed and Devastator fell back out into real space. He floated in the vacuum between Mars and Jupiter, in deep stasis lock. A secret American space venture, the starship ''[[Bounty]]'', happened across the gigantic Decepticon on their mission, and made plans to bring him back to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Devastator eventually fell into the hands of [[Earth Defense Command]], and was being studied at their secret bunker. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF5 Devastator wrecked.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|No Bumblebee... 'twas beauty that killed the beast.]]
The Constructicons formed Devastator to defend the [[SPS Satellite]] control center on [[Cobra Island]] from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. After telling the [[Cobra]] troops that he'd help them since he hated Autobots just as much as he hated humans, Devastator killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] with a single shot from his gun. Unfortunately, this angered the Autobot's friends, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], who attacked Devastator along with a squad of human tanks. The combiner was overrun by their numbers and was defeated after having his left arm blown off. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

For the remainder of the battle, Devastator's body was used as cover by human troops as they continued the fight against Cobra and the Decepticons. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle betweenthe Autobots and the Decepticons, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to fight [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. He did not last too long against the Dinobot gestalt. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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[[File:AHM2Devastator.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Has anyone seen my chestplate?"]]

After the death of [[Nexus Prime]] and the failure that was [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], many dedicated themselves to rediscovering workable [[combiner|gestalt technology]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Shortly before the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]—a student of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], Monstructor's creator—was brought into the Decepticon ranks for the express purpose of using his master's teachings to develop a combiner for the faction. He accepted with the caveat that the process was likely to take a ''very'' long time. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} Indeed, it would be millions of years before [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] had his gestalt warrior; in the year that followed the thwarting of the [[Expansion]], the scientifically-minded [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] finished Shockwave's work, successfully granting the Constructicons the ability to combine into Devastator. Where previous experiments with combination had struggled to unite the minds involved in the process, the Constructicons' shared appetite for destruction allowed Devastator to remain relatively mentally stable, if angry. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

When the Decepticons initiated the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], striking at Autobot outposts across the galaxy simultaneously, Devastator was a key component of the squadron on [[Earth]], where he made short work of the local Autobot unit, who were exiled back to Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Decepticons then began conquering the planet, starting with [[New York City]]; Devastator cut off the human population's means of escape by wading into the waters around the city and destroying the bridges and tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}

In time, the apparent lack of direction Megatron had for the Decepticons after their conquest of Earth caused a schism in their ranks, and Devastator sided with Starscream, attacking and attempting to kill Megatron. Their fight was soon interrupted by the arrival of jets from the European Union, which Devastator had to fight off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} A much greater opponent then appeared in the form of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who arrived with all the exiled Autobots and engaged Devastator in battle. With buildings being shattered by their titanic clash, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered Omega to move the battle with Devastator to a safer area. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Omega responded by hauling the combiner out into the bay, where he slammed him against the [[Statue of Liberty]] and blasted him through the chest, taking him out and leaving to sink into the waters below. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:IDWongoing28 devastator and sunstreaker.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Are you Sam Witwicky?" "No, but I'm better than you".]]

Several years later, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] tracked Scrapper down and killed him to make sure Devastator could never be formed again. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}} This did not prove as permanent a solution as first appeared, however: after the Decepticons liberated Scrapper's body from [[Skywatch]] {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} they were summoned back to Cybertron for a battle with the Autobots, where the Constructicons proved capable of combining with Scrapper's corpse. The resultant Devastator suffered from a "dead leg" that he could not move properly, allowing the Autobots to outrun him, and his other leg was also soon taken out of the equation when [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] tricked the giant into stomping on his explosive-laden wheelchair. Just as the giant was about to crush him with his fists instead, he was mentally taken over by [[D-Void]] and forced to merge with all other Decepticons and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army to form the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

The defeat of D-Void was followed by the reversion of Cybertron into a primordial wilderness into which Megatron fled, leaving the leaderless Decepticons—the Constructicons among them—to live in the rebuilt [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], under the unstable governance of Bumblebee. Megatron soon discovered that the combination of [[Ore-13]] and [[space bridge]] technology in his new body allowed him to tap the energies from within Cybertron that D-Void had used to create the Deceptigod, and in this force's ability to subjugate individual will and facilitate combination, he saw the means to finally perfect the combination process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} [[File:IDWRID14 prowlstator.jpg|thumb|200px|"Nothing is more of a prick than Devastator, nothing!"]] Megatron tested his theories upon the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], fusing them into "The [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]", and also secretly conspired with several of the Decepticons in Iacon, allowing Bombshell to experiment with the energies, with which he seized control of the mind of the Autobot police officer [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. Faking both his own death and those of the Constructicons, {{storylink|Devisive}} Bombshell withdrew them all to Prowl's [[Black Room]], where the Constructicons' bodies were rebuilt to the specifications of a new, modular Devastator design that moved Hook to Scrapper's old position as right leg, and would allow others built with compatible forms to serve as the combiner's head. The intent was for Megatron himself to become Devastator's new head, but rather than risk his own mind and body in a test run, it was arranged for the mind-controlled Prowl to become part of Devastator first, to ensure the process worked.

When Megatron returned to Iacon and his plan went into action, the Constructicons and Prowl combined into the new and improved Devastator, under the complete control of Bombshell via Prowl. Under Megatron's orders, the revamped Devastator proceeded to destroy Autobot High Command with the sweep of a hand. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} The giant then continued on to the Iacon med-centre, which he also devastated, before menacing the Autobots, NAILs, and disillusioned Decepticons trying to defend it. Superion arrived from Cybertron's wilderness and proceeded to engage Devastator in combat, and two giants' battle continued for some time until, elsewhere, Bombshell was stabbed through the head by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. With his controlling influence gone, Devastator fell into a stupor, just as Prowl—his mind still partially aware within the combiner—turned his thoughts to the one thing he and the five Constructicons agreed on: a hatred of Spike Witwicky. This unifying idea caused Devastator to reawaken, now of one mind, and with just one goal: to never be controlled ever again. With that, Devastator grabbed Superion, tore the combined Autobot in half, {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} and proceeded to destroy everything he saw. However, the giant was surprised when [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] got a boost up onto his shoulders and began to call out to Prowl inside his mind. After some well-placed punches and a speech from the Autobot veteran on the topic of free will and personal change, Prowl wrestled enough control to cause Devastator to tear off his own head, spontaneously un-combining the gestalt. Shortly afterwards, Megatron attempted to reform the combiner, this time with himself as its head, but the well-timed activation of a stasis field secretly built into the Decepticon leader's spark casing by the thought-to-be dead [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] stopped the process in its tracks. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:TheMindBomb-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|Helpless humans gaze in horror at Devastator's giant crotch!]]

Impressed by certain nasty things they'd seen in Prowl's memories during their merging of minds, the Constructicons left the Decepticons to befriend their new idol. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} When Shockwave put into motion a plan to collapse the universe into Cybertron, the Constructicons convinced a reluctant Prowl they had to form Devastator again to keep [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] off of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Devastator grappled with his crazed forebear until the ''[[Lost Light]]'' joined the fight and rammed the original combiner into his component pieces. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Prowl would subsequently learn to see Devastator as a valuable resource, willingly combining with the Constructicons during a battle with the Decepticons on Earth six months later {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} as part of a plan to expose the reappearance of Cybertronians on Earth—specifically, to make things difficult for the [[Earth Defense Command]] and their Decepticon allies. In the ensuing fight, Devastator battled against Galvatron's Decepticons, and managed to gain the upper hand. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} They would merge again to finish off a Worldsweeper-class ship and to cover the escape of the Autobots from [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], Jazz (with the unexpected help of Prowl) having rescued [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] from human captivity. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

Starscream later showed footage of Devastator on Earth to Wheeljack, so as to highlight the danger that combiners posed. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:TheObliterati-diespikedie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's German for "The Spike, the."]]

On Earth, the Autobots turned their attention to searching for the lost [[Enigma of Combination]]. Prowl formed a temporary truce with Spike Witwicky to help infiltrate [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s [[Onyx]] facility, and deployed Devastator to spearhead the attack. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Although Devastator proved effective at tearing the building apart and temporarily secured the Enigma, his loathing of Spike - the man who had killed him once before - ultimately drove the combiner berserk and ruined the mission. Arcee finally managed to talk Devastator down and force him to split apart. Prowl blamed the Constructicons for taking over their combined body, although they maintained that Devastator couldn't be controlled like that and that all of them were equally responsible for the outburst. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati}} On Cybertron, Starscream confronted Optimus over "his" personal combiner, using it as leverage so that he could accelerate Superion's own repairs. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

After Prowl learned that Starscream was planning to absorb [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] into the new "[[Council of Worlds]]", he and the Constructicons hijacked the Ark's new [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to travel to Metroplex, intending to tear the spacebridge apart and cut Cybertron off from the rest of the galaxy. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Combined once more, Devastator issued an ultimatum to the assembled Cybertronians and Camiens, but was interrupted by the new and improved Superion. Although Superion proved to be a nimble and clever fighter, Devastator was able to overpower him with brute force, and dragged his defeated foe back through the space bridge to Cybertron. He was briefly distraced by an Autobot-Decepticon alliance, allowing Starscream to use the Enigma on a group of bystanders and create Defensor. Defensor joined forces with Superion and the duo finally managed to overcome Devastator. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

[[File:YouMeAndTheUniverse-Scoopastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Nothing is more pious than Devastator, nothing!"]]

Starscream sought to turn Devastator's power to his own end, and used the Enigma to rebuild Devastator once more. This new configuration incorporated Starscream's lackey [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] as Devastator's new right leg, omitting Prowl and returning the other Constructicons to their original configurations. Scoop's religious fanaticism and devotion to his "Chosen One" allowed him to override the other members of the team and force Devastator to obey Starscream's commands. His first mission was to stop [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] from going on yet another rampage on Caminus. Unfortunately, Defensor misread the situation and attacked Devastator, sparking a four-way brawl between all of the combiners. Metroplex's malfunctioning space bridge sent the quartet tumbling onto an alien world, and things only escalated when the newly born [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], under the control of Prowl, stepped in to intervene. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

[[File:AllThatRemains-spacebridgefight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"This bridge ain't big enough for all of us."]]

Devastator was furious at Prowl for "abandoning" him, and this anger allowed Devastator to ignore Scoop's input and sock Optimus Maximus hard enough to knock him for a loop. Devastator, now completely out of control, teamed up with Menasor in a fight that spanned the colony worlds. Devastator had the upper hand as he pummeled him on [[Velocitron]], but he was restrained by Superion and Defensor before he could deliver a finishing blow. Devastator retaliated by kicking Optimus clear through the space bridge and onto [[Vigilem|Carcer]], but his enemy quickly got his act together and dove back through the portal. Optimus's counterattack threw the Constructicons off balance and allowed all three Autobot combiners to pile onto him, tearing him into his components. Although Scoop apologized for losing control, he and the Constructicons were arrested by the [[Badgeless]] and placed back into Starscream's custody. {{storylink|All That Remains}} {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

In the aftermath, Starscream allowed Devastator to recombine so that Superion could safely extricate the Constructicons off of Cybertron. Optimus Prime's own time as a combiner allowed him to realize that the Constructicons needed to regularly combine to stay stable, and also noted that Devastator seemed apologetic for his actions. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} Windblade was grateful that Devastator wasn't allowed to roam free. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade #4}}

Starscream proved willing to unleash Devastator in times of great need, such as the Decepticon riot at the Space Bridge chamber. Although Devastator ''was'' willing to follow the orders of the "Chosen One", his habit of defaulting to "devastate" to solve problems almost caused more chaos than it stopped. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

On Earth, [[Scarlett]] and [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] remembered Devastator's attack on New York as they discussed the threat that Cybertronians posed. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

[[File:DesparateTimes-DevastatorVsCarcer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|''I'll be the Roundabout...'']]

Seeking a new edge against a recently arrived fleet of undead [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, Starscream—hoping to seize control of the Titan [[Vigilem|Carcer]]—used Devastator to launch a full-on attack on the Titan-ship, a distraction while Windblade and a small insertion team made their way inside. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} Devastator came up against [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], who managed to catch one of his punches and stop the combiner dead in his tracks. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] managed to puppeteer the Titan's motor functions, she grabbed Devastator and hurled him at an undead Titan. Devastator managed to reorient himself and land feetfirst upon his target, the impact taking it out of the fight. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

When a [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] controlled [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] marched towards [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] (an average day on Cybertron), [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] deployed Devastator to slow the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s approach. Devastator fared rather poorly, being burned by the beast's atomic breath before stepped on and crunched in the monster's jaws. After that he called it quits for the day but his valiant effort in battle convinced Trypticon to spare the combiner's life. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

[[File:Unforgivable-Devastatordies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"At least this time, Devastator die with [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|dignityyyyyyy!"]]]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron and proved yet another tyrant, Scoop's faith in Starscream was rekindled and he managed to convince his fellow Construticons to form Devastator and free Starscream from prison. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} After Onyx threw Optimus into the [[Crystal City]] [[black hole]], Devastator worried about whether or not they would have to fight Onyx next before he revealed to Starscream the epiphany he had: Though Starscream had betrayed Cybertron, he had remained true to himself meaning he was the reincarnation of [[The Fallen]]. As Starscream pondered how to spin that to his advantage, he ordered Devastator to destroy the Autobots within [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] only for the combiner to be met by [[Victorion]]. In spite of the Camien's gravity powers, Devastator managed to breach her defense and engage her in melee combat. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

Unknown to Devastator, his newfound strength to match the Camien was due to a sample of [[Ore-4]] aboard [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] interfering with his foe's powers. [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] soon managed to shatter the Ore-4 which restored Victorion to full strength. In a rage, the Torchbearer combiner unleashed her full power on Devastator who had only a second to mutter Starscream's name before he was ripped to atoms. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Constructicons formed Devastator to attack the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] starship ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'', successfully destroying one of its two modules. Despite this, the Joes proved themselves capable of outmaneuvering the giant Decepticon. Devastator was able to land one shot on the ''Defiant''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s other module before [[Wild Bill]] used it to ram the gestalt back into his component pieces. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} The Constructicons would later lament that the death of Long Haul in the battle prevented them from ever forming Devastator again. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} This turned out to be untrue, as Devastator later participated in the defense against a joint Autobot-Joe attack. He was now sporting a gray pelvis, indicating Long Haul had been replaceable. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Patrick Seitz]] (English, ''Combiner Wars''), [[Rob Gavagan]] (English, ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes)}}
[[File:Homecoming(CW) Devastator Rodimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|I HATE IT WHEN IT HAPPENS TO ME.]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}}{{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}}{{storylink|A War of Giants}}{{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}}}
[[File:TF-TR-Cartoon-Ep6-Megathrow.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|This is not a brutality.]]
While not contributing directly, Devastator's components assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to search for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached Fortress Maximus, and began to investigate. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} Finding the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s weapons systems were intact, Devastator maintained that he didn't need any missiles to stop Trypticon. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Devastator and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Devastator managed to briefly pin Megatron down, but the Decepticon leader picked him up by his leg and swung him into Victorion. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Devastator fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}
[[File:POTP-Ep2-Volcanicus-Devastator-dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is a fatality.]]
Unfortunately, they proved no match for Trypticon and were ultimately forced to separate again, though Devastator was quick to jump back into the fray. Trypticon managed to knock him into an exposed [[energon]] main triggering an explosion and nearly forcing him to separate back into the Contsructicons before pulling himself together. He later joined the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Devastator and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Maximus and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Devastator was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Though he very nearly killed Megatron on the spot, believing him a traitor, he was eventually convinced to follow Megatron towards Megatronus's objective. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Unfortunately, while the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], Devastator and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Though he attempted to fight them, he was eventually pinned down by Rodimus, who shot off each of his limbs before Menasor relented and gave them Megatron's location. As a final act of cruelty, Rodimus executed Devastator anyway. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:CulturalAppropriation-MonsterousVsDevastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
On a fuel-deprived post-war Cybertron, Hot Rod helped reform the surviving Constructicons from within, instituting a 2/3rds Autobot roster and convincing them to downsize into fuel-efficient [[Micromaster]] bodies. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} Devastator, his consciousness and memories preserved in the surviving Constructicons, remained an option for the newest incarnation of the team.

During the [[Grand Uprising]], [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] and the Constructicons joined up with [[Buckethead]] and the unaffiliated "[[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bots]]" when a group of [[Monster GoBot|alien invaders]] deliberately provoked the [[Human Confederacy]]. At a [[trans-hyperwave caster]] that the [[Renegade]]s had seized, Hightower deployed Devastator, who fought and defeated the [[GoBot]] combiner [[Monsterous]]. In the aftermath, the Constructicons agreed to abandon the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s and join the Ex-Bots to defend innocent civilians caught in the war between Builders and [[Resistance]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

While chasing [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], Buckethead suggested forming Devastator, but [[Magmatron]] and [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] pointed out that the combiner would do more harm then good in that situation. Days later, the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] threatened all of Cybertron; on the march to [[Nova Cronum]], the Constructicons formed Devastator to wade through the hordes of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. At the [[Grand Mal]] itself, Devastator joined forces with the Maximal combiner [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. Their combined assault weakened the Grand Mal's force field enough for [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] to take note of them, and fire his massive optic ray at the combiners. Devastator shoved Magnaboss out of the way; while the Maximal combiner only lost an arm, Devastator had lost Bone Crusher, Hightower, and Long Haul, and the combined shock of their deaths knocked him offline. {{storylink|Derailment}}

The surviving Constructicons were able to extricate themselves from Devastator, and when the Vehicon threat had passed they began searching for new recruits. They found willing volunteers in [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], [[Steam Hammer]], and [[Hauler|Road Hauler]], who underwent the gestalt process. The newest version of Devastator had lost some of his old savagery, but gained wisdom and a constructive attitude from his new components, earning the respect of the surviving Builders who considered him their champion. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

10,000 years after the Grand Uprising, Devastator was misremembered as a Resistance combiner under [[Lio Convoy]]'s command. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

===''Timelines''===
[[Demolishor (SG)|Demolishor]] landed in a universe where a female Decepticon Devastator was demolishing Crystal City. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
When [[Gozer]] attacked Cybertron, Devastator formed to fight back against the entity but ultimately fell, ripped in half, lengthways, by the invader. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|''Galaxies'' #1]]}}
[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart1 DevastatorVisor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|"Guess it's time to give our...Deva-''state of the union''." '''YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAH!!!''']]
In the aftermath of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], the Constructicons were working in Rivet's Field when they stumbled across the legendary Enigma of Combination. In the time it took for them to bring the artifact to [[Termagax]], it had already worked its effects on the group. With a little help from Termagax, the six used the Enigma to combine into a single form. The visionary 'bot held that such a being would be the ultimate building tool, able to rebuild the devastation the war had inflicted on Cybertron. However, the first merging was anything but pleasant, forming a mindless berserker as the Constructicons and their individual identities were subsumed. With advice from Termagax, the Constructicons were able to work together and control the combined form, though Hook felt a seventh, distinct consciousness present trying to assert control.

Despite the misgivings of Wheeljack, Termagax was confident the Constructicons would be able to work their combined form so long as they focused their purpose. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} However, as they finished work on Iacon, they momentarily lost control of the combiner and smashed their own work. Though Termagax was able to talk them into separating again, Hook reiterated his belief there was a "presence" waiting to take over when they merged, and the others had begun to feel a need to be connected, along with the uncontrollable rage.

Despite the misgivings, Termagax allowed the Constructicons one more chance, defending them to Nominus Prime. Going with Termagax's suggestion to let the combined form take over, it rebuilt Iacon, better than new, though Hook remained concerned by the form's rage. However, despite their success, Nominus was concerned by the combiner's potential threat, and had the Constructicons sent to the remote colony of Mayalx. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

[[File:SeaofRustI DevastatorAsteroid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|]]
In their time in exile, the Constructicons didn't combine again, and Scrapper began to wonder if the Enigma's code had worn off. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} It had not, and at the urging of Bombshell, the Constructicons decided to recombine, and allow the "seventh consciousness" to take over fully, to work with it rather than against it. With the Insecticons giving them a gift of unstable energon as fuel, the Constructicons united once more, their combined form naming himself as "Devastator". The combiner promptly and savagely laid waste to Mayalx, capping his rampage by destroying a statue of Nominus, before his components separated again. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

Devastator was last seen riding a mass of debris through space, apparently awaiting Shockwave's call to arms. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Eventually Devastator crashes back on Cybertron which [[Jumpstream]] notices. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Devastator heading to the [[Sonic Canyons]] passes by [[Flamewar]] and [[Team Stream]], which accompany the combiner to the entrance of the Threefold Spark base. After losing another body, Exarchon opens his spark chamber and envelops Devastator. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
When the Constructions staged an attack on the ''Ark'', they found themselves physically outmatched by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], combining into Devastator to level the playing field. Victory might have been assured had [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] not quickly skimmed [[Teletraan I]]'s instruction manual to learn what he needed to trigger the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engines for a moment, toppling the combiner back into his components. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:G1commercial devastator.jpg|thumb|Now, light our darkest hour!]]
*Masquerading as construction vehicles, the Constructicons horrified their human operators by revealing their true nature. As their human drivers bailed out and fled, the team combined into Devastator, who crashed his fists together, creating a surge of energy that crackled all the way through his gigantic body. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}
*Causing chaos at a construction site, the Constructicons merged into Devastator, who created a huge fissure by stabbing a girder into the ground. The Dinobots emerged from the crevasse, and Grimlock seized Devastator's leg with his jaws and threw the combiner aside. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Constructicons and Dinobots|Generation Constructicons and Dinobots commercial}}
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==Games==
===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===
[[File:DreamMix-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|"I gotta be more assertive, or else people are gonna keep walking all over me. Literally!"]]
Devastator was an onlooker in one of the arenas where the combatants of the [[DreamMix TV]] ''[[World Fighters]]'' program did battle. He didn't seem to mind much when people stepped on his chestplate and hand. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}
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===''Sector Seven'' ARG===
[[File:SectorSeven devastator cgi.jpg|thumb|This would have been awesome in ROTF, but ''NO'', Bay would have none of it!]]
User jayeljay posted a photograph of a [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]] to the [[Stop Sector Seven]] website, noting its similarity to Devastator as he appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|1980s cartoon series]] [[Sector Seven]] had developed as part of their [[Hungry Dragon]] initiative. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven ARG}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Minion Pig#As Devastator}}
Devastator appears as the first Combiner, unlockable in Challenge Events Or with a gem purchase. His head is a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Dave Boat]] (English)}}
[[File:Devastation-Devastator Rematch.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
Devastator appeared early on to halt the Autobots' progress, but was soon called back by Megatron because he needed the Constructicons to guard the sub-generators keeping the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s security system activated. Later, the Constructicons confronted the Autobots at the primary generator and formed Devastator, but despite replacing his hands with ''huge'' drills halfway into the fight, he was still defeated.

Later in the depths of the ''Proudstar'', the Constructicons were among a large force of Decepticons that Megatron put in place as a last line of defense. When they failed to beat the Autobots in a six-against-five fight, they formed Devastator again, but this time Menasor showed up to help him. Even ''this'' didn't help much, as both combiners were eventually knocked off the platform and appeared to explode at the bottom of a large pit.{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|The hunchback of Iacon.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Devastator-(G2).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hunchback 2:[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s revenge.]]
Devastator and Devastator (G2) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Devastator could be recruited if all of his components were at max level.

Along with Devastator (G2) in the "Devastator's Metal War" event, there was also a golden Devastator that dealt only 1-5 damage, but encountering him would let the player enter a contest for a chance for five people to win an in-game Devastator, and one person to win a Devastator Special Edition Gift Set.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:DevastatorEarthwars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1| Devastator has tiny waist? RAAAAGH!!]]

Devastator was formed after Megatron eagerly used the [[Enigma of Combination]] on the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Mass devastation ensues. After the curbstomp-battle of one base that held a [[Ore-13|strange mineral]] inside of it, Mixmaster suspected something was up. The next outpost faced had [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] inside of the base, and the two had a massive battle. After the battle was over, Devastator had expended too much energon from the Decepticon forces, so a new energy source had to be found. Also, Megatron found out only high-ranking versions of his Constructicons could combine, therefore eliminating his need of low-leveled Constructicons. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars - Combiner Wars Campaign}}

To permanently obtain Devastator, one has to collect all six three or four-star Constructicons and combine them in the Combiner Lab.

*'''Class:''' Combiner
*'''Abilities'''
**'''Rush and Smash:''' Rush into combat smashing walls along the way. Deals heavy damage to the final target.
**'''Rocket Swarm:''' Fire a swarm of rockets dealing damage over a large area.
**'''Death Ray:''' Fire a powerful beam that deals massive damage to a single target. Cannot be used on the HQ.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:devastator Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Devastator Page]

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==Toys==
{{main|Devastator (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Devastator (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:PreDevastator.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This is why "revisions" exist.]]
[[File:STARSDevastator.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|His crotch is a "shock absorber". Make of that what you will.]]
* The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] [[production bible|series bible]] contains two descriptions of each Constructicon, and half of them were typed referring to their combined form as "'''The Destructoid'''". This was then crossed out by hand, with "Devastator" written above.
* The concept design for Devastator (or rather, his ''[[Diaclone]]'' precursor) was decidedly less imposing than the final. Interestingly, it is only composed of five components, the core being a long-nosed truck cab.
* Devastator is a rarity among Generation 1 combiners in the fact Scrapper, the Constructicon's leader, does not form any part of their combined form's torso, instead simply serving as the right leg.
* The reason Devastator's [[character model|animation model]] is missing several details that can be found on the toy, appears to not only be for ease of animation, but due to some of the toy reference photos either missing accessories or having parts positioned in such a way that they can't be seen from certain angles.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OSbNSWxwEihhwWRKWQVq-qD773U6fK3s/view 1985 Hasbro briefing binder scans]</ref> Some of these missing details include:
# The head missile, which is absent from the photos.
# Scavenger's excavator arm, which is folded behind Devastator's forearm, making it hidden from some of the angles in the photos, presumably making the model designer unaware that it was there.
# The hip guns, which were presumably removed just for the sake of convenience.
:Additionally, it appears the gift set box art (second image on the right) was designed using the same reference images, as the head missile is missing, and Scavenger's excavator arm is tucked away behind Devastator's forearm—only this time, it wasn't removed!
* Devastator received a [[Power Plans]]-esque diagram in the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] [[Tech-Spec Manual]], which named various components of his body in... somewhat unusual ways. Notably, [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s shovel (and thus Devastator's foot) is listed as a "rotational angle adjuster", while [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]'s shovel (part of Devastator's shoulder) is listed as "coolant".
* In later years, toys sporting the name "Devastator" required an additional "Constructicon" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Constructicon Devastator'''".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Devastor''' (デバスター ''Debasutā''), '''Devastator''' (デバステーター ''Debasutētā'')
*''French:'' '''Dévastateur''' (Canada)
*''German:'' '''Vernichter''' (''Generation 2'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Mash'midán''' (משמידן, "Annihilator")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Pusztító''' ("Destroyer", Marvel Comics), '''A Halálosztó''' ("The Deathbringer", first ''The Movie'' dub), '''Mega-robot''', '''A Pusztító''' (both from the second ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Uragan''' (Action Master)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hǔimìezhě''' (Taiwan, 毀滅者, "Devastator"), '''Róulìnzhě''' (Taiwan, 蹂躪者, "Devastator"), '''Dà Lì Shén''' (China, 大力神, "Hercules")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Devastador'''
*''Russian:'' '''Rasroushitel''' (Разрушитель, "Devastator")

==References==
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[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
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[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons]]
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Devastator (G1)

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:''Devastator is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:DevastatorManga1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He devastates things. Devastates them right in the mouth.]]
'''Devastator''' is an immensely powerful warrior, and in that sense the combination of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] into a merged being is a huge success. Mentally, on the other hand, he's very much less than the sum of his parts. Devastator's primitive psyche is limited to only the thoughts and actions on which all his components can agree, which results in raging bouts of destructive fury. Given the sheer power Devastator brings to these rages, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has no complaints.

As an [[Action Master]], he is [[Action Master partner|partnered]] with [[Scorpulator]].

Normally he is composed of the six robots...

*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (leader) — right leg
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] — upper body
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] — left arm
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] — lower body
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] — left leg
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] — right arm

In some realities, this arrangement changes. See individual entries below for details.

{{bigquote|Nothing defeats the Devastator, nothing!|Devastator|"[[Heavy Metal War]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:TFTM Devastator.jpg|thumb|Robo-Smasher]]
{{main|Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
The first combiner, Devastator was created after his component Constructicons were brainwashed into the loyal servant of their own creation, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] using the [[Robosmasher]]. Forming special enmities with their former friend, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he would continue to be a major Decepticon weapon through the years, even as later combiners eroded his edge.

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:TFUS10 all crumble before devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The prototype.]]
No sooner had the Constructicons been created—by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], on Earth, using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] and the facilities of [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]]—than they were dispatched on their first mission to construct a massive communications dish that would allow [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to broadcast a message to long-lost Cybertron. When the dish came under attack by a squad of Autobots, the Constructicons merged to form Devastator for the first time, much to the surprise of the attacking Autobots. The titan shrugged off the Autobots' attacks, even including [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]]'s liquid nitrogen blasts, but things took a turn for the worse when Soundwave, wired into the dish and unable to defend himself, made the mistake of calling on Devastator to destroy a ''specific'' Autobot—[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], who had slipped close to the dish in the chaos. The dull-witted Devastator struggled to process this precise instruction, taking out each Autobot one after the other until he found the one that Soundwave had been talking about; fortunately for the Decepticons, Huffer's own indecision gave Soundwave time to successfully transmit his message. The dish was subsequently destroyed by Huffer's human ally [[Bomber Bill]], and Soundwave ordered retreat, grading Devastator's performance as "notably deficient." {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[File:UK62 Devastator.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Concept art for Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter vs Transformers]]
''Following this poor initial outing, Devastator was subsequently put through training and tests that managed to improve his operation and co-ordination. With the Constructicons now operating better together, Shockwave charged them with attacking a demolition derby that the Autobots' human friend [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] was attending in order to kidnap him for use as leverage. Faced with Buster's Autobot protectors, the Constructicons formed Devastator to deal with them, but the very sight of the combiner sent Buster catatonic. While Devastator battled the Autobots—during which he was toppled by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and blinded by [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]'s [[black beam gun]]—Soundwave scanned Buster's mind to discover what had happened to the human, and immediately ordered the Constructicons to separate and retreat upon discovering that the Matrix had implanted a vision for the future of combiner technology in Buster's brain.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

''Seeking to make a reality out of the information the Matrix had planted in Buster's mind'', the Autobots staged an attack on the Decepticon's [[Wyoming base]] in order to draw out Devastator so they could observe his technology in action. When Shockwave ordered Devastator into action, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], watching from afar, monitored and recorded the Constructicons' transformation pattern. He reported his success to Optimus Prime, who ordered a retreat, and the Autobots subsequently used the information derived from Devastator to create their own team of [[combiner]]s, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[File:Devastator blasted apart-All Fall Down.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Superion's [[stress fracture cannon]] is known to cause explosive neck-farts.]]
''While on a mission in [[Yukon]] territory, the Constructicons formed Devastator to chase [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] down after they spotted the pair spying on their construction project. The chase took them through a forest and before a hydro-electric dam, which Devastator was duped into blasting. The structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water onto the Constructicons, and washing them away.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

Devastator next appeared to defend the Decepticons' [[Club Con|base in the Florida Keys]] from a joint attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], [[Cobra]], and the [[Autobot]]s. He brawled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] until a blast from Superion's rifle caused a malfunction in his coupling links and he broke up into his components. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}
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====Movie Future Timeline====
[[File:Devastator the planet-eater.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|The Not-So-Jolly Green Giant.]]
In the assault on Autobot City, Megatron ordered the Constructicons to form Devastator. His efforts to breach their defenses were diverted by the arriving reinforcements of the Dinobots. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}
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====Earthforce====
[[File:Devastator rebuild.png|thumb|Did they forget he'd need two legs or what?]]
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The Constructicons were rendered incapable of combining at one point. Unwilling to lose Devastator's raw power, they attempted to construct a new and separate version of him in the Bahamas, surrounding the construction side with an [[Automated defence ring]]. [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] were able to master the ring's challenges, and wrecked the project before the new Devastator could be completed. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

=====Ask Vector Prime=====
The Constructicons were unable to combine due to [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
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====''Classics''====
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[[File:CrossingOver3 devastator vs grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Mixmaster was voted off the combiner.]]
The Constructicons were among the Decepticon warriors assembled by Megatron as he re-established his power base on Earth 15 years after the fall of [[Unicron]]. For some unexplained reason, Hook and Mixmaster were no longer part of the group, replaced by a new Constructicon named [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. As a result, Devastator's combination was significantly altered.

The giant Decepticon warrior was assembled to battle the Autobots in the Southern Hemisphere, when both groups were seeking out the source of a new set of energy readings. Devastator confronted the Dinobot [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and the force of their battle was enough to cause the landscape to cave in, revealing the caverns below. The Constructicons were disassembled by the impact, however, and were forced to fight Grimlock individually. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
The Devastator was "phase 2" of Megatron's latest plot to take over the Earth. After having taken millions of humans hostage, Megatron ordered the Constructicons to combine. The Devastator then proceeded to overpower everything the Autobots threw at him... until the Dinobots arrived. Though The Devastator mocked the Dinobots' slow pace at first, his mockery was cut short by Swoop blasting him at point blank range, killing Hook and Scrapper in the process. The rest of The Devastator's components were then slaughtered one by one. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

[[File:DevastatorvsSunstreaker-ASW.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Devastator, stop looking into the camera!]]
Happening upon [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] admiring his reflection in a pond, Devastator moved in to capture the vain Autobot. The task shortly accomplished despite Sunstreaker attempting to fight back, Devastator brought him to Decepticon headquarters. After locking Sunstreaker in a prison cell, Devastator split up into his component pieces.

The Constructicons once more joined to form Devastator when a rescue party stormed Decepticon headquarters to rescue Sunstreaker. Devastator made short work of [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] as well, and stuffed them in Sunstreaker's holding cell.

The Constructicons merged once more to view an Autobot peace offering; Optimus and his troops had left before the Decepticons' headquarters a life-size statue of Devastator. Accompanying the statue was a letter from Optimus Prime, explaining that the effigy was meant as a symbol of the Autobots' surrender. The rest of the Decepticons cheered as Devastator neared the statue to contemplate it. But the moment the giant Decepticon touched the statue, an ambush part of Autobots burst forth from within it. Each Autobot fired at Devastator from a different side. This resulted in Devastator's attention to be so thoroughly divided that his components transformed back into their individual selves. With the playing field evened-out, the Decepticons wound up losing against the Autobots once again. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Autobot Alert!===
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[[File:AutobotAlertDevastatorSeville.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In one possible scenario, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to retrieve a sunken ship off the California coast. Within the ship was a sphere of cybertite, which contained the formula for an ancient Autobot power-booster. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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===Frito-Lay posters===
[[File:HiCThePowerStruggle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[[Jointron|Frito Banditos]].]]

Devastator joined Megatron and other Decepticons in a battle to seize a tremendous energy source (another dam), but were countered by the Autobots. [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] attempted to blast Devastator in the back but missed. Somehow. {{storylink|The Power Struggle}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Devastator and Starscream tried to attack some power-lines, only for Optimus Prime to step in and thwart their insidious plot. Devastator was left grumbling in pain after Optimus Prime had toppled him to the ground. {{storylink|Sweepstakes Offer!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:DarkAges2 cybertronian devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He wants the biggest purse in the world!]]
Devastator was the first combiner, the result of the Constructicons' research into [[mass intellect]]. However, he suffered a huge drawback in that he would only do what his components agreed on, which was usually smash stuff. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Although the process would later be refined, leaving the method by which Devastator was formed considered primitive by comparison, the sheer destructive power of the combiner was so great that the Constructicons were actually forbidden from trying to modifying their own combination for fear that Devastator's effectiveness would be compromised. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #2}}

During the [[Dark Ages]], between 7.4 and 6.5 million years ago, when the Decepticons and Autobots fractured into several smaller factions, the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] was signed, ruling the [[Special Teams]] non-aligned. However, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] managed to convince the Constructicons to side with the [[Ultracon]]s, and they accompanied him when he made his push to take the [[Tagan Heights]], forming Devastator to battle the [[Wrecker]]s. Hopelessly outmatched by the giant, the Wreckers were bailed out when the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] chose to disobey the accord and aid them, merging into Defensor to give Devastator a run for his money. {{storylink|Escalation}} The resultant clash of titans destabilized the surrounding area, but in the end, Defensor realized he couldn't beat Devastator with strength. While Devastator became distracted by Springer, Defensor split back up into the individual Protectobots, and plugged Devastator into the local power grid, hitting him with a massive electrical shock that overloaded his combination system and forced him to separate. {{Storylink|Devastation}}

In 2002, when the Decepticons returned to menace Earth after a period of inactivity courtesy of the schemes of [[Robert Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], Devastator played the central role in the grand display of destruction a furious Megatron unleashed upon humanity. At Megatron's command, Devastator disembarked the Decepticons' temporary base in the [[Northwest Territories]], walking along the seabed down the west coast of North America, heading for [[San Francisco]], destroying a US Navy submarine along the way. [[File:DW devastator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Somebody help me I'm drowning-Oh.Lucky I'm so tall.]] Bursting from the waters of San Francisco Bay, the absolutely gigantic Devastator immediately set to work putting the city to ruin, until confronted by Superion. Devastator speedily triumphed in the battle that followed, reducing the Autobot combiner to his component Aerialbots, {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} then turned on the other Autobots who had arrived, stomping Trailbreaker flat despite his [[force field]] and slamming [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] between his monolithic palms. To no-one's surprise, it was Optimus Prime who was finally able to take the giant down, ramp-jumping to his head-height in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] so that he could shot him point-blank in the face, blowing much of his head and shoulders to bits and sending him toppling into the waters below. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}

''Over the following months, Starscream had the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] secretly rebuild Devastator and the Constructicons without Megatron's knowledge. When Megatron vanished off the face of the Earth, Starscream took the opportunity to bring his secret weapon back into the light. Devastator made his return debut in the canyons of Nevada, where Starscream led the unwitting Autobot named [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] right into a blast from Devastator's [[Solar Energy Beam Rifle]]. He was a major force in Starscream's control of [[Las Vegas]] as well, and battled [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] when the Dinobot commander attempted to free the city from Decepticon domination. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

''When Megatron returned from deep space, Devastator unhesitatingly remained at Starscream's side, and was prepared to tear his former leader limb from limb at Starscream's command. When the Decepticons split into two factions between Megatron and Starscream, the Constructicons were steadfastly loyal to Starscream. They were captured, along with the rest of Starscream's men, when the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] settled in Las Vegas. Trapped inside an energy net, Devastator tried to bludgeon his way out at first, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] convinced the Constructicons to separate so they could dig their way out from underneath the field. Once they were freed, the Constructicons reformed Devastator as the Autobots and Decepticons united in an attempt to destroy the Keepers before the American government carried out the final solution and nuked Las Vegas off the map. Didn't work—the xenophobic [[President of the United States|President]] jumped the gun and fired off the nuclear missile early in the hopes of eliminating the Transformers as well as the Keepers. Still, the impending nuclear holocaust wasn't enough to deter Devastator's one-track mind, and he continued to hunt down the Keeper-possessed [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (since that was the one Autobot [[Starscream (G1)|mommy]] and [[Megatron (G1)|daddy]] would let him destroy at the moment). During the fight, the Keepers managed to trap Devastator and his massive comrade [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] outside a protective field, while they engaged the smaller Transformers inside. This eventually meant that Devastator was too far away to be protected by Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-constructed shields when the nuclear missiles finally struck. The combined Constructicons suffered massive damage as a result. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}''

[[File:DWG1ongoing0 devastators remains.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|This is what happens when you buy a "loose" Devastator on eBay.]]
''In the aftermath of the nuclear assault on Las Vegas, the Constructicons were trapped permanently in their Devastator form as a result of their injuries. Devastator was present in the Nevada desert when the American military forces ambushed the Autobots and Decepticons. After that, Megatron sent him and Omega Sentinel to keep watch on the Void gateway being built on [[Allister Greaves]]' property to allow the Keepers back into normal space. Optimus Prime and Megatron soon joined them there, and began the final battle against the Keepers' pawn, [[Franklin Townsend]], and his puppets Bluestreak and Starscream. Devastator attempted to swat Starscream out of the sky, but eventually stopped when the Keepers' power faded and Starscream returned to his ever-so-likeable self. Instead, he was forced to contend with the far more formidable Omega Sentinel, who had broken free from Megatron's control and returned to his original Guardian programming. Ultimately, the Omega Sentinel sacrificed himself to stop the Keepers by plunging into the Void, and pulled Devastator with him. When the Keepers' control crystal was shattered, the Void was destroyed and Devastator fell back out into real space. He floated in the vacuum between Mars and Jupiter, in deep stasis lock. A secret American space venture, the starship ''[[Bounty]]'', happened across the gigantic Decepticon on their mission, and made plans to bring him back to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Devastator eventually fell into the hands of [[Earth Defense Command]], and was being studied at their secret bunker. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF5 Devastator wrecked.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|No Bumblebee... 'twas beauty that killed the beast.]]
The Constructicons formed Devastator to defend the [[SPS Satellite]] control center on [[Cobra Island]] from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. After telling the [[Cobra]] troops that he'd help them since he hated Autobots just as much as he hated humans, Devastator killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] with a single shot from his gun. Unfortunately, this angered the Autobot's friends, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], who attacked Devastator along with a squad of human tanks. The combiner was overrun by their numbers and was defeated after having his left arm blown off. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

For the remainder of the battle, Devastator's body was used as cover by human troops as they continued the fight against Cobra and the Decepticons. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle betweenthe Autobots and the Decepticons, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to fight [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. He did not last too long against the Dinobot gestalt. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[All Hail Megatron issue 2|''All Hail Megatron'' #2]]}}

[[File:AHM2Devastator.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Has anyone seen my chestplate?"]]

After the death of [[Nexus Prime]] and the failure that was [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], many dedicated themselves to rediscovering workable [[combiner|gestalt technology]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Shortly before the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]—a student of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], Monstructor's creator—was brought into the Decepticon ranks for the express purpose of using his master's teachings to develop a combiner for the faction. He accepted with the caveat that the process was likely to take a ''very'' long time. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} Indeed, it would be millions of years before [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] had his gestalt warrior; in the year that followed the thwarting of the [[Expansion]], the scientifically-minded [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] finished Shockwave's work, successfully granting the Constructicons the ability to combine into Devastator. Where previous experiments with combination had struggled to unite the minds involved in the process, the Constructicons' shared appetite for destruction allowed Devastator to remain relatively mentally stable, if angry. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

When the Decepticons initiated the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], striking at Autobot outposts across the galaxy simultaneously, Devastator was a key component of the squadron on [[Earth]], where he made short work of the local Autobot unit, who were exiled back to Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Decepticons then began conquering the planet, starting with [[New York City]]; Devastator cut off the human population's means of escape by wading into the waters around the city and destroying the bridges and tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}

In time, the apparent lack of direction Megatron had for the Decepticons after their conquest of Earth caused a schism in their ranks, and Devastator sided with Starscream, attacking and attempting to kill Megatron. Their fight was soon interrupted by the arrival of jets from the European Union, which Devastator had to fight off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} A much greater opponent then appeared in the form of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who arrived with all the exiled Autobots and engaged Devastator in battle. With buildings being shattered by their titanic clash, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered Omega to move the battle with Devastator to a safer area. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Omega responded by hauling the combiner out into the bay, where he slammed him against the [[Statue of Liberty]] and blasted him through the chest, taking him out and leaving to sink into the waters below. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:IDWongoing28 devastator and sunstreaker.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Are you Sam Witwicky?" "No, but I'm better than you".]]

Several years later, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] tracked Scrapper down and killed him to make sure Devastator could never be formed again. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}} This did not prove as permanent a solution as first appeared, however: after the Decepticons liberated Scrapper's body from [[Skywatch]] {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} they were summoned back to Cybertron for a battle with the Autobots, where the Constructicons proved capable of combining with Scrapper's corpse. The resultant Devastator suffered from a "dead leg" that he could not move properly, allowing the Autobots to outrun him, and his other leg was also soon taken out of the equation when [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] tricked the giant into stomping on his explosive-laden wheelchair. Just as the giant was about to crush him with his fists instead, he was mentally taken over by [[D-Void]] and forced to merge with all other Decepticons and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army to form the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

The defeat of D-Void was followed by the reversion of Cybertron into a primordial wilderness into which Megatron fled, leaving the leaderless Decepticons—the Constructicons among them—to live in the rebuilt [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], under the unstable governance of Bumblebee. Megatron soon discovered that the combination of [[Ore-13]] and [[space bridge]] technology in his new body allowed him to tap the energies from within Cybertron that D-Void had used to create the Deceptigod, and in this force's ability to subjugate individual will and facilitate combination, he saw the means to finally perfect the combination process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} [[File:IDWRID14 prowlstator.jpg|thumb|200px|"Nothing is more of a prick than Devastator, nothing!"]] Megatron tested his theories upon the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], fusing them into "The [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]", and also secretly conspired with several of the Decepticons in Iacon, allowing Bombshell to experiment with the energies, with which he seized control of the mind of the Autobot police officer [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. Faking both his own death and those of the Constructicons, {{storylink|Devisive}} Bombshell withdrew them all to Prowl's [[Black Room]], where the Constructicons' bodies were rebuilt to the specifications of a new, modular Devastator design that moved Hook to Scrapper's old position as right leg, and would allow others built with compatible forms to serve as the combiner's head. The intent was for Megatron himself to become Devastator's new head, but rather than risk his own mind and body in a test run, it was arranged for the mind-controlled Prowl to become part of Devastator first, to ensure the process worked.

When Megatron returned to Iacon and his plan went into action, the Constructicons and Prowl combined into the new and improved Devastator, under the complete control of Bombshell via Prowl. Under Megatron's orders, the revamped Devastator proceeded to destroy Autobot High Command with the sweep of a hand. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} The giant then continued on to the Iacon med-centre, which he also devastated, before menacing the Autobots, NAILs, and disillusioned Decepticons trying to defend it. Superion arrived from Cybertron's wilderness and proceeded to engage Devastator in combat, and two giants' battle continued for some time until, elsewhere, Bombshell was stabbed through the head by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. With his controlling influence gone, Devastator fell into a stupor, just as Prowl—his mind still partially aware within the combiner—turned his thoughts to the one thing he and the five Constructicons agreed on: a hatred of Spike Witwicky. This unifying idea caused Devastator to reawaken, now of one mind, and with just one goal: to never be controlled ever again. With that, Devastator grabbed Superion, tore the combined Autobot in half, {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} and proceeded to destroy everything he saw. However, the giant was surprised when [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] got a boost up onto his shoulders and began to call out to Prowl inside his mind. After some well-placed punches and a speech from the Autobot veteran on the topic of free will and personal change, Prowl wrestled enough control to cause Devastator to tear off his own head, spontaneously un-combining the gestalt. Shortly afterwards, Megatron attempted to reform the combiner, this time with himself as its head, but the well-timed activation of a stasis field secretly built into the Decepticon leader's spark casing by the thought-to-be dead [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] stopped the process in its tracks. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:TheMindBomb-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|Helpless humans gaze in horror at Devastator's giant crotch!]]

Impressed by certain nasty things they'd seen in Prowl's memories during their merging of minds, the Constructicons left the Decepticons to befriend their new idol. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} When Shockwave put into motion a plan to collapse the universe into Cybertron, the Constructicons convinced a reluctant Prowl they had to form Devastator again to keep [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] off of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Devastator grappled with his crazed forebear until the ''[[Lost Light]]'' joined the fight and rammed the original combiner into his component pieces. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Prowl would subsequently learn to see Devastator as a valuable resource, willingly combining with the Constructicons during a battle with the Decepticons on Earth six months later {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} as part of a plan to expose the reappearance of Cybertronians on Earth—specifically, to make things difficult for the [[Earth Defense Command]] and their Decepticon allies. In the ensuing fight, Devastator battled against Galvatron's Decepticons, and managed to gain the upper hand. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} They would merge again to finish off a Worldsweeper-class ship and to cover the escape of the Autobots from [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], Jazz (with the unexpected help of Prowl) having rescued [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] from human captivity. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

Starscream later showed footage of Devastator on Earth to Wheeljack, so as to highlight the danger that combiners posed. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:TheObliterati-diespikedie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's German for "The Spike, the."]]

On Earth, the Autobots turned their attention to searching for the lost [[Enigma of Combination]]. Prowl formed a temporary truce with Spike Witwicky to help infiltrate [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s [[Onyx]] facility, and deployed Devastator to spearhead the attack. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Although Devastator proved effective at tearing the building apart and temporarily secured the Enigma, his loathing of Spike - the man who had killed him once before - ultimately drove the combiner berserk and ruined the mission. Arcee finally managed to talk Devastator down and force him to split apart. Prowl blamed the Constructicons for taking over their combined body, although they maintained that Devastator couldn't be controlled like that and that all of them were equally responsible for the outburst. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati}} On Cybertron, Starscream confronted Optimus over "his" personal combiner, using it as leverage so that he could accelerate Superion's own repairs. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

After Prowl learned that Starscream was planning to absorb [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] into the new "[[Council of Worlds]]", he and the Constructicons hijacked the Ark's new [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to travel to Metroplex, intending to tear the spacebridge apart and cut Cybertron off from the rest of the galaxy. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Combined once more, Devastator issued an ultimatum to the assembled Cybertronians and Camiens, but was interrupted by the new and improved Superion. Although Superion proved to be a nimble and clever fighter, Devastator was able to overpower him with brute force, and dragged his defeated foe back through the space bridge to Cybertron. He was briefly distraced by an Autobot-Decepticon alliance, allowing Starscream to use the Enigma on a group of bystanders and create Defensor. Defensor joined forces with Superion and the duo finally managed to overcome Devastator. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

[[File:YouMeAndTheUniverse-Scoopastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Nothing is more pious than Devastator, nothing!"]]

Starscream sought to turn Devastator's power to his own end, and used the Enigma to rebuild Devastator once more. This new configuration incorporated Starscream's lackey [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] as Devastator's new right leg, omitting Prowl and returning the other Constructicons to their original configurations. Scoop's religious fanaticism and devotion to his "Chosen One" allowed him to override the other members of the team and force Devastator to obey Starscream's commands. His first mission was to stop [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] from going on yet another rampage on Caminus. Unfortunately, Defensor misread the situation and attacked Devastator, sparking a four-way brawl between all of the combiners. Metroplex's malfunctioning space bridge sent the quartet tumbling onto an alien world, and things only escalated when the newly born [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], under the control of Prowl, stepped in to intervene. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

[[File:AllThatRemains-spacebridgefight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"This bridge ain't big enough for all of us."]]

Devastator was furious at Prowl for "abandoning" him, and this anger allowed Devastator to ignore Scoop's input and sock Optimus Maximus hard enough to knock him for a loop. Devastator, now completely out of control, teamed up with Menasor in a fight that spanned the colony worlds. Devastator had the upper hand as he pummeled him on [[Velocitron]], but he was restrained by Superion and Defensor before he could deliver a finishing blow. Devastator retaliated by kicking Optimus clear through the space bridge and onto [[Vigilem|Carcer]], but his enemy quickly got his act together and dove back through the portal. Optimus's counterattack threw the Constructicons off balance and allowed all three Autobot combiners to pile onto him, tearing him into his components. Although Scoop apologized for losing control, he and the Constructicons were arrested by the [[Badgeless]] and placed back into Starscream's custody. {{storylink|All That Remains}} {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

In the aftermath, Starscream allowed Devastator to recombine so that Superion could safely extricate the Constructicons off of Cybertron. Optimus Prime's own time as a combiner allowed him to realize that the Constructicons needed to regularly combine to stay stable, and also noted that Devastator seemed apologetic for his actions. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} Windblade was grateful that Devastator wasn't allowed to roam free. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade #4}}

Starscream proved willing to unleash Devastator in times of great need, such as the Decepticon riot at the Space Bridge chamber. Although Devastator ''was'' willing to follow the orders of the "Chosen One", his habit of defaulting to "devastate" to solve problems almost caused more chaos than it stopped. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

On Earth, [[Scarlett]] and [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] remembered Devastator's attack on New York as they discussed the threat that Cybertronians posed. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

[[File:DesparateTimes-DevastatorVsCarcer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|''I'll be the Roundabout...'']]

Seeking a new edge against a recently arrived fleet of undead [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, Starscream—hoping to seize control of the Titan [[Vigilem|Carcer]]—used Devastator to launch a full-on attack on the Titan-ship, a distraction while Windblade and a small insertion team made their way inside. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} Devastator came up against [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], who managed to catch one of his punches and stop the combiner dead in his tracks. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] managed to puppeteer the Titan's motor functions, she grabbed Devastator and hurled him at an undead Titan. Devastator managed to reorient himself and land feetfirst upon his target, the impact taking it out of the fight. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

When a [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] controlled [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] marched towards [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] (an average day on Cybertron), [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] deployed Devastator to slow the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s approach. Devastator fared rather poorly, being burned by the beast's atomic breath before stepped on and crunched in the monster's jaws. After that he called it quits for the day but his valiant effort in battle convinced Trypticon to spare the combiner's life. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

[[File:Unforgivable-Devastatordies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"At least this time, Devastator die with [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|dignityyyyyyy!"]]]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron and proved yet another tyrant, Scoop's faith in Starscream was rekindled and he managed to convince his fellow Construticons to form Devastator and free Starscream from prison. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} After Onyx threw Optimus into the [[Crystal City]] [[black hole]], Devastator worried about whether or not they would have to fight Onyx next before he revealed to Starscream the epiphany he had: Though Starscream had betrayed Cybertron, he had remained true to himself meaning he was the reincarnation of [[The Fallen]]. As Starscream pondered how to spin that to his advantage, he ordered Devastator to destroy the Autobots within [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] only for the combiner to be met by [[Victorion]]. In spite of the Camien's gravity powers, Devastator managed to breach her defense and engage her in melee combat. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

Unknown to Devastator, his newfound strength to match the Camien was due to a sample of [[Ore-4]] aboard [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] interfering with his foe's powers. [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] soon managed to shatter the Ore-4 which restored Victorion to full strength. In a rage, the Torchbearer combiner unleashed her full power on Devastator who had only a second to mutter Starscream's name before he was ripped to atoms. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Constructicons formed Devastator to attack the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] starship ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'', successfully destroying one of its two modules. Despite this, the Joes proved themselves capable of outmaneuvering the giant Decepticon. Devastator was able to land one shot on the ''Defiant''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s other module before [[Wild Bill]] used it to ram the gestalt back into his component pieces. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} The Constructicons would later lament that the death of Long Haul in the battle prevented them from ever forming Devastator again. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} This turned out to be untrue, as Devastator later participated in the defense against a joint Autobot-Joe attack. He was now sporting a gray pelvis, indicating Long Haul had been replaceable. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Patrick Seitz]] (English, ''Combiner Wars''), [[Rob Gavagan]] (English, ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes)}}
[[File:Homecoming(CW) Devastator Rodimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|I HATE IT WHEN IT HAPPENS TO ME.]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}}{{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}}{{storylink|A War of Giants}}{{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}}}
[[File:TF-TR-Cartoon-Ep6-Megathrow.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|This is not a brutality.]]
While not contributing directly, Devastator's components assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to search for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached Fortress Maximus, and began to investigate. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} Finding the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s weapons systems were intact, Devastator maintained that he didn't need any missiles to stop Trypticon. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Devastator and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Devastator managed to briefly pin Megatron down, but the Decepticon leader picked him up by his leg and swung him into Victorion. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Devastator fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}
[[File:POTP-Ep2-Volcanicus-Devastator-dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is a fatality.]]
Unfortunately, they proved no match for Trypticon and were ultimately forced to separate again, though Devastator was quick to jump back into the fray. Trypticon managed to knock him into an exposed [[energon]] main triggering an explosion and nearly forcing him to separate back into the Contsructicons before pulling himself together. He later joined the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Devastator and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Maximus and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Devastator was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Though he very nearly killed Megatron on the spot, believing him a traitor, he was eventually convinced to follow Megatron towards Megatronus's objective. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Unfortunately, while the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], Devastator and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Though he attempted to fight them, he was eventually pinned down by Rodimus, who shot off each of his limbs before Menasor relented and gave them Megatron's location. As a final act of cruelty, Rodimus executed Devastator anyway. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:CulturalAppropriation-MonsterousVsDevastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
On a fuel-deprived post-war Cybertron, Hot Rod helped reform the surviving Constructicons from within, instituting a 2/3rds Autobot roster and convincing them to downsize into fuel-efficient [[Micromaster]] bodies. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} Devastator, his consciousness and memories preserved in the surviving Constructicons, remained an option for the newest incarnation of the team.

During the [[Grand Uprising]], [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] and the Constructicons joined up with [[Buckethead]] and the unaffiliated "[[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bots]]" when a group of [[Monster GoBot|alien invaders]] deliberately provoked the [[Human Confederacy]]. At a [[trans-hyperwave caster]] that the [[Renegade]]s had seized, Hightower deployed Devastator, who fought and defeated the [[GoBot]] combiner [[Monsterous]]. In the aftermath, the Constructicons agreed to abandon the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s and join the Ex-Bots to defend innocent civilians caught in the war between Builders and [[Resistance]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

While chasing [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], Buckethead suggested forming Devastator, but [[Magmatron]] and [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] pointed out that the combiner would do more harm then good in that situation. Days later, the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] threatened all of Cybertron; on the march to [[Nova Cronum]], the Constructicons formed Devastator to wade through the hordes of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. At the [[Grand Mal]] itself, Devastator joined forces with the Maximal combiner [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. Their combined assault weakened the Grand Mal's force field enough for [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] to take note of them, and fire his massive optic ray at the combiners. Devastator shoved Magnaboss out of the way; while the Maximal combiner only lost an arm, Devastator had lost Bone Crusher, Hightower, and Long Haul, and the combined shock of their deaths knocked him offline. {{storylink|Derailment}}

The surviving Constructicons were able to extricate themselves from Devastator, and when the Vehicon threat had passed they began searching for new recruits. They found willing volunteers in [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], [[Steam Hammer]], and [[Hauler|Road Hauler]], who underwent the gestalt process. The newest version of Devastator had lost some of his old savagery, but gained wisdom and a constructive attitude from his new components, earning the respect of the surviving Builders who considered him their champion. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

10,000 years after the Grand Uprising, Devastator was misremembered as a Resistance combiner under [[Lio Convoy]]'s command. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

===''Timelines''===
[[Demolishor (SG)|Demolishor]] landed in a universe where a female Decepticon Devastator was demolishing Crystal City. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
When [[Gozer]] attacked Cybertron, Devastator formed to fight back against the entity but ultimately fell, ripped in half, lengthways, by the invader. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|''Galaxies'' #1]]}}
[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart1 DevastatorVisor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|"Guess it's time to give our...Deva-''state of the union''." '''YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAH!!!''']]
In the aftermath of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], the Constructicons were working in Rivet's Field when they stumbled across the legendary Enigma of Combination. In the time it took for them to bring the artifact to [[Termagax]], it had already worked its effects on the group. With a little help from Termagax, the six used the Enigma to combine into a single form. The visionary 'bot held that such a being would be the ultimate building tool, able to rebuild the devastation the war had inflicted on Cybertron. However, the first merging was anything but pleasant, forming a mindless berserker as the Constructicons and their individual identities were subsumed. With advice from Termagax, the Constructicons were able to work together and control the combined form, though Hook felt a seventh, distinct consciousness present trying to assert control.

Despite the misgivings of Wheeljack, Termagax was confident the Constructicons would be able to work their combined form so long as they focused their purpose. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} However, as they finished work on Iacon, they momentarily lost control of the combiner and smashed their own work. Though Termagax was able to talk them into separating again, Hook reiterated his belief there was a "presence" waiting to take over when they merged, and the others had begun to feel a need to be connected, along with the uncontrollable rage.

Despite the misgivings, Termagax allowed the Constructicons one more chance, defending them to Nominus Prime. Going with Termagax's suggestion to let the combined form take over, it rebuilt Iacon, better than new, though Hook remained concerned by the form's rage. However, despite their success, Nominus was concerned by the combiner's potential threat, and had the Constructicons sent to the remote colony of Mayalx. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

[[File:SeaofRustI DevastatorAsteroid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|]]
In their time in exile, the Constructicons didn't combine again, and Scrapper began to wonder if the Enigma's code had worn off. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} It had not, and at the urging of Bombshell, the Constructicons decided to recombine, and allow the "seventh consciousness" to take over fully, to work with it rather than against it. With the Insecticons giving them a gift of unstable energon as fuel, the Constructicons united once more, their combined form naming himself as "Devastator". The combiner promptly and savagely laid waste to Mayalx, capping his rampage by destroying a statue of Nominus, before his components separated again. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

Devastator was last seen riding a mass of debris through space, apparently awaiting Shockwave's call to arms. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Eventually Devastator crashes back on Cybertron which [[Jumpstream]] notices. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
When the Constructions staged an attack on the ''Ark'', they found themselves physically outmatched by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], combining into Devastator to level the playing field. Victory might have been assured had [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] not quickly skimmed [[Teletraan I]]'s instruction manual to learn what he needed to trigger the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engines for a moment, toppling the combiner back into his components. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:G1commercial devastator.jpg|thumb|Now, light our darkest hour!]]
*Masquerading as construction vehicles, the Constructicons horrified their human operators by revealing their true nature. As their human drivers bailed out and fled, the team combined into Devastator, who crashed his fists together, creating a surge of energy that crackled all the way through his gigantic body. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}
*Causing chaos at a construction site, the Constructicons merged into Devastator, who created a huge fissure by stabbing a girder into the ground. The Dinobots emerged from the crevasse, and Grimlock seized Devastator's leg with his jaws and threw the combiner aside. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Constructicons and Dinobots|Generation Constructicons and Dinobots commercial}}
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==Games==
===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===
[[File:DreamMix-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|"I gotta be more assertive, or else people are gonna keep walking all over me. Literally!"]]
Devastator was an onlooker in one of the arenas where the combatants of the [[DreamMix TV]] ''[[World Fighters]]'' program did battle. He didn't seem to mind much when people stepped on his chestplate and hand. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}
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===''Sector Seven'' ARG===
[[File:SectorSeven devastator cgi.jpg|thumb|This would have been awesome in ROTF, but ''NO'', Bay would have none of it!]]
User jayeljay posted a photograph of a [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]] to the [[Stop Sector Seven]] website, noting its similarity to Devastator as he appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|1980s cartoon series]] [[Sector Seven]] had developed as part of their [[Hungry Dragon]] initiative. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven ARG}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Minion Pig#As Devastator}}
Devastator appears as the first Combiner, unlockable in Challenge Events Or with a gem purchase. His head is a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Dave Boat]] (English)}}
[[File:Devastation-Devastator Rematch.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
Devastator appeared early on to halt the Autobots' progress, but was soon called back by Megatron because he needed the Constructicons to guard the sub-generators keeping the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s security system activated. Later, the Constructicons confronted the Autobots at the primary generator and formed Devastator, but despite replacing his hands with ''huge'' drills halfway into the fight, he was still defeated.

Later in the depths of the ''Proudstar'', the Constructicons were among a large force of Decepticons that Megatron put in place as a last line of defense. When they failed to beat the Autobots in a six-against-five fight, they formed Devastator again, but this time Menasor showed up to help him. Even ''this'' didn't help much, as both combiners were eventually knocked off the platform and appeared to explode at the bottom of a large pit.{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|The hunchback of Iacon.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Devastator-(G2).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hunchback 2:[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s revenge.]]
Devastator and Devastator (G2) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Devastator could be recruited if all of his components were at max level.

Along with Devastator (G2) in the "Devastator's Metal War" event, there was also a golden Devastator that dealt only 1-5 damage, but encountering him would let the player enter a contest for a chance for five people to win an in-game Devastator, and one person to win a Devastator Special Edition Gift Set.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:DevastatorEarthwars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1| Devastator has tiny waist? RAAAAGH!!]]

Devastator was formed after Megatron eagerly used the [[Enigma of Combination]] on the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Mass devastation ensues. After the curbstomp-battle of one base that held a [[Ore-13|strange mineral]] inside of it, Mixmaster suspected something was up. The next outpost faced had [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] inside of the base, and the two had a massive battle. After the battle was over, Devastator had expended too much energon from the Decepticon forces, so a new energy source had to be found. Also, Megatron found out only high-ranking versions of his Constructicons could combine, therefore eliminating his need of low-leveled Constructicons. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars - Combiner Wars Campaign}}

To permanently obtain Devastator, one has to collect all six three or four-star Constructicons and combine them in the Combiner Lab.

*'''Class:''' Combiner
*'''Abilities'''
**'''Rush and Smash:''' Rush into combat smashing walls along the way. Deals heavy damage to the final target.
**'''Rocket Swarm:''' Fire a swarm of rockets dealing damage over a large area.
**'''Death Ray:''' Fire a powerful beam that deals massive damage to a single target. Cannot be used on the HQ.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:devastator Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Devastator Page]

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==Toys==
{{main|Devastator (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Devastator (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:PreDevastator.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This is why "revisions" exist.]]
[[File:STARSDevastator.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|His crotch is a "shock absorber". Make of that what you will.]]
* The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] [[production bible|series bible]] contains two descriptions of each Constructicon, and half of them were typed referring to their combined form as "'''The Destructoid'''". This was then crossed out by hand, with "Devastator" written above.
* The concept design for Devastator (or rather, his ''[[Diaclone]]'' precursor) was decidedly less imposing than the final. Interestingly, it is only composed of five components, the core being a long-nosed truck cab.
* Devastator is a rarity among Generation 1 combiners in the fact Scrapper, the Constructicon's leader, does not form any part of their combined form's torso, instead simply serving as the right leg.
* The reason Devastator's [[character model|animation model]] is missing several details that can be found on the toy, appears to not only be for ease of animation, but due to some of the toy reference photos either missing accessories or having parts positioned in such a way that they can't be seen from certain angles.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OSbNSWxwEihhwWRKWQVq-qD773U6fK3s/view 1985 Hasbro briefing binder scans]</ref> Some of these missing details include:
# The head missile, which is absent from the photos.
# Scavenger's excavator arm, which is folded behind Devastator's forearm, making it hidden from some of the angles in the photos, presumably making the model designer unaware that it was there.
# The hip guns, which were presumably removed just for the sake of convenience.
:Additionally, it appears the gift set box art (second image on the right) was designed using the same reference images, as the head missile is missing, and Scavenger's excavator arm is tucked away behind Devastator's forearm—only this time, it wasn't removed!
* Devastator received a [[Power Plans]]-esque diagram in the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] [[Tech-Spec Manual]], which named various components of his body in... somewhat unusual ways. Notably, [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s shovel (and thus Devastator's foot) is listed as a "rotational angle adjuster", while [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]'s shovel (part of Devastator's shoulder) is listed as "coolant".
* In later years, toys sporting the name "Devastator" required an additional "Constructicon" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Constructicon Devastator'''".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Devastor''' (デバスター ''Debasutā''), '''Devastator''' (デバステーター ''Debasutētā'')
*''French:'' '''Dévastateur''' (Canada)
*''German:'' '''Vernichter''' (''Generation 2'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Mash'midán''' (משמידן, "Annihilator")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Pusztító''' ("Destroyer", Marvel Comics), '''A Halálosztó''' ("The Deathbringer", first ''The Movie'' dub), '''Mega-robot''', '''A Pusztító''' (both from the second ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Uragan''' (Action Master)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hǔimìezhě''' (Taiwan, 毀滅者, "Devastator"), '''Róulìnzhě''' (Taiwan, 蹂躪者, "Devastator"), '''Dà Lì Shén''' (China, 大力神, "Hercules")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Devastador'''
*''Russian:'' '''Rasroushitel''' (Разрушитель, "Devastator")

==References==
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[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons]]
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[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
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:''Gears is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Gearsg1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Gears, ironically, hates [[Neon|bright colors]].]]
'''Gears''' hates [[Earth]], a lush, green planet practically as unlike his cozy, gray, metallic [[Cybertron (planet)|homeworld]] as possible. He grumbles and complains about being shipwrecked on it—complains and grumbles to a ridiculous extent, until he becomes a source of amusement, rather than negativity. This is usually his intent—unlike his fellow [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Gears has a desire to help his fellow Autobots see good in a bad situation. Still, he does get depressed from time to time.

Gears is strong and tough, not so much in lifting but in endurance, and carrying heavy loads with little effort, be they energon cubes, disabled Autobots, or potatoes for the farmers' market. He is fitted with infrared vision sensors.

In [[robot mode]], Gears can release controlled bursts of compressed air from his feet, launching himself to altitudes over 100,000 feet, and floating back down. In doing so, he must be careful not to lose air pressure before coming close enough to the ground for a safe landing.

His nicknames are '''Ox''' and '''Sourball'''.<ref>Nicknames found in early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style profiles published in [[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]</ref>

{{bigquote|What did you do to Gears, you monster? You turned him...''nice!''|[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]|''[[Changing Gears]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Gearsg1firstappearance.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Wish we saw more of the design on the right. Yikes!]]
{{quote|The only thing '''Gears''' wants to learn about this planet is how to get off it. I hate this place already. I just know you're going to use me as a mobile transport unit again, once we have to set up. Nuts. Let's go home.|The worst words out of his mouth.}}

''Gears was one of Cybertron's great warriors and fought alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] during [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], placing [[shatter bomb]]s on the support struts of the last bridge into the [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]].'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}} Later, he was chosen to join the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] mission to save Cybertron from an asteroid belt—a mission that saw him stranded on [[Earth]] for four million years. Once he woke up in [[1984]] and was rebuilt as an Earthen truck, he immediately began complaining. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Spider-man.jpg|thumb|Spider-Man's amazing friend.]]
Gears participated in the battle outside of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s house and while driving away from the battle scared a cop by yelling at him to get out of his way, leaving the man stunned. Shortly after, Gears teamed up with [[Spider-Man]], using his ability to launch himself upward using compressed air and fly alongside the superhero in an attempt to reach the mountaintop [[Decepticon]] fortress. When Gears ran low on power, he began to fall before Spidey caught him in webbing. Although Spider-Man's webbing was extremely strong, the Autobot's weight threatened to break it. Thankfully they had little left to climb, and Spider-Man completed Gears' ascent using the webbing for assistance. After a fight with [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], blind-siding [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and knocking out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], they came face to face with Megatron, who blasted a hole under Gears, causing him (and human [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]) to fall from the fortress. Although Spidey was able to rescue Sparkplug, and attempted to catch Gears as he had done before, the added momentum of the fall proved too much strain on the webbing, and Gears crashed to the ground. Gears was quickly patched up enough to tell the Autobots that Megatron had gotten what he wanted (a fuel conversion process) from Sparkplug. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} His complete restoration was seemingly interrupted when, following recriminations, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] needed to drive Sparkplug to the hospital to treat his sudden heart attack. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

''Nonetheless back on his feet soon afterwards, Gears helped restrain [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] after his teammate had gone haywire, following him suffering an electrical feedback while repairing the Ark. But the mighty Brawn escaped from his grasp, and began rampaging in a nearby town. Gears and the others quickly caught up to the renegade Autobot, and returned him to his senses with another electrical shock.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Soon afterwards, the Decepticons launched a full-on siege on the Ark. Gears faced off against [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] during the scuffle, until the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]], was awakened by Optimus Prime. Deranged due to a circuit malfunction, Auntie put an end to the clash by magnetizing all combatants onto the Ark's walls. While Gears was so incapacitated, Auntie was deactivated once more thanks to the efforts of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and Ravage. The Decepticons retreated afterwards, and Gears was happy for the victory, but Optimus warned him they had gained only a brief reprieve, as the Decepticons had sworn to return and take vengeance.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes2.jpg|left|upright=0.8|thumb|Ow ow ow.]]
During the Decepticons' next assault on the Ark, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] managed to incapacitate nearly all of the Autobots. Gears' deactivated form was strung up from the Ark's ceiling, alongside most of his teammates. {{storylink|The New Order}} {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}} By teaming up with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Ratchet managed to retake control of the Ark, and went about putting his comrades back in working order. Subsequently, to make sure all of the Autobots were back in fighting shape, Ratchet had Gears and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

When the Autobots overheard Shockwave's plans to dispose of the captured head of their leader, Optimus Prime, Gears accompanied a convoy out to rescue him. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} He and the others arrived at a nearby swamp, where the Decepticons had dumped the head, with Optimus's body in tow. However, the head was actually a decoy head, which, when attached to the body, caused it to go on a murderous rampage. Several Decepticons then arrived to help the false Prime batter the Autobots, and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] shot Gears right in the face! {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''Though in time Optimus was restored and retook command of the Autobots, he had been left troubled by his ordeal. At this time, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] suggested the Autobots use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create a breed of Autobot [[Ultimate Autobot|super warriors]], which could swiftly end the war for them. Gears was among the Autobots who argued against this course of action, seeing it as a perversion of the Matrix's purpose. Following an encounter with Ravage, Bumblebee shortly thereafter went missing. Upon detecting his signal returning towards the Ark, Gears ran out to welcome the scout, only to be met with Bumblebee's severed arm; the Decepticons had challenged Optimus Prime to retrieve their prisoner alone. The ensuing rescue only served to snap Prime out of a funk however, and he returned to announce his decision against building the "Ultimate Autobots."'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

''Gears joined [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] and Windcharger in searching for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the Dinobot Hunt. Their mission was suddenly cut short by the arrival of Soundwave and the Decepticons, who shot the Minibots in the back and took them prisoner. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] soon rescued his disabled comrades from the captured [[Ark shuttlecraft]].'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} However, the injuries Gears suffered were grave. Alongside many other Autobots, he was brought to Ratchet's repair bay to be patched up. Due to a lack of supplies, Ratchet only had faint hopes of reviving all of the damaged troops. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''Gears was witness to Optimus, Ratchet, and Prowl suddenly de-materializing within the Ark. Though at the time they had assumed that the Decepticons had somehow managed to slay the trio, the Autobots soon learned otherwise. Optimus and the others had been transported to [[Limbo|another dimension]] as part of a [[Mass substitution|mass displacement]] effect, triggered by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveling to their present from twenty years in the future. A first strike against the time-traveling tyrant and his cronies ended in [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]'s capture, and Gears participated in the subsequent effort to free his fellow Autobot but the future-Decepticons wielded unimaginable power, and Gears was brought low by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Barely snuck into the margins during his own death scene.]]
''Gears was repaired in time to help his fellow Autobots gather up what they believed were Optimus Prime's remains; the Autobot leader had apparently been slain in combat against the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Little did they know that the body they had found was a [[facsimile construct]], planted by Prime to fake his own death.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

Though Gears was left inoperative ''once more'', Ratchet began gathering the necessary parts to fix him and the other severely damaged Autobots. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

He was back on his feet by the time the Ark was launched into the Earth's orbit. At this time, Optimus was gone and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] had taken control of the Autobot forces, though his leadership proved unpopular among the troops. Gears begged the deserter [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to usurp the Dinobot alongside the bulk of the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} This led into Gears witnessing a battle between Grimlock and Blaster for Autobot leadership on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. While Autobots around him cheered vehemently for either combatant, Gears chose to watch in stoic silence. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Gears was among the Autobots who answered Buster Witwicky's distress call from just outside the Decepticons' [[Club Con|headquarters]] in the Arctic. Shortly thereafter, when an [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] announced that he would "destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]", Gears was among the allied Autobot/Decepticon teams sent ahead to New York City. As Starscream approached, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] led a team of Autobots which included Gears, and the entire team was destroyed with a "single wave of <s>[[To sell toys|a market executive]]'s</s> Starscream's hand"! Oops. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

Gears' torso, head, and right arm were shown in the midst of attempted repairs while Optimus Prime explained the bleak condition of their fallen to [[Cloudburst]] and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Don Messick]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "Transport to Oblivion", "Fire in the Sky")|[[Yao Huang]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Peter Bertram]] (German, "Transport To Oblivion"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "B.O.T."), [[Nelson Batista]] (Portuguese), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Core")}}
[[File:Hufferg1animated.jpg|left|upright=1.34|thumb|A competition of who complains the most!]]

Gears was one of the original crew of Autobots on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] spaceship when it crash-landed on Earth millions of years ago. When he awoke in 1984, he was reformatted by [[Teletraan I]] so that his [[alternate mode]] was an Earth-based pickup truck. Not a true combatant by nature, he didn't participate in many of the Autobots' more famous battles against the Decepticons, but he did his part despite his complaints. Gears first saw action on Earth at an off-shore oil rig, fighting one of the Seekers with his partner, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Gears' infrared sensors were useful in capturing [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] when the Decepticon was caught trespassing at the Autobot headquarters. By modifying his searchlight wavelength, Gears could illuminate Ravage's heat traces and neutralize the jaguar's ability to hide in shadows. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} When Prime was injured in an explosion outside the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Gears discarded the complaining facade he often wore, in order to encourage [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to push himself into returning to [[robot mode]]. He later donned a lab coat to help sell [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic rocket base idea, although it didn't do much good. In the final battle to stop the launch of the Decepticon space cruiser, Gears and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] were engaged in battling [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] until [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] called for a retreat. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Gears assembled for battle when the Decepticons returned to attack a solar power plant, and chastised [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] for missing roll call. At the plant, Gears and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] attempted to stop the Seekers from taking off with the energon cubes, but [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] knocked them aside with a concussion blast. Later, after Bumblebee led the Autobots to the supposed site of the new [[space bridge]], only to find a deserted cave, Gears offered to electrocute the 'Bee in order to juice up his memory circuits. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} When Optimus Prime was heavily damaged in battle, Gears returned from patrol with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and Windcharger to check on his condition. None of them, however, was sharp-eyed enough to spot [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] swoop down and land on Brawn's shoulder as they entered the base. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[File:FireintheSky Gears crashes through ice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
After it started snowing, in July, in the middle of the desert, Optimus Prime got suspicious and consulted Teletraan I for a weather report. Gears, who was performing reconnaissance scans on the now-frozen tropical region of the planet, concurred with Teletraan I's conclusions, that Megatron and the Decepticons must somehow be draining heat energy right out of the [[Earth's core]]. In the Arctic, as the Autobots prepared to enter the Decepticons' cavernous base of operations, Gears stalled outside the entrance on the sneaking suspicion the Autobots were falling into a trap. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy—by lingering too long on the ice, the combined weight of Gears, Hound, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] caused the tunnel to collapse beneath them. Gears and his buddies were briefly captured by the Decepticons, but escaped thanks to Hound's holograms. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:SOSDinobots Soundwave shoots Gears.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Hey! Being shot in the face plays havoc with my sinuses."]]
Gears attended the unveiling of [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s latest science project, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and managed to stay out of the way after they ran amok. He joined Optimus Prime and the other Autobots on a mission to the [[Great Falls]]. Being one of the few Autobots who can fly (usually), Gears took to the air to fight [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] face-to-face, but was quickly shot down by the more experienced Decepticon. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} On one mission, Gears travelled to Peru to help the Autobots remove the [[Crystal of Power]] from Megatron's control. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} He was also involved in the dino-design project that created [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Following a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Gears was briefly seen cleaning up the deadly fire extinguisher foam which drove them away. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} In the aftermath of Cybertron's orbit around Earth, Gears worked on the massive repairs necessary to rebuild human society. He also participated in the raid on [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s laboratory. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:ChangingGears Gears Bee acrobatics.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Bumblebee and Gears - [[Powerlinx]]!!]]
During an Autobot Alert(!!!), the Ark's crew all leapt into action at high speed...well, except for Gears. The alarm interrupted his plan to "lube his cables", making the cranky Gears slow to respond to the call of duty. He might have trudged even slower if he knew the entire alert was a ruse by Megatron, designed solely for the purpose of capturing Gears. It seemed that Megatron's newest toy, the [[Solar Needle]], required a specific circuit board in order to be properly completed, and Gears contained just such a circuit board in his chest. A curious side effect of removing the circuit board was that it negated Gears' inclination towards squawking and complaining. He was now a compulsively good-natured people-pleaser, unable to refuse requests by anyone, even Megatron. With the solar needle activated, the Decepticons put Gears to work harvesting energon cubes, filled by the sun's mighty power.

Despite the alterations to his personality, Gears tried to remain true to himself. Even while helping Megatron's energy pilfering, he still managed to toss an insult or two at the Decepticon leader. In a good-natured way, of course. And, after the Autobots arrived to destroy the solar needle and drew the Decepticons' attention, Gears made a break for the control panel to retrieve his circuit board and restore his real personality. He was interrupted by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who had been looking for an excuse to blast Gears all day, but Bumblebee knocked the Seeker aside before he could eliminate the tiny Autobot. Also, when Megatron hurled Prime out of control into the solar needle's incinerating energy grid, Gears used the holdout blaster in his sleeve to disrupt the grid and save Optimus. Still, once Megatron got the drop on the Autobots, he was able to exploit Gears' new personality glitch to make him repair the solar needle while the Decepticons held his teammates at gunpoint. Megatron gloated too much about the nature of Gears' problem, though, allowing Optimus Prime to circumvent his control over Gears. Tricking Megatron into agreeing to honor his last request "as a condemned mechanism", Prime turned the tables on Megatron by asking Gears for a favor of his own. Gears was all too happy to oblige...and destroy the solar needle for Optimus.

[[File:ChangingGears got a bang out of that.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|In the uncut version, Gears farts.]]
With the fight back on, Gears happily got in on the action and tossed Starscream for a loop. The Decepticons abandoned the field of battle, leaving the Autobots behind to clean up the mess caused by their solar needle. As the needle was being dismantled, Prime was ready to return Gears' circuit board to him when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] stepped in. Seems the Autobots took a vote, and they would rather not restore Gears' talent for complaining, and whining, and hypochondria, and...well. After a quick joke, though, they did return the circuit board, and Gears showed his gratitude by going "whine, whine, whine" all the way home. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

Gears was seen awaiting his turn at the [[recharging chamber]]s, but did not appear later on rampaging with the other Autobots afflicted by the [[personality destabilizer device]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} He attended Wheeljack's demonstration of the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. When the Decepticons got their metal mitts on the device, Gears was trapped in mid-transformation by the device's rays. He was restored to normal after [[Carly]] fiddled with the controls to reverse its effects. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[File:AutobotRun Gears lifts ground.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Stupid Mother Earth!!!]]
Like most of the Autobots, Gears was temporarily trapped in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] after Megatron unleashed his [[Transfixatron]] on them during a car rally for charity. Wheeljack came up with an [[anti-transfixation grenade]] to reverse the process (even his cures explode!), but that only revived the Autobots in time to deal with Plan B: [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. While he isn't in Brawn or Prime's class, Gears is still one strong little Autobot, and demonstrated his strength by ripping out huge chunks of rock to hurl at the massive Decepticon. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Sometime later, Gears helped install [[detection plate]]s around the Ark as an early warning system against any intruders. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} He was also briefly seen gawking at the two Optimus Primes who showed up in the dirt. After a sharpshooting contest and car race failed to uncover the imposter, the Autobots rode into battle anyway with both Primes at their side. Gears didn't have much fun in the following melee: first he got sent face-first into the dirt by one of the opening salvos, and was later overmatched in single combat against [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. He was saved only by the continuation of Megatron and Starscream's cockeyed, overly-elaborate scheme of clones killing clones. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Gears was on patrol with the team when they suddenly came across an empty riverbed. After a quick mud massage from Jazz's spinning tires, Gears and the others decided to follow the river's trail to see where it had been diverted. What they found was trouble: [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The Autobots barely escaped battle with Devastator to report on Megatron's activities to Prime. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[File:MMP2 Seaspray and Gears shooting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Gears attended Wheeljack's demonstration of how he had taught [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] "finesse". The resulting chaos and destruction was predictable, but memorable. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Despite not being seen in the battle at all, Gears was injured fighting Megatron and the [[Heart of Cybertron]] in [[South America]]. All the repairs and none of the glory. Boy, he must have been ''craaaanky''...{{storylink|Microbots}}

Gears and many of his fellow Autobots showed up in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] for the Autobot Day parade and celebration. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The city soon turned on the Autobots, thanks to Megatron's machinations, but they returned to help drive the Decepticons away once the humans were temporarily enslaved. Gears was seen among the horde of Autobots that overwhelmed the Decepticon slave-drivers. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} He was also one of the Autobots cheering for the Dinobots when they returned from Cybertron with a fresh supply of [[cybertonium]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Gears was part of the third wave of Autobots to confront the invulnerable Decepticons, but fared no better than his predecessors against their [[electrum]] coating. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Gears stood by as [[Chip Chase]] and Teletraan I tried to locate the Autobots lost aboard the Space Bridge. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} He was also seen applying [[Corrostop]] to the Statue of Liberty. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:BOT wet Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|You'd complain too if you ran into Ron Jeremy.]]
When Megatron and the Decepticons attacked the Ark looking for the [[Combaticon (G1)|renegade Decepticons]], Gears joined Optimus Prime in fending off their assault. Megatron soon retreated once he realized Prime had no slaggin' idea what he was talking about. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Gears, Ironhide and Bumblebee responded to an S.O.S. from [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]] and found themselves chasing [[B.O.T. (G1)|B.O.T.]] around the city. They were beaten to it by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who needed to get back [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component, and Gears later found himself defending Autobot Headquarters from [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends Jumpstarters Chapter Gears annoyed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|How come [[Topspin (G1)|you]] [[Twin Twist|two]] get new toys but mine is just a vintage re-release!]]
Gears watched Megatron depart in the wake of the battle over the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Like most Autobots, he was annoyed by [[Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s antics, commenting that the two were hopeless. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Gears was amongst the Autobots who defended [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] in [[Arizona]] from a Decepticon attack. Although the Autobots won the day, the attack was actually just a distraction so that [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could go do evil in Japan or something unspecified. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
Gears accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
To alleviate the Transformers' energy woes, a team of Autobots including Gears was formed to crew the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which soon departed. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

====''Cloud''====
The Gears of "OG001 Spacetime" was caught up in the tussle between the [[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] of [[Cloud World]] when they came to his spacetime. {{storylink|TFC-A01}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
In the aftermath of a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots found that Decepticon activities had seemingly stopped altogether. Taking advantage of the situation, Optimus went on a trip. Once he had left, Gears found out, to his horror, that the Autobots’ entire fuel supply had been stolen. Gears and the others tried to fend off the Decepticons nonetheless when they attacked once more. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel. Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Gears was one of the thirty-five active Autobots stationed on Earth. He participated in the battle against the Decepticons that ensued after Megatron put into motion his plan to take hostage millions of humans to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. After the Autobots had emerged victorious from the conflict, Gears drove away with the rest of his comrades back to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

Gears was present when the Decepticons sent a communication to Autobot headquarters, informing them that not only was [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] their captive hostage, but that the rescue party that tried to liberate him had been captured as well. Gears was shaken by the message, and the Autobots questioned their next move. Thankfully, Optimus Prime renewed morale by coming up with a clever plan to trick the Decepticons. The Autobots hid within a false peace-offering, a life-size statue of Devastator. When the Decepticons approached the statue with their guard down, the Autobots burst forth, taking them by surprise. The Autobots were ultimately victorious that day. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Gears and Optimus were attacked by Rumble, who used his Earthquake-inducing abilities to bury the two Autobots in a landslide. Though they managed to dig their way out of the rubble, Gears was ws rendered immobile when Soundwave snuck up on him and unplugged a cable inside his back. Gears was brought to Megatron's newly constructed prison and incarcerated within. Thankfully, Bumblebee had evaded capture, and managed to free the rest of his teammates. Upon release, Gears and the other Autobots gave Bumblebee three cheers! {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Gears was one of the many Autobots who stopped the Decepticons from harming Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky. Later, he helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the evil robots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}}}

[[File:G1 GearsPotatoes AutobotSmasher.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Steve Ditko is noted for his superb use of shading, his handling of facial expressions, and his ability to do cosmic vistas of mystery. Here he was asked to do a line drawing of a truck carrying potatoes.]]
Gears was hauling a load of potatoes, with plans to sell them for oil and gas money. (Really.) He was tricked by the Decepticons into taking a detour, which led him to their "[[Autobot Rest Stop]]"—a car crusher disguised with pillows and a set of curtains. Gears rolled into the Rest Stop and was enjoying himself when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] activated the machine, crushing Gears flat.

Gears was later restored by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], with no ill effects. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}
{{note|This coloring book was illustrated by [[Steve Ditko]], co-creator of none other than... the amazing [[Spider-Man]]! Coincidence? Probably.}}

When the Autobots on Earth received word from [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, they assumed their vehicle forms to sneak upon their enemies as they were working. Once they were in close enough proximity to the Decepticons, the Autobots transformed and launched a surprise attack. Cosmos continued to observe the battlefield from his post in orbit, and warned Gears and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] attempted to flank the Autobots to attack them from behind. Gears restrained Kickback, spoiling the bug's attempt to catch [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] off-guard. The Autobots then beat up the rest of the Decepticons, shoved them down a pit, and covered them with quick-drying cement to keep them out of further trouble. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Gears and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 million years, Gears and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Gears was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
When Optimus Prime hoped to harness the power of lightning as an energy source, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] was commissioned to do the design. Huffer requested Gears to assist him with the work, and together the pair worked diligently while trying to out-complain each other. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Gears assisted his fellow Autobots in the construction of their space cruiser. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
Gears was one of a group of Autobots who traveled to [[South America]] in search of energy. When they spotted [[Mount Sheelah]], Gears was put to work clearing rocks so they could ascend it for a closer look, though he grumbled almost as much as [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while doing so. He helped repel a subsequent Decepticon attack and retreated before the volcano erupted. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After a hard day spent making repairs on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] he and the other Autobots relaxed by watching [[television]], and were alerted by a news bulletin to the fact that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] pretended to defect and the Autobots tricked him, allowing them to destroy the Decepticon base, Gears wondered if they were going to keep Starscream prisoner indefinitely. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] opted to let Starscream go. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] vanished in a space bridge during the war on Cybertron, their respective factions were split into several smaller groups. Gears remained in the main Autobot faction, now under the command of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} He was part of a team who scouted out the [[Praetorus Wharf]] in search of the Decepticons' new mobile command base. Unfortunately, it was a bit [[Trypticon (G1)|''too'' mobile]] for them to handle. {{storylink|Devastation}} Trypticon proceeded to shrug off everything the Autobots threw at it, forcing the Autobots to try and outrun it instead. This too proved ineffectual. Even assistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] helped little against the giant Decepticon. In the end, the Autobots were spared when their target just left in response to other orders it received. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} Later, when [[The Fallen]] broke into [[Autobase]], Gears was eager to get out there and do something about it. Prowl opted for trying to contain the villain instead, but he turned out to be unstoppable anyway. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Gears was part of the Ark's original crew, crash-landing on Earth four million years ago and awakening in 1984. Like all the Transformers of Earth, he was believed dead for many years after the mid-air explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]''. In fact, Gears was one of many robots who were salvaged by the mercenary known as [[Lazarus]], who began the time-consuming process of installing remote control programming into his inert Cybertronian captives. Lazarus was doomed to failure, however, for Megatron regained control of his own body shortly after the human reactivated him. With the Decepticons back in action thanks to Megatron, Gears and the other Autobots held captive by Lazarus were left at their mercy. Although a small group of Autobots were free under Optimus Prime's command to combat the Decepticons, most of the 'bots recovered by Lazarus (including Gears) were too badly damaged to be reactivated for that first battle. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

Gears and the other deactivated Autobots were recovered, though, and were back to full functionality by the time [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived from Cybertron, denouncing all Earthbound Transformers as war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}} As the Autobot forces split in two, Gears went with Optimus Prime and his contingent back to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], peacefully surrendering to Magnus, while another secret team would be left to move freely and uncover the truth behind this turn of events. Despite them being treated as prisoners on the trip home, Gears remained optimistic that the war was finally over, and they could say goodbye to Earth permanently. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} But the Autobots were treated no better on Cybertron. Gears and the rest of his group were locked up in cages, while footage of the Autobots and Decepticons' battles on Earth were broadcast around the planet to turn public opinion against them. Thankfully, there were dissidents in Shockwave's regime, and the Autobots were sprung from their cells. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} While [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] took Prime through the [[Old Slave Trails]] to see [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s rebel team, Gears and the others were taken by Broadside to meet with the Autobots rebels [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] was aligned with. En route, Bluestreak tried to have Gears fess up that it had been foolish to trust Shockwave in the first place. Bitter over where events had taken them, Gears replied that Bluestreak should "blow it out of [his] waste regulator!" {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Afterwards, Gears participated in the insurrection by Autobot dissidents against the rule of Shockwave. After an Autobot victory, Gears cuffed several Decepticons, and led them away from the battlefield. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Much to his dismay, Gears was soon put in the position of having to return to Earth. {{storylink|Original Sin}} With Prime temporarily out of action due to injuries, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] had assumed command of the Ark's crew on Cybertron, and made the decision that a new base of operations needed to be constructed on Earth, to fortify Autobot interests there. Gears griped throughout the meeting discussing this, {{storylink|Atonement}} but eventually agreed to leave his beloved homeworld behind to return to Earth. His mood wasn't much improved by A) having to work with Bluestreak and B) Bluestreak dropping boxes on his feet during the loading of the shuttle. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Once they arrived, Gears and the others began work on the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Gears Brawn FlightPods.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cobra Commander finds out about the "Trouble" part of the "Trouble Bubble"]]
Gears was among the dormant Transformers found by the terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and reprogrammed to be under the humans' control. In the process, he and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] were rebuilt to transform into Cobra [[Flight Pod]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The two may have participated in an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]], or it may have just been two regular Flight Pods. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] hacked Cobra's computers and undid his comrades' reprogramming, Gears and Brawn hunted down [[Cobra Commander]] and blew up the ship he was going to escape from [[Cobra Island]] with. However, before the Autobots could capture the commander, they were taken out by [[Storm Shadow]]'s [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mech. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Gears didn't give up so easily, however, as he joined several other Autobots and located Cobra Commander and his S.N.A.K.E. guards again. Storm Shadow fought back and killed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], sending Gears and the others into a berserker rage as they ripped his S.N.A.K.E. apart. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Gears's butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]; [[...For All Mankind|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #1]] (modern era, mentioned), [[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|#15]] (depicted)}}

[[File:Bumper-funeral.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Best seat in the house!]]
Gears was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]] during the first wave, presumably as part of the [[Silver Harvest]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Millions of years ago, Gears was one of several mourners seen at the funeral of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] killed them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

At some point after [[Surge (event)|a widespread Decepticon attack]], Gears made it to Earth, where he was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and later, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} He was eventually released once Skywatch realized their misgivings in regards to the Autobots. After a Decepticon attack on their base, Gears and the other Autobots tried to flee and regroup at [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], but were attacked by armed civilians with a grudge against the Transformers. Gears was injured and had to be carried inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s trailer. Before they could reach safety, the Autobots were attacked again, this time by Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

The Decepticon leader scattered the Autobots with extreme firepower, then left them beaten and bruised on a school playground inside Albuquerque city limits. Gears and his comrades were held hostage by two humans carrying Megatron-based handguns, unable to fight back or defend themselves without risking human lives. The dilemma was ultimately taken out of their hands by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], whose special ops training kicked in and led to him blasting one of the humans. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

[[File:FecundMoon-Impressive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm the red and blue guy who's basically Swerve.]]
Like most Autobots, Gears left Earth a few months later, intending to return to Cybertron. On board Omega Supreme's rocket mode, he gathered with a few others who sought to witness a conversation between Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Once the Autobots arrived at Cybertron, they battled [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

After the Chaos War ended, Gears joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in their search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} He was one of the crew members invited to [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s first story session meant to cure [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} and later watched ships land in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} When [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] was let loose on the ship, Gears rushed into action only to be beaten down. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} After recovering, he and many others gathered on the observation deck to witness the discovery of a mysterious portal just hanging in space. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Gears battled the [[Legislator]]s alongside [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] when they suddenly teleported on board. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} After the Legislators were defeated, he was one of a group of Autobots who helped repair [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} When the ''Lost Light'' finally returned to Cybertron, Gears participated in the celebrations. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Gears continued to serve aboard the ''Lost Light'' as it searched for the Knights of Cybertron, and was present on the [[Rodpod]] when the quantum duplicates of the ship and its crew began to cancel out. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Gears and many other members of the ''Lost Light'' crew where present when Rodimus gave his speech about [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

Gears was willingly complicit in [[Getaway]]'s mutiny against the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s command team. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} He was seen socializing with Siren (...perhaps unwillingly) at [["Visages"]] once the search was underway again under Getaway. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} When Cyberutopia turned out to be a hoax, Getaway sold out his crew to the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] and [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]], turning them into [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]]. Gears was subjected to concussive medicine by [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], apparently clearing him of the Sparkeater virus. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Gears later attended the ''Lost Light'' farewell party. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:GearsVictorianEra-HOS4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Gears and his fellow Autobots battled the Decepticons in Earth's distant past, until an ice age came around and forced them to go underground and wait it out. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} They eventually woke up in the mid-19th century, and learned that the Decepticons were up and going as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} In order to pursue the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Gears took on the form of what appeared to be a coal car and linked up with his friends to form an Autobot train. During the chase, much of the train was trapped when the Decepticons collapsed a tunnel on it, although Gears made it out safe and sound. He was hammered by Decepticon fire as he helped clear away rubble, but survived and went back to sleep underground after the Decepticons were defeated. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
During the final showdown between the Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|Joe]] and Decepticon/[[Cobra]] alliances, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] punched into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s chest and unleashed several soldier into the Decepticon base's interior, Gears among them. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' issue #2]]

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartFive-Gears.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

Gears was forged in the years leading up to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and worked with his [[mentor]] [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] on the [[Tether]], the great space elevator that linked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the [[Winged Moon]]. While most other newly forged Cybertronians found their calling and went their own ways a little more than two kilocycles after their creation, Gears chose to stay with his mentor longer than was usual—more than ten thousand cycles. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} Overenthusiastic, and more than a little accident-prone, Gears would frequently lose his footing on the Tether and drift off into space, necessitating frequent rescues from Chief of Space Security [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}} {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} During one workshift on the Tether, Gears spent some time helping another new Cybertronian, [[Rubble]], understand the basics of engineering alongside Wheeljack. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} At the end of Rubble's second trial shift, one of Gears' coworkers sprayed him with a hose. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Wheeljack brought Gears with him when he and his engineering team investigated the Winged Moon for signs of sabotage, and discovered that a member of [[The Rise]] had planted an [[energon siphon]] on the moon with the intent of redirecting it to their former headquarters underneath the [[Memorial Crater]] outside of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Gears unsuccessful attempted to dismantle the device; the resulting explosion knocked him into space again and necessitated another impromptu rescue from Wheeljack. When the rogue Titan [[Vigilem]] attacked the Tether, Gears fled with the other workers into the deepest parts of the Winged Moon, where they remained even after Vigilem severed the Tether itself. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

[[File:WheeljackOrbitalDecay-WheeljackGears.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Ripped free from its orbit, the Winged Moon's new trajectory put it on a direct path towarsd Cybertron's sun; while most of the other workers evacuated the moon, Gears stayed behind with his mentor and a small team of engineers to see if they could save the moon within seven cycles before it plummeted into the sun. After first attempting to overpressurize the moon's [[energon]] reserves, then unsuccessfully trying to manually reactivate the moon's rotational jets, the team had to take shelter as the moon drifted through the [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton]] cloud, then discovered and interrogated [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]], the culprit responsible for sabotaging the moon in the first place. Finally, however, the team hit upon a last-ditch solution to manually detonate the moon's wings, giving them enough delta-vee to push them out onto a wider orbit—while Cosmos carried out the actual demolitions work, Wheeljack taught Gears how to manually keep the moon's panels correctly aligned and later laid into Huffer when he suggested that Wheeljack was too nice to his mentee. The plan went off without a hitch, and the team celebrated their victory... only for a [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and her team of Decepticons to invade the moon at that moment. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

While Wheeljack went to get help, Gears and the other stayed behind on the moon and did what they could to make the central control room inaccessible to the invaders, including rigging the corridors with booby-traps and other annoyances. The team successfully kept the Decepticons out long enough for [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] and her Autobots to rescue them, and the engineers made the desperate decision to keep the Winged Moon and its energon stores out of Decepticon hands by creating a miniature singularity that destroyed most of the moon's energon reserves. With the moon now all but lost, Gears and the other engineers returned to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

Gears joined up with a refugee convoy made up of organic aliens and neutral Cybertronians, and reunited with his mentor, who had helped organize the exodus from Iacon, soon after they arrived at the city of Darkmount [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Later, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] tried to keep him entertained by showing him some of the flora and fauna they'd recovered from Iacon's destroyed [[A'ovan habitat]], but Gears eventually ran off to see if he could help [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] repair [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} When a swarm of [[Insecticon clone]]s invaded the city, Wheeljack and Gears used some jury-rigged alien technology to rescue a fallen Leviathan from the monsters, but over-energized their weapons and collapsed from fuel depletion. The pair awoke just in time to see an exploding ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''-class ship take out the majority of the swarm. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
In a post-apocalyptic [[2029]] where [[Skynet]] waged war against the [[Decepticon]]s, Gears's shattered remains lay in a ruined [[Los Angeles]] overpass alongside many other Cybertronian casualties. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}
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==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
Gears, along with several other Autobots, was abducted and held captive by the Decepticons. Optimus Prime undertook a rescue operation to free his friends from Megatron's clutches, entering the Decepticons' labyrinthine base in order to do so. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Bumblebee recruited Gears to join the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]], a secret strike force. {{storylink|The Bee Team}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and Gears were sent to [[South America]] where the Decepticons were attempting to build a cannon to harness the energy of the [[Crystal of Power]]. Even joined by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], the Autobots were unable to prevent the cannon's completion, but later destroyed it and capped the shaft on which the crystal had stood. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}} After [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] was inflicted on the Autobots, Gears and Beachcomber managed to sneak past the Decepticons and get a sample of [[corrostop]] from the [[Statue of Liberty]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsGears.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2| I'm just a starter character that everyone soon forgets. ''grumble''.]]
Gears participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 8 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Gears toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Grumble... I suppose they want me to supply my own penny..." (''"Transformers Collection" reissue pictured'')]]
*'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[1985]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''85'''<ref>Gears's Takara Generation 1 ID number comes from the collectors card included with the ''Transformers Collection'' reissue boxset.</ref>

: Gears was part of the first assortment of Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s released in 1984. The mold was first released in 1983 as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Micro Change]]'' line with a slightly darker blue coloration as the "Micro Robot 04 4WD Off-Road," but evidence exists to suggest it was originally designed by defunct American toy company Knickerbocker for the cancelled toyline, ''[[Mysterians]]''. The toy transforms into a red and blue pickup truck of indeterminable model (though some details resemble an old Dodge Power Wagon or Kaiser Jeep M715), with some likewise indeterminable ''stuff'' in the truck bed.

: In 1984, Gears and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]; in 1985, they were switched to come in [[robot mode]], a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot [[insignia]] on Gears's hood was replaced with a heat-activated [[rubsign]] placed on his roof. Later in 1985, the Mini-Vehicles came packaged with [[Mini-spy|Mini-spies]].

: For reasons unknown, Gears was the only Mini Vehicle not made available as part of Takara's original retail line in any capacity (while [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were not available at normal retail, both were offered as mail-away toys).

: This mold was used to make the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]], the Autobot [[Small Foot#Toys|Small Foot]] and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Swerve]] (except in Mexico, where Swerve was a straight redeco of Gears).

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-gears/47/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Gears at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Gears/gears.htm More information on G1 Gears at TFU.info]''
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*'''Pick-Up''' (Robocar, 1985)

: Released by [[Estrela]] in Brazil, "Pick-Up" was available in two different colorations: the original toy's blue-and-red, or orange-and-lighter-orange. This release lacks the Autobot symbols, instead having a variation of the original ''Microchange'' groin-sticker in robot mode. This sticker is of considerably cheaper quality, and is rarely left on loose samples.

: Whether or not he is the same character as either the [[Bat-Robô]] [[Pick-Up (Bat-Robô)|Pick-Up]] or the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]] is unknown.

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*'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)

: Manufactured by Argentinean company [[Lynsa]] but sold in Peru, these releases of Gears lacked paint, stickers or [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. Yes, plural releases. So far, three different colorations have been confirmed: the original blue-and-red, dark-blue-and-yellow, and orange-and-yellow. It is claimed that there may be ''six'' different versions of Peruvian Gears all told, with the three others being unique to that market, but no-one has been able to find and confirm the others so far.

{{note|Peruvian company BASA (which eventually changed to HUDE) apparently also (briefly) sold ''Transformers'' in Peru, but these were straight imports of Hasbro Mini Vehicles with a company sticker applied to the packaging.}}
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
*'''Minibots Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])
**''ID number'': '''12'''

: Gears was ''finally'' put out at Japanese retail in 2004, as part of ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' "Minibots Team" set. This version is slightly different from the original Hasbro releases, in that his truck mode has ''both'' the Autobot sigil sticker on his hood and the [[rubsign]] sticker on top of his roof.

:This set also includes a retooled [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumble]], [[Cosmos (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Adams]], [[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Drag]], [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Powerglide]], and [[Warpath (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Warpath]].

: This set was later [[redeco]]ed to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[G1 GoBots]] team.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/ReGears/gears.htm More information on ''The Transformers Collection'' Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Gears with Eclipse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Swerve used to be ''my'' retool... ''grumble.''"]]
*'''Autobot Gears & Autobot Eclipse''' (Legends, [[2014]])
**''Series / number'': '''02 / #010'''

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Gears is a retool of ''Generations Thrilling 30'' [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]] with a new head based on his fictional appearances rather than his original faceless toy. He transforms into a modernized 4-wheel-drive pickup truck of a made-up model and comes with [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations|Eclipse]], who transforms into either a jet or a weapon for Gears to wield via its 5mm handle.

:Gears and Eclipse's [[Hasbro]] product number, A6686, was originally occupied by a '[[Brawn (G1)/toys|Brawn]] & [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]' pack, leading [[Amazon]] to erroneously list them under those names.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service database 'leak' on The Allspark]</ref>

:The original version of this mold was redecoed and given a shell to make [[BotCon 2015]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenGears/gears.htm More information on ''Generations'' Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm still going to end up amidst a debris field of building blocks anyway."]]
*'''Autobot Gears''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, blaster

: Part of the sixth regular assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Gears can be rebuilt into a teeny pickup truck. He sports [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]]'s helmet.

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia and Chinese/Asian markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.

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[[File:Kreon-Class-of-1984-Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"And I'm still going to be trapped in a display case, never to be free."]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Class Grouch
**''Accessories'': Double-barreled pistol

: This version of Gears has more extensive [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a masked-and-visored face, and silver paint on his helmet.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OGears/gears.htm More information on Class of 1984 Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VG1-toy Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Second again... ''grumble''"]]
*'''Gears''' ("Legion Class" reissue, 2019)

:Part of the second wave "Legion Class" figures in the ''[[Vintage G1]]'' line, Gears is a reissue of his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 figure]]. Like his prior ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' release, he has both a [[rubsign]] and a normal foil Autobot insignia sticker in vehicle mode. The rubsign is an all-new type used on all of the ''Vintage G1'' toys; the insignia only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus the silver border is mirror-level reflective. This version also has production information tampographed onto his inner right foot.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Gears was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada.

{{G1GearsMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Gears''' (St. Louis McDonald's promotion, 1985)
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5AutobotGears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance is one of forty-six double-sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titan Masters Attack.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Generations'' Legends-class Gears toy, with line-art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Alex Tarca]] for both modes.

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
[[File:TFTM-MaybeGears.jpg|thumb|I sign on to a major movie, and all I get is a lousy cameo appearance?!]]
*In his first Marvel Comics appearance, Gears sported a more humanoid [[character model]] that looked less like his toy than his final animation model. He would also use this model in the UK annual story "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]", while ''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'' was inexplicably drawn with this model in the earlier UK story "[[The Enemy Within!]]".
*The dialogue script for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' reveals that Gears was supposed to appear in the film during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], speaking a single line in horrified reaction to the formation of Devastator ("We're finished! Aaaaahh!"). He was cut from the finished feature, but actor Don Messick recorded the line and remains listed in the film's credits as Gears (but not, oddly enough, as [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], who ''does'' speak). A 'bot with Gears's color scheme appears on Moonbase One, but is probably not supposed to be him.
**The script provides no context for Gears's scream, so it might be intended to imply that Devastator proceeded to kill him in some fashion. This would fit with the earliest draft of the film, which also saw Gears killed off, albeit in a different way: blown to pieces in a carpet-bombing run by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] during [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref>
*Gears appeared in a [[:File:PulseCon-Kingdom-promo-art.jpg|concept poster]] for ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', suggesting a new toy of him was considered for inclusion in the toyline, but such toy ultimately never materialized.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gears''' (ギアーズ ''Giāzu'')
*''Czech:'' '''Převodovka'''
*''French:'' '''Rollo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Fuvaros''' ("Hauler")
*''Italian:'' '''Mulo'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Biànsùxiāng''' (变速箱, "Transmission")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Mecano''' (Portugal comics), '''Engrenagem''' (Brazil comics), '''Pick-Up''' (Brazil toys)
*''Russian:'' '''Privod''' (Привод, "Drive")
*''South American:'' '''Pick-Up'''

==References==
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Dallin06: Gears annoyed (as usual), at the Jumpstarters antics. {{art|art=Hayato Sakamoto}} {{comicinterior|type=manga|source=''Transformers Legends'' webcomic|owner=TakaraTomy}} [[Category:Images by Hayato Sakamoto]...

Drift (RID)

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Dallin06: /* Legion Class */

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{{disambigm|Drift (disambiguation)|Deadlock (disambiguation)}}
:''Drift is an [[Autobot]] and former [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RID2015-Drift.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Now use head for something other than target.]]
While [[Death's Head (G1)|some]] [[Lockdown (Animated)|bounty]] [[Axer (G1)|hunters]] may be unscrupulous thugs for hire, '''Drift''' is a rarity: he's a bounty hunter with a conscience. Dedicated to hunting down wrongdoers and crooks across the galaxy, Drift aims to bring his targets in fairly and honorably, with the goal of rehabilitating them into contributing members of Cybertronian society. This rigid moral code may be an attempt to distance himself from his shady past — he doesn't like to talk about his old life as the [[Decepticon]] thief '''Deadlock''' in the employ of [[Shadow Raker]], nor his time with the decidedly amoral [[Ronin]].

Not that he's all sunshine and roses, however. As a result of his training with the [[Circle of Light]], Drift is an exacting perfectionist in everything he does. He adheres to an unbending code of honor he follows ''to the letter'', a level of strictness even [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] finds excessive. He is blunt and dismissive, rarely giving even slight praise, which often leaves his two [[Mini-Con]] students, [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], feeling unappreciated. They stick with him because he helped lift them out of the gutter, but....

Drift is an expert in blade combat, eschewing blasters for the up-close approach, leaving his Mini-Cons to handle outside distractions while he focuses on his target. Turns out he needs the backup, as he's quite unpopular with other bounty hunters... particularly [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], who's itching to turn Drift into so many metal shavings. He can also form the sword of [[Ultra Bee]].

{{bigquote|Solutions to the most troubling problems come to the calmed mind.|Drift|"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Bauza]] (English), [[Tomokazu Sugita]] (Japanese)|[[Su Xin]] (Chinese), [[Raffaele Farina]] (Italian), [[Andreas Müller]] (German), [[Jean-Michel Vovk]] (French), [[Jorge Badillo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Luiz Antônio Lobue]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:HuntingSeason Drift.jpg|thumb|left|275px|"We make sacred pact. I promise teach karate to you, you promise learn. I say, you do, no questions."]]

Back when he was Deadlock, Drift was once a student of the Decepticon [[Shadow Raker]]. He eventually left Shadow Raker's tutelage, taking the Mini-Cons Slipstream and Jetstorm with him. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}

Drift and his Mini-Cons headed to [[Earth]] to collect on the bounty on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s head, however arriving at the same time was [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]. Drift tangled with the Decepticon at a deserted ranch, however Fracture got the better of him, and it was only through Bumblebee's help that Fracture was sent into a retreat. Drift saw this as a life debt and insisted on protecting Bee, though his following Bumblebee everywhere wore thin fast. After [[Denny Clay|Denny]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] were captured by Fracture to use as a trade, Drift remained resolute in sticking with Bumblebee who pointed out that there was more to honor. When Fracture was defeated, mostly thanks to Slipstream and Jetstorm hijacking the Decepticon's ship, Drift was released from his life debt, though admitted that as Bumblebee had proven himself to be honorable, he would not pursue the bounty, instead leaving in [[Drift's ship|his ship]]. {{Storylink|Hunting Season}}

[[File:TRID_E_17_Drift_Earth_Vehicle_Mode.jpg|thumb|right|300px|They wouldn't let Denny within a 5-mile radius of this thing during filming.]]

Drift later returned to Earth in search of Jetstorm, who had abandoned his master after polishing his sword incorrectly. Drift and Slipstream met up with Bumblebee's team again and encountered Jetstorm, who had decided to adopt [[Russell Clay]] as his new master. Before they could argue the matter any further, Bumblebee recruited all three of them to help re-capture [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] and [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], who had escaped captivity. The Autobots headed out in pursuit of the two Decepticons, and eventually discovered that they had commandeered a [[human]] tank. Drift took a blast from the tank, knocking him unconscious, and his two students rushed to his aid instead of contributing to the fight. As soon as he came round, Drift reprimanded his Mini-Cons for disobeying him... until Russell gave him a piece of his mind. Humbled, Drift reluctantly went along with Jetstorm's plan to disable the tank, which turned out to be successful. In the aftermath, Drift welcomed Jetstorm back into the fold, and announced to Bumblebee that he planned to remain on Earth for the time being so that he could learn more about teamwork. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

[[File:RID-Driftmeditates.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Hey, Drift, in ''An Officer and a Gentleman'', did you really do all those sit-ups?" "I wish! I did one, and they just showed it a thousand times."]]

Drift and his Mini-Cons participated in a training exercise. They later [[GroundBridge]]d underwater with the rest of the Autobots, who were in pursuit of [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]. After the Decepticon broke into an Cybertronian spaceship, Drift pursued him inside, but wound up trapped in a room with Sideswipe. Undeterred, Drift instructed his two students to meditate, and Sideswipe reluctantly went along with it. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}}

Drift helped Fixit zero in on a pair of Decepticon signals. They turned out to belong to [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], and the Autobots, sans Grimlock, tried to GroundBridge into Crown City. The bridge malfunctioned and wound up stranding the team in the Arctic. A second GroundBridge had them materialize outside the city limits, and the team were held up by traffic while Grimlock and Fixit fought the two Decepticons. {{storylink|The Champ}}

When Fixit reverted to his sentry programming and armed the scrapyard's security systems, Drift suggested that Fixit might have to be destroyed. He and his two students were trapped by containment fields, but he managed to escape and pursued [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s components when they managed to escape from stasis. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Drift and the other Autobots found themselves trapped outside their own base after Steeljaw's team moved in and set up a subsonic field to keep them out. While the others created a diversion, Drift and Bumblebee rigged up a catapult which they used to get Drift's Mini-Cons into the scrapyard, disabling the subsonic field so Drift and the others could retake the base. {{storylink|Lockout}}

After Grimlock tried to befriend [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], Drift joined in the hunt for the villainous Dinobot and did his best to redirect a runaway train. When Scowl attacked a nearby spa, Drift and his two students searched for their quarry in the showers; Scowl managed to get the drop on all three of them and took the trio down. {{storylink|Similarly Different}} Drift joined up with newcomer [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] when the team tried to bring in [[Zizza]]. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}}

[[File:GhostsAndImpostors Spooky Drift.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"George Takei?" "That's right. And I would never have gotten away with it, regardless of you meddling kids."]]

After some of the Autobots began feeling homesick for Cybertron, Bumblebee decided to take them on a vacation. The team GroundBridged to abandoned [[Edmondville]] after an erupting volcano proved unpopular. The team had fun scaring off a group of human tourists, although Drift didn't get the chance to show off his ghost costume. Drift later had to deal with [[Pseudo|an imposter]], who escaped into the town's abandoned mineshaft. With the help of Drift's Minicons, the team managed to flush Pseudo out and incapacitate him. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

[[File:OverloadedPart2-ArcticDrift.jpg|thumb|left|275px|A warrior is a master of himself and his environment.]]

When Sideswipe and Strongarm were kidnapped by Decepticons, Drift and the other Autobots set off to rescue their comrades from the Decepticon's base of operations. They discovered that the Decepticons were using the [[Crown City Colossus]] to summon [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] from another dimension. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} With their forces bolstered by the return of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], Drift freed his allies and fought against the Decepticons while Optimus took on Megatronus. After Steeljaw's forces were routed, Drift and Sideswipe hacked off part of the Colossus's arm and pinned Megatronus beneath its weight, allowing Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Sideswipe to power up using their [[Decepticon Hunter]]s and finish off Megatronus. Afterwards, Drift returned to their base with the others. Like the other Autobots, he chose to remain on Earth under Bumblebee's command. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

As Decepticons were being detected far from the scrapyard, Drift was assigned to be part of an "away team" to hunt them. He and the rest of the team were sent on a mission to the [[Arctic]] under [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s command, however as they tracked the Decepticon, they found themselves having to deal with Optimus's weakened state as a result of the Primes taking back the power they had bestowed on the Autobot leader. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} After rescuing Optimus from a cliff and then becoming the victims of an avalanche, the Autobots managed to sneak up on [[Polarclaw]] by [[scanning]] some arctic camouflage. Drift took part in the mountain chase, which saw Polarclaw driven into an ice floe and incapacitated. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

[[File:CoverMe-desertdriftandminicons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Dull brown surprise!]]
Travelling south, the away team switched paintjobs again, this time adopting desert camouflage from an offroad jeep. During the hunt for another Decepticon, Drift had to suffer Sideswipe's ceaseless chattering. When the team was ran across [[Swelter]] and [[Glacius]], Drift deployed his students to test their skills, though he had to intervene after they were defeated. Searching for [[Razorpaw]], the Autobots ended up at a military base where Drift and Sideswipe were ambushed by the two Mini-Cons again. Though the pair were trapped in a metal cocoon by their foes, Drift was at least grateful for the fact that it had silenced Sideswipe. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

[[File:GraduationExercises-injureddrift.jpg|thumb|left|275px|"Until then, let's all have a drink. I've got soda, beer, and Hetap."]]

Investigating possible interference with one of Windblade's caches, Optimus's team found themselves up against [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] and his army of Mini-Cons. During the ensuing firefight, Slipstream and Jetstorm pretended no to hear their master's orders in a bid to act independently in the field. Drift was injured as a result, and sealed himself in the cache. While the other Autobots dealt with spererate squadrons of Stockade's troops, Drift successfully used the cache's force field and the weapons it contained to hold off the Decepticons. After witnessing his students acquit themselves against the foes, he informed them that their education was complete, and they were free to act as they themselves saw fit. However, they insisted on remaining his students. Drift accepted to continue teaching the Mini-Cons, though he warned he would no longer tolerate disobedience in the line of fire. The stealth team then learned that the scrapyard's GroundBridge had been repaired, and Drift was carried back to base by Grimlock through a portal. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

After a chance encounter resulted in [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] joining the team, the Autobots got a lead to the location of the remaining Decepticons on Earth; [[Toolbox]], a recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." They used a ruse to infiltrate the crashed ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' which the Decepticons were using as a base by posing as captives. Though they made good headway in their infiltration at first, an argument between Bumblebee and Optimus caused them to pause, allowing the Decepticons higher ups to catch wind of their presence. In due course, the Autobots found themselves completely surrounded by the enemy. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

[[File:DecepticonIslandPart2-DriftAndRatchet.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"What are you doing?" "Dunno, a fangirl told me to stand over here next to you."]]

Thanks to an impromptu distraction created by Windblade, the rest of the Autobots were able to make a break for it and escape from Steeljaw's troops. They then split up into smaller teams, with Drift and Ratchet sent to free the captured Windblade. They found [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] putting her in a stasis pod and fought with the Decepticon. Drift became trapped in a pod himself and missed Overload's defeat, but he and the others were able to escape the ship before the [[cryo-gas]] bomb went off, freezing all on board. In the aftermath, several Autobots decided to return to Cybertron, as the Decepticon threat had been eliminated. Drift opted to remain on Earth under Bumblebee's command so they could work on building a permanent base of operations, and better meet any future threats that came to the planet. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}} When news of the Bee Team's exploits reached Cybertron, Drift became one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

Bumblebee took his team on a tour of interesting locations on Earth, culminating in them visiting the remains of Autobot Outpost Omega One, only to find a strange bomb had been set up to detonate. Though the team split up, Drift ended up coming to the aid of Bumblebee and Sideswipe against [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] and [[Buzzstrike]], only to be knocked out by the two scavengers. He later recovered in time to watch Bumblebee prevent the bomb from doing significant damage. {{storylink|History Lessons}} When Bumblebee split up the team to search sites of Cybertronian significance, Drift was assigned look in Canada. The team was accidentally bridged back to the scrapyard instead of Mount St. Hilary because Denny and Russell didn't know what they were doing. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}}

Drift and Strongarm checked out the [[Great Wall of China]] during the search. When they later joined Grimlock after the Dinobot encountered [[Thermidor]] and [[Tricerashot]], Drift joined in the pursuit, only to be stopped by a fallen tree. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

[[File:MightyBigTrouble-Driftandminicons.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"He's the single most frustrating man I've ever met."]]

Team Bee retrieved a [[high energy pulse generator]] from [[Egypt]], only to have to destroy it when it threatened to fry their brains. Following an invasion of the scrapyard by the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Drift was outraged when Fixit, Jetstorm and Slipstream were abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], and used as leverage to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} Joined by Optimus, the team split up to search for Starscream. After the others ran into the Weaponizer Mini-Cons and teamed up, Drift joined them in the middle of [[Aerobolt]]'s story. A short time later, they ran into the Scavengers, and then during the fight with them, the Mini-Cons were captured by Starscream. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} The Scavengers defeated, Drift and the rest of the team located Starscream's ship, and during the ensuing battle with the Decepticons, they were knocked out by Starscream. They eventually managed to defeat Starscream, despite him successfully merging with the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, by dragging him down into range of Fixit's signal so he could be de-merged. After farewelling Optimus and the Mini-Cons, Drift gave his Mini-Cons permission to hang out with Sideswipe for a while, and Team Bee split up to search more Cybertronian sites. {{storylink|Worthy}}

[[File:RiD2015-S3E3-03.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"There is literally nothing left that he could do to make this situation worse."]]

During the Autobots' downtime, Drift continued practicing with his sword. He joined Bumblebee and Grimlock in going to the aid of Sideswipe and Strongarm when it turned out [[Heatseeker]] was too much for them to handle. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 1)}} His knowledge of the missiles Heatseeker was using allowed the Autobots to disable them. During the ensuing battle against the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]], the whole team was knocked unconscious and temporarily merged into [[Ultra Bee|one robot]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}}

After Drift used Grimlock in a demonstration with Jetstorm, the Dinobot insisted on becoming his "poodle". To Drift's chagrin, Grimlock's clumsy attempts to put his teachings into practice were actually successful, leading to the capture of [[Crustacion]]. {{storylink|Defrosted}} The team joined up with [[Rescue Bot]] [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] during a mission to secure the Decepticon [[Ragebyte]]. At one point Drift retrieved a jetboat from the scrapyard, only to fall out when Sideswipe commandeered it. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Despite [[Zorillor]] spraying him with blinding gunk, Drift was able to slice the end off the Con's gun and dispatched his pupils to finish taking down the Decepticon. Along with the rest of the team, Drift found himself infatuated with the [[Sphere of Doradus]] Zorillor had been carrying, and had to fight its effects long enough to capture Springload. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} Drift took part in a mission to try to get a Decepticon Hunter back from [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]] and [[Wildbreak]]. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

[[File:TheGreatDivide-DriftSword.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Whoso pulleth out this Drift..."]]

After a methane explosion during the pursuit of Drag Strip, the team were temporarily again merged into one robot, with Drift as the sword. In the aftermath they found themselves having to cope with two Sideswipes. {{storylink|The Great Divide}} Drift and the rest of the team captured [[Boostwing|three]] [[Pilfer|Decepticon]] [[Jacknab|brothers]] as a result of Strongarm employing her detective skills. {{storylink|Get a Clue}} When Shadow Raker arrived on Earth to reclaim the Mini-Cons, Drift was initially evasive towards the rest of his team, but eventually admitted his prior history with the Con. Shadow Raker managed to reclaim the Mini-Cons for a while, but they were able to trick him into remaining on Earth long enough for Drift and the team to track him down and capture him. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}

Another of Fixit's combiner experiments led to the Autobots switching bodies. Occupying Sideswipe's form during the subsequent mission to defeat the Stunticons led to Drift tripping up when he forgot he no longer had his Mini-Cons, however he and Sideswipe succeeded in taking down the Decepticon team. {{storylink|Disordered Personalities}} A visit by Strongarm's old friend [[Nightra]] turned out weird when the team discovered Nightra was actually a criminal being hunted by the Autobot bounty hunter [[Blastwave]]. After the truth was revealed, Drift was nearly blown out of [[Blastwave's ship]] by Nightra, barely being caught by the ''real'' bounty hunter on his way out of the cargo bay. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}}

Drift remained back at the scrapyard while Grimlock was dabbling in the art world. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}} Then later while the team was trying to recapture [[Simacore]], they had to also deal with Grimlock given super speed by another of Fixit's experiments. {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}} Slipstream accidentally shattered Drift's katana while cleaning it, leading to Sidweswipe covering it up by slipping Drift a nerf sword instead. Drift remained unaware during the mission to prevent the Stunticons from stealing a maglev train's power supply, until he inevitably drew the sword and instantly pinned the blame on Sideswipe. When Slipstream later admitted his wrongdoing, Drift conceded that maybe Sideswipe shouldn't be judged on his past pranks—and immediately fell victim to another prank while trying to fix his sword. {{storylink|Railroad Rage}}

[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemy Grimlock hugs Drift.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]
Bumblebee announced strict new discipline as they continued the hunt of the Stunticons, and began micromanaging the team's operation, much to Drift's annoyance. The team managed to combine into their Ultra Bee form without the aid of Fixit's equipment and fought Menasor. {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}} When Optimus returned to recruit Drift for a mission, Drift insisted on completing the team's current mission to secure Windblade's cache on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] first. During the mission, the team again merged and managed to defeat the Decepticons once and for all. Drift and his students were then able to leave Earth with Optimus, but not before Drift got a last hug from Grimlock. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

In order to prove Optimus's theories, Drift infiltrated the High Council chambers and gathered evidence that the leaders of Cybertron were using mind control on the population. Drift rejoined the rest of the Bee Team as they traveled back to Cybertron to expose the new council, however after evading the planetary defenses, they landed and were immediately surrounded by security. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} With the help of Dropforge and Steeljaw, the team managed to gain entry to the [[High Council Tower]]. Discovering that the council were actually disguised Decepticons led by [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]], Drift and his pupils took out [[Riotgear]] using a Deployer technique they have been working on. The team later merged into Ultra Bee to combat the Decepticons' [[Galvatronus (RID)|own combined form]] while Fixit disabled the Decepticon mind control. A protracted battle followed, but the Autobots prevailed, and in the aftermath, Optimus assigned the Bee Team as ambassadors to Earth. The team returned to the planet they now regarded as home, and found themselves again pursuing Steeljaw. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
[[File:TwoPlusTwoEqualsMore Drift hugs his mini-cons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|To Serve Bot.]]
Drift watched Grimlock and Fixit perform in a talent show. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}

Drift allowed Jetstorm and Slipstream to watch a "[[television|training simulation]]" when Sideswipe came along and explained to them the concept of "dibs". Then, Fixit detected that the two [[Cyclone]]s [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] and [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] were on the loose and informed the Bee Team as such. Slipstream called "dibs" on recapturing the rogue Mini-Cons, which Drift allowed, despite Bumblebee's concern. {{storylink|The Power of Dibs}} When Slipstream and Jetstorm returned to base with the Cyclones in hand, Drift met them with an uncharacteristic "welcome back" hug. Though he quickly regained his composure, Drift confided to his students that he was glad they were unharmed. {{storylink|Two Plus Two Equals More}}

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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
Drift was once a homeless bot, forced to steal Energon. He came to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s attention and joined the Decepticon army as Deadlock, however when he was nearly destroyed during a battle, he was found and repaired by the [[Circle of Light]]. They taught him the ways of the Samurai until the war eventually reached them. Deadlock eventually joined up with a group of bounty hunters known as the [[Ronin]]. When they tracked a target to a moon of [[Athena]] and [[Foxtrot]]'s solution was to destroy the moon, Deadlock rebelled against the plan. He destroyed the ship and fled. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

Drift was out searching for [[energon]] when the rest of Bumblebee's team hunted down [[Scuzzard]] and [[Filch]], but arrived back in time to help prevent Filch from escaping captivity a second time. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} Drift's reluctance to work with the rest of Bumblebee's team did not endear him to 'Bee. When the team caught the Ronin [[Forager]], who recognized Drift as Deadlock, Bumblebee began to doubt Drift's motives, leading Drift to opt to leave the team. When Foxtrot and [[Stilts]] later captured Team Bee, Drift posed as his old self, which allowed him to get back into the scrapyard and surreptitiously free the Autobots so that they could defeat the Ronin. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

During the incident with [[Skinkbomb]], Drift and his Mini-Cons were off on a scouting mission, and Fixit didn't have any luck contacting them. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

As part of the "away team", Drift helped apprehend [[Shocksprocket]]. The team headed to [[Chomolungma|Mount Everest]] to hunt [[Abominus (RID)|Abominus]], only to be temporarily captured after falling into one of the Decepticon's boobytraps, until Slipstream rescued them. They later successfully apprehended Abominus. {{storylink|Autobot World Tour}}

===''Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee''===
A disgruntled Drift tried to prepare Bumblebee to battle the Decepticon spy [[Phantomjaw]], but the training was going poorly until one of Drift's blows left Bumblebee floundering in mud. With his new, darker color, Drift had a hard time seeing him, and observed that it gave Bumblebee an advantage. Suddenly, Phantomjaw himself interrupted the lesson, much to the dismay of an indignant Drift. Bee was losing his fight until Drift, seized with inspiration, told him to scan a black car, mimicking the stealthy coloration of his earlier mudbath. Phantomjaw lost track of the new "Black Knight" Bumblebee and was sent flying by the Autobot's fist as a result. {{storylink|Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:RID05-driftlaunchesminicons.jpg|thumb|left|150px|High Expectations Asian Father.]]
When Team Bee was lured to [[Fort Tucker]] to fight a pair of Vehicons, Drift was forced to aid Grimlock after the Dinobot was felled while protecting some humans. It later turned out to be a distraction while Steeljaw and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] abducted Fixit and Russell from the scrapyard. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}}

Returning to base, the team found empty stasis pods and the computer trashed, and were forced to resort to their own wits to work out where Steeljaw was. After Grimlock reasoned that he was somewhere in the [[Sierra Vistas]], Drift spotted some [[energon]] left on Bumblebee by the Vehicons. The team was able to track the source of the energon to the cave in question, rescuing Fixit and Russell before engaging Steeljaw's crew. Drift found himself double-teamed by Fracture and [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], until the three Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was not part of Megatron's command. In the aftermath Team Bee was left with the majority of Steeljaw's team as prisoners. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

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==Commercial appearances==
Drift faced off against Fracture in the middle of some woods, launching his two Mini-Con partners as the Decepticon did the same. Slipstream and Jetstorm were victorious in their fight, and Drift loomed over them proudly as the two smaller robots high-fived. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise Deployers toy commercial}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
*''unlock Starter'' — 500 Energon Cubes or 10 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock 1-Step'' — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Warrior'' — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Deployer'' — 6000 Energon Cubes or 120 Ultra Sparks
When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

===Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker===
Drift acted as a goalkeeper in a soccer match between him, [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]; and the Decepticons [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], and [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker}}

==Toys==
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
====Warrior Class====
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[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|You have no honor! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TAV18Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Your pitiful American version lacks honor.''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Warrior Class, 2015-2016)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[June 27|06-27]]'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV18'''
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword

: First released as part of the second wave of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior Class assortment, "Autobot Drift" transforms from a samurai robot into a futuristic orange car that appears to be a cross between [[Drift (AOE)|AOE Drift's]] Bugatti Veyron alt-mode and a Gumpert Apollo. In robot mode, his two swords can be stored on his left hip. In car mode, they store on his underside by using the tabs on his legs with the slots in the sword handles.

: His scannable [[insignia]] is dead-center on his chest, easily scanned even in-package.

:Despite being succeeeded by the "Blizzard Strike" redeco in wave 6, which itself was later re-released under the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' subline imprint packaging refresh, the original orange version of Drift was later ''also'' re-released in ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' packaging.

:The [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toyline|Adventure]] version of Drift features a yellow-y orange plastic, and features extra paint applications on his feet, shoulder and arm panels, chest, & his mustache. Like his Hasbro counterpart, he features a different scannable badge. In-package, this is covered up by a "dummy sticker" to prevent scanning without purchase. Scanning the real sticker unlocks Drift in the Transformers Chronicle checklist app.

:A redeco of this figure with a new head sculpt was also released under TakaraTomy's ''Adventure'' line under the name "[[Drift (G1)#Adventure|Drift Origin Mode]]", now representing an alternate universe counterpart of the character.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/Drift/drift.htm More information on Drift at TFU.info]''

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[[File:2015RIDWarriorClassStealthDrift.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|After [[Drift (G1)|the G1 deco]], you knew they were bound to do [[Drift (AOE)|this one.]]]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift''' (Warrior Class, 2016-2017)
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword

:"Blizzard Strike Drift" is a redeco of the original Warrior Class Drift, featuring a light-blue "arctic" coloration. Drift also features clear plastic on his wheels and his car roof kibble.

:Like his original toy, his scannable [[insignia]] is dead-center on his chest, easily scanned even in-package. Strangely, his [[stock photography]] depicting him having a [[:File:RID15-Warrior-Class-Blizzard-Strike-Drift-Decepticon-badge.jpg|''Decepticon'' sticker-badge]] rather than his Autobot badge, which ''also'' unlocks the same character if scanned.

:Blizzard Strike Drift was first released as part of the sixth wave of the Warrior Class assortment, but was later re-released under the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' subline imprint packaging refresh.
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Warrior-Class-Alpine-Strike-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Candy Cane Drift]]
*'''Alpine Strike Autobot Drift''' (Warrior Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword

:"Alpine Strike Autobot Drift" is yet another redeco of the Warrior Class figure, featuring a deco pattern based on his IDW counterpart, but does not use the alternate head retool from the VS set, unfortunately.
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====One-Step Changers====
[[File:2015RIDOneStepDrift.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|No one is truly disabled as long as he has honor! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-adventure-TED-13-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TED13'''
: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' One-Step figures, Drift transforms from a stumpy samurai robot into a futuristic orange car in just one step, sharing the same transformation scheme with One Step Changer Bumblebee. Drift features articulation on his pair of shoulders and includes 3mm compatible hands. Like Bumblebee, Drift cannot ride on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp .26 Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]] due to how the legs are molded.

: His scannable [[insignia]] is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, easily scanned even in-package.

: This figure was released twice: First in 2015 in the original ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging design, and then again in 2016 in the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' [[subline imprint]] packaging refresh.

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[[File:TF-RID-Combiner-Force-1-Step-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (2017)

: Part of the upcoming wave of One-Step Changers, and the first of the ''Combiner Force'' subline, Autobot Drift is another mold that shares a similar transformation to ''Age of Extinction'' [[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|One-Step Changer Drift]] (oh the irony!). His scannable badge is on his vehicle mode's roof. Although the badge is accessible while in-package, the badge was neutered by a thin string, unless you want to take the toy out from the packaging. This Drift can ride on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp .26 Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], but does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

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====Mini-Con Deployers====
[[File:RID2015-Mini-Con-Deployers-Autobot-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from brick to brick and back again! ''Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TAV-27-Micron-Shooter-Autobot-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, you can't put my Mini-Cons on my arms. Buy me.''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift & Jetstorm''' (Mini-Con Deployer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[September 19|09-19]]'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV27'''
**''Accessories'': Jetstorm Mini-Con (Hasbro only), Slipstream & Jetstorm Microns (TakaraTomy only), armor sprues (1 for the Hasbro release, 2 for the Takara release)

:Packaged with Jetstorm, this new Warrior-sized mold of Drift transforms from a Cybertronian Car to a robot with very limited articulation. He also features a deployer gimmick, which works with any saw blade-type Mini-Con. His mustache is still not painted. He also features 3mm compatible holes on his arms and a 5mm compatible left hand.

:Although his stock render shows that his scannable [[insignia]] is placed on the left side of his vehicle mode, the final product features his badge on his robot mode chest, easily scanned even in-package.

:The Adventure release of Deployers Drift, titled '''Micron Shooter Drift Set''', features additional paint applications, and both of his original Mini-cons Slipstream and Jetstorm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/DeployerDrift/drift.htm More information on Deployer Drift at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Deployer-Blizzard-Strike-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift & Jetstorm''' (Mini-Con Deployer, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Jetstorm Mini-Con, armor sprues

:A redeco of Deployers toy, the set features blizzard-themed colors of Drift & Jetstorm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/BSDeployerDrift/drift.htm More information on Deployer Blizzard Strike Drift at TFU.info]''

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====Legion Class====
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[[File:RID2015-Legion-Class-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pocket-sized honor!]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Legion Class, 2016-2017)
:Part of the sixth wave of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class lineup, Drift transforms from a robot into a futuristic car in several steps, and he features 3mm compatible hands.

:This figure has been released twice: First in late 2015/early 2016 as part of wave 6 of the Legion Class assortment in the original ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging design, and then again in mid-2017 in the ''Combiner Force'' subline imprint packaging refresh, as part of wave 12 of the Legion Class assortment along with [[Cyclonus (WFC)#Legion|Cyclonus]] and [[Heatseeker#Legion|Heatseeker]], although that latter wave was only ever released internationally, with no confirmed sighting at US retail.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/LegDrift/drift.htm More information on Legion Drift at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-49-Legion-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobots vs Clampdown''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2016-[[May 31|05-31]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV49'''
:A redeco of the Legion Class Autobot Drift figure, the toy features some paint applications on his parts for show-accuracy.

:Drift was released along with Optimus Prime, Ratchet, and Clampdown. Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).

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[[File:Blizzard Strike Legion Drift toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Icile-sized honor!]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift''' (Legion Class, 2016)
:Another redeco of the Legion Class for wave 8, Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift figure features a light-blue coloration inspired from ''Generation 1'' [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr's]].

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====Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changers====
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift''' (Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer, 2015)
[[File:RID2015-three-step-changer-blizzard-strike-drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Coming soon: Activision Attack Drift!]]

:Three-Step Changer Autobot Drift is an entirely new mold and shares a transformation with Three-step Bumblebee and Sideswipe. Strangely, the toy features a Blizzard-themed deco before he was released in his original colors, and he features a masked faceplate. Blizzard Strike Drift also features 5mm compatible hands, which can be used to wield any Mini-Cons from the Mini-Con Weaponizers subline.

:His scannable insignia is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, easily scanned even in-package.

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[[File:Transformers-adventure-TED-18-Big-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The TV Colors version is also available as an alternate downloadable content skin!]]
*'''Big Drift''' (Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer, [[2016]]-[[February 27|02-27]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TED18'''

:Part of the 8th wave of the ''Easy Dynamic Series'' line, Big Drift is for some reason, a redeco of Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift in his original colors, instead of the other way around. The toy also features a maskless faceplate.

:His scannable insignia is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, compatible to TakaraTomy's ''Transformers: Chronicle'' app. This was restricted by a dummy sticker in-package.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Mini-Con-Weaponizers-Three-Step-Autobot-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with least honorable paint operations!]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer, 2016)

:Part of the 8th wave of Three-Step Changers, and the first of the Mini-Con Weaponizers subline, this Drift is a redeco of his ''Easy Dynamic Series'' release of the mold but features limited paint operations & differences compared to the Japanese release of the toy.

:His scannable insignia is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, easily scanned even in-package. His 3D stock render still depicts him having a masked head.

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====Team Combiners====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Team-Combiner-Drift-Sword.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Ultra Bee''' (Team Combiner, 2017)

:Drift is a non-transformable sword that serves as Ultra Bee's weapon. He can also be stored in Grimlock's tail (exactly ''how'' is unclear, given the vague instructions). The packaging and instructions made no mention of Drift himself. The blade's lower section features two pairs of tabs, which can be mounted on Ultra Bee's back. The handle can pivot left and right for unknown reasons.

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==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Number'': '''1/12'''

: Part of the third assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Drift is a soft-plastic, minimally-painted figurine, depicted swinging his swords with a severe torso-twist action.

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

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*'''Autobot Drift''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''8/12'''

:Part of the fifth assortment of ''Tiny Titans'', this version of Drift is now molded in red plastic, and is in a more "normal" front-facing battle-ready pose.

:As per usual, he includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

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===Dickie Toys===
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Single Pack, 2016/2017)
:Released as part of the Single Pack assortment, Drift is a show-accurate, non-transforming die-cast vehicle based on his alternate mode. He features through-axle construction, allowing for super-speedy racing on smooth surfaces, and his car mode is compatible with many tracks and playsets from ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox''.

:He was also available with the following redeco variants:
:*'''Power Up''', which features metallic blue paint applictions.
:*'''Neon''', which features a brighter hue of yellow.
:*'''Cybertron''', which features a gray scale redeco.
:*'''Arctic''', which features a white redeco.
:*'''Energon''', which features shiny metallic paint.
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*'''Autobot Drift''' (Plastic Robots & Car 2-pack, 2017)
:This 2-pack features an unchanged Drift toy car, but with a show-accurate, non-transforming robot mode figure as a bonus!
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*'''Robots in Disguise 5-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 8-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 11-Pack''' (2017)

:The unchanged Drift car (or any of his random redecoes) was also available in either of these multi-packs. He would probably be bundled with his robot mode figurine though.
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==Notes==
[[File:KreonDrift - Lunchbox Commercial.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
* In the Japanese dub of the series, ''Transformers Adventure'', Drift speaks in an archaic dialect associated with the samurai, often ending sentences with "de gozaru" (でござる) (an honorific that eventually evolved into "desu"). This was also the verbal tic previously used for [[Tigatron]] (who was played as a samurai, too), though Drift doesn't ramble it in nearly as much excess (he leaves ''that'' goofiness to Slipstream and Jetstorm).
* Drift's color scheme is seemingly derived from early designs for ''Age of Extinction'' [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]].<ref>[http://i.hizliresim.com/GRPvpZ.jpg]</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/PG_023_Samurai_003_1411660401.jpg]</ref>
* His voice actor Eric Bauza was a huge fan of [[Drift (G1)|the original Drift]], so don't be surprised if he calls this one of his favorite roles.
* A late-series ''[[Kre-O]]'' "[[Transformers Lunchbox]]" [https://vimeo.com/143328397 commercial] shows a CG-rendered [[Kreon]] of Drift. This is the only indication that a Drift Kreon was potentially in the works; no listings or production samples have surfaced.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drift''' (ドリフト ''Dorifuto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Piāoyí''' (China, 漂移, "Drift")

==References==
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[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) combiners]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Tiny Titans]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

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Legion class Blizzard strike [[Autobot]] [[Drift (RID)| Drift]]. {{RID2015stock}}

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Legion class Blizzard strike [[Autobot]] [[Drift (RID)| Drift]]. {{RID2015stock}}

Captain Rex

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Dallin06:

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:''Rex is a [[Galactic Republic|Republic]] [[Cloning|clone]] from the [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] universe.''
[[Image:Captain Rex package art.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I used to think that being a good soldier meant doing everything they told you. That’s how they designed us. But we’re not robots. We’re not programmed. You have to learn to make your own decisions.]]
'''Captain Rex''' is a [[clone trooper]] captain who likes to use transforming battle suits of various sizes to stomp into hordes of enemy [[battle droid]]s, guns blazing. During one mission he surprised the droids with a mighty [[AT-TE]],<ref>''[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]'' Captain Rex AT-TE packaging</ref> and when he learned of [[Confederacy|Separatist]] activity on [[Orto Plutonia]], he used a [[Freeco Bike]] to investigate.<ref>''Crossovers'' Captain Rex to Freeco Bike packaging</ref>

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==Toys==
===''Crossovers''===
[[Image:Crossovers-toy RexAT-TE.JPG|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Captain Rex to AT-TE''' (2009/2010)
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher/gun, missile

:Captain Rex transforms from a white robot to a gray, six-legged [[AT-TE]] walker. Like his fellow clone [[Commander Cody]], Rex's largely [[shellformer]]ish body (and incredibly boxy alternate mode) allows for more humanoid proportions in robot mode than most other ''Star Wars'' Transformers. Rex's main gun turret is a missile launcher, and detaches to become a handheld gun in robot mode. The toy appears to have been designed for but never released in the earlier ''[[Star Wars Transformers (2005)|Star Wars Transformers]]'' line, as it features an opening cockpit for a minifigure it doesn't have.

:Rex was first made available in 2009 in blue and white packaging. He was re-released in 2010 in black and white packaging with a slightly changed [[bio]], though the toy remains the same. In between these releases, the toy was ''also'' sold labeled as a generic [[clone trooper]]. The mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Captain Keeli|Clone Captain Keeli]].

:During the period between 26 December 2010 and 31 January 2011, Hasbro ran their "Supercharge Your Holidays" promotion: for every $20 spent on Hasbro-branded product, customers could receive a free, random product from a list provided by Hasbro. Among the items on the list was "Star Wars Transformers Crossovers". According to [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75487 this discussion thread on Allspark.com], Captain Rex to AT-TE was one of the figures distributed.

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[[Image:Crossovers-toy_RexFreecoBike.jpg|right|300px|thumb|She's movin' in with Freeco-o-o-o. He's everybody's hero-o-o-o.]]
*'''Captain Rex to Freeco Bike''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher/speeder part, missile

:The second Captain Rex toy transforms into a "[[Freeco Bike]]" speeder. The back portion of the bike detaches to form a gun in robot mode, and is capable of firing a missile. Having been designed for ''Crossovers'', it does not feature an opening cockpit.

:During the period between 26 December 2010 and 31 January 2011, Hasbro ran their "Supercharge Your Holidays" promotion: for every $20 spent on Hasbro-branded product, customers could receive a free, random product from a list provided by Hasbro. Among the items on the list was "Star Wars Transformers Crossovers". According to [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75487 this discussion thread on Allspark.com], Captain Rex to Freeco Bike was one of the figures distributed.
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==Footnotes==
<references />
{{wookiee|CC-7567|Rex}}

[[Category:Clone troopers]]

Nightstick (G1)

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{{disambig3.5|the small American Targetmaster|his Japanese counterpart|Nebulon (Headmasters)|Nightstick}}
:''Nightstick is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:NightstickLeaping.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"You're probably confusing me with someone else."]]
Back on [[Nebulos]], '''Nightstick''' was a master criminal. For some reason, he gave that up to undergo [[binary bonding|binary-bonding]] to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. The loyal and honorable [[Decepticon]] warrior often finds himself at odds with the very dishonorable Nightstick and generally considers him an irritating pest.

Nightstick transforms into a [[black beam gun]] that fires a corrosive beam of blinding darkness (and no, that doesn't make a lot of sense).

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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Nightstick became the Targetmaster partner to Cyclonus, under [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s command, near the end of the Decepticons' stay on his homeworld of Nebulos. His trial run came about when several of the Decepticons' Autobot prisoners escaped, and Cyclonus wielded him against them in the streets of [[Koraja]]. When the Autobots left Nebulos for Earth, Scorponok's Decepticons followed, as did their Nebulan partners. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''Nightstick remained in Cyclonus's service even after he and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] left Scorponok's crew. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s leadership was periodically threatened by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who was also originally from the future, as were Cyclonus and Scourge. Cyclonus and Scourge, desperate to return to 2008, offered their services to Shockwave to protect him from Galvatron, so long as they could take Galvatron's [[Time-jump trigger device|time-jump trigger mechanism]] when he was defeated.''

[[File:Nightstickwreckinghavoc.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Well, Springer, you could just crush them first.]]
[[File:Nightstickcrushed.jpg|100px|thumb|See?]]

''Nightstick traveled with Cyclonus, Scourge, and [[Fracas]] to predetermined coordinates, where they would surround and defeat Galvatron, and along the way they defeated a squad of [[United States military]] jets over [[Oregon]]. When they arrived in their destination, a human city, Galvatron was surprised that Cyclonus and Scourge did not travel alone, what with their tiny Nebulan companions, and that they dared to challenge him unarmed. He was subsequently surprised when Nightstick and Fracas transformed into the guns of their Decepticon partners. But before the battle could begin, they were interrupted by the sudden arrival of the [[Wrecker]]s! ''

''[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] did not expect Cyclonus or Scourge to be there, nor that their guns would be able to transform and run away when removed from them. The battle was called off when they realized that Galvatron no longer had the time-jump trigger mechanism, and everyone went home. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}''

''Later, Shockwave learned that the reason Cyclonus and Scourge wanted to return to 2008 was that they were co-leaders of the Decepticons—and that they had assassinated Shockwave to take that position! Shockwave unleashed his pet project on his would-be protectors and assassins, a brainwashed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Megatron attacked and killed Cyclonus, while he grabbed and squeezed the gun-mode Nightstick, quite likely killing him. {{storylink|Dry Run!}}''
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Eiji Yanagisawa]] (Japanese)|[[Bernd Simon]] (German)}}

[[File:Cyclonus tm.jpg|thumb|See this? This... is my NIGHTSTICK!]]

A member of the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], Nightstick initially suggested to [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] that the alien robots who had arrived on [[Nebulos]] should be "rubbed out" for "muscling in on our turf". Zarak had other ideas, however, and when a bargain was struck between the Hive and the Decepticons, Nightstick became the Targetmaster partner of Cyclonus. As they paired up, he told Cyclonus "the boys" all called him Nightstick, and he hoped Cyclonus liked "bustin' heads", to which Cyclonus remarked that he would like busting Autobot Head''masters'' better.

During a subsequent battle with the Autobots, Nightstick was briefly captured by [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], who took a detailed scan of his exo-suit. The information obtained was then used to create the Autobot Targetmasters. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

After the Decepticons kidnapped [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], who possessed the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], Nightstick escaped Nebulos with the rest of the Decepticons on board [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. They returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where Nightstick and Cyclonus helped rescue [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] from a desperate group of Autobots. Galvatron was (surprise!) not pleased, and yelled at the Decepticons for allowing themselves to be infected and affiliated with these lowly organics. When Galvatron threatened to kill off the Nebulans, Nightstick and the other Targetmasters transformed and aimed themselves at the Decepticon leader. Galvatron reconsidered the partnership with the Nebulans when Lord Zarak announced that he had the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber within Scorponok. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Cyclonus wielded Nightstick during the Decepticons' attack on [[Tau-Ursa]], again when the Decepticons attacked the Autobots on Cybertron afterwards, and once more on a distant moon, where the Autobots and Decepticons joined forces to combat the [[Destructon]]s. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei9-Nightstick.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|My finger points!]]
Nightstick accompanied Cyclonus and Starscream to a strange crater, within which was the key to granting [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] his true strength. This excursion was interrupted by the Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and Nightstick transformed into Cyclonus's weapon to fend off their enemies. Though the resulting battle collapsed the crater, a cranky [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] nonetheless emerged from the ruins, calling his subordinates lazy cowards. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9|Henkei! Henkei! #9}}

Later, Nightstick was still palling around with Cyclonus while his partner appraised [[Octane]]'s abilities. While Octane attempted a mission at Cyclonus's behest, the [[Triple Changer]] daydreamed of being honored by Megatron and the other Decepticons. Unfortunately, in reality, Octane was a failure, and when he came to attention, Nightstick and Cyclonus mocked him. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 12|Henkei! Henkei! #12}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
:''See: [[Nebulon (Headmasters)#Beast Wars: Uprising]]''

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Nightstick appears as an accessory to the [[Minion Pig#As Cyclonus|Cyclonus piggy]]. He sits either in Cyclonus's hand (in robot mode) or on his wing (in vehicle mode) and he gives Cyclonus a 20% decrease in weapon cooldown. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:NightstickDecep-1987toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Cyclonus''' (Targetmaster, 1987)

:Nightstick is a figure of an armored humanoid in black armor with gray legs. He folds in half to turn into a "black-beam gun" that can be held by any Targetmaster (or any toy that uses 5mm pegs for accessory holding/mounting).

: This mold was used without changes as the [[Autobot]] [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Stepper]]'s partner [[Nebulon (Headmasters)|Nebulon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Nightstick/nightstick.htm More information on Nightstick at TFU.info]''

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===''Universe'' (2008)===
====Generation 1 Series====
[[File:Universe08Nightstick.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The first Nebulan to break the posability glass ceiling!]]
*'''Cyclonus''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Generation 1 Series'''

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' deluxes, Nightstick is once again available only with his larger partner Cyclonus, only this time he has some genuine posability, with swivels at the shoulders, elbows and hips. He is a "robot-to-machine figure"<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Products/Detail&product_id=22998 Description on Hasbro's ''Transformers'' website]</ref> that transforms into a "laser cannon" that can be held in Cyclonus's right hand, mounted on his vehicle mode back, or—in an undocumented feature—plugged into the "wrist socket" created by leaving Cyclonus's fists in their vehicle-mode position. This undocumented combination emulates the "plug into the wrist" method of Targetmaster combination seen in the Japanese [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' cartoon]] (even though this is the ''first'' toy to actually be physically capable of such a combination, and Cyclonus wasn't a Targetmaster in that series, but it's still neat). His gun handle can also act as a [[Powerlinx]] port for a [[Mini-Con]].

: Nightstick is based ''very'' loosely on his [[Fracas]]-based [[character model]] ([[#Notes|see below]]), if only for the rough shape of his gun mode and the fin on his helmet. Everything else appears to be an entirely new design.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TFUCyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on Universe Nightstick (and Cyclonus) at TFU.info]''
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====G1 Series====
[[File:Universe2008toy-ChallengeatCybertronNightstick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now with schnazzy lavender shoes.]]
*'''Challenge at Cybertron''' (Deluxe Class figure 3-pack, 2010)
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''
: A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Cyclonus (with Nightstick) was released in the "[[Challenge at Cybertron]]" multi-pack along with redecoes of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]]. This version of Nightstick, like the ''Henkei!'' figure, is intended to be accurate to the cartoon's colors, though it attempts the idea with less chrome.

: The set was only released in Southeast Asian markets by Hasbro Malaysia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/CACCylonus/cyclonus.htm More information on "Challenge at Cybertron" Nightstick (with Cyclonus) at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Cyclonushenkeitoy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Sometimes he breaks out the shiny pants.]]
*'''Cyclonus''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-07'''

: This [[redeco]] of the ''Universe'' mold hews more closely to the animation model's colors, having a mostly black upper body with silver legs, though in this case, the silver is shiny chrome. His primary gun barrel is also chromed silver. Despite appearances he has a red face with orange eyes. He was only available with the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|version of Cyclonus]]. On this release, the gun can plug into either of Cyclonus' wrists, not just the right (see above).
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
*'''Battle in Space''' (Deluxe figure 2-pack, 2010)
: Nightstick is described as a [[Mini-Con]]. He is nearly identical to the "Challenge at Cybertron" version, though his feet and crotch are less purple in color than the earlier release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/RTSCyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on "Battle in Space" Nightstick (with Cyclonus) at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:United-CyclonusRdPrplClrVerNightstick-toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Cinderella Nightstick.]]
*'''Decepticon Set''' (3-pack, 2011)

: This [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Nightstick mold (see above) is cast in transparent purple plastics, emulating... uh... nothing. He's [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#United|Cyclonus]] and is in the set so that Cyc would have a gun, even though the set is emulating the scene from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' when the Decepticons are reformatted into new forms by [[Unicron]], well before the whole [[binary bonding]] thing. Eat it, [[continuity]]!

: This version was only available in an [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] 3-pack with clear-plastic versions of [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#United|Galvatron]], Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)/toys#UnitedClear|Scourge]]. Preorders for the set were opened on [[December 13]], 2010, and closed on [[January 11]], 2011, and shipped in April.

: This figure was available with a Galvatron pin and [[Macrocosmic Seekers]] booklet directly from e-HOBBY, he was also released in Asian countries outside of Japan without said pin and booklet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Destron/Cyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on ''United'' Nightstick (with Cyclonus) at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Nightstick-Cyclonus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|just in time for [[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]] ...right?]]
*'''Cyclonus & Nightstick''' (Voyager Class, 2022)
**''Series'': '''''Legacy'''''
**''Accessories:'' 2 [[Fire Blast effect]]s

:Part of a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on set to ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'', Nightstick is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]. Nightstick comes with two Fire Blast effect pieces that can be used to simulate fire from his weapon mode's gun barrel, and which can also attach to various hardpoints found on other [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]-compatible figures and weaponry. The outer peg of the effect part can also attach to [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]]. Nightstick's gun barrel part can detach from his back to connect to his arm as a cannon. However, attaching a Fire Blast effect to the gun barrel part while Nightstick wields it on his arm will render the figure unable to stand.

:[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Cyclonus]] & Nightstick were revealed on [[Amazon]] Australia before having their [[Hasbro Pulse]] pre-order listing.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3RaiderNightstick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Raider Nightstick, Ground Force-Weapons/Black Beam Blaster''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T33/T48'''
**''Stars: ''6

: Raider Nightstick, Ground Force-Weapons is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', War for Cybertron: Siege I. As a [[Battle Master]], Raider Nightstick, Ground Force-Weapons begins the game in Bot Mode. Instead of being sent to the KO Area once his Health drops to zero, the card is flipped to the Upgrade side, becoming the Black Beam Blaster, and equipped in the Weapons slot of another character on the player's side of the battlefield . In order to represent Nightstick's size as a Battle Master, the card is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.
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==Notes==
[[File:(cyclonus).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*The [[character model]]s for Nightstick and [[Fracas]] appear to have been swapped around in pre-production, so Nightstick's fictional appearances in both the cartoon and Marvel comics are based on Fracas's toy, and vice-versa. This seems to have originated from a model sheet (see right) that refers to Fracas's model as being the partner to [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]]. It also seems that the animators caught onto this too; though a little too late into production, leaving them no choice but to just swap the colors around. So even though Nightstick is clearly based on Fracas's toy, he's still colored like Nightstick.
*This also means that [[Krunix (G1)|Krunix]] is ''technically'' a giant Fracas, not a giant Nightstick.
*Targetmaster Cyclonus's box art shows him holding the Nightstick mold in Fracas's colors; so basically he's got model-sheet Fracas.
*The character model switcharoo may be tied up in the two toys' use in Japan as well. In the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: The Headmasters|The Headmasters]]'' series, the Hasbro Nightstick toy was sold as Stepper's partner "Nebulon" (the "name" given to Fracas in Scourge's on-package [[bio]]), and Fracas was given to [[Artfire]] and dubbed [[Nightstick (Headmasters)|Nightstick]]. Confused yet? It gets worse.
*On top of that, the rendition of Nightstick from [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile for the Targetmaster version of Cyclonus was recycled as the package art for the ''other'' Nightstick for both ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' Stepper and ''Commemorative Series'' Ricochet.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightstick''' (ナイトスティック ''Naitosutikku'')
*''Russian:'' '''Joystick''' (Джойстик ''Dzhoystik'')

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hive]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Nebulans]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Deceptihogs]]

Terrorsaur (BW)

2022-05-04T12:20:24Z

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

====''Universe'' comic====
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|You all fight Razorclaw, I'll go make sure the escape routes are... clear. Yes.]]
The Terrorsaur of [[Primax 1103.12-R Gamma]] was one of the many Cybertronians kidnapped from his universe by [[Unicron]] and held in the [[Cauldron]]. Terrorsaur was plucked from the lava just before his death during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], at a much earlier point in his reality's timeline than his fellow abductees [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. While in the Cauldron, Terrorsaur gave into his base urges, arguably becoming a [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minion of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}} However, Terrorsaur escaped in a mass jailbreak instigated by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]. Along the way, he teamed up with [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] to fight [[Reptilion]] and [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]. Presumably, Terrorsaur returned to his home reality as did the other escapees. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Terrorsaur fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two weeks after [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Terrorsaur fought to defend an orbital weapon from the Maximals. Terrorsaur and the launching pad were handled with by Airazor. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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====Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base====
Terrorsaur was witness to [[Predacon computer|NAVI-ko]] being sent through [[unspace|transwarp]] to acquire [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]] for the Predacon forces. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==References==
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[[Category:Armada Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:Cloud Predacons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Gangsters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]
[[Category:Minions of Unicron]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Transmetals]]
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