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User talk:DannyMan98

2017-08-30T20:44:03Z

DannyMan98: /* Continuity notes */

{{welcome}}

I deleted the image you uploaded for [[McLaren Decepticon‎]] because it had several issues making it unsuitable for use here, the major one being that it had text added to it. The images we use need to be official images. Also please take the time to give images you upload descriptive filenames and avoid names like "maxresdefault.jpg". --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 20:47, 4 May 2017 (EDT)

Why are you changing story section headers? The original name of the publication/continuity is what goes there, and Ask Vector Prime isn't it. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:56, 16 May 2017 (EDT)

== Toy main images ==

Stop making the toy image the main image when the character has art. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:13, 17 May 2017 (EDT)

== Toy mold template for "Prime" Rippersnapper ==

Considering now many redecos there are, shouldn't there be one of those toy mold templates for all toys who share the same mold as ''Prime'' Legion class Rippersnapper?

== Categories ==

Please stop messing with them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:09, 14 June 2017 (EDT)
:Again. Stop. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:44, 21 June 2017 (EDT)
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== Forged to Fight ==

Are the terms "Primax" and "Tyran" used in the game? If so, it should be noted somewhere on the FTF page, since I believe this is the first time they'd have been used in non-club fiction. If not, we shouldn't using them in related articles. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:40, 7 August 2017 (EDT)

== Toy pics as main pics ==

Stop doing this, as it's clear you don't have the best knowledge or judgment of when this is allowable. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:41, 8 August 2017 (EDT)
:Stop. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 12:50, 9 August 2017 (EDT)

== "Major" disambig characters ==
Characters with no lines and one who NEVER APPEARS IN ROBOT MODE ON SCREEN are not goddamn "Major" characters. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:38, 9 August 2017 (EDT)

== Continuity notes ==

Please stop bloating them with useless minutiae. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 14 August 2017 (EDT)

I went thought what you said, and you're right. I was misguided by the story. Therefore, I am sorry for any misunderstanding I may have caused. Also, can I be unblocked now? I've waited for over a week. [[User:DannyMan98|DannyMan98]] ([[User talk:DannyMan98|DannyMan98]]) 16:44, 30 August 2017 (EDT)

User talk:DannyMan98

2017-08-30T20:41:02Z

DannyMan98: /* Continuity notes */

Tankor (ROTF)

2017-08-22T19:17:05Z

DannyMan98: /* Titan Revenge of the Fallen comic */

{{factions|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig3|Tankor}}
:''Tankor is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Titan12-Tankoralamo.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tankor HATE puny Banner!!]]
There are probably [[Decepticon]]s dumber and lower-ranking than '''Tankor''', but it's likely a low number. Then again, he's basically here to blow things up or crush them under his treads, which doesn't require a powerful processor. Just a powerful body and a lot of big guns. Which he's got, oh yes.

==Fiction==
===Titan ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic===
Tankor has the power to change his colour from green to silver at will!

Tankor attempted to break into a [[NEST]] armoury under the Alamo, but set off every alarm in the place. To get out of this, he took hostages and demanded safe passage...while secretly contacting and waiting for [[Dirge (Movie)|Dirge]], intending for the jet to arrive, surprise, and homicide any Autobot that arrived. That Autobot turned out to be [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]], who surprised Tankor with a direct assault! The two robots shot it out until Dirge arrived, at which point [[Jolt (ROTF)|the Autobot Jolt]] jumped Tankor and redirected his cannon towards Dirge. With his reinforcement driven off by friendly fire, the Decepticon surrendered. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12|Rules of Engagement}}

Later, he was one of [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]]'s fellow prisoners that escaped and formed a splinter cell. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} He took part in Bludgeon's ambush of NEST forces in [[Russia]], getting shot through the chest for his troubles. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} When Megatron turned up and Bludgeon commanded his forces to fight back against him, Tankor wimped out. But he ''did'' apologise for it! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:TankorRisingStorm2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
At some point, Tankor was captured by the [[Initiative]] and put under their control. When the Autobots and [[NEST]] assaulted the Initiative's mobile headquarters, he and many other brainwashed Transformers were sent out to defend it. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} The Initiative was defeated, therefore freeing Tankor from their control. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

Tankor joined up with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s crew, and was sent to [[Philadelphia]] as part of a massive strike force intent on retrieving the rogue [[scrap drone]] called [[Brains]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} They found Brains under the protection of several Autobots, and a battle broke out. Tankor was seen blowing stuff up in tank mode and being pestered by some little guy named [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Once it turned out that their mission was really just a diversion arranged by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] to draw attention away from himself, the Decepticons tried to escape, but the Autobots boxed them in. Tankor survived the battle, and disappeared in the chaos once Shockwave's giant tentacle beast appeared and wreaked havoc on the battlefield. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:ROTF-toy Tankor.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tankor ''commercialized!'']]
*'''Tankor''' (Legends Class, 2009)

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, Tankor is a [[redeco]] of [[Brawl (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Brawl]] from the [[Movie (toyline)|2007 movie toyline]], transforming into a ''heavily'' modified [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#M1 Abrams|M1A1 Abrams]] tank. As a Legends toy, he features very limited articulation.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/LegTankor/tankor.htm More information on Tankor at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* Given his name and ''especially'' his colour scheme, Tankor is a pretty big homage to his ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Tankor (BM)|predecessor]]. His face is even painted to give him a single red optic band like his namesake.
* By accident, Tankor spends his initial appearance in Titan Magazine's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics ''green'', presumably due to a mix-up with Springer. He becomes his toy's colours later on.
* A blue version of Brawl appears in the very first trailer for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', as part of the crowd as Optimus Prime flies in to deliver his brutal mile-long beatdown of random Decepticon goons. This Decepticon, however, was not present in later cuts of this scene.

[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]

Thrust (disambiguation)

2017-08-22T19:16:24Z

DannyMan98: /* Full list of Thrusts */

{{disambig}}

Most 'bots named '''Thrust''' are Decepticon jets. And yes, they are always in the direction of some problem or another.

{{TOCclear}}

==Major Thrusts==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:G1Thrust MarveTFU.jpg|[[Thrust (G1)|"Generation 1" Thrust]] <hr>''[[Thrust (G1)/toys|Toys]]''
File:BWIIThrustGuidebook.jpg|[[Thrust (BWII)|''Beast Wars II'' Thrust]]
File:Thrust-Vehicon.jpg|[[Thrust (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Thrust]]
File:Thrust-AR-DVD.jpg|[[Thrust (Armada)|''Armada'' Thrust]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Thrusts==
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], the [[Decepticon]] jet from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1998]]|[[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]], the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] jet from ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'', who later took the name '''Thrustor'''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]], the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] General motorcycle from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' and later took the name '''Thrustinator'''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], the Decepticon jet from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|[[Thrust (Cybertron)|Thrust]], the Decepticon-allied [[Mini-Con]] jet from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Thrust (Attacktix)|Thrust]], the (unreleased) Decepticon jet from the ''[[Attacktix]]'' game.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]], the Decepticon jet from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Thrust (Animated)|Thrust]], the Decepticon jet from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}

Thrust (Movie)

2017-08-22T19:15:50Z

DannyMan98:

{{factions|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig3|Thrust}}
:''Thrust is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Thrust rotf.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
'''Thrust''', a "melee Decepticon lieutenant", is in charge of the lighter long-range Decepticons. Which works out great for him, because it means he can send ''them'' out on the dangerous missions. This way he doesn't have to get up close and personal with the [[Autobot]]s himself.

Thrust is a colossal coward; he's as "brave" as they come when it comes to terrorizing unarmed [[human]]s, but once even a decently-armed human force comes into play, let alone fully-armed Autobots, Thrust is off like a shot. He has no intention of hanging around and getting killed.

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Thrustandpalsnefarious5.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.65]]
Thrust, at some point, was captured and brainwashed by the [[Initiative]] into being one of their soldiers. He was thrown at an Autobot/[[NEST]] team in the Initiative's final battle. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}
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===Titan movie comics===
Thrust was one of [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons and took part in an ambush on Autobot/[[NEST]] forces in [[Russia]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}}

====Letters page====
Thrust and Starscream were old colleagues in the [[Seeker (Movie)|Seekers]]. Starscream wanted to reunite with him someday. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|#9's Star Screams}}

==Games==
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (PS2/Wii)====
As [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] jumped out of a large cargo plane over [[Shanghai]], Thrust (or another lieutenant like him) fought Optimus, only to be blown to pieces. More of them later assaulted [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] in the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game (Wii/PS2)}}

{{charstubgame}}

==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTF-toy Thrust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I am adorable and I will kill you!]]
*'''Thrust''' (Deluxe, 2009)

:Part of the seventh wave of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Deluxes, Thrust is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of ''Revenge'' [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] with a new head, transforming into an approximation of an [[Wikipedia:F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning II/Joint Strike Fighter]]. His right arm features a rotary cannon with rotating barrel, activated by a gear-wheel embedded in his forearm. His [[Mech Alive]] gimmick is located in his upper arms; turning his forearms makes the machinery inside his biceps turn in time. Thrust does have a waist joint, but turning it is impossible because the tail fin (attached to his waist) tabs into his back. Surprisingly, unlike most deluxe figures, he actually has rolling landing gear.

:Thrust was initially released with the standard Decepticon symbol tampographed on his wings and fuselage. A running change was made, correcting these with the movie style Decepticon symbol.

:This mold was redecoed and further retooled into ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Air Raid (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Thrust/thrust.htm More information on Thrust at TFU.info]''

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{{anchor|CrashLanding}}

===''Transformers'' (2010 toyline)===
[[File:TargetCrashLandingAttackBumblebeeThrust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I am adorable and I will probably be killed!]]
*'''Crash Landing Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2010)

:This [[Target]]-exclusive multi-pack contains a low-visibility camouflage [[redeco]] of Thrust and an electric blue/bright yellow redeco of "Movie Preview" ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/TargetThrust/thrust.htm More information on Crash Landing Attack Thrust at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Movie Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Seekers]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]

Transformers (2010 toyline)

2017-08-22T19:14:53Z

DannyMan98: /* Store exclusives */

{{disambig3|Transformers}}
'''''Transformers''''' is a toyline that launched in [[2010]] with the intention of re-envisioning the [[Movie (toyline)|live action movie toyline]] into a broader celebration of the history of the brand. The line features many characters who had not appeared in the movies, but at the same time [[Hasbro]] was able to plausibly present it as a movie tie-in to retailers who (naturally) were very eager to stock merchandise related to the highly popular and successful films.

It also included the [[Hunt for the Decepticons]] promotion in 2010 and the [[Reveal the Shield]] [[rubsign]]-based [[subline imprint]] in late 2010 to early 2011. Given the line's lack of a subtitle, fans have commonly referred to it simply by the names of these promotions, for lack of a clearer alternative. Internally, Hasbro apparently referred to the line as "'''Autobot Alliance'''" (the same name it was known by in Japan), as this was the name that appeared on the toys' identifying placecards at various 2010 conventions and internal store computer listings for the products.

Confusingly, the line had two different styles of packaging: the regular yellow packaging and the less common red packaging (mostly used for [[exclusive]]s) that is very similar in design to the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toyline, but lacked the ''Generations'' subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline==
===Action figures "main line"===
====Legends Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Cyberfire Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Fireburst Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ravage (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Ravage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Tracker Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Override (TF 2010)|Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (TF 2010)|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Tuner Skids]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Gold Bumblebee]] (G1)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Megatron]] (G1)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]] (G1)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Starscream]] (G1)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF2010-toy Legends Rampage.jpg|thumb|250px|Legends-class Rampage.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Prowl]] (G1)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Trailcutter]] (G1)}}
|}

{{-}}
====Scout Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backfire (TF 2010)#Toys|Backfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brimstone (TF 2010)#Toys|Brimstone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankstart#Toys|Crankstart]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hubcap (TF 2010)#Toys|Hubcap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Breacher#Toys|Breacher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Movie)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Oil Pan]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firetrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunspot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Chopsaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Windcharger]] (G1)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF 2010 Hubcap toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Scout-class Hubcap, who is ''awesome.'']]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Cancelled'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bodyblock (TF 2010)|Bodyblock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (TF 2010)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rumble (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Demolition Rumble]] (G1)}}
|}

{{-}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetblade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ravage (ROTF)#SeaAttack|Sea Attack Ravage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-One (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hailstorm (TF 2010)#Toys|Hailstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Sidearm Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#TunerDeluxe|Tuner Skids]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Electrostatic Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terradive (TF 2010)|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|Tomahawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Axor#Toys|Axor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Rescue Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:TF2010-toy_Hailstorm.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Deluxe Hailstorm]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fallback (TF 2010)#Toys|Fallback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]] (G1)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mindset (TF 2010)#Toys|Mindset]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]] (G1)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Bumblebee]] (G1)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]] (G1)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]] (G1)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]] (G1)}}
|}

{{-}}
====Comic Book 2 Packs====
:'''Wave 1'''<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Battle in Space ([[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Cyclonus]] with [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)#Transformers (2010)|Nightstick]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Rodimus]])}}</ul>

{{-}}
====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Payload (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Payload]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Night Ops Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sea Spray (TF 2010)#Toys|Sea Spray]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Banzaitron|Decepticon Banzaitron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BattleBlades|Battle Blades Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#TF2010Voyager|The Fallen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Highbrow (TF 2010)|Highbrow]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Solar Storm Grappel]] {{sic}} (G1)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Toys|Lugnut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (TF 2010)|Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF2010toy-SeaSpray.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Sea Spray]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Deep Dive]]}}
|}

{{-}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#HFTDleader|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Battle Ops Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTF-toy leader Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Leader-class Starscream]]
|}

{{-}}
====Human Alliance====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance 2|Bumblebee]] w/ [[Sam Witwicky#Human Alliance 2|Sam Witwicky]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)#Human Alliance|Autobot Jazz]] w/ [[William Lennox#Human Alliance|Captain Lennox]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Human Alliance 2|Shadow Blade Sideswipe]] w/ [[Mikaela Banes#Human Alliance|Mikaela Banes]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Activators====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Activators|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Activators|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Activators|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Activators|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Activators|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ActivatorsRallyRumble|Rally Rumble Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RallyRumble|Rally Rumble Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Powerbots====
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Stealth Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]]}}</ul>

{{-}}
===Roleplay===
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Cyber Sword|Optimus Prime Cyber Sword]]}}</ul>

{{-}}
===Store exclusives===
;US chain retailers

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Transformers (2010)|Unicron]] (w/ [[Kranix (G1)#Toys|Kranix]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BigBadToyStore]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)|Decepticon Piranacon]] ([[Nautilator#Transformers (2010)|Decepticon Nautilator]], [[Overbite (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Decepticon Seawing]], [[Skalor#Transformers (2010)|Skalor]], [[Snaptrap (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Decepticon Snap Trap]], [[Tentakil (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Decepticon Tentakil]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BattleOpsCostco|Battle Ops Bumblebee]] (w/ Legends Bumblebee & [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Toys|Mudflap]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|The Victory of The Fallen ([[The Fallen|The Fallen]], [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#VictoryofTheFallen|Starscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF2010toy-VictoryofTheFallen.jpg|thumb|250px|"The Victory of the Fallen"]][[File:TargetHuntersRumble.jpg|thumb|250px|"Hunters Rumble" Barricade and Sideswipe.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Crash Landing Attack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CrashLandingAttack|Bumblebee]], [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|High-Speed Spy Battle ([[Skids (ROTF)#SpyBattle|Autobot Skids]] & [[Mudflap (ROTF)#SpyBattle|Mudflap]], [[Sideways (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Sideways]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Hunters Rumble ([[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Barricade]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)#HuntersRumble|Sideswipe]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Rotorwash Rumble ([[Arcee (Movie)#RotorwashRumble|Arcee]], [[Tailwhip]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Sideways Sneak Attack (''cancelled'') ([[Arcee (Movie)#SidewaysSneakAttack|Arcee]], [[Chromia (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Chromia]], [[Elita-One (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Elita-One]], [[Sideways (ROTF)#SneakAttack|Sideways]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Constructicon Devastator]] ([[Hightower (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Hightower]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Mixmaster]], [[Overload (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Overload]], [[Rampage (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Rampage]], [[Scavenger (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Scrapper]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Rage over Cybertron ([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Cybertronian Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Cybertronian Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Cybertronian Optimus Prime]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Rampage Among The Ruins ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#RampageAmongTheRuins|Bumblebee]], [[Rampage (ROTF)#RampageAmongTheRuins|Rampage]], [[Ravage (ROTF)#RampageAmongTheRuins|Ravage]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#MPHasbro|Masterpiece Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Masterpiece Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Masterpiece Rodimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Masterpiece Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Bombing Run Battle ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BombingRunBattle|Bumblebee]], [[Grindor (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Grindor]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Desert Ruins Brawl ([[Brawl (Movie)#DesertRuinsBrawl|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Jolt (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|The Fury Of Bonecrusher ([[Bonecrusher (Movie)#FuryofBonecrusher|Bonecrusher]], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#FuryofBonecrusher|Ironhide]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Starscream's Assault ([[Mudflap (ROTF)#StarscreamsAssault|Mudflap]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Starscream]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Cancelled, unknown outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Megatron Rising ([[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 3|Megatron]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Blue Maximus]] vs. [[Crosshairs (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Drydock (TF 2010)|Drydock]] vs. [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]]}}
|}

{{-}}
;US "[[Market six]]" releases

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Cons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airlift (TF 2010)|Airlift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brake-Neck (TF 2010)|Brake-Neck]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drivetrain (TF 2010)|Drivetrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Iron Claw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Pan-Handler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swashplate]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Legends Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (TF 2010)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (TF 2010)|Undermine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wreckloose (TF 2010)|Wreckloose]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Desert Decimation]] ([[Bonecrusher (Movie)#DesertDecimation|Bonecrusher]], [[Brawl (Movie)#DesertDecimation|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#DesertDecimation|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#DesertDecimation|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF2010toy-PanHandler.jpg|thumb|200px|Mini-Con Pan-Handler. "Git a job, ya bum!"]]
|}

{{-}}
;European market exclusives

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sainsbury's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|The Ravage Infiltration ([[Ravage (ROTF)#RavageInfiltration|Ravage]], [[Flak (TF 2010)#Toys|Flak]], [[Rollbar (RPM)#Toys|Rollbar]], 3 human soldier mini-figures)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Misc retailers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Minicon{{sic}} 8 Pack ([[Airlift (TF 2010)|Airlift]], [[Barrel Roll]], [[Buckshot]], [[Diveplane]], [[Heavy-Liftor]], [[Iron Claw]], [[Ironside]], [[Reachout (TF 2010)|Reachout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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===Competition items===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SpecialEditionBattleBlades|Special Edition Battle Blades Bumblebee]] - a competition prize item at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACGHK) material-entertainment fair 2010.

==TakaraTomy ''Autobot Alliance'' toyline==
===Action figures "main line"===
* AA-01 Battle Hooks Optimus Prime (has hooks instead of sword blades)
* AA-02 Battle Blade Bumblebee
* AA-03 Ironhide
* AA-04 Insecticon (different colors)
* AA-05 Sea Spray (different colors)
* AA-06 Sidearm Sideswipe (no red)
* AA-07 Breacher
* AA-08 Elita-1 (different colors)
* AA-09 Hubcap
* AA-10 Brimstone
* AA-11 Highbrow
* AA-12 Tomahawk
* AA-13 Hailstorm
* AA-14 Terradive

====Legends Class====
'''EZ Collection Vol. 5'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Delivery Mudflap]]
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Delivery Skids]]
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Desert Brawl]]
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]
*[[Skipjack (ROTF)|Skipjack]]
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Stalker Scorponok]]
}}

==Notes==
[[File:TF2010 deluxe TurboTracks.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|I'm too sexy for ''Generations'', too sexy for ''Generations'', too sexy for that location...]]
* The plastic-coated wire twist-ties, which were normally used to secure a toy in its packaging in past toylines, have been replaced with paper-based tie-downs. The paper tie-downs are also used in the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toyline.
* The 2010 ''Transformers'' toyline contains several toys with a design aesthetic similar to the ''Generations'' line. This led to confusion when fan expectations were contradicted by official Hasbro announcements.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Autobot Alliance''''' (トランスフォーマーオートボットアライアンス ''Toransufōmā Ōtobotto Araiansu'')
{{--}}

==External links==
*[http://toyfair10.asmzine.com/gallery/hasbro/hasbro-transformers-press-kit/index.html ASMZine.com's Toy Fair 2010 Hasbro Transformers press kit gallery]
*[http://toyfair10.asmzine.com/gallery/hasbro/hasbro-transformers/index.html ASMZine.com's Toy Fair 2010 Transformers booth gallery]

[[Category:Transformers (2010)| ]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Target

2017-08-22T19:13:57Z

DannyMan98: /* Transformers (2010) */

[[Image:OnlyAtTarget.png|right|350px]]

'''Target''' is a major U.S. retailer. They have had a lot of ''Transformers'' [[exclusive]]s over the years. They briefly had a Canadian subsidiary between 2013 and 2015, which carried some of those exclusives figures during that time as well.

There is also an Australian Target store chain that has officially no connection to the US Target company except the name. Target Australia has also carried many ''Transformers'' toys as exclusives as far as the Australian market was concerned.

==List of Target exclusive toys==
{{note|This list only refers to the United States market. Over the years, a lot of toys that were exclusive to Target stores in the USA were available at Zellers stores in Canada, and as mass retail releases in other places such as Australia or Europe.}}
===Beast Machines===
*[[Magmatron]] (minimally-altered version of ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (toyline)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' Magmatron)

===Robots in Disguise===
*[[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] (redeco of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal 2]] [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Megatron]])
*[[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]])

===Universe (2003)===
*[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] (redeco of ''Beast Wars Neo'' [[Big Convoy]])
*[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] & [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] two-pack (redecos of ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] and ''Beast Wars'' [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]])
*[[Long Haul (Universe Ultra)|Long Haul]] & [[Hightower (Universe Ultra)|Hightower]] two-pack (redecos of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]] and [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]])
*[[Bonecrusher (Universe Ultra)|Bonecrusher]] & [[Scavenger (Universe Ultra)|Scavenger]] two-pack (redecos of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Wedge]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Grimlock]])

{{note|The three two-packs above were originally planned to be released as wave 4 of the Universe Ultra assortment. They were briefly listed, but not actually ''sold'' on HasbroToyShop.com before the deal to release them through Target was reached.}}

===Cybertron===
*Critical Path Pack ([[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]])
*Drag Race Pack ([[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] and [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]])
*Ground to Air Blast Pack ([[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]])

{{note|These three two-packs featured unchanged versions of the Deluxe Class toys of the same names.}}

*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] with bonus Mini-Cons [[Razorclaw (Cybertron)|Razorclaw]] and [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)|Steamhammer]]
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] with bonus Mini-Cons [[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)|Sky Lynx]] and [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)|Thunderblast]]
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] with bonus Mini-Cons [[Shockwave (Cybertron)|Shockwave]] & [[Tankor (Cybertron)|Tankor]]

{{note|These three bonus packs featured unchanged versions of the Voyager Class and Mini-Con Class toys of the same names.}}

*Legends 4-Pack (unchanged [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]])

===Classics===
*Battle for Autobot City: [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] vs [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (redecos of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]])

===''Transformers'' (2007)===
====Scout Class====
'''Wave 1'''

*[[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]])
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]])
*[[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] (redeco of ''Energon'' [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]])

'''Wave 2'''

*[[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] (redeco of ''Energon'' [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]])
*[[Skyblast (Movie)|Skyblast]] (redeco of ''Energon'' [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]])
*[[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] (redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]])

'''Wave 3'''

*[[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] (redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Armorhide (Cybertron)|Armorhide]])
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] (redeco of ''Energon'' [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]])
*[[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]] (redeco of ''Energon'' [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]])

'''Wave 4 (Allspark Power Wave 1)'''

*[[Warpath (Movie)|Warpath]] (redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]])
*[[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]] (redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Shortround]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] (redeco of ''Energon'' [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]])

====Single releases====
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime]] (redeco of Voyager Class Optimus Prime)
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] ([[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]-[[homage]] redeco of Deluxe Class Autobot Jazz)
*[[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]] (Generation 1-homage redeco of Voyager Class Starscream)
*[[AllSpark Power|AllSpark]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] (redeco of Concept Camaro Deluxe Class Bumblebee with "Allspark Power" blue accents in robot mode)
*AllSpark Autobot Jazz (redeco of Deluxe Class Autobot Jazz with "Allspark Power" blue accents in robot mode)
*AllSpark [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] (redeco of Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl with "Allspark Power" blue accents in robot mode)
*AllSpark [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] with [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (redeco of Deluxe Class Barricade with "Allspark Power" blue accents in robot mode and red Frenzy)
*Deep Space Starscream (redeco of Voyager Class Starscream)

====Multipacks====
*"Evolution of a Hero" two-pack (regular Deluxe Class "Classic Camaro" Bumblebee & battle damaged "Camaro Concept" Bumblebee)
*"Generations Legends" four-pack (unchanged versions of Movie [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Optimus Prime, Legends of Cybertron [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]], Movie Legends Class [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Legends of Cybertron [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]])
*"Ultimate Optimus Prime 3-Pack" (contains [[Titanium Series]] 3" "Robot Mode" Optimus Prime, "Vehicle Mode" Optimus Prime and [[Protoform]] Optimus Prime)
*Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster with bonus Fast Action Battler Power Hook Optimus Prime

{{note|The above bonus pack featured unchanged versions of the Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster and Fast Action Battler toys.}}

*Screen Battles — "Freeway Brawl" (contains a minor redeco of Voyager Class Optimus Prime and an unchanged Deluxe Class [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]])
*Screen Battles — "Battle Over [[Mission City]]" (contains a redeco of Voyager Class Megatron and an unchanged Deluxe Class Final Battle Jazz, simply named "Autobot Jazz" here)

===Animated===
*[[Lockdown (Animated)|Stealth Lockdown]] with Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and Legends Class [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Optimus Prime]] (redeco of Deluxe Class Lockdown with minor redecos of Legends Class toys)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Rescue Ratchet]] with Legends Class [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and Legends Class [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (redeco of Deluxe Class Ratchet with minor redecos of Legends Class toys)
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] with Activators [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (redeco of Voyager Class Shockwave. Activators Bumblebee was unchanged.)
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] with Activators [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (redeco of Voyager Class Starscream. Activators Ratchet was unchanged.)

===Universe (2008)===
'''Legends 5-packs'''

*Aerial Rivals (Classic Series), contains:
**[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (redeco of Legends of Cybertron [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]])
**[[Blades (G1)|Autobot Blades]] (redeco of Legends of Cybertron [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]])
**[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (redeco of Legends of Cybertron [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]])
**[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (redeco of Legends of Cybertron [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]])
**[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (redeco of Legends of Cybertron Starscream)
*Special Team Leaders (Classic Series), contains:
**[[Hot Spot (G1)|Autobot Hot Zone]] (redeco of Legends of Cybertron [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]; an update of Hot Spot, not named so due to [[Trademark|trademark issues]])
**[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (redeco of Legends of Cybertron [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]])
**[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (redeco of Legends of Cybertron [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]])
**[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattorshot]] (redeco of Legends of Cybertron [[Vector Prime]]; an update of Scattershot, not named so due to trademark issues)
**[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (redeco of Legends of Cybertron [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]])

'''Voyager Deluxe Comic 2-packs'''

*Autobot Ambush (G1 series), contains:
**[[Roadbuster (G1)|Autobot Roadbuster]] (redeco of Cybertron Defense [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
**[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (redeco of ''Cybertron'' Voyager Starscream)
*Standoff Beneath the Streets (War Within series), contains:
**[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]])
**[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (redeco of ''Cybertron'' Voyager [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]])

'''Titanium Series'''
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Zone]] (redeco of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (redeco of ''War Within'' Optimus Prime)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (redeco of ''War Within'' Thundercracker)

{{note|These three figures were released in 2009, well after ''Transformers'' product had ceased being released in the Titanium Series proper. The packaging co-brands them as both ''Universe'' and [[Titanium Series]] toys.}}

===Revenge of the Fallen===
*[[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] giftset, contains:
**[[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]]
**[[Airazor (ROTF)|Airazor]]
**[[Fireflight (ROTF)|Fireflight]]
**[[Silverbolt (ROTF)|Silverbolt]]
**[[Skydive (Movie)|Skydive]]
*[[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)|Bruticus Maximus]] giftset, contains:
**[[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]]
**[[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]
**[[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]]
**[[Swindle (ROTF)|Swindle]]
**[[Vortex (Movie)|Vortex]]
{{Note|Superion and Bruticus Maximus were originally intended to be released in ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' packaging, and were released that way in various Asian and Oceanian countries, but for the US market, Target asked Hasbro to put them in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' packaging instead.}}
*[[The Fallen]] ("burning" [[redeco]])

*"[[Straightaway Shootout]]" five-pack (Legends Class), contains:
:*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
:*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]
:*[[Runamuck (ROTF)|Runamuck]]
:*[[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]]
:*[[Sparkcrusher]]

*"N.E.S.T. Global Alliance" Legends Class 2-Pack
:*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]/[[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]]
:*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Rally Mudflap]]/[[Skids (ROTF)|Offroad Skids]]
:*[[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]]/[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]

===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:TargetHuntersRumble.jpg|thumb|250px|"Are ''you'' Username Ladiesman217?" "No." "Oh. Never mind."]]

*"Crash Landing Attack" two-pack (Deluxe Class), contains:
**[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]
**[[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]]
*"High-Speed Spy Battle" two-pack (Deluxe Class), contains:
**[[Skids (ROTF)|Autobot Skids]] & [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]
**[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
*"Hunters Rumble" two-pack (Deluxe Class), contains:
**[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]
**[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*"Rotorwash Rumble" two-pack (Deluxe Class), contains:
**[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]
**[[Tailwhip]]

===Dark of the Moon===
*"Bumblebee vs Megatron" contains:
**[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]] (Cyberverse Legion)
**[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Megatron]] (Cyberverse Commander)
*"Leadfoot and Ironhide" contains:
**[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (Cyberverse Legion)
**[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Ironhide]] (Cyberverse Commander)
*[[Arcee (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Arcee]] (Deluxe class)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 4|Bumblebee]] (Deluxe Class)
*[[Jazz (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Autobot Jazz]] (Deluxe Class)
*[[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]] (Deluxe Class)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|Autobot Ratchet]] (Voyager Class)
*[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|Starscream]] (Voyager Class)
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Human Alliance|Leadfoot]] / [[Sergeant Detour]] and [[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]] (Human Alliance)

===[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''One Step Turbo Changers 6 Pack'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#Toys|Grimlock]], [[Hound (Movie)#toys|Hound]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Megatron]], & [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Barricade]]}}
</ul>

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}

==List of non-toy Target exclusives==
===Movie (2007)===
*Optimus Prime transforming gift card
*''Transformers''-themed version of [[Stratego]]
*''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie DVD with exclusive [[Planetfall (Movie)|bonus comic]]

==Unreleased toys==
===[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]===
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Santa|Optimus Prime]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Mini Optimus Prime]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]] & [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]
{{Note|The larger Optimus Prime and Megatron toys would have been redecos of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Leaders Class toys, the smaller toys would have been United States releases of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Smallest Transforming Transformers]] figures.}}

===[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]===
*[[Drench (Universe)|Drench]] vs. [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]] ([[Battle in a Box]])
{{Note|The "Drench" redeco of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] was eventually released by the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] as the [[BotCon 2008]] exclusive ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]]. The "Smokescreen" redeco of ''Armada'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] , on the other hand, remains unreleased.}}

===[[Movie (toyline)|Movie (2007)]]===
*[[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]]
*[[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]]
*[[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]]
{{Note|While these toys were never officially released, significant numbers of them have turned up in various online sales.}}

===[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers (2010)]]===
*"The Ravage Infiltration" multi-pack includes:
**[[Rollbar (RPM)|Rollbar]] (redeco of [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]])
**[[Flak (TF 2010)|Flak]] (redeco of [[Scattorshot (ROTF)|Scattorshot]])
**[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage (Legends class)]]
**Three human soldier mini-figures

{{note|This set never came out through North American Target stores, but was released in the United Kingdom as an exclusive to the Sainsbury's supermarket chain.}}

*"Sideways Sneak Attack"
**[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways (Deluxe Class)]] (battle damage deco based upon his death scene.)
**[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee (Legends Class)]]
**[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia (Legends Class)]]
**[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One (Legends Class)]]

===[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]===
*"Autobot Team Racers" contains:
:*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)#AutobotRacers|Leadfoot]] (MechTech Deluxe Class)
:*[[Topspin (DOTM)#AutobotRacers|Topspin]] (MechTech Deluxe Class)

==Notes==
*Target teamed with Hasbro to promote the toyline for the live-action ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie in its stores, working more closely with the company than perhaps any other retailer in the brand's history. Side effects of this included the [[Robo-Vision]] promotion, the transforming [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] Target gift card, and Target donating a gift pack (containing a free $5 gift card and comic) to every pre-registered attendee of [[BotCon 2007]].
*Luckily for Canadian Transformers fans, a lot of Target exclusive toys tended to be available either at general retail in Canada, or at [[wikipedia:Zellers|Zellers]]. In 2013, many former Zellers stores were taken over by Target's newly-formed Canadian subsidiary, which meant that instead of Zellers, Target was now selling its own exclusives in Canada. Following Target's withdrawal from the Canadian market in 2015, those few figures that were Target exclusives in the United States now ended up either as [[Walmart]] or [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives in Canada.
*[[Tania Gunadi]], the voice of [[Miko Nakadai]] in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', has recently done a Target Commercial where she's an elementary school teacher.

==See also==
*[[Market six|"Market Six"]]
==External links==
*[http://www.target.com/ Official Target website]

[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Target exclusives| ]]
[[Category:Retailers]]

Air Raid (DOTM)

2017-08-22T19:13:19Z

DannyMan98: /* Notes */

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{{disambig3|Air Raid}}

:''Air Raid is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MechTechWarsOnlineSeekerAirRaid.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hobbies include seeking and gladiating.]]

'''Air Raid''' is one of the ancient [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]], ordered into space by the [[Dynasty of Primes]] to search for ancient artifacts and catalog stars with the ultimate goal of transferring their power to the [[AllSpark]]. Millennia later, Air Raid, like his comrade [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], aligned himself with the Autobots in their struggles on [[Earth]]. The same powerful sensory apparatus that served him in his old role now make him an invaluable eye-in-the-sky in the battle against the [[Decepticon]]s.
{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image:DOTM_MechTech_Deluxe_AirRaid_2.jpg|thumb|300px|Considering how many times he's used it as a shield, the reception must be ''terrible''.]]
*'''Air Raid''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''DA33''' ([[November 17]], 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Shield/Assault Blaster

: Air Raid ("Seeker Air Raid" in Japan) transforms from a green AEW&C Boeing E-767 with a hand sticking out the back into a skinny-limbed robot with a stocky torso and an extending plane rear/blaster/axe-flail-thing for a right hand. His radar dome can be detached and held (via the hinge the [[5mm post|post]] and its base are on) as a shield in robot mode. It also can be converted into a blaster by pushing a button and sliding it forward. This multiple functionality is why the weapon is referred to as both a "Battle Shield" and an "Ion Pulse Blaster" in the [[bio]]. Aside from his hands, he features [[MechTech]] ports underneath his wings, one on top of his fuselage, and one underneath each of the flip-out panels just below the previous port. The vehicle-mode mounting point of his radar dome is also a pair of [[C joint]] bars.

: He has an [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] [[gimmick]], wherein hinging his cockpit closer up to his back brings his head up.

: Ironically, his swiveled elbows have a greater range of articulation ''backwards'', being able to bend in ''much'' further compared to forwards (as per the instructions and [[stock photography]]), while a combination of sculpted details on the front of his upper arms and the plane [[kibble]] on his forearms prevents any further articulation. As both the instructions and stock photos depict the front details of the upper arms being in the "forwards" configuration, his upper arms do ''not'' appear to be [[misassembly|misassembled]].

:The Japanese release comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/AirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Air Raid at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Although the American release of Air Raid gives no idea whatsoever of his relationship, or lack thereof, to the ''four'' previous [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raids]] from live-action movie continuity, [[TakaraTomy]]'s toy was called "Seeker Air Raid" (probably because they'd already released their own Air Raid in the form of a [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]] retool) and was confirmed as an ancient star-seeker on the back of his [[MechTech Wars]] pack-in card.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Air Raid''' (エアレイド ''Ea Reido'')

[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Seekers]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Air Raid (Movie)

2017-08-22T19:12:57Z

DannyMan98: /* Dark of the Moon */

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{{disambig3|Air Raid}}
:''Air Raid is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 AirRaid Smokescreen die.jpg|right|350px|thumb|I can breathe in space with a gaping hole in my chest.]]
Criminals. They are a superstitious, cowardly lot, and '''Air Raid''' has zero tolerance for them. He believes that respect for the law is a defining characteristic of sentient beings, separating them from non-living [[Drone|drones]], and is disgusted by the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]' disregard for the laws of their own [[Cybertron (planet)|home planet]].

Air Raid has dedicated his life to tracking down the worst of them, spending centuries pursuing them all throughout the galaxy, and he intends to keep this up until every single one has been brought to justice.

Sometimes, he combines with his fellow [[Aerialbot (ROTF)|Aerialbots]] to form [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]].
==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 AirRaid vehicle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Furmanism|Like some vast, khaki bird...]]]]

Many years ago, Air Raid was a member of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Science Division]] under [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. After a [[The Fallen|strange relic]] was uncovered and aliens from the [[Eshems Nebula]] attacked, [[Megatron (Movie)|Protector Megatron]] declared a military dictatorship, demanding the full cooperation of the entire population. Air Raid was one of those who heeded Optimus' plea for them to not abandon their society's ancient traditions and beliefs. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} After Optimus ''Prime'' and his followers were declared traitors, civil war erupted across the planet. Air Raid joined Optimus Prime's Autobots and led aerial missions against the [[Decepticon]] fliers. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

Years later, following the defeat of Megatron on [[Earth]], Air Raid was part of a small Autobot unit led by [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] that tracked [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], now the leader of the Decepticons, to his base on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} Air Raid took to the skies in the ensuing assault, but was shot down by [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]. [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] attempted to evacuate his badly damaged comrade, but they were both blown to oblivion by Starscream. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} His lifeless body was later found by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
{{voiceactor|[[Rick Wasserman|Rick D. Wasserman]]}}

[[Image:DOTMxbox-Aerialbots.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Air Raid is that guy on the right who's basically [[Keith David|Spawn]].]]
As a result of increased Decepticon activity, [[Stratosphere]] was tasked with transporting early [[MechTech]] samples from a NEST base in the Himalayas to Optimus Prime's location for safekeeping. Air Raid was one of the officers there, and intercepted a Decepticon intruder who had been surprised by a NEST trap. To his surprise, the intruder turned out to be the high-ranking Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who had been ordered to track down and destroy the MechTech.

Air Raid briefly engaged Starscream in the base proper along with a squad of Autobots and NEST helicopters, but when Starscream proved too powerful, he retreated to the runway where Stratosphere was preparing to lift off. Despite leading Starscream on a merry chase through the mountains, with NEST forces launching ambushes with anti-aircraft fire and missiles, Air Raid was unable to either disable or lose his pursuer. He did, however, manage to warn Stratosphere of Starscream's approach and board his comrade before the Decepticon arrived.

When Stratosphere's fighter escort and anti-aircraft gun proved unable to bring down Starscream, the massive Autobot unleashed the [[Aerialbot (ROTF)|Aerialbots]], made up of Air Raid, [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] and [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|Silverbolt]]. Now ready for round two, Air Raid confidently assured Stratosphere that they would not fail.

While the Aerialbots put up a good effort, they fell one by one after a lengthy dogfight. When Air Raid was shot down, Starscream offered him a backhanded compliment, noting that, "You're fast, Air Raid, but not fast enough!" {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie2007 AirRaid toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Well, he can blend into the skies over Los Angeles, at least.]]
*'''Air Raid''' (Scout, 2007)
**''Acccessories:'' Cannon, jet boosters (all combine to form a spear)

: Part of the third wave of [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] Scouts, Air Raid is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] mold, transforming into a Cybertronic starfighter. He comes with multiple accessories that can attach to his jet mode for rocket-boosters and an under-slung cannon. In robot mode, these parts re-assemble to form a giant spear, although if preference desires, you can leave them separated and have the spear handle as a hand-held rifle, with the head split in half and clipped to his wrists. Fittingly enough, he has an Automorph gimmick on his chest and head, where rotating the chestplate into position would likewise rotate the head.

: Much like many other Target-exclusive Scouts, Air Raid's only faction marking (aside from his [[spark crystal]] and molded but unpainted Autobot emblems) is a [[Sector Seven]] [[insignia|logo]]. How he could ''possibly'' hide in their motor pool is a mystery. Perhaps he used a [[scanning|scan]] of [[Ghost 1]].

: Even though Air Raid is a redeco of a toy released several years earlier, the [[stock photography|stock photos]] on the back of his packaging depict him in the old [[prototype]] design for ''Energon'' Skyblast, featuring the original feet with human-like "toes" that were changed to more robotic feet for the production model of Skyblast.

: This sculpt was also used to make his fellow movieverse Autobot [[Skyblast (Movie)|Skyblast]], which was repurposed as [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[Star Saber (SG)|Star Saber]]. It was also used as the basis for the non-transforming ''[[Attacktix]]'' Decepticon piece [[Thrust (Attacktix)|Thrust]], as well as the CGI models for [[Backslash]] and pre-beast [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] in "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]".

: In 2009, a [[rebranding|rebranded]] version of this toy was released in the [[Walmart]] [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] exclusive [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] "War of the Waves" two-pack as a ''[[Unicron Trilogy]]''-based [[character]] also named [[Air Raid (Universe 2008)|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TargetAirRaid/airraid.htm More info on Target Scout Air Raid at TFU.info]''
{{EnergonSkyblastMold}}
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:Universe2008 AirRaid.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I'm the long ARM of the law, if you catch my drift."]]
*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' 2 dual-barrel cannons, connector piece, Autobot-type [[energon star]]

:Available only as a component of [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]], Air Raid is a dark grey and black redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]]/[[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]] mold, transforming into a small, futuristic fighter resembling an F-22 Raptor. He can also form a leg or arm to any ''Energon''-series "[[Powerlinx]] [[Combiner]]" super robot, though his nominal placement is as the left leg to Superion. He comes with two double-barreled guns and a connector piece, which can form hand-held weapons as well as become a footplate or "hand" for his combined mode, plus a blue "super energon" Autobot-style energon star that fits over his [[spark crystal]]. His mold was retooled to round out the nosecone, and does not attach as tightly as previous uses of the mold, or as well as his pack-in teammates.

:Air Raid shares his mold with fellow Superion pack-mate [[Airazor (ROTF)|Airazor]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Airazor (Universe)|Airazor]]. Air Raid's deco is identical to the ''Universe'' [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] component [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/AirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Air Raid at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image:DOTM_MechTech_Deluxe_AirRaid.jpg|thumb|300px|He's in one bloody comic years ago, and he never ''stops'' milking that to try and get money from fans! ]]
*'''Air Raid''' (MechTech Deluxe, [[May 14]], 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''DA12'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Shot Cannon

:''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Air Raid is a redeco and slight [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Thrust (Movie)#Toys|Thrust]], adding [[MechTech]] ports to his arm/top of the jet and the undersides of his wings. He transforms into approximation of an [[Wikipedia:F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning II/Joint Strike Fighter]] and has a non-firing cannon with rotating barrel on his right arm, activated by a gear-wheel embedded in his forearm. His [[Mech Alive]] gimmick is located in his upper arms; turning his forearms makes the machinery inside his biceps turn in time. Air Raid's MechTech Blaster weapon is a retool of [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]'s, replacing the claws with two halves of a barrel, which form the "Shot Cannon". Thus far, this toy is only available in Japan.

:Air Raid comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game. [[TakaraTomy]]'s stock photos of Air Raid (shown on this page) don't show the MechTech ports under his wings.

:The original version of this mold was first used for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*If this article seems haphazard, it's no coincidence. Four apparently different movie continuity jet Autobots named Air Raid were created over the years by multiple different parties. The Transformers Wiki has elected to assume they are all the same character for simplicity and hilarity. There's also a [[Air Raid (DOTM)|fifth]], but [[TakaraTomy]] came to their senses and made him a different character.
* Air Raid's ''Dark of the Moon'' video game body is a reuse of the [[Seeker Warrior]]s from the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game.
* The [[bio]] for TakaraTomy's exclusive Air Raid redeco of ''Revenge'' Thrust parses his name as "[[Engrish|Airlaid]]", despite the rest of the packaging rendering it correctly. boom boom SEXY TIME

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Air Raid''' (エアレイド ''Ea Reido'')

[[Category:Aerialbots]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Sector Seven]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]

Breakaway (ROTF)

2017-08-22T19:12:28Z

DannyMan98: /* Revenge of the Fallen */

{{factions|autobotfilm|NEST}}
{{disambig3|Breakaway}}
:''Breakaway is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Breakaway_ROTF_render.jpg|right|301px|thumb|I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change...]]

In an army dominated by the ground bound, '''Breakaway''' stands out as an Autobot with flight capabilities. Not only that, but in a straight line, there aren't many fliers that keep up with him. In battle he uses this to his advantage, dispensing with any aerial acrobatics, and simply relying on bombing runs at supersonic speeds to get the job done.

He has the cutest little face in the world.

{{quote|Like they taught me back in flight school: hit 'em hard and hit 'em fast!|Breakaway|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
As one of the "two newest Autobot recruits on Earth", Breakaway joined [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] in hunting down [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]. While Longarm chased Sideways through the streets, the Autobot aerial ace found himself evenly matched by Rampage's raw power. {{storylink|#StrikeMission|Autobot Strike Mission toy bio}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[Image:Nefarious 1 Breakaway broken.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Way broken.]]

When [[NEST]] learned of several odd [[spark]] traces near a ruined [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]] plant in [[Florida]], Breakaway was sent to scout ahead for his grounded partners. While he found no sign of Decepticons on site, there was some human activity, and he asked [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] if he should "take a more ''active'' interest". Bumblebee ordered him to just keep watching, which he did until Decepticon activity showed up in the form of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Breakaway immediately went on the offensive against the airborne Decepticon, who calmly asked him to leave. When Breakaway refused, Soundwave returned fire, destroying the Autobot with a single powerful blast. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Andrew Kishino]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
[[Image:ROTFgame 360PS3PC ConstructiconWarrior Breakaway.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]
Breakaway was the Autobots' sole flier. He possessed a [[fusion beam sniper rifle]] that allowed for precision, long range attacks. His secondary weapon was a burst mini gun. Additionally, he could also release a heatwave which would overheat Decepticon weapons, allowing Breakaway to fight them hand to hand. He was always the one to report the results of each mission and was in the communications window more often than any other Autobot.

One of the newer Autobot arrivals to [[Earth]], he and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] were put to training by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in [[Sam Witwicky]]'s hometown of [[Tranquility]].

[[Image:ROTF_360PS3PC_Breakaway_ConstructiconWarriors.jpg|thumb|250px|"And away we go!"]]

When the Decepticons assembled a force to resurrect [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] using an [[AllSpark]] shard stolen by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Breakaway, being the only flier at the time, was the sole Autobot able to assist the besieged [[United States Navy]] fleet assigned to guard the area. Following his arrival, he began fixing their anti-aircraft guns to dispose of the Seeker forces attacking the ships, fighting [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] drones off. Once the guns were repaired, Breakaway rescued several injured sailors that needed evac to their medical center in the radar station built for the fleet. Despite all this effort, the Constructicons managed to reactivate Megatron, and the Decepticons were once again a serious threat to [[Earth]].

After Sam Witwicky left for [[Egypt]] with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], the Decepticons launched a cloaked probe to locate the boy. Breakaway was dispatched to track down and destroy the probe. He succeeded, but discovered that there was a second probe cloaked by the first. Breakaway managed to destroy the probe before it could pick up Sam's trail. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Decepticon campaign=====

Following [[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]]'s abduction by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], Breakaway led a team of Autobots to locate and rescue him. His team was ambushed by [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], and they fought a bitter fight which saw Breakaway deactivated. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

====Nintendo DS====
=====Autobots Version=====
Breakaway took part in the Deep-Six mission and sub-mission, along with Bumblebee and Create-A-Bot. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots}}

===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Christian Lanz]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3====
{{Note|Breakaway appears in multiplayer for the Hunter class. His primary weapon is the Heavy Battle Pistol and has Hover as his locked ability.}}
[[Image:DOTMxbox-Aerialbots.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A promotion!]]
[[Stratosphere]] was tasked with carrying home early [[MechTech]] samples for safekeeping and was intercepted by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who was ordered to destroy it. Thankfully, Stratosphere was escorted by the [[Aerialbot (ROTF)|Aerialbots]], and when Starscream had proven too potent a threat, the Aerialbots Breakaway, [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|Silverbolt]], and [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]] exited Stratosphere's cargo area to battle Starscream. Unfortunately, after a lengthy dogfight, all three Aerialbots were defeated. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:Breakaway ROTF Deluxe toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Aww, he's sad. Someone needs a hug! ''(Initial color scheme version pictured)'']]
[[Image:ROTFDeluxe_Breakaway_variant_color.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Now with "poorly applied suntan lotion" camouflage! ''(Variant color scheme version pictured)'']]
*'''Breakaway''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-05'''

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Breakaway transforms into an approximation of an [[Wikipedia:F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning II/Joint Strike Fighter]]. His right arm features a rotary cannon with rotating barrel, activated by a gear-wheel embedded in his forearm. His Mech-Alive gimmick is located in his upper arms; turning his forearms makes the green gears turn. Breakaway does have a waist joint, but turning it is impossible because the tail fin (attached to his waist) hooks into his back. Surprisingly, unlike most deluxe figures, he actually has rolling landing gear.

:Due to a design issue, Breakaway's head always looks skyward while in robot mode and has limited side-to-side articulation. This is respectively because his chin is blocked in place by a clear plastic piece of the jet mode's canopy in front of him, and because his head is sunken too deep into his cockpit, meaning the sides of the cockpit get in the way. While it is not possible to prevent him from looking skyward without disassembling the toy and shaving the canopy, his head is actually mounted on a hinged strut that's been pushed down, meaning it is possible to bring his head out and at least restore his side-to-side articulation by wiggling and pulling his head up until the hinges give way.

:Amusingly, the location of his head makes it look like he is riding himself in jet mode.

:Along with [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], Breakaway was initially released in two color schemes, a tan version and a less common dark bronze/gold version with additional green paint on its forearms.

:Breakaway was [[retool]]ed to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]] and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Breakaway/breakaway.htm More information on Breakaway at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|StrikeMission}}
[[Image:ROTFAutobotStrikeMission.jpg|thumb|250px|"'Oh look at us, ''we'' were in the ''films''!' Bastards! NOBBLE 'EM, LONGARM!"]]
*'''Autobot Strike Mission''' (Deluxe class figure multipack, 2009)

:Available as a [[Sam's Club]]-[[exclusive]], Breakaway was packed with ''Movie'' [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] and a "battle damaged" version of [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:ROTF_Breakaway_concept.jpg|thumb|200px|And now you know where the green and blue came from on the toy.]]
* Breakaway was apparently going to be in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']] movie at one point. [[Ben Procter]] designed his robot mode under the working name '''Firestorm'''.<ref name="procter">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter's concept designs for ROTF]</ref>
* The English text on the [[Multilingual packaging|European packaging]] says Breakaway "flies over flights". Oh dear.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Breakaway''' (ブレイクアウェイ ''Bureikuawei'')

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Aerialbots]]
[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Sam's Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)

2017-08-22T19:11:28Z

DannyMan98: /* Deluxe Class */

{{nav-rotf}}

These are the officially announced toys for the 2009 live-action film ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]].''

The toyline was preceded by [[Movie (toyline)|the Movie toyline]] and led directly into the 2010 ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline.

Among fans, many entries in the RotF toyline are notorious for their level of complexity - at times, baffling even the most hardcore fans of elaborate [[transform]]ation schemes. The complexity would be toned down for followup toylines in subsequent years.

==Toyline==
===Action figures "main line"===
====Legends Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (ROTF)#Toys|Autobot Springer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen#Legends Class toys|The Fallen]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Grindor (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Grindor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Enforcer Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsRecon|Recon Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Sideways]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Autobot Skids]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tankor (ROTF)#toys|Tankor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ROTF Legends Bumblebee.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Legends Bumblebee]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#LegendsPowerArmor|Power Armor Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Bluesteel|Bluesteel Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (ROTF)#Legends|Autobot Wheelie]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsStealth|Stealth Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Jolt]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Scout Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (ROTF)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (ROTF)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Knock Out (ROTF)#Toys|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (ROTF)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Depthcharge (ROTF)#Toys|Depthcharge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (ROTF)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Dune Runner (ROTF)#Toys|Dune Runner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Reverb (ROTF)#Toys|Reverb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scalpel (ROTF)#Toys|Scalpel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ejector#Toys|Ejector]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightbeat (ROTF)#Toys|Nightbeat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ROTFtoy-RansackScout.jpg|thumb|250px|Scout Ransack]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brakedown (ROTF)#Toys|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sonar (ROTF)#Toys|Sonar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wideload (ROTF)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Movie)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (ROTF)#Toys|Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skystalker (ROTF)#Toys|Skystalker]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Preview wave'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Breakaway (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Breakaway]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Sideways]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Deep Desert Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromia (ROTF)#Toys|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Autobot Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Autobot Wheelie]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Interrogator Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cannon|Cannon Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Mudflap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ravage (ROTF)#Deluxe|Ravage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ROTF deluxe Rampage.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Rampage, original yellow release]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blazemaster#Toys|Blazemaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (ROTF)#Deluxe|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Icecreamtruck|Autobot Skids]] & [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Icecreamtruck|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys 2|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys 2|Stalker Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Swerve]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (ROTF)#Toys|Autobot Gears]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Movie)#Toys|Thrust]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Armorhide (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Alliance|Alliance Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (Movie)#Toys|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Tuner|Tuner Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (ROTF)#Toys|Brawn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Toys|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#StrikeMission|Strike Mission Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Evac]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (ROTF)#RedDeluxe|Rampage]] (red)}}
|}
{{-}}

====Battle two-packs====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#VsSoundwave|Battlefield Bumblebee]] / [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Infiltration|Infiltration Soundwave]]}}</ul>
{{-}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (ROTF)#Voyager Class toys|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen#Voyager Class toys|The Fallen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Desert Track Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Voyager Class toys|Mixmaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Stratosphere]] (w/ [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#VoyagerMini-figure|Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Stratosphere ROTF Voyager toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Voyager Stratosphere]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grindor (ROTF)#Voyager Class toys|Grindor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (ROTF)#Voyager Class toys|Long Haul]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Voyager|Decepticon Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Recon|Recon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mindwipe (ROTF)#Toys|Mindwipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#VoyagerDefender|Defender Optimus Prime]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Human Alliance====
"[[Human Alliance]]" toys are larger, more complex and movie-accurate figures that feature open driver's compartments to seat the included human figures, as well as additional human-operated "battle stations" in robot mode.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance|Bumblebee]] / [[Sam Witwicky#Human Alliance|Sam Witwicky]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Human Alliance|Sideswipe]] / [[Robert Epps#Human Alliance|Tech Sergeant Epps]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Autobot Skids]] / [[Arcee (Movie)#Human Alliance|Arcee]] / [[Mikaela Banes#Human Alliance|Mikaela Banes]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance|Barricade]] / [[Frenzy (Movie)#Human Alliance|Decepticon Frenzy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ROTF HumanAlliance Bumblebee&Sam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Human Alliance Bumblebee with Sam Witwicky]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Mudflap]] / [[Chromia (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Chromia]] / [[Seymour Simmons#Human Alliance|Seymour Simmons]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (ROTF)#Leader Class toys|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#LeaderShadowCommand|Shadow Command Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTF Leader OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Leader Optimus Prime]]
|}

====Ultimate====
[[File:ROTF UltimateBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bumblebee Battle Charged, an Ultimate figure.]]
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Ultimate 2|Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged]]}}</ul>
{{-}}

====Supreme Combiner Class====
[[File:ROTF Devastator combiner toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|PREPARE FOR <s>EXTERMINATION</s> DISAPPOINTMENT]]
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|'''[[Devastator (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Constructicon Devastator]]''' ([[Hightower (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Hightower]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Mixmaster]], [[Rampage (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Rampage]], [[Scavenger (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Scrapper]])}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Fast Transformers Fun===
====Gravity Bots====
"[[Gravity Bot]]s" are super-simple [[Autotransformation|auto-transforming]] toys that swing into robot mode when stood on end, then swing back to vehicle when laid down.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Gravity Bots|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Gravity Bots|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Gravity Bots|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Gravity Bots|Mudflap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Gravity Bots|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Gravity Bots|Bolt Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Gravity Bots|Autobot Skids]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Gravity Bots|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ROTF-toy SideswipeGravity.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Nitro Sideswipe]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlueSteelPrime|Battle Steel Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Gravity Bots|Nitro Sideswipe]]}}
|}

{{-}}
====Fast Action Battlers====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Pulse Blast Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Electro Whip Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Cannon Blast Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Double Blade Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Photon Missile Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Devastation Blast Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Beam Blast Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Magna Missile Sideways]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Cannon Force Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Grapple Grip Mudflap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Fast Action Battlers|Battle Blade Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Sword Slash Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Sand Attack Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Grindor (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Missile Assault Grindor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Missile Blast Skids]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Grindor ROTF FAB toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Missile Assault Grindor, a Wave 4 Fast Action Battler]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#Fast Action Battlers|Cyber Pursuit Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FABPowerArmor|Power Armor Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Fast Action Battlers|Night Blades Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (ROTF)#Sparkblast|Spark Blast Jolt]]}}
|}
{{-}}
====RPMs - Robot Powered Machines====
The ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' line focuses on vehicle-mode play

=====Battle Chargers=====
A new version of the [[Cyber Slammers]], these vehicles have pull-back motors and pop-up robot-mode busts.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Battle Chargers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Battle Chargers|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Battle Chargers|Stealth Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Cyber Armor Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Hyper Speed Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]}}
|}

{{-}}
=====27 MHz radio controlled toys=====
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Radio Control|Optimus Prime]]}}</ul>

{{-}}
=====Mini Vehicles=====
These small vehicles are ''Hot Wheels/Matchbox''-compatible through-axle racing cars. The characters' robot modes are just reliefs on the vehicle underside, so you stand them up to "transform" them.

;Battle Series 2-packs
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Bumblebee]] vs [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#RPMvsStarscream|Ironhide]] vs [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Jazz (Movie)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Autobot Jazz]] vs [[Brawl (Movie)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Decepticon Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Landmine (Movie)#Merchandise|Landmine]] vs [[Rampage (ROTF)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Rampage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Mudflap]] vs [[Skids (ROTF)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Autobot Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#RPMvsBonecrusher|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Bonecrusher]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#AutobotRatchetVsMegatron|Autobot Ratchet]] vs. [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Rollbar (RPM)#Merchandise|Rollbar]] vs [[Sideways (ROTF)#RollbarVsSideways|Sideways]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[Image:ROTF-toy_RPM_Ironhide_vs_Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ironhide vs. Starscream]]
|}
{{-}}
;Single-pack figures
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Combat Series'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (ROTF)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#RPMMegatron|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Commander Series'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#RPMCommander|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RPMCommander|Bumblebee]] (2007 Camaro)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (ROTF)#RPMs — Robot Powered Machines|Mixmaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Mini-Vehicles|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Speed Series'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RPMSpeed|Bumblebee]] (2009 Camaro)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (ROTF)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (ROTF)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Sideways]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Combat Series 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (RPM)#Merchandise|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#RPMCombat2|Autobot Skids]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#RPMCombat|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ROTF RPMs Ratchet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Oh, THERE'S where I left my [[robot mode]]!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Metal Heroes Series''' (''cancelled'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Bumblebee]] (2007 Camaro)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (ROTF)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Optimus Prime]]}}
|}
{{-}}
;Track Set
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1d1|[[Devastator (ROTF)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Devastator Showdown]] playset (with [[Skids (ROTF)#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Autobot Skids]])}}</ul>
{{-}}

===Role play===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Helmets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTFVoicechanger|Bumblebee Voice Mixer Helmet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#ROTFVoiceChanger|Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Robot Weapons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Plasmacannon|Bumblebee]] [[plasma cannon|Plasma Cannon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===Plain Transformers Fun===
====Power Bots====

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Power Bots|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Power Bots|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Power Bots|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Power Bots Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Mega Power Bots|Jetpower Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Power Bots Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (ROTF)#Mega Power Bots|Constructicon Devastator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
====Robot Heroes====
;Two-packs

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Bumblebee]] & [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Optimus Prime]] & [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] & [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Springer (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Autobot Springer]] & [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Sideswipe]] & [[Sideways (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Sideways]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Autobot Skids]] & [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Ironhide]] & [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Mixmaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Jolt (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Jolt]] & [[Ravage (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Ravage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Autobot Ratchet]] vs. [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Chromia (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Chromia]] vs. [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;"Battle Scenes" multi-packs

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Battle for the Allspark ([[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys|Autobot Ratchet]], [[Sam Witwicky#Robot Heroes|Sam Witwicky]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Battle of the Fallen ([[The Fallen#Robot Heroes|The Fallen]], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Ironhide]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Jetpower Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Shanghai Shootout ([[Sideswipe (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Sideswipe]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Optimus Prime]], [[Skids (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Autobot Skids]] & [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Mudflap]], [[Demolishor (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Demolishor]], [[Sideways (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Sideways]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Desert Devastation ([[Skids (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Autobot Skids]], [[Devastator (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Constructicon Devastator]], [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Mudflap]], [[William Lennox#Robot Heroes|Captain William Lennox]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
====Robot Replicas====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Robot Replicas|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robot Replicas|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Robot Replicas|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Robot Replicas|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Robot Replicas|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (ROTF)#Robot Replicas|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robot Replicas|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Robot Replicas|Autobot Skids]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen#Robot Replicas|The Fallen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Robot Replicas|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}
===Store exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Costco]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Surface to Air Showdown ([[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SurfaceToAirShowdown|Autobot Ratchet]] & [[Grindor (ROTF)#SurfaceToAirShowdown|Grindor]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Nebular|Nebular Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[War for the Skies]] ([[Blades (ROTF)|Autobot Blades]], [[Jetfire (ROTF)#WarfortheSkies|Jetfire]], [[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]], [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Thundercracker]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sam's Club]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Autobot Strike Mission ([[Breakaway (ROTF)#Toys|Breakaway]], [[Longarm (Movie)#Toys|Longarm]], [[Rampage (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Rampage]], [[Sideways (ROTF)#StrikeMission|Sideways]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyagerorange.jpg|right|thumb|250px|From Egyptian god to Tiki god!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)#Toys|Bruticus Maximus]] ([[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]], [[Brawl (Movie)#BruticusMaximus|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Onslaught (ROTF)#Toys|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (ROTF)|Swindle]], [[Vortex (Movie)#Toys|Vortex]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] ([[Air Raid (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Air Raid]], [[Airazor (ROTF)|Airazor]], [[Fireflight (ROTF)|Fireflight]], [[Silverbolt (ROTF)#Toys|Silverbolt]], [[Skydive (Movie)#Toys|Skydive]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen#Target|The Fallen]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Straightaway Shootout]]" ([[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Straightaway|Ironhide]], [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Straightaway|Mudflap]], [[Runamuck (ROTF)|Runamuck]], [[Sparkcrusher]], [[Swerve (Movie)#Straightaway|Swerve]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsVsShadowStriker|Bumblebee]] / [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#TargetRally|Rally Mudflap]] / [[Skids (ROTF)#TargetOffroad|Offroad Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Smokescreen (Movie)#Legend|Smokescreen]] / [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#VsSmokescreen|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Master of [[Metallikato]] ([[Whirl (ROTF)#Toys|Autobot Whirl]] vs. [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Toys|Decepticon Bludgeon]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Gathering at the Nemesis ([[The Fallen/toys#GatheringNemesis|The Fallen]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#GatheringNemesis|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (ROTF)#GatheringNemesis|Soundwave]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Back Road Brawl ([[Hoist (Movie)#Toys|Hoist]] vs. [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#BackRoadBrawl|Mixmaster]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Shanghai Showdown ([[Skids (ROTF)#ShanghaiShowdown|Skids]] & [[Mudflap (ROTF)#ShanghaiShowdown|Mudflap]] vs. [[Demolishor (ROTF)#TRUset|Demolishor]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Titanium Series 2|Rescue Ratchet]] vs. [[Blackout (Movie)#Titanium Series 2|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|''Titanium Series'' [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Titanium Series|Cliffjumper]] vs. [[Dead End (ROTF)#Titanium Series|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|''Titanium Series'' [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Titanium Series 2|Offroad Ironhide]] vs. [[Brawl (Movie)#ROTFTitanium|Deep Desert Brawl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (ROTF)#Toys|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[The Fury of Fearswoop]] ([[Fearswoop (ROTF)#Toys|Fearswoop]], [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Fearswoop|Mudflap]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)#Fearswoop|Sideswipe]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Super Tuner Throwdown]] ([[Blowpipe (ROTF)#Toys|Blowpipe]], [[Sideways (ROTF)#SuperTunerThrowdown|Sideways]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Road Rival Showdown ([[Beachcomber (ROTF)|Beachcomber]], [[Deadlift#Toys|Deadlift]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Windy City Chase ([[Slap Dash#Toys|Slap Dash]], [[Trenchmouth#Toys|Trenchmouth]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Legends [[Devastator (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Constructicon Devastator]] ([[Hightower (ROTF)#Toys|Hightower]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Mixmaster]], [[Overload (ROTF)#Toys|Overload]], [[Rampage (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Rampage]], [[Scavenger (ROTF)#Toys|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)#Toys|Scrapper]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#withCamshaft|Optimus Prime]] with "Bonus Value" [[Camshaft (Movie)#Toys|Autobot Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#withCamshaft|Megatron]] with "Bonus Value" [[Camshaft (Movie)#Toys|Autobot Camshaft]]}}
|}

===Sub-lines===
====N.E.S.T. Global Alliance====
{{main|N.E.S.T. Global Alliance}}

===Non-US market Hasbro releases===
====Multi-packs====
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)#Deluxe2Pack|Autobot Wheelie]] vs. [[Sideways (ROTF)#Deluxe2Pack|Decepticon Sideways]] two-pack (Deluxe Class)
{{Note|This two-pack has been confirmed to have been released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in the United Kingdom and Germany, and as a Target exclusive in Australia. The toys are unchanged from their single releases.}}
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)#FAB2Pack|Rally Mudflap]] & [[Skids (ROTF)#FAB2Pack|Offroad Skids]] two-pack ([[Fast Action Battlers]])
{{Note|This two-pack has been confirmed to have been released in Hong Kong, the Philippines and Australia. Despite misconceptions based on early solicitations, it appears these figures were never intended to be released individually.}}
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PrimeBee2Pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PrimeBee2Pack|Bumblebee]] two-pack (Voyager and Deluxe Class, respectively)
{{Note|This two-pack has been confirmed to have been released in Malaysia and was apparently also sold in Indonesia and India. The toys are unchanged from the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime and ''Movie'' Deluxe Class [[Premium Series]] Bumblebee single releases.}}

===Japanese-only releases===
====EZ Collection DX (Legends Class)====
{{collist|3|
* [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Decepticon Mixmaster]]
* [[Overload (ROTF)|Decepticon Overload]]
* [[Rampage (ROTF)|Decepticon Rampage]]
* [[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]
* [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]
* [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]
* [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]
}}
{{Note|The seven Legends Class Constructicons were released as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] seven-pack in the USA; however, the individually packed toys were exclusive to Japan.}}
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] with battle damage
* [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]] with battle damage

====Voyager Class====
* [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor Shanghai Attack]] (white)

'''Canceled toys'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Jet Power Optimus Prime]]
* [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Megatron]]

====Leader Class====
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Buster Optimus Prime]]

====Exclusives====
* EZ Collection [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsStealthJDVD|Bumblebee]]

'''C3xHobby Convention'''
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] black version

'''Tsutaya Records'''
*EZ Collection [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsClearJDVD|Bumblebee]] clear version

'''Amazon Japan'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] black version

'''Lawson'''
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] & [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] desert version

===Australasian-only Hasbro releases===
====Multi-packs====
* "Jetpower Optimus Prime" two-pack (Leader Class), contains:
:*[[Jetfire (ROTF)#JetfireBuster|Jetfire]]
:*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#JetfireBuster|Buster Optimus Prime]]
{{Note|This unique two-pack of Leader Class Jetfire and Buster Optimus Prime was initially released only in Hong Kong. It was ''apparently'' produced by [[TakaraTomy]], but was allegedly distributed by [[Hasbro]] UK. Details are still sketchy at this point. In mid-2010, it was released in [[Australia]] by Hasbro Australia. In early 2011, it was released in the Philippines.}}

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[[Category:Live-action film series]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)

2017-08-22T19:09:50Z

DannyMan98: /* Featured Characters */

{{cleanup|July 2009|This is clearly not up to our standards}}

{{nav-rotf-game}}
[[File:Wii Revenge of the Fallen cover.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|UK Wii cover]]
The Revenge of the Fallen Wii and PS2 games are considerably different from the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, even using different gameplay. It was developed by [[Krome Studios]] and shares a few developers with the [[Transformers (PS2)|earlier ''Armada''-based game]], due to Krome's acquisition of [[Melbourne House]] (the developers of said game) in 2006.<ref>http://videogames.yahoo.com/news-1325222</ref> It was panned by critics because of limited transformation, linear levels and repetitive gameplay.

== Story ==

With [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]] destroyed, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots have begun fighting off the remaining Decepticons. However, Starscream and [[The Fallen|his master]] are not going down without a fight...

In space, an innocent satellite is just floating around when [[Soundwave (ROTF)|mysterious, alien satellite]] docks with it. Quickly, Soundwave locates a [[NEST]] convoy and orders [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] to intercept. Sideways steals the convoy's cargo, while Demolishor causes destruction.

'''Chapter 1: Optimus Invades'''

Meanwhile, the Decepticons have taken control of a NEST gun and are firing at planes. Two Autobot fighter jets go down, but before the [[Stratosphere|large transport plane]] explodes, Optimus Prime leaps out. As he falls toward Shanghai, Decepticon [[Seeker Sniper|Long-range warriors]] intercept. While Optimus is firing at them with his [[Ion blaster|light weapons]], the NEST gun continues firing at ''him''. And on top of all that, ground based Decepticons are firing huge missiles. When Prime defeats the warriors, a [[Thrust (Movie)|Long-range lieutenant]] takes him on. When he defeats the lieutenant, three more warriors come at him. He cuts one in half, and quickly dispatches of the other two. He then lands and orders the Autobots to report. Bumblebee is chasing Sideways, and Ironhide is on Demolishor's tail.

'''Chapter 2: Ironhide vs. Demolishor'''

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] blows up and smashes his way through numerous Decepticon drones, eventually jumping between walls onto a rooftop and winning a shootout with Decepticon long range warriors. Ironhide jumps off the building onto the street, toppling a tower crane with his light weapon as [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] is under it. This knocks Demolishor into a pit, where he appears to be digging for something. Ironhide takes out Demolishor's top wheel and finally kills the larger Decepticon with three punches to the head.

'''Chapter 3: Pursuit Over Shanghai'''

[[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] transforms and calls for assistance, warning that he's found [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. As he runs through the city streets, several Decepticon soldiers swoop down and open fire. Returning fire, Bumblebee ducks behind a bus, which explodes. As he continues, Bumblebee finds that Sideways is on top of the taller buildings of [[Shanghai|the city]]. Leaping from wall to wall, Bumblebee reaches the top of a tower and dispatches two more Air Warriors. As he continues atop the buildings, Bumblebee blasts any Decepticon in his way and finally reaches Sideways...

'''Chapter 4: Sideways Goes to Ground'''

...who calls [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], asking for a little help. Bumblebee replies that Sideways will need a lot of help, as he is close enough to hear the Decepticon's whining transmission. Sideways transforms into his alternate form and races through Shanghai's busy streets. As he is about to escape from Bumblebee, Sideways is intercepted by a fire truck, which transforms into an Autobot warrior. Transforming into robot form, Sideways returns fire and ends the miserable Autobot's life. As more Autobots intercept Sideways, waves of Decepticons assault the Autobots. Soundwave has sent backup. Inches from Sideways, Bumblebee transforms...and Sideways is carried away by Starscream. Growling, Bumblebee turns to Optimus and apologizes, saying that they got away...
{{gamestub}}

'''Chapter 5: Starscream Strikes'''

Starscream launches attacks on aircraft carriers, deployed to destroy generators powering the shields that defend the main platform tower of NEST that conserves the crushed Decepticon leader Megatron. Air Warriors attack Starscream, forcing them to flee or he will destroy them. Then Starscream blows up the generators allowing Sideways to enter.

'''Chapter 6: From the Depths'''

Sideways enters the platform, deployed to enter and destroy power generators. Three Blazemasters dispatched to be defeated. However, Megatron is reactivated.

'''Chapter 7: The Devastator'''

Megatron sents Devastator to Shanghai causing destruction. NEST Team orders Optimus, Bumblebee and Ironhide to stop Devastator before he can cause much destruction. Optimus swings through, defeating every drone that comes his way. Bumblebee contacts Optimus to backup, but then Starscream (damn it!) takes the little Autobot forcing Optimus to attack Devastator. Then Devastator launches Optimus to the bridge, destroyed by Demolishor with Ironhide telling Prime to use the pillars to destroy Devastator's missile launchers. Then Optimus finally attacks Devastator with two energy canisters sent by NEST. Optimus makes Devastator to swallow the energy dock's power and finally destroys him (Ouch!) Then Optimus finds a piece of Cybertronian Technology that Devastator unearth! Optimus and the other Autobots have the mission to find Bumblebee.

== Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=Playable|c1=
'''[[Autobot]]s'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]
'''[[Decepticon]]s'''
*[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
|h2=Nonplayable|c2=
'''Autobots'''
* [[Autobot ranged Warrior]]
* [[Autobot ranged Lieutenant]]
* [[Autobot ranged Captain]]
* [[Autobot melee Warrior]]
* [[Autobot melee Lieutenant]]
* [[Autobot melee Captain]]
'''Decepticons'''
* [[Seeker Sniper|Decepticon ranged Warrior]]
* [[Thrust (Movie)|Decepticon ranged Lieutenant]]
* [[Decepticon ranged Captain]]
* [[Decepticon melee Warrior]]
* [[Decepticon melee lieutenant]]
* [[Combaticon Warrior|Decepticon melee Captain]]
* [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]
* [[The Fallen]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

== Notes ==
* You are unable to transform in robot missions, but able to transform in driving missions, and can [[Bumblebee (Animated)|jump from wall to wall]]. [[Transformers Animated: The Game|Sounds kind of familiar]].
* The ranged Warriors look a lot like Breakaway, but they are blue.
* While in the first game, cars (and humans) seemed nearly invincible until you shot them, in this game, if you so much as ''step on'' a car, it ''explodes''.
* Jetfire can beat the ''snot'' out of Decepticons by ''stepping on them''!

===Differences with the Movie===
Krome was clearly writing the game on a different planet than the Movie's script.

* Sideways doesn't die in Shanghai.
* Ironhide, rather than Optimus, kills Demolishor.
* Instead of the forest, Megatron wounds Optimus in the Decepticon base.
* Optimus does not die, but is damaged.
* The Fallen appears to be in total command of the Decepticons even before Megatron revives, as he is the one calling the shots.
* Sam and Mikaela aren't in the game, except for a brief phone conversation with Optimus, and even then, it is only their voices.
* Optimus kills The Fallen by putting him in front of the Star Harvester's beam.
* The battle with Devastator happens in the ''first'' battle. While Optimus, Ironhide, and Bumblebee are cleaning up in Shanghai, Devastator appears out of nowhere and attacks.
* Also, Optimus Prime, rather than a railgun, kills Devastator.
* Instead of looking for the Matrix, The Fallen looks for pieces of the Harvester, saying he already has the Matrix. We...probably don't want to know what that means.
* Instead of being trapped in the Smithsonian, [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] is in the Decepticon base.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Official website]

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen games]]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)

2017-08-22T19:09:08Z

DannyMan98: /* Story */

{{cleanup|July 2009|This is clearly not up to our standards}}

{{nav-rotf-game}}
[[File:Wii Revenge of the Fallen cover.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|UK Wii cover]]
The Revenge of the Fallen Wii and PS2 games are considerably different from the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, even using different gameplay. It was developed by [[Krome Studios]] and shares a few developers with the [[Transformers (PS2)|earlier ''Armada''-based game]], due to Krome's acquisition of [[Melbourne House]] (the developers of said game) in 2006.<ref>http://videogames.yahoo.com/news-1325222</ref> It was panned by critics because of limited transformation, linear levels and repetitive gameplay.

== Story ==

With [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]] destroyed, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots have begun fighting off the remaining Decepticons. However, Starscream and [[The Fallen|his master]] are not going down without a fight...

In space, an innocent satellite is just floating around when [[Soundwave (ROTF)|mysterious, alien satellite]] docks with it. Quickly, Soundwave locates a [[NEST]] convoy and orders [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] to intercept. Sideways steals the convoy's cargo, while Demolishor causes destruction.

'''Chapter 1: Optimus Invades'''

Meanwhile, the Decepticons have taken control of a NEST gun and are firing at planes. Two Autobot fighter jets go down, but before the [[Stratosphere|large transport plane]] explodes, Optimus Prime leaps out. As he falls toward Shanghai, Decepticon [[Seeker Sniper|Long-range warriors]] intercept. While Optimus is firing at them with his [[Ion blaster|light weapons]], the NEST gun continues firing at ''him''. And on top of all that, ground based Decepticons are firing huge missiles. When Prime defeats the warriors, a [[Thrust (Movie)|Long-range lieutenant]] takes him on. When he defeats the lieutenant, three more warriors come at him. He cuts one in half, and quickly dispatches of the other two. He then lands and orders the Autobots to report. Bumblebee is chasing Sideways, and Ironhide is on Demolishor's tail.

'''Chapter 2: Ironhide vs. Demolishor'''

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] blows up and smashes his way through numerous Decepticon drones, eventually jumping between walls onto a rooftop and winning a shootout with Decepticon long range warriors. Ironhide jumps off the building onto the street, toppling a tower crane with his light weapon as [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] is under it. This knocks Demolishor into a pit, where he appears to be digging for something. Ironhide takes out Demolishor's top wheel and finally kills the larger Decepticon with three punches to the head.

'''Chapter 3: Pursuit Over Shanghai'''

[[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] transforms and calls for assistance, warning that he's found [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. As he runs through the city streets, several Decepticon soldiers swoop down and open fire. Returning fire, Bumblebee ducks behind a bus, which explodes. As he continues, Bumblebee finds that Sideways is on top of the taller buildings of [[Shanghai|the city]]. Leaping from wall to wall, Bumblebee reaches the top of a tower and dispatches two more Air Warriors. As he continues atop the buildings, Bumblebee blasts any Decepticon in his way and finally reaches Sideways...

'''Chapter 4: Sideways Goes to Ground'''

...who calls [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], asking for a little help. Bumblebee replies that Sideways will need a lot of help, as he is close enough to hear the Decepticon's whining transmission. Sideways transforms into his alternate form and races through Shanghai's busy streets. As he is about to escape from Bumblebee, Sideways is intercepted by a fire truck, which transforms into an Autobot warrior. Transforming into robot form, Sideways returns fire and ends the miserable Autobot's life. As more Autobots intercept Sideways, waves of Decepticons assault the Autobots. Soundwave has sent backup. Inches from Sideways, Bumblebee transforms...and Sideways is carried away by Starscream. Growling, Bumblebee turns to Optimus and apologizes, saying that they got away...
{{gamestub}}

'''Chapter 5: Starscream Strikes'''

Starscream launches attacks on aircraft carriers, deployed to destroy generators powering the shields that defend the main platform tower of NEST that conserves the crushed Decepticon leader Megatron. Air Warriors attack Starscream, forcing them to flee or he will destroy them. Then Starscream blows up the generators allowing Sideways to enter.

'''Chapter 6: From the Depths'''

Sideways enters the platform, deployed to enter and destroy power generators. Three Blazemasters dispatched to be defeated. However, Megatron is reactivated.

'''Chapter 7: The Devastator'''

Megatron sents Devastator to Shanghai causing destruction. NEST Team orders Optimus, Bumblebee and Ironhide to stop Devastator before he can cause much destruction. Optimus swings through, defeating every drone that comes his way. Bumblebee contacts Optimus to backup, but then Starscream (damn it!) takes the little Autobot forcing Optimus to attack Devastator. Then Devastator launches Optimus to the bridge, destroyed by Demolishor with Ironhide telling Prime to use the pillars to destroy Devastator's missile launchers. Then Optimus finally attacks Devastator with two energy canisters sent by NEST. Optimus makes Devastator to swallow the energy dock's power and finally destroys him (Ouch!) Then Optimus finds a piece of Cybertronian Technology that Devastator unearth! Optimus and the other Autobots have the mission to find Bumblebee.

== Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=Playable|c1=
'''[[Autobot]]s'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]
'''[[Decepticon]]s'''
*[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
|h2=Nonplayable|c2=
'''Autobots'''
* [[Autobot ranged Warrior]]
* [[Autobot ranged Lieutenant]]
* [[Autobot ranged Captain]]
* [[Autobot melee Warrior]]
* [[Autobot melee Lieutenant]]
* [[Autobot melee Captain]]
'''Decepticons'''
* [[Decepticon ranged Warrior]]
* [[Decepticon ranged Lieutenant]]
* [[Decepticon ranged Captain]]
* [[Decepticon melee Warrior]]
* [[Decepticon melee lieutenant]]
* [[Combaticon Warrior|Decepticon melee Captain]]
* [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]
* [[The Fallen]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

== Notes ==
* You are unable to transform in robot missions, but able to transform in driving missions, and can [[Bumblebee (Animated)|jump from wall to wall]]. [[Transformers Animated: The Game|Sounds kind of familiar]].
* The ranged Warriors look a lot like Breakaway, but they are blue.
* While in the first game, cars (and humans) seemed nearly invincible until you shot them, in this game, if you so much as ''step on'' a car, it ''explodes''.
* Jetfire can beat the ''snot'' out of Decepticons by ''stepping on them''!

===Differences with the Movie===
Krome was clearly writing the game on a different planet than the Movie's script.

* Sideways doesn't die in Shanghai.
* Ironhide, rather than Optimus, kills Demolishor.
* Instead of the forest, Megatron wounds Optimus in the Decepticon base.
* Optimus does not die, but is damaged.
* The Fallen appears to be in total command of the Decepticons even before Megatron revives, as he is the one calling the shots.
* Sam and Mikaela aren't in the game, except for a brief phone conversation with Optimus, and even then, it is only their voices.
* Optimus kills The Fallen by putting him in front of the Star Harvester's beam.
* The battle with Devastator happens in the ''first'' battle. While Optimus, Ironhide, and Bumblebee are cleaning up in Shanghai, Devastator appears out of nowhere and attacks.
* Also, Optimus Prime, rather than a railgun, kills Devastator.
* Instead of looking for the Matrix, The Fallen looks for pieces of the Harvester, saying he already has the Matrix. We...probably don't want to know what that means.
* Instead of being trapped in the Smithsonian, [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] is in the Decepticon base.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Official website]

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen games]]

Transformers (2007 toyline)

2017-08-22T19:08:06Z

DannyMan98: /* Action figures ("main" line) */

{{nav-movie}}

[[File:Crosssell-movie.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|These ain't your daddy's toys, kids.]]
The 2007 [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' film]] was accompanied by one of the largest product blitzes in the history of the [[Transformers brand]]. The prominence of the '''movie''' allowed [[Hasbro]] to push the toy line to new levels of complexity and diversity.

In addition to the standard "main line" figures, several sub-lines were developed. Some, such as the [[Fast Action Battlers]] and [[Cyber Slammers]], are aimed at younger users. Others, such as [[Real Gear Robot]]s and the various role play toys, expand on the plot and concepts of the movie. Furthermore, many stores received various exclusive [[redeco]]s and multi-packs. Other markets, such as Japan and even Europe, also had their own exclusives.

Virtually all characters of the movie cast received multiple toy incarnations at various price points, from the tiny $4 [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] versions and two-for-$5 ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' PVCs up to the massive, complex, [[Gimmick|electronic]] $80 Ultimate [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]. Given the limited number of Transformers featured in the movie, the toyline naturally contains many additional characters. Many of these are featured in alternate movie-related media, such as prequel comics and video games.

Following the success of the movie toyline, it was expanded with the [[AllSpark Power]] and [[Premium Series]] sub-lines, while the subsequent toyline, ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]'', was officially pushed back from late 2007/early 2008 to July 2008.

==Toyline==
===Action figures ("main" line)===
[[File:Moviebonecrushertoy.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Bonecrusher hates being a Deluxe.]]
The main line movie figures attempt to emulate the complex, multi-faceted appearance of the screen characters, succeeding to a remarkable degree given the radical style shift. Robot modes integrate and hide their vehicle mode [[kibble]] very well, avoiding most of the parts-clearance problems seen in many "[[shellformer]]" style designs. Even non-film characters match the overall aesthetic. Most alternate forms are realistically styled contemporary Earth vehicles, many of which are [[Licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed replicas]].

The main line figures feature an above-average design complexity, packing an amazing number of moving parts into a small package. Transformations are fairly complex, and tend to capture the movie's visual spectacle of a vehicle flying apart into a thousand pieces as the robots transform. The primary gimmick of the main line is "[[Automorph Technology]]", a gimmick by which moving one piece of a toy will in turn move other pieces into their designated positions via hidden gears, furthering the parallel with the movie's visuals.

[[File:Bumblebeemovietoydeluxe67.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Float like a butterfly and sting like a......wait- what's my name again?.]]

Another major aspect of the line is its heavy focus on "core cast", making sure most of the film Autobots and Decepticons were available at multiple price points, especially the budget-minded [[Legends Class|Legends]] [[size class]], which was once again available at all major retailers (instead of just at specialty and convenience stores). While the newly-created bots in the film were left out, the ''concept'' was represented by the [[Real Gear Robot]]s. Even major [[human]] characters got toys (rare for a ''Transformers'' toyline) in the "Screen Battles" diorama sets.

Unfortunately, due to issues of vehicle mode licensing and the fact that the robot designs are the shared intellectual property of [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]], the movie series toys were not available to be [[redeco]]ed in non-film-based lines, not even as [[BotCon|convention]] [[exclusive]]s. (This rule would later be relaxed slightly to allow "offscreen" character molds to be used, but that's not til the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|next movie-based line]]....)

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<big>'''Legends Class'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Movie Legends Jazz toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Legends Jazz]]
|}</ul>
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;Allspark Battles 2-packs
:"Allspark Battles" are two-packs that contain two Legends Class figures each. On the North American market, they replaced the Legends Class single packs in late 2007, coinciding with the launch of the "[[AllSpark Power]]" sub-line (see below), whereas other markets continued getting some of the toys included in these two-packs as single packs instead.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Allspark2pack|Cliffjumper]] vs. [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Recon Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Jazz (Movie)#LegendsVsBonecrusher|Autobot Jazz]] vs. [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Rescue Ratchet]] vs. [[Brawl (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Decepticon Brawl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Ironhide]] vs. [[Blackout (Movie)#Allspark2pack|Desert Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Stealth Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Scorponok (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Jazz (Movie)#LegendsVsMegatron|Battle Jazz]] vs. [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Ice Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

<big>'''Real Gear Robots'''</big>

:[[Real Gear Robot]]s are a sub-set based on modern electronic items which convert to miniscule robots, basically a 1:1 [[scale]] line of toys.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Longview (Movie)|Longview]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Power Up VT6]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Speed Dial 800]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spy Shot 6]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Booster X10]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zoom Out 25X]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[High Score 100]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Meantime (Movie)|Meantime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Night Beat 7#Toys|Night Beat 7]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wire Tap V20]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Longview robot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Longview]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hacker X-3]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Highline 1070]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Photon T-34]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Farsight T-20]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Midnighter XR-4]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Twitcher F451]]}}
|}

{{-}}
<big>'''Deluxe Class</big>'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (Movie Preview)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Protoform Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Barricade]] (w/ [[Frenzy (Movie)#Toys|Decepticon Frenzy]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Decepticon Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Bumblebee]] (Classic Camaro)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wreckage (Movie)#Toys|Wreckage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (Movie)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007ConceptCamaro|Bumblebee]] (concept Camaro)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Movie)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Wreckage movietoy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Deluxe Wreckage]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)#FinalBattle|Final Battle Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Longarm (Movie)#Toys|Longarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Payload (Movie)#Toys|Payload]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#DeluxeRecon|Recon Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dropkick (Movie)#Toys|Dropkick]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (AllSpark Power)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (Movie)#Toys|Autobot Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Movie)#Transformers (2007) 2|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5''' (AllSpark Power)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stockade (Movie)#Toys|Stockade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (AllSpark Power)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Overcast (Movie)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Jungle|Jungle Bonecrusher]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (AllSpark Power)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007Stealth|Stealth Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Salvage (Movie)#Toys|Salvage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' (Premium Series)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)#Premium|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Premium|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Premium|Bumblebee]]}}
|}

{{-}}
<big>'''Screen Battles'''</big>
:"Screen Battles" are minor [[redeco]]s of Deluxe Class toys in more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] decos based on specific moments from the movie. They come packaged in nifty diorama boxes and include PVC figurines of both human and Transformers screen characters.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|"Final Stand" ([[Longarm (Movie)#FinalStand|Longarm]], [[Mikaela Banes#FinalStand|Mikaela]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)#FinalStand|Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-d1|"First Encounter" ([[Barricade (Movie)/toys#First Encounter|Barricade]], [[Sam Witwicky#Toys|Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes#First Encounter|Mikaela]], [[Frenzy (Movie)#First Encounter|Decepticon Frenzy]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|"Desert Attack" ([[Scorponok (Movie)#Desert Attack|Scorponok]], [[Robert Epps#Desert Attack|Epps]], [[Jorge Figueroa#Desert Attack|Figueroa]], [[Patrick Donnelly#Desert Attack|Donnelly]])}}
{{Bp-a1|"Capture of Bumblebee" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CaptureofBumblebee|Bumblebee]], [[Seymour Simmons#CaptureofBumblebee|Simmons]], 2 [[Sector Seven#CaptureofBumblebee|Sector Seven]] agents)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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<big>'''Voyager Class'''</big>

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Blackout]] (w/ [[Scorponok (Movie)#Toys|Scorponok]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Movie Voyager Ratchet toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Voyager Ratchet]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#VoyRescue|Rescue Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (AllSpark Power)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Movie)#Toys|Evac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#VoyagerOffroad|Offroad Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#VoyFirstStrike|First Strike Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5''' (AllSpark Power)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Incinerator (Movie)#Toys|Incinerator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (Premium Series)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (Movie)#Premium|Blackout]] (w/ [[Scorponok (Movie)#Premium|Scorponok]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#VoyagerPremium|Ironhide]]}}
|}</ul>

<big>'''Leader Class'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#Leader Class toys|Decepticon Brawl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (AllSpark Power)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#USNightwatch|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Movie Leader Nightwatch OptimusPrime 2008.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Leader Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (AllSpark Power)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#LeaderDeepDesert|Deep Desert Brawl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (Premium Series)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Premium|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Premium|Optimus Prime]]}}
|}

<big>'''Ultimate Class'''</big>

:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Ultimate|Ultimate Bumblebee]]}}</ul>
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===Fast Transformers Fun===
This series is made more for the little ones, simpler, chunkier toys meant for smaller, less coordinated hands.

<big>'''Cyber Stompin' Robots'''</big>
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Cyber Stompin' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|Cyber Stompin' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>

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<big>'''[[Cyber Slammers]]'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Cyber Slammers|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cyber Slammers|Bumblebee]] (Classic Camaro)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Cyber Slammers|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#Cyber Slammers|Decepticon Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Cyber Slammers|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CyberSlammerConcept|Bumblebee]] (Camaro Concept)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Cyber Slammers|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)#Cyber Slammers|Autobot Jazz]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Movie CyberSlammers PatrolBarricade.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Patrol Barricade]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#CyberSlammerPatrol|Patrol Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Cyber Slammers|Ironhide]]}}
|}

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<big>'''[[Fast Action Battlers]]'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Fast_Action_Battlers|Cannon Blast Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)#Fast_Action_Battlers|Ion Blast Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast_Action_Battlers|Power Hook Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Fast_Action_Battlers|Battle Blade Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#Fast_Action_Battlers|Double Missile Decepticon Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Fast_Action_Battlers|Axe Attack Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (Movie)#Fast_Action_Battlers|Gyro Blade Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Frenzy (Movie)#Fast_Action_Battlers|Disc Blast Decepticon Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Fast_Action_Battlers|Fusion Blast Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Fast_Action_Battlers|Blade Shield Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Fast_Action_Battlers|Plasma Punch Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Movie FAB Smokescreen.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fast Action Battlers Smokescreen]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#FABPulse|Pulse Cannon Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FABFireBlast|Fire Blast Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Movie)#Toys|Claw Slash Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Movie)#Toys|Sonic Shock Smokescreen]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#FABDesert|Desert Blast Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#FABRallyRocket|Rally Rocket Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#FABNightAttack|Night Attack Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#FABRescueTorch|Rescue Torch Ratchet]]}}
|}

===Role Play===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Helmets'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#2007VoiceChanger|Optimus Prime Voice Changer]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Converting Arm Blasters'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#BattleRigBlaster|Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)/toys##Transformers (2007) 2|Starscream Barrel Roll Blaster]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Allspark Blasters'''
* [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2007) 2|Autobot Ratchet Blaster]]
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#AllSparkBlaster|Bumblebee Blaster]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Super Soakers'''
*Transformers Water Shooter
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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;[[T.E.C.H.]] (Transformers Electronic Combat Hardware)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
*[[Digital Dagger]]
*[[Quick Bow]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
*[[Tight Shot]]
*[[Flash Bang]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
*[[Autofire]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Mov2007-toy QuickBow.jpg|thumb|200px|Also used by James Bond.]]
|}

===Plain Transformers Fun===
Super-simple fun for all ages!

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;Mr Potato Head Transformers
:Yes, the famous [[Mr. Potato Head]]. This was the start of an ongoing cross-branding of one of Hasbro's longest-running toys with ''Transformers''.
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimash Prime]]}}</ul>

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;Plush Transformers
:Are you ready for adorable? These small plush versions of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] "transform" by unzipping their backs and folding them inside-out, which gives you a nice compact vehicle-mode plush!
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Transformers (2007)|Softimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Transformers (2007)|Slumblebee]]}}</ul>

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;Robot Heroes
:The ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' are 2-inch non-transforming "super deformed" soft-plastic figurines, featuring characters from a mix of generations. While the line lasted a lot longer than the waves listed here, we're just going to focus on the stuff in specifically movie-branded packaging (even though half of those had [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] characters).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (G1)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Rodimus]] vs. [[Shrapnel (G1)#Robot Heroes|Insecticon]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Mirage]] vs. [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Grimlock]] vs. [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Shockwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (G1)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Ultra Magnus]] vs. [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (G1)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Unicron/toys#Robot Heroes|Unicron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Autobot Jazz]] vs. [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (movie)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Blackout (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Autobot Ratchet]] vs. [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Jazz (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Autobot Jazz]] vs. [[Frenzy (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Decepticon Frenzy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Rhstarbee.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Robot Heroes'' Starscream and Bumblebee]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (movie)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Scorponok (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Ironhide]] vs. [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RHArmor|Armor Bumblebee]] vs. [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Protoform]] [[Jazz (Movie)#RHProtoform|Jazz]] vs. [[Brawl (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Decepticon Brawl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (movie)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Robot Heroes|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys|Ironhide]] vs. [[Dispensor#Robot Heroes|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Jazz (Movie)#RHBattle|Battle Jazz]] vs. [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise|Allspark Bumblebee]] vs. [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]]}}
|}

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===Collector items===
;Unleashed

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Unleashed|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Turnaround''' (Wave 1)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Unleashed|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Turnaround''' (Wave 2)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Unleashed|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Turnaround''' (Wave 3)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots ([[Ratchet (Movie)/toys|Autobot Ratchet]] & [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Decepticons ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] & [[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{note|Wave 3 was only released in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia and Mexico.}}

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;[[Robot Replicas]]
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Frenzy (Movie)|Decepticon Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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;[[Titanium Series]] (3")

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Store exclusives===
While store [[exclusive]]s were certainly nothing new to ''Transformers'' by this point, the movie toyline positively blew the doors off past lines in terms of sheer numbers, both in the amount of product and in the number of outlets to get exclusives. It was pretty difficult to keep track of everything; what was a new deco, what was a plain repack, what was just-different-enough-to-make-you-mad, etc.

Of course, many of these store exclusives ended up as mass retail releases outside the US, or as exclusives to different chains (both regional and international). See individual entries for more details.

====Best Buy====
Yes, Best Buy the American electronics retail chain. For a brief while they dabbled in collectibles. It didn't last long, but long enough to get out a pair of Voyager molds with "Premium Series" level more screen-accurate, metallic paint jobs.

*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys|Autobot Ratchet]]

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====BJ's Wholesale Club====
* Cyber Stompin' Optimus Prime with Bonus Robot Heroes Rodimus & Insecticon
* Cyber Stompin' Optimus Prime with Bonus Robot Heroes Starscream & Mirage
* Cyber Stompin' Optimus Prime with Bonus Robot Heroes Shockwave & Grimlock
* Cyber Stompin' Optimus Prime with Bonus Robot Heroes Ravage & Optimus Prime
* Cyber Stompin' Bumblebee with Bonus Robot Heroes Rodimus & Insecticon
{{note|Official stock photos of the Bumblebee combo have been seen; but unlike the various Optimus Prime combos, it's unclear whether this one has ever actually been released.}}

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====Costco====
*Leader Class Optimus Prime with bonus figures ([[Legends Class]] Bumblebee & Autobot Jazz)
*Ultimate Bumblebee with "Special Value" bonus [[Titanium Series]] 3" Bumblebee figure

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====Kmart====
*Unleashed [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] with bonus comic (''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' [[Movie Prequel issue 1|#1]] with exclusive [[Klaus Scherwinski]] cover)

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====Sam's Club====
*Voyager/Deluxe three-pack (battle damaged Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]], battle damaged Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] & regular Voyager Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]])
*Deluxe three-pack (Decepticon Brawl, Bonecrusher & Autobot Jazz)

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====Target====
[[Target]] was one of the biggest exclusives outlets for new-deco/significantly-changed-deco toys, with the "[[Robo-Vision]]" promotion featuring heavily early on, as well as being the only store to get "Scout" class toys.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scouts Wave 1'''
*[[Hardtop (Movie)#Toys|Hardtop]]
*[[Arcee (Movie)#Toys|Arcee]]
*[[Signal Flare (Movie)#Toys|Signal Flare]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scouts Wave 2'''

*[[Strongarm (Movie)#Toys|Strongarm]]
*[[Skyblast (Movie)#Toys|Skyblast]]
*[[Clocker (Movie)#Toys|Clocker]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scouts Wave 3'''
*[[Armorhide (Movie)#Toys|Armorhide]]
*[[Elita-One (Movie)#Toys|Elita-One]]
*[[Air Raid (Movie)#Toys|Air Raid]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scouts Wave 4''' (AllSpark Power)
*[[Warpath (Movie)#Toys|Warpath]]
*[[Storm Surge (Movie)#Toys|Storm Surge]]
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)#Toys|Crosshairs]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Movie Clocker toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Clocker]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scouts Wave 5''' (''Canceled'')
*[[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]]
*[[Reverb (Movie)|Decepticon Reverb]]
*[[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
*[[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]] (AllSpark Power)
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] (AllSpark Power)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] (AllSpark Power)
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] (G1 deco)
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] (AllSpark Power)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]] (G1 deco)
*[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#DeepSpace|Deep Space Starscream]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
* "Battle Over [[Mission City]]" ([[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]] vs [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]])
* "Evolution of a Hero" ("Classic Camaro" & "Camaro Concept" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]])
* "Freeway Brawl" ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* "Generations Legends" ([[Legends Class|Legends]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|movie Optimus Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|movie Megatron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|''Cybertron'' Megatron]])
*"Ultimate Optimus Prime 3-Pack" ([[Titanium Series]] 3" robot, vehicle and Protoform [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise|Optimus Prime]]s)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Movie G1Jazz toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|G1-deco Jazz]]
|}

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====ToysЯUs====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
*[[Inferno (Movie)#Toys|Inferno]] (w/ [[Longarm (Movie Mini-Con)|Longarm]])
*[[Mudflap (Movie)#Toys|Mudflap]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class'''
*[[Jetstorm (Movie)#Toys|Jetstorm]]
*[[Wingblade#Toys|Wingblade]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
*"Battle for the Allspark" (Legends Bumblebee, Autobot Jazz, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Barricade & Starscream)
*"Decepticon Desert Attack" ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] & [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Walmart====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
*[[Big Daddy (Movie)#Toys|Big Daddy]]
*[[Breakaway (Movie)#Toys|Breakaway]]
*[[Crankcase (Movie)#Toys|Crankcase]]
*[[Divebomb (Movie)#Toys|Divebomb]]
*[[Fracture (Movie)#Toys|Decepticon Fracture]]
*[[Grindcore (Movie)#Toys|Grindcore]]
*[[Jolt (Movie)#Toys|Jolt]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
*[[Protoform]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] w/ bonus poster
*Protoform [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]] w/ bonus poster
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Real Gear Robots 2-packs'''
*"Mass Media Battle" ([[Speed Dial 800#Toys|Speed Dial 800]] & [[Booster X10#Toys|Booster X10]])
*"Robo Recon Team" ([[Spy Shot 6#Toys|Spy Shot 6]] & [[Longview (Movie)#Toys|Longview]])
*"Brain Scrambler Team" ([[Power Up VT6#Toys|Power Up VT6]] & [[Zoom Out 25X#Toys|Zoom Out 25X]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-Packs'''
* "First Encounter" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Bumblebee]] vs Barricade)
*"Leader for the Ages" ([[Fast Action Battlers]] "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|2007 Optimus Prime]]" & Deluxe "1984 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateBattle|Optimus Prime]]")
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* "The Legacy of Bumblebee" ([[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|''Classic'' Bumblebee]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|movie Bumblebee]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)|''Animated'' Bumblebee]])
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* "[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]] vs. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]" ([[Robot Replicas]])
* Ultimate Bumblebee (w/ "Bonus Buy" Deluxe [[Scorponok (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Scorponok]] & [[Brawl (Movie)#Deluxe Class Toys|Decepticon Brawl]])
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* Cyber Stompin' Optimus Prime with Bonus Cyber Slammers Bumblebee
* Cyber Stompin' Bumblebee with Bonus Cyber Slammers Barricade
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===Sub-lines===
====AllSpark Power====
{{main|AllSpark Power}}

====Premium Series====
{{main|Premium Series}}

===Notable international variants===
Even though the Movie toyline differed from previous Transformers toylines insofar as TakaraTomy's Japanese versions of the toys were almost identical to their Hasbro counterparts (as a matter of fact, the Japanese "mainline" toys even came in Hasbro packaging, with additional Japanese stickers on the packaging identifying them as the Japanese versions), there were a few genuine variants - and on top of that, one of those variants was also released in the United Kingdom, making it the first shared Japanese/European "variant" toy since red Armada Powerlinx [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]].

====UK variants====
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#UKNightwatch|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]] (Leader Class; missing the US version's "AllSpark Power" blue paint and coming in slightly different packaging)

{{note|This toy was available exclusively at Argos stores in the United Kingdom several months before the US version came out. Apparently this had originally been intended for the United States market, since the packaging sports various US market-specific logos and English-only texts.}}

====Japanese variants====
* Most of the initial decos of the [[Real Gear Robot]]s ([[Speed Dial 800]], [[Spy Shot 6]], [[Power Up VT6]], [[Longview (Movie)|Longview]] and [[Zoom Out 25X]]) featured different stickers in Japan, depicting scenes involving the [[Transformers (film)|Movie]] cast rather than screenshots from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]], and replacing the time index "7:47" (hinting at the US release date of the movie, July 4) with "8:04" (as the movie wasn't released in Japan until August 4).
* MA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] (Deluxe Class Classic Camaro; using clear blue plastic for the windows with painted over yellow car parts, instead of the US version's yellow plastic with [[tampograph]]ed blue windows)
* MA-18 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]] (Leader Class; identical to the UK version)
* MA-19 [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] (different shade than the Hasbro version, and features tires made of rubber instead of plastic)
* MA-21 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Battle Mode Optimus Prime]] (same mold as Hasbro's Leader Class [[Premium Series]] Optimus Prime, but features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] rims, bumper/grill and gas tanks/toolboxes. His overall paint deco in [[robot mode]] is also slightly more detailed.)
* MD-22 [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] (Voyager Class; sporting black as the main colour and a slightly different deco than the US version; also comes with a small AllSpark cube accessory)

===International exclusives===
{{note|Even though European countries got some of the US toyline's store exclusives (such as various Toys'R'Us exclusive releases) as well, some of them even at mass retail (such as the Target exclusive Scout Class redecos of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toys, or the "Evolution of a Hero" two-pack with the Deluxe Class Classic and Concept Camaro Bumblebee toys), and some toys that were released as store exclusives in Japan (such as Leader Class Decepticon Brawl) were available at general retail in the USA, there were also some multi-packs and redecos that were genuine exclusives to European countries or Japan.}}

====Non-US market Legends Class single packs====
'''Wave 4 (AllSpark Power Wave 1)'''
*[[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] ([[redeco]] of Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]])
*[[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Recon Barricade]] (redeco of Legends Class [[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]])
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] (minor redeco of Legends Class Autobot Jazz)
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]

{{note|The toys themselves are identical to those released as part of the "Allspark Battles" two-packs in the USA. However, these versions come on European-style single cards. They were available in various European markets, Hasbro's Asian markets, Australia and New Zealand.}}

====Non-US market Hasbro multi-packs====
* "Unleashed y Voyager" (two-pack of Unleashed [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#MexicoUnleashed|Bumblebee]] with either Voyager Class [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#MexicoUnleashed|Autobot Ratchet]] or [[Blackout (Movie)#MexicoUnleashed|Blackout]])

{{note|These two-packs have only been released in Mexico.}}

* [[Jazz (Movie)#JazzPrimeBrawl3pack|Autobot Jazz]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#JazzPrimeBrawl3pack|Protoform Optimus Prime]] & [[Brawl (Movie)#JazzPrimeBrawl3pack|Decepticon Brawl]] three-pack (Deluxe Class Autobot Jazz, Deluxe Class Protoform Optimus Prime & Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl)

{{note|This three-pack has only been available as a mass retail release in the United Kingdom.}}

* "[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeePrimePack|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeePrimePack|Optimus Prime]]" two-pack (Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee & Voyager Class Optimus Prime)

{{note|This two-pack has been available as a mass retail release in Hong Kong, as an Argos exclusive in the United Kingdom, as a Kmart exclusive in Australia, and with undetermined distribution in France. Apparently this had originally been intended for the United States market, since the packaging sports various logos and design elements usually only found on North American packaging, as well as English-only texts.}}

* "Towed to Safety" two-pack (Deluxe Class [[Longarm (Movie)#TowedToSafety|Longarm]] & Deluxe Class Classic Camaro [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TowedToSafety|Bumblebee]])

{{note|This two-pack has only been available as a mass retail release in the United Kingdom.}}

====Non-US market Hasbro "special" single packs====
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Autobot Optimus Prime]] (battle damaged redeco of Voyager Class Optimus Prime, identical to the one from the Sam's Club exclusive three-pack)
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (battle damaged redeco of Deluxe Class Arcee, identical to the one from the Sam's Club exclusive three-pack)

{{note|These toys have only been released in Asia, but were also stocked by US-based online retailers. "Autobot Optimus Prime" comes in the same packaging style and sports the same assortment number as the Best Buy exclusive "Premium Series" redecos of [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys|Autobot Ratchet]] and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]], while Arcee comes on the same cardback as the regular release, with the only difference being an additional "exclusive battle damage" sticker on the blister bubble and a different barcode. An isolated sighting for Arcee has been reported from a [[Walmart]] store in the USA, which might or might not have been a fluke.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys--products-30/battle-damage-arcee-individual-carded-version-released-164343/]</ref>}}

====Japanese exclusive molds====
*TS-01 Trans Scanning [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] (an articulated "Protoform"-esque figure with snap-on vehicle mode parts)
*TS-02 Trans Scanning [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] (an articulated "Protoform"-esque figure with snap-on vehicle mode parts)

====Japanese exclusive redecos====
*EZ Collection Bumblebee "scanning version" (a clear redeco of Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]], exclusively available with the August 2007 edition of ''Hyper Hobby'' magazine)
*Bumblebee "limited metallic color version" (a redeco of the first Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] toy with a shiny gold metallic finish, exclusively available at Lawson stores)
*Protoform Optimus Prime "Fusion Cluster Edition" (a redeco of Deluxe Class Protoform [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] in "entry mode" colors, exclusively available at the C3xHobby Convention and later also from [[e-HOBBY]])
*Protoform Starscream "Fusion Cluster Edition" (a redeco of Deluxe Class Protoform [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]] in "entry mode" colors, exclusively available at the C3xHobby Convention and later also from [[e-HOBBY]])
*Optimus Prime (a Movie-esque redeco of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] Spychanger [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] mold, available at pretty much every store for purchase of the Transformers Movie DVD)
*EZ Collection Bumblebee metallic version (a metallic redeco of Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]], exclusively available at Tsutaya Records stores for purchase of the Transformers Movie DVD)
*Blackout "4500x version" (a more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] redeco of Voyager Class [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and his little [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] companion, exclusively available at Lawson stores; based on the same paint mask as Hasbro's "Premium Series" redeco of Blackout, with very minor differences)
*Starscream Vardia Red Model (a red-ish redeco of Voyager Starscream, exclusively available at Toshiba stores for purchase of the Toshiba RD-A301 HD-DVD player)
* MA-20 [[Arcee (Movie)|Black Arcee]] (black redeco of Deluxe Class Arcee, based on the motorcycle used by [[William Lennox]] during the final battle of the Movie; the only explicit redeco of a movie toy available at mass retail in Japan with no US counterpart)
* Arcee G1 color edition (a pink and white redeco of Deluxe Class Arcee, limited to 1000 pieces, exclusively available at Wonder Festival 2008 Winter)

==Merchandise==
* [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=123245 Exhaustive Transformers 2007 merchandise list, maintained by AMS.]

==Notes==
*The "Scout" [[size class]] was made exclusive to Target stores for the run of the Movie toyline (although it was available as a mass retail assortment in other countries), and consisted solely of [[redeco]]s of toys from the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toylines. The ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' lines didn't revisit this price point at all, but the Scout price point returned with the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen toyline]]'', this time with entirely new molds.
* Likewise, the "Ultra" size class was originally not used during the Movie toyline's run either. Eventually, the only two "Ultra Class" releases were redecos of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toys that were exclusively available at Toys"R"Us stores. The 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' line brought the price point back as a mass retail assortment.
*The Fracture, Crankcase, and Getaway exclusive toys were originally meant to be part of the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' line, but Wal*Mart insisted that they be placed into the Movie line instead. (The logic being that the old Universe line eventually failed in the market, while the Movie line was a dramatic hit.)

=="Drought"==
[[File:Movie Deluxe 2009 Bumblebee toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Oh well. Better luck with the sequel toys!]]
For the remainder of 2007 following the movie's premiere, many fans complained of a severe toy shortage in most markets, particularly the U.S. Mainline figures had proven to be more difficult to locate at retail than in many years, if not '''ever'''. This was due to the convergence of several factors:

*The tremendous success and high profile of the movie has vastly broadened the toy-buying audience, with many more kids, adult collectors, and [[Toy scalping|scalpers]] seeking out product.
*Major retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target placed orders for TF movie product based on their sales records for ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' figures, as well as movie-related toylines in general, which tend not to do well (as the ''Spider-Man 3'' figures still warming shelves for many months can attest).
*Unusual congestion at Chinese factories and shipping docks lengthened the time necessary to produce and ship new figures to the West.

Ironically for much of 2008, as supply began to overtake demand, the movie toys became shelf-warmers, appearing not to sell in huge numbers, and often to the detriment of shelf-space for the newer ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toylines.

==Legacy==
*While previous lines had occasionally featured multiple toys of the same [[character]] in different sizes, the ''Movie'' line considerably increased their number, with nearly ''all'' characters from the [[Transformers (film)|primary fiction]] getting a multitude of toys in various sizes and with different [[gimmick]]s, many of which were released around the same time.
*The ''Movie'' line also took the concept of auto-transforming parts and sections, which had occasionally been used by a few toys from previous lines, and made it a line-wide gimmick, here named "[[Automorph Technology]]".

==References==
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Ironhide (Movie)/toys

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'''[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]''' has enough toys to afford several new cannons.

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Legends Ironhide DesertBlackout.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Don't miss'', Blackout, or Ironhide will wave his fist angrily while you fly out of range!]]
*'''Ironhide Vs. Desert Blackout''' (Legends "Allspark Battles" two-pack, 2008)

: An all-new Ironhide tooling that packs considerable accuracy into his small, simple design. Unlike the Voyager class toy, Legends Ironhide stores his cannons in the truck's bed. He comes with a desert scheme redeco of Legends class [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]].

: Amusingly, this version of Ironhide is one of only two American toy releases that has full-length exhaust stacks. Also, due to it's ''simplified'' design, Ironhide's arms stick out from the back of his trunk, And his vehicle mode seems to suffer from somewhat awkward proportions.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Legends Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Voyager Ironhide toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Guiltaur]] called, he wants his weapon back.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MA-09'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right cannons, 4 missiles

:Ironhide transforms into a modified black 2006 [[wikipedia:GMC Topkick|GMC Topkick]] 4500 four-wheel drive pickup truck. Although Hasbro's official stock photos and early packaged [[Prototype|samples]] featured two real-life accurate full length exhaust smokestacks behind the rear cabin, they have been slightly shortened for [[For safety reasons|safety]] and durability reasons for the actual release of the toy. Otherwise, however, the vehicle mode is very accurate to the real prop truck... well, aside from the fact that Ironhide's massive missile launchers are quite visible underneath the vehicle. Despite rumors to the contrary, TakaraTomy's Japanese release of the toy features the same shortened smokestacks as the Hasbro version.

:Ironhide features an [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] gimmick in his legs during transformation: As the user swings down his feet, all of the panels that make up his legs automatically shift and fold into place. This gimmick does not affect Ironhide's articulation. Confusingly, the instructions omit the exact positioning of the roof panels and rear window on his back, though they can fold into a compact design for maximum articulation.

:In robot mode, his arm-mounted cannons are inactive while mounted on both arms. However, detaching the left arm cannon and combining it with the right arm creates a '''huge''' functional missile launcher that is almost as big as Ironhide himself. The missile-launching mechanism itself isn't the typical spring-loaded button design, instead relying on a pressure-launch system to fire the missiles from the four barrels.

:The soles of his feet/truck bed are completely smooth and featureless, hiding his feet in truck mode. Unfortunately, the smooth soles also mean that his feet have trouble gripping most surfaces. This, combined with his loose above-the-knee swivels, means that he has trouble standing up in all but the stiffest of poses. The peg that holds his windshield is also prone to cracking, which makes it become loose, and might even result in breakage.
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[[Image:Movie Voyager Offroad Ironhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ironhide in full-fledged colour!]]
*'''Offroad Ironhide''' (Voyager Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right cannons, 4 missiles

:Released as part of the "Allspark Power" refresh of the Movie toyline, Offroad Ironhide is a fairly extensive redeco of Voyager class Ironhide in colors reminiscent of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Motormouth]]. As he's now made of several colors of plastic, he's no longer the most monochromatic toy in the 2007 ''Movie'' line.

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[[Image:Movie Ironhide PremiumVoyager toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The skies leaked powder on me.]]
*'''Ironhide''' ("Premium Series" Voyager Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right cannons, 4 missiles

:Premium Ironhide is a redeco of the previous released Voyager class Ironhide, painted in a gloss black finish, silver trim on his smokestacks, Road Armor winch and side turn signal detailing, but with them are several inaccurate deco additions including silver detailing to the rims, frosted windows, silver paint on the roof ridges and a large Autobot sigil tampographed onto the hood.

:In robot mode Ironhide is considerably more accurate with gold and gunmetal detailing colors which were missing from the first Voyager release. His large cannons are now molded in mostly black plastic, then painted metallic teal with gold detailing.
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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:Movie FAB Ironhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Pop goes the Autobot.]]
*'''Cannon Blast Ironhide''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 1 missile

:Part of the [[Fast Action Battlers]] line, "Cannon Blast" Ironhide is a simpler version of the larger toy, geared more towards the younger set who might find the big toy too complicated to transform. He still transforms into the customized GMC Topkick. He features a spring-loaded missile launcher in his left cannon. But, thanks to the simpler transformation, the hood and wheels trap his arms below the wheel. He can't punch or aim his cannon at all, and the elbows have no articulation but swiveling that knocks the arm off his body.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/FABIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Cannon Blast Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Movie FAB PulseCannon Ironhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's a squirrel-squashin', deer-smackin', drivin' machine!]]
*'''Pulse Cannon Ironhide''' (Fast Action Battler, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 1 missiles

:A redeco of the Fast Action Battler Ironhide, this version sports a silver and blue color scheme that is both a reversal of the "Offroad" Ironhide Voyager figure... and seemingly an [[homage]] to the [[:Image:G2Gobot_Ironhide.jpg|''Generation 2'' Go-Bots version]] of his ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Ironhide (G1)|counterpart]], a redeco of Motormouth (see above). Funky!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/FABIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Pulse Cannon Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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====Cyber Slammers====
[[Image:Movie CyberSlammers Ironhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Slam" This!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Cyber Slammer, 2008)

:Cyber Slammers Ironhide is an amazingly cute GMC Topkick that transforms into an amazingly cute trigger happy weapons specialist. 'Slam' his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along, slowly transforming back up into robot mode. Like most Cyber Slammers, Ironhide manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode. Interestingly enough, this is the only pre-Revenge of the Fallen merchandise to feature Ironhide's scarred right eye.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/CySlamIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Cyber Slammers Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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====Titanium Series====
[[Image:Movie TitaniumRM Ironhide.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Dances to every Bon Jovi song...ever.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (3-inch Robot Masters, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Movie Autobot sigil display stand

:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Ironhide is a small, 3-inch-tall [[die-cast]] metal mini-statue of Ironhide's robot mode. He has swivel points at the shoulders and head, and comes with a clear plastic movie-style Autobot sigil stand.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TitIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF-toy IronhideEnforcer.jpg|thumb|300px|Right colors, wrong <s>bot</s> toy.]]
*'''Enforcer Ironhide''' (Legends, 2009)

:Enforcer Ironhide is a [[redeco]] of 2008's [[Legends Class|Legends class]] [[Ironhide (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Ironhide]] in a more [[Ironhide (G1)|Generation 1-looking red]] colour scheme. As with all wave three Legends figures, the photo on the back of the figure's packaging shows a mistransformed robot mode, where his chest is not aligned properly.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/LegIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Enforcer Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:ROTF-toy_IronhideSS.jpg|thumb|300px|Colours suck!]]
*'''Straightaway Shootout''' (Legends multi-pack, 2009)

:A redeco of 2008 Legends Ironhide featuring his regular colors, but using different color layouts and [[Paint operation|paint applications]]. He was only available in the [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Straightaway Shootout]]" 5-pack together with [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Straightaway|Mudflap]], [[Swerve (Movie)#Straightaway|Swerve]], [[Runamuck (ROTF)|Runamuck]] and [[Sparkcrusher]].

:In [[Canada]], the set was released as a Zellers exclusive. In Japan, this figure was re-released individually as part of the 2nd Volume of EZ Collection (see below) and the EZ Collection Gum (2014) figure (see even below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TargetLegIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Straightaway Shootout Ironhide at TFU.info]''
*'''Ironhide''' (EZ Collection, 2009)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''EZ-11'''
:A month later, the Straightaway Shootout Ironhide is available individually in Japan as part of the blindpacked EZ Collection line.
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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Voyager Ironhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|No matter which mode he's in, Ironhide still outguns you.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher cannon, energy cannon, projectile

: ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager class Ironhide is a retool and redeco of the toy from the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie line, featuring a new grey colour scheme with some red pin stripes and a [[NEST]] logo on each of his doors, as well as having a more accurate, asymmetrical head.

: The original arm cannons have also been replaced by new, more accurate (and less [[Gimmick|gimmicky]]) cannons that can be connected together and mounted on top of Ironhide's truck bed cover. The large cannon features screwdriving firing action in which the barrel section twists forward before firing the missile. The small cannon can also retract its barrel and has a 5mm hole on its underside that allows it to plug into the peg on the large cannon like a scope if so desired. The smaller cannon can be swung down flush with the barrel of the larger cannon as well, evoking the giant missile launcher combo from the previous mold. The truck bed cover and arm mountings for Ironhide's cannons are unchanged from the 2007 version, so any voyager Ironhide can carry and use both the original and new weapons. Since the weapons can connect to each other, the figure (and all other uses of this mold) can hold these and the combined 2007 cannons at once. All four cannons can fit on his truck mode as well, the old ones underneath and the new ones on top.

: According to the box pictures and instructions, the small cannon is misassembled. The gray sliding shaft is actually reversed from the direction it is supposed to be facing. This doesn't affect anything, but can be easily fixed by loosening the screws on the black outer section, sliding out the shaft, then turning it around and putting it back in.

: A packaging variant determines whether the missile is loaded or unloaded in the box.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-JungleAttackIronhideVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|John Rambot.]]
*'''Recon Ironhide''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-26'''
**''Accessories:'' Assault rifle, mini-gun, knife A, knife B, bullbar/crossbow, cannon, spring-loaded cannon/crossbow, projectile

:Recon Ironhide is an extensive retool, replacing his doors with military Humvee-style armoured door panels, adding a roof/truck bed-mounted lighting rig/weapons rack and replacing his Road Armor fender with a massive bullbar that can be removed and combined with his spring-loaded cannon to form a crossbow weapon. Ironhide's traditional arm-mounted weapons have been replaced with the aforementioned spring-loaded cannon, a smaller static version of his right-arm mounted cannon, an assault rifle, a mini-gun, and two combat knives, one being short and serrated, the other being long and straight-edged.

:In one of the first intentional uses of the [[C joint]] system (if not ''the'' first), either knife can be attached to the front of the rifle to act as a bayonet, and the rifles and knives can be attached to his various bars and rails. The rifle and mini-gun can be pegged to the sides of his arm mounted cannons, and they can also peg into the main barrel of his static arm cannon.

:Think he's armed enough yet? Additionally, this retool of Ironhide includes a new head-sculpt featuring his battle mask.

:In response to the [[For safety reasons|breakage issues]] concerning the windshield peg, all of Ironhide's (newly-tooled) windows are now cast in softer and more flexible opaque plastic, compared to the more rigid translucent plastic seen on previous versions of this toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/ReconIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Recon Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:Ironhide ROTF FAB toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Again, so near, yet so far.]]
*'''Cannon Force Ironhide''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' 1 missile

:Cannon Force Ironhide is a redeco of 2007's Cannon Blast Ironhide figure. His colour scheme matches the mostly-red deco seen on the Legends class Enforcer Ironhide toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/FABIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Cannon Force Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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====Robot Replicas====
[[Image:ROTF RobotReplicas Ironhide.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Robot Replica, 2009)

:Robot Replicas Ironhide is, like the others of the line, made of a rubbery PVC and features much more articulation than the average deluxe or voyager class toy. The figure features light blue paint on the cannons giving them a charged up appearance. The elbow joints are positioned in a way that prevents the arm from straightening but the figure is still quite pose-able, however, getting it to stand in most poses is a different story.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RRIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Robot Replicas Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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====Titanium Series====
*'''Offroad Ironhide vs. Deep Desert Brawl''' (3-inch Robot Masters multi-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Movie Autobot sigil display stand

:This [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive set features an unchanged version of 2007's ''Titanium Series'' Ironhide (despite package claims to the contrary) and a [[redeco]]ed [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]].
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:Transformers2010DeluxeIronhide.jpg|thumb|300px|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:AA10-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Automated Rocket Turret

:A new-sculpt Deluxe-sized figure of Ironhide, with a surprisingly complex transformation and an almost ridiculously [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] (and surprisingly stable) robot mode. His smokestacks are of the long variety.

:The toy comes with a transforming weapon accessory, his missile turret from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' video game]]. Sadly, this goes at the expense of a movie-accurate cannon for the left arm. The turret can stay attached to his arm when transforming back to his vehicle mode, thanks to a hard to notice joint on the other arm's cannon flipping open to allow more room, ensuring no chance of losing this accessory. In an undocumented feature, the turret can also attach to the back of Ironhide's vehicle mode by slotting two of its legs into two small holes on the truck bed, the third leg can them be positioned forward and slot into a groove on the back of the cab. This can be quite difficult, however, if (in another undocumented feature) you do not fully extend the turret's legs which are attached to a hinge which allows all 3 legs to fold down further than just pulling each one out individually; this allows for a greater range of movement and allows the turret to be aimed upwards. His hands can hold 5mm weapons, which means he can use Recon Ironhide's or MechTech weapons.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] ''Autobot Alliance'' release of this figure features a significant colouring change: Where Hasbro's release cast much of Ironhide's legs, feet, hands, shoulders and some joints in light blue, TakaraTomy's uses dark grey plastic.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on 2010 Deluxe Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:DesertDecimationIronhide.jpg|thumb|300px|"Brawl and Bonecrusher again OH COME ON!!! I'm going to feed their corpses through the damn shredder this time..."]]
*'''Desert Decimation''' (Legends multi-pack, 2010)

:A redeco of 2008 Legends Ironhide featuring metallic sand deco. He was only available in the [[market six]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Desert Decimation]]" 4-pack together with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]], and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]].

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[[Image:TF2010-FuryofBonecrusher-Ironhide-toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Offroad Ironhide 2: Rock and Reload.]]
*'''The Fury Of Bonecrusher''' (multi-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Assault rifle, minigun, knife, bullbar/crossbow, projectile

:This [[Walmart]]-exclusive two-pack contains a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Recon Ironhide in blue and silver/gray with sand details painted on his vehicle mode, gold details here and there, and bits of Allspark blue on his cannons. He is packaged with a redeco of Deluxe-class [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys 2|Bonecrusher]] from the first movie and, as part of the "[[Hunt for the Decepticons]]" promotion, a "Most Wanted" collector's card featuring the Decepticon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/WMIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on "Fury of Bonecrusher" Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:TF2010-toy Activators Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|300px|D'awww, and he's got a cute ickle smile!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Activator, 2010)

:[[Activators]] Ironhide is a smaller toy with cutesified proportions and a simplified transformation. Like all Activators, he features [[autotransformation]] from vehicle to robot, activated by pressing a button on his roof.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/ActIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Activators Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommande_Ironhide_toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|About time.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''004'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV06'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Cannons (combine into a large cannon)

: ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Commander Ironhide is a brand new mold, being much better in proportions and being more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] than his previous Legends-class figure. Unfortunately, the toy's attempt to accurately replicate Ironhide's angled hood-chest in robot mode has resulted in a ''very'' unsightly gap on the center of the hood in vehicle mode.

: His articulation has also improved significantly, as he's almost as articulated as his Deluxe-class figure. His arms don't swing out far enough in robot mode, although his upper arms can rotate and his elbows can bend in quite well to easily compensate for this.

: He comes with two cannons that can attach to the sides or top of his Topkick mode. One of his cannons has a [[C joint]], allowing it to attach to the bed cover, and both cannons can combine into a larger weapon. In robot mode, he can attach his guns on the sides of his arms, his back, or hold them in his hands. The multi-barreled cannon features a free spinning barrel.

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[[Image:Ironhide_Target_Cyberverse.jpg|thumb|300px|[[FIRRIB|Legends is red, Cyberverse is blue.]]]]
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*'''Leadfoot and Ironhide''' (Cyberverse 2-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' 2 Cannons

: This [[Target]]-exclusive Ironhide is a redeco of the Cyberverse Commander figure. He is now dark blue, has [[cyberglyphics]] on the hood and doors of his vehicle mode, and the tips of his multi-barreled cannon are painted gold, creating an overall effect somewhat similar to the 2008 "Offroad Ironhide." He comes in a two-pack with a redecoed [[Leadfoot_(DOTM)|Leadfoot]].

:This set also sold in Turkey as a {{w|Carrefour}} exclusive.

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[[Image:TRUCybertronianWarriors4Pack.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Cybertronian Warriors Pack''' (Cyberverse 4-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' 2 Cannons

: Another redeco of Cyberverse Commander Ironhide, this time [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]] in a 4 pack with redecoes of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Bumblebee]] (with [[Mobile Battle Bunker#CybertronianWarriors|APC]]), [[Crankcase (DOTM)#CybertronianWarriors|Crankcase]], and [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Barricade]]. Ironhide is given a "Premium"-esque deco of his standard colors, with a matte-black finish and gold highlights. He's also something of the odd bot out of the set, with Crankcase and Barricade colored like MD Metro police, and Bumblebee given a damage deco on his front (to represent the damage done to one of the stunt cars playing Bumblebee when it collided with an actual DC police vehicle).

: With matching paint jobs (the dark grayish black and bronze are near perfect matches), it appears as if the APC was intended to go with Ironhide more so than Bumblebee.

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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:DOTM_Deluxe_Scan_Ironhide_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Sorry Ironhide, we're going to have to take away your gun...]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Automated Rocket Turret

:This redeco of Deluxe class Ironhide is [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]]' Mission Earth: The Scan Series, to represent him [[Trans-scan|trans-scanning]] his vehicle mode. As such, nearly all of his vehicle mode parts (and thus, most of his robot mode) are cast in translucent clear plastic, with the rear of his vehicle mode being left unpainted, the middle having painted scan lines, and the front having a heavy amount of [[paint operation]]s in order to cover the clear plastic.

:His packaging [[stock photography]] shows his legs as being cast in translucent plastic, when the final product has these cast in opaque gray plastic, possibly [[for safety reasons|for durability reasons]]. Also, the white "scan" line on the vehicle sides in stock photos is directly vertical, whereas on the actual figure it is on an angle towards the front.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/TRUIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:DOTM_Voyager_Ironhide_toy.JPG|thumb|300px|...so we can give you this ''bigger'' gun!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA04'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Booster/Particle Cannon

:''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Voyager Class Ironhide is an all-new mold that is smaller, but more accurate, than previous Voyager Class Ironhide toys.

:He comes with a large [[MechTech]] "Booster" that converts into a "Particle Cannon" by extending and spinning its barrels when the back is pressed. Twisting the knob at the back of the weapon when it is fully extended will lock it into place. The Booster/Particle Cannon (or any other MechTech weapon) can be attached to Ironhide via [[5mm post]] MechTech ports on his truck sides, vehicle roof/robot back, and in his fists, or they can be mounted onto MechTech ports and posts under his forearms in robot mode. Additionally, the Booster/Particle Cannon itself features a MechTech port on top of its housing. The cannons and weapons included with the previous Voyager Class Ironhide toys can also be used with this figure.

:He has an [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] gimmick on his vehicle front end/chest, wherein pushing it automatically deforms both halves of the front end into his chest, and pulling it reforms it back to the vehicle front end.

:This new mold also addresses the stability issues of previous Voyager Ironhides by giving his feet [[Ball joint|ball-joint]]ed ankles and having the soles of his feet be more textured and rough, allowing it to stand up better. Unfortunately, the latter change results in unsightly gaps on the truck bed in vehicle mode. Oh well.

:His [[packaging]] [[stock photography|stock photo]] has him mis-transformed. The vehicle mode panel kibble on his left leg has not been pegged in, his feet are backwards, and the tailgate pieces, normally folded into the soles of his feet, are left flipped out and sticking out from the back.

:The Japanese release comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

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[[Image:DOTM-CannonForceIronhide.JPG|thumb|300px|Now with 50 percent more vitamin G1 in every bite!]]
*'''Cannon Force Ironhide''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Booster/Particle Cannon
:Cannon Force Ironhide is a redeco of Dark of the Moon Voyager Class Ironhide in a [[Ironhide (G1)|G1-inspired]] color scheme, with most of his black parts being cast in orange-red. Specifically, the deco was based on [[Ken Christiansen]]'s ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/transformers-prime-ironhidetoy.html concept art]. His deco consists of the upper half of his vehicle being cast in red and his lower half being painted a matte black, with an orange stripe running in-between. His MechTech weapon has been redecoed as well, with a cooler shade of gray for the housing, and black for the main cannon body.

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====Leader Class toys====
[[Image:DOTM-Leader-Class-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|400px|He prefers his [[Mojo|rodents]] ''very'' well done.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Mechtech Leader, 2011)
**''Japanese Name'':'''Ultimate Ironhide'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': '''[[2011]]-[[July 16|07-16]]'''
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''DA-16'''
**''Accessories:'' Knife, leg-mounted removable spring-loaded cannon, one projectile

:This version of Ironhide is his first [[Size class|Leader Class]] toy and features all sorts of weaponry and other [[gimmick]]s.

:His main gimmick is his chest-mounted Cybertronian Blitz Cannon, which is activated when either the license plate panel (used as a lever) on his abdomen is flipped and pushed down (similarly to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Class Optimus Prime toy]]), or when a tall gray piece on the back-right of his head is pressed down. Two flaps on his abdomen open up, and a back-lit spinning cannon is deployed, lighting up his eyes as well as playing a rapid-fire shooting sound until the button is released, in which the cannon retracts back into his innards and a winding/powering-down sound is played.

:Ironhide's other lights and sounds gimmick is related to his head: when either the button on his chest or the lever on the back of his head are used, his [[mouthplate]] moves down, his eyes flash green and says the following the phrases, "Ironhide here" and "Weapons ready." (He is not voiced by [[Jess Harnell]], but by [[Lenny Panzica]].) He also features cannons mounted on his arms/roof that pop out and deploy when each respective smokestack is pulled, and can be used in either vehicle or robot mode. There is also a small button behind the cabin that emits a (rather vague) sound of the vehicle driving and firing its cannons/ramming through obstacles when it is pressed. If the button is held down further, additional driving and engine revving sounds are emitted.

:Lastly, Ironhide has two weapons hidden in each of his legs. Opening the side of his left leg reveals and pops up a removable knife, whereas opening his right leg deploys a detachable spring-loaded cannon, either of which he can wield.

:Interestingly, he is more or less at [[scale]] with the various [[Human Alliance]] toys.

:The international version replaces his first saying with a simple "Ironhide", and the second "Weapons ready" saying is replaced with a robotic stomping sound (which is a modified version of the "ramming through obstacles" vehicle-mode sound.) Some units have the spring pushed and compressed too far back into the launcher, preventing the projectile from even shooting out. This ''can'' be fixed, but pulling and stretching the small spring further out while it is in the launcher may be rather difficult. Early versions of this toy also have a glued neck joint which prevents the head from turning. A [[Variant#Running changes|running change variant]] later restored the neck [[articulation]] and enlarged the "Try me!" hole of the toy's [[packaging]]. Unfortunately, this later version suffered from particularly poor [[quality control]] concerning the silver [[paint operation]]s beside his headlights, as they tended to come scratched off in the box.

:The two of his hood halves also frequently detach from the ball joints they are mounted on during transformation, quite possibly [[for safety reasons]].

:Despite being advertised as a MechTech figure, Leader class Ironhide's gimmicks are almost entirely unrelated to the interchangeable, spring-loaded MechTech weapons seen on most of the other ''Dark of the Moon'' MechTech toys. Besides his fists, the only two 5mm post/MechTech ports on Ironhide are the ones on the hood halves above his shoulders, which can only be accessed in robot mode.

:His box mentions "Automatic conversion sounds", yet no such sound plays during transformation. Additionally, he is mis-transformed in his stock photography, as his vehicle front-end chest is not connected to his [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux-bumper]] grille, nor are the wheels angled into his chest.

:The Japanese release of the figure comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his arm cannons for the MechTech Wars online game, even though his arm cannons aren't actually MechTech weapons in the sense that they are removable weapons that can be given to other characters.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/LeaderIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on ''Dark of the Moon'' Leader Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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====Robo Power====
=====Robo Fighters=====
*'''Ironhide''' (2011)

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=====Activators=====
[[Image:DOTM_Activators_Ironhide.jpg|thumb|300px|gwwwwrrrr im a solja]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2011)

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===Generations===
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[[Image:Generationstoy-LeaderIronhide.jpg|thumb|400px|Meanwhile, ''this guy'' prefers his rodents slathered in barbecue sauce.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Mechtech Leader, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Knife, leg-mounted removable spring-loaded cannon, one projectile

:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Ironhide is a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Leader Class Ironhide sporting a new red, gray, and silver color scheme that [[homage]]s ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' Ironhide similar to the previously-released Cannon Force Ironhide toys. He features the unrestricted, articulated neck joint, but uses the international version of the soundchip.

:His packaging call-outs still mention the "Automatic conversion sounds" he doesn't have. Worse yet, his packaging [[stock photography|stock photos]], which depict a hand-painted [[prototype]], are simply a recolored version of his first Leader Class toy, retaining the mis-transformations, having ''numerous'' color and deco differences, and just generally being so sloppily edited that the robot and vehicle-mode photos are inconsistent with ''each other.'' Oh well...

:Ironhide was initially available at general retail in China and other Asian Hasbro markets in English-only ''Generations'' packaging as part of Hasbro's Global Development Organization ([[Transformers: Generations#Asian retail exclusives ("GDO")|"GDO"]]) line-up. He was later made available by Hasbro in Canada as a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] exclusive... in [[multilingual packaging|bilingual]] English/Chinese ''Dark of the Moon'' packaging with additional ''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' labels.

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===Bot Shots===
[[File:BotShots launcher Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Ironhide Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''505'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''235'''
***''Sword strength'': '''880'''

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 launchers, Ironhide is a teeny pickup truck (with spoiler) with a [[Autotransformation|spring-loaded automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. His alternate mode and chest design are based on [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action movie Ironhide]], with his head being based on the original [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]].

:He comes with a large trailer that pops open into a battle station with a pair of articulated buzzsaw-arms, and a spring-loaded vehicle launching ramp. The cannons on top of the trailer are based on live-action movie Ironhide's cannons.

:Ironhide was redecoed into [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Bot Shots|Super Bot Dirt Boss]], [[Hound (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Blitz Shot Autobot Hound]] and [[Swindle (G1)#Bot Shots|Swindle]]. His main truck body, arms, and legs are also used by [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Autobot Ratchet]] and [[First Aid (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot First Aid]]. His launcher was redecoed into ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' Ratchet's [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#RescueBase|Rescue Base]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSLIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Launcher Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots 3pack Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl / Shockwave / Ironhide''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 007'''
***''Fist strength'': '''305 '''
***''Blaster strength'': '''970'''
***''Sword strength'': '''350'''

: Part of the second wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 three-packs, this is a "Super Bot" [[redeco]] of Ironhide, meaning he is cast in translucent plastic and has more lopsided strength ratings. He comes with [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotS13Pack|Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)#Bot Shots|Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BS3pkIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Super Bot Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots single Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B012'''
***''Fist strength'': '''500'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''670'''
***''Sword strength'': '''450'''

: Part of the fourth wave of ''Bot Shots'' single-packs, this is a live-action movie-style redeco of Ironhide in black and bluish-silver, with orange windows.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on single-pack Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots Spinshot Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''B002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''845'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''210'''
***''Sword strength'': '''570'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 single-packs, Ironhide is a new Spin Shot version decoed in red not unlike ''Generation 1'' Ironhide. As a Spin Shot, one manually winds up his upper body beforehand when transforming him into vehicle mode, where striking the front of the vehicle will cause him to burst open and spin while auto-transforming.

:This mold was redecoed into [[Kup (G1)|Sergeant Kup]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Spin Shot Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots PolarAssault Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I've heard of snow tires but ''this'' is ridiculous!]]
*'''Polar Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''750'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''265'''
***''Sword strength'': '''600'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 five-packs, this redeco of the original Ironhide toy in bluish dark-grey, with white wheels and orange eyes. He comes in a five pack with similarly-themed redecos of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Bumblebee]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Mirage]], and [[Jetfire (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Jetfire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSPAIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Polar Assault Ironhide at TFU.info]''

===EZ Collection Gum===
*'''Ironhide''' (EZ Collection Gum, 2014)

:Released as part of the blindpacked ''EZ Collection Gum'' series, this Ironhide is basically a ''straight re-release'' of the Straightaway Shootout/EZ collection Vol.2 Ironhide figure.

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===Movie The Best===
[[File:Transformers-Movie-MB-05-Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, [[2017]]-[[February 25|02-25]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-05'''
**''Accessories'': Automated Rocket Turret

:Released as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Movie The Best]]'' toyline to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the [[live-action film series]], this Ironhide is an extensive redeco of his [[#Transformers (2010)|2010 ''Transformers'' Deluxe Class toy]].

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==Merchandise==
====Lunchables====
* '''Ironhide''' ("Pocket Transformers" toy prize, 2007)

: A fold-out "pseudo-figure" of Ironhide "transforms" from a flat, blue platform decorated with the Autobot symbol and the word "Transformers" to a robot by folding out. Ironhide is represented by stickers decorated with artwork of the character on the top, bottom, and two fold out "arms". His name is also spelled out, across his feet in this mode.

: This mold was also used to create the lunchables figure for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. A similar mold was used to create the Lunchables figure for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], though with the Decepticon symbol sculpted in instead of the Autobot one. Each iteration of this mold was made with a different color of plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/LunchIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Lunchables Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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====Burger King====
*'''Ironhide''' (2007)

:Ironhide represented in his GMC Topkick alternate mode. Pulling him back will wind up his wheels, letting him go will let him go and pop out two missile launchers (non-functional) and an Autobot insignia from his bed.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BKIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Burger King Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' 3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Primary Weakness: Gusts of wind.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

: A 41-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Ironhide "transforms" into a grey pickup truck of indeterminate make. He uses the same parts layout as [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. He is equipped with a Radial Launcher and Chem Cannon.
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===Transformers (2007)===
====Transformers Movie Danglers====
[[Image:Movie Ironhide dangler.jpg|right|171px|thumb|Minihide.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2007)

:Released by [[Gacha International|Tomy Yujin]] in November 2007<ref>[http://www.gachausa.com/transformersdanglers.html Tomy Yujin ''Transformers'' page]</ref> as part of the [[Danglers Collection]], this toy is a weird plastic [[Super deformed]] version of Ironhide that pops out his vehicle mode when you squeeze him. This little figurine has a little strap on it so that it can be put on cell phones or portable gaming devices.

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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Rhboneiron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ironhide is cute as he blows everything into slag.]]
*'''Ironhide vs. Bonecrusher''' (Robot Heroes 2-pack, 2007)

:Part of the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' line, this incarnation of Ironhide is an adorable soft-plastic PVC figurine in a chunky, "super-deformed" style. He has swivel points at the shoulders and neck. He came in a two-pack with the Decepticon [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]].

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[[Image:Rhironhidedispensor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Transformers 2: Electric Boogaloo.]]
*'''Ironhide and Dispensor''' (Robot Heroes 2-pack, 2008)

:Part of the ''Robot Heroes'' line, this incarnation of Ironhide is an adorable soft-plastic PVC figurine in a chunky, "super-deformed" style in his "somersaulting" pose from the Mission City battle. He came in a two-pack with [[Dispensor]].

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[[Image:Robotheroesironhidemixmaster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Well, he's back on his feet!]]
*'''Ironhide and Mixmaster''' (2009)
:Part of the second wave of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' portion of the ''Robot Heroes'' line, Ironhide is a redeco of his first ''Robot Heroes'' figure in gunmetal and tan. He comes packaged with [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]].
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[[Image:Robotheroesmegatronfallenprimejetfireironhide.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Whoa, who ordered the extra-large The Fallen?]]
*'''Battle for the Fallen''' (box set, 2009)
:This ''Robot Heroes'' box set of figures comes with [[The Fallen]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (tank mode), [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] combined, and Ironhide (truck mode). Ironhide proooobably has no articulation.

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Missile Mania Board Game====
*'''Ironhide'''
: Ironhide is one of eight characters featured in the [[Missile Mania]] board game, represented by a small standee adorned with artwork of the character.
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====RPMs - Robot Powered Machines====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_RPM_Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I'm going to the party dressed as me!"]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2009)
**''Series:'' '''Combat Series'''
**''Number:'' '''03 of 04'''

: ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Ironhide is a small, non-transforming GMC Topkick 4500 with his robot mode sculpted on the truck's underside.

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[[Image:ROTF-toy_RPM_Ironhide_vs_Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Starscream hides under another F-22 to avoid Ironhide.]]
*'''Ironhide VS Starscream''' (2009)
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series'''
**''Number:'' '''07 of 08'''

: A [[NEST]]-based redeco of the single-pack Ironhide, coloring part of the truck silver and the windows green. This version was only available in a two-pack with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]].

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*'''Enforcer Ironhide VS Mixmaster''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series 2'''
**''Number:'' '''06 of 06'''

: Redecos of Ironhide and Mixmaster, with Ironhide's deco based on his [[Legends Class]] "Enforcer Ironhide" toy. The [[stock photography]] shows his wheelwells as black, but the released toy had brown.

: Unreleased in the United States, this two-pack has been found in stores in Asia and Europe.

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[[Image:ROTFRPMMetalHeroesIronhide.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Metal Heroes'''
**''Number:'' '''06 of 08'''

: A slight redeco of ''RPM'' Ironhide with... BROWN tires! :O

: Unreleased in the United States, this figure has been found in stores in Asia and Europe.

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*'''Ironhide''' (2010?)
**''Series:'' '''N.E.S.T. Global Alliance'''
**''Number:'' '''03 of 03'''

: "NEST" Ironhide is a different NEST-based redeco of the RPM mold in dark silver, with red patterns and [[NEST]] insignias on his doors. His robot mode is black, save for his light blue eyes.

: His [[stock photography]] shows two more of his headlights painted in red. This was left off on the actual toy.

: Also unreleased in the United States, this has been found in stores in Asia.

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[[Image:ROTFRPMRevealersIronhide.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Revealers'''
**''Number:'' '''01 of 03'''

: "Revealers" Ironhide is sculpted with various robot-mode parts protruding from his car mode, as if he's in mid-transformation.

:''Also'' unreleased in the United States, this has been found in stores in Asia.

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====Figure Collection====
[[Image:ROTF-Merchandise Figure Collection Ironhide.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Ask him why his shoulders hurt, and he'll blast you with his cannons... if he could ''aim'', that is.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Stand
:The [[Figure Collection]] edition of Ironhide appears to be modeled on his [[#Fast_Action_Battlers|Fast Action Battlers]] toy, though with very spindly arms.

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===Speed Stars===
[[Image:SpeedStars_Revealers_Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Who knew that vehicles could get [[Rob Liefeld|Liefeldian]] anatomy?]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Revealers'''
**''Number:'' '''01 of 03'''

: The ''[[Speed Stars]]'' version of "Revealers" Ironhide has less intricate [[paint operation]]s, replacing the dark slate-blue, silver, and gold on his exposed robot parts with silver, with the silver reaching over to the sides of the hood instead of reaching the bumper, which is now unpainted, along with his headlights and grille. He also lacks the silver paint on the corners of the vehicle and the "4x4" logo on the sides of the truck bed. Other differences include his rims, which are not fully painted silver, instead having some ''sweet'' gold pinstriping on the borders. He now also has a huge [[Autobot]] insignia on his roof.

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[[Image:SpeedStars_MetalHeroes_Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|300px|G1 Ironhide didn't like Movie Ironhide getting all the toys, but nobody expected him to turn to vehicular homicide!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Metal Heroes'''
**''Number:'' '''06 of 08'''

: Speed Stars "Metal Heroes" Ironhide is a redeco of RPM's "Metal Heroes" Ironhide based on the red Ironhide redeco from RPM's Battle Series 2, though it features fewer paint details than the RPM version. It is made of [[die-cast]].

: 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 were "Transformers Combiners and Speed Star Mini-Vehicle" and "Transformers Activator and Speed Star Mini-Vehicle." Speed Stars Metal Heroes Ironhide was one of the figures distributed.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75487 Allspark.com thread detailing the "Supercharge Your Holidays" promotion.]</ref>

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[[Image:SpeedStars_BattleSeries_IronhideMixmaster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Hey guys, like my new shirt?"]]
*'''Enforcer Ironhide VS Mixmaster''' (2010?)
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series 2'''
**''Number:'' '''06 of 06'''

: As RPM's Battle Series 2 was carried over into ''Speed Stars'', this is another release of the red Ironhide. Again, it features less paint than the original release.

:Though these toys were released at US retail, they apparently received fairly limited distribution.

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[[Image:SpeedStars_NEST_Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Hey guys, if we colour me like this, we don't need Jolt at ''all''! Alright!"]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2010?)
**''Series:'' '''N.E.S.T. Global Alliance'''
**''Number:'' '''03 of 03'''

: The Speed Stars version of "NEST" Ironhide is redecoed in blue with silver patterns on his doors and has an additional [[NEST]] insignia on his hood. He lacks the paint on his headlights, bumper, and grille, and also lacks the NEST insignias on the sides. His robot mode is now ''completely'' black.

:Though this toy WAS released at US retail, it apparently received fairly limited distribution.
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===McDonald's===
[[File:McdonaldsROTFIronhide.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Happy Meal, 2010)

:Part of the 2010 [[McDonald's]] Revenge of the Fallen promotion, Ironhide does not transform, but features a "punching/firing" mechanism instead: a switch on his back rocks his arms forwards and backwards in an alternating motion. Ironhide features blue [[light-piping]], an unexpected feature for a fast food promotional toy, but does not feature any form of articulation. He was only available during week 5 of the promotion, and came with an instruction sheet that doubles as an ad for [[McWorld]], featuring an exclusive code for the website.

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===Dark of the Moon===
===Burger King===
[[File:BurgerKingDOTMIronhideBigHead.jpg|thumb|200px|right]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2011)

:Part of the 2011 [[Burger King]] Dark of the Moon promotion, Ironhide is a simple figure with bobble-head-like proportions. The entirety of his body is put on a hinge so that it can be folded into his enormous head when it is opened up. A similar gimmick is present in all the toys part of this promotion.

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==Bigger toys==
[[Image:Movie MonroeTopkickIronhideEdition.jpg|right|300px|thumb|What do you mean there are no cannons?]]
*'''GMC TopKick 4500 Ironhide Edition''' (2007)

:As reported at [http://web.archive.org/web/20070708214518/http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=121589 Edmunds], [http://www.monroetruck.com/index.asp Monroe Truck Equipment], in association with Hasbro, released a GMC TopKick 4500 Ironhide special edition featuring most of the modifications made to the Ironhide vehicle props used in the movie, with the only difference being that the truck will retain its stock orange running lights (the movie used blue) and the large stock sideview mirrors.

:Sadly, installing a grumpy trigger-happy alien robot and deadly high-tech weaponry into the works is not part of the included modifications. Production on the GMC Topkick truck ceased when General Motors exited the medium-duty truck market in 2009. Ironhide's death in the third film is certainly not connected to this, not at all.
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==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:The Last Knight Autobots]]
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Skids (Movie)

2017-08-22T19:06:32Z

DannyMan98: /* Merchandise */

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{{disambig3.5|the non-screen character from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]]|the on-screen ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' character|Skids (ROTF)|Skids}}

:''Skids is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:EnergonWarsSkids.jpg|right|300px|thumb|So hey, apparently I exist.]]
'''Skids''' is pretty useless in a fight, it seems.

{{quote|''Skids'' was a better sparring partner than these guys!|[[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]]|[[The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
Skids used to spar with his fellow Autobot [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]]. He wasn't very good at it, but he was still better than [[Class Alpha drone unit|Class Alpha]] or [[Class Beta drone unit|Class Beta]] drones. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Skids was one of [[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}}

==Merchandise==
*'''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]]. This card may or may not represent [[Skids (G1)|Generation 1 Skids]] instead.
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==Notes==
* ''Reign of Starscream'' writer [[Chris Mowry]] has gone on the record saying that the Skids name-drop was not referencing the [[Skids (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' character]], but a distinct live-action continuity Skids. <ref>"I had remembered one of the Autobots (I'm not the most knowledgeable about the characters btw) being relatively harmless. I whipped out the old MTMTE books and found Skids." —[[Chris Mowry]], [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=138018#138018 IDW Publishing forums]</ref>
* According to the Battle-Card, he is equipped with a LN2 Cryo Rifle, an Electron Blaster, and a Rocket Launcher, similar to [[Skids (G1)|Generation 1 Skids]]. ([[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] references in the movie universe? [[:Image:Movie G1Jazz toy.jpg|How]] [[:Image:Starscream target.jpg|absurd]].)

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]

Skids (G1)

2017-08-22T19:06:06Z

DannyMan98: /* Decoy */

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:''Skids is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Skidsg1.jpg|upright=1.4|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 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, observant 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")|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)}}

[[File:Skidsanimated.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hoist, Prime, and Skids ogle Bumblebee's animation model.]]
Like many of the Autobots who first appeared in 1985, the exact circumstances behind Skids joining the original group of Earth-based Autobots remain unknown. Skids first appeared as 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=====
[[File:LegendsComic DimensionalInvestigatorSkids.jpg|upright=1.2|right|thumb]]
[[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|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/23}}

=====''Transformers Legends'' comic=====
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 [[Drift (G1)#Cloud|Deadlock]] caused trouble in the [[Legends Universe]] 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 Universe, 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 Universe, 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]], an 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. {{storylink|LGEX Black Convoy Prologue}}
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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.]]
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 can, 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/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}}

=====''Transformers Legends'' comic=====
Binaltech Skids was a member of the [[Skids Squadron]], a group of dimension-hopping versions of Skids led by [[#Transformers Legends comic|dimensional investigator Skids]], who summoned them to help force [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] out of the [[Legends Universe]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[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 Springhorn]] 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:Charleneskids.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]] 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 destruction 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 [[Wrecker]]s—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=====
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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''====
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[[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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===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===
8.2 million years ago, 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 (G1)|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}}

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}} 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, reappropriated [[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}}

{{note|Due to [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s closure, the end of its''War Within'' series was never published. Years later, [[Simon Furman]] released the unpublished scripts to the final three issues. Within said issues, Optimus would return to Cybertron, and the Autobots would be freed from slavery.}}

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=1.3]]
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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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], '''Skids of [[Nova Cronum]]''' trained as a theoretician at [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 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]]" 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)/IDW Generation 1 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)/IDW Generation 1 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|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)|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}}

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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 "mouth flower" bomb inside his mouth that would go off 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 in an upgraded body. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} 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 [[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?}} That leader, of course, was Glitch under the ''nomme de guerre'' of Tarn.

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|left|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)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s covert [[Special Operations]]. Partnered with [[Getaway]], he was sent to attempt an "assassination" on [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]], using a [[nudge gun]] to implant the impulse to resign in the Chief Justice's mind. The plan failed, and Skids was only able to escape using a shuttle made from [[mode lock]]ed [[Legislator]]s. 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=1.66|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 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|left|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)/IDW Generation 1 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)/IDW Generation 1 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)/IDW Generation 1 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)/IDW Generation 1 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 (IDW)|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}}

[[File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|"Legs: Yes. Bow-tie: Cool...I can buy a fez."]]
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?}}

Skids was among the group of Autobots gathered by [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 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", Skids identified [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] as his worst enemy, and then wound up getting into a drunken brawl with [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Skids bought Rodimus a [[Galactic Council]] captain's hat as a souvenir of the trip. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

[[File:TheFecundMoon-Skids.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Skids kind of lost it a bit after Charlene left.]]
When the mass-murdering Decepticon [[Overlord (Masterforce)|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}} 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 (Victory)|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}}

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}}

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 [[Ammonite]]s, 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.

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}}

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)/IDW Generation 1 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 poorly Brainstorm. However, Skids's outlier abilities weren't able to match Bludgeon's mastery of metallikato, and he quickly wound up stabbed. Fortunately, Brainstorm's unease turned out to be Optimus Prime, Rodimus, Cyclonus, Kup, and 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 [[Luna 2]] to watch [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 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}}.

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".)

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.

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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 {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} proved this ''wasn't'' the future ''Lost Light'' but a duplicate of the 'real' one. 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}}

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}}

[[File:MTMTE42 dance dance skidsvolution.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''What a feeling'' ''Being's believing'']]
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!!!''

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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 [[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}}

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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 killed 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}}

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 (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] were waiting. The Necrobot had been killed and the Autobots were forced to take refuge in his temple, now their makeshift fortress. And a message came in from ''Getaway'', telling them that the crew had mutinied against Megatron and all those considered loyal to him, so sick they were of having the killer around. 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}}

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. {{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, er, someone willing to be traumatised. Skids offered himself up and pleaded with Chromedome to finally let him know about his deep, hidden trauma. His sad friend brought back all the memories of Grindcore and Skids' spark erupted. As his supercharged friends fought through the Decepticons, Ratchet worked to keep him stable as his spark shrank.

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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. {{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 a [[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}}
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===''Cloud''===
As an Autobot from [[Cloud World]], Skids was part of an inter-dimensional police force that kept the peace throughout the multiverse, while collecting excess energy to ensure the welfare of [[SARA]], the super-robotic being that allowed them access to other dimensions. When the Autobots' city of [[Metropolis]] came under attack from the Decepticons of the [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]], Skids was stationed at the Autobots' Directorate of Operations to safeguard it as part of a garrison. But the Decepticons' rampage across multiple city districts had turned out to be nothing more than a distraction from their real scheme. [[Shockwave (G1)#Cloud|Shockwave]] and others forced their way into the Autobots' headquarters, catching the guards by surprise, and managed to make their escape with SARA in tow. After the Decepticons' retreat to the Underground, Optimus Prime called a meeting. Skids personally apologized for failing in his responsibility of protecting SARA. Optimus, however, took the blame onto himself for not having formulated a better strategy against the Decepticons. Optimus decided to head into the Underground himself to retrieve SARA. The other Autobots, unwilling to let their beloved leader go alone in this venture, all volunteered to join him. {{storylink|Resolve}}
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===''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}}

====''Transformers Legends'' comic====
Skids was a member of the [[Skids Squadron]], a group of dimension-hopping versions of Skids led by [[#Transformers Legends comic|dimensional investigator Skids]], who summoned them to help force [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] out of the [[Legends Universe]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Skids was one of [[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 (polity)|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==
===Generation 1===
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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, 1985)
**''Accessories'': "Liquid nitrogen rifle", "twin electron blaster", "rocket pod" launcher, 3 rockets
:Skids began life as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, where he was known simply by the name of his [[alternate mode]], the [[wikipedia:Honda City Turbo|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 [[Wikipedia: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.

:Because Skids 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 assortment some time before the 1985 wave was released (December 1984 is the current earliest confirmed availability of the figure), during which time he came in 1984 packaging including a "TM" mark by the "Transformers" logo, rather than a "(R)" 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. He was also one of the ''rarest'' mass-release G1 figures, with just one Skids included per every ''two'' [[Case|shipping cases]].

: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]]'' 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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===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|VSZ}}
[[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 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 that was eliminated from the ''Diaclone'' toy for his original Transformers release. He was sold in a set with [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]] that was a mail-away [[exclusive]] available only with volume 3 of [[Hero-X|Million Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers Generations 2009]]''. 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''' (reissue, [[2002]]-[[September 27|09-27]])
**''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!"]]
*'''Skids''' (reissue, 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===
[[File:Alt Skids toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Heavily clearanced so fanboys could customize him into Ironhide.]]
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*'''Autobot Skids''' (2005)
**''Alternator ID number'': '''17'''
**''Japanese 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, and has different paint decos. 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]].

::*''[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''' (reissue, 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, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #009'''
**''Accessories:'' Nudge gun & nitrogen gun (combine to form rifle)

:Part of the seventh wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|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 [[5mm 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.

: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]] as well as [[Burn Out]], plus was [[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]]
*'''Skids''' ([[2015]]-[[June 27|06-27]])
**''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.

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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''' ([[2016]]-[[May 28|05-28]])
**''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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==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'''

{{anchor|3DBC}}[[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]]'' version of Skids was additionally available in black or red. The [[BotCon 2015]] toy and character [[Burn Out]], a non-Cybertronian ''Diaclone'' mech from within the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], is based on the black version.
*Skids' 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.
*Though Skids' 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, and as such, could theoretically be stowed in the back seat of an actual minivan. This is likely because most Americans in 1985 wouldn't know what a subcompact car is.
*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 the "[[Survivors!]]" story, Skids was suddenly 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. (He would later mysteriously regain his own face.)
*In more recent years, toys sporting the name "Skids" have required an additional "Autobot" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Autobot Skids'''".

===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, "Skate"), '''Pe-de-cabra''' (Portugal comic, "Crowbar")
*''Russian:'' '''Tormoz''' (Тормоз, "Brake")

==References==
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[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Council members]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
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[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
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Super Tuner Throwdown

2017-08-22T19:05:30Z

DannyMan98: /* Revenge of the Fallen */

:''The Super Tuner Throwdown is an event from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]] has been modifying his body with the best racing tech ever since he got to [[Earth]]. And now, he's ready to test his new super-speed. What better way to prove his new gear's power than by hunting down, out-racing, and destroying [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], the [[Decepticon]]s' master of the hit-and-run, with emphasis on the "run"? Blowpipe revs up his engine, ready for a race to the finish that would come to be called the '''Super Tuner Throwdown'''!

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:ROTF-toy_SuperTunerBox.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Super Tuner Throwdown''' (Deluxe two-pack, 2009)

: This double-pack was available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Walmart]] stores, coming with the unique Blowpipe toy and a much less unique Sideways.

: Blowpipe is a [[redeco]] of the first film's [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] toy, in blue and gray as an homage to [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]. He transforms into a customized [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Silverado|Chevrolet Silverado]] pickup truck (or a similar model just different enough to avoid paying a licensing fee). His flatbed cover conceals a giant claw/plier deployed from the tailgate by a sliding knob on top. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode. He also has (non-firing) twin blasters on the underside of each forearm in robot mode. This mold was also used to make [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]].

: Sideways is virtually identical to the dark-deco variant of his individual release, transforming into a close-enough-but-not-so-close-to-need-to-get-licensing Audi R8. When the front bumper is pressed, his front pair of wheels automatically flip underneath the hood, and his robot abs flip down. His biceps feature [[Mech Alive]] action: you can see internal gears moving in his forearms when moving his arms, as well as a turning disk on each of his elbows. On his right arm is a spinning sawblade. This mold was [[retool]]ed into the Deluxe class version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Sideways/sideways.htm More information on Sideways at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Obviously, Blowpipe didn't win, as Sideways lived all the way up until his bisection at the hands of [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] in [[Shanghai]].
* The box-bottom cross-sell features [[Hoist (Movie)|Hoist]] and [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]... which is a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] exclusive set. Not only that, but the packaging erroneously says they're "sold separately" (they are sold separately from ''this'' set, but not from each other).

[[Category: Battles]]
[[Category:Live-action film series history]]
[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen]]
[[Category: Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Blowpipe (ROTF)

2017-08-22T19:04:55Z

DannyMan98: /* Revenge of the Fallen */

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{{disambig3|Blowpipe}}
:''Blowpipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ROTFBlowpipe headdesign.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|He is an Autobot with red eyes.]]

'''Blowpipe''' just loves to tinker with himself. Fascinated by [[Earth]] technology, he and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] spend a lot of time incorporating high-performance racing machinery into his systems. This relentless self-modification has resulted in a robot that's far stronger and faster than he appears at first glance.

He's particularly eager to test his nitro-boosted speed against the [[Decepticon]] messenger [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]].<ref>"[[Super Tuner Throwdown]]" packaging copy.</ref>

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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[File:ROTFtoy-BlowpipeSideways.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|So few Transformers names are complete sentences.]]
*'''[[Super Tuner Throwdown]]''' (Deluxe two-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Claw/plier weapon

: Blowpipe is a [[redeco]] of the first film's [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] toy, in blue and gray as an homage to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]. He transforms into a customized [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Silverado|Chevrolet Silverado]] pickup truck (or a similar model just different enough to avoid paying a licensing fee). His flatbed cover conceals a giant claw/plier deployed from the tailgate by a sliding knob on top. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode. He also has (non-firing) twin blasters on the underside of each forearm in robot mode. Blowpipe was only available in a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] two-pack with the darker version of [[Sideways (ROTF)#Toys|Sideways]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Blowpipe/blowpipe.htm More information on Blowpipe at TFU.info]''

==References==
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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Salvage (Movie)

2017-08-22T19:04:41Z

DannyMan98: /* Transformers (2007) */

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{{disambig3|Salvage}}
:''Salvage is an [[Autobot]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Titan22_Salvagecamshaft.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Livin' the dream!]]
A creation of the [[AllSpark]], '''Salvage''' previously worked as a truck with Sparkplug & Son Salvage, and even though he was just an inanimate truck, he's certain he must have been happy. Lacking any further ambitions, he's decided to stay with them, and so long as he's hauling scrap, he remains happy with his life. Although he is strong and hardy, he prefers to spend his time in the junk yard over hunting and fighting [[Decepticon|Decepticons]].

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Salvagerisingstorm1.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.65]]
{{note|IDW is the ''only'' continuity thus far in which he's an AllSpark creation and not a pre-existing Autobot.}}
Following the destruction of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark]] in [[Mission City]], [[Sector Seven]] took custody of the inactive Salvage and [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] during cleanup operations. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} They were taken to a secret base in the [[Nevada]] desert. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

Salvage and Longarm, both now sapient Transformers, were on a covert [[NEST]] patrol in [[China]] and broke cover to save lives... only to get killed by the arriving [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}
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===Titan movie comic===
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[[Image:CamshaftandcoTitan17.jpg|left|250px|thumb|What kind of pose ''is'' that?]]

Salvage works in [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]]'s specialist team, handling duties like capping raw [[energon]] gushers before they explode. He ''was'' optimistic that the four of them could handle anything. Then a gusher exploded. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}}

Salvage continued to aid Camshaft and Grindcore in dealing with the energon gushers on Earth even as the situation continued to worsen. The group next dealt with a a volcano's worth of Energon bursting forth from the ground. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

His team played a key role in saving [[Mikaela Banes]], rapidly assembling a jammer array to free her from Decepticon mind-control. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

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===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}
Salvage was one of the Autobots who arrived on Earth shortly after the death of Megatron. At the [[NEST]] base at [[Diego Garcia]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] told the new arrivals about the new world they were on, and Salvage asked questions about the [[human]]s, confused about how they should cooperate with the smaller, fleshier life forms. He was impressed with the noise [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout's]] motorcycle alt-mode made. When [[Decepticon]] activity was detected in [[Zambia]], Salvage was chosen to be on the NEST team that went there to investigate, and carried the much-smaller Autobot [[Beachbreak]] on his back. They eventually found a Decepticon trio at the Zambezi River, and Salvage and Beachbreak got into position as backup in case Optimus, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] had any difficulties. When Optimus went over the Victoria Falls, Salvage, Ironhide and Ratchet used Beachbreak's tow cable to haul him back up.

The Autobots tracked the three Decepticons downstream to Kariba dam. Salvage and Ratchet stayed at a safe distance with [[Kaminari Ishihara]] while the others moved in, however Ishihara realized that [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] was going to rupture the dam. Ratchet had Salvage physically throw him at the base of the dam so he could to protect and repair it, ultimately saving the dam. Salvage congratulated Ishihara on a well placed hit, when she shot the retreating [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] with her [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] gun. After returning to Diego Garcia, Salvage headed to Australia with Optimus, Ironhide, [[William Lennox|Lennox]], and Ishihara to investigate more Decepticon rampages. They eventually ran into [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]] in the Outback. While Optimus fought Kickback, Ironhide and Salvage tackled the other two. Salvage kept Trample busy by throwing anything he could grab at the Decepticon while also shooting, and eventually managed to kill his opponent. With the other Decepticons destroyed as well, the NEST team retired to Diego Garcia. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===''Power Core Combiners'' packaging bio===
Since the [[AllSpark]] brought him to life from an inanimate truck, Salvage has come a long way. Not only is he now a more modern form of truck, but he's also become compatible with [[Power Core Combination|Power Core Combiner]] technology! Despite this new-found power, he'd still rather shirk his wartime duties and just hang out all day at the junkyard. {{storylink|Power Core Combiners}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Salvage appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as a support unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Autobots with the Repair ability to have an increased effectiveness.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie Salvage toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He's comin', 'Lizbeth! This is the big one!]]
*'''Salvage''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Flatbed cover/claw

: Salvage is a [[Redeco|redeco]] of [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], transforming into a customized [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Silverado|Chevrolet Silverado]] pickup truck (or a similar model just different enough to avoid paying a licensing fee). His flatbed cover conceals a giant claw/plier deployed from the tailgate by a sliding knob on top. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode. He also has (non-firing) twin blasters on the underside of each forearm in robot mode.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Salvage/salvage.htm More information on Salvage at TFU.info]''
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===Power Core Combiners===
[[Image:PCC-toy_Salvage.jpg|right|300px|thumb|We'll sell you the whole seat, but you'll only need ''THE EDDDDDGE!'']]
*'''Salvage with Bomb-Burst''' (Commander 2-pack, 2011)

:Part of the fifth wave of Power Core Commander 2-Packs, Salvage is a [[redeco]] of [[Mudslinger (PCC)|Mudslinger]], a Scout-sized monster truck of indeterminate model. He also has a "power-up" mode where he becomes the torso of a super robot, capable of using any auto-transforming Power Core Combiner drone-machines for limbs. This time the mold is paired with [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]].

: Wave five of ''Power Core Combiners'' barely made out it to larger retail in its original run, making them incredibly hard to obtain outside of online sources.

: This mold was also used to make [[Detritus (G1)|Roadmaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Salvage/salvage.htm More information on Power Core Combiner Salvage at TFU.info]''

*'''Power Core Combiners Value Pack''' (2011)

: Salvage and Bomb-Burst were made more readily available at retail as part of a [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] "Value Pack", combining a 5-pack team with a Commander 2-pack via packaging tape and a couple of stickers.

: Salvage has been found attached to the [[Grimstone (PCC)|Grimstone]]/[[Dinobot (PCC)|Dinobot]]s, [[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]]/[[Constructicon (PCC)|Constructions]], and [[Over-Run (PCC)|Over-Run]]/[[Stunticon (PCC)|Stunticons]] sets.
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==Notes==
* Salvage's original toy's color scheme and those words "Sparkplug and Son Salvage" printed on his vehicle mode are in fact inspired by the pickup truck from the television show ''[[wikipedia:Sanford_and_Son|Sanford and Son]]'', according to [[Hasbro]] at [[BotCon 2008]].
* Salvage resembles the tow-truck Sparkplug Witwicky used in most isses of the Marvel Generation 1 Transformers comic quite a lot.
* Salvage very much resembles the Autobot drone in ''[[Transformers The Game]]''.
* Salvage's ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' bio, which solidly connects him to the 2007 live-action film Salvage, was revealed just one day after a Hasbro Q&A response established that Power Core Combiners are not strictly live-action movie characters. Whoops.
* At [[BotCon 2010]], Hasbro referred to [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] as "the only heritage character in ''Power Core Combiners''." Salvage, then, is evidently not cool enough to qualify as a "heritage character." Sorry about that.

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Transformers The Game (console)

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[[File:TransformersTheGame 2007 consolecovers.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|One of these things is not like the others...]]

The console version of ''[[Transformers The Game]]'' follows several of the movie's robotic characters through an approximation of the movie's plot. The game has two campaigns, one for each faction. The [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]]-published game was developed by [[Traveller's Tales]], with cinematic cut scenes animated by [[Blur Studio]].

==Versions==
*'''PlayStation 2'''
**The PS2 version is the highest-reviewed, despite limitations on draw distance, physics and damage persistence. In this version, Blackout, Starscream and Barricade start missions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Decepticon campaign in their altmodes, while for some reason the PS3 version has them start as robots. Reviews noted it suffers from fewer frame rate issues than other versions.
*'''Nintendo Wii'''
**The Wii version is very similar to the PS2 version, with the addition of motion-sensor gimmicks that [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/transformersthegame?q=transformers reviewers were resoundingly unimpressed by].
*'''Xbox 360'''
**The PS3 and 360 version featured improved graphics, more persistent environmental damage, and more physics objects, including ridiculous clouds of rubble that eject themselves from buildings if you so much as look at them funny. The latter is generally annoying, since they get in the way when driving.
**The 360 version, as might be expected, also features Achievements, though calling them that is somewhat of an exaggeration. There's one for pressing the "transform" button once. This version suffers less from frame rate issues and has better lighting then the PS3 version.
**It was also available in a limited "Cybertron Edition" that featured exclusive packaging art, a "Making Of" DVD, codes that unlock the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] level and [[Movie Prequel issue 1|issue 1 of the ''Transformers'' movie prequel comic]] by [[Simon Furman]], [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Josh Burcham]]. It was exclusive to Gamestop/EB stores.
**For 500 Microsoft points, players can download an add-on that unlocks everything in the game. While this does not disable Achievements like the cheat codes do, a message that reads ''"This item has been unlocked by a downloadable content pack"'' appears below any bonus features that have not been earned through gameplay.
*'''PlayStation 3'''
**The PS3 version suffers from more frame rate issues than the 360 version, typical of lazy porting. For some reason, this includes frame rate issues in the FMV cinematics when the console itself ''isn't doing anything''.
**[[Cybernet Space Cube|SixAxis motion control]] is also added for Decepticons with aircraft altmodes ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]]). It's disabled by default.
*'''PC DVD-ROM'''
**The PC version is exactly like the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.

==Synopsis==
It can be surmised that the writers for the game had not seen the script for the movie. Or been allowed on the same continent as it.

[[File:VGBlackoutE1M1intro.jpg|thumb|[[Universal greeting|"You said they'd reciprocate!"]]]]
===Decepticons===

'''Mission 1: SOCCENT Military Base'''

[[File:VGBlackoutE1M3Intro.jpg|thumb|left|"Time for a delicious, cool... what? Pepsi?!"]]
[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] started things off by shooting down an MH-53; confusingly, this happened in [[Qatar]] right near the military base, rather than in Afghanistan as might reasonably be expected. At [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream's]] command, he then proceeded to the local puny human military base to wreck it because that's just how Starscream rolls.

[[File:VGBlackoutE1M4Intro.gif|thumb|"Damn it Scorponok, that is NOT my [[Powerlinx]] plug!"]]
Sadly, his plan to wreck stuff up all day was foiled by some human communication vehicles, and rather than destroy them himself he deployed [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], as the slower, less powerful Decepticon would be much better equipped to deal with the situation. Blackout busied himself destroying some communication arrays in the meantime, hoping to steal their <s>vending machines</s> mainframes and grab some <s>[[soft drink|soda]]</s> data.

Scorponok, having succeeded in destroying the communications trucks, returned to Blackout, whereupon Starscream revealed he had in fact failed to do that and some human reinforcements were on the way to make Blackout's life miserable. Blackout instead made their lives miserable, and the end of level screen helpfully explained the entire level had been pointless.

No, really.

'''Mission 2: The Hunt For [[wikipedia:Red October|Sam Witwicky]]'''

[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] protoform landed near a local donut store, and he promptly copied the nearby Saleen S281 (a police car near a donut store, see what they did there?) and got in contact with Starscream. Starscream informed him he was there to find [[Sam Witwicky]], for some reason forgetting he was only supposed to know Sam's [[eBay]] username at this point. By finding Sam, Barricade would be able to get hold of a pair of glasses he owned that held the key to the [[AllSpark|end of the game]]. You're better off forgetting about this conversation entirely, it'll prevent later [[Legion|sanity loss]].

[[File:VGBarricadeE2M2Intro.jpg|thumb|This is what is technically known as a bad idea.]]
Starscream's plan to find Sam's location entailed Barricade driving to a more or less random part of town, where he was set upon by [[Swindle (Movie)|Autobot]] [[Dropkick|Drones]], then driving to a different random part of town where he was set upon by [[Swindle (Movie)|Autobot]] [[Dropkick|Drones]] [[Longarm (Movie)|again]]. This incredibly important objective fulfilled, Barricade promptly teleported to a location he couldn't possibly get to during the actual mission, and was told to head to the power plant in order to find [[Frenzy (Movie)|an irritating little abomination]]. Upon arrival, Barricade found himself faced with humans armed with rocket launchers, so immediately did the most sane and sensible thing and hid behind a line of propane tanks, which for some reason actually worked. Finding himself dealing with a magic [[Sector Seven]] SUV which could somehow hide itself inside buildings, Barricade was forced to tear down all the nearby buildings in his search for Frenzy as the small Decepticon's energy decreased, which, presumably, meant the humans were torturing (?!) him. In an SUV. In a building.

After repeating this several times and watching the SUV at one point burst out of a non-existent building next to the local police station, Barricade cornered Frenzy's captors at the [[Metroplex (G1)|local shopping mall]], destroying the entire building and letting the cutscene gloss over how the hell Frenzy got out from under hundreds of tons of collapsed masonry. From this he determined that a human named Sam was in possession of a "pair of ocular lenses." Which both he and Starscream knew at the start of the level. Argh.

[[File:VGBarricadeE2M4Gameplay.gif|left|thumb|This is what you'll be doing for approximately 90% of the time you're in [[Tranquility]], so get used to it.]]
[[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] then showed up heading for the police station, forcing Barricade to brave his abysmal driving controls in order to stop the Autobot. The heroic Bumblebee then resorted to using a ridiculous shockwave attack that destroyed a huge area of town every time he did it. Unperturbed by this inexplicable display of Autobot villainy, Barricade vanquished Bumblebee, then chased him down to the local [[Ruined FOREVER|Bay Demolition]] site, where he was ambushed by Swindle drones and Dropkick drones that were [[FIRRIB|blue in the cinematic, despite being red]]. Despite having no reason to stay there and every reason not to, Barricade defeated all of them.

This led him back to the Police Station, which had impishly decided to reassemble itself since being destroyed in the second mission, as police stations are noted to do from time to time. Here he cornered Sam, but failed to walk the required two steps straight forward before Bumblebee smacked into his legs, picked up Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] and drove off. And then drove back or something, since the mission started with him in robot mode three hundred yards directly in front of Barricade.

Barricade fought with Bumblebee. Then Bumblebee drove off, Barricade followed, and they did it again. This happened several times, with Barricade at one point somehow ambushing Bumblebee despite the Autobot getting there before he did. After entirely too many identical fight sequences, Bumblebee lay defeated, Barricade recovered the glasses, and Sam, Bumblebee and Mikaela were surrounded by Sector Seven vehicles. It is again a good idea to forget that the Autobots no longer have the glasses and so have no idea where the All Spark is, as the game will forget this shortly.

'''Mission 3: A Gathering Force'''

Starscream was next to take the reins, attacking a secret human airbase where Bonecrusher and Brawl had decided to hide out in a somewhat ill-advised manner. After discovering that he couldn't understand what the hell Frenzy was saying either, Starscream realised his radar was jammed by the local human communications equipment. A quick bout of destroying things later, this problem was solved, allowing him to locate Bonecrusher.

[[File:VGStarscreamE3M4Gameplay.jpg|thumb|"Brawl! You're a tank! Use your tank parts!" "I can't, I'm shy." "What?!"]]
[[File:VGStarscreamE3M3Intro.jpg|left|thumb|"None shall stand in my way!" "Your talking privileges are hereby revoked, Bonecrusher."]]
Bonecrusher had stealthily hidden himself in the middle of a road surrounded by turrets firing weird electrical stuff at him, and proceeded to take a route through the airbase which cunningly didn't avoid any of the handful of checkpoints containing such turrets. Starscream, rather than reprimanding him for this idiocy, destroyed the checkpoints and escorted him onto the runway, then proceeded to a point near the runway for his next mission...Only to find himself standing next to Bonecrusher on the runway again. This somehow led to a mission to destroy drone aircraft, which upon careful inspection (which consisted of shooting down the aircraft, falling to the ground, picking it up and then throwing it away) had actually been made using technology based on Megatron's vehicle mode. Realizing this, Starscream no doubt viewed destroying these vehicles as useful practice.

Following on from this (somehow), Bonecrusher and Brawl moved out... Right into human gun batteries firing weird electricity. Since they had somehow forgotten what all their weapons were for, Starscream was once again called upon to do everything himself, flying back and forth using his strange rocket launcher to save his rather apathetic comrades from self-imposed doom. Since neither appeared to do anything in the game after this mission, you have to wonder why he bothered at all, really.

This was followed by an extended cutscene in which Starscream and Blackout arrived at the [[Hoover Dam]] and started trashing it, releasing [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Frank Welker's voice]] which declared they should probably stop screwing around and get to [[Mission City]] where the next mission was.

'''Mission 4: City of the Machines'''

Autobot forces arrived in Mission City despite having no idea of where the All Spark was (and Sam had it despite being arrested by Sector Seven), so, wary of stepping in any more plot holes, Megatron sent his Decepticons ahead of him. Except Starscream (who would not participate except at the very last battle in a cutscene), Brawl and Bonecrusher, who seemed to have gotten lost along the way.

[[File:VGBlackoutE4M3Gameplay.jpg|left|thumb|"I didn't touch anything!"]]
Barricade found [[Jazz (Movie)|a redshirt]] protecting Sam and Mikaela, and found, moreover, that he lacked a stupid attack that made him invincible, making him easy prey. However, he reckoned without the Autobot unleashing the most horrifying weapon in his arsenal, the dreaded '''checkpoint race!'''<ref>No, seriously, this actually happens.</ref>

[[File:VGMegatronE4M4Guitar.jpg|thumb|Megatron prepares to unleash his impression of [[Soundwave (Animated)|someone else]].]]
Somehow surmounting this horror, Barricade defeated Jazz again, leaving him dying at the foot of the large monument the race may or may not have ended somewhere near but probably didn't. Since Scorponok can't drill under roads and drilling is more or less his only ability, he was a clear logical choice to take over from the undamaged Barricade, and so did this, scuttling to [[Central Park]] (slowly) to kill a group of [[Energon drone|silly robotic crickets]] who were causing chaos, violence and confusion. Because that would interfere with the Decepticons' plans of causing chaos, violence and confusion. This somehow led him to Sam, who was about to hand over the All Spark when [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] rather uncharitably kicked Scorponok into the monument (which the dead Jazz had vanished from in the interval). Blackout was understandably angered by this mistreatment of his adorable pet evil robot, and vowed to give Ironhide the honor of dying by his blade.
[[File:BlackoutIronhideFightE4M4.jpg|thumb|This is what is technically known as '''BULL. S***''']]
Ironhide pulled out everything he had: every drone type except [[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]] and [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] showed up to ruin Blackout's day, and Ironhide himself used the dastardly tactics of being invincible for most of the battle, unleashing a never-ending torrent of rockets which Blackout could do nothing about whenever he approached Ironhide too closely, ordering his troops to get stuck on the scenery behind him so they'd be impossible to reach, and making sure every energy-bearing human helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a building where Blackout couldn't get to it. Despite this, Blackout finally defeated him, allowing Megatron to return from whatever the hell he was doing all this time and commence the final battle. The penultimate final battle, as it turned out.

This consisted of Megatron trying to coax [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]] out of hiding by destroying things at random, which would make the brave Autobot leader not appear in person as was expected, but made some drones appear, Megatron destroying them at random, and then this cycle repeating, with Megatron being forced to move to sectors of the city which had not been previously destroyed by his reign of terror and destroying those buildings in what seemed to last forever. 80 (!) drones later, Megatron finally got fed up with this and climbed the tallest building in the city, whereupon the programmers realised they'd driven the player character to suicide and hurriedly ended the level.

'''Mission 5: Day of the Machines'''

Having been affected by the same Apathy Radiation from the All Spark that kept Megatron from doing anything in the previous mission, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Peter Cullen's voice]] finally got off his tin backside to have a final, final ''final'' confrontation with Frank Welker's voice, just like the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|good old days]]. Logically, Optimus had decided the best way to confront the Decepticon leader was to wait for on top of the tallest building in Mission City.

Back on the ground, the battle began. This largely consisted of Optimus fighting Megatron for a while, then running away while Megatron fought some drones, then hiding while Megatron flew around in circles and a not-even-slightly-explained timer counted down, while Megatron tried desperately to quickly find the Allspark while dodging the buildings which had been coated with an unknown substance that made him automatically revert to robot mode. After an alarmingly large number of repetitions of this, Optimus finally keeled over out of sheer frustration, allowing Megatron to absorb the All Spark. This inexplicably failed to kill him, mostly because the writers wrote this scene in five minutes before heading off to lunch.

Megatron decided that the Lincoln Memorial would make a fine throne ([[Atlantis, Arise!|again]]) as Brawl (who had been absent previously), Starscream and Barricade joined together to watch the eradication of the human race. Oddly, Blackout and Bonecrusher were not with them. Feeling tired after such a long battle, Megatron sent his Decepticons to finish the planet, since he <s>never wanted to play again</s> felt like saving his strength for his glorious return to Cybertron. Barricade felt like doing more work (in preparation for his amazing role in the final battle of the actual movie) and promptly got up while the others watched.

'''Mission 6: Cybertron'''

It was now time for Megatron's <s>boring</s> triumphant return to Cybertron, which apparently consisted of fighting a bunch of Autobot drones in a big arena while the plot hid in a corner and pretended it wasn't there. Fans can hope that future game designers will have a more G1 inspired look for Cybertron, as this level doesn't even resemble the opening cinematic or the scenes from the movie. [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Maybe next time.]]

===Autobots===
'''Mission 1: The Suburbs'''

A [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|mysterious meteor]] crashed down to [[earth]]ending up in [[Bay Demolitions]], scanned a yellow Camaro, and was contacted by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|his leader]], who told him to find an artifact, but warned him to beware [[Decepticon]] drones. The car, Bumblebee, zoomed off to a construction site and defeated some of the drones, [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrappers]]. But Bumblebee didn't think they would call reinforcements, so a bunch of meteors fell destroying major parts of the town Bee was fighting in, including more Scrappers, and a few [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]]s. But Bumblebee surmounted this and defeated them all.

[[File:Shockwave movie.jpg|thumb|Logic, etc. etc.]]

Suddenly he saw [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindles]] just blatantly walking down the street looking for Sam Witwicky. Bumblebee smashed them, only to be notified another two Swindles and a Dropkick were headed for [[Bobby Bolivia]]'s car shop. He stopped them and was purchased by [[Sam Witwicky]]. Somehow, no one noticed any of this happening. The next day while Sam and Mikaela were at school, [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] attacked Sam, but Bumblebee stopped him while racing from one place to another, defending Sam. When Barricade was defeated, Bumblebee had to destroy radio towers that were hacked by the Cons preventing the [[Autobot]]s from landing and clear the landing site. This involved a highly ingenious and scientific (and secretive) plan of ''blowing the heck out of everything''. However, it seemed the Autobots had realized the highly explosive site they had chosen was not a good landing zone, so in the cinematic they all landed elsewhere, making the entire first level a complete and utter waste of time.

'''Mission 2: More Than Meets the Eye'''

After a very brief (and somewhat contradictory) explanation of what was going on, [[Sector Seven]] found the Autobots, mostly due to the whole "towers-blowing-up-along-with-the-gas-plant" plan last level. In his new alt mode, Bumblebee took <s> the really annoying human-shaped cardboard cutouts</s> Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] to safety, while [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] distracted S7. Showing total disregard for human life and pedestrian traffic jams, Jazz drove like a mad-bot, zipping from destination to destination, distracting S7 by destroying gas stations and oil tankers all across the city. The casualties were not calculated. Eventually Jazz is driving around in alt-mode and is caught by the S7 cars (somehow) because plot reasons.

After getting rid of the S7 cars that have Jazz surrounded in bot mode (He can clearly step over the cars.) by ramming into them, after Optimus clearly said not to harm the humans, Ironhide tells Jazz to get the heck outta there.

Suddenly, multiple drones attacked. (I hear both sides shop at Drones R'Us.) Jazz was damaged/held captive and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] had to rescue him. Then Jazz thanked his comrade and drove away, only to be attacked two more times, and was crippled by a [[Mixmaster (Movie)| Mixmaster]] drone.

Bumblebee was suddenly captured by a horrible human invention called the "net". A S7 helicopter paraded him around the city while Optimus desperately tried to follow in vehicle mode. The Helicopter was even cheeky enough to have the dastardly ability of going over buildings and barricades that shoot you. Getting close enough, Optimus jumped and caught Bumblebee. Just as Optimus Prime was about to rescue his comrade however, a meteor knocked him off the dreaded net. Sadly, the net itself was made with material giving it plot protection, so it wasn't destroyed.

The meteor revealed itself to be the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. Shockwave immediately assumed his artillery cannon mode and began to destroy the city, for absolutely no real reason. Realizing that the city would soon be reduced to rubble if he could not stop the Decepticon, Optimus Prime ripped novelty storefronts off the roofs of buildings and threw them at the Decepticon, thus coining the iconic phrase "I had to destroy the city in order to save it". Eventually, Shockwave was sufficiently damaged and transformed into his monstrous robot mode. They fought... and then Shockwave transformed and flew away, getting back to destroying the city. Optimus followed, damaged him some more... and then Shockwave flew away again. Eventually Optimus killed him. After Optimus learns the location of the [[AllSpark]] from Sam's dropped glasses (because reasons), he rolls out with the rest of his crew.

'''Mission 3: Bumblebee in Hoover Dam'''

In Hoover Dam, Bumblebee was being held in a forcefield box, when it suddenly disappeared <s>because of the Allsparks' energy pulsating </s>for no real reason. Note that "for no real reason" is a recurring theme with this game's "plot". While exploring, Bumblebee discovered the Allspark hidden behind a ''ridiculous'' laser grid. Commanded by Prime to shut off this annoyance, Bumblebee broke open one of the command center doors. But before he could continue, he had to stop some security robots from sounding an alarm. Apparently, an alien lifeform escaping his cage does not set off an alarm, but someone breaking down one of three doors to a computer room does. Bumblebee killed three waves of these and entered the command center. After destroyed a console, it was revealed that only SOME of the ''ridiculous'' laser grid had been turned off. Now he had to destroy the cooling fans giving the grid "power" (for some reason). Little did Bumblebee know that destroying these fans would cause massive explosions, which he had to frantically run away from. Finally, he was instructed by Prime to destroy some generators. FINALLY Gaining access to the [[AllSpark]], Bumblebee shrunk it down while fighting off multiple regenerating [[Energon drone]]s and Megatron.

You heard that right, they put the Allspark with ''Megatron''. No wonder Sector Seven was shut down after the movie ended.

'''Mission 4: The Last Stand'''

Finally the war was coming to an end in [[Mission City]]. After the allspark activated some energon drones, Bumblebee gets taken out by these annoyances getting himself stuck in a building. HOW. Ironhide had to rescue Bumblebee from '''100''' of those pesky drones.

After that stupid mission, Starscream starts desecrating buildings for no real reason at all, and Jazz takes action to stop Starscream. Calling Jazz a coward yet being one himself, Starscream took to the skies to rain hell from above on Jazz, which Jazz could not avoid unless he was in another street, because Starscream attacks in ''VERY'' Linear attack patterns. But after getting the scrap beaten out of him, he summoned a Dreadwing to help him out. After getting the scrap beat out of him again, Starscream calls for backup, and Blackout joins the party firing as many missiles possible at Jazz. Jazz beats the scrap out of Blackout and Starscream summons '''''YET ANOTHER DREADWING''''' to fight Jazz. Then, both Blackout '''AND''' Starscream took to try and beat the scrap out of Jazz. Somehow overwhelming the immense amount of strafing runs and missiles fired at him, and having to kill two cons at once, Jazz kills Starscream and Blackout.

Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] shows up, beats the hell outta Jazz, and killed the small Autobot. However, Ironhide got really pissed at Brawl for killing his little buddy and lieutenant, and started to fight Brawl. But Brawl did not go down easily. Brawl had immense amounts of health, and summoned as many drones possible. Every drone except for Mixmasters and Dreadwings showed up to make Ironhide's life worse. Along with that, Brawl took to the dastardly tactic of running away to a different location and firing tank shells at you while you fought the drones. Seriously. Calling Brawl out for being a coward and not fighting several times, Ironhide took revenge by killing Brawl and all of his drones.

Finally, Bumblebee confronted Barricade in one last confrontation. Having to brave the horrible driving controls, and running around the city trying to protect his human friends, Bumblebee beats the scrap out of Barricade multiple times. But using the same tactics as last time made Barricade an easy target, and he died easily. Conveniently enough, Megatron chose this moment to appear and effortlessly flicked Bumblebee aside. Before he could get to Sam and Mikaela, though, Optimus Prime showed up, conveniently enough.

'''Mission 5: The Ultimate Doom'''

Megatron and Optimus Prime threw down in the Mission City park. After a long and repetitive final showdown consisting of Megatron using every single drone and underlings attack (except Brawl and Blackout), Optimus killed Megatron and turned towards Sam, forgetting the one rule about defeated bad guys: they always have the energy to come back for one final attack. Sure enough, as Sam was handing the cube to Optimus, Megatron turned out to be [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotQuiteDead not quite dead] and lept towards the heroes. Grabbing Megatron's flail, Optimus pulled the Decepticon towards him and shoved the cube into his chest, killing him.

That's one heck of a lot of killing.

Afterward, Optimus gave a speech about stuff while Bumblebee, Ironhide and Ratchet listened (Since the fighting was over, Ratchet had come out of hiding, just in time to get animated for another cinematic).

'''Mission 6: Cybertron'''

But the fighting wasn't over. Returning to Cybertron, Optimus needed to take out the remaining trash. The final Autobot mission consists of fighting various drones, including Shockwave, although this time he doesn't transform and is basically just a normal drone with more health. Finally, after the plot comes out from the rock it was hiding behind during all this battling, victory comes at last!
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==Bonus Features==
===Unlocking===
Bonus features are separated in three sections: Movie clips (mostly commercials for the 2007 movie and intro sequences from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons), character skins and an image gallery. These are unlocked by doing any of the following:
*Collecting 15 glowing yellow cubes (100 hidden per level). Technically some levels do contain only 95 cubes, but when playing the level 'A Gathering Force', the player is automatically awarded 5 cubes.
:Note: One does not need to collect 15 cubes in a single level to unlock a bonus feature; the game counts total cubes found, and once 15 are collected, a bonus feature is unlocked. This explains why there are 100 cubes in each level, even though bonus features are only unlocked every 15 cubes.
*Collecting a hidden Autobot or Decepticon faction symbol, with five hidden on each level.
*Completing a mission.
*Completing a sub-mission.
*Completing a skill, including: Heroic (for Autobots), Evil (for Decepticons), Protect (for Autobots), Destruction (for Decepticons), Speed (when in land vehicle mode), Throw, Jump (when in land vehicle mode) and Slide (when in land vehicle mode).

===Features===
====Character skins====
*Several toy-inspired "skins" can be unlocked, including [[Jazz (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Generation 1 Jazz]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime]] (minus flames) and [[Starscream (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Generation 1 Starscream]] (minus the resculpted head).
*Similarly, one can unlock Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], replacing their movie counterparts with new 3D models as opposed to simple skin recolors. Optimus Prime converts into his original truck mode, but [[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|fires from his fists]] rather than using his trademark [[ion blaster]]. Megatron cannot transform into his gun mode, but instead starts flying in robot mode when the "transform" button is pressed.

==Response==
The game's Metacritic scores [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/transformersthegame?q=transformers hover] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/transformersthegame?q=transformers around] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/transformersthegame?q=transformers fifty-five] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/transformersthegame?q=transformers percent]. It was criticised for poor driving controls, blocky graphics, repetitive missions and dull combat; the only thing generally praised was the random destruction. So the Decepticons won.

==Technical errors and oddities==
*Transformer Protoforms have to [[Trans-scan|scan]] their altmodes after landing as per the movie; however, drones have an Earth vehicle altmode the instant they land; presumably, so does Shockwave, since Tranquility is a little light on purple Apaches or purple howitzers.
*In the second mission of the Autobot campaign, Swindle drones are ''walking down the street'' to Sam's house. '''WHY''' they even bother to have altmodes is not clear.
*The residents of Tranquility are apparently capable of rebuilding a power station's gas tank farm within less than an hour, then rebuilding the entire tank farm and three of the chimneys ''again'' within less than six.
*Autobots still have the "Destruction" unlock gauge appear, but it crosses out faction symbols rather than having them appear. If it's filled, a large red X goes to the left side of the screen instead of a faction symbol; however, whether by accident or design, this doesn't actually do ''anything'', and the Autobots are free to be as destructive as the Decepticons. It doesn't help that this gauge is filled by causing damage to ''any'' scenery and has to be maxed out multiple times while destroying, for example, the clamps that hold the All Spark.
*The final Autobot mission in Hoover Dam's depiction of the defrosting Megatron is all kinds of screwy:
**Before the mission is triggered, he's shown covered in a layer of ice.
**In the pre-mission cutscene, there's suddenly not a hint of ice on him at all. When Bumblebee walks near him, his head turns to look at the Autobot, despite the fact he's supposed to be frozen and immobile.
**As the mission starts, he's encased in ice again, save his left arm which is shifted to the left (his left) of the section of ice that should be around it, which is just kind of hanging there.
**When the cutscene plays during the mission, Megatron breaks the ice surrounding his left arm, and there's clearly none on his face.
**When gameplay resumes, there's ice on his face again.
**In the end of mission cutscene, he's suddenly defrosted right down to his hips.
**[[B.O.T. (episode)|Argh.]]
*The PS2 version sometimes features a bizarre error; in the opening cinematic to Barricade's first mission in Mission City, after Jazz's door slams there is no further post-recording sound work. This means Barricade's voice is completely unaltered. [http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=4526629173767058122 He sounds like Sideshow Bob]. The Wii, PS3, and Xbox360 versions have the effects added correctly.
*In the final mission of Chapter 3 for the Decepticons, it's just this side of entirely possible to be ''[[Sky Lynx (G1)|too good]]'' at it. If the final set of gun turrets facing Bonecrusher is destroyed too fast, he'll reach the last checkpoint before Brawl does and transform. Unfortunately, the turrets' ability to actually take damage is pretexted on ''Brawl'' transforming, so all you can do is stand around waiting for Bonecrusher to drop dead. Bonecrusher hates poor bug testing.
*After the last mission of Chapter 3, a cut scene will trigger of Blackout and Starscream trashing Hoover Dam, Blackout tosses a gas tank at three defending Autobots who seem to be red Swindles. This color of drone does not exist in actual gameplay.
*In Decepticon Chapter 4, mission 2's intro cinematic has Scorponok firing from a Gatling gun in his tail. This weapon doesn't exist (although he can use it for melee attacks).
*Because the end of mission "mission complete" screens follow straight on from the game play, some very strange things can happen in them. A good example is the above mission; if Scorponok ends the mission firing at the ground in front of the statue at one end of the park, the "mission complete" screen will show ''his own bullets hitting him''. (The same thing can happen anywhere in the game.)
*Before the final battle in the Autobot campaign, spark drones are ''just lying around on the street'' waiting to be brought to life by the All Spark.
*Other cars are like cardboard. Jazz can ram into a truck, and it will go ''flying in the air''. However, Bumblebee, who should be much heavier doesn't knock them over with such ease. The same can be said about drones and Bot alt-modes. Ironhide, Jazz, or any other character in game can ram into any alt-mode and send them flying. Although you yourself will fly too.
*Guns are absolutely useless in this game. Any drone beyond a Swindle drone will shield themselves from your gunfire, and anything that can be shot at can be destroyed five times faster if you punch it, throw something at it or whack it with a random piece of debris.
** This makes playing as Ironhide a little more difficult, as Iron hide has a 50% ''chance'' to replace the last melee hit with a cannon shot.
*** Doesn't make it better that when a projectile hits a barrier or shield, it will reflect and '''Can deal damage to you!''' ''Great.''
*Starscream sounds a lot like [[wikipedia:Grover|Grover]].
*Scorponok is the only playable character that can't jump, climb or pick up debris. This means that there are several Decepticon insignias and glowing yellow cubes that are unattainable when playing as him.
*In the opening cinematic for Blackout, the entire army personnel fires at him, without any consequence whatsoever. However, when playing as any character in Tranquility or Mission City, police officers with standard pistols can damage you.
*In Chapter 2 for Autobots in mission 2 a cutscene has a Dropkick and Swindle drone tossing Jazz next to a house. As they are about to finish him off, Ironhide attacks the two drones by slamming into them in vehicle mode. When he transforms the drones just magically disappear.
*For Chapter 4 for Autobots, Chapter 2 has Jazz beat the hell out of two Dreadwings, Blackout, and Starscream. But in Chapter 2 mission 2, he has to ask Ironhide to assist him in defeating weak scrap drones.
*In the final level of Chapter 4 right before reaching the tallest building in Mission City, Megatron speaks in Starscream's voice. Maybe they switched bodies.
*Since ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime is a skin of Optimus Prime, many would think ''Generation 1'' Megatron would be a skin of Megatron. Instead, he has Optimus Prime's moves and guns and even features a blue Autobot shield instead of a red Decepticon one, making him more like Optimus Prime who can fly. Weird.
*There are many size errors revolving around Bonecrusher and Brawl. During ''Sinister Saviour'' and ''Warpath'', they are shown to be about the same height as Starscream (31 ft), while during the opening cutscene of ''Fireworks'', Bonecrusher is half his size and during ''For The Fallen'' Brawl is the same height as Ironhide (22 ft).
*Optmus Prime has color issues between his truck and robot modes, such as the cab's roof: In robot mode it's red, while in vehicle mode it's blue with red flames. Robo-vision Optimus's truck mode's front half is red and back half is blue, but the back half (Sleeper and back fenders) forms his back and part of his arms, which are '''[[FIRRIB|red]]''', while the front fenders form his ankles, which are '''blue'''.
*During half the cutscenes, Ironhide looks like his highly realistic PS3/XboX360/PC counterpart. During the other half, he looks like his low resolution Wii/PS2 counterpart.
*Speaking of cutscene oddities, Blackout is sand colored during the SOCCENT cutscenes, but during gameplay he is [[Grindor (ROTF)|light gray]].
*Even more so, in the initial cutscene of Plight of the Bumblebee, as Barricade scans the humans, Mikaela is misspelled as "Mikela".

==Notes==
*The Autobots ''really'' like transforming into robots. Optimus likes it so much, he jumps thirty feet into the air every time he does it.
*Rather than do the sane thing and pan away, we get to watch a robot-mode protoform Bumblebee grow kibble after scanning the Camaro. This looks roughly twice as ridiculous as what you're currently imagining.
*Punching your enemies in the face repeatedly is "heroic" when Autobots do it, but "evil" when Decepticons do it. Sounds like a double standard!
*Blackout is [[Show-accuracy|toy accurate]] in the game, in that his main rotor is his melee weapon, rather than his tail rotor as in the movie.
*Tranquility features a large number of Generation 1 references, with adverts for "[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s Hotdogs," "[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]'s Fish and Chips," a [[Tranquility Mall|local mall]] called "[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]" and a fast food restaurant named "[[Chip Chase|Chip Chase's]]". As a more recent reference, there is also a building site belonging to "[[Bay Demolition]]". There is also a place called [[Frank Welker|Frank]] & [[Peter Cullen|Peter]]'s cafe.
*One Autobot isn't explicitly killed in the Decepticon campaign: Ratchet. Three Decepticons aren't killed in the Autobot campaign: Bonecrusher, Scorponok and Frenzy. The only character who dies in ''both'' campaigns is, unsurprisingly enough, Jazz. Even when every other bit of movie canon is thrown out the window, he ''still'' can't make it out alive.
*Bumblebee uses some kind of [[axe (weapon)|axe]] when he fights with a three-punch combo.
*Ratchet, Bonecrusher, Brawl, and Frenzy aren't playable.
*Rather than damaging buildings nearly completely, throwing cars at buildings barely puts a dent in the building. Instead of making a hole in the building or even damaging it at all, cars thrown at buildings bounce off the building and hit you instead.
*G1 Megatron flies rather than turning into a gun.
*If you stand in front of a building, you automatically start climbing it. If you idle while doing this as Blackout or Optimus, they will scratch their butt.
*In Mission City, there's a giant guitar on a building. If you grab it as Bumblebee or Barricade, it looks like they're playing it.

==Differences between the Game and Movie==

[[File:VG-E3Allspark.jpg|thumb|The Quarterspark.]]
*All plotlines relating to humans have been removed; the game has nothing involving [[William Lennox|GI Joes]] (replaced by a communication truck), [[Seymour Simmons|agents]] (replaced by guests [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] and [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]), or [[Glen Whitmann|comic relief]] (replaced by the cutscenes). Even Sam himself has barely any role beyond "holder of the MacGuffins."
*Video game Bumblebee breaks free inside Hoover Dam and has to deactivate a silly laser grid to get to the All Spark. Sam turns up at the end of the mission just in time to leave.
*The game's All Spark is tiny, only four or five times taller than Bumblebee as opposed to the movie's city block-sized cube. It's housed in the same room as Megatron (great idea, guys!) who's shoved into a little alcove rather than freestanding in his own room.
*Barricade is present at the Mission City battle. Same for Scorponok, in the Decepticon Campaign.
*In the Autobot campaign, Brawl kills Jazz after Jazz kills Blackout and beats the hell out of Starscream. In the Decepticon campaign, Barricade kills Jazz. Either way, Megatron doesn't.
*Frenzy has [[FIRRIB|red eyes]]!
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] '''DON'T EXIST.'''
*Autobot Campaign: Bumblebee kills Barricade in Mission City. In the movie, Barricade's fate <s>is</s> ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|was]]'' uncertain.
*Autobot Campaign: Optimus, rather than Sam, kills Megatron with the All Spark.
*Decepticon Campaign: Shoving the All Spark cube into his ''own'' chest does not kill Megatron, apparently.
*Decepticon Campaign: Evil wins!

==References==

<references/>

==External links==

*[http://www.transformersgame.com Official website for Transformers: The Game]

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[[Category:Movie video games]]

Drone Unit (Movie)

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DannyMan98:

{{disambig2|a specific type of drone from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie]] franchise|other types of drones|drone}}
:''Drones are a type of non-[[spark]]ed transformer from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie]] portion of the [[live-action film series]].''

[[Image:Tf2007game_longarm-decepticon.jpg|thumb|200px|Three friggin versions of [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], and not one of me?]]

'''Drones''' are commonly directed by a fulcrum unit among their number: hack it, and you can redirect the drones.<ref>[[Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part Two]]</ref>

==Drone Types==
[[Image:Scrapper_head.jpg|thumb|150px|right|No, I'm not [[Scrapper (ROTF)|that Scrapper!]] Or [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]].]]
==="[[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]]" type===
Scrapper is the weakest of the drones, and ironically, the only one with melee weapons. His vehicle mode is a forkilft, and the forks turn into blades, which they use to bash Autobots or Decepticons. The Autobot type is red and has a faceplate and eyes, like all the drones. The Decepticon type is orange with a camera lens. They also have missile launchers built in their arms.
They are also the smallest drones, small enough that, in order to kill them, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] must lean all the way down. They are slightly shorter than Jazz, and even he has little trouble defeating them.
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[[Image:Swindle_head.jpg|thumb|150px|right]]
==="[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]" type===
Slightly taller than Scrapper and shorter than Dropkick, Swindle units transform into sports cars. They like to hang around Tranquility—in the daytime they stay by themselves and hide in vehicle mode, waiting to ambush Bumblebee. In the middle of the night, they pair up, obviously because Optimus Prime would cut through one of them like sushi. In fact, he cuts through two of them like two pieces of sushi.
[[Image:Autobotdrone_mixnmatch.jpg|thumb|left|I'm red? Huh?]]
Their main weapon is their arm-mounted missile blaster, although their usual strategy is to pick up the nearest object (even their allies) and throw it at you.

Like all drones, the Autobots have faces, the Decepticons have lenses. The Decepticon drones are crimson red, while the Autobots are bright green.

In one [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Alternate universe|alternate reality]], Swindles were a regular sight in the Decepticon occupation forces on Earth. At least one ''sentient'' Swindle was also present.
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[[Image:Dropkick_head.jpg|thumb|150px|right|I'm not usually silver.]]
==="[[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]]" type===
The Dropkick drones are fairly powerful—stronger than [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindles]], but less powerful than [[Payload (Movie)|Class Beta Drones]]. Their usual attacks involve tossing anything nearby at the Autobot (or Decepticon). If there is nothing to throw, they use their wrist-mounted missile laucher. They transform into pickups.

Powerful as they are, the Dropkicks are easily defeated, especially by the likes of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. [[Springer (G1)|It isn't hard to knock them down, it's getting them to stay down that's hard.]]
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[[Image:Dreadwing_head.jpg|thumb|left|Hi.]]
===[[Class Alpha drone unit|Class Alpha]] type===
The Class Alpha Drones are similar to their leader, [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], in many ways. Their main weapon is shooting fire out of their hands, which can be used to deadly effect. They are definitely some of the most powerful units and can easily defeat even [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. The Autobot versions are blue and only appear to harass Starscream while he is in a military base. They transform into large jets.

[[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] was originally a Class Alpha drone unit<ref><tt>Once an Alpha class drone unit [...]</tt> — [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] character bio from ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|Transformers Movie Sequel: The Reign of Starscream]]'' trade paperback.</ref> which developed into a Decepticon warrior. His natural affinity for the drones has resulted in becoming commander of the Decepticon drone army.

A mass of purple Class-Alphas can be seen in an [[Transformers Comic issue 9|alternate reality]].

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[[Image:Payload_head.jpg|thumb|right|KABOOM, BABY!]]
[[Image:Titan11_Bonecrusher.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Working for [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] leaves us seeing red!]]
===[[Class Beta drone unit|Class Beta]] type===
Class Beta drones are also among the most powerful of all drones. Their only attack is to charge straight at their enemies, ramming their shoulders into their enemy's gut and sending them flying. They have one weakness. After the charge you they will take a moment to look around. This is when they are vunerable.

They transform into SWAT trucks and are usually easy to spot in a crowd. Even Optimus cannot easily defeat them.

[[Image:Titan24_greenMdrone.jpg|100px|thumb|left]]
During an alternate timeline, these drones were commonly used in Decepticon occupations and massed assaults; [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] once disguised themselves as Beta's. There were also snazzy red ones which carried rifles, and a green one co-opted by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]].

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[[Image:Longarm_head.jpg|thumb|left|He probably doesn't defeat [[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]].]]

==="[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]]" type===
Longarms are slightly weaker than Payload drones, strong enough to defeat Bumblebee, Barricade, or Ironhide, but unable to stop Optimus or Megatron. In robot mode, they are slightly taller than Bumblebee or Ironhide, but much shorter than Optimus.

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[[Image:Mixmaster_head.jpg|thumb|right|Like [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]], I'm not that [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]. But I'm more like my ROTF counterpart than him.]]
==="[[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]]" type===
Mixmaster units could be even more powerful than Payloads, if that is possible. They transform into cement mixers and cannot be stopped once they start moving. The only way to defeat them is to throw something at them, pick them up, and toss them high into the sky.

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[[Image:Thundercracker_Titan10.jpg|thumb|left|I just don't feel special anymore.]]
==="[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]" type===

Little is known about the Thundercracker-type units beyond the fact that they only were used in an assault on [[NATO]] in an [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Alternate universe|alternate reality]]. They are modelled on Thundercracker, who is not a drone.

{{note|Why Thundercracker was a drone and then not is unknown, but it may have been a mistake on Titan's part.}}

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[[Image:TwilightsLastGleaming1.JPG|thumb|right|Wait, who am I?]]
===Ground-troop type===

These mystery drones appear similar to [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], though colored [[Six Shot|interestingly]]. They wield laser rifles, and serve [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] as ground warriors. Not much else is known about them...

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==="[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]" type===

Though this strange unit may or may not be a drone, it is most likely that he is, as he is seen working under [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] during a raid on France. He is the only one of his kind seen during the attack, but there might be more lurking in the shadows...

He (they?) must not be confused with the [[Starscream (Movie)|actual Starscream]].

==Toys==

[[Image:Movie_Deluxe_Swindle_toy1.jpg|thumb|right]]
*'''Swindle''' (Deluxe, 2007)

*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe, 2007)

*'''Payload''' (Deluxe, 2007)

*'''Dreadwing''' (Deluxe, 2007)

*'''Salvage''' (Deluxe, 2008)

*'''Thundercracker''' (Voyager, 2007)

==Notes==
* Many of the drones do some stupid things during their existence. If fighting Bumblebee in the power plant, they tend to throw power generators, which proceeds to blow up everything—including them.
* Some of the drones are references to other people. The Autobot Dropkicks are obviously Salvage, Scrappers kind of get a toy in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline as Dirt Boss, and the Autobot Dreadwings' blue color is used later in the Revenge of the Fallen Wii/PS2 games on the Autobot long-range warriors, which are essentially blue Breakaways.
* Along with blowing everything up and destroying themselves drones also hurt or even kill each other when they throw each other at an enemy.
* Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Glossary.cfm online Transformers glossary] describes a different type of [[drone]]. They are small scouts used by Decepticons for salvage, reconnaissance, and infiltration. They have little firepower. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] is given as an example of this type of drone.
* During the late Decepticon missions, the drones that you fight have Decepticon faces

==See also==
* [[Class Alpha drone unit]]
* [[Class Beta drone unit]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Movie]]

Talk:Drone Unit (Movie)

2017-08-22T19:01:44Z

DannyMan98: DannyMan98 moved page Talk:Drone Unit (Movie) to Talk:Drone (Movie)

this page really should be elsewhere... [[User:Cliffjumper prime|Cliffjumper prime]] 23:11, 1 July 2009 (EDT)

:Feel free to move it to another title, I'm not working on it at the moment (need to dig out my ROS TPB)
:Movieverse drones are different from non-movieverse drones in some pretty fundamental ways. They need their own page. (Plus I want a place to show off all the variants!) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 23:14, 1 July 2009 (EDT)

== Page title: Drone/Drone Unit ==

FTIW, the ROD TPB's backup section with the bioos always refers to them as "drone unit." I feel like this is an important distinction to keep since ROTF introduces "drones" that are autonomous and self-willed. (That is to say, Wheelie.) "Drone unit" would seem to denote the not-very-inteligent centrally-controlled guys who are members of the Drone Army, and thus serves to distinguish between other kinds of drones. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 14:46, 24 October 2009 (EDT)

Drone Unit (Movie)

2017-08-22T19:01:39Z

DannyMan98: DannyMan98 moved page Drone Unit (Movie) to Drone (Movie)

{{move|Drone (Movie)|Does sound QUITE a bit better}}
{{disambig2|a specific type of drone from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie]] franchise|other types of drones|drone}}
:''Drones are a type of non-[[spark]]ed transformer from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie]] portion of the [[live-action film series]].''

[[Image:Tf2007game_longarm-decepticon.jpg|thumb|200px|Three friggin versions of [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], and not one of me?]]

'''Drones''' are commonly directed by a fulcrum unit among their number: hack it, and you can redirect the drones.<ref>[[Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part Two]]</ref>

==Drone Types==
[[Image:Scrapper_head.jpg|thumb|150px|right|No, I'm not [[Scrapper (ROTF)|that Scrapper!]] Or [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]].]]
==="[[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]]" type===
Scrapper is the weakest of the drones, and ironically, the only one with melee weapons. His vehicle mode is a forkilft, and the forks turn into blades, which they use to bash Autobots or Decepticons. The Autobot type is red and has a faceplate and eyes, like all the drones. The Decepticon type is orange with a camera lens. They also have missile launchers built in their arms.
They are also the smallest drones, small enough that, in order to kill them, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] must lean all the way down. They are slightly shorter than Jazz, and even he has little trouble defeating them.
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[[Image:Swindle_head.jpg|thumb|150px|right]]
==="[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]" type===
Slightly taller than Scrapper and shorter than Dropkick, Swindle units transform into sports cars. They like to hang around Tranquility—in the daytime they stay by themselves and hide in vehicle mode, waiting to ambush Bumblebee. In the middle of the night, they pair up, obviously because Optimus Prime would cut through one of them like sushi. In fact, he cuts through two of them like two pieces of sushi.
[[Image:Autobotdrone_mixnmatch.jpg|thumb|left|I'm red? Huh?]]
Their main weapon is their arm-mounted missile blaster, although their usual strategy is to pick up the nearest object (even their allies) and throw it at you.

Like all drones, the Autobots have faces, the Decepticons have lenses. The Decepticon drones are crimson red, while the Autobots are bright green.

In one [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Alternate universe|alternate reality]], Swindles were a regular sight in the Decepticon occupation forces on Earth. At least one ''sentient'' Swindle was also present.
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[[Image:Dropkick_head.jpg|thumb|150px|right|I'm not usually silver.]]
==="[[Dropkick]]" type===
The Dropkick drones are fairly powerful—stronger than [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindles]], but less powerful than [[Payload (Movie)|Class Beta Drones]]. Their usual attacks involve tossing anything nearby at the Autobot (or Decepticon). If there is nothing to throw, they use their wrist-mounted missile laucher. They transform into pickups.

Powerful as they are, the Dropkicks are easily defeated, especially by the likes of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. [[Springer (G1)|It isn't hard to knock them down, it's getting them to stay down that's hard.]]
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[[Image:Dreadwing_head.jpg|thumb|left|Hi.]]
===[[Class Alpha drone unit|Class Alpha]] type===
The Class Alpha Drones are similar to their leader, [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], in many ways. Their main weapon is shooting fire out of their hands, which can be used to deadly effect. They are definitely some of the most powerful units and can easily defeat even [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. The Autobot versions are blue and only appear to harass Starscream while he is in a military base. They transform into large jets.

[[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] was originally a Class Alpha drone unit<ref><tt>Once an Alpha class drone unit [...]</tt> — [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] character bio from ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|Transformers Movie Sequel: The Reign of Starscream]]'' trade paperback.</ref> which developed into a Decepticon warrior. His natural affinity for the drones has resulted in becoming commander of the Decepticon drone army.

A mass of purple Class-Alphas can be seen in an [[Transformers Comic issue 9|alternate reality]].

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[[Image:Payload_head.jpg|thumb|right|KABOOM, BABY!]]
[[Image:Titan11_Bonecrusher.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Working for [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] leaves us seeing red!]]
===[[Class Beta drone unit|Class Beta]] type===
Class Beta drones are also among the most powerful of all drones. Their only attack is to charge straight at their enemies, ramming their shoulders into their enemy's gut and sending them flying. They have one weakness. After the charge you they will take a moment to look around. This is when they are vunerable.

They transform into SWAT trucks and are usually easy to spot in a crowd. Even Optimus cannot easily defeat them.

[[Image:Titan24_greenMdrone.jpg|100px|thumb|left]]
During an alternate timeline, these drones were commonly used in Decepticon occupations and massed assaults; [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] once disguised themselves as Beta's. There were also snazzy red ones which carried rifles, and a green one co-opted by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]].

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[[Image:Longarm_head.jpg|thumb|left|He probably doesn't defeat [[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]].]]

==="[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]]" type===
Longarms are slightly weaker than Payload drones, strong enough to defeat Bumblebee, Barricade, or Ironhide, but unable to stop Optimus or Megatron. In robot mode, they are slightly taller than Bumblebee or Ironhide, but much shorter than Optimus.

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[[Image:Mixmaster_head.jpg|thumb|right|Like [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]], I'm not that [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]. But I'm more like my ROTF counterpart than him.]]
==="[[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]]" type===
Mixmaster units could be even more powerful than Payloads, if that is possible. They transform into cement mixers and cannot be stopped once they start moving. The only way to defeat them is to throw something at them, pick them up, and toss them high into the sky.

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[[Image:Thundercracker_Titan10.jpg|thumb|left|I just don't feel special anymore.]]
==="[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]" type===

Little is known about the Thundercracker-type units beyond the fact that they only were used in an assault on [[NATO]] in an [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Alternate universe|alternate reality]]. They are modelled on Thundercracker, who is not a drone.

{{note|Why Thundercracker was a drone and then not is unknown, but it may have been a mistake on Titan's part.}}

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[[Image:TwilightsLastGleaming1.JPG|thumb|right|Wait, who am I?]]
===Ground-troop type===

These mystery drones appear similar to [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], though colored [[Six Shot|interestingly]]. They wield laser rifles, and serve [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] as ground warriors. Not much else is known about them...

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==="[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]" type===

Though this strange unit may or may not be a drone, it is most likely that he is, as he is seen working under [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] during a raid on France. He is the only one of his kind seen during the attack, but there might be more lurking in the shadows...

He (they?) must not be confused with the [[Starscream (Movie)|actual Starscream]].

==Toys==

[[Image:Movie_Deluxe_Swindle_toy1.jpg|thumb|right]]
*'''Swindle''' (Deluxe, 2007)

*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe, 2007)

*'''Payload''' (Deluxe, 2007)

*'''Dreadwing''' (Deluxe, 2007)

*'''Salvage''' (Deluxe, 2008)

*'''Thundercracker''' (Voyager, 2007)

==Notes==
* Many of the drones do some stupid things during their existence. If fighting Bumblebee in the power plant, they tend to throw power generators, which proceeds to blow up everything—including them.
* Some of the drones are references to other people. The Autobot Dropkicks are obviously Salvage, Scrappers kind of get a toy in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline as Dirt Boss, and the Autobot Dreadwings' blue color is used later in the Revenge of the Fallen Wii/PS2 games on the Autobot long-range warriors, which are essentially blue Breakaways.
* Along with blowing everything up and destroying themselves drones also hurt or even kill each other when they throw each other at an enemy.
* Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Glossary.cfm online Transformers glossary] describes a different type of [[drone]]. They are small scouts used by Decepticons for salvage, reconnaissance, and infiltration. They have little firepower. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] is given as an example of this type of drone.
* During the late Decepticon missions, the drones that you fight have Decepticon faces

==See also==
* [[Class Alpha drone unit]]
* [[Class Beta drone unit]]

==References==
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[[Category:Movie]]

Battle for the Allspark

2017-08-22T19:00:38Z

DannyMan98: /* Units */

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{{videogame
|title=''Battle for the Allspark''
|image=B4ta zonemap.jpg
|caption=The red zones mark Decepticon territory!
|developer=
|publisher=
|date=[[2007]]
|platforms=Online
}}
'''''Battle for the Allspark''''' is an online game set in the expanded continuity of the 2007 ''Transformers'' [[Transformers (film)|movie]]. In it, the Autobot/Decepticon conflict has broken out worldwide, and hundreds of players engage in 1-on-1 battles in 20 world zones. These zones are designated as "Autobot" or "Decepticon" controlled, depending on each faction's win ratio. Tallied cumulatively, this system will determine which side wins the larger "war".

*As of May 7th, ~25,000 people had registered and fought ~100,000 battles.
*As of June 2nd, ~65,000 people had registered and fought ~350,000 battles.
*As of Nov 2nd, 2008 ~975,000 people had registered.

It was followed in 2009 by ''[[Battle for the Allspark v2]]''.

==Gameplay==
Players begin by creating a unique login. They then choose a faction, a player unit, and assign a name to that unit. This account is then connected to that login. From there, players move to a world map which displays the various combat zones. From this screen, players can view how many active units are in each zone, as well as the total win-loss ratio for each zone as well as for the overall game. Once players choose a zone to play in, they move to another screen which shows all the players currently in said zone. From there, players may chat with each other, as well as select a member of the opposing faction to fight. Combat consists of each player choosing one of several attacks (the number of attacks increases as the player's rank increases), each of which drains a certain amount of the player's energy reserves. Once both players have selected an attack, an initiative roll determines who strikes first. At the beginning of each new round, players regain a certain amount of energy, but if a player's energy reserves are insufficient, the player cannot attack. Combat continues until one player's life reserves have been reduced to zero or until one player exits the game.

==Ranks==
[[Image:Bfta soldier.png|frameless|42px]] '''Private''' — 0-19 wins, ''3 attacks'' 
[[Image:Bfta lieutenant.png|frameless|42px]] '''Lieutenant''' — 20-59 wins, ''4 attacks'' 
[[Image:Bfta captain.png|frameless|42px]] '''Captain''' — 60 - 119 wins, ''5 attacks'' 
[[Image:Bfta major.png|frameless|42px]] '''Major''' — 120+ wins, ''6 attacks''

==Units==
Players can choose among several body types. Though these body types ostensibly belong to one side or the other, the player-characters are [[generic]]s (possibly [[drone]]s) that can belong to either affiliation. While they have generally identical body designs, [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] units have distinct head designs. Autobot-aligned units have a helmet and facemask that vaguely resembles [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], while the Decepticon-aligned units have the single-lens design seen in other film-related media.

* [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]
* [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]
* [[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]]
* [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]]
* [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]
* [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]]
* [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]]
* <strike>[[Sector Seven]] unit</strike> — ''planned, but canceled''

==Reception==
[[Image:B4tas agedistribution.png|right|200px|thumb|More than half of all players were over 20 years of age.]]
By almost any standard, ''Battle for the Allspark'' was a resounding success. 6.5 million games were played by almost a million players, with the vast majority of participation taking place after the film hit theaters.

The game was apparently abandoned by developers in June 2007 following a survey of the features players would like to see added to the game. Most of those features ended up making their way into ''[[AllSpark Wars]]'', the online tie-in for the [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS game]] developed by the same group.

The game received a minor code update on November 21, 2008, the only visible effect of which appears to be a rendering bug which causes the chatbox to overflow its borders.

==Notes==
* The game's developer, who sometimes plays as a [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] named simply "Admin", is particularly proud of the "balance" of the game, where low-level players can still realistically challenge high-level players because they are ill-equipped to deal with the long "endurance" matches favored by the low-level attacks.

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersgame.com/battle/index.html ''Battle for the Allspark'' online game]

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[[Category:Movie video games]]
[[Category:Online games]]

Macerator (ROTF)

2017-08-22T18:59:14Z

DannyMan98:

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{{Disambig2|the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Decepticon|the Generation 1 group|Macerator (G1)}}
:''Macerator is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

{{faceless}}

'''Macerator''' is new to [[Earth]]. His robot form is squat and powerful, with one arm ending in circular blades instead of fingers. He finds it rather hard to credit [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s assertion that [[human]]s are an intelligent species, let alone that they could manage to create weapons that pose a threat to a Decepticon. Practical and gruff, he berates [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] for being an aesthete, praising his own choice of industrial garbage shredder truck alternate mode as being more functional and useful. Dropkick, in return, dismisses Macerator as "primitive". Starscream considers them both hotheads.

==Fiction==
===''The Veiled Threat''===
Macerator is one of the new troops who came to Earth to aid Starscream following [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s death. He worked with Starscream's forces in Zambia. Macerator was unimpressed with the [[Human Accessory Force]] that Starscream acquired by synthesizing [[gold]] and depositing it to them, concluding that anthropoid organics behaved with better sense, and was further confused when he learned that humans possessed more irreconcilable differences than the Cybertronians.

Marcerator later participated in their intended [[Autobot]] trap atop Victoria Falls. He almost succeeded in toppling [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to his death. Though saved from his own deadly plunge by Starscream, Macerator soon after met his maker when he again battled with Optimus Prime atop the Kariba Dam. Critically damaged, Macerator attempted to gain at least a psychological victory by challenging Optimus Prime's perceptions, saying that if the Decepticons had been allowed to retrieve the [[AllSpark]] and Megatron without opposition, they would have left, and Prime's interference had compelled the Decepticons to avenge their leader. Though this caught Optimus by surprise, the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] remembered Megatron's words and knew that the Decepticons would have brought destruction on Earth either way. A sword stroke to his [[spark]] sent Macerator's lifeless body plunging to the waters below. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]

Payload (Movie)

2017-08-22T18:58:30Z

DannyMan98: /* The Veiled Threat */

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{{disambig3|Payload}}
:''Payload is a [[Decepticon]], and sometimes [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]], from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Payload-gamedrone.jpg|right|250px|thumb|SWAT? Maybe more like SMITE.]]

Transforming into an exceptionally fast and powerful armored truck, '''Payload''' is the one the Decepticons rely on to procure the money and energy they need to function on Earth. Whatever they need, wherever they need it, in their quest for the [[AllSpark]] it's Payload's job to get it to them, even if he has to smash right through [[Autobot]] lines to do it. What can he say? It's the ''one job he has''. Many of his allies would find his job [[Long Haul (ROTF)|boring and tedious]] compared to open fighting, but Payload not only understands how crucial his role is, he thoroughly enjoys it since it earns him praise for being a reliable soldier.

Both the Autobot and Decepticon armies make use of [[Class Beta drone unit]]s, which are heavily-armored, brutal melee fighters.

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
When Megatron first began his push for domination, Payload was one of the many Cybertronians who listened to Megatron as he rallied his soldiers to push back and slaughter alien invaders. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

Payload was one of the Decepticons who took part in the Battle of [[Tyger Pax]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He was also with [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] during the interrogation of the surviving [[Autobot]] defenders. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream4 Payload.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Keg coming through!"]]

Payload remained back on Cybertron, under the command of [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]. When Starscream returned with the knowledge to build a new All Spark, [[Class Beta drone unit|Class Beta drones]] were among those assigned to guard the Autobot slaves who were being forced to build the new Cube. They brutally punished [[Warpath (Movie)|Warpath]] when he saw to the exhausted [[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]]. Later, after the new All Spark was completed, Payload arrived leading a team of drones carrying the massive generators required to drain the [[Spark|life force]] out of the Autobot prisoners and put it into the Cube. He dissed Dreadwing's drone army for not being much help to them. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}}

Unfortunately for Starscream, the Cube didn't work, and Dreadwing's forces betrayed him. During the battle between Starscream's loyalists, [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee's]] Autobots and Dreadwing's traitors, Payload grappled with [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]], who eventually got the better of him. His fate is unknown. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

===Titan Magazines movie comics===
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[[Image:Titan11_Bonecrusher.jpg|250px|thumb|right|"We'll just stand here... you know, just if you need us..."]]
Payload units are used in the occupation of Earth. They have no personality or higher consciousness, their dialogue being things like "Classification: Autobot. Identifying...". [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] smashes them real good. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}}

A team of snazzy red Payloads were used to guard the [[Savannah]] All Spark facility. [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] had them stand down so he could beat up the Autobots himself {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} and they got so bored they painted themselves blue again between issues. When they were allowed to battle, they almost overwhelmed the Autobot rebels but eventually failed to kill them or save the facility. Also, ''[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]'' smashed them real good simply cos they were in the way. Not the best boss on Earth... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

[[Image:Payloads_Titan24.JPG|left|250px|thumb|''Move bitch, get out the way Get out the way...'']]

An army of Payloads made an assault on oil pipelines in [[Alaska]] as part of a major campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

An even ''bigger'' army of them stood around going "GRRRR" as part of a Decepticon group shot when the [[Decepticon Heartland]] prepared for war. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} And an even bigger army than ''that'' served as the bulk of the invasion force when Starscream announced the re-conquest of the USA.

Unfortunately for Starscream, the Payloads under [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] were intercepted by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and his crew, and [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] reprogrammed the entire platoon to work for ''them''. They became the first defected drones in a [[Decepticon Civil War]], including [[:Image:Titan24_greenMdrone.jpg|some with different colouring schemes]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}} and soon ''all'' of them were under Stockade's command, since every one that wasn't had been slagged.

Following the sudden Autobot strike that saw every Decepticon exiled from Earth, the Payloads remained. The Autobots have now got the task of decommissioning all of these drones. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}
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===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}
Payload came to Earth in response to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s signal, sent out after [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s death. When Starscream recruited the [[Human Accessory Force]], he joined in a battle to capture a dam construction site in [[Zambia]]. He was skeptical of Starscream's claim that Megatron was truly dead, but accepted [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]'s word that the recordings of the event clearly showed Megatron being killed. Once the Autobots had come to investigate the Decepticon activity, Payload, Macerator and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] lured them into the Zambezi River to fight. Though Payload managed to keep Ironhide distracted as they neared Victoria Falls, two humans, [[Kaminari Ishihara]] and [[Petr Andronov]] interfered with the fight using strange hi-tech guns, and Payload was forced to retreat.

The three Decepticons proceeded to Kariba Dam, where Payload descended into the gorge and started blasting away at the bottom of the dam, with the intention of rupturing it. When the Autobots caught up with them, Ratchet started attempting to repair the dam, and Payload began firing at him instead. He inflicted heavy damage on Ratchet, however the humans released the floodgates on the dam. Unable to withstand the raging torrent, Payload was swept away. Optimus later spoke of tracking down and terminating the Decepticon, but it's unclear if this was done. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===Toy bios===
[[Image:Payloadpackageart2010.jpg|thumb|right|200px|You can't tell from the picture, but he's having a giggle fit right now.]]
When the [[Decepticon]]s need something delivered, they can turn to the [[Constructicon Warrior]] Payload. His heavily armored and powerful body allows him to simply smash obstacles. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] is the latest Autobot to get in his way, and Payload is amused that Ratchet thinks he can stop him.
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==Games==
===''Transformers The Game''===
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{{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Battle for the Allspark''===
{{note|Payload's original body was used as the basis for a chassis available to players as their combatant for the ''Battle for the Allpark'' game. Units using this body came in two variations. Autobot-aligned units had a helmet and facemask that vaguely resembled Optimus Prime, while the Decepticon-aligned units had the single-lens design seen in other film-related media.}}
{{storylink|Battle for the Allspark}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Payload appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as a support unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries to have their Endurance states increased by 1.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie-Payload-Toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Easily detachable parts? "'''Battle Damage!'''" Really long back plunger? "'''Accessible Action Feature!'''" Shelfwarming? "'''Easy and Affordable [[Army-building|Army-Building]]!'''"]]
*'''Payload''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MD-17'''

: Payload transforms into a [http://www.armoredvehicles.com/armored/swat/Bulldog2.html Bulldog II Armored Truck] model based on the Decepticon-drone coloration and face type. In robot mode, his midsection has a large push-out grabber-claw that extends waaaaaaaaaaaaay far out. Of course, when the claw-shaft stores in robot mode, it sticks equally far out of his back.

: Several pieces on Payload tend to pop off easily: his brush guard, midriff-plate/claw-center, and even his upper shoulder/head assembly. The mold was later retooled to include larger pegs for the shoulder/head assembly and an added tab on the brush-guard, to connect to the new slot in the claw plunger. While this was intended to give the pieces a better fit, it actually puts more pressure on the parts and causes them to pop off even more easily. The chest piece, however, fits fairly well on either version, but is still easy to remove.

: Payload had a tendency to [[Shelfwarmer|sit on shelves]] for weeks, with some examples of end displays filled completely with Payload figures. This has led to some fans affectionately renaming him ''Pegload''.

: The mold was later retooled into ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' [[Dispensor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Payload/payload.htm More information on Payload at TFU.info]''

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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:EZ-Collection-Vol-5-Payload.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Payload''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:''Autobot Alliance'' Payload is a redeco of the non-combining Legends class [[Long Haul (ROTF)#Toys|Long Haul]] released in Hasbro's [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]], transforming into a yellow dump truck.
[[Image:EZOrangePayload.jpg|thumb|left]]
:Stock photos of Payload had orange plastics, which was not present in the final product.

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[[File:TF2010-toy Payload.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He'll easily pop ''your'' parts off.]]
*'''Payload''' (Voyager Class, 2010)

: Part of the first wave of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010's ''Transformers'' toyline]], Payload is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Long Haul (ROTF)#Voyager Class toys|Voyager-class Long Haul]], transforming into a genericized "earth mover" dump truck with a functional truck bed. In robot mode, he has three "[[Mech Alive]]" gimmicks: turning his head also turns a cog in his chest, bending his elbows moves some pistons, and finally, moving his feet also moves the "springs" connected to them inwards. Only the piston gimmick is advertised on the packaging. Meanwhile, each forearm houses a spring-loaded, flip-out axe.

:Payload has a mild [[variant]], where the purple paint on his head and chest can be very dark and flat or extremely deep and shiny. The latter version seems to be the harder to find, although exact quantities of each are unknown.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Payload/payload.htm More information on Payload at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Payload.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
* '''Payload''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

: In the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], the Payload is on the Decepticon side. Pieces punched out from two different cards can be assembled to form a SWAT truck or a robot, while a third double-sided card gives its stats and attacks for each mode. He uses the same piece layout as [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], though his lens-head peeking up over the back end of his vehicle mode looks less doofy than Ratchet's does. This layout was later also used for [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]]. Payload's card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].
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==Notes==
* Artist [[Ken Christiansen]] designed Payload (and the subsequent [[Class Beta drone unit]]s), along with the other new characters in the [[Transformers The Game|''Transformers'' - The Game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game]] video games. The security company logos on his design and the toy, "Armored Security Systems", spells out "ASS". Christiansen says this was [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-armored-truck-drone.html not intentional].
* Payload's altmode as an Decepticon anti-aircraft tank in ''The Veiled Threat'' gives him a form similar to that of the unreleased [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] toy, who appeared unnamed in the Transformers: Alliance comic at the same time. Whether they were meant to be the same character is unknown.
* 2010 Payload's packaging bio describes him as an armored transport vehicle and has the same [[Tech Spec]] numbers as 2007 Payload. Sneaky Hasbro, making them the [[character|same guy]]!
* Hasbro has stated in the [[Hasbro Q&A/March 2010: Answers|March 2010 Q&A session]] that 2010 Payload is one of the Constructicon Warriors appearing in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' video games]]. Guess he moonlights as an armored truck.
*The stock photography for both EZ Collection [[Skipjack (ROTF)|Skipjack]] and Payload depict them in shades that hew closer to orange than the yellow they came out in. Whether this was an artifact of the photographic process or an intentional plastic color-change is uncertain.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Payload''' (ペイロード ''Peirōdo'')

==External links==
* [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-armored-truck-drone.html Payload concepts] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-armored-truck-drone-02.html final rendering] on artist Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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Salvage (Movie)

2017-08-22T18:57:36Z

DannyMan98: /* The Veiled Threat */

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{{disambig3|Salvage}}
:''Salvage is an [[Autobot]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Titan22_Salvagecamshaft.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Livin' the dream!]]
A creation of the [[AllSpark]], '''Salvage''' previously worked as a truck with Sparkplug & Son Salvage, and even though he was just an inanimate truck, he's certain he must have been happy. Lacking any further ambitions, he's decided to stay with them, and so long as he's hauling scrap, he remains happy with his life. Although he is strong and hardy, he prefers to spend his time in the junk yard over hunting and fighting [[Decepticon|Decepticons]].

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Salvagerisingstorm1.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.65]]
{{note|IDW is the ''only'' continuity thus far in which he's an AllSpark creation and not a pre-existing Autobot.}}
Following the destruction of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark]] in [[Mission City]], [[Sector Seven]] took custody of the inactive Salvage and [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] during cleanup operations. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} They were taken to a secret base in the [[Nevada]] desert. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

Salvage and Longarm, both now sapient Transformers, were on a covert [[NEST]] patrol in [[China]] and broke cover to save lives... only to get killed by the arriving [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}
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===Titan movie comic===
{{notetitantlg}}
[[Image:CamshaftandcoTitan17.jpg|left|250px|thumb|What kind of pose ''is'' that?]]

Salvage works in [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]]'s specialist team, handling duties like capping raw [[energon]] gushers before they explode. He ''was'' optimistic that the four of them could handle anything. Then a gusher exploded. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}}

Salvage continued to aid Camshaft and Grindcore in dealing with the energon gushers on Earth even as the situation continued to worsen. The group next dealt with a a volcano's worth of Energon bursting forth from the ground. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

His team played a key role in saving [[Mikaela Banes]], rapidly assembling a jammer array to free her from Decepticon mind-control. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

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===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}
Salvage was one of the Autobots who arrived on Earth shortly after the death of Megatron. At the [[NEST]] base at [[Diego Garcia]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] told the new arrivals about the new world they were on, and Salvage asked questions about the [[human]]s, confused about how they should cooperate with the smaller, fleshier life forms. He was impressed with the noise [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout's]] motorcycle alt-mode made. When [[Decepticon]] activity was detected in [[Zambia]], Salvage was chosen to be on the NEST team that went there to investigate, and carried the much-smaller Autobot [[Beachbreak]] on his back. They eventually found a Decepticon trio at the Zambezi River, and Salvage and Beachbreak got into position as backup in case Optimus, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] had any difficulties. When Optimus went over the Victoria Falls, Salvage, Ironhide and Ratchet used Beachbreak's tow cable to haul him back up.

The Autobots tracked the three Decepticons downstream to Kariba dam. Salvage and Ratchet stayed at a safe distance with [[Kaminari Ishihara]] while the others moved in, however Ishihara realized that [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] was going to rupture the dam. Ratchet had Salvage physically throw him at the base of the dam so he could to protect and repair it, ultimately saving the dam. Salvage congratulated Ishihara on a well placed hit, when she shot the retreating [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] with her [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] gun. After returning to Diego Garcia, Salvage headed to Australia with Optimus, Ironhide, [[William Lennox|Lennox]], and Ishihara to investigate more Decepticon rampages. They eventually ran into [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]] in the Outback. While Optimus fought Kickback, Ironhide and Salvage tackled the other two. Salvage kept Trample busy by throwing anything he could grab at the Decepticon while also shooting, and eventually managed to kill his opponent. With the other Decepticons destroyed as well, the NEST team retired to Diego Garcia. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===''Power Core Combiners'' packaging bio===
Since the [[AllSpark]] brought him to life from an inanimate truck, Salvage has come a long way. Not only is he now a more modern form of truck, but he's also become compatible with [[Power Core Combination|Power Core Combiner]] technology! Despite this new-found power, he'd still rather shirk his wartime duties and just hang out all day at the junkyard. {{storylink|Power Core Combiners}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Salvage appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as a support unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Autobots with the Repair ability to have an increased effectiveness.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie Salvage toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He's comin', 'Lizbeth! This is the big one!]]
*'''Salvage''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Flatbed cover/claw

: Salvage is a [[Redeco|redeco]] of [[Dropkick]], transforming into a customized [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Silverado|Chevrolet Silverado]] pickup truck (or a similar model just different enough to avoid paying a licensing fee). His flatbed cover conceals a giant claw/plier deployed from the tailgate by a sliding knob on top. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode. He also has (non-firing) twin blasters on the underside of each forearm in robot mode.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Salvage/salvage.htm More information on Salvage at TFU.info]''
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===Power Core Combiners===
[[Image:PCC-toy_Salvage.jpg|right|300px|thumb|We'll sell you the whole seat, but you'll only need ''THE EDDDDDGE!'']]
*'''Salvage with Bomb-Burst''' (Commander 2-pack, 2011)

:Part of the fifth wave of Power Core Commander 2-Packs, Salvage is a [[redeco]] of [[Mudslinger (PCC)|Mudslinger]], a Scout-sized monster truck of indeterminate model. He also has a "power-up" mode where he becomes the torso of a super robot, capable of using any auto-transforming Power Core Combiner drone-machines for limbs. This time the mold is paired with [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]].

: Wave five of ''Power Core Combiners'' barely made out it to larger retail in its original run, making them incredibly hard to obtain outside of online sources.

: This mold was also used to make [[Detritus (G1)|Roadmaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Salvage/salvage.htm More information on Power Core Combiner Salvage at TFU.info]''

*'''Power Core Combiners Value Pack''' (2011)

: Salvage and Bomb-Burst were made more readily available at retail as part of a [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] "Value Pack", combining a 5-pack team with a Commander 2-pack via packaging tape and a couple of stickers.

: Salvage has been found attached to the [[Grimstone (PCC)|Grimstone]]/[[Dinobot (PCC)|Dinobot]]s, [[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]]/[[Constructicon (PCC)|Constructions]], and [[Over-Run (PCC)|Over-Run]]/[[Stunticon (PCC)|Stunticons]] sets.
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==Notes==
* Salvage's original toy's color scheme and those words "Sparkplug and Son Salvage" printed on his vehicle mode are in fact inspired by the pickup truck from the television show ''[[wikipedia:Sanford_and_Son|Sanford and Son]]'', according to [[Hasbro]] at [[BotCon 2008]].
* Salvage resembles the tow-truck Sparkplug Witwicky used in most isses of the Marvel Generation 1 Transformers comic quite a lot.
* Salvage very much resembles the Autobot drone in ''[[Transformers The Game]]''.
* Salvage's ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' bio, which solidly connects him to the 2007 live-action film Salvage, was revealed just one day after a Hasbro Q&A response established that Power Core Combiners are not strictly live-action movie characters. Whoops.
* At [[BotCon 2010]], Hasbro referred to [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] as "the only heritage character in ''Power Core Combiners''." Salvage, then, is evidently not cool enough to qualify as a "heritage character." Sorry about that.

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Ghiwa

2017-08-22T18:57:08Z

DannyMan98: /* The Veiled Threat */

:''Major Ghiwa is a [[human]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Major Ghiwa''' is a member of the [[Zambia]]n army, and can swear in several different languages. He is in charge of army forces at a site for holding construction materials to be used for building another dam across the Zambezi River. It is a distinctly unglamorous job.

==Fiction==
===''The Veiled Threat''===
Ghiwa's life suddenly got very exciting when the [[Human Accessory Force]], along with a garbage truck decided to attack the site. He was warned by [[du Hoit]], the leader of the mercenaries who were also guarding the site, as the army attempted to set up guns to try and counter the attack. He feared that the garbage truck might contain some sort of dirty bomb, but it was worse: the truck itself was the [[Decepticon]] [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]. While du Hoit's mercenaries and the army kept the Decepticon busy, Ghiwa headed for the barracks office to use the broadband connection to call for help. He was brought to a halt by a pickup which blocked his way. As he frantically signaled to it to move, it too transformed into a robot, as it was [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]]. Ghiwa emptied his service pistol at the Decepticon and then began to flee. Dropkick, in a mood to be sporting, attempted to lasso the man with a length of fence, but the human's fragile frame meant that the maneuver resulted instead in his death. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

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Kaminari Ishihara

2017-08-22T18:56:09Z

DannyMan98: /* The Veiled Threat */

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:''Kaminari Ishihara is a [[human]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] and [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity families]].''
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Doctor '''Kaminari "Kami" Ishihara''' is a specialist in cybernetic motivation. She has PhDs in both physics and engineering from MIT. She has black belts in four martial arts and is a former Japanese intelligence agent. Her home is [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].

She is reportedly '''''very''''' easy on the eyes.

==Fiction==
===''The Veiled Threat''===
Kaminari's grandfather had wanted a grandson to join the army, so to please him, she studied traditional martial arts, while her father encouraged her to pursue her academic studies. After being recruited by [[NEST]], Ishihara developed a hi-tech weapon which could deliver a directed [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]], which she hoped would be useful in the fight against the Decepticons.

When the ''[[Pearl of India]]'' arrived at the dock at [[Diego Garcia]], Ishihara was there to meet [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]], [[Robert Epps|Epps]], and fellow scientist [[Petr Andronov]]. After the initial briefing, she told Epps about her EMP gun, and he confessed he'd rather stick to sabot rounds. An attack in [[Zambia]] led the four humans to travel there with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and [[Beachbreak]]. While riding in Prime's cab, Ishihara began to find Andronov's sense of humor irritating. They located the Decepticons [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]], [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] waiting in the Zambezi River, but the river's speed meant she couldn't swim out to get close enough try out her gun. With the aid of Beachbreak's jet ski mode, she and Andronov did manage to join in, aiding Ironhide in his fight against Payload, before Ishihara warned the Autobot to return to shore as they were approaching Victoria Falls. Though Optimus actually went over the falls, he was saved from plunging too far by Beachbreak's tow line and the other Autobots. When [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], enraged by the Autobots' escape of their trap, killed Beachbreak, Ishihara was hit particularly hard, as she'd grown fond of the small Autobot. The NEST team tracked the Decepticons to the Kariba dam downstream, but Lennox ordered Ishihara to hang back with Ratchet and Salvage. It was therefore Ishihara who noticed that Payload's attack on the dam was going to succeed, prompting Ratchet to execute a last-minute save. She also tagged Dropkick with her EMP gun as he fled the dam.

Following a return trip to Diego Garcia, Ishihara went to [[Australia]] with Lennox, Optimus, Ironhide, and Salvage in search of more Decepticons. Lennox was unimpressed with the way she waited until the last moment to deploy her chute when they parachuted in, but their frosty working relationship began to thaw. Ironhide was thankful Ishihara was sleeping in Prime's cab, as he didn't think he'd have been able to stand the J-Pop she was listening to on her music player. While searching, they speculated that the Decepticons were trying to find fissionable materials in an attempt to resurrect [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. They encountered [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Trample]], and [[Tread]]. While Ironhide confronted Tread, Ishihara ran up to the Decepticon and allowed herself to be taken hostage so she could shoot the Decepticon in the eye with her gun. The tactic worked well enough that Ironhide was subsequently able to kill Tread, though he told her afterwards she had taken a terrible risk. She merely quoted ''The Art of Close-Quarter Fighting'' at him.

Back at Diego Garcia, Ishihara and Andronov discussed ways the Decepticons might get enough power to revive Megatron. When [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] began causing trouble in [[Italy|Rome]], a NEST team including Ishihara traveled there to investigate. Though it turned out to be a trap, drawing Optimus into the Colosseum to face [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], Ishihara, Andronov, Lennox, and Epps provided their own aid to the Autobot leader by attacking Barricade at a crucial moment, before escaping through the subway.

Ishihara later returned to the university at Tsukuba to present an official report. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Doctor Ishihara was one of several [[Japan]]ese scientists to contribute to the creation of the [[Trainbot]]s. She was responsible for creating their neural networks and for the initial specifications of their [[personality component]]s. As a Tokyo native, she felt a special affinity for the Tōkai-type 153 express train, and named it [[Suiken]] after her favorite style of martial arts. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/27}}

==Notes==
* The word "Kaminari" is usually written as "雷鳴", literally meaning the sound of the roaring thunder. Yep, strange for using as a girl's name.
* Though Doctor Ishihara is a movie-continuity original character, [[Vector Prime]] had a habit of insisting that characters could exist with the same "identity" across multiple continuity families.

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Ironhide (Movie)

2017-08-22T18:55:34Z

DannyMan98: /* The Veiled Threat */

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]], also sometimes known as the "[[Tooth Fairy]]".''

[[File:Movie Ironhide promorender2.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|A different kind of tooth fairy. He knocks them out for the one in the frilly dress to collect.]]
'''Ironhide''' is the Autobots' resident weapons specialist and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s old friend. He is old because he is ''hard''. He's probably had enough replacement parts to build a small army, but Ironhide doggedly refuses to roll over and die for anyone. He'll fight to the bitter end and take down more than his fair share of [[Decepticon]]s in the process.

Ironhide doesn't always see optic to optic with Prime, despite their friendship. He's perhaps the more practical of the two, and more than a little trigger happy, so he can be more willing to push the Autobot code to the limit if he thinks it will get the job done faster.

He has more guns than [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|a smaller third-world country]], and he may or may not have blown up a [[Kaiba-5|planet]] with said guns.

{{bigquote|I'm a soldier. I'm ''made'' for war. Your kind simply... are not.|Ironhide's resume for joining the Autobots|[[Defiance issue 4|''Defiance'' #4]]}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Duda Espinoza]] (Brazil), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American-Spanish)}}

{{bigquote | I just wanted to show him my cannons.|Ironhide's excuse after telling Sam he was "lucky".}}

[[File:Movie Ironhide introduction.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Clint Eastbot in The Good, The Bad and The Metallic.]]

Responding to [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s call for assistance, Ironhide and the other Autobots under Optimus Prime's direct command came to [[Earth]], with the old soldier landing in a suburban pool. As he climbed out of the water, a little human girl asked him if he was (of all things) the tooth fairy before he quickly hid behind some trees when the child's parents exited the house. He scanned their GMC Topkick truck and transformed, leaving the residence. He linked up with [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and they proceeded to the rendezvous point, where they met up with Optimus and Bumblebee. After meeting [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], Ironhide displayed an eagerness to show off his [[Weapon|cannons]], and made a classic [[wikipedia:Clint Eastwood|Clint Eastwood]] impression to show it by saying "You feeling lucky, punk?"(which earned him an instant reproof from Optimus).

[[File:Movie Ironhide threatens Mojo.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Don't shoot! I swear I don't feel lucky!]]

Going to the Witwicky residence, Ironhide had lubricant released upon him by [[Mojo|a rodent]]. This unpleasant situation was made worse by Sam Witwicky's frantic refusal to let him shoot it. Ironhide relented, despite the fact that it would cause rust. He also suggested shooting [[Ron Witwicky|the]] [[Judy Witwicky|parents]], as they were interfering with Sam's search for [[Archibald Witwicky|Captain Witwicky]]'s [[glasses]]. Optimus reminded him that they don't hurt humans and scolded his weapons expert, to which Ironhide meekly responded that he merely thought it should remain an option.

After Sam, Mikaela and his parents were captured by [[Sector Seven]], Ironhide got a ''real'' good chance to show off his cannons when he and the other Autobots totally outclassed the S7 agents by instantly disarming them of their weapons, then rescuing the boy and his girl. Unfortunately, their escape was to be short-lived, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was captured by the mysterious agents after saving Sam and Mikaela's lives. The next morning, when Optimus Prime was pondering their next move, Ironhide asked why they had to save the humans, prompting Prime to go into one of his long speeches about freedom and sacrifice, concluding that the humans need not pay for the mistakes of Cybertron-kind, and if need be, he would destroy the AllSpark by fusing it with his own spark. Inspired by his words, Ironhide debated no further, and the Autobots set out for the location of the AllSpark, [[Hoover Dam]]. Halfway there, to their surprise, they saw Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven assault vehicles, so Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots joined the unit.

[[File:Movie Ironhide shootground.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Ironhide is a real showoff.]]

During the final battle at [[Mission City]], Ironhide realized that the F-22 Raptor that appeared to be providing [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] troops with air cover was in fact his former comrade [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Ordering the others to take cover, Ironhide and Bumblebee lifted a discarded truck full of ''Furby'' toys to protect the humans against Starscream's strafing run. It worked, but the explosion threw Ironhide back and crippled Bumblebee. Soon afterwards, [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] attacked, forcing Ironhide to do several somersaults to avoid the Decepticon's missiles, thus totally scaring the crap out of a lady sitting in the middle of the street.

Ironhide and Ratchet took it upon themselves to protect Sam from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] as he made his way to a rooftop where he could pass the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|AllSpark]] to a military helicopter. Unfortunately, Starscream blocked off Sam's path, prompting the Autobot guardians to engage the more powerful Decepticon immediately. After taking several missiles in the gut, Ironhide implored Sam to keep running.

After the destruction of Megatron and the AllSpark, Ironhide cradled the body of the fallen Jazz and somberly informed Optimus Prime that there was nothing they could do. Ironhide then gave Captain Lennox a ride home and spent the remainder of the day observing Sam and Mikaela making out on the hood of Bumblebee's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Ironhide's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]],” “[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]” and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks “[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]],” “[[Sam's New Car]]," “[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]],” "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]."}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Duda Espinoza]] (Brazil), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American-Spanish)}}
[[File:ROTFPrimeandIronhide-Nottoday.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We see you down there.]]
Ironhide acted as an Autobot support unit in [[Shanghai]] as [[NEST]] hunted for Decepticons. When [[William Lennox|Major Lennox]] told him that they had echoes of energy readings, Ironhide assumed robot mode and confirmed that their target was nearby, saying he could smell him. Unfortunately, the Decepticon in question turned out to be [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. Ironhide chased after the massive Decepticon as it roared through the streets before [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was deployed from the air and attacked Demolishor, allowing Ironhide to jump on his structure and shoot out his massive wheel, sending him crashing into a warehouse. Ironhide stood with his commander as Optimus prepared to deliver the killing blow, listening to Demolishor's warning about [[The Fallen]]'s return before he died. Ironhide returned to base, resting in his [[alternate mode]] in his hangar while Optimus conferred with [[William Lennox]], General [[Morshower]] and [[Theodore Galloway]].

[[File:ROTF Ironhide standoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"If you're gonna point a gun at someone, just keep it pointed away from him."]]
Later, Ironhide accompanied the Autobots to rescue [[Sam Witwicky]] from [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but was too late, for the revived Decepticon leader had killed Optimus in combat. When Ironhide returned to an American air base with Optimus' body, he was surrounded by military forces under Galloway, who had managed to secure NEST's deactivation following multiple Decepticon attacks around the planet. Furious that the humans dared to point a weapon at him, Ironhide almost lost his temper, but Lennox convinced him to not turn on the non-NEST soldiers. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] recommended leaving [[Earth]], but Ironhide argued he believed Optimus would not want them to abandon the humans, apparently becoming leader of the Autobots in the process.

Ironhide was to retreat with the other Autobots to [[Diego Garcia]] until Lennox received a message from Witwicky and his friends to come to [[Egypt]], having figured out the Decepticons' scheme. Lennox managed to trick Galloway into jumping out of the plane carrying the soldiers and Prime's body, while the rest of the Autobots in the second plane quickly cut through the nets containing them. Ironhide then advised the crew to open the doors and let him out of the plane. NEST parachuted into a small village near the [[Pyramid]]s, but soon lost communication when Starscream released an EMP blast at them.

[[File:ROTF Ironhide retreat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If I'm running you know its bad!]]
During the [[Operation: Firestorm|defensive operations of NEST's position]], Lennox decided to send a team to locate Sam, and Ironhide and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] immediately announced that they would lead the team. Transforming to vehicle mode, Ironhide rolled out with a number of soldiers and Arcee. After finding the humans, they were ambushed by [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|several Decepticons]], with both Arcee and Ironhide hit numerous times while providing cover fire for their friends, and told Sam and Mikaela to run while they drew their fire. Ironhide survived, albeit heavily damaged, and had to run for his life (ejecting his weapons in the process) when a [[United States Air Force]] B-1B Lancer bomber arrived delivering 2000-pound JDAM bombs, obliterating the remaining Decepticon troops in the area. Momentarily safe, Ironhide and the others witnessed Sam resurrect Optimus Prime with the [[Matrix of Leadership#Live-action film series|Matrix of Leadership]], and his leader's subsequent defeat of The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Ironhide's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]],” “[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]” and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]],” “[[Operation Autobot]],” “[[When Robots Attack!]],” "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]."}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German)}}

{{bigquote|Class dismissed.|Ironhide, after destroying the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]}}

[[File:DOTM-Ironhidecrashvault.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Who's that coming up on my right?]]

In the years since the defeat of The Fallen in Egypt, and with their human allies closely watching for signs of Decepticon activity, the Autobots have now dedicated themselves to resolving human conflicts, fearing that rogue elements of humanity might spark the sort of global conflicts that devastated Cybertron.

Shortly after returning to the NEST facility from an unspecified mission, Ironhide was inspecting a new weapon that [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] had created when NSA Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] arrived to speak with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. However, Ironhide and [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] let the human know that the Autobot leader was in a foul mood, believing that the US government had lied to the Autobots about disclosing all of their knowledge about the Cybertronians, given the discovery of an engine fuel cell from the long-lost ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' at [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]]. Mearing professed that she had not had clearance to this information until now, and introduced the Autobots to [[NASA]] administrators and famed [[Apollo 11]] astronaut [[Buzz Aldrin]], who explained the truth about their mission to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] was to explore the wreck of the ''Ark'', and how they suspected that the [[Soviet Union]] had been trying to generate fissionable power with the fuel cell.

After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] had been rescued from the wreck of the ''Ark'' and brought back to Earth, Ironhide rushed into the chamber where he had been reactivated by the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after hearing of a commotion. After Sentinel realized that he was among friends, Ironhide witnessed him explain how his pillars were key to activating his [[space bridge]], a teleportation device that was crucial to the Autobot war effort.

[[File:DOTM-Mexicanstandoff.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|How did this happen?! None of us are even Mexican!]]

Soon, the human boy Sam Witwicky discovered that the Decepticons had stolen hundreds of pillars from the ''Ark'' decades earlier, and were now after Sentinel Prime and his control pillar to utilize the space bridge. As Sentinel, Bumblebee, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and Mirage neared the NEST base, Ironhide moved out to intercept their Decepticon pursuers, the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]. After colliding head on with [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] and [[Crowbar]], Ironhide and Sideswipe forced the Decepticons to drop their weapons after a tense "Mexican standoff". However, they deployed explosive spears, managing to hit Ironhide in the shoulder with one before recommencing their attack. The veteran Autobot caught a blaster tossed by Sideswipe and used it to shoot Crowbar in the face, before pulling the spear out of his shoulder, impaling it into Crankcase's face, slamming the Decepticon into an abandoned car and kicking the wreckage into a nearby auto shop, which exploded.

[[File:DOTM-Ironhiderust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You better get used to [[Death|dying horribly]], buddy.]]

Arriving at the NEST base, Ironhide assured Sam and Colonel Lennox that he would protect Sentinel Prime from the Decepticons. However, the former Autobot leader had other ideas, explaining that he knew that they would never win the war, and to save Cybertron from destruction, a deal was made with Megatron. Before anybody could react, Sentinel shot Ironhide in the back with his hidden [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]] cannon. Succumbing to the effects of the rust, Ironhide demanded to know what Sentinel had done, but the Prime callously stated that he was merely "discharging" the soldier from duty, and dealt the finishing blow. As the traitor disappeared into the NEST base to retrieve his pillars, Ironhide died, crumbling into dust. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{note|Ironhide's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]” and “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]”; the “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks “[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]],” "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and “[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]."}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Five years after the Battle of Chicago, Ironhide was listed as "deceased" by the CIA taskforce "[[Cemetery Wind]]". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===IDW movie comics===
Thousands of years ago, with Cybertron's energy reserves dwindling and the Transformer race splintering into warring factions, Ironhide was part of the [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], violent militants who rejected the teachings of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. He was part of the battle to seize the retrieved [[AllSpark]] from Sentinel's band, but when that group used the AllSpark to revitalise Cybertron (proving Sentinel was right all along), the Thetacons lay down their arms. Ironhide did not understand what the Cube was going to be used ''for'' if not for subjugation, and Optimus informed him it was to spread "freedom". In gratitude, Ironhide spoke to his commanders about building a temple to house the AllSpark. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}

In the unified Cybertron, Ironhide became a captain in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s Cybertronian [[Defense Force]]. He grumbled about working with inexperienced recruits like [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]], though he and Chromia shared a more merciful attitude than the rest of the force towards [[malcontent]]s opposing Sentinel's new order. He visited Optimus during an archaeological expedition by his [[Science Division]], expressing delight at how they were proving many beliefs Ironhide had deemed invalid after Sentinel proved he was a Prime. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance1 Ironhide Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"Sorry, we can't take you on in the Decepticons if you insist on having good-guy eyes."]]

Later, when Megatron had usurped leadership of Cybertron with Optimus to become [[Lord High Protector]], Ironhide and commander Starscream were to report to him, but Starscream was late due to an encounter with [[Ejoornian|hostile aliens]] from the [[Eshems Nebula]]. Later, during an attack by the same aliens, Ironhide commanded the ground defense units in the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], near the [[Simfur Temple]]. When [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] were pinned down inside the temple, they considered contacting Ironhide for suggestions on what to do. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

After the aliens were driven out and Megatron assumed his dictatorship of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Ironhide found himself belonging to an increasingly violent and unstable military. He was present when Megatron ordered Starscream to conduct some clandestine operation of which Ironhide did not take part in. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} He and Chromia later saw Optimus Prime and his team leaving after setting up a bomb after defeating Starscream. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} The disenchanted Ironhide turned his back on the military after Megatron's declared Optimus's followers to be traitors, and that the army now flew under the banner of the [[Decepticon]]s. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Defiance4 Ironhide madeforwar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Ironhide '''''REALLY''''' wants to join the Autobots.]]

Disillusioned with what the military had become, Ironhide wandered far from [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]] to search for answers, and so preoccupied was his thoughts that he was captured by forces loyal to Optimus Prime in [[Burthov]]. Brought before the rebel leader, Ironhide pledged his allegiance to Optimus's Autobots, stating that he had no desire to destroy the innocent, and he knew the Autobots to be innocent of what Megatron charged them with. Besides, they needed somebody with his experience as a soldier. When the Autobots discovered that Megatron was building [[Nemesis (ROTF)|a massive warship]], they thought it would be best to build one of their own, though they lacked the means to do so. Ironhide, however, knew of [[Ark (Movie)|a fix-er-upper]] that they could repair in secret. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

As more gathered to Optimus Prime's cause, a young Autobot named [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] came to train under Ironhide. After Ironhide showed him the ropes, he went on to be assigned to a settlement of displaced Autobots. That assignment went disastrously, as [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] massacred the entire settlement, leaving Ironhide's student for dead. Sideswipe returned to the same unit as his former mentor embittered, suffering from survivor's guilt. Noting the new recklessness and ruthlessness that Sideswipe displayed, Ironhide attempted to reach out to his old student. Angrily, Sideswipe declared that he had grown beyond Ironhide's tutelage. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

As the war raged, Sentinel revealed he had constructed a [[pillar|torch]] that would end the war and prevent more deaths. It required the AllSpark to be activated, and Ironhide led the Autobot charge on Simfur Temple. [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] successfully activated the torch and delivered it to Sentinel, who boarded the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]. The ship arrived at Simfur, but Starscream destroyed it. Ironhide carried Arcee and Chromia off the battlefield during the retreat. A vengeful Optimus led an attack on [[Lord High Protector citadel|Megatron's citadel]], and Ironhide stood by his side, sustaining heavy damage when he pushed Optimus out of the way of the [[smelting pool]]. Optimus entered the citadel to confront Megatron alone, while Starscream and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] attacked Ironhide. Optimus revealed the attack was a distraction from the theft of the AllSpark by [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]'s Autobots aboard the second [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]], and opted to rescue his best friend instead of killing Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Optimus claimed they would take the AllSpark aboard the Ark as they left Cybertron, but what he didn't reveal to all but a select few was that they were really going to blast the AllSpark into deep space to both distract the Decepticons and to buy them valuable time. Ironhide was one of those who followed Prime on the ''Ark'' to chase after the AllSpark, which, unbeknownst to the Autobots, had locked onto the position of a [[Star Harvester]] in a distant star system. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

As the Autobots and their human allies made their way to Mission City, Ironhide rammed [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] into a support pylon on the freeway, putting the Decepticon out of commission. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:Alliance1 Ironhide Lennox realfirepower.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|"I'm not impressed by someone who blows up JUST ONE CAR."]]
In the immediate aftermath of the battle in Mission City, Ironhide accompanied Captain Lennox and his soldiers, hunting for [[AllSpark Mutation|creatures created by the AllSpark energies]]. They had already destroyed three of the creatures when [[Xbox 360 robot|another one]] fled into a red minivan, which Lennox's men peppered with small arms fire. Ironhide decided to show them what ''real'' firepower was and blew up the van with one shot. As the Autobots prepared to move out and flee the approaching Sector Seven and government forces, Ironhide placed Jazz's remains into a trailer [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] had found, and together the soldiers had a moment of silence for their fallen comrade. A month later, after he was approached by [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]], Lennox requested the Autobots help escort the human convoy transporting the remains of the fallen Decepticons. However, the Autobots had been shadowed on their way to the meeting place by a police car, whom both Lennox and Ironhide guessed was Barricade. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

[[File:Alliance1 Ironhide-Jazz momentofsilence.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|At least [[Human|they're]] more emotional about this than Prime, and ''they never knew him''.]]
Ironhide and the other Autobots arrived at Sector Seven's secret [[Nevada]] desert installation to participate in the convoy that would transport the Decepticon bodies to San Francisco. He disagreed with Optimus Prime's decision to leave the AllSpark fragment in the custody of Sector Seven while they were away, but nevertheless respected his commander's decision. On the freeway, Optimus Prime had a change of heart and sent Ironhide and Bumblebee back to retrieve the AllSpark fragment. Unfortunately, Ironhide, being the slower of the two Autobots, didn't reach the base until after [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream had caused significant death and destruction. During the cleanup, he could be seen comforting the injured Bumblebee. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}

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Amidst the scene of devastation at Sector Seven's Nevada base, Ironhide praised Bumblebee for his courage in attempting to defend the humans, but Bumblebee regretted that he could not save them all. After Jazz's burial two weeks later, Optimus Prime accepted a proposal from Captain Lennox that the humans and the Autobots form [[NEST|a special unit]] tasked with defending their mutual home. The Autobots began training with their human allies on the island of [[Diego Garcia]], however, the lack of coordination meant even Bumblebee showed up the humans. Ironhide opined that Bumblebee's shot was "awesome". Regardless of some teething issues, the team rolled out when the Decepticon [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] was spotted in [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

On the plane trip to the city, Ironhide commented on the likelihood of Swindle and [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] putting up a fight, and how he hated flying. On the safe, stable ground, Lennox gave orders, Ratchet and Epps were assigned to team two, who would set the trap. En route to the Decepticons, Ratchet and Ironhide bantered about how the former's vehicle mode was more suited to [[NEST]]'s cover story of a chemical spill, while the latter asserted that he was the more stylish of the pair. After the Decepticons were disposed of, Major Lennox and Optimus Prime decided to send Bumblebee back to the United States to once again assume the role of Sam's guardian. Ironhide reminded his little buddy to stay out of trouble, at least until the larger Autobot arrived to take over the protector role. Soon, more Decepticons were spotted on Earth, and Ironhide was deployed to [[Italy]] to deal with [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]]'s team. After [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]] and [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] had been destroyed, NEST forces led Fracture to Ironhide, who rammed the [[Female Transformer|female Decepticon]] off the cliff road she was racing upon. Somewhere in the United States, Barricade managed to evade capture or destruction, forcing Ironhide to give Bumblebee warning. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

Ironhide was reunited with Sideswipe at [[Diego Garcia]] after the younger bot had answered Optimus Prime's homing beacon and joined [[NEST]]. He found that Sideswipe had changed little, and if anything had become even more of a loose cannon in his pursuit of Demolishor. Unable to reach his former trainee with words, Ironhide was reduced to performing damage control in the skirmish at [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. However, in the aftermath, Sideswipe saw the destruction he had wrought and the fear it engendered in the humans, begrudgingly admitting that Ironhide had been right all along. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

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Ironhide was part of the team that halted [[Alice]]'s rampage after the Decepticon stole an RV. He didn't contribute much to the battle, possibly because subtlety was called for. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} He joined Sideswipe in stopping three Decepticons fleeing a site in [[Utah]]. He warned Sideswipe of the possible effects of hubris, and rammed [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]. When [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]] seemed to surrender, Ironhide prevented Sideswipe from doing anything fatal to the Decepticon so they could have an interrogation, but Dirt Boss's surrender was merely to allow time for [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to attack. Ironhide was pounced on by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and then shot at by Soundwave, but luckily [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] chose that point to come to their rescue and Soundwave was captured. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}

Ironhide began preparing an old nuclear shelter in [[Texas]] to house Soundwave, though he was sceptical that the Decepticon would reach it. As it turned out, he was right, and Soundwave escaped en route. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} When he heard Galloway was under Decepticon attack, Ironhide put forward the opinion that the man was a "pain in the aft", but Optimus reminded him they should still help. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}}

Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative base]] in [[California]], but it was gone. Ironhide figured that it must have had something to do with the recent mysterious activities. Soundwave's research relocated the base in [[Utah]], so the Autobots drove there and attacked, only to find themselves facing brainwashed [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} He and Ratchet fought on, ramming a bunch of the foe in their vehicle modes. They felt the effects when [[Carter Newell]] attempted to destroy all Cybertronian life on the planet using the [[AllSpark]] constructed by the Initiative, however the battle turned in the Autobots' favor and they eventually triumphed. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

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Ironhide was part of a human-Autobot joint strike team that took out a group of Decepticons dealing weapons to Earth's human populace. When Divebomb attempted to use Lennox, Galloway and another NEST soldier as a hostage to extricate himself from the situation, Ironhide blew a hole through the Decepticon, telling him not to threaten humans. This display of power was enough to make the remaining Decepticon, Fearswoop, surrender unconditionally. Ironhide escorted Fearswoop back to NEST headquarters, keeping his cannons locked on the 'con at all times. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} When Sam called in that he was being attacked by a group of Decepticons, after the [[Brains|Brain Unit]] that he had stumbled onto, Ironhide was deployed to help with the situation. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} Ironhide's group arrived in Philadelphia just in time to rescue Sam from being killed by Starscream's hand. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} But Ironhide noticed something odd about the battle. The Decepticons weren't fighting back, merely trying to make their getaway. The battle had turned out to be a diversion orchestrated by Shockwave in order to get to several Autobot refugees left behind at the NEST headquarters. Shockwave himself soon joined the battle, turning the tide in the Decepticons' favour. The Autobots managed to send Shockwave fleeing with his pet Driller, but only just barely. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:Titan Ironhidetranisition.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Okay, when even your ''transition form'' has eff-off great weapons...]]
That mega-bazooka of his has been with him since he was a proto-chip. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

During the war, Ironhide ran training missions for the younger Autobot recruits. These missions would often have the recruits thrown into the sharp end: one, involving [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]], [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] and [[Skyblast (Movie)|Skyblast]], abruptly turned into a raid on a [[Deserted Decepticon outpost|Decepticon base]] and rescuing [[Longview (Movie)|a prisoner]]. He also developed skills at resisting psychic interrogation techniques. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5|Lost In Space 3: Ironhide}}

He would later be one of three Autobots who tried to prevent [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] from reaching the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|AllSpark]]. They hadn't, however, expected for [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] to be demented enough to set off a [[foldspace warhead]] at pointblank range - a weapon that warped everyone to different parts of the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prelude: Megatron}}

After spending some time planet-hopping, Ironhide detected [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s homing signal and headed for it. En route, he was captured by an alien spacecraft, one that appeared to belong to immense entities that created the AllSpark and wanted it back. Ironhide, shrugging off a psychic probe, worked out these entities were an illusion - the ship was a derelict that had been salvaged by a group of aquatic aliens who wanted to find & exploit the AllSpark. Ironhide removed their ability to do so by taking the derelict's device that tracked down AllSpark energy. While he then went on his way, he was left wondering what race had originally owned this vessel and what their connection to the AllSpark was... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5|Lost In Space 3: Ironhide}}

[[File:Movie TitanTransformers6 Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|[[War Machine|HERE'S MY SUNDAY BEST!!!]]]]
After meeting up with Ratchet, the two began searching for Jazz. They found he was the prisoner of a living, predatory planet; Ironhide reasoned with the planet to let their friend go (i.e. shot it repeatedly with his slag-off great cannon) and they took him back to Cybertron with them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6|Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz}}

Following the [[Mission City]] battle, he got into ''another'' battle with [[zombie]] Decepticons. Already injured and exhausted from the last fight, he almost fell before Ratchet found a solution. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

[[File:Movie TitanTransformers8 ScorpieIronhide1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Ratchet was right. That tingles!]]
After that, he worked with a [[United States Marine Corps]] team to track down [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. The Decepticon led them into a trap and took control of Ironhide's motor functions, causing him to attack the humans. They attempted to fight back - oh, you know those sabot rounds that are supposed to harm Transformers? They had no effect. Luckily, one of the soldiers was able to sever Scorponok's connection before he killed them all, and Ironhide killed the Decepticon the old-fashioned way: ''brutally''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8|Scorpion Sting}}

[[File:Ironhidetwins KLUNNG.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You may now kiss the bride.]]

Ironhide was later the commanding officer at the [[NEST]] base at Edwards [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] Base, [[California]]. To his intense annoyance, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] had turned up, claiming to have a message for Optimus Prime and ''only'' him. Since they'd cried wolf before and Optimus was busy on another mission, Ironhide refused. So the twins ''ambushed him with piles of crates'' so they could reach NEST's ops room and send in a call. Ironhide hurt them for this.

He grew more frustrated when, after NEST picked up a Decepticon signal heading for [[Las Vegas]] and Ironhide headed up a strike team, the twins pleaded to come along. He bluntly stated they couldn't be trusted ''not'' to screw up the way they were going, and if they wanted his trust they'd have to earn it.

Once in Las Vegas, Ironhide led his team to capture [[Grindor (ROTF)|the Decepticon Grindor]]. The target used his rotors to blast cars at everyone, knocking Ironhide over, though the human soldiers under [[Dundee|Sergeant Dundee]] completed the mission. Then the twins turned up to earn his trust and show their skills! ...which caused Grindor to be accidentally freed. This time, seeming to notice his way of dealing with the twins wasn't helping matters, Ironhide calmly pointed out that they'd made a mistake, but so does everyone: the trick is to ''learn'' from them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}}

He had them sent to be trained by [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], but didn't act on their claims of important info {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}} as he still doesn't trust them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Previously...}} Soon after that, they turned traitor ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|or so it seemed]]) and Ironhide worked with Optimus to capture them. When an anonymous tip-off came in that the twins were abducting [[Sam Witwicky]], Ironhide stated that the call seemed dodgy but they couldn't afford to not follow it up. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}

Later, after being alerted to the twins' position and while in a NEST carrier plane, Ironhide (with Sideswipe) watched the fugitives battle the very Decepticons they thought the twins had been aiding and abetting. With the plane unable to land, Ironhide continued to monitor the situation {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}} and would track the twins to the Decepticons' [[Mars (planet)|Phobos]] base. As a result, the Autobots cleared out a whole nest of [[Purple generic drones|drones]]. Finally realising that the twins ''had'' been innocent all along, Ironhide apologised to them and officially welcomed them into the Autobot's Earth division. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

[[File:Titan11 cleaningupHoist.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|"I think we've [[Hoist (Movie)|made a mistake]] here."]]

After the Fallen's defeat, Ironhide led clean-up operations against the Decepticon stragglers on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!}}

[[File:Titan17 ironhideUGH.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|[[Ironfist (disambiguation)|Iron's fist!]]]]

In one different mission, he, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and [[William Lennox]] were investigating strange clearances in [[Peru]] alongside [[Redway|Doctor Redway]]'s ecological survey team. They found several statues of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] in the jungle, while Ironhide was ''really'' eager to burn, but warned them the Decepticon was in the area. Ironhide identified blast damage as being caused by Starscream's Vulcan cannon, but before they could withdraw with the evidence the robot himself attack! Ironhide took him on, using his guns to clear the treeline and then engaging in hand-to-hand combat (and taking some major whacks to the face!), and eventually the Decepticon fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.17|The Kingdom of Starscream}}

As open battles were turning humans against the Transformers, Prime and Ironhide oversaw the creation of a secret covert unit that would monitor the Decepticons, wait for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, and then hit hard and fast. Ironhide was quite happy with the unit's performance, not knowing why Optimus was left disquiet about the tactics used.{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}

Sent on a mission with Ratchet, Ironhide confided in his companion that he would rather be on a suicide mission than where they were now—running public relations at an anti-[[Transformer|Cybertronian]] rally outside the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]]. After Ratchet's attempts to mollify the crowd failed, Ironhide tried his hand, but only managed to panic them further. Then, Starscream and Barricade arrived, and Ironhide boldly charged at them. Though he deftly disabled Barricade, Starscream threw a tanker truck at Ratchet and the humans. Ironhide body-slammed it out of the way and was promptly caught in the explosion. As the Decepticons prepared to finish him off, they were besieged by the protesters, who were now adamantly pro-Autobot. He was later well enough to request one of Castor's anti-Decepticon T-shirts. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}

====Alternate timeline====
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In a reality where the Decepticons won, Ironhide was part of the Autobot resistance on [[Earth]] and was in contact with reinforcements from Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} He and Ratchet were in a mission in Savannah, Georgia, the site of the Decepticon's [[Eco-structuring|cyberforming]] process. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} Using [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] disguises, they sneaked in and Ironhide worked out how to destroy the facility and save the planet, only to find [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] let them in to kill them! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Ironhide got the slag kicked out of him until Ratchet saved him, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} but he made up for it in keeping the Decepticons distracted while Ratchet finally took out the AllSpark. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

He was stationed near a refugee shelter in Savannah following the liberation of America. When Decepticons attacked the shelter, a position with no strategic value, Ironhide suspected it was a trap—which it was, an attempt to keep the Autobots in a position where a manipulated [[NATO]] could kill them all. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} Ironhide showed annoyance that the humans couldn't see the Autobots were just trying to help, and he replied with a curt "fine" when he was ordered not to return fire on any human tanks. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

Alongside [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], he protected San Diego from a Decepticon raid, talking the younger Autobot through how to best drive off the attackers. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

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When Optimus wanted [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] to be secretly brought from the long-dead Cybertron to Earth, Ironhide was the one chosen to lead the mission (Bumblebee, Arcee and Armorhide with him). Ironhide warned his team to be on their guard, trust nothing, and that they'd die if they got misty-eyed about being home. Soon after landing, they ran into [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]'s Decepticons, and Ironhide was challenged to hand-to-hand combat to resolve the situation. The look on Ironhide's face as Stockade shrugged off his strongest blow was a joy to behold (but not for Ironhide cos he got battered). {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}}

[[File:StockadeVsIronhide.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|...Well, ''that's'' never happened before.]]
Ironhide absolutely refused to back down or surrender, leading to Stockade beating him up a few more times. When it became clear the Decepticons were going to use all the Nucleon to summon an alien entity into Cybertron's core, Ironhide decided to provide the "distraction" so the other Autobots could stop the plan: that distraction being to run over [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] and smash into things, which ended when Stockade smashed him up one last time. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

When [[Unicron]] entered Cybertron's core and began reshaping the planet, Ironhide ordered Bumblebee to flee from falling rubble and not wait for him... and got squished. The other Autobots pulled him out, and he decided the only logical response to Unicron's invasion was to ''blow up the planet''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} Luckily, a newly arrived Optimus had a better plan: Cut off the Nucleon that Unicron was using to power his physical form. Ironhide was part of this mission and led the defensive action against Unicron's internal defender drones, but lost his mega-bazooka in the process. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

Upon returning to Earth and being fired on by Decepticons (who had seized Autobase and the six hundred square miles around it), he said he's the last guy to run from a firefight but they should... run from a firefight. He was both respectful of the fact the Autobots had not been around to stop the Decepticons and recognised the President was a blatant Decepticon slave. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

He was part of the raid to get [[Mikaela Banes]] back from the Decepticons, noting the Decepticons were letting them enter Savannah. His big contribution to the mission was to get thwacked by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

Optimus and Ironhide both realised Allen would be used against them, and so two weeks before he ''was'', Ironhide covertly contatced [[Tom Banachek]] and set him up to identify ''every'' Decepticon cerebro-strip puppet in the US government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}} When it became clear Allen was going to order the Autobots off American soil, Ironhide headed off to do something ''mysteeeeerious'' with Bumblebee, which turned out to be setting things up so they could fake their own deaths. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} This gave the Autobots the freedom to rig up the means to forcibly exile the Decepticons on Cybertron, and once Banachek was done the Autobots returned to hit the [[Decepticon Heartland]].

Ironhide was in the spearhead, acting as Prime's second-in-command and having his dialogue stolen by [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]]. He forcibly teleported Starscream to Cybertron, helping finally win a lasting peace for Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}

====Law and Disorder====
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[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was meant to be a solo letters page host, but Ironhide forcibly took co-ownership of the section. He spends his time undermining and dissing Barricade. Particularly, he used to seem focused on the fact Barricade was beaten by Bumblebee, viewing this as laughable and Bumblebee as a weak fighter (#2). ([[:File:Bumblebeehandlesthis.jpg|Maybe he's trying to cover something...]]) He later began to admit Bumblebee is hardcore (#3, #7), and started switching tactics to taunting Barricade for his absence from the new video games (#4, #12) and the awesome popularity of [[Live-action film series|the Autobot propaganda films]]. (#5) He did try once to get on with Barricade but the Decepticon was having none of it. (#6)

While he's happy to dish it, he's not so happy when the Decepticon wins out. When a [[Female Transformer]] wrote in and engaged in heavy flirting with Barricade, Ironhide got grumpy and abruptly decided that was all the letters they had time for and ran reader's photos instead. (#5) At other times, he's tried to shame readers for being too pro-Decepticon (#7, #8) and dissed their creative work. (#11, #12) He's even menaced ''[[Simon Furman|Furman himself]]'' into writing more pro-Autobot scripts! (#12)

From #9, he started offering Barricade the opportunity to defect to the Autobots. And he ''will not stop''. He's even admitted that the Decepticon has grown on him and he's becoming fond of him, something Barricade considers an act of psychological warfare. (#11)

Barricade likes and admires ''your'' anal-retentive knowledge of Transformers trivia! (#1) Very soon after announcing this, he turned against it (fans must've kept emailing him). (#7) Despite this, he often encourages and defends the younger Autobot fans, encouraging young kids to dress as Transformers and send in pictures; he's also a supporter of [[unofficial conventions|fan conventions]]! (#7) We're not just his fans, we're his "biological insurgents"! (#9)

Ironhide is in talk with some producers about the third film being focused on ''him'', but is disgruntled that they're insisting on Bumblebee being in it as his sidekick. (#8)

He's a big fan of video games, especially the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Xbox 360 ROTF game]] (#4) and ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' (#12), and always loves playing against people in multiplayer! (#4)(#7) His other favourite things are [[Michael Bay]]'s explosive directing style (#5), and both heavy metal music and DJ Shadow. (#7) He also admires [[Batman]] cos his car has ''lots'' of weapons (#2).

Details about his past have been revealed: When Ironhide was four years old, he lived in [[Tyger Pax]] and assembled his first high yield plasma accelerator. He was often told off for hanging around the primary heat exchangers downtown. (#7) He's encountered the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticons]] before, along with Optimus, and warns readers to be careful around them! (#3) He has some awareness of [[Unicron]] too, describing him as being "as mad as his mouth is big, so pretty mad". (#6) More surprisingly, he was once active in the ''1980s'', [[Starscream (Movie)#Star Screams|similar to Starscream]], when he took the form of a [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|red version of Ratchet]]. He fought Barricade during this time, and still has disgust for mullets. (#12)

[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] annoys him. A ''lot''. (#9) Enough so that, upon hearing the punishment given to Decepticons who defect, he pleaded with Barricade to send someone to "collect" Wheelie... (#10)

Sometimes, he wistfully wonders what it must be like to have [[relatives|a son]]... (#10)

===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
During their long search for the AllSpark, the crew of the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' encountered a strange ship in an abandoned star system. Ironhide identified it as Decepticon, but on second glance wasn't so sure. Though he was all in favor of destroying the mystery craft in case it was a Decepticon trap, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] disagreed, believing it to be of alien construction. As [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] followed the ship down to a planet, Ironhide appeared to express concern for his fellow, though he later dismissed this as not wanting their numbers depleted. Ironhide and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] backed up Optimus when the Decepticons sprang an attack on them, though Ironhide was growing increasingly uncomfortable with the passive tactics they were employing. He and Jazz ejected [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] from the ''Ark'''s hangar. After the fight, Optimus departed to help Bumblebee, and left Ironhide in charge.

During a subsequent Decepticon attack, Ironhide and Jazz employed a new plan wherein Jazz distracted the foe, and Ironhide attempted to approach the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' from a sensor blind-spot. The plan might have succeeded had [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] not chosen that moment to return from the nearby planet. Jazz was badly damaged as a result, and Ironhide had to work with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to return them both safely to the ''Ark''. The return of Optimus and Bumblebee meant another battle, and Ironhide was matched up against Bonecrusher. He managed to avoid getting hit for the most part, though he did suffer some damage to his armor. Following the Decepticon retreat, and Optimus's news that [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and possibly the AllSpark were located on Earth, Ironhide opined that Starscream would be reluctant to go there because he wanted Megatron to stay lost. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}

During a trip back to Diego Garcia, Ironhide's ship was stopped by Somali pirates. Although the crew could have taken them, they decided to let Ironhide handle it. Transforming into [[robot mode]], Ironhide instructed the pirates to "walk the plank". Most of the pirates opted to instead jump off the ship at running speed.

Following reports that Starscream was operating in [[Zambia]], Ironhide accompanied Optimus, Ratchet, [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and [[Beachbreak]] to Africa with Captain Lennox, Sergeant Epps, [[Petr Andronov]], and [[Kaminari Ishihara]]. They confronted [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]], [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] on the Zambezi, where the Decepticons fought in the river, pulling the Autobots downstream. Optimus nearly fell over the falls, but was saved by Beackbreak, at the cost of his life. Ironhide got some payback at a dam down the river, which the Decepticons were trying to destroy. Macerator was killed and Payload swept away when they opened the flood gates rather than allow him to destroy the dam, but Ironhide was forced to let Dropkick escape since he was heading toward the humans.

Following this, two separate signals of Decepticon activity were detected, in [[Peru]] and the [[Australia]]n outback. Ironhide accompanied Optimus, Salvage, Lennox, and Kaminara to Australia. As they reached the outback close to dark, they decided to begin searching in the day, with Lennox taking Ironhide's cab, a situation the old Autobot preferred, as he would have turned one of his lesser weapons on Kami's music devices (stop looking at him like that, he wouldn't have hurt her). The next day, Lennox realized that the Decepticons were interested in the two regions because of energy sources, uranium in Australia's case, and Lennox theorized that it might the Decepticons might hope to use the energy to reactivate a depleted Spark. Considering the situation, Ironhide conceded that a spark could be restored via a focused energy blast, but doubted that human resources could do the trick, and the individual in question would be only partially revived at best. Two days later, the NEST team discovered the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]]. Ironhide wailed on Trample for a while before he grabbed Kami, but she used her weapon to disorient him and allow Ironhide to move in for the kill.

After their return to Diego Garcia, reports came in of [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] racing around in [[Rome]]. Ironhide went along as part of the NEST team, but found himself unable to enter the narrower streets that the two Decepticons were using to get around. Though [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] managed to deal with the two cars on his own, Starscream arrived and challenged Prime to one-on-one combat. It was a ruse to lure Optimus into a trap, leaving Ironhide, Ratchet and Knockout to fight Starscream themselves. They managed to hold their own against the much larger Decepticon, largely thanks to Ironhide's might, until Optimus got free of the trap and joined them, at which point Starscream fled. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Classified'' novels====
Ironhide took part in several [[Battle of Polyhex|battles]] in [[Polyhex]] with Optimus Prime during the war.

On [[Earth]], he and Optimus later used the same tactics while dealing with a trio of Decepticons who attacked the [[Nevada Test and Training Range]]. Also he killed [[Tracer (Classified)|Tracer]] by shooting the Decepticon in the face. Afterwards, Ironhide wondered if the humans might give them medals, but Optimus revealed that the trio had been communicating with an unidentified third party. Ironhide was annoyed when the humans later kept them out of the loop. Optimus and Ironhide later traveled to [[Hawthorne Army Depot]], where [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]] had uncovered an ancient cache of weapons, including a personal [[force field]]. This made it difficult for Ironhide to use his guns on the Decepticon, and even trying to punch Reverb resulted in Ironhide being knocked backwards and being hit by Reverb's sonic cannon. He was too injured to do much for the rest of the battle, though a missile he later fired proved that Reverb's force field had failed. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

Ironhide was back up to fighting strength a month later, and helped [[Hyperdynamix]] test their new prototype tank, though he almost lost the battle with it. When Decepticons later attacked Hyperdynamix, he, Optimus and Ratchet went to defend the location, but had trouble locating the Decepticons in question. The game of hide and seek ended for Ironhide when he was sent by helicopter to [[Battle Mountain]] to pick up [[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Kevin Bowman]], who had left the base without permission. To his disappointment, he arrived back at Hyperdynamix to find the three attacking Decepticons had already been finished off. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

During a visit to Hyperdynamix Aerospace to learn about the [[Hyperdynamix Orbital Debris Disposal Initiative Station|HODDIS]] station intended to track incoming Cybertronians, and the satellite with which [[Alexander Porter|Dr Porter]] intended to wipe out the Decepticons, incoming meteoroids were detected. Optimus, Ironhide and Ratchet and his team went to the crash site in [[Idaho]], and found themselves having to fight the giant robot centipedes which came out of the meteoroids. Dubbing them "[[robo-pede]]s", Ironhide teamed up with Ratchet to take down two of them before they could reach a human town, and had to follow one into a lake to catch it. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}

===Toy bios===
Even before the war began, Ironhide loved weapons. Nothing made him happier than travelling to some remote asteroid field where he could let loose and blast rocks to his spark's content. These days, Ironhide's targets are all mobile, and the length of the war has started to take the fun out of heavy weaponry for him. {{storylink|#Titanium Series|Titanium Series}} Nonetheless, he found time between fights to train Arcee in combat. {{storylink|Arcee (Movie)#Scout Class toys|Target Arcee bio}}

Just before coming to Earth, Jazz was badly hurt in a battle with Brawl. As part of his recovery, Ironhide helped upgrade Jazz's endoskeleton reinforcements. {{storylink|Jazz (Movie)#Premium|Premium Jazz bio}}

When Ironhide got himself a new pulse cannon, and couldn't wait to test it out on the Decepticons. {{storylink|#Fast Action Battlers|Pulse Cannon Ironhide}} At some point, he had a knock-down, drag-out fight with Blackout, possibly in a desert. {{storylink|#Legends Class toys|Ironhide Vs Desert Blackout}}

With the war over, and infused with the power of the AllSpark, Ironhide felt like a young 'bot again and decided to spend his new spare time by exploring Earth. Together with his new human friends, he’s having the time of his life conquering the most challenging trails on the planet, from Death Valley to the darkest Amazon basin! {{storylink|#Voyager Class toys|Offroad Ironhide}} He does this with William Lennox, who he stays with; when the soldier's away, Ironhide watches his family for him. And he also gets to play with [[Sector Seven]] experimental weaponry! Yay peace! {{storylink|#Voyager Class toys|Premium Ironhide}}

During this relatively quiet period, Ironhide also began mentoring [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] in the ways of battle. {{storylink|Landmine (Movie)|Landmine bio}}

With Megatron dead, the Autobots are able to go on the offensive. Hunting down and killing Decepticons is the most fun Ironhide ever had! {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Ironhide 2009}} As part of this mission, he got spiffy new red armour, making him far tougher. {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Cannon Force Ironhide}}

Ironhide took on specific missions against especially dangerous Decepticons: leading a team against the infamous and ferocious [[Sparkcrusher]] and [[Runamuck (ROTF)|Runamuck]] {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Legend Class toys 2|Straightway Shootout}}, using stealth tactics to hunt down the murderous [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] in Southeast Asian jungles {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Recon Ironhide}}, and doing a solo op against weapons specialist [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]]. He actually volunteered for that last one: the two used to belong to the same gun club on Cybertron, and he both knows how dangerous Hailstorm is and is eager to test his guns against him! {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Ironhide (2010)}}

Somewhat disturbingly, Ironhide feels ''nothing'' matches the thrill of establishing a target lock, and the world slows down around him as he heads into battle. Part of him hopes he ''never'' runs out of Decepticons to kill... {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Robot Replicas|Robot Replicas Ironhide}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
At some point, Ironhide and multiple Autobots and Decepticons traversed dimensions and found themselves on a different [[Earth]], in the distant past. They crossed paths with new Transformer factions, the [[Maximal]]s and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, who were engaged in a conflict called the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. A battle broke out between the four factions. The Autobots and the Decepticons eventually returned to their home dimension, leaving the Maximals and Predacons behind to settle the Beast Wars. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Sam asked Ironhide and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] whether either of them ever thought of defeating [[The Fallen]] with water, him always being on fire and all. Ironhide responded that they had instead tried to "fight fire with fire" in the most literal sense, though the results were less than desirable. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Cyber Missions''===
{{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American-Spanish)}}
[[File:Ironhide Cyber Missions.JPG‎|thumb|upright=1.67|left|About to get a fright.]]

While reviewing some [[Datatrax|data tracks]] with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], an explosion was detected outside of [[NEST]] HQ. Ironhide told Bumblebee to lock down the most important data tracks while he went to investigate the explosion. As it turned out, it was [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], whom Ironhide had been hoping for a rematch. After a brief struggle, Bludgeon lured Ironhide into the jungle, and hit him with a tree. Bumblebee then contacted Ironhide (to inform him that Bludgeon was a feint to allow [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to break into the base) but Ironhide told Bumblebee that this was between him and Bludgeon. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} Optimus Prime, however, disagreed, and by morning, told Ironhide to not engage Bludgeon. The Decepticon made that difficult, but Ironhide eventually gained the upper hand, cornering him at a cliff. Deciding to extend the olive branch, Ironhide offered to ensure Bludgeon would receive amnesty if he joined the Autobots (and people say Ironhide is too aggressive). Bludgeon rejected the offer out of fear of Megatron's wrath and jumped off the cliff, escaping. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}}

Lost in the jungle, Ironhide stumbled onto a cave. There he was hypnotised by [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] and commanded to gather up the deposits of [[energon]] scattered around the cave floor. He remained that way until Optimus Prime was able to defeat Mindwipe, at which point he wondered what the heck had been going on. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}} Some time later, he took Bumblebee to train in some snowy wastes. While he was somewhat aggressive with his training methods, he suddenly stopped when he saw that they had almost crushed a flower growing in the snow. Bumblebee wondered what the fuss was, until Ironhide pointed out that the flower was giving off sentient life readings, and swore the smaller bot to secrecy, as the revelation might have weirded out the humans. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 8}}

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While speeding down [[Interstate 95]], Ironhide was pulled over by a police car. He was just contemplating Optimus's reaction to him having been pulled over by the Earth authorities, when he realised that he'd been ambushed by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. While he was holding them at bay with his bravado, Lockdown grabbed the missile right out of his launcher, only for the missile to explode and knock the Decepticon down. Ironhide followed this up by picking up a nearby dump truck and emptying its contents on Barricade, before chasing the two Decepticons off. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}

Ironhide was one of the group of Autobots who went to aid Optimus Prime in a remote area of the [[Arctic]]. They were intercepted by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but brought the Decepticon jet down and caught up with Optimus in time to see him letting [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] go. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}} Ironhide took part in a gambit to trap the Decepticons. As Optimus and Megatron fought, Ironhide, Ratchet and Bumblebee attacked the other Decepticons. Starscream tried to flee, but Ironhide fired on him, forcing the Decepticon to try and engage him in combat at ground level. Ironhide easily matched him for strength and, with the defeat of Megatron, the Decepticons fled. Bumblebee and Ironhide celebrated their victory as Optimus delivered yet another speech. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===''I Can Read!'' books===
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Ironhide met up with Optimus, Sideswipe and Bumblebee in a desert to train. He and Optimus tackled a rough off-road trail, only for their training to be interrupted by a nearby dam bursting open. The two Autobots sealed up the dam using rocks from a nearby quarry. They met back up with Bumblebee and Sideswipe afterwards, who admitted to have encountered their own "natural disaster." The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Ironhide and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}

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Ironhide and Ratchet encountered [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] at a sea-side dock. Ratchet was able to hold off the Decepticons with an electrical discharge, allowing both Autobots to escape safely. Ironhide later helped the Autobots defeat the Decepticons in Egypt. {{storylink|Ratchet to the Rescue}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
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Upon learning that [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] were causing trouble, Optimus ordered Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots to roll out to face the Decepticons. Thanks to Soundwave's tampering with their communications, however, the Autobots arrived at an abandonned warehouse instead of where the trouble was taking place. Thankfully, Sam and Bumblebee met with the Autobots, and led them to the correct location. The Decepticons were defeated and the Autobots cheered Sam for his help in the mission. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}

===''Spot the 'Bots''===
Ironhide and a group of other Autobots duked it out against the Decepticons in an old warehouse in a battle that would decide the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}
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===''Unite for the Universe''===
Ironhide was aiding N.E.S.T. operatives dispose of the remains of fallen Decepticons by smelting them when [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] attacked the group. He was unable to stop the Decepticon from teleporting away with several Decepticon carcasses, though the humans were kept safe thanks to his efforts. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Unite for the Universe #1|Ambition Instigated}}

===Transformers Annual 2011===
When Decepticon activity was detected in [[Tokyo]], Ironhide headed there with Optimus, Sideswipe and Ratchet. Unfortunately for him, he was elsewhere in the city when all the fun occurred. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

==Games==
===''Transformers'' The Game (Console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]] (English)}}

====Autobot campaign====
Ironhide arrived on Earth alongside the other Autobots upon Bumblebee's call. As [[Sector Seven]] forces closed in on them, Jazz was given the task of drawing the human authorities' attention away from the others. When Jazz soon found himself trapped by both human agents ''and'' Decepticons, Ironhide was sent to rescue him (without, Prime ordered him, another incident like that on [[Kaiba-5]]), a task that ended with his tangling with a [[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]] unit in a construction lot.

A brief aside with Optimus Prime during the rescue revealed Ironhide's actions may have resulted in the destruction of [[Kaiba-5|a small planet]] at one point. Ironhide maintained that it was going to blow up ''anyway''.

In [[Mission City]], Ironhide once again was called to the rescue, as Bumblebee was trapped by a massive swarm of [[Energon drone]]s activated by the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|AllSpark]]. Ironhide waded into the thick of them and destroyed every last one. Shortly afterwards, he responded to Jazz's S.O.S. call, but was too late; the warrior had been killed by [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. Enraged, Ironhide engaged the tank, smashing through the backup drone-units before finally taking on Brawl himself. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}

====Decepticon campaign====
As the Decepticons closed in on the AllSpark within Mission City, [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] was tasked with bringing down the mighty Ironhide. Ironhide's powerful cannons, force shielding and hordes of backup drones made this fight ''incredibly'' difficult for Blackout, but the mammoth Decepticon was finally able to take Ironhide out. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
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===Transformers Autobots===
Ironhide served as a mentor to the young [[Create-A-Bot]] as he learned the ropes on Earth. He was a bit annoyed by the kid's spunk, but knew he had a good Spark deep down. He later accompanied him to the Arctic to find Megatron, but discovered that the Decepticon leader had been moved elsewhere. On their way out of the region, they were attacked by Starscream, but the old war horse was able to fend him off.

In Tranquility, Ironhide met up with his leader and the rest of the team, and laid low until Optimus summoned them. After revealing Sector Seven's custody of both Megatron and the AllSpark, Bumblebee was sent to create a distraction so the group could escape. However, the rookie ended up getting Bumblebee caught by trying to show off. Ironhide scolded him, but was enraged to learn that Optimus decided to leave Bumblebee behind in favor of the AllSpark. Ironhide blew up at his leader, claiming that Optimus only cared about killing his brother, a belief he'd apparently been bottling up for some time. Jazz coldly told him to leave, and Ironhide eventually joined the group on their way to Hoover Dam.

When Bumblebee was eventually found, Ironhide apologized for his attack on his leader. However, before he could finish, Optimus reassured him that no harm was done between the two old friends. When Megatron was released and the Decepticons set about to bomb the dam, Ironhide was able to halt the scheme and headed for Tranquility. In the ensuing city-wide battle, Ironhide fought off countless Decepticons with the help of the rookie, who himself fell in battle defeating Megatron. Ironhide joined the other Autobots in solidarity as Optimus called out for more to join them on Earth.

{{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons}}

===Transformers Decepticons===
Ironhide took part in the battle for Tranquility when Megatron stormed it for the AllSpark, and ran into his old nemesis Brawl. Despite his best efforts, Ironhide ultimately died defending the city.

{{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons}}

===AllSpark Wars===
After the first battle with the Decepticons on Earth, Ironhide and the other Autobots went into stasis lock, held in storage around the world. {{storylink|AllSpark Wars}}

===Allspark Highway===
The Autobots obtained the AllSpark, and needed to bring it to a secure location. Relaying it to one another, Ironhide being the third link in the chain, the Autobots kept the AllSpark out of Decepticon hands until the evil robots simply gave up the chase. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}
===''Transformers Video Mash-Up''===
{{note|Various short clips featuring Ironhide were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Video Mash-Up}}

===Autobot Stronghold===
The Decepticons were invading an Autobot stronghold in the city, and Ironhide and the Autobots placed themselves at key positions to defend it from attack. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}

===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)}}

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
Ironhide was the Autobots' heavy weapons specialist, armed with dual pulse cannons firing shotgun-like energy bursts, and proximity grenade launchers. He could deploy missile turrets for added firepower.

Ironhide oversaw both [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]'s training in Tranquility, near [[Colin Banes|Mikaela's father's]] garage.

When [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] detected the presence of [[Stunticon (ROTF)|Stunticons]] in Shanghai, NEST deployed Ironhide to take them out. After fighting through numerous drones, their leader [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] appeared, leading the Ironhide in a pursuit through the winding back alleys of the city. Finally, the Decepticon was cornered on the roof of an apartment building, and with one mighty punch, Ironhide sent Sideways to the ground. Unfortunately, Ironhide was soon jumped by the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticons]] and [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] at the nearby spiral freeway and had to wait for Ratchet to rescue him. After being repaired, Ironhide returned to the spiral freeway and paid back Long Haul for his earlier defeat.

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{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Decepticon Campaign=====
After taking care of Sideways, Ironhide was sent to defend the spiral freeway to help the NEST units under attack by Long Haul. After a ferocious battle, Long Haul got the best of him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

====Wii/PS2====
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====PSP====
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===Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Autobots/Decepticons===
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===Transformers RPMs: Devastator's Demise===
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Ironhide was slow, but he made up for it in muscle. His 4x4 grip on the road was unequaled.

In order to defeat [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], Bumblebee, Optimus and Ironhide drove through Cairo and avoided obstacles. {{storylink|Transformers RPMs: Devastator's Demise}}
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===Hunt for the Decepticons===
Once [[you]] were welcomed into the Autobots, Ironhide trained you in order to improve your strength, in order to prepare you for your fight with Megatron. Once the Decepticon tyrant was defeated, Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots thanked you for your contribution to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Hunt for the Decepticons}}

===Strike Zone Showdown===
Ironhide, Ratchet and Bumblebee faced off against Megatron, Lockdown and Bludgeon in the middle of a forest in a battle to the death. Ironhide would launch missiles in high arcs to defeat his opponents. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Strike Zone Showdown|Strike Zone Showdown}}

===''Web Wars''===
Ironhide battled the Decepticons across the digital frontier, defending numerous websites across the internet from their encroachment! {{storylink|Web Wars}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' - The Game===
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)}}

====(Xbox 360/PS3)====
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After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] succeeded in planting a virus into the Decepticon's network, [[NEST]] major [[Reynolds]] picked up an attack on Detroit which was reported to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. Ironhide was contacted and ordered to go in and assist in the evacuation effort (which would involve killing lots of Decepticons). Ironhide arrived and, as he transformed, Optimus ordered him to destroy all Decepticons with minimal environmental damage much to Ironhide's disappointment. Irohnide met up with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and pointed him in the right direction to the Decepticons. Ironhide went in to attack while Ratchet went to evacuate civilians. After fighting through many Decepticons, Rathcet sent out a distress call to Ironhide. Once Ironhide met up with Ratchet he discovered that the Decepticon, [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], had heavily damaged him. Irohnide managed to make Mixmaster fall through the floor and saved Ratchet. Ratchet then required self repair and had Ironhide cover him until the repairs were finished. Once Ratchet finished repairs, Ironhide was informed [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] would send a new version of Ironhide's [[Heavy Iron]] weapon to him. This [[Heavy Iron 2.0]] would be able to penetrate Mixmaster's shield and destroy him.

[[File:Ironhide VS Mixmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Ironhide eventually found Mixmaster and, after a brief fight, managed to destroy him.

Much later, Starscream stole a piece of [[MechTech]] from a defeated [[Stratosphere]] and tried to use it as a new weapon for the Decepticon cause. Instead, the weapon contained a tracking system that allowed the Autobots to find the Decepticon hideout and launch a full-scale assault on it. While attacking the base, Ironhide managed to find Megatron and shot him, causing Megatron to go flying through a wall. Megatron survived and vowed that Ironhide would pay for his interference.

[[File:Ironhide and Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Ironhide assisted Ratchet in the evacuation of the wounded soldiers after the battle. They tried to get a fix on Optimus' location with no success, while at the same time failing to notice Megatron in his new vehicle mode leaving the base. Optimus however was fine but busy fighting [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his [[Driller]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}

====Autobots/Decepticons====
[[File:DOTMDS Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Optimus Prime alerted Ironhide to the fact that [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] might be trying to bring the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s back online, but more importantly that [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was hanging around a nearby industrial park. Ironhide headed for the industrial park and protected a bunch of buildings from the Decepticons. Some time later, Mirage contacted Ironhide to tell him that Lockdown had infiltrated the NEST base, and Ironhide was eventually able to chase the Decepticon down. When the Autobots tracked the Decepticons to [[Siberia]], Ironhide was selected to gain access to their base by shutting down the radar installations surrounding it. Once they got inside and worked out where Megatron was, Ironhide asked Optimus who he was taking in with him. Optimus opted to go in alone, and was overcome by Megatron and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], leading Ironhide to go in himself. Despite the Decepticons escaping, Optimus complemented Ironhide's skills as a warrior. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}
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===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (mobile game)===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (mobile game)}}

===''Cyberverse Battle Builder''===
Ironhide joined the rest of the Autobots in combating the Decepticons on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}

===''MechTech Weapons Challenge''===
When Bumblebee was sent off on missions to retrieve stolen MechTech weapons technology from the Decepticons, Ironhide could provide him with a plethora of weaponry to aid him in his trials. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}

===''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (mobile game)===
Ironhide was one of the Autobots, who helped destroy the Decepticons on streets of Texas, Detroit and Chicago (Despite his death). He also get a red paintjob too.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)}}

===''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)}}

To his distaste, Ironhide had to try to whip some new NEST recruits into shape, and lectured them on how inferior they were to Cybertronians. He made it clear that the NEST recruits would not defeat any Decepticon on their own; rather, Ironhide promised that as a unit, they would defeat the Decepticons... as long as they stopped bringing in churros, that is. He could later be seen firing on Devastator along with Ratchet.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Ride – 3D}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Ironhide-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|Are you glad to see me alive and kicking?]]
Ironhide was one of the Autobots pulled from [[Live-action film series|his universe]] by the [[Quintessons]] and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

*'''Class: Demoltions'''
*'''Basic Abilities'''
**''When Attacked:'' 12% chance to increase Critical Damage by 82-126% for 8 seconds.
**''Heavy Attacks:'' Double Missile Attack has 30% chance to inflict '''Burn'''.
**''Missile Attacks'':
***+100% Critical Rate
***70% chance to inlfict Burn, dealing heat damage for 47.2-72% over 4 seconds.
***When inlficting Burn on already burning opponents, extra stacks will be inlficted, each dealing 30% attack.
*'''Signature Ability: Obliteration''' - Ironhide has a chance to obliterate the opponent on his Special Attacks. This may occur once per fight.
*'''Special Attacks'''
**'''Special 1: Feelin' Lucky''' - ''He loves to chow off his cannons'' - 80% chance to Stun for 2.5 seconds.
**'''Special 2: Standoff Break''' - ''Point your weapon at him and he'll tear you apart.'' - 54-72% chance to increse Critical Damage by 44-67.5% for 4 seconds.
**'''Special 3: Full Metal Arsenal''' - ''Fire Everything'' - Ironhide gets up close and blasts at point-blank range, with a 30% chance to inflict Burn, and this effect lasts 100% longer.
*'''Synergy Bonuses'''
**'''Allies''' with Ratchet and Bumblebee - +1-8% Armor.
**'''Old Friends''' with Optimus Prime (MV1) -70% chance to deal an additional Bleed stack when inflicting Bleed.
**'''Weapon Specialists''' with Mixmaster - +3-9% duration for Damaging Debuffs. +2-6% Attack Rating in Alliance Missions.

==Toys==
{{main|Ironhide (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:MovieIronhidevsLost.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|The crossover you never expected to see!]]

*In the initial draft of the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], Ironhide was not present among the Autobot cast. However, he replaced female Autobot [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] in later drafts and the subsequent final script.
*In the first movie, Ironhide's guns ''alone'' have 10,000 CGI parts ''each''. Yet this was somehow passed over in the Academy Awards for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Compass_%28film%29 talking polar bears.]
*Ironhide's robot CG model in the first movie sports the [[license plate]] "4PCI382" on his chest. Despite not being visible in the movie itself, the GMC Topkick car prop used as his [[alternate mode]] sports the same plate (registered in California in January), as seen in set photos. This appears to be a license plate reserved for Hollywood productions, as it was also used for the ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' season 5 episode "[http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Little_Prince The Little Prince]", for the car driven by minor character Dan Norton. The ''Transformers'' version of the license plate was later auctioned off.<ref name="auction plate">[http://www.yourprops.com/Ironhide-Screen-Used-License-Plate-original---screen-used-movie-props-Transformers--2007--prop-15186.html Ironhide license plate prop for auction, YourProps.com]</ref> Oddly enough, in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide clearly sports ''no'' license plate in vehicle mode anymore, whereas on the [[Chicago]] set for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the GMC Topkick car prop sported a black plate with a [[NEST]] logo on it<ref name="chicago2">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=132&size=0&start=100 Dark of the Moon Chicago set (2)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>... yet his old "4PCI382" plate can still be seen on his [[robot mode]] chest in both movies.
*If you look really closely, you can see a large scar over Ironhide's right eye, which is kinda cool.
*If you watch his movements when he first emerges from the pool in the first movie, he walks with a slight limp.
*Apparently, he's a bit of a fan of [[Batman]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}
*The [[NEST]] "Special Programs" logo on the first ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager class Ironhide's toy is based upon a shoulder patch on [[Graham]]'s uniform.
*[[TakaraTomy]] marketing director, [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], has claimed that the Japanese version of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' takes place in the Movie continuity and that [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (renamed Ironhide in Japan) would actually ''be'' Movie Ironhide. Yamazaki's statement has come under some contradiction, as he also said that Bulkhead would have his "world view" altered in the dub to reflect Movie Ironhide's when, in fact, Japanese Bulkhead remains the same in personality as US Bulkhead. So whether Bulkhead actually ''is'' Ironhide in Japan remains uncertain at the moment.
*During Chapter Two of the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game, Ironhide's old cannons can be seen on his arms with battle damage, in following with his ejection of them during the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' film and implying he retrieved them.
*Ironhide is the basis for the non-toy character [[Nagoya Prime]].
*In ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', Ironhide is seen on the cards [[Harold Attinger]] pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through ''Dark of the Moon'', and long before the final battle in Chicago.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Acélfej''' ("Steelhead")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tǐeh-phí''' (Taiwan, 鐵皮, "Iron Hide")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Staleshkir''' (Сталешкір, "Iron Hide")

==References==
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[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Classified Autobots]]
[[Category:Cyber Missions characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Letters page answerers]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]

Optimus Prime (Movie)

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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Movieprime meettheautobots.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hello, pretty bird. GIVE ME YOUR FACE.]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s. Long ago, he was the humble leader of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s science division, which studied the [[AllSpark]], and were protected by [[Lord High Protector]] [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s military. When Megatron was corrupted by [[The Fallen]], Optimus discovered that he was the last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], hidden away when The Fallen destroyed their lineage. In response to Megatron's attempts to seize the AllSpark and conquer other worlds, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and rallied the Autobots to stand against the [[Decepticon]]s.

As obsessively as Megatron strives to achieve his objective, Optimus is equally as dedicated to stopping him, even at the cost of his life, his world, and—if necessary—his own people. It was on his order that the AllSpark was jettisoned into space, dooming Cybertron to a slow death and his people to a nomadic life. The sacrifices he has made weigh heavily on his [[spark]], but they must be done, for there is no other choice. He knows the ambitions that lurk in Megatron's spark, and they must never see the light of day. Lives must be kept free from the threat of Megatron's tyranny, no matter the cost. This obsession with the defeat of Megatron has robbed Optimus of some of his early idealism. This has created a certain ruthlessness beneath his otherwise honest and caring personality. Prime is not one for second chances and is willing to consider any action that might lead to victory, short of directly sacrificing those he cares about.

He has [[Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots|sometimes]] used the codename '''10-22'''. When placed under the control of [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]], he is dubbed '''Nemesis Prime'''.

{{bigquote|You just wanna die for the guy! That's leadership... or brainwashin', or somethin'.}}
{{bigquote|No... that's ''Optimus Prime.''|[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] on their leader|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)| [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Brazil), [[Guy Nadon]] (French-Canadian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean),[[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

[[File:TF2007 optimus meets sam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.85|"I will peer into your spark.. wait wait wrong line. CUT ,TAPE 4 ACTION..
I will peer into your aplahds, sorry sorry. CUT read the script your supposed to say I am Optimus Prime, Okay okay I got it"...]]

Optimus Prime and his Autobots were forced to depart their homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] thousands of years ago, after the life-giving [[AllSpark]] was lost to the far reaches of space. In the year 2007, having received word from [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] that the AllSpark was on the planet [[Earth]], Optimus brought his troops to the small, blue world. After descending through Earth's atmosphere in his [[transition form]], Optimus [[Trans-scan|scanned]] a passing truck, then quickly learned the planet's languages via the [[internet]]. Meeting up with Bumblebee, Prime and his men were introduced to [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], with whom Prime shared their history and their reason for being on Earth.

[[File:TF2007 optimus truckmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Like a Boss.]]

Prime and the Autobots returned with Sam to his house, so that he could obtain for them a family heirloom: a pair of [[glasses]] belonging to his ancestor [[Archibald Witwicky]], which contained the location of the AllSpark encoded across its lenses. Prime had his troops wait outside while Sam and Mikaela searched for the glasses, but the Autobot leader's thunderous footsteps, clumsy attempts to hide, and general impatience made the whole experience quite a trial. Nevertheless, the Autobots managed to keep themselves hidden from Sam's parents long enough for Sam to find the glasses—at which point, the forces of [[Sector Seven]] arrived to take Sam and Mikaela into custody. Prime intercepted the S7 convoy, tearing the roof off the SUV containing the two kids and demanding that the organization's director [[Seymour Simmons]] release them. Sector Seven back-up soon arrived, however, forcing Prime to hide beneath a bridge, carrying Sam and Mikaela on his shoulders. When the humans slipped, Bumblebee was forced to break cover to rescue them, which resulted in all three of them being captured by S7. Now in possession of the glasses which could tell him the location of the AllSpark, Optimus remorsefully left Bumblebee in Sector Seven's hands despite protestations from [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]; Prime was unwilling to employ the deadly force he knew would be required to save their teammate, as he knew humanity held the potential to be something great.

[[File:Movie2007 Prime sword.jpg|left|upright=1.85|thumb|Swiss army Prime.]]

Using the glasses to trace the AllSpark to the [[Hoover Dam]], Prime led this men there, but while they were en route, the [[Decepticon]]s who were also in hiding on the planet launched an attack on the facility. Sam, Mikaela, Bumblebee and the forces of Sector Seven met up with Prime and his team on the road, and they all headed for nearby [[Mission City]] to hide the AllSpark. On the way, Prime was attacked by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]; a brief but brutal struggle followed, concluding when Prime succeeded in decapitating the hate-filled Decepticon. Joining his men in the streets of Mission City, Prime was met in battle by his ancient enemy Megatron, who quickly proved to be superior both in physical strength and in terms of firepower. [[File:TF2007 optimus vs megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.85|"You, Kakarot. I choose you to be the first of my victims."]] Realizing that there was only one way to end the fighting, Optimus instructed Sam to push the AllSpark into his chest if all hope seemed lost, which would merge the cube with his own [[spark]], destroying both it and himself. As it turned out, Sam did just the opposite, instead thrusting it into ''Megatron's'' chest, killing the Decepticon leader and destroying the AllSpark. Prime regretted the necessity of the action, but knew there had been no other choice.

Though the Decepticons were defeated and their bodies dumped in the [[Laurentian Abyss]] by the military, the loss of the AllSpark meant the Autobots were unable to use its power to restore their homeworld. Electing to remain on Earth, Prime sent a message into deep space to any surviving Autobots in the galaxy to come to join them there. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]],” “[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]";
the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks “[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]],” “[[Sam's New Car]],” “[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]],” "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]." In the comic book and novel adaptations of the film, Prime also kills [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] after his altercation with Bonecrusher.}}
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====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Guilherme Briggs]] (Brazil), [[Guy Nadon]] (French-Canadian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

[[File:ROTF optimus takes aim.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''My OptiPrime don't want none Unless he's got GUNS Hun'']]

In the two years which followed the events in Mission City, Optimus Prime and the Autobots—including a group of new arrivals who had responded to Prime's message—became part of a Transformer/human military group called [[NEST]]. Together, they hunted down the remaining Decepticons in hiding across Earth. After a destructive clash with [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Shanghai]] went awry, Optimus was air-dropped onto a highway and crippled the Decepticon. Demolishor taunted Optimus about the mysterious force known as "[[The Fallen]]", who would rise again. Prime ensured that Demolishor would not be around to see it, as he unceremoniously executed him.

[[File:ROTF Prime blades.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Optimus's rampage through the Hundred Acre Wood left no survivors.]]

When the Decepticon [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] stole the remaining shard of the AllSpark from NEST's [[Diego Garcia]] base, Optimus Prime arranged a meeting with Sam Witwicky, who had since left home to go to college, hoping for the boy's help. Sam, unfortunately, was presently focused on having some semblance of a normal life, and was not receptive Optimus's pleas, but Optimus feared that the choice to be involved would soon be taken out of Sam's hands. This soon proved true when Megatron—resurrected by the AllSpark shard—abducted Sam to draw out the wisdom of the AllSpark that was hidden within the human's mind. Optimus and Bumblebee ambushed the Decepticons in the [[Broadwater Metal Works|abandoned industrial complex]] where Sam was being held and managed to whisk the boy away, but Megatron, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] gave chase, resulting in a ferocious three-on-one battle between Prime and the Decepticons in the depths of the nearby forest. Prime held his own, even managing to kill Grindor, but the underhanded Megatron was able to impale him on his pincer-blade and blast him open with point-blank shot. Although the rest of the Autobots soon arrived and drove off Megatron and Starscream, Optimus Prime was [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dead]].

[[File:ROTF optimus dead body.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|This is what happens when you get close to [[Stephanie Sheh|Nui Harime]].]]

Prime's body was brought back to Diego Garcia, but was soon covertly transported to [[Egypt]] by [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] when they got word from Sam that he had discovered a possible means of restoring the Autobot leader to life: the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. In the midst of a battle between the Autobots and The Fallen's Decepticons in the Egyptian desert, Sam plunged the Matrix into Optimus's chest, and his gamble proved successful, as Optimus Prime lived again. To help Prime defeat The Fallen and destroy his [[Star Harvester|sun-harvesting weapon]] hidden within the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], the turncoat Decepticon [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] sacrificed his life, entreating Prime to use his parts to gain "a power he had never known". [[File:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I'm bringing sexy back.]] [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] transplanted Jetfire's remains onto Prime's body, upgrading him into a heavily-armed, flight-capable powerhouse. Prime immediately took flight and disabled the harvester, after which he engaged The Fallen in battle. Megatron attempted to intervene, but Optimus overpowered his old enemy and used his own fusion cannon to shoot half his face off. Resuming his fight with The Fallen, Optimus tore the ancient Decepticon's face off, and when the villain attempted to flee, Prime punched through his abdomen and crushed his spark, finally killing him.

On the return voyage home, Optimus thanked Sam for saving his life, as the boy thanked the Autobot leader for believing in him. Following this, Optimus Prime sent another transmission into space, detailing recent events so that the pasts of both races would be remembered, and also declaring that Humanity and the Autobots would face the future together. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]],” “[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]” and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]],” “[[Operation Autobot]],” “[[Rise of the Decepticons]],” “[[When Robots Attack!]],” "[[Ratchet to the Rescue]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]." The publications targeted at younger readers tending to downplay Optimus's ferocity—in several, he defeats The Fallen not by killing him, but by [[:File:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|hurling him into space]]. In the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the film, Prime is not killed by Megatron's attack, but rather sent into [[stasis lock]], and would have stayed that way for years if not for Sam's intervention.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]](Spain-Spanish)}}
[[File:DOTM optimus armored weapons platform.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Chevron seven locked.]]
Three years after the defeat of The Fallen, the Autobots and NEST took to dealing with human conflicts in the absence of the Decepticons. Optimus's vehicle mode was now complemented by a [[Armored Weapons Platform|large transformable trailer]], containing an armory of various weapons and flight equipment. While investigating a tip that a piece of Cybertronian technology could be found in the ruins of the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], Optimus and his NEST allies were attacked by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet [[Driller]], who attempted to steal the component. Optimus drove off Shockwave and his monstrous "pet", but was perturbed to discover that the recovered Cybertronian tech was a piece of the ancient Autobot spacecraft known as the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''—flagship of his mentor and predecessor, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], and believed destroyed during the war on Cybertron millennia beforehand.
[[File:DOTM optimus with trailer.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|"Callin' all trucks, this here's the duck. We're about to go a-huntin' bear."]]
Demanding an explanation from National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]], Prime learned from both her and astronaut [[Buzz Aldrin]] that humanity had discovered the ruins of the ''Ark'' on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in the 1960s. Travelling to the moon with Ratchet aboard the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Prime discovered the comatose form of Sentinel within the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash vault, along with a small fraction of the special cargo the ''Ark'' had been carrying—five [[pillar]]s capable of opening a [[space bridge]]. Optimus brought his old mentor back to Earth and used the Matrix of Leadership to reactivate him; showing him the peace and beauty of Earth, Optimus expressed his willingness to cede leadership back to Sentinel once more, but Sentinel refused.

[[File:DOTMSentinelOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Sentinel, can you put that sword somewhere else so we can talk?]]

Unfortunately, it would soon transpire that Sentinel was in league with Megatron, when he murdered Ironhide and brought the pillars to [[Washington, D.C.]]. A shocked Optimus confronted his mentor at the National Mall reflecting pool, pleading with him to stop, but Sentinel was unmoved, and opened a space bridge through which at 200 Decepticon troops launched a vicious assault on the city. In the chaos that followed, Optimus tried to fight Sentinel; Sentinel defeated him, but spared his life in the belief he would come around to his side eventually. Naturally, Optimus refused, which led to Sentinel publicly denouncing him and his Autobots as rebels, falsely leading humanity to believe that their planet would be spared if they exiled Optimus's team into space aboard the ''Xantium''. Appearing to willingly comply, Optimus suspected Decepticon treachery—and he was right, as Starscream fired upon the ''Xantium'' soon after launch, destroying it. To all watching, it appeared Optimus and the Autobots had been destroyed, but in actuality, Prime had had his men hide within one of the ship's booster rockets, which had detached before the vessel's destruction.
[[File:DOTM optimus with flight tech.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|"That's my secret, Captain. I ''always'' want faces."]]
Optimus's team headed for [[Chicago]], which had been conquered by the Decepticons in their absence, and arrived just in time to rescue Sam, Epps and a team of former NEST soldiers from a Decepticon [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighter ship]]. Venturing into the heart of the city, the Autobots were ambushed by Shockwave and the Driller, and Prime was separated from his trailer in the brawl. Leaving his Autobots to battle on without him, Prime quickly recovered the trailer and donned the flight tech within, which he used slay the Driller. Unfortunately, he was then blasted by Shockwave and wound up tangled in the cables of a construction crane, temporarily taking him out of the fight.

By the time the [[Wrecker]]s cut Optimus free, Sentinel had activated his space bridge and begun teleporting Cybertron itself into Earth's [[Solar System]]. Prime went on a rampage, scything through the Decepticons on the main battlefield on his way to a final confrontation with Shockwave; after killing the cyclopean Decepticon, he used Shockwave's own cannon to blast the space bridge's control pillar, stalling Cybertron's transportation. [[File:DOTM optimus executes sentinel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Hey, you guys remember when Optimus Prime used to crack jokes and play basketball? Good times.]] Optimus then demanded that Sentinel face him; his one-time mentor complied, and the pair engaged one another in a battle which Optimus initially dominated, but in which Sentinel eventually got the upper hand when he sliced off Prime's right arm. Before Sentinel could deliver a killing blow, however, Megatron himself intervened, attacking the elder Prime from behind and heavily damaging him. Megatron proposed a truce to Optimus, wishing only to be in charge of the Decepticons again; Optimus's response was to plunge his energon axe into Megatron's head and tear it from his shoulders, killing his eternal foe once more. The damaged and helpless Sentinel begged for mercy, claiming that all he ever wanted was their race's survival, but Optimus refused, claiming Sentinel didn't betray the Autobots, but rather ''himself.'' With bitter regret, Optimus executed his treacherous master with Megatron's shotgun. With Cybertron now apparently destroyed by the deactivation of the space bridge, Prime and the Autobots accepted Earth as their new home, and Optimus declared that the Autobots would never forsake the defense of the planet or its people. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]” and “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]”; the “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks “[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]],” "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," “[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]],” "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]." Numerous adaptations targeted at younger readers scaled back the film's violence. In the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic book]] and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novel]] adaptations of the film, Optimus accepts Megatron's truce and allows him to leave, and he kills Sentinel not with Megatron's gun, but with Sentinel's own [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] cannon.}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)| [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain - Spanish)}}
[[File:AoE-junkeroptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Optimus's years of hard drinking and wild partying had finally caught up with him.]]

Following the battle in Chicago and the dissolution of NEST, the US government continued granting Optimus and the other Autobots asylum on Earth, in spite of the negative reputation the Autobots had gained. The White House believed that [[Harold Attinger]] was working alongside Optimus Prime to hunt down the last of the Decepticon fugitives; what the President didn't know was that Attinger's [[Cemetery Wind]] taskforce had began hunting down Autobots and terminating them. Learning of the betrayal, Optimus broadcast an urgent message to the Autobots on Earth, ordering his troops to cut off all contact with humans and go into hiding. Optimus successfully evaded Cemetery Wind for several years, but was eventually pinned down in [[Mexico]], caught in an ambush set by Attinger's lieutenant [[James Savoy]] and their Cybertronian ally, the bounty hunter [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Though badly wounded, Prime threw off his pursuers by scanning a dilapidated cab-over truck, and fled north to Paris, [[Texas]], where he hid in an abandoned movie theater and succumbed to statsis lock induced by his grevious injuries.

[[File:AOE-injuredoptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Cade Yeager was able to rebuild Optimus in a BARN! [[Iron Man|With a BOX OF SCRAPS!]]]]

Prime remained inert until aspiring roboticist [[Cade Yeager]] visited the theater for salvage. Hoping to strip the seemingly ordinary truck and sell the parts, he purchased Optimus and towed him home to his workshop, whereupon his examination of the truck's unusual inner workings led him to realize he had discovered a Transformer. Though Cade's daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and partner [[Lucas Flannery|Lucas]] wanted to turn Optimus in for a cash reward, Cade argued against it, wanting to increase his technical expertise by studying Optimus' systems further. To prove that the Transformer was "dead" and unable to retaliate, Cade opened the truck up and discovered a live missile from the truck's inner workings. When the missile was removed, Optimus suddenly awoke and transformed into robot mode. Confused and disoriented, Optimus threatened the humans, but Cade was able to calm him down, and offered to help repair him as best he could. Before he could get very far, Savoy's forces stormed the farm, forcing Optimus to hide underneath the barn, but when Savoy threatened Tessa's life, Optimus burst from concealment to aid his new human friends. A running battle with Lockdown ensued, culminating in an abandoned factory, where Prime regrouped with the Yaegers and Tessa's boyfriend [[Shane Dyson]] and escaped.

[[File:AOE optimus new altmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Cemetery Wind would never think to go after a red and blue truck covered in flames!]]

After confirming that they had shaken their pursuers, Optimus summoned the surviving Autobots to a rendezvous point in the desert, scanning a passing truck on the way to adopt a new alternate mode and repair his injuries. Reuniting with Bumblebee, [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], an angry and embittered Prime announced his intent to break his long-held vow and kill the humans responsible for the Autobots' suffering. With Cade's help, the Autobots learned that the bodies of their fallen comrades were being taken to [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]] in [[Chicago]], where they were being melted down for [[transformium|raw material]] to produce KSI's own Transformers. Enraged to learn that Ratchet had recently suffered this gruesome fate, Optimus led the Autobots in a furious attack on KSI, but stopped short of killing company head [[Joshua Joyce]] when the human shamed him by declaring the mankind had advanced past the Transformers. [[File:AOE optimus reformatted.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|I need a face. '''AND I'M LOOKIN' AT YOURS!''']] The Autobots pulled out, but Attinger ordered KSI creations [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] to be sent after them; Optimus faced off against Galvatron, but before the battle could conclude, Lockdown shot down Optimus and dragged him away.

Imprisoned aboard Lockdown's ship, Optimus learned that the bounty hunter had been hired by the Transformers' mysterious [[creator (AOE)|creators]] to round up their renegade creations, starting with the ancient "knights" to whom the ship had once belonged, a group that Optimus himself had apparently once been part of. Optimus was soon rescued by his fellow Autobots, and they escaped by detaching the section of the ship they were in from the main body without Lockdown's notice. After the team regrouped, [[Brains]] revealed that Galvatron was, in fact, a rebuilt Megatron, and was planning to detonate a cyberforming [[seed]]—given to Attinger by Lockdown—in [[Hong Kong]]. Though Prime lacked a strong reason to defend humankind after his recent experiences, Cade petitioned him to have faith in, if not humanity itself, then in their potential to be better.

[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|I have a giant robot dinosaur. Your argument is invalid.]]

Arriving in Hong Kong, the Autobots' stolen ship was shot down by Galvatron's forces and crashed in the Wulong Valley. In need of reinforcements, Optimus took a shield and sword from the ship's armory and freed the other captive knights aboard the ship, the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and proposed that they let him lead them into battle. Their leader [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was not receptive to this idea, and challenged Optimus, but the Autobot leader triumphed over him, and offered Grimlock freedom under his leadership, or death under his foot. Grimlock conceded defeat, and allowed Optimus to ride him into battle in his massive ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' mode. The Autobot-Dinobot alliance decimated Galvatron's army, forcing the Decepticon to retreat, but just when it seemed the day was won, Lockdown returned. Optimus disabled Lockdown's ship's tractor beam in order to allow his comrades to pull back while he faced the bounty hunter alone; during the course of their one-on-one fight, Optimus was forced to briefly break away to save Cade's life by shooting Attinger. [[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8| ''So if you care to find me'' ''Look to the western sky!'' ''As someone told me lately'' ''Everyone deserves a chance to fly!'']] Unfortunately, this distraction allowed Lockdown to impale Optimus on his own sword, immobilizing him, but Bumblebee and Cade intervened to hold off Lockdown while Shane and Tessa freed Optimus, enabling him to finally kill Lockdown. Optimus set off one of Lockdown's grenades to finish off Galvatron's remaining drones, and flew the humans to safety as it detonated.

After releasing the Dinobots from his command, Optimus prepared to depart into space, to both remove the seed from Earth, and to investigate the mystery of his creators, who still had a price on his head. His innate faith in humanity reignited by Cade and his family and friends, Optimus entreated the humans to think of one of the stars as his soul, and instructed the Autobots to guard the Yaegers, their allies, and all the humans they could.

As he left the planet, Optimus sent a message to the creators: leave Earth alone, because he was coming for them... {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

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====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)| [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain - Spanish)}}
[[File:TLK Optimus on Cybertron.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|He's Alive!]]
Optimus' decision proved a foolish one however as he exhausted his Energon in the vicinity of [[Jupiter]] and fell into [[stasis lock]], drifting through space. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] entered the Sol system, its gravitational pull affected Optimus and caused him to crash land on his homeworld, its atmosphere reviving him. Optimus awoke and despaired at the state of Cybertron, the planet having condensed in size with its continents precariously attached to its core. It was at this point that [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] made herself known to Optimus and claimed to be his creator. Optimus cared very little for that and demanded to know what she'd done to Cybertron and tried to attack her when she refused to answer him only to be overwhelmed by her powers and her [[Infernocon|Infernocons]]. Quintessa accused Optimus of destroying Cybertron but Optimus protested that Megatron had started the Great War. Quintessa however, claimed Optimus was responsible for Cybertron's state as he had been the one to launch the [[AllSpark]].

[[File:TLK Optimus chained.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Such folly and futility in the grand design.]]
With the Prime in chains, Quintessa explained her plan to him and why she needed him. She revealed to him that the Earth had formed around the body of [[Unicron]] and that she wanted Optimus to retrieve [[Staff of Merlin|her staff]] from the [[Knights of Iacon]] on Earth. With the staff, Quintessa would drain the life out of Unicron and use his energy to revive Cybertron. Brainwashing Optimus into "Nemesis Prime", she sent him back to Earth to complete the task.

[[File:TLK Optimus confronts Viviane.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Happy birthday Kryptonian. I give you, oblivion.]]
Nemesis Prime arrived back on Earth in the Knights' ship and slew two of their number before demanding that [[Viviane Wembly]] hand over the staff. His former ally Cade Yeager tried to reason with Optimus but Nemesis Prime reasserted his identity and claimed to fight only for Cybertron and its people. Once Viviane had handed over the staff, a [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]] soldier (futilely) opened fire on Nemesis who swatted them aside and exited the ship. On the surface, Nemesis was assaulted by Bumblebee whom the Prime easily bested in combat before the sound of Bumblebee's true voice allowed Optimus Prime to return.

[[File:TLK Optimus fight on ship hull.jpg|thumb|left|300px|It was at this point that Optimus' obsession with faces went too far.]]
The moment was short lived as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] flew in to steal the staff and the Knights arrived to slay Optimus for serving "Quintessa the Deceiver". While Optimus offered no resistance, viewing his execution as proper atonement, Cade managed to activate the [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]] and call off the Knights. Optimus then allied with the Knights and they flew off in the [[Knight Ship]] to confront Megatron and Quintessa on Cybertron. [[File:TLK Optimus decapitates Infernocons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Yeeart!"]]
Optimus engaged his old foe once again who tried to reignite their old friendship and offered Optimus the chance to stand beside them as they restored Cybertron. Optimus rebuked him and was forced on the defensive before his fellow Autobots intervened and the Prime kicked Megatron out the window. Optimus then distracted Quintessa so Bumblebee could slay her when her defences were down as Vivian removed the staff, stopping Cybertron's destruction of Earth but leaving the two planets connected to one another. Despite this, enough of Unicron's life force had been transmitted to Cybertron that it could again support its people. Optimus reflected that both humans and Cybertronians would have to work together to rebuild both their worlds before he sent out a call for all Autobots across the galaxy to return to Cybertron so they could begin rebuilding.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

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===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Before coming to Earth, Optimus Prime led the search for the AllSpark in the transport vessel, the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]''. In 1969, Earth-time, in an abandoned solar system, Prime and the crew discovered [[Ghost 1|a vessel]] of strangely Cybertronian design, which they pursued to a nearby planet. Prime dispatched Bumblebee to the surface to investigate the ship while he and the other Autobots battled Decepticons from the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''; Prime personally took on and defeated [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. Contact having been lost with Bumblebee during the fight, Prime headed down to the planet to join him, where a joint attack by Starscream and the alien ship sent the two Autobots tumbling into a subterranean cavern network.

Fleeing an attack by [[Worm-thing|indigenous worm-creatures]], Optimus Prime and Bumblebee came across the alien vessel, which Prime deduced was trying to surrender. Lines of communication were opened, and Prime realized that Starscream had duped the little aliens into attacking him. However, the creatures, who called themselves "[[human]]s", explained that they held Megatron, whom they called the Ice Man, on their home world, [[Earth]]. Realizing the destruction Megatron would wreak upon the defenseless humans if he escaped, Prime vowed to see them return to their world to warn it.

Prime blasted a way out of the caverns, but on the way back to the ''Ark'', the Decepticons attacked again, and Prime found himself in the difficult position of fighting Starscream and protecting the human ship. Speared by Bonecrusher's tail, Optimus seemed doomed to perish at Starscream's hand until the humans interceded, opening fire on Starscream. The Decepticon destroyed the humans and their ship in retaliation, but Optimus Prime, inspired by their courage and sacrifice, resolved to locate Earth—and the AllSpark which he speculated had come to rest there—before the Decepticons did... and hopefully before Megatron came back online. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====

{{bigquote|I know Megatron. I know all of you. You would not have taken the AllSpark and left this world in peace. You would have subdued it and made slaves of its people. Even in the absence of the AllSpark, my conscience and that of my friends could not have allowed that.|Optimus Prime to [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]}}

Following the battle for the AllSpark in Mission City and the formation of NEST, Optimus and Lennox led a team of Autobots to investigate a Decepticon sighting in [[Zambia]]. They found a trap waiting for them, which resulted in Optimus being dragged over [[Victoria Falls]] by the Decepticon [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]; Prime saved himself by grabbing an outcropping and was hauled to safety by rookie Autobot [[Beachbreak]]'s tow line, but Starscream then killed Beachbreak in retaliation. Prime took the Autobot's death personally, regarding it as a failure of his leadership. The team proceeded to hunt down their Decepticons prey, and after a lengthy fight at the [[Kariba dam]], Optimus decapitated Macerator. The other Decepticons escaped however, and Optimus prevented Ironhide from firing after [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] for fear of harming nearby humans.

Another mission to [[Australia]] saw Optimus and his team spend days searching the outback for Decepticons, during which they discussed the possibility that the Decepticons might be hunting for energy to resurrect Megatron. Optimus doubted there was an energy source on the planet that could do so. They eventually encountered [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Trample]] and [[Tread]], three [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s mining for minerals. Optimus found Kickback's sonic charge weapon to be a challenge, but with some help from Lennox, killed the Decepticon.

The narrow streets of [[Rome]] proved a challenge for Optimus's truck mode to navigate when NEST travelled there to hunt down [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]. After [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] dealt to the two Decepticons, a furious Starscream challenged Optimus to one-on-one combat in the nearby Colosseum. Naturally it was a trap — Starscream had allied himself with a human, [[Bruno Carrera]], and together they trapped Optimus in a pit and set Barricade on him. With the help of four humans, Optimus broke free, threw Barricade into the pit and sealed him there. He then had only to show his face outside to where Starscream was fighting Ironhide, Ratchet and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and the would-be Decepticon leader fled. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Classified''====
[[File:Tfc-battlemountain.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]

After the massive battle in Egypt and the defeat of The Fallen, NEST continued to hunt Decepticons around the Earth. When a trio of Decepticons
attacked the [[United States Air Force]] [[Nevada Test and Training Range]], Optimus Prime and Ironhide responded; Optimus attempted to talk [[Dropshot (Classified)|Dropshot]] into abandoning the Decepticon cause, but was forced to kill him when he attempted to kill some human soldiers. Likewise, when [[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]] threatened to blow up some humans, Optimus and Ironhide took him down with a pincer movement they had practised during the war back on Cybertron, in the [[Battle of Polyhex]]. Returning to base, Optimus took part in a meeting of some generals, though he had to talk his way into doing so, as they were initially reluctant to include the aliens. Optimus disagreed that the Decepticons' target was [[Area 51]] and correctly deduced it to be [[Hawthorne Army Depot]]. When he arrived there with Ironhide, Bumblebee and Ratchet were already engaged in a battle with [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], however the Decepticon's personal [[force field]] made him impossible to hit and he did substantial damage to Prime. Once the shield was eliminated, Optimus defeated Reverb. Though Reverb asked Optimus to finish him off, Optimus instead took him prisoner. He also talked [[Marcus|General Marcus]] into allowing [[Kevin Bowman]] to join NEST. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

After supervising a test of a prototype [[Hyperdynamix]] tank, Optimus returned to the [[NEST Rapid Response Base]] for a briefing on a new Cybertronian storehouse detected at [[Battle Mountain]]. Before they had a chance to investigate, Optimus was forced to go defend Hyperdynamix against Decepticon attackers and was kept busy there trying to find the three aggressors. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

During a visit to Hyperdynamix Aerospace to learn about the [[Hyperdynamix Orbital Debris Disposal Initiative Station|HODDIS]] station intended to track incoming Cybertronians, and the satellite with which [[Alexander Porter|Dr Porter]] intended to wipe out the Decepticons, incoming meteoroids were detected. Optimus and his team went to the crash site in [[Idaho]], and found themselves having to fight the giant [[robo-pede|robot centipedes]] which came out of the meteoroids. Despite suffering major damage, Optimus was able to dispatch two of them on his own. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Foundation1 optimus and sentinel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|'''Optimus:''' Hey Sentinel! Wouldn't it be funny if you died on a ship, came back to life using the Matrix, betrayed your own kin, aided Megatron and killed my right hand man? '''Sentinel:''' Heh, heh, heh. That'll never happen!]]

Optimus Prime was the last surviving descendant of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], orphaned and hidden away to protect him from the evil of The Fallen. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}} Optimus grew up with no knowledge of who he was, and was eventually found by Sentinel Prime, who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself. Joining Sentinel's tribe of "Autobots", Optimus worked with his teacher and other pupils Megatron and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] to restore order to an energy-starved Cybertron by helping to locate the lost AllSpark, buried far beneath Cybertron's surface. Re-energized by a star harnessed by the science of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]], the AllSpark restored life and energy to Cybertron, unifying the planet once more, but the old and weary Sentinel Prime had no desire to lead this new, united populace. At last, he revealed to Optimus the secret of his heritage, and that he, as "Optimus Prime", ought to succeed him as leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Unable to believe that he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus turned the role down, proposing instead that he investigate Cybertron's history, in an attempt to bring some of the good the Primes created back to the world. Accordingly, Sentinel redrew his plans for Cybertron, having Optimus lead the archaeological [[Science Division]], while placing Megatron in charge of Cybertron's [[Defense Force]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Alas, neither Sentinel nor Optimus realized that Megatron had eavesdropped on their conversation. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Megatron was consumed with anger and jealousy at the knowledge that he was Sentinel's second choice, and further lost all respect for Prime because he had turned down an incredible birthright. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Nevertheless, the pair were able to govern Cybertron together for two generations, their two personalities creating a balance; Prime was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} When [[Malcontent]] activity opposing Sentinel's order began escalating, however, Megatron intimidated Optimus into giving him supreme power in defense of the planet. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance1 Megs Prime argument.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"Hey, I wanted a mouthplate!"]]

When ''Lord'' High Protector Megatron toured a Science Division excavation site near the AllSpark [[Simfur Temple|temple]] at [[Simfur]], he and Optimus clashed over several issues; all Megatron cared about was whether the site contained power similar to the AllSpark, while Optimus insisted on taking things slowly with the reminder that it was ''his'' division was in charge of the proceedings. Subsequently, after the dig uncovered a mysterious [[sarcophagus|relic]], Optimus and Megatron's argument over what should be done with it was interrupted by an attack from [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the neighbouring [[Eshems Nebula]]. Megatron ordered that the relic be taken to his personal quarters for protection during the battle, and Optimus could not argue. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} After the aliens were repelled, Optimus ordered his science teams to help the survivors of the attack while he went to confer with Megtron, only to nearly come to blows with the High Protector when he demanded that Optimus marshal the Science Division for war against the aliens. Fear that Megatron sought to divide Cybertron, Optimus called a meeting of the Science Division and appealed to all those who served under him not to join Megatron on his crusade, asking them instead to stay by his side and continue on with their mission of peaceful research. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} With help from closest confidants [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], Optimus broke into Megatron's quarters in search of some clue to his brother-in-arms' sudden compulsion towards war, but only had time to observe that the enigmatic relic had somehow been restored to pristine condition before he was forced to leave to avoid detection. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Defiance3 optimus cybertron alt mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Guys, stop look'n at me! I'm transforming here!]]

Returning to Science Division headquarters, Optimus was greeted with a stunning discovery: Ratchet, Elita-One and Arcee had uncovered other ancient artefacts, each of which bore a symbol that matched one on Optimus's helmet: a symbol that proved Optimus was indeed a descendant of the Dynasty of Primes. Prime went with Arcee and Ratchet to the excavation site, where they discussed the ramifications of this new information, only for the group to be apprehended for treason by an unwilling Prowl, forced to do so on the orders of Megatron. This turned out to be a trap, however: while they were being escorted to the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], Megatron's forces ambushed them with intent to kill. Optimus bested Starscream and collapsed [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]] on top of the attackers, {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} then raced back to the embattled excavation site to usher Elite-One, Sentinel Prime and Wheeljack to safety, with a little help from Elita's sister [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]]. Optimus informed Sentinel of the marking on his head that proved his mentor had been right all along: now, he was Optimus ''Prime''. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} All those loyal to Optimus regrouped at [[Burthov]], where Optimus was recognized as the leader of the group, with Prowl serving as his lieutenant. [[File:Foundation1 optimus is mad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3| If I had a face everytime I got angry, I'd be mad rich in that department.]] Captain Ironhide—a former member of Megatron's Defense Force, who had now christened themselves the "Decepticons"—informed Optimus of the huge starship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' that Megatron was building, and the newly christened Prime began working toward equipping his own side with similar vessels. Though the Autobots found themselves at an advantage when the ''Nemesis'' left Cybertron with the balance of the Decepticon forces, it was then that ''true'' war finally broke out between Optimus's and Megatron's forces. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

The war raged for thousands of years, with no end in sight until Sentinel came up with a solution: a "torch" that could bring the conflict to an end without the mass murder of the Decepticons. Contact with the AllSpark was required to activate it, so the Autobots made for Simfur Temple, {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} where Optimus held off Megatron so that Elita-One could activate the torch and deliver it to Sentinel. Sentinel loaded the torch aboard the Autobots' ship, the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but to Optimus and Megatron's disbelief, Starscream blew the ship out of the air. Consumed with grief and rage at the apparent death of his mentor, Optimus ordered Wheeljack to use the second, remaining ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to transport the AllSpark away Simfur, then declared he would be going on a suicide mission to kill Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} Concerned for their friend, Ironhide and Elita-One stayed by Prime's side as he made his way through the soldiers guarding Megatron's [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Optimus demanded Megatron face him, but the Decepticon leader responded by dropping the [[smelting pool]] on him. Ironhide saved Prime from the fiery rain, and Optimus then entered Megatron's chamber alone, to discover his former ally surrounded by hungry [[hatchling]]s, confident that the "weak" Optimus would not harm the infants to get to him. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} At that point, Wheeljack's team removed the AllSpark from its temple, plunging Cybertron into darkness. Optimus escaped, leaving Megatron to fend off his ravenous hatchlings, and joined Ironhide in fending off Starscream and Shockwave. Returning to oversee the AllSpark's transportation, Optimus recognized that the drastic actions he had taken had forever fractured his relationship with Elita-One, and observed he still had a long way to go to being a great leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[File:Ark Bridge Defiance4.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Who ''are'' all you people?"]]

To put the AllSpark's power beyond Megatron's reach, Optimus Prime made preparations to send it off-planet. Allowing word to reach the Decepticons that the cube was being held at Simfur, Prime and the main force of his Autobots occupied their enemies in battle there, while a small team led by Bumblebee guarded the AllSpark's true hiding place, [[Tyger Pax]]. The cube was launched into space, and Megatron immediately gave chase. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} Optimus was immediately regretful of his decision, feeling that in buying the Autobots some time in the war, he had sentenced their world to death, but Prowl insisted he had made the right choice, and that he had turned death into a fighting chance to live. Bolstered by Prowl's words, Prime and his Autobots took off after the AllSpark and Megatron aboard the ''Ark'', hopeful that they could defeat the Decepticon leader while he was alone, and bring the cube back to heal their homeworld. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime]] driving Optimus Prime! Sheer awesomeness!]]

Following Optimus and the Autobots' arrival on Earth, and the subsequent battle of [[Mission City]] and the destruction of Megatron and the AllSpark, {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}} Optimus Prime helped eliminate the remaining [[AllSpark Mutation]]s skittering around the city, then requested the help of William Lennox and his men in getting the Autobots out of the city before other, less trustworthy humans could arrive. They located a trailer that Prime could use to transport the deceased body of his first lieutenant [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], and, equipped with a hologrammatic driver to avoid suspicion on the road, Prime led his Autobots in rolling out. Sector Seven's Seymour Simmons would later exploit this friendship between Prime and Lennox when, a month later, he convinced Lennox to request assistance from Prime and the Autobots in transporting the Decepticons' remains. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Prime's team was to escort a Sector Seven convoy from their Nevada base to a naval base at [[California|San Diego, California]], from whence the Decepticons and Jazz's remains would be buried at sea. Before departing Nevada, he entrusted the remaining AllSpark fragment to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping, but had second thoughts soon after leaving, and ordered Bumblebee and Ironhide to turn around and retrieve it. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} The two returned to discover that the base had been attacked in their absence by Decepticons [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream; Prime soon arrived back to retake ownership of the shard. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

[[File:Alliance4 angryLennox Prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8| Did I ever tell you about my unhealthy addiction?]]

Weeks later, following the aquatic interment of Jazz and the Decepticons, Optimus and Lennox agreed to a formal [[NEST|alliance between the Autobots and humans]] as the first line of offense and defense against the Decepticons. The team trained on the island of Diego Garcia, their mutual respect for one another growing, and soon word came in of new Decepticon sightings around Earth. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} For their first mission, NEST was deployed to [[San Francisco]] to take out the Decepticons Deadend and Swindle, the former of whom was quickly dispatched by Prime via a head-on collision. Swindle's last words caused Prime concern, as they suggested more Decepticons would soon be coming to search the Earth for something; Lennox feared it might be Sam Witwicky, and Prime, sadly convinced the boy was destined to be a part of the conflict, decided to send Bumblebee to resume his role as Sam's guardian. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Alliance4 Prime killingspree.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|Freedom is the right of all '''non-Decepticon''' sentient beings.]]

Knowing that Lennox's superiors held little trust in the Autobots, Optimus Prime dedicated himself and his Autobots to working harder to prove their goodwill through continued success. NEST proceeded to hunt for Decepticons around the world over the next year, with Optimus Prime personally destroying [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]], [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]. NEST's ranks continued to grow, with Autobot refugees even arriving on Earth in response to the message Optimus had sent into space, including Prime's old friend Elita-One. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} One particular new arrival proved a little troublesome, however: in November 2008, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] caused chaos in [[Uruguay]] when he recklessly pursued his old Decepticon foe [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] towards [[Buenos Aires]]. Prime assured [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] that they would forcibly bring Sideswipe in if necessary, but fortunately, Ironhide was able to calm the rampaging Autobot down. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}} Demolishor escaped, but was tracked to Shanghai by NEST the following year, and Prime's team headed out to finally take the giant Decepticon down. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Nefarious2 Prime on Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95|Ass-whooping. Noun. To have your posterior presented to you with overwhelming force.]]

After Optimus's death and rebirth during the conflict with The Fallen, {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen movie adaptation}} NEST resumed its day-to-day business of hunting down rogue Decepticons. Optimus was dissatisfied with their present reactive state, however, insisting that they begin proactively rooting out Decepticons before they struck. With NEST low on resources, Optimus deployed several new Autobot arrivals to deal with a Decepticon attack on [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} The presence of [[Initiative|unknown humans]] at the petrochemical plant gave Prime and Lennox something to puzzle over, and soon after, when NEST was tipped off to Decepticon activity in [[Utah]], the pair believed things to be connected. Optimus went to Ironhide and Sideswie's aid in Utah, besting [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and taking him into Autobot custody in order to learn everything he knew about the enigmatic human organization. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}} Optimus oversaw the preparations of the facilities for holding Soundwave, rather than face having to tell Major Lennox what they'd done, but this proved the wrong choice: when the plane carrying Soundwave was shot down by [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], Prime's off-the-record actions meant that Lennox was unable to call in any help. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}}

[[File:Nefarious6 Optimus must feed allspark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I hope this cube isn't like the ones you find in [[Walgreens]].]]

When [[Theodore Galloway]] got too close to discovering the actions of the [[Initiative]], the mysterious human group, they sent the mind-controlled Decepticon [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to eliminate him. Optimus sent [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to help him, after which Soundwave returned and proposed an alliance between himself and the Autobots to stop the Initiative for good. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative base]] in [[California]], but the mobile headquarters had moved on by the time they arrived. Following its trail to Utah, Optimus sensed the power of something very like the [[AllSpark]] upon approach, and began to realize what they were up against—though he did not expect that the Autobots would then find themselves facing brainwashed Transformers, including some of their own comrades! {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} During the battle, Optimus demanded their foe surrender the [[Project Nefarious|artificial AllSpark]] they possessed, but [[Carter Newell]], head of the Initiative, responded by trying to use the artifact to terminate all Cybertronian life. An injury courtesy of [[Reedman]] aborted the attempt, and Newell tried to flee, forcing Optimus to ram the truck he was in. From the wreck, Optimus pulled the rapidly-destabilizing faux-AllSpark, and was ready to feed it his own [[spark]] to stop the deadly chain reaction building within it. Luckily that turned out to be unnecessary, as [[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]]—a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] who had long been the Initiative's captive—took the AllSpark from him and carried it into space, where it exploded safely. In the aftermath, Optimus noted that the Initiative databanks had been picked clean by Soundwave, and feared the possibility that anyone else might attempt to recreate the AllSpark. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

[[File:RisingStorm1 ElitaandOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Optimus, you don't wanna know.]]

The Autobot refugees rescued from the Initiative were eager to get back in the field, but Optimus encouraged them to take more time to recuperate, as they were clearly not fully healed. The havoc the Initiative wrought had convinced Optimus that the Autobots had to refocus their efforts on a new objective: ensuring that no other humans could exploit Cybertronian technology. A team inducing Elita-One and her sisters was deployed to recover Cybertronian weapons from an arms dealer; upon their return to Diego Garcia, Prime shared a quiet moment with Elita, learning more about the new symbiotic bond that had recently been forged between her and her sisters, and growing fearful of the violent streak she had developed. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

When word reached NEST that Sam Witwicky had come under attack from Decepticons in [[Philadelphia]], Optimus mobilized the Autobots to respond. With Arcee having been injured on the previous mission, he initially wanted her and her sisters to stay behind, but they insisted on going. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} During the flight to Philadelphia, Optimus tried once more to have Arcee sit out of the mission, but Elita reinforced her need for revenge—a sentiment that only opened old wounds between her and Prime, reminding both of the time in the past when Prime let his rage get the better of him. [[File:RisingStorm4 shockers vs prime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Wham is an illogical sound.]] Elita's anger over Prime's abandonment of her on Cybertron, and the fact that her death and reunion with him had only led to more fighting and killing, boiled over, and she and her sisters angrily departed on their own mission: to infiltrate what the Autobots believe to be the Decepticons' base of operations in upstate New York. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Optimus and the rest of the team proceeded on to Philadelphia, where they engaged and contained the Decepticons, but after a while, Elita reappeared, attempting to warn them that the whole thing was a trap laid by Shockwave. No sooner had she spoken his name, the cyclopean Decepticon himself rocketed down out of the air and crushed the life out of her. Driven into a rage by her death, Optimus Prime took Shockwave on one-on-one, and would have killed him had Shockwave's pet [[Driller]] not came to save his master. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

Shockwave had also ravaged the Diego Garcia base and killed all the Autobots stationed there, requiring it to be shut down and NEST operations moved to Washington, D.C. Optimus oversaw the decommissioning of the facility, {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}} which was soon followed by the return and betrayal of Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon adaptation}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
[[File:Optimusprimemovieprequel.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Black and white is edgy and cool, so we use it Bumbles.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}

Bumblebee remembered Optimus Prime's orders that they must launch the AllSpark into space, for it was better to lose it to the depths of space than allow Lord Megatron to corrupt it with his evil. For wherever there is hope, there is life. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the events of the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]], described in the above section.}}
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====
[[File:OptimusMegatronSchickComic.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|No Megatron! '''THAT FACE IS MINE!''']]
While searching for Megatron and his Decepticons, who had plans to build an Energon converter to create a massive army and enslave the Earth, Optimus Prime and his Autobots, Bumblebee and Hound came across [[Hydrobot]] and mistook him for a [[Decepticon]]. Before they could catch him, Hydrobot escaped from the Autobots' clutches. The trio started to realize that they might have judged the small 'bot wrongly when Hound found out that the [[H-Boostium|substance]] Hydrobot left behind was nothing like something a Decepticon would use. Optimus requested Hound to trace its source, which led the Autobots to a [[Schick]] R&D department. They gained access into it in vehicle mode by fooling the guard into believing that the vehicles modes they were using was ordered by the scientist Dr. [[Hiroshi Benson]] himself. Upon gaining access to the laboratory, they confronted Hiroshi in robot mode, which left the human scientist baffled. Shortly after the scientist finished explaining the origin of the substance and Hydrobot, Decepticons Onslaught, Barricade, combat drones and Megatron suddenly bursted through the wall, explaining their intent to use the devices inside Hiroshi's laboratory to build the Energon converter. Luckily, Hydrobot arrived at the scene to help the Autobots.

Just before Megatron and Optimus could dish it out, Megatron grabbed a hold of Hiroshi but failed to stop the human from explaining how to use the [[Energy-field razor|control set]] against Decepticons. A surprise punch from Optimus staggered Megatron and gave Hydrobot enough time to snitch the device away and use it to release a shock burst through Bumblebee towards Decepticons which prompted them to retreat. After all was said and done, Optimus apologised to Hydrobot for the misunderstanding. The trio and Hiroshi later realised that Hydrobot had forged a new life for himself in an apartment with his owner. The trio then gave Hydrobot a lift to his home and bid their farewells.{{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:OptimusMovie GeoffSenior.JPG|upright=1.4|left|thumb|Starting as he means to go on.]]

When war broke out, Optimus Prime studied the entire history of intergalactic warfare from any datatrack he could find—he studied whole campaigns to desperate last stands, gaining a focused "playbook" of warfare strategy. He understands warfare on a practical and psychological level, and in desperate battles knows to show no mercy to opponents beyond a swift death. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Autobot VS Decepticon Smackdown!}}

While preparing to launch the AllSpark into space, Optimus hesitated before pressing the fateful button, fearful that he was condemning his world to a slow death. Before he could reach a conclusion, Prime came under attack from a drone sent by Megatron to kill him, and instructed his assistant [[Arctus]] to launch the AllSpark if he had not returned from the fight within ten cycles. When Prime's battle with the drone carried them both into the AllSpark chamber, the drone attempted to alert Megatron to the cube's location, forcing a desperate Prime to transform into his cometary protoform and cannonball directly into his opponent. The drone was successfully blown it pieces, but Prime was knocked out by the impact, and experienced a prophetic vision of [[Mission City|a battle on another world]]. Realizing that the AllSpark's ejection could spread the Transformers' war to other planets, Prime awoke too late to change the course of fate, and could only watch as the AllSpark rocketed off into the sky... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prelude: Optimus Prime}}

Prime and his Autobots pursued the AllSpark to Earth and battled the Decepticons for it. Almost immediately after triumphing over their foes, however, Optimus and his men had to face them ''again'' when they somehow rose as [[zombie]]s. Despite having no idea how they could be stopped and having had his power drained by fighting Megatron, Optimus continued to fight the monsters rather than let them run amok. Fortunately, Ratchet deduced that they had been reanimated by energies scavenged from the AllSpark by Starscream, enabling the Autobots to target their power sources and slay them once more. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

[[File:Titan5 Optimustwins.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|"Your slang is bad and you should ''feel'' bad!"]]

With the formation of NEST, Optimus found he had to strive daily to gain credibility with the human powers-that-be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}} Working diligently to root out Decepticon threats around the globe, Prime was too busy to meet with new Autobot arrivals Skids and Mudflap, who claimed to have important information for him, though Ironhide noted that the twins had cried wolf so many times, even Optimus had trouble believing their stories these days. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} While in [[Australia]] on NEST business, Prime went into action alongside Arcee to apprehend [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]; the two Autobots found the terrain down under to be a challenge, while Sideways was in his element, so Prime elect to just ''blow up'' the terrain instead. Taking the captive Sideways back to Diego Garcia, Prime was greeted on arrival with the sight of Skids and Mudflap brawling on the runway. He bawled them out over improper conduct, but before he could go further, Scorponok made an attack. In the firefight that followed, Optimus tripped over Skids, and by the time he had righted himself, Scorponok and Sideways had both escaped. Knowing that the enemy could ''not'' have got this close without NEST security being compromised, Optimus was convinced by Sideswipe's argument that the twins had turned traitor and had them taken away for questioning. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

When the twins were sprung by Decepticons, Prime agreed with Theodore Galloway that the Autobots would make finding the twins a number one priority. However, Optimus was left suspicious when a [[Soundwave (ROTF)|mysterious "friend"]] tipped the Autobots off about the twins. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}} [[File:Titan10 Optimusgetsout.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Never had a human face before. GIVE ME IT ANYWAY!]] Soon, it came out that the twins were being framed and by tracking the two, Optimus and his men found out about a Decepticon base near [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. Optimus led a raid on it, taking down the [[Purple generic drones|drone army]] stationed there. But he never did get to hear Skids and Mudflap's intel, about a mysterious threat known as The Fallen... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

Following The Fallen's attack on Earth, Optimus continued operations against the Decepticons. [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt's]] over-enthusiasm began to muck that up, causing damage and getting NEST into trouble, despite Optimus' attempts to point this out to him. Optimus had to confine him to base. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}} Soon after that, he was drawn out into a trap by [[Trophy White]] and the [[Free Men]], who wanted to take his head as a trophy. Optimus worked out their plan and allowed himself to be captured by the deranged hunter, in order to keep the fight away from civilians. He pretended to be securely chained down and listened to White's sociopathic ravings, before (at the moment he considered funniest) breaking free and taking White prisoner. Shockingly, he found keeping the severed heads of animals as trophies to be ''bad'', and destroyed Trophy's trophies. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:DividedLoyalties prime striketeam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8]]

When several Decepticons escaped from NEST's [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]] holding facility, Optimus ordered his men to let the prisoners flee: a battle outside [[World Cup|a major sports event]] would cause unacceptable civilian casualties. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} This led to a major collapse in Autobot popularity, and open battles with Decepticons in cities were just risking further alienation. In response, Prime created a secret covert unit (even under NEST's radar) that would monitor the Decepticons, wait for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, and then hit hard and fast. While this worked, Optimus was left disquieted: the tactics he was using were too akin to the Decepticons, and a fine line was being walked. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}} Tracking the Decepticons, led by [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], to a base in [[Russia]], Optimus led a strike team in, unaware that [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had sold them all out to Bludgeon and that they were walking into an ambush. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} "Luckily," Megatron arrived to destroy Bludgeon in punishment for running a rival faction; rather than engage Optimus, Megatron departed with the ominous warning that a day of reckoning was coming soon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}

[[File:Titan3-3 OpSoundwavefaceoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Sorry Soundwave, you're going to need braces."]]

When a relic of [[Ark (DOTM)|an unknown UFO]] was discovered in Fiesole, [[Italy]], Optimus led a NEST team to secure the find. Starscream launched a surprise attack to claim it: Optimus ordered the human archaeologist to keep digging and fought the Decepticon, taking two blows before overpowering and thrashing him. But Starscream kept fighting, asking Optimus if there were things worth dying for. Optimus agreed and said he was willing to die to save Earth from Decepticons... at which point Starscream suckerpunched him and stole the artifact. Optimus was left concerned about what the 'cons were up to {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}} but found himself distract by other plots hatched by Soundwave. After intel from Bumblebee led NEST to the Laguna De Guatavita, Optimus and Ratchet tracked down Soundwave working alongside the [[Tanto Gang]]. After the Decepticon and his allies had uncovered [[El Dorado]], Soundwave turned on the Tanto Gang, and the Autobots swooped in the middle of the carnage. Optimus beat down the Decepticon, and forced him to explain his motives: using El Dorado's gold, Soundwave planned on crashing the Earth's economy. Though the Autobots foiled the plot, both Soundwave and the Tanto Gang escaped when the latter triggered a bomb to cover their retreat. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Blood And Gold}} Optimus then encountered Soundwave in [[Spain]] after he'd drawn [[Robert Epps]] and Bumblebee into an ambush. With Bumblebee near death, Optimus agreed to fight Soundwave without weapons if it would mean his comrade's survived, and he was nearly sent plummeting off the mountaintop in the resulting fight. However, he managed to use Soundwave's sonic blasts and the local environment against his foe; by locating a fissure, he snuck behind Soundwave, and shoved him into an avalanche triggered by the Decepticon's attacks. Soundwave was swept away and Optimus emerged victorious. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.3|Dealing with the Devil}}

When Ratchet contacted NEST to let them know there was trouble at the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]], Optimus himself turned out to help chase off Starscream and Barricade. He later tried to convince the anti-[[Transformer|Cybertronian]] protesters that the Autobots were here to help, but Ratchet and Ironhide's actions during the fight had already convinced them of that, and their leader, [[Marcus Castor]], was already producing anti-Decepticon T-shirts. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}

[[File:ThousandIslandFight prime shield.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2]]

In the aftermath of the battle for Chicago, Optimus and Decepticon defector [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] were cleaning up ''Ark'' debris on the Moon. Optimus was bemused that Drift would rather be hunting down Decepticons instead, asking if he really wanted to fight his former allies, and pointing out this was necessary work. Soon after, Drift was horrified to find the corpse of his old comrade [[Knucklehead]]. He recounted a story involving them and the murderer, [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], and Prime said he was sorry for the loss. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.1|Adrift in Space and Time}}

A while later, Optimus, Bumblebee, and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] engaged a trio of Decepticon survivors in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. When their charges retreated, Optimus suggested that the three Autobots follow together, but Crosshairs insisted that he go it alone. After giving permission for this action, Prime commanded Bumblebee to keep a watchful eye on the new arrival and relay any findings back to him. With the three Decepticons located and single-handedly defeated by Crosshairs on the island of [[Pulau Bidadari]], Optimus informed Crosshairs that he was more than combat ready, but he had the feeling that they may have missed [[Lockdown (ROTF)|something...]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.2|Thousand Island Fight}}

[[File:AcceptNoSubstitute prime vs stinger.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2]]

When [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] impersonated Bumblebee, Optimus found himself training his weapons on both of the 'bots, confident that the true Bumblebee would be able to prove his identity. He did not have long to wait, as Bumblebee saved a human who had fallen from a nearby burning building, and Optimus quickly overpowered Stinger and ordered him to get out of his sight, repulsed by his artificial nature. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}

Hearing a news report suggesting a potential Transformer threat in the town of [[Cullum]], Optimus Prime investigated alongside Crosshairs, and discovered that the area was being menaced by a powerful [[turbofox]]. Crosshairs had once lost an entire platoon to a pack of turbofoxes and struggled to overcome his fears in order to help Prime battle the creature, but fortunately, just as Prime was about to become fox-food, Crosshairs got his head in order and blasted the beast. Optimus congratulated him on conquering his fear, and hoped that humankind would be able to do the same and become allies of the Autobots' once again. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.5|Creature of Chaos}}
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====Alternate timeline====

[[File:TitanUK9 frozen prime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|The Prime Who Came In From The Cold]]

In a parallel universe, the battle of Mission City turned out very differently—Optimus was defeated and captured by Megatron, and the AllSpark fell into Decepticon hands. The Decepticons proceeded to conquer North America, and by the start of 2008, had begun a plan to cyberform the Earth using the AllSpark's energies. Working with Mikaela Banes and [[Tom Banachek]], the Autobots staged a plan to rescue Prime, who they knew was being held in Sector Seven's old Hoover Dam base, repurposed by the Decepticons as their new headquarters... but when Bumblebee and Mikaela infiltrated the base, they did not expect to find Prime frozen solid by the liquid nitrogen cooling system previously used to imprison Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} While Bumblebee distracted Megatron, Mikaela began her attempt to deactivate the system, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} but soon came under attack herself by [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Fortunately, she was able to dupe Frenzy into rupturing the liquid nitrogen tanks with his blades, damaging the system to the point where Prime began to thaw out. The revived Prime challenged Megatron to a duel, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} but as they fought, Optimus learned that Megatron's link to the AllSpark allowed his old enemy to instantly heal any damage Prime managed to inflict. Luckily, Bumblebee and Mikaela saved the day, hitting the distracted Megatron with an old [[Sector Seven]] nanovirus, which destroyed him from within. Simultaneously, Autobots elsewhere destroyed the AllSpark to halt its cyberforming of Earth, but despite this success and the death of Megatron, Prime could take no satisfaction in victory: this battle was won, but the war remained... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

[[File:Aftermathpt2 prime attacked by NATO.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]

Surveying the damage done to Earth, Prime became resigned to the fact that Humanity, battered by Decepticon occupation, would view both Autobot and Decepticon as hostile invaders. Worse yet, although a fragment of the AllSpark had survived the cube's destruction, Optimus feared its contact with Megatron had corrupted it beyond all hope. In spite of these concerns, Prime was quick to order his men to protect a human shelter against Decepticon attack, but the Autobots' defense was misinterpreted as hostile action, and they came under attack from a [[NATO]] unit. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath, Part 1}} Optimus refused to allow his men to return fire, but fortunately, the crisis soon passed when the human who had ordered the attack was freed from the Decepticon mind-control that had guided his actions. Optimus surrendered to the humans, beginning an alliance between the Autobots and the United States government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

After examining a particularly volatile spot of geological flux brought on by the AllSpark's energy in [[Okeechobee]], [[Florida]] alongside Tom Banachek and recently appointed [[Theodore Allen|President Theodore Allen]], Optimus Prime returned to the Autobots' base in [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], where he was shocked to discover that Ratchet had used the AllSpark fragment that Prime had entrusted to him to resurrect Jazz. Prime assigned Ratchet and Jazz to monitor the Okeechobee situation, but warned Ratchet to keep a close eye on Jazz, fearing what the potentially-tainted AllSpark had done to him. Unfortunately, Prime's fears proved true, and Jazz soon revealed himself to have been left corrupted and amoral by the shard's power. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

[[File:ReturntoCybertron optimus allies with stockade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6|"Don't worry, readers, I'll just leave him to starve to death in #25." "What was that?" "I SAID I'M GONNA KILL YA"]]

Optimus Prime soon worked out that while the AllSpark's transformation of Earth had been halted, the damage had been done: the infection had reached [[Earth's core|the planet's core]], and the organic Earth and the technological transformation were now fighting for supremacy, killing the planet in the process. While he arranged for a specialist team to investigate and limit the damage, Prime reported his findings to President Allen, but refrained from telling him of the back-up plan he was putting into action lest humanity's hopes be unduly raised: a team led by Ironhide was to retrieve [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] from the dead Cybertron in the hope it could be used to save Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron, Part 1}} Planetary surveyor [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] was appalled when Prime revealed the plan to him, knowing how unstable Nucleon could be, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron, Part 2}} and the bad news continued to pour in when a distress call from Ironhide's team reported that a band of Decepticons led by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] already had control of Cybertron's Nucleon. Optimus led the entirety of the Earth-bound Autobots (save Camshaft's team) to Cybertron as back-up, but was surprised to see Cybertron coming to ''them'', possessed by the evil entity [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron, Part 3}} Shot down by Unicron, Prime's team abandoned ship and made it to Cybertron using their cometary protoforms. Forming an alliance with Stockade, Prime formed a plan to drain off the Nucleon so Unicron couldn't use it as a power source, while the bulk of the Transformers provided a distraction by going underground and shooting up Unicron's body. The plan worked, Nucleon was secured for Earth, and Optimus extended an offer for Stockade to join them on Earth whenever he wished. Optimus was left optimistic that Autobots and Decepticons had come together in a common cause. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

[[File:Optimus Titan22.JPG|upright=1.6|left|thumb|Freedom is not dispensed here, sentient fools, only DEATH!]]

On returning to Earth, Prime found the Decepticons had seized the Autobot base and surrounding area; he made the decision to withdraw to [[Washington, D.C.]], knowing that this meant leaving Mikaela in Decepticon hands. Upon landing at an air base, the Decepticon-controlled President Allen lured him into a trap, and he found himself fighting Jazz, now a Decepticon hired gun. Optimus lured him away from humans and prepared to engage him, but when a second assassin named [[Kullt]] turned up, Jazz gunned it down out of annoyance. Optimus had viewed Jazz as a lost cause but now stated there was still some Autobot in him: he ''could'' have let Kullt do the work for him and then killed him, but he saved Prime instead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}} Prime then took the Autobots to rescue Mikaela; he himself went first, launching himself in protoform mode to land in Savannah like a bomb and tearing his way through [[Swindle (Movie)|drone hordes]]. He was quickly gunned down by aerial units and about to be killed by Starscream, but this whole flashy attack had been a diversion—allowing other Autobots a chance to hit the distracted air forces and nab Mikaela. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

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Optimus seemed to quickly bond with [[Seward|General Seward]], his military liaison at Andrews Air Base, but that didn't help when the mind-controlled President Allen had the government order the Autobots out of America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution, Part One}} However, having deduced that Allen was under Decepticon control following his clash with Jazz, Prime had anticipated this. As expected, Allen attempted to nuke the Autobots' ship as it departed, but he only succeeded in blowing up a decoy ship Prime had had Ironhide and Bumblebee prepare. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}} Believed dead, the Autobots went undercover on Cybertron, making another deal with Stockade to have his team protect Earth in their absence, kicking off a [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Optimus didn't trust Stockade to not renege on the deal and just take control of Earth for himself, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution, Part Two}} but he ensured the Decepticons were set up for the Autobot's final strike: forcibly teleporting all of the enemy to Cybertron via Unicron's leftover teleportational engines, then stranding Cybertron in a remote solar system. Optimus led the troops to Earth and witnessed Megatron's return from the dead, but this proved no impediment to the Autobots' plan: Prime briefly distracted Megatron so he could be tagged with a teleporter like the other Decepticons, and the next minute, both Megatron, Stockade, and their entire armies were all teleported away. This left the Autobots stranded on Earth and with a lot of clean-up to do... but at long last, Optimus Prime had finally brought the war to an end. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}}

===Toy bios===
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The truck Optimus Prime [[trans-scan]]ned upon arrival on Earth was ''the coolest thing he ever saw''. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime}}

When the AllSpark was destroyed in Mission City, Optimus was bathed in its power and became a living receptacle: he could destroy or heal with the merest thought. He still remained dedicated to peace, and altered his exterior decorations to match the ones he bore as a young leader, before the beginning of the war. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|First Strike Optimus Prime}} When Starscream came out of hiding, Prime teamed with Arcee to hunt him down, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SamsClub3pk|Arcee, Starscream & Optimus Prime}} but as more Decepticons under Starscream's command began appearing on Earth, Prime had to use the AllSpark power within him to alter his body into a new sensor-transparent, super-silent form for stealth missions. Prime considered it dishonourable, but knew had to be done. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime}} Unfortunately, Starscream followed his lead and also modified himself for stealth so he could target Prime personally. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream}}

Once the Decepticons were beaten on Earth, Optimus was provided with intelligence by [[Sector Seven]] about Decepticon bases on Mars. After assuming new colors, he headed to the red planet. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Fire Blast Optimus Prime}} As it turned out, though, the Decepticons would soon strike at Earth again; Prime upgraded his sensor suite and trained with Ironhide to better track their enemies. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ROTFvoyager|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Optimus Prime}}

Following the battle with The Fallen in Egypt, Optimus made a particular point of tracking down Starscream, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#HFTDleader|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Leader Optimus Prime}} and enhanced his arsenal with weapons designed to take on airborne Decepticons. Unfortunately, these new weapons were not a great help in battling hypnotic Decepticon [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]], who prevented Prime from opening fire by attacking him with mind-controlled humans. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#VoyagerDefender|Defender Optimus Prime}} Prime had more luck against [[Banzaitron]], who mistakenly believed that Optimus won his fights through raw power; in actuality, Prime's decades of training made him one of Cybertron's most skilled fighters, and Banzaitron held little challenge for him. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BattleBlades|Battle Blades Optimus Prime}}

Optimus was known to team up with [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]] for lunar missions. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OptimusComettor|Optimus Prime & Comettor}} It was on the lunar surface that lost Autobot leader Sentinel Prime was found, and the team-up of these two Primes meant the Decepticons didn't stand a chance! {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#walmartdlx|Walmart Deluxe Optimus Prime}} Optimus continued to combat threats to the Autobots with various new upgrades like armor reinforced with [[Cybertanium]] {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lunarfire|Lunarfire Optimus Prime}} and [[Tritanium]], {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TritaniumPrime|Tritanium Optimus Prime}}, [[MechTech]] weapons that included a powerful Cybertanium battle axe {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#DOTMVoyFireburst|Fireburst Optimus Prime}} and the combining [[Mega Striker]] cannon, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StrikerOptimus|Striker Optimus}} and the incredible [[Omega Combat Armor]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#UltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime}}

Eventually the human alliances came into question. As Earth still needed him, Optimus altered his form so he could move around unrecognised and commit covert strikes on Decepticons. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
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Under mysterious circumstances, Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Jazz, Ratchet, and Starscream were transported through a warp in space and time and deposited on the prehistoric Earth of another universe, smack into the middle of the [[Beast Wars (event)|"Beast Wars"]] between [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s [[Maximal]]s and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Prime made fast friends with Primal; they joined their forces and double-teamed the injured [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who had just taken a blast to the face from [[Tigatron]]. The two Optimuses commemorated their accomplishment of teamwork by shaking hands, while the Maximals and Ratchet looked on in approval. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}}

Starscream allied with the Predacons, and was soon joined by Blackout, his own Megatron, {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] who all also travelled through the warp. The two Megatrons combined their troops into a fearsome force against the Autobots and Maximals. Fortunately for the Autobots and Maximals, [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] arrived to assist. The two factions then took formation against each other with the intention of combining their energies to attack the opposing side. With [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] leading the charge, the Maximals and the Autobots attacked first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
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===''Cyber Missions''===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Edwards]] (English)|[[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:CyberMissions1 Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Yes, I know, I'm scary.]]
During NEST's ongoing hunt for the Decepticons after the death of The Fallen, Optimus Prime recorded some information on the Autobot-Decepticon war for preservation in [[Vector Sigma]]. Bumblebee and Ironhide were reviewing the data when Bludgeon and Soundwave launched an attack on NEST command. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} The next morning, Optimus had been informed of the attack and Soundwave's capture, and he ordered Ironhide to wait for reinforcements to assist in pursuing Bludgeon. Bludgeon made that difficult for Ironhide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}} Later, Optimus contacted Ratchet to inform him that [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] was causing chaos in [[Mission City]], and he reminded the Autobot medic to be careful. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 3}}

Optimus and Sideswipe tracked Megatron to a disused factory, but the Decepticon leader eluded them by cloaking his spark signature. The hidden Megatron ambushed the two Autobots, and Optimus brought his swords to bear in battle, though he tried appealing to Megatron to surrender. Megatron's response came in the form of a blast that brought the fatory's roof down on the two Autobots, and though Megatron escaped, Optimus promised that he would no longer be able to hide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 4}}

When Ironhide went missing after the incident with Bludgeon, Optimus searched for him, following directions from Bumblebee to a cave loaded with [[Energon]]. That cave turned out to be the hiding place of Decepticon hypnotist Mindwipe, who had Ironhide in his thrall, and tried to do the same to Optimus. The Autobot leader was able to resist Mindwipe's mesmerizing powers with a little help from his blaring truck horns, and defeated him, leaving a confused Ironhide to wonder what was going on. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}}

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Reports of [[Smolder]] attacking a building in [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]] resulted in Optimus dispatching Bumblebee and Ratchet to investigate. He filled them in on the situation en route. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 9}} During another mission, Optimus warned Sideswipe and Ratchet that they were being tracked, moments before the pair were attacked by Starscream and Mindwipe. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}}

Bumblebee reported to Optimus that he'd managed to pinpoint the location where Megatron and Starscream were meeting, leading Optimus to confront the two Decepticons in an Arctic region. When Megatron expressed surprise that he'd come to fight them without backup, Optimus assured him that the Autobots were never far from their leader's side. While Starscream went to attack the others, Optimus and Megatron continued to fight, with Optimus emerging the eventual victor. As Megatron tried to goad him into finishing the fight, Optimus announced that the Autobots protected all sentient life, and that included the Decepticons. He subsequently allowed Megatron to flee. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}

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{{quote|By showing even one such as him the power of mercy, Megatron might realize that we'll never give up, no matter the cost.|Optimus Prime|''Cyber Missions'' #12}}

Prime set up an elaborate trap involving a hologram of Soundwave to lure the Decepticons to a spot in the wilderness. The ploy worked, and Optimus attacked Megatron while his men attacked Megatron's troops. At one point during the battle, Megatron threw a train car at him, and he simply somersaulted along its length. Though Megatron boasted that the Decepticons would win through sheer determination, Optimus knocked him to the ground and gave a speech about building alliances, which was the cue for the [[human]]s to turn up in force and surround the Decepticons. Optimus informed Megatron that he could either leave the planet peacefully or be destroyed. Once the rest of the Decepticons fled, Megatron delivered a final threat before taking off. Prime celebrated with another speech, before admiring the huge Autobot [[insignia]] Bumblebee had stomped into the ground. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
During NEST's global hunt for Decepticons in the time period between the battle of Mission City and The Fallen's attack on Earth, an alert of Decepticon activity in [[Tokyo]] sent Optimus, Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe to investigate. Prime intervened in Sideswipe and Barricade's battle to lift the Decepticon into the air, only to find himself under attack by Grindor. Ordering Sideswipe and Ratchet to cover him, Optimus scaled the side of a nearby office block so he could punch the helicopter out of the air. Standing over the two Decepticons, Optimus was surprised when they informed him that they were simply providing a diversion. Optimus realised that Sam was in danger, and rushed back to America in time to find Starscream attempting to abduct the boy. He jumped on Starscream's back, causing the Decepticon to flee and saving Sam from a kidnapping. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===''I Can Read!'' books===
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Optimus met up with Ironhide, Sideswipe and Bumblebee in a desert to train. He and Ironhide tackled a rough off-road trail, only for their training to be interrupted by a nearby dam bursting open. The two Autobots sealed up the dam using rocks from a nearby quarry. They met back up with Bumblebee and Sideswipe afterwards, who admitted to have encountered their own "natural disaster." The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Optimus and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}

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Optimus came upon Starscream attacking Sam and Mikaela, while Bumblebee and Wheelie argued with one another nearby on how to defeat the Decepticon. Optimus knocked out Starscream with a single punch before chastising both his subordinates for allowing their feelings get in the way of their mission to protect the humans. Sam and Mikaela attempted to have Wheelie and Bumblebee reconcile, but the two Autobots were too stubborn to apologize to one another. Optimus suggested that the humans give Bumblebee and Wheelie time to work things out. But Starscream suddenly regained consciousness, prompting Optimus to order Wheelie and Bumblebee to work together to defeat him while he protected the humans. The two Autobots managed to put their differences aside and accomplished their task. Optimus looked on with pride as the two friends thanked each other afterwards. {{storylink|Buddy Brawl}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
[[File:OptimusgetsSamsmessage-PrimeTarget.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Optimus "likes" Sam's status before going back to looking at cat videos.]]
Optimus had assigned Skids and Mudflap to watch over Sam while Bumblebee was away on a mission. When he asked the Twins for their report on the situation, they informed him that they suspected the [[new lab assistant]] working at Sam's university to be a Decepticon spy. Optimus ordered the two Autobots to continue their vigil over Sam. The Twins' hunch turned out to be correct, and the Decepticon spy sent Optimus a false distress signal through Sam's computer. Optimus sped to meet Sam at his university, where he encountered Megatron. Using a supermagnet within the University lab, Megatron was able to lock Optimus in his vehicle mode. Megatron would have destroyed Optimus if not for Sam's timely intervention. Sam used the supermagnet on Megatron, allowing Optimus to escape, and get repaired by Ratchet. {{storylink|Prime Target (book)|Prime Target}}

[[File:AutobotsthankSam-SatelliteMeltdown.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|May I ''please'' take your face?]]
Optimus received word from human authorities that [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] were causing trouble. But thanks to Soundwave's tampering with communications, he and his Autobots wound up driving to an empty warehouse miles away instead of the location of the conflict. Upon arriving at the warehouse, Optimus and his troops quickly realized that they had been tricked. Thankfull, Sam and Bumblebee met them there, and led them to the correct location. Optimus took care of both Decepticons by himself, sending them fleeing. Optimus then met with the human military, and informed them of Soundwave in Earth orbit. Together, they managed to have the satellite to which Soundwave was attached to self-destruct, sending the Decepticon tumbling off into outer space. Sam later thanked Sam for his help in the mission. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}
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===''Spot the 'Bots''===
While on a mission to find Decepticons, Optimus found Megatron hiding behind a tree. Megatron tried to scamper away, but Optimus and his Autobots gave chase. A small group of both factions then met at an old warehouse, and they began to duke it out for the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}
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===''Unite for the Universe''===
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In the wake of The Fallen's defeat, NEST initiated [[Project Unite]] to find a way of modifying Jetfire's parts so that Optimus could use them again. Unaware of the project's objective, but knowing that it held a great power, Starscream attacked the Unite facility to try stealing its fruits for himself, only to find a successfully powered-up Optimus Prime ready and waiting to take him on. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}} Starscream fled, but immediately began plotting on how he could take Optimus's new power for himself. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

When word came in of another Starscream sighting on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of Delos, Optimus used his new abilities to fly there personally, where Sideswipe briefed him on what the Autobots had deduced: Starscream had managed to replicate the Unite process using the bodies of dead Decepticons, and was making a play for power. Knowing that Starscream did not have the necessary neural interface protocols to handle the Unite upgrade and would soon be driven mad, Optimus led the Autobots in tracking him to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]] for a confrontation... only for Megatron himself to show up, also dedicated to bring Starscream to heel! {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}} Tempting as it was to stand back and watch Megatron and Starscream duke it out, Optimus could not risk the Unite technology falling into Megatron's hands, and soon interceded in the Decepticons' battle. While Optimus kept Megatron busy, Ratchet hit Starscream with a scrambler weapon that burned out Starscream's new cyber-genetic sequencing, rending the Unite tech useless; Megatron departed, vowing vengeance. Optimus sadly reflected that in striving to create new and better weapons, the Autobots had almost handed the Decepticons victory, and swore that fortitude and valour would be the only weapons he relied on henceforth. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}
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===The Creation Revoltech!===
[[File:The Creation Revoltech.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|From about this point on, things get progressively sillier. You've been warned.]]
At the mercy of Megatron and the powerful [[Revocube]], Optimus Prime, at Ratchet's urging, called upon the power of the [[Revoltech]] universal joint. As the Wreckers watched, Prime surged with energy—and guns!—and prepared to renew the fight. {{storylink|The Creation Revoltech!}}
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===''How to Ride Your Dinobot''===
====Cartoon====
[[File:Htryd-chapter-2-optimus-grimlock.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|We all did this with our toys as kids. Now Optimus hates us for it.]]

Optimus found trying to ride [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was far from an easy task, which wasn't helped by his notably impatient attitude. First, Grimlock flung him into a wall when he first tried to get him to move. After [[Humanization|receiving a cast on his leg]] following the incident, he again lost his patience when trying to get his steed to move. However, it was all for naught, as now it was time for Grimlock to ride on Optimus' shoulders. Optimus could only groan in pain as he carried the massive Dinobot around, who was having a much better day than he was. {{storylink|How to Ride Your Dinobot Chapter 2: How to Ride|How to Ride}}

====Comic====
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Intending to teach his Autobots the fine art of Dinobot-riding, Optimus Prime led his men through a Chinese forest to the Dinobots' stomping ground—though he refrained from ''telling'' the Autobots where he was taking them, so they couldn't say no! Hound and Bumblebee had little luck taming [[Slash (AOE)|Slash]] and [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], but when Drift and Crosshairs managed to saddle up atop [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] and [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]], Optimus cautioned them against overconfidence, but suggested they try practising combat scenario. It did not go well. Bruised and tired, Hound pointed out that Optimus hadn't done any riding, but Optimus professed that he didn't ''need'' to, since he was already an expert. Grimlock evidently didn't get the message, as he flipped the unsuspecting Optimus onto his back, then took off running. Optimus called to the Autobots that Grimlock had picked up the scent of Decepticons, and instructed them all to RIDE OUT! {{storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}
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===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===
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''Two'' versions of Optimus Prime were hanging out at the [[Transformers Expo]] in [[Yokohama]] at the same time—one in his original Earth body, the other in his ''Age of Extinction'' form—when the evil clone of a ''different'' Optimus Prime, [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]], came crashing into the building. The Primes attacked him alongside Bumblebee, at which point Nemesis was backed up by some of the other Expo attendees: a ''second'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]] (this one Optimus's ''own'' evil duplicate) and [[Nemesis Grimlock]]! They glared at each other a bit, until suddenly, the combined energies of the AllSpark, the Matrix of Leadership and the [[seed]]—all on display at the Expo, naturally—began reacting with the [[Dark Energon]] within the first Nemesis Prime. This was all part of a complicated plot by [[Unicron]], but fortunately, Nemesis resisted the dark urges within himself, and channelled all the Dark Energon into the stickers his creator [[Doctor Arkeville]] had used to make him evil. Nemesis ripped the stickers off and hurled them into the air, where all the Autobots and Decepticons—and even the Expo's human attendees, using their cell phones—blasted them and stopped the chain reaction.

It was a ''super'' weird day. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}
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===''Cheetos/Age of Extinction'' comic===
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Discovering that the Decepticons were increasing their strength through artifacts from the [[Cheetos (galaxy)|Cheetos galaxy]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots recruited [[you]]r help to acquire the power-enhancing objects. {{storylink|Cheetos/Transformers: Age of Extinction}}
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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]] (Japanese)}}
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In this world, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Lockdown were aware that they were toys: specifically, ''Q-Transformers'', a new line of cute-looking ''Transformers'' merchandise produced to tie-in with the 30th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]]. Optimus sometimes changed his look to match other Optimus Prime toys, but his "default" form was that of a toy based on his ''Age of Extinction'' look. They hanged out at different famous service areas on Japanese expressways, and talked about the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game, and the remake produced as a tie-in with their toyline, ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''.

Discussing the ins and outs of their cute designs, Optimus and his pals explained that they were created for the purpose of appealing to non-Transformers fans; Optimus suggested plush Transformers could be another way of tapping that market. {{storylink|Mystery of the 30th Anniversary Merchandise}} When the trio talked about and how terrible ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, Optimus huffed, insisting that, at the very least, it wasn't ''unbeatable''. Discussing traits that they thought made games bad, Optimus voiced a dislike for games without different difficulty settings. {{storylink|Mystery of Reliably Crappy Games}}

[[File:Qtransformers optimus on underwear.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|See? We weren't lying.]]

Lockdown suggested that re-releasing such a terrible game was like rubbing salt in a wound; Bumblebee didn't understand the expression, since, as Optimus pointed out, they were robots, and it didn't mean anything to them. While trying to come up with situations the phrase was applicable to, Lockdown suggested "accidentally sending your father an "I love you" text instead of your boyfriend or girlfriend"; the trio joked about what sort of response the father would send, and Optimus silenced everyone with the thoughtful answer: "I know". {{storylink|Mystery of Smearing Salt in the Open Wound}} The group then talked about the rubbish stage bosses in ''Mystery of Convoy'', particularly the [[Destron Mark|floating Decepticon insignia]], and wondered what sort of fictional scenarios it could be used in. {{storylink|Mystery of the Stage Bosses}}

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Prime and company began being joined by their friends to discuss facets of the game. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] participated in a talk about the differences between the original and the remake, {{storylink|Mystery of the Wittily Similar Circumstances}} while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] highlighted the tonal "gap" between the cute character designs and the very ''un''-cute action in the game. Everyone tried to think of examples of similar "gaps": Optimus suggested a stylish young dude wearing unfashionable underwear, and started sweating when everyone laughed. {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] joined them to talk about classic terrible games, which turned into a discussion about adventure and exploring, and the comforts an explorer might like to have with them on such a journey. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Explorer}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] also talked about some famously awful old games, seguing into a discussion about psychokinetic powers; Optimus remembered seeing a guy on TV who had the power to magnetize cutlery to his body. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Psychic}}

[[File:Qtransformers gtoptimus copenbee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2]]

When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] came along to share his thoughts on points of commonality among famously awful games, the group talked about the technical advancements of video games, but when Optimus wanted to talk about motion capture technology, he got confused and mixed it up with a CAT scan! {{storylink|Mystery of Game Balance}} [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] also had some opinions on the common themes of bad games, but Bumblebee and Optimus's willingness to settle for less frustrated Lockdown. {{storylink|Mystery of the Lowest Possible Standards}}

[[File:Qtransformers g1 convoy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Only you, could prevent wild fires.]]

Optimus had changed his look to match that of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GTR|his ''Transformers GT'' incarnation]] when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] dropped in. They talked about the changing faces of Optimus Prime through history, and how he used to be called "Convoy" in Japan, then Lockdown compared "Optimus Prime" and "Convoy" to the Mario Brothers. Everyone had a good chuckle when Jazz specified that Optimus would be the "Luigi" of the pair. {{storylink|Mystery of Convoy}} Bumblebee later told [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] about Optimus's fondness for ''Mystery of Convoy''. {{storylink|Mystery of Mystery of Convoy}}

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] turned up to join the argument over just how bad ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, the shocked Optimus quickly switched bodies, taking on the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 self]]. They argued back and forth for a bit, discussing other ways the game could have been remade, until Optimus proposed the most drastic rebranding he could think of: calling it "Mysteryvoy of Con". {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}

Tiring of talking about ''Mystery of Convoy'', Optimus noted the unexpected popularity of ''Q-Transformers'' itself and steered the towards other ways to reach a wider audience for ''Transformers''. His own suggestion was to make the franchise more like ''[[w:Mito Kōmon|Mito Kōmon]]''. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}} The three decided to go over previous ''Transformers'' series to make sure they'd stay within established rules, but Optimus and Bumblebee immediately ran into an argument with Lockdown when they refused to acknowledge anything bad about [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]. Lockdown argued that it was hard to tell the difference between Autobots and Decepticons, so the three discussed ways of making it more obvious. {{storylink|The Road to Easy Identification}}

Introducing a new "Q-Transformers Radio" segment, the trio invited Tracks to talk about popularity, and he brought along [[Yukimura Sanada]] from ''[[w:Sengoku Basara|Sengoku Basara]]''. After interviewing their guest on his franchise of origin, they struck upon the idea of having Transformers appear in ''Basara'' games, and Optimus failed to impress by imagining his in-game super move would be a car horn. {{storylink|The Road to Borrowing Popularity from Sengoku Basara}}

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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
[[File:TFLegends optimus rides grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]
In the "[[Legends Universe]]", Optimus Prime was just a fictional character featured in a series of popular movies and toylines. When the newest film, ''Age of Extinction'' came out, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and the other employees of the [[Axalon Trading Company]] went crazy for the new toys. [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] got the Leader-class figure, {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party#Part 1|TF4 Toy Party Part 1}} while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], being more of a fan of the Generation 1 series, instead opted for the "Evasion Mode" figure, with its Generation 1-inspired alternate mode. He was disgusted to discover that such a classic, 80s-looking toy transformed into Optimus's movie-based robot mode design, and was even more put out when Silverbolt had the figure ride the new Grimlock toy. {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party#Part 2|TF4 Toy Party Part 2}}

A new Optimus Prime toy was on show when the Axalon gang went to the 2014 Tokyo Toy Show during the summer. {{storylink|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report#Part 2|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 2}} Six months later, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] spent [[Christmas]] enjoying Prime's exploits in the new ''Age of Extinction'' DVD. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} When Rhinox turned into [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and tried to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, Rattrap attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers, including the movie incarnation of Optimus. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

When [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] arrived in the Legends Universe and found that "Optimus Prime" was the English name of his enemy, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]], he sought to ruin his reputation by dressing up as the ''Age of Extinction'' version of the character. The masses of adoring young fans that showed up made Sky-Byte unable to bring himself to crush their dreams. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}}

At [[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2015]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] appeared and took down Optimus Prime, or somebody in an Optimus Prime costume. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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===Bot on the Street===
Optimus was asked if Frenzy was red or blue, but as far as he was concerned, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] was silver. {{storylink|Bot on the Street}}

===''Timelines''===
In one reality, Megatron suddenly shifted position during the Battle of Chicago and thus took advantage of his mysteriously good luck to kill both Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime. Eventually, though, a new Prime arose, [[Rodimus (DOTM)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2015 Megatron profile card}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]], Megatron defeated [[The Fallen]] and returned to space to gather the Decepticon army, beginning new engagements which sent the Autobots on the defensive. Optimus Prime rose to the bait planted by Soundwave for Sam Witwicky and took the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to the Moon to revive [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Backed into a corner by the Decepticon offensive, Optimus revived Sentinel on the lunar surface, and Sentinel helped Megatron capture Optimus. The Decepticons gained control of Earth and brought Cybertron to Earth orbit. Sentinel spent time unsuccessfully trying to turn Optimus over to his way of thinking.

Everything changed with the arrival of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] to Decepticon-controlled Earth. The bounty hunter demanded that Optimus be handed over to him; Megatron refused out of pride while Sentinel refused out of loyalty. While Sentinel debated over Lockdown's offer of a protomatter [[seed]], Optimus used the opportunity to reignite Sentinel's cold spark. Sentinel thus tricked Lockdown to seize control of [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]]. Allying themselves with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s, Optimus and Sentinel waged a long guerrilla war against the Decepticons. After the long struggle, they managed to liberate Earth and revitalize Cybertron with the seed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22}}

In [[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]], once [[Cade Yeager]] had revived Optimus Prime, Optimus put out the call to all surviving Autobots. Bumblebee, [[Bulkhead (DOTM)|Bulkhead]], and [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] joined...and so did the desperate Decepticons [[Axor|Axel]] and [[Wild Rider]]! The Autobots were initially skeptical of them but learned to appreciate Wild Rider, who remained loyal even in the face of Megatron's return as [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]. Axel on the other hand attempted to sell out the Autobots to Lockdown only to be killed by Lockdown. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/16}}

==Games==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/games}}

==Commercial appearances==
*As part of the hype buildup to the first movie's release, Optimus Prime made a brief cameo at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, interacting with host Sarah Silverman. The scene spliced Silverman into pre-existing movie footage, but featured new dialogue recorded for the event by Peter Cullen. Prime heavily hinted that he wanted to present an award, but was rejected for a regular MTV fan.

*According to a tie-in advertisement for [[Burger King]], Prime likes his Whoppers with no onions, no cheese, extra pickles, with a side of ????. However, due to a cruel twist of fate, he can never enjoy the sweet taste of beefy victory (and all because he needed a driver for him to receive his order). He saved the world from the Decepticons, and still he can't even have it his way? Where's the justice? {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#Burger King|Transformers Burger King tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus fell on some guy's car, smashing it to scrap. The car's owner was rather upset about this development, but Optimus could only respond with "My bad..." {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#General Motors|Transformers Chevy tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus Prime (in truck mode) made an appearance at [[BotCon 2007]], alongside the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]]. He was available for pictures all weekend. He made a second appearance at [[BotCon 2009]].

*Optimus was convinced that a man's new LG Versa was really a Decepticons in disguse. The phone's owner vehemently denied this, despite the phone showing transforming capabilities. He laughed off Optimus's apparent fixation with Decepticons... until one dropped down behind him, sending him running. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#LG Versa|Revenge of the Fallen LG Versa tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus was tasked by delivering trailers of Strawberry/Peanut Butter [[M&M's]]. Instead of hauling them in his truck mode, he picked one up and threw it into the distance. This earned him some sarcastic clapping from [[Red (M&M)|Red]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#M&Ms|Revenge of the Fallen M&Ms tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus was seen sporting an [[Robot Powered Machines|RPMs]] logo as a grill ornament. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#RPMs|Robot Powered Machines toy commercial}}

*During the 2009 NBA Finals, a commercial aired where [[The Master Builders (episode)|Optimus made a slam dunk]] and shattered the backboard.

*On [[July 6]]th 2009, Optimus appeared on ''The Late Show With David Letterman'' to declare the "Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Said By A Giant Robot". Optimus said it was nice to be there, although David was ''clearly'' concerned by having an 28-feet tall robot in the studio because of a bad history of robots messing up the place, and during the presentation Letterman decided there was something about Prime he didn't like. Anyway, the top ten was:
<ol>
<li value="10">"Jergens lotion leaves my hands silky smooth."</li>
<li value="9">"Do you have these khakis in size 114?"</li>
<li value="8">"My perfect night involves a pint of Haagen-Dazs and season three of ''Sex and the City''."</li>
<li value="7">"Man do I love me some 'taters."</li>
<li value="6">"It was so hot in Central Park today, I saw a squirrel rubbing sunblock on his nuts."</li>
<li value="5">"You seemed a little pitchy, dawg."</li>
<li value="4">"Brody Jenner has added you as a friend on Facebook."</li>
<li value="3">"Live from New York, it's Saturday night."</li>
<li value="2">"My parents wanted me to be a Rabbi."</li>
<li value="1">"All the slammin' shorties in the house say 'Yeah'."<ref>[http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/video_player/index/php/991507.phtml Lateshow CBS archive video of Optimus's guest spot.]</ref></li>
</ol>

*To promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Paramount set up a website where US fans could request Optimus call up their friends, warning them of Starscream's attempts to recruit human civilian allies.

*In the Discovery Channel promo, "The World Is Just Awesome," Optimus made a brief cameo, singing the words "boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0jZzBEKIMc Discovery commercial] on YouTube.</ref>

*Prime (voiced by Cullen, but not animated by ILM) appeared to promote a NASA competition to vote for videos made by children about NASA's impact on commonplace technology.<ref>[http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/optimus/ NASA Optimus Prime]</ref>

*Optimus appeared in truck mode at [[Toy Fair 2011]]. He got a $115 parking ticket.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357327/Transformers-truck-gets-parking-ticket-toy-fair.html ''Daily Mail'' article on Prime's fine.]</ref>

*Optimus duked it out with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] in front of a [[Burger King]] restaurant, while some of the patrons inside were too enraptured with savoring their Bacon Cheddar Ranch Tendercrisp sandwiches to notice. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon Burger King tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus was seen firing a [[basketball]] from his blaster in an ESPN commercial with [[Mark Cuban]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon ESPN commercial}}

*Optimus Prime joined Bumblebee on the road as part of the "[[Win A Ride To School With The Autobots]]" contest. He also delivered $1000 worth of Transformers toys to a lucky winner. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Win A Ride|Win A Ride To School With The Autobots contest and commercial}}

*To promote Age Of Extinction, Optimus appeared on screen during the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards to warn Mark Wahlberg that he was in danger of being slimed.

*Both Optimus and Bumblebee could be seen driving around the [[Speed Stars]] logo in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Speed Stars|Speed Stars commercials}}

*Optimus acted as goalkeeper as Diego Poyet, Gor Grigoryan and Patrick Otte practiced for the World Cup. After stopping a goal, he deflated the ball with his hand and commented that Diego was "Not bad... for a human." {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#ESPN|"The Future of Soccer" Age of Extinction tie-in commercial}}

*After Optimus was injured by a shot, a little boy come over to him and offered him an Oreo cookie. The generous act somehow gave Optimus the strength to go on, and he thanked the child before running off to do whatever heroic thing he was in the middle of. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Oreo|Age of Extinction Oreo tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus happened upon an excavation site, where several children were unearthing Grimlock. Soon after his arrival, Grimlock awakened, prompting Prime to hop on his back and order his mount to "Roll Out!" {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Mega|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee toy commercial}}

*Optimus Prime's voice also narrated some commercials:
**A Revenge of the Fallen toy commercial for the figures of the main cast. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Movie Characters|Revenge of the Fallen movie characters toy commercial}}
**A [[Power Bots]] and [[Gravity Bot]]s toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Power Bots and Gravity Bots|Power Bots and Gravity Bots toy commercial}}
**The Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon|Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon commercial}}
**An ad for the Supreme [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] set. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Supreme Devastator|Supreme Devastator commercial}}
**The N.E.S.T. Global Alliance figures. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Global Alliance|N.E.S.T. Global Alliance toy commercial}}
**The Double Your Action Giveaway ad. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Double|Double Your Action Giveaway commercial}}

==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers''===
[[File:Movie Primetruck before.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|8:30 pm: "Trick My Truck". Tonight's guest: [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Alpha Trion]].]]
[[File:Movie OptimusPrime truckrear.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:Movie Prime Trucklogomistake.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|In the darkness, a PA will misread "Truck A" as "Truck B", and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth — Revelation 11:7.]]
[[File:MBMovieOptimusAttacks.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*When Optimus' design was first revealed, [[GEEWUN|many fans of the Generation 1 series objected to the flames seen on Prime's body]]. When asked in an interview why he put the flames on, [[Michael Bay]] claimed he liked them because it was "cool". It was later revealed on a special featurette on the DVD that the flames were added because, apparently, red is not very good to film on camera, so Bay chose a blue truck but used the flames so that when Optimus transformed, the layout would result in maintaining his iconic red chest.

*In the director's commentary of the 2007 Transformers DVD, Michael Bay said that he had told the animators to seek inspiration from Liam Neeson in creating Optimus Prime's body language. ''Awesome''

*Optimus Prime's truck mode is apparently intended to haul a flatbed trailer, based on the presence of the large silver "headache rack", a piece of optional equipment that protects the driver in case a flatbed load breaks free during braking. It is generally not installed on trucks hauling enclosed container trailers.

*[[TakaraTomy]] officially recognizes Optimus Prime's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] as a Kenworth W900 truck, even though the vehicle used for filming was a modified Peterbilt 379, a different model from a different brand, although both are made by the PACCAR company.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070809065140/http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121424 Article at Edmunds.com on some of the vehicles used in the movie]</ref>

*When Optimus Prime scans a truck for his new body, the passing truck has what appears to be an Autobot sigil on its grill, but the actual truck that Prime turns into at the end of the scene has a much wider, flatter symbol on the grill, which looks rather more like that of Peterbilt. Then, Prime has an Autobot sigil on his grill while driving to meet the other Autobots.

*According to the free trading cards from the Boston Globe, Optimus is 28 feet tall, weighs 4.3 metric tons, and his primary weapon is an [[ion blaster]]. (Considering Optimus's height, however, this weight would seem implausible. It's also roughly half of the actual weight of the truck he's based on.)

*The [[Milton Bradley]] [[Transformers Battling Card Game]] depicts Prime with a unique a magnetic grapple attack, fired from the side of his arm. It also declares his forearm gun to be a chain gun (it's an ion blaster in other sources), and has him using a "judo kick", which... while it may not be out of the realm of plausibility for Prime to have learned an Earth martial art, judo does not actually '''use''' kicks, being focused on throwing moves. Oops.

*Optimus Prime's ''Rise of the Chevy Autobots'' codename, "10-22", is [http://www.truckercountry.com/cb-terminology.html#10c CB radio slang] for "report in person to." As in "Bumblebee, 10-22 to 10-22." Cute, huh?

*The Optimus Prime computer generated model consisted of 10,108 individual parts, 1,830,898 polygons, 27,744 rig nodes, and 2336 texture maps. The volume of all pieces combined came to 5445 cubic feet.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12-17.</ref>

*The [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|''Autobots'' DS game]] notes that Megatron killed Optimus's father. Considering several pieces of movie tie-in fiction treat Optimus and Megatron as brothers, it's entirely possible that he killed his ''own'' father too. ''Dark of the Moon'' may have unintentionally (given the obscurity of the four-year-old tie-in game) retconned this, as Optimus believed [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], the mentor figure to both of them, had perished during a Decepticon attack as he tried to escape from Cybertron.
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTF Optimus trailer super mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"One shall be scrawny...One shall be brawny"]]
*Optimus was supposed to combine with a trailer for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', something for which [[Ben Procter]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] drew up designs. In the end, Nizzi designed the combination with Jetfire. However, the idea of Optimus combining with his trailer was not forgotten, and showed up on screen in ''Dark of the Moon''.
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
*In ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Optimus has ''[[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|Faux-parts]]'', when he transforms inside of the NEST base facing [[Charlotte Mearing|Mearing]] and [[William Lennox|Lennox]]. It is noticeable that the Optimus robot truck parts are not the same as that of the actual truck mode body parts (or at least not all of them). Notice the red chest panels are in fact hidden under the truck nose panels and his arm appears (God knows from where) already with its red/blue flames parts; meanwhile the rest of the front of the vehicle fragments and hides into the robot. This is the only Optimus transformation that occurs this way. In the other in-movie conversions some of his alternate mode's appearances seem to be absorbed into his body or outright disappear.
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===''Age of Extinction''===
[[File:AOEOptimusComparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world, and you will all surrender to them. You pigs in human clothing!]]
*The overwhelming majority of ''Age of Extinction'' toys and promotional images for Optimus, not to mention his RotDS in-game model, are based on a preliminary design for the character, not used in the final film. The differences are most noticeable on the chest, although there are minor design variations across pretty much the entire body. [[TakaraTomy]]'s later release schedule for their version of the line allowed them to somewhat remedy this situation – their Battle Command Optimus Prime toy appears to have had its chest and feet retooled before release to match the newer design, and their 'Armor Knight' re-release of the Leader Class toy features extensive retooling to similar effect.
*Optimus's "evasion mode" body possesses one of the more cheatsy transformation schemes in the series. Not only does Optimus manage to turn into a fairly small truck while retaining his normal [[robot mode]] height and mass, his windows and grille rather conspicuously change size whenever he transforms.
*On [[September 30]], [[2014]], Optimus Prime was immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a cement printing ceremony outside [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]. In lieu of hand prints, Optimus provided tire prints. [[Peter Cullen]] was also in attendance and provided hand prints alongside his alter ego.
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===Other notes===
*According to [[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], for the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', the [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] featured in that show would become a young version of this one. Ultimately, this didn't make it into the end product as the show went largely unchanged.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''O Baak Man''' (Hong Kong, 柯柏文)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Leader Optimus")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' ('''Sang Ketujuh''' ("The Seventh") (In Indonesian Optimus is known as the seventh Prime) or '''Pemimpin Para Autobot''' ("The Leader of the Autobots")
*''Korean:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (옵티머스 프라임 ''Obtimeoseu Peulaim''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (네메시스프라임 ''Nemesisu Peulaim'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Khē Pó Wén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíng Tīan Zhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Optimus Naikrashchiy''' (Оптимус Найкращий, "Optimus the Best")

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==References==
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[[Category:Cyber Missions characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
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[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
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Transformers: The Veiled Threat

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|title=''Transformers: The Veiled Threat''
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|publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]
|date=[[April 28]], [[2009]]
|writer=[[Alan Dean Foster]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
|pagecount=281
|ISBN=ISBN 0345515927 ISBN 978-0345515926
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'''NEST forces mobilize to counter isolated Decepticon activity around the globe.'''

==Synopsis==

Present-day, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] lies dead, at the bottom of the sea. Cut to the Gulf of Aden where pirates attack a freighter which just so happens to be ferrying [[Robert Epps|Epps]], [[William Lennox|Lennox]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and other [[NEST]] (Networked Elements: Supporters and Transformers) members to their base on [[Diego Garcia]]. Ironhide soon transforms to robot mode and scares the pirates off. Arriving at Diego Garcia, the boys meet up with cybernetics expert [[Kaminari Ishihara]], who has been swimming in the lagoon, with the newly arrived Autobot veteran [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] serving as lifeguard. Everyone enters a briefing where a sighting of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] in [[Zambia]] is discussed and a plan is hatched with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to confront him.

Meanwhile, we find that [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] is now, with the disbanding of [[Sector Seven]], working in his mother’s deli in [[New York City]]. He’s also tinkering with [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]’s disembodied head in his basement. In Africa, we learn that Starscream is not only in the area, he’s gaining control over local rebel groups by using his internal synthesizers to create [[gold]] coins. He is also accompanied by three other Decepticons, [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]. They soon attack a local dam construction site, making short work of the security forces, and proceed to steal mass quantities of explosives.

The NEST team soon arrives in Africa with Prime, Ironhide, and Ratchet as well as new arrivals [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and [[Beachbreak]], who transforms into a commando jet ski. The Autobots soon engage Dropkick, Macerator, and Payload in battle in the Zambezi River. This is all part of Starscream’s brilliant plan, however, as the Autobots soon discover that the current is pushing them towards Victoria Falls. Everyone but Prime and Macerator gets out in time, the dueling pair going over the side. Starscream swoops in to save Macerator while Prime dangles helplessly. Eventually the NEST team manages to haul Prime up using Beachbreak’s tow-cable, but the celebration is short lived as Starscream swoops in and knocks the diminutive Beachbreak off the falls and to his death.

The Autobots and their human allies soon realize that Starscream may try and destroy a series of dams along the Zambezi and head off after the fleeing Decepticons. At one of the dams, the ground-based Decepticons attack. Payload heads to the valley floor to try and crack the dam with repeated blasts while Dropkick and Macerator fend off the arriving Autobots.

After a short scuffle, Prime manages to knock Macerator over the side of the dam before dispatching his dangling foe with his built-in sword. Ratchet takes repeated hits from Payload while trying to melt the fissures in the cracking dam back together. Both Ratchet and the dam are ultimately saved when the humans enter the dam and open the flood gates, knocking Payload downriver and out of the book. A damaged Dropkick escapes and everyone returns to Diego Garcia.

Again, we cut back to Simmons in his basement, experimenting on Frenzy and brooding that that punk kid [[Sam Witwicky]] has a [[Mikaela Banes|hot girlfriend]] and is going to [[Princeton University|Princeton]]. Frenzy tries to subvert the building’s electrical system, and after a little chaos, Simmons decides he needs to move the Decepticon head to a space beneath his mother’s deli.

Back at NEST headquarters, two more Decepticon presences are detected and a pair of teams is readied to head out and take care of them. Epps and Russian scientist [[Petr Andronov]] accompany Longarm and impetuous young motorcycle [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] to [[Peru]] to find Decepticons that have been detected in the deep jungles. On a steep mountain pass, the party is attacked by Decepticons [[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]] and [[Blademaster]]. Despite inexperienced and risky behavior by Knockout, both are severely damaged and driven off.

Simultaneously, Lennox, Ishihara, Prime, Ironhide, and Salvage arrive in the Western [[Australia]]n Outback and begin searching for Decepticons. Lennox soon realizes that the ‘Cons are attacking sites with energy reserves, [[oil]] and coal in [[Peru]] and uranium in Australia. The team decides that there is a second group of Decepticons not under Starscream’s command, harvesting massive amounts of energy in an attempt to revive Megatron.

Arriving at a uranium mining site, the NEST team discovers a trio of construction vehicles which, naturally, turn out to be Decepticons. The leader, [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], confirms the team's suspicions on attempting to revive Megatron, but also mention that there is [[The Fallen|an ancient power]] on the rise. Kickback takes Prime on and is quickly run through with the Autobot leader’s sword. The other two, [[Tread]] and [[Trample]], are quickly killed through the combined efforts of the rest of the team.

Back at Diego Garcia, [[crab spy|a small crab]] Decepticon infiltrates the base and hacks into the NEST computers before sneaking back into the sea and an unknown accomplice. Despite the break-in, the NEST team continues their usual business: discussing different ways the Decepticons could draw massive quantities of power to revive Megatron.

In [[Italy]], Starscream enters into a deal with an Italian criminal named [[Bruno Carrera]] to help destroy Optimus Prime in exchange for dominion over Europe when the Decepticons triumph. A plan is hatched and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] begin ripping through the streets of [[Italy|Rome]], causing general chaos and trying to draw the Autobots out. After an extended chase where Knockout proves he has what it takes and more, Starscream challenges Prime to single combat inside the Coliseum.

Prime and the Autobots enter the ancient structure, and Prime promptly falls through a trap door to a subway tunnel extension and into a strong set of restraints arranged by Carrera. Starscream then proceeds to attack the remaining Autobots while a helpless Prime is confronted by a vengeful [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. Before the Decepticon can dispatch Prime, the humans attack Barricade and Prime manages to work himself free. He easily hands Barricade his skid plate and returns to the surface where Starscream has fled.

On his way to whatever scheme he has cooked up next, Starscream takes the time to visit Carrera at this villa, where he pays him back for his "failure". Finally, Epps and Lennox are relaxing on the beach back at Diego Garcia when Knockout approached and informs them that something significant is happening, mentioning how he is unfamiliar with the term “[[shanghai]]ed”.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] (7)
*[[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] (11)
*[[Beachbreak]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] (17)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (16)
*[[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]] (19)
*[[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] (20)
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] (26)
*[[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]] (31)
*[[Blademaster]] (32)
*[[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]] (33)
*[[Trample]] (34)
*[[Tread]] (35)
*[[Crab spy]] (36)
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|A dark shape]] (38)
*[[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] (40)
*[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (41)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (42)
|c3=
*[[Erasto Khalfani]] (1)
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (14)
*[[Tova Anael Fischer|Tova Simmons]] (15)
*[[Human Accessory Force]]
**[[Fellows Mashivingo]] (21)
**[[Masara|Lieutenent Masara]] (23)
**[[Careful Chifungwe]] (18)
*[[Harin Vashrutha]] (22)
*[[Ghiwa|Major Ghiwa]] (24)
*[[du Hoit]] (25)
*[[Carlson]] (27)
*[[Berkowitz]] (28)
*[[Bruno Carrera]] (39)

|h4=[[NEST]]
|c4=
*[[Robert Epps]] (4)
*[[William Lennox]] (5)
*[[Kaminari Ishihara]] (6)
*[[Petr Andronov]] (8)
*[[Ariella]] (9)
*[[Cabrillo]] (29)
*[[Pierre Morales]] (30)
*[[Wallace|Corporal Wallace]] (37)
}}

==Quotes==
"You see? Provide this element in insignificant quantities and the organics further prove their degenerate nature." 
"Even arthropod organics behave more sensibly. They fight only for territory and food. Not tiny bits of metal." 
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Macerator''' discuss the humans' reaction to [[gold]].

'''Lennox''': This is not a vacation jaunt, Dr. Ishihara. That extended free fall you just took was unwarranted. 
'''Kaminari''': Why, Captain, how thoughtful of you to be concerned for little me. 
'''Lennox''': Got nothing to do with the kind of concern you're talking about. You've here because of your skills and I'd be disappointed to lose them. 
'''Kaminari''': Ah. So if I were to die your regret would be wholly professional? 
'''Optimus''': If it would not constitute too much of an imposition, might I remind both of you that we are here to look for Decepticons whose signal has been lost and who may be moving farther away from this location with every minute that you both stand here jockeying for individual social dominance? 
:—Optimus Prime rather impolitely asks Captain Lennox and Kaminari Ishihara to shut up and roll out.

"Surely you remember me also, Prime? You once called me a fool for following Megatron. But the universe is vast, and compared to [[The Fallen|some ancient powers]], even Megatron is subservient. That power grows again, and against it none shall stand. We have here the means to revive our fallen leader, and when he sits again in power, he will remember those who were loyal to him, even in death. He will be pleased when I bring him your head." 
:—'''Kickback''' could teach [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] how to be subtle in hint dropping.

"I've maintained this multiple missile launcher in excellent working condition, don't you think? ''[fires]'' And this cannon—it's a personal favorite of mine. ''[fires]'' Then there is the two-thousand-round-per-minute minigun. I invite you to listen to its music." 
:—'''Ironhide''' gives Tread a hands-on demonstration of some of his weapons.

==Errors==
*On page 38, "exists" is misspelled "exsits".

==Notes==
*''The Veiled Threat'' was originally entitled ''Transformers: Infiltration''. There has been no stated reason for the change, but it is speculated that it was done to avoid confusion with [[IDW Publishing]]'s similarly titled ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' comic book series.<ref name= "ADFblog">[http://www.alandeanfoster.com/version2.0/updatesframe.htm October, November & December 2008 updates]</ref>
*According to author Alan Dean Foster's blog, he took pains to make sure this book did not clash with [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic, though he later reported that he had been asked to make significant revisions.<ref name= "ADFblog"/> In the end, though, the only conflict with [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] continuity was [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]], who had been killed in NEST's first mission in ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'', were now racing through yet another city in a later mission in ''The Veiled Threat'' ([[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] was also killed in that story, but he is a [[drone]] after all).
*In a later update on May 2009, Foster said no part of the Somali pirate scene at the start was written by him, and that while much of the book was by him, on the whole it was a corporate product, with the final end product being out of his hands.
*Longarm, Salvage, and Knockout are present among the Autobot forces leading directly into the events in Shanghai, China, but are not featured in any of the accounts of events associated with ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
**In the same vein, the other Autobots who do appear in the film ([[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], and [[the Twins]]) do not appear or are referred to, except by a vague mention of "some new arrivals".
*Starscream's plan in Zambia seems a little dubious. He intended to catch all three of the Decepticons after they plunge over Victoria Falls with the Autobots, but given he only just manages Macerator, that's more than a little optimistic. Of course, this is Starscream, and it may just be that, as Ratchet says, he didn't care whether his part of the plan succeeded or not.
*Despite the fact that the book's cover features [[The Fallen]], he doesn't appear in it.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.randomhouse.com/book/54939/transformers------the-veiled-threat-by-alan-dean-foster Product page at Del Rey Online.]
*[http://www.randomhouse.com/book/54939/transformers------the-veiled-threat-by-alan-dean-foster#excerpt Chapter 1 preview (not written by Alan Dean Foster) at Del Rey Online]

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[[Category:Novels]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen books]]

Transformers: The Veiled Threat

2017-08-22T18:53:00Z

DannyMan98: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[Revenge of the Fallen (books)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' book series]]
|prev=Transformers (novel)
|next=Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)
|title=''Transformers: The Veiled Threat''
|image=TF2009_TheVeiledThreat.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]
|date=[[April 28]], [[2009]]
|writer=[[Alan Dean Foster]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
|pagecount=281
|ISBN=ISBN 0345515927 ISBN 978-0345515926
}}

'''NEST forces mobilize to counter isolated Decepticon activity around the globe.'''

==Synopsis==

Present-day, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] lies dead, at the bottom of the sea. Cut to the Gulf of Aden where pirates attack a freighter which just so happens to be ferrying [[Robert Epps|Epps]], [[William Lennox|Lennox]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and other [[NEST]] (Networked Elements: Supporters and Transformers) members to their base on [[Diego Garcia]]. Ironhide soon transforms to robot mode and scares the pirates off. Arriving at Diego Garcia, the boys meet up with cybernetics expert [[Kaminari Ishihara]], who has been swimming in the lagoon, with the newly arrived Autobot veteran [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] serving as lifeguard. Everyone enters a briefing where a sighting of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] in [[Zambia]] is discussed and a plan is hatched with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to confront him.

Meanwhile, we find that [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] is now, with the disbanding of [[Sector Seven]], working in his mother’s deli in [[New York City]]. He’s also tinkering with [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]’s disembodied head in his basement. In Africa, we learn that Starscream is not only in the area, he’s gaining control over local rebel groups by using his internal synthesizers to create [[gold]] coins. He is also accompanied by three other Decepticons, [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]. They soon attack a local dam construction site, making short work of the security forces, and proceed to steal mass quantities of explosives.

The NEST team soon arrives in Africa with Prime, Ironhide, and Ratchet as well as new arrivals [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and [[Beachbreak]], who transforms into a commando jet ski. The Autobots soon engage Dropkick, Macerator, and Payload in battle in the Zambezi River. This is all part of Starscream’s brilliant plan, however, as the Autobots soon discover that the current is pushing them towards Victoria Falls. Everyone but Prime and Macerator gets out in time, the dueling pair going over the side. Starscream swoops in to save Macerator while Prime dangles helplessly. Eventually the NEST team manages to haul Prime up using Beachbreak’s tow-cable, but the celebration is short lived as Starscream swoops in and knocks the diminutive Beachbreak off the falls and to his death.

The Autobots and their human allies soon realize that Starscream may try and destroy a series of dams along the Zambezi and head off after the fleeing Decepticons. At one of the dams, the ground-based Decepticons attack. Payload heads to the valley floor to try and crack the dam with repeated blasts while Dropkick and Macerator fend off the arriving Autobots.

After a short scuffle, Prime manages to knock Macerator over the side of the dam before dispatching his dangling foe with his built-in sword. Ratchet takes repeated hits from Payload while trying to melt the fissures in the cracking dam back together. Both Ratchet and the dam are ultimately saved when the humans enter the dam and open the flood gates, knocking Payload downriver and out of the book. A damaged Dropkick escapes and everyone returns to Diego Garcia.

Again, we cut back to Simmons in his basement, experimenting on Frenzy and brooding that that punk kid [[Sam Witwicky]] has a [[Mikaela Banes|hot girlfriend]] and is going to [[Princeton University|Princeton]]. Frenzy tries to subvert the building’s electrical system, and after a little chaos, Simmons decides he needs to move the Decepticon head to a space beneath his mother’s deli.

Back at NEST headquarters, two more Decepticon presences are detected and a pair of teams is readied to head out and take care of them. Epps and Russian scientist [[Petr Andronov]] accompany Longarm and impetuous young motorcycle [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] to [[Peru]] to find Decepticons that have been detected in the deep jungles. On a steep mountain pass, the party is attacked by Decepticons [[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]] and [[Blademaster]]. Despite inexperienced and risky behavior by Knockout, both are severely damaged and driven off.

Simultaneously, Lennox, Ishihara, Prime, Ironhide, and Salvage arrive in the Western [[Australia]]n Outback and begin searching for Decepticons. Lennox soon realizes that the ‘Cons are attacking sites with energy reserves, [[oil]] and coal in [[Peru]] and uranium in Australia. The team decides that there is a second group of Decepticons not under Starscream’s command, harvesting massive amounts of energy in an attempt to revive Megatron.

Arriving at a uranium mining site, the NEST team discovers a trio of construction vehicles which, naturally, turn out to be Decepticons. The leader, [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], confirms the team's suspicions on attempting to revive Megatron, but also mention that there is [[The Fallen|an ancient power]] on the rise. Kickback takes Prime on and is quickly run through with the Autobot leader’s sword. The other two, [[Tread]] and [[Trample]], are quickly killed through the combined efforts of the rest of the team.

Back at Diego Garcia, [[crab spy|a small crab]] Decepticon infiltrates the base and hacks into the NEST computers before sneaking back into the sea and an unknown accomplice. Despite the break-in, the NEST team continues their usual business: discussing different ways the Decepticons could draw massive quantities of power to revive Megatron.

In [[Italy]], Starscream enters into a deal with an Italian criminal named [[Bruno Carrera]] to help destroy Optimus Prime in exchange for dominion over Europe when the Decepticons triumph. A plan is hatched and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] begin ripping through the streets of [[Italy|Rome]], causing general chaos and trying to draw the Autobots out. After an extended chase where Knockout proves he has what it takes and more, Starscream challenges Prime to single combat inside the Coliseum.

Prime and the Autobots enter the ancient structure, and Prime promptly falls through a trap door to a subway tunnel extension and into a strong set of restraints arranged by Carrera. Starscream then proceeds to attack the remaining Autobots while a helpless Prime is confronted by a vengeful [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. Before the Decepticon can dispatch Prime, the humans attack Barricade and Prime manages to work himself free. He easily hands Barricade his skid plate and returns to the surface where Starscream has fled.

On his way to whatever scheme he has cooked up next, Starscream takes the time to visit Carrera at this villa, where he pays him back for his "failure". Finally, Epps and Lennox are relaxing on the beach back at Diego Garcia when Knockout approached and informs them that something significant is happening, mentioning how he is unfamiliar with the term “[[shanghai]]ed”.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] (7)
*[[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] (11)
*[[Beachbreak]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] (17)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (16)
*[[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]] (19)
*[[Dropkick]] (20)
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] (26)
*[[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]] (31)
*[[Blademaster]] (32)
*[[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]] (33)
*[[Trample]] (34)
*[[Tread]] (35)
*[[Crab spy]] (36)
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|A dark shape]] (38)
*[[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] (40)
*[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (41)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (42)
|c3=
*[[Erasto Khalfani]] (1)
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (14)
*[[Tova Anael Fischer|Tova Simmons]] (15)
*[[Human Accessory Force]]
**[[Fellows Mashivingo]] (21)
**[[Masara|Lieutenent Masara]] (23)
**[[Careful Chifungwe]] (18)
*[[Harin Vashrutha]] (22)
*[[Ghiwa|Major Ghiwa]] (24)
*[[du Hoit]] (25)
*[[Carlson]] (27)
*[[Berkowitz]] (28)
*[[Bruno Carrera]] (39)

|h4=[[NEST]]
|c4=
*[[Robert Epps]] (4)
*[[William Lennox]] (5)
*[[Kaminari Ishihara]] (6)
*[[Petr Andronov]] (8)
*[[Ariella]] (9)
*[[Cabrillo]] (29)
*[[Pierre Morales]] (30)
*[[Wallace|Corporal Wallace]] (37)
}}

==Quotes==
"You see? Provide this element in insignificant quantities and the organics further prove their degenerate nature." 
"Even arthropod organics behave more sensibly. They fight only for territory and food. Not tiny bits of metal." 
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Macerator''' discuss the humans' reaction to [[gold]].

'''Lennox''': This is not a vacation jaunt, Dr. Ishihara. That extended free fall you just took was unwarranted. 
'''Kaminari''': Why, Captain, how thoughtful of you to be concerned for little me. 
'''Lennox''': Got nothing to do with the kind of concern you're talking about. You've here because of your skills and I'd be disappointed to lose them. 
'''Kaminari''': Ah. So if I were to die your regret would be wholly professional? 
'''Optimus''': If it would not constitute too much of an imposition, might I remind both of you that we are here to look for Decepticons whose signal has been lost and who may be moving farther away from this location with every minute that you both stand here jockeying for individual social dominance? 
:—Optimus Prime rather impolitely asks Captain Lennox and Kaminari Ishihara to shut up and roll out.

"Surely you remember me also, Prime? You once called me a fool for following Megatron. But the universe is vast, and compared to [[The Fallen|some ancient powers]], even Megatron is subservient. That power grows again, and against it none shall stand. We have here the means to revive our fallen leader, and when he sits again in power, he will remember those who were loyal to him, even in death. He will be pleased when I bring him your head." 
:—'''Kickback''' could teach [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] how to be subtle in hint dropping.

"I've maintained this multiple missile launcher in excellent working condition, don't you think? ''[fires]'' And this cannon—it's a personal favorite of mine. ''[fires]'' Then there is the two-thousand-round-per-minute minigun. I invite you to listen to its music." 
:—'''Ironhide''' gives Tread a hands-on demonstration of some of his weapons.

==Errors==
*On page 38, "exists" is misspelled "exsits".

==Notes==
*''The Veiled Threat'' was originally entitled ''Transformers: Infiltration''. There has been no stated reason for the change, but it is speculated that it was done to avoid confusion with [[IDW Publishing]]'s similarly titled ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' comic book series.<ref name= "ADFblog">[http://www.alandeanfoster.com/version2.0/updatesframe.htm October, November & December 2008 updates]</ref>
*According to author Alan Dean Foster's blog, he took pains to make sure this book did not clash with [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic, though he later reported that he had been asked to make significant revisions.<ref name= "ADFblog"/> In the end, though, the only conflict with [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] continuity was [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]], who had been killed in NEST's first mission in ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'', were now racing through yet another city in a later mission in ''The Veiled Threat'' ([[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] was also killed in that story, but he is a [[drone]] after all).
*In a later update on May 2009, Foster said no part of the Somali pirate scene at the start was written by him, and that while much of the book was by him, on the whole it was a corporate product, with the final end product being out of his hands.
*Longarm, Salvage, and Knockout are present among the Autobot forces leading directly into the events in Shanghai, China, but are not featured in any of the accounts of events associated with ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
**In the same vein, the other Autobots who do appear in the film ([[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], and [[the Twins]]) do not appear or are referred to, except by a vague mention of "some new arrivals".
*Starscream's plan in Zambia seems a little dubious. He intended to catch all three of the Decepticons after they plunge over Victoria Falls with the Autobots, but given he only just manages Macerator, that's more than a little optimistic. Of course, this is Starscream, and it may just be that, as Ratchet says, he didn't care whether his part of the plan succeeded or not.
*Despite the fact that the book's cover features [[The Fallen]], he doesn't appear in it.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.randomhouse.com/book/54939/transformers------the-veiled-threat-by-alan-dean-foster Product page at Del Rey Online.]
*[http://www.randomhouse.com/book/54939/transformers------the-veiled-threat-by-alan-dean-foster#excerpt Chapter 1 preview (not written by Alan Dean Foster) at Del Rey Online]

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[[Category:Novels]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen books]]

Beachbreak

2017-08-22T18:52:35Z

DannyMan98: /* The Veiled Threat */

{{factions|autobotfilm|NEST}}
:''Beachbreak is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''
{{faceless}}

'''Beachbreak''' is a commando jet-ski!

==Fiction==
===''The Veiled Threat''===
Beachbreak was among the Autobot reinforcements who came to Earth to join [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] team. He and the other Autobots headed to Zambia to stop a [[Macerator (ROTF)|group]] [[Dropkick (Movie)|of]] [[Payload (Movie)|Decepticons]]. Unbeknownst to them, however, they were being drawn toward Victoria Falls. Everyone got out in time, except Optimus Prime and Macerator. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] saved Macerator from certain death, but Optimus Prime was left dangling. Beachbreak heroically went back into the danger zone to save his leader, towing him up. Unfortunately, Starscream blasted the diminutive Beachbreak over the edge to his death. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]

Human Accessory Force

2017-08-22T18:52:09Z

DannyMan98: /* The Veiled Threat */

:''The Human Accessory Force is a human faction in the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

Originally a group of rebels from the [[Congo]], the '''Human Accessory Force''' threw their lot in with the [[Decepticon]]s after being driven out by both the Kinshasha government and other rebel groups.

Known members include:
*[[Fellows Mashivingo]]
*[[Masara|Lieutenent Masara]]
*[[Careful Chifungwe]]

==Fiction==
===''The Veiled Threat''===
Originally rebels from the Eastern Congo, the members of what would be known as the Human Accessory Force made contact with Decepticon leader [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and agreed to be his human foot soldiers in exchange for [[gold]], which Starscream could naturally synthesize. Their first target was a construction site in [[Zambia]], where they accompanied [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]], [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] in raiding the facility. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]

Starscream (Movie)

2017-08-22T18:51:01Z

DannyMan98: /* The Veiled Threat */

{{factions|decepticonfilm|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Starscream}}{{suite}}
:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RevengeOfTheFallenStarscream.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|I got yer AllSpark, ''right here''.]]
'''Starscream''' is a hero on the wrong side. Over the centuries he's come to believe both [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] have lost sight of what is best for the Cybertronian race, and simply pursue their own agendas. At some point, he came to the decision that, for the good of the species, a new leader must emerge, and he would be that leader. However, over time, he became as corrupt in his own way as Megatron, although he prefers subtlety and deception to Megatron's brute force. Now, what may once have been noble goals are buried under layers of self-interest, transforming Starscream into that which he supposedly despised.

{{quote|Truly the universe favors those who persist.|Starscream|''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Adler]] (English), [[Tadashi Miyazawa]] (Japan)|[[José Sant'anna]] (Brazil), [[Axel Lutter]] (German), [[Luigi Scribani]] (Italian), [[Andrés García]] (Latin American Spanish)}}

[[File:Movie2007 Starscream HooverDam.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Starscream without the [[null-ray]]?! But... how can the fans possibly ''survive'' such a wanton desecration of their childhoods??]]

Starscream was lying in wait at a [[United States military|US]] air base when covert agent [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] reported that the [[AllSpark]] had been located, along with Megatron, underneath [[Hoover Dam]]. Though he had long feared this day would come, Starscream ordered the rest of the Decepticons to mobilize. The others responded, with Blackout rallying in the name of Megatron.

[[File:Starscreammovieheadshot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... a bird-legged freak that transforms into a plane!]]

The first to arrive, Starscream attacked the hydroelectric power plant attached to the dam to cause havoc to [[Sector Seven|Sector Seven's]] operations and to speed the thawing of Megatron. With Frenzy's sabotage, Megatron quickly broke free of his icy restraints and escaped the facility. He almost immediately met with the waiting Starscream, who repledged his loyalty to Megatron. Demanding to know what had happened to the AllSpark, Megatron was told by his [[second-in-command]] that it was now in the possession of the humans. Furious, Megatron berated his lieutenant for yet another failure. What a warm reunion.

During the assault on a [[Mission City|nearby city]], Starscream fooled [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] unit by posing as an [[wikipedia:F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]] providing cover. Starscream launched an attack that crippled [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] as [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] realized too late who the fighter really was. As [[Sam Witwicky]] ran with the AllSpark, Starscream swooped down, blocking his path, only to be attacked by both Ironhide and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. After fighting without much effort, but still besting them, Starscream took to the skies again, instead of securing the AllSpark from the now-defenseless Sam.

[[File:Starscreammoviestillrobot.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|How do you feel, mighty traffic? Yah!]]

While Megatron attempted to retrieve the AllSpark from Sam, Starscream perched on nearby buildings and shot down an Army Blackhawk helicopter when it attempted to help the human evacuate the Cube. Eventually, real F-22 Raptors from the US Air Force arrived, and Starscream disguised himself. Pretending to be a part of their squadron, Starscream surprised the human pilots by transforming in mid-air and destroying three of the Raptors before he was fired upon. He transformed back into his disguise and fled, and was not seen in the closing moments of the battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron. (Or was he?)

[[File:Starscream bails.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|I will rule the sequel, Megatron! Even if I am the only one ''in'' the sequel!]]

Most of the Decepticons were defeated, and their bodies cast into the deepest part of the ocean. Ultimately, Starscream retreated from Earth to parts—and with intentions—unknown. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Starscream's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]'', ''[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]'', and ''[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]''; the ''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]'' and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]", "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]", "[[Meet the Decepticons]]", "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]", and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]".}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Adler]] (English), [[Tadashi Miyazawa]] (Japanese)|[[José Sant'anna]] (Portuguese), [[Axel Lutter]] (German), [[Luigi Scribani]] (Italian), [[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American-Spanish)}}

[[File:ROTF Megatron choke Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"We really shouldn't fight in front of the chil—" "SHUT UP!"]]
Starscream was unconcerned with reviving his leader Megatron, choosing to spend his time as acting commander on the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' engineering a new army. His plan was failing miserably, as without [[energon]] the [[hatchling]]s were dying. After [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] successfully executed his plan to resurrect Megatron, Starscream (who may or may not have known of said plan) attempted to welcome his commander with open arms, only to be criticized for leaving him for dead. Starscream defended his actions by saying [[The Fallen]] decreed the spawning of a new army, and that in Megatron's absence, someone had to take command. This was a bad choice of words on Starscream's part, as Megatron slammed him into a hatchling sack and told him the simple truth: even in death, there is no command greater than Megatron's.

Megatron noted the plight of the hatchlings though, and sought the advice of the Fallen, whom Starscream had kept on life support, on another source of energon now that the [[AllSpark]] was destroyed. The Fallen revealed there was another source, and that the key to attaining it was through the boy who had killed Megatron. But first, The Fallen commanded that they kill [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], so that he would be safe. Since Optimus would come to protect Sam, it would be a simple matter to capture him. Starscream arrived and announced that they had [[Alice|an agent]] within sight of the boy. He was eager to get that energon, as the hatchlings would keep dying without it.

[[File:ROTF Starscream Sam Mikaela.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Damn things are everywhere.]]
Starscream aided in [[Sam Witwicky]]'s capture by cutting open the car [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] had captured him in, and watched as Megatron and [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] threatened to dissect him for the information in his mind from the AllSpark regarding the energon source. Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] arrived to rescue Sam: Starscream let Megatron do most of the fighting in the factory, before Optimus blasted him through the wall and drove off with Sam to a forest.

[[File:ROTF Prime Starscream arm.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"MY ARM!" "Oh, you want it back? HERE!"]]
Starscream arrived, immediately going for the boy, but Prime ran interference, grabbing Starscream, suplexing him, and kicking off part of his mouth, leading the three Decepticons to gang up on him. Surprisingly, it went quite poorly for the Decepticons: Prime was able to take on all three, using Starscream as a shield and sending his artillery flying at Grindor. After knocking out Megatron, Optimus ripped off Starscream's right arm. Starscream could only cry out in pain and horror as Optimus then used it as a club against the Decepticon. Although Optimus managed to kill Grindor, Megatron eventually managed to kill Optimus, but before they could retrieve Sam, the rest of the Autobots arrived while Bumblebee spirited Sam away. Megatron and Starscream were forced to retreat.

[[File:ROTF movie MegatronStarscream roofchat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|25 years later and I'm still your punching bag!]]

Starscream and Megatron flew to the top of a [[New York City]] skyscraper, where Starscream revealed that they had lost track of the boy. Megatron berated Starscream and hit him with the detached arm he was trying to stick in, furious that he lost track of a single insect. Starscream countered that there were seven billion insects on the planet, and that he could be anywhere at this point. Megatron decided to reveal the Decepticons' presence to the world: Starscream stood openly atop a skyscraper during the rejuvenated Fallen's announcement to the world.

After Soundwave learned that the boy was in [[Egypt]], Starscream flew to investigate. Locating the boy, he fired upon Bumblebee, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], who had Sam, [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Leo Spitz]] and [[Seymour Simmons]] as their passengers, bombing them to no avail. Bumblebee, Simmons, Leo, and the Twins drew Starscream's fire while Sam and Mikaela fled to the NEST soldiers. During his flyby of the NEST team, he released an electromagnetic pulse that took out the humans' communications, but saw Prime's body. Meeting Megatron atop the pyramid which hid the harvester, Starscream informed Megatron of his discovery, and Megatron ordered the [[Operation: Firestorm|assault]] to begin.

[[File:ROTF Starscream grab.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Ceiling Seeker is watching you masturbate. And he will no longer tolerate it.]]

As Sam and Mikaela tried to reach Optimus to revive him with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Starscream led several [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] and [[Protoform]]s in a search for Sam. It wasn't going very well, to the point that Starscream started shooting the ground in anger. An [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]] managed to find them, and Starscream tore the roof off the building they were in and fired at them as they jumped off another building, but the two humans managed to lose them again. Starscream then took to the sky to locate them, and ordered [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] to hold Sam's parents [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky|Judy]] for ransom: Sam was ready to exchange the Matrix, but Bumblebee rescued them and killed Rampage. Starscream was unable to search for Sam any longer and was soon drawn into the battle with [[NEST]], joining his comrades in firing on them.

[[File:ROTF Starscream cowards survive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Not to call you a coward-Oh heck, you are a coward!"]]
Starscream avoided the carpet bombing which killed many other Decepticons, and watched from afar as Optimus was resurrected by the Matrix. Although the Fallen obtained the Matrix and activated his star harvester, the last of the Primes combined with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], killed the Fallen and destroyed the harvester. Starscream went to the wounded Megatron, who had lost his right arm and had half his face blown off thanks to Optimus Prime. Starscream advised his master that they should flee (cowards do survive after all), something that Megatron acknowledged, but asserted it wasn't over. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}

{{note|Starscream's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]'', and ''[[The Last Prime]]''; the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]''; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]", "[[When Robots Attack!]]", "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]", "[[Ratchet to the Rescue]]", "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]".}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Adler]] (English), [[Tadashi Miyazawa]] (Japanese)|[[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Axel Lutter]] (German), [[Luigi Scribani]] (Italian)}}
[[File:Megatron and Starscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron and Starscream in the ridiculous curse of Bobby Langurel.]]
Oh, how it pained Starscream to see his poor master Megatron in such a weak, damaged state at Decepticon High Command in Africa when he arrived back from an unknown venture. Megatron told Starscream to stuff it, and that he only knew what he was told. Starscream watched as [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] reported to Megatron that the Autobots had discovered the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' on the planet's moon and returned with an unknown, special cargo.

[[File:Starscreaminorbit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ceiling Seeker is now Orbital Seeker.]]
Later in Washington, D.C., as [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] summoned a Decepticon army to Earth via Space Bridge, Starscream was surprised to learn that Sentinel had been leaving to defect all those many years ago. He noted the brilliance in Megatron's scheme, and asked if Sentinel was now his partner, and Megatron retorted that Sentinel was his greatest triumph, and explained that they had intended to meet up on Earth, but both were waylaid by fate. Later, the Autobots were forced by the humans into exile by Sentinel's demand, and their ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', departed Earth with them inside. Starscream, lying in wait for the moment high up in the Earth's atmosphere, swooped in for the kill, destroying the ship and presumably all eleven Autobots on board.

[[File:DOTM - StarscreamSaw.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|The film is in 3D? Great! Now I can kill real life humans!]] Starscream subsequently helped take [[Chicago]] for the Decepticons, and stood by his leader as they worked on their plan to bring Cybertron itself into Earth's atmosphere with Sentinel's Space Bridge. When the still-alive Autobots made an attack with NEST, he attacked the V-22 Ospreys carrying [[William Lennox|Lennox's]] team as they tried to sneak into Chicago using wing suits. Although Starscream took out most of the aircraft, Lennox and many soldiers managed to jump to safety. Later in the battle, Starscream took several potshots at [[Robert Epps|Epps]]'s team, separating [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Carly Spencer|Carly]] from the soldiers.

[[File:Dotm Starscream BOOM.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I know I don't have a head, but can I still become a ghost?]]

Relishing a chance to be alone with the fleshling once again, Starscream mocked and toyed with the human while trying to kill him. However Sam had a [[grapple glove|grappling hook]] from [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] on hand, and fired it into Starscream's optic, partially and painfully blinding the Decepticon. Starscream flailed around in pain, causing Sam to fly through a building window. Then Lennox's team arrived and began firing on him. As he tried to return fire, Sam jumped onto his shoulder and stabbed a boomstick into his remaining optic, fully blinding him. Starscream began losing it, screaming in pain and panic as he tried scraping it out of his eye on the ground. Lennox attempted to free Sam from the grappling wire, but the panicked Starscream flew up to the top of a nearby building, taking them both with him. As he swore to kill the humans, the boomstick went off, blowing Starscream's head and chest apart. His lifeless body fell to the ground in pieces while Lennox and Sam were saved from the fall by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|In an earlier draft of the movie's script, Starscream was originally meant to be the one who had shot down the Ark, but he was replaced by the [[Orbital Assault Carrier]] in the final movie (unless he had an alternate mode similar to those carriers), the alternate beginning for ''Dark of the Moon'' is used in the novelization and Foundation. Starscream was also originally meant to kill [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]].}}

{{note|Starscream's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]''; the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]'' and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]", "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]", and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]".}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Five years after the Battle of Chicago, Starscream was listed as "deceased" by the CIA taskforce "[[Cemetery Wind]]". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
Starscream's head was among a number of items peddled by [[Daytrader]] to the Autobot forces. The Autobots were unamused. During the Deception raid on the Autobot [[Junkyard (TLK)|"base"]], Megatron found Starscream's head and lamented that his treacherous friend could not witness the end of the war. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Starscream had ascended to Decepticon leadership in the absence of their former lord, and though he had to ''seem'' to carry on the long search for the lost Megatron and the [[AllSpark]] to keep his position as leader, his greatest hope was that Megatron would NEVER be found. Some loyal Decepticons, especially [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], strongly suspected this and sought to frustrate Starscream's species-serving plans. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] buddied up with him, but he did like to trick people. [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] hated him, but one shouldn't really read too much into that. [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s opinions are unknown, but Frenzy's a complete lunatic and nobody cared what the pet thought.

During a search of an abandoned solar system, the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' came across ''[[Ghost 1|a vessel]]'' that bore a resemblance to Megatron's [[alternate mode]]. Starscream went to investigate it, intending to destroy it. After chasing off [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], he communicated with the creatures aboard the vessel, who called themselves [[human]]s. Starscream claimed that his people once lived with the [[Autobot]]s, and that their treacherous leader, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], started a war for the AllSpark. The humans told him of a robotic creature that they had found on their world, and Starscream, recognizing it as Megatron, told them it was an Autobot scout. While communicating with them, he downloaded all the information on their computers, learning that the AllSpark was also located on Earth. He offered to help the humans to return to their world if they helped Starscream's group attack the Autobots, hoping that Prime would destroy them and be guilt-stricken in the process. The humans attacked Optimus and Bumblebee, but the two Autobots escaped. After their ship sank into a cavern, Starscream revealed his true nature and abandoned them. As a result, the humans concluded neither faction could be fully trusted. Way to make first contact there, Starscream.

Returning to the battle, he lied to his fellow Decepticons, claiming that the two Autobots were dead and that he'd been unable to communicate with the humans. Blackout, unconvinced by the story, challenged Starscream to single combat. Starscream won, and the Decepticons launched an attack on the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]''. Unfortunately for Starscream, Optimus, Bumblebee and the human vessel showed up. Starscream, fearful of the information that the ship contained, ordered the Decepticons to destroy it. Unfortunately, Starscream experienced a minor mutiny when Bonecrusher and Blackout demanded answers, and even Barricade wanted to know why. As the battle drew to a close, Starscream was in a position to terminate Prime but came under fire from the humans' weapons. Seriously damaged, Starscream finished them off with a single plasma blast, then ordered the Decepticons to retreat, despite the advantage they had over the Autobots. The Autobots figured that Starscream would not risk traveling to [[Earth]] for fear of losing power, but Prime figured that it was only a matter of time before the desire for vengeance and the lure of the AllSpark brought the Decepticons to that world. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
Starscream was in [[Zambia]] where he gained control of the rebel [[Human Accessory Force]] by synthesizing [[gold]] coins with his own body. He sent [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]], [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] to blow up a series of dams along the Zambezi River. Although the three Decepticons were stopped by [[NEST]], Starscream intercepted them and killed [[Beachbreak]], who was hoisting [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] up Victoria Falls. He then oversaw the Decepticons attack on a dam along the Zambezi, but the action saw the loss of Macerator and Payload. With their plan in ruins, Starscream ordered Dropkick to retreat.

Little did Starscream know that not all of the troops Soundwave had brought were so eager to serve him for merely succeeding to the Decepticon throne. A number of Decepticons were working in secret to amass vast quantities of energy to locate Megatron and jump start his spark. Upon discovering the existence of this faction, Optimus surmised that Starscream would be hard pressed to withstand a coup, and the only way to secure his claim would be to destroy Optimus and the Autobots quickly.

Starscream flew to [[Italy]] where he allied with criminal mastermind [[Bruno Carrera]], promising him rule of Europe once Starscream ruled Earth if he helped kill Optimus Prime. [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] drew NEST to Rome, where Starscream challenged Optimus to one-on-one combat in the Coliseum: it was a trap, and Optimus fell through a hidden door into a set of restraints in an underground tunnel built by Carrera. The humans helped Optimus escape though, and Starscream flew off to pay Carrera back for his failure. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW movie comics===
Many years before civil war broke out on Cybertron, Starscream was guarding a [[hatchling]] school trip when they were attacked by a [[Driller|subterranean monster]]. He was saved by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], much to his irritation, but Megatron liked Starscream's "feisty" attitude, and saw a place for him in the future of Cybertron he hoped to shape. He later joined Megatron's [[Defense Force]], and was very much at home, killing a [[malcontent]] that challenged the new order in spite of surrendering. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance1 Starscream Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Someone is praising Starscream!? Stop the presses!]]

Later, he was patrolling the [[Eshems Nebula]] when he encountered the fourth alien scout ship he had spotted in the same [[Units of time|cycle]]. As he related this to first officer [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] of the [[Science Division]], this time the alien ship did not maintain a safe distance, forcing Starscream to attack, and he was damaged in the subsequent battle (and was late for a meeting with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Lord High Protector]] Megatron). Soon afterwards, these same aliens attacked Cybertron, and Starscream commanded the aerial forces in the defense of the [[Simfur Temple|temple]] in [[Simfur]]. After Megatron was injured in battle, Starscream rushed to his side to enquire about his condition and to ask for further orders. He was informed to keep Optimus's team out of the military's way. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

Megatron was influenced by [[The Fallen|the mysterious relic]] found outside [[Simfur]] to wage a vengeful war against the aliens. Starscream attended a war rally at [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]] where Megatron assumed dictatorship of Cybertron and its armed forces. After destroying much of the enemy fleet and eliminating its leader, Megatron ordered Starscream and his fellow fliers to destroy the alien flagship and conquer the surrounding systems. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} Underground opposition to the new regime came in the form of Optimus and his science division, something Lord Megatron would not stand for. While [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and security officers arrested Optimus on trumped-up charges of treason, Starscream's squadron was given orders to capture Optimus alive and leave no living witnesses. Unfortunately, Optimus ''Prime'' proved more than a match for Starscream's entire unit, bringing down the ruins of a city upon them. The group survived, and were used by Megatron as "proof" that there were enemies within Cybertron as well as without, to rally his army into a new faction: the Decepticons. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

During the launch of the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', Starscream believed Megatron's propaganda that [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was a liar, and expressed disdain for Optimus's claim that he was a Prime too. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} During the subsequent civil war, Starscream blindly followed Megatron's orders, murdering those who did not bow to his Lord's will, even those who did not choose sides. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} During the Autobot assault on Simfur Temple, Starscream noticed [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] reaching the [[AllSpark]] and activating Sentinel's "[[pillar|torch]]". He pursued her but she escaped into the tunnels. Despite Megatron's desperate command to stand down, Starscream attacked Sentinel when he arrived on the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], causing the ship to disappear in a tremendous explosion. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Starscream was inside [[Lord High Protector citadel|Megatron's citadel]] when Optimus launched another attack in revenge for Sentinel's death. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} While Optimus and Megatron faced off, Starscream and Shockwave fought their former captain, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. When the sky darkened, Optimus emerged and blasted both of them, allowing them to escape. The attack had actually been a distraction from [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]'s theft of the AllSpark after the first assault had exhausted Simfur's Decepticons. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} Later, Starscream was leading an assault on the Autobots at [[Tyger Pax]] when [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] arrived to reinforce them. They witnessed the launch of the AllSpark into space, a desperate gambit by the Autobots, and immediately Starscream and Blackout began to bicker over their next move. Seeing Megatron leave the planet in pursuit of the AllSpark, Starscream decided that so would they. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}

[[File:Planetfall Starscream yesweare.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Hey, what's that?" "I'd call it a TARGET!"]]

Starscream was concerned over the Autobots who still posed a threat, but Megatron ordered him to gather a crew to pursue [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Ark (Movie)|ship]]. Unfortunately, [[Nemesis (Movie)|Starscream's ship]] was led into a trap and crippled by [[concussion pulse]] weapons, throwing them off the chase, for now. Humiliated, Starscream and his crew limped back home for repairs. Sometime later, they followed the AllSpark's trace energy pulse and the wake of Prime's ship to a solar system galaxies away. Landing on the [[Mars (planet)|fourth planet]], they destroyed [[Beagle 2 Rover|a primitive lifeform]] that seemed to have been created from the AllSpark, and felt the tag of the life-giving object on the third planet. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

Starscream's team made planetfall on [[Earth]] in Afghanistan, quickly attracting the attention of a nearby US military base, which sent out an armoured personnel carrier to investigate. After it was destroyed, the Decepticons attacked the base itself. During the rather one-sided assault, a human agent of Sector Seven was impressed by the alien invaders' ability to adapt to Earth's finest weaponry. Starscream agreed that they were impressive, and killed the fleshling. After Blackout left the group for another nearby base, Starscream told his fellow Decepticons that their mission wouldn't always be this easy, as the Autobots were bound to turn up. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

{{note|The events of "Planetfall" are inconsistent with the events of IDW's own [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|prequel comic]]. However, the depiction of the Decepticon arrival in Afghanistan was later used in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]''.}}

In 2003, Starscream's infiltration team, consisting of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and Blackout, touched down on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and destroyed the [[Beagle 2 Rover]]. Starscream was disgusted with the rover, but Blackout and Barricade warned that there was an obviously intelligent species nearby, so they would need to be cautious. Starscream agreed, as long as they got to kill something. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}}

[[File:MoviePrequel4 Starscream youcangonow.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Top this one, [[Samus Aran|Samus]].]]

Splitting up, they headed to Earth, where Starscream scanned an F-22 Raptor fighter jet being tested by the [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] at [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]]. He destroyed it, then adopted the vehicle form for himself. Leaving the scene of destruction, he radioed his fellow Decepticons to report in on their hunt for new disguise forms, which they did. He reiterated that their mission was to find the AllSpark, to which Blackout responded with a reminder that the mission was also to find Megatron. Starscream dismissively replied, "Yeah, right... him too."

Later, Starscream and Blackout detected the unique radiation of the AllSpark and investigated, but Starscream soon realized it was a trap by Sector Seven. Starscream destroyed several AH-64 Apache helicopters while Blackout attacked Sector Seven's bunker and attempted to hack into their mainframe. When the humans severed the connection, the Decepticons broke off from the battle and linked up with Barricade, who was in pursuit of the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

{{bigquote|My plan failed, or was it my troops that failed me? I can only process the situation and hope for a conclusion. There are allies on Earth, and more scattered across the Galaxy. I will seek them out. By my side they will join, and in time, I '''will''' have my kingdom... regardless of the location.|Starscream|[[The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5]]}}

Starscream assumed the role of [[Decepticon leader]] on Earth following Megatron's defeat and the destruction of the AllSpark. Though tempted to exact revenge on the humans, he realized he might be the last functional Decepticon on the planet, so he escaped Mission City to recover the badly-damaged Barricade. Starscream gave him orders to continue his reconnaissance of the Autobot once he was able, and headed for Hoover Dam to retrieve Frenzy. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

Starscream made his way to Hoover Dam, taking out masses of human soldiers and a [[Landmine (Movie)|less-than-functional attack drone]]. Starscream took a [[Salazar|human captive]] along with Frenzy's body, but the fleshling didn't survive the Decepticon's trip to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. However, the trip, combined with the damage from the battle took its toll and upon finding his starship, he had to be helped inside by [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]. The pair discussed Thundercracker's progress with the space bridge terminal, the physiology of humans and the abilities of Starscream's new form. While recharging, he ordered Thundercracker to download the information from Frenzy; however, an Autobot scouting party interrupted their efforts. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}}

[[File:ROSWannabet.jpg|left|thumb|Let's hope that Dreadwing isn't revived by Unicron.]]
Starscream ordered Thundercracker and the drones to deal with them while he prepared for take off. After recovering, he made short work of the Autobots and dragged a damaged Thundercracker inside the ship, before activating the terminal and warping to Cybertron. He handed Thundercracker over to [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]], and ordered construction of a [[replica AllSpark]], based on Frenzy's data. Approaching Megatron's citadel, Starscream, still impressed by the power his new form gave him, destroyed the former leader's figurehead. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

A [[Units of time|quartex]] later, Starscream ruminated about ruling over a Cybertron free of war or factions, as well as bringing certain [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|war criminals]] to justice. He arrived at the AllSpark construction yard, busted [[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]]'s vocal processor for whining too much, and chained him up along with [[Elita-One (Movie)|four]] [[Warpath (Movie)|enslaved]] [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Autobot]] [[Grindcore (Movie)|prisoners]] on the new AllSpark, ready to offer up their lives in exchange for a new life for Cybertron. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}}

[[File:StarscreamandWreckageAlliance2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Yes, it is!]]

Things sort of went downhill from there, though. First, the AllSpark replica didn't work; then [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] rebelled. Then they saw that Arcee had snuck aboard Starscream's ship, led an Autobot attack on [[Simfur]] and destroyed the new AllSpark. In the ensuing chaos, Starscream, along with his few remaining loyal subjects, fought off the army of Dreadwing drones and assorted other traitors. Starscream tracked Dreadwing to the space bridge as he took a starship through it. By the time the ship arrived on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], it was damaged by Starscream's attack, but Dreadwing survived. However, Starscream also survived, revealed himself, and ripped out Dreadwing's [[spark core]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}

After Dreadwing's betrayal, Starscream relocated to Earth, his aspirations for leadership and his faith in his fellow Decepticons shattered. As he brooded and carved AllSpark runes onto his exo-structure, he picked up a transmission from [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], informing Starscream of Optimus Prime's forthcoming journey to a Sector Seven facility where Wreckage was held. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Starscream recorded a message chronicling Megatron's death, the destruction of the Cube and Wreckage's betrayal before he left Mars. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] found the message upon his return to Earth, and deemed it a suicide note. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

Starscream arrived on Earth not long after Wreckage escaped. The two engaged in a heated battle, each accusing the other of betrayal. Wreckage managed to gain the upper hand, but the timely arrival of Bumblebee gave Starscream the chance to kill Wreckage. He thanked Bumblebee by blasting him, but was contacted by Soundwave before he could finish the job. Shocked that Soundwave was still alive, Starscream left with renewed vigor, believing Soundwave held the key to making a new army. Rendezvousing on Mars, Starscream informed Soundwave of Megatron's death and the AllSpark's loss, and was pleased when he was told a number of troops were headed for Earth, with more in stasis. After receiving co-ordinates to Soundwave's ship, a more enthusiastic Starscream left for the ''Nemesis'', aiming to bring the troops aboard out of stasis while Soundwave carried out "[[Star Harvester|other orders]]". {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}

Starscream came upon Sam and Bumblebee driving on the open road, and decided to strike while the pair were separated from their allies. But Bumblebee grappled him as he swooped down, sending Starscream tumbling into a nearby river after crashing through some power lines. Starscream was then too focused on the Autobot to notice Sam taking a live wire, and sticking it into the water, electrocuting the Decepticon. Damaged from the shock, Starscream decided to cut his losses and took off skywards. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee}}

At the Decepticon camp in Namibia, Megatron made it very clear to Starscream, by way of a beating, that he did not appreciate being told how to do his job. Tired of endlessly submitting to the Decepticon leader, Starscream snapped, and flew off with the intention of starting his own "New Decepticon Empire."

When he detected a Cybertronian energy signature, Starscream pursued and saw a shape plummet into the sea next to a pier-side amusement park. The shape was [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]], who, tired of "bein' pushed around," immediately attacked Starscream, punching him into a Ferris wheel. Starscream hauled himself up and opened fire on Space Case, but quickly realized the identity of the rogue Decepticon. Knowing that Space Case was stupid enough to be manipulated, Starscream began to lay on the compliments, hoping to recruit him as the first soldier in his new army. With his promised reward for Space Case's loyalty being the [[Earth]], he eventually succeeded, and as the sun set, they walked away from the ruined pier, Starscream now having found a partner who would listen to ''his'' thoughts, for once. {{storylink|Transformers: Starscream}}

[[File:Starcreamanswermerisingstorm4.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=2.0]]
Starscream set up a base of operations in a junkyard on the outskirts of Mexico City. However, the Decepticon known as Shockwave appeared with [[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]] and [[Deadlift]] at shooting range, explaining that he found the base by picking up [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]]'s trail. Deadlift stood up for the commander, but was blown to bits by the Decepticon assassin. [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] then informed Starscream that his presence was requested by Megatron. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} After learning that a Decepticon Intelligence unit, called [[Brains]], had escaped to Sam Witwicky, Starscream rallied a group of Decepticons and attacked his college. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} Things didn't bode well for the Decepticons when Autobot reinforcements arrived. Starscream was able to retreat with the help of Shockwave and his pet. When the Decepticons returned to Namibia, Starscream complained to their leader. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

=====''Transformers: Beginnings''=====
{{voiceactor|[[Patrick Hallahan]] (English)}}

Starscream led the Decepticons to Earth while following the beacon signal used by Bumblebee to call the Autobots. In typical Starscream fashion, he seemed more concerned about collecting the AllSpark to further his own goals than to rescue [[Megatron (Movie)|Lord High Protector Megatron]]. Attracting the attention of a nearby military installation, they were attacked, but easily overpowered the humans, after which he and Blackout took their [[alternate mode]]s from vehicles on base. Starscream, along with Blackout, followed Bumblebee as he fled from a losing battle against Barricade.

Later, when Sector Seven tried to use a false energy signature to attract Bumblebee to their location, the Decepticons picked up on it and followed. Realizing the signal was fake, Starscream pulled the troops out and waited for the Autobots to arrive and flush out the AllSpark for them. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}

===Titan movie comics===
Within seconds of Megatron's defeat, Starscream dubbed himself the new Decepticon leader, with the main problem being that he didn't actually have any troops to lead. To amend this slight impediment, he attacked several [[AllSpark Mutation]]s and removed the energy from their bodies, which he then proceeded to implant into the corpses of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]]. With his former comrades reanimated in this [[Zombie|rudimentary manner]], he directed the shambling husks to attack the Autobots, who were still recovering from their battle that had just finished. While the Autobots eventually destroyed the zombies, Starscream had escaped with several AllSpark energy fragments still in his possession. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

[[File:Titan1 FallenStarscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey! C'mon on outa there you!]]

Unfortunately for his ambitions, he quickly found himself as one of [[The Fallen]]'s proxies and was not too happy with the idea of working for another guy ''again''. He organised <s>his</s> the Fallen's Decepticon army and took them to Cybertron on the Fallen's orders. Unfortunately he was spied on by [[Mudflap (ROTF)|two]] [[Skids (ROTF)|Autobots]], and failed to exterminate them before they fled to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}} News of this made the Fallen ''very unhappy'', who ordered Starscream to remain on Cybertron and ''not fail again''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

After the Twins' bumbling on Earth, they were suspected of being double agents and were to be sent into orbitary exile. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ordered Starscream to take out the Twins' military escort in an effort to make them defect. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}

[[File:Titan8 Starscreamlastwords.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Are my eyes blue?]]

Later, after the Decepticons had captured the lost [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]], Starscream sat in on Soundwave's interrogation of the old fogey. However, Ransack refused to tell them, and Starscream had to step in to stop an angry Soundwave from killing the guy. He volunteered to interrogate the ancient Seeker himself, but Ransack found the whole thing laughable: he knew the Decepticons were operating their ''own'' agenda while the Fallen was incapacitated, but they'd soon learn their freedom was just an illusion.

A few seconds later, the twins arrived to bust the base up. Starscream and Soundwave soon put an end to ''that'', and Starscream gleefully prepared to exterminate Mudflap at long last... Whoops, that gave Ransack the chance to shoot Starscream in the back and leg it! Desperate to keep the Fallen from knowing they'd been up to anything, Starscream and the other 'Cons chased after the Seeker. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

[[File:Titan17 Starscreamstatue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hasbro's just losing the battle against copyright infringement...]]

After the Fallen was dead but a resurrected Megatron AWOL, Starscream wanted to create his ''own'' Decepticon army and assumed there had to be some Energon sources and artifacts still on Earth to enable this: after all, why else would the Autobots stay? He tore through [[Peru]]'s Amazon rainforest looking for Energon and, in the process, a local tribe began worshipping him and erecting statues in his honour. He briefly thought about recruiting them.

When an Autobot/human team arrived, Starscream briefly engaged them in combat and shrugged off claims that they ''hadn't got'' an ulterior motive for being on Earth. To cover his retreat, he set fire to the rainforest so the Autobots would have to put it out rather than follow him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.17|The Kingdom of Starscream}}

When Megatron began his plot to awaken [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], Starscream and Soundwave teamed up to stop it happening by keeping the Autobots in the dark about the ''Ark''. To that end, Starscream tried to keep an ''Ark'' fragment in [[Italy|Fiesole]] out of the Autobots' hands. By the time he made his way to its location however, the Autobots were already there. Starscream managed to knock [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] out of the fight preemptively with a sneak attack, and after a brief scuffle, collapsed a section of the Fiesole Cathedral atop of Optimus and Bumblebee. Starscream then snatched up the ship fragment and made his escape. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}}

Later, he and Barricade crashed an anti-[[Transformer]] protest in [[San Jose]], starting off by blowing up the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]]. While Barricade grappled with Ironhide, Starscream decided the whole affair was taking too long, and threw a tanker truck at Ratchet and some humans. Ironhide dealt with the tanker, but was caught in the explosion, leaving himself open for Starscream and Barricade to finish him off. That was when the two Decepticons were mobbed by the human protesters and Optimus Prime turned up. They departed with alacrity. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}

====Alternate timeline====
[[File:Tf mag 10 2008.JPG|left|upright=0.85|thumb|So evil, boats spontaneously explode rather than face him.]]
In [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|another timeline]] where Megatron won the battle of Mission City, Starscream remained on Earth serving under Megatron—and taking orders from [[Dropkick]], who's got a higher rank. In secret, however, he was using [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticons]] to implant cerebro-strips in the heads of useful humans; at will, he could control their minds, paving the way for a more subtle conquest when he finally got Megatron out of the way. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}}

He became aware of the moon-based Autobots and while ordered to join [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] in beating up [[NATO]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} he got bored during the mission and left as soon as he could to attack the moon-based Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} He beat them up and viciously taunted them, forcing them to take the initiative and go to Earth—just as he wanted. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} As he hoped, the Autobots eventually won, killing Megatron, destroying the AllSpark and halting the cyberforming of Earth... leaving him free to take command of the Decepticons! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}}

On top of that, he got his hands on the nanovirus the Autobots used on Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}} He also took the AllSpark interface module from Megatron's corpse and assimilated it. He started hearing Megatron's voice in his head some time after this... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

[[File:InsecticonMovie.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Starscream talks to himself because nobody else will be friends with him.]]

One of his first acts as leader was to begin a bombing campaign against any human attempt to rebuild infrastructure or regain a foothold in the United States. He then organised an attack that would get all the Autobots together so a NATO tank regiment (its commander under cerebro-strip control) could wipe them all out. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} While this failed, Starscream has still ensured the new [[President of the United States]] is under cerebro control—and the Autobots have no idea he's in command... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

As well as secretly overseeing scorched-earth strategies and attempted Energon grabs, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} he also gained [[Mikaela Banes]] as a cerebro-controlled slave. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}} When the bulk of the Autobots prepared to briefly leave Earth and had Mikaela watch over their [[Savannah]] base, Starscream just waited until they'd gone and effortlessly seized the place. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} As a result, the six hundred square miles around the Autobot base were swiftly seized as an autonomous Decepticon nation, with all resistance smashed easily. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}} This means, shockingly, he actually ''is'' a better leader than Megatron. ''[[Jesus]]''.

[[File:Starscream Titan22.JPG|left|upright=1.15|thumb|"Stop looking at me ''stop looking at me!''"]]
He sadistically taunted Mikaela, hoping there was part of her that was screaming for help, before dispatching [[Jazz (Movie)|the corrupted Jazz]] and [[Kullt]] to assassinate Optimus. It didn't work. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

While preparing an ambush for the Autobots who he knew would come for Mikaela, he ranted to the Megatron in his head how he'd been a ''far'' better leader and how he was about to kill all the Autobots. His ambush almost worked too, and he almost killed Prime himself—only for the Autobots to turn out to have had a better plan all along, and escape. Admitting to the voices that he had failed and demanding a strategy from then, he realised to his horror that Megatron's mind had wanted him to take the interface module and had downloaded his brain into it; The voice ''really was'' Megatron and he was demanding to be released! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

He didn't release him, though Megatron did feed Starscream a strategy—blackmailing America into booting the Autobots out, then having Allen nuke their ship. This plan was a success, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} and a jubilant Starscream despatched his armies to seize the United States, all the while having his mind-controlled humans hamper ''any'' military counter-offensive. He was ''this'' close to total victory when [[Stockade (Movie)|''Stockade'']] turned up, turning a third of the drone armies and possibly two generals to his side, sparking a [[Decepticon Civil War]].

Watching everything collapse around him, a gibbering Starscream was visited by Megatron's voice again, telling him once again that the only way out was to release him and allow Megatron to live again... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

[[File:Starscreamseesthings Titan25.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|"I'm as sane as the [[Thunderwing (G1)|next]] leader!"]]

...and this time, desperate and pressured, Starscream ''did''. With his mind now his own again, he realised to his horror what he'd done... but it was too late, he was now a minion again, and tasked to strafe Stockade's forces while Megatron took on the rebel himself. It all was for naught, however: the Autobots (surprisingly ''not'' dead!) intervened and forcibly teleported all the Decepticons to Cybertron, leaving Starscream trapped there ''forever''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}
{{--}}

====Star Screams====
{{Note|The following details Starscream's tenure as letter-answerer on the Star Screams letters page.}}

{{bigquote|You could mark [your letters] 'All Hail Starscream' so long as you make it clear this is in no way a reflection on our glorious leader or a prelude to some sort of coup. Just so that we're clear on that.|Star Screams}}

[[File:Star Screams logo.JPG|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Hate mail!]]
As of issue 7, he ran the letters page (renamed Star Screams from the original Mech Mail). He hated the letters, the readers, the comic, the editorial team, and probably the baby [[Jesus]]—but he's still had nothing on ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream's]] [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)|letter-answering stint]]. The source of his misanthropy appeared to be that nobody ever sent in fan-art of him (#8). The few things he did like were recycling and environmental measures (#14), girls becoming Transformers fans (#19), and [[To sell toys|humans collecting his action figures]].

Autobot sympathisers were hunted down to be exterminated, especially those who dress up as Autobots (#8, #12 and #17), and even the Prime Minister wasn't safe (#24). That said, Starscream appeared to have a soft spot for his own fans—in #11, when a female reader complained her mum and aunt kept telling her she was too old for Transformers, he announced that the offending relatives had been shortlisted to spend forever polishing his armour with their own spit, bless.

In #8, he revealed he hated the movie because his best scenes and lines were cut out, and #13 confirmed the Decepticon army loathed [[Michael Bay]] for producing pro-Autobot propaganda. This still hadn't prevented him from shilling Bay's second documentary ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', as he believed it would depict a Decepticon victory (#10) and was going to ignore the script if it said otherwise (#18). Since then, however, he had come under the sway of an unknown higher power in regards to the film, one Starscream feared (#22)...

In #7, he expressed concern that this "[[Simon Furman|Fur-Man]]" was a [[Maximal]] agent, and warned that Titan Magazines would be destroyed if they continued to produce Autobot propaganda. By #13, the Decepticons appeared to have taken over Titan and had imprisoned the staff and creators in cages, forcing them to work merely for food—it was surely no coincidence that during this period, Starscream became a successful leader of the Decepticons in the comic strip and that Starscream began wanting more issues brought out. This mistreatment was causing severe physical trauma to [[Steve White]] and [[Den Patrick]] (#19) though Fur-Man was still a free agent and was evading Decepticon capture (#21). Writer [[Robin Etherington]] appeared to have angered him, as Starscream was believed to have deliberately miscredited one of his stories in #24. [http://www.studioblinktwice.com/announce.php?Year=2009]

He had incredible hate for [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], gleefully recounting the guy's horrible death and going berserk in #9 at the idea of Jazz answering the letters.

While he had said he talked to himself to get intelligent conversation and didn't trust anyone (#9), he had shown some signs of wanting company: he hoped the [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]] jets would all be reunited in the next film (#9), was trying to convince [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to be in it too (#15), and wished Ironhide would join the Decepticons (#16). Despite wanting to re-unite with Thundercracker, he showed contempt for the guy's lack of drive (#11). He viewed [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and Soundwave as potential successors if anything ever happened to him (#21). He also appreciated [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s work (#23) and while he was annoyed the helicopter was more popular than him, he did go to the trouble of giving the guy a proper burial. (#25)

Starscream appeared to have had several "off the record" adventures. He revealed he once had an [[Starscream (G1)|F-15 mode]] and liked it (#9), openly confirming he was [[:File:Starscream 1982.jpg|active in 1982]] and the impetus for the [[Hungry Dragon]] cover-up. He also referred to [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] also being an F-15 (#11), implying both were active in [[1982]]. He also had some experience with and knowledge of [[Unicron]] (#12), something [[Transformers Comic issue 19|no other Transformer had]] and something that terrified him (#17), and in which he apparently witnessed Unicron trying to devour Cybertron (#19)...

He maintains that his voice was not [[Chris Latta|scratchy]] in any way.

Eventually, however, the constant stress of the letters drove him to a nervous breakdown, and he was sent to a very special home (or "on a mission of great importance", according to his cover story). He still produceed a regular horrorscope. (Vol.2 #1) [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] wondered about Starscream's ongoing absence, noting the home must have better security than the Decepticons first thought! (Vol.2 #12)

===Toy bios===
Fleeing from the Mission City fiasco, Starscream altered his form so he could hide from the Autobots and humans alike. After a brief period of scheming{{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Starscream (Target Exclusive)}} he repaired and reenergised himself from a nearby power plant, then fled into deep space to find Decepticon reinforcements. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Deep Space Starscream}}

He eventually decided this was too time-consuming, and went back to Earth in a new stealthy form to wait for the Decepticons, alerted by the energy signature of the AllSpark's destruction, to come to ''him''. While Optimus and Arcee tried to hunt him down, he remained free and succeeded in building a small army, and had them distract the Autobot forces while he launched a surprise attack on a lone Optimus. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#SamsClub3pk|Arcee, Starscream & Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime}}{{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream}} The battle ended with Optimus still alive and the Decepticons beaten on Earth. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Fire Blast Optimus Prime}}

Going back into space again, he came back with an army from Cybertron and proudly bearing the marks won during his reign there. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Voyager Starscream}}

Following the battle with The Fallen in Egypt, Optimus made a particular point of tracking down Starscream. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#HFTDleader|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Leader Optimus Prime}} So did [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], which was extremely dumb of him.{{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 3|Starscream's Assault}} Starscream, for his part, decided to pick on an easy target and went after the non-flying [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]]... only to get his ass kicked.{{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Starscream vs. Smokescreen}}

Plotting to find any other relics or even AllSpark fragments, Starscream had tattoos done that were packed with superconductive materials and symbiotic nano-machines to enhance his sensors, as well as extend his range and power in the air. When his sensor net detects any ancient artifact from Cybertron, they glow softly, charging his weapons and boosting his engine output! {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Nebular Starscream}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
At some point, Starscream and multiple Autobots and Decepticons traversed dimensions and found themselves on a different [[Earth]], in the distant past. They crossed paths with new Transformer factions, the [[Maximal]]s and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, who were engaged in a conflict called the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. A battle broke out between the four factions and Starscream found himself pitted against the Maximal [[Tigatron]]. He attempted to blast the Maximal from the high ground, only to get shot in the face, instead. [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] then double-teamed Starscream, defeating him. With the battle over, the Autobots and the Decepticons returned to their home dimension, leaving the Maximals and Predacons behind to settle the Beast Wars. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}

===''Cyber Missions''===
{{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[Andrés García]] (Latin American-Spanish)}}
[[File:CyberMissions10 Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Toy accuracy wasted on a fiction no one even knew existed.]]
Starscream watched from the air as [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] interrogated [[Jack (ROTF)|Jack]]. As the other Decepticon announced the Energon would be his, Starscream corrected his obviously erroneous statement. When they found the convoy, Starscream dropped mines on the road in front of [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], knocking loose the trailer-load of energon. While Mindwipe turned his hypnotic abilities on the two Autobots, Starscream landed behind them. The two Decepticons' bickering allowed Sideswipe to break Mindwipe's concentration, and he began grappling with Starscream while Ratchet went for the energon. Starscream quickly got the better of Sideswipe and threatened to rip his spark out, but Ratchet responded by throwing the energon and Mindwipe off a nearby cliff. Starscream dived after it, ignoring Mindwipe's pleas for help, and grabbed the energon. Ratchet shot the energon which exploded, but Starscream subsequently streaked from the flames in his jet mode, and the two Autobots decided to find somewhere safe to take cover. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}}

Starscream met up with Megatron in the Arctic sometime later, but it was far from a pleasant reunion - Megatron was pissed that Starscream openly defied him, and once again reminded him of his absolute power. Optimus arrived, and a two on one duel ensued. Soon, the Autobots arrived, and Starscream broke off to leave the duel to be leader-to-leader. Starscream took on Ratchet, Ironhide, Bumblebee, and Sideswipe all at once, and eventually was defeated. Starscream quickly fled the scene. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}

Later, Megatron led Starscream, Barricade, Mindwipe, and Bludgeon to rescue the imprisoned Soundwave from the Autobots. However, Soundwave was only a hologram, and Optimus confronted the Decepticons. Megatron once again dueled Optimus, and Starscream told the others to wait until Megatron wore the Autobot leader down, then attack Optimus... only for Ratchet, Ironhide, and Bumblebee to arrive. In the ensuing battle, Starscream tried to flee, but was fired at by Ironhide, and Starscream retaliated by tackling and grappling with Ironhide on the ground. The Autobots' human allies arrived, and outnumbered the Decepticons a hundred to one, and Megatron was once again defeated by Optimus. The Autobot leader gave the Decepticons a choice: leave Earth or fight and die. Starscream, naturally, was the first to leave and abandon his leader, and Mindwipe and Bludgeon followed. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===''I Can Read!'' books===
[[File:MegatronandStarsscreamdig-TrainingDay.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75]]
Megatron's latest scheme to defeat the Autobots was to dig a series of underground tunnels to ambush his enemies wherever they may be. Or, more precisely, his plan was to have Starscream dig the tunnels while Megatron supervised. When the two Decepticons surfaced to attack Optimus, Sideswipe, Bumblebee and Ironhide, they were thwarted despite the element of surprise being on their side. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}

[[File:OptimusKOsStarscream-BuddyBrawl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Starscream came upon Bumblebee, Wheelie, Sam and Mikaela driving around in the city, and decided to attack the group. Bumblebee and Wheelie began to argue over how to defeat Starscream, leaving the Decepticon free to terrorize the humans. Then Optimus Prime showed up and knocked Starscream out with one punch. Starscream soon regained consciousness, however, and resumed his attack. This time around, Bumblebee and Wheelie worked together to defeat Starscream; Wheelie goaded Starscream to follow him, and Bumblebee jumped onto the jet at a critical moment, making Starscream crash into a tunnel and severely damage his wings. {{storylink|Buddy Brawl}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
[[File:MegatronlabassistantStarscream-PrimeTarget.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
After Megatron's latest scheme to destroy Optimus Prime failed, Starscream had to rescue Megatron, who had wound up stuck to a supermagnet at Sam's university. {{storylink|Prime Target (book)|Prime Target}}
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===''Spot the 'Bots''===
Megatron led a group of Autobots that were chasing him to an old warehouse, where Starscream was waiting to ambush them! He battled Bumblebee as part of a bigger battle that would decide the Earth's fate! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
Starscream overheard Megatron promising [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] command of the Decepticon Earth forces if he managed to steal the fruits of N.E.S.T.'s most recent labor; the "Unite Weapons Program." Starscream protested, claiming that control over the Earth rightfully belonged to him. Megatron responded that it ALL belonged to him, and that Starscream better learn his place in the scheme of things. Starscream set out to sabotage Bludgeon's mission to foil any chance his rival had at surpassing him in the chain of command. He first anonymously sent a warning to the N.E.S.T. base Bludgeon had targeted, leading to Bludgeon being confronted by the Autobot-human alliance. While they were distracted, Starscream attempted to sneak in and steal whatever technology N.E.S.T. had developed for himself. What he discovered was that the new weapon was in fact Optimus, augmented with flight capabilities after the humans had reverse-engineered [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]'s remains. Rather than fight the Autobot leader, Starscream fled the scene. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}}

With his newly acquired intel, Starscream returned to his headquarters and teamed up with [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]. With their help, he planned to acquire the means to use the recycled remains of deceased Cybertronians to increase his own power. He planted a nano-virus on Ravage to carry into the Autobots' base, and had Skystalker retrieve the corpses of fallen Decepticons that were being disposed by N.E.S.T. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

Though his base of operations was uncovered by both the Autobots and Bludgeon, Starscream managed to upgrade himself into a more powerful form. He easily dealt with Bludgeon before declaring that Megatron would be next to fall before his newfound power. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|Unite for the Universe #2|Bludgeon's Revenge}} However, Starscream had duplicated an imperfect version of the upgrade developed by N.E.S.T., and his mental stability was soon affected. He began to run wild, attacking Human facilities until Megatron sent in [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] and [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]] to deal with his insubordination. Like Bludgeon before them, the two Decepticons were quickly dispatched. The Autobots stepped in next to confront Starscream, though their combined efforts did little more than enrage the maddened Decepticon. At this point, Megatron decided to join the fray as well. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}}

Megatron attempted to cow Starscream into submission, but the maddened Decepticon refused to back down. Thinking himself unstoppable, he continued his rampage as both Autobot and Decepticon troops joined the brawl. Starscream was finally taken down when Ratchet managed to sneak up on him and short out his upgrades, rendering him unconscious. Megatron left Starscream behind as the Autobots encroached upon him. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}

===''Keroro Gunsō × Transformers''===
[[File:KeroroScream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|But when you really stop to think about it, aren't they ''all'' fiction? This is deep, man.]]

After being summoned by [[Keroro]], Starscream was offered the opportunity to be "No. 2" if he assisted the [[Keron Army]] in conquering [[Earth|Pekopon]]. Starscream refused the idea of being anybody's second in command, but before he could attack, he was hit by the [[Oozon]], a suction weapon that absorbed Starscream's energy and super robot data. Keroro intended to create clones of Starscream for his army, but the Decepticon destroyed the Oozon to keep that from happening. The energy then surged into Keroro, transforming him into a gaudy clone of Starscream called "Keroroscream"... much to the shock of the ''real'' Starscream.{{storylink|Keroro Gunsō × Transformers}}
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==Games==
{{main|Starscream (Movie)/games}}

==Toys==
{{main|Starscream (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:ProtoformStarscreamProto.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Rar.]]
* Starscream's film design was initially conceptualized by designer [[Feng Zhu]].<ref>http://www.fengzhudesign.com/portfolio.html</ref>
* The card back of Protoform Starscream's packaging features a completely different, earlier head sculpt. What's more, this head design is featured on his protoform body in IDW's movie prequel comics. It's since become Starscream's standard "pre-Earth" face, likely out of consistency.
* His protoform was not the only design to get a new head. The earliest concepts of Starscream's head were more skull-like and oblong in shape. This was, of course, redesigned to look more "like a samurai helmet." Unlike the redesigned head of Megatron, Starscream's earlier face only shows up in ''one'' piece of media: the book [[Look and Find Transformers]].
* Starscream's final head design was one that was rejected for Megatron.<ref>''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' Blu-ray gallery</ref>
* It has been suggested that, following his attack on the F-22 squadron over the city, Starscream was able to hide among the survivors and take part in the attack on Megatron shortly thereafter. This theory is speculative; While it fits the character of the Generation 1 Starscream, there is nothing on the screen to suggest it. (Roberto Orci was asked, but refused to give a definite answer.)<ref>http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=387172&postcount=185 Roberto Orci refusing to comment on the possibility of Starscream attacking Megatron during the final battle</ref>
* Starscream's bio for his Deep Space figure mentions that he re-energized himself at a power plant after the [[Mission City]] battle. Whilst this was not seen in the film, it appears [[The Real Effing Deal|others]] caught notice of it; [http://www.therealeffingdeal.com/blog/“mission-city-update-exclusive”/].
* The Sector Seven online ARG used the "[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]" version of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to represent the "real" Starscream who had infiltrated Earth. A lot of Generation 1 cameos were made in this manner. Make of that what you will.
* The downloadable content for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gives Starscream [[Starscream (G1)|another form]] and a [[Sunstorm (G1)|repaint of it]]. Because of this, Starscream ends up with the most alternate skins of any character.
* Hasbro mentions that his arch-enemy is Megatron. [[Starscream (G1)|Like]] [[Starscream (Armada)|that's]] [[Starscream (Animated)|surprising]].
* His rivalry with Megatron was only shown in IDW's tie-in comics and other related media, never in the films themselves - the only hint of his desire of leadership shown there was pathetic excuses for leaving Megatron behind dead on Earth in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and the odd obviously sarcastic comment and sinister hand rolling in ''Dark of the Moon''. Going by the movies alone, this makes him one of the least betrayal-happy versions of Starscream in the entire franchise. Despite this, in ''The Last Knight'', Megatron refers to Starscream as his "treacherous friend" when briefly lamenting his death.
* Starscream is one of a few Transformers from the live action film series who has the ability of flight in robot form.
*Starscream's 2007 Voyager figure bio mentions that Starscream has swords in his arsenal. Also, his fast action battler figures and Dark of the Moon deluxe class figure are equipped with swords. Despite this, Starscream never uses a sword in any of the movies. In the 2007 video game, Starscream has swords similar to those on his Fast Action Battlers figure, so the weapon may have been designed, but never utilized in the film.
* While his head seemingly blew up in ''Dark of the Moon'', it appears to be fully intact in ''The Last Knight'', so much so that [[Daytrader]] even moves the dead Decepticon's mouth to greet his fellow Autobots. This may not be an error though, since it is possible that Daytrader refurbished the head in order to sell it.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Sing Sing Giu''' (星星叫, "Star Shouting")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Üstökös''' ("Comet"), '''Csillagsikoly''' (Titan comics, "Starscream")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Teriakan Bintang''' ("Star Scream")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Thīen-wáng-hsīng''' (Taiwan, 天王星, "Uranus"), '''Hóng Zhīzhū''' (China, 紅蜘蛛, "Red Spider")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Zorekryk''' (Зорекрик, "Dawnscream")

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/toytables/movie_starscream.htm Starscream at TFU.info]

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Florida

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DannyMan98: /* IDW Revenge of the Fallen comics */

'''Florida''' is the south-easternmost part of the [[United States of America]]. The cities of Miami and [[Tampa]] are located there, as well as [[Key West]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
Suspecting [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was a bit out of whack, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] decided to call in a group of mercenary reinforcements: [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and his [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon minions]]. They arrived through a space bridge in the Florida Everglades, disguised as Autobots to make Megatron think [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had sent them. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

Later, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] established a base in the Florida Keys, disguising it as a resort called [[Club Con]]. The guests weren't too thrilled when a fight broke out between a bunch of giant robots. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

''Later, the [[Sparkabot]]s tracked down the insane [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to Florida.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
A group of [[Decepticon]]s attacked an [[Autobot]] energy facility in Miami in order to divert troops away from [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The [[Machination]] had laboratories there.

{{locationstub|stuff from Devastation}}

===Live-action film series===
====Titan movie comics====
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[[President of the United States|President Allen]] and [[Tom Banachek]] find out that the VERY GROUND in Okeechobee is seething with and spewing out raw [[Energon]] due to the corruption of the [[AllSpark]] turning [[Earth]] into a new [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Presumably, it's not a nice neighborhood anymore. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

Much of Florida became part of the [[Decepticon Heartland]], whether it wanted to or not. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron, Part: 4}}

====IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====
[[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] both made landings there, as part of a major Decepticon assault. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}}

==Notes==
*[[Gatoraider]]'s name and [[alternate mode]] are puns on the beverage "Gatorade," which was developed at the University of Florida and named after the school's athletic team: the Gators.

==External Links==
*{{w|Florida}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Florida}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki
{{GBwiki|Florida}}

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Incinerator (Movie)

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DannyMan98: /* IDW movie comics */

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{{disambig2|the Decepticon tiltrotor aircraft from the live action movie continuity|the [[Mini-Con]] from ''Armada''|Incinerator (Armada)}}

:''Incinerator is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Titan19 NewCons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Incinerator (far right): joined the Samaritans for one day and four people committed suicide — and one was a wrong number.]]

Most of the Decepticons who came to [[Earth]] seeking [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] stick to the shadows, stealthily seeking out tips on their leader's whereabouts. However, stealth is not '''Incinerator'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s thing. He wants to know where Megatron is, and he's going to interrogate every [[Autobot]] he can capture to find out. His interrogations generally consist of taking his hapless "passengers" on a terrifying flight and scaring whatever scraps of information they might have out of them. Of course, once they've told Incinerator what he needs to know, they're free to go...

...from 25,000 feet up.

==Fiction==
===Titan movie comics===
{{notetitantlg}}
Incinerator was one of [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]'s "new Decepticons": a group of Decepticons who remained on the dying Cybertron out of patriotism, and survived by feeding on [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. Sadly, he does not have copter blades for hands. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}}

[[File:Movie Incinerator whoops.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|''Wahh wahh waaahhhhhh...'']]

He helped summon an entity to Cybertron to rebirth the dead world and oversaw the use of Nucleon to provide power for the process, a situation likely made harder by his hands turning into spiky blades between scenes. The Nucleon flow was stopped by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], but the entity arrived anyway and Incinerator was seen with a big "oh whoops" expression when the entity announced its name was [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

He moaned this wasn't meant to happen, moaned they were all going to die, and probably would've moaned that he had normal fingers again if things weren't so bad. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} He helped stop Unicron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

When Stockade made a deal with the Autobots and arrived to defend Earth, Incinerator was part of his air support. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}} He joined Stockade in storming the [[Decepticon Heartland]], and found himself in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] gun-sights.

Fracture was standing next to him while warning ''[[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]]'' to move, which may be why Incinerator's retreating back can be seen when Fracture was later trying to fight off a flying opponent. Speaking of his back, that's where [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] attached a teleportation "tag" to him, causing him to be sent to and exiled on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Alliance4 Incineratordies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh well. He still did better than [[Vortex (Movie)|Vortex]].]]

Incinerator was one of the Decepticons who ended up near [[Earth]] while serving under [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]'s command on the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. Disguised as a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] Kamov Ka-25 helicopter, he transported the [[Alice|Pretender spy]] to [[New York City]] to hunt down [[Bill Simmons]] after his escape from [[Soviet Research Station Oktober]]. Incinerator destroyed the building Simmons was hiding in, presumably killing him. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 3}}

Years later, Soundwave sent Incinerator to Earth to search for a [[Star Harvester]], and he and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] made their landing in [[Florida]]. They destroyed an [[United States of America|American]] [[United States military|military base]] leaving no survivors, before scanning suitable Earth forms. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

Both Incinerator and Dropkick were tracked down by the Autobots and their human allies. In the battle that followed, Incinerator had managed to pin [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] down with his blades, but was distracted when the Autobot medic sawed into his ankle, allowing [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to finish him off with an energy blade through his [[spark]]. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
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==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:Movie Incinerator toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Beware my spinning hands of terror!]]
*'''Incinerator''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-22'''

: Part of the "[[AllSpark Power]]" portion of the movie line, Incinerator transforms into a Bell Helicopter Textron/Boeing Helicopters [[wikipedia:V-22 Osprey|V-22 Osprey]] tiltrotor transport aircraft, based upon the CV-22 variant used by the US Air Force and featured in the [[Transformers (film)|film]]. The main differences between the toy and a real Osprey are the turboprop rotor engines, which are swapped and thus have the air intakes on the top/rear (depending on the engines' position) instead of the bottom/front, and the addition of the AWACS-style radar dish on the tail section.

: Pulling back the radar dish on the tail activates an extensive gear-train, which causes both rotors to rotate regardless of whatever position his wings/arms are in, though the rotors' momentum wears off quickly. His [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] feature opens up his canopy as his chest assembly is rotated downwards into [[robot mode]] and (in a lesser Automorph) pops out his pelvis once his legs are separated away from his vehicle underside.

: The [[TakaraTomy]] version of Incinerator sports a different color scheme than the [[Hasbro]] counterpart, replacing the two shades of gray with a primarily black color (but retaining the purple and "Allspark Power" blue plastic colors). In addition, it also sports "0025" markings on the tail in an attempt to make the [[alternate mode]] more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]], though this aim is questionable given the Ospreys in the Movie weren't black. Like all Japanese "Allspark Power" releases, "black" Incinerator comes with a small Allspark cube accessory.

: Apparently, the changes to "genericize" the design weren't enough, as Incinerator has never been redecoed thus far.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Incinerator/incinerator.htm More information on Incinerator at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* "Incinerator" was one of the many working names for fellow Decepticon helicopter [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]].
* Incinerator's coloration and personality appear to be based on those of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]... which was yet another working name for Blackout.
* Incinerator's box art is curiously different from the actual toy's head design, as the art sports large, round, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]-styled eyes that take up a large portion of the face, whereas the toy's head sculpt sports a [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]-type visor for eyes.
* Incinerator's appearance in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic features a design that is strongly influenced by ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' concept artist [[Ben Procter]]'s design for a transforming Osprey that would later become [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]].
* Perhaps coincidentally or not; Incinerator's death at the hands of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in ''Alliance'' is almost identical to how Optimus himself was later killed by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Karma's a bitch ain't it?

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Alliance issue 4

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DannyMan98: /* Featured characters */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'' #4
|prev=Alliance issue 3
|next=Revenge of the Fallen issue 1
|image=Alliance4_coverA.jpg
|caption=Now go out and buy the official movie adaptation!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 25]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=March 2009
|written by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] & [[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]] & [[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}
'''Everyone gets ready for the ''Revenge of the Fallen.'''''

==Synopsis==
En route to [[San Francisco]], the Autobots and [[NEST]] soldiers converse about their mission. Two Decepticons have been spotted in the city, but thankfully there's no mention of robots, so they must be in their vehicle modes. Lennox wonders how their team can stop the Decepticons without drawing attention from bystanders; Ironhide tells him to leave it to the Autobots, knowing that the two Decepticons will put up a fight. Once they land, Salani reminds them that this is for real. Team 3 is to serve as perimeter defense, Team 2 will set up the trap, and Team 1 (consisting of Lennox, Optimus Prime, and Bumblebee) will flush them out. Lennox once again lays down the plans, with a chemical spill used as cover for their operations, as they need as much secrecy as possible.

In downtown San Francisco, the area has been cordoned off and the civilians moved out, so Team 2 is cleared to go. Ratchet teases Ironhide about his appearance being unsuited to the mission, but Ironhide tells him to stow it. Suddenly, Ratchet picks up energy readings, then Swindle and Deadend crash through a sliding wall and Team 2 picks up the chase. Swindle thinks that, if Barricade's intel is right, he and Deadend are being chased by Ironhide and Ratchet; no sign of Prime. Just then, Prime appears out of nowhere and runs over Deadend. Oops. Swindle runs off, but Bumblebee chases after him.

Prime is okay, but Deadend isn't, as noted by Ratchet. Salani calls Epps for a clean-up crew, while at the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], Epps asks Lennox for his status. Lennox is pursuing Swindle, who is heading toward the Bridge fast. Lennox tells Epps to have the soldiers let Swindle get a bit of "clearance", then he and Bumblebee continue the pursuit. When they reach the bridge, Swindle transforms and is incredulous that Bumblebee came alone, but Lennox tells him otherwise. Swindle blasts at them, then beats up Bumblebee. Lennox fires at Swindle, and he turns his attention to Lennox, but before he can do anything, Bumblebee blasts him. Dying, Swindle declares: "None of you are safe. We'll find it," but shuts down before he says anything more. Lennox considers the mission a success, and Epps thinks they pulled off the secrecy thing.

Hours later, during the trip back to base, Optimus Prime notes that Lennox looks tired, but Lennox says that he was wondering if things are about to get worse, and is worried about what Swindle said. Prime asks him if he's also worried about [[Sam Witwicky]]; Lennox says yes, but is more concerned about the "we'll" part — are more Decepticons going to arrive, and if so, ''why'' are they on Earth? Prime doesn't have the answer to that, but does agree that Sam needs to be kept safe — whatever's going on, Prime thinks he's going to be involved. Lennox tells Prime that they need someone to watch over Sam, and Prime knows who'll be perfect for the job.

When the team lands back at the base, a refreshed Epps meets with the still-tired Lennox, who tells him that something's going on out there. Epps tells him that they're ready for anything, but Lennox questions this, saying that for all their training, they weren't clean during the day's mission. Epps thinks it could have been worse, but Lennox says that it might get worse, as well as saying that Bumblebee is leaving the team to once again guard Sam. Epps is upset, saying that they can't lose team members that came from another planet; Lennox agrees.

Later, Lennox is debriefed by the Army on the day's mission. Lennox tells them about the incident at the Golden Gate Bridge; the commander debriefing the team isn't pleased with this, as they were given ''strict orders'' to not transform. If the Decepticons did so, then so be it; however, the team was ordered ''not'' to, as the Army doesn't want to risk disclosure in a major city again. Lennox says that they had no choice, as the Decepticons had engaged them, and they took caution in how they responded. The commander says that civilians aren't used to seeing robots or jets flying in major cities. Lennox points out the jet was an enemy, and only proves that the army needs the Autobots on their side. The situation isn't perfect, but they're working on it, and despite the incident at the bridge the mission was a success.

The army commander still isn't sold on Lennox's idea. They authorized that mission, but they expect that the rules to be followed in the missions that will be coming, and that the unit will be used to ''fix'' problems, not make new ones. After making Lennox clear on this issue, the commander says he'll pass this onto his superiors, and tells Lennox that he and his men need to look over the day's mission and ''learn'' from them. When the conversation ends, Lennox is upset at the commander, saying that he's impossible to work with. Prime says that the team will have to work harder, but Lennox thinks that the problem is the army still doesn't get the difference between Autobots and Decepticons. Optimus Prime says that they have to succeed.

The next day, Bumblebee says his brief good-byes to the group. Ironhide tells him to stay out of trouble, while Optimus Prime reminds Bumblebee that Sam's protection is his first priority, then Bumblebee leaves. Later, the team is briefed by the army. There have been multiple Decepticon sightings all over the globe. Lennox lets Optimus Prime talk to the army, and Prime believes that, given Swindle's comments, the Decepticons are looking for something, be it Megatron's remains, Sam's house, or [[star Harvester|something else]]. The commander asks if they aren't spreading out for another attack, but Prime thinks these Decepticon soldiers are acting less like soldiers and more like scouts. The commander gives them new orders; they are to find these Decepticon scouts, engage, hunt down, and eliminate them.

And so, as Prime relates, with upgraded technology from Sector Seven installed by Ratchet, the Autobots search for the Decepticons, and, when found, destroy them immediately. In Italy, Fracture gets smashed by Ironhide and falls into a ravine. As weeks, then months go by, NEST's human forces train and get better. Soldiers from all over the world sign up. Together, they celebrate the triumph of Overcast being stopped in Europe, and mourn those who make sacrifices as Salani dies during a mission in the Middle East. They grow as a team and learn from one another, becoming stronger allies in an ever-changing war. The Decepticons won't give them info, and never last long enough to anyway, such as Dropkick and Incinerator who were eliminated in Florida, and others they can't get rid of — Barricade managed to escape that same battle.

The Autobots head to a junkyard. Lennox says that the rad detector is going crazy, and that it's not them. Optimus reassures Lennox, then calls to the hiding Autobots. The new Autobots respond by appearing (in the guises of a [[Sideswipe (Movie)|silver sports car]], three [[Arcee (Movie)|motorcycles]], and an [[Skids (ROTF)|old ice]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|cream truck]]), and saying that they got Optimus' call. However, the reunion is cut short by more sightings. The old Autobots catch up with the new ones through their training. The training ends as they are called to the briefing room, as Optimus wonders that if something is out there, friend or foe, they are the only ones who can deal with the situation, one which is threatening their new home, themselves, and their alliance with the humans.

Inside, Lennox briefs the team on a new assignment, which will involve the new Autobots sticking to their training and watching their backs. Their target location: [[Shanghai]]...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (6)
* [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (16)
* [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (17)
* [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]/[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] ([[combiner|combined]]) (18)

|c2=
* [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] (7)
* [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (8)
* [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] (11)
* [[Overcast (Movie)|Overcast]] (12)
* [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]] (13)
* [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] (14)
* [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] (15)
* [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (19)
* [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] (20)
|c3=
* [[Robert Epps]] (3)
* [[William Lennox]] (4)
* [[Salani]] (9)
* Mystery Army guy (10)
}}

==Quotes==
*TBD

==Errors==
*TBD

==Items of note==
[[Image:Alliance4_CoverB_preliminary.jpg|thumb|150px|Does Prime transform into a short bus?]]
* Much like the changes made to [[Josh Nizzi]]'s cover for "[[Defiance issue 3]]", his cover for this issue went through several revisions. When it was previewed on [http://web.archive.org/web/20101030205252/http://comicnewsi.com/article.php?itemid=12437&catid=208 ComicNewsi.com] on December 13, 2008, the cover featured a much brighter background with only the [[Pyramid|Pyramid of Giza]] behind the characters; Optimus Prime was more awkwardly posed; Ironhide & Ratchet were large and prominent; and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] could (barely) be seen on the cover behind the three bikes. On Nizzi's final version, the tone is much darker and more sombre; at least two pyramids are visible; Optimus Prime has been given a different pose; Ironhide & Ratchet are less prominent and Jolt has been removed entirely, probably because he doesn't appear in the movie adaptation. The final published cover removes some forward window pillars that do not exist on Sideswipe's prop vehicle.
* Probably due to his last minute addition to the movie, Jolt is not seen among the new Autobots who appear at the end of this issue.
* Though they do not appear in this issue due to lack of space, [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]] and [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] are most likely to have been destroyed in Italy, judging by Ironhide's comment about Fracture being the last of the group there.

===Covers (2)===
*'''Cover A:''' The Autobots and their human allies, as well as a fallen Decepticon; art by [[Alex Milne]], colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
*'''Cover B:''' The Autobots and their new Autobot allies; art and colors by [[Josh Nizzi]].
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Alliance issue 3

2017-08-22T18:48:39Z

DannyMan98:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'' #3
|prev=Alliance issue 2
|next=Alliance issue 4
|image=Alliance3 CoverA.jpg
|caption=Is my lipstick on crooked?
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 18]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=February 2009
|written by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''The alliance between humans and Autobots grows as a Decepticon threat arrives on Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
All around the world—in [[Italy]], [[San Francisco]], Africa, [[China]], the South American rain forest and Sydney, [[Australia]]—[[Decepticon]]s land on [[Earth]] in comet form. On the devastated [[Sector Seven]] base in the [[Nevada]] desert, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] has arrived and is tending [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], whose vocal processor has been damaged in battle with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Meanwhile, [[Salani]], the soldier [[William Lennox|Lennox]] had assigned to stay at the base, is retrieving injured Sector Seven operatives, while [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] is sitting nearby, silently complaining about those robots' manners. When Salani calls him, Simmons secretly hides [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]'s head, which is lying nearby. Salani informs Simmons that many Sector Seven personnel have been killed, among them [[Vine|Professor Vine]]. Simmons, however, is mostly interested in finding the [[Allspark]] fragment. At this moment, Lennox, [[Robert Epps|Epps]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] arrive at the devastated base. Lennox hands Simmons a radio that connects him to [[John Keller (Movie)|Defense Secretary Keller]], who informs Simmons that Sector Seven has been disbanded with immediate effect, and he has put Lennox in charge of the operation. Simmons drives off, keeping Frenzy's head with him. Shortly afterward, Salani returns with the Allspark fragment, which he has found in the lab, and hands it back to Optimus Prime. The remains of [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and the [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] units are loaded onto flatbed trucks.

Two weeks later, Lennox has to explain himself to his superiors via video conference, because he wants to cooperate with the Autobots—the military still has a problem telling Autobots and Decepticons apart. Lennox and the Autobots are on board of an aircraft carrier. A crane dumps Optimus Prime's trailer in the ocean, which contains the remains of [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. Optimus thanks the soldier for participating in his first lieutenant's funeral. Afterwards, the Decepticons' remains are dumped in the ocean. Back under deck, Lennox informs Optimus that many comets have entered Earth's atmosphere recently. Lennox's superiors want the Autobots and the US armed forces to form a defense alliance against the Decepticons. As a basis for their cooperation, Lennox demands mutual trust, which Optimus willingly agrees to.

Meanwhile, in Italy, a racing car breaks through the barrier of a military base, followed by two Decepticons in robot form. [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] informs her two partners that she has found suitable [[alternate mode]]s for them. At the same time, Decepticons also destroy military bases in other parts of the world and scan new disguises—[[Overcast (Movie)|Overcast]] in [[Japan]], [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]] in the [[Middle East]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Movie]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] in [[Florida]]. Back in Italy, [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] and [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]] have assumed their new Earth forms and join Fracture, who informs the other Decepticons that they will need a distraction while they search for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In San Francisco, [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] are driving on the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], letting each other know how much they hate each other, and prepare for the distraction Fracture asked about.

On the island [[Diego Garcia]], a US military base in the Indian Ocean, Lennox, Epps and other soldiers are training together with the Autobots. While Ironhide congratulates Bumblebee for a good shot, a promoted Major Lennox discusses the future of their alliance with Optimus Prime. The Allspark fragment is also stored in a facility on the island. When Lennox asks Optimus about the Autobots he called to Earth, Optimus replies that he hopes they will arrive soon. At the same time, what appears to be an Autobot probe has landed on a scrap yard near [[Mission City]]. Suddenly, Lennox receives a distress call: An explosion has occurred at a gas station in San Francisco, and footage from a surveillance camera shows a Decepticon whom Ironhide instantly identifies as Swindle. Lennox promptly orders his team to roll out.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (1)
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (8)
|c2=
* [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] (10)
* [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] (11)
* [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]] (12)
* [[Overcast (Movie)|Overcast]] (13)
* [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]] (14)
* [[Dropkick (Movie)|Movie]] (15)
* [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] (16)
* [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (17)
* [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] (18)
|c3=
* [[Salani]] (3)
* [[Seymour Simmons]] (4)
* [[William Lennox]] (5)
* [[Robert Epps]] (7)
* [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] (9)

}}

==Quotes==
*TBD

==Errors==
*TBD

===Items of note===
* Some of the Decepticons sport different real-world alternate modes compared to their toys to better fit the hardware in use in whatever nation they landed in.
* On page 18, [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] clearly sports Chevrolet logos in vehicle mode, unlike his toy.
* On the same page, "Dead End" is clearly based on an Alfa Romeo (possibly a 147), including a simplified manufacturer logo, even though the [[Jolt (Movie)|Jolt]] toy he shares his color scheme with is based on a Bugatti Veyron.
* [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] and [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]] are based on redecos of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]] and [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]], respectively. They were intended to be released as part of wave 5 of the Target [[Exclusive]] Scouts from the [[Movie (toyline)|Movie toyline]], but even though leaked samples surfaced in June 2008, they were never officially released. The names were later officially confirmed by an updated checklist on Hasbro's public website.
* Given Optimus Prime's belief of freedom being the right for all sentient beings, he might be very unimpressed with his human allies if he investigated the history of [[Wikipedia:Diego Garcia|Diego Garcia]].

===Covers (2)===
*'''Cover A:''' Fracture, Jetstorm, Gunbarrel and Reverb looking at their own reflections in Optimus Prime's chest window. Pencils by [[Alex Milne]], colors by [[Josh Perez]].
*'''Cover B:''' Bumblebee in his new ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body towering over [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]]. Art by [[Josh Nizzi]].
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[[Category:IDW Revenge of the Fallen issues]]

Optimus Prime (Movie)

2017-08-22T18:47:39Z

DannyMan98: /* IDW movie comics */

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{{disambigm|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)}}
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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Movieprime meettheautobots.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hello, pretty bird. GIVE ME YOUR FACE.]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s. Long ago, he was the humble leader of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s science division, which studied the [[AllSpark]], and were protected by [[Lord High Protector]] [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s military. When Megatron was corrupted by [[The Fallen]], Optimus discovered that he was the last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], hidden away when The Fallen destroyed their lineage. In response to Megatron's attempts to seize the AllSpark and conquer other worlds, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and rallied the Autobots to stand against the [[Decepticon]]s.

As obsessively as Megatron strives to achieve his objective, Optimus is equally as dedicated to stopping him, even at the cost of his life, his world, and—if necessary—his own people. It was on his order that the AllSpark was jettisoned into space, dooming Cybertron to a slow death and his people to a nomadic life. The sacrifices he has made weigh heavily on his [[spark]], but they must be done, for there is no other choice. He knows the ambitions that lurk in Megatron's spark, and they must never see the light of day. Lives must be kept free from the threat of Megatron's tyranny, no matter the cost. This obsession with the defeat of Megatron has robbed Optimus of some of his early idealism. This has created a certain ruthlessness beneath his otherwise honest and caring personality. Prime is not one for second chances and is willing to consider any action that might lead to victory, short of directly sacrificing those he cares about.

He has [[Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots|sometimes]] used the codename '''10-22'''. When placed under the control of [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]], he is dubbed '''Nemesis Prime'''.

{{bigquote|You just wanna die for the guy! That's leadership... or brainwashin', or somethin'.}}
{{bigquote|No... that's ''Optimus Prime.''|[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] on their leader|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)| [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Brazil), [[Guy Nadon]] (French-Canadian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean),[[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

[[File:TF2007 optimus meets sam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.85|"I will peer into your spark.. wait wait wrong line. CUT ,TAPE 4 ACTION..
I will peer into your aplahds, sorry sorry. CUT read the script your supposed to say I am Optimus Prime, Okay okay I got it"...]]

Optimus Prime and his Autobots were forced to depart their homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] thousands of years ago, after the life-giving [[AllSpark]] was lost to the far reaches of space. In the year 2007, having received word from [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] that the AllSpark was on the planet [[Earth]], Optimus brought his troops to the small, blue world. After descending through Earth's atmosphere in his [[transition form]], Optimus [[Trans-scan|scanned]] a passing truck, then quickly learned the planet's languages via the [[internet]]. Meeting up with Bumblebee, Prime and his men were introduced to [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], with whom Prime shared their history and their reason for being on Earth.

[[File:TF2007 optimus truckmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Like a Boss.]]

Prime and the Autobots returned with Sam to his house, so that he could obtain for them a family heirloom: a pair of [[glasses]] belonging to his ancestor [[Archibald Witwicky]], which contained the location of the AllSpark encoded across its lenses. Prime had his troops wait outside while Sam and Mikaela searched for the glasses, but the Autobot leader's thunderous footsteps, clumsy attempts to hide, and general impatience made the whole experience quite a trial. Nevertheless, the Autobots managed to keep themselves hidden from Sam's parents long enough for Sam to find the glasses—at which point, the forces of [[Sector Seven]] arrived to take Sam and Mikaela into custody. Prime intercepted the S7 convoy, tearing the roof off the SUV containing the two kids and demanding that the organization's director [[Seymour Simmons]] release them. Sector Seven back-up soon arrived, however, forcing Prime to hide beneath a bridge, carrying Sam and Mikaela on his shoulders. When the humans slipped, Bumblebee was forced to break cover to rescue them, which resulted in all three of them being captured by S7. Now in possession of the glasses which could tell him the location of the AllSpark, Optimus remorsefully left Bumblebee in Sector Seven's hands despite protestations from [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]; Prime was unwilling to employ the deadly force he knew would be required to save their teammate, as he knew humanity held the potential to be something great.

[[File:Movie2007 Prime sword.jpg|left|upright=1.85|thumb|Swiss army Prime.]]

Using the glasses to trace the AllSpark to the [[Hoover Dam]], Prime led this men there, but while they were en route, the [[Decepticon]]s who were also in hiding on the planet launched an attack on the facility. Sam, Mikaela, Bumblebee and the forces of Sector Seven met up with Prime and his team on the road, and they all headed for nearby [[Mission City]] to hide the AllSpark. On the way, Prime was attacked by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]; a brief but brutal struggle followed, concluding when Prime succeeded in decapitating the hate-filled Decepticon. Joining his men in the streets of Mission City, Prime was met in battle by his ancient enemy Megatron, who quickly proved to be superior both in physical strength and in terms of firepower. [[File:TF2007 optimus vs megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.85|"You, Kakarot. I choose you to be the first of my victims."]] Realizing that there was only one way to end the fighting, Optimus instructed Sam to push the AllSpark into his chest if all hope seemed lost, which would merge the cube with his own [[spark]], destroying both it and himself. As it turned out, Sam did just the opposite, instead thrusting it into ''Megatron's'' chest, killing the Decepticon leader and destroying the AllSpark. Prime regretted the necessity of the action, but knew there had been no other choice.

Though the Decepticons were defeated and their bodies dumped in the [[Laurentian Abyss]] by the military, the loss of the AllSpark meant the Autobots were unable to use its power to restore their homeworld. Electing to remain on Earth, Prime sent a message into deep space to any surviving Autobots in the galaxy to come to join them there. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]],” “[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]";
the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks “[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]],” “[[Sam's New Car]],” “[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]],” "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]." In the comic book and novel adaptations of the film, Prime also kills [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] after his altercation with Bonecrusher.}}
{{--}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Guilherme Briggs]] (Brazil), [[Guy Nadon]] (French-Canadian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

[[File:ROTF optimus takes aim.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''My OptiPrime don't want none Unless he's got GUNS Hun'']]

In the two years which followed the events in Mission City, Optimus Prime and the Autobots—including a group of new arrivals who had responded to Prime's message—became part of a Transformer/human military group called [[NEST]]. Together, they hunted down the remaining Decepticons in hiding across Earth. After a destructive clash with [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Shanghai]] went awry, Optimus was air-dropped onto a highway and crippled the Decepticon. Demolishor taunted Optimus about the mysterious force known as "[[The Fallen]]", who would rise again. Prime ensured that Demolishor would not be around to see it, as he unceremoniously executed him.

[[File:ROTF Prime blades.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Optimus's rampage through the Hundred Acre Wood left no survivors.]]

When the Decepticon [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] stole the remaining shard of the AllSpark from NEST's [[Diego Garcia]] base, Optimus Prime arranged a meeting with Sam Witwicky, who had since left home to go to college, hoping for the boy's help. Sam, unfortunately, was presently focused on having some semblance of a normal life, and was not receptive Optimus's pleas, but Optimus feared that the choice to be involved would soon be taken out of Sam's hands. This soon proved true when Megatron—resurrected by the AllSpark shard—abducted Sam to draw out the wisdom of the AllSpark that was hidden within the human's mind. Optimus and Bumblebee ambushed the Decepticons in the [[Broadwater Metal Works|abandoned industrial complex]] where Sam was being held and managed to whisk the boy away, but Megatron, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] gave chase, resulting in a ferocious three-on-one battle between Prime and the Decepticons in the depths of the nearby forest. Prime held his own, even managing to kill Grindor, but the underhanded Megatron was able to impale him on his pincer-blade and blast him open with point-blank shot. Although the rest of the Autobots soon arrived and drove off Megatron and Starscream, Optimus Prime was [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dead]].

[[File:ROTF optimus dead body.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|This is what happens when you get close to [[Stephanie Sheh|Nui Harime]].]]

Prime's body was brought back to Diego Garcia, but was soon covertly transported to [[Egypt]] by [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] when they got word from Sam that he had discovered a possible means of restoring the Autobot leader to life: the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. In the midst of a battle between the Autobots and The Fallen's Decepticons in the Egyptian desert, Sam plunged the Matrix into Optimus's chest, and his gamble proved successful, as Optimus Prime lived again. To help Prime defeat The Fallen and destroy his [[Star Harvester|sun-harvesting weapon]] hidden within the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], the turncoat Decepticon [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] sacrificed his life, entreating Prime to use his parts to gain "a power he had never known". [[File:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I'm bringing sexy back.]] [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] transplanted Jetfire's remains onto Prime's body, upgrading him into a heavily-armed, flight-capable powerhouse. Prime immediately took flight and disabled the harvester, after which he engaged The Fallen in battle. Megatron attempted to intervene, but Optimus overpowered his old enemy and used his own fusion cannon to shoot half his face off. Resuming his fight with The Fallen, Optimus tore the ancient Decepticon's face off, and when the villain attempted to flee, Prime punched through his abdomen and crushed his spark, finally killing him.

On the return voyage home, Optimus thanked Sam for saving his life, as the boy thanked the Autobot leader for believing in him. Following this, Optimus Prime sent another transmission into space, detailing recent events so that the pasts of both races would be remembered, and also declaring that Humanity and the Autobots would face the future together. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]],” “[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]” and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]],” “[[Operation Autobot]],” “[[Rise of the Decepticons]],” “[[When Robots Attack!]],” "[[Ratchet to the Rescue]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]." The publications targeted at younger readers tending to downplay Optimus's ferocity—in several, he defeats The Fallen not by killing him, but by [[:File:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|hurling him into space]]. In the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the film, Prime is not killed by Megatron's attack, but rather sent into [[stasis lock]], and would have stayed that way for years if not for Sam's intervention.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]](Spain-Spanish)}}
[[File:DOTM optimus armored weapons platform.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Chevron seven locked.]]
Three years after the defeat of The Fallen, the Autobots and NEST took to dealing with human conflicts in the absence of the Decepticons. Optimus's vehicle mode was now complemented by a [[Armored Weapons Platform|large transformable trailer]], containing an armory of various weapons and flight equipment. While investigating a tip that a piece of Cybertronian technology could be found in the ruins of the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], Optimus and his NEST allies were attacked by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet [[Driller]], who attempted to steal the component. Optimus drove off Shockwave and his monstrous "pet", but was perturbed to discover that the recovered Cybertronian tech was a piece of the ancient Autobot spacecraft known as the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''—flagship of his mentor and predecessor, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], and believed destroyed during the war on Cybertron millennia beforehand.
[[File:DOTM optimus with trailer.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|"Callin' all trucks, this here's the duck. We're about to go a-huntin' bear."]]
Demanding an explanation from National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]], Prime learned from both her and astronaut [[Buzz Aldrin]] that humanity had discovered the ruins of the ''Ark'' on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in the 1960s. Travelling to the moon with Ratchet aboard the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Prime discovered the comatose form of Sentinel within the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash vault, along with a small fraction of the special cargo the ''Ark'' had been carrying—five [[pillar]]s capable of opening a [[space bridge]]. Optimus brought his old mentor back to Earth and used the Matrix of Leadership to reactivate him; showing him the peace and beauty of Earth, Optimus expressed his willingness to cede leadership back to Sentinel once more, but Sentinel refused.

[[File:DOTMSentinelOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Sentinel, can you put that sword somewhere else so we can talk?]]

Unfortunately, it would soon transpire that Sentinel was in league with Megatron, when he murdered Ironhide and brought the pillars to [[Washington, D.C.]]. A shocked Optimus confronted his mentor at the National Mall reflecting pool, pleading with him to stop, but Sentinel was unmoved, and opened a space bridge through which at 200 Decepticon troops launched a vicious assault on the city. In the chaos that followed, Optimus tried to fight Sentinel; Sentinel defeated him, but spared his life in the belief he would come around to his side eventually. Naturally, Optimus refused, which led to Sentinel publicly denouncing him and his Autobots as rebels, falsely leading humanity to believe that their planet would be spared if they exiled Optimus's team into space aboard the ''Xantium''. Appearing to willingly comply, Optimus suspected Decepticon treachery—and he was right, as Starscream fired upon the ''Xantium'' soon after launch, destroying it. To all watching, it appeared Optimus and the Autobots had been destroyed, but in actuality, Prime had had his men hide within one of the ship's booster rockets, which had detached before the vessel's destruction.
[[File:DOTM optimus with flight tech.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|"That's my secret, Captain. I ''always'' want faces."]]
Optimus's team headed for [[Chicago]], which had been conquered by the Decepticons in their absence, and arrived just in time to rescue Sam, Epps and a team of former NEST soldiers from a Decepticon [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighter ship]]. Venturing into the heart of the city, the Autobots were ambushed by Shockwave and the Driller, and Prime was separated from his trailer in the brawl. Leaving his Autobots to battle on without him, Prime quickly recovered the trailer and donned the flight tech within, which he used slay the Driller. Unfortunately, he was then blasted by Shockwave and wound up tangled in the cables of a construction crane, temporarily taking him out of the fight.

By the time the [[Wrecker]]s cut Optimus free, Sentinel had activated his space bridge and begun teleporting Cybertron itself into Earth's [[Solar System]]. Prime went on a rampage, scything through the Decepticons on the main battlefield on his way to a final confrontation with Shockwave; after killing the cyclopean Decepticon, he used Shockwave's own cannon to blast the space bridge's control pillar, stalling Cybertron's transportation. [[File:DOTM optimus executes sentinel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Hey, you guys remember when Optimus Prime used to crack jokes and play basketball? Good times.]] Optimus then demanded that Sentinel face him; his one-time mentor complied, and the pair engaged one another in a battle which Optimus initially dominated, but in which Sentinel eventually got the upper hand when he sliced off Prime's right arm. Before Sentinel could deliver a killing blow, however, Megatron himself intervened, attacking the elder Prime from behind and heavily damaging him. Megatron proposed a truce to Optimus, wishing only to be in charge of the Decepticons again; Optimus's response was to plunge his energon axe into Megatron's head and tear it from his shoulders, killing his eternal foe once more. The damaged and helpless Sentinel begged for mercy, claiming that all he ever wanted was their race's survival, but Optimus refused, claiming Sentinel didn't betray the Autobots, but rather ''himself.'' With bitter regret, Optimus executed his treacherous master with Megatron's shotgun. With Cybertron now apparently destroyed by the deactivation of the space bridge, Prime and the Autobots accepted Earth as their new home, and Optimus declared that the Autobots would never forsake the defense of the planet or its people. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]” and “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]”; the “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks “[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]],” "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," “[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]],” "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]." Numerous adaptations targeted at younger readers scaled back the film's violence. In the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic book]] and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novel]] adaptations of the film, Optimus accepts Megatron's truce and allows him to leave, and he kills Sentinel not with Megatron's gun, but with Sentinel's own [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] cannon.}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)| [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain - Spanish)}}
[[File:AoE-junkeroptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Optimus's years of hard drinking and wild partying had finally caught up with him.]]

Following the battle in Chicago and the dissolution of NEST, the US government continued granting Optimus and the other Autobots asylum on Earth, in spite of the negative reputation the Autobots had gained. The White House believed that [[Harold Attinger]] was working alongside Optimus Prime to hunt down the last of the Decepticon fugitives; what the President didn't know was that Attinger's [[Cemetery Wind]] taskforce had began hunting down Autobots and terminating them. Learning of the betrayal, Optimus broadcast an urgent message to the Autobots on Earth, ordering his troops to cut off all contact with humans and go into hiding. Optimus successfully evaded Cemetery Wind for several years, but was eventually pinned down in [[Mexico]], caught in an ambush set by Attinger's lieutenant [[James Savoy]] and their Cybertronian ally, the bounty hunter [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Though badly wounded, Prime threw off his pursuers by scanning a dilapidated cab-over truck, and fled north to Paris, [[Texas]], where he hid in an abandoned movie theater and succumbed to statsis lock induced by his grevious injuries.

[[File:AOE-injuredoptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Cade Yeager was able to rebuild Optimus in a BARN! [[Iron Man|With a BOX OF SCRAPS!]]]]

Prime remained inert until aspiring roboticist [[Cade Yeager]] visited the theater for salvage. Hoping to strip the seemingly ordinary truck and sell the parts, he purchased Optimus and towed him home to his workshop, whereupon his examination of the truck's unusual inner workings led him to realize he had discovered a Transformer. Though Cade's daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and partner [[Lucas Flannery|Lucas]] wanted to turn Optimus in for a cash reward, Cade argued against it, wanting to increase his technical expertise by studying Optimus' systems further. To prove that the Transformer was "dead" and unable to retaliate, Cade opened the truck up and discovered a live missile from the truck's inner workings. When the missile was removed, Optimus suddenly awoke and transformed into robot mode. Confused and disoriented, Optimus threatened the humans, but Cade was able to calm him down, and offered to help repair him as best he could. Before he could get very far, Savoy's forces stormed the farm, forcing Optimus to hide underneath the barn, but when Savoy threatened Tessa's life, Optimus burst from concealment to aid his new human friends. A running battle with Lockdown ensued, culminating in an abandoned factory, where Prime regrouped with the Yaegers and Tessa's boyfriend [[Shane Dyson]] and escaped.

[[File:AOE optimus new altmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Cemetery Wind would never think to go after a red and blue truck covered in flames!]]

After confirming that they had shaken their pursuers, Optimus summoned the surviving Autobots to a rendezvous point in the desert, scanning a passing truck on the way to adopt a new alternate mode and repair his injuries. Reuniting with Bumblebee, [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], an angry and embittered Prime announced his intent to break his long-held vow and kill the humans responsible for the Autobots' suffering. With Cade's help, the Autobots learned that the bodies of their fallen comrades were being taken to [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]] in [[Chicago]], where they were being melted down for [[transformium|raw material]] to produce KSI's own Transformers. Enraged to learn that Ratchet had recently suffered this gruesome fate, Optimus led the Autobots in a furious attack on KSI, but stopped short of killing company head [[Joshua Joyce]] when the human shamed him by declaring the mankind had advanced past the Transformers. [[File:AOE optimus reformatted.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|I need a face. '''AND I'M LOOKIN' AT YOURS!''']] The Autobots pulled out, but Attinger ordered KSI creations [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] to be sent after them; Optimus faced off against Galvatron, but before the battle could conclude, Lockdown shot down Optimus and dragged him away.

Imprisoned aboard Lockdown's ship, Optimus learned that the bounty hunter had been hired by the Transformers' mysterious [[creator (AOE)|creators]] to round up their renegade creations, starting with the ancient "knights" to whom the ship had once belonged, a group that Optimus himself had apparently once been part of. Optimus was soon rescued by his fellow Autobots, and they escaped by detaching the section of the ship they were in from the main body without Lockdown's notice. After the team regrouped, [[Brains]] revealed that Galvatron was, in fact, a rebuilt Megatron, and was planning to detonate a cyberforming [[seed]]—given to Attinger by Lockdown—in [[Hong Kong]]. Though Prime lacked a strong reason to defend humankind after his recent experiences, Cade petitioned him to have faith in, if not humanity itself, then in their potential to be better.

[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|I have a giant robot dinosaur. Your argument is invalid.]]

Arriving in Hong Kong, the Autobots' stolen ship was shot down by Galvatron's forces and crashed in the Wulong Valley. In need of reinforcements, Optimus took a shield and sword from the ship's armory and freed the other captive knights aboard the ship, the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and proposed that they let him lead them into battle. Their leader [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was not receptive to this idea, and challenged Optimus, but the Autobot leader triumphed over him, and offered Grimlock freedom under his leadership, or death under his foot. Grimlock conceded defeat, and allowed Optimus to ride him into battle in his massive ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' mode. The Autobot-Dinobot alliance decimated Galvatron's army, forcing the Decepticon to retreat, but just when it seemed the day was won, Lockdown returned. Optimus disabled Lockdown's ship's tractor beam in order to allow his comrades to pull back while he faced the bounty hunter alone; during the course of their one-on-one fight, Optimus was forced to briefly break away to save Cade's life by shooting Attinger. [[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8| ''So if you care to find me'' ''Look to the western sky!'' ''As someone told me lately'' ''Everyone deserves a chance to fly!'']] Unfortunately, this distraction allowed Lockdown to impale Optimus on his own sword, immobilizing him, but Bumblebee and Cade intervened to hold off Lockdown while Shane and Tessa freed Optimus, enabling him to finally kill Lockdown. Optimus set off one of Lockdown's grenades to finish off Galvatron's remaining drones, and flew the humans to safety as it detonated.

After releasing the Dinobots from his command, Optimus prepared to depart into space, to both remove the seed from Earth, and to investigate the mystery of his creators, who still had a price on his head. His innate faith in humanity reignited by Cade and his family and friends, Optimus entreated the humans to think of one of the stars as his soul, and instructed the Autobots to guard the Yaegers, their allies, and all the humans they could.

As he left the planet, Optimus sent a message to the creators: leave Earth alone, because he was coming for them... {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

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====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)| [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain - Spanish)}}
[[File:TLK Optimus on Cybertron.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|He's Alive!]]
Optimus' decision proved a foolish one however as he exhausted his Energon in the vicinity of [[Jupiter]] and fell into [[stasis lock]], drifting through space. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] entered the Sol system, its gravitational pull affected Optimus and caused him to crash land on his homeworld, its atmosphere reviving him. Optimus awoke and despaired at the state of Cybertron, the planet having condensed in size with its continents precariously attached to its core. It was at this point that [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] made herself known to Optimus and claimed to be his creator. Optimus cared very little for that and demanded to know what she'd done to Cybertron and tried to attack her when she refused to answer him only to be overwhelmed by her powers and her [[Infernocon|Infernocons]]. Quintessa accused Optimus of destroying Cybertron but Optimus protested that Megatron had started the Great War. Quintessa however, claimed Optimus was responsible for Cybertron's state as he had been the one to launch the [[AllSpark]].

[[File:TLK Optimus chained.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Such folly and futility in the grand design.]]
With the Prime in chains, Quintessa explained her plan to him and why she needed him. She revealed to him that the Earth had formed around the body of [[Unicron]] and that she wanted Optimus to retrieve [[Staff of Merlin|her staff]] from the [[Knights of Iacon]] on Earth. With the staff, Quintessa would drain the life out of Unicron and use his energy to revive Cybertron. Brainwashing Optimus into "Nemesis Prime", she sent him back to Earth to complete the task.

[[File:TLK Optimus confronts Viviane.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Happy birthday Kryptonian. I give you, oblivion.]]
Nemesis Prime arrived back on Earth in the Knights' ship and slew two of their number before demanding that [[Viviane Wembly]] hand over the staff. His former ally Cade Yeager tried to reason with Optimus but Nemesis Prime reasserted his identity and claimed to fight only for Cybertron and its people. Once Viviane had handed over the staff, a [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]] soldier (futilely) opened fire on Nemesis who swatted them aside and exited the ship. On the surface, Nemesis was assaulted by Bumblebee whom the Prime easily bested in combat before the sound of Bumblebee's true voice allowed Optimus Prime to return.

[[File:TLK Optimus fight on ship hull.jpg|thumb|left|300px|It was at this point that Optimus' obsession with faces went too far.]]
The moment was short lived as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] flew in to steal the staff and the Knights arrived to slay Optimus for serving "Quintessa the Deceiver". While Optimus offered no resistance, viewing his execution as proper atonement, Cade managed to activate the [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]] and call off the Knights. Optimus then allied with the Knights and they flew off in the [[Knight Ship]] to confront Megatron and Quintessa on Cybertron. [[File:TLK Optimus decapitates Infernocons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Yeeart!"]]
Optimus engaged his old foe once again who tried to reignite their old friendship and offered Optimus the chance to stand beside them as they restored Cybertron. Optimus rebuked him and was forced on the defensive before his fellow Autobots intervened and the Prime kicked Megatron out the window. Optimus then distracted Quintessa so Bumblebee could slay her when her defences were down as Vivian removed the staff, stopping Cybertron's destruction of Earth but leaving the two planets connected to one another. Despite this, enough of Unicron's life force had been transmitted to Cybertron that it could again support its people. Optimus reflected that both humans and Cybertronians would have to work together to rebuild both their worlds before he sent out a call for all Autobots across the galaxy to return to Cybertron so they could begin rebuilding.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

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===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Before coming to Earth, Optimus Prime led the search for the AllSpark in the transport vessel, the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]''. In 1969, Earth-time, in an abandoned solar system, Prime and the crew discovered [[Ghost 1|a vessel]] of strangely Cybertronian design, which they pursued to a nearby planet. Prime dispatched Bumblebee to the surface to investigate the ship while he and the other Autobots battled Decepticons from the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''; Prime personally took on and defeated [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. Contact having been lost with Bumblebee during the fight, Prime headed down to the planet to join him, where a joint attack by Starscream and the alien ship sent the two Autobots tumbling into a subterranean cavern network.

Fleeing an attack by [[Worm-thing|indigenous worm-creatures]], Optimus Prime and Bumblebee came across the alien vessel, which Prime deduced was trying to surrender. Lines of communication were opened, and Prime realized that Starscream had duped the little aliens into attacking him. However, the creatures, who called themselves "[[human]]s", explained that they held Megatron, whom they called the Ice Man, on their home world, [[Earth]]. Realizing the destruction Megatron would wreak upon the defenseless humans if he escaped, Prime vowed to see them return to their world to warn it.

Prime blasted a way out of the caverns, but on the way back to the ''Ark'', the Decepticons attacked again, and Prime found himself in the difficult position of fighting Starscream and protecting the human ship. Speared by Bonecrusher's tail, Optimus seemed doomed to perish at Starscream's hand until the humans interceded, opening fire on Starscream. The Decepticon destroyed the humans and their ship in retaliation, but Optimus Prime, inspired by their courage and sacrifice, resolved to locate Earth—and the AllSpark which he speculated had come to rest there—before the Decepticons did... and hopefully before Megatron came back online. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====

{{bigquote|I know Megatron. I know all of you. You would not have taken the AllSpark and left this world in peace. You would have subdued it and made slaves of its people. Even in the absence of the AllSpark, my conscience and that of my friends could not have allowed that.|Optimus Prime to [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]}}

Following the battle for the AllSpark in Mission City and the formation of NEST, Optimus and Lennox led a team of Autobots to investigate a Decepticon sighting in [[Zambia]]. They found a trap waiting for them, which resulted in Optimus being dragged over [[Victoria Falls]] by the Decepticon [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]; Prime saved himself by grabbing an outcropping and was hauled to safety by rookie Autobot [[Beachbreak]]'s tow line, but Starscream then killed Beachbreak in retaliation. Prime took the Autobot's death personally, regarding it as a failure of his leadership. The team proceeded to hunt down their Decepticons prey, and after a lengthy fight at the [[Kariba dam]], Optimus decapitated Macerator. The other Decepticons escaped however, and Optimus prevented Ironhide from firing after [[Dropkick]] for fear of harming nearby humans.

Another mission to [[Australia]] saw Optimus and his team spend days searching the outback for Decepticons, during which they discussed the possibility that the Decepticons might be hunting for energy to resurrect Megatron. Optimus doubted there was an energy source on the planet that could do so. They eventually encountered [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Trample]] and [[Tread]], three [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s mining for minerals. Optimus found Kickback's sonic charge weapon to be a challenge, but with some help from Lennox, killed the Decepticon.

The narrow streets of [[Rome]] proved a challenge for Optimus's truck mode to navigate when NEST travelled there to hunt down [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]. After [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] dealt to the two Decepticons, a furious Starscream challenged Optimus to one-on-one combat in the nearby Colosseum. Naturally it was a trap — Starscream had allied himself with a human, [[Bruno Carrera]], and together they trapped Optimus in a pit and set Barricade on him. With the help of four humans, Optimus broke free, threw Barricade into the pit and sealed him there. He then had only to show his face outside to where Starscream was fighting Ironhide, Ratchet and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and the would-be Decepticon leader fled. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Classified''====
[[File:Tfc-battlemountain.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]

After the massive battle in Egypt and the defeat of The Fallen, NEST continued to hunt Decepticons around the Earth. When a trio of Decepticons
attacked the [[United States Air Force]] [[Nevada Test and Training Range]], Optimus Prime and Ironhide responded; Optimus attempted to talk [[Dropshot (Classified)|Dropshot]] into abandoning the Decepticon cause, but was forced to kill him when he attempted to kill some human soldiers. Likewise, when [[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]] threatened to blow up some humans, Optimus and Ironhide took him down with a pincer movement they had practised during the war back on Cybertron, in the [[Battle of Polyhex]]. Returning to base, Optimus took part in a meeting of some generals, though he had to talk his way into doing so, as they were initially reluctant to include the aliens. Optimus disagreed that the Decepticons' target was [[Area 51]] and correctly deduced it to be [[Hawthorne Army Depot]]. When he arrived there with Ironhide, Bumblebee and Ratchet were already engaged in a battle with [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], however the Decepticon's personal [[force field]] made him impossible to hit and he did substantial damage to Prime. Once the shield was eliminated, Optimus defeated Reverb. Though Reverb asked Optimus to finish him off, Optimus instead took him prisoner. He also talked [[Marcus|General Marcus]] into allowing [[Kevin Bowman]] to join NEST. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

After supervising a test of a prototype [[Hyperdynamix]] tank, Optimus returned to the [[NEST Rapid Response Base]] for a briefing on a new Cybertronian storehouse detected at [[Battle Mountain]]. Before they had a chance to investigate, Optimus was forced to go defend Hyperdynamix against Decepticon attackers and was kept busy there trying to find the three aggressors. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

During a visit to Hyperdynamix Aerospace to learn about the [[Hyperdynamix Orbital Debris Disposal Initiative Station|HODDIS]] station intended to track incoming Cybertronians, and the satellite with which [[Alexander Porter|Dr Porter]] intended to wipe out the Decepticons, incoming meteoroids were detected. Optimus and his team went to the crash site in [[Idaho]], and found themselves having to fight the giant [[robo-pede|robot centipedes]] which came out of the meteoroids. Despite suffering major damage, Optimus was able to dispatch two of them on his own. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Foundation1 optimus and sentinel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|'''Optimus:''' Hey Sentinel! Wouldn't it be funny if you died on a ship, came back to life using the Matrix, betrayed your own kin, aided Megatron and killed my right hand man? '''Sentinel:''' Heh, heh, heh. That'll never happen!]]

Optimus Prime was the last surviving descendant of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], orphaned and hidden away to protect him from the evil of The Fallen. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}} Optimus grew up with no knowledge of who he was, and was eventually found by Sentinel Prime, who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself. Joining Sentinel's tribe of "Autobots", Optimus worked with his teacher and other pupils Megatron and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] to restore order to an energy-starved Cybertron by helping to locate the lost AllSpark, buried far beneath Cybertron's surface. Re-energized by a star harnessed by the science of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]], the AllSpark restored life and energy to Cybertron, unifying the planet once more, but the old and weary Sentinel Prime had no desire to lead this new, united populace. At last, he revealed to Optimus the secret of his heritage, and that he, as "Optimus Prime", ought to succeed him as leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Unable to believe that he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus turned the role down, proposing instead that he investigate Cybertron's history, in an attempt to bring some of the good the Primes created back to the world. Accordingly, Sentinel redrew his plans for Cybertron, having Optimus lead the archaeological [[Science Division]], while placing Megatron in charge of Cybertron's [[Defense Force]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Alas, neither Sentinel nor Optimus realized that Megatron had eavesdropped on their conversation. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Megatron was consumed with anger and jealousy at the knowledge that he was Sentinel's second choice, and further lost all respect for Prime because he had turned down an incredible birthright. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Nevertheless, the pair were able to govern Cybertron together for two generations, their two personalities creating a balance; Prime was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} When [[Malcontent]] activity opposing Sentinel's order began escalating, however, Megatron intimidated Optimus into giving him supreme power in defense of the planet. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance1 Megs Prime argument.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"Hey, I wanted a mouthplate!"]]

When ''Lord'' High Protector Megatron toured a Science Division excavation site near the AllSpark [[Simfur Temple|temple]] at [[Simfur]], he and Optimus clashed over several issues; all Megatron cared about was whether the site contained power similar to the AllSpark, while Optimus insisted on taking things slowly with the reminder that it was ''his'' division was in charge of the proceedings. Subsequently, after the dig uncovered a mysterious [[sarcophagus|relic]], Optimus and Megatron's argument over what should be done with it was interrupted by an attack from [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the neighbouring [[Eshems Nebula]]. Megatron ordered that the relic be taken to his personal quarters for protection during the battle, and Optimus could not argue. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} After the aliens were repelled, Optimus ordered his science teams to help the survivors of the attack while he went to confer with Megtron, only to nearly come to blows with the High Protector when he demanded that Optimus marshal the Science Division for war against the aliens. Fear that Megatron sought to divide Cybertron, Optimus called a meeting of the Science Division and appealed to all those who served under him not to join Megatron on his crusade, asking them instead to stay by his side and continue on with their mission of peaceful research. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} With help from closest confidants [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], Optimus broke into Megatron's quarters in search of some clue to his brother-in-arms' sudden compulsion towards war, but only had time to observe that the enigmatic relic had somehow been restored to pristine condition before he was forced to leave to avoid detection. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Defiance3 optimus cybertron alt mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Guys, stop look'n at me! I'm transforming here!]]

Returning to Science Division headquarters, Optimus was greeted with a stunning discovery: Ratchet, Elita-One and Arcee had uncovered other ancient artefacts, each of which bore a symbol that matched one on Optimus's helmet: a symbol that proved Optimus was indeed a descendant of the Dynasty of Primes. Prime went with Arcee and Ratchet to the excavation site, where they discussed the ramifications of this new information, only for the group to be apprehended for treason by an unwilling Prowl, forced to do so on the orders of Megatron. This turned out to be a trap, however: while they were being escorted to the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], Megatron's forces ambushed them with intent to kill. Optimus bested Starscream and collapsed [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]] on top of the attackers, {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} then raced back to the embattled excavation site to usher Elite-One, Sentinel Prime and Wheeljack to safety, with a little help from Elita's sister [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]]. Optimus informed Sentinel of the marking on his head that proved his mentor had been right all along: now, he was Optimus ''Prime''. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} All those loyal to Optimus regrouped at [[Burthov]], where Optimus was recognized as the leader of the group, with Prowl serving as his lieutenant. [[File:Foundation1 optimus is mad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3| If I had a face everytime I got angry, I'd be mad rich in that department.]] Captain Ironhide—a former member of Megatron's Defense Force, who had now christened themselves the "Decepticons"—informed Optimus of the huge starship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' that Megatron was building, and the newly christened Prime began working toward equipping his own side with similar vessels. Though the Autobots found themselves at an advantage when the ''Nemesis'' left Cybertron with the balance of the Decepticon forces, it was then that ''true'' war finally broke out between Optimus's and Megatron's forces. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

The war raged for thousands of years, with no end in sight until Sentinel came up with a solution: a "torch" that could bring the conflict to an end without the mass murder of the Decepticons. Contact with the AllSpark was required to activate it, so the Autobots made for Simfur Temple, {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} where Optimus held off Megatron so that Elita-One could activate the torch and deliver it to Sentinel. Sentinel loaded the torch aboard the Autobots' ship, the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but to Optimus and Megatron's disbelief, Starscream blew the ship out of the air. Consumed with grief and rage at the apparent death of his mentor, Optimus ordered Wheeljack to use the second, remaining ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to transport the AllSpark away Simfur, then declared he would be going on a suicide mission to kill Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} Concerned for their friend, Ironhide and Elita-One stayed by Prime's side as he made his way through the soldiers guarding Megatron's [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Optimus demanded Megatron face him, but the Decepticon leader responded by dropping the [[smelting pool]] on him. Ironhide saved Prime from the fiery rain, and Optimus then entered Megatron's chamber alone, to discover his former ally surrounded by hungry [[hatchling]]s, confident that the "weak" Optimus would not harm the infants to get to him. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} At that point, Wheeljack's team removed the AllSpark from its temple, plunging Cybertron into darkness. Optimus escaped, leaving Megatron to fend off his ravenous hatchlings, and joined Ironhide in fending off Starscream and Shockwave. Returning to oversee the AllSpark's transportation, Optimus recognized that the drastic actions he had taken had forever fractured his relationship with Elita-One, and observed he still had a long way to go to being a great leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[File:Ark Bridge Defiance4.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Who ''are'' all you people?"]]

To put the AllSpark's power beyond Megatron's reach, Optimus Prime made preparations to send it off-planet. Allowing word to reach the Decepticons that the cube was being held at Simfur, Prime and the main force of his Autobots occupied their enemies in battle there, while a small team led by Bumblebee guarded the AllSpark's true hiding place, [[Tyger Pax]]. The cube was launched into space, and Megatron immediately gave chase. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} Optimus was immediately regretful of his decision, feeling that in buying the Autobots some time in the war, he had sentenced their world to death, but Prowl insisted he had made the right choice, and that he had turned death into a fighting chance to live. Bolstered by Prowl's words, Prime and his Autobots took off after the AllSpark and Megatron aboard the ''Ark'', hopeful that they could defeat the Decepticon leader while he was alone, and bring the cube back to heal their homeworld. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime]] driving Optimus Prime! Sheer awesomeness!]]

Following Optimus and the Autobots' arrival on Earth, and the subsequent battle of [[Mission City]] and the destruction of Megatron and the AllSpark, {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}} Optimus Prime helped eliminate the remaining [[AllSpark Mutation]]s skittering around the city, then requested the help of William Lennox and his men in getting the Autobots out of the city before other, less trustworthy humans could arrive. They located a trailer that Prime could use to transport the deceased body of his first lieutenant [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], and, equipped with a hologrammatic driver to avoid suspicion on the road, Prime led his Autobots in rolling out. Sector Seven's Seymour Simmons would later exploit this friendship between Prime and Lennox when, a month later, he convinced Lennox to request assistance from Prime and the Autobots in transporting the Decepticons' remains. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Prime's team was to escort a Sector Seven convoy from their Nevada base to a naval base at [[California|San Diego, California]], from whence the Decepticons and Jazz's remains would be buried at sea. Before departing Nevada, he entrusted the remaining AllSpark fragment to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping, but had second thoughts soon after leaving, and ordered Bumblebee and Ironhide to turn around and retrieve it. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} The two returned to discover that the base had been attacked in their absence by Decepticons [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream; Prime soon arrived back to retake ownership of the shard. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

[[File:Alliance4 angryLennox Prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8| Did I ever tell you about my unhealthy addiction?]]

Weeks later, following the aquatic interment of Jazz and the Decepticons, Optimus and Lennox agreed to a formal [[NEST|alliance between the Autobots and humans]] as the first line of offense and defense against the Decepticons. The team trained on the island of Diego Garcia, their mutual respect for one another growing, and soon word came in of new Decepticon sightings around Earth. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} For their first mission, NEST was deployed to [[San Francisco]] to take out the Decepticons Deadend and Swindle, the former of whom was quickly dispatched by Prime via a head-on collision. Swindle's last words caused Prime concern, as they suggested more Decepticons would soon be coming to search the Earth for something; Lennox feared it might be Sam Witwicky, and Prime, sadly convinced the boy was destined to be a part of the conflict, decided to send Bumblebee to resume his role as Sam's guardian. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Alliance4 Prime killingspree.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|Freedom is the right of all '''non-Decepticon''' sentient beings.]]

Knowing that Lennox's superiors held little trust in the Autobots, Optimus Prime dedicated himself and his Autobots to working harder to prove their goodwill through continued success. NEST proceeded to hunt for Decepticons around the world over the next year, with Optimus Prime personally destroying [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]], [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]. NEST's ranks continued to grow, with Autobot refugees even arriving on Earth in response to the message Optimus had sent into space, including Prime's old friend Elita-One. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} One particular new arrival proved a little troublesome, however: in November 2008, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] caused chaos in [[Uruguay]] when he recklessly pursued his old Decepticon foe [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] towards [[Buenos Aires]]. Prime assured [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] that they would forcibly bring Sideswipe in if necessary, but fortunately, Ironhide was able to calm the rampaging Autobot down. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}} Demolishor escaped, but was tracked to Shanghai by NEST the following year, and Prime's team headed out to finally take the giant Decepticon down. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Nefarious2 Prime on Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95|Ass-whooping. Noun. To have your posterior presented to you with overwhelming force.]]

After Optimus's death and rebirth during the conflict with The Fallen, {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen movie adaptation}} NEST resumed its day-to-day business of hunting down rogue Decepticons. Optimus was dissatisfied with their present reactive state, however, insisting that they begin proactively rooting out Decepticons before they struck. With NEST low on resources, Optimus deployed several new Autobot arrivals to deal with a Decepticon attack on [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} The presence of [[Initiative|unknown humans]] at the petrochemical plant gave Prime and Lennox something to puzzle over, and soon after, when NEST was tipped off to Decepticon activity in [[Utah]], the pair believed things to be connected. Optimus went to Ironhide and Sideswie's aid in Utah, besting [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and taking him into Autobot custody in order to learn everything he knew about the enigmatic human organization. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}} Optimus oversaw the preparations of the facilities for holding Soundwave, rather than face having to tell Major Lennox what they'd done, but this proved the wrong choice: when the plane carrying Soundwave was shot down by [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], Prime's off-the-record actions meant that Lennox was unable to call in any help. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}}

[[File:Nefarious6 Optimus must feed allspark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I hope this cube isn't like the ones you find in [[Walgreens]].]]

When [[Theodore Galloway]] got too close to discovering the actions of the [[Initiative]], the mysterious human group, they sent the mind-controlled Decepticon [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to eliminate him. Optimus sent [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to help him, after which Soundwave returned and proposed an alliance between himself and the Autobots to stop the Initiative for good. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative base]] in [[California]], but the mobile headquarters had moved on by the time they arrived. Following its trail to Utah, Optimus sensed the power of something very like the [[AllSpark]] upon approach, and began to realize what they were up against—though he did not expect that the Autobots would then find themselves facing brainwashed Transformers, including some of their own comrades! {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} During the battle, Optimus demanded their foe surrender the [[Project Nefarious|artificial AllSpark]] they possessed, but [[Carter Newell]], head of the Initiative, responded by trying to use the artifact to terminate all Cybertronian life. An injury courtesy of [[Reedman]] aborted the attempt, and Newell tried to flee, forcing Optimus to ram the truck he was in. From the wreck, Optimus pulled the rapidly-destabilizing faux-AllSpark, and was ready to feed it his own [[spark]] to stop the deadly chain reaction building within it. Luckily that turned out to be unnecessary, as [[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]]—a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] who had long been the Initiative's captive—took the AllSpark from him and carried it into space, where it exploded safely. In the aftermath, Optimus noted that the Initiative databanks had been picked clean by Soundwave, and feared the possibility that anyone else might attempt to recreate the AllSpark. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

[[File:RisingStorm1 ElitaandOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Optimus, you don't wanna know.]]

The Autobot refugees rescued from the Initiative were eager to get back in the field, but Optimus encouraged them to take more time to recuperate, as they were clearly not fully healed. The havoc the Initiative wrought had convinced Optimus that the Autobots had to refocus their efforts on a new objective: ensuring that no other humans could exploit Cybertronian technology. A team inducing Elita-One and her sisters was deployed to recover Cybertronian weapons from an arms dealer; upon their return to Diego Garcia, Prime shared a quiet moment with Elita, learning more about the new symbiotic bond that had recently been forged between her and her sisters, and growing fearful of the violent streak she had developed. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

When word reached NEST that Sam Witwicky had come under attack from Decepticons in [[Philadelphia]], Optimus mobilized the Autobots to respond. With Arcee having been injured on the previous mission, he initially wanted her and her sisters to stay behind, but they insisted on going. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} During the flight to Philadelphia, Optimus tried once more to have Arcee sit out of the mission, but Elita reinforced her need for revenge—a sentiment that only opened old wounds between her and Prime, reminding both of the time in the past when Prime let his rage get the better of him. [[File:RisingStorm4 shockers vs prime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Wham is an illogical sound.]] Elita's anger over Prime's abandonment of her on Cybertron, and the fact that her death and reunion with him had only led to more fighting and killing, boiled over, and she and her sisters angrily departed on their own mission: to infiltrate what the Autobots believe to be the Decepticons' base of operations in upstate New York. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Optimus and the rest of the team proceeded on to Philadelphia, where they engaged and contained the Decepticons, but after a while, Elita reappeared, attempting to warn them that the whole thing was a trap laid by Shockwave. No sooner had she spoken his name, the cyclopean Decepticon himself rocketed down out of the air and crushed the life out of her. Driven into a rage by her death, Optimus Prime took Shockwave on one-on-one, and would have killed him had Shockwave's pet [[Driller]] not came to save his master. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

Shockwave had also ravaged the Diego Garcia base and killed all the Autobots stationed there, requiring it to be shut down and NEST operations moved to Washington, D.C. Optimus oversaw the decommissioning of the facility, {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}} which was soon followed by the return and betrayal of Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon adaptation}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
[[File:Optimusprimemovieprequel.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Black and white is edgy and cool, so we use it Bumbles.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}

Bumblebee remembered Optimus Prime's orders that they must launch the AllSpark into space, for it was better to lose it to the depths of space than allow Lord Megatron to corrupt it with his evil. For wherever there is hope, there is life. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the events of the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]], described in the above section.}}
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====
[[File:OptimusMegatronSchickComic.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|No Megatron! '''THAT FACE IS MINE!''']]
While searching for Megatron and his Decepticons, who had plans to build an Energon converter to create a massive army and enslave the Earth, Optimus Prime and his Autobots, Bumblebee and Hound came across [[Hydrobot]] and mistook him for a [[Decepticon]]. Before they could catch him, Hydrobot escaped from the Autobots' clutches. The trio started to realize that they might have judged the small 'bot wrongly when Hound found out that the [[H-Boostium|substance]] Hydrobot left behind was nothing like something a Decepticon would use. Optimus requested Hound to trace its source, which led the Autobots to a [[Schick]] R&D department. They gained access into it in vehicle mode by fooling the guard into believing that the vehicles modes they were using was ordered by the scientist Dr. [[Hiroshi Benson]] himself. Upon gaining access to the laboratory, they confronted Hiroshi in robot mode, which left the human scientist baffled. Shortly after the scientist finished explaining the origin of the substance and Hydrobot, Decepticons Onslaught, Barricade, combat drones and Megatron suddenly bursted through the wall, explaining their intent to use the devices inside Hiroshi's laboratory to build the Energon converter. Luckily, Hydrobot arrived at the scene to help the Autobots.

Just before Megatron and Optimus could dish it out, Megatron grabbed a hold of Hiroshi but failed to stop the human from explaining how to use the [[Energy-field razor|control set]] against Decepticons. A surprise punch from Optimus staggered Megatron and gave Hydrobot enough time to snitch the device away and use it to release a shock burst through Bumblebee towards Decepticons which prompted them to retreat. After all was said and done, Optimus apologised to Hydrobot for the misunderstanding. The trio and Hiroshi later realised that Hydrobot had forged a new life for himself in an apartment with his owner. The trio then gave Hydrobot a lift to his home and bid their farewells.{{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:OptimusMovie GeoffSenior.JPG|upright=1.4|left|thumb|Starting as he means to go on.]]

When war broke out, Optimus Prime studied the entire history of intergalactic warfare from any datatrack he could find—he studied whole campaigns to desperate last stands, gaining a focused "playbook" of warfare strategy. He understands warfare on a practical and psychological level, and in desperate battles knows to show no mercy to opponents beyond a swift death. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Autobot VS Decepticon Smackdown!}}

While preparing to launch the AllSpark into space, Optimus hesitated before pressing the fateful button, fearful that he was condemning his world to a slow death. Before he could reach a conclusion, Prime came under attack from a drone sent by Megatron to kill him, and instructed his assistant [[Arctus]] to launch the AllSpark if he had not returned from the fight within ten cycles. When Prime's battle with the drone carried them both into the AllSpark chamber, the drone attempted to alert Megatron to the cube's location, forcing a desperate Prime to transform into his cometary protoform and cannonball directly into his opponent. The drone was successfully blown it pieces, but Prime was knocked out by the impact, and experienced a prophetic vision of [[Mission City|a battle on another world]]. Realizing that the AllSpark's ejection could spread the Transformers' war to other planets, Prime awoke too late to change the course of fate, and could only watch as the AllSpark rocketed off into the sky... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prelude: Optimus Prime}}

Prime and his Autobots pursued the AllSpark to Earth and battled the Decepticons for it. Almost immediately after triumphing over their foes, however, Optimus and his men had to face them ''again'' when they somehow rose as [[zombie]]s. Despite having no idea how they could be stopped and having had his power drained by fighting Megatron, Optimus continued to fight the monsters rather than let them run amok. Fortunately, Ratchet deduced that they had been reanimated by energies scavenged from the AllSpark by Starscream, enabling the Autobots to target their power sources and slay them once more. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

[[File:Titan5 Optimustwins.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|"Your slang is bad and you should ''feel'' bad!"]]

With the formation of NEST, Optimus found he had to strive daily to gain credibility with the human powers-that-be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}} Working diligently to root out Decepticon threats around the globe, Prime was too busy to meet with new Autobot arrivals Skids and Mudflap, who claimed to have important information for him, though Ironhide noted that the twins had cried wolf so many times, even Optimus had trouble believing their stories these days. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} While in [[Australia]] on NEST business, Prime went into action alongside Arcee to apprehend [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]; the two Autobots found the terrain down under to be a challenge, while Sideways was in his element, so Prime elect to just ''blow up'' the terrain instead. Taking the captive Sideways back to Diego Garcia, Prime was greeted on arrival with the sight of Skids and Mudflap brawling on the runway. He bawled them out over improper conduct, but before he could go further, Scorponok made an attack. In the firefight that followed, Optimus tripped over Skids, and by the time he had righted himself, Scorponok and Sideways had both escaped. Knowing that the enemy could ''not'' have got this close without NEST security being compromised, Optimus was convinced by Sideswipe's argument that the twins had turned traitor and had them taken away for questioning. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

When the twins were sprung by Decepticons, Prime agreed with Theodore Galloway that the Autobots would make finding the twins a number one priority. However, Optimus was left suspicious when a [[Soundwave (ROTF)|mysterious "friend"]] tipped the Autobots off about the twins. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}} [[File:Titan10 Optimusgetsout.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Never had a human face before. GIVE ME IT ANYWAY!]] Soon, it came out that the twins were being framed and by tracking the two, Optimus and his men found out about a Decepticon base near [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. Optimus led a raid on it, taking down the [[Purple generic drones|drone army]] stationed there. But he never did get to hear Skids and Mudflap's intel, about a mysterious threat known as The Fallen... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

Following The Fallen's attack on Earth, Optimus continued operations against the Decepticons. [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt's]] over-enthusiasm began to muck that up, causing damage and getting NEST into trouble, despite Optimus' attempts to point this out to him. Optimus had to confine him to base. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}} Soon after that, he was drawn out into a trap by [[Trophy White]] and the [[Free Men]], who wanted to take his head as a trophy. Optimus worked out their plan and allowed himself to be captured by the deranged hunter, in order to keep the fight away from civilians. He pretended to be securely chained down and listened to White's sociopathic ravings, before (at the moment he considered funniest) breaking free and taking White prisoner. Shockingly, he found keeping the severed heads of animals as trophies to be ''bad'', and destroyed Trophy's trophies. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:DividedLoyalties prime striketeam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8]]

When several Decepticons escaped from NEST's [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]] holding facility, Optimus ordered his men to let the prisoners flee: a battle outside [[World Cup|a major sports event]] would cause unacceptable civilian casualties. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} This led to a major collapse in Autobot popularity, and open battles with Decepticons in cities were just risking further alienation. In response, Prime created a secret covert unit (even under NEST's radar) that would monitor the Decepticons, wait for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, and then hit hard and fast. While this worked, Optimus was left disquieted: the tactics he was using were too akin to the Decepticons, and a fine line was being walked. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}} Tracking the Decepticons, led by [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], to a base in [[Russia]], Optimus led a strike team in, unaware that [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had sold them all out to Bludgeon and that they were walking into an ambush. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} "Luckily," Megatron arrived to destroy Bludgeon in punishment for running a rival faction; rather than engage Optimus, Megatron departed with the ominous warning that a day of reckoning was coming soon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}

[[File:Titan3-3 OpSoundwavefaceoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Sorry Soundwave, you're going to need braces."]]

When a relic of [[Ark (DOTM)|an unknown UFO]] was discovered in Fiesole, [[Italy]], Optimus led a NEST team to secure the find. Starscream launched a surprise attack to claim it: Optimus ordered the human archaeologist to keep digging and fought the Decepticon, taking two blows before overpowering and thrashing him. But Starscream kept fighting, asking Optimus if there were things worth dying for. Optimus agreed and said he was willing to die to save Earth from Decepticons... at which point Starscream suckerpunched him and stole the artifact. Optimus was left concerned about what the 'cons were up to {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}} but found himself distract by other plots hatched by Soundwave. After intel from Bumblebee led NEST to the Laguna De Guatavita, Optimus and Ratchet tracked down Soundwave working alongside the [[Tanto Gang]]. After the Decepticon and his allies had uncovered [[El Dorado]], Soundwave turned on the Tanto Gang, and the Autobots swooped in the middle of the carnage. Optimus beat down the Decepticon, and forced him to explain his motives: using El Dorado's gold, Soundwave planned on crashing the Earth's economy. Though the Autobots foiled the plot, both Soundwave and the Tanto Gang escaped when the latter triggered a bomb to cover their retreat. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Blood And Gold}} Optimus then encountered Soundwave in [[Spain]] after he'd drawn [[Robert Epps]] and Bumblebee into an ambush. With Bumblebee near death, Optimus agreed to fight Soundwave without weapons if it would mean his comrade's survived, and he was nearly sent plummeting off the mountaintop in the resulting fight. However, he managed to use Soundwave's sonic blasts and the local environment against his foe; by locating a fissure, he snuck behind Soundwave, and shoved him into an avalanche triggered by the Decepticon's attacks. Soundwave was swept away and Optimus emerged victorious. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.3|Dealing with the Devil}}

When Ratchet contacted NEST to let them know there was trouble at the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]], Optimus himself turned out to help chase off Starscream and Barricade. He later tried to convince the anti-[[Transformer|Cybertronian]] protesters that the Autobots were here to help, but Ratchet and Ironhide's actions during the fight had already convinced them of that, and their leader, [[Marcus Castor]], was already producing anti-Decepticon T-shirts. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}

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In the aftermath of the battle for Chicago, Optimus and Decepticon defector [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] were cleaning up ''Ark'' debris on the Moon. Optimus was bemused that Drift would rather be hunting down Decepticons instead, asking if he really wanted to fight his former allies, and pointing out this was necessary work. Soon after, Drift was horrified to find the corpse of his old comrade [[Knucklehead]]. He recounted a story involving them and the murderer, [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], and Prime said he was sorry for the loss. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.1|Adrift in Space and Time}}

A while later, Optimus, Bumblebee, and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] engaged a trio of Decepticon survivors in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. When their charges retreated, Optimus suggested that the three Autobots follow together, but Crosshairs insisted that he go it alone. After giving permission for this action, Prime commanded Bumblebee to keep a watchful eye on the new arrival and relay any findings back to him. With the three Decepticons located and single-handedly defeated by Crosshairs on the island of [[Pulau Bidadari]], Optimus informed Crosshairs that he was more than combat ready, but he had the feeling that they may have missed [[Lockdown (ROTF)|something...]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.2|Thousand Island Fight}}

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When [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] impersonated Bumblebee, Optimus found himself training his weapons on both of the 'bots, confident that the true Bumblebee would be able to prove his identity. He did not have long to wait, as Bumblebee saved a human who had fallen from a nearby burning building, and Optimus quickly overpowered Stinger and ordered him to get out of his sight, repulsed by his artificial nature. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}

Hearing a news report suggesting a potential Transformer threat in the town of [[Cullum]], Optimus Prime investigated alongside Crosshairs, and discovered that the area was being menaced by a powerful [[turbofox]]. Crosshairs had once lost an entire platoon to a pack of turbofoxes and struggled to overcome his fears in order to help Prime battle the creature, but fortunately, just as Prime was about to become fox-food, Crosshairs got his head in order and blasted the beast. Optimus congratulated him on conquering his fear, and hoped that humankind would be able to do the same and become allies of the Autobots' once again. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.5|Creature of Chaos}}
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====Alternate timeline====

[[File:TitanUK9 frozen prime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|The Prime Who Came In From The Cold]]

In a parallel universe, the battle of Mission City turned out very differently—Optimus was defeated and captured by Megatron, and the AllSpark fell into Decepticon hands. The Decepticons proceeded to conquer North America, and by the start of 2008, had begun a plan to cyberform the Earth using the AllSpark's energies. Working with Mikaela Banes and [[Tom Banachek]], the Autobots staged a plan to rescue Prime, who they knew was being held in Sector Seven's old Hoover Dam base, repurposed by the Decepticons as their new headquarters... but when Bumblebee and Mikaela infiltrated the base, they did not expect to find Prime frozen solid by the liquid nitrogen cooling system previously used to imprison Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} While Bumblebee distracted Megatron, Mikaela began her attempt to deactivate the system, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} but soon came under attack herself by [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Fortunately, she was able to dupe Frenzy into rupturing the liquid nitrogen tanks with his blades, damaging the system to the point where Prime began to thaw out. The revived Prime challenged Megatron to a duel, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} but as they fought, Optimus learned that Megatron's link to the AllSpark allowed his old enemy to instantly heal any damage Prime managed to inflict. Luckily, Bumblebee and Mikaela saved the day, hitting the distracted Megatron with an old [[Sector Seven]] nanovirus, which destroyed him from within. Simultaneously, Autobots elsewhere destroyed the AllSpark to halt its cyberforming of Earth, but despite this success and the death of Megatron, Prime could take no satisfaction in victory: this battle was won, but the war remained... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

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Surveying the damage done to Earth, Prime became resigned to the fact that Humanity, battered by Decepticon occupation, would view both Autobot and Decepticon as hostile invaders. Worse yet, although a fragment of the AllSpark had survived the cube's destruction, Optimus feared its contact with Megatron had corrupted it beyond all hope. In spite of these concerns, Prime was quick to order his men to protect a human shelter against Decepticon attack, but the Autobots' defense was misinterpreted as hostile action, and they came under attack from a [[NATO]] unit. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath, Part 1}} Optimus refused to allow his men to return fire, but fortunately, the crisis soon passed when the human who had ordered the attack was freed from the Decepticon mind-control that had guided his actions. Optimus surrendered to the humans, beginning an alliance between the Autobots and the United States government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

After examining a particularly volatile spot of geological flux brought on by the AllSpark's energy in [[Okeechobee]], [[Florida]] alongside Tom Banachek and recently appointed [[Theodore Allen|President Theodore Allen]], Optimus Prime returned to the Autobots' base in [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], where he was shocked to discover that Ratchet had used the AllSpark fragment that Prime had entrusted to him to resurrect Jazz. Prime assigned Ratchet and Jazz to monitor the Okeechobee situation, but warned Ratchet to keep a close eye on Jazz, fearing what the potentially-tainted AllSpark had done to him. Unfortunately, Prime's fears proved true, and Jazz soon revealed himself to have been left corrupted and amoral by the shard's power. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

[[File:ReturntoCybertron optimus allies with stockade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6|"Don't worry, readers, I'll just leave him to starve to death in #25." "What was that?" "I SAID I'M GONNA KILL YA"]]

Optimus Prime soon worked out that while the AllSpark's transformation of Earth had been halted, the damage had been done: the infection had reached [[Earth's core|the planet's core]], and the organic Earth and the technological transformation were now fighting for supremacy, killing the planet in the process. While he arranged for a specialist team to investigate and limit the damage, Prime reported his findings to President Allen, but refrained from telling him of the back-up plan he was putting into action lest humanity's hopes be unduly raised: a team led by Ironhide was to retrieve [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] from the dead Cybertron in the hope it could be used to save Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron, Part 1}} Planetary surveyor [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] was appalled when Prime revealed the plan to him, knowing how unstable Nucleon could be, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron, Part 2}} and the bad news continued to pour in when a distress call from Ironhide's team reported that a band of Decepticons led by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] already had control of Cybertron's Nucleon. Optimus led the entirety of the Earth-bound Autobots (save Camshaft's team) to Cybertron as back-up, but was surprised to see Cybertron coming to ''them'', possessed by the evil entity [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron, Part 3}} Shot down by Unicron, Prime's team abandoned ship and made it to Cybertron using their cometary protoforms. Forming an alliance with Stockade, Prime formed a plan to drain off the Nucleon so Unicron couldn't use it as a power source, while the bulk of the Transformers provided a distraction by going underground and shooting up Unicron's body. The plan worked, Nucleon was secured for Earth, and Optimus extended an offer for Stockade to join them on Earth whenever he wished. Optimus was left optimistic that Autobots and Decepticons had come together in a common cause. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

[[File:Optimus Titan22.JPG|upright=1.6|left|thumb|Freedom is not dispensed here, sentient fools, only DEATH!]]

On returning to Earth, Prime found the Decepticons had seized the Autobot base and surrounding area; he made the decision to withdraw to [[Washington, D.C.]], knowing that this meant leaving Mikaela in Decepticon hands. Upon landing at an air base, the Decepticon-controlled President Allen lured him into a trap, and he found himself fighting Jazz, now a Decepticon hired gun. Optimus lured him away from humans and prepared to engage him, but when a second assassin named [[Kullt]] turned up, Jazz gunned it down out of annoyance. Optimus had viewed Jazz as a lost cause but now stated there was still some Autobot in him: he ''could'' have let Kullt do the work for him and then killed him, but he saved Prime instead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}} Prime then took the Autobots to rescue Mikaela; he himself went first, launching himself in protoform mode to land in Savannah like a bomb and tearing his way through [[Swindle (Movie)|drone hordes]]. He was quickly gunned down by aerial units and about to be killed by Starscream, but this whole flashy attack had been a diversion—allowing other Autobots a chance to hit the distracted air forces and nab Mikaela. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

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Optimus seemed to quickly bond with [[Seward|General Seward]], his military liaison at Andrews Air Base, but that didn't help when the mind-controlled President Allen had the government order the Autobots out of America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution, Part One}} However, having deduced that Allen was under Decepticon control following his clash with Jazz, Prime had anticipated this. As expected, Allen attempted to nuke the Autobots' ship as it departed, but he only succeeded in blowing up a decoy ship Prime had had Ironhide and Bumblebee prepare. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}} Believed dead, the Autobots went undercover on Cybertron, making another deal with Stockade to have his team protect Earth in their absence, kicking off a [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Optimus didn't trust Stockade to not renege on the deal and just take control of Earth for himself, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution, Part Two}} but he ensured the Decepticons were set up for the Autobot's final strike: forcibly teleporting all of the enemy to Cybertron via Unicron's leftover teleportational engines, then stranding Cybertron in a remote solar system. Optimus led the troops to Earth and witnessed Megatron's return from the dead, but this proved no impediment to the Autobots' plan: Prime briefly distracted Megatron so he could be tagged with a teleporter like the other Decepticons, and the next minute, both Megatron, Stockade, and their entire armies were all teleported away. This left the Autobots stranded on Earth and with a lot of clean-up to do... but at long last, Optimus Prime had finally brought the war to an end. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}}

===Toy bios===
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The truck Optimus Prime [[trans-scan]]ned upon arrival on Earth was ''the coolest thing he ever saw''. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime}}

When the AllSpark was destroyed in Mission City, Optimus was bathed in its power and became a living receptacle: he could destroy or heal with the merest thought. He still remained dedicated to peace, and altered his exterior decorations to match the ones he bore as a young leader, before the beginning of the war. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|First Strike Optimus Prime}} When Starscream came out of hiding, Prime teamed with Arcee to hunt him down, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SamsClub3pk|Arcee, Starscream & Optimus Prime}} but as more Decepticons under Starscream's command began appearing on Earth, Prime had to use the AllSpark power within him to alter his body into a new sensor-transparent, super-silent form for stealth missions. Prime considered it dishonourable, but knew had to be done. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime}} Unfortunately, Starscream followed his lead and also modified himself for stealth so he could target Prime personally. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream}}

Once the Decepticons were beaten on Earth, Optimus was provided with intelligence by [[Sector Seven]] about Decepticon bases on Mars. After assuming new colors, he headed to the red planet. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Fire Blast Optimus Prime}} As it turned out, though, the Decepticons would soon strike at Earth again; Prime upgraded his sensor suite and trained with Ironhide to better track their enemies. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ROTFvoyager|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Optimus Prime}}

Following the battle with The Fallen in Egypt, Optimus made a particular point of tracking down Starscream, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#HFTDleader|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Leader Optimus Prime}} and enhanced his arsenal with weapons designed to take on airborne Decepticons. Unfortunately, these new weapons were not a great help in battling hypnotic Decepticon [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]], who prevented Prime from opening fire by attacking him with mind-controlled humans. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#VoyagerDefender|Defender Optimus Prime}} Prime had more luck against [[Banzaitron]], who mistakenly believed that Optimus won his fights through raw power; in actuality, Prime's decades of training made him one of Cybertron's most skilled fighters, and Banzaitron held little challenge for him. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BattleBlades|Battle Blades Optimus Prime}}

Optimus was known to team up with [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]] for lunar missions. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OptimusComettor|Optimus Prime & Comettor}} It was on the lunar surface that lost Autobot leader Sentinel Prime was found, and the team-up of these two Primes meant the Decepticons didn't stand a chance! {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#walmartdlx|Walmart Deluxe Optimus Prime}} Optimus continued to combat threats to the Autobots with various new upgrades like armor reinforced with [[Cybertanium]] {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lunarfire|Lunarfire Optimus Prime}} and [[Tritanium]], {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TritaniumPrime|Tritanium Optimus Prime}}, [[MechTech]] weapons that included a powerful Cybertanium battle axe {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#DOTMVoyFireburst|Fireburst Optimus Prime}} and the combining [[Mega Striker]] cannon, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StrikerOptimus|Striker Optimus}} and the incredible [[Omega Combat Armor]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#UltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime}}

Eventually the human alliances came into question. As Earth still needed him, Optimus altered his form so he could move around unrecognised and commit covert strikes on Decepticons. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
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Under mysterious circumstances, Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Jazz, Ratchet, and Starscream were transported through a warp in space and time and deposited on the prehistoric Earth of another universe, smack into the middle of the [[Beast Wars (event)|"Beast Wars"]] between [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s [[Maximal]]s and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Prime made fast friends with Primal; they joined their forces and double-teamed the injured [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who had just taken a blast to the face from [[Tigatron]]. The two Optimuses commemorated their accomplishment of teamwork by shaking hands, while the Maximals and Ratchet looked on in approval. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}}

Starscream allied with the Predacons, and was soon joined by Blackout, his own Megatron, {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] who all also travelled through the warp. The two Megatrons combined their troops into a fearsome force against the Autobots and Maximals. Fortunately for the Autobots and Maximals, [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] arrived to assist. The two factions then took formation against each other with the intention of combining their energies to attack the opposing side. With [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] leading the charge, the Maximals and the Autobots attacked first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
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===''Cyber Missions''===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Edwards]] (English)|[[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:CyberMissions1 Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Yes, I know, I'm scary.]]
During NEST's ongoing hunt for the Decepticons after the death of The Fallen, Optimus Prime recorded some information on the Autobot-Decepticon war for preservation in [[Vector Sigma]]. Bumblebee and Ironhide were reviewing the data when Bludgeon and Soundwave launched an attack on NEST command. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} The next morning, Optimus had been informed of the attack and Soundwave's capture, and he ordered Ironhide to wait for reinforcements to assist in pursuing Bludgeon. Bludgeon made that difficult for Ironhide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}} Later, Optimus contacted Ratchet to inform him that [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] was causing chaos in [[Mission City]], and he reminded the Autobot medic to be careful. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 3}}

Optimus and Sideswipe tracked Megatron to a disused factory, but the Decepticon leader eluded them by cloaking his spark signature. The hidden Megatron ambushed the two Autobots, and Optimus brought his swords to bear in battle, though he tried appealing to Megatron to surrender. Megatron's response came in the form of a blast that brought the fatory's roof down on the two Autobots, and though Megatron escaped, Optimus promised that he would no longer be able to hide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 4}}

When Ironhide went missing after the incident with Bludgeon, Optimus searched for him, following directions from Bumblebee to a cave loaded with [[Energon]]. That cave turned out to be the hiding place of Decepticon hypnotist Mindwipe, who had Ironhide in his thrall, and tried to do the same to Optimus. The Autobot leader was able to resist Mindwipe's mesmerizing powers with a little help from his blaring truck horns, and defeated him, leaving a confused Ironhide to wonder what was going on. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}}

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Reports of [[Smolder]] attacking a building in [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]] resulted in Optimus dispatching Bumblebee and Ratchet to investigate. He filled them in on the situation en route. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 9}} During another mission, Optimus warned Sideswipe and Ratchet that they were being tracked, moments before the pair were attacked by Starscream and Mindwipe. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}}

Bumblebee reported to Optimus that he'd managed to pinpoint the location where Megatron and Starscream were meeting, leading Optimus to confront the two Decepticons in an Arctic region. When Megatron expressed surprise that he'd come to fight them without backup, Optimus assured him that the Autobots were never far from their leader's side. While Starscream went to attack the others, Optimus and Megatron continued to fight, with Optimus emerging the eventual victor. As Megatron tried to goad him into finishing the fight, Optimus announced that the Autobots protected all sentient life, and that included the Decepticons. He subsequently allowed Megatron to flee. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}

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{{quote|By showing even one such as him the power of mercy, Megatron might realize that we'll never give up, no matter the cost.|Optimus Prime|''Cyber Missions'' #12}}

Prime set up an elaborate trap involving a hologram of Soundwave to lure the Decepticons to a spot in the wilderness. The ploy worked, and Optimus attacked Megatron while his men attacked Megatron's troops. At one point during the battle, Megatron threw a train car at him, and he simply somersaulted along its length. Though Megatron boasted that the Decepticons would win through sheer determination, Optimus knocked him to the ground and gave a speech about building alliances, which was the cue for the [[human]]s to turn up in force and surround the Decepticons. Optimus informed Megatron that he could either leave the planet peacefully or be destroyed. Once the rest of the Decepticons fled, Megatron delivered a final threat before taking off. Prime celebrated with another speech, before admiring the huge Autobot [[insignia]] Bumblebee had stomped into the ground. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
During NEST's global hunt for Decepticons in the time period between the battle of Mission City and The Fallen's attack on Earth, an alert of Decepticon activity in [[Tokyo]] sent Optimus, Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe to investigate. Prime intervened in Sideswipe and Barricade's battle to lift the Decepticon into the air, only to find himself under attack by Grindor. Ordering Sideswipe and Ratchet to cover him, Optimus scaled the side of a nearby office block so he could punch the helicopter out of the air. Standing over the two Decepticons, Optimus was surprised when they informed him that they were simply providing a diversion. Optimus realised that Sam was in danger, and rushed back to America in time to find Starscream attempting to abduct the boy. He jumped on Starscream's back, causing the Decepticon to flee and saving Sam from a kidnapping. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===''I Can Read!'' books===
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Optimus met up with Ironhide, Sideswipe and Bumblebee in a desert to train. He and Ironhide tackled a rough off-road trail, only for their training to be interrupted by a nearby dam bursting open. The two Autobots sealed up the dam using rocks from a nearby quarry. They met back up with Bumblebee and Sideswipe afterwards, who admitted to have encountered their own "natural disaster." The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Optimus and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}

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Optimus came upon Starscream attacking Sam and Mikaela, while Bumblebee and Wheelie argued with one another nearby on how to defeat the Decepticon. Optimus knocked out Starscream with a single punch before chastising both his subordinates for allowing their feelings get in the way of their mission to protect the humans. Sam and Mikaela attempted to have Wheelie and Bumblebee reconcile, but the two Autobots were too stubborn to apologize to one another. Optimus suggested that the humans give Bumblebee and Wheelie time to work things out. But Starscream suddenly regained consciousness, prompting Optimus to order Wheelie and Bumblebee to work together to defeat him while he protected the humans. The two Autobots managed to put their differences aside and accomplished their task. Optimus looked on with pride as the two friends thanked each other afterwards. {{storylink|Buddy Brawl}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
[[File:OptimusgetsSamsmessage-PrimeTarget.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Optimus "likes" Sam's status before going back to looking at cat videos.]]
Optimus had assigned Skids and Mudflap to watch over Sam while Bumblebee was away on a mission. When he asked the Twins for their report on the situation, they informed him that they suspected the [[new lab assistant]] working at Sam's university to be a Decepticon spy. Optimus ordered the two Autobots to continue their vigil over Sam. The Twins' hunch turned out to be correct, and the Decepticon spy sent Optimus a false distress signal through Sam's computer. Optimus sped to meet Sam at his university, where he encountered Megatron. Using a supermagnet within the University lab, Megatron was able to lock Optimus in his vehicle mode. Megatron would have destroyed Optimus if not for Sam's timely intervention. Sam used the supermagnet on Megatron, allowing Optimus to escape, and get repaired by Ratchet. {{storylink|Prime Target (book)|Prime Target}}

[[File:AutobotsthankSam-SatelliteMeltdown.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|May I ''please'' take your face?]]
Optimus received word from human authorities that [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] were causing trouble. But thanks to Soundwave's tampering with communications, he and his Autobots wound up driving to an empty warehouse miles away instead of the location of the conflict. Upon arriving at the warehouse, Optimus and his troops quickly realized that they had been tricked. Thankfull, Sam and Bumblebee met them there, and led them to the correct location. Optimus took care of both Decepticons by himself, sending them fleeing. Optimus then met with the human military, and informed them of Soundwave in Earth orbit. Together, they managed to have the satellite to which Soundwave was attached to self-destruct, sending the Decepticon tumbling off into outer space. Sam later thanked Sam for his help in the mission. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}
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===''Spot the 'Bots''===
While on a mission to find Decepticons, Optimus found Megatron hiding behind a tree. Megatron tried to scamper away, but Optimus and his Autobots gave chase. A small group of both factions then met at an old warehouse, and they began to duke it out for the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}
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===''Unite for the Universe''===
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In the wake of The Fallen's defeat, NEST initiated [[Project Unite]] to find a way of modifying Jetfire's parts so that Optimus could use them again. Unaware of the project's objective, but knowing that it held a great power, Starscream attacked the Unite facility to try stealing its fruits for himself, only to find a successfully powered-up Optimus Prime ready and waiting to take him on. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}} Starscream fled, but immediately began plotting on how he could take Optimus's new power for himself. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

When word came in of another Starscream sighting on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of Delos, Optimus used his new abilities to fly there personally, where Sideswipe briefed him on what the Autobots had deduced: Starscream had managed to replicate the Unite process using the bodies of dead Decepticons, and was making a play for power. Knowing that Starscream did not have the necessary neural interface protocols to handle the Unite upgrade and would soon be driven mad, Optimus led the Autobots in tracking him to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]] for a confrontation... only for Megatron himself to show up, also dedicated to bring Starscream to heel! {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}} Tempting as it was to stand back and watch Megatron and Starscream duke it out, Optimus could not risk the Unite technology falling into Megatron's hands, and soon interceded in the Decepticons' battle. While Optimus kept Megatron busy, Ratchet hit Starscream with a scrambler weapon that burned out Starscream's new cyber-genetic sequencing, rending the Unite tech useless; Megatron departed, vowing vengeance. Optimus sadly reflected that in striving to create new and better weapons, the Autobots had almost handed the Decepticons victory, and swore that fortitude and valour would be the only weapons he relied on henceforth. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}
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===The Creation Revoltech!===
[[File:The Creation Revoltech.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|From about this point on, things get progressively sillier. You've been warned.]]
At the mercy of Megatron and the powerful [[Revocube]], Optimus Prime, at Ratchet's urging, called upon the power of the [[Revoltech]] universal joint. As the Wreckers watched, Prime surged with energy—and guns!—and prepared to renew the fight. {{storylink|The Creation Revoltech!}}
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===''How to Ride Your Dinobot''===
====Cartoon====
[[File:Htryd-chapter-2-optimus-grimlock.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|We all did this with our toys as kids. Now Optimus hates us for it.]]

Optimus found trying to ride [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was far from an easy task, which wasn't helped by his notably impatient attitude. First, Grimlock flung him into a wall when he first tried to get him to move. After [[Humanization|receiving a cast on his leg]] following the incident, he again lost his patience when trying to get his steed to move. However, it was all for naught, as now it was time for Grimlock to ride on Optimus' shoulders. Optimus could only groan in pain as he carried the massive Dinobot around, who was having a much better day than he was. {{storylink|How to Ride Your Dinobot Chapter 2: How to Ride|How to Ride}}

====Comic====
[[File:HowtoRide prime is an expert.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Intending to teach his Autobots the fine art of Dinobot-riding, Optimus Prime led his men through a Chinese forest to the Dinobots' stomping ground—though he refrained from ''telling'' the Autobots where he was taking them, so they couldn't say no! Hound and Bumblebee had little luck taming [[Slash (AOE)|Slash]] and [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], but when Drift and Crosshairs managed to saddle up atop [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] and [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]], Optimus cautioned them against overconfidence, but suggested they try practising combat scenario. It did not go well. Bruised and tired, Hound pointed out that Optimus hadn't done any riding, but Optimus professed that he didn't ''need'' to, since he was already an expert. Grimlock evidently didn't get the message, as he flipped the unsuspecting Optimus onto his back, then took off running. Optimus called to the Autobots that Grimlock had picked up the scent of Decepticons, and instructed them all to RIDE OUT! {{storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}
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===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===
[[File:YokohamaBase movie primes vs nemesis.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.75]]
''Two'' versions of Optimus Prime were hanging out at the [[Transformers Expo]] in [[Yokohama]] at the same time—one in his original Earth body, the other in his ''Age of Extinction'' form—when the evil clone of a ''different'' Optimus Prime, [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]], came crashing into the building. The Primes attacked him alongside Bumblebee, at which point Nemesis was backed up by some of the other Expo attendees: a ''second'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]] (this one Optimus's ''own'' evil duplicate) and [[Nemesis Grimlock]]! They glared at each other a bit, until suddenly, the combined energies of the AllSpark, the Matrix of Leadership and the [[seed]]—all on display at the Expo, naturally—began reacting with the [[Dark Energon]] within the first Nemesis Prime. This was all part of a complicated plot by [[Unicron]], but fortunately, Nemesis resisted the dark urges within himself, and channelled all the Dark Energon into the stickers his creator [[Doctor Arkeville]] had used to make him evil. Nemesis ripped the stickers off and hurled them into the air, where all the Autobots and Decepticons—and even the Expo's human attendees, using their cell phones—blasted them and stopped the chain reaction.

It was a ''super'' weird day. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}
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===''Cheetos/Age of Extinction'' comic===
[[File:CheetosAOE optimusprime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Discovering that the Decepticons were increasing their strength through artifacts from the [[Cheetos (galaxy)|Cheetos galaxy]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots recruited [[you]]r help to acquire the power-enhancing objects. {{storylink|Cheetos/Transformers: Age of Extinction}}
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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:QTransformers the cast.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2]]
In this world, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Lockdown were aware that they were toys: specifically, ''Q-Transformers'', a new line of cute-looking ''Transformers'' merchandise produced to tie-in with the 30th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]]. Optimus sometimes changed his look to match other Optimus Prime toys, but his "default" form was that of a toy based on his ''Age of Extinction'' look. They hanged out at different famous service areas on Japanese expressways, and talked about the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game, and the remake produced as a tie-in with their toyline, ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''.

Discussing the ins and outs of their cute designs, Optimus and his pals explained that they were created for the purpose of appealing to non-Transformers fans; Optimus suggested plush Transformers could be another way of tapping that market. {{storylink|Mystery of the 30th Anniversary Merchandise}} When the trio talked about and how terrible ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, Optimus huffed, insisting that, at the very least, it wasn't ''unbeatable''. Discussing traits that they thought made games bad, Optimus voiced a dislike for games without different difficulty settings. {{storylink|Mystery of Reliably Crappy Games}}

[[File:Qtransformers optimus on underwear.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|See? We weren't lying.]]

Lockdown suggested that re-releasing such a terrible game was like rubbing salt in a wound; Bumblebee didn't understand the expression, since, as Optimus pointed out, they were robots, and it didn't mean anything to them. While trying to come up with situations the phrase was applicable to, Lockdown suggested "accidentally sending your father an "I love you" text instead of your boyfriend or girlfriend"; the trio joked about what sort of response the father would send, and Optimus silenced everyone with the thoughtful answer: "I know". {{storylink|Mystery of Smearing Salt in the Open Wound}} The group then talked about the rubbish stage bosses in ''Mystery of Convoy'', particularly the [[Destron Mark|floating Decepticon insignia]], and wondered what sort of fictional scenarios it could be used in. {{storylink|Mystery of the Stage Bosses}}

[[File:Qtransformers optimus on psychics.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8]]

Prime and company began being joined by their friends to discuss facets of the game. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] participated in a talk about the differences between the original and the remake, {{storylink|Mystery of the Wittily Similar Circumstances}} while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] highlighted the tonal "gap" between the cute character designs and the very ''un''-cute action in the game. Everyone tried to think of examples of similar "gaps": Optimus suggested a stylish young dude wearing unfashionable underwear, and started sweating when everyone laughed. {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] joined them to talk about classic terrible games, which turned into a discussion about adventure and exploring, and the comforts an explorer might like to have with them on such a journey. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Explorer}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] also talked about some famously awful old games, seguing into a discussion about psychokinetic powers; Optimus remembered seeing a guy on TV who had the power to magnetize cutlery to his body. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Psychic}}

[[File:Qtransformers gtoptimus copenbee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2]]

When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] came along to share his thoughts on points of commonality among famously awful games, the group talked about the technical advancements of video games, but when Optimus wanted to talk about motion capture technology, he got confused and mixed it up with a CAT scan! {{storylink|Mystery of Game Balance}} [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] also had some opinions on the common themes of bad games, but Bumblebee and Optimus's willingness to settle for less frustrated Lockdown. {{storylink|Mystery of the Lowest Possible Standards}}

[[File:Qtransformers g1 convoy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Only you, could prevent wild fires.]]

Optimus had changed his look to match that of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GTR|his ''Transformers GT'' incarnation]] when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] dropped in. They talked about the changing faces of Optimus Prime through history, and how he used to be called "Convoy" in Japan, then Lockdown compared "Optimus Prime" and "Convoy" to the Mario Brothers. Everyone had a good chuckle when Jazz specified that Optimus would be the "Luigi" of the pair. {{storylink|Mystery of Convoy}} Bumblebee later told [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] about Optimus's fondness for ''Mystery of Convoy''. {{storylink|Mystery of Mystery of Convoy}}

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] turned up to join the argument over just how bad ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, the shocked Optimus quickly switched bodies, taking on the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 self]]. They argued back and forth for a bit, discussing other ways the game could have been remade, until Optimus proposed the most drastic rebranding he could think of: calling it "Mysteryvoy of Con". {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}

Tiring of talking about ''Mystery of Convoy'', Optimus noted the unexpected popularity of ''Q-Transformers'' itself and steered the towards other ways to reach a wider audience for ''Transformers''. His own suggestion was to make the franchise more like ''[[w:Mito Kōmon|Mito Kōmon]]''. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}} The three decided to go over previous ''Transformers'' series to make sure they'd stay within established rules, but Optimus and Bumblebee immediately ran into an argument with Lockdown when they refused to acknowledge anything bad about [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]. Lockdown argued that it was hard to tell the difference between Autobots and Decepticons, so the three discussed ways of making it more obvious. {{storylink|The Road to Easy Identification}}

Introducing a new "Q-Transformers Radio" segment, the trio invited Tracks to talk about popularity, and he brought along [[Yukimura Sanada]] from ''[[w:Sengoku Basara|Sengoku Basara]]''. After interviewing their guest on his franchise of origin, they struck upon the idea of having Transformers appear in ''Basara'' games, and Optimus failed to impress by imagining his in-game super move would be a car horn. {{storylink|The Road to Borrowing Popularity from Sengoku Basara}}

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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
[[File:TFLegends optimus rides grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]
In the "[[Legends Universe]]", Optimus Prime was just a fictional character featured in a series of popular movies and toylines. When the newest film, ''Age of Extinction'' came out, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and the other employees of the [[Axalon Trading Company]] went crazy for the new toys. [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] got the Leader-class figure, {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party#Part 1|TF4 Toy Party Part 1}} while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], being more of a fan of the Generation 1 series, instead opted for the "Evasion Mode" figure, with its Generation 1-inspired alternate mode. He was disgusted to discover that such a classic, 80s-looking toy transformed into Optimus's movie-based robot mode design, and was even more put out when Silverbolt had the figure ride the new Grimlock toy. {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party#Part 2|TF4 Toy Party Part 2}}

A new Optimus Prime toy was on show when the Axalon gang went to the 2014 Tokyo Toy Show during the summer. {{storylink|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report#Part 2|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 2}} Six months later, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] spent [[Christmas]] enjoying Prime's exploits in the new ''Age of Extinction'' DVD. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} When Rhinox turned into [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and tried to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, Rattrap attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers, including the movie incarnation of Optimus. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

When [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] arrived in the Legends Universe and found that "Optimus Prime" was the English name of his enemy, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]], he sought to ruin his reputation by dressing up as the ''Age of Extinction'' version of the character. The masses of adoring young fans that showed up made Sky-Byte unable to bring himself to crush their dreams. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}}

At [[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2015]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] appeared and took down Optimus Prime, or somebody in an Optimus Prime costume. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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===Bot on the Street===
Optimus was asked if Frenzy was red or blue, but as far as he was concerned, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] was silver. {{storylink|Bot on the Street}}

===''Timelines''===
In one reality, Megatron suddenly shifted position during the Battle of Chicago and thus took advantage of his mysteriously good luck to kill both Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime. Eventually, though, a new Prime arose, [[Rodimus (DOTM)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2015 Megatron profile card}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]], Megatron defeated [[The Fallen]] and returned to space to gather the Decepticon army, beginning new engagements which sent the Autobots on the defensive. Optimus Prime rose to the bait planted by Soundwave for Sam Witwicky and took the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to the Moon to revive [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Backed into a corner by the Decepticon offensive, Optimus revived Sentinel on the lunar surface, and Sentinel helped Megatron capture Optimus. The Decepticons gained control of Earth and brought Cybertron to Earth orbit. Sentinel spent time unsuccessfully trying to turn Optimus over to his way of thinking.

Everything changed with the arrival of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] to Decepticon-controlled Earth. The bounty hunter demanded that Optimus be handed over to him; Megatron refused out of pride while Sentinel refused out of loyalty. While Sentinel debated over Lockdown's offer of a protomatter [[seed]], Optimus used the opportunity to reignite Sentinel's cold spark. Sentinel thus tricked Lockdown to seize control of [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]]. Allying themselves with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s, Optimus and Sentinel waged a long guerrilla war against the Decepticons. After the long struggle, they managed to liberate Earth and revitalize Cybertron with the seed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22}}

In [[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]], once [[Cade Yeager]] had revived Optimus Prime, Optimus put out the call to all surviving Autobots. Bumblebee, [[Bulkhead (DOTM)|Bulkhead]], and [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] joined...and so did the desperate Decepticons [[Axor|Axel]] and [[Wild Rider]]! The Autobots were initially skeptical of them but learned to appreciate Wild Rider, who remained loyal even in the face of Megatron's return as [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]. Axel on the other hand attempted to sell out the Autobots to Lockdown only to be killed by Lockdown. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/16}}

==Games==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/games}}

==Commercial appearances==
*As part of the hype buildup to the first movie's release, Optimus Prime made a brief cameo at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, interacting with host Sarah Silverman. The scene spliced Silverman into pre-existing movie footage, but featured new dialogue recorded for the event by Peter Cullen. Prime heavily hinted that he wanted to present an award, but was rejected for a regular MTV fan.

*According to a tie-in advertisement for [[Burger King]], Prime likes his Whoppers with no onions, no cheese, extra pickles, with a side of ????. However, due to a cruel twist of fate, he can never enjoy the sweet taste of beefy victory (and all because he needed a driver for him to receive his order). He saved the world from the Decepticons, and still he can't even have it his way? Where's the justice? {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#Burger King|Transformers Burger King tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus fell on some guy's car, smashing it to scrap. The car's owner was rather upset about this development, but Optimus could only respond with "My bad..." {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#General Motors|Transformers Chevy tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus Prime (in truck mode) made an appearance at [[BotCon 2007]], alongside the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]]. He was available for pictures all weekend. He made a second appearance at [[BotCon 2009]].

*Optimus was convinced that a man's new LG Versa was really a Decepticons in disguse. The phone's owner vehemently denied this, despite the phone showing transforming capabilities. He laughed off Optimus's apparent fixation with Decepticons... until one dropped down behind him, sending him running. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#LG Versa|Revenge of the Fallen LG Versa tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus was tasked by delivering trailers of Strawberry/Peanut Butter [[M&M's]]. Instead of hauling them in his truck mode, he picked one up and threw it into the distance. This earned him some sarcastic clapping from [[Red (M&M)|Red]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#M&Ms|Revenge of the Fallen M&Ms tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus was seen sporting an [[Robot Powered Machines|RPMs]] logo as a grill ornament. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#RPMs|Robot Powered Machines toy commercial}}

*During the 2009 NBA Finals, a commercial aired where [[The Master Builders (episode)|Optimus made a slam dunk]] and shattered the backboard.

*On [[July 6]]th 2009, Optimus appeared on ''The Late Show With David Letterman'' to declare the "Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Said By A Giant Robot". Optimus said it was nice to be there, although David was ''clearly'' concerned by having an 28-feet tall robot in the studio because of a bad history of robots messing up the place, and during the presentation Letterman decided there was something about Prime he didn't like. Anyway, the top ten was:
<ol>
<li value="10">"Jergens lotion leaves my hands silky smooth."</li>
<li value="9">"Do you have these khakis in size 114?"</li>
<li value="8">"My perfect night involves a pint of Haagen-Dazs and season three of ''Sex and the City''."</li>
<li value="7">"Man do I love me some 'taters."</li>
<li value="6">"It was so hot in Central Park today, I saw a squirrel rubbing sunblock on his nuts."</li>
<li value="5">"You seemed a little pitchy, dawg."</li>
<li value="4">"Brody Jenner has added you as a friend on Facebook."</li>
<li value="3">"Live from New York, it's Saturday night."</li>
<li value="2">"My parents wanted me to be a Rabbi."</li>
<li value="1">"All the slammin' shorties in the house say 'Yeah'."<ref>[http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/video_player/index/php/991507.phtml Lateshow CBS archive video of Optimus's guest spot.]</ref></li>
</ol>

*To promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Paramount set up a website where US fans could request Optimus call up their friends, warning them of Starscream's attempts to recruit human civilian allies.

*In the Discovery Channel promo, "The World Is Just Awesome," Optimus made a brief cameo, singing the words "boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0jZzBEKIMc Discovery commercial] on YouTube.</ref>

*Prime (voiced by Cullen, but not animated by ILM) appeared to promote a NASA competition to vote for videos made by children about NASA's impact on commonplace technology.<ref>[http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/optimus/ NASA Optimus Prime]</ref>

*Optimus appeared in truck mode at [[Toy Fair 2011]]. He got a $115 parking ticket.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357327/Transformers-truck-gets-parking-ticket-toy-fair.html ''Daily Mail'' article on Prime's fine.]</ref>

*Optimus duked it out with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] in front of a [[Burger King]] restaurant, while some of the patrons inside were too enraptured with savoring their Bacon Cheddar Ranch Tendercrisp sandwiches to notice. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon Burger King tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus was seen firing a [[basketball]] from his blaster in an ESPN commercial with [[Mark Cuban]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon ESPN commercial}}

*Optimus Prime joined Bumblebee on the road as part of the "[[Win A Ride To School With The Autobots]]" contest. He also delivered $1000 worth of Transformers toys to a lucky winner. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Win A Ride|Win A Ride To School With The Autobots contest and commercial}}

*To promote Age Of Extinction, Optimus appeared on screen during the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards to warn Mark Wahlberg that he was in danger of being slimed.

*Both Optimus and Bumblebee could be seen driving around the [[Speed Stars]] logo in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Speed Stars|Speed Stars commercials}}

*Optimus acted as goalkeeper as Diego Poyet, Gor Grigoryan and Patrick Otte practiced for the World Cup. After stopping a goal, he deflated the ball with his hand and commented that Diego was "Not bad... for a human." {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#ESPN|"The Future of Soccer" Age of Extinction tie-in commercial}}

*After Optimus was injured by a shot, a little boy come over to him and offered him an Oreo cookie. The generous act somehow gave Optimus the strength to go on, and he thanked the child before running off to do whatever heroic thing he was in the middle of. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Oreo|Age of Extinction Oreo tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus happened upon an excavation site, where several children were unearthing Grimlock. Soon after his arrival, Grimlock awakened, prompting Prime to hop on his back and order his mount to "Roll Out!" {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Mega|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee toy commercial}}

*Optimus Prime's voice also narrated some commercials:
**A Revenge of the Fallen toy commercial for the figures of the main cast. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Movie Characters|Revenge of the Fallen movie characters toy commercial}}
**A [[Power Bots]] and [[Gravity Bot]]s toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Power Bots and Gravity Bots|Power Bots and Gravity Bots toy commercial}}
**The Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon|Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon commercial}}
**An ad for the Supreme [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] set. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Supreme Devastator|Supreme Devastator commercial}}
**The N.E.S.T. Global Alliance figures. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Global Alliance|N.E.S.T. Global Alliance toy commercial}}
**The Double Your Action Giveaway ad. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Double|Double Your Action Giveaway commercial}}

==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers''===
[[File:Movie Primetruck before.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|8:30 pm: "Trick My Truck". Tonight's guest: [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Alpha Trion]].]]
[[File:Movie OptimusPrime truckrear.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:Movie Prime Trucklogomistake.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|In the darkness, a PA will misread "Truck A" as "Truck B", and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth — Revelation 11:7.]]
[[File:MBMovieOptimusAttacks.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*When Optimus' design was first revealed, [[GEEWUN|many fans of the Generation 1 series objected to the flames seen on Prime's body]]. When asked in an interview why he put the flames on, [[Michael Bay]] claimed he liked them because it was "cool". It was later revealed on a special featurette on the DVD that the flames were added because, apparently, red is not very good to film on camera, so Bay chose a blue truck but used the flames so that when Optimus transformed, the layout would result in maintaining his iconic red chest.

*In the director's commentary of the 2007 Transformers DVD, Michael Bay said that he had told the animators to seek inspiration from Liam Neeson in creating Optimus Prime's body language. ''Awesome''

*Optimus Prime's truck mode is apparently intended to haul a flatbed trailer, based on the presence of the large silver "headache rack", a piece of optional equipment that protects the driver in case a flatbed load breaks free during braking. It is generally not installed on trucks hauling enclosed container trailers.

*[[TakaraTomy]] officially recognizes Optimus Prime's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] as a Kenworth W900 truck, even though the vehicle used for filming was a modified Peterbilt 379, a different model from a different brand, although both are made by the PACCAR company.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070809065140/http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121424 Article at Edmunds.com on some of the vehicles used in the movie]</ref>

*When Optimus Prime scans a truck for his new body, the passing truck has what appears to be an Autobot sigil on its grill, but the actual truck that Prime turns into at the end of the scene has a much wider, flatter symbol on the grill, which looks rather more like that of Peterbilt. Then, Prime has an Autobot sigil on his grill while driving to meet the other Autobots.

*According to the free trading cards from the Boston Globe, Optimus is 28 feet tall, weighs 4.3 metric tons, and his primary weapon is an [[ion blaster]]. (Considering Optimus's height, however, this weight would seem implausible. It's also roughly half of the actual weight of the truck he's based on.)

*The [[Milton Bradley]] [[Transformers Battling Card Game]] depicts Prime with a unique a magnetic grapple attack, fired from the side of his arm. It also declares his forearm gun to be a chain gun (it's an ion blaster in other sources), and has him using a "judo kick", which... while it may not be out of the realm of plausibility for Prime to have learned an Earth martial art, judo does not actually '''use''' kicks, being focused on throwing moves. Oops.

*Optimus Prime's ''Rise of the Chevy Autobots'' codename, "10-22", is [http://www.truckercountry.com/cb-terminology.html#10c CB radio slang] for "report in person to." As in "Bumblebee, 10-22 to 10-22." Cute, huh?

*The Optimus Prime computer generated model consisted of 10,108 individual parts, 1,830,898 polygons, 27,744 rig nodes, and 2336 texture maps. The volume of all pieces combined came to 5445 cubic feet.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12-17.</ref>

*The [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|''Autobots'' DS game]] notes that Megatron killed Optimus's father. Considering several pieces of movie tie-in fiction treat Optimus and Megatron as brothers, it's entirely possible that he killed his ''own'' father too. ''Dark of the Moon'' may have unintentionally (given the obscurity of the four-year-old tie-in game) retconned this, as Optimus believed [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], the mentor figure to both of them, had perished during a Decepticon attack as he tried to escape from Cybertron.
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTF Optimus trailer super mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"One shall be scrawny...One shall be brawny"]]
*Optimus was supposed to combine with a trailer for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', something for which [[Ben Procter]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] drew up designs. In the end, Nizzi designed the combination with Jetfire. However, the idea of Optimus combining with his trailer was not forgotten, and showed up on screen in ''Dark of the Moon''.
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
*In ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Optimus has ''[[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|Faux-parts]]'', when he transforms inside of the NEST base facing [[Charlotte Mearing|Mearing]] and [[William Lennox|Lennox]]. It is noticeable that the Optimus robot truck parts are not the same as that of the actual truck mode body parts (or at least not all of them). Notice the red chest panels are in fact hidden under the truck nose panels and his arm appears (God knows from where) already with its red/blue flames parts; meanwhile the rest of the front of the vehicle fragments and hides into the robot. This is the only Optimus transformation that occurs this way. In the other in-movie conversions some of his alternate mode's appearances seem to be absorbed into his body or outright disappear.
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===''Age of Extinction''===
[[File:AOEOptimusComparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world, and you will all surrender to them. You pigs in human clothing!]]
*The overwhelming majority of ''Age of Extinction'' toys and promotional images for Optimus, not to mention his RotDS in-game model, are based on a preliminary design for the character, not used in the final film. The differences are most noticeable on the chest, although there are minor design variations across pretty much the entire body. [[TakaraTomy]]'s later release schedule for their version of the line allowed them to somewhat remedy this situation – their Battle Command Optimus Prime toy appears to have had its chest and feet retooled before release to match the newer design, and their 'Armor Knight' re-release of the Leader Class toy features extensive retooling to similar effect.
*Optimus's "evasion mode" body possesses one of the more cheatsy transformation schemes in the series. Not only does Optimus manage to turn into a fairly small truck while retaining his normal [[robot mode]] height and mass, his windows and grille rather conspicuously change size whenever he transforms.
*On [[September 30]], [[2014]], Optimus Prime was immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a cement printing ceremony outside [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]. In lieu of hand prints, Optimus provided tire prints. [[Peter Cullen]] was also in attendance and provided hand prints alongside his alter ego.
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===Other notes===
*According to [[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], for the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', the [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] featured in that show would become a young version of this one. Ultimately, this didn't make it into the end product as the show went largely unchanged.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''O Baak Man''' (Hong Kong, 柯柏文)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Leader Optimus")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' ('''Sang Ketujuh''' ("The Seventh") (In Indonesian Optimus is known as the seventh Prime) or '''Pemimpin Para Autobot''' ("The Leader of the Autobots")
*''Korean:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (옵티머스 프라임 ''Obtimeoseu Peulaim''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (네메시스프라임 ''Nemesisu Peulaim'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Khē Pó Wén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíng Tīan Zhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Optimus Naikrashchiy''' (Оптимус Найкращий, "Optimus the Best")

{{--}}

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Classified Autobots]]
[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:Cyber Missions characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Live-action film ARG characters]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]
[[Category:The Last Knight Autobots]]

Transformers Comic issue 23

2017-08-22T18:46:31Z

DannyMan98: /* Revolution Part One */

{{disambig3|Divebomb}}

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Transformers Universe'' (Titan)]] #23
|prev=Transformers Comic issue 22
|next=Transformers Comic issue 24
|image=Tf mag 23 2009.JPG
|caption="Hi, I'm a friend of... Doug's I mean Keith I mean... look, just let me in, alright?!"
|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]]
|date=[[March 26|26 March]] [[2009]]
|editor=[[Steve White]]
|designer=[[Danny Preston]]
|deputy editor=[[Den Patrick]]
|contributing editors=[[Natalie Clubb]], [[Andrew James]], and [[Ned Hartley]]
|publishing manager=[[Darryl Tothill|Darryl Curtis]]
}}

'''"Autobots, transform and bugger off!"'''

==Contents==
===Revolution Part One===
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=Titan Movie comic
|prev=Transformers Comic issue 22#The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself
|next=Transformers Comic issue 24#Revolution Part Two
|title=Revolution Part One
|image=
|caption=
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils=[[Lee Bradley]]
|inks=
|colours=[[Jason Cardy]]
|lettering=[[Jimmy Betancourt]]/[[Comicraft]]
|continuity=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Alternate universe|Twilight's Last Gleaming]]
}}

In ten major American population centres—including <strike>Devastator</strike> [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] in Baltimore, [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] in Pittsburgh, and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] in Cincinnati—the Decepticons attack without warning! Each time, mass destruction is caused with the message that the Decepticons are content to live in peace in their new homeland, but until the United States boots out the Autobots there shall be ''no'' respite from attack!

At [[Andrews Air Force Base]], Maryland, [[Seward|General Seward]] and the Autobots monitor the reports, with Optimus noting these lightning attacks are hard to police. But Seward reveals that [[Theodore Allen|President Allen's]] orders are to ''not'' take action for the time being. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is surprised anyone would believe that the Decepticons won't simply re-conquer North America the instant the Autobots leave, but Optimus knows—and has Seward confirm—that the government has already secretly decided to give the 'bots the boot. But he's already anticipated this, and has [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] head off (with a confused Bumblebee) to carry out a contingency plan...

The next day, Allen makes a speech to the American people, declaring there is a truce with the [[Decepticon Heartland]] and the Autobots are to leave American soil. Meanwhile, the Decepticons are massing for a full assault the instant the Autobots leave (SHOCK!). The [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] head tells him everything is going to plan...

In Falls Church, [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] wants to refuse to accept that Bumblebee is leaving but there's nothing she can do about it. As the two friends share a last moment, [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] appears to escort the stray Autobot to the launch site. Bumblebee immediately drives off at high speed, getting Dropkick to follow, and then lures him into damaging himself, because... well, cos he ''can'', really.

[[Image:Titan23_they'regone.JPG|left|250px|thumb|The raised eyebrow saves you from yet another "dull surprise" joke.]]

Once Bumblebee arrives at Maryland, the Autobots depart from Earth in their ship. Seward is apologetic, and Mikaela considers the departure a terrible mistake. But as the ship takes off, Allen orders a Patriot missile—fitted with a nuclear warhead—fired at the departing Autobot ship! Mikaela, Seward and the Andrews Air Base staff have just enough time to identify what it is, plot the countdown, and note a second-long glitch on their monitoring equipment...

And then the Autobot ship is destroyed!

'''Continued Next Issue'''

====Featured characters====
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] (20)
*[[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] (21)
*[[Skyblast (Movie)|Skyblast]] (22)
*[[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] (23)
*[[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] (24)
*[[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] (25)
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (26)
*[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] (27)
|c2=
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (1)
*[[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] (2)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (3)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] (11)
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Mudflap (Movie)|Mudflap]] (13)
*[[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] (14)
*[[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] (15)
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones (16)
*[[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] (17)
*[[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] (19)
|c3=
*[[Seward|General Seward]] (4)
*[[Theodore Allen]] (8)
*[[Mikaela Banes]] (18)
}}
{{-}}

===Divebomb===
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=Titan ''Animated'' comic
|prev=Animated Comic issue 3
|next=Transformers Comic issue 24#Megatron's Revenge
|title=Divebomb
|image=Tf mag 23 Animated Pullout.JPG
|caption=Battle of the Furman faves!
|writer=[[Robin Etherington]]
|art=[[John McCrea]]
|colours=[[John Burns]]
|lettering=[[Jimmy Betancourt]]/[[Comicraft]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]
}}

On [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] are in mortal combat—Grimlock is tired of the challenges to his leadership, and violently evicts Swoop from the Dinobots! He then finds out Swoop was ''right'' about the quiz show on the telly, milk ''does'' come from a cow, but pettily refuses to take Swoop back anyway. Poor [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] just sits there being told to keep his mouth shut.

On his way to [[Detroit]], Swoop buzzes a USAF jet, causing an angry [[Macadam|General Macadam]] to call up the Autobots and give [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] an earful about keeping his men in line. Optimus wants to sort this out to keep good relations with Earth's armies, and the Autobots wonder how they'll find Swoo— oh, wait, he just turned up outside. Optimus gives the guy a very stern rebuke... just in time for [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] to work out Swoop turned up to join and help them, and for an affronted Swoop to fly off. Whoops!

The next day, at [[Battle Creek Airforce Base]], Macadam oversees the launch of the automated stealth bomber [[Wraith-X]]. The instant it's launched, [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] attacks, hacks the plane, and sends it to destroy Detroit! Macadam immediately calls up an amused Optimus to ask for help, and mentions the Wraith-X will probably be targeting the ''exact'' location of the Autobot base—as ''someone's'' been sending encrypted transmissions from that vicinity. The Autobots decide to look into that, while also wondering how they can possibly find the Wraith-X... until Bumblebee hits on the idea of using Swoop!

[[Image:TitanSwoop.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''He'' started it.]]

A sulky Swoop is met by Bumblebee, both hanging upside down from a bridge, who tells the Dinobot that he ''does'' owe them for [[Afterburn]] saving him [[Animated Comic issue 2|from the Rage virus]]. If Afterburn wasn't on some super-cool [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] Special Ops mission, why, he'd be there himself! Bumblebee then switches tactics to saying Swoop could be part of a big family... and that it'd be a good chance to show off what he can do to the other Autobots...

''That'' gets Swoop into action, making visual contact with the Wraith-X and flying in to board it and manually access the guidance controls. He just barely manages to board and, struggling in the slipstream, just manages to reach the guidance in time... causing the Wraith-X to crash down in water and explode! Has Swoop survived?! Of course he has! Optimus Prime congratulates his heroism—yay Swoop!

Much later, at the Autobot base, Afterburn is back from his ops mission... communicating with [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], stating himself to have been the one behind the mysterious transmissions, and even referring to his special ops work as "special ops"?! Bumblebee walks in and has just enough time to be confused ''when Megatron personally attacks''...

====Featured characters====
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (1)
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (2)
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (7)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (8)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (9)
*[[Afterburn]] (12)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (13)
|c3=
*[[Macadam]] (4)
*[[Simmons (Animated)|Simmons]] (10)
}}
{{-}}

===Articles & features===
* Character Profile: [[Magmatron]].
* Cybertronian Residency Exam: Starscream tests us to see if the Decepticons want us to emigrate. (Get them all right and they kill you for being a square.)
* Bumblebee's Way Past Cool Reviews: Video game reviews.
* Top Gear: Transformers competition and product placement, as well as other competitions.
* Competitions to win Transformers bedsheets and a Sonic video game.
* Transdoku: A Transformers Animated puzzle
* Art Envelope: A pull-out page that folds into an envelope addressed to Titan, and which will have on it a caption competition, a blank space for your drawings, and a reader's survey on the comic.
* Star Screams: Letters, art and photos from readers, answered by Starscream.

===Free Gift===
* "'''2''' FAB FREE GIFTS!!!"—a pen and two lots of stickers

===Reprints===
''Reprinted stories are only a portion of their respective issues.''

* [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin, part 3c]] (7 pages)
* [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending part 3c]] (8 pages)

==Errors==
* The "Previously" sections for both strips ''mentions plot points of this issue's strips''. Gah!
* We're used to artists drawing the characters differently in this comic, but why does Allen now have glasses?
* How does Starscream hack the Wraith-X? Er... it's not shown at all, he just says things to it and it flies off for no reason.
* Prowl thinks Sari is the only non-Autobot who knows their HQ's location. Er... [[Transformers Comic issue 17|Starscream knows, and you know he knows]].
* Optimus is missing his nose in one panel.

==Quotes==
===Revolution===
"There are those who... see you as part of the ''problem'', rather than the solution." 
"I understand. I take it our ultimate fate has ''already'' been decided?" 
"Well... the President is due to address Congress in an emergency session this evening. But, yeah, the die is cast. I'm ''sorry''..."
:—'''Seward''' and '''Optimus'''

"Our great nation has endured much these past two years, and we owe our current liberty—in part—to the valiant Autobots who fought alongside us. But the war is ''over''. We have peace now, a truce. And we can allow ''nothing'' to threaten this newfound stability. And so, with deep regret, we feel it's time for those selfsame Autobots to ''move on''."
:—'''President Allen''' to the nation

"Since Sam d— since Sam, you've been a friend. Every time I needed you... you were there." 
"And I will be ''again''."
:—'''Mikaela''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"If you ''need'' us... we'll be back."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

"Impact in ''three'', ''two''..." 
"... They're ''gone."
:—'''Seward''' and '''Mikaela''' witness the end...

===Divebomb===

"So you right about ''quiz show'', Swoop, you still not right about ''many other things''. Fly away then! Fah. ''Good riddance''. ''Looong'' list of applicants for Dinobots position. *turns to completely-silent Snarl* Shut up, Snarl. When Grimlock ''want'' your opinion, he ask for it."
:—'''Grimlock''' to a silent '''Snarl'''

"Finding Swoop's easy, Bumblebee." 
"Oh? And where ''exactly'' do you suggest we look, old timer?" 
"*points out window at Swoop* Try... outside, ''kid''."
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"I should have realised a ''sparkless drone'' would never get the job done. Luckily for you, I always intended to finish things in ''person''. Let me ''start'' by cleaning up my ''mistake''..."
:—'''Megatron''' to '''Afterburn'''

===Star Screams===
"I can say nothing on the subject of the [second] film due to the official secrets act. Any information I give away now could harm the Decepticon war effort. Careless talk costs sparks."

"The issue you are referring to is '[[scale]]' and how different robots compare to each other. Clearly, the pitiful humans at Hasbro are so overwhelmed by the awesomeness of Cybertronian life forms that they can't get the scale right."

"When my toy was in production I offered Hasbro a free interview—I even offered to sign the first 100 boxes, but no one returned my calls ... they're now on the list..."

"Seeing [[Optimus Primal/toys|that]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|many]] [[Optimus Primal/toys|Optimus]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Primes]] in one place has made me feel distinctly queasy. It's enough to make any self-respecting Decepticon blow Energon cubes."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* We know it's Brawl and not Devastator solely because of the cover text. Where Devastator is remains unknown.
* Allen outright places the first film as being in 2007 and the comic as being in 2009, making it sort-of real time. This is not uncommon in British comics.
* The Animated Autobots, or at least Optimus, appear to be familiar with Macadam and have had some dealings with the military.
* Swoop and Snarl ''have'' talked in previous Titan strips and are presented as talking, unlike in the cartoon where they seem mute. Here, Swoop only talks once off-panel, while Snarl stays silent for humourous effect.

====Alternate timeline notes====
* The Decepticons are said to be capable of "re-taking the entirety of North America!", which implies [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]] may have been conquered before as well even though we haven't seen or heard of their post-occupation rebuilding.

===Transformers references===
* G1 homages in this issue include the [[Wrecker|"Wreck and Rule"]] plate on Wreckage, the Autobot craft looking like the Ark, and General [[Maccadam|Macadam]].
* A story about Swoop is called Divebomb? [[Grudge Match!|That sounds like a reference to something...]]

===Real life references===

===Letters page notes===
* Starscream isn't being nasty to the letter writers. Is he ill?

===Production notes===
* The cover preview in #22 had different cover text in different places, including last issue's generic "WIN!!! Lots of cool stuff!!!". It also didn't mention the ''Animated'' strip or free gifts on the cover, indicating this was a last-minute decision. Poor Brawl went unidentified.
* The Animated strip comes in a "pull out" section, complete with cover, allowing it to turn into a smaller comic.

===Errors===
* The Previously section for "Revolution" hints that Megatron may just be a delusion of Starscream, rather than the guy's mind actually being in his head.
* The cover says that "Brawl causes a scene!". Brawl appears for all of one page. In fairness, he was causing a scene on that page.

[[Category:Transformers Magazine issues]]

Transformers Comic issue 9

2017-08-22T18:44:47Z

DannyMan98: /* Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1 */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Titan Transformers Comic'']] #9
|prev=Transformers Comic issue 8
|next=Transformers Comic issue 10
|image=Tf mag 09 2008.JPG
|caption=Some day, there'll be an alternate reality where the Decepticons don't win and we'll all die of shock.
|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]]
|date=[[February 28|28 February]] [[2008]]
|coverdate=March 2008
|editor=[[Steve White]]
|designer=[[Danny Preston]]
|deputy editor=[[Den Patrick]]
|contributing editors=
|publishing manager=[[Darryl Tothill|Darryl Curtis]]
}}

'''Say goodbye to the universe, Maximals. The future has changed, YES! The Autobots lose—evil triumphs—and, you... ''You'' no longer exist!'''

==Contents==
===Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1===
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=Titan Movie comic
|prev=
|next=Transformers Comic issue 10#Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2
|title=Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1
|image=
|caption=
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Simon Williams]]
|inks=[[Lee Bradley]]
|colours=[[Kris Carter]]
|lettering=[[Jimmy Betancourt]]/[[Comicraft]]
|continuity=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Alternate universe|Twilight's Last Gleaming]]
}}

A happy ending, one where [[Sam Witwicky|Sam's]] desperate gamble with the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|AllSpark]] had succeeded, and everyone lived... [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is sure in [[Tyran 707.04 Delta|some universe]], that ending happened. But not in this one. Here, Sam died that day, and the Decepticons have ''won''!

[[File:TwilightsLastGleaming1.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|[[GiantEffingRobots.com|Giant Effing Robots!]]]]
Bumblebee and [[Mikaela Banes]] drive through the conquered Denver. A Decepticon base looms over the city, drone soldiers walk the streets and patrol the skies, and Mikaela is unsure if they can get through without being detected. They have to - she knows "we ''have'' to find him," or it's all for nothing. When Bumblebee says he'd prefer it if she wasn't in danger, she angrily reminds him she's proved herself in combat and that "this is for ''Sam''!"

At the [[Decepticon]] base, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] oversees the AllSpark's power gradually [[eco-structuring|cyberforming]] Earth into a new Cybertron. A new era of Decepticon supremacy is upon them, ruined only by the remaining free nations of Earth threatening a nuclear strike on Decepticon-held territory. Megatron calls [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and tells him to send [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] to deal with this threat.

Meanwhile, six [[Autobot]]s have arrived on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], under the command of [[Skyblast (Movie)|Skyblast]]. They're waiting to hear from [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and Bumblebee before they go in. All they have going for them, Skyblast says, is the element of surprise. So it's a pity that they're being monitored by the Decepticons and Starscream knows they're there...

Back in Denver, Bumblebee and Mikaela prepare to raid a Decepticon tunnel. While the Autobot takes on its guard, [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], Mikaela disables the tunnel entrance's automatic failsafe mechanism. Following that—and Bumblebee accidentally almost squishing her with a falling Swindle ("My bad")—they head down the tunnel to the former [[Sector Seven|Sector 7]] base and their objective: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]! Unfortunately he's offline, possibly dead, and frozen like Megatron once was. And worse, Megatron knows they're there and is off to deal with it personally...
{{-}}

====Featured characters====
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (5) (Fantasy sequence only)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (6) (Fantasy sequence only)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (11)
*[[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] (12)
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] (13)
*[[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] (14)
*[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] (15)
*[[Skyblast (Movie)|Skyblast]] (16)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Class Alpha drone unit]]s (8)
*Decepticon troops (9)
*[[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] (10)
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s tail (17)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (18)
*[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (19)
*[[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] (20)
|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (2) (Fantasy sequence only)
*[[Mikaela Banes]] (4)
}}

===Articles & features===
* Character Profile: [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]
* How to Draw Starscream feature: unlike the previous How to Draws, this teaches kids how to do a comic page of Starscream action. The sequence is him transforming from [[alternate mode|jet mode]] and landing.
* Top Gear: Promotion of and a chance to win Transformers Top Trumps, a Top Trumps pocket guide, and sweatbands. Yes, the same sweatbands that were free ''last issue''.
* Poster of the cover image.
* Star Screams: Letters and art from readers, answered by Starscream.

===Free Gift===
* "''Free'' Transformers Playing Cards!" (regular cards with a TF back to them) and a plastic box for them.

===Reprints===
''Reprinted stories are only a portion of their respective issues.''
* [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Transformers: Movie Prequel, part 3c]] (7 pages)
* [[The Gathering issue 3|Beast Wars: The Gathering, part 3c]] (7 pages)

==Quotes==
===Strip===
"A happy ending. Somewhere, I'm sure, there ''is'' one. In some ''other'' reality... we lived ''happily ever after'' on our new home - Earth. Somewhere... but ''not'' here."
:—'''Bumblebee''' sets the scene (abridged)

"Eh. The six of us versus a whole legion of Decepticons - how's that work again?"
:—'''Longarm''' knows what happened to the cast of "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"

"Phew! That was too- *Swindle falls down right next to her* ''close!''" 
"Oops. My bad."
:—'''Mikaela''' and '''Bumblebee'''

===Star Screams===
"Personally, I'm glad you haven't seen the Michael Bay Autobot propaganda machine."

"To answer your question, Joe, my favourite character is also Starscream - because the only person I can trust is myself, whilst all those around me are complete imbeciles. My idiot allies ask why I talk to myself, and I have to remind them that it's the only way I can guarantee intelligent conversation."

"The second 'movie' will be more of a documentary-style affair. It will chart how I, Starscream, brought a group of Decepticons to Earth and succeeded where Megatron failed."

"I would be overly grateful if you could have Jazz answering Mech Mail..." (Reader from Farlington) 
"Jazz? JAZZ?! Did you not see the film: He was ripped in half! Besides, what would we call the letter column? Jazz Club? All That Jazz? Oh no, not on my watch, young Tom. Be grateful I don't fly down to Farlington and napalm the entire town for such a disgraceful suggestion."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* This is the first alternate universe fiction in Movie continuity. It bears several similarities to previous alternate-reality story "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]" - a human/Autobot resistance, a deactivated Prime, and America conquered by the Decepticons with remaining nuclear powers planning a strike.
* The Decepticon drones in Denver include a comic-original type of ground-troop drones.
* As well as purple Dreadwing drones, this comic also shows a sentient, non-drone Dreadwing sporting his toy colours and on equal rank with Starscream. ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' would later have drone and a non-drone Dreadwings, coining the name [[Class Alpha drone unit]]s for the former.
* The "remaining free nations" threatening Megatron with nukes are, according to the Next Issue page, members of NATO. Next issue will reveal [[Russia]] is now a sort-of member as well.

====Alternate-reality notes====
In this timeline:

* Ironhide is involved in resisting the Decepticons and is in contact with Cybertron's Autobots.
* Mikaela Banes has seen combat on multiple occasions by this point. She's experienced and seems old friends with Bumblebee.
* Skyblast's reinforcements are [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]], [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]], [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], and [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]].

===Transformer references===
* A damaged [[Blackrock Industries]] sign is visible on page 1.
* At the foot of the drones, partially obscured by the title, is [[Optimus Prime (G1)|80s Optimus']] truck self.

===Letters page notes===
* Starscream likes Transformers toys because they spread the Decepticon message. He's previously had an F-15 mode ala Generation 1 (take that continuity!) and he'd like to work again with the G1-toon Seekers.

===Production notes===
* Megatron on the cover has been copied ''exactly'' from his stock photo from #2's profile.
* Some of the kids writing in to Star Screams have ''really big'' Transformers toy collections!

===Errors===
* The Beast Wars strip recap refers to the Megatron/Magmatron battle as being "epic". Well, "Megatron smacked him a few times so Mags cheated" wouldn't sound as impressive.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Transformers Comic issue 09}}
[[Category:Transformers Magazine issues]]

Armorhide (Movie)

2017-08-22T18:43:08Z

DannyMan98: /* Toy bios */

{{factions|autobotfilm|sector7|NEST}}
{{disambig3|Armorhide}}
:''Armorhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ReignofStarscream4 Armorhide.jpg|right|250px|thumb|My toy looks a ''little'' different...]]
'''Armorhide''' figures that the only way to beat the [[Decepticon]]s is to beat them at their own game. So he's extremely nasty, underhanded, and ruthless to the point of being murderous in combat. This puts him at odds with his teammates and earns him reprimands from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], but frankly Prime can stuff it in his [[reactor linkage]] as far as Armorhide is concerned. At least when he's paired up with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the mute Autobot can't raise a fuss.

==Fiction==
===Titan movie comics===
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[[Image:Armorhide_drawhisfire.jpg|left|250px|thumb|That's it there. Good, eh? You should buy it!]]

Armorhide was part of the Autobot reinforcements. He was quite gung-ho about it, pointing out how the planet was doomed "unless ''we'' [did] something about it!" to [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] - even though she already bloody knew this. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} When [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] attacked, Armorhide declared he'd draw the Decepticon's fire, as he could take more punishment than the others - shockingly, this didn't work against a foe that can fly really fast. Armorhide joined his comrades in heading for Earth to make a last-ditch stand. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}}

His half of the team landed in [[Savannah]], and assisted [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in a doomed battle. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} Mid-battle, he decided to try being coloured white with blue bits, and then covered Ratchet as the medic made a last-ditch attempt to destroy the corrupted All Spark. The mission done, they withdrew. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}} He later decided to go back to black.

[[Image:RatchetArmorhide_letsdoit.jpg|right|400px|thumb|And my old ''Cybertron'' toy too!]]

He hated sentry duty, and was also rubbish at it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}}

In one engagement to protect human infrastructure, he worked with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee to protect an Alaskan oil pipeline from [[Payload (Movie)|Payloads]]. Bumblebee gave the orders and that order was to hold position, so naturally Armorhide transformed into truck mode and ''rammed'' the drone forces. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

[[File:AutobotsVehiclemodes-ReturntoCybertronpart1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.65]]
With the two of them, he was placed under [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide's]] command on a mission to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He also found the time to paint himself green. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} He then changed his mind and decided to be blue-and-white again. More worrying than fashion, however, were a Decepticon force powered by [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]; even ''he'' knew it would be stupid to have a straight fight, and said as much. Instead, he and Arcee provided a distraction by making a tactical withdrawal. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

The chaos of [[Unicron]]'s arrival ended the battle with the Decepticons, though Armorhide was annoyed to hear [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] thought [[Unicron|planet-warping death-gods]] were more important than killing him. He also found the time to go back to black. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} When Optimus Prime arrived and united both sides to drain the Nucleon from Unicron's new body, Armorhide was dispatched to work with Bumblebee in doing the actual draining. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

On the way back, he was one of the gunnery men on the [[Straxus (Movie)|Straxus]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}
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===IDW movie comics===
Many years ago, Armorhide was a civilian during the reign of Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and science division leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. This peaceful existence ended when a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] was discovered outside the temple of [[Simfur]], and Megatron changed the military's mission of defending [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to open conquest, Armorhide joined with Optimus ''Prime's'' new faction, the Autobots. He was hiding out at an Autobot facility when [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] arrived to offer his allegiance to Optimus. During the subsequent civil war, He was present when Optimus Prime revealed his plan to capture the [[AllSpark|All Spark]], and due to the lack of space on the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'', some Autobots would have to stay behind. Armorhide was among those who volunteered to stay. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream5 Crosshairs Armorhide.jpg|left|250px|thumb|''I SAID you should BUY IT.'' You lookin' for trouble?!]]

Thousands of years later and shortly after the destruction of Megatron and the Cube on [[Earth]], Armorhide part of a group of Autobots awaiting the order to move out and rescue fellow Autobots who had been captured by the Decepticons to build [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] new All Spark cube. With the return of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], they moved out. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}}

When [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]'s forces betrayed [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] at Simfur, Armorhide, [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]]. Clocker and Arcee created havoc by destroying the new [[AllSpark|All Spark]] cube and fighting the rebel Decepticon forces. Armorhide was pinned by [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]], and would have been killed if Crosshairs hadn't lopped the Decepticon's head off. He managed to escape with the other Autobots when Dreadwing's starship came crashing down to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], destroying the once-magnificent Decepticon city. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}

[[Image:Nefarious6 Armorhide.JPG|right|thumb|Your guess at what's happening here is as good as ours, honestly.]]

Through unknown means, he turned up on Earth and was captured and brainwashed by the [[Initiative]] into being one of their soldiers. His colours were bleached out and he was thrown at an Autobot/[[NEST]] team in the Initiative's final battle. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} He was taken in alive, and magically [[#Revenge of the Fallen|changed bodies]] mid-battle! {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

Along with the other brainwashed Autobots, he was eager to return to battle but Optimus told them they still needed to recuperate after the mental trauma they'd suffered. Armorhide tried to refute this but accidentally proved Optimus wrong when he kept forgetting he was no longer on Cybertron and not talking to [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} While Optimus and his team went to save [[Sam Witwicky]] from a Decepticon attack, Armorhide and the other refugees remained on [[Diego Garcia]], nostalgically staring at pictures from Cybertron's past. In their docile state, they were found and killed by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Shortly after this, a grave was made for him. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}}

===Toy bios===
Armorhide's boredom was relieved by the discovery of [[Dirge (Movie)|Dirge]] trying (and failing) to hide amongst the jets of NEST. Teamed with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] to go after him, Armorhide finally has the opportunity to use his brutal combat stylings without complaint... assuming Dirge ever lands. {{storylink|Armorhide (Movie)#ROTF|Armorhide bio}}
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==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
{{anchor|Movie}}
[[Image:Armorhidemovietoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm mass-market out of the States, so no excuse! Spend those £££s!]]
*'''Armorhide''' (Scout, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Crane-cannon, Key

: Part of the third wave of Target-[[exclusive]] Scouts, Armorhide is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' series [[Armorhide (Cybertron)|Armorhide]] toy, transforming into a debadged first-generation Volvo FH Globetrotter semi tractor-trailer cab with hook-crane attachment. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the back of his cab flips his grill down, exposing a rack of eight (non-firing) missiles. This feature is also available in his robot mode. Unlike most ''Cybertron''-mold toys, Armorhide can store a Cyber Planet Key using tabs on his hook-crane/rifle. He came with a black-bordered [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]-mold Key with the [[Sector Seven]] insignia stamped on it.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], and Armorhide's toy itself was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TargetArmorhide/armorhide.htm More information on Armorhide at TFU.info]''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
{{anchor|ROTF}}{{anchor|ROTFdlx}}[[Image:ROTF-toy_Deluxe_Armorhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hey, get this one too! C'mon, I'm a Deluxe now! Can you really pass up on this?]]
*'''Armorhide''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Accessories'': "Pulse rifle"
:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Armorhide is a redeco of [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|first movie]], transforming into an assault buggy. He features two [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] gimmicks: a spring-loaded front end, retracting his front wheels into his chest during transformation, and sliding panels on each of his shins that retract when the tail light/knee caps are moved into place.

:In robot mode, Armorhide's rifle can be back-mounted to make an over-shoulder cannon, or held in his hand. He also has wheels on the soles of his feet, which let him roll in robot mode... in theory, at least, since his heel-wheels rub against his legs, keeping them from spinning freely.

:This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Armorhide/armorhide.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Armorhide at TFU.info]
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Though the bio on his 2007 Scout class figure brands him as an Autobot, his "faction" marking is that of [[Sector Seven]]. It is possible that he is hiding out in the Sector Seven motor pool, maybe even as the cab for the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit|Mobile Command Unit]].
* Even more interesting, his Cyber Key has a Decepticon symbol on its backside. So Armorhide is even more than meets the eye...spooky.
* Armorhide's 2007 Scout class figure cardback claims his wrecker-arm-cannon has a spring-loaded projectile. It don't. Whoops.
* Twice, he's been coloured like the ''Cybertron'' [[Armorhide (Cybertron)|Armorhide]] in the Titan comics. He was also once coloured green.

[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
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[[Category:Target exclusives]]

Transformers Comic issue 2.16

2017-08-22T18:42:12Z

DannyMan98: /* Turn and Burn */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Transformers'']] #16
|prev=Transformers Comic issue 2.15
|next=Transformers Comic issue 2.17
|image=Tf mag 16 2010.JPG
|caption='''MEGATRON RETURNS''' to do the puzzles '''THIS ISSUE!'''
|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Comics]]
|date=[[August 12|12 August]] [[2010]]
|editor=[[Steve White]]
|deputy editor=[[Den Patrick]]
|publishing manager=[[Darryl Curtis]]
|price=£2.50
}}

'''Blazemaster: here to burn down the village to save it!'''

==Turn and Burn==

* '''Script:''' [[Robin Etherington]]
* '''Art:''' [[Jon Davis-Hunt]]
* '''Colours:''' [[Hi-Fi Design]]
* '''Lettering:''' [[Den Patrick]]
* '''Continuity:''' [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] (sequel)

Cairo, [[Egypt]]: [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]] is on the loose, having left [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon's]] militia and out to ride and riot... when a ''huge'' wall of flame blocks his path! [[Blazemaster]] is here to take him down! Unimpressed, Reverb returns fire and heads out. The Autobot responds by dropping a napalm bomb in his path which causes him to loose control and go flying through a wall.

Blazemaster transforms and lands, waiting for congratulations from [[NEST]]'s team. Instead, an enraged [[Klammer]] tears into him for the destruction he's left across Cairo: they wanted a ''controlled'' capture, not something like this! The Autobot snarls back that this is who he is, a tough, job-completing type who doesn't fart around with second-guessings. Klammer, unimpressed, tells him that people are angry about [[Transformers Comic issue 2.13|the defeat at Blomfontein]] and all Blazemaster's doing is making things ''worse'' for NEST.

The Autobot flies off, sulking and going through news footage of humanity turning against the Autobots. He decides he's finished with Earth and his talents are wasted here. However, trailing him is [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]], and over [[Spain]] Skywarp is ordered by Bludgeon to engage! Blazemaster saw him coming though, leading him through a cloud bank and then ambushing him from behind after he emerges! Irritated, he fires back with missiles; the Autobot outmanouvres them into colliding, but this still forces him to land. He growls at Skywarp to bring it...

But Skywarp says he wasn't here to ''fight''. No, Bludgeon saw what a great job he did taking out the traitor Reverb and since they're autonomous from the wider Decepticons, Skywarp was sent to ''invite'' Blazemaster into their militia! The Autobot is horrified and says they're the enemy, and that whatever he is he's still the solution and not the problem. Skywarp shrugs and flies off, saying the offer remains open: Blazemaster has ''all'' the credentials to join...

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Blazemaster]]
|c2=
*[[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]]
*[[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]
|c3=
*[[Klammer]]
}}
{{issuestub}}

===Quotes===

"No need for 'thank yous', but all testimonials welcome."
:—'''Blazemaster''' has no idea what's coming...

"This is ''me''. This is how I am. Learn to live with it or get out of my face." 
"Thing is, Blazemaster, since the breakout ... public support has been solidly ''against'' us. People are ''angry'', and ''you''... are just pouring ''gasoline'' on the flames!"
:—'''Blazemaster''' and '''Klammer'''

"Join... you? But -- you're the ''enemy!''" 
"That, Blazemaster, is just a matter of perspective." 
"I -- no... never! Whatever I am, it's not you. I'm the solution not the problem."
:—'''Blazemaster''' and '''Skywarp'''

"This is who you are, Blazemaster, you've got all the credentials... learn to ''live'' with it!"
:—'''Skywarp'''

===Errors===

* Klammer's speech about the breakout is split across three balloons, but is continuous... except the first balloon ends with a full stop instead of a "...".
* Skywarp is coloured like a purple Dirge in the first few panels we see him.

===Notes===

* Etherington continues Furman's Bludgeon plot.

* Reverb both talks for the first time and uses a hologram "rider".

* The strip ends with "(Not) The End". Dun dun dunn...

==Contents==

===Articles and Features===

* East of Egypt!: Egypt-themed puzzles
* Sideswipe's Armoury: feature on humvees.
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] Guide: The Solar System. Various facts about [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] by Bumblebee, and a wordsearch.
* Megatron's Mind Maulers: Mars-related puzzles by Meggy.
* In Memoriam: [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. A feature of Jazz, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]].
* Total Devastation: colour in last issue's cover!
* Ratchet's Remedies: More puzzles.
* Competitions.
* Poster of the cover.

===Free gifts===

* "FREE! 2 in 1 Flyer!/"

===Law and Disorder===

"'Sign up', they said. 'Be a Decepticon', they said. 'Oppress the universe', they said. Pah!"
:—'''Barricade'''

"If I had a Sparkcore for every time you've reminded me of the time Bumblebee got lucky, I could build an army of Combaticons. Then we'd see who was still laughing, or even still standing!"
:—'''Barricade'''

"I suspect the Fallen could have [transformed] into whatever he wanted..." 
"Until Optimus tore his head off."
:—'''Barricade''' and '''Ironhide'''

"Quite why an alien robot needs a pet human is anyone's guess. Bumblebee has a pet human, and he was captured by [[Sector Seven]] and tortured. Hmmm, just remembering that fact has cheered me up immensely!"
:-'''Barricade'''

==Notes==

* Someone asks Barricade "what are the names of the three motorcycles?". "Reports differ on who you ask", says Barricade, who is as confused about ROTF Arcee as we are.

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Magazine issues]]

Blazemaster (ROTF)

2017-08-22T18:41:14Z

DannyMan98: /* Titan movie comics */

{{factions|autobotfilm|NEST}}
{{disambig2|the news chopper from [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)| Revenge of the Fallen]]|the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Micromaster]]|Blaze Master}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot helicopter from Revenge of the Fallen|the Decepticon helicopter from Revenge of the Fallen|Blademaster}}
:''Blazemaster is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Blazemaster_rotf.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I really wish I had a mouth...]]

'''Blazemaster''' is thought by many of his Autobot comrades to be haywire. He will fly over [[Decepticon]]s, intentionally alerting them of his presence. Once that's done, he starts dropping corrosive gel on them, watching as they run for their lives. You can point out to him that he's just causing collateral damage, but as far as Blazemaster's concerned, his type of hard-and-fast action saves lives and you can shove it!

==Fiction==
===Titan movie comics===
[[Image:Titan16_blazemasterc'mon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|All ''right!'' Thanks, [[Jon Davis-Hunt|Jon]]!]]

Blazemaster was working with [[NEST]] in [[Egypt|Cairo]], trying to bring in the escaped [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]. The Decepticon knew of Blazemaster, who decided to cut off his retreat with ''a huge-ass wall of FIERY DEATH'' and then blew him through a building with a bomb strike. Blazemaster was then a bit shocked to find NEST ''weren't'' happy that he'd set a huge part of Cairo on effing fire rather than following the "contained capture" briefing. He snarled back that he was the type of go-getting hardass who got things ''done'' and didn't mess about with all that second-guessing pencil-pusher stuff that got people killed, only to be told by NEST's [[Klammer]] that Blazemaster's actions were just turning public opinion against them.

The Autobot bravely went for a sulk, deciding from that putdown and the growing anti-Autobot feeling that his talents were wasted on Earth and he should leave. To his surprise, he was then intercepted by [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]]...who, despite a brief clash, revealed he wasn't trying to fight him but ''recruit him'' for [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon's]] paramilitary. His actions in Cairo showed he had potential! Blazemaster was horrified that the Decepticons thought he was a natural for their unit and rejected the offer, but Skywarp flew off, telling him to live with the fact that he had all the credentials to be a villain... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.16|Turn and Burn}}

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===IDW movie comics===
[[Image:Nefarious6 Blazemaster.JPG|right|thumb|240px]]

Blazemaster, at some point, was captured and brainwashed by the [[Initiative]] into being one of their soldiers. His colours were bleached out and he was thrown at an Autobot/[[NEST]] team in the Initiative's final battle. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

Along with the other ex-brainwashed Autobots, he was eager to return to battle, but Optimus told them they still needed to recuperate after the mental trauma they'd suffered. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} While Optimus and his team went to save [[Sam Witwicky]] from a Decepticon attack, Blazemaster and the other refugees remained on [[Diego Garcia]], nostalgically staring at pictures from Cybertron's past. In their docile state, they were found and killed by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

Shortly after his death, a grave was made for him. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}}
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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:Blaze Master ROTF Deluxe toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|It's all fun and games until the [[zombie]]s show up and we all have to pile onto this guy and head for the nearest shopping mall...]]
*'''Blazemaster''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-18'''
**''Accessories:'' Two-part rotor/spinning combat blade

: Blazemaster transforms into a gold and blue [[wikipedia:Eurocopter Dauphin|Eurocopter Dauphin]] helicopter. The cockpit has translucent blue plastic, through which Blazemaster's head is amusingly visible. "Channel 7 Action News" tampographs are on both sides of the fuselage, and "7 News" tampos on the tail. The top propeller can be spun using a gear-driven action by pressing the small blue button just under it. The tail rotor cannot move.

: In robot mode, the top rotor can be used as a spinning weapon, or split in half to sit on both arms. There are some issues with this, however, as the propeller does not like to sit in the position shown in the instructions (it tends to rotate down), and the second piece does not fit snugly into its socket, which has one side open to accommodate conversion. There are also a pair of thumbs inside the engine cowling halves that convert into Blazemaster's arms, despite him not having actual hands.

: Blazemaster's deco is different from the stock toy photograph shown on the back of the card, which shows many of the white areas colored gold.

: This sculpt was also used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]], [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Tailwhip]] and [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'']] [[Blades (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Blades]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Blazemaster/blazemaster.htm More information on Blazemaster at TFU.info]''
{{ROTFBlazemasterMold}}

==Notes==
* During part of 2010, [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/transformers-toy-giveaway.cfm Hasbro did a promotion] wherein US fans could receive three free Deluxes in exchange for receipts showing the purchase of $25 or more of select Transformers product. As noted in [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69645&st=0 this thread over at Allspark.com], and later confirmed by [http://web.archive.org/web/20110221171904/http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HT83971G3 this listing here], Blazemaster was one of a pool of eight figures (all from the same wave) from which the free Deluxes were drawn, with several people having noted receiving him.
* The only U.S. television station using the "Channel 7 Action News" name is [[wikipedia:WXYZ-TV|WXYZ-TV]] in [[Detroit]]; the logo doesn't match up at all with the station's real look (they've used the famous "circle 7" logo dating back to when they were owned by ABC), which at the time of release was mainly a copper/orange color (as part of a corporate look mandated by owner EW Scripps; this was replaced in 2012 with a white and blue look). No word on if their traffic copter (which is shared with the local NBC and Fox stations as part of a money-saving agreement, and has a red paintjob) is ''actually'' a pyromaniac space robot.
* Blazemaster has ''quite'' a few similarities to [[Ben Procter]]'s [[:Image:ROTF Springer concept.jpg|concept art]] for the rejected character [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blazemaster''' (ブレイズマスター ''Bureizumasutā'')

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]

Springer (ROTF)

2017-08-22T18:40:43Z

DannyMan98: /* Titan Revenge of the Fallen comic */

{{factions|autobotfilm|NEST}}
{{disambig3|Springer}}
:''Springer is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Titan12_Springerdebut.jpg|thumb|300px|Up, up, and awaaaaaayyyy!]]
'''Springer''' is not one of the more skillful bots, and in a fight he only has his formidable brute force to rely on. That might be a disadvantage but, while he's only ever risen to the middle of the Autobots ranks, he's still got ''smarts''. <ref>Springer's Legends Class [[Tech Spec]]s.</ref> Using his smarts, he's able to come up with ways of using his strength and firepower that the enemy won't see coming. This has given him one hell of a reputation, one that makes him sound more monstrous and stubborn that he really is. Don't believe everything you hear though: he's not an ogre, he's just a soldier. A ''soldier's'' soldier, having a combat record to be proud of!

{{quote|First rule of engagement: ''know'' your enemy. Second rule of engagement... do the ''unexpected''!|Springer, "[[Transformers Comic issue 2.12|Rules of Engagement]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Titan ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic===
Springer was summoned to Earth to finish training the cadets [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], and [[Rollbar (ROTF)|Rollbar]]; he taught them his two ground rules, to know your enemy and to do the unexpected (as the enemy would know ''you''!). While Rollbar and Dune Runner would be too intimidated to say anything, Jolt spoke up and requested they be given ''real'' combat duties, and Springer duly got them on some. When [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]] tried to raid a [[NEST]] facility at the Alamo, Springer headed for the area and brought the cadets with him.

[[Image:Titan2-20_springerYOW.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
Knowing Tankor wouldn't expect a direct assault when he had hostages, Springer duly ''made'' such an assault, giving the cadets cover to free hostages. However, he learnt too late that Tankor was partnered with [[Dirge (Movie)|Dirge]] and was badly crippled. He would've been shot down if Jolt hadn't disobeyed orders and attacked Tankor. Afterwards, Springer tried to chew out the cadet for disobeying orders... but Jolt just replied that he'd been doing the unexpected. Springer had expected him to follow orders, so he hadn't! The chopper could only sigh at this. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12|Rules of Engagement}}

During a Decepticon jailbreak in [[South Africa]], Springer was sent to assist the local Autobots... but once they were saved, his team had to let the Decepticons leave to prevent civilian deaths. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}}

Springer would back up [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s deniable stealth unit, quietly picking up its members and the remains of defeated Decepticons so humans would remain unaware. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}} Thanks to intell gained from that op, the Autobots were able to locate [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]]'s command hub in [[Russia]] and Springer joined the Autobot/NEST strike team there. However, their mission was betrayed: the Decepticons ambushed the team and Springer was shot out of the sky. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}}
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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:ROTF-toy SpringerLegend.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ditched to make room for a [[Grindor (ROTF)|redeco]].]]
*'''Autobot Springer''' (Legends Class, 2009)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] figures, Springer is an olive drab and dark gray [[Wikipedia:V-22 Osprey|V-22 Osprey helicopter]]. He has "5PR1N63R" printed on the tops of his wings. His twin engines do not pivot upward like a real Osprey, but the propellers themselves can be flipped up to approximate VTOL capability. In a surprising bit of attention to detail, the port and starboard rotors have opposite "handedness", just like a real aircraft.

:The [[stock photography]] [[:Image:ROTF-toy SpringerLegendStock.jpg|for this toy]] is considerably brighter in color, with a bright base green colors and rich forest green, instead of the final version's far more muted palette.

:This mold was also used to make [[Blades (ROTF)|Blades]] from the [[Kmart]]-[[exclusive]] "[[War for the Skies]]" battlepack, as well as the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] [[Duststorm (TF 2010)|Duststorm]]. It is also the model for the non-toy character [[Tachikawa Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Springer/springer.htm More information on Springer at TFU.info]''
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===EZ Collection Real===
[[File:TF-EZ-Collection-Real-Springer.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Springer, Agent of HYDRA]]
*'''Springer''' (EZ Collection Real, 2011)

:Released as part of The blindpacked EZ Collection Real by TakaraTomy's "TakaraTomy A.R.T.S", this Springer is an redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class figure, featuring darker green plastics.
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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesspringerstarscream.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm in the first wave! I must be important!]]

*'''Autobot Springer / Starscream''' (2009)

: Springer is part of the first wave of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]" figures, packaged with a new-mold version of [[Starscream (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Starscream]]. He has articulation at both shoulders.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RHSpringer/springer.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Springer at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[Image:ROTF Springer concept.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I've got better things to do tonight than appear in the actual movie!]]
* According to [[Hasbro]]'s Saturday panel at [[BotCon 2009]], Springer was to be an on-screen character in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', but was later dropped. [[Ben Procter]] designed his robot mode,<ref name="procter">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter's concept designs for ROTF]</ref> which also strongly influenced [[Alex Milne]]'s design for [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] (another Osprey Transformer) in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic, as well as toyline Autobot [[Blazemaster]].
* The decision to drop Springer from the movie must have come somewhat late in the development process—both his toys were released in the first [[wave]] of the respective assortments!
* Springer is the ''third'' Osprey Transformer in the movieverse, the other two being [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] and [[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]]. (Only three Osprey helicopters were part of the [[United States Air Force]] inventory at the time of the first film's release, two of them appearing in the film itself. As of May 2009, there's four of 'em...but the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] have, like, 150 of 'em.)
* Given that the real Osprey is 60 feet long, Springer (like most aircraft Transformers) would be rather large if [[scale]] was attended to. Yet his only toys are in the smallest size classes. He's actually in pretty good scale with the Legends version of [[Devastator (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Devastator]].

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]

Bludgeon (ROTF)

2017-08-22T18:40:12Z

DannyMan98: /* Titan movie comics */

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:''Bludgeon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie continuity|live-action film series continuity]].''

[[File:ROTFBludgeonTRUArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Foolish Whirl! To a master of Metallikato, your moves are like— ''grhk'']]

'''Bludgeon''' is a [[Metallikato]] martial-artist, loyal to the Decepticon cause and armed with an ancient blade handed down from ancient times. Underneath the samurai trappings though, he's a pretty straightforward 'con: he loves giving people a kicking, he's willing to fight dirty, and he doesn't give a fig about your complaints of immorality. Things like that, and his willingness to use a [[high-voltage electric cannon]] when fights go against him, are why other Metallikato users believe he's not a true master.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=841165f8-19b9-f369-1057-0b57c1e069b6 Hasbro Battle Bio]</ref> But what does he care, he just shot you with a cannon!

One thing he does care about: he really, ''really'' gets focused on rivals and proving he's the best of them. If the rival defeats him, hey, he'll just find a new one to obsess over, no matter how much damage he took from the last.

He likes how [[Earth]] is full of innocent victims to use against Autobots, but he could do without all that disgusting greenery and [[water]] (urg!). It has other possibilities too: a smart, canny, dirty-fighting 'Con could [[Decepticon leader|lead his ''own'' faction]] if they played their cards right...

{{quote|I am a warrior born! It is ''you'', Megatron, who should fear ''me!''|Bludgeon has ''ball bearings'', [[Transformers Comic issue 2.21|"A Short, Sharp Lesson!"]]}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
[[File:ROTF VoyagerBludgeon PackageArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|]]
Bludgeon and [[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] were rivals in Metallikato, and when they ran into each other on Earth a battle ensued, a fight to the finish that would take only microseconds. And, well, Bludgeon lost. He was almost killed and retreated.

He reemerged in the jungles of Southeast Asia, having scanned a new tank mode and brandishing a frightening new skeleton-like [[robot mode]]. He lies in wait for [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who was drawn to Bludgeon's location by his acts of mayhem. Unfortunately for Ironhide, Bludgeon is eager to prove his mettle against an Autobot in battle and restore his honor...

===''Cyber Missions''===
{{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza]] (Spanish)}}
[[File:CyberMission1-Bludgeon.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|The one fiction in which his toy actually has swords, he uses a tree. Go figure.]]

{{quote|Ironhide! I will extinguish your spark beneath my treads!}}

When Bludgeon and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] descended on [[Diego Garcia]], they interrupted an Autobot mission briefing. While Bumblebee stayed inside to guard its precious [[Datatrax|data tracks]] from Soundwave, Ironhide headed outside, where he was happy to face Bludgeon in battle, ramming him off the road. Bludgeon was able to temporarily thwart Ironhide when he snuck up behind the Autobot and hit him with a tree. The Decepticon wondered if he'd be as smart without that ugly head of his. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1|Cyber Missions #1}}

[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] radioed Ironhide to hold off fighting Bludgeon until reinforcements arrived, but Ironhide didn't have the option. Bludgeon cursed the organic environment in which he was staged, and drew his weapon. When the fight reached an apparent stalemate, Ironhide offered Bludgeon amnesty if he joined the Autobots. Bludgeon refused, citing the wrath of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], and dove backwards off a waterfall. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2|Cyber Missions #2}}

Megatron led the Decepticons on a mission to free the captured Soundwave. It was an Autobot trap. Bludgeon fought with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] until an army of the Autobots' human allies surrounded the battlefield. Optimus Prime gave each Decepticon a choice: Leave Earth or be destroyed. Bludgeon and the other Decepticons chose to leave Earth. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:Bludgeon uk2.9.jpg|thumb|275px|Ah, that's much better.]]

One fine day, Bludgeon said to himself that he'd quite like to run his own group of Decepticons. But where could he find recruits? Well, there sure are a lot of them in [[NEST]]'s prison... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} And so, pretending to be after an unspecified goal, Bludgeon entered the city of [[Las Vegas]] and waited for the Autobots to notice. The Autobots' plan was to allow the Decepticon to leave the city and safely attack him in the empty desert, but the impulsive [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] couldn't hold himself back, and leapt into battle before Bludgeon had departed. The mighty martial artist shrugged off a blow from Jolt's electro-whip and severed the weapon with a slash of his sword, before hurling the Autobot through the wall of a nearby casino.

Bludgeon taunted Jolt by commenting on the proliferation of [[human]]s and how little the Decepticons cared for them, as a precursor to transforming into a tank mode and taking aim at some hapless gamblers. Jolt hurled himself into the path of Bludgeon's blast, and as he lay wounded, Bludgeon rubbed salt into his wound by reminding him that none of this would have happened if he had just followed his orders. Bludgeon attempted to deliver a killing strike with his sword, but Jolt rolled away at the last second, causing Bludgeon to embed his blade in the ground instead. In that moment, Jolt seized the immobilized sword and used his electrical powers to channel the entire output of the Las Vegas power grid through the blade, straight into Bludgeon himself! Bludgeon was knocked offline by the massive power surge, and taken into Autobot custody. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}}

[[File:Titan13 BrawnVersusBludgeon.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'll hit his shoulder at ''some'' point!"]]

Later, in NEST's [[South Africa]] maximum security prison, Bludgeon decided to make his bid for freedom. Halfway through [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] taunting him over his easy defeat, Bludgeon released [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] from a hidden compartment to remove his restraints. Now armed and dangerous, he freed all the other prisoners-Brakedown, [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]], [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]], [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]], and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]-, murdered Brakedown to encourage discipline, and led a vicious attack on the few [[Smokescreen (Movie)|helpless]] [[Wideload (ROTF)|Autobot]] [[Brawn (ROTF)|guards]]. Reinforcements in the form of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]], and [[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]] eventually arrived, just in time to stop him from murdering a beaten Brawn, but they had to let him and the Decepticons leave to avoid civilian casualties. As a result, Bludgeon managed to escape, and with his own personal army... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}}

[[File:Titan18 Bludgeoncallsit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Form blazing sword!]]

Bludgeon kept out of the spotlight, but his unit would attempt to reconstruct the monstrous [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}} and recruit the Autobot beserker [[Blazemaster]] into their ranks. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.16|Turn and Burn}} Finally, after [[Crankstart]], [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]], and [[Trenchmouth]] were neutralised in [[Utah]], he decided to declare open war {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}, with a scheme to wear down and destroy NEST to cut off the Autobot's support before he came for them.

However, NEST worked out that his base was in [[Russia]]... but [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] turned traitor and informed Bludgeon in advance of the NEST/Autobot raid. Bludgeon, an adaptable sort, abandoned his previous plan and quickly organised an all-out assault: he ambushed them, boxed them in, and wore them down, personally murdering [[Slap Dash]] and wounding/killing [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]] in the process. Unfortunately, that's when the person Wheelie was ''really'' working for arrived: Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} While his men wet themselves, Bludgeon wasn't impressed and fought Megatron to keep control of his faction, but after a brief fight, the "pretender" (gettit? gettit?!) was beaten down, being spared from death only because Megatron might have use for him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
{{quote|Alas, poor Bludgeon... I knew him. A fellow of limited ambition, non-existent social skills, and zero sense of humor.|Starscream gets all Shakespearian with a hologram of Bludgeon's head|"[[Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated]]"}}

Megatron offered Bludgeon, one of the Decepticons' most dependable and calculating warriors, control of the Decepticon forces on [[Earth]] if he could deliver to Megatron the "[[Project Unite|Unite]]" technology that [[NEST|N.E.S.T.]] had been developing. Bludgeon assured Megatron that he would not fail him. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], a spectator to this conversation, unwittingly expressed his displeasure—Earth was his, not Bludgeon's! When Megatron chastised Starscream for his outburst, Starscream made secret plans to sabotage Bludgeon's efforts.

Bludgeon led a team consisting of [[Dirge (ROTF)|Dirge]], [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]], and [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] to the [[N.E.S.T. Advanced Research Facility]] in [[Japan]]. Dirge and Mindwipe complained that they had sneaked into N.E.S.T.'s proximity on foot, since the two could have easily arrived much faster in their flight modes, but Bludgeon reminded them that their plan would succeed only via stealth. Unfortunately for Bludgeon, the element of surprise would not be his, as a team of Autobots was waiting for him there, as their mission had been tipped off by an anonymous source. Bludgeon immediately suspected Starscream of being behind this treachery, and, sure enough, Starscream made this quickly apparent. Compromised, Bludgeon called for a retreat, but he and his troops were buried under ice by Autobot firepower. {{Storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}}

Some time later, Bludgeon violently emerged from his would-be icy tomb, swearing vengeance against Starscream. Though Starscream believed Bludgeon destroyed, Bludgeon instead viewed Starscream's efforts to retrieve "Unite" technology from afar. After [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] returned successful from one of Starscream's missions, Bludgeon planned to follow the cat back to his master so he could at last enact his revenge. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

Bludgeon located Starscream's secret base just as [[Sea Spray]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], and [[Breacher]] engaged the Decepticons. He used their distraction to infiltrate the base, but was overpowered by Starscream moments after he entered. {{Storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|Bludgeon's Revenge}} Bludgeon was recovered from the wreckage of Starscream's base by NEST. {{Storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Bludgeonrisingstorm3.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.65|"...That or target practice."]]
After Megatron's defeat at the [[Star Harvester]] in Egypt, Starscream gathered his own followers and hatched his own plans for conquest. To this end, Starscream sent Bludgeon and several other Decepticons under his command after a small Transformer named [[Brains]] who had fallen under the protection of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sam Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} In addition to Bumblebee, [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] and [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] opposed the Decepticons, and in the chaos of battle, Bludgeon accidentally killed [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]] while trying to shoot the invisible Mirage. He wasn't all that remorseful about his mistake. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Once the Decepticons learned that [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] had arranged their mission in order to divert attention away from his own activities, they lost interest in fighting and attempted to retreat, but the Autobots wouldn't let them. Bludgeon was last seen laying defeated on the ground with a wound to his chest. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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==Games==
===Strike Zone Showdown===
Bludgeon, Megatron and Lockdown faced off against Ironhide, Ratchet and Bumblebee in the middle of a forest in a battle to the death. Bludgeon would leap into the air and perform melee attacks to defeat his opponents. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Strike Zone Showdown|Strike Zone Showdown}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Bludgeon appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as support a unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries to not fully exhaust the points used in any of their melee attacks.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[File:RotF Bludgeon Master of Metallikato vs pack toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm just feeling a little ''naked'', alright?]]
*'''Master of Metallikato''' (Figure Multi-pack 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Two spring-loaded machine-guns/blades

: Bludgeon is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' Deluxe Class [[Wreckage (Movie)#Toys|Wreckage]], and transforms into an [[wikipedia:Stryker|M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle]] in green and brown, armed with a M2 .50 cal machine gun and two other machine guns mounted extending out of the troop compartment. In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], he sports "KN-2764" markings, a reference to "[[Joe Kyde#SAGE2764|SAGE2764]]", the username that deco designer [[Joe Kyde]] used at the Hong Kong discussion group talk.transformers to disseminate [http://tformers.com/Unknown-Megatron-Drawing-Possible-Movie-Design/6030/news.html hoax information] for his senior capstone project several years earlier. ("SAGE2764" had previously also been featured on the license plate of [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Recon Barricade]] from the first [[Movie (toyline)|movie toy line]].)

:His [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] feature is activated during transformation by swinging his machine gun down, pushing it against a painted green panel, which simultaneously raises his shoulders, lowers his torso, raises his head and extends his stomach-mounted cannon all in one movement.

: The smaller machine gun weapons feature flip-out energy blades that can be held in his hands, mounted under his forearms or on any of the wheels. They can also connect together to form an undocumented but certainly intended double-bladed weapon; mounting this on his forearm wheels gives him an awesome spinning blade weapon.

: There is a minor issue with this mold wherein moving his arms down or towards his back at the shoulder will activate his Automorphing feature and begin to fold the torso back into its vehicle mode position. The best way to avoid this is to hold the machine gun plugging into his back in position while moving his arms.

: This figure was only available as part of the "Master of Metallikato" two-pack with [[Whirl (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Autobot Whirl]], which was nominally [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]], but was also found at Winners stores in Canada. This toy was also [[repurposing|repurposed]] by [[IDW Publishing]] as an upgraded form for [[Wreckage (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Wreckage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Bludgeon/bludgeon.htm More information on Bludgeon at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTFtoy-BludgeonVoyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The most metal toy '''''ever'''''.]]
*'''Decepticon Bludgeon''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-20'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Wikipedia:Katana|katana]], [[Wikipedia:Tantō|tantō]] (see notes below)

: Bludgeon now transforms from a green and orange Japanese [[Wikipedia:Type 90 Kyū-maru|Type 90]] tank into a skeletal samurai [[robot mode]] which homages the Generation 1 [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Pretender]] shell, in colors that homage both the shell and the original inner robot. Bludgeon features a flexible plastic sword which is made out of a portion of the barrel of the tank's main gun as well as a smaller dagger. The dagger can be stored in a sheath which is revealed from inside the tank turret, and both blades can be slotted in holes provided on the robot mode's left hip guard. Additionally, the dagger's handle can fit in the base of the sword's handle, forming a double-bladed weapon. He has [[Mech Alive]] [[gimmick]]s in his thighs and turret: Sculpted cylinders in his thighs rotate whenever his lower legs are rotated, and that pulling his turret open makes a gray sculpted "disc" at the center rotate while a scabbard for the tantō hinges over to the side and props itself up for use.

: The vehicle mode is one of the very few Transformer tank toys with rubber components to its treads. Portions of the tread links can unlock, allowing them to hang from the robot mode, while the wheels of the treads are integrated separately into the robot mode form itself. The treads still do not function realistically; small plastic wheels on the underside of the treads help the tank mode roll, as is standard with nearly all Transformer tank toys.

[[File:ROTFBludgeon japanese instructions.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Japanklok, making toys '''METAL''' since 1984.]]
: There is a paint application error on Bludgeon's rear wheels/thighs, wherein the black [[paint operation]]s, which were meant to help blend his rear wheels in with the black center wheels, are placed on the ''wrong side'', keeping them out of sight in vehicle mode, and behind his thighs in robot mode. The ratcheting hip joint is also flipped 180 degrees from what it should be, with two further ratchet divots on top of the hip than inside of it, meaning the mechanism in the upper leg is trying to click into a smooth surface. The toy seems to have been originally designed to feature light-piping in the head, though this feature is rendered useless with it being cast in the same solid gray plastic used for his arms, weapons, shoulders and Mech Alive features.

: The Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release of Bludgeon has a different [[instructions|instruction sheet]] that actually labels the weapons as a [[wikipedia:katana|katana]] and [[wikipedia:tantō|tantō]], whereas the Hasbro release doesn't label them at all.

: Unsurprisingly, this toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Bludgeon (G1)|Generation 1 Bludgeon]] in several video games. This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Banzaitron (TF 2010)#Transformers (2010)|Banzaitron]], and [[retool]]ed into [[BotCon 2012]] [[Overlord (Masterforce)#Timelines|Gigatron]], ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Megatron]] and ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Cloud|Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Bludgeon/bludgeon.htm More information on ''Voyager''-class Bludgeon at TFU.info]''
{{ROTFBludgeonMold}}
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==Notes==
* The Deluxe Class Bludgeon's color scheme was used as a disguise by Wreckage in [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Alliance issue 2|''Alliance'' #2]] comic, before the identity of the toy as Bludgeon was publicly confirmed.
* The origin of Voyager Class Bludgeon is older than one may expect. Artist [[Don Figueroa]] submitted a concept for a [[Unicron Trilogy]] Bludgeon toy that looked ''very similar'' to the final product way back during the development of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' or ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toylines. Obviously, the concept wasn't put into production as a toy at the time, so Figueroa used it as inspiration for his [[IDW Publishing]] ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' [[Bludgeon (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|rendition of Generation 1 Bludgeon]]. However, Hasbro evidently resurrected the concept for the ''Universe'' (as mentioned by Hasbro at [[BotCon 2009]]) and then the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' lines. Figueroa notes that his contribution on this toy is very small, as his work on it ended when he submitted the concept to Hasbro way back when.
[[File:Titan bludgeonexesslapdash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Smile for the camera!]]
*Although the Japanese instruction sheet of the Voyager class toy states that the shorter sword is a [[Wikipedia:Tantō|tantō (短刀)]], its shape resembles a [[Wikipedia:Wakizashi|wakizashi (脇差)]]. Similarly, the longer blade that is referred to as a [[Wikipedia:Katana|katana (刀)]] is too long, and thus more resembles an [[Wikipedia:Ōdachi|ōdachi (大太刀)]].
*Bludgeon is one of only two Decepticons in Titan's stories that has explicitly been shown [[death|killing]] someone on panel, and twice (''three'' times if Hubcap is dead).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bludgeon''' (ブラジオン ''Burajion'')

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cyber Missions characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]

Transformers Comic issue 2.13

2017-08-22T18:34:54Z

DannyMan98: /* Featured characters */

{{Comicstory
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|prev=Transformers Comic issue 2.12
|next=Transformers Comic issue 2.14
|image=Tf mag 13 2010.JPG
|caption=''Three [[Lio Convoy|lions]] on a shirt...
|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Comics]]
|date=[[May 20|20 May]] [[2010]]
|editor=[[Steve White]]
|deputy editor=[[Den Patrick]]
|publishing manager=[[Darryl Curtis]]
|price=£2.50
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'''Decepticons 1, Autobots 0!'''

==Inside Out!==

*'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]]
*'''Art:''' [[Jon Davis-Hunt]]
*'''Colours:''' [[Hi-Fi Design]]
*'''Lettering:''' [[Den Patrick]]
*'''Continuity:''' [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] (sequel)

In [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]], ''most'' people are paying attention to the final of the 2010 [[World Cup]] at Free State Stadium. But at the local [[NEST]] maximum security holding facility for captured [[Decepticon]]s, [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] is paying attention to getting out. [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] is paying attention to needling the dangerous killing machine, mocking him for being beaten by [[Jolt (ROTF)|a cadet]] and mocking the idea he ''let'' himself get caught. Bludgeon, however, releases [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] from a hidden compartment to slice through his locks, and points out that there's nowhere better to recruit a Decepticon splinter faction than a jail full of angry, murderous mechs...

As Bludgeon is set loose, declares war on humanity, and begins to spring his fellow prisoners, NEST calls in the Autobots [[Wideload (ROTF)|Wideload]], [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]], and [[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]], who are on post. While they're en route, the liberated Brakedown hurriedly tries to apologise to Bludgeon... only to find out he was let go so he could be murdered, as an example to any other dissenters!

The Autobots take up positions: Brawn warns things will get ugly, while Smokescreen realises the Decepticons will be disabling the clamps that restrict their weaponry and [[alternate mode|alt mode]]s. The group of five Decepticons breals through the walls and Wideload is immediately sent flying towards the stadium. With back-up ten minutes away, Brawn orders Smokescreen to take cover behind him, as he can take more punishm- wait, no, he takes damage too and Smokescreen is smashed backwards into the stadium by an irate [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Brawn tries futilely to stop Bludgeon but to no avail, about to get killed... when [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]], and [[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]] arrive to save him!

But that done, they inform him that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] has ordered them to allow the Decepticons to leave: there are too many civilians around. Brawn protests, pointing out the human media will just see them letting the enemy go, whatever their reasons, but Gears tells him that they have no choice. Their pride is not worth more than human lives.

===Featured characters===
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*[[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] (7)
*[[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]] (8)
*[[Wideload (ROTF)|Wideload]] (9)
*[[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]] (14)
*[[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]] (15)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (16)
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*[[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] (1)
*[[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]] (2)
*[[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] (3)
*[[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] (5)
*[[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]] (10)
*[[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] (11)
*[[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]] (12)
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] (13)
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*Football spectators (4)
*[[NEST]] members (6)
}}

===Quotes===

"Time I was getting out of here."
:—'''Bludgeon'''

"Imagine for a moment that you wished to build your ''own'' splinter group of Decepticons. Where better to start a recruitment drive... than in a holding pen full to ''bursting'' with embittered captives?"
:—'''Bludgeon'''

"You're.... going... back... to... your.... nice... warm... cells..." 
"I think ''not''."
:—'''Brawn''' pushes through '''Bludgeon's''' cannonfire

"Whatever our reasons, it'll look like we lost. Or worse... that we were ''scared''." 
"I know. But when it comes to saving lives we have to shelve our pride. Sometimes, Brawn, the hardest thing of all... is doing nothing."
:—'''Brawn''' and '''Gears'''

===Errors===
*The World Cup was actually played in Johannesburg, at the Soccer City stadium.
*The shot of the Decepticon gang is... confusing, as [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]] is the wrong colour and Bludgeon's line is given to an identical but differently coloured tank. ''Who'' that tank should be is not clear; it could be [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]] but the colour is wrong there too.
*Lockdown is gold with blue car parts, which makes it initially tricky to tell it's him.
*We never see Optimus play [[mecha-soccer|football]] like the cover promises! :(

===Notes===

*Having Decepticon prisoners ''online'' is odd, but [[Shut Up!|seen]] [[Decepticon Air|before]]. The former was even seen in a story where [[Bludgeon (G1)|a Bludgeon]] escaped!
**Similarly, G1 Bludgeon has also become a [[Decepticon leader]].
*Bludgeon's gang includes [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], Lockdown, [[Skywarp (ROTF)|Skywarp]], a grey-and-purple tank that we assume must've been [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]], and [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] (we can't see him here but he has to escape). Reverb will turn out to have quit later on.
*Scalpel was blasted to scrap in the official movie adaptations {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 2}}, but his [[death]] wasn't in the film itself. So he's alive here! Yay!
*South Africa is established as a NEST member-state.
*Furman's [[Nefarious issue 2|''Nefarious'' #2]] ''also'' introduced Brakedown, only to kill him. Guess no one likes Brakedown!
*[[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] is shown as being alive [[The Reign of Starscream issue 3|and not dead]], not the first time Titan's clashed with IDW's 'official' Movie comics.

==Contents==

===Articles and Features===

*Get Shirty: Design your own Autobot and Decepticon football T-shirts!
*The Beautiful Game: brief quiz about the World Cup, with a bonus "find [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]" challenge
*Way Past Cool: game reviews.
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] Guide: The Solar System. Various facts about Mercury by Bumblebee, as well as five hidden Bumblebees to find.
*Competitions.
*Poster of the cover.

===Free gifts===

*"FREE! Stationary!"

===Law and Disorder===

"I wasn't 'destroyed' in the first film, merely inconvenienced. So there! [[Movie Adaptation issue 4|Anyone who says different]] sucks coolant." 
:—'''Barricade'''

"What is it with you people and [[Unicron]]? He's the destroyer of worlds, the infinite darkness, he ushers in the end times, I tell you. THE END! And you want to see him in a movie, as a piece of sideshow entertainment? I despair, I really do." 
"Hmmmm, I think I'm going to have to agree with 'Cade on this one ... Unicron is the dark lord of the TRANSFORMERS; he's like Simon Cowell, George Bush and a Tyrannosaurus Rex, all rolled into one..."
:—'''Barricade''' and '''Ironhide''' paint a grim picture

"[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] can be anything from six, seven or even nine separate 'bots! However, I blame those pitiful minions, White (Editor) and Patrick (Deputy), for this oversight, and have reduced their beer rations accordingly."
:—'''Barricade'''

"Is there going to be a third TRANSFORMERS movie?" 
"Gemma, there is a thing called the [[internet]]. If you use it, and perhaps a search engine.."
:—'''A teenaged fan''' and '''Barricade'''

====Starscream's Stars====

"CANCER (22 JUN - 22 JUL): The Stars have promised that your special someone is just around the corner. Well that's great but which one? Can't the Stars give you a reference from the A-Z, just so you know where to be at the right time? And what time should you be there anyway? The Stars aren't actually being of any help."

"VIRGO (23 AUG - 22 SEPT): Oh, now the Stars are moaning because they're saying you don't appreciate their help."

"LIBRA (23 SEPT - 23 OCT): You have defriended the Stars from Facebook."

"SCORPONOK (24 OCT - 21 NOV): The Stars have deleted your number from their mobile."

"PISCES (19 FEB - 20 MAR): Run into the Stars at McDonalds. It all gets a bit awkward but there are apologies and hugs. Stars give you their mobile number again."

==Errors==
*Contents page forgets to mention The Beautiful Game quiz.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] capitalises the "r" in rex.

==Notes==

*The comic blatantly ties into the contemporary 2010 World Cup. That starts in ''June'' rather than May though, so #13 is a bit early. This story was originally meant to be in #14, the June issue. [http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/updates/]
*Barricade and Ironhide cover both the number of Decepticons in Devastator (however many Dev wants), whether the three [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] robots are sisters (they're not), ''and'' who the [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]] was (Ironhide isn't sure but says he's just a [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] imposter). Those guys like it tough!
*Ironhide also mentions a new, never seen character, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe's]] [[Relatives|brother]] [[Sunstreaker (ROTF)|Sunstreaker]]
*The comic got so many entries for the Build A Bot competition that it's still printing some of the honourable mentions!
*This is the first time Starscream's Stars told a narrative.

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