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2013-10-06T16:23:43Z

Darth Shadow 91:

This is Darth's page.

Darth is jerk, but a necessary jerk.

== Contact Info ==

* [http://redvsblue.com/darth_shadow His RvB profile.]
* [http://twitter.com/Darth_Shadow His Twitter account.]

Predacons Rising (Prime)

2013-09-08T05:07:06Z

Darth Shadow 91:

{{disambig3|Predacons Rising}}

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''
|prev=Deadlock
|next=
|image=PredaconsRisingCover.jpg|200px
|caption="Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!"
|title=''Predacons Rising
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premier) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]
|written by=
|directed by=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''''Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising''''' is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie produced by [[Hasbro Studios]], which will conclude the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/hub-press-release-with-details-of-beast-hunters-predacons-rising-tv-movie-177098/ Hub Press Release with Details of Beast Hunters Predacons Rising TV Movie]</ref> It will air on [[October 4]], [[2013]],<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/30/the-hub-network-will-have-the-exclusive-world-premiere-of-hasbro-studios-tranformers-prime-beast-hunters-predacons-rising/200149/ Zap2it: The Hub Network Will Have the Exclusive World Premiere of Hasbro Studio's 'Tranformers Prime Beast Hunters Predacons Rising']</ref> and will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States four days later.<ref>[http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Transformers-Prime-Predacons-Rising/18739 Transformers Prime - 'Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising' Official Press Release from Shout! Factory]</ref>

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== Footnotes ==
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[[Category: Prime]]

Predacons Rising (Prime)

2013-09-08T05:04:48Z

Darth Shadow 91:

{{disambig3|Predacons Rising}}

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''
|prev=Deadlock
|next=
|image=PredaconsRisingCover.jpg|200px
|caption="Today we face the monster that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!"
|title=''Predacons Rising
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premier) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]
|written by=
|directed by=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''''Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising''''' is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie produced by [[Hasbro Studios]], which will conclude the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/hub-press-release-with-details-of-beast-hunters-predacons-rising-tv-movie-177098/ Hub Press Release with Details of Beast Hunters Predacons Rising TV Movie]</ref> It will air on [[October 4]], [[2013]],<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/30/the-hub-network-will-have-the-exclusive-world-premiere-of-hasbro-studios-tranformers-prime-beast-hunters-predacons-rising/200149/ Zap2it: The Hub Network Will Have the Exclusive World Premiere of Hasbro Studio's 'Tranformers Prime Beast Hunters Predacons Rising']</ref> and will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States four days later.<ref>[http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Transformers-Prime-Predacons-Rising/18739 Transformers Prime - 'Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising' Official Press Release from Shout! Factory]</ref>

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== Footnotes ==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Predacons Rising}}
[[Category: Prime]]

Out of the Past

2012-09-07T21:23:24Z

Darth Shadow 91:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 43
|prev=Hurt
|next=New Recruit
|image=OutofthePast-Shockwave.jpg
|caption=Arcee's partners are all dead.
|title="Out of the Past"
|airdate=[[August 31]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Mike Johnson]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Arcee recalls the time she and Cliffjumper discovered Shockwave and Starscream were building a space bridge.'''

==Synopsis==
:''The ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' flies through space. On the bridge, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] is dragged before [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] who's interested in decrypting an Autobot signal he's intercepted. While Arcee defies his "offer" by telling him where to go, Starscream reveals he has another prisoner—[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]].''

In the present day, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] is struggling with his recovery, with [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] providing some "encouragement" in the form of ordering him around. [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] is similarly struggling to decode the recovered Iacon database. [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] says Bulkhead needs a break, despite Miko being annoyed at the slow progress her friend is making. She storms out of the base, but Arcee follows and finds her crying atop the plateau in which the base is located. The Autobot tries to talk to her friend about Bulkhead, and the conversation leads to Miko asking about Cliffjumper.

[[Image:OutofthePast-CliffArcee.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Did it have anything to do with those sirens around noon?" "I said I ''don't'' want to talk about it!"]]
:''Cliffjumper is dumped in the cell, having undergone torture but has resisted talking. He and Arcee discuss how they came to be back on Cybertron. Elsewhere Starscream complains about the failure of his interrogation, and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] suggests taking them down on the planet's surface. Starscream and some [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] are soon leading the two prisoners through [[Kaon]] to a laboratory. Cliffjumper is concerned at the sight of the many tools lying ready to be used, even moreso when Starscream introduces them to [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] himself. The two Autobots are strapped to tables, and Shockwave uses a [[cortical psychic patch]] to hook in to Arcee's mind. The process is successful and Starscream uses it to decode the transmission—which turns out to be Optimus Prime's message to bring the other Autobots to [[Earth]].''

:''Though the Decepticons have assumed Arcee is dead, she is very much alive and surreptitiously begins freeing herself. As Shockwave prepares to finish off Cliffjumper, Cliff suggests Starscream should be the one to do it. Shockwave leaves them to it, but as Starscream moves in, he's attacked by Arcee. She straps him to the free table and releases Cliffjumper. Starscream quickly folds under questioning and confesses Shockwave remained on the planet because he's building a [[space bridge]]. Knocking the 'Con out, Arcee goes to shut down the space bridge, and Cliffjumper insists on going along, despite her skepticism about his capacity for stealth. As they walk, Cliff suggests they should join Optimus's team, but Arcee isn't as keen, and rejects the idea that Cliff is her partner. Cliffjumper believes she shouldn't close herself off just because of [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]'s death.''

Miko recognizes the truth of this advice, but asks Arcee what happened next.

:''Arcee and Cliffjumper find the space bridge, with two Vehicons operating it. While Cliff provides a distraction, Arcee starts sabotaging the bridge to overload it. Unfortunately Shockwave arrives and attempts to fix the bridge. Cliffjumper dispatches the Vehicons before sparring with Shockwave, ultimately being defeated by the hulking Decepticon. Arcee lends a hand, bringing the roof down on the Decepticon, but the pair become pinned down by Starscream and some Vehicons. Starscream demands they reverse the damage to the space bridge, but they instead head through it. Halfway through the space bridge tunnel, Shockwave catches up with the two Autobots and they exchange fire until Arcee shoots him in the eye. The space bridge deposits Cliffjumper and Arcee on Earth seconds before exploding, and after declaring themselves partners, they go to find Optimus.''

Arcee finishes her story as the sun goes down, saying she misses Cliffjumper. Miko rests her hand on Arcee's in a gesture of comfort as they watch the sunset.

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.) 

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (Prime) | Arcee]] (2)
*''[[Cliffjumper (Prime) | Cliffjumper]] (5)''
*[[Bulkhead (Prime) | Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime) | Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Ratchet (Prime) | Ratchet]] (9)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime) | Bumblebee]] (10)
* ''[[Tailgate (Prime) | Tailgate]] (13)''
|c2=
*''[[Vehicon (Prime) | Vehicons]] (1)''
*''[[Starscream (Prime) | Starscream]] (3)''
*''[[Soundwave (Prime) | Soundwave]] (4)''
*''[[Shockwave (Prime) | Shockwave]] (11)''
*''[[Airachnid (Prime) | Airachnid]] (12)''
|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (7)
}}

==Quotes==
"So this is Kaon, huh? Love what you Decepticons have done with the place. The ruins are especially picturesque."
:—'''Cliffjumper'''

"Your reasoning is hardly... ''logical''."
:—'''Shockwave'''

"While it often pains me, I ''try'' to be a team player."
:—'''Starscream'''

"If they want our help, then maybe they should stop shooting at us."
:—'''Cliffjumper'''

"Funny. At first I didn't think I'd ever get used to Cliff's constant chatter. Now, there's nothing louder to me than the silence."
:—'''Arcee'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*Within the space bridge, Cliffjumper is by Arcee's side while shooting at Shockwave, but disappears when it's just Arcee facing the Decepticon. He reappears as Arcee shoots Shockwave's eye.
*When Starsream and Shockwave are listening to Optimus Prime's transmission, Shockwave is seen on the left of Starscream but when the transmission ends he's on Starscream's right. It is possible that he moved when the camera was turned to the Autobots.
*The bottom part of Arcee's head crest is red but when she and Cliffjumper are interogating Starscream it becomes silver and the later on becomes red again.This also happens when they are in the space bridge vortex.

===Continuity notes===
* This episode retells the prequel story told in [[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|the IDW graphic novel]] (also written by Mike Johnson). The story's still about Arcee and Cliffjumper learning about Optimus Prime on Earth, uncovering a Decepticon plot to reestablish forgotten [[space bridge]] technology, Cliffjumper pretending to forfeit to the Decepticons as a cover for Arcee's hijinks, and them running for the space bridge portal to Earth while being blasted at by Decepticons. However, each of these stories occur in an incompatible way, and the episode gives responsibility for the space bridge project to Shockwave instead of Starscream. A notable change to the timeline see the episodes contradict the graphic novel's statement that Starscream had been on Earth with Megatron during the initial clash between the Autobots and Decepticons there (three years prior to the start of the cartoon), and only returned to Cybertron to set up the space bridge; on-screen, it is clear he has ''not'' been to the planet before, given that he requires Prime's signal to locate it (which in the comic only served to provide Cliffjumper and Arcee with knowledge of Prime's location).
* Cliffjumper is voiced by [[Billy Brown]], whose imitation of [[Dwayne Johnson]] generally sounds quite convincing.
* Bulkhead has regained consciousness since the events of "[[Hurt]]", but he can barely walk.
* Optimus tries to decode the rest of the Iacon database gained in "[[Triage]]".

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===
*Cliffjumper mentions getting lost in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], which did sort of happen in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron| Fall of Cybertron]]'', and he was, kind of, separated from his unit (if you count [[Sideswipe (WFC)|two]] [[Jazz (WFC)|bots]] as a unit). However, Cliff ''did'' have Jazz to talk to.
*Shockwave stayed behind on Cybertron, much like how his G1-counterpart remained on the planet.
*Arcee's declaration that space bridge technology was lost for a long time was true in the ''Transformers: Exodus'' novel.
*Throughout several continuities, Shockwave has kept to logic as his sense for reason.
*This isn't the first time that [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] has attempted to extract [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|codes]] from [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. The same happened [[This Is Why I Hate Machines|towards]] [[Endgame, Part I|the end]] of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated]]''.
*Cliffjumper pretends to be an Autobot traitor. In [[Cliffjumper (G1)|another life]], Cliffjumper [[Traitor|accused]] [[Mirage (G1)|other Autobots]] of being traitors. In [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|yet another life]], Cliffjumper [[Autoboot Camp|sent]] an [[Wasp|innocent Autobot]] to prison for being framed as a traitor, ironically by [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]].
*Arcee tells Starscream to get [[frag|fragged]].

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
*Shockwave is apparently the inventor of the illegal cortical psychic patch. Not surprising, considering he's also responsible for some "certain" changes made to some "certain" [[Dinobot (FOC)|Autobots]].
*As in "[[Predatory]]", the primary characters use the same models, meaning they all have Earth-mode kibble well before ever visiting Earth.
*Starscream gloats about how he captured the uncaptureable Arcee. Apparently he never heard of [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]'s [[Predatory|encounter]] with [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. This is consistent with comments he makes in the episode "[[Partners]]", in which he asks "Who's Tailgate?", accidentally revealing to Arcee that it was he who killed Cliffjumper.
**In general, Starscream's interrogation of Arcee at the beginning of the episode is very similar to Airachnid's attempts to extract information from her, although Arcee takes the former's threats better than the latter's.
*Arcee's flashback of Tailgate's death happens during the flashback of her adventure with Cliffjumper. A flashback within a flashback. Flashbackception.
*When Starscream is deciding on how to eliminate Cliffjumper, he settles on "the old-fashioned way": [[Darkness Rising, Part 1| eviscerating him with his claws]]. He is interrupted by Arcee, but the foreshadowing is almost thick enough to cut with a knife.
*Shockwave doesn't think very highly of Starscream, and by the same token Starscream doesn't like him and considers him an arrogant glory hog despite this episode not providing any hints of it. Then again, this is Starscream we're talking about.
[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Airachnid (Prime)

2012-06-26T01:43:43Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Prime cartoon */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon spider-copter|the Predacon spider-base|Arachnid}}
:''Airachnid is a Decepticon from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:Airachnid-HowToDraw.jpg|right|thumb|300px|There once was a spider who knew how to fly / I don't know why the spider could fly / Perhaps you'll die for asking why.]]

Long ago, '''Airachnid''' was with the [[Decepticon]]s, where her cruel, cold-sparked, murderous demeanor served her well. But after the [[Great Exodus]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], she decided to go solo. Nevertheless, she still feels a sort of kinship with her former allies, so if a [[MECH|group of humans]] attempted to disassemble a [[Breakdown (Prime)|Decepticon]], she would take offense to it.

These days, Airachnid spends her time engaging in her new hobby: collecting [[Airachnid's specimens|endangered species]]. Well, parts of endangered species. Mostly the heads.

And if a species ''isn't'' endangered? Oh, they will be. She'll make ''sure'' of that. And she'll make sure it's a slow, painful process.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Gina Torres]] (English), [[Ryōka Yuzuki]] (Japanese), |[[Erica Edwards]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Heide Domanowski]] (German), [[Julia Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

[[Image:Airachnid.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Shelob gave dieting a go after seeing how much weight her director lost.]]

During the war for Cybertron, Airachnid managed to capture [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and her partner [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Quickly realizing that Arcee would resist the physical torture she used, Airachnid decided to employ a simpler threat: Tell her the attack coordinates of an impeding attack, or Tailgate dies. Arcee insisted she didn't know the coordinates, but Airachnid didn't believe her and killed Tailgate. Moments later, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] burst into the holding room, killing the two [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s and rescuing Arcee. Airachnid, however, escaped.

Following the [[Great Exodus]], Airachnid concluded that the war was over, meaning she needed a new way to spend her time. Abandoning the Decepticons, she decided to hunt sentient species, then wipe them out after getting a trophy. Eventually, Airachnid crash-landed [[Airachnid's ship|her ship]] on [[Earth]]. She initially laid her optics on a lone camper, but was ambushed by Arcee. While Arcee gained the upper hand, she was distracted by her human partner, [[Jack Darby]], and Airachnid webbed her to a rock. Having learned of Cliffjumper's recent demise, Airachnid decided that making Jack her next trophy would be a delicious way to hurt Arcee before finally snuffing out her [[spark]]. She chased Jack back to her ship, but discovered too late that the human had snuck out the underside. She spotted Jack ''just'' in time to see him hurl a flaming stick into a pool of [[energon]] that was leaking from her ship. Airachnid barely managed to escape the explosion, but she was wounded and ''really'' pissed. She managed to web the fleeing Jack to a tree, but before Airachnid could deliver the killing blow, Arcee came to the rescue and absolutely wiped the forest floor with the Decepticon. Deciding she had endured enough for one night, Airachnid drilled into the ground and fled. {{storylink|Predatory}}

[[Image:Crisscross-helicopter.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Finally a use for those helicopter cockpit halves on her shoulders!]]
Learning of [[MECH]]'s treatment of [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]], Airachnid engineered a distress call which lured [[Silas]] to the forest. She made a deal with the MECH agent to give him Arcee – at least, what would be ''left'' of her – if he could deliver Jack to her. Silas used the [[Internet]] to track down information on Jack and have [[June Darby]] kidnapped so Airachnid cocooned her and dangled her from a building in the disused [[Jasper]] factory MECH was occupying. When Jack arrived, Airacnid gave him six minutes to rescue his mother. She followed Jack around the factory and, when he eventually found June and claimed victory, she pointed out the task was to ''rescue'' mom, not just find her. Before Airachnid could start with the dismemberment, Arcee arrived to attack her and the two enemies fought at length around the building's structure. During the fight, Airachnid was thrown into a container and coated with concrete, but managed to get free and web Arcee to the ground. She was about to finish off Arcee when she was attacked by [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]'s helicopters, and was forced to [[scanning|scan]] one so she could escape. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[Image:MetalAttraction-Airachnidcaptured.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Breakdown, you have a bug on your... um... windshield?"]]
Airachnid followed a magnetic signal and found [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] with a [[polarity gauntlet]]. Seeking to obtain the weapon, she buried him underground, but he escaped and she was forced to fight him. Then Arcee turned up with a [[Bulkhead (Prime)|new partner for her to snuff]] and she had to fight them as well. When Breakdown activated the gauntlet, she fled in alarm. She later ambushed the 'Con on his way back to the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', taking the gauntlet from him and reacting with disdain to his suggestion they could take it back to [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] together. The Autobots caught up with them, and Airachnid used the gauntlet to draw Arcee to her for a little one-on-one fighting. When the battle started to turn sour, however, she grabbed the gauntlet and attempted to flee in her helicopter form. Unfortunately, Bulkhead grabbed her and threw her into Breakdown. Fused magnetically to the 'Con, she was carried back to the ''Nemesis'', where she had no choice but to rejoin the Decepticons. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[Image:Partners-Immobilizer.jpg|thumb|250px|"Even shinier than the [[Polarity gauntlet]]!"]]
Immediately ingratiating herself with Megatron, Airachnid told the Decepticon leader that [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] had been keeping information to himself, such as the location of the crashed Decepticon ship, the ''[[Harbinger]]''. Megatron ordered Starscream to take Airachnid to the ship's crash site and secure the experimental weapon it contained. Once there, Airachnid discovered that the half of the ship containing the [[Immobilizer]] had broken off before impact. She webbed up Starscream and forced him to tell her the location of the aft section, but was attacked by the Autobots while leaving. After a brief fight with Arcee, Airachnid was chased off by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], and instead went to find the ''Harbinger''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> aft. She quickly located it and retrieved the Immobilizer, then lay in wait as Optimus's team approached the ship. She was able to freeze Bulkhead and Optimus, but some deft trickery by Bumblebee allowed him to sneak up on her and destroy the Immobilizer. She retreated back to the ''Nemesis'' where she tried to blame the loss of the Immobilizer on Starscream as well as explain why she left him behind. Unluckily for her, an enraged Megatron roared that by allowing the Decepticon second-in-command to be taken prisoner, she'd just put all Decepticon intelligence at the fingertips of the Autobots. {{storylink|Partners}}

Despite this, she was promoted to Second in Command during Starscream's absence. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Breakdown seemed to have developed a crush on Airachnid. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[Image:Tfprime Airachnid thoughts of betrayal.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Who needs Starscream?]]
When the Decepticons located the last part they needed for their space bridge in a human installation, Airachnid suggested she could burrow up under it, but Megatron announced that the time for stealth was past, so she didn't. Once they secured the power source they needed, Airachnid and Knock Out observed Megatron acting strangely and wondered if their leader was losing it. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} While the [[Decepticon Miner|miners]] gathered up [[Dark Energon]], Airachnid hung out on the bridge and watched as [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] played back [[Unicron]]'s pulse. She reported to Megatron that the hold was full, and they should think about retreating. He responded by leaving her in charge while he went to go and talk to Unicron. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} Airachnid returned the ''Nemesis'' to orbit to wait. When no further word came from Megatron, she told Soundwave that Megatron might not be coming back. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-SoundwaveAirachnid.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Round One. FIGHT!!!'']]
When she called the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki> crew to the bridge, she had deduced that Megatron, either deceased or deep within Unicron, had abandoned them, and with Earth falling into chaos, decided that they should relocate to [[Regulon Four]]. As none of the other Decepticons spoke out against her, Airachnid ordered Soundwave to set the ''Nemesis'' on course, however the silent Decepticon refused to comply. She attempted to assert her leadership by attacking him, only to discover that she was no match for Soundwave and his Minicon [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]. The pair double-teamed her, and she was forced to yield when held underfoot. She subsequently decided to be elsewhere when Megatron did return. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Airachnid was soon back as Megatron's subordinate, though she expressed her concern about the amnesiac Optimus Prime being allowed full run of the ship. When Arcee sneaked on board The Nemesis to find Optimus, Airachnid readily volunteered to go and deal with her, even offering to offline The Autobot. However, Megatron felt that the situation needed to be dealt with more subtly, so he sent Soundwave instead. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}

[[Image:Crossfire Airachnid captures Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Let the shipping commence!]]
Though Airachnid offered to employ her tracking skills in finding more artifacts, Megatron instead had [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and Breakdown try to offline her. She webbed the former to a tree and dismantled the latter. Not long after, she encountered an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] which she was able to control. After an encounter with Starscream, she lured Megatron to an abandoned energon mine and set the Insecticon on him, watching the fight until she was attacked by Arcee. The Autobot pursued her as she burrowed away, but Airachnid managed to ambush her foe. She was prevented from terminating the helpless Arcee by Starscream, and instead had to flee, but this fortuitously led her to stumble on a whole Insecticon hive. {{Storylink|Crossfire}}

Detecting a beacon transmitting from the ''Nemesis'', Airachnid woke the Insecticon army to go eliminate Megatron. Their activity drew the attention of the Autobots, and though Airachnid sent Insecticons after them, Arcee relentlessly pursued her into the Insecticon hive. As they fought, Arcee managed to maneuver Airachnid onto one of the pods, which closed and put her into stasis. The stasis-locked Airachnid was taken back to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|the Autobot base]]. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
[[Image:Primetoy-AirachnidRID.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Quite possibly does the meanest [[wikipedia:Robot (dance)|robot]] this side of the Milky Way.]]
*'''Airachnid''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series / number:'' '''1 / 012'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[August 25|8-25]]-2012'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-18'''
**''Accessories'': Rotor/Triple-bladed sword, two "electro-stingers" (Hasbro only), Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' toys, Airachnid transforms into a stealth helicopter with an opening canopy. She comes with two "electro-stingers" which can [[5mm post|mount]] onto her open palms or onto the helicopter sides/her upper arms. These weapons each feature two pegs in two different locations and a peg-hole in-between, allowing the weapons to be mounted/held in different ways, while her rotors can also detach from her base and be used as a sword via a [[5mm post]], meaning all of her weapons can combine with each other to form a larger weapon.

:In robot mode, Airachnid has a ''severely'' limited range of [[articulation]]. Her head is unable to turn or tilt in any significant way due to her [[light-piping]] plastic being molded as the helicopter seat and being blocked by the surrounding cockpit, her hands cannot be swung down parallel to her panel arms due to a bit of the panel getting in the way, and while her legs ''were'' designed to have thigh [[Swivel joint|swivel]]s, her thigh panels and the helicopter kibble behind it block ''much'' of her leg articulation.

:Her [[stock photography]] depicts paint details on her legs and toes that were omitted on the final product.
{{-}}
*'''Airachnid''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* Her head design is reminiscent of both the Disney villain [[wikipedia:Maleficent|Maleficent]] and the similarly spider-like ''Doctor Who'' monster [[wikipedia:List_of_Doctor_Who_monsters_and_aliens#Racnoss|The Empress of the Racnoss]].
* Airachnid went her entire introductory episode without transforming into a true [[alternate mode]], only from biped-mode to spider-legs mode and back. This is due to her not scanning an alternate mode until "[[Crisscross]]".
* The said alternate mode doesn't really make sense: Airachnid scanned Agent Fowler's Bell 212 Huey helicopter, but she somehow ended up with a stealth helicopter alt-mode.
* The existence of the name "Airachnid" was first revealed when Hasbro filed an intent-to-use [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77892423 trademark application] for the term with the US Trademark and Patent Office. However, the application was eventually denied for registration.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/beast-wars-2/case-closed---goodbye-airachnid-170451/ "Case Closed – Goodbye Airachnid"]</ref>.
* Deluxe Airachnid's electro-stingers are modeled after the [[Null-ray#Prime_cartoon|Null-ray]] Knock Out offered Starscream in "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]".
* In the Japanese dub of ''Prime'', Airachnid's personality is completely different from her US interpretation. In the dub, she is a bubbly, giggling, high-strung chatterbox that is obsessed with collecting handsome boys as trophies. Played up as something of a female Pepe Le Pew, she constantly swoons over Jack, calling him her "hunk", her "darling", her "cutie Jack-chan" and various other lovey-dovey remarks as she amorously pursues him (even going so far as to sing love songs to him, mid-chase). While her sadistic qualities remain, she's played more like a creepy stalker girl than a vicious monster. Airachnid is dubbed by [[Ryōka Yuzuki]], the actress who dubbed ''Beast Wars'' [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Black Widow]] and ''Animated'' [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], and so many of the quirks she conceived for those characters (such as a habit of making a hissing ''tshaaaaa--'' noise) are present. Likewise, the constant, incessant talking seems to be a throwback to the "adlibbing" prevalent in the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars''.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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June Darby

2011-11-18T18:37:22Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Transformers: Prime cartoon */

:''June Darby is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:MetalAttraction-JuneDarby.jpg|thumb|150px|She wants to know how you got the beans above the franks.]]

Ever since her husband left her, '''June Darby''' has been raising her [[Jack Darby|sixteen-year-old son]] alone. When she's not spending time as a nurse at the [[Jasper Hospital|local hospital]], June's spending time being overprotective towards her son, who hangs out with warring robots from outer space. Who can blame her?

==Fiction==
===''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Markie Post]] (English), [[Carolina Tak]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Katrin Zimmermann]] (German), [[Dulce Guerrero]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Cecilia Lemes]] (Brazilian Portuguese)
June called her son, [[Jack Darby|Jack]], after his shift at work finished. She asked if he was going to the dance, but he said no. She told him to be careful, but Jack had to go, as he had [[Arcee (Prime)|something on his mind]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

June returned home from work late in the evening to find Jack standing with a [[Arcee (Prime)|motorcycle]] in their garage. She wondered how he had paid for the motorcycle and expressed her concern for his safety, but Jack was able to convince her that he was old enough and responsible enough to operate the vehicle. She made it very clear that he always had to wear his helmet.

Early the next morning, the motorcycle told Jack to leave a note for his mom when he left the house, to keep her from worrying. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:JunemeetstheAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Metal Attraction|Love at first sight?]]]]
Hearing rumors that Jack had been racing his motorcycle and complaints that he'd been neglecting his work and school, June confronted him after curfew and grounded him from using the motorcycle. The next day, she took a break from the [[Jasper Hospital|hospital]] to go home and make Jack some dinner, but found the garage empty. She blew up at Jack, even though the motorcycle had somehow reappeared in the garage, and he spun some wild story about robots from space. Refusing to believe him, June returned to the hospital. Later that night, as she was leaving work, she was grabbed and bundled into a vehicle by some [[MECH|masked goons]]. She recovered consciousness to find herself in a cocoon dangling from a building, while Jack tried to rescue her from a [[Airachnid|menacing robot]]. Then Jack's motorcycle turned up in robot form and fought the other robot. After [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] came to their rescue, he tried to explain that Jack was interning for him, but June didn't buy it. Jack introduced her to Arcee, and they all went to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]] to meet the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

June began regularly dropping by the Autobot base to check up on the kids, much to their regret. When Jack and Arcee were preparing for a routine maintenance check, June's overprotective questioning drove Arcee batty, and the Autobot instead opted to go out on a mission with Bulkhead. June stayed at the base, and when Arcee told an errant Miko to return there, Miko's loud comment that Arcee was as bad as Jack's mom could be clearly heard over the comm link. Taken aback, June asked if she was really that bad, and Jack declined to comment. On Arcee's return, June felt compelled to apologize for her earlier behavior. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

After Raf was injured in a Decepticon attack, Jack called in his mom to try and help. June did her best to stabilize the boy, but said that they'd need to get him to the hospital. [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] pointed out that the doctors there wouldn't know how to treat Dark Energon contamination, but he quickly came up with a treatment of his own. After Ratchet infused Raf with energon, June checked his pulse and confirmed that it was stabilizing. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

Following the rescue of Optimus, June informed him that she was taking Raf to the hospital, and also taking Jack and Miko with her, as the Autobots' war was no place for children. To her disappointment, both Jack and Miko refused to leave with her, so she departed in her car with Raf. They hadn't gone far when the car was almost struck by lightning and then almost pulled into a tornado, but [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] managed a last-minute save and took them back to base. June was glad to see Jack again, but told him he was grounded. She stuck around while the Autobots realized that the chaos god [[Unicron]] was at the center of the Earth, but realized that no one had any idea what Unicron would do next. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

The humans listened as the Autobots battled giant stone Unicrons, and as Megatron arrived to offer to help the Autobots defeat the Chaos Bringer himself. June was horrified that Optimus was even considering letting Megatron near the children, but Prime assured her they would keep everyone as safe as possible from him. The humans hid as Megatron arrived, but after Raf ran out to try to confront the Decepticon leader, June had to lead him back to safety. The humans all watched the Autobots and Megatron step through the GroundBridge into Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-hug.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Ok, you can let go now." "You smell like strawberries." "No, really. You can let go now."]]
After the TV went dead, June tried to distract the kids from the impending end of the world by suggesting they play a game. She took cover underneath Ratchet as the ground shook, and when it turned out that Prime's team were all OK, she found herself being hugged by Fowler. She and Fowler stood by with the kids as the Autobots returned through the GroundBridge with the news that Optimus had become amnesiac. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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==Notes==
* She was to appear in a brief scene in "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]", but the scene was cut. It was later included in the script reading at [[BotCon 2011]].
* June Darby's [[license plate]] is "'''RPI-437'''".
* It seems that her idea of a good, wholesome meal includes organic tofu.
* Whilst it did not seem likely, up until "[[Metal Attraction]]" it was not particularly clear whether there was a Mr. Darby around. This is made somewhat confusing by Silas referring to June as "Miss Darby", but with Agent Fowler calling her "Mrs. Darby" in "[[Crisscross]]". The former-mentioned episode confirms that June's husband/Jack's father had left them.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Darby, June}}
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Trypticon (WFC)

2011-10-19T04:48:12Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC) */

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{{disambig3|Trypticon}}
:''Trypticon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC One Shall Stand Trailer.jpg|thumb|300px|Yes, there was a grammatically incorrect caption regarding my discharge of energy weaponry. Why do you ask?]]
'''Trypticon''' Station, located within the [[Trypticon Asteroid Belt]], was built long ago and entrusted to the care of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s to protect a powerful [[Dark Energon|secret]] hidden within. When [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], commander of the Seekers went over to [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] early in the war, the station, which he commanded, went with him.

Trypticon is more than just a station, though: it was programmed to be a sentient [[drone]] too, and was eventually recreated as a fully sentient, living Transformer.

{{quote|You cannot stop me, Autobots. I am... Trypticon. I am... your death.|Trypticon, before he goes [[Godzilla]] on everyone|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Prior to the war, Trypticon Station was used for research that could not be conducted planetside, including the first forays into sequestering the [[Dark Energon]] that had resulted from [[Unicron]]'s attack on the planet. Its security was seen to by the Seeker caste. There are records that indicate that at the time Dark Energon was placed aboard by an ancient High Council the station underwent a major overhaul: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] confirmed that it was given a spark and made a living being at that point. [[Air Commander]] [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was one of the few with knowledge of its secrets. As a result, he ordered his forces to occupy it after the capture of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Megatron and his growing Decepticon army. Megatron decided he tired of negotiations and took Trypticon Station by force. Upon Starscream's return to the station, Megatron pressed the Seeker and ultimately gained access to the facility's research on Dark Energon. Megatron noted to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] that there was potential for a spark within Trypticon, though Shockwave pointed out the [[Well of All Sparks|Well]] no longer produced sparks. Megatron suggested he use the sparks of the scientists killed and maimed in the seize of Trypticon to give life to the station.

The supplies of Dark Energon from the initial harvest were slender, so Megatron required the means to transfer large quantities of [[energon]] to the station so that they could be converted into the rarer resource. As Trypticon Station was configured to receive fuel from the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] in [[Crystal City]], the Decepticons were able to transfer an initial supply, but not nearly enough for the ravenous rate at which they were consuming Dark Energon. This was eventually remedied by Megatron's capture of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], which provided a nearly unlimited source of fuel directly from Cybertron's core.

After a team led by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] ventured into the planet's core to cut off the transfer, Megatron decided to switch tactics. He allowed Shockwave to apply the experimental knowledge he had gleaned over the course of the war, and Trypticon was granted true life, including the ability to shape its corridors into a dizzying array of defense drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicon]]s. Ultimately, a team of Autobots aboard the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' found a gap in the station's external defenses and managed to venture within and knock the behemoth from orbit.

Victory was brief, however, as Trypticon revealed a robot form and crawled from the wreckage planetside. Though initially the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] were tasked with keeping the gargantuan Decepticon away from the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' launch, this proved to be in vain, as Megatron boarded Trypticon along with a hand-picked crew of the Decepticon elite. Transforming into a ''Nemesis''-class battleship, Trypticon pursued the ''Ark'' to, and subsequently through, the last remaining functional [[space bridge]] in Cybertronian orbit. As the ''Ark'' emerged in unknown space, the ''Nemesis'' was nowhere within sensor range. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''Exiles''===
{{spoiler|Transformers: Exiles|November 4, 2011}}
The ''Nemesis'' was heavily damaged due to its traveling through the last remaining, yet faulty, space bridge, and thus Trypticon's sentient functionality and transformation abilities were lost, perhaps forever. Megatron didn't care too much. The ''Nemesis'' was still a functioning, fearsome battleship, and that's all he required. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}
{{-}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)

{{quote|Ha! Ha! Ha! You haven't defeated me, Autobots. You have only untethered your own destroyer!|Trypticon decides to freak out the Aerialbots|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

[[Image:WFC-Trypticontrackingdescent.jpg|left|thumb|250px|'CUZ I'M FREE! FREE FALLIN'!]]

After Optimus Prime learned of the coming corruption of the [[Core]], he ordered an evacuation of all Autobots. When Megatron started using his space station to blow up the ships, Optimus Prime sent Jetfire, Air Raid, and Silverbolt to destroy the station. Flooding it with coolant while under heavy fire, the jets were about to blow it up...until they discovered that the station itself was alive. At this point, the Trypticon orbital weapon gun began first targeting locations on Cybertron such as [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]'s [[Vaults]], the [[Hall of Ancients]], the [[Stellar Galleries]] and the [[Code Archives]] before finally acquiring the coordinates for Optimus Prime. The fliers hoped that they could prevent Iacon's destruction by destroying Trypticon's [[Transformation cog|conversion cog]], reverting him to his robot mode.

[[Image:WFC-Trypticonyoulost.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]

Unfortunately for the aerial Autobots, his robot mode was a gigantic, metal dinosaur. Jetfire destroyed his jetpack, and Trypticon plummeted to the planet below. Optimus, Ironhide, and Bumblebee went to investigate the crash and battled the titan, destroying his shoulder-mounted weapons systems by overloading them with energon batteries. The Autobots proceeded to shoot his exposed heat vents and to destroy a set of three power cores along his shoulders and back. Defeated, Trypticon made a last-ditch effort to attack, but lost his balance and fell into an energon lake below when Optimus Prime hit him with his axe. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
{{-}}

===Transformers: Cybertron Adventures===

After his weapons were restored, Trypticon made a stand for the Decepticons and started destroying Autobots. Optimus, convincing the Autobots to keep the fight going, made a stand with Bumblebee and Ironhide. The bad news was that Trypticon's only weak spot was in his mouth, but the good news was the Autobots didn't give up.

After half of his health depleted, Trypticon made one more stand, and used his true power. Even though the blasts were powerful, Optimus and the Autobots fired one huge blast, making the monster fall to his demise. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[Image:WFC-TrypticonDS.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]
Megatron conquered Trypticon Space Station to manufacture Dark Energon to aid in his planet-wide conquest. However, Megatron found he needed to access the Core of Cybertron to continue to power their Dark Energon supply. Upon defeating Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and later Omega Supreme, Megatron succeeded in his quest.

However, not too long afterwards, newly ascended Autobot leader Optimus Prime freed the Core from the Dark Energon, and ordered a planet-wide evacuation of the population from Cybertron. Megatron began using Trypticon Space Station to fire upon the evacuating Autobot masses, prompting a strike from Optimus' team. The Autobots were able to make Trypticon Space Station crash to Cybertron... only for it to transform into a city-sized Decepticon dinosaur. Luckily, Optimus and his men finally defeated the titan, and ended the threat of Dark Energon for good.
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Trypticon has two seemingly conflicting origins in ''Exodus''. [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]] researches the station and discovers that in "ancient times" it was secretly "recreated" from a simple space station and was raised to sentience, given a living [[spark]] (pg. 82) when [[Dark Energon]] was hidden aboard by an "ancient" iteration of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] headed by Sentinel Prime. Alpha Trion confirms this to be true. Beforehand, however [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] refers to the station as being "semi-sentient" and afterwards as a sparkless drone before Shockwave makes it into a Transformer with ''many'' sparks.

*When asked whether Trypticon was alive after that first sparking or not until Shockwave, Alex Irvine passed on commenting on the grounds that to do so would give something important away...

* In the end credits for ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'', Trypticon is briefly seen grappling with [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Now if we had only seen ''that'' in gameplay.

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Arcee (WFC)

2011-10-16T03:18:36Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Prime */

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{{disambig3|Arcee}}
:''Arcee is a female [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:Arcee_Prime_stockimage.jpg|thumb|200px|Raise your hand if you know what "Ar'''cee'''" means!]]

A former scout on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before the [[Great Exodus]], '''Arcee''' is the least physically-imposing of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew, but she's also Optimus's most reliable soldier, his go-to [[Female Transformer|gal]] when he needs someone he can count on.<ref>[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime/characters/arcee The Hub's profile page for Arcee]</ref> Whatever she lacks in physical form she more than makes up for it in force of personality. She is tough as nails at all times, always ready with a snarky quip even in the face of deactivation, not afraid to bend the rules every now and then, and seemingly never, ever scared.

And while that is largely true, and makes her an incredibly dangerous opponent (especially in melee combat, her specialty), that force of will ''is'' also a bit of a front. The loss of [[Tailgate (Prime)|a partner]] back on Cybertron rattled her, leading her towards a path of going it alone. And when she finally started opening up to [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|another partner]] on [[Earth]], losing ''him'' shook her to her core. To then be immediately saddled with the task of being the "guardian" for [[Jack Darby]], one of the locals accidentally caught up in the struggle on Earth, well, let's just say she was less than thrilled about that.

Okay, she was openly verbally hostile to Jack over the whole thing, but her loyalty to Optimus kept her from refusing the task. Like it or not, she's his guardian, and she's going to protect that boy's life... with her own, if she has to.

Slowly, but surely, Arcee is coming around again and facing her past demons. Jack's bravery and ingenuity even when in mortal peril is growing on her. Who knows. He might make a good partner.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:PrimeComicArcee.jpg|Right|thumb|200px|]]

Before the war, Arcee had been spying in [[Kaon]], and sometime during it she had been rescued by [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]. When Optimus ordered the Autobots to [[Earth]], her ship had been destroyed, and she was willing to wait as she detected the Decepticons had returned to Cybertron and they were planning something ''big''. There, she entered a base and annihilated the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] there, inadvertently returning Cliffjumper's favor. She hacked into the Decepticons's communications signal there, and found their weapons lab in Kaon. Arcee found Cliffjumper a brash soldier inappropriate for her stealthy mission, but he convinced her Kaon was too dangerous and that she could use his ship to go to Earth.

The duo entered the city through the maintenance tunnels Arcee had once explored, and she found a secret staircase by activating an Autobot symbol on the wall. There they discovered [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] had rebuilt a [[space bridge]] to travel to Earth. Concerned by the repercussions of the Decepticons's discovery of how to build space bridges, Arcee wanted to destroy it, but Cliffjumper convinced her it was their way off Cybertron. Distracting Starscream with a ruse, Arcee activated the space bridge and overloaded its systems, jumping through it with him before it blew up.

[[Image:Arceeprimecomictransform.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Arcee, transform and — geeeaaaheeeewwww!!]]

Landing on Earth, the duo scanned their alternate modes and traveled to find a population center where they could build a scanner and find Optimus. Starscream attacked, having also jumped through the space bridge, blasting Arcee's arm off. Cliffjumper fought him and tried to get Arcee to safety, but she refused, telling him to leave her and find Optimus. Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] appeared, fending off Starscream and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]. Optimus carried Arcee through a [[ground bridge]] to base, where [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] reattached her arm. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Sumalee Montano]] (English), [[Rosa Campillo]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Seon Lee]] (Korean), [[Sonia Mazza]] (Italian), [[Martina Treger]] (German)

[[Image:Predatory-Airachnidscratch.jpg|thumb|250px|left|"NO! NOT LUDWIG VAN!!"]]
During the Great War, Arcee was partnered with [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. After one mission, she was talking to Tailgate over the comm when she was captured by [[Airachnid]] and taken for interrogation. She refused to talk, but when Airachnid revealed she had also captured Tailgate, she revealed she knew nothing, and Tailgate was killed by the Decepticon. Arcee was subsequently rescued by Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, though Airachnid herself escaped. {{Storylink|Predatory}}

Soon after the Autobots arrived on Earth, after Bulkhead accidentally stepped into some power lines. Arcee was impressed with the dance he did as a consequence. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[Image:DarknessRising1-thisisjasper.jpg|thumb|300px|He's gonna ride her like a Harley on a bad stretch of road.]]
Old friends with Cliffjumper and a long-term agent on Earth, Arcee was engaged in casual banter with her friend when Cliffjumper was ambushed by Decepticons: by the time Arcee and the others got there, his body was missing and his lifesigns had ceased. While [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] said they should not dwell on negative emotions, Arcee claimed she'd go back on duty protecting humans; but when targeted by a [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] duo and forced to rescue [[Jack Darby|human youth Jack Darby]], she showed an irritable, seething nature, attacking the Vehicons with angry cries of vengeance for Cliffjumper.

She ignored most of Jack's questions, initially threatened him to forget what he'd seen, and wasn't that concerned with humans witnessing the battle afterwards. To her annoyance, Optimus then ordered her to bring in Jack and the other human witnesses to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], so the Decepticons couldn't target them. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-girltrouble.jpg|left|thumb|250px|She transforms into the world's largest motorcycle.]]
When the Autobots headed to the Decepticon Energon mines to locate Cliffjumper, Arcee found the broken and [[Dark Energon| Dark Energon-corrupted]] body of Cliffjumper moving, and tried to save him. She grabbed his hand, but was horrified when the body turned out to be a [[zombie|mutated ''thing'']] bent on attacking, and dropped him. When [[Starscream (Prime)| Starscream]] arrived to drop a bomb into the area to destroy the mines, the Autobots were forced to retreat without Cliffjumper through the [[GroundBridge]]. Once inside their base, Arcee began to feel dizzy, much to the surprise of Jack, Miko and Raf. It was due to contact with a miniscule amount of the Dark Energon that had corrupted Cliffjumper.

Arcee, despite her "illness", was given the task of taking Jack Darby home, and angrily snapped at him when he said he was sorry for her loss, demanding to know what he'd know about such losses; the argument was interrupted when [[June Darby|Jack's mother]] arrived and promptly began questioning him about the mysterious blue bike. The next morning, Arcee snappily woke Jack up and dragged him to Central Command... but demanded he write a note so his mother wouldn't worry. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

On the way back, Arcee showed off some motorcycling tricks. They reached the base, only for Optimus to leave her in charge and go off on a mission with [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]. Arcee was disgruntled and, leaving [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in charge, immediately went out on patrol with Bumblebee. The pair patrolled the nearby Nevada desert until they got a call from Bulkhead to say Fowler had been kidnapped, and he'd gone to the Decepticon ship to mount a rescue. Arcee tried to contact base to get bridged back, but no one was there, and she and Bumblebee had to put "the metal to the pedal". {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:DarknessRising4-Arceestandoff.jpg|220px|thumb|"No, ''I'm'' ****ing Blue Death from above."]]
They arrived at the Decepticon ship to find Bulkhead had already dealt with the guards. Within, they rescued Jack and Raf from a pair of Decepticons, and quickly caught up with Bulkhead and Miko. The three kids being a liability in a fight, the Autobots cleared out a room for them to shelter in. A short time later, they found the brig. Arcee slipped in through a shaft in the ceiling to get the drop on Starscream, but he threatened to shoot the prisoner. Fowler caused a distraction and the Autobots opened fire. Starscream inconsiderately blasted Arcee with his jet exhaust as he fled. With Fowler rescued, the Autobots picked up the kids and returned back to base, where they faced some pointed questions from Optimus. Jack, however, was sick of the constant danger and decided he wanted no more to do with the Autobot/Decepticon conflict. Arcee reminded him to keep the conflict secret, and as he left by GroundBridge, she was sad to see him go. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

She later paid Jack a visit and managed to talk him into returning to the Autobot base. When they did so, it was to find that Ratchet had discovered the location of the space bridge, and Arcee and the other Autobots headed up into orbit to try and prevent Megatron from sending the Dark Energon through. They reached the space bridge terminal, but came under attack from flying Decepticons. Ultimately they were unable to prevent Megatron's plan from going ahead, and the only way to prevent the zombies coming through from Cybertron was to destroy the space bridge itself. Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee followed Ratchet's instructions, feeding the space bridge's power back on itself, but were attacked by Megatron just as they completed the job. Arcee was hit and knocked off into space. Luckily Bumblebee had the presence of mind to grab her as the Autobots retreated through the GroundBridge just before everything exploded. Back at base, Arcee seemed in a bad way, but after some concern from Jack, she was able to stand up again. She, Bulkhead and Bumblebee could later be seen hanging out with the three kids. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Arcee attempted to help Jack with his science project, a motorcycle engine, despite not knowing anything about Earth auto-mechanics. Her role was usurped by Ratchet anyway. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:Scrapheap-huddleforwarmth.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"I wish we'd chosen the sauna."]]
After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, but they were unable to raise base so they could GroundBtidge back. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Arcee decided to keep warm by blaming Bulkhead for their predicament. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The Scraplets froze in the cold air and the three Autobots were subsequently able to return home. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

Arcee was amused by Bulkhead's exuberant job when they were contacted by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], one of Bulkhead's old friends, though she was initially worried the signal could be a 'Con trap. She, Bulkhead and Bumblebee GroundBridged out to Wheeljack's landing site in time to see him take out a bunch of Vehicons. They returned to base where the Autobots celebrated, though Arcee mainly sat on the sidelines with Jack. When Bulkhead began to grow suspicious that Wheeljack wasn't all he seemed, Arcee tried to allay his fears, and when he directly confronted Wheeljack, Arcee urged him to keep calm. He turned out to be right. After everything was resolved, Arcee again took part in the partying, mostly by standing around watching the others dance. She also turned out to see the real Wheeljack off when he returned to space. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:Convoy-kablooie.jpg|thumb|upright|250px|"My bad" won't cut it with Optimus this time.]]

When Fowler asked for help transporting the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Arcee took part in the Autobot convoy, concealed in Prime's trailer along with the D.N.G.S. When [[MECH]] goons broke the back of the trailer open, she zoomed out in her cycle mode and blew up one of the MECH cars. She helped pass the D.N.G.S. over to a train, but a short time later the Autobots were attacked by Vehicons, and she, Bumblebee and Bulkhead spent the rest of the whole affair fighting them. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

When an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in a museum, the Autobots surrounded the building while the kids went in to steal it. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] appeared at the front of the museum to attack Optimus, and as Breakdown charged at the museum, Bumblebee and Arcee attempted to stop him. A missile from Breakdown sent Arcee skidding into Bumblebee. After the Decepticons obtained the Harvester, Arcee made a token effort to chase them. She, Bumblebee and Prime later attempted to track down the Decepticons before the Harvester could be used, but they ended up coming to Bulkhead's rescue after he found and stopped the Decepticons himself. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[Image:ArceeThey'reRacing.jpg|250px|left|thumb|[[Wikipedia:Himself_(Bill_Cosby_album)|"I want you... to go upstairs... and ''kill that boy''."]]]]

As Arcee and Jack were leaving school, they encountered Sierra, who asked if she could take Jack up on his offer of a ride. They were interrupted by [[Vince]], who challenged Jack to a race. Arcee reminded her companion of the rules, however when Vince made disparaging remarks about her motorcycle mode, she decided that he needed to be taught a lesson. Arcee and Jack completely smoked Vince at racing, though she made Jack swear not to tell any of the other Autobots. When Jack agreed to another race, Arcee flatly refused to take part, and later found out he'd talked Bumblebee into helping him instead. Furious, she dragged Bulkhead out to help her find Jack and Bumblebee, only to reach them just as Knock Out was abducting Vince. The three Autobots tracked the Decepticons to a storage facility, where Arcee attempted unsuccessfully to retrieve Vince from Knock Out, and ended up chasing the 'Con. She was unable to catch him, but Optimus turned up to lend a hand and rescue the human, and he demanded an explanation from his ashamed soldiers. Afterwards, Arcee was willing to allow Jack to give Sierra a ride, but just once. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:AirachnidUpsideDown.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"So... Is this the part where we [[Spider-Man|kiss?]]"]]
On a routine energon scouting mission, Arcee and Jack stumbled on a crashed spaceship in the wilderness. Arcee recognized it as belonging to [[Airachnid]] and found she was unable to contact base. After dropping Jack a safe distance away, she hunted Airachnid, interrupting her foe's attack on a lone camper. They fought, but Jack's reappearance distracted Arcee long enough for Airachnid to get the upper hand and stick the Autobot to a nearby rock with webbing. Airachnid played on how Arcee had a habit of losing partners before starting to chase Jack. Haunted by her previous meeting with Airachnid, Arcee eventually managed to break free using her motorcycle mode, and caught up with Jack in time to save him by delivering a brutal pounding to Airachnid, who managed to flee underground. Arcee was left with a new respect for how Jack had handled the situation, and was happy to call him her partner. {{Storylink|Predatory}}

[[Image:Arceeandherblaster.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Don't make her angry]]

After Optimus was infected by [[Cybonic plague]], Arcee and Bumblebee GroundBridged aboard the ''Nemesis''. They found Megatron's body in stasis lock, and Arcee formed a [[cortical psychic patch]] so Bumblebee could find the cure in the Decepticon leader's mind. She hid with Bumblebee's unconscious body in a vent, but time began to run out when [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] entered the room and discussed pulling the plug on their commander. Soundwave noticed the cortical link and Starscream began following it to the vent, but Bumblebee had located the cure and the two GroundBridged off the ship. Arcee sent a parting gift by shooting at Megatron, and the Decepticons found Megatron's mind was blank... {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

Arcee was unsure if she'd successfully offlined Megatron. She was unenthusiastic when it turned out they had to return to the Arctic after the Decepticons stole a telescope lens. There, she and Bulkhead fought Breakdown as a diversion while Optimus snuck on board the Decepticon ship to destroy the heat ray they'd built the lens into. Her success in fighting breakdown was limited, but they kept him busy for long enough, and were knocked flying by the shockwave from the heat ray exploding. They were surprised when Megatron subsequently turned up alive and well to stop Starscream from finishing off Optimus. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:ArceeFailstonoticekidsenteringSpacebridge.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Not a good guardian....]]

When a Dark Energon signature was detected, Arcee was left at base on GroundBridge duty because Optimus wanted Ratchet's Dark Energon knowledge handy. She failed to notice the three kids sneaking after Optimus's team, and only later spotted that they were gone. She attempted to GroundBridge them back, but interference resulted in an explosion and the kids vanished en route. After Bulkhead's attempt to phone Miko failed, Arcee tried to ring Jack, but there was too much interference for them to talk. They eventually discovered the kids were trapped in an alternate dimension, and when Ratchet used the GroundBridge to rescue them, Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead went to make sure they were safe from Starscream. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by MECH, Arcee and the others were surprised when Optimus insisted that they rescue the Decepticon, though it turned out he was concerned that Cybertronian technology would fall into MECH hands. The team arrived in [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] and followed an energon signal Ratchet had detected. The trace led them to find Breakdown's eye and a MECH bomb. After they avoided being blown up the bomb, the team tracked down Bulkhead in time to chase off Starscream and some Vehicons. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[Image:Crisscross-callmeArcee.jpg|thumb|left|200px|It's the equivalent of a guy introducing his mom to his girlfriend.]]
Jack's alter-school activities resulted in his mom forbidding him from using his motorcycle. Jack pointed out to Arcee that this would mean she would have to stay in the garage for several weeks, but she instead promised that she would try to be back before Jack's mom got home at night. The next day Arcee and Bumblebee were fighting some Vehicons when Jack called her to warn her that mom was on her way home early. Arcee failed to get back in time, and had to sneak in via GroundBridge. Later on that evening, she managed to get back before June Darby did, but it turned out that was because mom had been abducted by MECH. Arcee and Jack followed Silas's instructions, proceeding to a deserted factory, and were shocked to find that Airachnid was involved. Arcee was webbed and rendered unconscious, but while MECH was preparing her for "surgery", she recovered and escaped. She managed to catch up with Airachnid before the 'Con could do anything to Jack or his mother, and the pair fought at length around the building. She eventually succeeded in knocking Airachnid into a container and pouring concrete on top, but as she was moving to rescue June, was webbed to the ground by the still active Decepticon. Relief came in the form of Agent Fowler and three helicopters, which forced Airachnid to retreat. Arcee and Jack subsequently took June to the Autobot base to meet the team. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[Image:TFP_ep18_tag_team.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|]]
Arcee was scheduled to do some routine maintenance with Jack, but June's well-meaning questions drove Arcee batty, and she instead opted to accompany Bulkhead on a mission to find a magnetic anomaly. Miko managed to sneak along on the mission, and Arcee again found herself as the third wheel, but when they reached the source of the magnetic disturbance, it turned out to be Airachnid and Breakdown fighting over a magnetic weapon. During the ensuing fight, Breakdown used the weapon, a [[polarity gauntlet]], to magnetize the two Autobots, and Arcee became stuck to Bulkhead's back. With the only choice to retrieve the gauntlet, Arcee ordered Miko to return to base, and she and Bulkhead tracked the 'Cons to an old gas station. After some more fighting, Arcee managed to become unstuck from Bulkhead, and briefly used the gauntlet to polarize everyone. In the end, the Autobots triumphed and returned to base with the gauntlet, where Arcee received an apology from June for the earlier questioning. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Bulkhead and Arcee were assigned to check out an [[Stripped energon mine|old energon mine]]. When Miko ran into the mine, Jack persuaded Arcee to let him take a look inside too. She and Jack stumbled on Megatron and Starscream, and during the firefight that ensued, she shot Megatron's arm, causing him to blast the ceiling and causing a cave in. After the floor fell away, she lost track of the others, but eventually found the kids, and was able to rescue Bulkhead from Starscream. The two Autobots and the kids escaped the mine and briefly considered ending the Decepticons then and there before deciding it wasn't what Optimus would have done. Though Arcee still looked tempted. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

[[Image:Partners2_Arcee_talk_to_rock.jpg‎|250px|thumb|left|]]

Standing at Cliffjumper's graveside, Arcee pledged she would find the 'Con who killed him. When the Autobots were on their next mission to check out a signal from a buried Decepticon wreck, they ran into Airachnid, and Arcee attempted to take the opportunity to settle the score for Tailgate, only for Airachnid to get the better of her. After coming to her rescue, Optimus reminded her that revenge was never profitable. When their captive, Starscream, claimed to want to switch sides, Arcee spoke out to say they should take him with them. Arcee was left guarding the prisoner, however when he inadvertently revealed that it was he who had killed Cliffjumper, she became enraged and attacked him. Though she eventually got the upper hand and was about to finish him off, she realized that Bumblebee was watching the fight, and reluctantly let Starscream limp away. Later at base, her injuries were healed, but she blamed herself for ruining their chance to gain access to Starscream's knowledge. {{storylink|Partners}}

Arcee accompanied Prime and Bumblebee as they tried to retrieve a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] before the Decepticons did. During the fight she was tackled by Knock Out. Ultimately the Decepticons made off with the cylinder, and later Arcee listened as Ratchet told them the cylinder's contents had ended up in Bulkhead's brain, and wondered aloud what the formula Bulkhead was writing was—the Autobots were excited to find it was a set of equations for synthetic energon. Arcee found it weird when Bulkhead was in "brainiac mode", and as it turned out the data was eating Bulkhead's mind. Bumblebee and Arcee accompanied Optimus on an unsuccessful attempt to get the cylinder back from Megatron, and they ended up fighting a bunch of Vehicons. Later they came to Miko and Bulkhead's aid to save the pair from Knock Out and Breakdown, and Arcee was present when Miko managed to rouse the comatose Bulkhead. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

During a mission to intercept Knock Out and Breakdown, Arcee sped over a road block caused by Vehicons, separating herself from the other Autobots despite Prime's orders. She soon found herself surrounded by Vehicons, but was surprised when Ratchet came through the GroundBridge and single-handedly bashed the lot of them. Ratchet later revealed that he had injected himself with the synthetic energon he'd been working on, and Arcee was keen for them all to try it, however Ratchet began exhibiting personality changes that disturbed her. During their next mission, Ratchet accused Optimus of not being pro-active enough, bringing up Cliffjumper's death which angered Arcee to the point of threatening violence. When Ratchet took off to tackle Megatron on his own, Arcee and the other Autobots were forced to come to his aid. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

When an ancient prophecy looked like it was imminent, Arcee and Bulkhead wonder how seriously they should take it. They accompanied Optimus to a military base to stop the Decepticons attacking it, but when they were faced with Raf being gravely injured, Optimus ordered Arcee to accompany him and Bumblebee back to base. While Ratchet fought to save the boy's life, Arcee had to keep Bumblebee calm. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

Arcee accompanied Bulkhead and Ratchet on a mission to rescue Prime from an area rich in Dark Energon, though at one point she appeared to become mesmerized by the sight of a volcano spewing Dark Energon. Once they got Optimus back to base, they set about investigating the cause of the natural disasters that had begun plaguing the planet, and realized that [[Unicron]] lay at the center of the Earth. Arcee and the other Autobots began checking out the sites of the tremors. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Though Optimus ordered the other Autobots to remain at base, Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee joined him anyway. They fought increasingly larger stone Unicrons, until they encountered a colossal one that knocked Bulkhead and Bumblebee aside, then sent Arcee likewise tumbling along the ground. As it moved to crush Optimus underfoot, help came in the unlikely form of Megatron, who offered to help them fight Unicron. After they returned to base, Optimus gave the trio the choice of whether to accompany him and Megatron to Earth's core, and Arcee opted to go for Jack's sake. She, Bumblebee and Bulkhead greeted Megatron to the Autobot base by aiming their guns at him, and when they were ready to GroundBridge to their new destination, she insisted Megatron go first. Before long, they were standing within Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' strips===
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
[[Image:WFCArcee.jpg|thumb|350px|Four wheels good, two wheels ''better!'' Four wheels good, two wheels ''better!'']]
:''Voice actor'': [[Kari Wahlgren]] (English)
{{Note|Arcee is not a playable character in the storyline campaign. However, she can be unlocked for Escalation mode and for customization in online multiplayer as an Autobot scout. Her chassis type is listed as "Sprinter".}}

Arcee was one of the many Autobots who were captured and placed in [[Kaon]]'s prisons complex. She was freed from her imprisonment when [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] allowed themselves to be captured in order to rescue [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. During their rescue attempt, they opened all of the Kaon cells, allowing the prisoners, Arcee included, to escape. The freed prisoners were all led to transport ships, overseen by [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]], in which they used to escape the complex. Arcee herself helped direct her fellow prisoners to the ships, whilst Optimus's team kept the Decepticons busy.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===

[[Image:NYCC-Arcee-Bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pretty in Pink, she is not.]]
*'''Bumblebee and Arcee, Includes Raf Esquivel and Jack Darby''' (NYCC 2011 exclusive)
:Arcee is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Arcee (see below) in pink and white [[Arcee (G1)|''Generation 1'' Arcee colors]] and comes with a New York taxicab [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and NY-themed [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]] figurines. Sold exclusively at New York Comic-Con 2011.
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*'''Arcee''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)

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[[Image:Primetoy-ArceeDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Gimmicks include: plug-in arm blades, conservation of mass between modes.]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Accessories:''
: Deluxe Class Arcee transforms from motorcycle to robot and back! She and the rest of her wave are due [[December 1]], [[2011]].
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==Notes==
[[Image:DarknessRising3-Arceesizechange.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The motorcycle transforms into her leg and then the rest of her robot mode hops over and attaches to it.]]
[[Image:PrimeArcee PinkParts.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It's a fashion statement.]]
*In [[Alex Irvine]]'s apocryphal "[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]" short story, Arcee launched the [[AllSpark]] into space.
*In the ''Prime'' cartoon, Arcee's [[hologram|holographic]] driver is named "Sadie".<ref>[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]
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* All of the Autobots in ''Prime'' [[size changing|change size]] between [[alternate mode]]s, but it's way more noticeable with Arcee's [[Prowl (Animated)|transformation from a vehicle the size of a human to a robot the same general size as the rest of the Autobots]]. Her tires do not change size when she transforms. One can see a little regular-sized tire in her back, and small half-tires on her calves.
*In "[[Crisscross]]" her [[Nevada]] license plate reads "396571".
*Arcee's chest panels fluctuate in color from episode to episode (see picture). Sometimes, they're pink; other times, they're clear. They seem to be clear more often than pink, though.
*Arcee is the only character to appear in every episode of ''Prime'' to date.
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==References==
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[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
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[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Arcee (WFC)

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:''Arcee is a female [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:Arcee_Prime_stockimage.jpg|thumb|200px|Raise your hand if you know what "Ar'''cee'''" means!]]

A former scout on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before the [[Great Exodus]], '''Arcee''' is the least physically-imposing of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew, but she's also Optimus's most reliable soldier, his go-to [[Female Transformer|gal]] when he needs someone he can count on.<ref>[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime/characters/arcee The Hub's profile page for Arcee]</ref> Whatever she lacks in physical form she more than makes up for it in force of personality. She is tough as nails at all times, always ready with a snarky quip even in the face of deactivation, not afraid to bend the rules every now and then, and seemingly never, ever scared.

And while that is largely true, and makes her an incredibly dangerous opponent (especially in melee combat, her specialty), that force of will ''is'' also a bit of a front. The loss of [[Tailgate (Prime)|a partner]] back on Cybertron rattled her, leading her towards a path of going it alone. And when she finally started opening up to [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|another partner]] on [[Earth]], losing ''him'' shook her to her core. To then be immediately saddled with the task of being the "guardian" for [[Jack Darby]], one of the locals accidentally caught up in the struggle on Earth, well, let's just say she was less than thrilled about that.

Okay, she was openly verbally hostile to Jack over the whole thing, but her loyalty to Optimus kept her from refusing the task. Like it or not, she's his guardian, and she's going to protect that boy's life... with her own, if she has to.

Slowly, but surely, Arcee is coming around again and facing her past demons. Jack's bravery and ingenuity even when in mortal peril is growing on her. Who knows. He might make a good partner.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:PrimeComicArcee.jpg|Right|thumb|200px|]]

Before the war, Arcee had been spying in [[Kaon]], and sometime during it she had been rescued by [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]. When Optimus ordered the Autobots to [[Earth]], her ship had been destroyed, and she was willing to wait as she detected the Decepticons had returned to Cybertron and they were planning something ''big''. There, she entered a base and annihilated the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] there, inadvertently returning Cliffjumper's favor. She hacked into the Decepticons's communications signal there, and found their weapons lab in Kaon. Arcee found Cliffjumper a brash soldier inappropriate for her stealthy mission, but he convinced her Kaon was too dangerous and that she could use his ship to go to Earth.

The duo entered the city through the maintenance tunnels Arcee had once explored, and she found a secret staircase by activating an Autobot symbol on the wall. There they discovered [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] had rebuilt a [[space bridge]] to travel to Earth. Concerned by the repercussions of the Decepticons's discovery of how to build space bridges, Arcee wanted to destroy it, but Cliffjumper convinced her it was their way off Cybertron. Distracting Starscream with a ruse, Arcee activated the space bridge and overloaded its systems, jumping through it with him before it blew up.

[[Image:Arceeprimecomictransform.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Arcee, transform and — geeeaaaheeeewwww!!]]

Landing on Earth, the duo scanned their alternate modes and traveled to find a population center where they could build a scanner and find Optimus. Starscream attacked, having also jumped through the space bridge, blasting Arcee's arm off. Cliffjumper fought him and tried to get Arcee to safety, but she refused, telling him to leave her and find Optimus. Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] appeared, fending off Starscream and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]. Optimus carried Arcee through a [[ground bridge]] to base, where [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] reattached her arm. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Sumalee Montano]] (English), [[Rosa Campillo]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Seon Lee]] (Korean), [[Sonia Mazza]] (Italian), [[Martina Treger]] (German)

[[Image:Predatory-Airachnidscratch.jpg|thumb|250px|left|"NO! NOT LUDWIG VAN!!"]]
During the Great War, Arcee was partnered with [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. After one mission, she was talking to Tailgate over the comm when she was captured by [[Airachnid]] and taken for interrogation. She refused to talk, but when Airachnid revealed she had also captured Tailgate, she revealed she knew nothing, and Tailgate was killed by the Decepticon. Arcee was subsequently rescued by Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, though Airachnid herself escaped. {{Storylink|Predatory}}

Soon after the Autobots arrived on Earth, after Bulkhead accidentally stepped into some power lines. Arcee was impressed with the dance he did as a consequence. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[Image:DarknessRising1-thisisjasper.jpg|thumb|300px|He's gonna ride her like a Harley on a bad stretch of road.]]
Old friends with Cliffjumper and a long-term agent on Earth, Arcee was engaged in casual banter with her friend when Cliffjumper was ambushed by Decepticons: by the time Arcee and the others got there, his body was missing and his lifesigns had ceased. While [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] said they should not dwell on negative emotions, Arcee claimed she'd go back on duty protecting humans; but when targeted by a [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] duo and forced to rescue [[Jack Darby|human youth Jack Darby]], she showed an irritable, seething nature, attacking the Vehicons with angry cries of vengeance for Cliffjumper.

She ignored most of Jack's questions, initially threatened him to forget what he'd seen, and wasn't that concerned with humans witnessing the battle afterwards. To her annoyance, Optimus then ordered her to bring in Jack and the other human witnesses to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], so the Decepticons couldn't target them. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-girltrouble.jpg|left|thumb|250px|She transforms into the world's largest motorcycle.]]
When the Autobots headed to the Decepticon Energon mines to locate Cliffjumper, Arcee found the broken and [[Dark Energon| Dark Energon-corrupted]] body of Cliffjumper moving, and tried to save him. She grabbed his hand, but was horrified when the body turned out to be a [[zombie|mutated ''thing'']] bent on attacking, and dropped him. When [[Starscream (Prime)| Starscream]] arrived to drop a bomb into the area to destroy the mines, the Autobots were forced to retreat without Cliffjumper through the [[GroundBridge]]. Once inside their base, Arcee began to feel dizzy, much to the surprise of Jack, Miko and Raf. It was due to contact with a miniscule amount of the Dark Energon that had corrupted Cliffjumper.

Arcee, despite her "illness", was given the task of taking Jack Darby home, and angrily snapped at him when he said he was sorry for her loss, demanding to know what he'd know about such losses; the argument was interrupted when [[June Darby|Jack's mother]] arrived and promptly began questioning him about the mysterious blue bike. The next morning, Arcee snappily woke Jack up and dragged him to Central Command... but demanded he write a note so his mother wouldn't worry. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

On the way back, Arcee showed off some motorcycling tricks. They reached the base, only for Optimus to leave her in charge and go off on a mission with [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]. Arcee was disgruntled and, leaving [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in charge, immediately went out on patrol with Bumblebee. The pair patrolled the nearby Nevada desert until they got a call from Bulkhead to say Fowler had been kidnapped, and he'd gone to the Decepticon ship to mount a rescue. Arcee tried to contact base to get bridged back, but no one was there, and she and Bumblebee had to put "the metal to the pedal". {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:DarknessRising4-Arceestandoff.jpg|220px|thumb|"No, ''I'm'' ****ing Blue Death from above."]]
They arrived at the Decepticon ship to find Bulkhead had already dealt with the guards. Within, they rescued Jack and Raf from a pair of Decepticons, and quickly caught up with Bulkhead and Miko. The three kids being a liability in a fight, the Autobots cleared out a room for them to shelter in. A short time later, they found the brig. Arcee slipped in through a shaft in the ceiling to get the drop on Starscream, but he threatened to shoot the prisoner. Fowler caused a distraction and the Autobots opened fire. Starscream inconsiderately blasted Arcee with his jet exhaust as he fled. With Fowler rescued, the Autobots picked up the kids and returned back to base, where they faced some pointed questions from Optimus. Jack, however, was sick of the constant danger and decided he wanted no more to do with the Autobot/Decepticon conflict. Arcee reminded him to keep the conflict secret, and as he left by GroundBridge, she was sad to see him go. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

She later paid Jack a visit and managed to talk him into returning to the Autobot base. When they did so, it was to find that Ratchet had discovered the location of the space bridge, and Arcee and the other Autobots headed up into orbit to try and prevent Megatron from sending the Dark Energon through. They reached the space bridge terminal, but came under attack from flying Decepticons. Ultimately they were unable to prevent Megatron's plan from going ahead, and the only way to prevent the zombies coming through from Cybertron was to destroy the space bridge itself. Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee followed Ratchet's instructions, feeding the space bridge's power back on itself, but were attacked by Megatron just as they completed the job. Arcee was hit and knocked off into space. Luckily Bumblebee had the presence of mind to grab her as the Autobots retreated through the GroundBridge just before everything exploded. Back at base, Arcee seemed in a bad way, but after some concern from Jack, she was able to stand up again. She, Bulkhead and Bumblebee could later be seen hanging out with the three kids. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Arcee attempted to help Jack with his science project, a motorcycle engine, despite not knowing anything about Earth auto-mechanics. Her role was usurped by Ratchet anyway. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:Scrapheap-huddleforwarmth.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"I wish we'd chosen the sauna."]]
After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, but they were unable to raise base so they could GroundBtidge back. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Arcee decided to keep warm by blaming Bulkhead for their predicament. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The Scraplets froze in the cold air and the three Autobots were subsequently able to return home. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

Arcee was amused by Bulkhead's exuberant job when they were contacted by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], one of Bulkhead's old friends, though she was initially worried the signal could be a 'Con trap. She, Bulkhead and Bumblebee GroundBridged out to Wheeljack's landing site in time to see him take out a bunch of Vehicons. They returned to base where the Autobots celebrated, though Arcee mainly sat on the sidelines with Jack. When Bulkhead began to grow suspicious that Wheeljack wasn't all he seemed, Arcee tried to allay his fears, and when he directly confronted Wheeljack, Arcee urged him to keep calm. He turned out to be right. After everything was resolved, Arcee again took part in the partying, mostly by standing around watching the others dance. She also turned out to see the real Wheeljack off when he returned to space. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:Convoy-kablooie.jpg|thumb|upright|250px|"My bad" won't cut it with Optimus this time.]]

When Fowler asked for help transporting the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Arcee took part in the Autobot convoy, concealed in Prime's trailer along with the D.N.G.S. When [[MECH]] goons broke the back of the trailer open, she zoomed out in her cycle mode and blew up one of the MECH cars. She helped pass the D.N.G.S. over to a train, but a short time later the Autobots were attacked by Vehicons, and she, Bumblebee and Bulkhead spent the rest of the whole affair fighting them. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

When an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in a museum, the Autobots surrounded the building while the kids went in to steal it. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] appeared at the front of the museum to attack Optimus, and as Breakdown charged at the museum, Bumblebee and Arcee attempted to stop him. A missile from Breakdown sent Arcee skidding into Bumblebee. After the Decepticons obtained the Harvester, Arcee made a token effort to chase them. She, Bumblebee and Prime later attempted to track down the Decepticons before the Harvester could be used, but they ended up coming to Bulkhead's rescue after he found and stopped the Decepticons himself. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[Image:ArceeThey'reRacing.jpg|250px|left|thumb|[[Wikipedia:Himself_(Bill_Cosby_album)|"I want you... to go upstairs... and ''kill that boy''."]]]]

As Arcee and Jack were leaving school, they encountered Sierra, who asked if she could take Jack up on his offer of a ride. They were interrupted by [[Vince]], who challenged Jack to a race. Arcee reminded her companion of the rules, however when Vince made disparaging remarks about her motorcycle mode, she decided that he needed to be taught a lesson. Arcee and Jack completely smoked Vince at racing, though she made Jack swear not to tell any of the other Autobots. When Jack agreed to another race, Arcee flatly refused to take part, and later found out he'd talked Bumblebee into helping him instead. Furious, she dragged Bulkhead out to help her find Jack and Bumblebee, only to reach them just as Knock Out was abducting Vince. The three Autobots tracked the Decepticons to a storage facility, where Arcee attempted unsuccessfully to retrieve Vince from Knock Out, and ended up chasing the 'Con. She was unable to catch him, but Optimus turned up to lend a hand and rescue the human, and he demanded an explanation from his ashamed soldiers. Afterwards, Arcee was willing to allow Jack to give Sierra a ride, but just once. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:AirachnidUpsideDown.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"So... Is this the part where we [[Spider-Man|kiss?]]"]]
On a routine energon scouting mission, Arcee and Jack stumbled on a crashed spaceship in the wilderness. Arcee recognized it as belonging to [[Airachnid]] and found she was unable to contact base. After dropping Jack a safe distance away, she hunted Airachnid, interrupting her foe's attack on a lone camper. They fought, but Jack's reappearance distracted Arcee long enough for Airachnid to get the upper hand and stick the Autobot to a nearby rock with webbing. Airachnid played on how Arcee had a habit of losing partners before starting to chase Jack. Haunted by her previous meeting with Airachnid, Arcee eventually managed to break free using her motorcycle mode, and caught up with Jack in time to save him by delivering a brutal pounding to Airachnid, who managed to flee underground. Arcee was left with a new respect for how Jack had handled the situation, and was happy to call him her partner. {{Storylink|Predatory}}

[[Image:Arceeandherblaster.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Don't make her angry]]

After Optimus was infected by [[Cybonic plague]], Arcee and Bumblebee GroundBridged aboard the ''Nemesis''. They found Megatron's body in stasis lock, and Arcee formed a [[cortical psychic patch]] so Bumblebee could find the cure in the Decepticon leader's mind. She hid with Bumblebee's unconscious body in a vent, but time began to run out when [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] entered the room and discussed pulling the plug on their commander. Soundwave noticed the cortical link and Starscream began following it to the vent, but Bumblebee had located the cure and the two GroundBridged off the ship. Arcee sent a parting gift by shooting at Megatron, and the Decepticons found Megatron's mind was blank... {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

Arcee was unsure if she'd successfully offlined Megatron. She was unenthusiastic when it turned out they had to return to the Arctic after the Decepticons stole a telescope lens. There, she and Bulkhead fought Breakdown as a diversion while Optimus snuck on board the Decepticon ship to destroy the heat ray they'd built the lens into. Her success in fighting breakdown was limited, but they kept him busy for long enough, and were knocked flying by the shockwave from the heat ray exploding. They were surprised when Megatron subsequently turned up alive and well to stop Starscream from finishing off Optimus. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:ArceeFailstonoticekidsenteringSpacebridge.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Not a good guardian....]]

When a Dark Energon signature was detected, Arcee was left at base on GroundBridge duty because Optimus wanted Ratchet's Dark Energon knowledge handy. She failed to notice the three kids sneaking after Optimus's team, and only later spotted that they were gone. She attempted to GroundBridge them back, but interference resulted in an explosion and the kids vanished en route. After Bulkhead's attempt to phone Miko failed, Arcee tried to ring Jack, but there was too much interference for them to talk. They eventually discovered the kids were trapped in an alternate dimension, and when Ratchet used the GroundBridge to rescue them, Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead went to make sure they were safe from Starscream. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by MECH, Arcee and the others were surprised when Optimus insisted that they rescue the Decepticon, though it turned out he was concerned that Cybertronian technology would fall into MECH hands. The team arrived in [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] and followed an energon signal Ratchet had detected. The trace led them to find Breakdown's eye and a MECH bomb. After they avoided being blown up the bomb, the team tracked down Bulkhead in time to chase off Starscream and some Vehicons. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[Image:Crisscross-callmeArcee.jpg|thumb|left|200px|It's the equivalent of a guy introducing his mom to his girlfriend.]]
Jack's alter-school activities resulted in his mom forbidding him from using his motorcycle. Jack pointed out to Arcee that this would mean she would have to stay in the garage for several weeks, but she instead promised that she would try to be back before Jack's mom got home at night. The next day Arcee and Bumblebee were fighting some Vehicons when Jack called her to warn her that mom was on her way home early. Arcee failed to get back in time, and had to sneak in via GroundBridge. Later on that evening, she managed to get back before June Darby did, but it turned out that was because mom had been abducted by MECH. Arcee and Jack followed Silas's instructions, proceeding to a deserted factory, and were shocked to find that Airachnid was involved. Arcee was webbed and rendered unconscious, but while MECH was preparing her for "surgery", she recovered and escaped. She managed to catch up with Airachnid before the 'Con could do anything to Jack or his mother, and the pair fought at length around the building. She eventually succeeded in knocking Airachnid into a container and pouring concrete on top, but as she was moving to rescue June, was webbed to the ground by the still active Decepticon. Relief came in the form of Agent Fowler and three helicopters, which forced Airachnid to retreat. Arcee and Jack subsequently took June to the Autobot base to meet the team. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[Image:TFP_ep18_tag_team.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|]]
Arcee was scheduled to do some routine maintenance with Jack, but June's well-meaning questions drove Arcee batty, and she instead opted to accompany Bulkhead on a mission to find a magnetic anomaly. Miko managed to sneak along on the mission, and Arcee again found herself as the third wheel, but when they reached the source of the magnetic disturbance, it turned out to be Airachnid and Breakdown fighting over a magnetic weapon. During the ensuing fight, Breakdown used the weapon, a [[polarity gauntlet]], to magnetize the two Autobots, and Arcee became stuck to Bulkhead's back. With the only choice to retrieve the gauntlet, Arcee ordered Miko to return to base, and she and Bulkhead tracked the 'Cons to an old gas station. After some more fighting, Arcee managed to become unstuck from Bulkhead, and briefly used the gauntlet to polarize everyone. In the end, the Autobots triumphed and returned to base with the gauntlet, where Arcee received an apology from June for the earlier questioning. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Bulkhead and Arcee were assigned to check out an [[Stripped energon mine|old energon mine]]. When Miko ran into the mine, Jack persuaded Arcee to let him take a look inside too. She and Jack stumbled on Megatron and Starscream, and during the firefight that ensued, she shot Megatron's arm, causing him to blast the ceiling and causing a cave in. After the floor fell away, she lost track of the others, but eventually found the kids, and was able to rescue Bulkhead from Starscream. The two Autobots and the kids escaped the mine and briefly considered ending the Decepticons then and there before deciding it wasn't what Optimus would have done. Though Arcee still looked tempted. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

[[Image:Partners2_Arcee_talk_to_rock.jpg‎|250px|thumb|left|]]

Standing at Cliffjumper's graveside, Arcee pledged she would find the 'Con who killed him. When the Autobots were on their next mission to check out a signal from a buried Decepticon wreck, they ran into Airachnid, and Arcee attempted to take the opportunity to settle the score for Tailgate, only for Airachnid to get the better of her. After coming to her rescue, Optimus reminded her that revenge was never profitable. When their captive, Starscream, claimed to want to switch sides, Arcee spoke out to say they should take him with them. Arcee was left guarding the prisoner, however when he inadvertently revealed that it was he who had killed Cliffjumper, she became enraged and attacked him. Though she eventually got the upper hand and was about to finish him off, she realized that Bumblebee was watching the fight, and reluctantly let Starscream limp away. Later at base, her injuries were healed, but she blamed herself for ruining their chance to gain access to Starscream's knowledge. {{storylink|Partners}}

Arcee accompanied Prime and Bumblebee as they tried to retrieve a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] before the Decepticons did. During the fight she was tackled by Knock Out. Ultimately the Decepticons made off with the cylinder, and later Arcee listened as Ratchet told them the cylinder's contents had ended up in Bulkhead's brain, and wondered aloud what the formula Bulkhead was writing was—the Autobots were excited to find it was a set of equations for synthetic energon. Arcee found it weird when Bulkhead was in "brainiac mode", and as it turned out the data was eating Bulkhead's mind. Bumblebee and Arcee accompanied Optimus on an unsuccessful attempt to get the cylinder back from Megatron, and they ended up fighting a bunch of Vehicons. Later they came to Miko and Bulkhead's aid to save the pair from Knock Out and Breakdown, and Arcee was present when Miko managed to rouse the comatose Bulkhead. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

During a mission to intercept Knock Out and Breakdown, Arcee sped over a road block caused by Vehicons, separating herself from the other Autobots despite Prime's orders. She soon found herself surrounded by Vehicons, but was surprised when Ratchet came through the GroundBridge and single-handedly bashed the lot of them. Ratchet later revealed that he had injected himself with the synthetic energon he'd been working on, and Arcee was keen for them all to try it, however Ratchet began exhibiting personality changes that disturbed her. During their next mission, Ratchet accused Optimus of not being pro-active enough, bringing up Cliffjumper's death which angered Arcee to the point of threatening violence. When Ratchet took off to tackle Megatron on his own, Arcee and the other Autobots were forced to come to his aid. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

When an ancient prophecy looked like it was imminent, Arcee and Bulkhead wonder how seriously they should take it. They accompanied Optimus to a military base to stop the Decepticons attacking it, but when they were faced with Raf being gravely injured, Optimus ordered Arcee to accompany him and Bumblebee back to base. While Ratchet fought to save the boy's life, Arcee had to keep Bumblebee calm. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

Arcee accompanied Bulkhead and Ratchet on a mission to rescue Prime from an area rich in Dark Energon, though at one point she appeared to become mesmerized by the sight of a volcano spewing Dark Energon. Once they got Optimus back to base, they set about investigating the cause of the natural disasters that had begun plaguing the planet, and realized that [[Unicron]] lay at the center of the Earth. Arcee and the other Autobots began checking out the sites of the tremors. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

{{spoiler|One Shall Rise, Part 2|October 15, 2011}}
Though Optimus ordered the other Autobots to remain at base, Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee joined him anyway. They fought increasingly larger stone Unicrons, until they encountered a colossal one that knocked Bulkhead and Bumblebee aside, then sent Arcee likewise tumbling along the ground. As it moved to crush Optimus underfoot, help came in the unlikely form of Megatron, who offered to help them fight Unicron. After they returned to base, Optimus gave the trio the choice of whether to accompany him and Megatron to Earth's core, and Arcee opted to go for Jack's sake. She, Bumblebee and Bulkhead greeted Megatron to the Autobot base by aiming their guns at him, and when they were ready to GroundBridge to their new destination, she insisted Megatron go first. Before long, they were standing within Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
[[Image:WFCArcee.jpg|thumb|350px|Four wheels good, two wheels ''better!'' Four wheels good, two wheels ''better!'']]
:''Voice actor'': [[Kari Wahlgren]] (English)
{{Note|Arcee is not a playable character in the storyline campaign. However, she can be unlocked for Escalation mode and for customization in online multiplayer as an Autobot scout. Her chassis type is listed as "Sprinter".}}

Arcee was one of the many Autobots who were captured and placed in [[Kaon]]'s prisons complex. She was freed from her imprisonment when [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] allowed themselves to be captured in order to rescue [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. During their rescue attempt, they opened all of the Kaon cells, allowing the prisoners, Arcee included, to escape. The freed prisoners were all led to transport ships, overseen by [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]], in which they used to escape the complex. Arcee herself helped direct her fellow prisoners to the ships, whilst Optimus's team kept the Decepticons busy.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===

[[Image:NYCC-Arcee-Bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Bumblebee and Arcee, Includes Raf Esquivel and Jack Darby''' (NYCC 2011 exclusive)
:[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Arcee (see below) in pink and white [[Arcee (G1)|''Generation 1'' Arcee colors]] and comes with a New York taxicab [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and NY-themed [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]] figurines. Sold exclusively at New York Comic-Con 2011.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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*'''Arcee''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)

{{comingsoontoy}}
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[[Image:Primetoy-ArceeDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Gimmicks include: plug-in arm blades, conservation of mass between modes.]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Accessories:''
: Deluxe Class Arcee transforms from motorcycle to robot and back! She and the rest of her wave are due [[December 1]], [[2011]].
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:DarknessRising3-Arceesizechange.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The motorcycle transforms into her leg and then the rest of her robot mode hops over and attaches to it.]]
[[Image:PrimeArcee PinkParts.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It's a fashion statement.]]
*In [[Alex Irvine]]'s apocryphal "[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]" short story, Arcee launched the [[AllSpark]] into space.
*In the ''Prime'' cartoon, Arcee's [[hologram|holographic]] driver is named "Sadie".<ref>[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]
</ref>
* All of the Autobots in ''Prime'' [[size changing|change size]] between [[alternate mode]]s, but it's way more noticeable with Arcee's [[Prowl (Animated)|transformation from a vehicle the size of a human to a robot the same general size as the rest of the Autobots]]. Her tires do not change size when she transforms. One can see a little regular-sized tire in her back, and small half-tires on her calves.
*In "[[Crisscross]]" her [[Nevada]] license plate reads "396571".
*Arcee's chest panels fluctuate in color from episode to episode (see picture). Sometimes, they're pink; other times, they're clear. They seem to be clear more often than pink, though.
{{--}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

File:NYCC-Arcee-Bumblebee.jpg

2011-10-11T16:53:06Z

Darth Shadow 91: The NYCC Exclusive Prime Bumblebee and Arcee toys, with Raf and Jack.

The NYCC Exclusive Prime Bumblebee and Arcee toys, with Raf and Jack.

Talk:Stronger, Faster

2011-08-22T17:43:44Z

Darth Shadow 91:

Name revealed by Teletoon's site, "Stronger, Faster" http://www.teletoon.com/teletoon3/teletoon.php?language=En&func=php|templates/video.php|0-transformersPrime-1132-rtmpe-u-manlist-eps-en
:Looks legit. Any objections? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 18:11, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
::Last week's is labeled "TMI", so yeah, I'd say this is good too. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:18, 15 August 2011 (EDT)

I'd like to make a motion that, once images are posted, at least one has a Daft Punk reference in the caption. --[[User:Boy Blunderous|Boy Blunderous]] 23:41, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
:Seconded. Speaking as someone who's been unnerved that not a single -master page has had "Human After All" for a caption. [[Special:Contributions/24.11.110.62|24.11.110.62]] 02:27, 16 August 2011 (EDT)
:Maybe, but I think first and foremost Action Master references would be in order. "Stronger, faster, more alive!" --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 03:02, 16 August 2011 (EDT)

Is the title a reference to the $6 million man? It sounds like the intro speech-thing (bear in mind I've never seen that show, but I've heard the quote many times). Oh, and the caption for when Ratchet SynthEns himself needs to be "don't do drugs" or "steroids are bad for you." - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 09:53, 16 August 2011 (EDT)

Point of enquiry: What time did this air in canada? Or if the next episode will (has) air(ed). --[[Special:Contributions/82.39.157.220|82.39.157.220]] 21:21, 20 August 2011 (EDT)
:Teletoon airs episodes at noon CA Eastern on Sundays. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:43, 20 August 2011 (EDT)
Has it aired yet? --[[Special:Contributions/82.39.157.220|82.39.157.220]] 13:13, 21 August 2011 (EDT)

Is it worth mentioning that the Synthetic Energon looks a bit like JaAm? --[[User:Darth_Shadow_91|Darth Shadow]]

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries

2011-03-28T23:22:21Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Poll entries */

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

#You must pick your top five ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
#Take your top five list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Dinobot, Ironhide, Ratchet, or Soundwave. They've already been inducted or soon will be!
#Only one entry per user.

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

*Bulkhead, Emirate Xaaron, Side Swipe, Waspinator, X-Brawn --(four tildes)

Poll entry period ends '''[[April 6]], 2011'''. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:44, 28 March 2011 (EDT)

==Poll entries==
* Grimlock, Hot Shot, Ravage, Shokaract, Waspinator --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:46, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Grimlock, Laserbeak, Omega Supreme, Springer, Waspinator --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 14:51, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Arcee, Bludgeon, Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime, Jazz, Prowl --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:54, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Barricade, Devastator, Laserbeak, Ravage, Sideways --[[User:LV|LV]] 14:54, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Blitzwing, Ironfist, Straxus, Waspinator, Wreck-Gar --[[User:HunterCham|HunterCham]] 14:57, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Blaster, Nightbeat, Perceptor, Shockwave, Wheeljack --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 14:58, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Arcee, Grimlock, Laserbeak, Ravage, Wreck-Gar --[[User:Wednesday|Wednesday]] 14:59, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Laserbeak, Sentinel Prime, Ultra Magnus, Wreck-Gar --[[User:Monty Prime|Monty Prime]] 15:02, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Battletrap, Jazz, Kup, Rhinox, Skywarp -- [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 15:01, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Grimlock, Hot Rod, Laserbeak, Ultra Magnus, Unicron -- [[User:Thecrookedman|Thecrookedman]] 15:07, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Arcee, Jazz, Ravage, Shockwave, Skywarp -- [[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 15:07, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Buzzsaw, Megatron (BW), Ravage, Sideways, Waspinator --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 15:09, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Rampage (Beast Wars), Strika, Tarantulas, The Fallen, Waspinator -- [[User:Darth Shadow 91|Darth Shadow]] 19:19, 28, March 2011 (EDT)
* Chromedome, Midnight Express, Override, Ultra Magnus, Victory Saber --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 15:11, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Dirge, Grimlock, Rhinox, Tracks -- [[User:Lumpy|Lumpy]] 15:11, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Grimlock, Lugnut, Sentinel Prime, Sky-Byte, Waspinator --[[User:Dan|Dan]] 15:14, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Jazz, Nightbeat, Shockwave, Skids, Springer -- [[User:Danja|Danja]] 15:15, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Grimlock, Nightbeat, Prowl, Rhinox, Shockwave --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 15:21, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Grimlock, Hot Rod, Nightbeat, Scorponok, Shockwave - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 15:22, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Jetstorm, Rampage (BW), Tarantulas, Waspinator [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 15:27, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Blaster, Grimlock, Rhinox, Scorponok, Tarantulas [[User:Chip|Chip]] 15:31, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Arcee, Grimlock, Jazz, Shockwave, Waspinator --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 15:32, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Bulkhead (Animated/Prime), Lugnut (Animated/G1), Megatron (Beast Wars), Nightbeat (G1), Waspinator (Beast Wars) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 15:49, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Arcee, Bludgeon, Grimlock, Hot Rod/Rodimus, Jazz --[[User:Trixter|Trixter]] 15:59, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Arcee, Hot Rod (G1), Kup, Slog, Tarantulas -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:02, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Hot Rod/imus, Jazz, Prowl, Sideways, Wheeljack -- [[User:TCBot|TCBot]] 16:05, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Arcee, Bulkhead, Rhinox, Shockwave, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:10, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] --[[User:G1MarvelBlaster|G1MarvelBlaster]] 16:28, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Arcee, Grimlock, Jazz, Optimus Primal, Ravage -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 16:37, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Lugnut, Rotorstorm, Signal Lancer, Sixshot, Waspinator --[[User:Apoc|Apoc]] 16:48, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Ironfist, Kup, Scorponok (G1), Sunstreaker, Swindle -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 16:52, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Grimlock, Shockwave, Omega Supreme, Devastator, Primus -- [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 16:54, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Barricade, Flamewar, Prowl, Swindle, Wildrider -- [[User:Nitrostreak|Nitrostreak]] 16:56, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Barricade, Impactor, Rattrap, Tarantulas, Waspinator [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 17:03, 28 March 2011 (EDT) (can I vote AGAINST Shockwave?)
* Barricade, Inferno (BW), Shockwave, Tarantulas, Waspinator --[[User:Gizen|Gizen]] 17:26, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Arcee, Blackarachnia, Grimlock, Perceptor, Shockwave --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 18:10, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Grimlock, Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime, Rattrap, Shockwave, Waspinator --[[User:NicholasPrime|NicholasPrime]] 18:15, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Arcee, Bulkhead, Grimlock, Shockwave, Waspinator --[[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] 18:33, 28 March 2011 (EDT)
* Galvatron, Ravage, Shockwave, Silverbolt (BW), Sky-Byte --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 18:54, 28 March 2011 (EDT)


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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries

2011-03-28T19:12:33Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Poll entries */

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries

2011-03-28T19:12:14Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Poll entries */

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries

2011-03-28T19:10:41Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Poll entries */

User:Darth Shadow 91

2011-02-07T20:04:17Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Transformers he owns */

Talk:Skyquake (Prime)

2011-02-07T20:03:17Z

Darth Shadow 91: New page: Oh dear lord, after going back and forth between Skyquake's page and Acid Storm's page, I noticed how similar they were. -Darth Shadow

Oh dear lord, after going back and forth between Skyquake's page and Acid Storm's page, I noticed how similar they were.
-Darth Shadow

Skyquake (Prime)

2011-02-07T20:02:07Z

Darth Shadow 91:

{{disambig3|Skyquake}}
{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Skyquake is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:SkyquakePrime.jpg|thumb|300px|You'd be forgiven if you mistook him for [[Acid Storm]].]]
'''Skyquake''' can make a very nice distraction for [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] to take advantage of.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}
{{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]

Masters & Students

2011-02-07T19:53:19Z

Darth Shadow 91:

{{comingsoon}}

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 6
|prev=Darkness Rising, Part 5
|next=Scrapheap (episode)
|image=Skyquakefaceoff.jpg
|caption="One shall stand, one-" "Yeah yeah, 'one shall fall'. We've all heard it a million times now, Prime."
|title="Masters & Students"
|airdate=[[February 11]], [[2011]]
|written by=
|directed by=
|animation studio=[[Digitalscape]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Starscream uses a distraction to find something more intriguing.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==
''[Holding up an exhaust pipe]'' "Maybe it needs one of these doohickeys..." 
"You're a motorcycle, Arcee. Shouldn't you know how to build a motorcycle engine?" 
"You're a human, Jack. Can you build me a small intestine?"
:— '''Arcee''' and '''Jack''' attempt to build a motorcycle

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Astronomical errors===

===Transformers references===

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Cliffjumper (WFC)

2010-09-08T23:44:06Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Prime cartoon */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Cliffjumper}}
:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:CliffArcee_ognpreview.jpg|thumb|300px|"Who am I? I'm CLIFF-ASS!"]]
'''Cliffjumper''' is a courageous [[Autobot]] soldier, but sometimes bites off more than he can chew.

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron''===
Cliffjumper concurred with [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] that while [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] was not an Autobot, he deserved to be rescued. He and [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Wrecker]]s later escorted [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]] to the [[Well of All Sparks]] when they made their journey to purge Cybertron's [[core]] of [[Dark Energon]].

{{note|Cliffjumper is only mentioned twice, and it is not even said if he boarded the ''[[Ark (Prime)|Ark]]'' or stayed with the Wreckers.}}
{{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Dwane Johnson|Dwane Johnson]]
{{comingsoon}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Prime}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]] (English)
Following the unleashing of [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]], Cliffjumper spotted a party of [[Decepticon]]s preparing to assault the giant. He attempted to slow their advance with force fields and gun turrets, and when that didn't work, led them on a high-speed chase while trying to shoot them. They eventually caught up with him when he crashed into a wall and, though his spirit was still defiant, he was unable to stop them passing him. Of course, they immediately ran into [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]]... {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

{{charstubfiction|Story content from the Autobot version.}}

== Toys ==
===Generations===
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2010)
:*''Accessories: '' handgun

: Cliffjumper is a [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Toys|Cybertronian Bumblebee]] with a new head, transforming into a round "Cybertronian courier mode." His toy comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode.

: The instructions for Bumblebee actually depicted him with Cliffjumper's new head mold, thus revealing the retool before it was officially announced.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]

Cliffjumper (WFC)

2010-09-08T23:42:29Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Prime cartoon */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Cliffjumper}}
:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:CliffArcee_ognpreview.jpg|thumb|300px|"Who am I? I'm CLIFF-ASS!"]]
'''Cliffjumper''' is a courageous [[Autobot]] soldier, but sometimes bites off more than he can chew.

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron''===
Cliffjumper concurred with [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] that while [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] was not an Autobot, he deserved to be rescued. He and [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Wrecker]]s later escorted [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]] to the [[Well of All Sparks]] when they made their journey to purge Cybertron's [[core]] of [[Dark Energon]].

{{note|Cliffjumper is only mentioned twice, and it is not even said if he boarded the ''[[Ark (Prime)|Ark]]'' or stayed with the Wreckers.}}
{{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': Dwane "The Rock" Johnson
{{comingsoon}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Prime}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]] (English)
Following the unleashing of [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]], Cliffjumper spotted a party of [[Decepticon]]s preparing to assault the giant. He attempted to slow their advance with force fields and gun turrets, and when that didn't work, led them on a high-speed chase while trying to shoot them. They eventually caught up with him when he crashed into a wall and, though his spirit was still defiant, he was unable to stop them passing him. Of course, they immediately ran into [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]]... {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

{{charstubfiction|Story content from the Autobot version.}}

== Toys ==
===Generations===
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2010)
:*''Accessories: '' handgun

: Cliffjumper is a [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Toys|Cybertronian Bumblebee]] with a new head, transforming into a round "Cybertronian courier mode." His toy comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode.

: The instructions for Bumblebee actually depicted him with Cliffjumper's new head mold, thus revealing the retool before it was officially announced.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]

User:Darth Shadow 91

2010-09-01T12:52:06Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Transformers he owns */

Darth is an aspiring webcomic artist, who wishes to have a successful photocomic like [http://www.neomonsterisland.com/index.html Twisted Kaiju Theater] and [http://www.alienlovespredator.com/ Alien Loves Predator]. He has an unholy fascination of Soundwave, Grimlock, and Waspinator. Although he realizes the impracticality of such a dream, he still hopes for [[Shattered Glass]] to get a TV series, mainly , as [[Henry Masterson]] would say, "4 teh lulz".

We recommend that you do not have a Transmetal Beast Wars Waspinator figure in the near vacinity, as you will never, EVER see it again.

Also, if you like living, for the love of god, don't mention RID Grimlock when he's around.
[[Image:Dinobot Jesus.jpg|thumb|400px|Now that he mentions it.....]]

== Transformers he owns ==

* Voyager Class 2007 Megatron
* Voyager Class RotF The Fallen
* Deluxe Class RotF Soundwave G1 Redeco
* Deluxe Class RotF Stalker Scorponok
* Scout Class RotF Ejector
* Voyager Class Rotf The Fallen Target Exclusive Redeco
* Voyager Class RotF Bludgeon
* Deluxe Class RotF Infiltration Soundwave
* Deluxe Class RotF Battlefield Bumblebee
* Legends Class RotF Devastator
* Leader Class TFA Earth Mode Megatron
* Deluxe Class TFA Swoop
* Deluxe Class TFA Snarl
* Voyager Class TFA Grimlock
* Deluxe Class TFA Soundwave with Laserbeak
* Deluxe Class TFA Electrostatic Soundwave with Ratbat
* Deluxe Class TFA Waspinator
* Voyager Class TFA Target Exclusive True Colors Shockwave
* Voyager Class TFA Wreck-Gar
* Voyager Class TFA Thundercrak-I mean, Starscream
* Activators TFA "Starscream not Thundercracker"
* Activators TFA Burning Grimlock
* BotCon 2010 Spark
* BotCon 2010 Clench
* BW Megatron
* Generations WfC Cybertronian Optimus Prime
* Generations WfC Cybertronian Bumblebee

== Contact Info ==

* [http://redvsblue.com/darth_shadow His RvB profile.]
* [http://twitter.com/Darth_Shadow His Twitter account.]
* [http://darthshadow91.deviantart.com/ His DeviantArt account.]

File:Dinobot Jesus.jpg

2010-09-01T12:51:18Z

Darth Shadow 91: Hail Dinobot!

Hail Dinobot!

User:Darth Shadow 91

2010-09-01T12:50:50Z

Darth Shadow 91:

Darth is an aspiring webcomic artist, who wishes to have a successful photocomic like [http://www.neomonsterisland.com/index.html Twisted Kaiju Theater] and [http://www.alienlovespredator.com/ Alien Loves Predator]. He has an unholy fascination of Soundwave, Grimlock, and Waspinator. Although he realizes the impracticality of such a dream, he still hopes for [[Shattered Glass]] to get a TV series, mainly , as [[Henry Masterson]] would say, "4 teh lulz".

We recommend that you do not have a Transmetal Beast Wars Waspinator figure in the near vacinity, as you will never, EVER see it again.

Also, if you like living, for the love of god, don't mention RID Grimlock when he's around.
[[Image:Dinobot Jesus.jpg|thumb|400px|Now that he mentions it.....]]

== Transformers he owns ==

* Voyager Class 2007 Megatron
* Voyager Class RotF The Fallen
* Deluxe Class RotF Soundwave G1 Redeco
* Deluxe Class RotF Stalker Scorponok
* Scout Class RotF Ejector
* Voyager Class Rotf The Fallen Target Exclusive Redeco
* Voyager Class RotF Bludgeon
* Deluxe Class RotF Infiltration Soundwave
* Deluxe Class RotF Battlefield Bumblebee
* Legends Class RotF Devastator
* Leader Class TFA Earth Mode Megatron
* Deluxe Class TFA Swoop
* Deluxe Class TFA Snarl
* Voyager Class TFA Grimlock
* Deluxe Class TFA Soundwave with Laserbeak
* Deluxe Class TFA Electrostatic Soundwave with Ratbat
* Deluxe Class TFA Waspinator
* Voyager Class TFA Target Exclusive True Colors Shockwave
* Voyager Class TFA Wreck-Gar
* Voyager Class TFA Thundercrak-I mean, Starscream
* Activators TFA "Starscream not Thundercracker"
* Activators TFA Burning Grimlock
* BotCon 2010 Spark
* BotCon 2010 Clench
* Generations WfC Cybertronian Optimus Prime
* Generations WfC Cybertronian Bumblebee

== Contact Info ==

* [http://redvsblue.com/darth_shadow His RvB profile.]
* [http://twitter.com/Darth_Shadow His Twitter account.]
* [http://darthshadow91.deviantart.com/ His DeviantArt account.]

User:Darth Shadow 91

2010-09-01T12:47:31Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Transformers he owns */

Darth is an aspiring webcomic artist, who wishes to have a successful photocomic like [http://www.neomonsterisland.com/index.html Twisted Kaiju Theater] and [http://www.alienlovespredator.com/ Alien Loves Predator]. He has an unholy fascination of Soundwave, Grimlock, and Waspinator. Although he realizes the impracticality of such a dream, he still hopes for [[Shattered Glass]] to get a TV series, mainly , as [[Henry Masterson]] would say, "4 teh lulz".

We recommend that you do not have a Transmetal Beast Wars Waspinator figure in the near vacinity, as you will never, EVER see it again.

Also, if you like living, for the love of god, don't mention RID Grimlock when he's around.
[[Image:Troll-Gar.jpg|thumb|400px|Problem, Sari Sumdac?]]

== Transformers he owns ==

* Voyager Class 2007 Megatron
* Voyager Class RotF The Fallen
* Deluxe Class RotF Soundwave G1 Redeco
* Deluxe Class RotF Stalker Scorponok
* Scout Class RotF Ejector
* Voyager Class Rotf The Fallen Target Exclusive Redeco
* Voyager Class RotF Bludgeon
* Deluxe Class RotF Infiltration Soundwave
* Deluxe Class RotF Battlefield Bumblebee
* Legends Class RotF Devastator
* Leader Class TFA Earth Mode Megatron
* Deluxe Class TFA Swoop
* Deluxe Class TFA Snarl
* Voyager Class TFA Grimlock
* Deluxe Class TFA Soundwave with Laserbeak
* Deluxe Class TFA Electrostatic Soundwave with Ratbat
* Deluxe Class TFA Waspinator
* Voyager Class TFA Target Exclusive True Colors Shockwave
* Voyager Class TFA Wreck-Gar
* Voyager Class TFA Thundercrak-I mean, Starscream
* Activators TFA "Starscream not Thundercracker"
* Activators TFA Burning Grimlock
* BotCon 2010 Spark
* BotCon 2010 Clench
* Generations WfC Cybertronian Optimus Prime
* Generations WfC Cybertronian Bumblebee

== Contact Info ==

* [http://redvsblue.com/darth_shadow His RvB profile.]
* [http://twitter.com/Darth_Shadow His Twitter account.]
* [http://darthshadow91.deviantart.com/ His DeviantArt account.]

Cicadacon

2010-08-10T13:53:49Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Beast Wars */

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

[[Image:GeneralCicadacon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Haven't I seen you somewhere before?]]
'''General Cicadacon''' is a member of the [[Tripredacus Council]].

A Predacon Elder, the cruel and clever '''Cicadacon''' is suspected of being very old, indeed. His knowledge of Cybertronian history, especially military history and tactics, is encyclopedic, stretching back even to the era before the [[Great War]]. Some suspect he may have once had a [[Decepticon]] identity, but if this is true, no records of that identity survive. Regardless of the truth of his origin, Cicadacon uses the stories and rumors to engender fear and respect in his followers. Despite his tactical genius, Cicadacon's long-term strategy against the Maximals has become increasingly unpopular with the more [[Megatron (BW)|impatient]] [[Galvatron (BWII)|Predacon]] [[Magmatron|forces]].

He uses chopping rotor blades to spread plague-like destruction and combines with his fellow council members to form [[Tripredacus]].

:''Italian name:'' '''Cicala'''
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Cigale''' ("Cicada")

==Fiction==
===Toys Bios===
Ram Horn, alongside Cicadacon and Sea Clamp, was involved in an assassination plot, part of a ploy to take control of the Predacon army, and dispose of its then-current leader, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. The plot was thought to have succeeded, but in truth they did not manage to extinguish Razorclaw's spark. Nonetheless, the Predacons' previous leader was forced into hiding, and while the world believed him dead, the Tripredacus Council took control of the Predacons. {{storylink|Razorclaw (G1)#toys|Botcon 2009 Razorclaw toy bio}}

===Descent into Evil===
{{charstub}}
===Dawn of Future's Past===
[[Image:Tarantulasdawn.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Blink and you'll miss him.]]
As the crew of the ''[[Darksyde]]'' fled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Predacon secret police agent [[Tarantulas]] was onboard decoding information from it. While his boss [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] wasn't watching, Tarantulas contacted General Cicadacon and updated him on the disk's status.

{{-}}
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Yukimasa Kishino]] (Japanese)

When the [[Transwarp wavefront]] was detected entering Cybertronian space, General Cicadacon identified its energy signature as the same as that of the ''Darksyde''. He sent a signal to a Cybertron satellite, causing it to explode, thus blocking the Maximal sensors from detecting the wavefront. He then instructed agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] that if Megatron was still operating his own agenda to terminate him with extreme prejudice. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
The Tripredacus Council ordered [[Magmatron]] to assure that no knowledge of the [[transwarp wave]] reached the Maximals. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} When their [[Ravage (G1)|agent]] failed at his task of rounding up the rogue Megatron, the council sent Magmatron to complete the mission. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Tripredacus''' (1997)
**''Accessories:'' Two swords
[[Image:CicadaconToy.jpg|right|200px|thumb[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpXN8BvGp_o&feature=related BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ]|]]

: Cicadacon transforms into a green cicada (who'da thought). The toy has twin "blades" that store on its wings. These blades become missiles for Tripredacus's weapon. Cicadacon transforms into the head and chest of Tripredacus. The toy's instructions also referred to his insect beak as a "nasal cannon", although this has not been backed up in the sourcebooks.

:This mold was recolored and released in Japan as [[DJ (BWII)|DJ]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Cicadacon/cicadacon.htm More information on Cicadacon at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Predacons]]
[[Category:Predacon leaders]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

File:CicadaconToy.jpg

2010-08-10T13:52:53Z

Darth Shadow 91: Cicadacon's toy in robot mode.

Cicadacon's toy in robot mode.

Cicadacon

2010-08-10T13:48:44Z

Darth Shadow 91:

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

[[Image:GeneralCicadacon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Haven't I seen you somewhere before?]]
'''General Cicadacon''' is a member of the [[Tripredacus Council]].

A Predacon Elder, the cruel and clever '''Cicadacon''' is suspected of being very old, indeed. His knowledge of Cybertronian history, especially military history and tactics, is encyclopedic, stretching back even to the era before the [[Great War]]. Some suspect he may have once had a [[Decepticon]] identity, but if this is true, no records of that identity survive. Regardless of the truth of his origin, Cicadacon uses the stories and rumors to engender fear and respect in his followers. Despite his tactical genius, Cicadacon's long-term strategy against the Maximals has become increasingly unpopular with the more [[Megatron (BW)|impatient]] [[Galvatron (BWII)|Predacon]] [[Magmatron|forces]].

He uses chopping rotor blades to spread plague-like destruction and combines with his fellow council members to form [[Tripredacus]].

:''Italian name:'' '''Cicala'''
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Cigale''' ("Cicada")

==Fiction==
===Toys Bios===
Ram Horn, alongside Cicadacon and Sea Clamp, was involved in an assassination plot, part of a ploy to take control of the Predacon army, and dispose of its then-current leader, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. The plot was thought to have succeeded, but in truth they did not manage to extinguish Razorclaw's spark. Nonetheless, the Predacons' previous leader was forced into hiding, and while the world believed him dead, the Tripredacus Council took control of the Predacons. {{storylink|Razorclaw (G1)#toys|Botcon 2009 Razorclaw toy bio}}

===Descent into Evil===
{{charstub}}
===Dawn of Future's Past===
[[Image:Tarantulasdawn.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Blink and you'll miss him.]]
As the crew of the ''[[Darksyde]]'' fled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Predacon secret police agent [[Tarantulas]] was onboard decoding information from it. While his boss [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] wasn't watching, Tarantulas contacted General Cicadacon and updated him on the disk's status.

{{-}}
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Yukimasa Kishino]] (Japanese)

When the [[Transwarp wavefront]] was detected entering Cybertronian space, General Cicadacon identified its energy signature as the same as that of the ''Darksyde''. He sent a signal to a Cybertron satellite, causing it to explode, thus blocking the Maximal sensors from detecting the wavefront. He then instructed agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] that if Megatron was still operating his own agenda to terminate him with extreme prejudice. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
The Tripredacus Council ordered [[Magmatron]] to assure that no knowledge of the [[transwarp wave]] reached the Maximals. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} When their [[Ravage (G1)|agent]] failed at his task of rounding up the rogue Megatron, the council sent Magmatron to complete the mission. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Tripredacus''' (1997)
**''Accessories:'' Two swords

[[Image:CicadaconToy.jpg|right|200px|thumb[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpXN8BvGp_o&feature=related BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ]|]]

: Cicadacon transforms into a green cicada (who'da thought). The toy has twin "blades" that store on its wings. These blades become missiles for Tripredacus's weapon. Cicadacon transforms into the head and chest of Tripredacus. The toy's instructions also referred to his insect beak as a "nasal cannon", although this has not been backed up in the sourcebooks.

:This mold was recolored and released in Japan as [[DJ (BWII)|DJ]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Cicadacon/cicadacon.htm More information on Cicadacon at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Predacons]]
[[Category:Predacon leaders]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

Cruellock

2010-07-18T17:22:19Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Energon */

{{Factions|decepticon}}
:''Cruellock is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:Energon Cruellock cardart1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Large blade, check. Kaiju homage, check. Out-STANDING.]]
Strong and deadly in tooth and claw, gifted with terrifying speed as well as the ability to handle raw [[Energon (Energon)|energon]], '''Cruellock''' is a formidable fighter, destined to be feared by [[Transformer]] and [[human]] citizen of [[Tokyo]] alike. Singularly or in vast squadrons of identical units, this robotic raptorbot is a vital tool of war to his Decepticon masters, a mindless menace to his [[Autobot]] foes. Strangely and tragically, this seemingly mindless drone is, at its spark, a thinking creature of considerable intelligence... but the only effect this seems to have is to make him more deadly in combat.

:''Japanese name'': '''Dinobot'''

==Fiction==
===''Energon'' cartoon===
[[Image:Cruellock.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Think Jurassic Park, but with choppy animation.]]
The Cruellock drones were a type of “Dinobot” thought to be long-extinct, but were in fact held under the command of [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]]. Launched onto planetary surfaces in steel eggs, the Cruellocks were first sent against both Autobot and Decepticon alike on a frigid, ice-covered world. However, both groups defeated and escaped the horde. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor|The Return of Demolishor}}

Later, several Cruellocks were released on [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] in an obstacle course engineered by Alpha Q, designed so that the young Transformer could prove himself to the alien.

After this, the Terrorcons were imitated and absorbed into the forces used more regularly by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] Decepticon forces.

{{-}}
===''Energon'' comic===
Cruellock was a member of the Terrorcons, a group of former Decepticons led by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], who, unhappy with the Autobot-Decepticon alliance, struck a deal with Alpha Quintesson to raid [[Earth]] for its Energon reserves in order to restore [[Unicron]]. When Scorponok blasted [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] into an ore-grinder in [[Cyber City]]’s eastern energon processing plant, Cruellock threw the switch that activated the machinery, crushing Starscream’s body, much to Cruellock’s delight. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn|This Evil Reborn}}

Granted an energon-powered [[Hyper Mode]] by Unicron, Cruellock and the other Terrorcons went to Earth to extract the energon buried in the wilds of Australia. However, thanks to the intervention of the [[Omnicon|Omnicons]] and [[Kicker Jones]], their Energon siphons were destroyed, and Alpha Quintesson forcibly pulled the Terrorcons from Earth. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath|What Lies Beneath}}

Though Cruellock himself is not seen again, countless drones based on his beast-mode design were sent to raze Tokyo as part of a worldwide assault on Earth coordinated by Alpha Quintesson. The Autobot forces deployed to counter the invasions were not enough to stop the hordes, and only the intervention of the newly revived and hyper-powered [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was able to turn the tide and send the Terrorcons back to Unicron. {{storylink|Multiplicity|Multiplicity}}
{{-}}
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Cruellock, now in a [[Doom-Lock|red and gray color scheme]], serves under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] as one of his Decepticon soldiers, battling [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
[[Image:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|D.I.N.O. (Dinobot In (Japanese) Name Only)]]
*'''Cruellock''' (Basic, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SD-12'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, pistol

: Cruellock transforms into a dinosaur-monster somewhat reminiscent of the American movie version of [[Godzilla]]. He came with a small clear-green hand-pistol and a large clear-green sword, both of which store in his tail in dino mode. These pieces can combine into an “Energy Blade" [[Energon weapon|Ultimate Energon Weapon]] that can be used by other Transformers toys. He also came with a clear-green Decepticon-style [[energon chip]] that can be attached to most ''Energon'' toys.

: This mold was also used to make [[Doom-Lock]]. In Japan, his sword was used to make the "[[Energon weapon|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition]]" promotional [[exclusive]] energon weapon, plus a pack-in energon weapon with [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron General]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Cruellock/cruellock.htm More information on Cruellock at TFU.info]''

[[Image:Energon Cruellock Magma Body Box.jpg|right|250px|thumb|No, he's not Diablo from Primal Rage.]]
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*'''Dinobot Magma-Type''' (Basic, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SD-17'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, pistol

: In Japan, the Cruellock toy was [[Redeco|redecoed]] in red and deep burgundy, as a somewhat more limited (but still mass-retail) release. Its energon weaponry was given a bright yellow color. Its packaging was largely unchanged, getting simply a new bubble-lining declaring "Magma-Type" and a new ID number sticker at the top-right of the card.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/DinobotMagmaType/dinobot.htm More information on Dinobot Magma-Type at TFU.info]''

===Universe===
*'''Cruellock''' (Basic, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Sword, pistol

: Cruellock was "repackaged" without changes on a ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]''-themed card and sold through Big Lots! and similar discount chains in the US.

==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
*'''Cruellock''' (2007)

: A 32-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Cruellock "transforms" into a red ''kaiju''-type beast. He uses the same parts layout as [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. His color scheme more closely resembles Doom-Lock, although this could be handwaved away as the card actually representing "Dinobot Magma Type."

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Dead End (ROTF)

2010-06-20T16:16:04Z

Darth Shadow 91:

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{{disambig3|Dead End}}

:''Dead End is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF_DeadEnd_PSP.jpg|thumb|300px|Put your left foot in, put your left foot out...]]

'''Dead End''' is as creepy as they come. He crawls on all fours and keeps to the shadows so his optics will glow creepily. He isn't really capable of carrying on an ordinary conversation, and when he has something to say at all, it is something strange or gloomy. And when he wants to recharge, he siphons off the fuel from other Transformers.

As a result, he's not very popular among his fellow [[Decepticon]]s. They know that if there's no Autobots to feed on, Dead End will sneak over while they're recharging and start feeding on ''them''...

:''Alternate European market name'': '''Detour'''

{{bigquote|NEED... PARTS...|Dead End, [[Transformers Comic issue 2.11|''Spare Parts!'']]}}

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==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
If Dead End and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] weren't on opposite sides, they would get along swimmingly {{m-}} because they're both dysfunctional jerks. As it happens, the extent of their interpersonal relationship involves Dead End trying to creep Cliffjumper out, which typically ends with Dead End getting punched in the face. {{storylink|Dead End (ROTF)#Titanium Series|Dead End and Cliffjumper}}

===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
[[Image:Titan_rotf_deadend.jpg|left|thumb|275px|"NEED... MORE DENTAL CARE..."]]
Dead End was used as a guinea pig for the test run of an experimental regeneration circuit, designed to automatically repair damage he sustained in combat. Unfortunately for Dead End, the unit malfunctioned and began eating away at the molecular cohesion of his body, driving him mad and leaving him a shambling half-'bot, wandering the wastes of [[Death Valley]], [[California]], mindlessly searching for spare parts to try and repair his crumbling frame.

When the Autobot rookies [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] and [[Rollbar (ROTF)|Rollbar]] were sent to Death Valley on a survival exercise, Dead End caught their scent and followed them to a deserted gold mining town. Unaware they were being stalked, the trio split up to search the town for the recharge pack that had been placed there for them to find. Jolt found the pack, but was attacked by Dead End, who tore his arm off, then turned on the other two Autobots when they arrived in response to their comrade's cry of alarm. After ripping Dune Runner's arm off, Dead End turned on Rollbar and punched him so hard that his own dessicated arm crumbled away. Dead End paused long enough to try welding Dune Runner's arm on in place of his own, giving Jolt enough time to seize the recharge pack, using it to super-charge his electro-whips. Howling that he "must obey Megatron", Dead End was downed by a massive electrical shock from Jolt's whips and was rendered unconscious.

[[Image:Titan11_deadendallbetter.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Great idea Ratchet. Let's fully restore the vampiric Decepticon. There's absolutely NOTHING that could go wrong here.]]

Dune Runner advocated putting the Decepticon out of his misery, but Rollbar disagreed. The Autobots brought Dead End back to [[Diego Garcia]], where [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] was able to remove his regeneration circuit and save his life, complimenting the true Autobot spirit the three rookies had shown. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
====Sony PSP====

{{note|Dead End is one of several Decepticons that can be played with during the campaign mode of the game, and thus has no real story of his own apart from the events mentioned below.}}

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

{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[Image:ROTF_Scout_DeadEnd_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Very ''not'' [[Dead End (G1)|G1 Dead End]]-ish]]
*'''Dead End''' or '''Detour''' (Scout Class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-07'''
:Dead End converts from a modified red and black [http://www.carsbase.com/photo/Peugeot_9009_Concept_model_6893.html Peugeot 9009] concept car to a robot with a bird-like head vaguely resembling [[wikipedia:Hawkman|Hawkman]]'s mask/helmet. Interestingly, while Dead End has no neck articulation, he does have a movable ''jaw''; the entire top of his head hinges backward, revealing a lower jaw and teeth. However, added plastic (most likely [[for safety reasons]]) makes his chest-plate unable to fold down all the way. As a result, many owners don't even see Dead End's lower jaw, and assume the upper jaw to be the entire head. It is possible to hinge the full head upwards by pulling on the lower jaw's cheek detailing.

:This mold was also used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]] and [[Slap Dash]].

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/DeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on Dead End at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[Image:ROTF_Deluxe_DeadEnd_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|A lot more G1 <s>Dead End-ish</s> [[Wildrider]]-ish!.]]
*'''Dead End''' (Deluxe, 2009)

:Deluxe class Dead End is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] with a color scheme resembling ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Wildrider]]. His head resembles Wildrider's animated model a bit as well.

:Dead End features [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] action during the conversion from car to robot mode. When the front bumper is pressed, his front pair of wheels automatically flip underneath the hood. There is also some [[Mech Alive]]: you can see internal gears moving in his fore-arms when moving his arms, as well as a turning disk on each of his elbow. On his right arm is a spinning "saw" blade.

:He's also wearing [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End's]] [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] hood as a hat!

: In Japan, Dead End was only available as a Toy Hobby Market [[exclusive]], with a pre-order window of [[August 13]]th through [[September 25]]th, 2009.

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==Merchandise==
===''Titanium Series''===
[[Image:TSCliffjumperVsDeadEnd.jpg|thumb|300px|Looks like Jazz, but all he listens to is Bauhaus and Joy Division.]]
*'''Cliffjumper & Dead End''' (2009)

:A black and red redeco of [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Dead End is a non-transforming plastic figurine made of plastic and [[die-cast]] metal. He is sculpted holding a small handgun, and has articulation in his shoulders, neck and waist. Oh, and he comes with a Movie-style Decepticon logo base to stand on.

:He was only available in a [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive two-pack with [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]].

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==Notes==
* Before solid information regarding the name of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Scout Class toy became available, sellers of stolen [[prototype]]s alternatively referred to him as "Detour" and "Dead End". Eventually the latter name won out... but ultimately it turned out the name "Detour" hadn't come out of thin air either: Early shipments of the European release of the toy feature the name "Detour" on the cardboard insert on the packaging's front (the cardback and the instruction sheet still call him "Dead End", however), with later shipments featuring the correct "Dead End" insert. At least one sample has even been found at US retail, with a misapplied European insert.[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys--products-30/revenge-of-the-fallen-dead-enddetour-packaging-variant-167633/]

*He is also the only Transformer to have three distinctly different looking toys...''in the same toyline.''

*Concept artist [[Ken Christiansen]] worked on the Dead End art featured at the top of this article using some very poor supplied images of Dead End some considerable time before the toy was released, so it is missing some details seen on the toy, such as Dead End's scary-ass lower jaw. For more information, see the external links below.

==External links==
* Dead End ''Revenge of the Fallen'' PSP game art [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tf2-dead-end-psp-01.html concept], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tf2-dead-end-psp-02.html greyscale] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tf2-dead-end-psp-03.html final rendering], by artist Ken Christiansen.

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Aquarius (SG)

2010-06-16T03:47:33Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Shattered Glass */

{{disambig2|the Shattered Glass Quintesson|the ''Beast Wars Neo'' planet|Aquarius (planet)}}
:''Aquarius is a [[Quintesson]] from the "[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].
[[Image:Quintesson aquarius.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Like, taste the rainbow, man. (Face of Joy pictured)]]
Like, '''Aquarius''' isn't the same as his fellow [[Quintesson]]s, man. While the rest of his race harp on great care in dealing with other races, Aquarius moves to the beat of a different drum, you dig? He loves to explore other races and cultures; the years of study and meticulous guidance of a planet's culture and spirituality that normal Quintesson protocol insists upon just isn't his bag. Aquarius wants to share enlightenment with other species through righteous hands-on interaction, and he's gotta do what his heart wants, even if ''the Man'' ain't copacetic with it.

Aquarius is a strange kinda cat, possessing a consciousness that's been split into five distinct and independent, yet highly co-operative personalities: Joy, Compassion, Peace, Love and Satisfaction. He's got some pretty far-out powers to go along with them, too, including teleportation, the projection of trippy telepathic visions and illusions, and the ability to groove on the language of 98% of all known species. To use his powers to the fullest, though, he's gotta be feelin' good vibrations; bad karma can seriously harsh his mellow, y'know?

{{quote|You don't need to be such a downer, man.|Aquarius keeps the positive flowing|"[[Reunification: Part 3]]"}}
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<gallery perrow="4">
Image:Aquarius compassion.jpg|'''Compassion'''
Image:Aquarius love.jpg|'''Love'''
Image:Aquarius peace.jpg|'''Peace'''
Image:Aquarius satisfaction.jpg|'''Satisfaction'''
</gallery>

==Fiction==
{{ongoing}}
===Shattered Glass===
When [[Heatwave]] was sent on an involuntary trip through a [[Stellar Spanner]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he had odd sensations of joy, happiness, compassion, love, and satisfaction. He also could see rainbow colors, and a message to "[[wikipedia:Keep on truckin'|Keep on truckin']]", all connected to a summoning program Aquarius had activated. {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}
[[Image:AquariusSpins Reunification3.jpg|left|thumb|200px|DUUUUUUDE......I CAN LIKE, TASTE SOUNDS, MAN........]]
Some time later, elsewhere on Cybertron where the others the program summoned—[[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], and [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]]'s body—were hiding from [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]], Aquarius activated a "[[slow time]]" pocket to act without external interference, and approached them to reiterate what they had heard often lately: that they had "big responsibilities". Aquarius explained it was he, rather than Alpha Trion, who had brought them to Cybertron, and informed them of [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'s latest and deadliest project: [[Omega Doom]]. Aquarius also told them that, in order to stop Omega Doom, they would need to talk to [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] to find their last member, Heatwave. Before he could give them any further information, his slow time bubble expired, and Trion's lackey [[Computron (SG)|Computron]] came smashing into the building. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}}

Aquarius ended up finishing his explanation as they ran for it: He had discovered that the [[Omega Terminus]] was linked through a multiversal network to another computer called [[Vector Sigma]], which had a recall program for a weapon/warrior. Activating the program had brought the gestalt members to this universe's Cybertron.

Eventually they reached the [[Decepticon]] base and were granted sanctuary from Computron's pursuit. After Landquake explained their situation and they were introduced to Heatwave, Aquarius agreed with Megatron's hope that there could be a beneficial alliance between the Quintessons and the Decepticons. Unfortunately, further negotiations and explanations were cut short when [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] shot Megatron on Alpha Trion's orders. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}}

Fortunately, the five [[Nexus Prime]] members were able to undergo reunification and resurrect Megatron into Galvatron, {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} and ultimately succeeded in fulfilling Aquarius's goal of stopping Omega Doom. Aquarius then chose to accompany Nexus in a trip through a Stellar Spanner the Decepticons had confiscated from Alpha Trion's laboratory. He warned that the open channel could send them anywhere, but Nexus trusted in fate to guide them both on the next leg of [[Star Saber (Prima)|Nexus's personal destiny]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

===Wings of Honor===
Nexus's personal journey ended up taking him and Aquarius from one universe's Cybertron to the next. In one destination they found themselves surrounded by Decepticons as they arrived—Decepticons who didn't approve of an [[Autobot]] traveling around with a Quintesson.

As the two defended against the attack, Aquarius mused to himself about their journey so far, going over in his mind the events that led to Nexus becoming whole again, and their current search for Primus-knows-what. He also lamented the fact that Nexus preferred to hide his powers and identity and fight as if he were a normal Transformer, as the peaceful Aquarius found his kind were frequently not welcome, and he tended to get stepped on as a result.

Eventually Nexus sent the Decepticons packing, and he decided to finally let Aquarius in on what they were searching for. Aquarius listened and offered groovy questions and words of reassurance as Nexus explained about the [[Star Saber (Prima)|artifact he needed to find]], and how he'd been drawing a blank on how exactly to go about finding it.

But then a chance spotting of [[:Image:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|a special symbol]] jogged his memory, and Nexus explained that he now finally knew for sure where to look next. Aquarius was totally copacetic on following Nexus wherever their journey would lead, though he did lament that none of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|bots who wore the special symbol]] were around any longer to share their stories with the duo... {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

==Notes==
*Aquarius's faces are based on those of real-life individuals particularly famous for the values the visages represent. The face of "Joy" appears to be the based on the face of [[wikipedia:Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], while the other faces are easier to determine; "Compassion" is [[wikipedia:Martin Luther King, Jr.|Martin Luther King, Jr]], "Peace" is [[wikipedia:Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Gandhi]], "Love" is [[wikipedia:The Beatles|Beatles]] singer [[wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]] (who professed that it was "all you need"), and "Satisfaction" is... sort of the odd one out, as it's [[wikipedia:Grateful Dead|Grateful Dead]] singer [[wikipedia:Jerry Garcia|Jerry Garcia]], and is named for the band's ''song'', "Satisfaction". Satisfaction's colors, however, are a direct homage to another groovy bearded musician, [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Dr._Teeth_and_the_Electric_Mayhem The Electric Mayhem's keyboardist Dr. Teeth] from the [[wikipedia:The Muppet Show|Muppets]].<ref>http://comments.deviantart.com/1/132266662/1156311438</ref>
* Aquarius's name derives from the "[[wikipedia:Age of Aquarius|Age of Aquarius]]", the hippie era of the 1960s, as well as the song named after it. The "Shattered Glass" Quintessons are designed entirely around the hippie culture, from their pursuit of peace, love and enlightenment to their abandonment of the concept of property and ownership to their rainbow-colored energy beams; all of which is, of course, a complete inversion of the traditional greedy, materialistic Quintessons. Even Aquarius's psychedelic holograms could be based on the heavy drug use associated with the time. Dude, that's like, totally far out.

==References==
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Talk:Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)

2010-06-06T04:36:36Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Image Captions/Quotes */

Why are we linking to the G1 characters? I thought this was supposed to be something new. [[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 04:10, 11 December 2009 (EST)

:There's really no way of knowing for sure until we have more information about the storyline and characters. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 14:20, 11 December 2009 (EST)
::I really, really doubt they won't be Primax characters, new continuity or not. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:50, 11 December 2009 (EST)
:::Agree that's that most likely the case. But I do sort of wonder if maybe this game is going to end up being some sort of prequel-y tie-in to the new cartoon/franchise that's coming. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 18:15, 11 December 2009 (EST)

== It does seem like a seperate continuity ==

I mean, seriously different. Should we ask Hasbro?
:Well, not sure about asking Hasbro, we'll know soon enough one way or the other. But IMO, bad information is worse than no information. Assuming that these guys are G1 is just that - an assumption. We should tread lightly. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 18:29, 11 December 2009 (EST)
::They use the G1 logo, Cybertron's from [[Alpha Centauri]], and the roster includes only G1 dudes. I'd say "assumption" isn't really strong enough of a word. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:52, 11 December 2009 (EST)
:::I think we should wait for a confirmation that it's a G1 universe before making assumptions. The roster so far only includes G1 dudes. If we made that assumption, the movieverse would be part of G1 (early on only G1 based characters were announced. It could simply be like animated and it references things heavily. [[User:Eire]] 16.03 Dec 15 09 (OUTC)
:::The TFW2005 interview states it's "not connected to any particular generation" and that this will be the foundation for newer sub-franchises. That does indicate this isn't G1 but yet another continuity. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] 16:31, 23 December 2009 (GMT)
::::It would certainly seem to. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 11:44, 23 December 2009 (EST)
:::::Alrighty. Hopefully at some point we'll have a good parenthetical for this new continuity ... family. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:46, 23 December 2009 (EST)
::::::How about "WFC"? [[User:ThiAthEhn]]
:::::::I agree. It has been stated in interviews that this is a new continuity and the character designs seem to be taking influence from a number of previous incarnations; mostly War Within, Transformers Animated and the live-action movies. It would be difficult to make the case that these are meant to be direct variations on the G1 characters. I second the idea of using "WFC" to classify them. [[User: Clifftothemax|Clifftothemax]] 10:17, 19 January 2010 (GMT)
:::::: This IS a diffrent continuity- IGN Preview "Freed from the constraints of a movie license, the new Transformers game lives within its own universe." The TWF2005 preview and interview, multiple times in Game Informer's articles and alot in the Podcast on the same site. It's just heavily inspired by G1. I didn't want to change anything because I don't want to start an edit war over this. [[User:Drayco90|Drayco90]] 17:23, 16 January 2010 (EST)
::::::: Something can still be a new universe while being part of an existing [[continuity family]]. [[Henkei! Henkei!]] was a new universe that was still G1, as was [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] and the IDW stuff. What's important to the wiki is whether this will be a new continuity family, not just strictly a new universe. New universes happen all the time. New continuity families are much more rare. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:37, 19 January 2010 (EST)
:::::::: The thing is, it is (and always has been) a bit of a subjective value judgement alot of the time. How much similarity to G1 do we need to make something definately G1? Or does it work the other way? How big a New Element (minicons, cyberkeys,) do we need to make it difinitively it's own ConFam? Authorial intent definately has to be part of it too. Anything that specifically calls itself G1 is obvious, and anything that seems to be trying to pick up the original G1 characters/situations themselves even if it's in new forms or directions, alla IDW (although even that can be tricky to judge, agaiin HOW MUCH change makes a break?)... When we have as little info as we do right now on WfC it's almost impossible to judge what it will become. Do we have an editorial policy (and if not should we?) saying "Something new that seems G1-ish IS, until we see differences enough to prove it's not," or vice-versa "anything new is to be considered it's own continuity until we've seen enough to feel if it's G1-continuity family?" A set plan either way might make these situations a bit less random in the future. Maybe?--[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 10:48, 19 January 2010 (EST)
::::::::::::::lostcount: I would be ''highly'' surprised if WFC turns out to represent a whole new continuity family. We've already accepted too many retellings and revisions of G1 as being part of G1 for this one to fairly be split out, unless it has something that is an inescapable telltale mark of a separate confam, i.e. they're fighting for the Movie Allspark. "Its prehistory is very slightly different" will not be good enough, as is shown by the comfortable confam coexistence of FFOD, War Within, and Stormbringer. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 00:01, 21 January 2010 (EST)
:[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=66275 And the Club Magazine's leading questions] imply that this is indeed G1. Maybe even a previous G1. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:04, 25 January 2010 (EST)
By what you just showed, it'll be a part of the G1 Continuity family (I still question that its anything more than "influenced by it" I mean what constitutes a G1 Confam..yes IDW and Dreamwave are under it, but is the same true for an animated series? I mean honestly, If that were true, then Transformers Animated would be a part of the G1 Confam, and its not.) but shouldn't it have its own section near the bottom at some point, (for game, toys, series, etc.) sense apparently (and this is news to me) your link seems to state its based on its own upcoming series.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]
EDIT: Sorry to be posting an additional edit: but I have a distinct feeling, and am going to risk being wrong to call it now: An upcoming comic-tie in to it that basically further stretches whether it should be its own Confam or not.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]

== The New trailer ==

should we make a summary of the trailer?--[[User:Defect|Defect]] 14:25, 12 January 2010 (EST)
: The link to the trailer is probably enough. A play-by-play would be a bit excessive. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:27, 12 January 2010 (EST)
:: Isn't the point of our wiki to be excessive? --[[User:ThiAthEhn]]

== Logos ==

I'm guessing the answer is no, but have the developers released any images of the characters on a white background that we can use to make some logos for the Main Page? I know we're not sure who the characters ''are'' yet, but we can link them to the WFC page for now. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 14:34, 13 January 2010 (EST)
: No. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:13, 13 January 2010 (EST)
::Of course, the current logo doesn't look too bad on the main page.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 15:14, 13 January 2010 (EST)
:::I think he means the center TFwiki one with the rotating characters. If we want to cut people out of screencaps with photoshop, we could probably add some WfC ones to the rotation. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:21, 13 January 2010 (EST)
::::I cropped a WfC out of his concept art and inserted him into the rotation. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:59, 13 January 2010 (EST)
:::::Awesome! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:08, 13 January 2010 (EST)
::::::And a Megatron. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:10, 13 January 2010 (EST)

== Starscream? ==

Who says that '''black and grey''' seeker in the "Megatron and Starscream prepare for the ground assault" picture is Starscream? It's much more likely it's Skywarp.-[[User:Roni134730|Roni134730]] 01:00, 26 January 2010 (EST)
: He has blue and red, though. It's just overwhelmed by the lighting. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:30, 24 January 2010 (EST)
::Plus, aside from the obvious color shadings (if you look), who are usually considered the three most popular Decepticons? Megatron, Soundwave and Starscream. It doesn't really make much sense for Skywarp to be along the line-up in Starscream's place. There IS another jet flying around the battle however. - [[User:Clifftothemax|Clifftothemax]] 14:38, 10 February 2010
Alright, my bad :( --[[User:Roni134730|Roni134730]] 18:54, 10 February 2010 (EST)

== Toys Confirmed, mention here? ==

So we've had the existance of WfC toys confirmed by non-leeky sources (Game Informer, Fun pub) now my question is do they rate a mention here on this page. Generally they'd ust be mentioned on the character pages but this is pretty much the first time ever a TF Video game has gotten its own toys. Worth a Trivia entry? Or it's own sub-section? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 11:52, 25 January 2010 (EST)
:We do need to start mentioning it as news becomes official, but it's not true that this is the only Transformers game that's had its own toys. Several of the designs from the both live-action film games had toys made of them, and a Decepticlone from the Armada video game got made into an Attactix figure. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:30, 25 January 2010 (EST)
:: Can we count on you for the photos? --[[User: ThiAthEhn|ThiAthEhn]]
::: What? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:15, 27 January 2010 (EST)

We have official stock photos for two toys now, that aren't from the club. Not sure where we want to put them.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 02:00, 27 January 2010 (EST)
: It would help if we knew the name of the toyline they were being featured in. For now, put them on this page, I think, just because we're building this article as an attraction. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:03, 27 January 2010 (EST)
::Done. --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 02:08, 27 January 2010 (EST)
:::Is it just me or do those look like movie-ized versions of the Animated designs? [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:39, 27 January 2010 (EST)
:::: I'd say more "Classics-ized" versions of the Animated designs myself. Regardless yes it's pretty clear that the Animated, Movie, and Classics aesthetics all influenced their development, which makes sense, those being the last three main TF lines.--[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 10:43, 27 January 2010 (EST)

== Fresh trailer guys ==

http://kotaku.com/5480780/first-look-at-transformers-war-for-cybertron-gameplay-footage

Nothing spectacularly surprising, but looks quite awesome.

ThiAthEhn
: Yeah, uh, that's already in the article. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:46, 26 February 2010 (EST)

Seriously? This one has actual gameplay, something I haven't seen in the other ones...
ThiAthEhn
: Third link in "external links" at the bottom, dude. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 08:08, 27 February 2010 (EST)

==Character Sources?==
I think it may be wise to put up the sources for each new character, or at least an image of them. Not all of us have the good fortune of reading Kotaku to know Grimlock is actually in the game. Just a suggestion, however. In a few months it won't matter anyway.[[User:Drayco90|Drayco90]] 20:39, 28 February 2010 (EST)
: For many characters, this isn't possible. For example, we know about the two Aerialbots from Toy Fair 2010, to which we we can't link because recording anything was forbidden. And an image of Grimlock is down in the gallery, so. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:29, 28 February 2010 (EST)

==Release date==
Gamestop seems to think this game is coming out on June 22, not July 22 as this article states. They even guarantee its delivery on that date if you preorder! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:46, 2 March 2010 (EST)

== Motormaster ==

Here is a picture that maybe shows Motormaster in the Nintendo DS Version:
http://cache-10.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/02/500x_5231_02_0098_20100119-cli1.jpg

Also, on the tfw2005 board it has been statet that motormaster will be in the game.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/293592-war-cybertron-kotaku-articles-ds-version-5.html
: I can take [[Marcelo Matere]]'s word on it. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:01, 6 March 2010 (EST)

== Interview and more gameplay and footage ==

http://kotaku.com/5493784/building-the-ultimate-transformers-origin-story

Always possible that you've already seen it, but here it is, feel free to add.

-Aaron Archer

-It apparantly IS G1, not seperate.

-Scorponok (?) (!) boss battle?

-And much more...

ThiAthEhn

== No PSP option... ==

Has there been any word, in an interview or announcement, as to why no PSP version of the game has been announced (and may not be, for that matter)? --[[User:Nerroth|Nerroth]] 00:28, 21 March 2010 (EDT)

== [edit] It does seem like a seperate continuity ==

I think its a "revised"
backstory on g1 before they crashed into Mt. St. Helens 4,000,000 years ago. [[User:LADIES MAN TOO-ONE-SEVEN|LADIES MAN TOO-ONE-SEVEN]] 15:55, 21 March 2010 (EDT)

== Voice actor thing ==

I find it hard to believe that if a site was playing April Fools on people, they wouldn't own up to the fact to tell people they got sucked in bad. Also, they posted it before April Fools and have subsequently removed all traces of the offending "false" information from the article. Anybody remember the kerfuffle over the 2008 reveal of The Fallen's role in ROTF? Same thing happened - articles swiftly edited to remove information the Bay deemed unfit for publication at the time. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:43, 1 April 2010 (EDT)
:The Activision folks also sent e-mails to Seibertron and TFormers, and Lonegamer says she actually spoke to an Activision rep on the phone on the Allspark's behalf.
:So... if it is a coverup, it's at least one that spreads beyond that one site. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 15:04, 1 April 2010 (EDT)
::Also, the ROTF 2008 cover up - we documented that information on the wiki for posterity. I take it we're not going to do the same for this event? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 10:08, 2 April 2010 (EDT)
:::That felt like a cover-up. See, that was about denying that a movie called REVENGE OF THE FALLEN was about a character called THE FALLEN. This doesn't feel like a cover-up to me. It feels like some video game site got their information off Wikipedia again. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:24, 2 April 2010 (EDT)
::::Except that it's a rather large, detailed, substantial article that started with "AusGamers was recently invited out to High Moon Studios in San Diego" and "Some familiar voices were being thrown about the demo [insert voice actor information]". Unless the entire article is based on falsehoods and assumptions, they went up to High Moon Studios. They saw the game in action. They talked to the people who made it. Not "We made this shit up by piecing it together from things we heard online, especially Wikipedia." --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 07:25, 10 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::The whole article reeked of Did Not Do The Research. Cullen's name was misspelled, they referred to Chris Latta's real name and stage name as separate people... So yeah, I'm going to go with "idiots" over "cover-up". --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 07:26, 10 April 2010 (EDT)
According to IMDB, Soundwave is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/ Jeff Bennet]. Is this legit enough for this wiki? -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 03:22, 3 June 2010 (EDT)
:Nuh-uh. IMDB is like Wiki where any user can edit the content, be it actual or junk. I rather wait till an official announcement from either Activision or High Moon themselves. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 03:54, 3 June 2010 (EDT)

== New Characters' pages? ==
VM: Would I ask why nearly all characters except Demolishor are linked to their G1 incarnation? Why not make a new one WfC?
: We're not exactly sure how WFC/Prime is going to play out continuity family-wise. Until then, it's safest to link to their G1 versions. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:00, 8 April 2010 (EDT)
::VM: I see, but I think personally they should have their own, but its only my opinion :)

VM: I still think new pages are needed, as for example Demolishor got one because he wasnt presented in G1, and it seems WFC isnt fully related to the G1. {{unsigned|89.235.30.9}}

:The main problem with doing that is that we aren't quite sure of their continuity yet, we don't want to make completely new pages and then find out "Oops, they're part of G1" and then have to merge their pages together. It's best just to leave the issue alone until we have more information.--[[User:Roni134730|Roni134730]] 16:29, 9 May 2010 (EDT)

VM: I think that now its closer to a new continuity. Jetfire was during the war a Decepticon, not a Autobot. He joined to the Autobots on the Earth, while here he joined, or always was, on Autobot's side. I am not suggesting it to make these pages now, just there is a small piece of info which is for a new continuity.{{unsigned|89.235.30.9}}
:I'm pretty sure Jetfire was an Autobot in the War Within series. Really, WFC is drawing inspiration from all parts of G1. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:31, 12 May 2010 (EDT)
::Yeah, details like that don't mean splitting the articles. Jetfire's origins differ even more wildly than that between the G1 cartoon (lost before the war, defrosted, defected), Marvel comics (Created on Earth by the Creation Matrix) and Dreamwave (An Autobot on Cybertron during the war). --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:45, 12 May 2010 (EDT)
Most of them are clearly G1 characters so WfC info should go on their (G1) pages. Demolishor is clearly his UT character so his WfC info should go on his (Armada) page. No problem. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 18:13, 12 May 2010 (EDT)
:I'm pretty sure Demolishor is just an homage and not the same character as the guy from Armada (unless dimension-hopping was involved). That's a bit like saying that Robots in Disguise and G1 Optimus Prime are the same. Robots in Disguise Prime evokes the original, but they're different people. Still, we'll just have to wait and see. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 18:19, 12 May 2010 (EDT)
::Not the cartoon continuity Demolishor or the Armada comic continuity Demolishor. Just the character Demolishor in the WfC continuity. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 18:39, 12 May 2010 (EDT)
:::'''That Is Not How The Wiki Works.''' --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:57, 12 May 2010 (EDT)
::::Well sure, but Hasbro doesn't seem to be playing by the rules lately. It was just a suggestion. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:12, 12 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::Just because Hasbro's not playing by the rules doesn't mean we have to follow suit. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:19, 12 May 2010 (EDT)
Can we please just drop the issue for now like I suggested?--[[User:Roni134730|Roni134730]] 00:55, 13 May 2010 (EDT)

== Jazz? ==

The scout in the multiplayer traier looks alot like Jazz and when you hover over the pre-order button on thier website I am pretty sure its Jazz next to Shockwave

== Image Captions/Quotes ==

So for the 1986 Transformer movie, there were a bunch of quotes from Star Wars: A New Hope. Then for the 2007 movie, there were quotes from the 1986 movie. And for RotF, we did quotes from The Empire Strikes Back. I'm wondering if we should do quotes from the Halo series for the image captions for War for Cybertron. What do you think?

And in a somewhat related manner, I might have found what could possibly be the [http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp251/Darth_Shadow_91/warforcybertroncoverart.jpg boxart] for WfC. If we use it, I have a proposed quote.

''Men, keep your eyes downrange, fingers on the trigger, and we all come home in one piece. Am I right, Marines?''

Sgt. Avery Johnson, Halo: Combat Evolved

[[User:Darth Shadow 91|Darth Shadow 91]] 23:45, 29 April 2010 (EST)
:By that logic we could use Zelda or Mario quotes. Anyways, as always, unless there's some definite theme in the captions (Like Animated Wreck-Gar's page), no caption, or the caption is just a ''really'' bad joke, the captions are up to whoever adds the image.[[User:Monty Prime|Monty Prime]] 01:18, 30 April 2010 (EDT)
::Actually, couldn't we use Gears of War quotes? The two games run on extremley similar engines, have the same "gritty dark" feel, same gameplay mechanics, and I think a few Gears quotes could work well. Hate to kick a dead-ish topic, just an idea. [[User:Drayco90|Drayco90]] 20:59, 25 May 2010 (EDT)
::I like the Halo quote idea! Ironhide's picture: "Figured I'd shoot my way out, mix things up a little." Omega Supreme's picture: "Relax, I'd rather not piss this thing off." Megatron: "I wondered who the Autobots would send to silence me. A Prime? I'm flattered." Bumblebee: "Little people first!"
::For Starscream joining the Decepticons, "What would you have your Arbiter do?" [[User:Darth Shadow 91|Darth Shadow 91]] 00:36, 06 June 2010 (EST)

== New characters ==

Over [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/war-for-cybertron---tfw2005-visits-high-moon-studios--gameplay-impressions-169615/ here], it looks like Arcee, Slipstream, and some others are in the mix. --[[User:Nerroth|Nerroth]] 12:54, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
:Those were supposed to be still under ''embargo''... -_-; --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 14:10, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
:: Yeah, TFW doesn't really ''give a shit'' about your stupid informational release dates. They're too busy being BEST AND FIRST. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:28, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
::: There's definitely an Arcee-mould character in the new Multiplayer trailer along with characters sharing moulds with Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Megatron, Starscream and Soundwave, so we can probably confirm that one. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 18:44, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
::::Where the hell are people getting Rumble and Frenzy from? Also, since Slipstream only shows up in the "embargo" pics, should we even mention her at all, let alone give her an article? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:51, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::Embargo's been lifted (I think). As for Frenzy and Rumble, one of the concept art shows two that resemble the Casseticons, especially the blue with pile drivers. --[[User:Lonegamer78|lonegamer78]] 17:03, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
::::::If it helps, the trailer is also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aAxxAJOMt8 here] - and as noted in the [[Talk:Slipstream_%28WFC%29|talk page]] for the new Slipstream, you can see what looks to be her running towards the camera at about 1:20-1:21 (just before it switches to Arcee). --[[User:Nerroth|Nerroth]] 19:25, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
but aren't they just multiplayer character models/pre-order only? --[[Special:Contributions/98.204.17.1|98.204.17.1]] 17:45, 26 May 2010 (EDT)
:Short Answer: No. Long Answer: Well, probably not, they're almost crtainly actual characters in the story version of the game from what we've seen, but no one will know 100% for sure until the game is out and we play through and see. But still, likely, no. --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 20:00, 26 May 2010 (EDT)

== So what do we do now that there is a comic? ==

[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/war-for-cybertron-preorder-bonus-idw-war-for-cybertron-1/18621/ Comic news], do we just put up a Disambig or start a full fledged Franchise treatment? [[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 16:52, 18 May 2010 (EDT)
:I rather wait for further info or when any one of us gets a copy. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 17:22, 18 May 2010 (EDT)
::[http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=167925&postcount=6 more info]. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 05:35, 22 May 2010 (EDT)
:::"Based on selected passages from the novel TRANSFORMERS: EXODUS..." So the comic is tied very closely to the novel. It sounds like they are all the same franchise. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 09:45, 22 May 2010 (EDT)

== For now... ==

...I'm deciding WfC is classified as a Primax-cluster universe. Now that the toys are sort of out, we really need to stick them ''somewhere''. And there's been nothing indicated that its universe isn't terribly G1y. This could change in the future as we come to understand its universe better, but we can move it then. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:56, 2 June 2010 (EDT)

== Division by Game? ==

At some point soon are we going to need to give this page a major overhaul? From the sounds of it the Wii and DS versions are going to have signifigant enough character and play differnces that talking about it all as "one single game" would likely become counterproductive. Don't have the time right now to check but isn't that how we've handled multiplatform games in the past? A 360/PS3 section, a Wii section and a DS section? --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 14:15, 4 June 2010 (EDT)
:I know there are two seperate articles for the PS1 and N64 versions of the Beast Wars Transmetal fighting games. - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 16:54, 4 June 2010 (EDT)
::The games actually have different names, as well. The Wii version is called Transformers: Cybertron Adventures. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 23:55, 4 June 2010 (EDT)

Yeerk

2010-05-18T17:29:19Z

Darth Shadow 91:

:''Yeerks are aliens from the [[Animorphs]] continuity.''
[[Image:Yeerk.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Imagine this inside your brain. Enjoy your nightmares forever.]]
'''Yeerks''' are small alien slugs with the ability to envelope the brain of beings to control them. Among their kind is [[Visser Three]], who controls an [[Andalite]]. The [[Taxxon|Taxxons]] serve the Yeerk.

==Toys==
===Animorphs===
* '''Ax/Panther''' (Deluxe, 1999)
* '''Cassie/Wolf''' (Deluxe, 1999)
* '''Jake/Bear''' (Deluxe, 1999)
* '''Jake/Tiger''' (Deluxe, 1999)
* '''Jake Stingray/Manta''' (Deluxe, 1999)
* '''Marco/Beetle''' (Deluxe, 1999)
* '''Marco/Gorilla''' (Deluxe, 1999)
* '''Rachel/Lion''' (Deluxe, 1999)
* '''Taxxon/Alien''' (Deluxe, 1999)
* '''Tobias/Hawk''' (Deluxe, 1999)

:A Yeerk toy was available with any Deluxe in the ''Animorphs'' line. It came in several color variations, including red, purple, and yellow.

* '''Visser Three/Inferno Creature''' (Mega, 1999)

: Visser Three's first toy transforms from an Andalite (sort of an alien centaur-thing) into an "Inferno Creature" (a somewhat humanoid alien monster). The Inferno Creature's left hand, which becomes the Andalite's left hind leg, fires a missile. He has no transitional third mode.

* '''Visser Three''' (Ultra, 1999)

: Visser Three's second toy keeps the two modes of his original toy (more or less) and adds a third mode, a Hork-Bajir (sort of an alien quadripedal-dinosaur-thing), which fires a missile from each hand.

[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Animorphs]]
[[Category:Species]]

Taxxon

2010-05-18T17:25:33Z

Darth Shadow 91:

:''Taxxons are aliens from the [[Animorphs]] continuity and the [[Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TaxxonFanArt.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Oddly enough, Kiss Players is a step up from THIS.]]
'''Taxxons''' are big ugly cannibalistic centipede-things that serve the [[Yeerk|Yeerks]]. [[Visser Three]] figured out how to give them morphing powers, allowing them to turn into slightly different big ugly things.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] salvaged parts for [[Death's Head (Animated)|his ship]] from Taxxon sources.{{storylink|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==Toys==
===Animorphs===
* '''Taxxon/Alien''' (Deluxe)

:One of the last ''Animorphs'' toys, the Taxxon transforms from an alien centipede-thing into a bipedal alien thing.

:Although it was planned, this toy was never released in the United States. Because its planned release would have been near the end of the line, this led to a popular perception that it was never released at all, similar to the status of the ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] toy that eventually became ''[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron Megabolt]]''.

[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Animorphs]]
[[Category:Species]]

Taxxon

2010-05-18T17:21:58Z

Darth Shadow 91:

:''Taxxons are aliens from the [[Animorphs]] continuity and the [[Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TaxxonFanArt.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Imagine THIS inside your brain. Enjoy your nightmares tonight.]]
'''Taxxons''' are big ugly cannibalistic centipede-things that serve the [[Yeerk|Yeerks]]. [[Visser Three]] figured out how to give them morphing powers, allowing them to turn into slightly different big ugly things.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] salvaged parts for [[Death's Head (Animated)|his ship]] from Taxxon sources.{{storylink|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==Toys==
===Animorphs===
* '''Taxxon/Alien''' (Deluxe)

:One of the last ''Animorphs'' toys, the Taxxon transforms from an alien centipede-thing into a bipedal alien thing.

:Although it was planned, this toy was never released in the United States. Because its planned release would have been near the end of the line, this led to a popular perception that it was never released at all, similar to the status of the ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] toy that eventually became ''[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron Megabolt]]''.

[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Animorphs]]
[[Category:Species]]

Taxxon

2010-05-18T17:20:59Z

Darth Shadow 91:

:''Taxxons are aliens from the [[Animorphs]] continuity and the [[Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
{{mainpic|10:36, 24 April 2009 (EDT)}}
'''Taxxons''' are big ugly cannibalistic centipede-things that serve the [[Yeerk|Yeerks]]. [[Visser Three]] figured out how to give them morphing powers, allowing them to turn into slightly different big ugly things.

[[Image:TaxxonFanArt.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Imagine THIS inside your brain. Enjoy your nightmares tonight.]]

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] salvaged parts for [[Death's Head (Animated)|his ship]] from Taxxon sources.{{storylink|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==Toys==
===Animorphs===
* '''Taxxon/Alien''' (Deluxe)

:One of the last ''Animorphs'' toys, the Taxxon transforms from an alien centipede-thing into a bipedal alien thing.

:Although it was planned, this toy was never released in the United States. Because its planned release would have been near the end of the line, this led to a popular perception that it was never released at all, similar to the status of the ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] toy that eventually became ''[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron Megabolt]]''.

[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Animorphs]]
[[Category:Species]]

Sea Clamp

2010-05-15T03:14:31Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Beast Wars */

{{factions|predacon}}
:''Sea Clamp is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:GeneralSeaclamp.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Do my worst, eh? Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons."]]
'''General Sea Clamp''' is a member of the [[Tripredacus Council]].

He has great "crushing power". Presumably this means that he is good at crushing things, and not that he tends to develop crushes on his fellow Predacons.

He combines with his fellow council members to form [[Tripredacus]]. No more is known about him.

:''Italian name:'' '''Chela'''
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Crampon''' ("Clamp")

==Fiction==
===Toys Bios===
Sea Clamp, alongside Cicadacon and Ram Horn, was involved in an assassination plot, part of a ploy to take control of the Predacon army, and dispose of its then-current leader, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. The plot was thought to have succeeded, but in truth they did not manage to extinguish Razorclaw's spark. Nonetheless, the Predacons' previous leader was forced into hiding, and while the world believed him dead, the Tripredacus Council took control of the Predacons. {{storylink|Razorclaw (G1)#toys|Botcon 2009 Razorclaw toy bio}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
:Voice actor: [[Ian Corlett]] (English), [[Jōji Yanami]] (Japanese)

After the [[Transwarp wavefront]] was detected entering Cybertronian space, General Sea Clamp sent agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to track the wave back to its source, giving him the secretly-developed [[Transwarp cruiser]]. A meeting of the Tripredacus council was then called to discuss the fact that the Transwarp wave had been matched with the energy signature of the ''[[Darksyde]]''. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
The Tripredacus Council ordered [[Magmatron]] to assure that no knowledge of the [[transwarp wave]] reached the Maximals. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} When their [[Ravage (G1)|agent]] failed at his task of rounding up the rogue Megatron, the council sent Magmatron to complete the mission. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

===Fun Publications Comics===
He gave [[Flamewar]]'s death sentence. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Tripredacus''' (1997)

[[Image:Seaclamptoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Wait, I've got a better plan to catch this big red lobster man! We'll toss him in a boiling pot, and when he's done we'll butter him up!"]]

: Sea Clamp transforms into a grayish-purple crawfish. He has two blades that flip out of his claws, and a white missile launcher under his abdomen. He transforms into the legs of Tripredacus.

:This mold was recolored and released in Japan as [[Gimlet]].

==Notes==
* Sea Clamp's name is a [[wikipedia:C-clamp|horrible, horrible pun]].

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1997/Predacon/SeaClamp/seaclamp.htm Sea Clamp at TFU.info]

[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Predacons]]
[[Category:Predacon leaders]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

Sea Clamp

2010-05-15T03:14:11Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Beast Wars */

{{factions|predacon}}
:''Sea Clamp is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:GeneralSeaclamp.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Do my worst, eh? Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons."]]
'''General Sea Clamp''' is a member of the [[Tripredacus Council]].

He has great "crushing power". Presumably this means that he is good at crushing things, and not that he tends to develop crushes on his fellow Predacons.

He combines with his fellow council members to form [[Tripredacus]]. No more is known about him.

:''Italian name:'' '''Chela'''
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Crampon''' ("Clamp")

==Fiction==
===Toys Bios===
Sea Clamp, alongside Cicadacon and Ram Horn, was involved in an assassination plot, part of a ploy to take control of the Predacon army, and dispose of its then-current leader, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. The plot was thought to have succeeded, but in truth they did not manage to extinguish Razorclaw's spark. Nonetheless, the Predacons' previous leader was forced into hiding, and while the world believed him dead, the Tripredacus Council took control of the Predacons. {{storylink|Razorclaw (G1)#toys|Botcon 2009 Razorclaw toy bio}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
:Voice actor: [[Ian Corlett]] (English), [[Jōji Yanami]] (Japanese)

After the [[Transwarp wavefront]] was detected entering Cybertronian space, General Sea Clamp sent agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to track the wave back to its source, giving him the secretly-developed [[Transwarp cruiser]]. A meeting of the Tripredacus council was then called to discuss the fact that the Transwarp wave had been matched with the energy signature of the ''[[Darksyde]]''. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
The Tripredacus Council ordered [[Magmatron]] to assure that no knowledge of the [[transwarp wave]] reached the Maximals. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} When their [[Ravage (G1)|agent]] failed at his task of rounding up the rogue Megatron, the council sent Magmatron to complete the mission. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

===Fun Publications Comics===
He gave [[Flamewar]]'s death sentence. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Tripredacus''' (1997)

[[Image:Seaclamptoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Wait, I've got a better plan to catch this big red lobster man! We'll toss him in a boiling pot, and when he's done we'll better him up!"]]

: Sea Clamp transforms into a grayish-purple crawfish. He has two blades that flip out of his claws, and a white missile launcher under his abdomen. He transforms into the legs of Tripredacus.

:This mold was recolored and released in Japan as [[Gimlet]].

==Notes==
* Sea Clamp's name is a [[wikipedia:C-clamp|horrible, horrible pun]].

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1997/Predacon/SeaClamp/seaclamp.htm Sea Clamp at TFU.info]

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Ramjet (Animated)

2010-05-06T11:55:00Z

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|''The name or term Ramjet does not refer to any other characters or ideas. You certainly can't read more about them by seeing [[Ramjet (disambiguation)]].''
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:''Ramjet is'' not ''a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]]''.

[[Image:AnimatedRamjetModel.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|"No clone army...definitely no clone army...absolutely no clone army in this show"]].]]

'''Ramjet''', the '''Liar Starscream''', is the [[Starscream (Animated)|original Starscream]], and not a [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clone]].

What? We never said he was the original Starscream.

He does not have a problem with telling the truth. Not every single thing he ever says is a complete lie. Just because what he just said completely contradicts everything he said previously, this doesn't make him an irredeemable bold-faced liar.

{{bigquote|I'm not down! I can escape any time I want to! I...just don't want to.|Ramjet after not getting stasis cuffed by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]|"[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]"}}

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==Non-Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' Not [[Tom Kenny]] (English), Nicht [[Stefan Staudinger]] (German), Non [[Daniele Demma]] (Italian)

[[Image:Starscream with Liarscream.jpg|thumb|left|"Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the other person makes." "No it isn't." "It is." "Not at all."]]

Ramjet did not first try to assert that he was the original Starscream, then deny he said that, then deny that he was a liar when [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] called him a liar. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}.

Ramjet managed to do fairly well in the [[space bridge]] battle. He never told his Autobot targets that he wasn't about to shoot them. He was not trapped by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] in a pair of [[stasis cuffs]], and after that didn't happen he wasn't helped to escape by the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sycophant]], and he never denied that any of this occurred. When [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] came on the scene, Ramjet did not try to tell the giant his stabilizing servo was unbolted. Had he done so, Omega would have fallen for it and not just promptly kicked the clone a few miles away. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Later, a stasis-cuffed [[Lugnut]] wasn't helped at all out of his plight by Ramjet. And even if that ''had'' happened, the clone was being completely honest when he promised not to tell Megatron about Lugnut's humiliating failure. But none of that happened so it doesn't matter. Yeah, that's the ticket. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

[[Image:TFAni 5ServosofDoom LiarScream Helpless.jpg|thumb||"Your middle name's Judas, but you tell everyone that it's Jonathan."]]
Long after that, [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] didn't capture the disarmed and helpless Liar for [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] in exchange for a gyro-stabilizer. However, Lockdown didn't double-cross Sentinel when Ramjet didn't offer the bounty hunter a better deal earlier. Ramjet didn't break free and stasis cuff the alert Autobot on the spot. As Ramjet didn't try to get away with the armed and dangerous Sentinel, he wasn't knocked out of the sky by [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], who weren't accompanied by [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]. Even if they did, the battle didn't go in Ramjet's favor and he didn't use Sentinel as a shield against their attacks. Ramjet didn't try to escape again, but Optimus didn't cover his face with foam. Had that happened, he wouldn't have dropped Sentinel head-first into the ground. After [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] didn't blast him out of the sky with a fireball, Optimus and Jazz didn't push a scoreboard on top of him. If they did, it wouldn't have hurt one bit, and he wouldn't have been stasis cuffed and hauled into custody. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

[[Image:TFAni_Decepticon_Air_BoxScream_ConeScream.jpg|thumb|left|200px|New helmet? What are you talking about?]]
Later, Sentinel Prime didn't steer his ship through a stormy nebula. Nor did it revive [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], who wasn't still immobilized from his own slow-down ray. From there, Swindle didn't free and re-arm Ramjet along with the other captured Decepticons. Swindle also didn't give [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] and Ramjet strangely familiar helmets to tell them apart. Afterwards, Ramjet and the Decepticons didn't manhandle the Elite Guard. And if they did, they would've captured them before Sentinel sent a coded SOS to Optimus Prime. Fortunately, Optimus didn't appear out of Swindle's chest, and didn't send Ramjet and other Decepticons into chaos. The battle didn't spill out of the ship, where [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] didn't somehow bombard him with a tornado. Ramjet also wasn't present when [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] didn't capture the Autobots and didn't try to freeze them in the decontamination unit. If he was, he certainly wasn't frozen when Jazz didn't booby-trap decontamination unit. He ultimately wasn't re-captured and sent to Cybertron, where he wasn't paraded around with the jubilant Sentinel. That's [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] you're thinking of! {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

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==Not-Notes==
[[Image:LiarStarscreamABTCpt2.jpg|thumb|200px|He's not angry at Hasbro that he didn't get a toy. He's not about to fire at them.]]
* Ramjet's colors are completely original. They have nothing to do with [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] whatsoever, no sir. It's just a coincidence that he has burgundy wings and a white helmet. He certainly wasn't finally called "Ramjet" in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]],'' which is a terrible book nobody enjoys. Also, the name "Liar Starscream" was definitely not on his character model sheet.

*Ramjet's colors are entirely consistent. At no point does his off-white ever look cream.

* Ramjet was not given his Generation 1 counterpart's [[Conehead |cone-shaped helmet]] in "[[Decepticon Air]]". He didn't get it from anybody, especially not [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]. Absolutely not.

*Ramjet's nosecone is extremely brittle. It hasn't been reinforced at all. There's no way it can survive any midair collisions.

* This entire article is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The fact that it's about Ramjet (who ''isn't'' a big fat liar) has nothing to do with anything. So there.

* We never said that this article spoke truth. You can't prove anything!

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File:ROTF360cover.jpg

2010-04-30T05:28:51Z

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The Xbox 360 cover to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)

2010-04-30T05:27:56Z

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{{Note|'''HEY EVERYONE!''' [[Talk:Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Click here and read this '''BEFORE''' editing]]!}}
{{cleanup|July 2009|This is clearly not up to our standards}}

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The Xbox 360/Sony Playstation 3/Windows PC versions of '''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''', developed by [[Luxoflux]], follows a number of Autobots and Decepticons through a loose approximation of the movie's plot. The game has two campaigns, one for each faction. It is the first Transformers game on a console to feature online play.

[[Image:ROTF360cover.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Finish the fight.]]

==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=Playable|c1=
'''[[Autobot]]s'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]/Powered-Up Optimus Prime ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] ([[Andrew Kishino]])
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (downloadable content, [[Nolan North]])
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (downloadable content, [[Darius McCrary]])
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime]] (downloadable content, [[Peter Cullen]])

'''[[Decepticon]]s'''
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]/Megatron (Flight) ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] ([[Neil Kaplan]])
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (downloadable content, [[Peter Jessop]])
*[[Megatron (G1)|''Generation 1'' Megatron]] (downloadable content, [[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)|''Generation 1'' Starscream]] (downloadable content, [[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|''Generation 1'' Sunstorm]] (downloadable content, [[Charlie Adler]])

|h2=Non-Playable|c2=
*[[The Fallen]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] (Fred Tatasciore)
*[[Aerialbot Scout 1]]
*[[Aerialbot Warrior]]
*[[Constructicon Scout]]
*[[Constructicon Warrior]]
*[[Combaticon Scout]]
*[[Combaticon Sniper]]
*[[Combaticon Warrior]]
*[[Omnibot Scout 1]]
*[[Omnibot Scout 2]]
*[[Omnibot Warrior]]
*[[Protectobot Sniper]]
*[[Protectobot Warrior]]
*[[Seeker Warrior]]
*[[Stunticon Scout 1]]
*[[Stunticon Scout 2]]
*[[Stunticon Sniper]]

|h3=Multiplayer|c3=
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] (downloadable content, [[Clive Revill]])
*[[Protectobot Scout|Protectobot]]
*[[Seeker Sniper|Seeker]]
*[[Aerialbot Scout 2]] (also playable in some single player levels via DLC)
}}
{{stub|Weren't there others as well? Such as the Stunticons, the Decepticon NEST jeep, the police car, the Decepticon NEST helicopter etc.?}}

==Synopsis==
===Autobot campaign===
{{cleanup|August 2009|This is clearly not up to our standards}}

The Autobot campaign begins with NEST Pilot Sgt. Epps reporting Decepticons in [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. Upon the arrival of the Autobots, Major William Lennox tells them there are Decepticons in the perimeter and must not escape. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is sent to fight them. Ironhide then battles and defeats [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. When [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] gets word that Ironhide is missing, Ratchet heads out to find him and get him to safety. After locating Ironhide, his power is recharged and another Decepticon battle ensues. After annihilating Decepticon troops, Optimus battles [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. Upon his defeat and before Optimus deactivates him, Demolishor states "[[The Fallen]] shall rise again."

The Autobots then head to Burbank, California where a previously unknown fragment of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] has surfaced, now in possession of [[Mikaela Banes]]. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is sent to protect Mikaela when the Decepticons detect the fragment also. The Autobots learn that a second All Spark fragment held by the Americans has been stolen. Soundwave learns of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s location, and transmits it to the Decepticons. [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] is sent to defend a carrier fleet guarding Megatron's corpse in the [[Laurentian Abyss]] from the Decepticons. Despite his efforts, Megatron is reactivated.

On the East Coast, [[Sam Witwicky]] is kidnapped by the Decepticon troops and taken to an industrial park near his college. Ratchet manages to locate Sam in an abandoned foundry and sends Bumblebee the coordinates. Bumblebee rescues Sam and gets him to the extraction point, Grindor attacks, but Bumblebee manages to defeat him. To aid their allies against the Decepticons, Optimus decides to give them advanced weaponry and escorts the [[Axiom Gun]] to NEST headquarters. After getting the convoy to destination, the Autobots meet with Sam who is going to visit the deli where [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] is currently working. With intel from Simmons, Sam has Bumblebee take him to the museum to seek out a robot named [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]. While Sam looks for Jetfire, Bumblebee defends the museum from the Decepticon troops. Jetfire emerges from the museum and takes Sam through the inter-dimensional [[space bridge]] to [[Cairo]], Egypt, with the Autobots following.

Jetfire reveals the [[Dynasty of Primes]] have constructed a machine called the [[Solar harvester|Sun Harvester]] hidden in an [[Pyramid|Egyptian pyramid]]. He says the device destroys stars to harvest their energy. Upon arrival in the outskirts of Cairo, the Autobots search for Sam while evading Decepticon troops. After finding Sam, Optimus Prime takes him to the Tomb of the 12 Ancients. While Sam is in the tomb, Optimus defends it from Megatron and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Optimus defeats Megatron and Starscream, but they escape after Megatron impales Jetfire. Before dying, Jetfire lends his wings and parts to Optimus Prime. In the city Bumblebee faces Devastator who is leading the Decepticon troops attacking Cairo.

The Fallen reveals himself and the Sun Harvester. Optimus battles The Fallen, destroying him by impaling his face with his sword. The Fallen falls into the Sun Harvester, destroying it. With the Ancient Transformers avenged, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] tells Optimus that Megatron is on a ship in a distant galaxy. Optimus then salutes his troops for their good work in stopping the Decepticons.

===Decepticon Campaign===

The Decepticon campaign begins in Shanghai with Sideways tracking down Autobots in his area. He then learns that Grindor has gone missing and Sideways must find, repair, and transport Grindor to the extraction site. Once Grindor is safe, he attacks Autobots protecting NEST arrays and infiltrates them with a [[viroid]]s, viruses that give the Decepticons access to NEST communications. Elsewhere, Long Haul destroys NEST bases located around the city of Shanghai. Ironhide emerges to fight Long Haul but is defeated. Starscream proclaims the victory as a message to Optimus Prime.

The Decepticons then head to Burbank, California. Soundwave has learned that Sam Witwicky has given a shard of the Allspark to Mikaela. They hope to recover the shard and revive Megatron. Long Haul destroys buildings, capturing men who may know Mikaela's location. However, the probe Starscream uses kills the first three before they can be of any use. Although the last engineer dies, Starscream is able to discover Mikaela's location. Long Haul is once again sent to recover her. Unfortunately, Starscream receives word that the Decepticon troops transporting Mikaela has been intercepted by the Autobots. After this, Starscream decides to kidnap NSA chief Galloway. After destroying several buildings owned by the front corporation Massive Dynamics, Starscream captures Galloway and places him under Decepticon control. Breakaway attempts to stop the Decepticons, but he is killed by Grindor.

With Galloway under their control, the Decepticons learn both the location of the All Spark shard and where Megatron's remains have been hidden. Soundwave dispatches [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to retrieve the shard, while Starscream and Long Haul head to the Laurentian Abyss. Starscream destroys the turrets on aircraft carriers stationed at the Abyss, allowing the Decepticons to gain access to Megatron's remains. Long Haul uses the shard to raise Megatron back to life, who returns to the ''Nemesis'' and presents himself to the Fallen. Megatron believes he has failed, but the Fallen reveals that there is a machine that can create the energon needed to raise their army. The knowledge lies within Sam Witwicky. Megatron dispatches Grindor to retrieve the boy, and succeeds, but the Autobots rescue him when Starscream's extraction unit is defeated. However, their hunt for the boy has drawn out Optimus Prime. Megatron defeats Optimus and has Starscream destroy a museum that Sam entered, but he is not among the ruins. They learn he was transported to Cairo, Egypt via a Space Bridge created by Jetfire.

Megatron arrives on the outskirts of an Egyptian city and engages Autobots in combat. Jetfire and Bumblebee both challenge him, but are destroyed. Long Haul is then dispatched to destroy the Axiom Gun. With the last threats removed, Megatron goes to meet the Fallen at the harvester. However, Optimus survived his battle with Megatron and reveals that The Fallen has no way to make Megatron a Prime, as Primes are born, not made. Megatron then attacks and destroys his former master, but Optimus is able to destroy the harvester before it can destroy the sun.

With his initial plan ruined, Megatron returns to the ''Nemesis'' and activates the protoforms inside the ship, commanding his new army to arise.

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==Technical errors and oddities==
* In the PC version, when you insert the game disc for the first time, the game crashes as soon as it reaches the Paramount logo screen. The only way to fix this is to restart your computer, however, the error will instantly return the next time you insert the disc, thus forcing you to restart your computer again. The only way to avoid this glitch is to keep the disc in your CD drive.

==Quotes==
"Today, one shall stand, and one shall fall."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' homages like its [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986]].

"All units: let the slaughter begin!"
:—'''Megatron''' does as well.

"Time to bust some Deceptichops!"
:—'''Ironhide''' continues the homage rampage.

"I still function!"
:—'''Megatron'''. No, the homages don't ever stop.

"I see a Decepticon, I attack a Decepticon."
:—'''Bumblebee''' kills and kills and kills.

'''Optimus''': We are accomplishing our objectives with great speed and less damage to the surroundings. 
'''Ratchet''': Except for the incident where Ironhide destroyed that ice cream truck. 
'''Ironhide''': It was emitting a Decepticon audio signature! 
'''Ratchet''': It was ''playing a song''.
:—As [[Kaiba-5|before]], Ironhide is way too trigger happy.

'''Starscream''': We Decepticons are always swift in battle! 
'''Grindor''': Although you, Starscream, are equally swift in retreating. 
'''Starscream''': I have ''never'' retreated! EVER! 
'''Grindor''': Of course not. You simply advance ''backwards''. 
''[Starscream roars in anger]''
:—Grindor takes up [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s job of dissing Starscream.

==Trivia==
*Throughout the North American levels, there are billboards for films such as [[wikipedia : The Island (2005 film)|The Atoll]], [[wikipedia : Bad Boys (1995 film)|Tough Guyz]], [[wikipedia : Armageddon (1998 film)|Earth's End]], and [[wikipedia : The Rock (film)|The Stone]].

*For destroying 250 Decepticons in the Autobot campaign, you earn the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiHsxQJ9ZOo Awesome] Achievement/Trophy.

*For destroying 350 Autobots in the Decepticon campaign, you earn the [[wikipedia : Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]] Achievement/Trophy.

*Six episodes of the Generation 1 cartoon can be unlocked in the course of the game: [[S.O.S. Dinobots]], [[Fire on the Mountain]], [[War of the Dinobots]], and The Ultimate Doom, Parts [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1|1]], [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2|2]], and [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3|3]].

*G1-style colour schemes for Ironhide and Starscream can be unlocked for both single and multiplayer modes. Additionally, a yellow colour scheme can be unlocked for Long Haul, making him more closely resemble a conventional (or [[Tonka]]) dump truck.

*As in the [[Transformers The Game|previous games]], [[Frank Welker]] returns as Megatron. He does not, however, voice any of the characters ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], and [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]) he did in the movie.

*Several multiplayer levels feature advertisements for Coca-Cola.

*Fans of G1 will be pleased to find out that some Achievements/Trophies are named after episodes of the G1 cartoon, such as [[Carnage in C-Minor]] and [[Megatron's Master Plan]]. There's even an Achievement/Trophy titled You've Got [[The Touch]].

*Starscream is the only boss who fight twice in the game.

*This game was [[Luxoflux]]'s last game.

==Differences between the Game and Movie==
* The Decepticons are not looking for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] as they did in the movie, but the solar harvester itself (in the movie they already knew where the harvester was).
* In the Decepticon campaign, it's said that the Decepticons were in Shanghai to look for Megatron's remains.
* Breakaway did not appear in the movie.
* In the movie, Bumblebee is still having troubles with his speech. In the game, he has completely regained his speech.
* In the game, Optimus Prime doesn't die in either campaign, so he wasn't resurrected in the game. The battle in the forest doesn't happen either, but there's a similar battle in Cairo against Megatron and Starscream, although Jetfire is also present.
* Jetfire's death is altered. In the movie, he commits suicide and gives his parts to Optimus. In the games, he is either stabbed by Megatron before giving his parts to Optimus (Autobot campaign) or killed by the player (Decepticon campaign). Also, in the movie there's a neat combination sequence for Jetfire's parts and Optimus. In the game...Prime just abruptly appears in Autobot HQ in the next cutscene wearing Jetfire armor. Talk about anti-climactic.
* In the movie, Sideways is killed by [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]. In the Autobot campaign, he is killed by Ironhide (or whoever the player is), since although Sideswipe was later added to the game as downloadable content, he was originally absent from this game.
* Along with Sideswipe, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] are absent from the game's story, and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] is only mentioned briefly in the Decepticon campaign. The only [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] to make an appearance, except as a part of [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], is [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] (as well as [[Constructicon Scout]]s very rarely being present as enemies in the Autobot campaign). Of the major human characters, [[Leo Spitz]] is not seen or mentioned during the game, and [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] is only mentioned in a mission where the player has to escort Sam to the diner where he works.
* Like [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|other]] [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|adaptations]], the [[Tomb of the Primes]] is called the Tomb of the Twelve, while in the movie, there were only seven dead Primes.
* In the movie, Devastator is killed at the pyramids. In the game, he is killed in Cairo, meaning he never gets the chance to rip the pyramid apart, yet in the battle against The Fallen, the pyramid is open, revealing the solar harvester.
* The Autobots did not supply the humans with a weapon to battle the Decepticons in the movie.
* [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] speaks in a voice rather reminiscent of his [[Starscream (G1)|G1 counterpart]] in the movie. In the game, his voice is far deeper and more aggressive in nature, although he has the same voice actor.
* Similarly, Megatron is deep-voiced in the film. In the game, however, he has literally the [[Frank Welker|exact same voice]] of ''his'' [[Megatron (G1)|G1 counterpart]]. He even has the trademark laugh.
* In the game, the Decepticons have to fight their way past a Naval fleet in order to reach Megatron's remains. In the movie, they just sneak past them on a ship and then dive straight down.
* [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] is shown to be much more heavily damaged in the film, before his final moment, than in the game. For instance, in the film, his entire face is shown to be falling apart; in the game, it's fine.

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

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Cad Bane

2010-04-30T04:28:43Z

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:''Cad Bane is an [[alien]] and a [[bounty hunter]] from the [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] continuity family.''
[[Image:SW_Cad_Bane_cardart.jpg|thumb|right|250px|No hat? No thanks.]]

'''Cad Bane''' is a bounty hunter who flies a ship called the ''Xanadu Blood''. His [[mech]] suit transforms from a robot resembling him into the ship.

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==Toys==
===''Star Wars Crossovers''===
[[Image:Crossovers-toy_CadBane.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Cad Bane to Cad Bane's ''Xanadu Blood''''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' 2 guns, 2 missiles, 4 staff components

:Cad Bane is a retool of the [[MagnaGuard]] toy with a new head, transforming into the ''Xanadu Blood'' (a modified version of the Porax-38 starfighter that the MagnaGuard transforms into). The ship is armed with six cannons; the two on the sides are firing missile launchers that can be used as handheld guns in robot mode, while the remaining four combine to form a staff weapon. The handheld guns can also combine with each other in a [[Targetmaster|Double Targetmaster]]-like fashion, allowing Cad Bane to wield both them and the staff simultaneously. He is woefully bereft of headwear.

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==External links==
{{wookiee|Cad Bane}}

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Talk:Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)

2010-04-30T03:45:19Z

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Unfinished

2010-04-28T05:00:45Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=50
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=51
|title="Unfinished"
|japanese=ギャラクシーコンボイVSマスターガルバトロン最終決戦!
|romaji=Galaxy Convoy tai Master Galvatron—Saishū Kessen!
|translation=Galaxy Convoy VS Master Galvatron—The Final Battle!
|image=Cyb_ep50_map_save.jpg
|caption="Unfinished?" What, did Candlejack show u
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Gyō Yamatoya]]
|director=[[Manabu Ono]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[December 24]], 2005 (Japanese) [[September 28]], 2006 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''As the Autobots race to save Jungle Planet, Optimus Prime and Galvatron have their final battle.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cyb_ep50_i_dream_of_starscream.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]
With the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] destroyed and peace returned to the universe, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori]] relax on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. While Coby is working on his [[Cobybot]], Bud sneaks up behind him and jumps on him, leading the two brothers to run around chasing each other in good spirits. Lori shrugs at their childishness, before noticing that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] appears distracted. After all, [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] is still out there...

Galvatron is, in fact, much closer than the [[Autobot]] leader realizes, staring down at Cybertron from his vantage point on an asteroid floating above the planet. Wondering aloud if this is truly to be the end of his ambition, Galvatron's attention is suddenly drawn to a sparkle of light above his head. As he looks up, the light flares around him, and he suddenly finds himself on a burning landscape, standing before the towering form of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], who sits upon a throne flanked by [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. Starscream mocks Megatron for giving up, inciting the [[Decepticon]] commander's rage, at which point the burning world fades away, and Megatron finds himself on the asteroid once more. The sparkle of light floats nearer, and is revealed to be Starscream's [[crown]], which Galvatron takes in his hands. Reflecting on Starscream's words, he crushes the crown, and swears to finish things once and for all.

[[Image:Cyb_ep50_scourge_shake.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Down on Cybertron, the Autobots are dealing with the last lingering remnant of the chaos wreaked upon the universe by the black hole: the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] has been pulled out of its normal place in the cosmos, and must be restored. Working together as a massive construction crew, the Autobots disassemble and rebuild the engines of the colossal starship, the [[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]], on Jungle Planet's surface, intending to use their thrust to push the planet through a [[space bridge]], back to its rightful place in the universe. [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] thanks Optimus Prime for all that he has done for him, and all the non-Jungle-Planet-native Transformers return to Cybertron so that the planet can depart. The engines are fired up and all is going well, until Galvatron comes streaking down out of the sky and blasts his way through one of the four boosters, throwing off the planet's trajectory and causing it to careen towards Cybertron itself. No sooner are the Autobots aware of this crisis than Galvatron warps into their command centre on Cybertron, intent on finishing their war one way or another. Despite [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'s protestations, Optimus Prime instructs the other Autobots to go and deal with the booster problem, leaving him to handle Galvatron one-on-one.

[[Image:Cyb_ep50_transformers_together.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

The Autobots rush to Jungle Planet, where they quickly and effectively manage to extinguish the fires blazing around the rocket. Just as this task is accomplished, however, the struts supporting the damaged booster give way, and the rocket begins to topple over. Scourge rashly leaps into action, attempting to push the monolithic engine back into place using nothing but his own strength, and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] soon joins him. All the Autobots follow their lead, and with the addition of the towering warriors of [[Gigantion]], the rocket's collapse is halted. However, it still needs to be righted back to its original placement to stop the collision with Cybertron, and the Autobots do not have the strength to do so. To make matters worse, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] all turn up, apparently poised to take down the Autobots when they are busy supporting the booster and unable to fight back. In truth, however, the four former ne'er-do-wells are here to help save the planets as well, and all start pushing the rocket alongside the Autobots! More and more allies arrive through the [[space bridge]], as the Transformers of Earth, along with the natives of Jungle Planet, come to lend their strength to the effort. Together as one, the Transformers all glow with the power of Primus, and the rocket is thrust back into its correct position, propelling the Jungle Planet safely past Cybertron, through the space bridge, and home again.

[[Image:Cyb_ep50_lightning_storm.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

As this triumphant battle against gravity is waged, Galvatron and Optimus Prime's own battle was been growing ever fiercer. Prime looks to be on the ropes until Galvatron vows to kill all his followers once he is done with Prime, a threat that galvanized Prime into action. Seizing his perennial foe, Prime takes flight, and carries them both to one of Cybertron's moons, where they watch as the Jungle Planet is saved. As their fight continues, the other Autobots soon come flying in to support their leader, and Galvatron exploits their presence to strike Prime where it will hurt the most. Unleashing a storm of purple lightning, Galvatron brings all the Autobots to their knees, then manifests a sword of dark energy which he uses to cleave one of Optimus's wings off. As he stands poised to deliver the killing blow...

[[Image:Cyb_ep50_rhisling.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

...the glowing [[Planet Map]] suddenly flies from Bud's pocket, and blocks his blade! The light from the map floods the lunar battlefield, and Optimus Prime sees at its heart the spectral form of [[Vector Prime]], who reminds his old friend that he is watching over him from beyond the veil of time, and will always be there for him when his need is greatest. And this time, Vector Prime tells Optimus, he has brought a gift...

[[Image:Cyb_ep50_final_blow.jpg|right|thumb|220px|We would have waited an eternity for this]]

As the light of the map fades and the moon comes back into view, the luminescent globe of the Planet Map hangs between Prime and Galvatron, as the Decepticon leader demands to know what is happening. Optimus answers by reaching into the sphere before him, and from it, drawing Vector Prime's gift: his mighty sword, [[Rhisling]]! Galvatron is hurled aside by a strike from this blade of blades, and the two leaders power up for what can only be their final attack. Glowing with the golden energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], Optimus charges at Galvatron and impales his eternal enemy on Vector Prime's sword. A huge explosion results, and the Autobots wait nervously as the dust clears to see the outcome. As they return to visibility, Optimus Prime is standing over the collapsed Galvatron, who, even with a sword run through him, still reaches his hand outward towards Prime, claiming it will never be over. Unflinching, Optimus Prime bids Galvatron farewell...and the Decepticon's body disintegrates into ashes that blow away on the lunar winds. Moments later, an exhausted Prime collapses to his knees, as the other Autobots rush to their victorious commander's aid.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (11)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (12)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (13)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (14)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (15)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (16)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (17)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (18)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (19)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (20)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (21)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (22)
* [[Wing Saber]] (23)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (24)
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (27)
* [[Six-Speed]] (29)
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (35)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (36)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (37)
* [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (39)
* [[Vector Prime]] (41)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (5)
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (6)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (10)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (25)
* [[Undermine]] (26)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (30)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (31)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (32)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (33)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (34)
* [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (38)

|c3=
* [[Coby Hansen]] (1)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (2)
* [[Lori]] (3)

|c4=
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (7)*
* [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (8)
* Jungle Planet Transformers (28)
* [[Ancient Decepticon]]s (40)
}}

==Quotes==
"So, you're giving up. Heh, you're certainly no Unicron!" 
"How can this be?" 
"You defeated me, and this is all you have to show for it? How dare you give up before the job is done!?" 
"You... Starscream!" 
"So you haven't forgotten me like you forgot your ambitions, or was it just too much for you?" 
"You dare talk to me of ambition, you backstabbing fiend! If not for them, those accursed Autobots, I would have destroyed the universe!" 
"Hehehe... well, whatever you have to tell yourself." 
"Starscream! Come back here!" 
:—'''Starscream''' mocks '''Galvatron''' from the fire dimension.

"Hmmm, his crown... As pathetic as it sounds, he's right!"
:—'''Galvatron''' reflects on Starscream's taunts.

"Why throw away your life so recklessly, Prime? It's a pity at has to end like this." 
"That's a question you should ask yourself, Galvatron! ''I will finish you!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Galvatron''', <s>fanwank</s> [[The Transformers: The Movie|homage]] #1

"You will always lose, Galvatron. You think about nothing but destruction. None of your victories last! You care about nothing but yourself! ''No one'' cares about you!"
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

"Only ''one'' shall stand, Galvatron! It ends here!" 
"NEVER!!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Galvatron''', homage #2

"I still function. You haven't... won. Not while my spark... still burns..."
:-'''Galvatron'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s last words, homage #3

==Notes==

===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
[[Image:Cyb_ep50_animation_comparison.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
*As in the previous episode, the landscape of the reborn Cybertron differs between the two versions of the show. ''Galaxy Force'' shows the planet with organic trees and fields of grass that are part of the background painting, whereas ''Cybertron'' replaces the trees with apparently-[[technorganic]] counterparts, and the fields with swathes of green circuit boards, both CGI-animated,
*In ''Cybertron'', Scourge thanks Lori for all that she has done; in ''Galaxy Force'', he tells her that he will come and visit her on Earth.
* In ''Cybertron'', Red Alert attempts to shut down the rockets in order to halt the planet's movement, only to have a short circuit increase their power and speed, hastening the danger. Conversely in ''Galaxy Force'', getting the power back up was his ''intention''.
*In its final great moment of [[Burning Justice]], this episode sees the entire Transformer race glow with a magic golden aura that suddenly makes them strong enough to push the rocket back into place. Steadfast to the last, ''Galaxy Force'' does not remark upon this, treating it as perfectly normal, while ''Cybertron'' slips in the explanation that they are glowing with the power of Primus that exists in all of them.
*The tone of Prime and Galvatron's final battle following Vector Prime's appearance is much more "victorious" and "exciting" in ''Cybertron'', as heroic music swells up, and after the final blow is struck, Prime assures his troops that he is okay. In ''Galaxy Force'', by comparison, the music for the fight is somber and dramatic, and the final seconds of the episode are silent.
{{--}}


===Transformers references===
* The opening moments of this episode, as Coby works on his [[Cobybot]] and Bud scares him by sneaking up from behind, mirroring exactly the original animation added to ''Galaxy Force''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Ice#Miscellaneous trivia|third opening sequence]] of Coby working on his motorbike, down to the movements of the characters' hands. About the only difference is the clothes they're wearing.
* Starscream, Sideways and Soundwave were blasted into another dimension in "[[Showdown (episode)|Showdown]]". Their appearance in this episode is fairly confusing, as they appear to be reaching out across the dimensions somehow.
* Galvatron and Optimus deliver several lines of paraphrased dialogue from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', all quoted above. ''Cybertron'' is no stranger to pilfering movie dialogue, but while "I still function" has been heard in the show before, used by Starscream back in "[[Showdown (episode)|Showdown]]", and "Why throw away your life so recklessly?" has been heard before in "[[Fury]]", "Only one shall stand" has never been used in the show before.

===Real-world references===
[[Image:Cybprime exkaiser.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mine's bigger.]]
* The battle between Optimus Prime and Galvatron contains several visual references to the final showdown between Great Exkaizer and Dinogeist from the anime series ''[[Brave|Brave Exkaiser]]''. Both clashes take place on a moon, and the heroes both wield massive swords that are drawn in an identically dynamic fashion, glow golden as they deliver the final blow to the villain, and have their helmets shattered during the fight.
{{--}}
===Trivia===
[[Image:Cyb_ep50_death_cannon.jpg|right|thumb|Really Galvatron? ''DEATH CANNON?'' Is THAT the best you could come up with?]]
* This is the only episode in ''Galaxy Force'' to not have [[commercial bumper]]s featuring a character/characters from the series. The only indication of leading to commercial and returning is the ''Galaxy Force'' logo appearing on screen in the upper-right corner.
*In the grand Japanese ''Transformers'' tradition of modes like [[Sixshot]]'s "Wingwolf", [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s "space jet" and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]'s "dakatsu", the weapon configuration Galvatron adopts in this episode (named his "Death Cannon" in ''Galaxy Force'', pictured at right) is not part of the toy's instructions, but was created by the cartoon's production staff after fiddling with the figure. As such, it's entirely possible to configure the toy into this form.
* During the fire-fighting scenes of this episode, there is a brief moment where Vector Prime's map falls to the ground and catches Bud's attention. This will be a familiar staple to you if you've watched a lot of anime, since in Japan, for something to fall over or break without anyone touching it or any form of outside interference—a teacup cracking, a shoelace breaking, or the family shrine falling—has usually been considered as a bad omen, or at least a warning. ''Transformers'' has even had a prior example, in the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Cramp]]", when [[Alexis]]'s [[Good Luck Necklace|necklace]] cracked at the moment of Starscream's death.

==Home video releases==
{{note|All releases listed are in English audio unless otherwise noted.}}
;DVD
*2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 13 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.
*2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Kerokero Ace

2010-04-27T21:39:52Z

Darth Shadow 91:

[[Image:Kerokero ace cover.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[http://keroro.wikia.com/wiki/Kururu KU KU KU!]]]

'''Kerokero Ace''' (ケロケロエース) is a Japanese ''shōnen'' ("young boy") monthly manga magazine released about every 26th in Japan by [[Kadokawa|Kadokawa Shoten]], the first issue published in [[October 26]], [[2007]]. The magazine is known for focusing on the ''Sgt. Frog'' series, as well other titles promoted by [[Bandai]], such as the Gundam series. Alternative names for the magazine include "'''Kerokero'''" and "'''KeroA'''".

==Transformers-related titles==
*''[[The Cool|Transformers Animated: The Cool]]'' by [[Naoto Tsushima]] (May, [[2010]] - )

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Kerokero Ace|Kerokero Ace]] at Wikipedia
*[[wikipedia:ja:%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9|Kerokero Ace]] at Japanese Wikipedia

[[Category:Magazines]]

File:Kerokero ace cover.jpg

2010-04-27T21:38:44Z

Darth Shadow 91: The cover to the first copy of Kerokero Ace.

The cover to the first copy of Kerokero Ace.

Kerokero Ace

2010-04-27T21:37:06Z

Darth Shadow 91:

[[Image:Kerokero ace cover.jpg|right|250px|thumb|KU KU KU!]]

'''Kerokero Ace''' (ケロケロエース) is a Japanese ''shōnen'' ("young boy") monthly manga magazine released about every 26th in Japan by [[Kadokawa|Kadokawa Shoten]], the first issue published in [[October 26]], [[2007]]. The magazine is known for focusing on the ''Sgt. Frog'' series, as well other titles promoted by [[Bandai]], such as the Gundam series. Alternative names for the magazine include "'''Kerokero'''" and "'''KeroA'''".

==Transformers-related titles==
*''[[The Cool|Transformers Animated: The Cool]]'' by [[Naoto Tsushima]] (May, [[2010]] - )

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Kerokero Ace|Kerokero Ace]] at Wikipedia
*[[wikipedia:ja:%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9|Kerokero Ace]] at Japanese Wikipedia

[[Category:Magazines]]

The Low Road

2010-04-25T03:06:38Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Real-world references */

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=22
|image=Low Road Rhinox fart.jpg
|caption=AKA "The Low Brow"
|title="The Low Road"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[February 10]], 1997
|written by=[[Bob Forward]]
|directed by=[[J. Falconer]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Rhinox is infected with a strange energon discharge virus, and if a cure isn't found, he'll destroy the Maximal base as he literally sneezes himself to death.'''

:''French title:'' '''Le Virus''' ("The Virus")
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Le Virus'''
:''Japanese title:'' ストップ･ザ･くしゃみ (''Stop the Kushami'', "Stop the Sneezing")
:''Latin-American title:'' '''El Subterráneo'''
:''Italian title:'' '''Il virus''' ("The virus")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Low Road Rattrap Dinobot fight.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Objection!"]]
The [[Maximal]]s use their tools to garden, trimming the wild bean vines that have grown around the Maximal base and, as [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] explains, could be exploited by the Predacons. [[Rattrap]] and Dinobot get into a fight. Inside, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] detects [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] coming to attack, but can't activate the [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]] shields because of the two arguing Maximals outside. Rhinox comes down the elevator with his guns ablaze and commands the two to get inside, but they are too busy arguing to obey. Trying to cover his teammates' withdrawal, Rhinox is hit by a strange weapon from [[Tarantulas]]. Dinobot blasts Tarantulas several times, and with the crucial shot fired, the Predacons retreat.

Inside, the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'''s computer reports on the strange effect the device had on Rhinox, giving him a [[Energon discharge virus|disease]] that causes the larger Maximal to "spontaneously discharge energy." Rhinox demonstrates this by hiccuping energy beams around the base, causing much collateral damage. It's decided a counter-virus must be found.

[[Image:Low Road Rattrap Dinobot Taratulas.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hello? You're at gunpoint!]]
Rattrap and Dinobot attempt to trail the injured Tarantulas. The two get into an argument about who is to blame for Rhinox becoming sick, which quickly degenerates into name-calling. Eventually forgetting why they started the argument, the two follow Tarantulas's scent. Running after a glimpse of the Predacon, they fall though a hole and onto a long slide—with a heavy boulder close behind them. But after they land at the bottom of the slide, the boulder actually hits Tarantulas. Rattrap and Dinobot continue bickering as they search through the underground caverns for Tarantulas's lab.

Aboard the ''Axalon'', [[Optimus Primal|Optimus]] reveals to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] that he paired Dinobot and Rattrap together so they could either learn to work together or kill each other. Rhinox is meanwhile kept on a life support system which drains energy from the rest of the (now heavily damaged) Maximal base.

Back at the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] sends his own forces to reclaim Tarantulas so more of the virus can be developed to use on the rest of the Maximals. They head to his [[Tarantulas's lair|laboratory]] to see if they can locate the missing arachnid there. On Tarantulas's security sensors, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] notices the two wandering Maximals making their way through the caverns towards the hideout.

[[Image:Low Road Optimus Rhinox.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Hey, handsome. Come here often?"]]
Primal rallies his available soldiers for action against the Predacons to seize the antidote to Rhinox's ailment forcibly. Rhinox attempts to come along with the others, but Primal orders his friend to stay behind and consume some food to help stabilize his systems. Naturally, the first option on Rhinox's menu happens to be the wild beans conveniently surrounding the ''Axalon''.

[[Image:Low Road Megatron countervirus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Megatron discovers what has been making his beast head go all green.]]
Back in Tarantulas's lair, Blackarachnia discovers where Tarantulas stored the counter-virus. When [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] detects the two Maximals getting closer, the Predacon goons open fire, wildly hoping to hit something, but instead just ruin any chance they have of ambushing their targets. Dinobot tries to use Tarantulas as a hostage, but this tactic doesn't work on Megatron, who has no reservations about abusing his own soldiers. However, the distraction has bought Rattrap (who was supposed to be covering Dinobot) the time to sneak through some tubes to arrive behind the Predacons, leaving him close enough to disarm them quickly.

A nasal energon-expulsion from Rhinox provides a hole for the other Maximals to enter the chamber once they finish posing heroically. Megatron mentions that he alone has the counter-virus that could save Rhinox.

But then Rhinox shoots an incredible energon fart (visible from space) that blows the Predacons far away, giving the Maximals the chance to grab the counter-virus and live happily ever after. Rattrap and Dinobot still bicker like kids, though.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal|Maximals]]
|c1=
*[[Rattrap]] (1)
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (2)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (3)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (4)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (5)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (13)
*[[Tigatron]] (14)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (6)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (7)
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (8)
*[[Tarantulas]] (9)
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (10)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (12)

}}

==Quotes==
"Excuse me. Are ''you'' implying that the current situation is somehow...''my'' responsibility?!" 
"Well, you did start it...''gearhead''!" 
"I BEG to differ...cheese lips!" 
"Pre-evolved birdbrain!" 
"Eater of garbage!!"
:—'''Dinobot''' and '''Rattrap''' trade insults, part 1

"Sheesh, and they call ''me'' the immature one."
:—'''Cheetor''''s response to above argument

"Wait! I detect a scent! Vile corruption... a whiff of festering putification!" 
"So I ate a limburger sandwich for lunch! I'm a rat, gimme a break!" 
"I've been... uncomfortably aware of your stench for the past hour, ''vermin''. This is something else... something over... THERE!" 
''(Tarantulas suddenly springs out and legs it)'' 
"Oh yeah! He's mine!" 
"Leave battle to the ''warriors'', '''''mouse'''''!!!"
:—'''Dinobot''' and '''Rattrap''' trade insults, part 2

'''Dinobot:''' Unlike you, I do not spend my time scurrying through ''sewers!'' 
'''Rattrap:''' Yeah? Well, a sewer smells better than your breath, bronto-brain! 
'''Dinobot:''' Nnngrrh! You will get used to it WHEN I BITE YOUR USELESS HEAD OFF! 
''(Tarantulas suddenly wakes up)'' 
'''Tarantulas:''' DIIIIE, MAXIMALS! 
'''Dinobot and Rattrap:''' SHUT UP! 
''(They both punch Tarantulas)''
:—Rattrap and Dinobot trade insults, part 3

"So, uh, you got a better plan?" 
"No, but I ''still'' despise the idea of expiring underground. It lacks a...a warrior's nobility." 
"Oh, hey-hey, no sweat, heh heh. 'Cause I ain't lettin' ''nobody'' waste you down here! That's a job I'm reserving for myself!" 
"Oooh, I appreciate your concern, but let me assure you, being shot in the back by a malodorous ''mouse'' would not exactly earn me a seat in Silicon Valhalla!" 
"Awwww, poor baby."
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Dinobot''' trade insults, part 4

"A bargaining chip should remain in play until the game is over, yesss." 
"Why do you always talk to yourself?" 
"Ah, I simply have a penchant for...''intelligent conversation''."
:—'''Megatron''' ripostes rather well to '''Blackarachnia'''.

''(Dinobot enters, holding Tarantulas)'' 
"Do not fire, Megatron! I have a HOSTAGE!" 
"Why, so you do..." 
''(Megatron shoots Tarantulas)''
:—Hostage negotiations with '''Dinobot''', '''Megatron'''-style

"This is ''certainly'' the most humiliating defeat of my entire career. Yess..."
:—'''Megatron''' after Rhinox defeats the Predacons single...erm, handedly

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* After the boulder hits Tarantulas, it cracks in a most unconvincing way — the cracks appear to be extremely shallow.

===Continuity notes===
*In this episode Blackarachnia mentions that Tarantulas encrypted all the information on his computers, foreshadowing that he has something to hide.

===Continuity errors===
*When Rattrap and Dinobot fall through the trapdoor leading to the underground tunnels, Rattrap's gun is left spinning in mid-air. The next shot is upwards from underground, as they fall, and the gun is not visible. Indeed, when Rattrap lands on Dinobot, the gun doesn't fall on top of them. Later, as they approach Tarantulas' lab, Rattrap has his gun back.

===Real-world references===
[[Image:LowRoad fart.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The same results can be obtained by eating at Taco Bell.]]
* Dinobot refers to a [[Silicon Valhalla]] as some kind of afterlife, dually referencing both [[wikipedia:Valhalla|ancient Norse mythology]] and [[wikipedia:Silicon_Valley|Silicon Valley]] (and at a stretch [[wikipedia:Red_Dwarf|Red Dwarf's]] Silicon Heaven).
*Some of the slapstick, particularly temporarily defying gravity, and Rattrap's gun being momentarily left in the air when they do fall, is reminiscent of classic [[wikipedia:Warner_Brothers|Warner Brothers]] cartoons, such as [[wikipedia:Road_Runner_(cartoon)|Road Runner]].
* During one of their squabbles, Rattrap refers to Dinobot as a 'pre-evolved birdbrain', riffing on the recent scientific theory that birds evolved from Dromaeosaurid dinosaurs ("raptors") like Dinobot.
*When the Maximals burst into Tarantulas's lab, Airazor is kneeling at Optimus's feet, with one hand affectionately placed on his leg. Instead of, y'know, ''pointing a gun at the bad guys.'' The shot is a parody of the stereotypical heroic entrance/posturing scene, such as found on the theatrical poster for the original ''[[wikipedia:Star_Wars_Episode_IV:_A_New_Hope|Star Wars]]'' film. Once Rattrap undermines the moment, as evidenced by the musical score, Airazor can be seen standing normally with the other Maximals. All part of the fun, folks.
*When the rhino-fart shakes the globe, the epicenter is clearly in Africa, providing more evidence for the show being set there. In fact, it appears to be in the middle of the Sahara, which would have been less arid in the prehistoric time of the Beast Wars than it is today.
*Rhinox dons a beer-hat style contraption from which to sip his treatment.

===Trivia===
* While turning around to deliver his energon fart, Rhinox's *ahem* anus is clearly visible. Now that's classy.
*The virus which infected Rhinox and which Megatron intended to use to infect the rest of the Maximals was never mentioned again. Can you blame him for washing his hands of the entire affair?
*Rattrap actually does eat garbage<ref>[http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/techspecs/beast-era/1996__Rattrap_(1996a).jpg Tech spec bio].</ref>.
*Farts are funny. Hence, this episode is very funny if you like farts. And who doesn't?
*Episode writer Bob Forward summed up the reaction to the episode thusly: "[...] After 15 Years And A Couple Of Hundred Scripts, [I] Will Be Remembered Forever For A Rhinocerous {{sic}} Fart."<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/70dc1b8dd547cba9 Post on alt.toys.transformers by Bob Forward]</ref>
*For some reason, Tarantulas seems to have one of Waspinator's arms in his lab.

==Home video releases==
{{note|All releases listed are in English audio unless otherwise noted.}}
;VHS
*1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Starscream's Invulnerability ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
*2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 4 ([[Universal]])
;Laserdisc
*1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Predacon Edition (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
*2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio.
*2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season ([[Kid Rhino]])
*2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 4 — The Predacons Advance! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio.
*2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio.
*2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]])
*2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==References==
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Grimlock (Animated)

2010-04-21T00:29:50Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Animated */

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:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:TFAnimated Grimlock.jpg|right|256px|thumb|Some people got collar and cuffs, me Grimlock got collar and brass knuckles.]]
'''Grimlock''' is a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' in charge of a small, three-mech group of dinosaur transformers known as the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]. Born from a fusion of Earth and Cybertronian technology, with some [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] intervention thrown in, he's a force to be reckoned with. A little short on brains (at first he didn't actually realise he was a Transformer) and a lot short on temper, Grimlock's answer to a problem is usually the simplest: squash it, slash it, bite it, burn it, or eat it.

Physically, Grimlock is one of the most powerful Transformers, with enough brute strength to give even the likes of Megatron pause for thought. In his beast mode, his powerful jaws and flame breath give him excellent short- and long-range combat abilities, while his flaming sword is an effective weapon in robot mode. Factor in his temper, and facing Grimlock can be a terrifying experience.

Currently, Grimlock and his fellow Dinobots are living on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|an island]] in Lake Erie, hidden there by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] from the rest of the world. But don't think he's not willing to come to the mainland, find the biggest 'Con around and feed 'em their own chassis after he's eaten his fill of it. After all, him Grimlock badass.

{{bigquote|No one tell me Grimlock how to fight!|Grimlock, rebel without a cause|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English), [[Dieter Memel]] (German), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian)

[[Image:Grimlockanimatedinskin.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Cars shot me T-rex, out come me Grimlock! Him [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] sure blew it.]]
Grimlock, [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] were originally theme park animatronic displays that [[Isaac Sumdac]] upgraded with the help of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and a flash of [[spark]] from the [[AllSpark Key]]. When they came online, Grimlock dubbed himself the Dinobot leader, despite Megatron's commands. However, [[Tutor Bot]] brought up videos on how cars use fossil fuels. Grimlock believed this to mean that cars ate [[dinosaur]]s, and Megatron convinced them to destroy the "fossil feeders", including the only thing worse than cars...cars and trucks that turn into robots.

[[Image:Grimlockanimatedbeastmode.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Me Grimlock beginning to [[Repeat Performance!|hate black sticky stuff!]]]]
As the Dinobots raged against the machines, the Autobots drew them away from the city towards a park. Finally getting out of his funk, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] managed to throw them into a parking lot that their fire breath had melted into tar, trapping the Dinobots. After their defeat, they were imprisoned in an energy cage and were scheduled for meltdown. Believing they had life and were not just some mindless machines, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] freed the Dinobots with the help of Bulkhead and secretly relocated them to an island.

Dwelling within the peaceful forest, Grimlock dubbed cars and trucks bad, but nature good—until two birds pooped on him. Redubbing
nature stupid, Grimlock expected the two birds to fight like Dinobots, but they escaped! Tail twitching and stomach opening, Grimlock [[Transformation|transformed]], shocking Snarl and Swoop. He drew a [[Sword|huge, blazing sword]] and decided he liked the results. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

He was later forced by the villain [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] to attack Sari's would-be rescuers, Prowl and Bulkhead. Once Meltdown
was trapped and unable to hurt him, he demonstrated he'd learned to transform and joined his fellow Dinobots in threatening the
acid-thrower. However, before Meltdown could be hurt, Grimlock's attention was diverted to [[Colossus Rhodes]] and two of Meltdown's mutants, and he and the other Dinobots beat up on them instead. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

Shortly after this, the Autobots learned that the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] were mobilizing, and Bulkhead spilled the beans on the Dinobots' location. Seriously pissed, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Prime]] had them take him to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], where he tried to convince the Dinobots to help them fight the Decepticons. Grimlock was...uninterested, to say the least. He told Prime that Dinobots didn't need robots to fight, but that they would destroy robots. When Prime pointed out that the Dinobots ''were'' robots, this seemed to compel them to fight each other. When Grimlock gives an order, the Dinobots carry it out without question. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

[[Image:Animated cartoon Grimlock Sentinel Prime.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Me Grimlock say you jerk!]]
When Optimus brought [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] to see [[Autobot ship (Animated)|his damaged ship]], which had crashed into Dinobot Island as a result of [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|a recent Decepticon attack]], the Dinobots showed up. Optimus advised the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guardsbots]] that as long as the Dinobots weren't provoked, they wouldn't attack. Sentinel thought they were just primitive scrap heaps and acted like it. Grimlock responded by transforming, taking out his sword and knocking the jerk flying. Alas, neither he nor the other Dinobots could withstand the elemental lightning summoned by Ultra Magnus, Bot of Thunder. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

[[Image:T-Rex Ambush Predator.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Prowl learned T-rex defensive tactics from ''Jurassic Park''. Sadly, Grimlock never watched that movie.]]
Later, reports reached the Autobots of rampages on Dinobot Island, and Optimus sent Prowl and Bulkhead, the only two Autobots the Dinobots accepted, to investigate. Prowl's disbelief at the idea that the territorial but relatively peaceful Dinobots would be going on rampages was quickly dispelled when a furious Grimlock burst from the bushes and charged. He easily thrashed the two Autobots, and in his rage would have roasted a nest full of baby birds if Prowl hadn't used [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s loaned [[EMP]] generator to drop the massive beast. But a blast that would have knocked out an Autobot for a while merely dropped Grimlock for a moment, and a few seconds later, he began to wake up. Upon examination, it was revealed that Grimlock had a large piece of metal embedded in his foot, and the pain had driven him mad. Prowl used the EMP generator to loosen the shard while Bulkhead yanked it out, and an exhausted Grimlock collapsed and allowed the Autobots to fix him up. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

[[Image:TFA Black Friday ME GRIMLOCK IN LOVE.jpg|left|180px|thumb|I, Grimlock, am hot-headed when in love, wot.]]
When [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] washed ashore after the defeat of Megatron, the Dinobots took her in as one of their own. Ever the [[wikipedia:Alpha_(biology)|alpha male]], Grimlock was quick to remind Swoop and Snarl that "Spider-Lady like me Grimlock best" (he was taller than them), and was not above using violence to drive the point home. After Blackarachnia discovered Meltdown's genetic research, she had the Dinobots take Meltdown from prison. When the Autobots arrived to investigate, Prowl and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] were poisoned with venom, and Grimlock accompanied Optimus Prime to the mainland to help him find the [[Genetic modifier|genetic thingy]] that Meltdown needed.

[[Image:Animated Black Friday Grimlock Prime Powell.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Me Grimlock will love you and hug you and feed you and pet you and hug you and love you and call you George.]] Grimlock refused to listen to Prime's claims that Blackarachnia was using them, and he tore through the city to show the "puny humans" that "Dinobots rule". Arriving at [[Sumdac Tower]], Grimlock threatened [[Porter C. Powell]] with becoming lunch, which convinced the businessman to surrender the modifier. When the two Autobots returned to the island, Meltdown turned the tables on them, planning to remove Blackarachnia's technological half and leave him with an organic Transformer. To delay Grimlock and Prime, Meltdown sicced [[Fusion creature|his experiments]] on them. Grimlock nearly burned down half the forest while fighting "bad bat", but the other Dinobots arrived and helped them defeat the monsters while Prime put out the fire. After Prime defeated Meltdown, Blackarachnia urged him to hold her, causing Grimlock to attack Prime in jealousy. However, it was a trick to allow Blackarachnia time to escape, as Prime had predicted. Practically in tears, Grimlock begged Blackarachnia to return, saying he loved her, but all for naught. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

He later looked on as an oil rig with the Constructicons appeared out of nowhere and exploded off Dinobot Island. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

Grimlock and the Dinobots once again fall under Blackarachnia's sway. After having Swoop abduct [[Wasp]] she orders the Dinobots to stand guard. Sentinel Prime, along with [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], sneak onto Dinobot Island to retrieve Wasp. Sentinel tells the Jet twins to create a diversion to get the Dinobots away from the enterance so he can sneak into Blackarachnia's lab. Grimlock is tricked into chasing Jetstorm and was [[to sell toys|defeated off camera]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising}}

Later when Sari went to get the help of the Dinobots to fight [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], Grimlock and Swoop refused to help her. When she asked about Snarl, Grimlock tells her they kicked him out after he decided to become [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]]'s pet. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

===Titan Magazines===
[[Image:Titan23_Grimlockvsswoop.jpg|left|200px|thumb|ONLY ME GRIMLOCK have speaking parts!]]

One day, it was raining really badly and making Grimlock's joints all stiff. Grimlock hate that! Then [[Sari Sumdac|that small girl thing]] came to Dinobot Island; Grimlock almost ate her as a trespasser, but then she said the Dinobots could stay in the Autobots' base until it stopped raining and all they had to do in return was hit [[Starscream (Animated)|some annoying guy]] and [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]]. Plus, he got a souvenir in the form of a ripped off clone arm. Sari Grimlock's friend!

[[Simon Furman|Grimlock]] thinks there should be clones of ''him'' as the world needs more Grimlock! {{storylink|Dino-MIGHT!}}

Another day, the other Dinobots were sick and it made them attack Grimlock! Grimlock get hurt! Grimlock send an distress signal to other Autobots by means unknown! Small girl thing save him with [[AllSpark Key|even smaller glowy thing]], so he not eat her. {{storylink|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

Bah! Swoop keep questioning Grimlock! ''HOW DARE'' he disagree with Grimlock! Grimlock kick Swoop out of Dinobots! Bah! How dare Swoop... oh, cows ''do'' give milk like Swoop said? Well... Swoop still sucks, shut up Snarl! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}}
{{--}}

===Animated shorts===

[[Image:BulkheadandGrimlock.gif|thumb|right|210px|Me Grimlock like fetch, lets play again. Did me Grimlock really just say that?]]

Grimlock eagerly played fetch with Bulkhead using a tree. [[Animation error|Then it disappeared]]. {{storylink|Bulkhead Plays with Grimlock}}

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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Grimlock Animated Toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Me Grimlock like. But want crown accessory.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-17'''
**''Accessories'': Flaming sword

: Part of the third wave of ''Animated'' Voyagers, Grimlock transforms into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|tyrannosaurus rex]] with a spring-loaded chompy-jaw. A mechanized switch in the right robot-mode wrist interacts with a spring-loaded feature in his fiery sword, revealing pop-out flames when the wrist is tilted. Purely by coincidence, a peg on his left leg is the exact right size to serve as a [[Powerlinx]] port for any [[Mini-Con]].

: The [[Instruction booklet|instruction sheet]] for this toy has an error in step two, in which his mid-back region (with the three hash marks on either side) is shown as both unfolding backwards to form part of his feet ''and'' staying where it is. Also, the call-out on the back of the packaging that claims his flame-sword doubles as a mouth-mounted jet of flame breath totally lies.

: Some Grimlocks have been reported with legs that are impossible to shorten into arms for robot mode. Others contract, but the two halves of the thighs/shoulders start to separate when they do. Others still have no problem. It looks like a quality control issue rather than a running change to fix the problem, as the most recently bought Grimlocks still suffer with this issue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Grimlock at TFU.info]''

[[Image:Animated-toy_Goldfire_Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Recession? What recession? Me Grimlock just Goldman-Sachs executive.]]
*'''Goldfire Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2010?)
**''Accessories'': Flaming sword

: Goldfire Grimlock appears to be a redeco of his Voyager toy, sporting a gold and black color scheme, with a few silver parts too. Me, Grimlock, King!

{{uncertaintoy}}

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[[Image:ActivatorGrimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tonight, on Jurassic Fight Club: Nanotyrannus!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Activator, 2008)

: Part of the third assortment of [[Activators]], this is a smaller, simplified version of the larger Grimlock toy. He features a spring-loaded [[Autotransform|auto-transformation]] from beast to robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/ActGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Activators Grimlock at TFU.info]''

[[Image:Animated-toy_FireblastGrimlock.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Me Grimlock not [[The Fallen|Fallen]], Me Grimlock King!]]
*'''Fireblast Grimlock''' (Activator, 2009)

: A fiery redeco of Activators Grimlock with details based on cracked volcanic rock.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/ActFireblastGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Fireblast Grimlock at TFU.info]''

{{--}}

==Notes==
* Grimlock took his name by forming a portmanteau out of a sentence spoken by Megatron: "My prospects are '''grim''', '''lock'''ed in this prison of a lab." Who knew he had it in him? For the entirety of seasons 1 and 2, he was the only Dinobot in the cartoon to have a name. This changed when Snarl finally received his name from Scrapper in mid-season 3. (Swoop wasn't named in the show at all.)
* He's still the only ''Animated'' Dinobot actually to speak. He may not talk pretty, but maybe he deserves some credit for making it THAT far.
* Yes, his Italian voice actor is the same as [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm Grimlock at TFU.info]

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Laserbeak (SG)

2010-04-20T23:40:10Z

Darth Shadow 91: /* Shattered Expectations */

{{factions|sgDecepticon}}
{{disambig3.5|the heroic Decepticon mini-cassette|his evil counterpart|Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''"Laserbeak" is a heroic [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Cassette]] from the "[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Laserbeak shattered glass.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Not that one, the other one.]]
"'''Laserbeak'''" is one of [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'s heroic [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s.
{{TOCclear}}
==Fiction==
===Shattered Expectations===
[[Image:ShatteredExpectations Laserbeak.JPG|left|175px|thumb|Ironically, he's scarier than his G1 counterpart.]]
As part of the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]], Laserbeak responded to a signal sent by [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw]], leaping out of [[Astrotrain (SG)|Astrotrain]] while spewing fire at the [[Autobot]]s [[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] and [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations}}
{{--}}

===Shattered Glass===
Having decided that [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'s ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]'' posed too great a threat to the galaxy, the [[Decepticon]]s resolved to destroy it. Once [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw]] and [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage]] had taken out the hapless guards and [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]'s team had dropped their [[glass gas]] bombs, [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] gave the order to attack the Autobots, and Laserbeak was among the troops that answered his call. He survived the battle and retreated along with [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] and [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw]] after the Decepticons were victorious. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

==Notes==
*Though he's not explicitly named, he's a red (and white) [[redeco]] of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and since all of the other "Shattered Glass" characters have the same names as their Generation 1 counterparts, it's fairly safe to assume that the tape-deck guy's red condor is "Shattered Glass" Laserbeak.
*Laserbeak and [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw]] presumably derived their [[Earth]] condor modes from the same transmissions as [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw]], [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage]] and [[Divebomb (SG)|Divebomb]], though why they would choose such a form as their [[Robot mode|primary mode]] remains a mystery.
* It is entirely possible that Laserbeak is actually using [[Ramhorn]]'s colors.
* In "Shattered Expectations", Laserbeak's body is based on ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] (a body also used to make "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]" [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]), with the colors of ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]].
*It is entirely possible that this may in fact be [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw]] and not Laserbeak as neither has been named. [[FIRRIB|LIRBIG]]? Or [[RIRFIB|BIRLIG]]? You decide.

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